happy birthday dragon

The kiddos are tucked in for the night and so I am back to share with you a second card I made this afternoon. 

This card was inspired by the following challenges:

CAS - sketch

The Paper Girls - birthday theme

Kraftin' Kimmie - anything goes

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Pacific Point, Garden Green, Whisper White & Schoolhouse DSP
Inks: Pacific Point, Garden Green, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Cucumber Crush & Tuxedo Black
Stamps: And Many More & Tori the Dragon - Up - Conie Fong {Sweet Pea Stamps}
Embellishments: Tangerine Tango Bakers Twine
Tools: n/a

a slice of summer :)

Hope you are all having a nice day, it was a great one here in Ottawa! While the kiddos were having a little quiet time this afternoon after a super busy morning outside in the glorious sunshine I was able to sneak away to my space and craft! 

This card was inspired by the following challenges:

Create with Connie & Mary - sketch

Just Us Girls - inspiration photo

The Friday Mashup - use 3 elements, I have used Ants :)

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Cucumber Crush, Whisper White, Schoolhouse DSP & Cherry on Top DSP Stack
Inks: Tuxedo Black, Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush & Crumb Cake Blendabilties
Stamps: And Many More & Sharing a Slice {QKR Stampede} 
Embellishments: Early Espresso Bakers Twine
Tools: Project Life Corner Rounder Punch & Paper Snips

Sketched Roses...

Each week at Addicted to Stamps and More we have a fun challenge to help bring out your creativity! This week we have our Anything Goes Challenge going on!!! So break out your supplies, get creative and show us what you got :)

This week we are being sponsored by talented Designers over at STAMPlorations. You should really pop over and check out the fabulous images they have to share. We always have so much fun working with their delightful digitals!

Our challenges are not restricted to cards. You may make cards, scrapbook layouts, tags etc.
To keep it fun for everyone we have a few rules:

• Please make sure to link back to the POST your entry is contained in NOT your whole blog
• Please mention Addicted to Stamps and More! in your blog with a link back to the challenge so others may join in
• Please do not backlink - all entries must be new
• You may combine up to 10 challenges in TOTAL 
• You may enter more than once provided each entry is different and abides with the rules of the challenge
• Please turn off Word Verification for ease of commenting on your blog :)
• We reserve the right to remove any links that do not comply with the Challenge rules. If any material submitted is offensive or found to be in poor taste, it will be at the discretion of the blog owner to remove these entries.

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White & Neutrals DSP Stack
Inks: Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities & Old Olive Blendabilities
Stamps: Sketched Roses {STAMPlorations}
Embellishments: n/a
Tools: Circles Collection Framelits Die

Would love for you to stop by and say hello to the rest of the team! 

Anita / Barb / Bobby / Carol / Cornelia / Dana / Deborah / Julie / Kamila / Kylie - Blog Creator! / Melissa / Monika / Nicole / Olesya / Rahmat / Sandie / Shona / Tanja / Vicki / Wei Wei

School's Out for Summer!!!

As I mentioned in another post from today, school it out and we are happy campers!!! This year Ethan helped me to make his teachers presents and it was so much fun stampin' with him :) He did an awesome job and was so very proud of himself when he saw the finished product! 

Stamping on our tissue paper - Ethan picked out which stamp he wanted to use for each teacher and also the colour he thought they would like best!

The finished product!

All wrapped up and ready to be delivered at their end of year picnic!

We plan to do much more stamping together this summer and what he doesn't know is that I have a special stamp set which I ordered just for him arriving next week...

Here are the challenges that inspired this project:

Sunday Stamps - sketch

Stampin' Royalty - colour combination

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: So Saffron Textured DSP (retired), Crisp Cantaloupe (retired), Whisper White, 2013-2015 In Colour DSP Stack (retired) & Sweet Dreams DSP (retired) 
Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, So Saffron & Chocolate Chip
Stamps: My Digital Studio Stamps
Embellishments: 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon & Linen Thread
Tools: Scoring Tool & Labels Collection Framelits Die

Happy to have her big brother home for the summer <3 

Party Time for Dylan!

A good friend of mine has a little one who will be celebrating her 2nd birthday next month and she asked me if I would create her invite again this year! I love helping my friends out and using MDS so I was totally on board. 

I also love playing with blog challenges so here goes...

Fusion - sketch & colour combination

 Seize the Birthday - birthday theme

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Project created in My Digital Studio

Embellishments
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl medium (re-colored) Color = PACIFIC POINT 1,128,181
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl medium (re-colored) Color = PACIFIC POINT 1,128,181
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl medium (re-colored) Color = PACIFIC POINT 1,128,181
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl medium (re-colored) Color = PACIFIC POINT 1,128,181
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl medium (re-colored) Color = PACIFIC POINT 1,128,181
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl medium (re-colored) Color = PACIFIC POINT 1,128,181

Stamps
    Garden Whimsy\Garden Whimsy - large butterfly
    _Designer Kits\Endless Birthday Wishes\Endless Birthday Wishes - celebrate, Color = MELON MAMBO 234,62,112

Punches
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = DAFFODIL DELIGHT 255,211,92
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = MELON MAMBO 234,62,112
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = 230,WATERMARK 255,255,255
    Extras\Starburst Punches\Starburst Punches - 5, Fill Color = DAFFODIL DELIGHT 255,211,92

Photos
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\IMG_4106
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\hayley white

You're not truly Canadian until you apologize for saying, "sorry" too many times ;)

This week us folks here in Canada will be celebrating this beautiful country we call home! I thought it would be fun to mark this special day by creating a Patriotic card to share with a couple challenges...

