Welcome Back to Canada (Rainy & Cold)

Well... I have had a busy couple of weeks... I spent a glorious weekend being pampered at Younique where I managed to create 7 page layouts and a number of cards which will be posted over the next litle while... I loved the weather in Florida, how can you not just love the 97 degree weather! Especially sitting by a pool and spending some quality time with friends shopping! I created the following 4 cards for my girlfriends as sort of a thank you for the wonderful time we spent together. Each one was sort of custom made for each of them: The one with Shoes is for my friend Nadine who I got to know a little better on this trip... I am told she has a shoe fettish.... the one with pony tail is my girlfriend Joe-Ann... the one with the dark curly hair is my girlfriend Jen and how can I forget the one with the flippy hair is my girlfriend Andrea... I have known these girls for a long time now and we have definately spent some quality time over the years of doing some amazing things together however I think this trip definately goes down in my books as one of the most enjoyable moments with these girls...

Card Details: Split punch, Stamping Bella Stamps, copics and Stickles all make up these cards...The sentiment reads Retail Therapy and inside it says It's a Friendship Thing!

Fun Scrap Day!

So I had Dee and Regan over yesterday for some scrapping and fun! We started out by gaining some inspiration out on the deck by the pool by looking through magazines! The girls ended up getting a few things done... me on the otherhand... I just kept starting something and not finishing it! LOL! I end up having too much fun with those girls! They constantly make me laugh... We had supper and I made Double Baked Cheesecakes for dessert! mmm... yummy! So since I did not really accomplish anything yesterday... I picked up one of the cards I had started yesterday and finished it off today!

I Used my Taylored Expressions Stamps: Branching Out & Branching out Co-ordinates! Along with a Key Ingredients mix of paper and Embelishments that I had purchased along with the Stamps from her site!

P.S. - Dee, Regan! Thanks for a blast!

A Wedding Layout (5 layouts out of 1 Design)

I have been asked by a close friend to create a Scrapbook for her In-laws 50th Wedding Anniversay in July of 2010. When all is said and done it should be quite the Album totaling approx 60 pages. In an effort to keep the album's format somewhat similar I will be creating the same layout but changing up the Titles and Embelishments slightly... as well as the papers used: Here is a the first layout I have created that the other 4 layouts will be based from:

This is the embilshment I created using my Cricut and some Sparkly paper. I used Gems for the taillights and to add some bling to the trailing pieces of the Car. (I used the car from the Solutions Cricut Wedding Cartridge)

This is the 2nd Page of the Double page layout again I used the Wedding Cricut Cartridge to create the Double Hearts - flowers are prima and the bling in the centre is making memories

Here is the first Page - I used my Sure Cuts A lot software to create the titles on both pages
I used the Pharmacy font in Bling cardstock for the main title and plain black cardstock for the names and then used stickles to add some shine!

Here is the Double page together

Bella Card!

I was so inspired by finishing up my cards from the Bella Copic Class I took that I just had to do another one! I just love this stamp!

Details: Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye (Bloom & Grow), Copics, Stickles, "Happy Forest" Bella Stamp Ribbon is Basic Basic from M's, Spellbinder dies (Labels 4 & Oval Nestabilities)

Copic Class at Bella Store

I am so excited about this class I took 2 weeks ago... it has given me a whole new perspective on my Copic markers! Linda Heavens is who taught the class and boy was she ever a wealth of knowledge! As part of the Class she taught us how to colour the 3 different images on the cards below...

Details for the cards: Bella Stamps, Copics

Happy Birthday Dee!

ok so thanks to Regs Co-ordination we were able to all participate in a blog hop for Dee's Birthday! So here is my contribution I hope you have an Amazing Birthday Dee!

You can check out all the other blogs for the blog hop by clicking on the links below:

Roseanne http://rosannes-blog.blogspot.com/
Tracey http://trays-spot.blogspot.com/
Sue http://suespapercreations.blogspot.com/
Steph http://mycraftydays.blogspot.com/
Stampin Pam http://paperandribbonsandstampsohmy.blogspot.com/
Donelda http://wiggysworldofcrafts.blogspot.com/
Deb Rymer http://debrymer.typepad.com/my_muse/
Ashley http://ashleynewell.blogspot.com/



And the Loonie Stampers of Course! I am told Dee thinks they are doing a totaly different challenge! So I have included her link below also just to see what she comes up with!

Regan http://stampymcstamperson.blogspot.com/
Dee http://deespapertree.blogspot.com/
Maria http://mycraftroom.typepad.com/marias_craft_room/
Jewels http://cardfelt.blogspot.com/
Char http://willowandpaisley.typepad.com/
Wendy http://www.bondgirlbliss.typepad.com/

Details on my card are as follows: CC Designs stamp, Copics and some scrap papers I had Stickels and some Micheals Ribbon and A fiscars punch!

Just Moved Card Kit

I also made this little box to house 6 cards and matching envelopes in for my girlfriend who moved recently. I thought it might be nice to actually have a card sent to some special people with their new mailing address etc...

Details are as follows: All Items are Papertry Ink. I also used my copics , The Box was created using a My Timeless Template.