Every few months Splitcoast Stampers has two nights of challenges called Virtual Stamp Night. This time around I was able to finish 6 projects, two of which I shared with you yesterday. Here are the rest:

• There are 3 snowflakes in decreasing sizes layered on top of each other. They were cut with the Slice. 
• The patterned paper is by Lasting Impressions.. I LOVE this colour combo for Christmas... 
• Finished off with the *perfect* SRM sticker. 

• I bought a Crate Paper paper pack yesterday forgetting that I already owned it.. DUH! So I'm on a mission to use it up. I was also reminded that I have a bunch of Christmas sentiments that fit in the SU! Word-window punch, so I put that to use as well!
• That moose is from  Kim Hughes set by the late CHF... 

• I love this stamp and sentiment. I special-ordered the sentiment because it's so perfect for ME, and for this stamp... I gotta use it more this Christmas...
• This is more Crate Paper BTW...

• I also have a bunch of last year's Cosmo Cricket Christmas papers that I need to use up.. This card is a result of me throwing a bunch of scraps on a card and seeing where it goes.... 
• The sentiment is by Hero Arts. 

I had an amazing weekend. I had the pleasure of being invited to a stamping get-together on Vancouver Island with some amazing, wonderful people who happen to be amazing wonderful card makers! I wasn't very productive because I was yacking so much, but I made some cool make 'n takes in the morning.. You already saw one of the things I made yesterday, but I wanted to share the other things I made!!

1. Angela Thomas prepared this cute little card that reminded me how easy it is to make these little flowers with a small scalloped punch and some pretty patterned papers! 

So that's it! I actually did make a few other projects that I will share soon... Have a wonderful day, and thanks again ladies for sharing your gifts!

Awww. It’s time for another Technique Tuesday style challenge and chance to win new stamps?
Are you ready for it? 
This time, let's have a Wordy Words challenge. (Click on the link that will bring you to SCS for more info! Free stamps!!) We’d like to challenge you to make a card with stamped words on it. 






I used a stamp from Thinking of You for the sentiment, and the frame around the sentiment is an old Amuse rubber stamp. I coloured around the frame with YG21 and YG25 Copic Markers. 
I just purchased some seam binding from Cathy at Steamtrunk Craft Works and within seconds of having it in my hands I sprayed it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. I love this colour combination, so onto the card it went! 


So take a look in your stash for word stamps, and show us your stuff! 

On Saturday it wasn't just World Cardmaking Day, it was also Jenyfur's birthday! (You know Jenyfur, right?? Fearless leader of the SRM DT, super-cool BLOGGER, amazing stamper, great person???) Well, the SRM DT conspired to all make her a birthday card behind her back and surprise her with them on her birthday!! This is what I made:

While I was working at Clipper Street the other day I had a stack of Bazzill cardstock in my hand and I could not get the colour combo out of my head!! Three shades of a blue-green and three shades of olive swam around in my brain until I finally created....

Stamps: whipper snapper, very punny, amuse (other fish) DRS designs (bubbles) PTI (fresh alphabet)

Paper: bazzill, pti

Ink: ranger - lamp black

Accessories: clear glass dew drops, ribbon, copic markers, nestabilities, srm stickers

Even though this is technically my "summer vacation" I am still working a lot. Almost every day... But I am able to steal away to do some great summer activities with the fam'. In the mean time, I have been crafting a little too... I've been trying out a few different styles, so stay tuned for some variety!!
Here are some projects that I've completed:





There you have it!

Cards 1&2:

Stamps: elzybells

Paper: melissa frances, MME, PT

Ink: melissa frances, MME, PT

Accessories: button (jenni bowlin), ribbon, copic markers, glitter, chipboard

Card 3:

Paper: crate paper, PTI

Accessories: tattered angels mist, MM Slice, eyelets, srm stickers

Card 4:

Paper: ep, bo bunny, pti

Accessories: ribbon, srm stickers

Card 5:

Stamps: whipper snapper, amuse

Paper: basic grey, pti

Ink: ranger

Accessories: flower soft card an accessory, flower soft, copic markers, MM Slice, button, ribbon

For those of you that aren't in "the know," yesterday was World Card Making Day, and yes it's a real thing.

So my mission for this year's WCMD was simple: play along with a few challenges, get some mandatory design work done, and use up scraps on my table. And guess what? I actually accomplished all three of my goals, so here are a few cards that I made yesterday and today:

Today's Clean and Simple challenge was to choose a piece of art from www.art.com and use it as an inspiration piece.

I just bought an elephant baby stamp from the AMuse store, so I went looking in the Elephant category and found this adorable scene. I copied it! haha..

















I got most of my collection in the bucket, and when I counted there were about 160 markers in there. None of my browns and blenders made it in, but I was pretty happy that all of my colours fit EXACTLY, as in, I don't have more room for new markers, so I guess that means I'm set! haha..

Take care!

I was thinking of a beany baby when I coloured this little guy. It's a sweet little card that will be perfect for a little boy's birthday, or some sort of happy occasion!! haha.. Enjoy!

Supplies: Stamps: Elzybells; Paper: AMuse notecard, papertrey Ink white CS; Copic markers, Scenic Route Rub-on, May Arts ribbon. 

It was a process, I tell you. Stamp-a-ma-Jig to the rescue, that's for sure. I'll give you a play-by-play in case you don't know the joys of the SAMJ.

I started off thinking, this will be easy to stamp a pattern, i won't need the SAMJ. I'll just hold the stamp straight. Nuh-uh.. not happening..

This is the background about half way through. 
Here's what the stamp looks like. It's called "Madiera" by Amuse.
Stamp the image on the clear-ish image sheet by aligning the SAMJ along the side of the clear sheet and stamping in the corner of the block.


Place the image on your paper where you want to stamp.

Take the image sheet away, ink your stamp, then place your stamp in the corner of the SAMJ. Voila!