Monday, August 31, 2009
Little Ones, Part II
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Little One
Friday, August 28, 2009
Great Job
Monday, August 24, 2009
Two Reasons to Celebrate
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Pun Fun Trio
I decided to keep the images simple. Instead of colouring them in, I just added accents with a red Copic marker, white gel pen and subtle sparkle with my Atyou Spica glitter pen. I really like how these turned out so I'll probably use the same design to make some of my Christmas cards. A boutique downtown here has ordered 35 Christmas cards from me for the end of October and I haven't even started. Now I have some great ideas after making this set.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Hooty Birthday
I have a few birthday cards to make for the end of this month so I thought I would get cracking on them. I wanted to use the same dp that I used here and thought a paper pieced party owl would be perfect with it. The bright colours made it come together easily. I just love this Pink Cat Studio Q.T. Hooty and thought I would redo this card. Whenever I look at the owl, I can't help but add googly eyes to it! I think my favourite part of this card though is the texturized mylar balloon.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Pet Sympathy
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Twice As Happy
I started this card with the intention of following a sketch but I ended up abandoning it completely. I made a birthday card since I seem to have a shortage of those. I created this card from the bottom up, starting with the white picket fence. I can't help but pair it with some textured grass! It's definitely my favourite border punch. When I punched the first scallop, I was originally going to use it to frame an image but when I was moving it around on the card, the idea of using it as a flower popped into my head. I decided to stagger two of them and left the leaves off so they could also be interpreted as trees. I really love how this card turned out!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Panda Cupcakes


Sunday, August 9, 2009
Happy Birthday, Sweetie

I used earthy colours that I love to dress my son in. Think Carter's animals! They are boyish yet bright and happy. The textured colours on the dinosaur called for loop stitches. As much cross stitching as I've done in the past, I'd never used the loop stitch before and it was harder than I thought it would be. The finished result reminds me of those pom-poms I used to make with yarn in elementary school! After I finished the dinosaur, I roughed in a circle on the fabric with pencil and secured the ribbon along it loop by loop. Then I added the corner accents. At the bottom, I bundled all five colours of embroidery thread that were used to create the dinosaur and tied a simple knot. Then I stamped the sweet little sentiment to finish off.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Peek-a-Boo
Sources: DCWV (textured cardstock & Nursery-Gltr Girl Stripes), Paper Reflections & Halcraft (smooth white); SU Baby Firsts image; unknown sentiment; Memories Black ink; Copics; Atyou Spica glitter pen; SU scallop circle punch; SU Crystal Effects; Dashes, Dots & Checks ribbon; dimension squares
Friday, August 7, 2009
Creativ Festival

Anyway, I can't decide what classes to take since there are so many of them and it's not only the paper crafting stuff I'm interested in! I have to have a closer look at all the events when I have more time but so far the brochure has gotten me way too excited. I'm counting down the days. Only ten weeks to go before I can buy all the stuff I regretted not buying last year and then some! LOL Download and drool over the brochure here. :)
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Well-Read Mice
I masked off "This book belongs to" just in case it showed through the paper piecing which I got from last year's Toronto Life Shopping Guide. It's too bad I couldn't curve the words. That would've involved too much work on the computer and I didn't want to get too technical with this card. I stamped the image twice so I would have an extra mouse. I coloured that one a tad darker so it looks like a different mouse. Then I added glitter to their ears, bellies and tails. They're sparkly, smart mice. Heehee! And will you look at that bow? I think this may be my first awesome bow. LOL Yup, I'm the biggest geek out there. :Þ
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
So Sorry
I have to apologize for those of you who have been checking for new posts. I feel bad that I haven't posted anything in so many days. I've had a few things going on including severe back pain which had me flat on my back, getting ready for my son's first birthday party, and selling my cards to local boutiques. On top of all this, I've been fighting extreme fatigue and have no idea what is weighing me down. I eat well and get plenty of exercise! I just have zero energy these days which results in me vegging or sleeping when I should be making cards. My inventory is running dangerously low due to the sale of my cards so I really need to get creating again! Stay tuned. I will have some things to post very soon. Thanks for your loyalty and patience! :)
To reward you, I'm posting one of my favourite vacation photos of all time. This was taken during my very first trip to Italy and the view is of a little town called Vernazza in Cinque Terre. We hiked along the edge of those hills through three towns and it took us four hours. Yup, one wrong step and you are over the edge into the ocean. Isn't the view just stunning? I can't wait to take my son there when he's older.
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