Dynamic Duos 68 ~ High Bush Blueberries = Nature's Candy!

Good afternoon all... My goodness I have fallen so madly in love with Stampin' UP!s My Digital Studio! I took so many fantastic photos while we were away that I have been inspired to "scrap" some of them and that is where MDS comes in. I have decided from now on I will be making Hybrid Scrapbooks: Pairing digital scrapbooking techniques and traditional paper scrapbooking to create special effects and one-of-a-kind custom looks.

This week at Dynamic Duos you get to pick one of the colours you will use... Pair it up with Perfect Plum and you are set to go! I thought Always Artichoke would be nice :) I am also entering this page in the challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches!

My Challenges:

We would absolutely love for you to come and join in the fun with us at Dynamic Duos! Our challenge ends on Thursdays at Noon (PDT). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

• Any project is welcome...paper crafts, scrapbooking, digital, or crafts...
• Please ONLY use the two colours listed for your project. Neutrals are welcome.
• Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like, except other colour challenges.
• Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.
• Any offensive or inappropriate posts will be deleted respectively. Thank you.

My Project:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Project created using Stampin' UP!s My Digital Studio

Please feel free to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Dynamic Ladies! 

Alison Barclay / Debbie Henderson/ Janet Bagnall/ Janet Zeppa / Lori Turner / Michelle Williams / Susie Wittwer / Tracey McNeely / Tara Bourgoin / Lesley Croghan (Challenge Creator) / Anne Marie Hile (Challenge Manager)

Summer FUN with MDS!!!

The more I explore MDS the MORE I LOVE IT!!! What a fabulous way to create with memories captured along the way... Wanted to highlite one of our trips to the beach this summer ~ Claire's 1st time!!!

Project #1 I created using the sketch from MDS Monday and the colour theme from The Colour Throwdown challenges!

My Challenge:

My Project:

Project created with Stampin' UP!s My Digital Studio

Project #2 I created using the MDS Monday sketch challenge!

My Challenge:

My Project:

Project created with Stampin' UP!s My Digital Studio

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

It Was a WASHI TAPE Kind of Night :)

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Wednesday evenings? Well you see I happen to have a SUPER FABulous gal pal that I get my craft on with weekly... Our tummys are so sore from laughing each week I feel like it should count as a workout session too!

Here are 3 cards I created last night ~ as you can see I was in a Washi Tape kind of mood... :)

Card #1 was created for CAS(E) this Sketch challenge! {though I missed the deadline to enter... boooo}

My Challenge:

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Very Vanilla & Cherry Cobbler
Inks: Cherry Cobbler
Stamps: Christmas Messages
Embellishments: Season of Style Designer Washi Tape
Tools: Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies


Card #2 was created for The Paper Players challenge!

My Challenge:

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Very Vanilla & Old Olive
Inks: Old Olive
Stamps: Christmas Messages
Embellishments: Season of Style Designer Washi Tape
Tools: 1 3/4" Circle Punch & Chevron Border Punch


And last but not least...

Card #3 was created for Retro Sketches challenge!

My Challenge:

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Very Vanilla & Crumb Cake
Inks: Crumb Cake
Stamps: Christmas Messages
Embellishments: Season of Style Designer Washi Tape
Tools: Labels Collection Framelits Dies


Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Back in Town & BACK to CRAFTING!!!

The kiddos and I arrived back in Ottawa this morning after a FABulous 3 week vacation on the East Coast with our family & friends. We had such a wonderful time filled with loads of memories {& photos} to last a lifetime! We were all very happy to see Daddy Kew {who was stuck working} - I have decided no more family vacations without all 4 of us going!!! 

So what was I doing when the kiddos were napping??? CRAFTING!!! Here are 3 creations I worked on today and had to blog and share :)

Card #1 ~ created for Create with Connie & Mary sketch challenge!

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Crisp Cantaloupe, Very Vanilla, Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple & Birthday Basics DSP

Inks: Basic Gray, Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit & Bermuda Bay

Stamps: Yippee, Skippy & Build a Cake

Tools: Alphabet Press Embossing Folder, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies & Squares Collection Framelits Dies

Card #2 ~ created for Fusion sketch challenge!

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo & Gingham Garden DSP

Ink: Night of Navy

Stamps: Yippee, Skippy & Oh, Hello

Tools: Hounds Tooth Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Square Lattice Embossing Folder & Ovals Collection Framelits Dies

And last but certainly not least...

Card #3 ~ created for The Friday Mashup challenge {sketch with a school theme... Cannot believe our little man starts Jr. Kindergarten 1 week from today!} as well as ColourQ challenge!

