This year I am very thankful to have my mom really close by. I've missed having her there for me and being there for her. Now I can be there if she needs me, especially now that she has so many things on her plate. I hope she enjoyed this card as much as I did making it! I ordered the All Holidays stamp set since it has a whole mix of greetings. I must say that my source of word sets is very limited.

Wow, time sure flies by when you are having fun! May is Scrapbooking Month and I've been doing research on different types of albums that can be made. I am getting them ready for my 1st Workshop in Ontario on Sunday May 25th, check out the Workshop and Classes link on the left. I will post pictures of the albums after the workshop for those of you who cannot attend! Or if you'd like to host a workshop with some friends and family I can show you how to do them too or bring them to your workshop.

Some of the albums I plan on making include: Jewel Case Album, 12x12 Post Album, 6x6 Ringed Album, Accordian Envelop Album, Scrapbook in a Box (great idea from my upline, so cute!) and maybe a few more. Gotta love splitcoaststampers.com, wealth of information on there for scrapbooking. I'm going to have to try out some of those challenges related to scrapbooking when time permits.

Well this move has certaintly taken awhile. But my husband and I moved into our apartment 2 weeks ago and over the weekend I finally had time to unpack my Stampin' Up! stuff. So today I get to play, yea!


During March I had a little time to make cards with my mom and my grandmother. My mom wanted to make thankyou cards so I came up with this design using a new technique. The flowers are stamped on the chocolate chip cardstock with Whisper White Craft ink and then we used pastels to make them pop. It turned out really well. But you need to use a dark cardstock for this technique.

Stamps: Paint Prints, Short and Sweet
Ink: Whisper White craft ink
Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink
Accessories: Chocolate Twill Ribbon, Pastels, brads, sponges

As the title reads this will be my last post for awhile. I know I have not posted in a few weeks, but it has been downright cold and everything has been keeping me busy! In another few days I will have to say goodbye to my home here in Manitoba and my view from where I sit.

These cards were made with the items I had recieved with my starter kit. The petals are stamped using the In Colours, Groovy Guava, Blue Bayou and Purely Pomegrante. Behind the flowers is just a strip of Whisper White cardstock, but grosgrain ribbon would do the trick too. When I made the flowers I did not have the Stampin' Dimensionals yet, they would have made it easier to adhere the centre of the flower onto the card.

Stamps: Pick A Petal, Sincere Salutations
Ink: Groovy Guava, Blue Bayou, Purely Pomegrante and Whisper White
Paper: Basic Black and Whisper White

Hello all! Unfortunately with the loss of my husband's job we have decided to move back to Ontario. It has been great to live in Manitoba for over 3 years, I will miss everyone! I will be hosting one more workshop before I leave the end of February, check it out on the Workshop and Classes link.

Happy February to you all. Today marks the first day of Sale-A-Bration (SAB).It runs from February 1/08 until March 17/08. Check out the link under Specials and Promotions and it will take you directly to where you can view the SAB catalogue.

Hostesses: receive a free Sale-A-Bration set with a workshop totalling $400 or more, in addition to your regular benefits.

Customers: receive a free Sale-A-Bration set for every $70 (excluding taxes and shipping) purchased. There is no limit to the number of qualifying orders.

Please note: Customer and hostess levels have been reduced to reflect recent price adjustments; the Sale-A-Bration brochure has the old amounts.

I must say that I've become additcted to the challenges on Splitcoaststampers. Not that I have more time for them, but I guess I've been lurking on there long enough now!

This is a combination of challenges, New Technique - Dahlia Fold and Sketch Challenge. The vellum is embossed using River Rock ink and Clear embossing powder. I've never embossed on vellum before, but Classic ink takes awhile to dry on vellum so Classic ink can be used like Craft ink to emboss. So cool! The ruby red rectangle is stamped with versamark with the Itty Bitty Backgrounds stamp.

These Dahlia flowers are very pretty, but take some time to make. I won't get into the details but I'll send you to the site I was sent to that gives great directions on how to make them: http://www.cardsandcrafts.freeservers.com/dahlia.html

Stamps: Embrace Life, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Ink: River Rock, Ruby Red, Versamark
Paper: Groovy Guava, Ruby Red, Vellum, Giner Blossom DSP
Accessories: 1 3/8" punch, Vintage brads

Yarr! Hoist the Joly Roger, this lass is a landlubber! (Means I'm someone who is not used to life aboard a ship). Okay, call me crazy now! I've been couped up in the house to long while it's -49 outside.

Thought I'd share another card we made at the Stamp Camp last Saturday, tomorrow I'll add a picture of the vellum lampshades that was our 3rd project.

With a winter blizzard blowing outside and my cold finally over with I can finally get a chance to post another card!

This scrapbook page was created at one of my first workshops as a demonstrator. My dog, an American cooker spaniel, is the subject of this page. I definitely have too many pictures of him! But who else am I to take pictures of besides my husband?

Well it might not be sunny outside at the moment, but this card will perk up any cloudy day! I've used my favourite stamp set and Jumbo wheel. I thought the Summer Sun would be too bright of a colour but I like the combination with the Chocolate Chip.