Masculine Birthday Card

Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend.  I know mine was an action packed weekend..... My family and friends put on a surprise birthday party for me and wow....... what a time.  I want to thank everyone for the work in organizing it and all the wonderful gifts.  I couldn't have been more thrilled ...... It definitely was a "Royal" event.

This was a quick birthday card stamped in versafine black ink with the centre dragonfly coloured with glittery pen to make that pop of colour.  The background was shaded with blue and cream inks and  cut out using my nesties and layered on basic grey card stock.  Added three grommets for that masculine look and complete. 

Autumn

Autumn is one of my favourite times of year with the amazing colours of reds, yellows, and orange trees.  The air is fresh a bit cool but when the sun is shining it just warms the soul.  Yesterday was a great day to do some yard work ......planted a few mums, emptied flower pots and trimmed bushes and trees. 

Coloured this Stamping Bella image with copics and prisma pencils, layered using my nesties on fall papers.  When I was browsing at my favourite local stamping store I seen this EK leaf punch and HAD to have it....what a perfect way to add detail to your papers and embellish with the leaves that are punched out. 

 

Happy Saturday!

Good morning everyone............ I seem to have been missing in action from the blogging world but as you know summers are always jammed packed with so much I find it is hard to work everything into my schedule.  Once in a while I do manage to colour up an image or two which I set aside until I need a card.  

This particular card I used the spellbinders leaf dye cut set.  I cut the leaf from a bronze colour metal sheet layered on brown and mustard colour papers then added a few gems and ribbon .  Very quick and simple card that could be used for so many occasions.

Happy Father's Day!!

What a fabulous day it turned out to be........ Celebrated a 1st Birthday, 5th Birthday and Father's Day.  I will share those cards on later posts.  Today I want to show case a card I made for my BFF Tracy and what better image to use but the BFF stamp by Mo Manning. 

I coloured the image using copics and pencils, cut out with my nesties, added DP and a gorgeous sheer wide ribbon all layered to olive green base.  For the finishing touch I added glitter to the outfits on the girls and 3 Basic Grey brads to the bottom right corner.

Here we go again!

.......start of another work week......... kind of makes you ask where the weekends go.  I swear I jam so much stuff in a weekend that it is one big blurr to me.......  anyway Friday cooked hot dogs and served drinks for the annual Pet & Hobby show here in our hometown, then Saturday morning spent time visiting with my girlfriend who is helping me with ideas for decorating our deck.  Saturday afternoon hubby and I joined in on a poker run with our little two seater car followed by a steak BBQ.  Lots of fun and laughs.  Sunday got up bright and early to babysit my neice and nephew while my brother and sister-in-law participated in a 1/2 marathon run.  Whoot whoot...... Steph got 2nd for the ladies in her age group and my brother Dale also got 2nd in the men's category.  For being their first marathon thought this was amazing..........  Way to go guys!  Oh and by the way your children were wonderful as usual.  We had a fun filled day by attending church followed by a bit of shopping then lunch.  Headed over to my BFF Tracy's for a visit and to pick up some perennials.  For those who may not know, Tracy of Buttons Ribbons and Pearls has the most amazing backyard with a pool, and beautiful gardens.  It truly is a calming retreat so once again feeding off my BFF to get ideas to help me out with our yard. 

How cute is this image.  I coloured it using copics and pencils then cut out using my nesties layered on navy blue, added some DP which was layered on bright red then added a polka dot ribbon all layered on orange base.

Stratford Weekend!

I bet you thought I got washed away in all this wet rainy weather we have been having...... It has been a while since my last post but time does get away on me.......  Anyway this weekend will be heading to Stratford with my BFF Tracy from Buttons, Ribbons, and Pearls and our hubbys.  This is definitely one of my favourite weekends of the year......spending time quality time with my bestest buddy, seeing a play, fine dining and of course a bit of shopping. 

Wanted to share this Birthday Card I gave to William for his 7th birthday.  This stamp is Bronte and Louis by the most talented Mo Manning which I coloured using copics and pencils.  Cut out the image with my nesties and layered on  mirrored red, royal blue and DP.  Decided to use one of my EK edge punches and finish with 3 coordinating buttons. 

 

It's the Weekend!

Yeah.... the weekend is here.  Last night met a  few friends at the Imperial Club for a few cocktails and a BBQ dinner.  This was one of a few fundraisers coming down the pipe for a girls basketball team who will be travelling to Florida to play.  It seem half the town of Dresden was there too support the girls so had an opportunity to visit with people I haven't seen in a while. Today my plans are to head to Chatham and attend a copic class at my favourite local stamping store The Paper Pickle where Linda Heavens will be teaching colouring with copics.  Should be fun and will learn lots I am sure and since the weather here in southwestern Ontario refuses to cooperate and allow the sun to shine makes it ok to be indoors.

