Random Acts of Krafting

Glorious Greens with Gingersnap Creations

2012-01-27T14:47:00.000-05:00

Good Morning,

A New Year, New stamps, and a New challenge. My husband bought me some wonderful Stampotique Origninals stamps for Christmas, I am just loving the Daniel Torrente and Jill Penney stamps. Stampotique has a website where you can build a wish list and have it emailed to someone. Pretty handy, my husband has a list now, I just have to keep hinting now and then, and who knows maybe I will get the occasional surprise :)

This pretty gal is named Portland, and I am playing along with Gingersnap Creations "Glorious Greens" challenge this week. Stampotique is sponsoring them, and it would be fab to win a 30$ gift certificate. I am going to enter this into the Simon Says "Anything Goes" challenge as well.

Hope you are having a wonderful Friday,
Hugs,
Tanya

The Pixie Cottage's Saturday Tutorial

2012-01-22T21:19:00.000-05:00

Valentine Pocket With Treat

If you are interested in finding out how to make the above Valentine Pocket with Treat, be sure to head over to The Pixie Cottage's Saturday bi-monthly tutorial.

Hugs,

Tanya

Playing in the Sugar Bowl

2012-01-16T16:25:00.000-05:00

Hi Guys,

The sugar bowl had an interesting sketch this week, so I thought I would give it a go. The theme is Birthdays, and since my daughter has 2 this month it was a perfect time to get a card made for her to bring along.

This is one of the adorable Sugar Nellie Stamps I purchased in 2010. Yup, and I finally got to ink her up. I am taking it slow this year, taking the time to enjoy the process and enjoying getting back to using my Copic markers. I do want to point out the fab charm, if you ever get a chance, be sure to check out Nicole de Bruin's charms on ETSY. They are superb!

It is starting to snow outside, and I must go pick up my girls, they are going to be so excited about the snow. More tobogganing, or "bogganing" as my 5 year old likes to call it.

Happy Monday,
Hugs,
Tanya

For My Daughter

2012-01-10T22:53:00.000-05:00

Hello,

My first post in 2012. I seem to have lost my Mojo. Actually I have been enjoying time with my family, and they have not been complaining one bit.

I am staying true to my New Years Resolutions, inking up stamps and using up my paper stash. The 2 stamps above have been sitting around getting dusty, and I have been meaning to ink them up together like this for some time. Well that time is now. This SCACD stamped image looks identical to my 7 year old daughter, horse collection and all. Thus this card will be given to her, just because. And of course she will squeal and hug me, because that is what she does when I give her one of my creations. Yes, she certainly is good for boosting my moral.

On a sad note, PWCO has closed shop. Being on the PWCO design team made my list of 2011 most memorable moments. I will certainly miss the whimsical stamps, the Anything But A Card posts, the fun blog hops and stamp releases. Thanks Peggy, and thank you to all the DT gals, especially the fabulous DT coordinator Stephanie, I hope we all keep in touch.

Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
ABC Challenge: G is for Green
Top Tip Tuesday: Anything Goes

The Pixie Cottage's Saturday Tutorial

2011-12-24T02:00:00.017-05:00

Good Morning,

Want to see how I created texture on the fur of this adorable bear? Be sure to check out The Pixie Cottage's Saturday Tutorial post HERE.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays.

Hugs,
Tanya

A Pixie Cottage Creation and a Blog Hop Winner

2011-12-23T20:59:00.000-05:00

The Pixie Cottage's Challenge #101 has a "Somebody Special" theme and is open for submissions during the next two weeks. I always make my daughters there own personal card at Christmas and they are both Super special to me. I used "Sebastian The Snowman" from Michelle's Scrapbooking and More, for my card. He is just TOO CUTE! I had to add some glitter and sparkle and of course some paper piecing for his tuque and scarf.

BLOG HOP WINNER

Now, last week we had a blog hop, and the winner from my blog is RIET. Congratulations Riet, could you please contact Michelle to claim your free digital stamp.

Have a wonderful night, I hope all of you have completed your Christmas preparations.

Hugs,
Tanya

Stop and Scrap Winners!

2011-12-16T09:13:00.000-05:00

Good Morning,

Why put off till tomorrow, what you can do today. Stop and Scrap has some fabulous deals going on now, so I thought I would announce the Gift Certificate Winners today! I used Random.Org to choose the winners, and the numbers picked were: 7, 10, 20, 11

So, the Winner of the $25 Gift Certificate is :

Cindy Vernon

The Winners of the $10 Gift Certificates are:

Lisa's Creative Niche

SCarthur

Linda

Please send me your email addresses ladies so I can give you your Gift Certificate Codes.

I can be reached by clicking on the contact me link on the right side of my blog, just above the followers box. Or leave me a comment with your email addresses.

Congratulations!

Hugs,

Tanya

PWCO's Sketch # 111

2011-12-15T02:00:00.013-05:00

Good Morning,

PaperWorks Co. has posted it's last sketch for 2011. So if you need a little inspiration to get those last Christmas Cards done, why not try sketch # 111. I chose to use PWCO's "A Little Haul of Cheer" stamp. A wonderfully festive and cute stamp. Of course I switched up the angles, and went for a right angle triangle instead of the standard isosceles triangle. But that is what sketches are all about, being inspired, then making it your own.

Happy Thursday! I wish you all a serene day.
Hugs,
Tanya

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #100 Blog Hop!

2011-12-14T02:00:00.002-05:00

It's a very special challenge at The Pixie Cottage this week as we are celebrating our 100th challenge!

To mark this special occasion we are having an "Anything Goes Christmas" challenge and also a blog hop for some very special prizes!

You should have come to me from Kate Tate and if not then please go back to The Pixie Cottage so that you don't miss a spot on the hop.

You'll need to collect letters from all the blogs on the hop to be in with a chance of winning.

Also you must leave a comment at all the blogs as each one is giving away a Pixie Cottage Digital Image (Winners Choice on my blog) so plenty of prizes to be had.

Finally when you get back to the The Pixie Cottage leave your name and link to your blog in the Inlinkz box for a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to Michelle's Scrapbooking!. We'd love you to enter with a Christmas card/project but if you are only entering the blog hop please add BH after your name. Only one "Blog Hop Only" entry per person.

So now you just need to leave me a comment and then hop along to Davi Long Reid to carry on with the fun!

A PWCO Blast From The Past

2011-12-12T11:00:00.000-05:00

Materials Used

Stamps: Aqua Amigos – Carlos the Crab

Paper: July 2011 PWCO PaperCard Kit

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

R02,R05, R08

Good Morning,

My Design Team commitment for 2011 over at PaperWorks Co. has come to an end. I want to thank Peggy for giving me the opportunity to work on her FAB team. I also want to give a shout out to Stephanie, she totally ROCKED the Blog Coordinator position. This was such a fun team to work on, and I want to thank all the DT gals for welcoming me, and for the support.

This last card was created using my absolute favorite PWCO PaperCard Kit in 2011. The July kit was full of bright papers that had me reaching for the Aqua Amigos Stamp set over and over. Carlos the Crab is just darling, and I just love popping him up too. He totally makes me smile, and that is always a good thing.

As we head into the winter months, I hope this sunny warm card helps dull the chill in the air.

Hugs,

Tanya

Stop and Scrap Give Away!

2011-12-10T10:20:00.001-05:00

Good morning!

I am so excited to be part of the Stop and Scrap Christmas Countdown Give Away.

Stop and Scrap is an online crafting store with a superb selection of the latest and greatest paper and embellishments in the craft community. I first found them when searching for Sassafras paper packs, which I have to say I got for an amazing price. Not to mention the shipping costs to Canada were amongst the most reasonable.

Did you know, they even have a rewards program. For every order you place with them you get points, and they can be traded in on your next order, lowering your cost. Kind of like free money.

Today I get to give away one $25 gift certificate, and three $10 gift certificates! How FAB is that for a Saturday?

In order for you to qualify, simply leave me a comment telling me what the number 1 item is on your Christmas list. If you don't celebrate Christmas, simply leave me a comment about what you enjoy doing throughout the month of December. I like to keep it simple.

You don't have to be a follower, but I will be posting the winners next Saturday, December 17th, 2011, so be sure to check in to see if you are one of the lucky winners.
Happy Saturday!
Hugs,
Tanya

Sweet Hello

2011-12-08T10:01:00.000-05:00

Good Morning,

My crafty goal for 2012 is to use up my stash. You know, the stamps I bought over the past 2 years that have never been inked, the paper pads just sitting on my shelf, waiting to be cut, scored, torn etc.

I want to start feeling my way through my creative process, rather than think my way through it. And this is my first attempt to do all of the above.

I bought this wonderful stamp from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design (SCACD), well over a year ago. I took out some of my new pencils, bought over 3 months ago, and sat down to craft. This image is so sweet. It really evokes memories of me as a child just sitting and staring out my bedroom window, oblivious to the hustle and bustle of the adult world.

Hmm, I think I have a new goal to add to the list. To find that quiet place every once in a while, where I am oblivious to the hustle and bustle of today.

Happy Thursday,
Hugs,
Tanya

A Blast From The Past

2011-12-05T11:00:00.001-05:00

Materials Used

Stamps: Lucas the Lion – Safari Friends set

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PWCO’s August 2011 PaperCard kit

Copic Markers:

Y23, Y26, Y32

Good Morning,

For the next couple of weeks I will be showcasing some of the previous month’s PWCO PaperCard Kits. Hence the title “A Blast From The Past”.

I needed some masculine paper for my husbands anniversary card (we celebrated 9 years on November 30th), and while perusing through the August 2011 PWCO PaperCard kit, I found these delicious papers. Since each kit comes with matching embellishments, the card came together quite easily.

I chose Lucas the Lion from the Safari Friends stamp set, and inside the card I used the Safari Friends ” I am wild about you” sentiment stamp. My husband loved the card, he is one of my biggest fans, and for that I love him even more.

Happy Monday,
Hugs,
Tanya

PWCO's ABAC Sunday

2011-11-27T11:00:00.005-05:00

Zoie the Red Nosed Zebra,

Had a very shiny bell.

And if you ever heard it,

You would even say "That's Swell"

Good Morning,

This is my last ABAC creation for the month of November, and for the year! WOW 2012 is just around the corner.

The flu and cold season has returned (yes I know, bite my tongue) so I decided to create a Hand Sanitizer holder. I was gifted one of these from a wonderful gal name Elisabeth, and found a fab tutorial HERE on how to re-create it. I had to play around with the measurements though so don't be too upset if your first one does not work out, take some scrap paper first and play around with it.

While coloring PWCO's Zoie The Zebra I had Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer in my head (hence the poem above). Zoie is one of the adorable Safari Friends Collection stamps. Who knew one little Zebra could be so versatile, and I love the fact that Zoie is not traditional, but totally acceptable for the Christmas/Holiday Season.

Happy Krafing,

Hugs,

Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
2 Sisters: Holidays
Top Tip Tuesday: More than 1 fold
Fussy and Fancy: Anything But A Card

The Pixie Cottage's Saturday Tutorial

2011-11-26T02:00:00.001-05:00

Good Morning,

Want to know how I made the above Gift Card Holder? Be sure to head over to The Pixie Cottage Blog for step by step instructions which includes a diagram to get you started.

Happy Saturday,
Hugs
Tanya

Being Odd

2011-11-23T21:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning,

I always like to take a look to see what the DT is creating over at SOG. What talent! I decided to try and give the recipe challenge a go.

I love the bright Sassafras paper, it awakens the little girl in me. This card is all about the tiny sentiment. Happy Place. Today my happy place was getting hugs from my two girls. My little one has the habit of snuggling into my neck and inhaling. I remember doing this with my Mom when I was younger. When she wasn't home and I needed comfort, I would sneak into her room and smell her pillow.

Where or what is your happy place?

Hugs,
Tanya

PWCO's ABAC Sunday

2011-11-20T11:00:00.000-05:00

Materials Used

Stamps: PWCO-RAM OH Christmas Tree

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

Y35, G05, G09, R17, R29, B00, E41

Good Morning,

Here with my ABAC Sunday Creation for PaperWorks Co. It is crunch time, trying to figure out who wants what for Christmas and the holiday Season. So I thought about making my family wish lists. They can fill these out, keep the pretty envelope and send back the wish list. Then off I go to the mall!

