Happy Father's Day!



Today here in St. John's the weather is drizzle and rain and it really wasn't the kind of weekend that I wanted but it did allow me to get some things done on the inside for a change.

As soon as I saw this set when it was released last month I knew that I would have to buy it and use it for a card for my Dad as he truly is "King of the Grill" for sure. Everything he cooks on it is exceptional. Tks Dad for all the great meals.

I saw a card made on SCS using red and white paper but Mothermark used paperweaving and I decided that I would see if I could get some paper like this but checked everywhere and then me and my daughter were at McDonalds having an ice cream and then in with the muffins I saw this paper and I asked the girl if I could have a piece of it and she gladly gave me some. It sure made my evening for sure. I came home and right away stated in making this card. I am really pleased with how it turned out. What do you think?

For all you Father's out there. Happy Father's Day and I hope that your wives and children are good to you. My dh is working again tomorrow night so my daughter is getting up early to give him the card that I posted earlier the week and a Terry Goodkind Book that he has been wanted for awhile now. We are also going to cook him his favorite meal tomorrow which is bbq pork chops.

Recipe:

Stamps: Gina K King of The Grill
Ink: Pallett Noir, Close to Cocoa, checkered paper from McDonalds
Accessories: Cuttlebug and embossing folder, crop-a-dial, brads

Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Cheers

Father's Day



Haven't been around lately much as we have been busy preparing our community garden and this year we decided to also try out some container gardening outside our deck.
If all works out well, I will post pictures of our crop.

I made this card for my DH for Father's Day. It is supposed to represent our dog Lilly but the color is all wrong. I tried copics and pencils and just couldn't come up with the right color. Knowing me I will end up taking this apart before Father's Day to change it. I also had this card completed and then decided that I prefer it 5 x 5 so I changed the card front. I love this card sketch. It is last weeks challenge. I am a bit behind but better late than never. I immediately pictured using this set for this challenge when I saw it posted last week. I am pleased with how it turned out except the color of the dog.

I will be back later this week to post a card that I am making for my Dad for Father's Day using the new Gina K set called "King of the Grill" As soon as I saw that I just had to have it for my Dad.

Recipe:

Stamps: For Father by SU
Paper: Whispering White, Close to Cocoa and More Mustard SU, DP called Cats and Dog
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Primsacolor pencils, taltine and stump and bone charm.

Hope you all have a great week.

Staci's 15th Birthday



I made it back to show you the card that I made for my daughter Staci's 15th Birthday today. I got to use this set by Inkadinkado that I have had for awhile now. It was alot of fun to make. When I made the card for my Dad's birthday the other day Staci told me that she really liked my layout. I thought I would try and use it again for one for her. I am quite pleased with how it turned out. I just love getting to use my cuttlebug embossing folders. I find they just add so much to a card.

I can't believe that Staci turned 15 today. Seemed like only yesterday that she was born and now she is in her middle teen years. She is a good kid and I am so proud of her. She and I are great friends. I truly am blessed. Hope you had a wonderful birthday today Staci.

I have been trying hard lately to use ribbon my most of my cards. I find that I happier with them when I do. I am just find that I am never sure if I like what I did but this one will pass for sure. Staci really liked the card so that afterall is all that counts, right?

Recipe:

Stamps: Inkadinkado set I think it is called Cupcakes
Ink: Pallett Noir
Accessories: Copic Markers, Cuttlebug, embossing folders, adhesive and regular ribbon
eyelets, and my cropadial.

Hope you all are enjoying the end of your weekend. Have a great evening.

Cheers!

Dad's 73 Birthday!



I made this card for my Dad's 73rd Birthday on the 22nd. I always find men's cards so hard to make but this one just popped into my head after looking through the gallery at SCS and it came together rather quickly. I must say that I am quite pleased with how it turned out. My dad really liked it to.

