A quick post for 365 Cards, the challenge today-Vintage Plus Pink. I have this beautiful vintage paper from TPC Studio called Grandma Attic, I think it may be more peach than pink but it was calling to me for this challenge.

Supplies: Cream and brown cardstock, Designer Paper- TPC Studio, TPC Studio-Brush Stroke Greetings, Hero Arts lace ribbon, Stampin' Up- Rosettes Vanilla, misc pearls.

Have a  fabulous evening,

Cheers,

Nina

Looky Looky here, a card I forgot to post while doing multiple challenges with my sister Barb. Did I tell you she is crazy... about making cards. My dear sister is an amazing artist... that is right artist. Painter extraordinaire, Digital Scrapbook star, and designer, she makes the most amazing elements for her new Silhouette. Her new love however is making cards. She combines all the above most days and truly inspires me. I think this was the last card we made together my last day visiting with her.

This card is for the 365 Challenge-Day 167-Super Sketchy Sunday.

I brought a new 6 x 6 Stella and Rose pad, I love love love it. So much that a couple of the pages I also brought in 12 by 12.. again shopping with Sis in Kelowna. Can you tell that I had the most amazing time,  I might stop going on and on one day soon :)

Anyway, this card was so fun to make and easy too because it seemed to just flow. I did not take a lot of craft supplies on my trip but I did make sure I brought my The Stamps of Life binders. It seems the more I use these stamps the more I love them. With this card I used my butterflies2build set and hip2be stamp sets.

I started with my papers, measuring them all out. Next was the main focal point which I made the butterfly, I stamped it multiple times then cut it out and embossed it using clear embossing powder. I use my Versamark Dazzle to give an under lying sparkle. I also popped the bottom part up to give it more dimension. I finished with the the flight path which I stamped them used a Gelly roller Clear Star pen to add a touch of glitter to each dot.

I have been doing so many challenges lately I wonder if I am going to make something off the top of my head :) without a sketch to follow. Maybe I will make that my goal this week.

Supplies: Cream and turquoise cardstock, Designer Paper-My Minds Eye, The Stamps of Life-butterflies2build and hip2be, kaisercraft pearls.

Cheers,
Nina

A quick card challenge post. This is for Cards for Men-Challenge #17 Anything Goes and a second try at Mojo Monday.

Isn't this stunning paper, I found a small stash of musical paper at one of the stores in Kelowna. I love the gold foil music notes and the background colour almost looks like crushed velvet or suede. I though the current Mojo Monday sketch would be perfect for this card. The challenge for Cards for Men did not have any requirements other then it be for man or boy. This card (shhh) will be for my brother in laws birthday in Oct. I know my sister will not say a word..... right big sis.

I used my Sure Cuts A Lot software to cut the large music note with my Cricut twice, the first cut was with brown cardstock the second with a Be Creative Tape sheet. I followed my sister Barb's example by ultra fine glitter to the emelishment and popped it up on a layer of brown cardstock for a 2D look. I love how Samantha used folded ribbon on her Mojo card so I tried that as well. I made some glue dots with Tombo multi glue and glitter for the finishing touch.

Supplies: Kraft and Brown cardstock, Designer Paper-Penny Black, Sure Cuts A Lot, My Creative Tape Sheet, Jewel Glitter Ritz, misc ribbon.

Cheers,
Nina

Happy Tuesday,

It is sure nice to be home, although it means that my vacation is only a day from being over it is good to be in my home setting.

My sister was floored when I zoomed away from her place at 04:45 on Monday, the stars and moon were still out and the sun had not even started to peak over the horizon in her little pocket desert.  I however love how the roads are almost empty, and the empty desert road between Osoyoos and Keromeos is very dark with only night creatures out and about and it is such a  peaceful drive. There is also sheer beauty in seeing the sun come up as you drive along.

Enough of that, this is really a Mojo Monday post. I had time yesterday once I got home to make a card but I was content with un-packing and doing laundry. Today though I was free and clear to sit down in my craft area.

Isn't this a great sketch, today for me it was perfect for a masculine card. I used several different sections of a Hot Of the Press-Masculine sarapapers, I embossed each section with a Cuttlebug embossing folders. All the layers are popped up with foam tape.

Supplies: Kraft cardstock, Designer Paper-Hot off the Press, The stamps of Life-Happy2beCircles Set #8, Cuttlebug embossing folders, Spellbinders Nestabilites.

Cheers,
Nina

After a side trip to visit more family and friends I am back in the Okanagan for one more day with my Sister and it is a perfect day weather wise for a couple of sisters to craft.

We have been doing challenges left and right and the one that I will post today is from Stamp Something , this challenge is the Dog Days of Summer - See this excerpt from the site. "This week we are celebrating the Dog Days of Summer and would like to see your creations using dog or summer images, papers, etc. you can make a card or scrapbook page or even an altered item."

I had grand visions of using a fabulous hammock stamp but in the end I made the card almost simple. I used some designer paper I picked up from Michaels and added layers to the card. I then stamped multiple sentiments from my island2visit stamp set and layered them at different heights with foam tape. I finished with a little string wrapped around a section and a couple of circles I embossed with clear embossing powder. The top one has the cutest little sea star stamped on it I also separated them with foam tape.

