Quote of the Week

We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. ~Aristotle

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Cards Cards and More Cards

Wow it's been a while since I was on here... but what a great reason to get back on. My friend, Alex aka Super Woman, picked on on another awesome cause and I've jumped at the chance to help. Operation Write Home supplies cards to those in the service of their country who may otherwise have difficulty finding cards to send home.
Last night I made another 17 Valentine's Day cards for OWH. Each one of the design on the right is unique...I cut out words/sayings from a co-ordinating sheet and used used that as my sentiment.



And then today I started my Christmas cards. In total I made 22 using several designs a few of which were inspired by my Facebook friend Kyla! They are simple but I am very happy with them...


Monday, September 14, 2009

Kijiji & A Giveaway

To read about a safer alternative to listing things online and for a chance at a giveaway click here. It's a fun and informative place to visit.

Ok I'm going to admit I've tried entering multiple times with no success... Not sure what's up but hope anyone else that tries can get an entry in.

Monday, September 7, 2009

You *simply* have to meet Ella...

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Ok I am trying to add this permantly to my side bar by my brain is taking a vacation this morning... So this will do for now.

Some of those who were associated with my FAVORITE magazine Simply Scrapping have started a new venture and if you click on the above way cute button you will get to have a peek at what they have in store for us all.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Blog Candy Alert :)

If you like Copic markers you have to visit here for a chance to win some. Poke around a bit more as there is some stunning stuff on there as well :)

Sweet Pea Stamps

Ok so I'm not a huge stamper but I do enjoy collecting them... And if you want to see some awesome stamps you **MUST** check out Sweet Pea Stamps

And while you are looking around other sites check out their Design Team Blog here. All the Team is great but I will admit a bit of bias to my friend Alex .

Thursday, August 20, 2009

August's Guest Designer

I am pleased and honored to introduce this month's Guest Designer - Missy Harris. Missy and I met while she worked for my husband as one of the field crew he has each summer. Our son LOVES her and she has an awesome dog (Hi Max!) but mostly due to me feeling like I might have had a small part in her paper crafting...

Without further ado here are her lovely (I may be biased) cards. All are done using 'scraps' left over after the making of a magnetic board for her new sister-in-law. Many of the scraps are from the Basic Grey Marrakech Theme Set, Rub-ons and Chipboard Stickers which of course MemoryWorks carries in the current catalogue.

I love the detail of the center design on this card and honestly likely would never have thought to do a card with it thinking it needed a larger 'canvas'.



It's a little hard to read but Thanks is across the front of this cute card. I love the cascading effect she achieved by layering.



Who could resist this card's simple yet important message to 'enjoy life'? And the bird just brings a smile to my face.



And last but certainly not least is another Thank You card. I love how Missy placed the 'vines' down the side to balance the vertical lines on the other side.



She will never be allowed to tell me again that she doesn't do cards now that I've shown you all that indeed she does and does them well.

I am currently working on a couple of things. The one I hope to get up tomorrow is a layout using product from this current catalogue and last years to show that you can mix old and new successfully. The other is highlighting using your scraps to make cards, layouts and altered items. In these economic times using every piece of product is a good thing...

Remember if you want to be a Guest Designer contact me and we'll talk :)

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Kids & Digi Stamps

Ok I meant to get this up yesterday but better late than never right? Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it... Incy Wincy Designs has a heart and that is just one reason you should pop over and check them out. They choose a group/class/etc to donate to this time around it is Sir Thomas Playford Kindergarten. They hold challenges and they have some very fun digi stamps! What more could you ask for?

Watch this weekend for me to post some projects I've been working on