This project was easy, I took out an envelope, sealed it and snipped off the top, using a circle punch to take a nick out of the front. I then went about decorating the outside. This PWCO- Oh Christmas Tree stamp is just darling! I then made a tag for the inside.

Enjoy your Sunday. Happy Krafting, and just out of curiosity, leave me a comment about how you are preparing for your family Holidays?

Hugs,

Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:

Top Tip Tuesday: Tags

Stop and Scrap's Countdown Until Christmas!

2011-11-16T09:43:00.000-05:00

Stop and Scrap is having a Christmas Countdown Giveaway EVERY day until Christmas! Every day they will be giving away a $25 gift certificate to their store. Stop and Scrap has oodles and oodles of papers and great deals! I will be giving away a $25 gift certificate on Saturday December 10th, 2011.

Be sure to sign up for their newsletter, as you get reminders of sales, pre-orders, and sales. They truly have the best selection of papers, it is where I first got my collection of Sassafras Lass paper started.

Have a good day, and be sure to check out their blog. They will tell you each day, whose blog to visit in order to win your very own $25 gift certificate. And who couldn't use a "guilt free" shopping spree right before Christmas!

Hugs,
Tanya

PWCO's ABAC Sunday

2011-11-13T11:00:00.002-05:00

Materials Used

Stamps: Forest Critters- Becky The Bunny

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

E50, E51, E53, RV21

Good Morning,

My PaperWorks Co. Sunday ABAC is a Sweet Treat holder. Perfect for a birthday party I think. Becky the Bunny is just one cute Forest Critter and her matching sentiment would surely bring a smile to a party goers face.

I was totally inspired by Audrey Pettit's creation that I just had to try it out for myself. I totally CASEd her project (Copied and Shared Everything) out of pure admiration! Audrey's work is just beautiful. I may have used different papers, and stamps, but the layout and ideas were totally hers.

Enjoy your Sunday ladies, I hope you have been inspired to go into your craft rooms and create. Have I passed along some of Audrey's crafty inspiration? I certainly hope so.

Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
365 Cards: 3 B's Bunny Brad Beige
The Friday Mashup: Let's Hear it For the Girls (it's all about the pink!)
2 Sisters: Anything Goes

PWCO's ABAC Sunday

2011-11-06T11:00:00.020-05:00

Materials Used

Stamps: Tweethearts PWCO stamp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

Y35, Y38, YR68, YG13, E25, B41 R37

Good Morning,

Here is my PaperWorks Co ABAC creation. I used a mini milk carton treat box and turned it into a bird house. An idea I found HERE.

I stamped out PWCO's Tweetheart stamp and punched out the birds with my circle punch. I then took an acrylic butterfly and traced it onto the remainder of the Tweetheart image to make the butterfly. I am so used to using an image as is, that it was a really neat experience to transform 1 image into 2 very separate things. I like the way it turned out. So do my girls, I have to make another one as each of them want this one.

Happy Sunday, I hope I have left you inspired.
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Freshly Brewed: Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Card Making Mamas: Cut it Out
All Sorts: Anything But Square

PWCO meets Viva Las Vegas

2011-11-04T11:00:00.006-04:00

Good Morning,

Here we have the UBER adorable PaperWorkds Co. Alfy the robot rubber stamp paired up with Viva Las Vegas' SteamPunk Background stamp.

Alfy comes with this sentiment as well, and it came in perfect for my husbands birthday. I stamped all of the images using brown Staz On ink, then stamped over the background with VersaMark and rubbed gold PearlEx pigment powders over top. Adding some dimension with popped up cogs. My colring was done using prisma pencils and blending with gamsol, back to my roots so to speak.

This card was fun to make, and received with joy.

Have a great weekend ladies, see you Sunday with my PWCO ABAC creation.

Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Crafty Catz: Anything goes
Papertake Weekly: Anything goes (with a bit of bling)

PWCO's ABAC Sunday

2011-10-30T11:00:00.018-04:00

Good Morning,

Here is my PaperWorks Co. Anything But A Card (ABAC) creation. It is an ODE to Halloween/Fall. This cute pumpkin was inspired by this post HERE. Thanks Becky for the Inspiration!

To add my own twist to it, I stamped the adorable PWCO The Perfect Pumpkin image on the front, and used it's matching sentiment for the leaf. This pumpkin does open when the tulle is removed, so sweet treats can be put inside. I am gifting this to my DH, who always provides feedback and supports my crafty endeavors. Thanks James!

Happy Sunday! Today is my girls "Play Date" day. So I will have 4 kiddos running around having fun. We then have to get the pumpkins carved. We have been informed that one has to be a vampire, and the other a skeleton. Yes we are pumpkin geeks, but we always end up having the trick-or-treaters commenting on how super they look. I may not be one to dress up, but I sure do like the carving of the pumpkins, so I am not completely anti-Halloween.

Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Crafty Creations: Use leaves ( I made my own for the sentiment) and fall palette
Heart Song Inspiration: Harvest
Speedy The Cat's Friend: use your scraps (the leaf was made with scrap paper)
Come and Get It: Anything Goes

PaperWorks Co Double Stamp Release

2011-10-29T12:00:00.137-04:00

Materials Used

Stamp: Dillion the Duck (masquarading as a Chicken) with Sentiment

Copic Markers:

E30, E31, E33, E34, YR65

Materials Used

Stamp: Patti the Pig with Sentiment

Copic Markers:

RV32, RV34

Materials Used

Stamp: Orest the Owl with Sentiment

Copic Markers:

E74, E77, YR68, YR82

Materials Used

Stamp: Foxy the Fox with Sentiment

Copic Markers:

E07, E08, E09

Good Morning ladies!

Welcome to PaperWorks Co. October Release Blog Hop.

PaperWorks Co. is releasing TWO new sets of stamps today! Barnyard Buddies and Forest Critters along with their Sentiment Sets.

The order of the hop is as follows.

PWCO BLOG (Kick Off)

Corinne

Tanya (ME!) My Letter is "I"

Because this is such a HUGE blog hop TWO winners will be randomly drawn from all comments during the hop. One will receive the Barnyard Buddies Stamp and Sentiments Set, and the other winner will receive the Forest Critters Stamp and Sentiments Sets!

While hopping along, be sure to collect the letters we each have posted. These letters will reveal a word which can be used as a discount code valid until 11:59PM MST on October 5 for 10% off your entire order INCLUDING clearance items.

I hope you have enjoyed my creations, now I am off to see what the rest of the team has created. I am just super excited! Hope you are too.

Hugs,
Tanya

P.S Be sure to leave a comment letting me know which one of the new critters is your favorite!

PWCO's New Release Sneak Peek

2011-10-26T11:00:00.011-04:00

Hello Peeps!

Here is my sneak peek. Can you guess what it is? I am just itching to tell, but I have promised not to. 3 more days and you will see soon enough just how adorable these 2 New release stamp sets are.

Just to give you a heads up, on October 29 , the blog hop’s list will be as follows:

PWCO Blog (kick off) – www.paperworksco.com/blog

Corinne – www.rinnesbliss.blogspot.com

Tanya – www.trudd.blogspot.com

Janet – www.sonnetdesigns.blogspot.com

Danielle – www.craftangeldanielle.blogspot.com

Alice – www.aliceslittlewonderland.blogspot.co

Steph – www.pinkstarcreations.blogspot.com

Bella – www.isabelle1976.blogspot.com

Peggy – www.peggysmessydesk.blogspot.com

PWCO Blog (Wheelin’ & Dealin’) – www.paperworksco.com/blog

See you on Saturday ladies,

Hugs
Tanya

Pixie Cottage Challenge #93

2011-10-26T08:30:00.000-04:00

Good Morning,

Here I am, sharing with you The Pixie Cottage Challenge #93. The theme is Go For Gold, but I opted out and used the sketch only this week. I just had to use my new Pixie Cottage "I Love My Blankie" stamp, available at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More. Is he not adorable!

This will be my last post as a senior DT member with The Pixie Cottage, but you will be seeing Francy and I posting tutorials on a bi-monthly basis on the Pixie Cottage Blog. See you soon!

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
365: Celebrating the Everyday (who doesn't need a daily hug)
Anything Goes: To the Letter
Cards For Men: Animals

PWCO's ABAC Sunday

2011-10-23T11:00:00.000-04:00

Materials Used

Stamps: Safari Friends-Harriet the Hippo

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

B41, G21,Y19,YR65,V15,V17

Good Morning,

Here is my Anything But A Card Sunday Creation for PaperWorks Co. This week I have chosen to create a lip balm holder. An idea I found HERE. My daughter needed an extra something for her friends sister who is turning 4 this month. I have been eyeing Harriet the Hippo for sometime, and I finally get to use her. I just adore the matching Safari Friends Sentiment Stamp set, and this one just cracks me up! Harriet is sure to bring a smile to the birthday girls face, and what girl doesn't like sweet smelling lip balm.

Here is a top view of the lip balm all nestled into the fancy fold, and when you open it up, it reveals a splash of color, and the lip balm inside. I certainly hope this gets you in the mood to create some ABAC creations of your very own. Be sure to let me know if it does.

Happy Krafting!

Hugs,

Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Birthday Sundaes: purple green white black
Shelly's Images: Show us what you got

PaperWorks Co Double Stamp Release

2011-10-21T12:36:00.001-04:00

I thought I would send out some good news today. On Oct 29th, 2011 PaperWorks Co. will be releasing 2 NEW stamp sets.

For the next 8 days the PWCO DT will be providing you with a sneak of their projects on their blog

Here is the SNEAK PEEK LIST:

Oct 21 – Alice’s Blog

Oct 22 – Corinne’s Blog

Oct 23 – Danielle’s Blog

Oct 24 – Janet’s Blog

Oct 25 – Steph’s Blog

Oct 26 – Tanya’s Blog

Oct 27 – Peg’s Blog

Oct 28 – Bella’s Blog

The official release, and the blog hop will commence on October 29, 2011.

Be sure to pop over to the PWCO Blog HERE, for your first Sneak Peek today, and then head over to

Alice’s blog.

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #92

2011-10-19T08:00:00.005-04:00

Good Wednesday Morning!

The new Pixie Cottage Team has been announced and we have many new faces joining us in November. Congratulations to the new Pixies. This week we have another fab sketch, and our theme is Sweet as Candy!

The theme had me grabbing my Have a Sweet Day Pixie Cottage background stamp. This stamp can be purchased at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More, along with other sweet goodies. Be sure to sign up for her newsletter too, she sends out fabulous coupons quite frequently.

I absolutely adore candy, especially the sour variety. My oldest has the same sweet tooth. What will this weeks theme have you grabbing for? What kind of sweets do you like? I can't wait to be inspired by all of you.

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:

Make it Monday: Anything goes
By The Cute and Girly: Anything Goes

PWCO's ABAC Sunday- PaperBag Wallet

2011-10-16T11:00:00.001-04:00

Materials Used

Stamps: PWCO/RAM Beary Best of Friends

Paper:PWCO PaperCard Kit

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

E13, E15, E17, E21, E33, E34, E51, E53, E55, B00, R08, R27, YR04, G14, G16, G24, V17

Good Morning,

Lot's of photos today, so I will keep the post sort and simple. I was inspired by this post HERE to create my PaperWorks Co. Anything But A Card Sunday project. I found a paper lunch bag, adjusted the trimming using my own measurements, decorated it with a PWCO PaperCard Kit, and used the fabulous PWCO Beary Best of Friends stamp for the inside of the wallet.

I just adore this project, and in December, I will be posting a tutorial showing you what my measurements were, and how I adapted the fabulous tutorial to fit my needs. A perfect Christmas gift for someone who has everything don't you think?

Happy Sunday,

Hugs,

Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:

Papertake Weekly: Get in Shape
Stampalot Challenge: Food Glorious Food (picnic)
Penny's Paper: Apples (there are a couple in the fruit basket)
Heart Song Inspirations: Die Cuts and/or sponged background
Top Tip Tuesday: Design Papers
Sentimental Sundays: Fancy Folds

Pixie Cottage Challenge #91

2011-10-12T08:30:00.000-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to this weeks Pixie Cottage Challenge #91. This weeks theme challenge is "Dark and Spooky". Of course if you need some help getting started, there is a sketch to help you out as well.

