Speedy Recovery

I am currently backfilling for someone at work who is out for six weeks and I made up this card for everyone in the department to sign for her.  It so happens that she is also a fan of butterflies and the colour purple - how cool is that...  Cardstock is Bazill, butterflies from K&Co and the paper is from my scraps stash.  You may have noticed that I am really enjoying using a banner for my sentiment...  scrap happy!

Baby Shower

I have a lot of cards for many occasions in my stash but did not have anything for a baby shower which, of course, is the request I received this weekend.  I remembered that I had this clothesline stamp (by Ellison) and started with that.  I was going to use a button for the sun but found it too clumsy so I tried using this Fiskars corner stamp which I think does the job quite nicely.  The cloud brads were another clearance purchase but cannot recall from where and the sentiment is also a part of the stamp set noted above.  Paper is from my scrap stash (yaaaay!) and ribbon from Dollarama!  happy scrapping...

wedding card for a friend

I was pleasantly surprised when a girlfriend of mine asked me to make her up a wedding card and when I gave it to her, she felt it was worth $20!  well needless to say, I didn't take her money, but it sure was nice to hear...   It came together very quickly with the exception of finding the perfect verse which took quite awhile to source on the internet (some would say I shouldn't be so fussy).  My other issue was that I had purchased a box of 5.5" x 9.5" envelopes not realizing there was some text on the bottom flaps. I tried covering the entire back of the envelope with pattern paper but that didn't look right.  Then I unglued the flap thinking I would just replace it somehow.  It was at that point I realized I could just cover the flap with white cardstock, cut around following the flap edges, re-glue it down and voila the text is gone!  Perseverance pays off!!!  scrap happy...

a couple of cards....

One of the girls I work with is taking a leave of absence to go back to school - good for her!!!  I decided that when making a card I would start making them two at a time while also using up my scraps... this is much easier as I have now sorted all of my scraps into colours and put them into folders for easy access but no mess!  I love using butterflies on my cards and in this case, they are so appropriate don't you think?  scrap happy and enjoy your weekend!

inaugural sketch challenge at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge!

Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge posted their inaugural sketch challenge today and you really should check it out!  The challenge is to scrap something fun or humorous as we all need a laugh once in a while...  My boys used to love to dress up in their Dad's old army gear ( he was with the Military Police) and as you can see by the expressions on their faces, they really did have a lot of fun doing so!!  Papers are from the DCWV Summer Stack from last year.  The title was cut using Opposites Attract, the police car from Boys Will Be Boys and the "dads" from Going Places.  Buttons are from my collection.  happy scrapping!!

randoms about me...

Over on CreaTV's Facebook page, they are having a contest around the fact that life is really about "The Little Things" and the prize is the newest collection from Fancy Pants that also defines this concept.  Isn't that so cool!  The collection is gorgeous and includes my favourite saying "live, laugh, love".  I so want this!!  My layout came together very easily and not only tells you about my favourite stones but uses my favourite colours and of course a few butterflies!  scrap happy...

week long challenge layout

Over at Practical Scrappers (awesome site btw) they have a challenge this week that they have given out the recipe a little bit everyday - isn't that fun!  The idea is that you start your layout and add to it everyday until you are finished.  Here's the ingredients...   I really enjoyed playing along this week and encourage you to check them out!  scrap happy...

Day One:  CARDSTOCK & PATTERNED PAPER

Day Two: FLOWER (OR FLOWERS) & RIBBON
Day Three: BUTTON (OR BUTTONS) & BLING
Day Four: STICKER (OR STICKERS) & INK (ANY TYPE - MARKER, PAD, DISTRESSING, ETC)
Day Five: FLOSS OR TWINE & SOMETHING RED

Day Six:  BRAD (OR BRADS) & CHIPBOARD

 

my first guest design spot!!

