Tiffany's Box Inspired Wedding Card Holder

My lovely friend, the bride to be has a Tiffany blue and chocolate brown themed wedding and wanted this style card-holder to mimic her cake (squared, tiered) and to give the visual connection of her inspiration, a Tiffany's jewelery box.

Here's my creation and her beautiful idea - way to go Bride-ee!!

And earlier this year I cut out the monograms on my Silhouette using Pointed Brush font and helped her design and cut and assemble her invitations. Gotta give the girl credit, she really did go from being not-so-crafty to a super invitation maker extraordinaire!! She's even cutting straight lines now and eyeballing it with her scissors!! WOOT WOOT!

Paper and Envelope size guide

You can find a Paper and Envelope size guide here :)

Thinking of you - cards using regular letter envelopes

One of my greatest pet peeves is not having an envelope for a card, and now that I have started making cards, I find myself finding the envelope before I start the card - LOL! I always thought if only I could come up with card patterns for regular letter envelopes I'd be set, so here's my 365 Cards Day 141 take on the sketch and my idea... I used abit of creative licence and turned the template to make it work with my idea :)

More Christmas in July!!

OOps! One more day to have made the week at 365 cards and I just don't have the time tonight so for old times sake... here's a scrapbook page I did recently - I actually FORGOT it shoudl have been a card oops :(

For my Day 140: Paint it submission, I wish this could be used since white paint was used behind text on this pre-printed transparency, and I think it's an awesome addition to this page :)

Christmas in July - how fun!!

WOOT WOOT! I did every single challenge on the 365 Cards blog for this week!!

After sacrificing much needed sleep it feels good to have been creative this week. Here's the 365 Card Day 135: On the outside looking in challenge.

I have always wanted to make a snow window so thanks to some pertty thick double sided cardstock here's my cute snowy window. My enclosed window is not secure enough though, I need some double sided tape to get my fairy dust and clear beads with silver lining better secured.

I think seeing the "I saw Mommy kissing Santa Clause" through the snow is my fave part!

Happy holidays and a half (since there's less than 6 months to go!!)

Paper piercing for a design effect

Here's my 365 Cards Day 139: Try a technique entry. It's pretty cool but I still prefer the elegance of embossing. I think I'd use this to show movement perhaps of a bird or bumble bee but here's my go at it :)

Apache wedding blessings

A dear friend of ours is getting married next weekend and her colours are tiffany blue and chocolate brown and she's a girl who likes things real clean and classic. I found this poem and it immediately made me think of her so this is handmade with love for her:

I used some foam squares to give the card depth, some diamond stickles for a little shimmer and my grey copics to give the accent flower some depth and also took some inspiration from these challenges: Rosie D's challenge Week 42 - Weddings, 365 cards Day 138: She said and I quote and CPS 124's sketch :

May the sun bring you new energy by day,

May the moon softly restore you by night.

May the rain wash away your worries,

And the breeze blow new strength into your being.

And all the days of your life may you walk

Gently through the world and know its beauty.

Apache Blessing Author Unknown

Alphabet photography - awesome Canadian talent!

Totally irrelevant but awesome alphabet photography!
Click here to create your own word

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge No 9 - Buttons and Bows

Oohhh how girly and fun!

My Kaboodle Doodles Challenge No 9 - Buttons and Bows

Tips & Tricks: Organizing Fonts

I just heard about this program, it's supposed to be comparable to The Font Thing... check it out here: http://www.ampsoft.net/utilities/FontViewer.php

365 cards Day 134 *and* 136 - What is Black, White, and Red all Over?

So, I am going with the flow - like the Nike ad, Just do it!! It doesn't have to be super wonderful, or ground-shakingly-drop-dead-gorjuss and I don't have to wait until all my house guests come and go out my guest bedroom/craft/computer room this summer so I can set up my digi-cutter again, I am just going to make some pretty little things with what I can get my hands on! So here goes - today on 365 cards - Day 136 the challenge was: "What is Black, White, and Red all Over?" so here's my simple sweet take on it.

I wish I had a red stamp pad, but my copics did okay...

I love the extra touch on the inside.

Then I did this one too using a red base card, b&w paper and my red copic marker to colour in the flower - cute, and versatile :)

and I also did a 365 Day 134 as well and it too is pretty versatile.

And here's a card I made for a new baby in the family a few weeks back that I forgot to post - how fun! I actually used my copic markers to colour the ribbon to make it an exact match! A few foam squares to give those flowers som pop and ta daa!

Tips & Tricks: Making clouds

How cool an idea is this? Masking to make clouds !

Thanks Kerry!

And here's a bit more CANDYYYY from laurel - a magazine of inspiration

a digi cutter for CAKE DECORATING??!! OMG!

I never in a million years would have thought of using my digi cutter like this!!

Check out these cakes!!

Thanks Kbon for sharing this and the information the cake artist posted on another group:

"I use a Cricut to cut gum paste. First of all, you have to remove all of the tackiness from the cutting mat, otherwise you can't get the paste off after it's cut. (I literally rub it all off with my fingers then wash the mat in hot water.) To hold the paste in place, I apply a thin smear of Crisco to the mat. I roll the paste thin, to a #7 on my pasta machine, and let it dry slightly. It works best with old gum paste actually. I trim the paste so that it does not extend beyond the area that paper would normally be on the mat. I set the blade depth to a 4. I get very clean, precise cuts except when the blade needs to be cleaned (after about 24 uses). I just remove the blade holder and use a straight pin to flick out the build up of paste. It comes right out, and I'm up and running again."

Juuust awesome!!

Moi? A challenge??

Looks like exhaustion has made way for some much needed solitude - and time to use my hands to make something pretty :)

Thank you MojoMonday!!

Candy Candy I looove candy!!!

OMG I hit the blog candy jackpot over at tiger'sscrapplace who compiled this awesome list - thank you :)

rubberstampinzone ends July 10th

How gorjuss... sassydesignsbysusi ends July 13th

keepsakesbymelissa ends July 15th

momofthreeaddictedtopaper ends July 15h

craftbugs ends July 17th

stampwithann ends July 17th

poppy-petal-designs ends July 21st

thepurplezone ends July 31st

kaycarley ends July 31st

charmedcrafts ends August 4th

pinknickels ends August 5th

Makes me wonder if I should do a blog candy promo... hmmmm.... :)

StampingBella is deeeelicious!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting the beautiful EmilyBella over at stampingbella.com and she's just awesome! She spoiled me with her butta knife and had me browsing and drooling in that delicious store of hers!

Pop Ups and pretty things !

I got a comment on my blog from C over at Extreme Cards and Papercrafting and my goodness does she have some NEAT ideas and great tutorials!! WOW! I'd recommend you grab a cup of tea and peruse her blog, or just get out your digi cutter and start on this lil' project :)

Springy Card

Cute isn't it :) Find the instructions for this moving springy card here:

And here's the Spring card gallery

Digi-Cutter templates

One of Sandy McCauley's customers sent her this link and it has a wonderful collection of jpg images you can use for tracing/creating your own personal cutting files: http://www.papercutters.info/SA/Galleries/index.php?dir=./Back%20Street%20Designs%20Pattern%20Books

Cool :)

Lamp Art

Alllrightie ... here's another beautiful idea ! Isn't your creative mojo just aching to get out your digital cutter and make something beautiful??

* Star Booklets *

Okay, here's another awesome idea I first saw here, that orginated from here and then I found the instructions for it here.

An here's the Star book gallery

Happy Canada Day!

SWEET blog candy alert - he's sooo cute!!

So adorable and fun to colour!!