I opted for the theme only this week. I am not sure if I like this card or not. It is growing on me though. What I do like about it is the feeling I got making it. I was inspired by a card in the Sept/Oct/Nov 2011 Take Ten magazine (page 102). The technique was all about dragging your distress inks across the paper for a splash of colour, and to add texture with them by stamping over templates. I started with the distress inks, and continued to stamp my Spooky Tree Background Pixie Cottage Stamp over top of the slash of color. I colored the clouds grey, then added my Vampire guy and fence, stamping some bats around the spooky moon. Oh and I can't forget the addition of my acrylic/seethrough bling ghost!

Have a wonderful week ladies, I can't wait to see what you create.
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Sentimental Sundays: Anything Goes
2 Sisters: Halloween
Speedy The Cats Friend: No Design Paper

PWCO's ABAC Sunday

2011-10-09T11:22:00.000-04:00

Materials Used

Stamps: Abigail C – Get Well Abby!

Paper:PWCO PaperCard Kit

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

B32, B37, B39, E00, E02, E15, E17, E99, R27, R37

Good Morning,

We have another birthday in the family, so I needed something to dress up a gift card, thus my Gift Card Holder above. This whole project was made using the fab cardstock and matching design paper in one of my PWCO PaperCard kits. I used PWCO’s Get Well Abigail and turned her into a 4 U image instead. What girl doesn't like getting balloons and flowers on her birthday? I am going to be making a tutorial soon with measurements etc. on just how I turned an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock into this bright and cheerful gift card holder. Keep your eyes peeled for that sometime in November.

Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all the Canadian families, and let us all take time to think of one thing we can be Thankful for.

Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
One Stop Craft Challenge: Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity: Sketch Challenge
All That Scraps: Anything Goes
Anything Goes: Die Cuts/Punches or both

PWCO Recipe Friday

2011-10-07T11:00:00.000-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to PaperWorks Co. Friday Recipe challenge. This week, we have a photo inspirational challenge. Just look a the luscious textures! We have nuts, apples, various flowers and leaves, smooth clear glass.......I could go on and on, but I won't.

My card is all about the textures and colors. My youngest daughter keeps giving me leaves as gifts, and since I had a maple leaf sitting on my desk, I inked the leaf up in 3 different colors and pressed it onto the kraft paper to make the background. I then took out my punches and colored paper and started trying to recreate the lovely leafy/flowery textures in the photos. I picked colors from the photo and incorporated them into my PWCO/RAM A New Adventure stamped image, making sure to add some red apples in the tree, and above the image as well. The clear class baubles were added to mimic the glasses which are just so clear, so smooth, so shiny!

So what do you think? Has the photo inspired you? Don't forget to enter your inspired creations, and remember even if you don't have PWCO images, you can still play along. AND if you do use PWCO images your entry will gain you an extra ballot at the end of the month.

Have a wonderful weekend, see you on Sunday!
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Anything Goes: Die Cuts/ Punches or both
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes with the option to use punches
All Sorts: 5 Flowers
Fussy and Fancy: fall of halloween

Pixie Cottage Challenge #90

2011-10-05T08:30:00.003-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to Once Upon A Wednesday and our Pixie Cottage Challenge #90. Have you guessed the theme? It is............Fall Fun! Simply use the sketch, and/or the theme, and enter your creation. Pretty easy!

I used Hannah with Umbrella, available for purchase at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More, as well as Heather's Stamping Haven in Ottawa. I think my card is self explanatory, it is a Fall Fun Frenzy.

What will you come up with ladies? I can't wait to be inspired.

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Paper Sundaes: Lot's of Layers
Stamptacular Sunday: Beautiful Photo inspiration
The Shabby Tea Room: Shabby Autumn

PWCO's ABAC Sunday

2011-10-02T11:00:00.002-04:00

Good Morning,

For the month of October it will be my job to create ABAC (anything but a card) projects for PaperWorks Co. and for you as well. I hope to once again inspire all of you. I have been perusing the magazines, and have come up with some ideas.

In Ottawa, we have this place called Little Ray's Reptile Zoo. They hold birthday parties and such, and have all sorts of exotic animals that you can actually interact with. My daughters LOVE the place, and my little one even gave a "High Five" to a tarantula! So, perhaps in the near future, one of them may want a birthday party there. If they do, these would be the favors I would give out. Considering there would be boys and girls, I made one for each. Sammy the Snake (from The Jungle Jesters PWCO stamp set) becomes Samantha the snake by simply adding a crown.

What do you think? Would they be a hit?

Have a fabulous Sunday ladies, and I will be back next week with another PWCO ABAC Sunday.
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Sew Many Cards: Anything Goes
Raise the Bar: Hats Off (the crown)
Paper Sundaes: Lot's of Layers
Cute Card Thursday: Animal Crackers
Anything Goes: Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad: One for the boys (Sammy without the crown)

Celebrating World Card Making Day with PWCO

2011-10-01T14:00:00.001-04:00

Good Morning,

Having trouble deciding what to do on World Card Making Day? Well the PWCO DT has a solution for you. Every hour, one of us will be posting a challenge on the PWCO blog. All you have to do is follow the challenge and enter your cards.

LET THE FUN BEGIN! My Challenge for you is to create a 3X3 card. Enter your card HERE.

Each of the Linkys will be open until 11:59 PM MST on Friday October 7. PWCO Images are not required, however, if you use them, you will be entered into the drawings twice. You may enter as many cards/projects as you like, in as many of the challenges as you like. On Saturday October 8, one winner from each challenge will be randomly drawn to win a $5 PWCO Gift Certificate!! (So you have 6 chances at winning a PWCO gift certificate!)

Have fun ladies, and Happy World Card Making Day.
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Cute Card Thursday: Animal Crackers
Crop Stop: Include the stamped word friend/friends
365 Cards: Lovely Layers
Speedy the Cats Friend: use polka dots ( the paper pieced Giraffe)
Crafts for Eternity: Anything Goes

PaperWorks Co. Recipe Friday Challenge

2011-09-30T11:00:00.001-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to this weeks PWCO Recipe Friday Challenge. Our recipe for you is Child's Play- Make a children's card (sport/toy/child image)and use Primary Colours!

For my entry, I used Zach The Football Player from the PaperWorks Co. Sport Series set. In order to keep the card boyish (meaning not too pretty), I stuck with primary colored cardstock. Too finish the card of, I took out my old school Dymo labeler and added "Fun Times" as my sentiment. All that is left is to find someone to send this too.

Won't you participate ladies? You don't have to use PWCO stamps, although we love it when you do. As long as you follow the recipe, it's all good! Oh, and as a reward for using a PWCO, you will get an extra ballot/extra chance at becoming the winner at the end of the month.

Be sure to check in tomorrow when all the PWCO DT gals have a surprise in store for you. Yup, we will have a little something for you all, in order to celebrate World Card Making Day 2011.

Well, that's it for me.
Happy Friday,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
For Fun Challenges: Show us some warmth (sunny yellow)
Cards For Men: Sports
Heart Song Inspirations: Ribbon and/or tag
Sew Many Challenges: Anything Goes
Raise the Bar: Hats Off (his helmet is pretty snazzy)
Crafts 4 Eternity: Anything Goes

Heather's Stamping Haven October 8th, 2011

2011-09-29T12:26:00.000-04:00

Good Morning Ladies,

I will be teaching a card class at Heather's Stamping Haven on October 8th, 2011. We will be making the above cards, and I will be sharing with you a few of my favorite Copic Marker Techniques. Won't you join us?

Pixie Fantasy
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm eastern

Throughout this 3 hour fun filled class you will have the opportunity to learn how to use your Copic markers in various ways to create visually appealing texture and tones on your stamped images. You will come out of this class with knowledge as to how to create scenes with various stamps via decoupage and coloring, and how to incorporate dies, Rubber Stamps, Polished Pigment Powders, and punches to create these 2 cards.

COPIC MARKERS USED: PLEASE BRING IF YOU HAVE THEM
E00, E07, E08, E27, E33, E34, E74, E77
B32, B34, B39, B95
BG10
G14, G17
Y13, Y19
YG03, YG94, YG97
R05
Blender Pen

If you are interested in participating, please call Heather (613) 726-0030 to reserve your spot.

Have a wonderful day ladies,
Hugs
Tanya

PaperWorks Co. 100th Sketch Challenge

2011-09-28T11:30:00.047-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to our PaperWorks Co. Wednesday Sketch Challenge. This week we are celebrating our 100th Sketch! Woohoo. I hope you all decide to play along. Remember, using a PWCO doubles your chances of winning, but is not required. Playing along with this sketch will get you a ballot for the the BIG BLING prize package.

I kept my card pretty simple. Out came my PWCO Safari Friends stamps and I just had to ink up Zoie the Zebra. What I love about this guy is that you don't have to ink him up very much, he is quite striking. I also have to gush about the co-ordintating Safari Friends sentiment stamps.It is nice to have a variety of sentiments to pick from, that coordinate with the stamps. I am all about being "matchy matchy' lately.

Did you know that PWCO offers you a discount if you purchase the Safari Friends Bundle? Yup, now that is super sweet.

Have a great week ladies,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
365 Cards: Triple It sentiment (stamped it out, cut it into 3, mounted it with pop up foam)
Tuesday Throwdown: Thinking of You
One Stitch at A Time: Favorites (at the moment mine are matching stamps and sentiments)
Paper Sundaes: Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin: Anything Goes
Card Making Mama's: Punches
Ooh La La: Punches or Dies
Creatalicious Challenge: Anything Goes

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #89

2011-09-28T08:30:00.002-04:00

Good Morning,

We welcome this Wednesday with The Pixie Cottage Challenge #89. This is my sketch ladies, and the Pixie Cottage theme is POP IT UP. Will you tackle the theme, the sketch, or both? I just love surprises, and can't wait to see what you all create.

This week I used my Crawling Cassie Pixie Cottage stamp. She is available, along with the sentiment at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More. I wanted to keep the card pretty simple because I was trying to focus all the visual attention on Baby Cassie. I paper pieced her diaper and bow, and then popped up her head. So the card is 2D. One of the things I enjoyed about making this card was adding some chalk around the patterned paper, the pink really helps balance out the bold pink ribbon, and frames Crawling Cassie.

Happy Wednesday,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
All Sorts: Keep it Simple
2 Sisters: Gingham or Plaid
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Heart Song Inspirations: Use ribbon and/or tag

PWCO Recipe Friday

2011-09-23T11:30:00.023-04:00

Good Morning,

It is Friday, and that means we have a new PWCO Recipe Challenge for you. This week on the PaperWorks Co. blog, our challenge is a photo inspirational challenge. Take a look at this beauty, are you inspired?

Please play along ladies, all you have to do is use the inspiration the photo creates and turn it into a project. You can play along without using a PWCO stamp, however if you do chose to use a PaperWorks Co stamp you will get an extra ballot at the end of the month.

I chose to use the PWCO Abigail C- He loves me stamp for my image. I picked out my papers based on the leaves, and picked up on the green tones more than the orange. I incorporated the oranges in my matting however my card is by no means as bright as the gorgeous photo. But theme wise, I think I managed well.

I am eager to see what you all create. Happy Krafting!

Hugs,
Tanya
Challenges this qualifies for are:
Tuesday Throwdown: Fall
Delightful Challenges: Fall
Paper Pretties: Fall
Stamptacular Sunday: Just Saying
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Autumn
Crafty Catz: Autumn
Crafts for Eternity: Fall
Paper Play: Autumn Leaves

The Pixie Cottage Challenge

2011-09-21T08:30:00.000-04:00

Good Morning,

Are you ready for this weeks Pixie Cottage Challenge #88! We have a super cool sketch for you, and our theme is a recipe of sorts. The recipe being - BUTTONS, BOWS and BRADS.

I used the NEW Pixie Cottage "Best Hugs" stamp from Michelle's Scrapbooking and More, to create this cuddly card. Not only did I follow the sketch, but I incorporated the theme as well. I have brads in the centers of the flowers, the bumble bee on the twine is a button, and of course my bow is a twine bow. I can feel the love just by looking at them, can't you?

On the technical side of things I used Copics B00, E17, E18 and E19. I started by adding the blue background, then took my cloth and blender solution and removed some of the color. I proceeded to take my blender pen and go about the image in a dabbing motion to create even more of a speckled look. I then went and colored the bears. I wanted them to be fuzzy, so I textured them with different zig zag types of strokes using all three colors. I like how their fur turned out, a first try for me using this technique.

