ATC and a card

Just a quick post tonight of an ATC made earlier in the week and a card recently sent to a friend.

I love making ATC (Artist Trading Cards) which are old, worn, stained & vintage paired with something that sparkles or a bit of texture.

ATC is made with ....
Hero Arts K5329 Lace Frame
LP195 silhouettes
cg244 large fabric design
k5354 French post.
crackle accents
MS butterflies
craft feathers

The card below was sent to Great in Oregon which was just received by her this week. Still love using this dogwood stamp I think it's one of my favorites!
Made with ...
s5363 HA Dogwood
CL156 Clear design Treasure
Forest moss Tim Holtz distress ink
Victorian Velvet Tim Holtz distress ink
Tim Holtz Heirloom Gold shimmer spray

Have a great evening, thanks for stopping by!

Spring flowers

A few projects to share today. A little pot of spring flowers inked in weather wood and spun sugar. I really love this big flower set, the flowers are just so cheery. The center of the flowers are raised on pop dots and glossy accents are also added.

Also wanted to share a make and take I made at Scrapfest in Kitchner at the Maya Road Booth. Lots of fun to put together, these big bottle caps are really neat!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great inky day :)

Made with Hero Arts CL375 Big Flower & CL342 Everyday sayings

Musical Walk

Just test driving a new stamp with this quick circle card. Tried to use some fresh colours for a spring like feel.
I am totally excited about Scrapfest in Kitchener Ontario, it's this weekend and if you are going I might just see you there! I will be attending with my local scrapbook store, booth #620 on both Friday and Saturday :)

Made with...
Hero Arts f5468 Musical Walk
CL434 Just find me
Scattered Straw & Stormy Sky distress inks

Thanks for stopping by!

Flower Hair Embellishments

The weekend is just around the corner and I look forward to having some time to create! These embellished hair clips are super fun to make! I ended up using Tim Holtz paint daubers instead of ink as the colour is more vibrant. Also, most of my coloured inks are distress and I was not sure if distress inks would bleed if the recipient of these clips was caught in the rain. I believe with acrylic paints the colour is permanent once dried, so I gave it a try! Both the front and back of the cut circles are stamped since cream coloured fabric was used, it just seemed like to much of a contrast leaving the backside unstamped.
The small heart shaped clips are from the dollar store and they worked great. Also picked up the butterfly ones to, they were too cute to pass up!
The instructions and idea for these clips are provided by Kelly on the Hero Arts Blog. She gives a great tutorial/demo on how to make these! I think these would be fun clipped on a hand bag, purse or back with a pin for a coat. Thanks for the inspiration Kelly! Now I just need to make a card to clip them onto.
Thanks for stopping by! :)

Made with ...
silky cream fabric
Large Fabric design cg244
Tim Holtz paint daubers red pepper, pool and snow cap white
Webester Pages gems and Tiffany’s Treasures Jewel Centers Diamond White
dollar store hair clips

More flowers ! Yay!! :)

Ok, I admit it ... I am out of control and obsessed with making flowers, I will stop soon, promise! I have two different flowers to share. Both ribbon flowers are made with a silky white ribbon from my local scrap book store. They are inked with worn lipstick and weathered wood. The instructions come from Anita one of the sweet Hero Arts hostesses. Check out her video here, Anita tutorial is great and these are really fun to make!
The second flower which I call my coconut flower was actually a flower experiment which did not turn out. So I started sniping the peatles and this is what I ended up with!

Made with cl375 big flower & CG139 Cling dots

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Friday and weelkend too!

Dreaming of Flowers

Many of my cards have been of flowers lately. I am getting excited about gardening! Still too early but I cant wait :) We have tons of lilly of the valley that pop up in the spring, the photo below is from last year.


Lily of the Valley card is made with emboss resist technique
Hero Arts CG165 Silhouette Bells,
little metal love tag from Maya Road
Basic Grey white card stock

Pink Flower card is made with..
CL342 Everyday sayings
Pink floss from We R Memory
EP Papers, life is good - Happy Borders
Prima Pink Flower

Have a great scrappy evening! :)

Thinking of you flowers

I am very excited to receive this lovely award from sweet Rosemary... thank you so much!! Along with getting this award I have to pick five people whose blogs I enjoy, pass the award onto them. (just right click on the award and save it to your computer) also state what I liked about them. Plus write five things about me!

