Kitty Bee Designs #128 - Fairytale/Fantasy!

Hi Friends! I hope you've been having a lovely week so far! I've had lots of fun creating projects lately and here's one more for you!  It's time for the midweek inspiration for Challenge #128 Fairytale/Fantasy over at the Kitty Bee Designs Challenge Blog - Aloha Friday!

Challenge #128

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For this challenge I'm using the adorable Sweet Unicorn digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps! I decided to colour him up with Prismacolor and Hobby Colour markers, which are alcohol based, in a light pastel colour scheme. I added some glitter to the clouds and painted on some sparkly wings as well as adding some white gel pen highlights. I used a Your Next Stamp scalloped stitched rectangle to cut out around the printed and coloured image.

I pulled out my September SCT Sampler pack and used a piece of pink paper from the Vicki Boutin Field Notes collection along with the fun sentiment paper from the My Mind's Eye Well Hello collection as a base for the card. I popped up the cute unicorn image with some foam tape to give some dimension.

I added some thread loops on the bottom and tacked them under a cork heart that I embossed with one of Emerald Creek Craft Supplies new embossing powders - Magical Mysteries Kiss of The Fairy and then glued on some gorgeous SpiegelMom Scraps Sequins (don't forget to use the code KARLA15 at the SMS Shop to save 15%)

Inside, I used sentiment stamps from Hello Bluebird and added some Your Next Stamp stitched cloud diecuts.  This card is ready to send to a friend to say hi or for a special occasion!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge to see all the inspiration from the other awesome Design Team members - and enter your own project HERE for a chance to win!! Have a wonderful weekend!

Scrapbook Carnival Fun!

Hello! I'm back today to share some fun pics with you from a recent local scrapbooking event - The Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnival, which is put on by Creative Scrapbook Magazine. It is a large crop that is also open to the public for shopping, attended by lots of scrappy shops and other fabulous creative businesses. This year I helped out the Scrap Shotz booth for the weekend and got to meet lots of amazing customers, friends I hadn't seen since last year, and new friends that I'd only met online before!!

There were also a couple other people helping out Friday who weren't there on Saturday when we took the group photo - Rosie

and Carolyn, who makes the most amazing card kits!

Of course I had to get a selfie with Virginia!

I stopped by the Wild Whisper booth to visit with Heather (left) and Suzy (right) the two amazing owners and I ended up meeting the fabulous Jen Gagne! (second from right)

At the Emerald Creek Craft Supplies booth I met Designer Pam Bray!

and Kim, the owner of Emerald Creek along with Janine (right) who helps us out with bloggy stuff!

I was also very excited to meet Alice from Scrapbook Wonderland and she videoed my tag demo (below) that I did for the Scrap Shotz Booth!

Here's a look at the video:

The talented Nicole Wright did a few amazing demos at the Scrap Shotz booth, inspiring us all to be more crafty and a little messy!

And I met the sweet Coralee Schindel in person!

Thanks for stopping by today! It's so fun to be able to meet up with crafty people - whether it's just for a coffee, or a crop or at something like this carnival. I know myself I'm online so much and often creating by myself, that it is a good reminder of another way crafting is important - bringing people together to share a passion!

7gypsies - Summer Traveler's Journal!

Hey friends! Boy, it's been chilly here the last week, and I'm missing summer all ready! Today I'm sharing a Traveler's Journal blog post from the Canvas Corp Brands blog where I show you how I documented my summer using one of the fabulous new 7gypsies Traveler's Journals! Here's a look at the video where I'm sharing my process to decorate the cover and create a spread - but be sure to head over to the BLOG post for a written tutorial and photos, including closeups, of the finished project!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you're staying warm and your week is happy and crafty!

Wild Whisper - Farmer’s Market Layout!

 Hi friends! I’ve really been having fun with scrapping my photos from a local farmers market in Cochrane, Alberta - if you haven’t already checked out my post from Sunday, click HERE! Today, I'm sharing a layout over on the Wild Whisper Blog featuring the new Wild Whisper Farmhouse Collection using the 12x12 Paper Pack and Farmhouse diecut ephemera for my last Design Team spot. I’ve had so much fun creating with both the August One More Chapter and September Farmhouse collections the past two months!! Be sure to check out my layouts here, here and here using the amazing Wild Whisper products!

If you want a little tour of this market you can visit my blog post on the Canvas Corp Blog HERE!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and thanks so much to Wild Whisper for letting me play with their gorgeous products!! Be sure to head over to the Wild Whisper blog to see all the details and closeups on this layout.

Lasting Memories - Local Harvest Layout!

Hello! I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend! We've been busy with family activities and I've even had a little crafty time 😉 I am super excited to share that I'm a Guest Designer this month over on the Lasting Memories Scrapbook Challenge Blog - a wonderful blog dedicated to scrapbooking! Each week there is a new challenge for the monthly theme - this month the theme is Fall Celebrations - and this week our challenge is to create a layout about your harvest or your favorite plants or flowers. You have all month to play along with each challenge, so what are you waiting for?!!