What will you create for this weeks challenge? Don't be shy, no need to use Pixie Cottage stamps if you do not have them, you simply have to follow the sketch and/or the theme, and you could be chosen to win some of your very own Pixie Cottage stamps.

Don't forget The Pixie Cottage has a Design Team call up. It closes October 1st, 2011. Read all about it HERE!

Happy Krafting ladies,
Hugs
Tanya
Challenges this qualifies for are:
Mad For Markers Monthly Challenge: Use your blender to create pattern or effect
Papertake Weekly: Creature Comforts
Anything Goes: Anything Goes
Paper Pretties: Buttons (my little bee is a button)

PaperWorks Co. Recipe Friday Challenge

2011-09-16T12:21:00.002-04:00

Good Morning,

We have a FAB FAB FAB recipe challenge for you today over at PaperWorks Co.! Get ripping ladies, distress you creations, and add some lace and pearls.

I took out Garden Fresh Abigail, and then went to town with my distressing. Gardening is by no means a tidy and clean event, so I think the look of the card goes with how one looks/feels after gardening on a hot summers day. I added a tad of lace ribbon, and then incorporated some pearls. I had to give Abigail some pearl earrings too!

What will you come up with? ANYONE can participate, as long as you follow the recipe. If you use a PWCO image, then you double your chances of winning. So I really hope to see some of my fab followers playing along this month. Yup, you read that correctly, you have the whole month to enter your PWCO Recipe Friday challenge masterpiece.

Happy Friday,
Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Anything Goes: Vintage Shabby Chic
My Time To Craft: Kaleidoscope of Colors
Tuesday Throwdown: Pearls
Totally Stampalicious: Anything Goes
I Did It: Anything Goes
One Stitch At a Time: Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes
Jelly Park Friends: Pass It On

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #87

2011-09-14T08:30:00.014-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to The Pixie Cottage Challenge #87. Our theme this week is Fussy and Fancy. Don't forget you can choose to use our sketch as well. We like to leave it totally up to you, and yes, you can even choose to follow both the theme and the sketch.

I chose to use this lovely new Pixie Cottage Cupcake Set rubber stamp, which comes with this sentiment and one other. It is now available at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More. After coloring these yummy images, I find myself craving a decadent chocolate cupcake for sure!

I am excited to see what you all come up with for this challenge ladies. Hope to see you playing along with The Pixies.

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
One Stitch At A Time: Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge: Food and Drink

PaperWorks Co. Recipe Friday Challenge

2011-09-09T11:30:00.004-04:00

Photo Inspiration Challenge

Good Morning,

This weeks PaperWorks Co. Recipe Friday is a Photo Inspirational Challenge. Please take a look at the fab fab fab photo above. How can you resist playing along? Oh, and ladies you DO NOT have to use a PWCO image to play along, however when you do your chances at winning doubles!

I recently acquired the PWCO Safari Friends set, along with the matching sentiments, and the photo above reminds me a bit of the costumes from The Lion King. So......Out came Lucas the Lion with his "I'm not lion, I think your great!" sentiment. I chose my papers because the brown, golden yellow and turquoise really stood out in this photo. I cut 6 squares and sewed them together, trying to mimic the fabric, the circle die was inspired by the round handles, and the gold button on the right was added and inspired by the gold token on the purse above. The total shape of the card is self explanatory, or so I think. I did not get to incorporate the blues, nor the greens in my card, but a photo inspirational challenge is just that, you take what inspires you, and you go with it.

Hopefully I have inspired you to play along. Happy Friday!
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Craft Us Crazy: Autumn Colors
Fresh Brewed Blog: Something New (my new PWCO stamps)
PaperTake Weekly: Anything Goes
Crafty Creations: Anything but Square
Stamp With Fun: Autumn
The Little Red Wagon: Die cuts
Stamp Something: Anything Goes
The Poodles Parlour: Animal Antics

Pixie Cottage Challenge #86

2011-09-07T08:30:00.003-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to another "Once Upon A Wednesday" Pixie Cottage Challenge #86. Our theme is MELLOW YELLOW. We have also provided the sketch above for you. Feel free to use both, or split the challenge up. As long as you have fun, it's all good.

I used Hannah on A Swing, a Pixie Cottage stamp available at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More. I think this is one versatile stamp that is perfect for Summer, Spring or Fall, depending on how you color the leaves in the tree. I trimmed the image up a bit to make it fit on the card, adding clear chunky glitter around it, and continued on to add ribbon, baubles, pearls and pins. This card is my last attempt to hold on to the wonderful sunshine we have been blessed with this summer. Althought I have to admit, I love the fall season, simply because wearing sweaters and jeans are amongst my favorite thing. How about you? What season do you prefer?

Have a wonderful day ladies,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
I Did It: Girly Girls
Stamptacular Sunday: The Sky's The Limit
Stamping Bee's: Use a clip or pin

PaperWorks Co. Recipe Friday Challenge

2011-09-02T11:30:00.096-04:00

Materials Used

Stamps: Cutie Patootie Collection- Frisbee

Paper: May 2011 PWCO PaperCard Kit

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Copic Markers:
YG01, YG03, E30, E74, E77, E79, B00, B02, G94, G99

Good Morning,

Here is my creation for September's first PaperWorks Co. Friday Recipe Challenge. The recipe challenge this week is ABC.

A-any image B-blooms C-Charm

This card started with me picking out these fabulous blooms from my May PWCO Papercard kit. I wanted to make it look like Frisbee was out playing in a field full of blooms. I can picture him running through them to catch his toy and uprooting the flowers into the air, can you?

Did you know that each PWCO Papercard kit comes to you with color coordinated paper, cardstock and embellishments, so finding matching paper for each creation is EASY PEASY! (Not to mention affordable. Where else can you find kits for $11.99 that are full of crafty goodness!)

We hope you play along this month. As long as you use a PWCO image, you will be entered into the monthly draw to win Two PWCO stamps OR September's Papercard kit.

Happy Krafting,
Enjoy your long weekend,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
The Sisterhood of Crafters: Flower Power
My Time to Craft: In Full Bloom
Basic Grey: Anything Goes (used Basic Grey's Jump Rope Paper)
Totally Gorjuss: As you Like it
Paper Shelter: Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy: Favorite embellishments (charms and stick pins all the way)
Stampin Bee's: Use a clip or Pin
Scrapbook Sisters: Anything Goes
Crafts and Me: Add a charm
The Poodles Parlour: Animal Antics

Having Fun!

2011-09-01T09:15:00.001-04:00

Hello

I've been playing again, yup, and I really had fun with this one. Is Sammy the Snake not adorable? Sammy is part of the PaperWorks Co. Jungle Jesters set, and I am quite smitten at the moment. I took out my Copics and added texture, I then popped up some of the design paper. I think it makes it look like Sammy is slithering his way through the trees. The rest is self explanatory, I simply went about adding color, layers, jewels and such.

Well today is Thursday, and that is one day away from the long weekend! Do any of you have plans? I think we are headed out to the Perth Fair, for fun, rides, fresh air and Family time.

Enjoy your day, Happy Krafting, and see you tomorrow with a new PWCO Recipe Friday Challenge.

Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Totally Gorjuss: As you like it
Crazy 4 Challenges: Male themed card
Creative Card Crew: Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter: Anything Goes
I Did It: Nature
Sew Many Challenges: Edge punch
Crafty Calendar: Hot Colors
AI Factory: Anything Goes
JellyPark Friends: Punches and dies
Heart Song Inspirations: Anything Goes
Mad For Markers Monthly Challenge: Make a Scene

Pixie Cottage Challenge #85

2011-08-31T08:30:00.009-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome back to another Once Upon a Wednesday, Pixie Cottage Challenge. We are currently on challenge #85, and we are using the fab sketch above. The theme for this challenge is "Back to School", and again, you can choose the sketch as I have, and/or the theme.

I went back and used one of the Pixie Cottage Bird stamps, found at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More. I layered it up using 3 ovals. I saw one of our participants do just that a few weeks back, and decided to give it a go. Thanks for the inspiration Hazel!

What will you create this week? I stuck with the sketch, as I could not come up with any ideas for the theme, but I am sure you will be able to. Can't wait to see your works of art!

Happy Wednesday,
Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
My Time to Craft: In Full Bloom (Flowers)
I did It: Nature
Creative Card Crew: Anything Goes

Saturday News

2011-08-27T09:34:00.002-04:00

Hello,

Just thought I would pass along some news to all of you on this fine Saturday morning. Viva Las Vegastamps has an offer for you. By visiting HERE, following the instructions on the right side of the page, and posting their blinky on your site, they will ship you a free Grab Bag of stamps. No joke! How super sweet is that. Not to mention they have free shipping going on too until August 31st.

I also wanted to give Michelle's Scrapbooking and More and shout out. Congratulations on your new store! I am loving the pink, and I hope you are very successful. If any of you live close to the Hartville Marketplace, be sure to stop by booth 196, and say hello to Michelle!

I also wanted to mention Heather's Stamping Haven. She has dedicated the whole month of August to raising money for "Victims of Violence". She is also getting lot's of new stock, so be sure to drop in and say Hello as well.

I am off to find "Twinkle Toe" shoes for Karlye. She learned to tie her own laces, and that was the only thing holding us back from getting them for her. She has kindly reminded us, with a huge toothless grin that she indeed can get them now. After that, I have a "Make and Take" at Heather's Stamping Haven,with all proceeds going to Victims of Violence. Not to mention squeezing in some park time as the sun is out in full force!

Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Tanya

PWCO Recipe Friday

2011-08-26T11:00:00.005-04:00

Good Morning,

I am so super excited to show you this card! This weeks PaperWorks Co Friday Recipe Challenge#12 is a Photo inspiration Challenge. Is this picture not fabulous!!!!!!! Look at all the textures, colors and shapes. I attempted to mimic them in my card, by using similar shapes, colors and by popping up some of my punched out shapes with different degrees of thick foam tape.

I have had this paper in my stash for over 2 years, and I am just amazed that it went perfectly, it really justified my paper hoarding tendency. Makes me want to buy more paper now, LOL. Can anyone relate, do you have a paper fetish too? Oh and I have to mention my old school label maker, get a load of the Dynamo label tape on the left hand side, the blue matched perfectly, what luck.

Just to re-cap the PWCO rules, in order for your entry to be valid, you must use a PWCO image, and don't forget, they still have this FREEBIE. I really do hope you play along, this photo inspiration would be a shame to go to waste.

Be sure to check out my team mate Corinne's entry she always makes me go WOW.

Happy Krafting!
Hugs,
Tanya

Materials Used

Stamps: Aqua Amigos –Ollie the Octopus

Paper: Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

V12,V15,V17,B29

Challenges this qualifies for are:
One Stop Craft Chalenge: Bold and Bright
Paper Playtime: Anything Goes
Stamps R Us: Anything Goes
Stamp With Fun: Summer
Totally Stampalicious: Use 3 different punches (3 different sized circle punches, a scalloped circle punch too)
Aud Sentiments Challenge: Anything Goes
Crop Stop: Anything Goes
PaperCrafting Journey: Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations: Text Me (loving my old school label maker)
PaperCutz: use any type of star (starfish)

Pixie Cottage Challenge #84

2011-08-24T08:30:00.006-04:00

Good Morning,

Challenge# 84 over at The Pixie Cottage this week has us using a pretty intense sketch, and the theme is "Summer Nights". I have used the Pleasant Porch Pixie Cottage background stamp, and the ever so pretty Sitting Summer Willow stamp for my creation this week. Both stamps are available for purchase at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More.

In attempts to make the scene look like it was a Summer's Night, I stayed with my Copic Blue tones. To subdue the red cherries on Willow's hat, and the yellow flowers on the porch swing, I went over them with my C4 Copic. It really muted the colors, but that is what I was going for. To make Willow's skin appear a bit darker, out came my C2, along with my E31, blending them with the E02 Copic. It was fun to play around with this theme as my cards are usually done up to look like there is a source of sunlight shining upon them.

Well I guess I will keep is short and sweet today. But I do have to say I am looking forward to seeing what your take on the theme will look like.

