Sunday Stamps ~ International Bizaar!

HAPPY CANANA DAY, to all of my Canadian readers!!! What are you all up to today to celebrate? We are going to head off to some local festivities this morning with our little guy and his Great Grandmother who is visiting with us from Nova Scotia. And then this afternoon we are having a huge family BBQ! So happy we were able to get everyone together this weekend while GG was in town.

Here I am with my third card for Sunday Stamps. Having a great time creating alongside these lovely ladies. Last week I gave you the links to the design team but I did miss one fabulously talented paper crafter. Lisa Johansen, pop over and visit her http://www.snowymoosecreations.com!

Our Challenge:

My Card:

Featuring another FAB designer paper from the *NEW* catalogue, International Bizaar. I REALLY love the colours used and the pages are all so different and fun. I found that the leaf stamp from Betsy's Blossoms really went well with this particular page.

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Bug Me Birthday!

TGIF of a LONG weekend!!! And it is going to be a great one :) So many fun things planned... To name a few dinner this evening with some friends, tomorrow spending the morning/afternoon with my guys and then dinner/movie for a girls night (yep... Magic Mike... :D), and then Sunday CANADA Day fun with my family and a big family BBQ and then Monday we are going to RELAX! Hope you all have a great one no matter what you are all up to!

Here is my Freshly Made card.

My Challenge:

My Card:

I was so sad last year when they retired Bugs and Kisses it was one of my favourite sets, I LOVE bugs!!! So I was SOOOOOOOO happy when I saw this sweet little set in the new cattie. I love it for children cards :)

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Wishing You a Lifetime of Happiness

Good evening all! Well I did not think I had it in me to make a card this evening I was just so tired after our son went to bed I thought I was not far behind him. And then I just thought I would unpack my *NEW* order and try it out tomorrow and well this is what happened...

I have been working on wedding crafts for good friends of ours for a few months now starting with their "Save the Dates" and today I officially finished the last items, place cards & table numbers. I will be mailing off these goodies to them tomorrow morning. And while I was in a wedding mood I thought I would make their wedding card! 

I used the sketch from The Paper Players challenge (which I REALLY loved this week!). The colour theme comes from a new designer paper Comfort Cafe.

My Challenge:

My Card:

When I saw this stamp set I was beyond excited! Being from the east coast now living in Ontario I am often homesick for home and the ocean and so this set just makes me happy :)

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I Stamped on a Tuesday!

Tuesday, moving right along :) Having a great day and hope you all are too!

Just a SUPER quick post before my son wakes up! Here is my Try Stampin' on a Tuesday and Dynamic Duo Card.

My Challenges:

My Card:

So the focal point of this card turned out quite well but holy moly what a load of work it is :) I used the Large Paper Doily Sizzlits die from Stampin' UP! After my first run through the big shot was unsuccessful in terms of cutting out all the finer details, my friend Monica suggested I try to add a shim and it worked much better the second time around! Again this will be a tool I only use for extra special cards...

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Too Cute for Words!

Hello Everyone! Happy Monday to you all. As I mentioned in this morning's post I started off my week on a very high note attending a fabulous birth early this morning! I am rested up now and was ready to craft this afternoon.

Last week I combined the Merry Monday project with the Friday Mashup challenge and oppps I did it again :) I booked our flights home for Christmas yesterday and so Christmas and Christmas parties have been on my mind. I always like to make a little something for our family & friends and thought this would be the PERFECT way to present their sweet little treats!!!

My Challenges:

1.    Make a project using the "Party Time" theme.

2.    Or Make a project using the "Box in a Bag" tutorial.

3.    Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Box in a Bag with a Party Time theme."

My Projects:

I have recently joined Pinterest. Though I resisted for a LONG time there are so many fabulous ideas out there that I just had to get my hands on! This sweet little punch angel was one of them. I switched up the wing design though. They used the old butterfly punch and I thought this flower punch would look sweet, what do you think? :)

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Try Something New!

Just a quick post today! I attended a fabulous birth early this morning and I am still needing to catch up on some sleep so not in the best frame of mind to write but didn't want to miss the deadline :)

The sketch comes from Try Stampin' on a Tuesday and the colours (though I did miss this deadline) come from last week's ColourQ challenge.

My Challenge:

My Card:

I find myself making the same sorts of cards over again and every now and again I like to step outside my comfort zone and try something new - I feel like this card is something new for me :)

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Twisted Easel :)

2nd post of the day! Feels good to be back in the saddle. I am still sooooo excited to be a part of the Sunday Stamps team! Wanted to take the time to provide you with the links for the other lovely design team members blogs so you can check them out - a fabulously talented lot!

Tara (Murphy) Bourgoin - http://cantstamptherain.blogspot.ca

Monica Hornof - http://stampsnjewels.blogspot.ca
Joan Jeffery - http://j-jcreations.blogspot.ca
And last but not least the blog creator Holly Endress http://www.hollybeary.com

Our Challenge:

My Card:

My Recipe:

Stamp Set Used

ü  Inspired by Nature

ü  The Language of Friendship

Card Stock Used

ü  Basic Black Cardstock - 10 1/2" x 5 1/4" & 5 1/4" x 5 1/4"

ü  Daffodil Delight Cardstock - 5" x 5"

ü  Daffodil Delight DSP - 5" x 5"

ü  Old Olive Cardstock - 4 3/4" x 4 3/4"

ü  Whisper White Cardstock - 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"

ü  Scraps of all of Basic Black, Daffodil Delight & Old Olive Cardstock

Inks Used

ü  Old Olive

ü  Basic Black

Tools Used

ü  Boho Blossom Punch, Little Leaf Die, Beautiful Wings Die & Scallop Oval Punch

Embellishments

ü  Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, Basic Rhinestones & Mini Black Brads

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