L'il Dee's Crafting with a Kitten

A Card CASE

2012-01-28T22:50:00.000-08:00

I found time to get in my craft room last night but I was hit with a bad case of creator's block. I just couldn't think of a thing to make. Whenever that happens I go through websites I like and find a card to CASE. I usually put them in an inspiration file and then use them when I hit a block. I didn't have a lot of time to work last night so I found a quick and easy birthday card to make. I found the original card on splitcoaststampers but hers is way neater than mine.

The reason I did this one was because I had the embossing folder and lots of black and white paper LOL. Mine is a few layers and I don't really use many flowers on my cards (I really should because I have a whole drawer full of them). I embossed the white paper and inked over it with a black versa magic ink pad (which is why it is kind of messy) so I decided to ink edges of every thing and go for the distressed look. It also factored into my patterned paper decision, a distressed look black and white paper by My Mind's Eye. Instead of the flower I used some black rhinestones by kaiser craft to add a little more embellishment.

OK well that's it for me tonight, I have to work tomorrow and teach a class on Monday so I hope to be back with a new post on Tuesday. Until then have a great week everyone.
Dee

Be Mine!

2012-01-27T21:23:00.000-08:00

I really don't have a lot of Valentine's stamps I just can't seem to find sets I really like. I did borrow a few stamps from a friend and thought this image was cute for Valentine's day. The main image on this card is called "The Little Things" and it is from Lili of the Valley stamps.

I love easel cards and I have been wanting to try this style one for awhile. Most of the ones I make are 4"x4" when folded up, this one is 4" x 5 1/2". I think I might use this style for a card in my next class. Anyway on to the important bits of info. I stamped the image with memento black ink and coloured it with copic markers. The colouring isn't the greatest I was kind of tired when I did this. The copics I used for this card are as follows B60, 63, 66, 91, 93, 95 - E000, 00, 21, 25, 27 - RV21, 23, 25 - R20 - G40, 82 - N0, 1, 3. 5.

I embossed the green card stock using the d'vine swirl embossing folder by cuttlebug. I cut the hearts out on the cricut machine and stamped the swirls and greetings with memento pear tart ink. I edged the pieces using versa magic pink petunia and aloe vera inks. The greeting stamps are by autumn leaves and crafty secrets and the patterned paper is from the basic grey sultry line. I highlighted the flowers and bow in with a stardust glitter pen and the rhinestones are from kaiser craft.

I think I'll go and see if I can get another card made tonight. Have a great weekend everyone!!

Dee

Thank You Fairy Much!

2012-01-22T10:59:00.000-08:00

Here is the other project I was trying to post last night. The picture was taken with my iPad and it seems to pick up the glitter and shine from things like stardust pens and glossy accents more than my regular camera does.

I do actually have a stamp that says "thank you fairy much" but the style of it didn't suit this card. The thank you stamp on this card is from the flourishes "tag line" stamp set, I use the greetings from this set a lot. The image and patterned paper are from the Graphic 45 "once upon a springtime collection". I got the stamps for Christmas (thanks Kaz) the stamps are by Hampton Arts (there are 3 sets for the graphic 45 springtime collection) this stamp is from set 3. I stamped the image on Gina K 120lb white cardstock and coloured it with copics (E0000, 000, 00, 42, 43, 44 - BG0000, 70, 72, 75 - G0000, 40 - RV23, N0, 3) I used stardust pen over her wings and on the flowers. The image and mats were cut out using spellbinders large and small labels and the rhinestones are from Kaiser craft (blue grey). I edged the image and small piece of patterned paper with versa magic oasis green.

Well I have to go to work now but maybe I'll get a chance to do so more crafting tonight. Until next time have a great rest of the week end and happy crafting!

Dee

Thank You

2012-01-22T10:27:00.000-08:00

I know this post is a little late. I was so busy last week that I didn't have a chance to get in my craft room until yesterday. I did manage to get my 2 projects finished but I didn't get them posted. I got the new app for my iPad and spent over an hour trying to learn how to use it and post from it. I finally gave up about midnight. I'll have to try again when I'm not so tired.

Today I have my regular computer available to me and I can get these projects posted. To be different I decided to make some Thank You cards and here is the first one. I'm not totally happy with it but oh well.

The image and border on this card is from the pixie glen pyske cuts paper by Prima Marketing. I stamped the greeting on the card stock with vintage photo distress ink and then embossed it with the stylized flowers folder from cuttlebug. I edged that piece with versa magic sage ink It is hard to see the image part clearly because of the light hitting the glossy accents I put on it. The middle is a clock that I added some stardust pen to as well and some rhinestones. The ones on the clock I coloured with copic marker BG72 and for the ones on the background piece I used YG91.

I'll be back in a little bit with the other card I made yesterday. Thanks for stopping by.
Dee

Love Letter

2012-01-14T21:34:00.000-08:00

I didn't have much time in the craft room tonight, but here is a quick and simple Valentine or Love card. I am trying to use up the last bits of this Melissa Frances paper. So I decided to make another card using it and the "French Mail" stamp set by Crafty Secrets. I stamped everything with walnut stain distress ink and distressed all the edges and inked them with the same ink. I coloured the image with copic markers E000, R20 & E21 and the rhinestones are from kaiser craft.

That's it for tonight, just a quick post because I'm sharing my computer with my husband right now and I'm going to let him get some work done. Have a great weekend everyone!

Dee

Love

2012-01-13T23:58:00.000-08:00

Well, if you have been following my blog you know I am trying to use up some of my patterned paper. I have have way too much 12" x 12" paper. So as a challenge to myself I decided back in November that I have to update my blog twice a week with 1 new project for each post, that uses some patterned paper. Well I have managed to do that since then and am going to keep doing so...hopefully until the end of February. March is a crazy month for me and I might not be able to post as much then. Anyhow I have managed to cut way back on buying 12"x12" patterned paper but, I have a new "love" and it is the 6"x6" patterned paper pads. I love that you get the whole line in the pack and that the pattern is condensed to a smaller size perfect for cards also they don't take up as much room. Since I am making mostly cards and not scrap booking as much these days I figured this would be a great solution.

So for this Valentine's card I used paper from the bittersweet 6x6paper pad by basic grey. I used 3 different patterned papers for this card. The love and xoxo stamp are from the Autumn Leaves 'love with a flourish' stamp set. The flourish stamp around the card is from the basic grey 'flourish corners' and stamped with memento rich cocoa ink. I distressed the edges of the paper and inked it with walnut stain distress ink. The circle was cut out on the cricut and popped up on 3d dots. The rhinestones are from kaiser craft.

Well I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week end!!!

Dee

Finally Finished...

2012-01-07T22:04:00.000-08:00

...well sort of. I'm not totally sure of the decorations on the front cover. I started this flip and fold book over 6 months ago and decided to finish it tonight. Once I decide what pictures I am going to put in the book I will add a title block to the front. When I do that it may mean moving or removing the flowers I put on the cover. I've tried making these flowers before without much success but after a quick refresher lesson from Shelley at Scrap Arts yesterday I tried again. These ones turned out OK but not fabulous. Well anyway here is the finished project ... for now. When I add pictures and redo the cover I will post a couple of update pictures.

front cover

inside of book when open and laying almost flat

I have updated my class schedule page with a list of dates & times of my January & February classes. Have a great weekend everyone!

Dee

More Love & Romance Cards

2012-01-07T00:07:00.000-08:00

I finally finished all the cards for my Love & Romance class. I will put the schedule for January and February up tomorrow. The last 2 cards don't use any patterned papers but lots of stamps.

For the side pop up card I used a La Blanche stamp for the centre rose image, xoxo stamp is from autumn leaves love with a flourish stamp set and basic grey flourish edges stamps. I also used the basic grey & autumn leaves stamp sets for the I Love You card. I embossed the piece after it was stamped with the d'vine swirl cuttlebug embossing folder. I cut out all the shaped pieces on the cricut machine using the storybook cartridge.

I will post a group picture of the class cards on the class schedule page. I still needed to make another card for my challenge, so I decided to make another variation of Je t'aime card. I still had all the supplies out so it was easy to do. I used bitter chocolate & french vanilla card stock and Melissa Frances patterned paper. The stamps are by crafty secrets and I used walnut stain and pumice stone distress ink. The image piece is popped up with 3d dots.

Well that's all for tonight, I'll be back tomorrow with another card. Have a great weekend and until next time Happy Crafting everyone!

Dee

Happy New Year!!!

2011-12-31T14:15:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year's eve! I can't believe another year is almost done. I guess I better think up my new year's resolutions, maybe one should be to stop procrastinating LOL! Well at least I've been able to keep up with my challenge for the past 2 months (2 posts per week, with a new project each time that uses patterned paper). I now have 3 cards made for my new class and just need to make one more. I might even get a chance to work on that this afternoon.

Here is the second card for my new class. The stamps are from Crafty Secrets and the patterned paper is by Melissa Frances. I stamped the images with walnut stain and pumice stone distress inks. I used spellbinders large and small labels for the die cut shapes. I edges the pieces with versa magic jumbo java and pixie dust and the rhinestones are from kaiser craft.

We didn't get any snow for Christmas but it has been a little bit chilly. I think Kit is using my Ottlite for a sun lamp LOL. She certainly likes to spread out on my stuff and soak up the heat from the light. She looks so very relaxed :)

That's it for today, I think I'll try and spend and hour or so in my craft room and then get ready for a nice family get together tonight. Have a very Happy New Year everyone!!!

Dee

New Class for January!!!

2011-12-30T19:31:00.000-08:00

I've added a new class to the schedule for January, I'm also bringing back of couple of classes that some new customers have requested. I will post the new January schedule in a couple of days (just as soon as I get a copy LOL).

Here is the first card from my new class. These cards will be good for Valentine's Day, anniversary or just because you love someone. There will be four cards in this class. The stamps for this card are from Crafty Secrets and Basic Grey. I used fired brick distress ink and red magic versa magic ink. I coloured the rhinestones with R89. I also used the Venus embossing folder from craft concepts for the red card stock and the patterned paper is best creations Sweet Love. It is from a few years ago.

Well I'll be back tomorrow with my second post of the week. Have a great night everyone and thanks for visiting my blog.

Dee

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!

2011-12-24T22:59:00.000-08:00

I almost forgot to post this tonight and I would have totally messed up my challenge if I did. Here is my final Christmas project for this year. It is another gift tag I made this week. It is nothing fancy but I did use up a fair bit of patterned paper.

The paper is from the Bo Bunny "Midnight Frost" line. I edged the dark blue papers with brilliance starlite silver ink and for the light blue papers I used versa magic night sky ink. I stamped the snowflakes on the middle piece with broken china and chipped sapphire distress ink. I cut the shapes out with spellbinders petite scalloped circles and labels one. I also highlighted some of the snowflakes with a sakura clear stardust pen.

Well that's it for tonight I still have a present I need to finish making and some wrapping to do. I guess I better get to work LOL. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!!!

Dee

Happy Winter Solstice!!!

2011-12-22T01:24:00.000-08:00

I'm a little late posting this tonight but I got busy wrapping presents, finally!!! I'm almost done my shopping and I have most of my presents wrapped my tree and decorations are up. This is good because 2 days ago I only had about half my shopping done, no tree or decorations up and nothing wrapped. I was starting to panic, but I ended up getting a day off work and managed to get a great deal accomplished. I even got a chance to get in my craft room and get a couple of tags made.

For the this one I used Spellbinders Labels Two to cut out the shapes. The paper is from the Bo Bunny "Midnight Frost" line. I edged the dark blue papers with brilliance starlite silver ink and for the light blue papers I used versa magic night sky ink. I created the snowflake border on the middle piece using distress ink tumbled glass and broken china and 2 different stamps. I cut out the stars on the cricut using George cartridge and popped 1 up with 3d dots. I also used a sakura clear stardust pen to highlight the snowflakes I stamped.

Well it's late and I have to work tomorrow so I'm going to try and get some sleep. I hope everyone had a great winter solstice!!! Until next time, have a great day and happy crafting.

