Raise the Bar "URLooking Good" Challenge

Happy Friday everyone. The sun is shining and today is a Professional Development day at school so We have our first "day off". The children are going to have a fun day together I am sure.

It is another challenge day at Raise the Bar and this challenge is super cool.

Create a card or project based on your blog, it can be the title, blog header, overall theme (hence the URL wittiness hehe)

So off to my stamps I go to find a favorite from my About Art Accents Stash, grabbing a bit of the new Parisian Anthology paper I've got and some Yummo Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist too.

I love using the distress resist technique when working with Glimmer Mist. Oh So pretty.

Here is my card inspired by my blog. Pretty fitting I think.

I used the Jute String in Cocoa available at Really Reasonable Ribbon It comes in a bunch of different colors too. Speaking of Really Reasonable Ribbon, We have our Design Team Call posted and if you love working with ribbon, we'd love to see you apply.

You can get all of the information for the call HERE

Enjoy the sun today and take a few moments to create.

Toodles

Raise the Bar meets Moxie Fab

Hi Everyone and welcome to the weekend. Today is a really quick post sharing with you a card and favors box I created for the "I Do" challenge at Raise the Bar. It is also my entry into the Classy and Elegant Card Style Week over on Moxie Fab

This is one of my favorite stamps and I did a little fussy cutting on the dress to give it two tones. I am quite smitten with this one and I hope that you all enjoy it.

Hop on over to Raise the Bar this week and enter your "I Do" project. I can't wait to see what you all create

Toodles

Raise the Bar the Upsy Daisy Way

Happy Friday. Man this week has really flown by and the weekend is upon us. I've got a hair appointment this afternoon, and I think I'm going to put a little more blond in. It is summer after all. No weigh in this week with Weight Watchers, but I'm just about at 190. That is 37 pounds so far and feeling fantastic.

Today is Raise the Bar challenge day and it is all about the "baked good" Being National Sugar Cookie day, it is quite a great fit.

I've created a card using some wonderful papers from Upsy Daisy Designs. Their Circle of Friends Collection is so pretty and I love the color combo. Just perfect for a yummy cupcake I think. I wonder if I can find an amazing cupcake store in Chicago. Anyone have any to share?

I used the Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive as well as Zapdots for dimension and Helmar Craft Glue for the Maya Road flower and the lace trim.

If you have a little time this week, come on over and join us at Raise the Bar. We'd love to see your "baked goods" projects

Until next time
Toodles

Supplies
Cardstock- Paper Temptress
Patterned Paper- Upsy Daisy Designs
Journal Tag- Elle's Studio
Felt Flower- Maya Road
Bling- Kaiser Craft, Prima
Ink- Memento, Liquid Pearls
Other- Stamp, Lace trim

An Ode to Canada

Hello everyone and Happy Long Weekend to all of you. Today I'm sharing with you a couple of cards that I created for a few different challenges. First we have a great challenge for the weekend festivities over at Really Reasonable Ribbon. Patriotic is the theme and we'd love to see your wonderful patriotic projects. Here is the one I created for that challenge

Secondly, there is a Colors of your Flag challenge over at Raise the Bar. What a great challenge. Here is my Ode to the Canada Flag.

Stop on by both blogs and enter your patriotic and flag color projects.

Hope you all have a fantastic long weekend and to all of my American friends. Happy Independence Day

Toodles

Raise the Bar meets Basic Grey and a Fiery Dragon from About Art Accents

After a few days of wondering what i was going to do with our precious fur baby puck, My sister stepped up to the call and will be giving her a new home. I'm so relieved and the children will still be able to spend time with the little black furball. Isn't it amazing how attached we get to our family pets? I wouldn't change that though. They all have such strong personalities and really bring a joy to a home.

Today is another challenge day at Raise the Bar and this week the challenge is "What a Special Guy". With Father's day this weekend, it is the perfect time to share your masculine cards.

As my DT project I used one of my absolute favorite Dragon stamps from About Art Accents. If you haven't heard of this amazing company, go take a look at the stamps Annette has. She also carries some really cool embellishments and ephemera.

Now the sentiment on this card just cracks me up. I'm not the biggest fan of Ketchup, but if I were a dragon, I think that may change hehe.

