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. 

 

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. 

 

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! 

Action Packed Saturday!

Talk about an action pack Saturday..... Started out attending Karen & Mike renewing their wedding vows then Preston getting Baptised followed by a great lunch. Since we were in the Bothwell area we decided to head to London for a bit of shopping.  On the way to London we stopped at one of my favourite stamping stores Scrappin Great Deals for a bit of stamping therapy then onto Costco to pick up a few items.  After our shopping excursion we called my cousins to see if they wanted some company and to go out for supper.  We decided to head to Talbotville to Wayside Restaurant where we had a super meal and lots of laughs.  Definitely will go back to this restaurant again but with a bigger appetite.

This card was created for my co-worker who has a westie pup "Bliss".  Bliss is now about 6 months old so for Valentines Day ....Aunt Brenda decided to spoil her once again with a new toy.  Rose shared with me several pictures of Bliss playing with her new toy.  Whoot whoot.....toy was a hit!

The image was coloured with copics and pencils, layered with nesties, used a decorative edge punch on the beautiful yellow/red DP with a big red bow for the final touch.

I think this image is me .....Aunt Brenda ....giving Bliss a ride around town!

Holy Ca...moly......!

What a winter wonderland we have this morning.  Amazing how it rains for days then bang wake up to a wintry blustery day.  I did attempt to go to Chatham this morning but turned around once I hit Prince Albert Road.  The snow was so deep I was sure I was going to get stuck.  The poor guys in the plows are having are tough time keeping up to the drifting.  Oh well ..... it is Friday and here I am at home having a snow day!

This card was made for a co-worker who just got in a car accident and is off work.  So to cheer her up I decided to send a bright bouquet of gerbera daisies with babiesbreath, little bit of greenery in a vase with a beautiful bow along with this card with a message inside "sending smiles your way".  The image was coloured with copics and pencils framed with nesties and 4 baubles.  Found a "Get Well" dimensional, used my new EK punch to decorate the left side where I added some ribbon and more silver baubles.

Hummm....... I forgot to add Glitter!  What the heck was I thinking!

Start of another Week.....

Had a fabulous weekend....... spent Friday with my BFF, Tracy laughing so hard we could barely breath a bit of vino and an awesome supper prepared by her DH.  My hubby & I made it a movie weekend and just relaxed. 

Here are a couple Valentines Day cards I created for my niece and nephew.  They are just getting back from warm sunny skies so wanted to surprise them with these cards with a gift card inside. 

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!

Get Ready!!!

I'm listening to the news this morning and they are claiming some major snow coming our way......yippeee would that mean a "snow day".  Even though we are just getting over holidays I just wouldn't mind another day to veg and snuggle up watching a movie or two.  Now on the other hand work wouldn't like it because that would not help with the budget $$'s.  Often wondered..............How do you budget weather???? 

On to my card....... Here is a card for those dog lovers out there.  Basically a quick colour using copics, cut from nesties, cuttlebug embossed white base, EK edge blue paper wrapped with sheer white ribbon.

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 Holidays!

I can officially say that I am on vacation for 2 weeks starting tomorrow.....whoot whoot.... What to do what to do...... I see R&R in my future.  It has been a busy few months so looking forward to this down time.

Once I got my mail outs completed I really wanted to show some love to some other Christmas Holiday stamps so here is a Stamping Bella image that I coloured up using copics and prisma pencils which was cut out using my nesties and layered on some bright DP with a shimmery ribbon.  For the snow I used liquid pearls and glitter.  You really can't see in the picture but used clear accents for the windows to give that 3D affect.

 

Circle of Snowmen!

This card was truly one of the quickest colours I have done this season.  Coloured the snowmen hats, scarves and noses with prisma pencils then shaded the snowmen with copics in warm grays and pale blue.  Glitter was added to the bodies of the snowmen, cut out using my nesties then layered
on DP. Found a piece of Seasons Greetings ribbon  I layered over top some glittery brown ribbon then added 6 baubles.

Christmas is a Comin.......