My Card:

Project created with Stampin' UP!s My Digital Studio 

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Atlantic Hearts ~ Christmas Cheer

Good Morning All! Cannot believe our last day of vacation has arrived. It has been a fun filled 3 weeks but we are ready to head home {missing the daddy/mister} for sure :) 

I had the pleasure this week of meeting some of the fabulous ladies from the Atlantic Hearts team ~ and discovered one of them actually lives in the same city as I do, so there will be more craft dates for sure!!! 

Our sketch for the week...

Here is my Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge post for the week. We would LOVE for you to pop byand join in! Here are a few helpful guidelines to remember to keep the challenge fun for all!

• You can create ANY project (card, scrapbook page, altered item, etc) as long as it uses our sketch.
• Any and all products accepted; no limitations - GO NUTS!
• Each entry must be a new project! It is fun to create afterall!
• Your project must be shared with us using the inlinkz submission tool.
• We ask that you submit a direct link to the project photo of your entry/blog post.
• We ask that you create a link back to our challenge that you are entering, it must be visible on your blog post or in the photo comments if posting through an online gallery (if your link is from Photobucket, Facebook, Flickr, etc the photo privacy must be set to "public" otherwise we won't be able to come see your great project.
• Feel free to combine your project with other challenges (except other sketch challenges of course!).
• Must be submitted by the deadline, and...
• MOST important: Have FUN creating :)

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Old Olive (Textured), Whisper White & Seasons of Style DSP 

Inks: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive & Chocolate Chip 

Stamps: Christmas Collectibles & Sweet Essentials 

Embellishments: Gold Stampin' Glitter 

Tools: Christmas Ornament Punch

Why not stop by and show a little bloggy love to the rest of the AHSC team!

Michelle S (blog co creator) / Darla (blog co creator) / Anna / Anna-Carin / Barbara / Beth / Brandi/ Candra / Caroline/ Carrie /Chantal / Jessica / Krista / Lajeania / Lucy / Margaret / Mary / Michelle H / Pam / Rebecca / Shari / Tarah 

Sunday Stamps ~ Be My Valentine (a little early... I know!)

2nd last day of vacation is in the books and what a fabulous day it was :) We spent the better part of the day at the beach with family & friends... Such a blast!

Now back to the business at hand... My Sunday Stamps post for :)

We would love for you to join us! Feel free to use any brand of products you like. Please provide a link back to us in your post. We have switched to a bi weekly challenge so you will have 2 weeks to play along! The deadline to submit your creation is Friday, September 6th at 6 pm EST.

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Basic Black, Melon Mambo & Whisper White 

Inks: Staz On Black, Melon Mambo & Raspberry Ripple 

Stamps: Crazy, Mixed-Up Love & Delightful Dozen

Embellishments: Dazzling Diamonds & Raspberry Ripple 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon 

Tools: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch & Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder 

Would love for you to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Sunday Stamps Team! 

Holly (Challenge Creator) / Joan / Steph / Kathya / Brenda / Marie

Dynamic Duos ~ Hello, You!

Good afternoon all. Hope you are enjoying your weekend. Can you believe we are almost at the end of August??? 

The kids and I still have a few days left of our East Coast Adventure before heading back to Ottawa. So we are going to make the most of it and visit with family and head to the beach one last time today and tomorrow. 

Moving along to today's post... Here is a little something I created for this week's Dynamic Duos Challenge! Crisp Cantaloupe & Calypso Coral ~ Pretty with Monochromatic appeal! 

We would absolutely love for you to come and join in the fun with us! Our challenge ends on Thursdays at Noon (PDT). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

• Any project is welcome...paper crafts, scrapbooking, digital, or crafts...
• Please ONLY use the two colours listed for your project. Neutrals are welcome.
• Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like, except other colour challenges.
• Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.
• Any offensive or inappropriate posts will be deleted respectively. Thank you.

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Crisp Cantaloupe & Whisper White

Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe & Calypso Coral

Stamps: Regarding Dahlias 

Tools: Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Essentials Pack & Blender Pen

Please feel free to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Dynamic Ladies! 

Alison Barclay / Debbie Henderson/ Janet Bagnall/ Janet Zeppa / Lori Turner / Michelle Williams / Susie Wittwer / Tracey McNeely / Tara Bourgoin / Lesley Croghan (Challenge Creator) / Anne Marie Hile (Challenge Manager)

Atlantic Hearts 17 ~ Hello, Sweet Friend

Good Morning All! Hope you are starting out your week with a smile :) I am doing my best but the little lady has been waking up quite a bit overnight since we arrived in Nova Scotia so I am moving a little slowly today... We only have 1 week left here though and I want to make the most of it so doing my best to put on a happy face hehehe :)

Here is my Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge post for the week. On a side note I am so excited that I will be meeting some of the ladies from the AHSC team later on this week when I join Michelle and Darla for one of their card classes!!!

We would LOVE for you to pop by and join in! Here are a few helpful guidelines to remember to keep the challenge fun for all!

