Congrats to Rita!

Mama left this morning to head back to Nova Scotia. Poor Ethan was quite upset when he woke up and Gran was gone. This is the first time he got it and was really sad. Thankfully it is just another 47 days before we head home for our LONG summer vacation... But who's counting, right? :)

This was a really fun card to work on. One of the lovely designers over at Freshly Made is taking leave now for a while to have her baby and so there was a blog hop this week in her honour! So for this card I used the sketch from FM and the colour combo from Dynamic Duos!

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Nothing sweeter than tiny little baby feet! Got to see our little one's feet on an ultrasound yesterday which made me think even more how nice it will be when he or she is in our arms this fall <3

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For the Newlyweds!

My mama heads back East tomorrow and before she leaves I wanted to make her a few cards for upcoming events she has this summer/fall. One such event are two weddings. So here is one of the cards I made for her!

I used the sketch from Retrosketches and the colour theme from Paper Lovin' Gals. Sad the ladies at PLG will be taking a break for the summer, but you know it sort of works out for me being that I will be in Nova Scotia for 7 weeks this summer without all of my goodies to craft!

Just a quick post today as I am going to dash up now and hopefully get a small nap in before our son wakes up :)

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This is one of the new sets I received from SU and I really like it!!! I can see myself doing many fabulous projects with it...

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20 Weeks and Counting!!!

Having such a nice visit with my mom! Sad that she only has a few days left but we are going to make them most of them :) We stopped at DQ for an ice cream and then went for a walk on a new trail with Ethan this afternoon. It was a really nice day and thankfully not TOO hot.

Here is my Paper Players card for the week. Last week we had a family photo shoot done with my lovely sister in law (you can check her out over at http://www.melissakewphotography.com). We were SOOOOOOO happy with the pictures it was so hard to chose which ones we really wanted to have edited!!! I made this card as a wee thank you for her time and talents.

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I know this dsp has retired but I just LOVE the colours and had to use it at least one more time. When I saw the sketch this week I thought the large stamp would be the perfect focal point and the colour theme of this dsp is just beautiful!

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It's a BOY or GIRL? :)

So I have been trying to come up with a simple card design for baby announcements when our baby is born this fall. I wanted them to be homemade but didn't want them to be complicated as I will have quite a few to make and who knows if this baby will like sleep or not? :)

We do not know if we are having a boy or a girl but this week's Friday Mashup challenge was to create a masculine card with this sketch and so here it is! I used the colours from The Play Date Cafe challenge which fit perfectly!!!

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The only thing I think I may do differently on our baby announcements is to add a piece of 1/8" taffeta ribbon to the left panel of this card with a cheater bow to the left hand side :)

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Doesn't Get Any Fresher Than This!

Happy Friday All, I am full of joy today! I attended the most wonderful birth this morning. SOOOOOOOOOO blessed to have the jobs I do: mommy, doula and demo hehehe. I made it home by 3am and then was able to sleep in this morning as my mama is visiting and took our son out on a nature hike so I could sleep in quiet.

Here is my Freshly Made & The Colour Throwdown challenge for the week. I LOVED this sketch. I am so into clean, simple sketches lately and these ladies never disappoint!!! We were supposed to use: Marvelous Magenta, Garden Green, Summer Sun and Pumpkin pie for the challenge. Marvelous Magenta and Summer Sun are retired colours so I thought this would be a super time to introduce another *NEW* in colour Primrose Petals and I swopped out Summer Sun for Daffodil Delight!

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I am SOOOOOOOOOOO happy this set made it to the new cattie. I had purchased it at the end of last month and actually just mounted it this afternoon. It goes so perfectly with the scented embossing powder which I have yet to try also. So many goodie in my craft room just waiting their turn in line hehehe

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Merry Little Penguins

We are having a great visit with mom!!! So nice to have her here with us :) Ethan has pretty much been attached to her at the hip since she arrived, which has been nice for this mama having a wee break :) I love my little man don't get me wrong, but you mama's out there know what I mean!

Here is my Merry Monday challenge, have I said before how much I LOVE this challenge :) I am telling there is just something so fun about making 1 Christmas card a week that rather than 100 all at once hehehe

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I used the "masking" technique for the very first time with this card and was really impressed at how easy it was! I stamped the penguins first and then stamped them again on a posted note and cut them out, laid them over my stamped penguins and then stamped the trees over the posted note penguins and here you go! I chose to just spot colour the image with the two main colours in the dsp.

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Emerging ColourQ

So great to have my mom visiting!!! Ethan was a pretty surprised little boy this morning when he woke up to breakfast with Gran :) It is really hard for us to be away from our families but having visits and vacations home are so much fun!!!

Here is my ColourQ and Mojo Monday card! I tested out a new technique also :)

Emerging Color

Tutorial by Beate Johns (http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/emerging_color)

Supplies:

·   Dye ink (lighter and darker colored)

·   Versamark™

·   Solid stamps

·   Brayer or Sponges

·   Clear embossing powder

·   Heat tool

·   Paper towel

Instructions:

ü  Stamp smaller solid stamps in lighter colors all over cardstock and let dry.

ü  Ink main image with Versamark™ and stamp over smaller images.