Dee

Winter Wonderland

2011-12-17T19:41:00.000-08:00

I didn't get a chance to use the paper I wanted to last night. Another idea popped into my head and I decided to try it. This is the card I came up with.

I was digging through all my Christmas patterned paper and found this random sheet of snowflake paper (it reminds me of a frosty winter day). I'm not even sure what company it is from because the strip at the bottom was cut off. I edged the pieces and stamped the greeting with versa magic Niagara Mist ink and popped the greeting piece up with 3d dots. I used a Martha Stewart lace edge punch for the decorative edge. The rhinestones are by Kaiser Craft and the greeting stamp is from Michael's.

Kit has been keeping me good company while I craft but as you can see she likes to sleep on my paper trimmer. It kind of makes it a little difficult to use LOL. I think she likes to soak up the heat from my lamp.

Well I think I better go wrap some presents and perhaps put up some decorations. I am so not ready for Christmas this year. Have a great night everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Dee

New Christmas Paper!!!

2011-12-16T23:55:00.000-08:00

I just knew I wouldn't be able to get to Christmas without buying more patterned paper LOL. I found a couple of great 6x6 paper pads I just had to have. I've already started using them so I'm quite happy about that. I'm going to try and use some paper from the My Mind's Eye pad for tomorrow's card.

For this card I used more paper from the Fancy Pants "Saint Nick" line. The poinsettia stamp is from Stampin' Up set Bells & Boughs and the Merry Christmas stamp is from the set I bought at Michael's (I lost the package and don't know the name of the set, sorry!). I cut the tag shape out on the cricut and stamped the greeting with aged mahogany distress ink. I stamped the poinsettia with black memento ink and then used an aqua brush and distress inks (aged mahogany, shabby shutters & peeled paint) to paint the image. I coloured the pearls with copic marker R89. I edged the patterned paper and greeting with versa magic red brick ink.

OK, well I'm off to finish some more Christmas Cards as I am quickly running out of time. I'll be back tomorrow night with another card! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.

Dee

Ho Ho Ho....

2011-12-10T23:40:00.001-08:00

...this is cutting it close!!! Here is my second project for the week. The image stamps are from a Michael's stamp set I bought about a month ago. I can't find the package and so I'm sorry but I don't know the name of the set. I used the Santa image a swirl stamp and a snowflake stamp. I used rusty hinge & antique linen distress inks. I cut it and mat out with spellbinders large and small labels. The paper is from last year's basic grey Jovial line. I used copic marker E0000 on Santa's face and the rhinestones are from kaiser craft. I popped the image up on 3d dots.

Well that's it for tonight and I have a class to teach tomorrow and Monday. Have a great rest of the weekend everyone.

Dee

Merry Christmas Snowman!

2011-12-10T01:06:00.001-08:00

I'm am so far behind with my Christmas shopping and shipping!!! I finally finished my shopping for my family back east and will be sending it tomorrow. I still needed to make one more card for my parents. Here is the last card I needed to make and send.

The paper is from the Fancy Pants "Saint Nick" line. The snowman was cut out using the cricut doodlecharms cartridge and covered with white fun flock. I used micro beads for his buttons. The greeting stamp is from Bombshell and stamped with vintage mahogany. I popped the snowman up with 3d foam dots and added some rhinestones by kaiser crafts.

Well that's it for tonight, I have to work in the morning. I will be back with my second post before long LOL!
Have a great weekend everyone.

Dee

Phew...That was close!!!

2011-12-03T23:25:00.001-08:00

I skipped Christmas shopping tonight so I could get this card made and posted. I'm fighting off a cold and really didn't feel much like shopping tonight, especially after working all day. I also had to wait for my husband to be done on the computer in order to post this.

I really wanted to try another card with some different colours for Christmas. I love the Colourful Christmas line from My Mind's Eye. I'm not sure what year this is from but it's a couple of years old I think. The image stamp is a wood mounted stamp by inkadinkado and the greeting stamp is from Stampin' Up. I stamped the image and cut it out with spellbinders small labels and the mat for it using large labels. I coloured the image with copic markers (YG25, YR07, E25, BG10 & N1). I used tangelo Memento ink for the greeting and I edged the image and greeting with versa magic tea leaves. I coloured the rhinestones with YG25 & YR07.

That's it for tonight, I hope to be back with another card before Friday LOL. Have a great day everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Dee

Jolly Christmas

2011-12-02T23:37:00.001-08:00

What a week this has been, busy, busy, busy. So far this week I've only finished one card for my challenge. I'm going to have to make another when I get home tomorrow night. Yikes!!! I hope I have time.

This is another card made with a patterned paper image and altered a bit by me. I distressed the edges and inked them with versa magic tea leaves. I enhanced a lot of the image with various techniques gold foil, stardust pen, clear glaze pen & ice stickles. I stamped the green card stock with a poinsettia pattern that doesn't show up in the picture.

I guess that's it for tonight...it is quite late and I have to work in the morning. I really hope to have another card to post tomorrow. Have a great weekend everyone and until next time, happy crafting.

Joyeux Noel!

2011-11-26T22:31:00.001-08:00

I did manage to get in my studio last night and get another card made. I bought this "Eiffel Noel" stamp by stampendous a couple of weeks ago. I really like this stamp and was looking forward to using it with some vintage style papers.

I stamped the image on a cosmo cricket patterned paper from a couple of years ago. I wanted to add a little bit of colour so I used copic markers R20 & YG93 on the poinsettias and used a glaze pen on the berries. I used another poinsettia stamp and some pumice stone distress ink to add a little detail to the edges. I used another piece of cosmo cricket paper for the background and edged both pieces with vintage photo distress ink. The rhinestones are from kaiser craft.

OK I managed to get my second post up before the end of the day Saturday so all is well LOL. I'll be back with another post in a few days! Thanks for stopping by and until next time, happy crafting everyone!!!

Dee

More Holiday Cheer!

2011-11-25T19:56:00.001-08:00

Wow! Where has this week gone? It's already Friday and I haven't had a chance to do any crafting this week. Fortunately I made this card last week end and have it ready to post.

While I had this stamp and die set out last week I cut out a bunch of reindeer and trees. I used up scraps of Kaiser, Basic Grey and Cosmo Cricket papers for the tree's and reindeer sweaters. I couldn't resist making another one of these snow scene cards. I coloured the reindeer in with copic E25 and paper pieced the sweater. I stamped the greeting with Tim Holtz distress ink broken china. The background paper is from Basic Grey. I popped the reindeer up with 3d dots and edged the trees with cloud white versa magic ink.

Well I guess I better get in my craft room now if I am going to be able to have another project ready to post for tomorrow. Have a great night everyone!
Dee

Season's Greetings!

2011-11-19T20:26:00.001-08:00

So a couple of years ago I bought a Christmas card kit and never made the cards LOL!!! I was cleaning and digging through all my Christmas card stuff the other day and found it! The circles came pre-stamped and ready to go, the only problem is that the design of the cards were 4" x 4". Fortunately I had a couple of extra sheets of the patterned paper so I could make them 4" x 5 1/2". In the kit they had just layered the patterned paper on white card stock. I decided to add a layer of burgundy card stock and make the base a soft green. In the picture the green I used to colour the stripes on the his scarf and hat looks quite dark but it actually matches up to the paper nicely. I used copics to colour him in (N1, N3, BG70, BG0000, YG93 & YR00) and I used a clear stardust pen on the snowflakes. I believe the stamps for this card are from Inkadinkado and the patterned paper is from the Kaiser "winter wonderland" line. I edged the everything with aged mahogany distress ink.

So my little challenge to myself is going well. Three weeks - 6 posts & 6 new projects. I hope to be able to keep this up for the next couple of months. I'm off to prep for a class I'm teaching on Monday. Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone. I'll have another project ready to post in a couple of days, until then happy crafting everyone!!!!

Dee

A Merry Christmas to All!

2011-11-18T23:34:00.001-08:00

Here is another quick & easy Christmas card. I love enhancing these pictures with all kinds of embellishments. For this one I used a lot of gold foil, diamond stickles, glaze pen and glitter pens. It is really hard to capture it all when you take the picture.

The image is from the Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium line and the patterned paper behind it is from the Bo Bunny midnight frost collection. I distressed the edges of the image and used versa magic night sky on the edges and I used brilliance galaxy gold ink on the edges of the bo bunny paper. I coloured the rhinestones with copic marker B97.

Well it's late and I have to work in the morning so that's it for tonight. I'll be back tomorrow night with post 2 for this week. Have a great weekend everyone.

Dee

A Merry Christmas

2011-11-12T23:07:00.001-08:00

Down to the wire....but I managed to get my second post up for the week before midnight. Nothing like waiting until the last minute. I've had a very busy week and haven't had a whole lot of time to craft, but I did manage to get this card finished tonight.

I used Webster's Pages "waiting for Santa" line for this card. I cut the flowers from one side of a patterned paper. I then covered the image with versa mark and then clear detail embossing powder and heat set it and attached with 3d dots. The greeting stamp is from Stampin' Up and I stamped it with aged mahogany distress ink. Other inks used are antique linen distress ink, sage & red brick versa magic ink. I coloured the rhinestones with copic R89.

Well that's it for tonight, I must go clean up my studio before bed I have to work in the morning. Have a great Sunday everyone and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Dee

Holiday Cheer!

2011-11-09T14:15:00.000-08:00

I couldn't resist this Holiday Cheer stamp & die set (sizzix & hero arts) that came in last week at Scrap Arts. It is just too cute!!! I think I want the Snowman Joy set as well. I love that these dies have the cut edge on the very inside edge so that you know exactly where you are cutting. I'm not sure what to do about that white edge you get around your image. Leave it white or colour it in.

Well for now I decided to leave it white. Here is my first card I made using the set and I used 4 different patterned papers as well. They are all from basic grey, the trees are from figgy pudding line, the snow is from the bittersweet line and the blue background and sweater are from the eskimo kisses line. I thought it would be fun to paper piece the sweater to help tie it all together. I stamped the reindeer with memento rich cocoa ink and coloured him with a copic marker E25. I edge the trees with versa magic cloud white and the snow with versa magic aspen mist. I stamped the greeting with peeled paint distress ink and popped the reindeer up with 3d dots.

Also I totally forgot to put my November schedule up so I am going to do that now. I'll even try and put December's schedule up too if I get the chance. I will be back in a couple of days with another project to add for my challenge and maybe a couple of other things as well. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week. Also on Friday don't forget to take the time to honour all the wonderful men & women of the armed forces who are no longer with us.

Dee

Another Quick & Easy Christmas Card

2011-11-04T23:20:00.000-07:00

Here is post number 2 for this week....so far so good. While I had all the Graphic 45 and Cosmo Cricket paper out I decided to make some more quick and easy Christmas cards. I'm not sure what year these papers are from but I can tell you the name of the paper. The Cosmo Cricket paper is from the Oh Joy line, I think this is from about 3 years ago (about time I used some of it up LOL). The Graphic 45 paper is from the Christmas Past Collection and called Victorian Greetings. I think that one is from last year.

I added some gold foil to some of the branches, fence, decor and house trim. To enhance the apples on the tree and in the basket I covered them with a glaze using a sakura clear glaze pen. I then added diamond stickles to the snow. I found the green background patterned paper needed a little more detail so I used a swirl stamp and peeled paint distress ink to add some detail to the edges. The greeting was stamp is from Stampin' Up and was stamped using aged mahogany distress ink. I popped the greeting up with 3d dots and coloured the rhinestones with copic marker YG93.

Well I better go try and clean up the mess I made in my studio. I hope to have another project ready for Monday. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend everyone.

Dee

First post of my challenge

2011-11-03T20:41:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween. I didn't do much, Peter & I took a walk through a local garden that was all decked out for Halloween and I made pumpkin cookies for the first time and was really pleased with how they turned out...so was Peter LOL!!!

Anyway on to my challenge from the last post. I need to post a completed project that uses some patterned paper twice a week. I took a look at all the Christmas paper I have and realized I really need to use some of it up. It was impossible to take a picture to show just how much I have but I tried.

I found several sheets of paper that have different Christmas images on them that make a perfect quick and easy Christmas card. For this card I used a image from a Graphic 45 paper and used some Cosmo Cricket paper for the background. I even used a small strip of patterned paper to decorate the inside of the card.