Recipe:

Stamps: Birthday Whimsy
Ink: Taken With Teal, So Saffron
Accessories: Cuttlebug, embossing folders, nestabilities, glitter pen, adjesive ribbon


Tomorrow is my daughter's 15th birthday so I will have to be back and show the one that I made for her.

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend! I certainly am.



Take care

Riley's Garden!



This is my contribution to this week's challenge SC174 over at SCS. I had alot of fun making it but it was a bit of a challenge to fill out such a big card. The measurements for this card are 8 x 9 1/4". It is quite a challenge have enough on the card front. I am pleased with how this turned out but did wish that I had the oval nestabilities. I would have preferred to have a scalloped edge. I used my coluzzle instead. I just love this little guy Riley. I think he is so cute.

I used my copics again to color the image. I think I am getting a bit more used to these but am not there yet for sure. They are different than other coloring mediums to use. Practice makes perfect my Mom used to say. I also used the copic to color the M's dew drops with. Words perfect.

I am still having trouble taking pictures of my cards. There just doesn't seem to be enough light in my stamp room or something. I have tried numerous things and still can't get the kind of picture that I am used to taking. I have to take at least 6 or 7 before I can pick one that is half decent and they often look good on the camera and no on the computer. Need to practice that more too I think.

Recipe:

Stamps: Riley in the garden, M's 1.50 stamps
Paper: Groovy Guava, Whisper White, Dp from SU called Ginger Blossom
Ink: Pallett Noir, SU Classic Black
Accessories: Copics, Coluzzle, punch, M's dew drops, ric rac ribbon

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend.

See you soon

What A Hoot!



I bought this set awhile ago and am just getting around to using it. You know how that is. I have to say that I thought when I ordered it that I would be able to color the owl but it is not meant for that. I think he is so cute. This is from a set called Flock Of Birds from Inkadinkado. It was alot of fun to make.

I got to use my nestabilities and have to say that I just don't get sick of them at all. I was concerned when I bought then that they would be one of the things that I just bought and never used that much but I don't think that anymore. I just love using them and the effect is awesome.

Recipe:

Stamps: Flock of Birds from Inkadinkado.
Paper: Whisper white, Close to Cocoa, DP from Basic Grey called Lily Kate and the very vanilla
Ink: Close to Cocoa
Accessories: nestabilities, cuttlebug, su marker, M's dewdrops, punch

Sleep tight.. hope to see you again real soon.

Hello Again!



I never got a chance to make a card yesterday so I just had to give this one a try tonight. I went upstairs to my stamproom (I am still enjoying saying that) and this set just called out to me. I had wanted to do some sketch challenges but it just never turned out that way.

I do find it pretty hard to concentrate lately because I have too much going on so I was glad when this card came together so quickly.

I had alot of fun coloring this image as I always do. I used my copics again. They sure will take alot of getting used to let me tell you but I am not one to give up. I will master them yet. It took me awhile to get used to other techniques so this one will just take a bit more practice too. Maybe that might be alot more practice.

This image is called From The Garden and it is a hostess stamps. As soon as I saw it I just knew that I had to have one to color. In case you haven't guessed I just love to color.

I have to thank my friend Kelly for introducing me to the M's dew drops. She gave me some of the clear ones and I tried to get some for myself and came home withe three different colors other than the one that I went for. Kelly if you want other colors, just give me a call. I have yellow, pink and torquise and clear. I just love the effect they add to the cards.

The designer paper is from Basic Grey and I can't remember which one. The other paper is called Rose Red.

Anyway, I am off to bed. Have an early rise tomorrow morning again.

Sleep tight and hope to see you again real soon.

Take care

New Blog Layout & Design

I have wanted to change my blog for awhile now but never got around to it because I could never see anything that I liked until I stumbled upon this one today. I just love sunflowers and I love the three colums instead of two.

While I like this new template I lost some of my widgets so I am in the process of getting those again. We all learn by our mistakes I guess. Should have read more details instead of just pressing the enter cutton I guess. Oh well, live and learn I say.

