Butterfly Wishes

Good Day!!  Well, I think this is IT!! The last Parisienne Summer card.  :-)  (we'll just conveniently forget that I still have a 6 x 6 piece hanging around.....!)

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Garden Silhouettes, Short and Sweet
Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Parisienne Summer
Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke markers
Accessories: Oval nesties, butterfly die, paper piercer, Swiss Dot embossing folder, half back pearls from my stash.

Thanks for dropping by!
Deb

For My Friend

Good Morning! Today I'm posting a card I created for a good friend of mine.  I really liked the colours together.

We had a great time at dog obedience yesterday, Sophie did better than I expected although she really doesn't buy into the "sit stay" quite yet!! She's an exhuberant little gal and sitting still isn't really part of her nature!! Something we will be working on as "homework" this week :-)

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Elegant Cheer

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey, Vanilla, Pariesienne Summer

Accessories: Nesties, Swiss dot embossing folder, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, soft fabric ribbon from my stash, half back pearls, oval punch

Thanks for dropping by!

Deb

Great Colour Combo!!

Good Morning! Today I have another card share inspired from the latest Paper Creations magazine.  I loved the Black, Grey, White & Bermuda Bay/Teal combination, its so very eye catching!!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Dreams du Jour, and the half circle flowers are from an old SAB set, I don't know the name of it.  Its the only set I own that doesn't have an identification tag on it!! sorry :)

Cardstock: Black, White, Bermuda Bay, Basic Grey, Night & Day Specialty Paper (retired)

Ink: Basic Black, Bermuda Bay

Accessories:  Nesties, Paper Piercing tool, MS punch, black brads, Harlequin embossing folder

Thanks for dropping by!

Deb

Best Wishes & More!

Good Morning! Today's card share uses the SU! stamp set Best Wishes & More. We received this set in our packages at the SU! Regionals held in Edmonton last winter. I found inspiration for this card here, what a lovely set she has created!!

Here are the details:

The stamp set, as mentioned, is Best Wishes & More. Cardstock used was So Saffron, Almost Amethyst, Whisper White, Designer Paper Tea Party, Silver Brads, Nesties for circles & Eyelet Border Punch.

We have a busy day planned today, I think we may go "downtown" and have lunch at the Hotel McDonald! Hopefully we see some sunshine before noon, its always nice to look out and see the river valley while dining. Our oldest son (24) and my daughter(16) will be joining me, I can't wait!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Debbie

Hi there! This card is for the sketch challenge on SCS found here

I love these challenges and was happy to be able to work on one today. I've been prepping for our Holiday Card Making Class this weekend. I can hardly wait, its always fun to get together with the girls to stamp!! :-)

This card features the little Penny Black mouse in his flying balloon basket, sending out a wealth of flowers to someone who needs them. :-) I've used a white card for the base along with Almost Amethyst, Basic Black, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink cardstock. The Designer paper is Tea Party. The image was cut out & matted with Nesties, and the sentiment is from an old old SU! set Mini Mates, I sure love all the words in this set, they are really versatile and work perfectly in punched out circles. The embellies are brads & ribbon from my stash.

I can't believe we are almost at the middle of August!! I am so excited, DD and I are going to pick raspberries and peas tomorrow at the local garden market!! There might even be some cucumbers ready, anyone got a fantastic garlic/dill pickle recipe they'd like to share? I always like to try something new. I think I'll do some pickled carrots as well. mmmmm!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy your day :-)

Debbie

Asian Artistry meets Noveau Chic

Hi there! Today's card share uses the Hostess Level II set Asian Artistry. I really love this stamp set and just haven't had much time to use it. I also am completely smitten with this Nouveau Chic designer paper!! I recently made another Flip Flap Album with this series of dsp and it was so easy to work with.

