Introducing Suzi

One of the latest Julie Nutting Paper Doll stamps from Prima is Suzi. I got a little creative and took this beach babe to Asia!

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Supplies:

Stamp - Julie Nutting Paper Doll "Suzi" by Prima Marketing
Word stickers - Tim Holtz
Flowers and Mosaic Chips - Recollections
Prima Marketing Watercolor pencils
Patterned Paper - Best Creations Inc.
Origami Paper
Gold Sharpie
Momento Ink

Free Spirit Tag

I was inspired by a tag by Gabrielle Pollacco - you can find the original here:
http://www.bobunny.blogspot.ca/2012/07/tag-youre-it.html

Here is my version:

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Supplies:

Paper - DCWV
Cardstock: Bazzil
Dies: Tim Holtz and Cheery Lynn
Stamps: Hot Off the Press
Ink: Stampin Up
Ribbon: American Crafts

Ski Tag

BoBunny comes out with some of the best winter paper collections. I'm always eager to see their new designs, and Powder Mountain didn't disappoint.

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 For this tag I used different papers in the Powder Mountain line, including fussy cutting the ski's out of one of the patterns. Adding a Julie Nutting Paper Doll and this is a great winter tag!

Supplies:

Paper - BoBunny Powder Mountain
Donna Salazar Glitter
Ink - Stampin' Up and Momento
Stamp: Prima Marketing/Julie Nutting
Prima Marketing Watercolor Pencils
Doodlebug Designs Velvet Flock
Recollections Pearls and Ribbon

Mermaid Cards

I decided in 2016 that I would use whatever crafty skills I could muster to try and perform some Random Acts of Kindness (RAK). My first efforts were to create a set of mermaid cards for a friend who is a big fan of mermaids.

This was also my first attempt at watercolors, so I wasn't sure how these would turn out. In the end I thought they turned out really well and the recipient seemed very pleased with them!

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Supplies:

Watercolor paper
Stampendous Mermaid Stamp P151
Versamark Watercolor Ink
Stampin Up Black embossing powder
Dylusions Spray Ink
Reeves Watercolor Paint

Vintage Postcard Christmas

This stamp has been in my collection forever, and yet I have never used it on a Christmas card. I turned to Pinterest for inspiration and found some great examples of Christmas Cards that used this design - so in essence I could probably say that inspiration for this card came from a number of sources. For anyone who has a stamp they haven't used in a while and needs ideas, just put your stamp name and company in the search box on Pinterest and hopefully it will give you a reason to visit some old favorites like I did!

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Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill Kraft and White and Stampin Up Navy
Ink: Versafine Onyx and Ranger Distress Ink Blueprint sketch
Stamp: Stampendous Snowy Postcard
Glitter Ritz Cool Highlight Glitter
Liquid Pearls: White Opal

Skates for Christmas

Featuring the beautiful skates die from Marianne Designs and Bo Bunny Powder Mountain paper line - I love how this card turned out.

Inspiration for this card came from:
http://kath-allthatglitter.blogspot.ca/2015/01/frilly-and-funkie.html

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Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzil White and Kraft
Skates Die: Marianne Designs
Paper: Bo Bunny Powder Mountain and Vellum
Prima Distressing Tool
PSX Silver Embossing Powder
Ranger Distress Ink in Pumice Stone
Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch
Recollections Pearls

Thomas Kinkaide Christmas Card

Okay this stamp has been in my craft room forever, and this year I decided to put it to some use. I feel like I did some really classic Victorian style Christmas cards this year, and this is one of them.