So what do you think of my new template? Any suggestions?

Hope to be back tomorrow with a new card.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Time for R & R!



I made this card for my DH for tomorrow. One of his friends at work is retiring and he wanted something special for him. These stamps are so fitting as dh friend (Kelvin) is moving around the bay to a place called Dover. My dh will certainly miss him as they have been buds for about 5 years now. They change shifts for each other and one would always bring in Timmy's coffee and tea for the other. For a joke Ev is giving Kelvin a teapot filled with Tetley Tea. Cute idea and I bet Kelvin will get a kick out of it.

I must go and get stuff ready for work tomorrow and then off to dream land.

Hope to see you back here on the weekend!

Take care... enjoy the rest of your week.

Blogger Award!


I have to say Wow! to Kelly over at Handmade by Kellybee as she thought that my blog deserved an award. For that I am truly touched. It is so nice when fellow bloggers think that your work deserves an award. Tks so much Kelly. I feel honoured.

I guess we all like a bit of recognition for the hard work that we put into our blog and designs.




This is called the “Arte Y Pico” award.

I took these rules straight from Kelly's Blog. Cut and paste is wonderful.

There are some rules to follow if you accept the award and I hope I get them all straight:

1. You have to award it to five other people (based on creativity, design, interesting material and contribution to the blogging community)

2. You have to name the 5 people you chose and link their blogs.

3. You have to show the award and show the name/link of the person who gave you the award.

4. You must show the link of the “arte y pico” blog so readers can visit there to learn the origin of the award. The website is in Spanish so I translated it (with help from Google, of course - Newfoundlanders are not generally known for learning Spanish as a second language!) and take a quick browse through.

I nominate the following people for the award:

1. Debby over at Through my Stamproom Window

2. Lori Barnett over at Stamp Scents

3. Kelly over at Kelly's Art Journaling

4. Leah over at All Th!ngs {PR!SS}y.

5. Julie over at Out To Impress

Tks again Kelly for nominating me.

Have a great day!

Mother's Day!



Good Sunday Morning to you all. Hope you all are enjoying your weekend!

I stated this card last night and got too tired to finish but for some reason I just couldn't get this card off my mind and couldn't sleep because of it so I decided to just get up and finish it. Funny how that happens sometimes.


This card was inspired by a blog by Sue Nelson She truly is the cuttlebug queen. It really is worth a look. She has some amazing work on there.

I had alot of fun making this card. I hope you enjoy it!.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Thank You's for My Hubby!




My husband has started his own business doing house plans on Auto-Cadd and he asked me to make him some thank you cards. These are the first two that I designed. He was pleased with them so that was good. I will keep making some for him and hope that business really picks up for him.

Recipe:

Stamps: Stampscapes, M's stamps
Paper: Whisper white, very vanilla, green, carmel, close to cocoa
Ink: Stazon brown
Accessories: SU markers, punches, nestabilities, clear embossing powder, taltine, stumps, primsacolor pencils

Hope you all had a great weekend. The weather here this weekend was really nice for a change. I could actually sit out on my front step this afternoon and could feel the heat from the sun on my face. I really hope this keeps up as winter has been too long and we all need a break. Spring is a time for renewal and a time for change. I am hoping to make some changes in my life over the next few months.

Have a great evening :-)

Life Is Good!



When I was checking out my friend Kelly's blog (Handmade by Kelly Bee) I saw that she had a bit of a challenge there for me. She knows me and I have to meet those indeed. She wanted me to use something that I don't use very often. Things that I collect maybe. Well Kelly I think this one will do the trick. I got to use not only some hardware but also some brads. I surprised myself at how fun it was. Getting to use my new punches helped though. I also did this card for the weekly sketch challenge over at SCS. When I saw it I automatically thought of using this new Riley stamp that I had and when I was going through my dp I just had to use this one. It came together rather quickly too.

