Merry Christmas 2010!

finally I can reveal : my Christmas card for 2010!

It measures over 5x7 .

It was inspired by Lorrinda Holman on Big Red Scraps!

I wasnt sure if I like the polar bear or the 2 deer better, so I made several of each.

I was very pleased with it, in particular enjoyed creating Northern Lights

on 25 cards !

there are 3 kinds of embossing on this card.

Can you spot/name all 3?

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Serenity with Perfect Day

I used a vertical layout from Originals called First Impression for the fourth Serenity Prayer Card. Papers are Perfect Day by Close to my Heart (sorbet, juniper, tulip) It has a very dainty feel to it.

Have been busy pricing and packing for the Scrapbook Sale at Lambton College.

Hope to see lots of folks , tomorrow night .

We will be rolling in paper roses!!

Magnifigue is Clearly Elegant

This card was made for the wonderful staff of Hillcrest school to thank them for a lovely floral bouquet. It brightened my world!

Tracey Mason can take credit for showing us that clear cards can be put through the cuttlebug and embossed. I discovered a lacey beauty of the clear embossed card , and I like layering the items on and under the front cover for effect. The inside of the card has a tag from Tender Tags acrylics and the thank you is from Gracious Greetings.

I totally LOVE the papers from Magnifique, and the gorgeous swirling peacock stamp from Circle of Love acrylix. I stamped the peacock in multi tones of purple, green, and blue using a sponging directly from the ink pad to the acrylic stamp. I then adhered it behind the clear card front.

Finally I poked holes in the side of the card and wound chocolate ribbon in and out , and added some large rhinestones. So satisfying.

Embossed clear cards with Veranda

I saw a few clear cards embossed so decided to put a few throught my Cuttlebug embosser using a few different folders.

The results are super elegant.

The inside of the card features 2 layers of Veranda paper, and a Thank You from Gracious Greetings.

The front of the card is simply Organza ribbon wrapped around, fastened with 3 layers of paper flowers.

All products are Close to my Heart except paper flowers (basic grey).

a little birdy told me....

I made this card using the bird from the Felicity Acrylix stamp set ( ctmh January 2010) and the Veranda Level 2 papers.

I love the soft colours in this paper kit. sooo me. It was also my first time using my new Nestabilities that I bought at the Town Scrapper in Petrolia... from my friend Phebe ! see that neat embossed edge on the green paper?

I stamped the bird in buttercup ink, and added prisma glitter and twilight sponged inking to it, to make it stand out .

Then a little extra touch, a pre-fabbed rose

(thanks Julia H)

I definately need to make more of these cards... lol.

Stylin' then and now

Vintage stickease and papers... in the hoard! are getting put to excellent use here in the Studio.

I still LOVE the look of these pert dresses. The long pink one is a bridal card and the short black and white one is a birthday card. The third silhouette of the girl is a friendship card!

I also put the cuttlebug to good use, as well as my sentiment stamps, and baby pink textured cardstock . The dresses and flowers feature bitty sparkles and clear sparkles , from Close to my Heart.

Piece of Cake

This lovely cake is one of 6 included in the February stamp of the month. It looks so dimensional pop dotted onto the embossed cardstock. If you look closely, you can see just a little Its a Party Random Stamping on the Moonstruck background and texture paper . It was enough to make a celebratory backdrop with punch for the beautiful tiered cake! I used watermelon, citrus leaf and ocean ctmh markers to colour in the cake, and light green rhinestone flowers and white daisy organdy ribbon to finish off the look! All products are Close to my Heart.

Delights of the Season

My Fiftieth Christmas wish to all my family and friends is for a Peaceful and Loving Holiday.

Let the Light Shine from your Heart and your Eyes!

Hope you like my Grand Finale card for 2009.


all products are Close to my Heart.

see you in 2010!

Mojo Monday 94 Contest

I have been curious to try a Mojo Monday challenge and today seemed to be a good day for it. Well not only did I finish the challenge, I went out on a limb and entered a card into the Mojo Monday Contest.

Here is my humble offering:

Bird on a Flowering Branch of Friendship

I used :

Emporium papers , Close to my Heart chocolate and designer ricrac ribbon rounds, my brand new!! Kaiser rhinestone bling, and ctmh rubons for the sentiment. I think that's it. The background colour of the card is buttercup yellow, one of my mellow yellow faves. There is also another one of my faves, in the card, sweet leaf .

one thing leads to another , and another, and another

The inspiration: Kathi Carlson

http://kathiscreativecorner.blogspot.com/2009/06/one-thing-leads-to-another.html

The papers: Close to my Heart, Notebook

The embossing: Cuttlebug (thanks Dave Thomson)

The ribbon: unknown (part of the ancient studio hoard)

The bling: ctmh rhinestones

The acrylic stamp: Be true , in blush and cocoa

The sentiment: U R special kind beautiful smart caring genuine

The gift box comes with this set and will be featured in my summer Notecard Class on the 15th

at CuttingEdge Studio. email me to sign up! Cost is just $15.

Pretty Swirls

Cold weather and the end of hockey playoffs means time to take stock and make some new cards using some saved ctmh papers and other hoarded supplies. I am getting over the idea of saving stuff cus it is "too good to use" ! I was playing with a design by Jeannette Lynton and came up with the idea of using the cuttlebug to emboss the 1 1/2 inch squares that hold this design together. I got the idea for the heart placements and buttons from her card as well. The clear buttons can be backed with pattern paper for a cool dimensional effect. As always, this card looks way better "in person".