Happy Easter

Well I have not done a 365 day cards for a while although i have been looking and longing to do some but I was on my mission to finish my scrapbook plus I had(have) other crap in my life but then, who doesn't:)) Well we had to use the colours white, green, yellow, orange and red. I had some glossy white cardstock with a previous dye part on it in green that I had rolled on use the brayer and I thought it could look like grass. I stamped the bunnies image (aren't they cute) and I then layered orange cardstock and this neat yellow that kind of glistens and then the red. I stamped and embossed the leaves and then coloured them in with tombow markers and cut them out. I used gold stickers for the edging and then I sponged a white piece with all the colours and used my cuddlebug! I had no gold letters so I tried my best with writing happy Easter. I think the lettering sucks but hey, it is still OK:)) Anyway everyone have a Happy Easter!

Scrapbook done!

OK I officially went crazy! My German Teutonic heritage took over since I was fixated on getting this scrapbook done. This was my first trip with Michael and we went to Ottawa! It was a great trip to say the least. We stayed right in the Byward Market area, ate and drank and enjoyed the sights. The museum is excellent (except for this porno up close images, in film no less, of a man's ....um....brains:). Well no not his brains but all you women know what I mean). Why that was in a museum who knows but then they are art folk and that means slightly nutty. Since I am a lover of art I place myself in that category but I love what I consider true art not the splatter of paint by an airplane engine( sorry Christo). I can splatter paint wonderfully. I should say my dog Katie created it and make millions:)) OK I digress. We ended the vacation in Quebec and met up with Michael's family and they decided to go to a place that was part obstacle course and part ziplining...I stayed safely on the ground and took the pics. I decided to finish this scrapbook after all the crap of a few weeks ago. That also meant I let housework, cooking etc.... go-it was a dream. I am proud to say I will never be a stepford wife. I am unsure if my work is as great as some others I have seen. Theirs look so proffesional but in the end I am satisfied with the result. I shall let Easter go by without any chocolate since I ate everything this whole past week, thoroughly enjoying it and having some wine. When I turned on Dr. Oz and other shows all saying "No" to chocolate and "No" to wine, I turned off the TV and enjoyed every piece...later I paid for it (I am hypoglecemic and know better) but man the lindor chocolate was calling to me
and I answered the call. Now I hope to get back to my cards but I have been looking at everyone else's and enjoyed what I have seen. Have a great Easter!

3 in 1

Well I have had a yucky week last week. I have a lung infection-yeah and let's just say the meds reacted badly with me so back to the Dr I go, I am concerned about my mom's memory-she is going for an MRI and my former father in law passed away. He was so gallant, kind and dignified. I don't think he could be here without his wife who passed away last April. They were married 59 yrs and lovingly so. Sorry for whining but I just had to let it out a little:) I could not bring myself to make a sympathy card even though I will be going to the funeral. At least not today so I made a birthday card with the thought of mom and dad (I still call them that) and thought of flowers which mom loved and butterflies which mean "Joy of Life". I made the 365 day card challenge from yesterday (too ill to do it yesterday) and I used the butterflies for Flutter by Wednesday and The homemade flower for Crafty Creations. I used glossy bronze cardstock and then a pretty light lavendar cardstock for the cuttlebug embossing. I cut out 4 hearts from the glossy cardstock to make my flower and added a pearl embellishment for the centre.I used pearls for the edges(nope not real) and then I embossed in black the butterflies and I watercoloured using my Tombow markers in a variety of colours and cut out the butterflies. You can't see it but at the bottom of the card there are 3 pearls that I coloured purple. When you open the card you still see the 3 pearls-Oh well can't see them but it looks nice I think. Thanks for reading my whine. Everyone have a beautiful day, stop and smell the flowers and enjoy watching a butterfly dance among them

Flutter and Crafty!

Ok this first design is for Flutter by Wednesdays and we had to go by a photo as inspiration. I just loved the purple tree in the background so I tried to duplicate it. I used glossy white cardstock. I used purple embossing ink and Purple glitter for the trees. I then used my twinkling H2O's and coloured in the trees to give extra shimmer. I used different coloured ink pads and sponged in orange, pink, blue and purple for the background and in black dye ink, I plcaed in the swirly design (which I love and use alot-see below:)) and my fern and grass stamp pad. I then stamped my fairy and cut her out. I coloured her also with twinkling H2o's and made her a little green-she lives in the woods. I then ended it with using my stickles!

This is for Crafty Creations challenge where we had to use mostly one colour so I decided to challenge myself too and try for various shades of black:) I used cotton to create the background with chalks starting with a light grey and going all the way to Balck. I then samped the image of the flower swirl design on the sides first just using basic dye ink pad and then using a black pigment ink pad and embossing with black glitter. I used the black glitter and embossed the Happy Birthday greeting and also the bird and cut the bird out and used pop dots to place it there. I also used a cut out design with the hearts and then the inside of the card I also embossed with black glitter so it shows up, well as you see here-at the bottom.Have a great day and enjoy the Oscars!

Angels on High

OK these last 2 complete the Christmas Cards All Year Round Challenge (if you want to see the rest just visit my blog). I also completed the Flutter by Wednesday Challenge and the Crafty Creations! I used one of my favourite Angel stamps. The first one I coloured with Marvy Markers and blended it with water. I cut her out and used pop dots to raise her up. She has a large heart behind in her in glossy green card stock. I used other cardstock(can never recall specific names) in deep purple and a lighter green. She is surrounded by the stars and reaching for the 2 hearts. I used the gold stickers to finish it off. This second card is my first try at Angelina Fibres! I was not sure how it would work out but I think it went well. I coloured the backgound in perfect pearls. I used a blue, purple, magenta, yellow and sparkly white. I then used glitter stickers for the corners and she is also after 3 hearts. By the way I also Popped her up using pop dots! Well here I am writing this all up while the big hockey game is on. I guess i am not a big Hockey fan(sorry, shame on me) but I do have it on and of course, I am cheering for Canada:). I think it is down to the final minute. All in all it is a game (oops sorry to all out there who have just gasped in utter disbelief at my comment:))

Merry Christmas

The 3 hearts are the 3 tiny crystals beside the Marry Christmas stamped image. I stamped it and embossed in Red glitter embossing powder and then I stamped the leaves in back and embossed them. I used the water colour technique with the Marvy Markers and then I cut out the image(my poor fingers) and laid it on top. I cut out the other leaves for the 4 corners and used red crystals to finishe it off.

Nativity

Well not too many people place the nativity in things any more and, even though, I am not overly religious, Christmas is now celebrated for the Birth of Christ. His birth means love, Peace, and Joy. What better way to show this than by the symbol of the heart and since 3 hearts are needed for February's Challenge, it shows the trinity and unties in those ways. I used Green glossy cardstock, stickers in gold and a card that I received before. I placed the image inside the card and cut out the heart to wrap them in it, sort of speak.