First Christmas Card!

I think, like many card makers, that I got into this hobby thinking I could SAVE money by making my own Christmas cards.  Well... that's wrong, mostly cause we crafters want more and more stamps and more and more product!!!  Before you know,  you have an entire room dedicated to making cards.  At least that's what I did.  :)

Tri-fold cards are uber fun with all the space and nooks and crannies they have.

The two copic colored images are BirgittaSanta from CC Designs and the other is Jana (Instyle Stamps).  I used a snowflake punch and the other unique punch both from Martha Stewart.  The snowflakes and bling are from my very old stash of winter goodies.

Here's the tutorial
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/trishuttercard/

Hope you've liked today's card,

Nicole G

Fall Card

Good morning peeps.   Today's card is a version of the Joy Fold Card.  I just LOVE new and inventive ways for card folds.  They always add texture to what could be a boring card.  Well, being that's it's full out fall, I figured this card was perfect.  The image is from All that Scraps and is called Pumpkin Emma. I colored Emma with my copics.

Check out this tutorial on how to create this fun card http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/joy_fold_card/

Thanks for stopping by, 

Nicole G 

Nurse for you

Well... it's Wednesday. That means we are that much closer to a much needed weekend! This weekend some girls and I are heading out to a girls event in town.  Should be a lot of fun!

I love ATS's Nurse Nora image.  It's super fun to color and it's great for sick, sympathy or not well cards.  Every once in a while it would be nice to have someone come in and check in on you, especially when you are down and out.  This color combination is one of my absolute favorites and tend to gravitate towards them.

The image was colored, per usual with copics.  Her boots have some applique on them for dimension and then I used some of my dollar store pearls.  Love those things! The die used is Spellbinders #4.

Challenges I joined:

All That Scraps: Anything Goes
Whimsy: Stitch it
Tuesday Alchemy: Anything Goes 
Use it Tuesday: Dies, Punches or Cutouts

Thanks for stopping in,

Nicole G

Birthday Girl!

Phew! This has been a brutal couple of winter weeks in Saskatchewan.  I am looking forward to this weeks temperatures!  Much better then last weeks at -30's and -40's.  It's going to feel like summer after those temps!

MondayFebruary 4	TuesdayFebruary 5	WednesdayFebruary 6	ThursdayFebruary 7	FridayFebruary 8	SaturdayFebruary 9
Conditions  6am - 6pm
	Few flurries	Cloudy periods	Scattered flurries	Mainly sunny	Variable cloudiness
P.O.P.	70 %	30 %	60 %	10 %	30 %
High	-1 °C	-8 °C	-6 °C	-7 °C	-6 °C
Feels Like	-11	-16	-13	-16	-13
Low	-18 °C	-12 °C	-10 °C	-13 °C	-12 °C
Wind	W  15 km/h	SE  10 km/h	SE  20 km/h	S  10 km/h	NW  15 km/h

Any who back to my card today.  These ATS images are definitely some of my favorite images to play with.  I love merging images to make new fun stamps to color.  Cupcake Brigitta from All that Scraps   is one of my favorites from them.  I merged her with the bend to create this unique easel card.  I used spellbinders for all dies.  I glittered her cute little cupcakes and also Brigitta's wings.

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Anything Goes

Hope you enjoyed this week's card!! 

Nicole G

Give a little heart

I LOVE CC Design images.  When I first saw Cherrie over at Tickled Pink, that's just what I was tickled pink.  Isn't she just adorable??

I just my new Martha Stewart punch for the border, used a super old SU punch for the corner piece.  The embossing folder is one of my favorites.  I just feel it seems to go with anything and everything.  Also new is my memory box die.  It's leafy and vine-y and just place awesome.  The paper is part of my older collection of paper.  I also added some blue glitter pen dots on the left side of Cherrie, but I can see in this picture it's less noticeable.

