Laziness always rules!!!

Ok, so I didn't get to Mojo Monday yet, I was just too lazy today! I thought that the sun was going to come out and I didn't want to waste garden time since it is supposed to snow tomorrow :( I know, I can't believe it either. Ugh.

This card is just a quicky. I started with some orange cardstock and mounted a green piece of sparkly paper from my DCWV All Occasion Glitter Stack. I ripped a piece of blue Coredinations Core Color paper for the left side and stuck that on over top the background. The stamp is from Stamping Bella and I inked it up with Jet Black ink and embossed it with Stamp-It's Hologram Powder. I used my Crayola's to color it in, and found some paper punched flowers left over from another project. After adding pale green jewels to the centres, I bent the "petals" a bit to make the dimensional.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheers,

S.

Bella's Challenge

Ok, here it is. My first ever crack at the Bella Challenge. I really liked how the card turned out so, THAT is why I am entering. I do alot of challenges in a week, but I don't always love what I made so I don't post it. Silly, I know, but I am still very self conscious about my work since I'm still a newbie. :)

The Bella image I chose is one of my three. I know, that sounds so piddly doesn't it? What's wrong with me? I LOVE Bella...better get some buying done! ha! This is Blingabella and I just love her. I hope that's what my engagement ring looks like on my finger from afar! hahahahaha!!!! I stamped her with Jet Black Ink and embossed her with Stamp-It's Hologram Powder. I colored her in with my Crayola's and added a clear jewel to her ring! (The bigger the better right?!?) I used all scraps from my bin so I don't know the names or whereabouts of much of this paper, but I do believe the pink came from my DCVW's Jewelled Textured Stack. The orange polka dot is from Creative Memories and has the same story to go along with it as my previous post. Sniff sniff...LOL. I punched out a circle with my patterned paper and mounted it on a pale orange, then the polka dot and trimmed the edges so they look frilly. The sentiment I used is from Stamping Bella too, and I stamped it with DuDrop Green Olive Ink and Embossed with Stamp- It's silver embossing powder. I used one of those curly silver clasps to put the sentiment on so it looks like it can be removed. On the left hand side I used some on my orange Core Color Coredinations paper and ripped a strip of it off. I used some green ribbon and tied 3 knots instead of a bow for a change. After adding my three bling in the bottom right hand corner, I called 'er done!

*** Don't forget to watch for next Tuesday's challenge over at Chicks With Inkpads! It's week three and I got the chance to be a sampler this time! First time ever - can't wait!!!! ***

Thanks for coming and taking a look,

Cheers,

S.

Just Chuggin' Along...

*** hey everyone! I just found out that Josianne over at Card Making Galore is giving away some fabulous blog candy! It's her one year Blogaversary and she has a bunch a stuff to give away! Check out her blog for more details....***

Good Morning!

This morning I sat down and organized the craft room a little. I need to get some more shelves and those handy dandy drawers for all my paper. Even my scrap bin is overflowing!!!! I also decided to make month by month lists of all the cards I need to make and when I need to send them by. My family is on the West Coast so I need to send their stuff a week in advance. Also, some of my closest friends live in Australia so sending down there takes time too - you gotta be organized!!!! After this card I only have one more birthday card to make for April and three Easter cards! YAY me!

For this card I started with basic grey cardstock to make the actual card and used bright yellow as my base color. I had a scrap of this baby blue and orange plaid paper so I used that for the background. (Like I said the bin is overflowing - must use it all!) After using a large circle punch and making the yellow border, I added that on top of the plaid background. For my image I used my Cakeabella stamp from Stamping Bella. I stamped her in jet black ink and embossed her with Stamp-It's Hologram Powder. I then colored her in with my Crayola's and mounted her on the same bright yellow cardstock. I added some of the dark blue feux snake skin paper at the bottom with orange polka dot ribbon from Michael's. I then layered an orange, two paper flower cutouts (one white one blue) and two yellow sequins with a jeweled brad for some pizazz! (That's a NIFTY word! LOL) Of course the last touch is some clear jewels which I just can't help but use EVERYWHERE! This one is for my other sister in law Laura, it is bright and sunny - just like her!

I think that's about it for today...check back, you never know, you may see more than one post today! :)

Thanks for stopping by,

S.

All That Scraps Challenge!

Good Evening!!!

I was searchin' for a new challenge to do and I stumbled across the blog All That Scaps! I hadn't been there before, but I really like their stuff! Their challenge was to do White on White and only have the image have color. This is harder that it sounds people!!!!! I first thought "what a great idea!!!" but then when I went to my papers I realized there really isn't many solid white papers out there. Some of the samples they have on the blog don't even have any paper, just the image stamped right onto the card, which is also very cute. It took me a long time to do this acrd...I think it was the most time consuming then any card before it! BUT, I love it!!!! It's one of my favorites. The pictures aren't that great (how do you guys do that?!? I have tried every setting...maybe it's my crap computer?!?) but you get the gist I guess!

Anyway...this is my take...

