Tee-riffic Thanks

A few weeks ago (OK several many weeks ago) my hubby asked me to make him some Thank you cards in regards to golf; now considering he bank rolls the house you would think I would make these a little quicker...

For my cards I used Taylored Expressions TECC70 challenge from this week & all the paper is from the March Key

Ingredients kit (LOVE THESE!!) The stamp is from her Whimsical Wishes line called Boys will be Boys.

The images are stamped with memento tuxedo black ink and coloured with copics, I stamped the flag on red cs and paper pieced it using dimesionals. The Thank You is from another Whimsical Wishes set called Fresh Flowers

Now I just need to make another set of Thank you's for him - wonder how long those will take!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great Tuesday I'm off for my last golf lesson so these cards are fitting!

Dana

Rockin' the Cupcake Challenge

YEAH two challenges in one!!! I played along with the Corrosive Challenge Blog by Janet this week which was anything to do with Rock because she is a rocker chick!! Then I used Taylor's Cupcake Challenge TECC68 from this week AND all the paper is from my March Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit (they are worth every penny even for us Canadian girls!!)

Rockstar Anya image was given to me in a swap by the rocker chick herself Janet so I happy to do her challenge. This is the 2nd Greetinig Farm stamp I've used & I can honestly say I feel an order coming on!!!

I coloured her with copics and cut the image out with my nesties. I added some ghost stars with buttons from my stash (they are from basic grey) Along the red strip I added some rhinestones to give her some bling since she's a Rockstar!!

Thanks for stopping by & have a rockin' great day :)

Dana

Happy Holidays...

In keeping with my plan of a Christmas card a week I decided Taylored Expressions cupcake challenge was perfect. I must admit I don't normally put my stuff on at an angle so this was out of my comfort level!

I stamped my cupcake from Home Sweet Home with memento tuxedo black ink and coloured the image with lyras, prismacolor and mineral spirits. Both the image and the patterned paper are cut with nesties. The DS is from my minds eye.

The CB is su's Pretty in Pink layered with Baja Breeze embossed with snowflakes. I used SU's new lace border punch and added soft pink rhinestones along the bottom

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!!

Dana

Oh no..

I don't know what happened the last couple of weeks but I haven't been keeping up with my Christmas card a week plan & boy do I feel guilty! I am hoping to get back on track, but I won't play catch up because I don't mind making the Christmas cards when it doesn't feel like winter; unfortunately it's snowed everyday since Thursday so it's not feeling like the end of April, more like December - right now both my hubby & I are looking at the weather in Toronto & are wondering why we moved back to this crazy weather place!!

Anyways, for this sweet Elzybells Angel card I used Taylored Expressions cupcake Challenge from this week. The image is stamped with memento's tuxedo black ink and coloured with copics. For her wings I used micro glitter and her halo is done with stickles.

The cardbase is SU's real red layered with bazzil blue and the DS paper is from Fancy pants - I chose red because of the red circles (that is under the blue - don't you hate it when that happens!)

The sentiment is from Stamping bella and I added a ghost snowflake and a 7mm red Bella Bonbon

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day - we are suppose to get more snow crazy no?!?!

Dana

Easter/Spring Challenge

Today's challenge over at The Corrosive Challenge Blog is Spring or Easter cards. Well it was fun to play along today since it's actually spring like here & there isn't any snow in the forecast this week!!

For this challenge I decided to make another Easter card; this is a record number for me (3) now I just have to get them sent out; which always slows me down! I used Taylor's Cupcake Challenge 62 and I used a stamp from Taylored Expressions Sweet Spring set

The image is stamped with Memento's Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with Copics, I added some stickles to the top of the cupcake and Taylor's Tiny Twinkles on the egg (LOVE THESE!!)

The DS paper is from Creative Imagination, the yellow squares DS paper is from Chatterbox. The DS paper and image are layered on SU's Taken with Teal. The image and squares are all cut with nesties.

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana

Has spring sprung???

When I saw Taylor's Cupcake Challenge this week I decided it would be perfect for another Easter card (that & the Easter DS paper was still on my desk!!)

The image is from Sweet Springs and is stamped with Memento's ink and coloured with Lyras & Prismacolor using mineral spirits. This is my first attempt with the prismacolor and I must say I did like having the bold colours to work with.

The image is cut with nesties and mounted on SU's Tempting Turquoise. The cb is So Saffron layered with Tempting Turquoise and Regal Rose. The DS paper is from Creative Imagination. I added a Heidi Swap ghost flower with an SU button. I added a bella bonbon to the top of the cupcake; the 5mm ones are a perfect fit. For the bunnies eye I used a pink TwinkleTaylors Tiny

I hope spring has sprung where you are; we are suppose to get more snow tonight; 4" of snow tonight in the Calgary and along the foothills (of the Rocky's) 12" - sadly we live closer to the foothills then I would like (today!!) Although I love my view of the Rocky's I don't LOVE the extra snow it means - at least hubby is in town for this snow fall!!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day

Dana

Cupcake Christmas

I know I seem to have embraced this Christmas card a week thing - this is actually my second Christmas card this week (I must toot my own horn!!)

