2011|5|7

Had a fabulous time at the Scrap Away Retreat put on by sisters Missy & Lachalle this weekend.  Cory took the kids for down to Minot so I was able to have some time to myself and craft the hours away.

Check out the sweets table...yum!

This is the second annual retreat...already looking forward to next year.

My favorite childhood candy.

Such a cute paper flower arrangement made by Lachalle.

Crafted this Mother's Day card to give away to a special Mom tomorrow.

Spring Card

I am in desperate need of making a bunch of cards.  These two are a start!

Stampin' Up! Materials:

Stamps - For All You Do

Ink - Melon Mambo, Old olive

Cardstock - Daffodil Delight, Pacific Pointe, Whisper White

Patterned Paper - Ice Cream Parlor

Accessories - Silver Brads

Baby Girl Card

There's ALOT of baby girls being born these days, so I made a fresh batch of these to hand out.

Instructions for this adorable card can be found here.

Could it be...a {SPARK} of creativity?

I have been spending alot of time crafting this past week. It's feeling so good to have the creativity flowing again! There's no shortage of friends to send cards to, so these went out the door the same day...glad I snapped some pics before.

Project 365 9.18

Fall Card by Linda

We said goodbye to Linda & Doreen this morning as they headed back to Calgary. We had a wonderful visit and I'm already looking forward to the next time they come to Oxbow! The kids were sad in the morning when they woke up to find that they had left around 5:30am...I think the kids were getting used to having them around. Shown above is the beautiful card Linda designed & gave to us, it's made using this Wandering Words stamp set.

Project 365 5.14

First Oxbow Card Class

Here are the first 5 cards that debuted at the card class I hosted in our new home.  It was so much fun to stamp with some new faces.

Project 365 3.20

Thank You Cards

I have finally finished a batch of thank you cards I've been wanting to complete for weeks.  It felt so great to 'craft' again and we have many friends & family that these will be going out to.  

Baby Boy Card

I finally found a home for this card that I had been holding in my card stash which was made when I used to host card making workshops in Calgary.  I sent it off to my friend Jenny who had a baby in November.  Too bad I didn't have a matching baby girl card for my friend Kelly who had her baby in October.  I'm really missing my card making classes, I miss having great people over and for the stash of cards it gives me.  I can't wait to start card classes up again, in Oxbow, once we move into our new house!

Technique Tuesday: Chunky Glitter & Sticky Cuts Letters

I've been wanting to make a card for a while now that says 'U ROCK' for Charlotte (Hannah's sister) in Las Vegas. She was kind enough to show us around during our trip there in September and we had a wonderful time.

This was the first time I used the new Chunky Glitter & Sticky Cuts Letters from Stampin' Up!...they go hand-in-hand. The Sticky Cuts Letters come in 12 x 12 sheets, all you do is choose your letter and take it off the sheet. Adhere it to your project (it has a sticky back) and then pull off the clear red plastic to expose the top sticky side (just like sticky strip). Then pour on glitter, beads, or chunky glitter like I used, and tap off the excess. It's heavy duty stuff with no need for a heat tool!

Recipe (all products Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)

Stamps: Jumbo Outline Alphabet

Ink: Basic Black - craft

Paper: Basic Black, Rose Red, Whisper White cardstock; Rose Red Designer Prints patterned paper

Accessories: Chunky Glitter - black, Sticky Cuts Letters, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Black Pen: Pilot Hi-Tecpoint Extra Fine

Technique Tuesday: Coloring Pearls

Ever since I bought the Pretties Kit from Stampin' Up!, I have thought it was pretty, but haven't known what to do with it??? The kit comes with an assortment of un-colored items (the idea is that you can color the items to coordinate with your project)...fabric flowers, pearls, beads, crystal brads, etc. So I had heard that you can color the pearls using a mixture of Crystal Effects and a dot of ink from a Re-inker...I tried it and was very impressed with the result as you can see in my card above.

Recipe (all products Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Embrace Life
Ink: Versamark, Tempting Turquoise ink refill
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Only Orange cardstock; Bali Breeze patterned paper
Accessories: Pretties Kit, Crystal Effects, Black Embossing Powder, Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon, Eastern Elegance rub-ons, Aquapainter

My Very First Bella Cards!

I put together an order for an aquatinance who was in need of some general thank you cards...what a great way to use my Stamping Bella stamps I had just received! Take a look...

I put the package of 30 cards & envelopes all together tied with a brown satin ribbon and gave a white signo gel pen with it...the receiver was all set to address & send these cute cards on their way!

Happy Halloween Card

Recipe (all products are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Everyday Flexible Phrases, Stampin' Around - Arachnophobia
Ink: Craft - Whisper White & Basic Black, Stampin' Around Ink Cartridge - Basic Black
Paper: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Designer Series - Creepy Crawly
Accessories: Chipboard - On Board Garland Greetings, Spiral Punch, Copper Cord, Crystal Effects

Happy Thanksgiving Card

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
Recipe (all products are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: True Friend, Season of Joy
Ink: Versamark, Really Rust & River Rock
Paper: Designer Series - Apple Cider, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, River Rock & Very Vanilla
Accessories: Marvy Scalloped Punch, Hodgepoge Hardware - Antique Brass, Wide Grosgrain Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, , Embossing Powder - Rust, Sponge, Notch Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Criss Cross Card

Recipe (all products are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Voila & Print Pattern
Ink: Classic & Craft - Basic Black
Stamp & Write Markers - Creamy Caramel & Ruby Red
Paper: Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, Ruby Red, Whisper White & index card
Accessories: Round Tab punch & staples
Click Here for instructions on how to make this cute criss-cross card.