Happy Heart Day!

I've got another sweet digi stamp image from Kitty Bee Designs to share with you on a Valentines card with a non-traditional colour scheme!  For this card I used some scrap papers I had left over from a Simon Says Stamp card kit from last year. I really love this paper! I used some die cuts I had gotten from winning over at Little Scrap Pieces a few months ago and added some shiny heart stickers and twine.

I coloured the digi stamp with Prismacolor Markers  and added some Glossy Accents to the yarn ball, tiny heart and kitty collar.

Inside, I stamped the stitching, sentiment and hearts with a Simon Says Stamp set (the Be Mine on the tag is from the same set).

I hope you've all enjoyed your weekend! Thanks so much for joining me today :)

Linked to:

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper January Challenge

DL Art - Thankful Thursday January Linky Challlenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New (my digi stamp)

Simon Says Monday Challenge - New & Old (my old paper scraps & stamp set - my New digi stamp)

Deconstructing Jen - Sketch #183

Mojo Monday & Kitty Bee Designs!

I just got this adorable digi stamp from Kitty Bee Designs!! Isn't he the cutest?! I'm also doing a scrap swap and thought what better way to combine using my scraps and colouring in a new digi stamp with using a Mojo Monday sketch!

Some of these scraps are from a Close To My Heart paper pack, and I added some stamps by Recollections (from Michaels) and Pretty Cute Stamps across the banner, which I heat embossed.

I used some Prismacolor Markers to colour in the stamp. I print my digi stamps directly onto white cardstock using fastdraft on my printer so there is less ink.  As long as I'm careful about not going over the black lines too much it works great! I added some hand drawn stitching lines around the white edge.

Inside, I used the Recollections stamp again that looks like a piece of washi tape - I have to experiment with this stamp more! and the Valentine and Hearts stamps which are from the Eskimo Kisses Pretty Cute Stamps set. I stamped with Distress Inks and heat embossed with Crystal embossing powder again, which is clear, but sparkly.

I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far, as well as getting a little crafty time in! Thanks so much for joining me today!!

Linked to:

Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday 01/10/14
Sister Act Card Challenge - AG cards #88
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Something New (my digi stamp!)
Simon Says Monday Challenge - New & Old (old scraps & new digi stamp!)
DL Art - Thankful Thursday January Linky Challenge
Mojo Monday - Sketch 379

Bimini Moose Feature - Starland Campground - "Blast From The Past"!

I am working on getting my old photos, which I have already printed, into pocket pages - doing a traditional scrapbook layout here and there. For my post over at the Bimini Moose Blog, I'm featuring this two page layout about a campground we stopped at on our long drive back from Saskatchewan to Alberta one summer. One of our family's simple pleasures is being outside together, enjoying the views and each other, especially in the summer! Just looking at these pictures bring back all those good memories :)

I had picked up a bunch of different sizes of pocket pages quite some time ago, and I'm finally putting them to use! This page style has a 6x12 pocket and three 4x6 pockets and I used the front and back of the page protector. I'm finding that with the pocket style layout I really want to 'document' more than I would if I was doing a traditional layout. I found a write up about the campground online and a few pictures, which I printed out on photo paper and added to the 6x12 insert. The paper I used is from the Echo Park Capture Life Collection, as well as the coordinating stickers, which are one of my favourite embellishments to use! I just love how the frame sticker coordinates with my daughter's shirt and still allows you to see the scenery in the background!

I placed a journaling card at the bottom of the backside of the 6x12 insert to tell the story and a few more stickers for embellishment.

I'm really enjoying how easy it is to get a lot of pictures onto a Pocket Page layout! It also inspires me to get those older pictures into a book so my family can enjoy them.

Thanks so much for joining me today! If you are working on some pocket page layouts, be sure to share them in our Anything Goes Challenge at the Bimini Moose Blog!! We'd love to see what you are working on - and you can get some inspiration by checking out what we have been up to!

Linked to:
Lasting Memories - #123 Simple Pleasures Scrapbook Layouts
Tuesday Throwdown - #226 Favourite Embellishment (Stickers!!)
Inspiration Destination - #15 AG
DL Art - Thankful Thursday January Linky Challenge

 

Bimini Moose Challenge - Anything Goes!

Happy New Year! I am sooo super excited to be part of the very first Pocket Scrapbooking challenge over at BIMINI MOOSE!

Our challenge this time is...

Pocket Scrapbooking - ANYTHING GOES

Our challenges will run for 2 weeks.

This one will close on Mon, Jan 19 @ Noon Eastern time - giving us time to pick a Top 3 for the post the following day with our Next Challenge.

For my project I wanted to create a title page for my first ever Project Life album. I am very excited about doing this type of album!! My girls love looking at pictures of themselves and this way I can get those pictures off my phone, or computer, and into an album. I also think I will be able to get way more journaling done - it's just so easy to forget all the little details if they're not written down right away!