It is really hard to tell in the picture but I added some details to the image. I used a glue pen to add some gold foil accents to the stars, hat and tree branches and I used frosted lace stickles to his beard, hat trim and snowy areas. I coloured the 3 rhinestones using copic marker YR21.

It is really hard to get a good picture of the details but it looks really nice in person. Well I'm heading back into my studio now and try to get a few more cards made tonight. Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting everyone!

Dee

Oh My Goodness!!!

2011-10-28T23:23:00.000-07:00

...I can't believe that is has been 4 weeks since I've updated my blog. I have a really good reason for not posting though…I had no new projects to take pictures of. I haven’t been in my craft room to do anything other than class prep. I have been so busy with work, birthdays, Thanksgiving (Oct. in Canada) and classes, that I just haven’t had time to do much in my studio.

I did get in there the other day to clean up and organize a bit and found a couple of projects that I had started about a month ago and would like to get finished. The first is a flip album and the second is a tri-shutter album. They are works in progress and I will post as soon as they are finished. This is what they look like right now.

Also when I could get a few minutes to spare I did some coloring. Here are a few images I colored but did not have time to create cards with. The 2 larger images are by SweetPea stamps from the ching-chou kuik collection and the smaller fairy with red dress is from a stamp set called Fairies of the season by Sarah Williams. I’m really sorry I forgot to write down the colors I used for a couple of these images but I did write down the colors for the image with the witch with the pink blossoms. (E0000, E000, E00, E01, B000, B60, B63, B66, R20, R00, R39, R81, R83, E41, E43, E44, N1, N3, N5, YG23, Y21, Y23 & Y26)

Well as I was saying in my last post, way back on the first of October, I need to come up with a new challenge for myself. I'm guessing it should be to update my blog more often LOL! But seriously I also need to start using up my stash of patterned paper as well. Just look at the amount of patterned paper I have. The shelves on the left don't look like they have a lot of paper on them but, it is just the angle of the picture. They are crammed full of paper. I really need to start using it up.

So here is my challenge to myself. Update my blog at least twice a week starting November 1^st with a completed project for each post, that uses up some patterned paper. This challenge is ongoing because I have enough patterned paper to keep going and going and going and you know I’ll keep buying more.

And even though I haven't been crafting much Kit does help with the class prep. Here she is supervising my last round of class prep on Wednesday.

Well that's it for tonight, I'm going to go watch the series premier of "Once Upon A Time" on line. I can't believe I missed it last week. That's how busy I've been! I did manage to remember to watch "Grimm" tonight. I've been waiting months to see these shows. Well I'll be back in a few days with a new project and post. Thanks for visiting my blog and until next time, happy crafting everyone!

Dee

Happy World Card Making Day!

2011-10-01T23:22:00.000-07:00

Can you believe it is October already!!! I didn't get a chance to make a card today but I finally have time to update my blog. The last week has been a little hectic....my birthday, finishing class samples, teaching classes and I started a new job. First of all here are the crafting goodies I got for my birthday.

I have to say I got spoiled on my birthday. My wonderful hubby got me copics, watercolors, pastels, graphitents, blender pencils and watercolor paper. My brother & sister in law (and the kids) got me the three cricut cartridges. I also got some wonderful presents from other family members that are absolutely lovely but not crafting supplies.

One other thing my wonderful hubby got me is another marker rack for my desk, so I could organize things a bit better. I love the new set up and everything is much easier to find now.

I have to post this card as well. I made this last month for my hubby's (Pete's) birthday and I forgot to post it. I'm going to post it now before I forget yet again. I'm sorry I don't know the name of the gold panner stamp the only info on the side of the stamp is "good stamps stamp goods". The stamp was given to me by a friend. I colored it with copics and the patterned paper is from the cosmo cricket 6x6 "wanted" paper pad.

Here is the fourth card for my Let It Snow, Man! class. This is the first time I've made a stair step card (I've only made side step cards before) I really had fun with this card. All the shapes were cut out on the cricut. The snowman is from the doodlecharms cartridge and the trees and house are from the Christmas solutions cartridge. I used double sided tape and green glitter on the trees. I colored the house with watercolor pencils.

Now I'm going to update my last post as promised and post my October classes on my schedule page. Also I'm trying to come up with a new challenge for myself and I think it must include patterned paper in some way. I have way to much and need to start using it LOL!!! Until next time have a great weekend and happy crafting everyone.

Dee

Let It Snow, Man!

2011-09-26T00:42:00.000-07:00

This new class for October is all about Snowmen!!! Here are 3 samples from the class and I will post the 4th one in a couple of days. I will also post a few more details on these cards when I post the last card.

Please note I have updated this post on October 1, 2011.

For the first card I used a snowman cut out on the cricut (doodlecharms cartridge), double sided tape and white fun flock. The patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye Colorful Christmas line.

The second card is done using stamps by inkadinkado, watercolor pencils and the patterned paper is from the echo park wintertime collection.

The third card also uses paper from the echo park wintertime collection. The stamp is from Cornish Heritage Farms "Embrace Christmas" and the image is colored with watercolor pencils.

I will also be posting my October schedule in a few days. Thanks for stopping by!
October classes have been added to schedule page!!!

Dee

I totally forgot....

2011-09-08T16:08:00.000-07:00

....to post the pictures of the other two cards for my "Celebrate Fall" class. I have been so busy with class prep and work that it just slipped my mind.

If you looked at my class schedule page you will know that I posted a picture of some leaves that I had made using my cricut. I knew I wanted to use them on a card I just wasn't sure how. Well I finally figured it out and here is the card. The background embossing was done with the "leaves" embossing folder by Crafts Too.

The final card for the class is actually cut out on the cricut using the "stretch your imagination" cartridge. A couple of the cards in this class are very detailed and I needed a quick and simple card to complete the class. I really like this one for fall or anytime You could switch this up for any time of year by changing the accent colors on it.

Well that's it for today, I'm headed into my craft studio now to work on some more cards. I'm planning another new Christmas card class for October. I'll post any new projects as soon as they are ready. Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting everyone.
Dee

Celebrate Fall!

2011-08-26T15:49:00.000-07:00

I'm all about dimension on my cards lately I love to use 3d dots on everything. Oh and I am getting tons of use out of my cricut right now. I just love my new cartridge "Wrap It Up", so many fabulous designs and so little time, LOL!

Anyhow I saw a card for fall with a fence on it and I thought I would like to try that. Then I thought how cool would it be if it was a whole scene. My idea was to stamp some trees and grass, sponge in the sky and add a fence (using Tim Holtz on the Fence die) then pop up a pumpkin in front of the fence. Well the fence was too small for the pumpkin stamp I wanted to use. So I cut out a fence using my new cartridge "Wrap It Up". Then of course none of my tree stamps were big enough, so I cut trees out on the cricut as well (Stretch Your Imagination cartridge). I cut the images out on ivory colored paper and colored them with inks and watercolor pencils. This is for my celebrate fall class that I am teaching at Scrap Arts in September. There will be 4 cards total in this class. I didn't add a greeting because I really didn't think it needed one on the front, but I will have several greeting stamps available if people would like to add one.

The second card for this class is a Halloween card. I taught this card last year but I've had tons of requests to teach it again this year (lots of people missed it last year). Again its a card with lots of inking and dimension. For more information about this card you can check out this post from last year. I didn't use any patterned paper for this card, it is all done with inks and stamps.

Well I guess I better get back in my craft room and finish up the other 2 cards for this class. I will post them as soon as I have some pictures. Also my September class list is up, just click on the class schedule tab at the top of the page.

Have a great day everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Dee

Sorry I had the wrong name of the one cricut cartridge I used I had written All Wrapped Up but it is actually Wrap It Up.

Golden Christmas!

2011-08-24T19:06:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone is enjoying the last few weeks of summer. It really seems like our summer just got started and now the leaves are starting to turn, the days are getting shorter and the kids are getting ready to go back to school. I have been really busy the last few weeks. My husband's 40th birthday was this month as well as our store's 20th anniversary. We had a huge sale at Big Pete's and lots of fun events for a week. I haven't been updating my blog much but I have been working on cards for September classes.

I finally finished the samples for my Christmas card class. I must say it is really hard to design Christmas cards when it is 90 degrees in my studio and I'd rather be at the beach LOL. The first card I made determined the name for this class. I have made this design before and people loved it, so I decided to use this as a class card. It is very simple yet elegant. I used gold embossing powder on gold metallic paper. Also a very quick and easy card.

Every card in this class has some shimmer and shine to it. Maybe that's what I should have called the class LOL. The second card is done using a stamp from the Lovely as a Tree set by Stampin' Up. It is hard to tell in the picture but the trees have glitter all over them.

This next card is an easel card done with a snowman stamp from Inkadinkado. I used a sakura clear stardust pen to highlight the snowflakes in the image and the die cut snowflakes. You can't really see it in the picture.

The poinsettia for the last card is from the cricut cartridge "Wrap It Up" (sorry I had All Wrapped Up here before). I embossed two of the layers and highlighted it with gold ink.

Well that's it for today. I will have more to post tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by have a great evening everyone.

Dee

Wolves!!!

2011-08-10T20:15:00.000-07:00

Well I did get into my studio this week but I didn't actually get any class samples done yet. I did however manage to get a couple of cards made. I love wolves (however I am definitely a Team Edward person...when it comes to Twilight) and I needed to make a couple of more guy cards and this is what I came up with.

The wolf image for the first card is a digi image. I really don't know where I got this from, it was just a random digi in one of my digi folders. I colored it with copics (N1, N3, N5, Y21 & 0) and used a clear glaze pen on his eyes. The background paper is done using a wolf paw print stamp from Local King stamps and memento london fog ink. I used versa magic aspen mist & black ink for edging the papers.

The wolf image for the second card is from the Local King stamp set "the wolf". I again colored it with copics (N1, N3, G40, G82, G85 & Y21). I embossed the strips of card stock using cuttlebug embossing folder mesh & Tim Holtz embossing folder wood grain.

I guess I better get back to work so I can get those class samples ready. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

Dee

Classes!

2011-08-04T12:49:00.000-07:00

I have been super busy the last couple of weeks and haven't had much time to spend in my studio. I have had time to do a little shopping. There always seems to be time for shopping LOL!!! Anyway I have picked up a few things over the last couple of weeks and can't wait to get in my studio and try them. I am taking a Copic class at Scrap Arts this Sunday (I can't wait). I also got my copics, stardust pens, Basic Grey paper and cuttlebug folder at Scrap Arts!!!

I'm also going to start on some new classes for September. I'm going to do a Halloween class and maybe a fall card class as well as a Christmas card class. I will post some samples as soon as I have them ready. I have put the dates and times for my August classes at Scrap Arts on my class schedule page.

Well I guess I better get in my studio and get to work. Have a great week everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Dee

Back by Popular Demand!

2011-07-25T21:12:00.000-07:00

Last summer I designed and taught a class based around the stamp set "Life, Love & Lemons" from Flourishes. I was going to design a new class for August, but I had so many requests for the Lemonade card class I decided to bring back that class instead. I had to redesign the some of the cards since some of the patterned paper is no longer available. Two of cards are pretty much the same and two are a bit different and I changed up some of the greetings.

Check back soon for class dates & times.
Thanks for stopping by.
Dee

Fabulous Fairies!

2011-07-05T22:03:00.000-07:00

Here are the last 2 samples from my Fabulous Fairies class. The dates and times for this class can be found by clicking on the class schedule tab at the top of the page.

The 4th card for this class is very simple. I did not put a greeting on this card but there is lots of space for one. I usually have a variety of greeting stamps available to use in class. You can choose one or leave it plain like I did. The stamp is another one from the Fairyland stamp set by Crafty Secrets.

The 5th project for this class is a bookmark. I cut the base and the corner pieces out on the cricut. The image is from the Crafty Secrets stamp set Fairies. I added a light blue ribbon to this as well (I forgot to take a picture after I added the ribbon..lol)

I colored both projects with watercolor pencils and added some glitter with a stardust pen. Thanks for stopping by, have a great week and happy crafting everyone.
Dee

Studio Update!!!

