Another fabulous Raspberry Suite colour challenge!

did you expect any less? Dawn's colour challenges on her My Favorite Things blog are always based on some photography, and today is no different! this pic really does look like a perfect little street in a quaint little village - which is exactly where she was.

besides the challenge i'm partaking in that is provided by her today, i'm also using a technique that Dawn posted last week. these little flowers she showed how to make are divine! i'm going to continue to use these, and make myself a whole big stash of them in all sorts of colours!

this card is doing double duty - the sketch is from 365 Cards for today's challenge. i figured i'd try and take on 2 challenges in one since i'm a bit behind this week! day 123 already! the time is flying by and i just don't know where it's getting to...

hope you Canadians had a great Canada Day! don't worry - all you Americans get your time soon enough! (grin)

cheers!
crafty girl

Doing my own thing

well, not entirely... the card for today is actually created for the Hero Arts blog. this week it's all about "fun with photos". it's quite coincidental that they have this theme going on because last week i was looking at a photo my hubby took and thinking how much i'd like to make it into a card. and what should i read about on monday morning's blog post at Hero Arts but the use of photos on cards! so that is what i did today - made a card from the gorgeous black & white lily photo i was lovingly admiring last week.

i have been in love with this large background stamp from Hero Arts for quite a while now, and seeing it used everywhere was making me rather jealous of all those stampers who had their hot little hands on it. it's 4 1/2 x 5 3/4 which makes it perfect for covering a whole 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card face! so today on a little shopping spree with my stamping friend Rieca (who has her own lovely blog here) i saw the stamp on the shelf and swooped in to grab it! AND got it for 40% off too (along with 3 other wicked Hero stamps, i might add!). aren't i the happy little stamper?!


does anyone follow the Moxie Fab World blog? i haven't been playing along for very long yet, but i've come to really like Cath's sense of humour and way of 'speaking'. she really seems to have fun with her blog. she is affiliated with Paper Crafts Magazine, who also have a great blog. plenty of contests and giveaways! i really wish i was at a level where i could be giving away blog candy... maybe someday! we all have our dreams - mine is to be a full-time crafter and make a career (plus a decent living!) out of it. so we shall see what "the cards" hold for me. (the rubber stamped cards, that is! grin...)

stuff used:
paper...
Halcraft USA - 6 1/2 x 5 card & envelope set
white cs (to make photo corners)
semi-gloss photo paper
stamps...
Hero Arts - manuscript background and designblock dots & flowers
ink...
Brilliance - moonlight white
versamark
extras...
white ep
Jolee's dimensional stickers - wedding dress
Michaels ribbon - mid-width white
Flourishes ribbon - black polkadot
Fiskars corner edgers - nostalgia

cheers!
crafty girl

Mojo Monday - week 93

another quick post today - i got a chance this aft to make a card for Mojo Monday week 93. i intended to make it a masculine card - a new paper pad i got has all these great manly papers and i wanted a chance to use them. i think it would make a fab graduation card. too bad i don't know anybody who's graduating this year! take a gander at the sketch challenge down below...

stuff used:
papers...
Fancy Pants Designs - All Fall 8x8 pad
chocolate cs
stamps...
Inkadinkadoo - Chelsea sentiments
inks...
Brilliance - coffee bean
Tim Holtz distress - frayed burlap
extras...
Imaginisce - copper brads
Making Memories - Funky Vintage trims
Slice - Noteworthy & Falala design cards


cheers!
crafty girl

some of my other creations

check out my new blinkie on the right... i made it into the top trio this past week for 365 Cards! yipee!

today i want to show you some of the other stuff i like to create. for the past few years i have been making these really cute magnet sets and keychains out of dominoes, as well as coasters that are stamped and made from tiles. check out the pics below... i'll be adding the domino items to my ETSY store, but not the coasters. they'd be way to expensive to ship. heavy little suckers!

i`ve been selling these at some local craft fairs for the last few years, and people really dig them! they make great little gifts, and for $6-$10 how can you go wrong...
i sure hope the online shoppers feel the same way! (grin)

cheers!
crafty girl

And it's done...

and so i've finished - and just in time to get my butt downstairs to make dinner! i am totally digging the new Basic Grey paper called "Lime Rickey". the colours are so much fun! i want to get the brads, buttons, everything!

i know why i've never really played around with paper piecing - i hate cutting out! i discovered it nearly drives me to drink. actually today it did - my hubby mixed me a fab cocktail of ginseng iced tea & vodka. super yum! i really respect those people who can cut out endless pieces to make great cards. i only did her purse and pants. that was enough for me. sigh...

so enjoy your saturday night - i'm gonna go do some cookin in the kitchen and probably watch a movie with the man tonight. tomorrow i'll continue to build my ETSY store. haven't sold anything yet, but come on - it's only been a couple of days!

cheers!
crafty girl

I'll Drink to That!

ah.... saturday! a lazy morning of drinking tea, reading email, and crafting the time away. what could be better? throw in a good breakie, and i'll be complete!

this card today is for day 119 on 365 Cards - Seeing a Silhouette. i got this cute little A Muse stamp a fair time ago and have never used it! when i saw the challenge for today was a silhouette image, that stamp sprang to mind immediately!
i am still one card short for this week. i have not done much paper piecing so i'm struggling with picking a decent stamp to work with. once i get it done and post it today, i'll have completed the full week for my 2nd week in a row! is that a testament to the fact that i've been spending too much time stamping and not enough time working? who cares? i'm happy... (grin)

i mentioned before about this cute little easel i bought at IKEA for $0.99. seriously... and it's so fun to work with! i setup a whiteboard to place it on, and get a great clean background for my pics. today's seems really grainy for some reason. not sure why, since i'm using the same settings as usual. but i'm certainly not the world's best photographer. (i'll leave that to my husband!) if you want to check out his website of fab photography, go ahead to his site at www.3rdmp.com. he rocks! not just as a photographer, but as a husband too. i can't help but smile and get all gushy when i think about him. i'll depart on that note and leave you for now my fellow bloggers!

stuff used:
paper...
Basic Grey - Sugared 6x6 paper pad
white, chocolate & pale pink cs
stamps...
Hero Arts - polka dot pattern
A Muse - party silhouette
ink...
ColorBox Chalk - chestnut roan
Brilliance - lightning black
extras...
chocolate brad
Basic Grey - Sugared brad set
Prima - pink flower
Recollections - chocolate flowers
EK Success - corner rounder

cheers!
crafty girl