I used a scrapbook sketch from the PageMaps September Sketches, which you can see below. I love starting with a sketch! I'm scrapping photos from a local farmer's market in Cochrane, Alberta. If you're in the area it's well worth stopping by to see the amazing vendors and produce available!

I used some paper from a watercolour fall Recollections paper pad from Michaels along with the newest Wild Whisper Farmhouse collection including pretty papers and diecut ephemera.

I layered my photos in a grid pattern over a stenciled pattern using Vicki Boutin stencils and Distress Oxide Inks. And, of course, I had to use some pretty sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps! (ps you can use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off your purchases in the SMS Shop)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head over to the Lasting Memories Scrapbook Challenge Blog for lots of scrappy inspiration and to enter your own layout! I can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge 💛

Here's a look at the sketch I used from the PageMaps September Sketches -

Linked to:

SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG

Canvas Corp Brands - Fall Blog Hop!

Hello Friends! Thank you so much for stopping by today. You are in for a treat! Today I am participating in a MEGA BLOG HOP!!!!!! There are 18 fantastic designers world wide that have come together to showcase terrific fall projects that you can recreate and put your own artistic touches on in your craft room. You have seen a lot of these designers featured on The Canvas Corp Brands blog using Tattered Angels, 7 Gypsies and and Canvas Corp products! Do you see a trend? This is the CCB Fall Blog HOP! Each of these designers have created a project to share with you on their blog. Some are offering prizes - including me! so please hop on through to each blog. If you are inspired we would love if you would share the hop with others 💓 We would truly appreciate it!

For my project for this fabulous fall hop I’ve created a pretty autumn wreath using some dollar store goodies I upcycled with lots of fun products from the Canvas Corp Brands Shop. Fall is my favourite season! I can’t help getting excited about the fall colours, sweater weather, and Pumpkin Spice everything! 

Here are the steps I used to create my fall wreath:

I sprayed a white dollar store grapevine wreath with Tattered Angels Rose Gold and Woven Burlap Glimmer Mists and let dry. Then I glued strips of Canvas Corp burlap around, using hot glue to attach the ends.

Next, I sprayed faux leaves and berries (dollar store finds) with Golden Lime and the Rose Gold Glimmer Mists and the acorns and pinecones with the Woven Burlap and Dark Vintage Green Glimmer Mists. The mica in the mists gave the fall foliage a lovely shimmer and shine and adds such a nice effect!

I sprayed the Tattered Angels Mixed Media Mini Origins 'The Vines' paper with various colours of Glimmer Mists and then fussy cut them out. This mixed media paper is just amazing to work with - so thick and perfect with water mediums. I added some Emerald Creek Thanksgiving Embossing Powder to parts of the leaves and heat embossed to add even more glittery goodness and added a bit of ink around the edges.

I finished off the wreath by gathering some Canvas Corp Red Hemp Rope into a circle and hot gluing it to the wreath, adding all my glimmered elements and some pretty Little Birdie Crafts handmade flowers. This wreath came together nice and quick and I just love how it turned out!

Here are a few closeups:

BLOG CANDY!

Be sure to comment below for a chance to win an envelope of Happy Mail! I will be sending out a small package of goodies with some fun crafty surprises included to one of the people who leave a comment by Monday, October 8th!! Winner will be announced Tuesday, October 9th

Here’s the full blog hop list-

1. Scrappy Cafe (Betz Golden)
2. Papierstau (Sanna Lippert)
3. Marie Nicole Designs (Marie Heiderscheit)
4. Steph Ackerman
5. The Crafty Robin
6. Monica Taylor
7. Karla Yungwirth That's Me!
8. Lynne Joncas
9. Priya Satish
10. Erin Reed
11. Natassa Blazaki
12. Peggy Lee Baker
13. Nadine Carlier
14. Jaine Drake
15. Christine Santos
16. Viktoriya Porechnaya
17. Hema VelCraft
18. Linda Israel

I am so excited to get out all my fall decor now and celebrate the season! 🍂 Be sure to hop over to the next stop on the list - Lynne Joncas and see the amazing project she’s come up with. 🍁 I hope you get lots of inspiration to start your next fall project!

Linked to:
SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG

Kitty Bee Designs - Panda Friend Card!

Howdy! I hope you are all having a fantastic week! I'm over on the Kitty Bee Designs Blog today sharing a sweet friend card using the adorable Kitty Bee Designs Writing With Love Panda digital stamp. He's just so cute and quick and easy to colour! I used Prismacolour and Hobby Colour Markers, both alcohol based and then added some clear glitter pen to the heart and top of the pen for a bit of shimmer. Then I used a Your Next Stamp scalloped stitched rectangle die to cut him out.

I used Pebbles My Bright Life papers, including the globe sentiment that I fussy cut, and a puffy Amy Tangerine heart sticker from the August Scrapbook & Cards Today Sampler Pack to decorate the card along with SpiegelMom Scraps Sequins for Bling! (use code KARLA15 to save 15% at the SMS Shop!) This little guy will surely make someone's day super sweet!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head over to the Kitty Bee Designs shop to see all the adorable images and choose one that you can't wait to start creating with! 

Linked to:

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Bling It On