Pretty In Pink

So I have all these card kits lying around from my massive swapping days, and I have been on a big kick to use up all my supplies. I was going through my stuff once again and came up with this incredibly cute images in this card kit. I cannot color with Copics as these were swapped out before Copics were popular so I made do with what I had! If anyone knows the company that makes this stamp I would love to here about it. So basically I know nothing about any of this stuff except it came with the card kit. I colored it using my markers and adeed some dimension and clear embossing powder to give it a kick.

I tried to show you the glitter, didn't work very well but you get the hint.

Thanks for looking!

Inky Hugs,

My First Baby Buttercup

Ever since Baby Buttercup was released by Stamping Bella I have always wanted it! Well, nothing is changed I still want it and don't have it. I will have to get it soon. Once of my gals over at the Stamplicious Yahoo Group was kind enough to send some out for me to play with. It just confirmed what I already knew.....I NEED IT!

It is not a great picture, or card for that matter. For some reason yesterday the creative juices weren't flowing.

Inky Hugs,

Over At Stamplicious....

The stamp company of the month is Sugar Nellies! I love Sugar Nellies, dontcha think they are quite cute? I only have the joy of owning 2 of them.....I will have to change that. So the idea of the Stamp of the Month is to encourage us to use that stamp company that month for more points in the Stamplicious Yahoo Group. Sounds cool eh? You can check out the group by clicking on the blinkie on the sidebar of my blog. Anyhow I was using up some of my leftover paper and supplies left over from this layout and I decided to color up one of my Sugar Nellies to match the paper.

Thanks for looking and be sure to check out the Stamplicious Yahoo Group!

Inky Hugs,

My Heart Breaks Everytime I Hear This....

Please hug your loved ones tonight extra tight! My heart saddens to tell you that Canada has lost another 2 soldiers over seas tonight.

Please remember that being free does not always come free.

The Cutest Boy Stamps Ever!

Have you ever heard of Angus Argus? If you have then this is an't a secret to you but for most of you, have a got a great thing to tell you about! I have found this new stamp company through my gal Jenny over at Playing Is A Passion. She has joined the design team for Sunshine Stamps! And I am going to tell you now, these first 2 stamps that have been released are the cutest things! I love them.....perfect for anyones little boy! So many possibilities! I got the great luck of trying one of these babies out....Christina sent me a free image of Angus Argus. Here is what I came up with.

So what do you think? Be sure to stop by Sunshine's Blog and let her know!

All items used on this card are from my stash! Even better......(I am trying to use up some of my hige stash.) The image was colored with my Copic Markers.

Inky Hugs,

You & Me

Do you love taking oodles and oodles of pictures of the kids? I love just taking off to the park just to take pictures. Seeing what I can do with them and letting the kids have some fun. We went for a walk around the park around our house about a month ago and we had so much fun! I took over 100 picks in about 2 hours! It was great and I love letting the kids take pics too as there prespective is always different from ours.


So, I am on a trip lately to use up alot of my stuff before I can start buying more. It is working a bit. Now that school is out and I am not homeschooling anymore I have WAY more time to craft. The other day I was going through my pics and I cam up with this great picture on my hard drive. So I altered it a bit, and turned it black & white because the possiblilities are endless with those colors. And I started digging thorugh my patterned paper and this is what I cam up with.

What do you think?

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye
Alphas: Making Memories & Heidi Swapp

What Is Fun For You In The Summer?

Over on the Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog it is challenge #6. Guess what it is? Yep, Summertime, Fun in the Sun! I personally love the summer, long hot days. I love all the activities that can be enjoyed in the summer too. Swimming, hiking, geocaching, sitting around enjoying good company and a good drink.



One thing about summer here is all the flowers everywhere! We are blessed to live in such a beautiful place that is full of bloom. Here is my entry for Challenge #6.

Supplies:

Stamp: Magnolia (Holding a Single Flower)

Ink: Memento,

DP: Basic Grey (Wisteria)

Cardstock: Bazzill (from Stash)

Other: Copics, Brads from Stash

Homepage Card Contest ~ July

Over on the yahoo group Stamplicious we have a monthly Homepage Card contest. This month we had to show our "Patriotic" side. Tammy wanted us to use an image of our choice and use the colors RED, WHITE and BLUE. These aren't too "Patriotic" for me as I am Canadian. So here is what I came up with:

I figure she is pretty "Patriotic," What do you all think?

Supplies:

Cardstock: It Takes Two (Red, Navy)

Stamp: Sugar Nellie (Sweet 'n' Sassy)

Ink: Memento

Accessories: Copics, Ribbon (from stash)

If you would like to join in on all the fun and prizes (which I am sure alot of you would love to do) then come check us out at the Stamplicious Yahoo Group.

Happy Stamping & Inky Hugs

Over on the yahoo group

My Weekend @ Timberline Ranch

I had the great joy of taking a scrapbooking weekend! Yeh! We went out to a beautiful ranch out in the country. It was beautiful there. We stayed 2 nights.