2011-07-05T00:50:00.000-07:00

Well as I mentioned last week I finally got my studio rearranged and cleaned up. You know how it is, you move one piece of furniture and suddenly everything else in the house has to move...the domino effect. I am happy with the way it turned out and I will probably keep it this way for a few months at least. Then I usually get bored and need to rearrange again.

It is mostly along one wall of the the room. I do have some things on the other side of the room but nothing major. It is mostly the computer and books etc... I still need to label a few things and sort out a few of the drawers.

The first picture is the whole wall set up. It is about 8 1/2 feet long. I have my toy collection on the very top shelves. I can't reach up there so if I put any craft stuff there I would never use it... LOL.

This is my main work area, I still have a bit of a mess stored under my desk but it makes a good foot rest. Also the green organizer under my desk has all my scraps of paper in it, so it is handy if I need it. I keep the rubber stamps I use most on shelves above my desk and the rest in the boxes on the shelves above my desk. The rack I have my inks in I bought at Ikea. It works well and keeps my inks within reach.

The other half of my desk houses most of my paper and my cricut machine. The file organizer behind the cricut is on a shelf so that it doesn't interfere with the mat moving through the machine. The big green armchair in front of the desk is far enough away from the desk that I can open the drawers and is one of Kit's favorite sleeping spots.

Well that's all for tonight, I will post the rest of my class picks tomorrow or Wednesday. Have a great day everyone.

Dee

Happy Canada Day!!!

2011-07-01T20:58:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Canada Day so far. I am patiently waiting for the fireworks to start, I love watching the fireworks and I can watch them from the comfort of my balcony. Only a short post today as I don't have much time.

Here is another card from my "Fabulous Fairies" class. This is an easel twist card and the stamps are from Crafty Secrets & Basic Grey. I colored the image with an aqua brush and distress inks. The greeting is from the "tag line" stamp set by Flourishes.

There is another card and bookmark for this class as well. I will post those pictures later this weekend or on Monday. Click the schedule tab at the top of the page to find the dates & times for all my classes at Scrap Arts. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful long weekend everyone!

Dee

Class Samples!!!

2011-06-29T13:34:00.000-07:00

It has been a busy week but I finally have time to update my blog. I managed to get my class samples done and my craft studio finished. I think it is finally the way I want it....for now, I'm sure I'll change my mind in a couple of months...LOL.

Here are a couple of samples from my Fabulous Fairies class I will be teaching at Scrap Arts in July. I will put the dates for this class and the others on my schedule page.

The background paper for the first card is done with Tim Holtz distress inks. I love these inks, you can use them for so many different techniques. The fairy stamp in the corner is from Crafty Secrets "Fairies"set and the flourish stamps are by Basic Grey. I used a star dust pen as an accent, it looks a little weird in the picture but really pretty in person.

The second card is done using the spellbinders nestabilities small scalloped circles. The stamps are from the Crafty Secrets "Fairyland" set and some of the flowers in background of image are from the "Kewpies" stamp set. You can get these stamp sets from Scrap Arts if you live locally. The images are colored with water color pencils.

There are 4 cards and 1 tag/bookmark in this class. I will post the rest of the samples and pictures of my studio in a couple of days. I think I will make a few more cards this afternoon. Have a great day everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Dee

Happy Father's Day!

2011-06-19T22:19:00.000-07:00

Wishing all the great Dad’s out there a wonderful Father’s Day. Here are a few more cards I made for the occasion. The first 2 card are done with the new stamp set “What A Catch” by Flourishes.

I colored the image with copics (BG10, YG11, YG13, R02, E000, B000, B00, B01), cut it out using spellbinders small labels. Inked around the image with versa magic wheat ink. The card stock is bitter chocolate & parakeet. The patterned paper is from the crate paper brook collection.

The copics I used for this image are E41, E42, E43, E44, E21, E25, E29, W1, W2, W4, YG11, YG13, BG10. I used the Tim Holtz wood grain embossing folder to create the background and inked it with some versa magic jumbo java ink.

The third card is basically the same as the one I made for my "Just for Him" card class. I used a different verse and added some Tim Holtz distress ink walnut stain to the edges as well. The stamps are from Flourishes, Crafty Secrets & Local King.

I recently revamped my craft room and I will post some pictures as soon as I get it finished. I still have a couple of shelves to put up. Kit seems happy with the way the room turned out and is enjoying more desk space to sleep on.

I'm off to work on my studio a bit more and will have some pictures to post in a few days. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

Dee

Late as Usual!

2011-06-10T20:48:00.000-07:00

I keep forgetting to post my class schedule for Scrap Arts on my blog. Well I finally managed to get the class list for June on my schedule page. If you have any questions or would like to register for a class, please call Scrap Arts at 604-980-8811. I'm off to my studio now to work on some Father's Day cards and July class samples. Have a great week end everyone & Happy Crafting.
Dee

Challenge!

2011-05-29T11:32:00.000-07:00

It has been several weeks since I've been able to do a challenge so I decided to do this one from Stamp TV. It is called the Free For All Friday Challenge. This weeks challenge is to make a birthday card for a guy in your life. Masculine cards can be a challenge but I was on a roll so I decided to make a few more this week.

I only have one done but I have to make a few more later this week. I have a couple of family birthdays coming up in June.

This card was done using a Kenny K digi stamp as the main image but I also used Crafty Secrets Car Classics stamp set to create the background paper. I colored the image with copic markers (R20, R22, R27, R29, YR02, YR04, YR07, E000, E00, E01, N01, N03, N05, N07, 110). I cut the image and mats out using spellbinders petite ovals small & large. For the background paper I stamped the images using black memento ink on bazzill red card stock..

Well I have to go get some work done, thanks for stopping by.
Dee

New Class Samples Finally!!!

2011-05-28T17:56:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it is almost June, I think the wet rainy weather is making it feel more like March. Anyway I did get my samples made for the June class I will be teaching at Scrap Arts. Please note that one card is for Father's Day but if you don't want to make it for Father's Day I will have some other greeting and verse stamps available to choose from. I do not have the dates and times for this class just yet but I will post them on the schedule page as soon as I have them.

The stamps I used for the first card are from the Car Classics stamp set by Crafty Secrets. I also used them for some other cards last year. This is a fabulous set and I have designed several other cards with it. Check this post for some great ideas. I also used the diamond plate cuttlebug folder for the background texture.

The next card is done with the beach life stamp set by Flourishes. I will be teaching how to use a mask to combine 3 different stamps to create one scene. The image is colored with water color pencils and an aqua brush.

I used a few different stamp sets to make this card, Crafty Secrets, Flourishes & Local King. The embossing folder is by cuttlebug and the circles were cut out on the cricut.

The final card is done using the faux wood grain technique and the image is from a Local King stamp set. I used spellbinders large & small labels to cut out image and mat.

Well I think I'll head back to my craft studio for a while. I bought some new Crafty Secrets (Tea With Alice & Wizard of Oz) stamps last week and I can't wait to make some cards with them.

Thanks for stopping by and until next time, happy crafting everyone.

Dee

The Post that Disappeared!

2011-05-13T11:54:00.000-07:00

OK....I published a post the other day and I know it went up and people even commented on it but now it seems to have vanished!!! I really don't know why, I know blogger was having problems so it seems to have poofed. So now I will post this again and hope it stays put this time.

Class Inspiration

The last 3 weeks have been crazy, hectic & not at all what I had planned. I haven't had much of time to spend in my studio & when I do get in there I can't concentrate. I decided to take a class at Scrap Arts last Saturday to see if I could get inspired. I took a watercolor technique class taught by the very talented Marie Kirkwood. For details on this technique check out this post on her blog. The class was great fun and very informative. I decided I wanted to use these cards for Mother's Day cards so I put assembled them at home.

The painting is done using dye re-inkers, aqua brush and a water misting bottle (to spray your paper with). The best part is that no 2 flowers turn out the same.

You can see the original samples on her blog and I put the first 2 cards together the way she had designed them with the exception of the greetings.

I changed the third card up a bit and stamped a design on the card base with a basic grey stamp and crushed olive distress ink. I added some black card stock to mat the embossed piece and the greeting. I also used a different flower for the card. I haven't put the tag together yet, but I will post a pic as soon as I get it finished.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dee

More Mother's Day Cards!

2011-05-13T11:28:00.000-07:00

Here are the other 3 cards I made last week end. Some of the pictures are a little fuzzy. For the first card I decided to play with my grey copics (N1, N3, N5 & N7). The flower is from the Water lily stamp set by flourishes. I cut the image & mat out with nestabilities petite scalloped ovals small & large. The embossed white card stock was done using the "Venus" embossing folder by Craft Concepts.

The second card I made using the same layout from a card in my “Spring has Sprung” card class. I used a different stamp on the background paper and stamped it with memento summer sky ink. I used a mask of the butterfly to create the chain of butterflies across the card. I used watercolor pencils to color the butterflies. I then stamped the butterfly on a piece of white card stock and cut it out (also added some glossy accents to spots on wings of this butterfly). I used a small piece of sookwang tape to attach the body of the butterfly to one on the card. I then colored 3d dots match the color of the card and lifted each wing with them. The photo is a little blurry but you can see that by coloring the sides of the 3d dots that they blend into the card better and are not as noticeable. I love copics & prisma markers for this reason. You can color so many things to match exactly with your project. The Mother’s Day stamp is from the Anna Griffin Celebration stamp set by All Night Media & the Happy is from the Tag Lines stamp set by Flourishes.

The final card was done using the same layout from another card class. The patterned paper is by Imaginisce, the stamp is Spring Birgitta by Swiss Pixies. I colored her using copic markers and added sakura stardust pen to her wings. I also colored the buttons with copics to match.

This is my coloring assistant, all colors have to meet with her approval.

Well I better get back to work on class samples. I will post them as soon as I have they are ready. Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a great weekend & happy crafting everyone.

Dee

Class Inspiration

2011-05-11T21:48:00.000-07:00

The last 3 weeks have been very crazy and hectic and not at all what I had planned. I haven't been in my craft studio much and when I do get in there I can't concentrate. So I decided to take a class for some inspiration. Last Saturday I took a class at Scrap Arts called Fresh Florals designed and taught by the very talented Marie Kirkwood. In this class we learned how to watercolor paint using re-inkers and an aqua brush. You can check out the details on Marie's blog.

I did not put my cards together in the class because I wanted to change the greetings to Mother's Day. The first 2 cards I assembled much the same as Marie had designed them other than the greeting.

The 3rd card I changed up a bit. I stamped a design on the card base with a stamp by basic grey and crushed olive distress ink. I layered the embossed piece and greeting with black card stock. I also used the flower for the tag on this card instead of the rosebud. I will post a picture of the tag when I get it finished.

I must say I was certainly inspired to make more cards. I finished these at home on Saturday night as well as 2 more Mother's Day cards (I will post them tomorrow or Friday). I hope to get back in my studio tomorrow and design some new classes for June. Thanks for stopping by and until next time, happy crafting everyone.

Dee

Retail Therapy

2011-04-30T22:57:00.000-07:00

It has been rough couple of weeks and I haven't had time to do any crafts or even get in my craft room. So yesterday I finally got a chance to get out for a bit and decided I needed a little retail therapy. These are the goodies I got at Scrap Arts. The paper is 12x12 paper is from Pink Paislee & Girls Paperie. The 6x6 paper pack is from Pink Paislee called butterfly garden. I also picked up 3 Distress inks (rusty hinge, barn door & shabby shutters), a new glaze pen and a sponge.

Here is a picture of Kit helping me unpack my new goodies!

Well I'm glad April is mostly over and I am looking forward to May and some warmer weather and some more time to craft. Thanks for stopping by and until next time Happy Crafting everyone!

Dee

Easter Card Contest!!

2011-04-10T17:12:00.000-07:00

This is the card I made for the Easter Card contest at Scrap Arts. I actually got it finished and turned in on time!!! I am also going to submit it to The Paper Shelter Challenge as well.