Part of me thinks that this card needs something else but then again I always think that. I have to be satisfied with my work. I think they all need ribbon and maybe this one does. I will look at it for awhile and see I guess.

Recipe:

Stamps: Riley (Hanna) and Meet Me at the Cafe (MFT)
Ink: Stazon Black
Accessories: Copics, punches
Paper: Purely Pommegranate, Basic Grey DP from the Mellow Collection

Have a great evening and hope to see you again real soon.

Finally Finished!



Ever have one of those days when you feel like life is getting in the way of your stamping? Well today I was having one of those so I knew it was time to put some things away and get down to it.

I was over at my friend Kelly's last weekend and we started this card but never got it finished as we weren't very pleased with how it was turning out. It almost made it to the garbage but I challenged myself to fix it and have to say that I am pleased with how it turned out. Funny thing happened to me last night when I was working on this card and I just had to give up for the night. I was trying to get the flowers to fit in the punch that matches the set and it just wouldn't fit. I got so frustrated that I emailed my demo only to find out that this stamp was replaced because there was a problem with it. She replaced it right away. Tks Kay.

I will have to see if Kelly finished hers.

Recipe:

Stamps: One of a Kind
Accessories: SU Marker, Signo Pen, Dew drops, Cuttlebug, punches, adhesive ribbon
Paper: Groovy Guava, Ruby Red

1st Tall Card!!



Hard to believe that I have been stamping for a few years now and have never made a tall card. Yesterday afternoon I went over to my friend KellyBee's and spent the afternoon making cards and of course gabbing. This is one that we came up with. Kelly was so organized so had a list of things that we could do and had some sketches done for us to use. We did try another one but neither one of use was very happy with how that one turned out. I had a great time and it was so nice to get to spend some time with Kelly again. I missed that.

I finally got to use my new copic markers on this card. They are not as easy as they look to use at all. They will definately take some practice but I don't mind because I love to color and experiment.

These stamps were Penny Black and I don't know the name as they were Kelly's and when I saw them I just had to use them as they were just so cute.

I am pleased with how this turned out and hope to get together again real soon with Kelly again to make more.

Tks Kelly for a wonderful afternoon :-)

Recipe:

Stamps: Penny Black
Paper: SU Rose Red and Black and DP
Accessories: Copics, Pallett Noir ink, square punch, liquid applique

Hope you all have a wonderful day :-) See you again real soon.

More Easter Cards!




So are you all sick of eating chocolate yet?? I have to try and keep my hands off what is here in the house. Had some last night and that has to stop.

Here are a couple of cards that I made for my family for Easter. They are made with the latest stamps that I had ordered from Hanna Stamps called Riley. I just fell in love with this moose and had to order some. I think they are adorable.

I made the round one for my DH and the square one with the chicken for my sister and her hubby. They both were well liked so I was so pleased. It was hard for me to make these today as my neck is still in spasm and doesn't seem to be getting much better.

I had alot of fun making these though. I felt like I was on a roll and just had to get them all done before I sat back and relaxed for a bit.

Hope you all have a great Easter. We went to my Dad's for supper and he had a wonderful turkey dinner with all the fixings. My daughter Staci made a really nice bluberry cake with brown sugar sauce. It was all delicious. My dh worked tonight so we dropped off his dinner on our way home from my Dad's. He will enjoy it later I am sure. I was smart and got him to take all of his chocolate with him at work. That way I don't have to look at it and have to resist temptation.

I hope you enjoyed these newest additions to my card collection.