Pals Paper Arts - sketch

4 Crafty Chicks - patriotic theme

QKR Stampede - patriotic theme

Addicted to CAS - "splash" I chose a splash of tiny Maple Leaves :)

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Real Red & Whisper White
Inks: Real Red & Early Espresso
Stamps: Perpetual Calendar & Images from My Digital Studio
Embellishments: n/a
Tools: Paper Snips

My Friend

Second card of the day! The sun is starting to come out so this afternoon the kiddos and I will be heading to the park and splash pad but for now, movie time in mommy's craft room :)

This card was inspired by the following challenges:

Just Add Ink - sketch

Creative Colour Challenge - ocean blue, white and kraft with the theme of maritime, ocean or summer

All Sorts Challenge - blue as the ocean

Kraftin' Kimmie - theme: best friend hello note

A Day for Daisies - paper piece or pierce using A Day for Daisies digital image

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Pacific Point, Pool Party, Whisper White, Neutrals DSP Stack (retired) & Schoolhouse DSP
Inks: Tuxedo Black, Skin Tone Blendabilities & Crumb Cake Blendabilities
Stamps: And Many More & Baby Shell {A Day for Daisies}
Embellishments: n/a
Tools: Decorative Dots Embossing Folder & Paper Snips

Monet's Birthday Bike!

Let summer vacation begin! Our son finished school last week and now we are all together for a wonderful 10 weeks :) Claire and I are very happy to have Ethan home with us, they love spending time together (95% of the time that is lol). 

Selfishly mommy enjoys that they love playing together because that means on yucky days when the weather does not allow outside play, we put on a movie in mommy's craft room and the kiddos will watch while mommy crafts away :) Happy dance! And that is what I got to do this morning... Here is what I made!

This card was inspired by the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches - sketch

Fab Friday - colour combination

Brown Sugar - summer fun

Aloha Friday - birthday card - their sponsor this week is A Random Fan and it is safe to say I am a HUGE fan of their delightful digital stamps!!! I have featured one of my favs on this card :)

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Very Vanilla & Cucumber Crush
Inks: Tuxedo Black, Tip Top Taupe, Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaroon & Delightful Dijon
Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Garden in Bloom & Monet's Bike {A Random Fan}
Embellishments: Dazzlign Diamonds Glitter & Basic Pearls
Tools: Paper Snips

I Think You're Pretty Swell...!

Each week at Colour Me...! we will have a creative colour challenge for you to get crafty and show us your best greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, etc. Only the colours we indicate may be used for your project. Neutrals such as black, gray, white, vanilla, skin colours and kraft are also welcome.

This week we are using...! 

Our challenge ends on Mondays at 12:00 pm (EST). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

• Any type of paper crafty projects are welcome - greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, if it's craft we want to see it!
• We ask that you only use the colours listed for your project and of course neutrals are always welcome.
• Feel free to combine us with up to 3 challenges (including ours), with the exception of other colour challenges.
• Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us. 
• We reserve the right to remove any links if we feel any material submitted is offensive or found to be in poor taste, we are all here to have a good time!
• HAVE FUN!!!

So I cannot believe this is our last challenge with our current design team. What a blast we have had and personally I have been inspired by so many of your fabulous creations, there are new things this gal is going to try for sure!!! Thank you all so much for your time and energy, we sure hope we see you in the gallery playing along with us in the future :) And you know what... I Think You're Pretty Swell :)

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Perfect Plum, Whisper White & Coaster Board
Inks: Tuxedo Black, Smokey Slate Blendabilitie, Melon Mambo, Perfect Plum, Tangerine Tango & Pink Pirouette
Stamps: Big on You
Embellishments: Black Star Epoxy Embellies {Close to My Heart}
Tools: Aqua Painters

While you are surfing around in blog land why not stop by and say hello to the rest of the Colour Me...! Team :)

Angel Johns

Jenny Engelke

Julia Wilson

Katie Brooks

Sandy Mathis

Tanja Kabel

Tara Bourgoin

A little something cute...

Each week at Addicted to Stamps and More we have a fun challenge to help bring out your creativity! This week we have our Photo Inspiration Challenge going on!!! So break out your supplies, get creative and show us what you got :)

This week we are being sponsored by talented Designers over at Sweet Pea Stamps. You should really pop over and check out the fabulous images they have to share. We always have so much fun working with their delightful digitals!

Our challenges are not restricted to cards. You may make cards, scrapbook layouts, tags etc. 

To keep it fun for everyone we have a few rules:

• Please make sure to link back to the POST your entry is contained in NOT your whole blog
• Please mention Addicted to Stamps and More! in your blog with a link back to the challenge so others may join in
• Please do not backlink - all entries must be new
• You may combine up to 10 challenges in TOTAL 
• You may enter more than once provided each entry is different and abides with the rules of the challenge
• Please turn off Word Verification for ease of commenting on your blog :)
• We reserve the right to remove any links that do not comply with the Challenge rules. If any material submitted is offensive or found to be in poor taste, it will be at the discretion of the blog owner to remove these entries.

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White & Mossy Meadow
Inks: Skin Tone Blendabilities, Old Olive Blendabilities, Wild Wasabi Blendabilities & Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Something to Say & Heather Valentin's Rory- Batter Up- DIGI  {Sweet Pea Stamps}
Embellishments: n/a
Tools: Ovals Collection Framelits Die, Medium Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch & Honeycomb Embossing Folder 


Would love for you to stop by and say hello to the rest of the team! 

Anita Bowden / Barb Ghig / Carol Mayne / Cornelia Wenokor / Dana Warren / Deborah Frings / Julie Beech / Karen Mead / Kylie Purtell - Blog Creator! / Lee-Anne Cross / Rahmat Gouse / Sandie Munro / Sarah Platt / Shona Chambers / Sue Blamey / Tanja Kabel / Tenia Nelson / Vicki Parson / Wei Wei Wang