For this project I decided to try the easel twist style card. The image is a digi stamp from the Paper Shelter. I colored it with copic markers (BG10, BG13, RV10, RV13, R02, R20, E41, E42, E43, Y11, Y13, E21, E25, E29, N1, N3 & 0). I also used a clear glaze pen over zipper pull & decorations on the eggs (you can't tell in picture). The buttons on the top section of the card are stitched on with embroidery floss and the ones on the bottom are attached with glue dots. The ribbon was white so I colored it the copic marker RV10 to match the image. Some of the buttons were also colored with copics to match the image. The patterned paper is from the 3bugsinarug little chick line. I also used spellbinders labels two and a fiskars edge punch.

I'm having so much fun with these challenges I might have to go find another one to work on tonight. If I get one done I will post it in a day or two. Thanks for visiting my blog. Until next time have a great week & happy crafting everyone.

Dee

Paper Shelter Challenge

2011-04-08T21:26:00.000-07:00

I finally got a chance to get in my studio last night and create a card. April is such a busy month for me that I don't get to spend much time in my studio. I'm hoping to sneak back in there after I finish this post. I'm working on a Easter card for a contest that is due tomorrow.

I did however get this card done for The Paper Shelter challenge this week. This was an easy challenge because it was anything goes!!! I had so much fun with this card. They have some of the cutest digi stamps at the Paper Shelter. I've bought several but this "goth girl" is one of my favorites. I colored her with copic markers (R22, R27, R29, E000, E00, E01, N1, N3, N5) I also used a black memento & sakura stardust pen for accents on her belt & purse. I added black pearls & rhinestones to her belt & headband. The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye. I used the out of the box die cut technique again with the large and small labels nestabilities from spellbinders.

Well I guess I better get to work on that other card if I want to turn it in at Scrap Arts for the contest tomorrow. I will post that card some time this weekend if I actually get it finished.

Have a great weekend everyone and happy crafting.
Dee

Easter Card Class

2011-03-28T16:09:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of the 4 cards in the Easter Card class I am teaching at Scrap Arts.

Date for this class is

Monday, April 4th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

$20.00

Contact Scrap Arts if you would like to take this class.

Please check Class Schedule page for the rest of April Schedule!

Thanks for stopping by!

Dee

More Sweet Pea stamps!

2011-03-27T10:51:00.000-07:00

Here is another card made with Sweet Pea stamps. I colored this image about a couple of weeks ago and finally made a card with it the other day. The stamp is from the ching-chou kuiks collection. There are so many fabulous stamps in this collection.

I colored the image using copic markers (YG 11,YG13, YG17, BV00, BV04, BV08, V04, V06, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y21, Y26, B00, E000, E00, E01, BG10) and prisma markers cool grey 20% & 50%. The greeting is from Kaiser Craft birthday stamp set. I used fiskars edge punch and put a piece of ribbon under it for color. I colored the rhinestones with YG13 so they would match the image.

Well I guess I better get back to work. Thanks for visiting my blog, have a great day.
Dee

Spring Cleaning

2011-03-22T14:52:00.000-07:00

So I thought I would start my spring cleaning today with my blog. I wanted a new design and look, I spent 3 hours on it. I really didn't think it would take that long, but here it is. I still have a little more to do but I really want to get in my craft room for a bit today.

I didn't get a chance to finish the mini album I was working on the other day. I have a really good reason for not working on it though. Someone decided it made a perfect bed!!! I didn't have the heart to move her LOL!

Maybe that is what I will finish first before I start something new. I really want to use some of the new stamps I've bought recently though. I guess I'll just have to try and do both.

Here a few pictures I have taken the last few days. Spring is certainly here!

Oh! I also have to go prep for a class I'm teaching tomorrow. I guess I will be very busy!!! Thanks for stopping by & happy crafting.

Dee

Happy Spring!!!

2011-03-20T23:27:00.000-07:00

I am so happy Spring is here, the days are getting longer and the weather is warming up nicely. You can actually go for a walk in the evenings because it is not dark out at 5:00pm anymore. The down side is Kit sheds like mad this time of year LOL.

For this card I used a digi stamp called "Spring Fairy" I bought from The Greeting Farm. I used Copics (E21, E25, E29, E000, E00, E01, R20, B00, B01, B02 & W1) to color the image and then highlighted the wings with a sakura stardust pen. The patterned paper is from the Basic Grey Marrakesh line. I used some flowers and prima pearls as accents. The greeting stamp is from the Flourishes "Tag Lines" stamp set. I used versa magic pumpkin spice and jumbo java inks for edging.

I just finished working on a flip album and will post that tomorrow. I still need to add a few embellishments to it and take some pictures. Until next time, happy crafting everyone!
Dee

New Digi Stamps

2011-03-20T20:20:00.000-07:00

I finally got a chance to use one of my new Kenny K digi stamps I bought a few weeks ago. I am quite happy with the way it turned out. I've bought quite a few digi stamps recently, from a few different places. It's nice because you can shop around the world and have your image immediately. Here is the card I made with Racy Roxie from Kenny K.

For this card I used black and crimson bazzill card stock. The crimson is embossed with the Tim Holtz checkerboard embossing folder and inked up with versa magic black chalk ink. I printed the image on white copic paper and colored her in with copics (R24, R27, R29, E21, E25, E29, E000, E00, E01, BG13, N1, N3, N5 & 0), black prisma marker & Rhubarb memento marker. I used spellbinders petite ovals large & small. She was a little to big so I had to use the Out of the Box (follow link for a tutorial) technique to cut her out. The greeting block is cut with spellbinders large & small labels and the greeting is from flourishes "tag lines" stamp set. I inked around edges with Tim Holtz aged mahogany. It needed a little more embellishment so I added some black rhinestones to finish it off.

I have another card to post and I will probably add it tonight, but right now I want to go make some more cards. I will post again later tonight or tomorrow. Happy Spring everyone.

Dee

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!

2011-03-17T14:54:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I found this Irish blessing that I think is beautiful

An Old Irish Blessing

May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!

I have been so busy this week that I haven't had time to do any crafting. I realized last night that I had not made any cards for St. Patrick's day. I decided even though I don't send them to anyone that I should make at least one. This one is a very quick and simple card. The stamps are from a small Studio G stamp set I got last March. The shamrock originally had a circle frame around it that says Kiss Me I'm Irish. I wanted just the shamrock so I cut it apart. I left the circle frame intact so I could use them together again if I wanted to. I used memento bamboo leaves ink to stamp out the design on white card stock. The hat is cut out on the circut using Child's Year cartridge and is popped up using 3d dots. I colored the rhinestones with copic marker G99 Olive and the green card stock is bazzill rain forest.

I have another card started that I'm hoping to get finished today. I'm off to my studio now to work on some cards. I think at the rate I'm getting things done I should get started on my Easter cards. At least I already have some designed for classes that I can make more of. I usually try to design something different for my family though.

Well I guess that is all for today, thanks for stopping by.

Dee

More Easter Cards

2011-03-10T11:59:00.000-08:00

I did manage to get another Easter card made yesterday. The words are cut out on the cricut using the Easter 2010 cartridge.

Here is the Easter card I showed the sneak peek of on Feb. 25th. It isn't done with traditional Easter colors but I like it. I colored the buttons with copic markers so they would match the paper.

I'm on a roll now so I'm going to head back to my studio and get some more cards made. Thanks for stopping by.
Dee

Easter Cards

2011-03-09T13:50:00.000-08:00

I finally got a couple more Easter cards finished this week. I have been struggling with these and I still need to design some more as well. I don't have many Easter stamps so this has been a challenge for me. For the side step card I cut out eggs on the cricut and used Studio G egg stamps to stamp them different designs & colors.

It is hard to tell in the picture but the bunny on this card is covered with brown fun flock. I cut him out using the Easter cricut cartridge.

I guess I better get back to work on more cards. Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting

Dee

Here they are...

2011-03-06T12:26:00.000-08:00

The group pics for the Birthday & Spring has Sprung card classes. If you live locally and would like to take one of these classes you can contact Scrap Arts. Full details are on the Schedule page, just click the tab at the page.

I have used a variety of stamps and techniques on these cards. Dry embossing, heat embossing, emboss resist, masking and more.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting everyone.

Dee

And Even More Sneak Peeks!!

2011-03-02T21:01:00.000-08:00

I'm teaching five different card classes in March and still have a few more samples to make. Here are the last 2 for the Spring has Sprung card class. You can see all the sneak peaks together on my class schedule page.

They are both done using Flourishes stamps which I bought at Scrap Arts. The images are colored in with watercolor pencils.

Well I think I'll go work on the Easter cards now. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Dee

More Class Sneak Peeks

2011-02-25T22:29:00.000-08:00

Well another busy week is almost at an end and I finally managed to get some time to post on my blog. I really don't know where the time goes. Here is another one of my dragon cards. I just have so much fun coloring this image. I had a few Copics and decided to add more to my collection, and then some more and so on....well you know how that goes. I colored this image about a month ago and just forgot to post it. I can't find the list of colors that I used for this. I do know that the dragon is colored with Copics and the background is done with Prisma markers. I did use a little bit of glaze pen on his wings and ear.

Here are some more sneak peeks for my classes coming in March. The first 2 are for the Birthday card class.

This one is for the Easter Card class, not traditional Easter colors but hey it's good to be different once in awhile.

This one is for the Spring has Sprung card class. Emboss resist technique used for this one.

Well I guess that's it for tonight. I better go clean up my studio (a.k.a Kit's room) or Kit will be upset that she is not allowed in there. Have a great week end everyone, thanks for stopping by.

Dee

I'm totally busy this week...

2011-02-19T13:37:00.000-08:00

...and I promise I will update the information on my Valentine cards tonight. I just have to find the page I wrote all the info down on LOL. I mentioned that I have the most wonderful hubby in the world right!? Well we went out on Wednesday and he bought me a bunch of Sweet Pea stamps. I've wanted these for a long time now. Here is a picture of the sets he bought me. And below is a picture of the first card I made with them. I promise to list the copics I used for her tonight when I update the Valentine post.

Here is the update for this card. The copics I used to color her are...BG10, BG15, BG18, E21, E25, E27, E000, E00, E01, R20, RV10 & RV13. The embossing folder for the background is stylized flowers and the bling is from kaiser crafts and the color is blue grey. The greeting stamp is from the flourishes tag line stamp set.

Well I hope I will have a new project to post on Monday or Tuesday. Thanks for visiting my blog, until next time happy crafting everyone.

Dee

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

2011-02-14T15:18:00.000-08:00

I do hope everyone has a day filled with chocolate & happiness. I have made several valentine cards this year but have not had time to post them. I'm sorry I don't have time to post the details for these today but I will post them tomorrow. I'm off to buy my hubby something special for Valentine's Day. He is such a great hubby, and I'm the luckiest girl to have him as my valentine.

As promised here are the updates. The patterned paper for this card is by Cloud Nine Design from the Sweetheart collection. I cut the hearts out on my cricut using gypsy wanderings. I put double sided tape on the paper before I cut them out. I then covered them with rose copper glitter by glitter ritz and colored one with a rosebud memento marker to make it a slightly deeper color. I used spellbinders small & large labels to make the pieces for the greeting. The Happy comes from the flourishes tag lines stamp set and the Valentine's day comes from the All Night Media Celebrations stamp set. The greeting was stamped with worn lipstick distress ink and the edging was done with pink petunia versa magic.

The colors on this Love card did not show up properly. The card base is almost the same red as the "Love" and the hearts on the paper are a deeper red as well.
I used gypsy wanderings to cut this out with double sided tape on the paper, then covered it with fire red glitter. The patterned paper is from the fancy pants love birds collection. I colored the bling with a crimson prisma marker. The base for this card is a dark red.

This is Peter's valentine...shhhh don't tell him, he hasn't seen it yet :)

Peter really liked his card :) The image stamp is by bombshell stamps. I colored her with copics and cut her out and attach her to the card with 3d dots. I did a little bit of paper piecing on her bikini top. More glitter pieces from the cricut, I used rose copper glitter and colored it with a brown memento marker to deepen the color a bit. The patterned paper is from the basic grey porcelain line. The "all i really want is" is also from bombshell stamps. Copic colors E000, E00, E01, R20, RV10, RV13, Y11, Y13, Y14 & BG10.

