Simply Golden

The amazing and talented Nancy McKinney sent me some more Canadian images that she made (including the one on my side bar immediately after tonight's very stressful hockey game!) and I wanted to make a card using some of the images. If you are interested in these images contact Nancy - there are several other images that I haven't used yet and they are stinking cute!

I picked the mittens and toque and instead of making the maples leaves white as they are on the mittens everyone is wearing I made the gold in honour of our men's short track speed skaters who won 2 Gold medals; so as I am writing this post Canada has the most GOLD medals at the games WOHOO!!!

I LOVE these mittens (I wore mine faithfully in Whistler, even when my hands were hot) not only because they are so stinkin' cute but because of what they mean. HBC who made the mittens are donating proceeds from each pair sold (meaning shipped out of the warehouse, so even the ones given away count) to our amateur athletes and that is HUGE as most do not have the financial backing of endorsements and it's a struggle for them to make ends meet - so a big shout out to all of you who bought the mittens in support of our athletes!!

GO CANADA GO!!

Thanks for stopping by - enjoy the rest of the games I know I will but Sunday's hockey game will be VERY stressful & exciting!!

Dana

Golden Girls

I made my Bellariffic Friday's card with the thought of the women's hockey team gold medal game & I am so excited that they are Golden Girls!!

For my card I used Karen G's Sweet Sunday sketch from this week (SSSC57) Hockey-Mom-a-Bella is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics. I used a pitch black atyou spica pen on the trim of the hockey bag. For the skate blades I used a gelly roll pen, and for the hockey tape I used a white gel pen then drew the black tape lines back on.

The image is cut with a small octagon nesties & layered onto a black octagon. All the cs was embossed with swiss dots & I added some ribbon and a button.

I am excited to stop by Bloggabella and see all the other Winter sports/Winter cards in honour of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. I will be sad next week when they are over, I have been watching everything on TV (here in Canada we have 4 stations showing the games so you don't miss a thing!) I guess next week is back to reality and getting stuff done around the house!!

Next weeks Bellariffic Friday's challenge is "Polka Dots Big & Small we love them all" Make sure you email your card to Em by midnight Thursday and have a great weekend - I am so nervous about the men's hockey game tonight, but if they play like they did Wednesday night we will be OK!

GO CANADA GO!!

Dana

Canadian Thanks

Hubby and I were lucky enough to be guests last weekend in Whistler for the Olympics, and he is being taken to all the hockey games and closing ceremonies so I needed some thank yous. I've been struggling all week with the concept and then this morning the wonderfully talented Nancy McKinney sent me an email that she put something up on her blog that I might like so I immediately went to look & was so excited!

I made 5 cards tonight, and I am so thrilled with these images, we Canadians are normally very quietly patriotic so it's been exciting to see how proud & loud we have been during the Olympics.

For all you Canadian girls make sure you pop over to Nancy's blog and download the images & have fun. As I am writing this I am watching our Canadian Women's hockey team receive their gold medals - and yes Wendy I saw hubby on tv tonight since he was in row 2!!

Dana

Go Canada Go!!!

The amazingly talented Nancy McKinney made the great Canada flag on my side bar; click on the image to be taken to her blog and the links for the free download!!

I am still recovering from the excitement of the hockey game & women's bobsleigh last night - we had a great day with 4 medals & I am sure excited about ladies hockey game tonight!!

Dana

Ruby & Rose

I'd hoped to get this card made last night, but then the Canada - Germany hockey game started & my focus was gone! I hope they have as much success today against Russia; that's going to be an amazing game!!

For my card today I used Mercy's sketch from this week (MTSC62) with Ruby & Rose LULU from Stamping Bella. I love these LULU's and am patiently waiting for more! The image is stamped on bella's bestest paper & coloured with copics. I added some red stickles to the center of the flowers & used a lemon, red and pitch black atyou spica pen on their dresses. I paper pierced around the ds paper which is basic greys June Bug collection.

You have until midnight tomorrow to email Em you cards for this weeks Bellariffic Friday which is Winter or Winter Sports because of the Olympics.

I am loving watching them (constantly it's a wonder anything has gotten done!) Today hubby left to go back to Vancouver to be schmoozed. He is seeing the Canada - Russia game today, and the Sweden - Slovakia game. Tomorrow he goes to both women's hockey metal games, Friday to both men's hockey semi finals, Saturday to the men's bronze metal game & speed skating, Sunday to the men's gold metal hockey game & the closing ceremonies - Yes I am bitter!!

Thanks for stopping by & GO CANADA GO!!

Dana

copics: E0000, E000, E00, E21, Y06, Y08, Y19, R81, R83, R24, R27, R29, N8; lemon atyou spica, red atyou spica, pitch black atyou spica

My Amazing Weekend

I don't have a card to share today but I did want to share with you where I was on the weekend

Whistler, BC!!

Hubby's boss invited 3 couples up for the weekend - we saw the skeleton races; I tried to take a picture but the whiz by so fast that they were just a blurr!