This is a shot at about 6 am outside our bunkhouse.



This is the bunkhouse we stayed in.

Isn't is just beautiful? I thoroughly enjoyed the place and the food

was not so bad either....LOL...

So I managed to get 9 layouts done and 4 cards. I thought I was doing good but

some ladies actually got like 30 layouts done! Wow.... that is super organzied

scrapbooking. I could never be that organized.

WARNING: I AM A SCRAPPING MACHINE!

So what do you think? Good haul or what?

Is It A Huffalump? ~ HH Challenge #32

Over at the High Hopes Stamps Challenge Blog the challenge is Pink & Brown. Which jus t happens to be one of my favorite combos but for some reason this card just doesn't do it for me. Maybe it is because I am using limited supplies still. Aaarrrgghhh I need to unpack more of my craft stuff.

AAhh my pics are way blurring lately too! Sorry!

Supplies:

Stamps: High Hopes (Oops Ellie, Forgot Sentiment), Daisy Bucket (Happy Birthday)

DP: from my stash

Cardstock: from my stash

Copics: C-3, Rv13, RV02, E57, Blender Pen

Flowers: $$ Store

Happy Birthday Lori ...

...over at the House Mouse Challenge Blog we are celebrating Lori's birthday! So head on over to the House Mouse Challenge Blog to see what the other DT members have come up with. Be sure to stop by Lori's Blog Stamp Scents and wish her a Happy Birthday!


This is my card for todays challenge:

Don't you just love this line of Basic Grey Paper? It is my favorite and challenges me to work outside my thinking box!

Happy Birthday Lori!

Supplies:

DP: Basic grey (marrakech)

Bling: Stamping Bella (Baubles)

Stamps: House Mouse (Mudpie Holds Jellybeans), Daisy Bucket (Happy Birthday)

Cardstock: It Takes Two (Navy)

Copics: Spica (clear), B00, Y06, B26, E21, YR07, Rv02, C-3 and Blender Pen

Viva Las VSN @ SCS

Well, I attempted to keep up with the gals on SCS with the VSN (Virtual Stamp Night) this past weekend. I so far have one challenge done. But I will definately be trying to participate more and more with the VSN's. They are truly great.

This is the challenge put on by 1busymomof2 over at SCS. The challenge was called Double Down. (MAY09VSNA) You can read about the Double Down here.

The challenge was to make 2 of the same card with a Vegas theme. Here is the only stamp I have that reminded me of Vegas! What do you think?

You can check out the other entries for the Double Down Challenge here.

Have a great day!

Wow, It Has Been Awhile!

Where has the time gone? I have been absent for over a month. Well where was I you ask? I packed up everything and moved. That is a chore......I am still tryingto find stuff and moving day was April 15th. I sure do not plan on doing taht again anytime soon.



Should we do a quick catch up on life? Well I am doing good actually started crafting again...with way more room! Yeh!!! Trevor is quickly finishing up his homeschooling and getting ready for the summer and Taylor, well, she is another story. Remember way back n October hen see was really sick? And last Febuary when she broke her ankle? well, taylors luck as you would have it still continues. She has now dislocated her kneecap! If it is not braced it pops out of place 3 to 4 times a day! Painful eh? Try watching it.



So how was Mother's Day for everyone? We spent a nice afternoon down at White Rock beach and then had a nice family dinner at a great resturant.

Trevor and I


The Boats

My mother and my daughter (Taylor)

A pic of starfish from top of dock!

Can't believe they showed up!

Taylor and I in the restarant.

A shot from the dock.

So I am assuming all you crafty ladies out there made something special for your mother. Guess what so did I! I picked up this package at my LSS and made it up.

Well that is quite a catch up. I will hopefully posting again on a regular basis. Also will be starting my House Mouse Challenge blog DT work again!

Inky Hugs!

Taylor ~ Growing Up before My Eyes

Wow, my little girl is growing up before my eyes! She is turning into a beautiful young lady!

I love this photo I took of her one day at the park, just after she got out of the hospital in October 2008. This layout is so out of my box, but I love it so much.

Supplies:

DP: My Minds Eye
Title: My Minds Eye
Bling: from my stash
Rub On: Sandylion
Cardstock: It Takes Two

Make A Wish ~ Tilda

Ok so my wish is for more Tildas...LOL.

I am having so much fun playing with these little babies.

I decided to add a little blingy present on the corner. It is cut

with an old school Sizzix dies and blinged out with super cool

Burnished Velvet!

This is way more sparkly in real life!

Supplies:

Stamps: Magnolia, Studio G

Copics: BG05, B00, RV04, RV02, G05, E37, E21, Y06, spica000, blender pen

Dies: Sizzix (Top Notch Die, Present)

Bling: Glitter Ritz

Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Versacolor (Old Rose)

DP: MME (I think)