Way past BBQ Time!!!

I just had to make this card - we bought a house that did not have a gas line hook up for a BBQ - you need to have a permit, inspection & a guy to do it! Not just a hubby who wants to unscrew the bolt on the gas meter!....It is almost June and we haven't barbecued since February!!! We ate homemade chicken soup on the weekend - I called it BBQ Chicken soup!
When Paulette over at Create with TLC sent this digi out as part of the summer club - I knew what I had to do!  I emailed her and said what do you think..she said don't do it....but I did!  This little card will be in hubbys lunch bag tomorrow; he has a good sense of humor - inside it reads:
You Are Fabulous!  Call the Guy!....I sure hope we can have a BBQ by the weekend!
Check out TLC - thanks for stopping by!

Oh yes the paper is Bazzil from the Oliver collection.

4 Ways to Color......

This is for the challenge at 365 Cards Day 40 - 4 ways to get colour onto your stamp.  So I started with a digi stamp - chick border - I'm sorry I have no idea who to give credit to for this digi stamp - it is very cute - I printed it onto patterned paper; used copic for the beak and grass, I added glue on glitter for the wings, which I then coloured and used the iRock for a gem in the flowers - the background blue paper is from provo craft, I've had it forever.  I used my fav bazzill card stock for the base and for some detail border punched under the chicks - Happy Spring!

Super Sketchy Sunday Day 41....

Today is the day at 365 Cards that you have to follow the sketch that Pam posts - the sketch is there for you to follow or as in my case I guess just be inspired!  I somewhat followed the sketch...didn't I? hmmm....ok well maybe I was inspired to use the color purple!  ....Here is the sketch from Pam and here is my card -

Funny thing about the sketch - you can turn it which ever way you want - 

Hope you had a terrific weekend - thanks for stopping by! 

Getting Back On Track

Well this past week I made a commitment to myself to work on being creative. For many reasons I just could not get to work on anything creative ~ I've hardly taken any pictures or even opened up photo shop; I've only made a card or two because I absolutely needed one and was too lazy to head out to the store to buy one. We relocated from the mild climate of the west coast to the cold, dry snowy climate of the Alberta foothills, not only did we relocate but moved twice in 5 1/2 months. 
For my own sanity, I need to be creative....all work and no play ~ well you know how that goes! 
Wish me luck as I start back - I hope to get back to one of my favorite places 365 cards.   
Thanks for stopping by!

The photo was taken at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Florida - the garden is dedicated to tropical plant conservation, research and education but also filled with unique art sculptures throughout the garden.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wishing everyone a very

Merry Christmas

&

Happy New Year!

Vintage! Are you up for a challenge?!

Vintage!....Wow what a challenge at 365 cards ~ I thought I was going to play along all week - well I managed to get to the blogs and admire all the fabby creations; so much talent from the DT @ 365 cards - amazing!  If you have a chance - play along with todays challenge - it is sure to be the challenge you have been waiting for!!!

So the recipe for today was to collect all 10 items for your card:
Click on their name to go to their blog and get ready to be inspired!

Pam - Paper Piercing - I did this for the hanger of the dress
Amy - Stitching - real or faux...mine if faux, along side the lace
Sophia - Button - basic grey button on the die cut
Tesa - Die Cut - Bo Bunny die layered chipboard die cut
Rose - 5 x 5 card - love the 5 x 5 card size-base is bazzil card stock
Gloria the enabler...hatpin - have made mine, hope you like it!
Audrey -stamp - dress & sentiment are stamped but I forget the make of the set
Kim -distressing - tried to "destress" while making the card! seriously - did most of the edges with TH ink
Hannah -dimensional sticker - had some hearts, not idea where they are from
Sophie -lace- small piece on the side of the dress

Whew - the paper on my card is Bo Bunny, I also used some stickles and a little heart bling for the dress. 
Vintage is hard, I don't usually do this - I love all the cards that have been posted and many of them are inspirational - Vintage can still accommodate your card making style; you can keep it clean and simple or pile it on - anything goes!
Thanks for stopping by today - have a great Saturday and yes "Dreams really do come true!"

Thinking of you Melanie....

Melanie this is for you ~ I know I'm not there with you on Monday but I am thinking about you every minute! I will be waiting for the update and I look forward to seeing you soon!  Love you!  Michele

Precious Baby Card

Ok for sure please excuse the very bad photo - I was thrilled to have made 2 cards today so the fact that I didn't get a good photo is not the end of the world!  I really like how this card turned out - quick, fast and easy for a baby card.  The card stock is all bazzil and the stamp is from Michaels, versa stamped and embossed in white - any stamp would work.  I used swiss dots and score pal for the embossing and coloured some white ribbon with blue copic maker - oh and some pearls on the stroller - hope you like it - thanks for stopping by!

Vintage Week @ 365 Cards

WOW a post!! Can you believe I made a card for 365 Vintage week?
You have to check out what is going on over there - so much fun! Vintage is hard and not my style I am in total envy of what the design team put together today - it is awesome!  It is Sunday so it all starts with a sketch - I'm somewhat far off the sketch but Pam will be happy to know that it did inspire me - it inspired me enough to make a card.  Both the images are digital and they are from Jessica Sprague - Echo Park Papers - Sleigh Ride; card stock is bazzill, some basic grey, some bling and the edges have been inked.
Here is the sketch and here is my card - Thanks for looking and enjoy your day!

Excuse the Mess....

***think I'll be changing the name real soon***
Hi - in case you are stopping by and notice some changes - or a mess of miss matched paper, white spaces, pink spaces or perhaps only the beak of a bird.....you might wonder what the heck I'm doing....I signed up for a new class at Jessica Sprague called Blog Design Basics for Beginners....that's me! You aren't suppose to start with your blogger header first but I'm too tired to start from the beginning but I was so excited to learn something new, it was one little piece that I could try.  Don't you just love the bird and the iron scroll? They are from Studio Gypsy - Tell me a Story. 

So keep watching and see how this space transforms over the next few days, or perhaps weeks!

Thanks for stopping by!

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!