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
My Time To Craft: Here Comes The Girls
Tuesday Throwdown: Dimensions and Textures
One Stitch at a Time: Bling it up (pearls and rhinestones)

PWCO Recipe Friday #11

2011-08-19T11:30:00.069-04:00

Good Morning!

This weeks Recipe Challenge #11 over at PaperWorks Co. is all about

"Getting Fruity- a twist of lemon/lime/coconut....." You can use the colours, them images or both!

The above card is my interpretation for this weeks challenge, and as usual I have a thought process that went along with it's creation. So here goes.... Coconuts have fibrous brown shells, so that had me reaching for my Kraft paper stash. I even decided to stamp and colour on the kraft cardstock as well. The PWCO/RAM Beary Best of Friends stamp fit right in with the recipe as well. They are sitting down, sharing that yummy basket of fruit.

The yellow and green are of course colours that represent the lemon and lime aspect of the recipe. I really like the way the colors pop off the Jillibean Soup design paper. I used to have these tiny beads that were shaped as apples, lemons, bananas etc. and they were always laying about. Funny thing is, now that I have kiddos, they seemed to have disappeared, so I had to improvise at 12:30 am and use yellow and green stickpins instead, tucked into my kraft ribbon. I really wanted to attach the lemons and limes though. Le sigh....

I do hope you decide to play along, and be sure to enter your creations if you do. Don't forget, you have to use a PWCO image, and if you don't have one, you are in luck, you can still grab the free digi HERE.

Happy Krafting ladies,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Craft Us Crazy: Anything Goes
Try it On Tuesday: Anything Goes
Paper Playtime: Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time: Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges: Summertime (a summer picinic)
The Kraft Journal: Anything Goes (the image is stamped and colored on Kraft paper, ribbon color is Kraft)

Pixie Cottage Challenge #83

2011-08-17T08:00:00.009-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to this weeks Pixie Cottage Challenge #83. You can choose to use the sketch above, and/or our "Big on Birthdays" theme. Mine is a Birthday Card, but I left the sentiment for the inside, so it is best to say that I at least followed the sketch.

My sister turns 15 this month, and so this card was made specifically for her. I chose Hannah at Fence, a lovely Pixie Cottage stamp. I can just imagine her on a bright and warm sunny day, looking out into the big blue sky, making birthday wishes. Just as I hope my sister is doing. We are taking her out to see The Smurfs (her request), and I am a bit stumped at what else to get her. Things were much easier when she was younger. She hates getting money, loves getting wrapped presents, so I have to come up with something!

Well I best be going. I hope you are inspired enough to join us this week.

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
The Crafty Pad: Cute and Girly
My Time to Craft: G is for Girl
Craft Us Crazy: Anything Goes
Heart and Song Inspirations: Pleated ribbon ( I made my own with paper)

Just Because.....

2011-08-14T11:17:00.003-04:00

Good Morning,

I had some time to play, so I gathered up some items from my stash and did just that. Why you may ask, well "Just Because" I could. This PWCO Wool Ewe stamp is always so much fun to play with. I really love popping him/her up. This time I took my circle punch, and then my scalloped circle punch and used them to create dimensions. I used my Scor-Pal to create some lines in the pink cardstock, then a bit of washi tape to add a splash of bold color. The rest was having fun matching the up the colors with my Copics.

So what have you been up to ladies? What have you created "Just Because"?

Have a fabulous Sunday,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
365 Days: 30 minutes or less (this took about 20 minutes)
The Crafty Pad: Cute and Girly (a cute image and Pink)
One Stitch at a Time: Anything Goes
Ellephantastic: Add some layers
Cute Card Thursday: Clean and Simple
Frosted Designs: Animals

PaperWorks Co. Recipe Friday Challenge

2011-08-12T11:30:00.019-04:00

Materials Used

Stamps: PWCO Zoe The Gymnast- Sports Series II

Paper: Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

V09 V15 V17 B26 E00 E01 E02 E33 E34 E97 E99 Y11 Y21 RV06

Good Morning,

TGIF! Today the PWCO Recipe Friday #10 is a photo-inspiration challenge. My take involves using the pink, yellow, purple and orange from the photograph above. I took it another step further and used design paper, the lines within the paper, and some well thought out paper cutting to try to reproduce the lines. Did I succeed ladies?

My youngest daughter turned 5 on Tuesday. How bittersweet! "Mommy I miss being 4" she says, and I can empathize with her because she is growing up way to fast. Where I am going with this story is that I made this card specifically for her. She has recently taken up gymnastics, thus the PWCO Zoe the Gymnast stamp was chosen, as was the color purple because that is Miss Jayme's favorite color. The yellow hair was again chosen to depict my daughter. And I succeeded at making her happy because she smiled and said "That's me Mommy!" And that made my day I tell ya.

Have a wonderful Friday ladies, I hope you decide to give this challenge a go. Be sure to use a PWCO image, or your entry will not be valid. Good Luck.

Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Craft Your Days Away: Birthday
Speedy the Cat's Friend: Anything but a standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" card
Anything Goes: Birthday / Celebration
Top Tip Tuesday: Straight Edges
Tuesday Throwdown: Birthday
A Spoon Full of Sugar: Birthdays

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #82

2011-08-10T07:00:00.001-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to another "Once Upon a Wednesday" Pixie Cottage Challenge. We are using the wonderful Sketch above, and the theme for Challenge # 82 is "Say it With Flowers".

I used the Cuddly Cute Pixie Cottage stamp, to go along with the Amazing Friends sentiment. This stamp is available at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More, and also Heather's Stamping Haven in Ottawa. The patterned paper was specifically chosen to incorporate the theme. I really have a hard time inking up flowers, so I cheat. Well it may not be a cheat, but what I do is cut out the flowers on the design paper, and pop them up giving them dimension. I then use them to embellish the card. It is a very easy way to co-ordinate your creations And that is my tip for the day :)

Well I am short on words it seems, but I do hope you all play along. Summer is certainly the time to be inspired by flowers, so I think it will be easy to incorporate them into your work.

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Top Tip Tuesday: flower tip
Raise the Bar: Anything Goes
Incy Wincy: Something Old (the paper), something new (the square brads)
Sentimental Sundays: Flowers
PaperTake Weekly: Grow Your Own

PaperWorks Co. Recipe Challenge

2011-08-05T11:30:00.061-04:00

Friday's PWCO Recipe Challenge

Babies, Buttons and Bows

Good Morning,

For the month of August you will see me participating and creating in the PWCO Recipe Challenges. Corinne and I will be showing you our creations, and then urging you all to play along. Don't be shy, we love having you play along and inspiring us. In order to qualify for a prize though, you must use a PWCO image.

When I read over the recipe I was stumped. What to do, what to do? I knew I wanted to make a "Congrats/Baby Boy" card but that was about it. I had the May 2011 PWCO boy themed PWCO papercard kit sitting in front of me, along with my new Cutie Patootie "Frisbee" PWCO stamp, when all of a sudden I had my AHA moment, and the above was created. The rest was all about adding color and texture with my Copics. All the embellishments are from that May PWCO papercard kit too, I did not have to search through my stash at all.

It can be that easy ladies. I am very eager to see what your take on this recipe will be! Enjoy.

Materials Used

Stamps: Cutie Patootie Collection- Frisbee

Paper: May 2011 PWCO PaperCard Kit

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

YG05, G03 G07 B00 E15 E17 E18

Happy Krafting,

Hugs,

Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Craft Us Crazy: Anything Goes for August
ABC Challenge: A is for Auburn

Practical Scrappers 2cd Birthday

2011-08-05T08:00:00.034-04:00

materials used

Stamps : PaperWorks Co. - A New Adventure

Paper: PWCO July PaperCard kit

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

R02 YR04 YR07 BOO

E00 E25 E27 E29 E33 E37 E79 E97

YG03 YG05 YG07 YG09 YG95

C4 C6 Y17

Good Morning,

Practical Scrappers just turned 2! Be sure to join Practical Scrappers all week for fun features, an online recipe contest, a blog hop, and all kinds of fun prizes!

All of the past and current Practical Scrappers design team members were asked if they would like to Celebrate and play along during this fun and exciting Anniversary week. And of course I just had to play along. Practical Scrappers was the very first DT I was a part of. Thanks for asking ladies!

Today I am participating in the Practical Scrappers "create a card with 2 of anything" anniversary challenge. Thus my 2 brads, and 2 rhinestones.

Happy Birthday Practical Scrappers!

Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Tuesday Throwdown: Summertime
The Crazy Challenge: The Sun is Out

DRAMA QUEEN

2011-08-04T22:08:00.002-04:00

Good Evening,

We all know one (or two) we all LOVE or disLIKE em, the ever popular (or not) DRAMA QUEEN. I was inspired this week by the CPS sketch #229 to create this punning card. I used PWCO's Ollie the Octopus
one of the Aqua Amigo's and transformed him into a she. I then stamped out a crown, added the gems, and finished it off by stamping the sentiments.

I have a sister, that I could technically call a Drama Queen, but it would be in an ever so loving manner, because in my eyes, she ROCKS! So this will probably go to her, and she will probably laugh, a lot.

Have a good night, I am experiencing a house with no kiddos or DH tonight. They are up at the cottage. It has been over 9 years since I spent an evening alone, boy does it feel odd. No worries though, they come back tomorrow.

Hugs, and happy krafting,
Tanya

MaterialsUsed

Stamps: Aqua Amigos –Ollie the Octopus

Paper: July 2011 PWCO PaperCard Kit

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

YR04, YR07, R14, R17

Challenges this qualifies for are:

CPS challenge 229: Sketch

Scrap-Creations: Buttons or Bows I went with a bow!

Speedy the Cat's Friend: Anything but ribbon-I used twine

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #81

2011-08-03T08:00:00.019-04:00

Good Morning,

This week, The Pixie Cottage's Challenge #81 has provided us with a fun sketch, and the theme this week is "Time to Learn (share a favorite technique)". I of course tackled the sketch, one of my favorite things to do.

As far as technique, well I like to play around with my Copics. There is a paint on the market that allows you to take a black and white photo and add color to it. I have seen Paola Levi's card using the same technique using Copics so I thought I would give it a go. I took The Pixie Cottage background stamp At the Corner of... and added BOO to the windows and R000 to the curtain. I then went over all of it with C1 to and continued to shade the rest of the image with C1, C3, and C5. I then took my Kenny K stamp, purchased at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More, and colored her in. She is bold, and vibrant against the greyish backdrop. I like how she just POPS out.

I feel alive today, my family is enjoying the sunshine, and we are all enjoying the weekends together, outdoors doing some sort of physical activity. What have you been up to?

Happy Krafting ladies,
Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy: Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes
Anything Goes: Pick of the bunch (flowers)

2 Cute Thursday Inspiration

2011-07-28T07:00:00.004-04:00

Good Morning,

Here is my card for the 2 Cute Rubber Stamps current Photo Inspiration Challenge. I am using the NEW 2 Cute Digi image "Baby Girl Bunny". Is she not the cutest! To add a bit of texture to her fur, I took out my Copic blender fluid, added some to a fuzzy sock and dabbed it on the image. The blender fluid removes some of the ink and leaves a similare pattern to what you have on the cloth/sock etc. I just love playing with my Copic Blender Fluid. (My tip for the day)

Photo Inspiration for 2 Cute Rubber Stamps Challenge

Well, that's pretty much it, I had fun playing around again. Letting the photo, my design papers, and my stash inspire me. I really hope to see you all play along. As long as you use the photo to inspire any creation, you qualify to win prizes.

Happy Krafting ladies,
Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
2 Sisters: Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss: Punch or Die (I used circle punches, corner punches too)
Copic Creations: Pastel Colors
Top Tip Tuesday: Make it girlie and my tip about the sock and blender fluid

Pixie Cottage Challenge #80

2011-07-27T08:00:00.010-04:00

Good Morning,

Once Upon a Wednesday over at The Pixie Cottage has a wonderful embossing challenge for you. Having a hard time deciding what to create? Why not try your hand with the sketch below. In order to enter, all you have to do is use the sketch and/or the embossing theme. Just by doing that you qualify to win the weekly prize.