Here is the card, filled with Basic Grey Archaic papers, and a little dragon scale action at the bottom. The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

 I'm truly smitten with how the Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive works on metal and ribbon. Those metal sun charms are NOT going anywhere. I think they will last as long as the stories of Dragons have. Gotta love it


A great little card for the man in your life. If you've created a Masculine Card this week, hop on over to Raise the Bar and enter it into this weeks challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope that your weekend is amazing. Don't forget to do something special for that wonderful husband or father in your life

Toodles

Raise the Bar Challenge #22

Hello Everyone and welcome to Friday. Today is Challenge Day over at Raise the Bar. This weeks challenge is Sweet Music. Interpret this as you will and show us what you've got. For this challenge as a Design Team member, I created this card using a great quote from Unity Stamps and made the music note flowers.

Majority of the paper is from Fancy Pants Road Show collection and I added a little Fruit Punch Stickles to the flowers for extra POP. The whole card was created using Helmar adhesive. I used the 450 Quick Dry Adhesive for the flowers. The music note strip in the center of the card is Vellum, so I got to try out the V2 Vellum Adhesive and I'm S.M.I.T.T.E.N with it. The rest of the card was assembled using the Quick Fix Adhesive Runner.

So if Music inspires you, Hop on over to this weeks Raise the Bar Challenge and show us what you've got.

Thanks for stopping by today

Toodles

Laughter with Bo Bunny Flower Child

Happy hump day everyone. We are half way through the week and the kids and I are just about to head off to the city for a Doctors appointment and some Father's Day shopping. Sometimes having the nearest metropolitan area 2 hours away is a good thing. Sometimes, not so much so lol

Today I've got a project to share with you that is full of Summer Colors. It is a card bursting at the seams with Bo Bunny goodness, It will be on the Frantic Stamper Blog soon with full instructions and it is my card for this weeks challenge over at Raise the Bar.

I so love this Flower Child line. It makes me smile from ear to ear. Pretty distressed, but I think it turned out quite well. You can get all the supplies at Frantic Stamper

What have you picked up for those special men in your lives for Fathers Day.

Stop on back tomorrow to see some Jillibean Yumminess.

Toodles

Bomshell meets Fimo Clay

Hello Everyone and happy 2nd of June. I have a few things to share with you today. Firstly is my first attempt at Polymer Clay. If any of you create with this stuff on a regular basis, I would love to know your tips and tricks. For this pendant, I wanted to create something for my Sister using Bombshell Stamps. She loves big and chucky jewelry, and although this piece is not as finished as I'd like it to be, it is my first attempt, so I'm trying not to be too hard on myself.

The polymer clay was stamped with the Bombshell Spider Web stamp from the Tattoo Background Set and I really like the look. Then I made the little flower and the swirls. After the piece was put together, I dusted the entire thing with Perfect Pearls and gently misted with water to set. Then I added a few Heidi Swapp chandelier crystals and a green crystal bead in the center of the flower. Finished it off with a few pieces of Vintaj Brass and TADA!!!

This is the final result and my sister really liked it.

I used the Helmar Gemsstone glue on the center of the flower and it worked like magic!!!

Not to bad for a first attempt eh? <------the Canadian in me appeared there lol

Now onto the second little tidbit for today. A little bit ago, I was asked by Joni at Raise the Bar Challenge blog if I wanted to come on board as one of their full time designers, and I'm thrilled to say that I accepted. How fun is that!!!

Last but not least, Really Reasonable Ribbon has started challenges at their blog too. Our first challenge is to create a masculine themed card, and I would love for you to hop on over and join in the fun. You could win a gift certificate to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store. Who doesn't love ribbon right?

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the weather and the flowers that Spring time offers. Until next time

Toodles

Raising the Bar

Friday is here and with that comes my very first Guest Bartender job over at Raise the Bar. The challenge is "Stamper no Stamping" and for a stamper, that was a little difficult. Me not use a stamp? Well I'm super happy how this one turned out and I must say that the new Basic Grey Origins paper is to DIE FOR!!!! Can we all do a round robin singing Basic Grey rocks? And the ribbon, you guessed it Really Reasonable Ribbon Grosgrain

Here it is... Life is Good!!!

I absolutely love the palette of the Origins line. It can translate so easily from masculine to feminine. Take a moment and hop on over the Raise the Bar and try your hand at this weeks challenge.
PS, check the post below to see the news... Hehehehe I'm positively giddy over this one.