I've had this image stamped and ready to go & it fit perfectly with Taylor's Cupcake Challenge this week (TECC60).

The image is from Season's Sweetings and is stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink on Gina K pure luxury cs and cut with an oval nesties. I coloured with lyras and mineral spirits and added some blue stickles for the garland and some Kaiser pink Rhinestones on the tree and the top of the cupcake.

The DS paper is from Fancy Pants Happy Holidays collections and it is layered on green bazzil cs that I found in my stash; it is actually a package of Christmas Bazzil, the blue is from the same package. The scallop is SU's eyelet border punch and I added Taylor's Tiny Twinkles along the holes of the punch.

Funny I made this card on the first day of Spring when it was absolutely gorgeous here; I even had my window open while colouring my Christmas card; weird I am usually panicking in December when it's freezing and snowing out!

Hope you have a great Saturday and thanks for taking the time to stop by

Dana

Cupcake Christmas

As you all know last week I started my goal of 1 Christmas card per week; and I surpassed that by making 2 (YEAH ME!!) Well today I have this weeks Christmas card made, I must confess I am surprised I have been so good, really I didn't think I would make another until at least October!!

For this card I used Taylor's Cupcake Challenge 59 & a Taylored Expressions Cupcake stamp!!! I was really excited to ink up one from her Home Sweet Home set.

The image is stamped on Gina K's Pure Luxury cs and coloured with copics, popped the song book up off the cupcake and used liquid applique and glitter for the earmuffs.

The card base is Papertrey white cs layered with SU's riding hood red and DS paper from My Minds Eye called "be merry". The circle is SU's Kiwi Kiss and the strip of blue is baja breeze; both were embossed with cuttlebugs snowflakes. I added a 7mm olive Bella bonbon for the top of the cupcake.

Thanks for another great sketch Taylor; I am looking forward to my new stamps from Taylored Expressions arriving this week!!

Dana

Bella Blooms for Cupcakes...

Hey hope you are all having a great Sunday, Karen I have been home today 'cuz it's too snowy & cold to go anywhere; she picked the wrong time of
year to come to Calgary!!!

For this card I combined two challenges; Taylors Cupcake Challenge 58 and Corrosive Challenge #2!! which was a colour inspiration challenge.
AND don't fall over BUT this is an ALL SU CARD!!! It happens SO rarely that I have to announce when it does!

Bella Blossoms is stamed with Rose Red & Kiwi Kiss onto Bella Blossoms DS paper, I then stamed the image again on SU whisper white and popped those squares up to give the image some dimension. The flower is mounted on Pink Pirouette and Kiwi Kiss, the cardbase is Riding Hood Red. I added Kiwi Kiss ribbon & buttons from SU

If you haven't had a chance make sure you pop over and check Corrosive Challenges; they come out each Sunday & she has Blog Candy!!


Thanks for stopping by,

Dana

I'm FEATURED!!

I can't believe Taylor Van Bruggen asked me to be her Featured Cupcake Sampler this week - I was so excited when I saw her email!!! Then once I accepted the panic set in; I would have to be on a schedule something I haven't had to do since I stopped working 6 years ago!!! I managed to calm myself down and actually focus, again something that I falter at now that I am at home; sure I can stamp for my blog but I don't HAVE to be done at a certain time, I have to say it was nice to know I can make myself focus when I have to (if only I could do that for the ironing that is piling up!)

It took a long time for me to decide on what image to use; and flutter by huggabugg from Stamping Bella was calling my name - she was perfect for the layout. She is stamped with Mementos ink and coloured with copics, I added some watercolour shimmer to her wings.

For her dots on the hat and outfit I used Taylor's Tiny Twinkles in both orange and light green. When I first looked the little twinkles I was worried about spilling them (I have been known to be a bit of a klutz) then how to work with them because I don't have a fancy tool. I looked around and found my good old quickstik from quickkutz and the gummy part worked perfectly!!

The card base is SU's soft sky layered with certainly celery and the DS paper is from My Minds Eye's "bloom & grow" line. I pierced the paper because I thought sewing would be too much of a distraction from the twinkles. For her antenna's and along the bottom I used Stamping Bella bonbons in the same colour of orange as the twinkles.

This was a lot of fun - thanks again Taylor and have a great weekend everyone!!

Dana