Recipe: Hanna Stamps Riley and SU Loads of Love Accessories
Ink: Stazon Black and Timber Brown and Su Classic Black
Accessories: Primsacolor pencils, taltine, stumps, punches, cuttlebug and embossing folders as well as my handy dandy nestabilities, ribbon, bling
Paper: Whisper White and Non SU for the others

Have a great evening everyone and hope to be back real soon

Take care

Riley's 1st Easter



I finally got a chance to work on an Easter card and I dont' think I will get many more done tomorrow. I have had a bad neck ever since Tuesday when I woke up. I managed to color this one last night and then finish it tonight. I have to say that I love the bright colors and the way that this turned out. I think I am going to give it to my daughter Staci for Easter. She will like it I think.

This is the first Riley stamp that I ordered from Hanna Stamps. They are just so cute. I have another Easter one with a check and Riley and hopefully I will get to finish that card tomorrow so I can post it. Stay tuned and see if I manage to get it done.

Hope you all have a blessed Easter. Try not to eat too much chocolate tomorrow won't you! Wink * wink** If you are like me that will be quite difficult.

Have a nice evening :-)

Birthday Wishes!



I made this card for a friend that I have been emailing on Splitcoast for the DSS. Her birthday is the 28th so I figured that I better get it in the mail so she might just get it on time. It seems to take so long to get things to and from the States. I hope that she likes it.

I know that I have been missing in action but I have been busy and never had much time to do much stamping. I need to find more room especially now since I have my own stamp room. It is just wonderful and don't know why I never did it before. This week my dh is going to put up some shelves for me and I am hoping to get at some more stamping soon.

Recipe

Stamps: Magenta Oops, Karen Foster Mini Alphabet
Ink: Brown Stazon and SU Rose Red
Paper: Whisper White, SU DP, Wild Wabasa
Accessories: Cuttlebug, embossing folder, crop-a-dile and brads, primsacolor pencils, taltine and stumps for coloring

Hope to be back real soon :-0

Happy St. Patricks Day to all. Have a great weekend :-)

I Made It!





I finally made it back to show you something new that I have been working on. For the last little while I have been busy helping out my demo do some cards for a swap. We made some beautiful cards using the petals set. We made them into butterflies.

Anyway...

Here is a card and notebook that I made for my little sis on the DSS Forums on SCS. I must say that it has been fun. I got to use my new bind it all that my dh gave me for Christmas. It is a new toy indeed and one that you will probably see alot more things made out of on here.

The paper I used was a great find at Wal-Mart. The package is cat and dog papers and I just love them. They are so cute.

I hope my little sis likes this...

What do you think??

Recipe:

Stamps: Cattitude
Paper: Whisper white and designer paper from Wal-Mart
Ink: Stazon Black
Accessories: bind-it all machine, coasters, glue, cat trinkets, giga round scalloped punch, primsacolor pencils, taltine and stumps.

Hope to see you all real soon with a new project

Good night :-)

Mouse With A Big Heart!



I finally got a chance to get back to doing some stamping. Been busy lately with all kinds of things. I finally bit the bullet so to speak and moved into my own stamp room. You may find this strange but I have always had the opportunity to have my own stamp room and chose not to as I never wanted to be alone while I was doing my stamping work. I preferred to be in our rec room with either my dh or dd while I was doing my stamping. Silly I know but such is me. I kinds outgrew my corner space in the rec room and figured that it was time for me to move. I have to say that I really had alot of fun moving and setting up my own room. I will get it all organized like I want it to as I go.

I made this card tonight for my daughter Staci. I think she will like it. I got to use some of my favorite toys. My cuttlebug and of couse the handy dandy nestabilites. I just love them. I had fun making the bottom background as I used my versamark with some stamps that I got last year from Michael's. I like the way that it turned out. I think that Staci will too.

Recipe:

Stamps: Happy Heart Day, $1.50 stamps from Michael's
Paper: Non Su Red and Rose Red
Ink: Stazon Jet Black and Versamark
Accessories: Cuttlebug, heart embossing folder, rectangle nestabilites, su chalks, wwc and aquapainter, punch, crystal effects, ribbon, primas and heart shaped brad, ticket punch

Thanks for stopping by and come back again soon.

Take care

Good Night