I am so excited!!!  Today is the launch of my good friend Anne's new challenge blog -  Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge and it gets better...  I am a guest designer - how cool is that!!  I started my layout as per the sketch and instructions (make a layout that tells us about your dream! In your layout incorporate any two of cloud, rainbow, kite, or symbols of your dream – you can use a photo or drawing that is representative of your dream) using paper from Webster's Pages but then got so caught up in the "dream" that I forgot altogether about the sketch and kept right on scrapping...  in the end, it all worked out (I think).  I hope you also enjoy my version...  Please do check out all of the other fabulous layouts at her blog and perhaps you will be inspired to add your own "dream"...   While I haven't used it in this layout, I came across a tutorial for dyeing seam binding in any colour you want on a blog that I love and follow - Creations with Christina - what a really neat and thrifty idea...  scrap happy!

another birthday card

At PaperSecrets I belong to a birthday club where we send out birthday cards to other members.  This is the card I did up for the July birthdays.  I tried to keep it flat for mailing purposes which was harder than I thought it would be.  I am also still trying to go to my scraps before cutting new paper which was a little bit of a challenge as well.  The cardstock and the stamps are from CTMH.  The papers are from stacks purchased at Costco.  The ribbon is from the dollar store.  The ink is TH distress ink in my favourite colour of vintage photo.  I used the divine swirls embossing folder (another favourite).  Last but not least, the label is cut from the Elegant Edges cricut cart (yes, another favourite and bday present to myself... )       happy scrapping!

spoiler alert - seester don't look...

I finally finished my sister's (affectionately known as seester) birthday card but it is too fat to send via mail so she now has to wait until September to get it - sorry :(    I had this idea in my head for quite awhile and it came out not far from what I wanted although, in hindsight, I wish I had embossed the dress form stand.  The papers are from DCWV Mademoiselle stack - I really love the richness of this paper.  I used French Manor Cricut cart for the dress form and the sewing machine.  The mirror (or picture frame) is cut from Lacey Labels. The flowers are Prima (large roses), Reflections (small roses) and the accordion flower is mine!  Ribbon and bling are from Dollarama (gotta love that store).  I would have used Glossy Accents on the sewing machine and bits of the inside of the mirror (or picture frame) but I couldn't get the bottle open no matter how hard I tried!!  It is hard to tell but I did use the CTMH equivalent, Liquid Glass that I forgot I had until I went looking... oops....  happy scrapping!

 

for a little girl! (finally...)

My daughter-in-law asked me to do up this card for her neice's second birthday - finally, an opportunity to create something girly!!!!  Cardstock is DCWV and paper is K and Company.  The bling is mostly from the dollar store...  happy scrapping!!

wedding card

I mentioned in an earlier post that my friend was getting married and I have created this card for her.  My intention was to send it to Newfoundland but I didn't quite get it done in time so it will have to wait until she gets back.  I love the look of large cards and love the way this one turned out... I think my style is an ecclectic clean and simple... I used DCWV shimmer card stock for the base as well as CTMH white cardstock; sentiment is from Hero Arts; flowers from Stampendous and the pearls and ribbon were from Dollarama.  happy scrapping!!

Mini for Retirement

Doesn't time fly....  I can't believe it has been a couple of weeks since my last post... I found the inspiration for this mini at ScrapookPal's blog and had to try it. It had never occurred to me to use my cricut to cut out envelopes for a mini.  This is for a friend that recently retired after 35 years.  The pages each have a different theme and are meant to be a little thought provoking - Celebrate, Treasure, Create, Happiness, Dreams and Delight.  All of the papers are from a Martha Stewart collection which makes it easier to pull everything together. The flowers on the cover and the green flower were made by me... all other embellishments (love the butterflies) are just from my stash.  I did use some Clear Creations from Making Memories which I had bought on clearance and am now glad that I did.  I also used magnetic snaps from Basic Grey to close each envelope - they are so strong that they also keep the pages together.  The pictures show, in order top to bottom, - the album, fronts, backs, inside tags and tags from the outside.  I really love the challenge of doing up a mini and am hoping the process gets easier with practice.  happy scrapping!

Card Set for Seester...

My sister just sent me the pictures of this card set that I gave her last year for her birthday which also reminds me that I have yet to finish her card for this year (her birthday was May 30th) - oops :(  - unfortunately it has not yet made the trip out of my head...  Anyways, the idea here was to do up a set of cards that were similar (to make a set) but still have individual style...  I still like them and hope you do too...  happy scrapping!!

Father's Day card for a Special Dad

Happy Father's Day Eric!!  You make me very proud seeing the dad that you are!!!