In the next few posts I plan on sharing with you a few of my Christmas cards that I have been busy creating.  This year I picked a couple of images with little colouring so I could quickly colour them up and do the layout later.  For me this worked really well and will have them out in the mail this week.  The only downfall to this is ......all the wonderful Christmas images I have didn't get the love they so deserve.

This has got to be one of my favourite images from Stamping Bella.  It is truly a very quick image to colour up and looks like you spent hours.  The first one was created with the traditional Christmas colours in mind with a simple layout.  The wonderful glittery snow made with a mixture of flower soft and glitter, red stickles for the berries on the wreath and fabulous bow really rocked this card. 

The second card was created in lighter colours, layered some funky fun fibre over the ribbon, stickles on the wreath and of course flower soft mixed with glitter for the snow.  Love these cards and plan to do a few more............

 

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.

Flowers Anyone!

Things are back on track ........ feeling much better from that nasty head cold ..... was the successful candidate for the Training Facilitator position I applied for......finally seeing results from working out at the gym everyday ......and last but not least getting my MOJO back and posting cards again ......... Life is Great! 

Coloured this Bella image using pencils and gamsol, cut out with my nesties and layered on DP, added some glitter, ribbon and punched out the butterfly and added a couple of pearl gems. 

Cold in the Summer Time!

I sure have one dilly of a head cold. This is not fun and especially in the summer. Started with a sore throat Friday night and a bit on Saturday then woke up on Sunday with a full blown cold feeling feverish, congested, sneezing and watery eyes. Ugggh !

OK....enough of the poor me........and on to my card. This is the card I made for my DH's birthday on Monday. We didn't end up doing much considering I spent most of the day in bed sick. Once I get feeling better I will have to make it up to him. Hmmmm....... let me think about that! Coloured the Bella image with copics and pencils, added a bit of glitter to the image, cut out with my nesties, layered on DP, added brown ribbon and 3 buttons.

Hey Tracy......thought of you when I was putting this card together and noticed how matchy match everything is..............Who would match their outfit to the balloons???

Well gotta go and find me some more tissues.............mental note.....buy the lotion ones next time.

Happy Civic Weekend!

Hope all my Canadian followers are having a great Civic Weekend. Is it not amazing how much you can jam pack into a long weekend. I vote for 3 day weekends all year long! Had the perfect job request this weekend......"Rib Cook Off" judge. What better job could one ask for and the ribs were all sooooo yummy.

This image was coloured using my copics and pencils, cut out with my nesties and layered on glittery DP paper. As I was assembling it I thought it needed something loud or bold so decided to add the big purple flower with a gem centre.

Fishing Anyone?

Call me crazy but I have to admit I do enjoy going fishing. I find it quite peaceful and relaxing when life gets going too fast. Of course I have to be with my DH so he puts the worm on the hook and takes the fish off when I catch one but other than that I pretty much do it all...........LOL LOL....

This card was created for a cool young lad who enjoys going fishing with his Grandpa! Coloured the image using my copics and shaded with pencils, cut out using nesties, layered and mounted on a square base adding matching buttons.

Well I think it is time to take my own advise and slow down.....pull out my copics and start colouring in my gazebo, listening to my bubbling rock with a glass of Merlot!
....................Hmmmm maybe Sunday..........

Snow Angel

At work we have an "Accessibility Committee" and I was asked to create a card and frame set for a volunteer aka....."SNOW ANGEL" who goes out and shovels snow for people who are not able.

The gift was a Willow Tree Angel and frame set. The image on the card is from Stamping Bella, coloured in copics, glittered the wings and mixed the glitter and the white flocking for the clouds. Cut the image with my nesties, layered on brown, the base of the card in cream layered with sparkly DP.

For the centre of the frame I used the Willow Tree Angel image set as a watermark then stamped some swirls on the outer edge which was embossed with glittery powder. The saying for the frame says:

"You have been an Angel

from the start

Not only did you give

your Time

But you also gave your

Heart"

Soooo Sweet!

Just purchased this ever so Sweet "Valentina" image from my favourite local stamping store "The Paper Pickle". I have 3 Sweet nieces .......so thought this would be perfect for Valentines Day. Coloured image with copics, added glitter (of course), some stickles, cut out with my nesties and followed the layout challenge on Stamping Bella Blog.