Your Kindness Is Greatly Appreciated

Good evening everyone. What a day at work. We are six days away from inventory and the whole staff is getting cranky. I've been told to only do crutial parts of my job till after inventory. I get to work out on the floor straighten up the store and making sure everything is where it needs to be. Today I was in automotive today, and tomorrow I get to play in to toy department.

My card I have to share has been hanging around for awhile. I love this tea stamp set. I have a collection of tea pots displayed on the top of my kitchen cupboard. So when I saw this set with a magazine I just had to have it. I colored my card with my favorite medium, pencil crayons. This card is a one-layer, so I was got to play with masking. When finished I colored lightly around the image and used gamsol to blend it out.

until next time happy crafting

dee ;o)

Celebrate

After noon everyone. Hope your weekend is going well. I'm off today which is very unusual. But very nice to not be in the busy store.

I've been busy this week training the dog. Poor Maxwell was introduced to an electric collar on Tuesday. Wednesday I had a whole lot of anxiety happening. After one quick lesson and being left alone with something I wasn't quite sure of. But we made it, and I have hardly had to use it. The starting exercises are things that he already knows. So anxiety is gone and we are just having fun with it.

My card today was stamped right onto the card base, making it a one-layer card. The stamps I picked up at Michael's. They are a layering stamp, consisting of an outline and the solid base stamp. So the entire card was done with colored stamp pad.

I stamped one extra ice-cream cone, cutting it out and mounting on foam squares. Adding glossy accents to the ice-cream to give it some shine. Added a few dots of mint green liquid pearls. I stamped the Celebrate sentiment on pink paper to match the ice-cream, and matted it on black. Then adding foam squares to pop it up.

Till next time
happy crafting

dee ;o)

Happy Retirement

Evening all. Here we are at the start of another busy weekend in Muskoka. The traffic is heavy on the highway, as well as at work. It was a crazy day. Glad I was done early afternoon. Monday will be our Human Resource Associates last day. She is retiring. Marilyn will be missed by alot of us. She is the glue that holds our store together. Who ever replaces her has some big shoes to step into. I can only think of one person that can do it. We will find out next week.

So the last couple nights I have been working on a special card. I quite like how the white pencil crayon looks on the black card. I found a textured card in my stash and thought it could be used for the same technique.

I am really happy how it turned out. Texture and all. I also used a new stamp from Stampendous. I found I didn't have any larger flowers that could be easily coloured. I couldn't find the right sentiment to add to the front, so I just wrote a sweet note inside.

Till next time.

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Happy Retirement

Good morning blogland.  What a bad blogger I have been. I'm having a hard time finding the time to sit down and post.  But I have managed to make a couple cards. Hubbie once again needed a card for the office.  This time a retirement.

I started with this one. Nice simple. Patterned paper, simple stamp. I even cut the sentiment stamp so it would fit.

Then I had some fun with this one.

And on the inside. This great stamp set came from The House that Stamps Built. Hubbie took both cards.

Right now I'm trying to come up with the family Christmas card. One thing I have discovered is that I can't color with markers.  I just can't get them to blend. Looks like a 5 year old did my coloring. Pencils are the way to go.

happy crafting
dee ;o)

Miss You

Good evening all.  I can't believe it was last April when I last blogged.  I've had a hard time being creative.  Take a step back and deal with a few things.  The creative juices are starting to flow again.

My creative space is so close to being complete.  Meaning it will not be pulled apart and moved around anymore.  A few more strips of flooring and we will be past my area, and my chair will sit even again.

I have been watching utube.  Lots of crafty videos.  Trying to keep up with everything.  Just the other day while checking out card sites, I found a technique that I thought 'wow that looks fun, and messy'.  The site was The House That Stamps Built. I was their project of the week, making glitter embelishments.  So I made my way down to my craft area and found all the supplies I needed.

Punching out a few images from white cardstock.  Then running it through my xyron to add adhesive.

Then the fun part.  Adding glitter.  Now I just have to make a card to use them on.

So on Sunday we drove my daughter (my first born) 2 hours away to attend college.  She is a real home body and was always here.  Except for the week and half that she went to France.  It's a big adjustment for us all.  We keep in contact everyday by text, and snapchat.  I was talking to my mom today and she was saying how much better it is now than when she went to school.  Cell phones allow you to keep in contact.  She had nothing, not even a phone call home because it was long distance.  So feeling sad and missing my girl I spent last evening at my craft area making her a card.  Now I just have to find out how to mail it to her. 

And here is my card.  Tea for two? 

until next time

happy crafting

dee ;o)

New Storage

Morning all. I need about a two month long holiday to do fun stuff again.  I am really finding it hard to have the time in my craft space.  My stamps have been stored in binders, which take up alot of space in my cabinet.  I am in the process of changing all my stamps into E-Z Storage containers by Crafters Companion.  I am in the process of dismounting all my stamps that are on e-z foam, so more stamps will fit into each container.  Getting the glue off the backs is a long process, and taking up most of my working area.

Love the new storage.  The only complaint I have is, clear stamps on the white pages are really hard to see what the image is.  

I did manage to make a birthday card for my sister in law last night.  I think I've found my favorite stamping method.  Love my little Misti for stamping and I am just discovering all the uses for Tombow markers.  

I'm very pleased at how this has turned out.  I made a one layer card because it has to make it through the mail.  

Work is getting closer and I have to get ready.  Wishing I had a snow day with the kids today.  

