Altered Notebook!

Hello! OMG I can't believe it's September.... even though I am a little bummed about summer ending, I really do love Fall, and I get really excited when the kids are picking out their outfits for back to school and getting their school supplies ready! So, of course I decided I needed a nice new notebook too ;) Over on the Emerald Creek Blog we are ready for a new month long challenge - Be True To Your School, and this fits right in! I grabbed some paints, stamps, stickers and Emerald Creek Embossing Powders to layer on some crafty goodness with lots of texture and dimension.

You can see closeups and all the details with links on the Emerald Creek Blog, and find out how to link up your own School themed project for a chance to win!! Thanks so much for stopping by - I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a fantastic start to September 💙

Southern Ridge Trading Company- Altered Ornaments!

Hello! I’m getting super excited about Christmas coming, and even though I still have a ton of things to do, I’m enjoying the holiday season! These pretty ornaments that I made for the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog today were quick and easy, and a wonderful holiday project!

Here’s a look at the video where you can see how I put them all together!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to pop over to the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog  where you can see how the ornaments look hanging on the tree and get a list of supplies. You can check out the Southern Ridge Trading Company Store where you’ll find lots of fun wood veneer, chipboard and even stencils to create even more fun projects!

Linked to:
SSS Wednesday Challenge - Christmas

Southern Ridge Trading Company - A Frosty & Fun Layout!

Hello! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! We got our tree decorated and put up lots of fun Christmasy decor in the house and spent Sunday making Christmas Cards with some friends - so we are definitely in the spirit! Today, I'm over on the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog with a lovely winter layout using a photo of the girls and their sleds on one of our first snow days in Alberta, which was quite early - in October. While the adults were all grumbling a bit, the kids thought it was fantastic and spent their time after school sledding down the nearby hills! I used some beautiful chipboard and wood veneer embellishments from the SRTC Shop to add to the snowy, sledding theme and had so much fun creating!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog to get all the details and a supply list. I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

Linked to:

SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG

SSS Monday Challenge - B is for.... Brrr!

Emerald Creek Craft Supplies - Thankful Layout & Video!

Hello! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Today I'm sharing a Thanksgiving layout over on the Emerald Creek Blog for this month's challenge - Thankfulness! I am definitely thankful for my amazing family, so it was great to use photos for this from our Canadian Thanksgiving dinner last month.

Here's a look at the Process Video where I'm sharing how I created this layout:

Supplies used:

Emerald Creek Embossing Powders-

Baked Texture Vintage Beeswax

Baked Texture Patina Oxide

Aroma Black Cherry

Magical Mysteries Midnight Magic

Magical Mysteries Dragon's Egg

Emerald Creek Stamps-

Maple Leaf

Vintage Time Piece

Emerald Creek Flower Crest Brads

Emerald Creek Emboss Me Not Powder Bag

Other Supplies 

Paper Artsy Paints by Seth Apter-

Spanish Mulberry

Double Denim

Butter

Wild Whisper Brush Lettering Stamps (available Dec 2018)

SpiegelMom Scraps Sequins (use code KARLA15 to save 15%)

Maggie Holmes Bloom Collection

Tim Holtz Occasions Stickers

BoBunny Stich Stamps

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head over to the Emerald Creek Blog to see closeups and details and find out how to enter your own project for a chance to win!! Have a wonderful week friends!

Linked to:

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Thanks/Thanksgiving

CSM - November Sketchy Challenge

Lasting Memories Scrapbook Challenge - #421 Watercolor, Paints, Misting

SSS Monday Challenge - Thanks/Thanksgiving

Southern Ridge Trading Company - Halloween Mini Banner & News!

Well, I guess this is the week of exciting news for me 😉and today I'm sharing that I've just joined the Southern Ridge Trading Company Design Team! SRTC is a Canadian based business that carries a huge selection of wood veneer, chipboard and stencils - perfect for all your crafty needs! I have used the SRTC products in the past and love the quality and designs, so I can't wait to bring you fun projects using it! Today, I'm over on the SRTC Blog where I'm sharing this fun Halloween Mini Banner.

Here's a look at my mantel, decorated for the fall and Halloween season (since Erica who is 6 was helping me decorate and decided we simply had to put up everything right now...) with this fun banner across a framed subway art print.

Here's the video where you can see the process I used to create this mini canvas banner-

Supplies Used-

Southern Ridge Trading Company:

Happy Halloween Chipboard Set

Herringbone Stencil

Soda Fizz Stencil

Canvas Corp Brands:

Mini Canvas Banner

Purple Cord

Tattered Angels Mists- 

Iron Chalkboard

Iris Baseboard

Golden Lime Glimmer Mist

It's Orange Glimmer Mist

Emerald Creek Craft Supplies:

Embossing Powders-

Stamps-

Paper Artsy Paints by Seth Apter:

Terracotta

Magic Moss

Midnight

Buff

Little Birdie Crafts:

Handmade Flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to stop over to the Southern Ridge Trading Company Blog to see lots of inky closeups and get all the details!

Smile Card!

Hi friends! Well September is almost here - I've had my first Pumpkin Spice Latte!! The girls head back to school Tuesday, school lunches are planned, groceries bought, outfits picked out... Holy, did the summer ever go by fast! Well, I have a cute card to share with you today with some beautiful Fall colours using some sweet stamps and dies from Your Next Stamp (one of my fav stamp companies!) and using Seth Apter's Paper Artsy paints.

I used the Paper Artsy paints to paint a background in an ombre effect and used the Photo Booth YNS die to cut it all out. I love how many different elements this die cuts out!

I coloured the cute critters from the Phoebe and Pets YNS stamp set with watercolour pencils and tucked them back into the diecut windows.

I love the diecut SMILE that comes with the photobooth die! Did you know you can rearrange the letters to spell Slime, Miles and Limes as well, lol!

Here's a look at the gorgeous colours included in Seth's Autumn Paint Set. Be sure to check out my Halloween Album HERE to see how I mixed colours and use these paints in another project!

I added shimmery glitter paste over the stars to give them lots of sparkle and sprinkled on some SpiegelMom Scraps Sequins (Don't forget to use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off in the SMS Shop!)

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful crafty weekend and a great start to September!

Linked to:

SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG

SSS Monday Challenge - Fall/Autumn (used Autumn Paint Set)