Pages

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

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!

17 comments:

  1. LOVE your totally fun and AWESOME birthday card and how you used the alphabet embossing folder...COOL! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Love the picture of the picture of the picture! ;) Super job with the sketch and challenge - what a great interpretation of this challenge. Thanks so much for sharing with us at The Friday Mashup :) (Oh, and WELCOME HOME!!!!!)

    ReplyDelete
  3. Awesome cards Hayley! Look at that handsome boy! Thank you so much for playing with us at CQC!!!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Well that certainly didn't take you long to get these done!!! Awesome!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Wow, you go girl! Love them all!!! Happy you are back, safe and sound!

    ReplyDelete
  6. REally love how happy your birthday card is for the Create challenge. I love the embossing folder behind the DSP panels. Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge this week!

    ReplyDelete
  7. It was a pleasant surprise to find out we live an hour away! Love your work. Awesome!

    ReplyDelete
  8. All three of your cards are top-notch! I love the dsp you used for the first card and the embossed cardstock behind it looks fab! Your cake makes a perfect focal point for a color-filled and fun birthday card! Thanks for joining us for the sketch challenge this week at Create with Connie and Mary!

    ReplyDelete
  9. This is a great card, Hayley, I love the shape and the photo of your son! Thanks for playing with us at the colourQ this week.

    ReplyDelete
  10. What a fabulous Birthday card! So many layers and patterns and textures! Thanks for joining us in the sketch challenge this week at Create with Connie and Mary!

    ReplyDelete
  11. What great cards! And I do love that scrap book page! Love how you popped up the birthday cake and gave it dimension! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Gorgeous! I do love how you incorporated the photos of your son in the card! Great take on the challenge. Thanks for playing along with us at the Friday Mashup this week!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Great back to school card, and how cool is that photo! Great idea to take a pic at the end of the yr showing the beginning of the yr pic!

    Thanks for playing along with us at The Friday Mashup!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Oh what a fun and clever digital card! So cute!! Thanks for playing along with the Friday Mashup AND ColourQ this week! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Gorgeous cards and an absolutely adorable layout! So glad you had a fabulous vacation and back to crafting during nap time sounds perfect to me! Thanks so much for playing with us at Fusion!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Love your card and thanks so much for playing along at ColourQ This week!! I have some great candy up for grabs on my FB page, please stop by! https://www.facebook.com/TheFlamingoChronicals

    ReplyDelete
  17. Totally cute idea with the preschool photos. Wonderful work! I'm so glad you joined us this week at the Colour Q!

    ReplyDelete