I started with Blingabella since she is one of the stamps I haven't inked yet. I don't know anyone engaged or getting married soon (other than me! heehee) but I am sure someone will! LOL I stamped her on plain white card stock and embossed her with Stamp-It's Hologram Embossing Powder. I used my trusty Crayola's to color her in and mounted her on an oval piece of paper that has very faint grey dotted lines vertically on it. All the paper I used in this card was scraps form my bin - YAY me for getting rid of leftovers! The main card is again just white catdstock with some handmade white and silver flacked polka dot paper on the top, and a piace of hand made lace paper that I got both at the Farmers Market one year. I added two lengths of ribbon accross with a bow right under my popped out image. I added three buttons (I am trying to use my botton jar so I can by some really cool one's I saw at Michael's!) and some pale pink jewels for sparkle. This was extremely hard for me to come up with, yet it looks so simple! hahahaha

Thanks for the challenge ladies! I'll be trying the next one too!

Tomorrows Friday! TGIF!

S.

Trying something new...

Hello Ladies!

Last night I was playing around trying out some of the techniques that you all do so wonderfully. There is tonnes of stuff I have never seen, and so much for me to try out since I am fairly new at this. I started scrapbooking with construction paper and sissors and cutting out my own shapes and letters! ha! Oh how far we have come!

I inked up one of my Bella's I hadn't used yet becuase I am trying to get a head start on my April cards! This one is for my Aunt who's birthday is the day after mine! I love sending her a card because she always calls to thank me and she always says how much it means to her.

I started with my Cakeabella stamped in Jet Black ink on white cardstock. I used Stamp-It's Hologram Embossing Powder and colored her in with my Crayola's. I stamped her apron onto some patterned paper, cut it out, then used my Xyron to make the tiny pieces stickers to add to the original stamp. I also double stamped the cake and popped it out with a pop dot like Dana from Dana's House of Cards does! She cuts the tiniest pieces out and pops them out - it's crazy, but I love the effect! After mounting my Bella on burgundy cardstock from DCWV's Neutrals Stack, I cut out my background patterned piece of silver and yellow from some old Dollarama paper and mounted that on the same. I used a scrap piece of the patterned green on the side and added the "Happy Birthday to You" Banner up the left side. The flower is just a mish mash of flowers I had in my cupboard but the green and polka dot ones are from Prima in their Trini Bright Collection. After adding a light green jeweled brad and some matching rhinestones from KaiserScrapbook, this card is complete-o!!!!

Thanks for taking a look,

Have a great day!

Cheers,

S.

Startin' The Day off Right....

Good Morning! Day two of being a stay at home Mom with no kids....kinda weird.

I made this card as one of my Happy Spring cards I'll send to my family back home. I started with turquoise paper from my DCWV Asian pack. They have some great pieces with watercolor type markings that I just love. I then used a piece of striped pale pink patterned paper for the background and that I had from one of my Costco packs. I used my Gardenabella Stamp again because she is so spring-yand I love my Bella's! After embossing her with Stamp-it's Hologram Powder, I colored her in with my lovely Crayola's. This time after rounding the corners I went around the edges with my DuDrop Jumbo Java Ink pad to make it look older. I then used some scraps of brown faux marble paper I had to border my Bella and also the bow banner at the bottom. I used the same Asian paper and took some sissors to the edges before I added two bronze brads and the white ribbon. The buttons are out of the button jar and for some reason I have an abundance of these wood one's - but they are so unique, I love them!

I will be posting again later since I now have some time on my hands, and I have done a couple more challenges! My goal is to get some blog candy! Ok, I'll admit, I don't really know what that is, but everyone is talking about it. I think it is when someone gives you a blinkie or something to post saying you have a nice blog. But feel free to correct me if I'm wrong! ha!

Thanks all...

Bless Up! (That's my new Jamaican sign off!)





S.

Everytin's Irie Mon'....

Well ladies (and gents aharhar)... I'm back from my week of beaches, sand, sun and fun! I want to thank you all who gave me comments, it made my week when I snuck to the internet cafe and checked my blog mid-week!!!!

Seven days of nothing to do but suntan, lay by the beach and drink pina colada after pina colada gives you a truck load of inspirtaion! I am so relaxed and back ready to post some of my best cards yet...well, they have to get better right?!? LOL

After getting home, it took every bone in my body to keep me from my crafting room and all the new Bella stamps I got right before I left. I casully opened the mail and called my parents so that the husband unit wouldn't get too suspicious! The truth is, I hadn't stopped thinking about stamping since we left! :D

I made this card because we were lucky enough to see our friend Alecia again when we were away! She is quite possibly the sweetest girl in the world. So humble and kind. She has so little, yet her heart is so big! I love her!!! Anyway, I wanted to send her a thank you type letter because she is always so good to us. She absolutley LOVED her birthday card I made before I left! She even said she wanted to see many more cards. So, I want to mail her some pictures of us, so I thought I would send them along in this card!

Of course I used one of my new Bella's, and I colored her in with my usual Crayola's. I also embossed her with Stamp-It's Irredescent Empossing Powder. I mounted her on pale pink from my DCWV Neutrals Stack. The blue polka dot paper is from my "large scraps bin" and the white, pink and green floral is from some paper my mom bought me many many moons ago. The pink shimmery flower with the jewel center came from Dollarama and my 'thinking of you' sentiment is a Studio G clear stamp from Michael's. The ribbon on the left hand side is from (believe it or not) a roll of ribbon I found in a discount bin at Zellers a couple weekends ago. Weird, I know.

Tomorrow I will get the pictures of me and Alicia printed and my card will be off to Jamaica on Monday Mon'!

Me & Alecia on our balcony at the Gran Bahia in Runaway Bay, Jamaica

Thanks for stopping by,
Missed this place :)

Bless Up!!!!

S.