I took the inspiration for this card from here:
http://renlymatsworld.blogspot.ca/2008/11/thomas-kinkade-stonehearth-hutch.html

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Supplies

Cardstock - Bazzill Kraft and Raven Black
Paper - Craft Smith Tiimeless Holiday
Sizzix for Stampin Up - Top Note Die
Ribbon - Bo Bunny
Glitter - Martha Stewart
Stamp - Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink - Versamark Sepia
Embellishment - Unknown
Markers - Mixture

Beautiful Blue Christmas

I went a little retro this Christmas, not necessarily in the designs, but in the supplies. I dug out a lot of stamps and papers I have had for ages, including the gorgeous background paper you see on this card. It's from SandyLion, which should tell you how old it is, since I don't even know if that company is still operating.

I took inspiration for this card from a card done by Hania (http://hania739.blogspot.ca/). She has some beautiful work if you would like to check out her site.

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Supplies

Cardstock - Bazzill
Paper - Sandy Lion
Ribbon - Recollections
Ink - Stampin Up Brocade Blue
Stamp - Hero Arts CL722
Die - Memory Box Frostyville Border and ProvoCraft Label Die

Polka Dot Snowflake

This was such a simple card to make, but it's really pretty. And for anyone who knows me and thinks I might have lost my mind - no that isn't sewing on the edges, that's the Bo Bunny Stitches stamp!!!

I took the inspiration for this card from the following:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1847290?&cat=19756

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Supplies

Silhouette Cameo
Cardstock - Bazzill Kraft and Milk Chocolate
Paper - Recollections
Stamps - Momenta Joy to the World and Bo Bunny Stitches
Bakers Twine
Ink - Stampin Up Chocolate Chip and ColorBox White

O Christmas Tree

Christmas Card production has been in full swing in the craft room the past two weeks and now all the cards are prepped for mail out on December 1st!

Here is the first card design of the 2015 Holiday Season. I took the inspiration for this card from a card by Lynn Dunn at stamptasticdesigns.com (http://stamptasticdesigns.com/2013/08/06/o-christmas-tree/).

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Supplies

Paper - DCWV Autumn Melody paper stack
Stamps - Stampin Up (Christmas Lodge Set)
Ink - Stampin Up (Handsome Hunter) and Ranger Distress Ink (Tea Dye)
Embossing Powder - Ranger Gold
Ribbon - Unknown

Sugar Skull - Halloween Card

My Silhouette Cameo got quite the workout this Halloween season! Here is another great card made using a die I cut out with my Cameo. I had a lot of fun with this one, although I had to create a larger card than I'm used to (5x7) in order to fit everything in. I just love how spooky this one turned out.

This project is out for publication. 

Supplies

Silhouette Cameo
Cardstock - Bazzil
Punch - Martha Stewart
Dylusions Ink Spray - Postbox Red
Stamps - Inkadinkadoo
Paper - Recollections and Stampin Up

Witches Brew - Halloween Card

I found this card by Olena Levchenko on pinterest (see her original here: http://scrappingcottage.blogspot.ca/2014/10/happy-halloween-card.html), but I didn't have the die she used, nor did I have the patience to wait for it to come in. So instead I decided to get creative and try and find enough similar elements in the Silhouette Studio to piece together my own witchy scene. I am so pleased with how it turned out!

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Supplies

Silhouette Cameo
Cardstock - Bazzil
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black and Stampin Up
White Opaque Pen - Recollections
Stamp - Recollections

Spooktacular Witch - Halloween Card

The idea for this card came from the fabulous Michelle Zindorf (see her original design here: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/09/29/a-witchie-night-tutorial-125/).

I didn't make my card in the exact same manner, but the spirit and look are the same. It's a bit labour intensive, and be prepared to get your fingers inky!

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Supplies

Cardstock - Bazzil and Stampin Up
Stamps - Stampin Up and Inkadinkadoo
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox and Stampin Up
White Opaque Marker - Recollections
Dylusions Spray Ink - London Blue

The Headless Horseman Rides - Halloween Card

I saw this image available in the Silhouette Studio Store and I knew I just had to have it for Halloween Cards. I love how this turned out, and it was really quite simple to make.

