Colour Challenge Day 190

It's a colour challenge at 365 Cards...I'm colour challenged quite often - I like to buy my paper in groups and lots of times I'm not sure if they go or not...this is still one of those cards.....
Here is the colour scheme that Pam posted:

So I tried to keep as close as possible to them - I used some Bazzil card stock in the 2 blue colours and the purplish colour is some basic grey patterned paper, the green is fancy pants and the pink is making memories - I inked the card with a dark blue and stamped clouds on the light blue using versa mark, the butterflies are a quick kutz die and the circles are from the wings, glued on and I added some diamond glaze to help them pop! This is as close to the colour scheme as I can get!
Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful week!

Hugs 4 You....

Day 189 at 365 Cards today is a super sketch by Pam...

Oops...her sketch is going in the wrong direction (wink, wink) - I don't know why but I turn it around and around until an idea pops into my head! 
Here is my card - see I followed the sketch -

I used Bazzil for the base and the white, also embossed it with swiss dots , the patterned paper is basic grey, the metal clips are stampin up (sent to me by the lovely Amy T, yikes that reminds me have yet to post FLASHBACK FRIDAY V2) and the wooly I think might also be from Basic Grey - not quite sure.  I think I matched the sketch pretty good.  Now this is a special card going to the parents of Alison of Stretch N Bubbles and FreeDigital Stamp - they are going through a difficult time and cards will hopefully lift up their spirits - after all....how many do we have in our card box - it's great to be able to send them and share them!

Well thanks for stopping by - one more day left of this great last long weekend of summer!

Divide & Conquer @ 365 Cards

Day 188 at 365 Cards - divide & conquer - create 6 separate sections on your card.....well I knew I had some time today to make a card, just didn't plan on having it divided up in 6 equal parts - I'm not one for straight lines and exact measurements  - I like things to have lots of straight lines but have a skewed placement...HOWEVER...here is my card for todays challenge - digi image by Elizabeth Dulemba (notice I left her name right on the image..lol...I had already done the exact measurements and didn't think white out would look good on the card), mm paper for the apron and card, bazzil card stock for the base - the image was coloured with copics, along with the ribbon - oh buttons are basic grey.

Scrapbooking 101....or was it SCRAPBOOKING 911....???!!!

....Dare to share???  My bloggie friend Amy over at Tsuruta Designs has posted a fun challenge - Everyone has to start somewhere right?...
The challenge is to post one of your very first scrapbook pages, come on - you know the ones she's talking about! I started with 8.5 x 11 and only did about 4 or 5, I think it would have been about 10 years ago, then I didn't do any for years, just cards.....anyway.... you need to post a current layout something that you do today....Get the picture...a before and after so to speak. Here the Flashback Friday Version 2.0 info on Amys blog. 

You have until September 17th to link up....I have never posted a layout before so I have to figure out how to do that but check back here and see what I post and be sure to visit Amy - great challenge, great way to laugh and great way to see how your style has changed!

Recipe Week....Day 155

At 365 Cards this was the recipe we needed to follow - no extra ingredients allowed!  I made this card on Monday and thought I might be able to play along all week but I was far too busy - 

4.25x5.5 Card - natural kraft card base

3x3 patterned paper - basic grey - green at heart
Stitching - used faux stitching
3 rhinestones
Sentiment - "precious" -
1 stamped image - baby carriage

I didn't leave my 3 x 3 as a square, I ended up ripping it in half - I was stumped at what to do with this card - well it turned out ok, I'm sure I will use it for the next baby gift that I have to put together!

Thanks for stopping by!

Digital Scrapbooking ~ Nassau and Pink Flamingos?!!

Yes I know that Pink Flamingos and Nassau Bahamas don't really go hand in hand BUT since it's my page, I thought they would work just fine!!

I used the elements from Studio Gypsy Flirty Flamingo Mini ~ I love the colors and really fell in love with the flamingo ~ wanted to use it on a layout.

All the elements can be found at Studio Gypsy,  including the tag.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Wedding Card

Sketch day at 365 Cards ...well it's been sketch day for the last week and sometimes when I look at a sketch an idea will pop into my head right away other times (most times) it needs to be turned every which way just to make sense!  Well you get the idea...as Pam @ 365 Cards would say "a sketch it to be used for inspiration".......

Here is todays sketch for day 154:

And here is my card - it is a wedding card on natural kraft - two things I did on the computer, on the inside of the card it reads "Congratulations on your Wedding Day" and on the circle on the front - I printed a poem onto my Basic Grey paper before I cut the circle.  Other than the circle, I've just used scraps of paper on this one.  The birds and heart are cut from a quick kutz die using bazzill card stock. I've inked all the paper before putting it together.  I really like the idea of printing quotes or verses onto paper - it was fun and I think I might try it again soon!