I will send into the following challenges:

LEJ Designs: Shabby Chic
Crafting for all Seasons: Bright Colors
Joyful Stamper: Anything Goes
ATC's with Attidude: Anything Goes
Crafts and Me: Use a digi
All that Scraps: Anything Goes
Crafty Anne's: Circles
Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes
Divas by Design: For a girl
2 Sister's: Anything Goes
Songbird Challenge: Anything Goes
Sugar Creek: Something old and something new
Stamping with Dragon:  


Well... hope you have enjoyed today's post.

Happy rest of week to you awesome peeps!

Also good news is that Whimsy is having a 50% off sale on all digi's, sentiments, papers, and Shape EZ  So head on over there and get some great buys!! The sale is only until Friday!

Nicole G

Cute sisters hanging out together!

These cuties are from All that Scraps.   I used Inkscape to place these two on the All that Scraps bench. Aren't they just sweet?  I just love playing around with digital stamps and merging them and seeing what I can come up with and I also just absolutely LOVE coloring!


Recently my sister and I shared an awesome day together. We first hit the gym doing my favorite class-spinning. Then we headed over to Moose Jaw and had lunch at our very favorite wings and milkshakes cafe named Deja Vu and while we were there we learnt that they recently filmed an episode with the food network for the show You Gotta Eat Here. How cool is that! I knew it was awesome here and now everyone will too. Then we did some good ole fashion retail therapy which included a newer store called Oliv for you guessed it, olive oils and balsamic vinegar's. They sell over 92 flavors! Incredible right? And there is available taste testing of any of them or combinations of them. My sister and I both broke down and bought 3 flavors each. Then we trotted along to do what we came to Moose Jaw to do- canoeing. We had purchased a Groupon some time back and it was edging towards it's expiry so here we were, 2 girls tackling a new sport as I shall call it, for the first time. The service was regrettable, but once Chantal and I got our self taught skills moving along in the 30+C heat or 86 F for my American friends, we really enjoyed our sun screened selves. After a truly wonderful, yet dehydrating experience, we made our way back to main street and tried a little place Tutti Frutti which serves frozen yogurt and it was exactly what the doctor ordered!

  But, heck I just noticed my ramblings of my perfect day with my sister and should show you my card with Cookies Emma and Cherry Emma from All that Scraps.

Here is a picture of Chantal and myself.  Chantal is the dark haired cuties eating who knows what.

Hope you enjoyed today's post!

This will be sent to the following challenges: 

The Joyful Stamper: Anything Goes

Sweet 'n Sassy: Fun Folds

The Poodles Parlour - Use a digi stamp

Stampalot - What's your crafty passion?

ATC's and Cards with Attitude #18 - Anything goes

Fat Pages and Cards with Attitudes #18 - Anything goes

The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything goes

The Craft Place Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Jackson's Digital Expressions: Anything Goes

Cupcake Birgitta

This week I created this card from All That Scraps Cupcake Birgitta.  I just love these adorable Swiss Pixie images.  Birgitta was colored in copics and the embossing folder is from the company Darice.  I used liquid pearls for the teal cupcakes and white applique for the small cupcakes on the right.  I also cut out the cupcakes Birgitta is holding and placed them on pop dots.

This card was entered in the following challenges
Party Time Tuesdays:  Sparkles, Jewels, Bling, and Shine
All that Scraps-Anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons: Many layers
Deconstructing Jen: Sketch

On another note I noticed over the weekend that Polycraft is unfortunately closing down very soon. *Sad* But you should head over there to get over 100 digi's for 15$ while they are still around. What an amazing deal.

Thanks for stopping by

Nicole

Just another day in May.

Good day everyone! The birds are chirping this morning and the weather is nice today here in Regina, SK.  Hope the weather is treating everyone nicely where ever you are. 

Today's image comes from CC Designs   and is called Balloon Emma and I also used their bench for this easel card. I used Inkscape to combine these digital images.  All the coloring was done with copic markers.  The punch is from Martha Stewart and it is called Pine Needles. The balloon has been crystal lacquered. 

Thanks for stopping by,  

Nicole