On Saturday we went to ski jumping and after we were done we sat on a patio because it was so nice out there! Who can say they went to the Winter Olympics & sat outside on a patio have some drinks & listening to a band - crazy!

If you've never been to Whistler, BC you should check it out -

it's absolutely breathtaking and you can downhill ski,cross country ski, hike, bike, ski & shop surrounded by the most beautiful mountains!

For all you watching the Canadian coverage - I was one of the crazy's waving to get on TV Sunday morning in Whistler & we made it; that was fun!!

Don't forget this weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is Winter Sports or Winter in honour of the Winter Olympics being in Canada - email your card to Em by midnight Thursday

Thanks for stopping by

Dana

Colour-challenged Bellariffic

Happy Friday - I can't believe it's already here! This weeks Bellariffic Friday's challenge was a colour theme - pink, orange & turquoise; this was a challenge for me!! Honestly I had the wrong colours in my head so I finally went with a rose colour (kinda pink), turquoise and pumpkin

Amplee 'tude is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest paper & coloured with copics. I paper pieced her dress (so I can enter the wonderful Joannabella's blogaversary contest!!) and added some orange and turquoise glitter to the ice cream cone. The ds paper is sewed on and added a simple ribbon and button to finish it off.

Remember to stop by Bloggabella to see all the other colourful bellariffic friday cards - I am so excited about next weeks theme - WINTER SPORT or WINTER in honour of the Olympics which are being held in Canada!! Make sure you email your card to Em by midnight on Thursday.

Have a great weekend - I will be watching the games all weekend long; GO CANADA GO!

Dana

copics: R37, R39, BG07, YR16, YR18, E55, E57, E59, E0000, E00, E21, R02

Rain, Rain

Well it appears they don't have to worry about the rain anymore at the Vancouver Olympics; just record breaking warm temps - how crazy is that?!

For my inspiration I used Mercy's sketch from this week (MTSC61) I just bought this sweet digi image from The Greeting Farm and had to colour her up. I printed the WS Rain, Rain digi on neenah paper and coloured it with copics. I wanted a plastic rain jacket & hat look so I then coloured her coat, hat & boots with a clear glaze pen. I added some orange rhinestones for the buttons; they weren't the exact orange as the coat so I coloured them with a copic marker. The DS paper is from My Minds Eye's Oh La La collection.

Thanks for stopping by & have a fantastic day!!

Dana

copics: RV34, RV17, E59, YR16, YR18, E0000, E000, E00, E21, R02, R0000, orange atyou spica pen

Skater Dude..

I picked this image of Ethan Lollipop tonight, but really I should have looked for a skier since Canada won it's first gold on home soil tonight! I was so excited, and hubby was on a plane so I phoned my BFF who now lives in the States & hadn't seen it yet. We then stayed on the phone & watched the US coverage together (yes we are a little crazy) but it was SO EXCITING!!

For my card I used Mercy's sketch (MTSC60) and made a narrow card (51/2 x 31/2) Ethan Lollipop is stamped with mementos ink on bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics; I use my melon atyou spica pen on his laces. The ds paper is from Fancy Pants Rough & Tough collection. I used 3 ghost stars and covered them with icicles stickes & paper pierced around the layered pieces.

This weeks Bellariffic Fridays is a colour challenge; make sure you email Em your cards by midnight Thursday

Thanks for stopping by - I hope to get a lot of stamping done this week, but I find myself parked in front of the big screen (instead of the little on in my stamp room) watching the Olympics; I believe it will be a very unproductive 2 weeks for me!!

Dana

Copics: E0000, E00, E21, R02; E27, 29; W1, W3; B93, B95, B97; YG17, YG25; YR14, YR15, YR16

Love Me Do Blog Hop

Welcome to the Love Me Do Blog Hop sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you came here from Joanne B's blog you are on the right path; if not click here to start at the beginning!

For my Love Me Do card I chose "Wrapped in Love". The image is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics. The DS paper is from My Minds Eye Be Loved collection. I embossed a piece of velum with Sizzix heart embossing plate and sewed this onto the ds paper. The ghost heart also has a piece of DS paper under it. I used a EK success punch and added some butterscotch sundae baubles

How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $25 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! The winner will be announced on the Friday on the SCS forum

Now hop on over to Angela's blog to continue on your hop! Have a great day

Dana

copics: YOOOO, Y21, Y32; G20, G21, G24; E0000, E00, E21, R02; R24

MWAH!!

This weeks Bellariffic Friday is Valentines; which is funny for me because we don't do anything for valentines day since hubby is usually travelling (this year included!!)

For my Bellariffic I chose Phoebe Ketto because of all the hearts in her had and on her dress. The image is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics. I paper pieced the hearts (except for the few teeny tiny ones) and added some crystal stickles.


The sentiment MWAH! (KISSES) is from stamping bella & after stamping the sentiment I then went over it with a pitch black atyou spica pen. The ds paper is from My Mind's Eye's Be Loved collection. I added some lemonade baubles in the corner.