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday! ~ thanks for stopping by!

Day 144 Best Seller ~ Hybrid Card

Long time no post!!....You have to check out Day 144 at 365 cards - the challenge was "Best Seller" book cover and the picture posted is to show the cover "Summer at Tiffany"  - When I saw the book cover I see a New York street with old buildings and vintage cars and ...well the rest is history!!!  Seriously now, here is my card

This is a hybrid card, the card base is bazzil cardstock, bling and twine from my stash and the digital elements are from Studio Gypsy - Discretion....so....do you have a little black book??
Thanks for stopping by!
***oops! I guess I didn't read the challenge correctly - pick any bookcover you want....***

Something NEW...fun technique

I wanted to show you a card that I learned about from a class over at Jessica Sprague. The class was computer tricks for cards - well this image is a brush image by Lizzabeth, I printed it out on paper and transferred it to material using a product called gel medium - this was new to me but you can read about the product here It might sound like a lot of work but it was really fun to do - the medium is like glue - you paint some onto fabric, print your image and lay it face down on the fabric - leave it overnight, wet the fabric and rub off the paper then you can use this on a card to give it a real vintage feel.

I printed off some paper from Studio Gypsy Shrine Set to punch the circles out of - I also created the embellishment at the bottom, used some Tim Holtz distress ink to stamp the back of the fabric for some show through framed it up with some kraft paper and onto some brown bazzill card stock! 

Lots of steps but well worth the effort for a unique looking card ...the possibilities are endless!

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

Day 124 ~ shades of purple

This week at 365 cards the challenges have all been about colour ~ today is all about the colour purple!  I love purple - 3 shades of purple are required.

I coloured the digi image - I do not recall who owns this image, the file is AKVBD Party - if anyone knows please let me know so I can add it to the file name - it is very cute.  The paper is Basic Grey Kioshi and the card stock is Bazzill.  The little tab is a quickcutz die.
That's it for me ~ so glad it is Friday ~ have a fabby weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Hybrid Card Challenge: Explode out of your head!!!

This card was made for a hybrid card challenge at Jessica Sprague - as I write this I'm thinking I really shouldn't be making cards since I was learning digital so I could work with my photos...ok so I took a detour and I'm onto cards..little steps, small cards - then bigger layouts right?!  OK...The entire top layer of this card is digital - All of the supplies with the exception of the image the girl is sitting on - are from my favourite creator Lisa aka Studio Gypsy
The digi images are a combo of Box Society, Boho Baby and Spunky Explosion
I started with a template from Day 3 of my class at JS and moved things around a bit - we had to add our own, I used some bling on the scrolls, some diamond glaze on the black rose on her blouse and made the ribbon flower - that was also part of lesson 3 at JS.
Thanks for stopping by - hope you liked the card!

Computer Tricks for Cards

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!!

Here are a few pics of what I've been upto lately...over at Jessica Sprague learning how to make hybrid cards - using digital images mixed with traditional scrapbooking...fun, so much fun!  Now some of you know I started taking a "go at your own pace" class at JS, I finished the course and signed up for a new one.  A few weeks back JS had a 3 year birthday celebration and offered this course for FREE!  We are on day 4 but it has been so much fun ~ not the kind of fun where you end up laughing 'til you spit your water out of your nose!  Just fun to learn something different and interesting.

Here are some of the card pics from Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4:

Day 3 is a really cool pop up card, inside the card is a row of trees - the possibilities are endless.   You can check out all the cards in the gallery at Jessica Sprague - if you are interested there is a gallery of Hybrid projects, not just cards.  Hope you had a great Canada Day and thanks for stopping by!

Day 119 Super Sketchy Sunday....

Here is my quick post for today - 3 cards this weekend - it was nice to be able to play along @ 365 Cards, especially since I need so many cards lately - lots of birthdays and celebrations that's for sure!

Here is Pams posted sketch:

And here is my card.  I kept it very simple, I have wanted to try and make the rolled paper flowers that I see around lately - so here are the ones that I made - I inked the edges and filled up the middles with some mini embellishments from stampin bella - you could use anything in the middle - the possibilities are endless. I used threading water punch, some ribbon and a rub on - this card is done.  Oh and I turned the sketch around!

Hope you are having a great Sunday ~ thanks for stopping by!

***update: This card won top trio @ 365 Cards - card of the week award ~ the most inspirational group of cardmakers ever!!! Thank you!