Supplies: Cream and Blue cardstock, Designer Paper-, The Stamps of Life-island2visit, misc blue twine, clear embossing powder.

I head back home tomorrow, vacation time is almost over :(. I am hoping to get a little time to return comments and visit some blogs I have missed while vacationing over the last couple of weeks.

Cheers,
Nina

My sister Barb talked me into trying a new card challenge, I know I will never be able to keep up with this one but what a fabulous idea. 365 Card Challenge, a new challenge everyday. The one that I tried was Challenge 159-Opposite Day (I think this Challenge may be from last week :))

I chose opposite colour, or monocrome from this challenge. I love this designer paper, it almost made the card for me. This designer paper is double sided so all the guess work was done. I simply added a sentiment and embellishments. I love how it turned out.

Supplies: White and Black cardstock, Designer Paper-My Minds Eye, TPC Studio-Card Crafting Hello, Recollections Floral Embellishment, misc ribbon and gems.

Cheers,
Nina

Happy mid-week, I am having such a wonderful vacation. This morning was a little shopping downtown, then to a few wineries to stock up. I tend to buy a good number of bottles of wine to take home to my husband and we taste them together. Barb and Miles are ever so patient with my as I rattle of my little list of wineries I would like to visit. Every year there seems to be new ones popped up, I have to admit I like the more established ones.

Love this beautiful hot weather, we have spend some quality time down by the lake. There is a storm coming and I am hoping to see some lightning over the lake this afternoon. We don't get much lightning on Vancouver Island so I love a good lighting storm.

Now for a card, I managed to get one done for Clean and Simple Stamping. I made this earlier in the week with my sister Barbs supplies and I think I did ok :).

This is such a fabulous sketch please see Clean and Simple Stamping-FLT152. Again thank you Barb for your fabulous picture taking of my card.

I used my Stamps of Life-friends4ever stamp set for the leaves, I cut them out and embossed them with clear embossing powder. I used 2 layers for the 2D look. I also used this stamp set to enhance the die cut that my sister made with her Silhouette.

I added twine to go with the button and finished with some gems. I am sure I made this a little more complicated then simple but I had such fun making it.

Supplies: Cream and brown cardstock, Designer Paper-Memory Skor, The Stamps of Life-friends4ever and getwell2you, misc button,gems and twine.

We found two wonderful craft stores in Kelowna and I ended up spending a little more money then expected, but I don't feel an ounce of guilt and I can't wait to dive in and start using all my new treasures.

Cheers,
Nina

Cheers,
Nina

I am loving the sunny hot days in the Okanagan, even better that I am spending time with family. We headed down across the border to Omak today, we did not find much in the way of craft supplies but we did have an amazing lunch at Rancho Chicos.

We also pick up a previously shipped order down in Oroville of Blonde Columns cardstock from The Paper Company. I use this as a card base for most of my cards however Michaels in Canada no longer carries it. So my brother in law orders it for me and I get it as a gift when I arrive. This time it was 2 packs of 100, I have to be careful of drool as I would not want the cardstock to get damaged :)

We found it was a little to warm outside when we got home so we decided to head downstairs to the crafting heaven in the basement to tackle Mojo Monday 203, what a fabulous sketch. Once again I was foraging in my sisters supplies and I think I found some great materials for this card.

Today's Mojo Sketch:

I still managed to entertain my fascination with embossed buttons, the circles and scallop were cut out on my sisters Silhouette (thank you Barb) and then I embossed them with clear embossing powder. The little pearls were stripped from some ribbon that had it as edging. Fabulous photos by Barb Derksen.

Barb has posted some amazing templates and Silhouette files on her blog.. for free, be sure to stop by and take a peak. Barb has also been very active with her cardmaking, and her blog has a ton of inspirational items to get your craft mojo triggered.

Supplies: Cream and turquoise cardstock, Designer Paper-Memory Skor, The Stamps of Life-Thanks2you, Fiskars border punch, Scalloped circle and small circles- Barb Derksen, misc lace, pearls and thread.

Cheers,

Nina

A down to the wire Mojo Monday post :). Back from a fabulous time with my husband in Las Vegas I am currently visiting my sister and managed a quick craft session to get a Mojo card done. My sister Barb has this fabulous craft centre set up that created a bubble of creativity for us. I did not bring much in the way of supplies so I pillaged her stock.

Mojo 202 sketch:

I used my banners4all stamp set from The Stamps of Life, Barb used her new Silhouette to cut me the circle and the scalloped shape.

If all goes well we will be back for tomorrow new Mojo Monday Sketch.

Supplies: Cream and Brown Cardstock, Designer Paper-Memory Skor, The Stamps of Life-baners4all, TPC Studio-Thank you, misc ribbon.

Cheers,
Nina

Hello all,

A real quick post this evening for the current Clean and Simple Sunday Challenge.

This is a fabulous sketch.

I don't think this could have been any easier for me. I layered brown cardstock and a single sheet of 8 X 8 designer paper from DCWV-The Far East Stack. I finished with a simple Thank you from the Fiskars So Much Thanks set. I popped each of the layer up with foam tape.

I love this designer paper, the print on it is fabulous.

Supplies: Cream and brown cardstock, Designer Paper-DCWV-The Far East Stack, Fiskars-So Much Thanks.

Cheers,
Nina