Here is a card I gave a friend for her birthday.  I found it to be simple but elegant.  I picked out a mustard colour base layered brown, some beautiful DP, and yellow netting type material, then embossed a piece of shiny brown paper through the cuttlebug where I added a gem to the centre of the flower.  With my butterfly spellbinders template cut out 1 large butterfly and 1 smaller butterfly  from copper colour "tin" sheet, glued them together and added 3 gems to their body.  Taaa daaa complete.......... a simple / elegant card and could be used for many occasions.............   Happy Mother's Day to all and have a great weekend.

 

Luv ya Pister!

Happy 50th Pister from another mother......LOL LOL My BFF Tracy and I have been friends about 45 of those years and must say 45 years of great times and a ton of laughs. Wanted something very bright and cheery........just like her!!!  The image is from Stamping Bella which was coloured with copics and pencils, inked up some circle chip board, added puffed 50 numbers for a bit of dimension, polka dot ribbon and of course GLITTER!!  Ta da.......  Tracy loved the card and thought it was one of the best coloured cards yet....whoot whoot.....now coming from Tracy that is quite the compliment.  You must check out her blog Buttons Ribbons and Pearls as well....  She has been on various design teams and see some great creativity.  Happy Birthday Tracy!!  Luv ya Pister! 

Up Up and Away!!!

.......its beautiful its beautiful...........hmmm that song just came to mind when I typed that title....and now can't seem to get it out of my head...LOL LOL  I don't want to jump the gun here but this week we have seen some pretty decent weather.  Fingers crossed that it keeps getting better and better!  Yup bring on the sun....the crocuses, the birds........ I am ready!

Here is a quick card I threw together for a young gents birthday.  The image was coloured using copics and pencils, glitter added to the balloons, layered using nesties and some bright coloured ribbon.  Now looking at this photo the layout is pretty plain and I could  have punched it up a notch or two by adding some embellishments.  Oh well ..... I really think what was inside ($$) was what mattered to Michael anyway.

Time Flies....

What the heck.... didn't we just finish celebrating Christmas .......  now we are on the doorsteps of Valentines Day.  Where does the time go and with getting older it is going like 90.  Uggghh .... I need this ride to slow down.  I am sure a lot of us out there feel the same way so my question is how can we slow things down?

Here is a card that I think reflects taking time for yourself...a bit of soaking, pampering in the tub...ahhh now doesn't that sound fabulous... don't forget about that glass of wine and some relaxing tunes in the background...ok now I think I need to go for a spa weekend somewhere.... Any takers out there?

This Stamping Bella image was coloured using copics and prisma pencils.  The image and coordinating papers were cut from my nesties along with the cute flower in the corner where I added a gem brad for the centre.  An EK punch was used to edge the purple strip then wrapped in shimmery purple ribbon.  Thought the water needed a bit of sparkle so added glitter and a few blue plastic dots (not sure what they are really called) to emphasize the bubbles. 

Enjoy your weekend and don't forget to RELAX ............we all deserve it!

Kid Rock!

I was sooo privileged to attend the biggest 40th Birthday party Detroit has ever experienced.  Kid Rock turned 40 and he put on a concert at Ford Field like nobodies business with 55,000 fans.  Tickets sold out within minutes but I was fortunate to have been able to get some. Without a doubt the best concert I have ever attended.  Many extra appearances like Martina McBride, Sheryl Crow, Uncle Kracker, MC and Cindy Crawford. Jimmy Johnson presented the Kid with a shiny 2011 black camaro with a racing number 40 on the side.....wow...love to have that baby! 

Coloured this card with copics and pencils for sweet little Shaunee who is turning 9 years old.  Actually this image looks a lot like Shaunee who always ends up with an armful of presents. 

Happy Friday!!!

I have been suffering with a head/chest cold all week so I think today I am going to sit back relax and do some colouring, but before I veg out for the day I want to show you the birthday card I created for my sweet nephew Ethan.  The E-man is a 6 year old entertaining, comical young man who is growing sooo tall, which must come from the other side of the family because anyone who know my side were stretching it at 5 foot 3 inches. 

Love this image from Stamping Bella.  It could have been a Christmas card but since Ethan is a winter baby I thought it would be perfect for him as well as the naughtiness I see in this young lads face.  The image was coloured using copics and prisma pencils, cut out with nesties, all layered on a cuttlebug embossed cream base with green tone glittery DP accented with a sheer green ribbon.

Happy Birthday Cam!

Does everyone have their Christmas cards finished?  I seem to be a bit behind with mine since I have been busy making cards for all the November and December birthdays.  Anyway thought I would post this card to give you a change from looking at Christmas cards on every ones blog.  This Stamping Bella image was the perfect choice for this young lad since he is really into gaming & computers.  I coloured the image with prisma pencils & gamsol, layered using nesties onto DP paper then finished by adding some baubles and glitter. 

Welcome "Bliss"

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.  Today my sister, niece and nephew are coming over and we are going to have a crafty day together doing some Christmas cards and if time prevails I may throw in another little project.  I plan to take lots of pictures and will share our creations on my next post. 