This card has a base of Very Vanilla, and mats of Sage Shadow & Basic Grey. A piece of Nouveau Chic is used for the main background. I used nesties to cut out my image, which was stamped onto Very Vanilla c/stock & coloured with Sage Shadow & Basic Grey. As well the dragon fly was stamped on VV and punched out with a circle punch, then matted onto a circle punched from Sage Shadow. I was really happy with this card, and of course wanted to add brads or ribbon, but found it just didn't need any more embellishments other than the paper piercing around the edges.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope the rest of your day is wonderful!!

Debbie

Pink Fun & Fast Notes!

Hi there! Today I have a card that I made for a baby shower I attended yesterday. I had 2 baby showers this weekend, both for girls. :-) This card uses the Fun & Fast Notes Stamp set, along with the Sweet Always Dsp, the SU! eyelet border punch and silver SU! brads. I also coloured in the little buggy with Pretty in Pink marker, adding the dots with Pumpkin Pie marker. I then filled in the area with Crystal Effects, which always adds dimension to your work. I matted the image on several ovals cut from my Nestabilities on the Big Shot. To finish if off I tied two White Taffeta bows on either side of the baby carriage. I really liked the addition of the Pumpkin Pie oval on the card, something different from the usual!! I also thought that Chocolate Chip would have been nice too as a matt. You just can't go wrong with the SU! packages of designer papers, everything seems to coordinate so well and take the guess work out of choosing the right match of colours!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great day and find some time for stamping!! I'm super busy today with taking DD to her summer course, then her golfing lessons, then I have friends dropping by for the afternoon.....hmmm, guess I had better get busy and clean up that messy stamp studio!! :-)

Debbie

Birthday Greeting ~ Enjoy :-)

Hi there! Today I have a birthday card to share. This particular card didn't end up as I had envisoned, as somehow I just seemed to get carried away with colour and the frills of scallops!! Needless to say, I think this card is fun and bright, especially with the sparkly red glitter on the cupcake. ;-) My inspiration for this card came from Page 43 of the Australian Cardmaking Stamping & Papercraft Yearbook, Vol. 14, Number 7. I absolutely love this publication!!

I used the Cupcake from the now retired Wagon Full of Fun (Occasions mini) and the wonderful DSP Pink Flamingo. The ribbon is from my stash and the "Enjoy" circle is from the retired Lovely Labels. I still have to go through my stamp sets and separate the In from the Out (retired sets from current sets! lol) but I think I'm my own best customer first and foremost and have a really hard time just hiding my stamp sets away because they aren't current. So forgive me for using retired sets here and there, I really enjoy stamping for the joy of stamping, its fun to create with whatever we happen to love.

Now, that's not to say that I don't have a huge Wish List for the current SU! catty, because heavens knows I do, its as long as my arm!! But, thankfully we now have a whole year to collect our favourites from the new catty, and I certainly look forward to larger minis as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day! I'm off to another Baby Shower, I'll be sure to photo the card I'm taking and post it soon. It turned out really cute!
Debbie

Walk in the Park with A Great Friend :-)

Hi there! I've got one more card to share today! I love this punch from Martha Stewart, although I think I mentioned that it sure doesn't punch like our SU! ones! I made this card for a good friend, I hope she likes it!!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day,

Debbie

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Great Friend

Cardstock: Basic Grey, V. Vanilla, Bashful Blue, Walk in the Park DSP

Ink: Pretty In Pink, White Craft

Accessories: Martha Border Punch, Nestabilities, Grey Taffeta Ribbon, 1/2 back pearls from Pretties Kit

Lucky Ducky for a Baby Boy!

Hi there! Today's post uses the Wagon Full of Fun set from the Occassions Mini. I bought this set with full intentions of using this adorable duck for Baby Cards! This card is for my Son's best friend & his Wife who just had their first little one a few weeks ago. I got the cutest little outfit for baby boy Jordan ~ wow! was it ever fun to shop for baby clothes again. I also have two showers coming up this weekend, both for Baby Girls, so I had the best time buying both blue & pink baby items!! I do really miss those days, babies were so much fun. :-) Now, Toddler years, well I can't say I miss that quite as much! Both our boys were pretty busy little fellows when they were young. Thanks for stopping by and I'll have a Baby Girl card to post tomorrow!

