Bright and Cheery

Lots of cards today! I joined a card swap (not due til October, but I like to keep on top of things!) to help with my stash.. and believe me, it is helping lol. Just trying to think of a good layout has produced about 8 different cards! Anyway, I think this little tulip from Paisley is pretty cute, and nice and simple for this card. Surprise! I used ribbon, and all plain cardstock! I like this colour combo.. very bright!

Here I used a Bella stamp and coloured it in with regular coloured pencils, blended with a babywipe! No gamsol, goo gone or baby oil in this house - I was just messing around with this last night while watching a movie, but I think this Bella looks pretty cute for my first try! Trying to stay away from the Copics... ugggh.. its so hard. Everyones creations with them look sooo nice... Maybe I will cave and buy a few (or more...) as a birthday present to myself...

Please ignore my ugly airhockey table... I need to set up a nice little nook to take my pictures instead of this or the old dining room table.

Just a few ingredients...

Why why why must I be so busy when all I want to do is craft??? Here are four cards I made today, very easy and simple, I used one piece of patterned cardstock (Fancy Pants Designs) and cut it into 9 4x4 pieces, so I can use it for 9 cards! I'm trying hard to get rid of all those little scraps. I also used ribbon, which is very rare for me, but I'm going to try and incorporate it into my crafting more since I have a ton of it, and it looks great! Now I just need to practice making bows and such.. ugh.
Oh! I also used two darling sentiment stamps I bought on Friday at my LSS's annual summer sale! Stamping Bellas - I now have an addiction and have ordered a massive amount of stamps online... :s

Another couple of cards I made... trying to use up this adorable Strawberry Limeade paper.. forget who it's from.. K&Co? Used my new Paisley cart for the adorable strawberry and lime!!!

And finally, another Paisley card. Isn't this zebra too cute?

Crate Paper Cards = ♥

Ok.. one last post before I am off to work! I really enjoyed making these cards for my good friend Sharla. They turned out very nicely. I used (obviously, what else do I use?) a Crate Paper paper and die cut set (love the butterfly!), kraft paper cards, and some cuts from the Mother's Day cart. I love the frames on this cart, as well as the tags! soo cute.

Some Sweet Cards

I just love these cards!

This one is sooo super cute. I used cuts from the Wild Card cart, which had previously been overlooked by me, as they're not the main images. SO CUTE! I need to make another of these, just love it!

Another cute one! This cupcake is from the From My Kitchen cart... so adorable! I used a Studio G stamp for the sentiment. Need to get me some more cute stamps!!! There is a sale on at my local scrap store this weekend... I don`t know if I will be able to control myself!

Easel cards are my new favourite, thanks to the use of my ScorPal (thank you Sharla!!!). This one was made for a cousins birthday. I used bic markers to colour the image. You can`t see it very well here, but there is some shading detail. I can`t afford copics, so the Bics are working out pretty well so far!

LOVE this one!!! I am going to make a few more next time I am crafting, just to have on hand. Again, used my Bic markers and some Studio G stamps.

Cute Owl Storage Box

I absolutely LOVE ModgePodge! I covered a wooden pencil box from Dollarama with Crate Paper (my fav. line!), cutouts from Doodlecharms, Happily Ever After and Fabulous Finds. LOVE this project so much - I keep this on my dresser and store my earrings in it. I've made a few since, they make really nice personalized gifts, and they are soo cheap and easy to make! Just some measuring and drying time.

Sweet Sugar

I have a ridiculous amount of pictures on my computer that I'd like to share.. but since there are so many, and from several years time span, I'll just put up some of my favourites to catch up a bit!
Here is a simple, yet GORGEOUS card (if I do say so myself!) that I made for my friends Stephanie and Britton's wedding. I have pictures of her shower card somewhere.. its a beaut as well, I'll have to find it! Anyway, love the paper, and massive use of stickles on this cut from Love Struck!

Here's a card I made for another friends bridal shower, very similar to the one I made for Steph, although Stephs was a bit more jazzy and va-voom. I used the Wedding solution cart to cut the parasol and flowers. Love it!

Ugh bedtime or I will collapse! Shall post more tomorrow!

First Bite

I always take pictures of most of my craft projects, but frequently end up losing them! Blogging should be a good way to share my creativity and keep track of my growth as a crafter! Hopefully I can keep it up...