ü  Pour clear embossing powder over Versamarked image and tap off excess powder.  

ü  Use heat tool to melt the embossing powder. Let cool.

ü  Ink your brayer or sponge with a darker dye ink and apply ink to entire cardstock piece.

ü  Continue to brayer or sponge, adding more color to cardstock until satisfied. Let dry.

ü  Take a paper towel and wipe ink off of embossed

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I am a HUGE fan of this stamp set!!! Cannot wait to get my hand on a "few" more from the new cattie...

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Polka Dots a Plenty!

Wow middle of the week already! And do you know what is SUPER SPECIAL about today??? My mom arrives this evening to visit with us for a week EEEEE!!! Ethan is going to be sooooo excited tomorrow morning when he wakes up to Gran {heart}!

You know I think this might be one of my favourite cards I have made lately! I was really tempted to do something Bumble Bee with this card but then realized I do not have a "Bee" stamp lol Will have to find one :) The colour challenge at Dymanic Duos this week was Basic Black and Daffodil Delight. The sketch came from Try Stampin' on a Tuesday and I added the clean, polka dot (LOVE polka dots as you can see 3 different types!!!) challenge at The Paper Players!

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So happy this punch made it to the new catalogue as I was really not ready to part with it just yet!

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Raspberry Ripple Time!!!

Two posts in one day? That is what happens when you have a rainy day and a super nappin' little man!

I was a little stumped with this week's Paper Lovin' Gals challenge but I wanted to give it a shot. I was inspired by the colours and love the tree image too and who doesn't love heat embossing so I put them all together and voila!

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Too this opportunity to introduce another *NEW* in colour Raspberry Ripple!!!

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Introducing... Summer Starfruit!!!

Back to life, back to reality... Meaning hubby is back to work! We had a fabulous weekend with loads of fun in the sun so today's gloomy weather is fine by me. Ethan and I have been crafting all morning and this is what we came up with!

The sketch comes from Retrosketches and the colour theme comes from The Play Date Cafe. This was a PERFECT time to break out some of my *NEW* items!!! I used my Betsy's Blossoms stamp set, my Patio Party dsp, my 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Whisper White ribbon and one of the 2012-2014 IN COLOURS - Summer Starfruit!

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This is the perfect opportunity to show you an example of the two styles of stamp pads in action!!! The basic black was the old style and the Summer Starfruit was the NEW style. Now granted I did have to do a little colouring touch up because this was my VERY FIRST time using the new style of pad but you can plainly see the quality of ink coverage from both pad types!!!

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Life is a Matter of Moments...

Happy Monday All!!! These are the kinds of Mondays that this gal likes, Holiday Monday, the one where my hubby gets to stay home with us.

We have had a fabulous and busy weekend so I have not been in my craft room much. The weather has been sooooooooooooooo nice we have spent a lot of time outside!!! For this blog entry I combined 3 challenges: The sketch came from Pals Paper Arts, the colour theme came from The Colour Throwdown and the Decorative Border/Ribbon came from The Friday Mashup Challenge.

I have been wanting to get this stamp set for some time now. My friend Brenda has made some FABULOUS cards with it so I was inspired. I love the images but the sentiment is quite nice too, "Life is [but] a matter of moments"! This was my first time using the edgelits I like them quite a lot but believe I will need a little practise with them!!!

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1. Make a project " with a Decorative Edge! "
2. Or Make a project with " Ribbon and or a Bow. "
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project " with a Decorative Edge & Ribbon ".

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So sorry to see that you are leaving The Friday Mashup Kasey. Wishing you the very best and super happy I also play along with another Challenge you are a part of so I will still get your helpful comments from down under :)

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Be of Good Cheer, anytime of year!

Hope you are all having a wonderful long weekend!!! Well those of us who live in Canada are celebrating Victoria Day weekend, but to be honest I am not sure if other countries celebrate this weekend as well, my world knowledge is shockingly minimal hehehe My mother in law is in town helping out my brother and sister in law as they just had their second baby not that long ago and so we had a visit with her today. We spent the day at the beach and it was wonderful! I actually got a wee bit too much fun - OUCH! Was paying too much attention to making sure our son didn't get a burn and not enough on myself it appears.

I was OVERYJOYED when my Stampin' UP! 2012-2013 Catalogue preorder arrived on Thursday afternoon but I have been so busy with prior crafting commitments I didn't have a chance to use it until now! Here is my entry for Merry Monday. I used the *NEW* Gumball green card stock and ink and the Be of Good Cheer dsp! I am sooooooooooooooooooooo beyond in love with these new products I just cannot wait to add to my collection in June 1st when the cattie goes live!!!

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I decided to just spot colour the Gumball Green leaves and Cherry Cobbler berries and leave the bird and twig blank. I find that this is sometimes a nice way to just highlight the colour of the card.  

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Playing with Buttons!

Afternoon all, just a short post here. Took a quick break from the crafty creations I am making for my niece's party this weekend to post my Paper Players and Freshly Made Card!

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I LOVE this set and I CANNOT wait to use it with the *NEW* 2012-2014 IN COLOURS which will be arriving on my doorstep TOMORROW!

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