The patterned paper for this card is from the basic grey "two scoops line", card stock is dark rose & cherry vanilla. The middle piece is covered with double sided tape and micro fine warm highlight glitter by glitter ritz.

The red & white check paper is from best creations sweet love, the other red & white piece is a stamped piece I made using basic grey flourish stamps & fired brick distress ink. The embossed piece was done using d'vine swirls embossing folder. The love stamp is from crafty secrets "cherish" set.

Well I think that covers most of the details for these card. Thanks for stopping by.

Dee

More Sneak Peeks

2011-02-10T22:26:00.000-08:00

So I am busy trying to get class samples done and here are a couple of more sneak peaks. These are from the Birthday card class I will be teaching in March at Scrap Arts. The first card is a sliding pop up card and the second uses a bit of glossy accents. I will post more details once I have the class schedule ready.

Last spring I got a new desk and redid my studio. I thought with a bigger desk I might avoid having a messy desk every time I made a card. No such luck, this is my desk yesterday after I finished making my cards, LOL. It is clean now but, I am headed back in there to make some more class samples.

And here is Kit helping me pack up for a class. You can tell by looking at my desk I really like to color, tons of markers and watercolors.

I hope to have some more to post this weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Dee

Sneak Peek!

2011-02-04T12:43:00.000-08:00

This has been a very busy week for me. Three classes, garage sale and work I really only had one day off. I haven’t had much time to get in my studio and do anything. I really need to get started on my Valentine cards.

I am also working on three new classes for March & April. The first is a spring themed card class. They will have a variety of greetings. I will have a few other greeting stamps available so people can choose a different greeting if they want. Here is a sneak peek at the first card. The patterned paper is from the Basic Grey Curio Line. I got my new set of spellbinders yesterday and I plan to use it a lot for this card class.

I will post the whole card at a later date. Well I guess I better get back to work. I will post more previews just as soon as I have them. Thanks for stopping by!
Dee

A couple reminders

2011-01-28T22:02:00.000-08:00

If you live locally we are having our Craft garage sale at Scrap Arts this Sunday Jan. 30th from 12:00 - 4:00pm. Always lots of great bargains to be found. For more info call 604-980-8811.

I still have a couple of spots left in my All Occasion card class on Monday Jan. 31st.

Make these 5 great cards for only $20.00. Call Scrap Arts if you want to register (604-980-8811)

Also a couple of spots left for my Basic Grey Mini Album class on Tuesday, Feb. 1st from 6:00 - 8:00pm

You will have a couple of different papers to choose from for this class. $20.00
NOTE Sometimes it's fun to check out the feedjit live tracker to see how people find your blog. Today I found out that I had a project published on another website. Fortunately I put my name on the pictures of all my projects, and the picture they used links back to my blog. So I am returning the favor and posting a link to the website Top Boxes. There are all kinds of great craft projects on this site.

I guess I better get back in my craft room and get all my stuff ready for the Garage Sale on Sunday. I hope to have another project to post in a couple of days.

Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting everyone!
Dee

Oh Alice -----------to----------The Altered Alice

2011-01-28T14:29:00.000-08:00

Remember last week when I didn't get my card in on time for the challenge, well I might even be late today. Not too sure because I'm in a different time zone, I'm going to link it just in case. The Oh Alice site is switching over to the Altered Alice and the challenges will be monthly, surely I should be able to get a card done and posted in that time without being late. Here is my card, I will post the details later as I'm off to teach a class in an hour.

Update OK, I guess I posted this in time for the challenge. As promised here are a few more details on this card. The "Twisted Tea" stamp is a digi from The Greeting Farm. I colored it with copic markers. The greeting is from the Flourishes stamp set "Tag Lines". The patterned paper is from Basic Grey. The gems were a lighter blue but I colored them with a prisma marker so the would stand out a bit more. It is hard to tell but the image is popped up from the main card on 3d dots and then the greeting is popped up even more.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dee

Only a few spots left....

2011-01-25T14:28:00.000-08:00

I have a few people who want to take my Cricut/Big Shot 101 class this Friday afternoon so I am running the class for them. I do have a few spots left if anyone is interested. Please contact Scrap Arts at 604-980-8811 to book your spot. You will be learning some basics for the Cricut & Big Shot and making 4 projects pictured below.

Fri. January, 28th from 3:30-5:30pm. Price $20.00

Thanks for stopping by.
Dee

New Toy!!!

2011-01-25T14:18:00.000-08:00

I've have been wanting one of these for awhile now and last week they were on sale so I finally bought myself a Gypsy. I spent a frustrating afternoon trying to get all the software downloaded from the website ( I think they really need better instructions on there, and I'm not the only one with that opinion). However, once that was done and loaded and my Cricut was updated it was super easy to use. I have to say I love, love, love my Gypsy. First of all no more having to change cartridges all the time, second never having to look endlessly through the little books to figure out what images I have. And there are tons of other features that I just don't have time to list.

I have also been busy in my studio sorting and deciding what to sell in the Craft Garage Sale this Sunday Jan. 30th at Scrap Arts. Time to get rid of some stuff I'm not using to make way for all the new stuff I want to get LOL. For more details about the Garage Sale please contact Scrap Arts at 604-980-8811.

I'm Late, I'm Late.....

2011-01-21T22:49:00.000-08:00

I just missed the cut off for the Oh Alice! blog challenge. I thought I had until midnight to post this but I just realized it was supposed to be 8pm CST. Oh well I'm going to post this on my blog anyway. So for this challenge you had to choose the Red Queen's or White Queen's court and make your card/project mostly red or white. I decided to go with the Red Queen.

This card is done with red and black bazzill card stock. I used stamps from the Crafty Secrets "Greetings from Wonderland" stamp set and from Basic Grey "Flourish Corners" stamp set. I colored the image with copics & prisma color markers.

I'm going to try to get the challenge for this week done and posted early. I also have another challenge I want to get finished for Sunday. I will post as soon as I have it finished.

Thanks for stopping by, until next time happy crafting everyone.
Dee

Quick and Easy New Baby Cards!

2011-01-18T23:17:00.000-08:00

I really didn't have much of a chance to do any crafting last weekend. I did make a couple of cards for card kits we sell at Scrap Arts. Here are 2 quick and easy cards for a new baby. The whale and giraffe are cut out on the cricut using create a critter cartridge. I also used labels one and scalloped circles spellbinders. It is hard to tell but the background card stock on the whale card is embossed using the cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder. The striped paper on the giraffe card is from webster's pages lullaby lane collection.

Thanks for stopping by I hope to have more to post tomorrow or Thursday.

Dee

Another Class Sample!

2011-01-13T20:53:00.000-08:00

Here is another sample of the tri-shutter album that I made last month. I am teaching this class at Scrap Arts in January & February (click the class schedule tab for dates & times).

I hope to get back in my studio tomorrow and have some new projects to post this week end. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Dee

Cricut & Big Shot Class

2011-01-07T12:58:00.000-08:00

I will also be teaching a Cricut & Big Shot 101 class in January & February. We will go over the basics of both machines and make 4 projects. I will be posting class dates on my class schedule page today. Here are 2 of the projects we will be making in that class. I will post a group photo of all 4 projects in a couple of days. I will put it on the class schedule page.

The first project is a cute little gift box. I found the instructions for the box part on Splitcoast Stampers (click link for instructions). I don't have the top note die that they used in the tutorial. I decided to change it up a bit (I was never very good at following instructions exactly...lol). I used the labels one spellbinders and petite ovals for mine. I also decide to put the ribbon around the box part. You'll see the difference if you look at the tutorial from Splitcoast. The papers I used are bazzill card stock french vanilla and parakeet. The stamps are from flourishes. I really have to learn to slow down and take better pictures, these are not the greatest.

I promise the ribbon isn't actually as crooked as it looks in the picture on this next card. The patterned paper for this card is from the curio line by basic grey. The rectangles and ovals are cut on the cricut and the pieces on either side of the ovals are cut out using the spellbinders shapeabilities pendants in spades.

Well I guess I better get that class schedule posted soon. Don't forget you can look at all the classes being offered at Scrap Arts here.

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Dee

Trying out a new look...

2011-01-05T12:39:00.000-08:00

So I have been busy cleaning and putting away all the Christmas decorations and decided I needed to change my blog too. I'm trying this new background for now but, I'm sure I'll change it again soon.

Here are the final 2 samples from my Every Occasion card class.

The stamps for both samples are by Flourishes (Gerber Daisies & Tag Lines). The pictures are not the greatest, I was in a hurry to get the samples to Scrap Arts. For the first card I used the Gerber daisy stamp and black memento ink. After I stamped the image I cut it out using petite ovals from spellbinders. I painted the image using twinkling H2O's and watercolor pencils. The background paper is embossed using the Tim Holtz brick wall embossing folder. The detail on this embossing folder is amazing (the picture really doesn't do it justice). The paper is Bo Bunny Peacock Lane Bleu. The ovals and circle are popped up with 3d dots.

The next card is an easel card, I love this style. Again I used the black memento ink to stamp image and verse. The smaller butterfly over the inside verse was stamped using peeled paint distress ink. The patterned paper is the reverse side of the paper I used in the first card. I colored the image with watercolor pencils (naples yellow, sky blue, primrose & may green). I used the cuttlebug embossing folder stylized flowers for the background on the top panel. I also colored plain bling with a chartreuse prisma color marker for the butterfly wing on the bottom panel.

Well, I better get back to work. I still have a few more class samples to finish this week. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Dee

More class samples as promised!

2011-01-03T13:35:00.000-08:00

Do you know what I love about a new year? That everything seems fresh and new and full of possibilities. I have more energy and feel like being in my studio more. Of course we've had 4 beautiful days of sunshine. I'm sure the minute it rains everything will change LOL.

Well I have been busy in my studio the last couple of days and here are the other 2 samples I promised. I will have a couple of more to post either tomorrow or Wednesday.

This card is done using the Cherries & Peaches stamp set from Flourishes. The card base measures 5.5" x 6" (score 6" side @ 3"). I cut the circles on the cricut 3" for the cherries. 1.5" for the verse. I stamped the cherries and the verse with black memento ink. I used watercolor pencils to color image (pink madder lake, crimson lake, madder carmine, mineral green, bottle green, water green & chocolate). I embossed the white card stock with the swiss dot cuttlebug folder. The patterned paper is Best Creations Sweet Love GP342.

This card measures 4"x4" and is done using bitter chocolate & french vanilla card stock. The patterned paper is from the Basic Grey Curio line. I cut the scalloped circles out using spellbinders. It is hard to tell in the picture but I used the outside pieces and built them up with 3d dots so that the frame around the bird is raised. The image stamps are from the crafty secrets Fairyland set and the verse is from the Flourishes Tag Line set. I colored plain bling with a cherry prisma marker to get the color to match the paper. I forgot to write down the colors I used here but the images are colored with watercolor pencils.

I'm not the only one in the house enjoying the sun. Kit finds a sunbeam and soaks it for hours. It makes here very lazy. Here is a picture of her soaking up the sun and yawning (must be hard work sleeping on a big comfy chair LOL)

I think she might be a little bit upset that I disturbed her :). Oh well. back to my studio. Have a great day and until next time, happy crafty everyone.

Dee

Happy New Year to All!

2011-01-01T18:29:00.000-08:00

I hope 2011 is off to a good start for everyone. I've had a productive day so far. I managed to get a card done and am heading back to my craft room to make another. These cards are for my new class cards for January. The weather here was beautiful and the sunset amazing.

I bought 2 new Flourish stamp sets the other day. I'm bored with the stamps I have for classes. This first card was made using the Cherries & Peaches stamp set by Flourishes. I stamped the image with black memento ink and colored it with watercolor pencils (flesh pink, orange chrome, spectrum orange, may green, olive green & cedar green). I edged the paper with Persimmon versa magic ink. The patterned paper is from the Basic Grey Curio line called Heirloom. I used the d'vine swirls cuttlebug embossing folder and edged it with the persimmon ink as well.

