Time to Work

and no time to play...actually not quite true because my work is stamping...GRIN!!!! But I actually do have to do some work. I am teaching a 6 week course at my local seniors centre so I have to come up with 6 classes for them...The course will run once a week for 6 weeks and it starts in mid-April. I figure the best way to get people to sign up is to have samples available for them to see...so my goal is to have all 6 weeks ready to go by the end of next week.

Now those of you who know me are probably laughing your heads off...I am notoriously bad for doing things the night before (literally) any class or workshop...well you can stop laughing NOW!! I am determined to get this done so I don't have to worry about it...I also want lots of people to sign up!!!

Here is my first project they will be doing...It is a class I did some time ago...I got the idea from my friend Karen..she always has great ideas...AND she is a phenomenal stamper...go check out her blog Paper Playhouse and you'll see what I mean.

So where was I?? Oh yeah the class...it uses SU's Bitty Birthday set and they make all of the items posted in the pictures. I went with the colours So Saffron and Bashful Blue and the Sale-a-bration designer paper ( I have a ton of it). I am really pleased with the way the items turned out (although the pictures aren't the best)...now I just have to figure out how to organize the class to avoid "traffic jams" at each station!!

Snowdrops are falling....

On my head...not really, nor is rain...but my Snowdrops are blooming!! YAY, spring is just around the corner, and then summer. Do you notice a common theme with my posts (I'll give you a hint...SUMMER!!!) I can't wait for it! Well seeing my gajillion ( I really do have that many) snowdrops made me smile and think of summer and gardening...so I decided to make a "summery" card...and who better than Gardenia Greenthumb from Stamping Bella!

(ok...I'm gritting my teeth right now...I tried yesterday to publish this and my picture kept getting turned sideways...like it is now..I thought if I came back to it today it would be fixed..NOT!!! So just tip your head to the right and pretend it is...kay??!!)

Stamped with memories Black Ink on Fabriano water colour paper, she is coloured with SU's Almost Amethyst, Tangerine Tango and Certainly Celery. I used CTMH's carnation for the pink. The base layer is Amost Amethyst with DCWV glitter stack on top. I added a scallop edge in CTMH Carnation with a small strip of Marigold Morning on top....I only realized after I was done colouring that the Marigold was a better match for the patterned paper. I glued some small Primas along the scalloped edge and added some Hero Arts gemstones to the centre of the flowers. Some more gemstones in pink highlighted the spots on her top. She's a little busier than my ususal cards...but very summery don't ya think??

Another Busy day...

Seriously, I don't think I evvver have days that aren't busy..LOL!!!

We had a lot on the go today and it is getting late but I wanted to post the card I made today. A friend asked me to make one for a friend of hers...something to send long distance...miss you type of thing...you get the picture!!

Well, didn't I have the perfect idea (I thought so anyway). I have this little poem, no idea where I found it...some website somewhere...it's about sharing a cup of tea...I also have this little stamp...it's called Javabellas..yup another one (GRIN). So I put them together and made a card.

I stamped the image with Memories black...buuuut since I was in a bit of hurry today...I coloured with Copics...I know a few people who are probably smiling right now (if not outright laughing...Karen, Dana......). I used colours that matched SU's Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, and River rock and some blue ones...I know, I know, next time I'll write down the numbers. I don't have very many...my good friend Elaine has given me about 10 different colours (she had some doubles, lucky me!!) and I picked up a few more...but I still have a very limited collection.

So enough blabbing...here's the card. I had a small scrap of patterned paper (not sure where from) so I cut a scallop using my Big Shot and the Bigz scallop circle die. I layered the circle on soft sky paper which is stamped with the same ink and one of the stamps from the SU seeing spots set. I added a strip of Groovy Guava ribbon and a couple of String of Pearl baubles. The Bellas are layered on a piece of River rock paper and popped up.

Here's the poem part...I put it inside the card on one side and on the other side I used the scallop envelope die with the Big shot so that the person sending the card can tuck a tea bag inside...aren't I clever??!!

I even remembered to have the card opens sideways instead of up...

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!!

It's a Great Day...

You know your day is going to be great when you can actually stamp a card in the morning!! To add to a great start...it is pizza day at school today so I didn't have to make lunches for the kids....and it is 15 degrees outside so they don't need all the winter gear!!


So I really did stamp a card this morning...My son's class has had a student teacher in for the last few months and today is his last day...I thought it would be nice to send in a thank you card (and a Tim's gift card)...he was really great with Jordan.


