Beautiful Day

Wow, this morning it looked like we were going to get a storm and now the sun is shining and it has heated up! I'll probably get everyone fed and head outside for a while to enjoy the day. Was in the mood to make some cards, didn't have anything particular in mind so I checked out a few of my favourite challenge blogs:

I have a poll in the left sidebar, I would appreciate it if you would vote. I am considering opening a Canadian online shop focusing on Magnolia stamps. Thanks :)

Just Magnolia & Mojo Monday

Used the theme from Just Magnolia (pink & green) and the sketch from Mojo Monday and created this darling birthday card:

2 Sketches 4 You - Laura's Sketch 24

Basic Grey Challenges & Cardvaarks

BG challenges had a fun sketch and I did want to use up some of my holiday paper (Figgy Pudding). I also used the theme from Cardvaarks which was: create a tree themed card. Not sure if I got that completely right but I have no tree stamps so that's the way I rolled with it.

I am going to be moving my blog, just need to get a few last things sorted out. I have decided to go with wordpress which I am hoping will be simpler to use than blogger. I know there are pros and cons to both, hoping wordpress is the better choice.

*Heidi*

TGIF

I am so happy it's Friday!! I haven't had a chance to do anything this week and I am eager to dig into some of the new goodies I have picked up in the past week or so. I did make a quick card tonight which I will post, then I am off to watch Ghost Whisperer. I don't watch a lot of TV in general, but there are so many shows I adore this year that it seems every night I am sitting down to watch one. On Tuesdays it is American Idol and Fringe, Wednesday is LOST and Criminal Minds, Thursday is Hell's Kitchen and Harpers Island, Friday is Ghost Whisperer and finally, Sunday is Amazing Race. Yesterday I saw an ad for So You Think You Can Dance - I am so excited!

Tammy left me some lovin' on her blog. I am supposed to nominate another 10 blogs and keep it going but I am no good at rules so I am just going to redirect everyone to Tammy's blog, it's the least I can do... ;) Go ahead, click on the blog award....

Here is a card I made using yet another Magnolia stamp. I am still trying to find a good cardstock for copics that won't cost me an arm and a leg to get shipped here. I was thinking of maybe the Stampin' Up cardstock, anybody have any suggestions where I can buy quality cardstock for Copics in Canada?

Check out the poll I have in the left sidebar. I am considering open an online store for Magnolia stamps and trying to determine the interest here in Canada. Thanks!!

*Heidi*

Scrapfest weekend!

I drove to Kitchener for Scrapfest and got to meet Carla, Michelle, Lorraine, and Jess. What a crazy group of gals. It's awesome to meet people in person after spending months (and in some cases, years, talking to them). Here's our picture, I am on the far right:

I've got a few cards to show you and some blog candy links so keep scrolling!

CPS 112 sketch

I got to use my SR Sonoma paper line and matching stickers.

Just Magnolia
Check out their blog for great sketches and inspiration!

Supplies:

Basic Grey patterned paper (Sugared/Infuse)

May Arts polka dot sheer ribbon

American Crafts chipboard flower

Making Memories tiny alphas

Magnolia "Waiting Tilda"

Sheetload of Cards
This card I created by using the April sketch from Sheetload of Cards.

Blog Candy

Bev has some yummy candy for her blogoversary!! Just click on the picture to be linked to her site:

Hope you had a great weekend!

*Heidi*

Happy Easter!!

Hope everyone is enjoying their day so far! I was woken up at 6:30 this morning so that my son could start his search LOL...

I made this card for the "Mojo Monday" challenge, fun blog to check out if you are needing inspiration . And speaking of, last chance to get in on the blog candy, I'll be picking a winner by random this evening after supper.

Here's the Mojo Monday sketch:

Supplies:

Cosmo Cricket paper, Tim Holtz stamps, Ancient Page black ink

Enjoy your Easter!!

*Heidi*

Long Weekend - Day 2

I {heart} long weekends. There's nothing like kicking back and realizing that you still have another day or two to go before it's back to work.... ahhhhh.

Did some creating last night and this morning, feels great to start using of some of the stash that has seemed to accumulate at astronomical levels....

One day left for Blog Candy

I am still looking for more inspiration sites (sketch sites, challenge blogs etc..) that I don't have listed in my sidebars so please leave a comment with your favourite place to go for scrappy inspiration and have a shot at winning some goodies. Please check out (and leave a comment on) THIS post.