Created this card for a friend/co-worker who just adopted another Westie pup that she named "Bliss".   I figured Aunt Bren should welcome Bliss to her new home with a card and doggie teething toy..... which I found at a pet store.  Didn't realize that there were teething toys for puppies.  LOL   
This Stamping Bella image was the perfect choice to colour up using copics & prisma pencils, glitter pen for the flowers in the dress, layered using nesties.  Finished by edging the DP paper and adding a bow.

Open House a Great Success!

Today my BFF, Tracy , one of Kimmie's Krafty Girls and I went to the Paper Pickle's annual open house.  The store was filled with women buzzing, chatting and sharing creative ideas, the make and takes were amazing, copic demo by Linda Heavens, & Pauline Godfrey another Bella Babe show casing some marvelous cards. Kelly's baked goods were to die for...........and oh yes my favourite was the chocolate covered peanut balls ohhhhh soooo very yummy!  The store was jumping and really got me in the spirit to get working on my Christmas cards.  Ah yes..... who could leave without purchasing a few of the "must haves".    Thanks ladies........great day had by all.

This is one of my favourite stamps that I use all the time and to no surprise picked it again for this masculine card.  We celebrated my BFF's hubby's birthday last night with a bit of Vino and going out for a dinner.   Great time!!!

Remembrance Day

Thank you to all the Veterans and Soldiers everywhere. We owe you our Freedom.

 Lest We Forget.

What a simply picture perfect fall day.  Just relaxing at home today and creating a few cards here and there.  Last week I was in the big city of Toronto for 2 days of training taking "Training 101" which will help me in my new position as the Training Facilitator for the Municipality.  Since I was in the area I HAD to go to Stamping Bella's store.  This was the first time ever stepping foot inside the store and was blown away at all the stamps on the walls.  Yikes......and to think that I have a pretty good chunk of them.  Great therapy!!!

This card was created for a little boy who's absolute favourite colour is orange. The base of the card is orange layered with blue, orange and green glittery paper with matching DP, added some ribbon, grommets and baubles.  I sprayed glue on the l & k (his initials) then added some sparkly orange glitter to set it off.  I tried to incorporate as much orange as possible.  Quite sure he will love it. 

Where did October go????

Goodness ...... can't believe it is the end of October already.  The last couple of weeks at work have been a blurr and the next 2 weeks are going to be just as bad......ok....deep breath....yes you can do this......

A couple of weeks ago I took my beautiful niece Taya and handsome nephew Ethan to see Peter Pan in Stratford.  I was very impressed with the performance and must say one of the best stage sets I have seen......Well done.

Last weekend celebrated our friends wedding.  It was perfect in every way.  My 2 pisters and I danced and laughed all night.  One of the best times in a long while......Cheers to Laurie and Linda....great time and love you both very much!

Created this card for a male birthday.  The image is from some peel off stickers I have had for some time..then decided to pull out ALL those pens I HAD to have to colour with......  I do love these pens because they are soooo glittery and actually quite easy to use.  I added the sticker image to watercolour paper, using a small amount of glittery blue pen, water and fine tipped paint brush coloured in the leaves.  Cut the image with nesties, layered on mirror gold paper, added brown ribbon, gold baubles, layered on shimmery blue on a brown base.  This was so quick and simple I think I will be making a few more...which will help to use up some of my stash.

Masculine Birthday Card

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.  I took Friday off and my BFF Tracy and I hung out for the day.  We hit some specialty shops and did some major damage to our bank accounts, had a fabulous lunch at Chilled Cork and finished up with a bit of merlot! 

On Saturday Tracy is heading to London to the first Kraftin Kimmie Bash as one of the Krafty Girls.  Once again lets congratulate Tracy on her new role as a Krafty Girl and when you get a chance check out her blog that is full of inspiration!!!! 

I needed a masculine card so came up with this design.  Stamped the image using multi colour inks, clear embossed then layered using my nesties.  The base of the card is a very rich 'eggplant' colour, used my scor pal creating a frame where I layered gold and deep purple ribbon and finished by adding 3 gold and 3 purple buttons.  The gold & purple colours I used in this card look absolutely royal!

Happy Labour Day!

It has been one fabulous long weekend.  Actually I had a exceptionally long weekend because I decided to take Thursday and Friday off as well.  Definitely a well needed break considering hubby and I have not taken any vacation this summer other than the odd day here and there. 

Coloured this Mo Manning "So Jazzed" image with prisma pencils and gamsol then stamped out Happy Birthday and have it appear to be coming out of the horn.  Cut out the image using nesties then layered on orange, green and patterned Basic Grey paper finished with 3 baubles and a bit of stardust glitter pen.

Little Painter!

Some of my favourite images I love to colour up are Sarah Kay stamps. They are just adorable and what little girl wouldn't love to get one for their birthday! Coloured using pencils and gamsol, added some stardust for a bit of glitter then cut out using my nesties. Edged one side of the DP using my Martha Stewart punch then layered on a brown base and finished with a sheer brown ribbon.