Princess Petunia and May Flowers

Happy Saturday!  Today I'd like to share a card with one of my precious Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Princess Petunia!

I followed the sketch at Card Positioning Systems which is currently being sponsored by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  Last week when my daughter and I went on the kindergarten tour at the neighborhood school, we met a little girl who lives right around the corner and will be in my daughter's class!  Exciting times for my little princess and to celebrate, she wanted Mom to make a card to give her new little friend.

As both girls are very "girly", I chose this beautiful yellow and pink floral paper from Crate Paper.  I added some Wild Orchid flowers and Stampin' Up! Dazzling Diamonds.  Princess Petunia is coloured with copic markers - of course!

Copic Details

Skin: E0000/E000/E00

Dress/Hat: R81/R83/R85

Veil and dress trim: RV00/R81

Princess Petunia will be entered into the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar - A right Royal knees up!

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes!

7 Kids College Fund - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Creative Inspirations - Spring Colours: Pink/Yellow/Green

Cute Card Thursday - Sketch (I used Card Positioning Systems here)

Charisma Cardz - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - May Flowers

Thank you for looking!  Check out Paper Sundaes Design Team call details here!

Happy 39 plus one!

Last year I fell in love with the artistic talent of Melissa Jenkins and actually had the honour of being a member of Meljen's Designs DT.  One of the first images to catch my eye was this beauty, A Girl and Her Overalls:

This layout is from Sunday Sketch and Stamp which requires stamping on your creation and while the image is a digi, the sentiment is from Stampin' Up!

Isn't this image the cutest?  I paired her up with Sunny Happy Skies patterned paper collection from Bella Blvd.

The inside of the card is a quote I found on the internet that is perfect for my friend's fortieth birthday.  Like most of us women, forty is not an age we appreciate.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Let's Celebrate

Stampavie and More - Birthday

Charisma Cardz - Jokes & Laughter

If you're looking for something sweet, check out my blog candy details here.  Thank you for looking!

Happy Easter Glamor Girl

Happy Easter to all of you who celebrate today!  And Happy Sunday! 

This week I thought I would check out one of the lines of stamps from Stamp and Create that I do not normally play with - Kenny K!  While I was checking out Lacey's store I was amazed by the variety of stamps she carries - CC Designs, Belles n' Whistles, High Hopes, Tickled Pink and Whiff of Joy - just to name a few!  I decided to create a card for my 14 year old, ipod obsessed, niece featuring Download Diva:

This week Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog has re-opened the Sundae Bar and are featuring the following four toppings: Sparkle, Pearls, Die Cuts, and the colour Yellow.  I chose to use die cuts and pearls:

 The layout is thanks to this week's sketch at The Sweet Stop.  As I mentioned on yesterday's post, I used the same gorgeous papers from Kaiser Kraft on both creations.

My niece's room is lime green and black so I used these two colours on the inside of the card and kept the rest clean and simple.

Thank you for looking!  I look forward to seeing your Sundae creation featuring two, three, or even all four of the toppings from this week's Sundae Bar!

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge - Pearls

Craft Your Days Away - Easter

Crazy 4 Challenges - Easter

Stamptacular Sunday - Pile It On - 5 plus layers

Happy Easter Tilda

Yesterday it dawned on me that I have all these gorgeous Easter stamps and papers - and I don't think I've done even one Easter card this year!  Out came a brand new piece of Xpress It cardstock and I stamped various Magnolia images and I settled in to enjoy a night of colouring on the couch next to my sick daughter.  Luck was not with me last night.  I managed to be just adding the final touches to my image, when my brand new copic marker decided to let out a drop of ink!  ARGH!  So, there went Tilda and her Bunny...and I moved on to Tilda holding egg basket:

Once again during the final touches on her basket, my copic marker (this time a different colour!) let out a drop of ink.  Hmmm.  Is someone trying to tell me I need to clean my house and not colour?  NAH!  Although I am finding the switch from Paper Trey Ink cardstock to Xpress It extremely difficult - any advice is greatly appreciated!

I embossed the sentiment on the front with Stampin' Up! black embossing powder and I followed the sketch at Card Patterns for a chance to win a gift certificate to Paper Makeup Stamps.

This gorgeous paper is from Kaiser Kraft and you will see it again tomorrow for my Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog creation!  I kept the inside simple although I did stitch along the edges of the patterned paper. 

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Cupcake Crafts - Lots of Layers (I have four)

Papertake Weekly - Spots N Stripes

Simon Says - Emboss It!

