Christmas Angel ATC Ornament

I  made this ATC Christmas ornament for my swap partner in Australia.  The background text is from a Christmas carol sheet combined with Hero Arts  CG222 Music Background stamp. I tried to keep the colours on the cool side by using some silver Stickles and Iced spruce distress ink.

I have entered this in the Simon Says "gift-spiration" Challenge http://www.simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.ca/2012/12/challenge-gift-spiration.html

Thanks for looking and take care if you are effected by the snow storm traveling through the US and Canada. Looks like it will be a White Christmas for some,  here in Toronto we always seem to miss having snow for the holidays (I will still be dreaming of a White Christmas :)

Merry Christmas.

Made with ...
CG222 Music Background
Vintage Photo and Iced Spruce Distress ink
silver bell (dollar store)
fence (dollar store)
Christmas Carol Music Sheet
Clear Gems
Copic Airbrushing
Michaels Tinsel Ribbon
Silver Stickles
Buffalo Snow Flurries

Hark!

I am happy to say that I am almost done preparing for Christmas.  A little baking, the tree is up and the house is tidy!
Here is a little Christmas card made with Kraftin Kimmie and Copics.

Hope you have a great weekend and are enjoying the Holiday season!

Made With...
Hero Arts...
CG222 Music Background
Kraftin Kimmie Hark!
Copic Markers
Tim Holtz Christmas Embossing Folder
Cotton Frayed Burlap distress ink
Magenta Christmas Tree Stamp
Gold Stickles
Bo Bunny Swiss dots Kraft Cardstock

Shadow box ATC - Silent Night

 

 

 

Hope you are doing well. Just a super quick post before bed tonight!  I made these little ATC shadow boxes for our monthly ATC exchange at my LSS.

There is a little copic airbrushing on the snow and background along with a few yummy Hero Arts stamps. Added to the background is "all is calm" and "All is bright", its a bit hard to see but her little song book has Silent Night on the outside.

Have a great week! Thank you for peaking in :)

Made with Hero Arts ...
CG222 Music Background
CL463: Get Merry
May Arts Christmas tree ribbon
Various copic markers

Whiches wardrobe dress form

Hope you are doing well.  I was able to squeeze in one more Halloween project this year.  There was an ATC swap at our LSS.  These ladies are super creative, its a pleasure to play along with them!
I used the Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers and airbrushed with Copic markers.

Wanted to add the name of a clothing company to the ATC which got me thinking ... Where do Witches shop for their clothes?  I poled my Husband and he just gave me a weird look so I also asked the girls at work. They came up with a few fun names like Witches and Broomsticks  and ended up deciding  on Black Cat Couture Company :)

added a few fun elements. Under the dress form there is a "made in Salem" tag ...

plus also the price on the dress is $31.00

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by today.  :)

Halloween Kiddo

With Halloween around the corner thought I would play around with this festive Kiddo stamp from Stampendous. called Cat, Candy Kiddo :)
Coloured with Copics along with  a little background airbrushing. 

Love this time of year :) here is a quick picture of our front door wreath dressed up for fall.
Thanks for stopping by!

Little bit of copic coloring & Kraftin Kimmie

Hope you are doing well. Its Friday night of a long weekend and just got home from work. Trying to decide if I should spend the night cleaning or crafting. Hmmm ..... It's a tough decision but I think I will try crafting for a bit!
Made this card for a recent copic class. The clouds are hand drawn and used as a template with  added flocking made from  cotton balls sprayed with Goosebumps texture spray and glitter.

Kraftin Kimmie Friends are kisses stamp
Copic Markers
Goosebumps texture spray
Fairy Dust Glitter
Basic Grey Olivia Paper
360 White ribbon & tool
Basic Grey Kraft Swiss Dots cardstock
Gellyroll clear glitter pen
Sizzix 3 dots embossing folder



Thanks for stopping :) Have a great crafty fall weekend!!

Summery cupcakes

Hope you have been enjoying your Summer. We've been having great weather here and I have really tried to get outside this Summer and enjoy.  Gardening. BBQ's, making raspberry & blueberry jam and sleeping in the hammock has been keeping me busy.
I made this little card for a co-worker, her last day is today as she is going back to school.  Also sent along some matching cupcakes made by me (and Betty Crocker)!

Did you see the new Christmas Hero Arts stamps?!!!! love that super cute snowman :)

Made with ...
Hero Arts CL158 Cupcakes
Copic YG00, YG03,YG05,0,RV00,RV01,RV04,E23,E25E31,E79
Kraft Paper
Clear Gems
Marvy white gel pen
Clearstar gelly roll pen (for shimmer)
Spellbinders scalop die

Little Tea Party

Spent the day outside crafting today. Beautiful weather to BBQ and maybe a little tea party!
Thanks for peeking in, hope you are enjoying this Summer :)

Made with ....

Pure Innocence Tea Party
Copic Markers
360 white satin ribbon
Daisy D's pp's
stampin up die cut
copic paper
momento black ink
ek sucess butterfly
pinking cardstock

Thinking of you -- Heart card

Thought it would be fun to make a card full of hearts! Continuing to try and incorporate pattern papers on my designs. This card was great for using up those little scraps of paper that seem to multiply. Having a good size heart punch I think will come in handy for card making. Hearts like butterflies I love to add to any creation!

Huge hearts and hugs to you! :)


Made with ...
Hero Arts CL342 Everyday Sayings
Heart Punch EK Success
Assorted Patterned Papers
Glossy Accents

Just a note ...