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Red Poinsettias

My first Christmas card of the year. Although it's hard to think of Christmas when it's green and sunny outside.  My day off today was spent doing something I wanted instead of running the kids all over.  Daughter didn't miss the bus, so I didn't have to drive her. (Although that only requires throwing a hoody on over my pj's).  Son didn't forget something at home that I had to run into the school.  The whole day was mine.  Except for 45 minutes at lunch with hubbie.   After school we had to attend a parents meeting for my daughters France trip.  I so wish I had done the exchanges when I was in school, and am very pleased that my daughter is wanting to go.  Next year she will spend two weeks in Lyon France with a French student. In return the student will spend two weeks here.  It will be such an adventure for us all. 

 

Back to my card.  I stamped my poinsettia in black ink.  Coloring was done with Spectum Noir blendable pencils.  Still practicing with them. I then tried to do a shadow around the flower, but didn't really like how it was turning out.  I found some gold mist in my stash and spritzed just my flower at first but didn't like that, so I did the whole card.  The centre of the flower is white pearls that I colored with a gold Sharpie marker.  The sentiment is a gold outline sticker. 

 

CHALLENGES

Christmas Card Challenges - #26 - Anything Goes

Merry Monday Christmas - #161 - Sparkle, Bling, Shine

One-Layer Christmas Card Challenge - #11 poinsettia

 

Another day off tomorrow, so hopefully time for another card.  Starting Friday I'm on a 10 day stretch at work, because the bookkeeper is on holidays. 

 

happy crafting

 

dee ;o)

Dancing in the Tulips

Good evening everyone.  What a great two days I have had, and tomorrow will make three.  I have actually managed to finish a card and make one.  I've gone for a walk two days in a row.  I've done a couple loads of laundry, but pretty much ignored the rest of the house work.  So I guess tomorrow is a cleaning day. 

This card started out a big old boo boo.  When I scored it to fold in half I somehow scored off centre.  So when I folded the edges didn't line up.  But do not fear, my creative juices were working overtime.  With the card open I stamped with a little tulip stamp three times down the right edge. I then placed a piece of vellum over the stamped image and closed the card. This was so I could see where the image was stamped. From here I restamped the tulip lining up over the image already there.  The image is now complete when the card is closed.  The frame on the front was done using a die cut, placing a rubber mat in so that it embossed and didn't cut through.  Before lifting the die off I inked around and the inside.  I then stamped my image.  All images were colored with Spectrum Noir blendable pencils. The sentiment is an outline sticker in silver.

 

 CHALLENGES

Little Tangles - #56 - Clean & Simple

Simon Says - Anything Goes

 

happy crafting

 

dee;o)

 

 

Welcome Baby

Afternoon everyone.  What a beautiful day we are having here.  nice bright warm sunshine.  I even ventured out for a walk down the road.

Here is my card to go with the final baby sweater.  I sponged the background with a stencil and distress ink. Stamped the little froggie and colored him with pencil crayons.

CHALLENGE
Case this Sketch - #120

I'm sorry I can't get the sketch to show up.  It's 11:30 when I've gotten back to my post to finish this.  After picking up my daughter from school and taking her to dentist.  And picking my son up because he hurt himself on the way to the skate park after school.  Only to have to take him to the hospital after dinner because he couldn't put any weight on his knee.  After two and half hours they were sending us home with a strained knee.  With orders to not do anything that hurts it.  So I ask, "how do I get him to walk when he can't put any weight on his knee?" So the doctor asks "Would crutches help?" Do you think?

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Hello Weekend

Hello everyone.  The weekend is here.  Although not for me, as I work every weekend.  I've made it through the week back from holidays.  The sun is shining and the snow is going down.  I am so ready for spring.  The card I made this week makes me think of spring.  Pretty daffodils popping up through the snow will be a welcome sight. 

I made a one layer card because this one is going in the mail.  My sister-in-laws birthday is today.  So much for sending out birthday cards this year,  this is the  first family card I have managed to get sent. 

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Love is in the Air

Good afternoon to all my friends in blogland.  Quick post before it's off to work for me on this cold day.  We are in another cold snap.  -24 last night, and not much warmer today.  It was -17 at lunch time when I slipped out to pick up my daughter from her last exam.  Now she has a four day weekend before starting her next semester.

Today I have mad a one-layer card.  This cute little image was colored with Spectrum Noir blendable pencils.  I still need more practice with them.  I doodled lines around the edges with little squigglies. 

CHALLENGE
Timeout Challenges - #23 - valentines day with a twist of hearts

happy crafting

dee ;o)

OhJoyous We Sing

Morning everyone.  I can't believe I've been so busy the last few weeks to sit down and write a post.  We have had chicken pox run through our house.  I started with my son, and once he was back to school my daughter and hubbie came down with it.  What a relief today, daughter is off to school after a little makeup to cover up the few spots still remaining on her face. 

This week comes the big push to get finished for Christmas.  Finish up shopping, baking cookies, and preparing for the big dinner. 

I've been enjoying making one layer cards lately. Working with distress inks and watercolors.  On this card I masked the moon and the snowbanks, coloring the snow.  Then stamp the trees on.  The carolers are a cut out. They remind of my gramma.  As a child at Christmas she would take me and my cousins out caroling to a few of the close niebors.  Then back to her house for hot chocolate and cookies. 

Now off to enjoy some quiet time. 

happy crafting

dee ;o)