Of course Stamping Bella just happened to have the perfect stamp...and I just happen to own it (no surprise there!! GRIN).

I used Professafella stamped in Memories black and watercoloured with SU's Old olive, basic grey, and creamy caramel , CTMH Indian corn Blue and Ranger distress ink Antique Linen. The card base is vanilla with a layer of Old Olive to which I added a layer of Cloud 9 Design -Travel Plaid. I inked the edges of my "fella" with the indian corn blue and popped him up on a layer of Old Olive. I thought that baubles might be too "girly" so I used antique copper brads for embellishment. The image was looking a little plain so I added two small pieces of 5/8 grosgrain ribbon at the side. The final touch was a dab of crystal effects on the apple to make it shiny.


Not a bad start to my morning!!!

I Wish I looked so good...

on a bikeabella...seriously I do!! So here you have it...my second ever submission. I am hoping to participate in more challenges but right now I am happy being able to just get one done a week!!

I have had this stamp for ages...seriously, I bought her last summer...and until now she has never been inked. You've probably noticed that I realllllly like watercolouring, it is pretty much the only way I colour my Bellas, who knows, maybe one day I'll try copics...I'm thinking it must be faster. Stamped on Fabriano paper with Memories black ink, I watercoloured her with Cool Caribbean, Certainly Celery and Marigold Morning...why these colours???? They were the awesome colours of this weeks Bellarific Friday challenge. This is the picture Em posted...don't you wish you had dishes like that!!

Back to Bikeabella... I cut out the image and the celery layer using my nestabilities and my Big Shot (I loooove my Big Shot). I also pierced the top left and bottom right corners of the celery layer. The background is cool caribbean which I embossed with the Swiss dots folder. I added some satin celery ribbon and layered the sentiment (stamped in cool caribbean) on Marigold Morning from SU. I put two yellow brads in the centre of the wheels and outlined the spokes with my stardust pen. She almost makes me want to get on my bike.....almost!!

PHEW!!!

It has been a CRAZY day!! My kids missed the bus...again..It picks up at the end of our driveway but for some reason they can never make it!!! I have also been at the school all day helping with reading in the gr1 class and preparing the healthy snack...Do you know I chopped over 600 strawberries and 900 cubes of cheese!!! I know, I know, you really don't need to know this..too bad!! Well I have a few minutes before the bus drops them off (they can hardly miss that one!!) so I figured I'd post the card I made last night.

I am sooooooo ready for summer...I keep telling myself it is just around the corner...you sure couldn't tell by the freezing cold we had yesterday. I decided Glideabella was the perfect image for a card...although the way she is dressed, she ought to be cold!!!

Stamped on Fabriano paper with Memories black ink, I watercoloured her with Stampin' Up's Cool Carribean, Tangerine Tango, Riding Hood Red and a teeny bit of River Rock on her skates. The card is a vanilla base with a layer of River rock. I used My Minds Eye Laundry Line (I love all the papers in this series) for the triangle. It's kinda hard to tell with the picture (need to work on my photographic skills) but the little dots in the MME paper match the colours I've coloured with...I never would have put these colours together but the finished result ties together because of the paper.

I hid the seam with some satin vanilla ribbon. Glideabella is layered on cool carribean and popped up. Some Oyster baubles from Stamping Bella and a little bit of SU's crystal effects on the skate swirls finished the card.

I quite like the finished result...Simple but quite pretty...So now I'm giving myself a pat on the back 'cause this post went really fast!!!

Not so Lazy

Sundays!! I have my stamp club meeting tonight so I have to come up with a technique to teach my group. As usual, I have waited 'til the last minute! I have to say I quite like the card I have come up with...I used the faux metal technique. the card didn't photograph well so it looks better in real life...at least I think so.

The card is pretty much all SU!! The base is whisper white layered with pink pirouette and going grey. I melted 3 layers of silver ep and stamped one of the images from Pocket Silhouettes into the still hot ep. Make sure you ink your stamp with versamark first...otherwise it will stick to the ep...Trust me, I learned this the wrong way!!!

I used one of the sentiments from the set and stamped it with going grey. I punched it out with the small oval and layered it onto a pink pirouette oval. A silver brad on either side of the sentiment helped balance the card. I added some 5/8 white satin ribbon behind the faux metal image which is also layered on pink pirouette and popped it up.

Happy first day of March!!