I used the layout, for the most part, shown on the inside of the Core card kit, adding embellishments, pictures, die cuts, stamping and journaling. I love that I can add my 'old' stash supplies to this 'new' core kit to create a personalized album just for our family <3

I used my Cricut to die cut the word Happy with the Straight From The Nest cartridge and the 2015 with the Cricut as well.  I was actually looking for Hello, and after I glued on Happy I realized my mistake - but I hope it is a Happy year, so I guess that works, lol!

I used the heart stamps from Pretty Cute Stamps Any Better Than This stamp set and coloured them in with Distress Markers, and an Amy Tangerine date stamp.

For my album I'm using the Honey Edition album and core kit, but I plan to add lots of my own details and combine other cards as well. I just love all the bright colours in this kit!

Be sure to pop over to Bimini Moose and see the rest of the NEW DESIGN TEAM and what they have created to inspire you to play along. There will be several posts on the Bimini Moose blog during our challenge, so if you want to see the current challenge, click on the CHALLENGES tab on the blog. If you want to browse through all of the posts with ideas, tutorials, and some personal layouts, click on the HOME tab on that blog.

Thanks so much for joining me today! I'd love to hear your scrapbooking plans for 2015 :) Now, let's get started and link up your own project at Bimini Moose!

Linked to:
Stuck On U sketches - New Year die cut challenge
613 Avenue Create - AG
DL Art - Thankful Thursday January Linky Challenge
Crafting From The Heart - AG #41
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Old & New (stash & core kit)

Pretty Cute Stamps Feature - Warm Fuzzies!

Well, it's definitely winter here! It feels like -25 C in Calgary, Alberta (that's 13 F)- and that's cold! So, I figured what could be better than a card using the sweet stamp set 'Warm Fuzzies' from Pretty Cute Stamps?!

I stamped these cute little guys (or girls!) on white cardstock and used Prismacolor alcohol based markers to colour them in, along with some coloured pencils and a white gel pen to add details.

I had to try out a new Tim Holtz Holiday Knit stencil that I sponged with Distress Inks over a die cut from a Spellbinders Nestabilities die. I love this stencil!

I stamped some of the snowflakes included in the stamp set with Distress Inks and added a little stenciled banner at the bottom with the adorable Warm Fuzzies sentiment. How cute!

Inside, I couldn't resist adding another fuzzy character and another awesome sentiment, layered over some more die cuts! I'm sure you all know how much I love all the details you can add with this set - hats and scarves and earmuffs....!

Check out all the amazing sentiments! How many cards could you imagine making with this set?! 

Thanks so much for joining me today! You can hop over to the Pretty Cute Stamps store to check out this set and so many more amazing sets. Now that the busyness of Christmas is over, I'm ready to relax with a lovely hot cup of tea and start crafting!

Linked to:

Deconstructing Jen - Sketch 182

Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - AG

Sister Act Card Challenge - #87 AG cards

613 Avenue Create - AG 

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge 

Travel & Birthday Pocket Page Scrapbooking!

So, I guess everyone is 'behind' in scrapbooking... But I just realized the 2010 pics I'm still working on are almost 5 years old! Holy Cow! I've decided it's going to be a bit easier to use some pocket pages to get those wonderful pictures into my scrapbook so my kids can enjoy them. :)

These layouts are showcasing pictures from the trip we took to Saskatchewan for my mother in law's 70th birthday, and all the fun we had along the way!

I used some Simple Stories and Recollections journaling cards, some stickers from CTMH, some stamps and lots of papers from my stash. I had previously edited some of the pics with a software program and was able to add 4 photos per background to get in all the extra photos I could!

I can see me really having fun with these pocket pages! Don't forget to check back Tuesday morning for the very first challenge over at Bimini Moose!! and you can follow our new Facebook page here!

Linked to:

DL Art - Thankful Thursday January Linky Challenge

613 Avenue Create - AG

PDE Linky Party - Celebrations

4 Crafty Chicks - Celebrations

Project Life App!

I hope you all have had a lovely Christmas! I have really enjoyed the past week and I'm really getting into my daughter being home for Christmas break - but it seems that bedtimes are creeping later and the girls are sleeping in - so I guess over the next few days we'll have to adjust that!

Have you been keeping up with all the amazing pocket page projects Janis from Bimini Moose has been sharing?! She's been working on her 2014 year in review layouts and they are so inspiring!!

I've been having so much fun playing around with the Project Life App on my iPad! I thought I'd share a few layouts I've created over the past few days featuring some holiday moments.

I'm going to try printing these out & I'll let you know how that turns out! I think I'll use an 8x8 format and put them in an album. I'm still trying to work out how I will structure my 2015 paper Project Life album, but like anything else, I guess it will be a work in progress and I'll just dive in!

Hope everyone has a happy and safe New Years! Be sure to check back as I will be posting more pocket page scrapbook pages and next week we will be posting our first ever Bimini Moose Pocket Page Challenge!!

Linked to:
DL Art - Thankful Thursday December Linky Challenge
Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday Dec 27
613 Avenue Create - AG
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - AG