Any Holiday--First Birthday

Happy Saturday to all you folks out there!!

I hope the weather is beautiful, 

and you are all able to enjoy it!

Today sees us with a new challenge over on 

the Hiding In My Craft Room blog.

 HIMCR #205 - Any Holiday!

Any Holiday, folks!

With the sponsor being our fearless

leader, Laurie 

from Hiding In My Craft Room

The giveaway is a Cricut Robot Party Cartridge!

Awesome sauce!

I knew I wanted to make a birthday

card for my great-niece whose

birthday is this weekend, 

today, actually.

And I wanted to use my Cricut.

I originally planned on making a cute

Sesame Street card.

Ugh!

4 days later, lots of frustration, tears

and ripped cardstock, 

I still did not have a card. 

It was not working--my Cricut

was giving me uber headaches.

ugh!

Sigh!

So, come Friday, I still

did not have a card for the birthday girl.

Then, I guess because I was under

pressure or what, 

I finished a card under 30 mins.

Not at all what I had originally planned.

But.

I did get it done.

Turned out alright, I guess.

So dang frustration, not being to able my initial idea.

But, it is kinda cute..I guess. lol

The paper used are Imaginisce (base), 

Dear Lizzy (stripe)

balloons are from DCWV, 

the balloon die is from Provocaft.

The gems are from Prima, 

and the twine is from stash.

Anyhow, 

that is it for me for now.

Preparing to go down to Montreal

for the birthday party--

yes, a kiddie party, and yes,

 I will have Advil for my headache.

lol..

But it should be all good!

My sidekick, April, is quite excited.

Take care, and enjoy the beautiful day!

Be safe. Get crafty!

Love together

Happy Saturday!!

What a week it has been.

I am so relieved that it is Saturday!

New day, right?

New challenge, too, 

over on the 

Hiding in My Craft Room!

This week, it is all about

LOVE. Amour!

Any project with

LOVE!!

Our sponsor is the every so fun

The Paper Shelter

The Design Team were given a choice of images to 

work with this week.

Here is what I created:

Paper are from Echo Park; chipboard from teresa Collins, Crate paper, Tim Holtz Grungeboard

Unfortunately it is not the best quality photo.

I apologize for that!

I originally took a very quick photo of finished 

with my Ipad earlier this week, 

my project was on my craft table.

Well, then an accident happened, 

where a part of my ceiling in my craft room

fell down, and guess where it

fell down?

Yeppers--right onto of my craft table!!

The part of the ceiling was connected to 

the access part for the pipes--

Please don't ask why, this is our first home, 

and while it is beautiful, and lovely, 

it need some fixing up, and hen some.

The house inspector, when we looking to buy, told

us that it really needed some love.

lol

The house looks better than when we first bought it, 

but still needs work.

Obviously!

I am just thankful that my daughter was not in the area, 

as she was a few moments before.

Very thankful!

But my project was ruined, and 

I did not have time to create a new one.

So, still cleaning the big mess. ugh!

Hope to see your creations--

it would be great if you can join us!

Be safe! Get crafty!

Super Scraps Saturday, with my sidekick!

Happy Saturday, folks!

May the day be bright and happy for you all!

Today sees a new challenge over on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room Blog.

HIMCR #203 - Super Scraps Saturday

Woohoo!

Break out those scraps!

Our sponsor this week is the ever fun

A Day For Daisies

The giveaway is a $12 gift certificate to their store.

For my image, I had an idea of what

I wanted to make, to do.

My daughter is very much into ballet, 

and I wanted something for her room.

I saw this image, and knew it was perfect!

Well!

It doesn't always come out as one has planned, 

especially when I have a sidekick who is 

very...'insistent'..on

choosing colors, ribbons, flowers...

Well, it may not have turned out the 

way I had envisioned, 

but it was fun crafting with my daughter.

I colored the ballet slippers with my Prismacolors, 

and delicately used gold Stickles for some of the trim

(sorry you can't see it.)

The ribbon (chosen by April) is from

my stash--rose blush with gold trim.

The flowers are from Dollarama (roses)

and Recollections .

The gold hearts are from 

Maggie Holmes 'Open Book' collection.

The pink and white hearts were punched 

out from handmade paper, the same

paper that the image is backed onto.

The roses are dabbled with red ink

from Dylusions Ink spray.

(April did that also-she's quite crafty!)

Lots of Glue Dots were used!! 

:)

So, that is it for me for now.

Hope you can get crafty!

See you soon!

Be safe. Get crafty!

Just Because with Summer Colors

Hiya folks!

Today, being Saturday, is a great day!!

Why, you ask?

Well. Firstly, 

it's Saturday, and a brand new day!

And, 

a new challenge is up over on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room blog!