CPS 110

Created another card using the CPS sketch #110, was a lot of fun, I love it when I can incorporate my cricut or cuttlebug.

Supplies:

Cricut (George and Basic Shapes & Printing Press)

Memento papers

Cuttlebug embossing foldser (swiss dot)

365 Cards - Feel Better Friday

Here's my card for Fridays challenge:

No Reason....

I wanted to play with some of my SU stamps and the Copics I bought. I only have a few colours but was able to do a half decent job getting these stamps to pop.

And Finally...

Was checking out the KI Memories blog and they had a little scraplift challenge going on. I jumped in with this one before I realized you could lift any layout out of their gallery, not just the one on the blog site LOL. Anyhow, I lifted the lifted layout on the blog LOL.... like how this turned out.

*Heidi*

Good Friday

Don't forget about my blog candy HERE.....

2 Sketches 4 You

Laura's sketch #23:

My card:

Supplies:

October afternoon pp and tag

American Crafts chipboard accents

Magnolia stamped image

American Crafts

From the AC blog, To be qualified to win:

1. The layout must be posted to an online gallery or blog listing the American Crafts in your supply list.
2. You must leave a comment on THIS blog post with a link to your layout online. You also must fill in your email address when posting your comment on this blog post.
3. Layouts and links must be posted by midnight PST on Thursday, April 16.

Pub Calls Blog

Has changed to....

That's it for now!

*Heidi*

It's a card day

I have been really busy (as usual) and so haven't scrapped a layout at all, not to mention that when I do finally find time I usually have no mojo left. That being said, I have been able to get a couple of cards made up:


The first is from a 1:1 spring/Easter card swap I was a part of over at Lil Scrappers. I added this beautiful Magnolia that Carla had stamped for me. Still looking to buy some for myself if I could find somewhere local (Canada) to buy them. I also tried a colouring technique using coloured pencils and odorless thinner.




This card was fun, I wanted to use some stamps I have hardly touched since buying (Technique Tuesday - Loves Me Still), and I got to use up some of my SR stash. The stamp in the middle is one of those $1.50 stamps from M's.

I want to work on some layouts this upcoming weekend, when I have the chance after hanging with the kids and raking my backyard..... Going to post up some blog candy too so try and pop by ;)

*Heidi*

And the weekend is over....

Well, that passed too quickly, I'm not even ready for Monday yet...

It's going to bed a very quick post because it's late and I should be in bed.

Made a quick "masculine" birthday card using BG Periphery and played with my new Tim Holtz stamp(s). I stamped the clock on vellum and then gave it a spritz of glimmer mist (olive vine). I think it looks pretty good....

While surfing this morning found this blog. Love the colour challenge:

Magnolia Blog Candy at Pretty Pressings!

Okay, aside from the fact that Claudia Rosa is giving away some *yummy* Magnolia stamps, her cards are gorgeous and inspirations.

Mini Blog Candy at Pyssel Mamman

And yet more yummy stamps... hÄnglar & stÄnglar up for grabs on Malin's blog.

That's all I've got for now.

*Heidi*

Another Saturday Night

.. and I have the will to scrap, but not the energy... what I really want to do is curl up on the couch and watch a movie or read my book. I got 3 new Cricut cartridges yesterday: Wildcard, Graphically Speaking and Storybook - EBay can be such a wonderful thing..... I only got to play briefly with Wildcard but it looks fantastic and I made this quick little notecard, took no time at all!

Supplies:

BG Ambrosia, Prima flowers, Cricut Wildcard font

That's all I've got for now, I hear a couch calling my name

Weekend is over

I've been a busy mama. Having to set my clock an hour forward really annoyed me LOL.... I needed that hour!

Anyhow, here is a card I made for my good friends mom. Got to use some of my MAMBI "Modern Milan" that I haven't touched in ages....

My friend Carla just opened her own Etsy shop. She has got the most gorgeous cards. You can check it out by clicking on her card and I have a link in the sidebar as well.

Method Playground Challenge

Use 5 patterned papers from 5 different manufacturers!!! Holy snap..... Check it out HERE.

Craft Critique Reporters Call

Taken from the PubCalls blog: Time to invite YOU to be a part of Craft Critique! We are looking for a few new reporters. If you are interested please read on... This call will be OPEN to international Crafters too!

If you are interested click HERE.

Have a good night!

*Heidi*

Sunny Saturday!

Appearances can be deceiving, it is pretty darn cold out today but I'll enjoy the sun streaming through the window nonetheless.....