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Supplies

Silhouette Cameo
Paper - Me & My Big Ideas
Stamps - Stampin Up and Recollections
Cardstock - Bazzil
Ink - Versafine

Halloween - Creepy Crawly Card

So, after a very busy summer and a hectic back to school I am finally returning to the craft room to get some much needed crafting done. I hope you all had a great summer too and are enjoying the fabulous fall foliage (great for lots of pictures!).

Halloween Cards are top of my "to-do" list these days, so over the next few weeks, that's what you'll see the most. I hope you enjoy them, and as always, feel free to comment and/or share your projects.

Supplies

Paper - Me and My Big Ideas and Recollections
Cardstock - Bazzil Raven Black
Stamp - CraftSmart
Ribbon - Recollections
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Silhouette Cameo

Wild about the birthday boy

As a parent of a grade school boy, I end up attending a good number of little boy birthday parties. Well, little boys don't really care about home made cards, if they care about cards at all. So, instead of making cards I decided to keep it simple and just make some cute birthday tags to attach to gifts.

Here's the first:

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Supplies:

Cardstock - Bazzil and Stampin Up
Crafters Workshop Stencil
Stamps and Ink - Stampin Up
Die - Cheery Lynn Dies
Ribbon - American Crafts

Inspiration Wednesday - Glorious Autumn

Wow, this weeks Inspiration Wednesday project for me was a rollercoaster. When I first watched the video I loved the idea. I fully admit to being a hoarder of paper, so the idea of being able to use some beautiful paper as the main feature was, to me, heavenly.

As I proceeded though I ran into some trouble and thought it was going to turn into a hot mess. But in the end, with some determination and creative thinking, it turned into something I really like :D

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Here is the back of the inclusion, where I added my journal content for the page. It's great because it's hidden when the page first opens, but adds some visuals on the right side of the page when you flip it over.

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Some of you may recognize this tag from a previously posted project. I decided to add it to this journal layout because it is one of my favourite tags and it works so nicely with the layout.

Supplies:

Paper - BoBunny - Forever Fall and Cambridge paper packs
Cardstock - Stampin-up
Stamps - Stampin up, Heartfelt Creations (Script Stamp), Stampendous (Sunflower)
Stampin' Up Blendabilities
Ink - Momento and Stampin' Up
Stencils - Crafters Workshop
Acrylic Paints - Pumpkin, Laguna, Raw Umber
Matte Medium, Mod Podge, Acrylic Glazing Liquid, Light Molding Paste
Dylusions Journal

Inspiration Wednesday - Music is...

Another Inspiration Wednesday art journal page. Again, this one is quite a deviation from the original, but I really like how it turned out. It's also very personal because around the edge are all my favorite bands or favorite artists from my iPod right now.

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Supplies

Tim Holtz Tissue Paper
DCWV Performance Stack paper
Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Acrylic Paint - Various Colors
Gesso, Matte Medium, Acrylic Glazing Liquid

Inspiration Wednesday - Triple Crescent Moon

Okay this project completely took on a life of it's own. It's a pretty big jump from what Donna Downey created for Inspiration Wednesday Week 5 but.....I actually really like it.

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Supplies

Dylusions Art Journal
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists
Stencil - The Crafters Workshop
Art Supplies - Molding Paste, Light Molding Paste, Gesso, Acrylic Glazing Liquid
Beads - Unknown
Stamps - Bo Bunny and Unknown Foam Stamps

Inspiration Wednesday - Passion for Spring

Another Inspiration Wednesday with Donna Downey project. Is there anyone else out there doing IW, or just working in their art journal? We'd love to hear from you!

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Supplies:

Dylusions Journal by Ranger
Paper - Bazzil Basics Antique Dictionary Print
Stencil - The Crafters Workshop
Stamps - Stampendous and Stampin' Up
Prima Flowers
Dylusions spray ink
Art Supplies - Gesso, Glazing Liquid, Light Molding Paste