My new year's resolution is to try and keep my studio neater (lol). I have a habit of cleaning up but after I make one card it ends up looking like this.

I have a bad habit of walking away from the room and closing the door and forgetting about how I left it. I went in there today and realized I left two inks our without their lids (YIKES), I hope they still work.

Well that's all for now. I will post my next card tomorrow or Monday. I wish everyone a very healthy and happy 2011. Until next time, happy crafting everyone.
Dee

Merry Christmas to All!

2010-12-24T09:25:00.000-08:00

Well it is Christmas Eve and I'm just about ready for Christmas LOL. I just need to bake the pumpkin pies today and finish a craft project. My presents even made it to the East Coast yesterday! Even Kit is getting in the spirit, she actually let me put a Christmas collar on her and take a few pics. She wasn't very happy about it as you can see in the photo, but this is still progress :)

Here is another Christmas card I made. I couldn't decide how to color this wreath in so I decided to emboss tone on tone. It is not the greatest photo, but it is gold metallic paper with fine detail gold embossed on it. It really looks quite nice in person. I just layered it with red bazzill card stock. The greeting is from stampin' up.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday. Until next time, happy crafting and Merry Christmas!

Dee

Happy Winter Solstice!!!

2010-12-21T12:45:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post to wish everyone a very Happy Winter Solstice (one of my favorite days of the year).

The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days. Depending on the shift of the calendar, the winter solstice occurs on December 21 or 22 each year in the Northern Hemisphere, Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time. (from Wikipedia)

So I have managed to get a few more cards made. This one is very simple and I will post the details later.

Ok here are the details being posted Jan 5/11 because I forgot about it LOL. The stamp is from the lovely as a tree set by Stampin' Up. I used petite scalloped ovals and petite ovals from spellbinders. The image was stamped with peeled paint distress ink and I used glue pen to add glitter to trees. You can't really see the glitter in the picture. The embossing folder is candy cane stripes by cuttlebug.

I will post more later. Have a great Winter Solstice everyone.

Dee

Way behind schedule.....

2010-12-17T10:57:00.000-08:00

I may never catch up. The first 2 weeks of December just flew by (I was sick for the majority of it). Don't even get me started on my Christmas shopping. Presents that had to go in the mail just went on Tuesday (they may or may not get there in time for Christmas), decorations and lights are still not up.
I just started making more Christmas cards 2 days ago. So other than for my classes I have made a total of 4 cards, this is not good. I have a few more started but nothing seems to be working for me. I put something together, hate it and rip it all apart and start over. Here are the 2 cards I did manage to complete yesterday but, I'm still not sure I like them.

The snowman for the first card is a Inkadinkado stamp. The patterned paper is from the Bo Bunny Midnight Frost line. I colored the image with prismacolor markers. The greeting is popped up with 3d dots.

The second card is also done with the Bo Bunny Midnight Frost paper. The stamp is by Cornish Heritage Farm and is called Embrace Christmas. I used spellbinders petite ovals and petite scalloped ovals to cut out image and mat. The greeting is from the vintage Christmas set from Crafty Secrets.

Kit has also been helping me with all the cards and class prep I have been doing. She really likes it when I use the cricut machine. She likes to rub her nose on the corner of the mat while the machine moves the mat back and forth. Well I guess I better get back to work. Until next time, happy crafting everyone.

Dee

Another Christmas Card

2010-12-02T21:44:00.000-08:00

OK so I managed to finish another Christmas card. This one took me awhile to finish. The image stamp is from Stampin Up and the greeting stamp is from Bombshell. I colored the image with prismacolor markers I water color pencils, I then used a clear glaze pen over a few areas. I also used some metallic gold prisma marker on the lamp and door handle. I then added some white fun flock to tree steps & ground. The patterned paper is from fancy pants & the card stock is bazzill saguaro & crimson.

Well that is all for tonight, I will have more to post tomorrow or Saturday. Have a great Friday everyone.

Dee

Vintage Santa

2010-11-29T16:36:00.000-08:00

Here is the card I finished the other day that I said I would post over the weekend. I didn't get a chance to do that yesterday so here it is Monday. I'm so far behind I may never catch up. I can't believe that it is almost December and I still haven't really started my Christmas shopping. I just have to make a list and try to get it all done in one shopping trip with my husband.

The Santa stamp is from the Crafty Secrets Vintage Christmas stamp set (I use this set a lot). The patterned paper is a double sided piece by Cosmo Cricket (Oh Joy: Mitten Mitten). I stamped the image with vintage photo distress ink and colored it just lightly here and there with some water color pencils. The bling and the pearl on his hat were plain and I colored them with an eggplant prisma marker. The card stock is bazzill burgundy.

I have been working in my craft room all afternoon so I should have something more to post tomorrow. Until then happy crafting and thanks for visiting my blog.

Dee

New Class for January!

2010-11-26T12:05:00.000-08:00

Ever have one of those weeks where you just can’t think of what you want to create. I get all of these great ideas and sit down at my desk and can’t think of where to start. I finally finished a card on Wednesday but it turned out totally different then what I started with. I will post more about that tomorrow or Sunday.

I am teaching the “All Wrapped Up” card class tomorrow and will be prepping for that tonight. So thought I better post this now.

I have been meaning to post this for a week or so now. I love the tri shutter card, I taught it in my Valentine’s card class last January/February. I have seen a few of these mini albums on line and thought I would like to try it. I made this one for Scrap Arts. It is done with bazzill card stock (celery & red rock) and the patterned paper is from the Basic Grey “Jovial” line.

I will probably teach this as a class in January. I will probably have an assortment of paper combinations to choose from for this class. I will post class dates as soon as the schedule is up.

Thanks for visiting my blog, happy crafting everyone.

Dee

Really....I can't think of a title for this post!

2010-11-23T15:53:00.000-08:00

Well I had a very busy weekend. I taught classes on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. I have finally posted my picture for the Big Shot class on my schedule page. Four different projects in this class 2 cards, a votive holder & a gift box/bag.

I spent part of yesterday in my craft room but I don't have a completed project to post yet. I have lots of projects started but I seem to get distracted by another idea and start working on it. Then I end up with about 5 different projects on the go and nothing complete. So now I am going into my craft room and try to complete at least 1 of these project so I have something to post for tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Dee

All done....

2010-11-16T14:38:00.000-08:00

finally all my samples for classes in November & December are complete. Now I have to start making my own Christmas cards and I need to make my samples for January & February classes. Scary to be thinking about that already.

The final 2 projects for the Big Shot class are cards. The first one is done with Petite Scalloped Ovals and Petite Ovals large. The paper is metallic copper, french vanilla and the patterned paper is from the basic grey Jovial line. The stamp is by Crafty Secrets and was stamped with Tim Holtz vintage photo distress ink.

The next card is done with bazzill card stock white & Bahama. I used embossing folders Swiss dots, snowflakes and a snowflake impressabilities on the papers. The shaped pieces are cut using spellbinders labels one and Tim Holtz alterations "styled labels". The image stamp is Lily Candy Elf by Pink Cat Studio and the greeting is from Bombshell stamps. I stamped the image with black memento ink and colored with water color pencils and added accents with stardust pen. The edging inks I used are versa magic cloud white & ocean depth. The greeting is stamped with Tim Holtz distress ink aged mahogany.

Well I guess I better get back to work now. Until next time happy crafting and thanks for visiting my blog.
Dee

Class Schedule up!!!

2010-11-10T17:28:00.000-08:00

As promised I have put my class schedule up for November & December. All you have to do is hit the class schedule tab at the top of the page and voila!!! I will keep adding my classes to that page as soon as I have more dates. It probably won't be until the new year, unless I get lot of requests for another class. Due to popular demand we have added another "Blue Christmas" card class to the schedule. Saturday November, 20th will be the last date for this class and space is limited. To sign up for this class please call Scrap Arts @ 604-980-8811.

Thanks for visiting my blog
Dee

Only two spots left!

2010-11-09T15:54:00.000-08:00

This is kind of last minute, I meant to post this yesterday and totally forgot. I just wanted to let my local students know that I have 2 spots left for my Blue Christmas card class tonight. This will be the last night class for these cards. You can sign up by calling Scrap Arts @ 604-980-8811 before 6pm. Class starts @ 6:30pm.

I will post the rest of my class schedule tomorrow. I know I keep saying that but I will definitely post it tomorrow, maybe LOL!

On a totally unrelated topic to my classes. I just wanted to post this wonderful picture of my grandfather.

I will be remembering him and all the others who have served this country over the years this week!!! I was fortunate enough that my grandfather was one of the lucky ones who came home. So many others were not that lucky. Take time to stop and give thanks this week.

Dee

Big Shot Class in progress

2010-11-06T22:21:00.000-07:00

Here are the other 2 samples I was talking about yesterday. They are for the Big Shot class I will be teaching in a few weeks. The first picture is a of a gift box/bag (if you add a ribbon handle). I used the labels 1 spellbinders and the ornament cuttlebug folder for this. The stamps are from Inkadinkado and Bombshell.

This votive holder was done with petite ovals large from spellbinders and the fence die cut it by Tim Holtz. The snowman was cut out on the cricut, but I have seen a few really cute snowmen dies that you could use in the Big Shot. I just don't own one at the moment. The trees (are from the stampin up lovely as a tree set) hard to see in the picture but they are there. I stamped them on the vellum with glue pad and then I added micro fine warm highlight glitter to it. The patterned paper is from the new Basic Grey Jovial line.

Well as I am writing this I am falling asleep so I'm sure there are quite a few errors, I will try and fix them tomorrow. Until then have a great night everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Dee

***errors all fixed, I think :)

All Wrapped Up....

2010-11-05T22:36:00.000-07:00

Here is the final card for my "All Wrapped Up" card class. I needed a simple card to complete the set and yet I wanted to teach a technique. The present stamp for this card is from the "Mouse Party" set by Crafty Secrets. In order to make this border I had to use a mask on the presents, this is the technique for this card. I very quickly colored in these presents with watercolor pencils. In class you will be able to use watercolors or markers to color them in. I will be adding my class schedule to the blog on the weekend. I will also be posting the first two projects for my "Big Shot" class tomorrow.

Until then, happy crafting and thanks for stopping by.

Dee

New class samples

2010-11-01T18:40:00.000-07:00

Here are two more samples from my "All Wrapped Up" card class. The theme for this class is presents!!!

I wanted to teach a bunch of different techniques in this class, embossing, inking, watercolor pencils, glitter, etc. This first sample is a side step card and I colored the presents with water color pencils, glitter pen, glaze pen and even did a bit of paper piecing. You can't really see the glitter pen in the picture but there is lots of it on the 2 piles of presents in the back. I colored over the red bow with the glaze pen. I used bazzill card stock red and french vanilla. I used peeled paint distress ink on the embossed panels. The present stamps are from the "All Wrapped Up" stamp set by Flourishes and the greeting stamp is from Bombshell stamps.

The next card is done with paper from the new Basic Grey Christmas line Jovial. The present is cut out using cricut cartridge "Stretch Your Imagination" and I used merlot glitter ritz glitter for the ribbon and bow. The bling was clear and I used a prisma color marker to add some color to it. Although you can't see it the square with the present on it is popped up using 3d dots and then the block with the greeting is popped up from there as well.

Well that's it for today, I hope to have something more to post tomorrow.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Dee

Happy Halloween/Samhain!!!!!

2010-10-31T22:30:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post to wish everyone a very safe & Happy Halloween/ Samhain. This is one of my favorite times of year. I love the fall season, the colors, the crisp air, Thanksgiving and Halloween/Samhain.

Samhain means roughly "summer's end", it is the final harvest and is said to be the Celtic New Year. The night when the veil between this world and the spirit world is said to be the thinnest, allowing the spirits of the departed to return and mingle with the living.

I usually find this is the time of year when I like to start new projects for the winter (which makes sense if you look at it from a New Year point of view). I spend more time at home and usually this is when I start baking and redecorating my house (you know, moving furniture, changing the curtains, painting etc)

I got a chance to walk through one of the community gardens yesterday that was decorated for Halloween. I had my camera with me so I took a bunch of pictures. This is one of them and I had some fun with it in photoshop. I'm still learning how to use this program but I'm making progress (I think, LOL)

I do have a couple more class samples to post and hope to be able to do that tomorrow.