My card today uses The Pixie Cottage's South End Girl. She is one of my all time favorites. I matched her dress up with the red in the design paper instead of paper piecing today. My embossing is minimal, but nevertheless important I suppose. I have a wonderful box of metal embellishments, and they are silver. I really felt that gold worked best, so I VersaMarked the metal bit, dipped it in gold embossing powder, heated it up, and VOILA. I have a nice gold flower embellishment in the lower right hand side of my card.

Well, that's it for me, a nice short post for today. I can't wait to see what you create ladies, I am always up for some inspiration.

Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
The Crafty Pad: Wet or dry embossing (I wet embossed the silver metal flower with gold embossing powder)
Totally Gorjuss: Punch or die (scallop circle punch and circle punch for the flower in corner)
Paper Cutz: Anything Goes

Monday's Creation - PWCO's July PaperCard Kit

2011-07-25T11:00:00.000-04:00

Good Morning,

Have I mentioned lately how much fun I am having in my craft room? I am just loving the PWCO Aqua Amigo's set, partially due to the Water/Outdoor themed July 2011 PWCO PaperCard kit, and probably because my girls and I are getting a lot of outdoor "fun in the sun ( and water)" time this summer.

Yes Tommy the Turtle is a boy, but he is a big fan of pink. And yes my soon to be 5 year old giggles when she sees boys wearing pink, to which I quickly inform her that boys can like pink as much as she likes red.

I hope you are all having a fun summer, and be sure to enjoy this Monday morning. What are you up to today? I would love it if you left me comment about what your plans are for the day.

Materials Used

Stamps: Aqua Amigos –Tommy the Turtle

Paper: July 2011 PWCO PaperCard Kit

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

BG32 BG34 R81 R83

Happy Krafting,
Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Paper Sundaes: Beachy or Summer
2 Sisters: Anything Goes
Copic Creations Challenge: Pastel Colors

PWCO's Blog Hop-July 23rd, 2011

2011-07-23T11:00:00.293-04:00

Welcome to the PaperWorks Co. July release Blog Hop

RAM Wedding!

Each one of the PWCO design team members has a colour palette posted on their blogs, like the one above. These are our wedding colors. What we would like you to do is create a project / scrapbook page / card etc with the colour palettes provided.

You have 48 hours to enter as many of the colour challenges as you would like (one entry per colour challenge), giving you up to 9 entries to win a prize package that consists of the ENTIRE release AND a July PaperCard Kit. You can enter your creations by linking up your post(s) through the InLinkz provided on the PaperWorks Co. Blog . Your entries must be in by 9AM MST on Monday, July 25, 2011.
Note: You will need to create a new post for each colour palette creation, being sure to link each one up separately. And keep in mind you must use a PWCO stamp somewhere on your creation.

Here is the order of the Blog Hop:

PaperWorks Co. Blog Kickoff

Here is a photo of Jamie and I on our wedding day. We got married November 30th, 2002. Our colours were Black and White, Platinum and Gold. Most of our photographs are in black and white as we went with a photo journalistic approach.

Here we go with my two creations for the PWCO RAM Wedding release.

The circular stamp in the top right hand corner of my card is a digital Freebie PWCO is giving away today HERE. This stamp is an official PWCO digital stamp so it can be the one used for your entries!

I wanted to make something other than a card, and my AHA moment came when I stumbled across this small chocolate bar. I brought it home and made a chocolate bar wrapper for it. A sweet Wedding Favour the Bride and Groom could give out after their fantastic day.

Materials Used

Stamps: RAM Pronounced , RAM The First Kiss

Paper: Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

C00, C01, C02, C04, C06, C07, E00

Thank you for visiting! I hope you enjoy the hop, and be sure to visit the rest of the team, you are in for a real treat.

Hugs,

Tanya

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #79

2011-07-20T08:00:00.036-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to The Pixie Cottage's Fun With Food challenge. To get you started we have sketch #79 for you to work with. You can chose to stick with the theme, or the sketch, but feel free to combine both as I have.

I had to use my Pixie Cottage Pepe the Penguin for this card because he was just perfect for the theme. Did you know that Michelle's Scrapbooking and More has all the Pixie Cottage stamps on sale! She has lowered their price by 20%.

I had originally thought to use chipboard for the arrow, but I found the adorable "Let's do Lunch" sentiment and it changed my layout. So I took one of my black arrow brads, dipped it in glue and red embossing powder, and used that on the right hand side. I think I will send this card out to one of my girly girls, and hopefully she will take me up on the offer to do lunch.

Well I hope you have fun with this challenge,
Happy Krafting ladies,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Craft Your Passion: Text It
I Did It: Animals (Pepe is a penguin)
Frosted Designs: Quote that

Karlye's PWCO Creation

2011-07-19T12:36:00.000-04:00

Hello,

Just wanted to show you how versatile PWCO stamps can be. If you have young children at home, the PWCO Sport Series I and II are perfect. Karlye had 2 birthdays this weekend, and she made this card for one of them in just 5 minutes. I like that I get to use these fun stamps, and so do my children. Zoe the Swimmer looks like she is having fun in the multicolor waves, don't you think?

Have a wonderful Tuesday, and don't forget to save the date for the PWCO Blog Hop July 23rd, 2011 9:00 am MST.

Hugs,
Tanya

Monday Creations - PWCO's July PaperCard Kit

2011-07-18T11:30:00.039-04:00

Good Morning,

Here I am on this humid and drab stormy Monday morning with this bright and cheerful card. We had a nasty storm last night, so this image has me daydreaming about the amazing sunny weekend we just had.

The above card is my Monday Creation using PaperWorks Co. July PaperCard Kit. Everything you see on this card was in that kit. No need to search through your papers and ribbon box for coordinating colors, all you need to do is open the kit, and your projects pretty much jump out at you. LOL, ok not quite that easy, but easy enough!

The paper with the octagons reminded me of umbrellas on the beach, which then had me envisioning this little crab scuttling along pinching everyone's toes, so out came Carlos the Crab, one of PWCO's Aqua Amigo's stamps. The rest just came together based on color coordinating. I do have to point out the luscious red cardstock, it has a slight texture to it, and it is so sturdy! In case you are wondering about the sentiment, I took the border sheet that comes in PaperCard kit, and cut it out, placing it above Carlos.

Materials Used

Stamps: Aqua Amigos – Carlos the Crab

Paper: July 2011 PWCO PaperCard Kit

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

R05, R08, YR04, YR07

P.S. Don't forget about our NEW Release BLOG HOP this comming Saturday. Tune in July 23rd, 2011 9:00 am MST for fun, challenges, and prizes to be won!

Have a Kreative day!
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for:
Stamptacular Sunday: Animal Antics
Fussy and Fancy Friday: Summer

2 Cute Rubber Stamps

2011-07-18T08:49:00.000-04:00

Good Morning,

I am preparing for my daughter's 5th birthday and we are having Ariel come to visit. So that means I have about 12 invitations to make. Here is the first one. I always keep one for my daughter's memory box, and since Jayme likes purple, I personalized hers by adding her name in purple letters.

I used Mermaid and Friends, another adorable 2 Cute Rubber Stamp. The colors I used were dictated by my 5 year old. She went and got me the DVD so I could put the proper colors down on paper. LOL. She was more than pleased. Now, here is a little secret, I have photocopied this image after coloring it. So now all I have to do is cut out, glue on and send out the other 12 invitations. I will be sure to post a picture of all of them when they are done.

Don't forget that 2 Cute Rubber Stamps currently has a Bling It Up challenge going on HERE. Again, I have used my DCWV bling cardstock, so this would qualify.

Have a wonderful day ladies, we are kleening up here after a really bad storm, and it is grey, dismal and humid. How about you?

Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Craft Your Passion: Text it
CMC Copic Challenge: Use your favorite Copic Technique (blender fluid to create textured background)

Friday News

2011-07-15T10:53:00.000-04:00

Hi Ladies,

Did you know that Michelle's Scrapbooking and More has Pixie Cottage Stamps on sale for 20% off at the moment! And she is clearing out the store to make room for newness this coming Fall. So be sure to head over and peruse the store.

2 Cute Rubber Stamps has a 25% off deal going on for all stamps found in the 2 Cute Etsy Store.

PWCO is having a Blog Hop next week full of fun, inspiration, NEW stamps and PRIZES. Mark July 23rd, 2011 (9am MST) on you calendars ladies. You are in for a reall treat.

NOTE: PWCO for the month of July will be bringing some more LOVE in the air -

PWCO is going to be doing some sneak peaks of the new images, but you have to be a Facebook fan in order to check it out – because they are going to post some sneaks on the fan page! AS well, remember our fan frenzy is still on!
Refer your friends to the PWCO fan page here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=514940057#!/pages/PaperWorks-Co/107480815945516 and for every 25 ppl we get, we’re giving out a free stamp of their choice!!

Hugs,
Tanya

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #78

2011-07-13T08:00:00.038-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to The Pixie Cottage's Challenge #78. The wonderful sketch is to get you started, however, if sketches are not your thing, you can always follow along with this weeks "Wrap it with Ribbon" theme. As long as you use one or the other, you qualify to enter, and thus win. Won't you play with the Pixie's?

I used Hannah with Butterflies, a Pixie Cottage stamp available to purchase at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More, or Heather's Stamping Haven in Ottawa. I must have been a bit tired, because if you look on the Pixie Cottage Blog, I forgot to put the sentiment in the bottom corner. But I have uploaded a new picture here with the "For You" sentiment. I also followed along with the theme, and wrapped the left side with lace ribbon. Adding acrylic butterflies that I stamped with white Staz On.

Let me know what you think ladies, I just love hearing from you. Have a great day, and I hope you decide to play along.

Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Tuesday Throwdown: Fun in the sun
Crazy Challenge: Summertime
Cute Card Thursday: Lace

2 Cute Rubber Stamps Tuesday Challenge

2011-07-12T07:00:00.022-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to the 2 Cute Rubber Stamps Bling it Up challenge. I have used the Thank You Cat digital stamp, soon to be available in the 2 Cute Rubber Stamps Etsy store.

I decided to use subtle bling. My design paper is embossed with bling, and I embossed my image with clear embossing powder that has a touch of sparkle to it. I really loved the colors of the paper, so I incorporated them into the flowers, and added matching rhinestones (more bling) into their centers. I put a trio of bling in the bottom right hand corner as well.

I am not sure if I like how furry I made the kitty. My daughter is over the moon with her, so I suppose it looks ok, I just wanted to give her a bit more of a 2D look. Did I succeed?

I hope you all decide to play along, keeping in mind, as long as you follow the theme, your creation qualifies. So be sure to BLING IT UP with 2 Cute Rubber Stamps this week.

NOTE: Be sure to Check out the Sneak Peek of a New Digital Stamp that will be available Next Tuesday! If you are the first to guess what it is you will WIN the new digital stamp! AND Heidi is offering a 25% coupon code for all her 2 Cute Rubber Stamp Etsy shop stamps and to all facebook fans starting now and for the entire week!

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya R

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Craft Your Passion: Just for you
I Did It: Floral

Monday Creations - PWCO's July PaperCard Kit

2011-07-11T11:30:00.035-04:00

Good Monday Morning!

Here I am again, very excited to share this card with you. Today I get to show you yet another creation using PWCO's July 2011 PaperCard kit. This kit is full of fabulous brightly colored and water themed papers, so what better stamp to use than PWCO's Wallie the Whale. Wallie is part of the Aqua Amigos, and I am so in love with this set. They are so cute, so easy to color, and just too much fun. Be sure to check out the matching sentiment stamps that go along with Wallie and his amigos, mine are ordered and I am waiting patiently for the mail LOL!

I went to town with the water theme this week. I tried to make it look like Wallie was blowing water out of his spout with the wave flourished paper. The background paper is self explanatory; waves. I then played around with the coordinating ribbon to make it look like waves. Have I mentioned that PWCO's PaperCard Kits always come with a bag full of matching embellishments? As you can see, I used some of the ribbons, the brads and the buttons from this kit, to add the finishing touches. I LOVE to coordinate.

Well, I hope I have urged you to get out your stash, to create, and to have fun. What better way to start the week!

Materials Used

Stamps: Wallie the Whale

Paper: July 2011 PWCO PaperCard Kit

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

B00, B02, R000, R27, E34, E42

Hugs,

Tanya

P.S. Be sure to check out the PWCO blog for a sneek peak at the NEW PWCO release coming your way July 23, 2011.