7 Kids College Fund - Easter & Spring

Craft Your Days Away - Easter

Crazy 4 Challenges - Easter

Thank you for looking!  Remember to check out the details of my blog candy here!

Welcome New Baby!

In early April my boss became a grandmother for the first time.  I respect my boss and like her taste, although it is generally more sophisticated style than I employ so I really struggled with this card.  I knew that she would not enjoy a "girly" card or even lots of pink and purple.  When I stumbled across Prima's Madeline Collection, and in particular the paper "Beautima", I finally became inspired.

I paired up the paper with Mo's Fairy Kiki:

I printed the baby's name on vellum and quickly embossed it with clear embossing powder right out of the printer.  I stitched the name on the very front of the card and kept the embellishments to a minimum - stitching and dazzling diamonds.

The image is coloured with copic markers - of course!  The card is actually an easel, with a beautiful sentiment / wish for the new baby girl:

I printed/embossed the baby's birth date, weight, and length.  My congratulations for the new grandma are actually on the very back of the card, out of sight when it is opened as an easel card.

Isn't that paper delicious?!  I have to go back to the store for another sheet!  Hard to imagine but that was just one sheet!  The brown cardstock is Bazzill and the blue is Stampin' Up!

Fairy Kiki will be entered into the following challenges:

Mo's Digital Challenge - Start of Something New!

Secret Crafter - Stitching

Thank you for looking!

Don't Ever Give Up... On Spring!

Or my Sunday posts!  Happy Sunday!  A little late but Tilda is always worth it!  So is Spring.  Eventually even those of us in Alberta, Canada can expect to see it.  Hard to imagine as last week the grass on my lawn was visible and two days later we had a huge snowfall! 

This week on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog we would like to see texture.  For my card I wanted several different textures so I distressed, sewed, dry embossed, wet embossed, added flowers and floral netting, and dazzling diamonds - WOW!  Tilda in Windy Weather is perfect for our mixed-up Spring:

I followed this week's layout at Sketch Saturday.  For added texture I dry embossed the dark teal layer.

The sentiment is stamped and then covered with versamark ink and embossed with clear powder.

The raindrops were treated to Stampin' Up! Crystal Effects for added gloss and dimension.  Tilda was coloured with copic markers and her cheeks were pinked with chalk.

Copic Details

Skin: E0000/E000/E00

Hair: E50/Y21/Y26/Y28

Hat/Shoes: E41/E42/E43/E44

Flower: Y17 G21/G24/G28 (tip to tip w/G28)

Gloves: BG0000/BG10/Blender

Dress/Hat Trim: BG0000/BG10/BG13/BG18

Umbrella: E50/E53/E55/E57

The inside of the card continues with the same sentiment set from the front of the card.

Tilda will be entered into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Truly Dimesional (Tilda is popped up with foam squares)

Creative Card Crew - Spring

7 Kids College Fund - Easter/Spring

Cute Card Thursday - Weather Inspired

Secret Crafter - Stitching

Stamptacular Sunday - Favorite Magnolia (haven't met one I don't like!)

Copic Creations - Favorite Paper (Paper Trey Ink - at the moment!  Waiting for my order of X-Press It to try it out too!)

All That Scraps - Marvelously Magnolia 'May' Moments - with exams at school fast approaching, May is a month that needs encouragement for students

Thank you for looking!  I look forward to seeing how you incorporate texture on your Paper Sundaes challenge entry for your chance to win a $15 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! Remember to check out details of my blog candy on my 'Cooking with Mom' post.

Tilda with Hawaii Flower

Tilda with Hawaii Flower has to be the most beautiful stamp from Magnolia's latest collection, Butterfly Dreams.  As I not so patiently awaiting for mine to arrive, a friend stamped a couple for me on cryogen copic paper.

The paper has a definately shimmer to it and I haven't quite decided if I like it or not.  I have recently ordered X-Press It paper after taking a class with Sherrie Siemens at our local scrapbook store Scrap & Bean.  For those of us in the Edmonton area, Kathy at Scrap & Bean is a great local source of Magnolia stamps, copic markers and a copic refill station!

I followed the layout at Just Magnolia & hÄnglar & stÄnglar.  The new Little Girl collection from Echo Park are so delicious that I actually bought the complete 12x12 paper pack!

I love the colours - I can't decide if they are pretty pastels or bold brights - but they are definately Spring-y!  The sentiment on the inside of the card was printed from my computer and is perfect for May 8th - Mother's Day!  Remember to check out my Mother's Day Blog Candy on my Cooking with Mom post!