Until then, happy crafting & thanks for stopping by.

Dee

One down only 3 to go

2010-10-27T11:51:00.000-07:00

I finally finished this card yesterday. It took me awhile to figure out what to do with the front and the presents under the tree. The present on the front is from the cricut cartridge Stretch Your Imagination. I cut the main part out using french vanilla card stock and stamped a simple swirl using aged mahogany distress ink.

The presents under the tree were stamped on french vanilla as well and then colored with water color pencils. I then colored over the main parts of the presents with a stardust glitter pen. You can't really tell in the picture but I also cover them with versa mark ink and used fine detail clear embossing powder to give it a nice shine and then popped the whole thing up with 3d dots.

So one card is done, I'm off to finish the others. I hope to get them done today, I get to spend today in my craft room so we shall see. I'll post what I get finished tomorrow, until then happy crafting and have a great day.

Dee

Halloween Card Class

2010-10-24T21:16:00.000-07:00

Last week a taught a Halloween card class and I found the easiest way to teach it was to demonstrate the techniques I used to create the Spooky card from this post and the gate fold card from this post. Well when I was finished I had a couple of half completed cards. So the other night I finished them off, they came out a bit different then the originals. I also wanted to sell these ones so they had to be completed inside as well.

For the first card I created an insert that coordinates with the outside (I do this for all the cards I sell).

For the gate fold I made a piece to go on the back of one of the panels so you have a place to sign it that doesn't ruin the picture on the front.

Well back to work, thanks for stopping by.

Dee

Work in progress

2010-10-23T21:46:00.000-07:00

I am currently working on a Christmas card class using a new set of stamps I got at Scrap Arts. The set is called All Wrapped Up by Flourishes. I have lots of ideas and been testing different techniques.

I'm planning to do a side step card, a gate fold and a couple of basic cards. Here are a couple of pictures of the gate fold in progress. The tree is stamped with Tim Holtz distress ink peeled paint. The garland have been colored with stardust pen and I used red watercolor pencil and glaze pen on the ornaments. I haven't decided about the presents under the tree. The ones in the picture are on there with temporary adhesive, I think I'll emboss them and pop them up with 3d dots. I'm still not sure about the card front and what sort of decor I'll use on it. My biggest challenge right now is deciding all the colors I want to use in this class.

Kit has a new name, I have decide she will now be know as Kit the Great Paper Protector, she decided this was her paper to guard. When I tried to take some off the desk she attacked me LOL.

Well I guess I'm not going to get much accomplished sitting here at my computer, better get to my craft desk and see what I can come up with. As soon as I finish something I will post it. Until then happy crafting everyone and thanks for visiting my blog.

Dee

Where to begin....

2010-10-22T19:25:00.000-07:00

…hmm let me think, I have so much I want to post that I just don't know where to start. I've had a busy week doing lots of work and teaching. Have you ever had those days when you sit in your craft room and everything you try seems to be horribly, horribly, wrong? I have, on Tuesday I sat in my craft room for the better part of the day attempting to make some stuff for classes and by the end of the day I wanted to pull my hair out I was so frustrated. Nothing seemed to be working for me at all. On Wednesday I didn’t do much better so I went out for a little retail therapy, and here is what I bought.

A new shipment of goodies arrived at Scrap Arts while I was there and of course I had to get some new paper and a Tim Holtz die, I have been wanting the Fence die for awhile now but I had to figure out a project it would be used for before I would allow myself to buy it. I’m happy to say I have come up with an idea. You’ll have to wait until I’ve finished the project to see it. I also got this great paper pack from Cosmo Cricket called “Wanted” I love the paper in this assortment. It is a 6”x6” paper pad and great for cards, this paper will be wonderful for more masculine themed cards.

Also we received another new shipment at Scrap Arts yesterday and I was thrilled because my brand new paper trimmer was in this order, as well as my glue refills. I broke my making memories paper trimmer awhile back and decided to try a different trimmer this time. I looked around and did a lot of reading and lots of people love the Tonic paper trimmers, so I decided to give this one a try. I’ll let you know what I think of it once I’ve tried it out for a bit.

You may have noticed (or not, LOL) that I keep changing my background on my blog. I just like to keep playing with new looks. This is really the only time of the year you can put up the scary Halloween type backgrounds and not scare people away lol.

I have been surfing quite a bit looking for ideas and inspiration and I have found quite a few new blogs that I love. I have added them to my Craft Sites I like to visit tab on the side bar; you should check some of them out.

Also, just so you know Kit has not been shirking her responsibilities as my assistant. She had decided that being a lap cat isn’t such a bad thing after all. Especially if it involves being able to swat at things on my desk.

Well I guess that is enough for this post. Oh, my new challenge will be not to ignore my blog so much. I'm going to try posting at least 4 times a week over the next 2 months. Could be kind of hard to do with the Holidays coming up and so many classes scheduled but I'll give it a try.

Until next time, happy crafting everyone.

Dee

A New Look for Halloween!

2010-10-15T13:27:00.000-07:00

I found this great new site with free blog backgrounds "Cute & Cool" Blog Stuff. There are so many cute backgrounds on there I may have to change my blog once a week. I thought this one was good for Halloween my favorite time of year.

Here is a card I made last week, another dragon card. I love this stamp and it makes a great card. I colored the image with my prisma color markers. I added shimmer to the wings with a stardust pen. The shimmer doesn't show up very well in the picture but it looks better in person.

Until next time, happy crafting everyone.
Dee

Time to get to work...

2010-10-12T23:57:00.001-07:00

Where does the time go, I can’t believe we are almost to the middle of October. I am now busy working on my classes for November & December. I have at least 3 new classes planned and will be running a couple of my September & October classes again. I haven’t had much time for crafting recently but I have been busy teaching. Eventually I will even get a chance to use my new birthday presents that I got a few weeks ago.

The first of my new classes will be a redo my mini album from last year. This album from last year measured 6”x6” and was a version of one I found on Splitcoast stampers (Scrapbook Wallet). I wanted to do a similar album but a different size, the original one I found on Splitcoast stampers was great but the measurements for the side panels were to large for what I wanted to do, the 6"x6" one worked better for me as you could the 4 side panels out of one 12" x 12" piece of card stock. Of course you don't end up with that as the size of your side panels as you need to use some of that as the spines of the book. The new one measures 6.5” x 4.5” and that allows you to use one long piece for the outside middle cover (green in this sample). In the one I made last year you had to piece two pieces of card stock together to do that part. I made this book so that all the fold out panels will fit a 4"x6" photo. This base of this book only takes pieces of card stock with some left over. In total I used 6 pieces of card stock and 2 pieces of patterned paper. with lots left over for decorating and embellishing. The patterned paper is from the Basic Grey Jovial line. I'm going to add some pictures and some embellishments tomorrow.

Well time to get back to work. I have lots to get done in this week. I’m also teaching a couple more times this week. My “Blue Christmas” card class is sold out for Thursday but it is available later this month at Scrap Arts. I really do hope to have some more to post tomorrow, until then happy crafting everyone.

Deanna

Birthdays are Fun!!!

2010-10-04T20:44:00.000-07:00

My birthday was a couple of weeks ago. I didn’t get a chance to post because of how busy I was during my vacation . My husband spoiled me as usual a new jacket, a spa gift certificate, dinner at my favorite Greek restaurant but the biggest surprise this year was this painting.

He had it painted for me by local artist Jaime Gervais. For those of you not familiar with the TV Show True Blood, it is of my favorite characters from that show Sookie & Eric. I had no idea he was having this done for me. I have the best husband in the world. He manages to surprise me with something totally unexpected but absolutely perfect every Birthday and Christmas.

I was supposed to have something else to post tonight as well but our staff crop became a bit of a birthday party for me as well and I didn’t get as much accomplished as I wanted. I do want to send a huge Thank You out Shelley, Naomi, Kelly, Marie & Brenda for all the lovely presents they gave me. I have the best friends!!! We had so much fun Friday night.

I’m off to prep my class that I’m teaching tomorrow night but I hope to have more to post on Wednesday. I’ve also been trying to come up with a new challenge for myself. Until next time, happy crafting and thanks for stopping by.

Deanna

Happy Blogaversary to me

2010-10-01T00:43:00.000-07:00

I really can’t believe it has already been 2 years since I started this blog. Where does the time go? I wanted to do something special for my blogaversary which is technically today but I haven’t been in my craft room for over 2 weeks. I had family visiting for a couple of weeks and I didn’t have time to plan anything.

I did get to play tourist for the past couple of weeks and had lots of fun taking pictures while we were out. We went to many beautiful spots, so here are some pictures from my adventures. These pictures are from Yale, Harrison, Lake of the Woods, Stanley Park, Vancouver Aquarium, Vandusen Gardens.

Well that's it for now, I'm sure that I will have something more to post by Sunday. We are having a staff crop tomorrow night and I hope to get at least one project finished lol. Until next time, happy crafting everyone!
Dee

Blogaversary coming up!!!

2010-09-18T00:56:00.000-07:00

Well I was checking out some of my favorite blogs tonight and discovered that Green Goddess Creations is celebrating her 2 year blogaversary with some blog candy pictured below. Just click the link to her blog to see how to enter. So while I was reading about that, I started thinking, when did I start my blog....well...it just so happens it will be 2 years on Sept. 30th. What to do? Well I'll just have to think about it for the next week or so and see what I can come up with. I think I may have skipped right over my 1 year blogaversary completely and then I was going to do something special for my 100th post, well that never happened. I was going to do something special for the end of my challenge and well....we know how that turned out LOL. I really must start posting more and procrastinating less. I am working on a Halloween card class for mid October so who knows. Well here is the picture of the blog candy over at Green Goddess Creations go on over and check it out!

Until next time, happy crafting and thanks for stopping by.

Dee

Down to the wire...

2010-09-15T23:36:00.000-07:00

It is now 11:15pm on Wednesday, Sept. 15th and I am finally able to post the rest of the pictures for my challenge. I have been in my craft room for the last 3 nights trying to make it to 30 and tonight I finally made it. I really don't have time to write much, I just wanted to make sure the photos went up. I wanted to have 30 projects complete and posted by Sept. 15th and here they are. #20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30. Finally all done, maybe I'll try another challenge next month.

Until next time, happy crafting and thanks for visiting my blog!

Dee

Sooooo very busy!!!

2010-09-10T21:15:00.000-07:00

So you may have wondered (or not, lol) why I haven't posted for awhile, I have been so busy lately I haven't had much time for crafting. See I told you this would be a challenge for me to get 30 projects done by Sept. 15th. I have family coming to visit for a couple of weeks, work, classes to prep and a whole list of other things that need to be done. Where does the time go?

Well I have managed to get a couple of projects done and after I finish this post I have to go prep for the class I am teaching at Scrap Arts tomorrow. Once that is done I hope to be able to get at least 2 more cards done.

First of all I think this card should count as at least 2 projects (but I won't). It took a very long time to plan and make. I used black & dahlia card stock. The other was done on white card stock. I measured how big each panel would be and then cut one large piece of white. I inked the paper with lavender, cyan, midnight and black color box inks. I masked the moon but decided I wanted it to stand out, so I cut out a second circle and inked it with momento dandelion and cantaloupe. The stamps are from Basic Grey, Crafty Secrets & Inkadinkado. The trees, bats & cat were stamped with black momento ink. The haunted house was stamped with Archival black ink and the windows were colored with cantaloupe momento marker, I added a few accents with grey marker, white gel pen and silver marker. I also added some black Archival ink to the ground level of the card to add depth.

Project #18

The other card I did with all inks as well. I used a brayer to apply red color box ink to white card stock. I then sponged on more red as well as gold brilliance and black momento ink. I used a few different stamp sets for this one as well, stampin' up grunge rock, basic grey and I'm not sure of the third set (I don't have the packaging anymore).

Project #19

Well I better go get my class prepped for tomorrow and hopefully I'll have another post for tomorrow or Sunday. Until then, happy crafting and have a great weekend.

Dee