A little bit of afternoon crafting today, made this simple card using a pretty pattern paper called Sweet Threads and cardstock. Trying to add more stitches and pp's to my cards for a different look!

Hope the start of your Summer has been good. We are having tons of rain here, guess our April Showers are late this year :)

Made with ...
Hero Arts CL342 Everyday Sayings
Stampin Up Die Cut
Pink & White card stock
Sweet Threads PP's
EK Butterfly Punch
Mini Gems
Janome Sew Mini

Just a quick post tonight of a card I made over the Victoria Day long weekend. The vintage material has been treated with Sewing Interface to give a firm look. The interface is added using an iron and it also makes it a lot easier to add adhesive to the backing.

Hope your weekend was a great one, enjoy your week! :)

Made with ...
Hero Arts cl452 sew stylish
Hero Arts cl429 simply handmade
Old Sewing Pattern
Iron on Sewing Interface
Vintage fabric
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tattered Rose & Dried Marigold
Copic Markers
Sew Easy Scallop
Old Buttons
DMC floss

M is for Milk vintage ATC

This is the second month of ATC trading at my lss, here is my take on this months theme. There are 15 people playing along this month which is so awesome. This also means I have to make 14 more of these little cards by Sunday!
Have a happy Friday and wonderful weekend :)

Happiness is handmade dress form

We have been having some great weather here in the Toronto Area. With Summer just around the corner I am totally looking forward to crafting outside on the picnic table. Nothing better than a little sun, paper and stamps!

Thanks for peeking in and enjoy the rest of the week! :)

Made with Hero Arts...

Hero Arts CL439 Kiss for the Sun
Hero Arts S5416 Grid background stamp
Glitz dressform
Maya Road heart pin
Sew Easy scallop
Kaiser Kraft tape measure stamp

Be Happy ATC's

Just a quick post of some ATC I made for a class last weekend. The images are from some super cute papers I picked up at my LSS. The paper is called Paradise from the C-thru ruler company and it was alot of fun to use. The backgrounds are created using distress inks along with some super light stamping and stitches. Also created a little holder for these ATC from a 3x12 sheet of cardstock. Thanks for peeking in today :)

April Showers vintage ATC

We have started an ATC club at my local scrapbook store. This is my take on the theme for this month.

Made with...

Hero Arts LL007 Seasonal Spring Memories
Glossy accents
Michaels dollar umbrella stamp
Anna Griffin floral stamp
Fiskars corner photo punch

Happy Easter

A quick Easter card made with Hero Arts ...

F5394 - 3 bunnies
k5404 - wild flowers
AR176 - Easter sentiment

Have a great Easter Sunday!

Happy Easter

Wishing you a beautiful Easter weekend!

I made this flower by stamping four classic bloom flowers on fabric and heat embossing with white embossing powder. Cut the flowers into long strips removing the center. Then reassembled the flower on a large glue dot pressing and pleating the fabric edge. Also added glitter and white paint for a speckled look.

Made with
Hero Arts...
H5481 classic bloom
s5034 design block flourish
Clear snap glitter
Ranger white acrylic paint
vintage photo distress ink
antique linen distress ink
Glossy accents
Glubers glue dot

Thank you for looking :)

Fabric flowers

Hope all is well with you. I've been busy making some fabric flowers. Here is one along with a mini pizza box which I thought would make a fun gift. The pizza box design is from Split Coast using the Martha Stewart score board. I've had this sentiment for awhile and it worked out well with the one single flower inside the box.

Thanks for peeking in :)

Made with ...
Echo Park PP's
Goosebumps texture spray
Tim Holtz fanciful buttons
Local King rubber stamp (sentiment)
pop dots
Glubers
Fairy Dust glitter
Nestibilities Lacy Circle

Sarah Kay - Mothers Day Card

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope your weekend was a good one. We had our first taste of Spring here with a beautiful sunny day. I was hard to stay indoors even the cats were enjoying the weather!
I made this card for the Simon Says Mothers Day, special girl challenge. I've had this Sarah Kay stamp for awhile, it was a fun card to put together.

Made with ...
Sarah Kay - Juliet in the field of nasturtiums
Spellbinders lacey circle
Copic Markers
copic cardstock
Vellum
Martha Stewart lace punch
Cricut flower shoppe
Basil cardstock
october afternoon PP's
yellow gems

Have a great week :)

Hand made with love - dress form card

Made for a dear friends birthday ... Hope she likes this one.
Have a great week! :)


Made with Hero Arts...
CL397 Sew Original
CL429 Simply Handmade
sewing pattern tissue
pop dots
Tim Holtz movers & shapers dress form die
Tim Holtz walnut, pumice & festive berry distress inks
burlap cord
spellbinders lacy circle die
heart button

Happy Valentines Day

Wishing you a beautiful day full of hugs and love!
Happy Valentines Day :)

Scooter Love

Just a quick post of a little Valentine made for a friend using Copic markers. There is something about this scooter image that makes me smile every time I see it! Thanks for stopping by!

Made with ...
Copics
Copic cardstock
Tim Holtz distress inks
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Glossy Accents
Hero Arts cl182 Trees Birds and Messages
Imaginisce Scooter clear stamp
Inkadinkado Conversation Hearts background

Valentine Flags

Hope you are doing well. Just a quick post tonight :) I love this time of year with Valentines just around the corner. It's the perfect chance to create using hearts along with fun shades of pinks and reds.
The past few years for Valentines Day I've been making my hubby cards using a sweet little raccoon from Hero Arts. I will have to come up with another card using the same stamp this year!
Thanks for stopping in, have a wonderful week!