Make sure you stop by Bloggabella to see all the other Valentine cards & remember there is the Love Me Do Blog Hop tomorrow starting at 10am CT starting with Bloggabella!!

Next weeks Bellariffic Fridays theme is a colour challenge - Pink, Orange & Turquoise!! Email your card to Em before midnight on Thursday

Thanks for stopping by; have a great day

Dana

Warm enough for a vest!

I made this card in honour of our weather - it's warming up so you could just wear a sweater & a vest!! The boots you may want still because the snow is finally starting to melt!

Miss Anya Autumn from the Greeting Farm is printed on Neenah paper and coloured with copics. I used a green atyou spica pen on the ribbons in her hair. The cs is riding hood red and baja breeze; sorry the ds is from my scrap bin (but I am pleased that I actually used some!!) I paper pierced around the ds paper and added the navy ribbon and button

Thanks for stopping by - have a great day!!

Dana

copics: B34, B37,B41; YG23, YG25; BG07, BG09; E30, E31, E33; YR12, YR15; E55, E57, E59; E0000, E000, E21, E00, R02; R24, R27, R29

Sweet n Sassy Spring

Happy Tuesday - this is my second week being a guest designer on the Sweet 'n Sassy digi blog & I am having so much fun! I must admit I did use too many digi images before this; but I can tell this is going to be another slippery slope for me!

Here's a peak at the card I made using "One of a Kind"

The 2nd card made uses a sweet bear called "Benjamin Bunny"

Click here to go to the Sweet 'n Sassy digi blog to see the cards - it's was nice to colour some springtime images since we are still deep in winter here! We haven't had the snow that's hit the USA but it's cold, foggy and there is frost and snow everywhere still, really is spring ever going to come?!

Have a great day

Dana

Feeling Sketchy

This weeks Bellariffic Fridays challenge was a sketch designed by Shannan. After flipping through my bindahs several times I settled on a sweet bittyblooms.

Lilly Bittybloom is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics. I paper pieced her had leaving the stem loose. I added some glamour dust glitter along her dress for some sparkle. The ds paper is from my stash of Basic Grey paper (phoebe). I added 3 frosted bella bonbons in the corner.

Make sure you pop over to Bloggabella to see all the great cards - Shannan thanks for such a great sketch sistah!

Next weeks Bellariffic Fridays Challenge is VALENTINES - make sure email you card to Em by midnight on Thursday

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by

Dana

Feeling my Mojo...

I LOVED this week's Mojo Monday sketch (mojo 124), so I inked up one of my long neglected stamps from Stamping Bella & played along!

Dolly Ketto is stamped with mementos ink onto bella's bestest paper and coloured with copics. I paper pieced the hearts on her dress and used a green atyou spica pen on the bows in her hair and coloured her shoes with a clear glaze pen. I added two tiny rhinestones for the buttons on her dress.

The DS paper is Bo Bunny's Love Bandit collection, and I added some ribbon, paper piercing, prima flowers and a bella bonbon in the center.

You have until midnight Thursday to email Em your cards for this weeks Bellariffic Fridays click here to see the amazing sketch

Thanks for stopping by


Dana

Copics: N0, N18, N10; R39, R59; YG23, YG25; R81, R83, R85; E000, E00, E21, E02

I Am Thirlled....

to be a guest designer for Sweet 'n Sassy digi stamps for the month of February, each Tuesday I will be posting on their blog and this week I was able to give a sneak peek click here to see a lovely baby image that is being released on Thursday.

Sweet 'n Sassy stamps have gone completely digi and you can get a free digi stamp click here for the details. SNS has new releases every Thursday so make sure you stop!

Have a great day

Dana

Feburary Calender

I finished the calender the first week of January & I am really happy with how it turned out! I used all Stamping Bella stamps and lots of my stash of DS paper (sadly there is still a ton to use!)

This month I used LOVEbeetle Huggabugg which is stamped with mementos ink and coloured with copics. I picked my colours from the Basic Grey bittersweet ds paper I used to mount the month on. The nice thing about using the DS paper on some months is it kept the calender from getting too bulky.

I used my pink atyou spica pen along the car trim, and my red atyou spica on the hearts. For the headlights I used a gelly roll pen and a clear glaze pen on top.

The calender is 5x5 and the base is the exact size of the calender, the base paper I have is 130lb so I just cut a strip 5x12 and scored it at 1, 6, 11 to give a base and used sticky strip to hold it together and the binder rings are recycled from last years calender.

This weeks Bellariffic Friday is a sketch challenge - make sure you email you card to Em by midnight Thursday.

Thanks for stopping by & have a fantastic day

Dana

copics: YG000, YG91; E000, E00, E21, R02; R83, R85; E40, E41, E42, E44, E47; RV10, RV11, RV13; R37, R39; pink atyou spica pen, red atyou spica pen, clear glaze, gelly roll pen