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Crazy Challenge: Summertime
Paper Playtime: Summer
The Crafty Pad: Lot's of texture (twine, buttons, ribbon)

2 Cute Rubber Stamps Red, White and Blue

2011-07-07T07:00:00.002-04:00

Good Morning,

Following along with this weeks 2 Cute Rubber Stamps Challenge -Red White and Blue, I created this little gem of a card. I really like the paper rosettes I have seen around Blog land, so I thought to make one without a die. The first thing my darling husband says to me is "It looks like a badge." What a clever man, would this not be a very cute badge for a Cowboy birthday party! Sigh, I don't think my girls will go for a Cowboy party though. LOL.

I used Cowboy Kid, a wonderful circular 2 Cute Rubber Stamp that is also available in digital form HERE. I like that the 2 Cute Rubber Stamp company has both rubber and digital. A little something for everyone, how nice is that! It also makes it easy to craft imediately using the digi form, until the mailman delivers the rubber to your doorstep.

Happy Krafting this week ladies,
Hugs,
Tanya R

Challenges this qualifies for are:
The Pink Elephant: Red White and Blue challenge
Paper Playtime: Red White and Blue
Sir Stampalot: Anything Goes

PaperWorks Co. Sketch 88

2011-07-06T11:30:00.014-04:00

Good Morning,

July is certainly proving to be busy, hence I am staying out of trouble. Somewhat ;) PaperWorks Co. is currently on Sketch Challenge #88, and the team has some news for you. Be sure to head over today and read all about it.

What I can share with you is that from this sketch challenge forth, anyone participating in the challenges will have to use a PWCO stamp. So today, for a limited time, if you head over to PWCO, you will be given the lovely digital frame image to download. How nice is that!!!! A gift on this fine Wednesday morning.

For my creation, I rotated the sketch. This Get Well Abby stamp reminds me of a game we use to play in the school yard. Do you remember the "He loves me, he loves me not..." game? Abby is just so adorable, hence the Adore Bingo card. If you take a peek at what the Bingo card is tucked into, you will see one of the free PWCO digital frame stamps that is genersously being given out for your own personal use. Well, that's it for me, what will you make with the sketch this week?

P.S Be SURE to check out the details right HERE! A PWCO blog hop, a new RAM release, and prizes that can be won. Save the date ladies, July 23, 2011.

Materials Used:

Stamps: Get Well Abby, RAM New Adventure Sentiment stamp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copics Markers: W0 W1 W3, R24 R27 R29

Happy Krafting ladies,

Hugs,

Tanya

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #77

2011-07-06T07:00:00.040-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to The Pixie Cottage Challenge #77. This weeks theme is Wet and Wild, and the sketch used is #77, the one above. Note: You get to choose whether or not your creation will be based on the sketch and/or the theme. Please use your Pixie Cottage stamps, but if you don't have any, feel free to use your own.

The Pixie Cottage stamp I chose to use this week is Hannah with Umbrella. I don't know about wild, but it sure fit the Wet part of the theme. Then again, if Hannah is anything like my 2 girls, jumping in the puddles can get a bit wild. I did change up the sketch just a tad. I found that my oval in the right lower corner was to overbearing, so I switched it up a bit and added 3 rhinestones.

Be sure to head on over to Michelle's Scrapbooking and More, she has come out with some new digital Pixie Cottage stamps, and she has started up a Monthly Copic Club. Lot's of newness for the Summer I tell ya!

Have a fantabulous Wednesday ladies,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
PaperTake Weekly: Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Monday Creations - PWCO's July PaperCard Kit

2011-07-04T11:30:00.089-04:00

Good Morning,

This month I will be posting my PWCO creations on Monday. I am responsible for showing you nifty things one can create with the PaperWorks Co. July 2011 PaperCard kit.

Did you know that each month PWCO creates these fabulous kits, full of wonderful papers, matching cardstock and matching embellishments. No more searching for matching ribbons and such, it is all in the kit. The BEST part of this kit is the quality of course, and it is only $11.99 a month. Not to mention that it is always up to par with the current Season we happen to be in.

The PWCO July kit is a fun filled kit with oodles of outdoor papers that are bound to get your creative inspirations going. What better stamp to match this month's kit; Zoe the Swimmer. I used the wonderful water wave paper for the center in attempts to make Zoe look like she was splashing about and making waves. The background paper was used to add dimension. To add to the water theme I took the cute fishy paper and added a tab to the lower left hand corner. AND, as I mentioned before, July's kit is packed with matching embellishments, so out came the ribbon and brads to finish off the card. I have to say I am ALL about matching things up.

Materials Used

Stamps: Zoe the Swimmer

Paper: July 2011 PWCO PaperCard Kit

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:

Hair: Y11 Y21 E97 E99

Skin: E00

YR07 B00 B02 C6

Hope this jump starts your week ladies,

Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:

All Sorts: Free and Easy July

Southern Girls Challenge: Bring out your inner child (I spent many a summers day swimming in my Oma's pool)

Pixie Cottage Challenge #76

2011-06-29T08:30:00.000-04:00

Good Morning,

Are you ready for another Pixie Cottage Challenge? We have a wonderful "Strawberries and Cream" theme, as well as fun sketch #76 for you to choose from. Remember, you can chose to use the theme and/or the sketch. For the summer session we will be randomly choosing 1 lucky winner, and that person will be able to choose 2 Pixie Cottage Stamps of their choice.Won't you come and play with The Pixies?

I just LOVE the theme this week. My choice of October Afternoon Strawberry papers made the theme come together very easily. I chose to use South End Girls #2 again because she is just so darling. I then went about coloring my image, only to finish off my card with an enameled strawberry broach!

Michelle's Scrapbooking and More carries the wonderful Prima Flowers on my card that were chosen to match my DP, she also carries the stamp. Currently Michelle has started up a Monthly Copic Club.You will receive 3 new Copic Markers a month, for $15.75 including shipping. This is perfect for the beginner Copic collector. Should you be interested sure click on the link above to find out more.

Happy Krafting ladies,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
ABC Challenge: X Crossing Ribbons
Crafty Catz: Add a Charm
2 Sisters Challenge Blog: Fairies

PaperWorks Co. ABAC Sunday

2011-06-26T11:30:00.002-04:00

Good Morning,
I am back with my third ABAC creation for PaperWorks Co.
I was perusing the ScorPal site and came across this wonderful File Folder template. I have to say the directions were super easy to follow, and I only had to attempt it once!

I am thrilled with how this turned out. I added my own personal touches, such as using the most adorable Wool Ewe PWCO stamp to create a simple, but clean image on the box top brim. I then added a PWCO tab inside to help organize and clean up my craft desk. I now have a place to file all my pre-stamped images that clutter my workspace.

I was full of inspiration once I completed my project, so I moved on to create this matching 4 x4 card. I just love the feeling when a project comes together and the end result leaves me with a good feeling.

This would make a wonderful gift for friends and such. I may just have to try this one out again, perhaps at Christmas time, for some handmade, personalized gifts. Should you decided to try this out, please leave me a link. I would love to see what you do with it.

Have a wonderful Sunday,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Southern Girls Challenge: Anything Goes

2 Cute Rubbers Stamps Sunday Inspiration

2011-06-26T07:00:00.000-04:00

Good Morning,

Here is my 2 Cute Rubber Stamp Sunday Inspiration posting. I wanted to give this card a rustic, outdoor feel so I immediately gravitated to my stash of recycled corrugated cardboard.

Owl Miss You is an adorable stamp, available in digi form as well as rubber. I personally have him in rubber form, and he is one of my favorites. I just adore those big rimmed glasses he has on. What's not to love!

I colored him Kraft paper, with my prisma pencil crayons because I can get a really nice textured look. It also leaves a bit of a shiny gleam to it, and that totally reminds me of feathers. Yes I really tend to put thought into some of my cards, such as this one. Most of my techniques have been trial and error, and I just really enjoy being inspired by all you talented ladies. Thank you for all your posts, I learn something new each and every day simply by perusing your blogs.

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Sweet Stampin Challenge: Something Old, Something New (new basic grey paper, old recycled corrugated paper)
Freshly Brewed Blog: for the guys monthly challenge (for my father in law)

Pixie Cottage Challenge #75

2011-06-22T08:00:00.002-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to another Once Upon a Wednesday . We find ourselves on Challenge #75 here at The Pixie Cottage, and we are working with an "Outdoor Fun" theme. Now that Summer is here, and the sunshine has decided to come out, family fun days at the farm can commence! We are fortunate to have a couple of farms very close by that allow us to feed the animals and interact with them. In fact, we spent our Father's Day at the Experimental Farm.

I recently received Down on The Farm, a super fantastically fun Pixie Cottage stamp. I have been itching to ink it up, and I finally got the chance. I am not sure why I colored the rooster yellowish orange, because they are brown, red etc. but it works, and I think it balances out the sunflower. I tried my hand at yet another attempt to create an interesting sky in the background, and I popped the animals up a bit to add some dimension. Not wanting to clutter the card, I used the same design paper to create texture on the left side of the card with a tree branch and leaf die.

Michelle's Scrapbooking and More, as well as Heather's Stamping Haven both carry this stamp should you want to add it to your collection.

Have fun with the challenge this week ladies!
Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya

P.S Michelle's Scrapbooking and More has now opened up a monthly COPIC SKETCH CLUB. It is really a fantastic little club for those of you who are starting your Copic Collection. Be sure to check it out.

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Anything Goes Challenge: Here Comes Summer
My Sheri Crafts: Summer or Beach (living in Canada with young kiddos, visiting the farm is a regular summer activity)
Tip Top Tuesday: Cross it (I crossed the leaf die cuts around the image)
Sew Many Challenges: Punch it (branch dies)

Celebrating Father's Day with PWCO

2011-06-19T11:30:00.003-04:00

Good Morning,

Happy Father's Day! This is my second ABAC creation for PaperWorks Co., I am really having fun with these dimensional projects. Be sure to head over for some further inspiration by Danielle as well, she certainly knows how to inspire.

I found this image for a Chocolate bar gift holder and just had to try it on for size! No measurements were provided so I took out my scrap paper and started cutting, folding and scoring. It took me 2 tries, but I finally got it right. I will have to jot down the dimensions, and perhaps upload a tutorial for you all. I used the fabulous Peppy Tinheart as my image, and Cassie Tinheart's Sentiment stamp for the banner. This Tinheart Family Collection is just one spiffy stamp set. It can be used for any celebration, boy or girl.

You know I just love adding dimensions to my projects so for the tag, I popped up Peppy's head. For my colors, I chose chocolate brown due to the gift itself, and coordinated the flower and heart with the design paper in the background. You will see some subtle cog punches behind Peppy, but I wanted my main focus to be on the robots themselves. They represent my two daughters, and Daddy is definetly the "...bolt that holds us together".

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's, I hope you enjoy all the handmade projects and appreciate the TLC that goes into making them.

Hugs and Happy Krafting,

Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
2 Sisters Challenge Blog: For A Guy
Craft Us Crazy: Father's Day

PWCO Information Session

2011-06-17T12:09:00.000-04:00

PWCO has incorporated some fantastic changes. They are switching up the posting schedule, and it looks something like this:

Magnificent Kit Mondays - PWCO is showcasing all the amazing things you can do with their PaperCard Kits! Stop in for some inspiration!
Wonderful Sketch Wednesdays - These great sketches are still going to be designed by Bella the Sketch Goddess. Play along with at least 2 sketches per month, and be entered to win 2 stamps of your choice – OR that month’s PaperCard Kit! (If you combine THEIR challenges, it only counts as entering once; you’re welcome to combine their challenges with anyone else’s, though!)
Fabulous Recipe Fridays - Recipe Challenges, designed by Danielle the Recipe Goddess, are now on Fridays for some weekend fun! Play along with at least 2 recipe challenges per month, and be entered to win 2 stamps of your choice - OR that month’s PaperCard Kit! (If you combine THEIR challenges, it only counts as entering once; you’re welcome to combine their challenges with anyone else’s, though!)
Super Anything-But-A-Card Sundays - Another new feature over at PWCO, an entire day devoted each week to Anything-But-A-Card projects! Drop in on Sundays for inspiration in the form of bags, tags, scrapbook pages, altered items, 3-D items….and whatever else the talent on this team can come up with!