Debbie

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Wagon Full of Fun, Cute Converse (old SU! )

Cardstock: W. White, Old Olive, DSP

Ink: Black StazOn, Summer Sun and Pumpkin Pie marker

Accessories: Old Olive Grosgrain, Gingham Brad from stash

Sugar & Spice Sweetie!

Hi there! Today I have a card to share using the long gone retired set "And Everything Nice", still one of my very favourites!! This little girl reminds me of a picture I have of my Mom when she was about 6 years old, same cutie face and hair style! Mom is no longer with us, so I take great enjoyment in making cards with the images from this set, they are so sweet and have a meaning to me.

I apologize for the lousy background on this picture, but I tried and tried to take a pic of this card everywhere and anywhere and this one turned out the best, so I guess it make the posting!! :-)

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day, I'm certainly happy its Summer out there now!

Debbie

Recipe:

Stamp Set: And Everything Nice (retired)

Cardstock: Regal Rose, W. White, Sweet Always DSP, Choco Chip, Watercolour paper

Ink: Various SU! markers to colour image, StazOn brown

Accessories: 5 Petal Flower punch, 3/4 inch circle punch, nesties, bling from my stash, SU! Mat Pack, Piercing Tool, Embossing Folder Swirls

Good Friend's Birthday

Hi All! I've had the opportunity to create a birthday card for a friend, who's celebrating her special day today. This card uses the Great Friend set out of the Occasions Mini, as well as the soon to be Retired Raspberry Tart designer paper. I will be so sorry to see this particular designer paper retire, its just beautiful.

This card is for the Mojo Monday Sketch, found by clicking on the link on my side bar. Be sure to check this site out, its alot of fun to participate in their challenges and there are so many great sketches to inspire you, as well as samples!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day.

Debbie

Spring Blossom

Hi there! Its another wonderful day here in Alberta!! The sun is shining and the scents of Spring are heavy in the air, with fresh blossoms filling the trees, shrubs and plants.

I've got a Spring type card to share with you today. This card was quick and easy and made full use of tools and designer paper. Easy is Better!! :-)

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Bloomin' Beautiful
Cardstock: Regal Rose, W. White, So Saffron Dsp, Rose Red Dsp
Ink: Regal Rose and Rose Red, Black StazOn
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Half Back Pearls, Nesties

Have a great day!
Debbie

Mojo Monday Challenge

Good Morning Friends!! I've made a card today using the Mojo Monday sketch challenge, see the side bar for the link. I love using these sketch challenges as a jumping off point in creating a card. Its so much fun to see everyone else's creations too, the limits of imagination are endless. What did we do before internet?? :-)

Thanks for stopping by!

Debbie

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Wagon Full of Fun, Occasions Mini 09

Cardstock: Red Riding Hood Red, Baja Blue, W. White, So Saffron, Specialty Textured Designer paper Sweet Slumber

Accesories: The Big Shot, Nestabilities (circle) SU! punches, Baja Blue Grosgrain, Gold Brad, Daisy Die (Big Shot accessories)

Sweetie Pie!!

Good Afternoon! I'm back from our trip to Regina and thankfully we missed the snowstorm that decided to visit Alberta the day after traveling!! We were home safe and sound by then.

I took along my stamps & markers and spent alot of my free time stamping & watercolouring images. This little sweetie is such a fun image to colour, I really was sorry to see this set retire. Hope you have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Seaside Sketches(retired), Wagon Full of Fun (current Occasions Mini)

Cardstock: Kraft, Pretty In Pink, Designer Series Paper Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Kraft, W. White

Accesories: Eyelet Border Punch, Prima flower, button, So Saffron Ribbon (SAB rewards!)