Willow & Paisley

ATC Turned Into A Card

                        

Hi All!  It is a super happy Monday because I am not working today!!!  Tuesday is Canada Day so I took today off and ended up with a 6 day weekend.  Gotta like that!   I am happy to say I ordered some new rubber this weekend too.  I have some CHF (Kim Hughes collection) and Unity Stamps coming....very exciting but, oh,  the wait is going to be hard. 

I am in an ATC swap over at Papertrey and this is basically the ATC I did for the swap...... except with pink ribbon.  I made this one and converted it in to a full size card.  Oh, and I have to say I LOVE the new Papertrey vanilla cardstock.  It makes me so happy!!

Thanks to everyone for your nice comments on our new challenge project that we are calling Loonie Stampers Challenge.  We will post the next one on Friday July 11.  FYI---- we refers to Jewels, Dee and Regan (who happened to issue the challenge to us today for the 11th and it's a good one!!)  Stay Tuned.  Have a great week everyone!!!

Loonie Stampers Challenge #1

                        

One of the greatest things about blogging and hanging out on forums, such as Papertrey, is all the great people I have "met" and become friends with. Three of them are fellow Canadians who are super talented stampers and bloggers but most importantly they are amazing girls who are fun, fun, fun!!  I met Jewels in January when we both won the Papertrey GSS.  We only live 2.5 hours apart and we hit it off immediately.  I met Dee and Regan on the Papertrey forums.  They live in Eastern Canada across the street from each other. 

I thought it would be fun to do a blog challenge with these girls and when I asked they were all for it.  Soooo....every 2 weeks one of us will pick a stamp set and colors that we must use and then post the results.  It will be fun to see how different everyones cards can be using the same ingredients.  We would love it if you would play along.  If you do be sure to post a link in the comments section so we can check it out.  For this weeks challenge I chose the Papertrey set Piece of Cake as well as the colors Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist and Choc Chip.  Any of the stamps from the set can be used. 

When trying to think of a name for our little challenge Loonie Stampers Challenge popped in to my head.  I told the girls it was because we are Canadian and our dollar coin is called a Loonie.......but really, it's because the girls are a little bit crazy!!  LOL, but don't tell them I said that.

Please check out their great cards below.  I hope you enjoyed this challenge as much as we did!!

Jewels ---Card Felt Greetings

Dee --- Dee's Paper Tree

Regan --- Stampy McStamperson

I So Love Elzybell

                        

I truly love the little Elzybells.  They are just so cute.  I made this fun little card for my very good friend Steph!  (She's the one in the blue dress and I have the hot pink shoes!  LOL)  I just love the bright colors of this card and that orange ribbon, from Michaels, is so gorgeous!!  Thanks for looking!!  See you all at the Blog Hop.  I am afraid I didn't get anything made to enter myself but I will enjoy seeing everyones great projects.  It will be great inspiration!

You're Tea-riffic

                         

Wow, I had a 4 day weekend and I made one card!  Isn't that terrible??!?!  Where does the time go?  This isn't even it but I thought I'd post something pretty for you to look at.  This was colored with SU markers as I did it before I got the Copics.  I hope my friend Kristina liked it because that's who now has this card!!     Have a great day everyone!

Bee Happy

                                 

Just a quick and simple card to show you today.   All materials and stamps are .............Papertrey!!!!  Of course!!  Have a great day everyone. 

ETA:  Whoops...the dark cardstock is SU Choc Chip.

Duck Bunny Elephant

                            

How's that for a catchy title???  LOL.  Good Morning!!  Here is another card I made with the cute little animals at the top of the card.  I stamped on white cardstock and used a craft knife to cut around them and then scored to bend the paper back at their feet.   I did cover the back side with dp to hide the cut out section.   Don't laugh----but this is about my 3nd try at using Copics but the first time I used it on a card.  My blending definitely needs a little work but I think I will really enjoy those markers.  Great investment!

OK, You have to go check out my friend Dee's card she posted on Sunday.  I laughed because not only do I think she and I look alike but our cards even look alike!  Hi Twin!!! 

Have a wonderful day!!

Bundle of Joy

                        

Here's a little quilt style card I made using Papertrey's Bitty Baby Blessings set  In fact everything on this card is Papertrey.  I did enter this one in to the GSS contest even though it doesn't qualify for the category of Best Baby Gift.  If you have not checked out the entries to the Guest Star Stamper over at Papertrey you must!  I am stunned!  I am in awe.  WOW.   Tonight is the June release so that means I should have some new Papertrey items in a week and 1/2 or so.  Can't wait to get the new Plum and Vanilla cardstocks!!   Have a great weekend everyone.  I am pretty sure I will post again tomorrow.

Sweet Little Baby

                              

Hi Everyone.  Sorry I have not posted much lately.  Here is a card I made the other night.  It's not quite what I envisioned in my head but that's ok!   The top of the images were trimmed out with a craft knife and then I paper pieced the colored paper in place.  Can you see the little ducks orange beak?  The brads match the color of each little animal and the sentiment is just perfect.  I really do love this Bitty Baby Blessings set.   I will have another baby card to post tomorrow.  See you then.  Oh and see you at the Papertrey release party Saturday night, right?!?!  Have a great day!!

Happy Birthday Dawson and Tammy!!

                        

Hello Everyone!  I am afraid I didn't get any stamping done this weekend.  Nothing, Nil, Nada!  My sister and her family were visiting and it was a great weekend......even if I didn't get to stamp.  But here is a card that I made a few weeks ago to send to my wonderful nephew Dawson.  He is 8 years old today!  Happy Birthday buddy!!   It's also his moms (my SIL) birthday today too.  Quite the present for her 8 years ago, don't ya think?  LOL.  Happy Birthday Tammy!!  (The card I made for Tammy can be seen here).   Have a good one everybody!!

                                 

Ribbon Card - May Color

                        

Hi All.  Here is my ribbon card layout in the Papertrey May color - Lavender Moon.  It is such a lovely color and I hope my picture did justice to the color.  But chances are you ordered the paper and received it long before I did so you know exactly how nice it is!  As there was only one color released this month (besides the Kraft color) I chose to pair it up with white grosgrain ribbon.  Well..... that's it, that's all.  Have a wonderful day everyone!! Thanks for visiting.