Been pretty busy of late, kids sick, you know the drill. Anyhow, this is some of the scrappy stuff I have been working on. I participated in the Little Scrappers online crop last weekend and here are a few of the things I got done:

Also completed a couple of layouts for the Art Freckles :"Trash Your Stash" challenge:

PageMaps Blog Sketch Contest

Taken from the blogsite: Create a layout based on this sketch, in any size and orientation. It can be digital, hybrid or paper. The contest starts today and ends at midnight (MST) on Saturday, March 21, 2009. The winner will be notified by email and his/her layout will be posted no later than March 26th.

Prima March "Build-a-Page"

Taken from their blogsite: Simply upload your take on this month's sketch to the Prima Gallery by March 25th (put "March BAP" in the title please). If your layout is chosen as the winner you will receive a Prima paper pack! Open to all countries!

And to finish, some yummy Canadian kits!!

ScrapShotz February Kit

My Scrap Shoppe February Kit

Art Freckles February Kit

Lil' Scrappers February Kit

Have a good one!!!

*Heidi*

Crazy Mother Nature

Just when I thought we might be inching our way into Spring (wishful thinking), the weather drops back to freezing. It's not that I hate winter, it's just that winter in Ontario is so grey and by February I can't help but wish for the sun and warmth of Spring weather....



Here is a layout I made for the Art Freckles "Trash your Stash" challenge. Got to use up some of my Cosmo Cricket pp and Daisy D rub-ons.

And here is my card based on the 2 Sketches 4 You sketch 19 by Laura, it's nothing fancy but a cute card for a kid and I got to use some more stash up, some old Bo Bunny paper.

Not much else to say tonight....

Night!

*Heidi*

Sunshine Through My Window

The sun is shining into my kitchen, I look out to the deck and it is all wet because the snow is melting!! Oh, PLEASE be a sign that this winter is coming to an end. I know it may be asking for much in February but I am so *ready* for spring.....

My sister gave birth to her third child the other day, a baby girl! I made this card for her based on sketch # 102 at CPS.

Supplies:

MM Simply Fabulous "Brooke" line
Matha Stewart doily punch
Doodlebug alpha stickers
AC Greenhouse chipboard flower
Cricut George Basic Shapes font (Heart)

Prima has another give-away happening on their blog, all ya gotta do is leave a comment. Open to all countries. Limit of one comment per person. Winner will be randomly chosen next Friday, February 13th!

And if you are a fan of Vicki Boutin, she's got a little RAK action happening on her blog.....

Have a great one!

*Heidi*

Monday, Monday....

I want to scrap this week! Hopefully my schedule will allow me some time to do that. My scrappin' resolution (if you want to call it that) is to use up my stash. Seriously. I have hoarded paper that dates back to 2004. I can't help it, it's so pretty and I always want to save it for the perfect picture. Well, let me tell you something, that day rarely comes and all you end up with is a huge stack of paper going to waste (and in my case, a husband who asks, "don't you have enough paper?")

Carla posted a sketch challenge on Lil' Scrappers and here is my interpretation. The layout is about my son who would get nosebleeds all the time.

Supplies:

KaiserCraft "Thrill Seekers" pp

7 Gypsies photo anchor

Maya Roads office sheers

Sticker Studio Roadtrip alphas

Then I used the leftover paper to create these 2 card that I made for the Caardvarks challenge. The challenge this week was to use polka dots.

Hero Arts Blog Challenge

Directly from their site:

the challenge for this week is to create a non-Valentine project (card, scrapbook page, or other) featuring — you guessed it — hearts! Anniversaries, birthdays, thank yous, thinking of you, sending a hug…the possibilities are endless! Get creative with those heart images this week and be sure to include at least one Hero Arts stamp on each of your projects. Upload your creations to the Hero Arts Flickr group by 11:59pm PST on Sunday, February 1. Please include the tag “heartfelt” on your submissions. We have lots of prizes up for grabs this week!

There you have it. Now to check and see what kind of HA stamps I have.....

Help!

Where in Canada can I buy "Stampers Anonymous" stamps - the new Tim Holtz line, that is... check it out (I'm in love):

A few quick kits!

ScrapShotz January Kit 2 (Canada)

Featuring the new Black River paper.

Studio Calico January Kit (USA)

Already sold out, but looking forward to what February brings....

Lovebug Scrapbooking January kit(Canada)

Until next time!

*Heidi*