RaNSom NOTE...Day 118

Well this was a fun card to do - Ransom Note @ 365 Cards for day 118 - all you had to do was cut out some letters "ransom note" style for your card - oh what fun! I used some basic grey paper and coloured a digi image from Dawn Moore at Lost in Paper Scraps. I also used MS loopy punch and draped the pattern paper over the back of the card and added a loopy punched edge.

Hope your day is awesome! Thanks for stopping by!

5 Favs @ 365 Cards

Well this card challenge at 365 Cards will make you think so be sure to give it a try! I like a lot of different things when it comes to making cards and I don't really have specific favorites but I gave it my best shot.
Favorite Colour - I really do like green
Favorite Embilishment - I like bling or spica (glitter) pen
Favorite Sentiment - don't have a fav but went with 'hello' on this
Favorite shape/size - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 folded on top
Favorite tool - cuttlebug

For my card I used some basic grey (one of my favs) lime ricky and some green cardstock.  I used the cuttlebug/swiss dots on the green circle and used the cuttlebut with some other dies to cut the other circles.  The image is from Dawn Moore  coloured with copic markers and the bling is recollections

Here is my card - thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

BIG Birthday Card ....happy birds!

Happy Sunday - today I made a card for a challenge at 365 Cards - haven't had the chance to make a card for a challenge for quite some time!  I needed to make a birthday card and I wanted to make a big card! So it fit for the challenge that Pam had on day 97.  The card needs to be 8.5 x 5.5 - that's it! Making a card this size is fun and it costs the same to mail as 5.5 x 4.25 ...ok that is provided you don't weight it down with a ton of emblishments!

For my card I used bazzil card stock & the Basic Grey line Green at Heart.  The orange is sage (I can't make the connection to the colour orange and the name sage but hey who am I to judge?!) the green is moss and the multicolour is vert.  The images are by Dawn Moore Lost in Paper Scraps - thanks again Dawn! Images are coloured with copics, matted & pop dotted.

Here is my card - thanks for stopping by & have a great Sunday!

My Daughters Wedding

My daughter Chantel got married on May 23rd - everything was beautiful but of course nothing was as beautiful as the bride herself!

I used a kit from Studio Gypsy - Contradiction; it is so beautiful, full of pretty flowers, whimiscal flowers, hearts and of course bling!...and more bling!!!

The lettering is Glassy Alpha by Linda Roos, I think its pretty cool!

I hope my pages will improve - keep watching!

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great weekend!

I WON A GREAT LOTTERY PRIZE!!!!

Most of you know that I am trying to learn digital scrapbooking - (aka photoshop)!  One of my favorite sites is Studio Gypsy. Lisa puts together these amazing kits - I strive to one day have my pages look as georgous as some of the postings on her blog....one day...some day....maybe....but I'm gonna try!  I have taken a course at Jessica Sprague and I think it boils down to practice, practice, practice!   ....ok I see I'm getting off track here....Lisa had a lottery and I was lucky enough to win the top prize!  I get full access to everything that Lisa has created and has in her store...but wait...FOR A FULL YEAR!!!!
I am so excited! 
I've made a promise to myself to do at least one page per week, I figure it will help me learn and my pages can only get better!
So if you are into digital scrapbooking - follow along and lets see what you create.  If you need supplies to get you started check out Studio Gypsy (link is on my sidebar) - you will not be disappointed!

3 T's - Tree, Twine and Triangle

Lets make that 4 T's....TRIED....I have been fairly busy with projects and things that need to be done and haven't had time to make any cards for 365 Card challenge in quite some time - I look at the challenge just about every day - had a peak this morning and low and behold I ended up with an idea! So here is my card for Day 69 @ 365 Cards - I used craft card stock for the base, embossed the tree with the CB - used some Basic Grey Kioshi paper to get the triangles and thought I would add the twine to the trunk of the tree - (it was a good idea at the time until my adhesive exploded all over the place...)

So I hope you will find some time to play along - at least sign up and follow the blog - you will be inspired!

Happy Mothers Day to all moms out there!

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Digichick Challenge - Focus on You.....

This is a fun little challenge.  You can go to Digichick and check out the challenge A New You They have even provided this great template to download for free - I'm sure you can find a tutorial on their site on how to work with templates (...ah if I can do it ~ you can do it!!)
I have been teaching myself through some self paced (very slow!) on line classes available at Jessica Sprague.
The template is from Livybug Creations.
The paper that I used is from Jackie Nelson of Jacabean - thank you Jackie!
Thanks for stopping by ~ enjoy the rest of your weekend! 
Oh don't forget tomorrow is sketchy sunday @ 356 Cards (seems like the only one I get to these days!)