There’s a new bonus with their challenges, too – you’ve got ALL MONTH to participate! PWCO is giving you until midnight MST on the last day of the month to play along.

If you haven’t already, make sure to ”Like” PWCO on FaceBook - you never know what sort of sales, secrets, or sneaks could show up over there!

Have a fun Friday ladies!
Hugs,
Tanya

2 Cute Thursday Inspiration

2011-06-16T06:00:00.003-04:00

Good Morning,

Just a little Thursday inspiration for you 2 Cute Rubber Stamp Style. This is the 3rd card we will be making on June 25th, 2011 at Heather's Stamping Haven. If you live in the Ottawa area, why not come out and join the fun craft circle with us. You will get to use this adorable rubber stamp, and have fun with all the other women.

I used the 2 Cute Penguin Fun cling stamp for the image, and proceeded to match up the papers. This card took very little time to make, but it is perfect for times when reproducing a batch would be required. Like for a summer birthday ice cream party! I have to say I just adore this card stock that Heather's Stamping Haven supplies, it is sparkly and super thick!

Have a fun day ladies, it sure is a warm one out there! Hey, perfect for some ice cream don't you think?

Hugs
Tanya R

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Wee Memories: Anything Goes
Stamp Something: Something Punched (the stars and the border)

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #74

2011-06-15T08:00:00.002-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to our Once Upon a Wednesday Pixie Cottage Challenge #74. The theme this week is "Grab a Glass of Lemonade" hence my abundance of yellow. I know I love a cold glass of yellow lemonade on a warm sunny day. Does that not sound refreshing? You can interpret the theme and/or use the sketch above, and then enter your creation in this weeks challenge. Don't be shy, we just love being inspired by all your projects.

Once again I was inspired to try something different with my Copic markers. I took the Pixie Cottage's Fall Wagon Wheel stamp and made it into a summer image, being sure to hide the pumpkins. I worked with Copic Y000 and BG000 to create the summery sky, and then my facecloth dabbed in blender fluid to add a bit of texture. I then took the lovely Pixie Cottage SouthEnd Girls 2 stamp and created this summer scene. I seem to have this thing with paper piecing skirts lately.

I worked on this card Saturday afternoon in between our Mommy and Daughter's sunny outdoor park adventure. We had to come in to rejuvenate, eat, hydrate and relax from our morning at the park. So while the girls ate and took in an afternoon show, I crafted. They managed to come upstairs as I was embossing the edges of this card. I got a lot of "Ooohs" from them, followed by "Can we go back outside Mommy?". We headed back outside outside for more bike rides and an afternoon at another park.

Well, I best stop rambling,
Happy Krafting,
Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
My Time to Craft: Xtra images
Paper Sundaes: Girly Girl
CMC Copic Challenge Group: Brunettes
Totally Gorjuss: Flower Power

2 Cute Rubber Stamps ABAC Inspiration

2011-06-14T23:16:00.005-04:00

Good Evening,

Here is a bit of Tuesday night ABAC inspiration, 2 Cute Rubber Stamps style.
I have been itching to use a 3D template from Sunghee's Little Potato House. Sunghee has these amazing Hybrid Templates, and I chose her "Almost Square Bag" template to create this box with tag and card combo. I used the Furry Friends Dog and Cat rubber cling stamp from the 2 Cute Rubber Stamps Etsy store. I stamped the image out several times and then proceeded to use my circle and scalloped circle punch to create the dimensional tag for the box. I then went about making a 3x3 card that matched. The card fits perfectly in the box, and I plan to use this as a birthday gift adding money into the box. Giving money as a gift is not my favorite thing to do, it seems rather impersonal, so I put a lot of TLC into this creation to let the receiver know that I did in fact put effort into wanting to make their Birthday a happy day.

I hope you visit Sunghee's Little Potato House, be sure to look through her work as well. She is the Queen of 3D paper art I tell you!

Have a super fun evening,

Hugs,
Tanya R

Challenges this qualifies for are:
One Stitch at a Time: Tag it
Moving Along With The Times: Anything But A Card

PaperWorks Co. ABAC Sunday

2011-06-12T12:32:00.000-04:00

Good Morning,

This marks my first official post as a PWCO DT member. My challenge this month is to create ABAC (Anything But A Card) creations for you each and every Sunday. I really hope that I can create some wonderful creations for you all. If you have any templates you think I could use, I would love for you to leave a comment!

I came across this Square Box Tutorial and asked my darling husband to enlarge the dimensions for me because I needed the surface of the box to be a bit bigger. He loves doing math, and I know I could have figured it out eventually, but his brain is much quicker, and he loves feeling needed so..........

I used one of my favorite PWCO stamps for this creation. Rocko Tinheart is the handsome robot and he comes with this adorable sentiment as well. If you are into robots though you must check out the PWCO Tinheart Family Collection.

Be sure to drop on by the PWCO Blog, Danielle will be posting her ABAC creation as well. Not to mention, every day, one of the fabby PWCO DT members will be posting creative and interesting projects, along with the Wednesday sketch challenges that you can all participate in. FUN FUN FUN!

Happy Krafting, and have a fabulous Sunday.
Hugs,
Tanya

Materials Used:

Stamps: Rocko Tinheart and Sentiment

Paper: MME Lil Robots

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copics:

BG000, BG01, BG02,BG05, BG07, R17

Accessories: SU cog punch, pewter sheets, MME Lil Robots Brads, MM magnetic snaps

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Inspire Me Fridays: Anything Goes
Stamp Something: Something Punched (my cogs)
Fresh Brewed Blog: It's a Guy Thing

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #73

2011-06-08T08:00:00.000-04:00

Good Morning,

Welcome to The Pixie Cottage Challenge #73. This weeks theme is "Shape it Up!" and we also have Sketch #73 above for you to use. You can use the theme and/or the sketch.

I have to admit, when I read the theme, I did not put 2 and 2 together. The sketch is square, so I went about creating a 5 x 5 square card. Then I asked myself "Hmmmmmm, how do I incorporate the theme?" So I paper pieced Hannah's skirt and shaped it with my stylus to make it look like it was blowing in the wind. Thus giving her skirt some "Shape". I then read an email, and found out that the theme was all about Shaped cards!

I used Hannah at a Fence, available at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More. She is such a wonderful image don't you think? I wonder what she is pondering while staring out into the distance. I look forward to seeing what images you will use. But remember, as long as you use the sketch, or the theme, your entry qualifies. Won't you play with The Pixies this week?

Have a fabulous day, and I hope you all find some "me" time to craft.
Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
A SpoonFull of Sugar: Here Comes Summer
Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge: Texture- twine button skirt

2 Cute Little FireFighter Girl Stamp

2011-06-05T07:00:00.018-04:00

Good Morning,

I am starting today off with a Sunday morning 2 Cute Rubber Stamps creation. This was one of the first 2 Cute Rubber Stamps I ever purchased. I have 2 daughters whom love to play dress up, and Little FireFighter Girl just reminds me of them.

I am teaching a class at Heather's Stamping Haven on Saturday June 25, 2011. This is one of the cards we will be making. I hope to see you there if you live in the area. If not, you can purchase this stamp in the 2 Cute Rubber Stamp store.

Enjoy your day ladies, and be sure to head over to the 2 Cute DT blog and play along with this weeks Spring theme challenge, HERE. As long as your creation has something to do with Spring, it qualifies, and the good news is, by entering, you will be eligible to win some of your very own 2 Cute Stamps.

Happy Krafing,
Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
One Stop Craft Challenge: texture
Tuesday Throwdown: DIY embellishments (I made the tag myself by left over scraps)
Simon Says Stamp and Show: your favorite stamp (she is my favorite 2Cute stamp)
Paper Sundaes: let's get sentimental

PWCO DT Newbie

2011-06-03T15:46:00.000-04:00

Hi!

Today I get to share some good news. I am now part of the PaperWorks Co DT! I remember being introduced to them through my friend Sheena B. Thanks Sheena! I have also had the pleasure of creating with Steph J, and with Danielle. The craft community can seem so big, but I have been truly fortunate to meet wonderful ladies and maintain friendships with them as well, bridging the geographical gap. So I am really excited about this new adventure. Thank you Peggy for taking me on as one of your DT members!

I am always inspired by sketches, but this week I tried out the PWCO recipe “A shaped card (anything besides square or rectangle), a sports image, and some embossing…“ I think these recipe challenges are my “new thing”! I was stumped at first as to where I should emboss, but then I saw the red stars in the design paper and had that AHA moment, and embossed the edges of the scalloped circle card. The embossing powder even smells like cherries! Hence the inspiration to add the word Summertime to the card, cherries to me are a summer treat.

Like I said, I had so much fun with this one. Right down to making the Zach’s hair messy looking. I finished the card off by adding the gingham ribbon, and balancing out the colors by putting a safety pin in the center, adding some red and green beads. I hope you enjoy my “debut” project.

Materials Used:
Stamps: PWCO Zach the Basketball Player
Paper: My Minds Eye
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers :
Hair E15 E25 E37
Skin: E00 E01
Ball: E07 E08 E97
Shirt and Shoes: R24 R29 BG23

Be sure to keep your eyes posted to the PWCO Blog, there will be many introductions, and many inspiring projects coming up in the near future. The other DT members are uber talented!

Have a fab weekend ladies,
Hugs,
Tanya

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #72

2011-06-01T08:00:00.004-04:00

Good Morning,

Here we find ourselves having fun with The Pixie Cottage's Challenge #72. The theme this week is Anything But A Card, and we also have this fabby sketch for you.

I was stumped at first, but then I was inspired by an article in a Stampin Up magazine, that had a envelope similar to the one above. It gave the dimensions, and that was about it, so I adapted it to become a gift card holder to one of my favorite Coffee Shops. I wanted to incorporate the sketch too, so the inside piece is based on sketch #72. I used the coffee card as the center rectangle, however I rotated it.

The scrumptious stamp set is none other than The Pixie Cottages Love you a Latte set, available at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More. It is so versatile! The fact that you can stamp it out and use it without having to color it really impresses me. The image stands out on its own, and it comes with a miniature size Cafe latte stamp too, which was perfect in my case for making the front of my envelope.

What will you decide to tackle this week ladies? The sketch, the theme, or will you walk on the wild side with me and tackle both?

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Sew Many Challenges: circles ( I used my scalloped circle punch and my circle punch for the tag)
2 Sisters Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

2 Cute Rubber Stamps Spring Color Challenge

2011-05-31T07:00:00.006-04:00

Good Morning!

Team B has the task of inspiring you this week for the 2 Cute Rubber Stamps challenge, and even though I am on Team A, I just had to play along. The theme this week is Spring Colors, will you play along with us? Just and FYI, you don't have to use 2 Cute Rubber stamps (but we so love seeing you use them) as long as you follow the theme, you have the chance to win your very own 2 Cute images.

Nothing says spring like greens and pink. Green reminds me of the lovely grass that begins to grow after the long winter, and the pink is all about the pretty pink sun dresses my girls have been begging to let them wear all winter! LoliHop, the 2 Cute Rubber stamp I used reminds me of the Easter Bunny, and the treats he loves to leave behind in the Springtime.

We have had such a cold wet spring! We just came back from Disney World where we got a whole week of warm warm sunshine. We are now back and my little one said it best "Mommy I want to go back to Disney World, I don't like the cold and the rain!"

Happy Krafting everyone, and I hope we all get a happy dose of sunshine soon. Oh, I got my wish, the sun has come out to play, Yipeeeeee!
Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Crafty Catz: Pink and Green
The Crazy Challenge: Pets

2 Cute Rubber Stamps at Heather's Stamping Haven

2011-05-30T22:30:00.002-04:00

Hello ladies,

I am teaching a course on June 25th at Heather's Stamping Haven. This is one of the cards we will be making. For some reason, I just love making Loli Hop furry, he just looks so cute to me. Then again, I keep calling Loli a he, and Loli could very well be a she. During this class I will be showing you just how I created the furry appearance with my Copic markers. If you are interested, be sure to call Heather's and reserve your spot.

If you don't live in Ottawa, you can also obtain Loli Hop at 2 Cute Rubber Stamps. Loli comes in both rubber and Digi form. How versatile!

Have a great evening,
Hugs
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Clearly iStamp: critters
DYSU Challenge Blog: Animals