• You can create ANY project (card, scrapbook page, altered item, etc) as long as it uses our sketch.
• Any and all products accepted; no limitations - GO NUTS!
• Each entry must be a new project! It is fun to create afterall!
• Your project must be shared with us using the inlinkz submission tool.
• We ask that you submit a direct link to the project photo of your entry/blog post.
• We ask that you create a link back to our challenge that you are entering, it must be visible on your blog post or in the photo comments if posting through an online gallery (if your link is from Photobucket, Facebook, Flickr, etc the photo privacy must be set to "public" otherwise we won't be able to come see your great project.
• Feel free to combine your project with other challenges (except other sketch challenges of course!).
• Must be submitted by the deadline, and...
• MOST important: Have FUN creating :)

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Crushed Curry Very Vanilla & Afternoon Picnic DSP 

Inks: Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Wisteria Wonder & Pool Party 

Stamps: Six Sided Stampler 

Tools: Honeycomb Embossing Folder


Why not stop by and show a little bloggy love to the rest of the AHSC team!

Michelle S (blog co creator) / Darla (blog co creator) / Anna / Anna-Carin / Barbara / Beth / Brandi/ Candra / Caroline/ Carrie /Chantal / Jessica / Krista / Lajeania / Lucy / Margaret / Mary / Michelle H / Pam / Rebecca / Shari / Tarah 

Dynamic Duos 66 ~ Black Tie Week!

Happy Saturday all! I am here in fabulous Nova Scotia on this gorgeous day. We are off to the beach this afternoon for a fun afternoon and picnic supper. Having a fabulous time with family and friends on our East Coast Adventures...

This week at Dynamic Duos we are working with Pool Party & Basic Black with the dessert option of embossing. As I was in Holiday card club planning before we left for vacation I decided to go with a Christmas design with this colour combo. 

We would absolutely love for you to come and join in the fun with us! Our challenge ends on Thursdays at Noon (PDT). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

• Any project is welcome...paper crafts, scrapbooking, digital, or crafts...
• Please ONLY use the two colours listed for your project. Neutrals are welcome.
• Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like, except other colour challenges.
• Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.
• Any offensive or inappropriate posts will be deleted respectively. Thank you.

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Basic Black, Pool Party, Whisper White & Winter Frost DSP Stack

Inks: Staz On Jet Black & Versamark

Stamps: Festive Flurry & More Merry Messages

Embellishments: Silver Embossing Powder, Silver 1/8" Ribbon & Frosted Finishes Embellishments

Tools: Festive Flurry Framelits Dies

Please feel free to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Dynamic Ladies! 

Alison Barclay / Debbie Henderson/ Janet Bagnall/ Janet Zeppa / Lori Turner / Michelle Williams / Susie Wittwer / Tracey McNeely / Tara Bourgoin / Lesley Croghan (Challenge Creator) / Anne Marie Hile (Challenge Manager)

Atlantic Hearts ~ Time for a Holiday Card

Good morning all! Just popping in with a quick post here as we are packing up from the Newfoundland portion of our East Coast holiday. We have had such a wonderful time here with family & friends, a great celebration for my Grammie and memories {& photos!} to last a lifetime :) We fly out tomorrow afternoon to head to the homeland ~ NOVA SCOTIA!!!

Here is my Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge post for the week. We would LOVE for you to pop by and join in! Here are a few helpful guidelines to remember to keep the challenge fun for all!

• You can create ANY project (card, scrapbook page, altered item, etc) as long as it uses our sketch.
• Any and all products accepted; no limitations - GO NUTS!
• Each entry must be a new project! It is fun to create afterall!
• Your project must be shared with us using the inlinkz submission tool.
• We ask that you submit a direct link to the project photo of your entry/blog post.
• We ask that you create a link back to our challenge that you are entering, it must be visible on your blog post or in the photo comments if posting through an online gallery (if your link is from Photobucket, Facebook, Flickr, etc the photo privacy must be set to "public" otherwise we won't be able to come see your great project.
• Feel free to combine your project with other challenges (except other sketch challenges of course!).
• Must be submitted by the deadline, and...
• MOST important: Have FUN creating :)

Our Challenge:

My Card: 

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Smokey Slate, Whisper White & Winter Frost DSP Stack 

Inks: Island Indigo & Versamark 

Stamps: Calm Christmas

Embellishments: Silver Embossing Powder

Tools: Ticket Corner Punch - retired...


Why not stop by and show a little bloggy love to the rest of the AHSC team!

Michelle S (blog co creator) / Darla (blog co creator) / Anna / Anna-Carin / Barbara / Beth / Brandi/ Candra / Caroline/ Carrie /Chantal / Jessica / Krista / Lajeania / Lucy / Margaret / Mary / Michelle H / Pam / Rebecca / Shari / Tarah