You make my whole face SMILE!

Hope you have all had a nice weekend. It was a beautiful one here in Ottawa loads of sun and reasonable temperature as well. I was busy working but my husband and son were able to take advantage of the weather and get a lot of sledding in. My little trooper took a tumble today on the hill and has a little road rash on his cheek but his daddy told him not to worry because, “chicks dig scars” lol.

New, New, NEW who doesn’t LOVE NEW stamping items!!! With the Occasions Mini and Sale a Bration in full swing this demo had loads of NEW items. So this week’s Friday Mashup Challenge was PERFECT for me to break into my new stash once more! I used the Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade 1/8” Organdy Ribbon (which I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE I might add) and a Sale a Bration stamp set Sprinkled Expressions, super cute J

If you would like to find out how you can get your hands on these two fabulous Sale a Bration items please feel free to contact me (stampinupwithhayleykew@gmail.com) and in the meantime take a peek at the Sale a Bration page on the Stampin’ UP! website - http://www.stampinup.com/ca/enc/20584.asp

My Challenge:

1. Make a project using the "Sketch".
2. Or Make a project using "Something NEW in your stash". (Stamps, ribbon, pretty paper...anything!)
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project "using the Sketch & something NEW in your stash".

My Card:

Tiny Tips:

How to tie the perfect bow – something this gal has to work at J Thank you KT Hom Designs!

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So Good To “Gnome” You!

From the moment I saw this little set in the Occasions Mini I knew I MUST have it. There is one person that I can think of in my family who will love the little Gnome cards they will be receiving over the next year hehehe J

I decided to break this set out of the box for this week’s Freshly Made challenge. We were given a great sketch and now that I had my stamp set picked all that was left was the colour theme. So off to Google I went (what did we do before Google). I wanted to keep with the “traditional” Gnome colours and I was able to find some great pictures for reference.

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My Card:

Tiny Tips:

Just a small tip this post one that you think I would have learned by now! When colouring with the basic black marker give your piece some time to dry before mounting it as the black ink for some reason takes a lot longer to dry than the others and it WILL smudge!

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Mojo Throwdown!

Almost made it to the end of the week stampers, it has been a one of ups and downs for me but I’m still standing J A good friend of mine has a little girl who will be celebrating her 6^th birthday next week and I wanted to make a fun card for her special day!

I decided to combine this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch with the colour combo Challenge at The Colour Throwdown. I have been itching to use my new scented embossing powders and thought this would be the perfect time to break them out. I was a little weary about purchasing them as I am quite sensitive to scents but I was pleasantly surprised that the finished product is very subtle and quite pleasant. Mmmmmmmmm vanilla!

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My Card:

Tiny Tips:

Want to add a little glitter to your card but don’t want the mess of using dust glitter, the perfect solution rhinestones!!! They are easy to use with self- adhesive backs and what little girl does not love a little bling!

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A Card for Baby

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a baby shower for a really good friend of mine. Not only am I lucky to have this wonderful women as a friend but I will be working with her and her husband next month when their baby arrives as their doula. I am so very blessed to have the 3 BEST jobs in the world. #1 being Ethan’s Mother, #2 being a Birth & Postpartum Doula and #3 being a Stampin’ Up demonstrator J

Wanted to make baby a very special shower card and so I decided to use the Pals Paper Arts sketch this week to get me started. The parent’s to be have gone with a woodland theme nursery and wonderful colour theme. I thought it would be neat to try to combine both into this card. I had to go into the vault and use a stamp set that has been retired but it was so perfect I just had to do it!

My Challenge:

My Card:

Tiny Tips:

The weekly challenges that I take part in give you loads of room to add your own creativity into each challenge. Normally I stick to the placement and dimensions of the sketch to a T but this time I used a little wiggle room as I wanted to make sure you could see at least one set of trees in the back ground.

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Valentine Love

Just a quick post before I head off to bed J

Valentine’s Day is approaching and so I have been making special cards for those loves in my life! This week I combined the Freshly Made Sketch with the Colour Throw Down Swatch and this is what I came up with.

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My Card:

Tiny Tips:

A fun way to add a little colour to your main card stock is to use the letterpress plates from Stampin’ UP! I chose the Heart Pressed and Lots of Love plates for this card and simply used my brayer to apply the real red ink to the plate before sliding it through my big shot. Now I had to be very careful and steady handed to get it on my first try as any shift in the cardstock will smudge your image.

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TGIF!

It has been a busy week for me so I have been looking forward to the weekend since about Tuesday morning J It will be a busy weekend but loads of fun things going on starting with my birthday card club class this evening.

This week at the Friday Mashup our Challenge was to explore the world of paper piercing and if we wish we could add the colour combo aspect as well. There are some fabulous “paper piercers” out there who are happy to share their ideas with us up and comers, which was a huge help this week. When I settled on the design I wished to go with I thought I would create an elegant look with this card.

My Challenge:

1. Make a project using "Paper Piercing".
2. Or Make a project using the colors "Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red & Early Espresso".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project with the "Color Combo & Paper Piercing".

My Card:

Tiny Tips:

When attempting to create an elegant vintage look I tend to use my cutter kit, in particular the distressing blade. Also adding the dark sponging around your focal point helps to make it pop!

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Pure Enchantment

Sunny +16 in San Antonio, Texas, USA and Sunny -22 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada... Hmmmm where would I rather be right now??? The answer at Stampin’ UP!’s Leadership conference so I am setting that goal for myself for next year – you heard it here! My up line is in the states taking in this conference and I CANNOT wait until she gets home to hear allllll about it J

Last week I was picked as a Friday Mashup Glamette so I REALLY wanted to bring it this week and come up with a fantastic card to see if I could wow the ladies once again. Our challenge this week was to make a thank you card using designer paper. Sale a bration starts on January 24^th and with my pre order I was lucky enough to get my hands on some of the fabulous products before their official launch. On this card I used the Everyday Enchantment Designer paper, ribbon and brads along with their colour theme.

My Challenge:

1. Make a "Thank You" themed Project.
2. Or Make a project "Using Designer/Patterned Paper".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Thank You project with Designer/Patterned Paper".

My Card:

Tiny Tips:

Diamond Fold Card – this is the first time I have made a diamond fold card and I have to say I will be making more. I often feel like the cards we make are truly a piece of art and what a nice way to display such a piece. The one tool I found critical in the making of this card was my scoring tool!!!

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