Here are five blogs I absolutely adore...
Michelles blog is a wonderful source of inspiration, she is one talented lady and I love to check in and see what she has been up to!
Susanne just started her blog not too long ago, she has a love of wildlife just like me and has posted some really amazing photos. Her cards have a beautiful romantic touch to them.
Another favorite blog of mine is Sue Her use of colours and style is truly beautiful and I always enjoy visiting her blog!
Virginia always amazes me with her creativity. Not only does she make beautiful cards she often shares her yummy recipes and world travels too! Total inspiration and one talented lady!
Alice amazes me with the large number of gorgeous creations she posts. She is part of many design teams and her digital stamping and sense of style is out of this world!

Here are five little tidbits about me :) ...
1) I am at my happiest when I am at home spending a quiet day crafting, no TV, No radio just playing around with stamps and inks!
2)I've been wanting to get a tiny tattoo of my two cats together with a heart around them. My older cat will have a pair of angel/butterfly wings and my little cat will be fashioning a set of horns!
3)I have worked at the same company for 18 years and love it!
4)I got married at an apple farm in rural Ontario many years ago and made all my Invitation for the wedding using Anna Griffin Floral stamps.
5)I cook dinner every night for my husband after work, not that I like cooking by more out of necessity. We made a deal that I would cook and my he would do all the grocery shopping. It works out great for me as the shopping takes so much time out of my day. My husband does the meal planning too so I don't even have to think about that part. Just cook the food! Tonight is roast beef!

Thinking of you floral card is made with Hero Arts CL342 everyday sayings & CL431 Watercolor Petals.
Thanks for stopping by, Presidents Day to my US friends and happy Family Day in Ontario Canada too!

Dogwood Flowers

We are getting our fair share of snow today and it's the perfect excuse to stay inside and spend the day making cards! I am already wishing Spring was here, usually by January I've had enough of the cold weather. We still have at least three months to go before there will be signs of life starting in the garden!


Made with
Hero Arts Everyday Sayings CL342
Dogwood Flowers S5362.
glass micro beads
cream & brown bazzil cardstock
peeled paint & black soot distress ink
Prisma pencils

(Paper in the background of the photo is called Charlotte English Rose from Kaiser Craft)

Thanks for stopping by, hope your weekend is a crafty one!

getting ready paper roses

Just trying out a new stamp along with some paper roses I made this afternoon. It's my first time using a doily on a card for an added lacy touch.

Made for the Simon Says anything goes challenge
Thanks for stopping by, hope you are enjoying the holidays!
Made with ...
cg265 Hero Arts getting ready
cg125 Hero Arts friends definition on the paper roses
peeled paint, worn lipstick and frayed burlap distress ink
webesters pages 6x6 card stock
black embossing powder
paper doily
pearls
blue craft feathers
diamond stickles glitter glue

Just a note paper flowers

Super quick post today as I have to get ready for work. This card was inspired by Lin's gorgeous card here.
Made with Hero Arts
CL342 Everyday Sayings
S5208 Designer Wood grain (stamped with antique linen)
cl401 speckled ornaments (stamped with peeled paint)

The paper for the flowers is from daisyd's and it's a double sided card stock. I think this company is actually out of business but I found this a our local dollar store. This paper is nice to use because there is a different print on both sides (the outside of the flowers are yellow and pink design inside). The base of the card is regular white card stock stamped with HA wood grain, glued it to another piece of white cardstock and took one side of the scissors to the edge to give a rough look,touched Worn lipstick on the edges of the card and also the flowers.

Thanks for looking, have a very happy stamping day!!

Sending Smiles!

I just adore this clear set from Hero Arts called Sending Smiles (CL444). So many great garden elements to choose from. Thought it would be fun to make the basket of flowers look like a purse :)

So glad it's the Weekend, now hopefully I will have a chance to look around Flickr and all the wonderful blogs out there to see what everyone has been up to!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great Weekend!! :)

Crayola Hydrangea

Good morning and happy Wednesday! Just a quick card made with Hero Arts Hydrangea k5376 and CL148. Both the flower and sentiment are stamped with Crayola markers and a light spray of water using a Tim Holtz mini mister. Also added some zig zag stitches with the sewing machine.
Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping :)

Wildflower Birthday Card using markers

A new card to share made with Hero Arts k5404 Wild Flowers, AR169 Butterflies and CM003 Happy Birthday.
The flowers are made by applying markers on the rubber stamp. (I just used crayola and Laurentien markers). Also 3 or 4 light sprays of water directly on the stamp using a Ranger mini mister. The butterflies & sentiment are stamped with Tim Holtz worn lipstick.
Have a great Sunday!