On a Mission

One of my (many) missions lately, has been to finish up unfinished projects. I have several stamped images in need of colouring and some cards that have been abandoned because I couldn't get them to look just right. Well, my challenge to myself is to finish them all off!

This image had been stamped and coloured for months. This weekend, my children have a birthday party to attend for a little boy who is really 'into' space. Well, I dusted this image off and decided to make something of it!

I wanted to make a card other than a standard 5 1/2 by 4 1/4, but didn't have a lot of time to look up the measurements for a specialty card. So, I decided to go with a card that opens in the center.

The papers are all from my scrap bin and the stamp is an SU! set called Pun Fun. I used a small star punch and some pop dots to adhere them around the space ship. The stars were also coloured with a glitter pen to make them shimmer. The number six was cut using a die cut and my cuttlebug. A bit of orange ribbon, et voila! I was finished. I am happy with the result and hope that this little guy's mother sees and rescues this card before it ends up in the trash with the wrapping paper! Eeeek!

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Out of Retirement....

My friend, Joanne, is celebrating her blogaversary soon...so she is issuing a series of challenges as part of the celebration. There is a big goodie basket up for grabs....enough of a goodie basket to bring me out of my self imposed blogging retirement and get me crackin'!

I decided to use my newest MFT stamp....which came in my MFT VIP package. It is actually from March's release, but by purchasing the VIP package, I got my hands on it early!

The famous MFT girl is supposed to be holding a cake...the stamp set comes complete with candles and everything. I, however, decided to take some creative liberties and I changed the cake into a big stack of gifts....each paper pieced and tied with a teeny, tiny ribbon!

I used a border punch, some ribbon, and some buttons from my VIP kit in order to complete the look. Who's That Girl's skirt is paper pieced as well, and her hands and legs are coloured with copic markers. All of these papers are from my scrap bin....I have to do my part to be good to the earth, right?! When it comes paper crafting supplies...I am known to be quite the consumer!

I decided to put my sentiment on the inside of my card....I couldn't quite get it to look right on the front without it looking too 'overdone'. I seem to be having trouble with that lately...fitting my sentiment on the front of my cards. Hmmm....something to work on!

Thanks for stopping by! I am off to post my link on the challenge thread!

Phew.....

It's been a while, hasn't it?! It's not that I haven't been crafting...I just haven't been posting! it is one of those things that slips when time is tight.

It has been a busy year....we have moved (again!). I feel like I have made a career out of it! We have been in our new house (and new state!) for about seven months now...so we are feeling fairly settled. I am now trying to get back to doing some things that I enjoy. I feel like my family is on the right path...now I just have to squeeze in some 'me time'!

So now, I am going back through old folders of photos that I have taken of cards and projects, and trying to remember what they were for! I can't tell you who I made this card for...but I will give you as many of the details as I can remember. :)

The stamp is Sophia Ballerina from Paper Pretties. I used Chocolate Chip ribbon from SU!. The sentiment is also from an SU! The die cut behind Sophia is the top note die from SU! (if my memory serves me correctly). Card stock is also Chocolate Chip. I am afraid that I don't have the details for the paper or flower embellishment....I will try to do better next time! :)

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Mmmmm....Chocolate Chip

It's no secret that I love the colour Chocolate Chip. So, today I have another tote to share, and of course, it had to have some Chocolate Chip on it!

The patterned papers are from Close to My Heart. The grosgrain that I used on the handle is SU! Chocolate Chip and the polka dot ribbon is from American Crafts. It's a good match though, isn't it?

This tote was designed for a friend of mine who wanted thank you cards. So I used SU! Define Your Life and stamped two of the card fronts with 'gratitude' and the other two card fronts with 'kindness'. The flower stamps are from SU! also, they were stamped, embossed with clear embossing powder and cut out by hand. Each flower was then given a button center.

All of the patterned papers were layered with, you guessed it....Chocolate Chip!

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More Liquid Applique!

I know I am a little behind the times...but I only just started using liquid applique recently. The verdict? I love it! It gives a card that little extra 'something' that you want to have.

I recently made this card for my Godson's third birthday. It is clean and simple, but I wanted that little extra something. So, I got out the liquid applique and used it for the airplane exhaust. A shot with my heat gun was all it took to get that puffy smokey look, and I was all set!

The papers were all from my scrap bin....so I can't be sure where they originally came from. The ink I used for the sentiment is White Daisy from Close to My Heart. I used Midnight Blue StazOn for the plane. The plane is from the CTMH stamp set called Flyin' High. The ribbon and buttons are from one of the big chain craft stores....I can't remember which one....

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A Winner!

Well ladies...the winner of the stamp set from my blog candy post is Christi! You can email me your snail mail address at colleenharshaw@yahoo.ca and I will pop this in the mail for you. Thanks for always being here with encouraging words, Christi!


Have a great weekend!

For the Shoebox!

I recently made a whole slew of cards in an attempt to have a bit of inventory on hand. Whether the cards would be used for a holiday craft fare, or whether they would just be kept on hand for those 'just in case' moments, I wasn't sure. But, I am glad I have them.

I know that you can't tell that I have been stamping lately...since none of the projects have been posted here...but I am swimmingly busy with my life at the moment. My Usborne Books adventure is taking off more than I imagined it would...and I can only hope that the momentum will continue, because it is a really good kind of busy...aside from the fact that it takes away from my stamping time, that is.

Now, back to the cards! As I was getting into mass production mode I decided to focus my designs on some of my solid stamps....there by eliminating the need to colour in images....because I know that you know....that takes so much time!

This series of four cards were made using a stamp set from Close to My Heart called 'Construction Set'. The patterned papers are from a stack by Amanda Blu called The Boy Collection. The brads are from JoAnn Essentials line and the layers are all stacked up with dimensionals.

Don't forget to leave a comment on this post for a chance to win an acrylic stamp set!

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