Tilda is coloured with copic markers and lovingly stitched with my beloved Husqvarna sewing machine.  I've added some flowers from my latest Wild Orchid purchase and used my Spellbinders to cut out the ovals and the rectangles around Tilda.  The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch I finally found at Micheals - I've been looking for it for several months.

Copic Details

Skin: E0000/E000/E00

Hair: E50/Y21/Y26/Y28

Dress/Flower: BG0000/BG000/BG10/BG13

Shoes: E43/E44/E47

Grass: G40/G82/G21/G14

I tried a different colouring technique with Tilda's dress and the grass.  Feel free to offer your thoughts and advise!  Please remember to check out my blog candy for your chance to win a copy of Magnolia Ink, an uninked Tilda, and some cherry blossoms from Wild Orchid!

Tilda will be entered into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Spring Colors

7 Kids College Fund - Seeing Spots

Creative Inspirations - Punches & Dies

Dutch Dare - Spring has Sprung

All That Scraps Magnolia - Spring, Flowers, Pastels, touch of brown

Copic Creations - Favorite Technique (tip to tip)

Thank you for looking! 

If you are looking for something sweet,

here is a picture of my blog candy:

Check out my 'Cooking with Mom' post for all the details!

Good Luck!



Cooking with Mom

***Details of Blog Candy at bottom of this post***

Happy Sunday!  This week on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog we would like to see your 'Childhood Memories'.  For me, I loved to cook with my mother and my aunt (also known as mom #2).  I won't go into details about the time I decided to set the oven on fire - but I have learned that thirteen is way to young to let a child bake at home without a parent! 

I absolutely adore this new image from Mo's Digital Pencil, "What's Cookin'?":

I followed this week's layout on Sketch Saturday.  The patterned paper and metal measuring spoons are from TPC Studio's So Delish line.

This little doll was coloured with copics.  I am anxiously awaiting the Intermediate Copic Certification class which is coming to Alberta in June. 

Copic Details

Skin: E0000/E000/E00/E02

Hair: E50/Y21/Y26/Y28

Shirt: B91/B93/B95

Skirt: R22/R24/R27/R29

Apron: E50/E53

Spoon: E35/E25

Pot: W0/W2/W4

Shoes: E43/E44

Socks: E50/Blender

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Something New (stamp)

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Tons of Texture (glossy paper, textured cardstock, metal embellishment, crinkled ribbon, embroidery thread)

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Card for a Child

Craft Your Days Away - Spots & Stripes (patterned paper)

Thank you for looking!  I look forward to seeing your childhood memories on Paper Sundaes!

Blog Candy Alert!

I managed to pick up two copies of my favorite magazine - Magnolia Ink!  I combined this with some sweet cherry blossoms from Wild Orchid and a Tilda, of course!  I will ship around the world.  So, what do you have to do to enter?  Just leave me a comment on any post between now and the draw date of May 8th - Mother's Day (wouldn't that make a sweet surprise for Mother's Day?!)  Each comment will qualify for one entry - maximum one entry per post.  If I stick to my goal of two posts a week - there will be nine chances to enter your name.  Good luck!

It's My Party

Happy Sunday!  Boy is it great to be back.  I have been off dealing with grade two bullies and house renovations.  My wonderful friend Christine has kindly kicked my backside hard enough that I brought out my copics (I even ordered some new ones!) and made a card!

This beautiful image is the essence of my four-year-old daughter - a princess with A*T*T*I*T*U*D*E!  That gorgeous red hair of my daughter's is definately a warning sign.  The papers are new from Echo Park and they are perfect for my rainbow-loving princess:

The image is titled "It's My Party" from this week's sponsor at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog, Lili of the Valley.  I love their gorgeous images - their boys, bears and kitties are equally as cute as their girls!

Our challenge at Paper Sundaes this week is "Spring Blossoms".  I dug out my new flowers from Wild Orchid to celebrate my return to crafting - and I'd like to share some of these flowers with one of my followers.  Details of my blog candy will be posted later today in this same post.

I love the variety of different types and shades of flowers available at Wild Orchid, I had to add a couple to the inside.

I wanted my sentiment on white cardstock to really "pop" off the die, so I traced the center of the die and cut it out by hand.  Dazzling diamonds works wonders at hiding imperfect cutting of sentiments!

Thank you for looking!  Check back here later Sunday for my blog candy details.  I hope to see your "Spring Blossoms" creations at Paper Sundaes!