This week, for HIMCR #202, 

it's Summer Colors!!

Use any colors that remind you of the summer!

Our sponsor this week is the 

fabulous

Sami Stamps!

The giveaway is $12 gift certificate to their store!

I really enjoy their digital stamps!!

So, the DT were offered their choice of images.

Here is my card:

I channeled my summer spirit by 

my daughter's clothes!!lol

She was wearing a multitude of colors!

Very summery color-ish!
lol
The papers used are from 
Bella Blvd. Beautiful collection, 
and the image is colored with
Prismacolor pencils.

Et, le voila!

Hope to see some of your work!

Be sure to link up for a chance to win!

Well, that's it for me!

Very busy weekend for us, 

my daughter's ballet recital is tomorrow, 

and lots of practicing beforehand.

Have a great day!

Be safe. Get crafty!

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

Happy Monday!

Ugh!

It's Monday! lol

Just a quick post to announce the winners

of my week as

Unity's Growing In Unity Gal!

(What an honor it has been--such fun!

Thank you Unity!)

So, without further adieu, 

I wrote down the names of all the 

people who commented, 

and had my trusty  sidekick

pick out 2 names. 

(yeah, real old school here!) 

And the winners are:

(drum roll please!!!)

Berina RGA

and 

Lucy Evans

If you lucky ladies can send me your info, 

so I can forward it to Unity asap, 

that would be awesome!

Than you all for commenting

on my blog!

You guys really are amazing!

Have a great day!

Be safe. Get crafty!

Thanks--HIMCR #201

Happy Saturday!

The day sees a new challenge over on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room!

This week is:

Freestyle!!!

And our sponsor:

And the giveaway:

WOW!!

Who wouldn't love that??

So, for this week's challenge, 

I went wih a simple card. 

A card that was super fun. and super easy to do!

That is, once I had chosen the washi tape--

because, hot diggity, Freckled Fawn has some

YUMMY choices!

I have quite a collection, 

and was a member of their 

embellishment  monthly kit.

LOVED it!

but with the Canadian dollar being poorly as it is, 

I had to stop it. :(

But I wold love to join again!

Anyways, enugh rambling--

on to my card!

The heart washi is from Freckled fawn, aqua is from Scotch. 

polka doteed is from My Mind's Eye,

and the mutli-striped is from October Afternoon.

The felt flower is from freckled Fawn, 

from a monthly kit.

'Thanks' is a stamp from paper Smooches, 

inked with Simon Says Stamp red dye ink.

There you have it, folks!

That is it for me for now.Have an awesome day--

and I can't wait to see what you will create!

Be safe. Get crafty!

GIU #5--This Is How We Roll

Happy Friday!

Thank you for joining me this week as

Unity's Growing In Unity!

What an opportunity!

And thank you for the wonderful comments

left on my blog each day this week--

you are all too kind!

For my final card for GIU, 

I went with a stamp tht just screams friendship!

To me, anyways.

I love this stamp.

Well, I love all my Unity stamps, to be fair, 

but some are just more special than others!

This one falls in that category.

I used American Crafts Shimelle's papers from her 

debut collection, and the washi tape is from an Etsy shop.

The sentiment is stamped onto DCWV cork, 

with Ranger Archival Ink.

The image is colored with Distress Inks and markers, 

onto Prima Watercolor paper.

My card is very simple; I wanted the focus on the stamp.

So, that is it for me for today 

featuring my cards for Unity's Growing In Unity.

Thank you for joining me!

Don't forget to leave a comment to 

be eligible to win an awesome prize from

Unity!!

Have an awesome day!

Be safe. Get crafty.

GIU #4---Trio of cards

It's Day 4 for me as a

Growing In Unity gal!

The week is just flying by--

so is the month, for that matter!

I have a trio of cards for you today.

The first card is with a stamp set that

I absolutely adore--the sock monkey!

Who doesn't love sock monkeys??

I stamped with Simon Says Stamp red ink, 

and the papers used are from Fancy Pants Designs

'Be Different', as are the tickets and buttons.

I just adore those papers!

My second card is using a stamp that is quite punny!

yep, punny!

Perfect for a friend who has had a rough day!

The papers are from Basic Grey Grand Bazaar.

The 'stars' are enamel shapes from MME.

Tres simple!

Last,but not least, 

my final card for today.

I used papers from Prima's Coffee break collection, 

as well as the cork heart embellishment.

The washi tape is from Freckled Fawn (heart) and from Scotch.

The stamp was inked with SSS brown ink.

I also used my Sharpie black pen to outline some elements.

So, that is it for me for today!

be sure to leave a comment on every post for this week

to be eligible to win an awesome prize

from Unity!

They definitely do not disappoint!! :)

.

Thanks for joining me today!

A demain!

Be safe. Get crafty!