Card swap

So, I am in a card swap with 10 others. We will each make 2 cards and then receive 20 back (including 2 of our own.) I said I would make "new baby" cards, so I decided to do one girl and one boy card. I was rushing somewhat to get them done, as my parents are visiting soon - YAY! I'm happy with the boy card, but messed up a little on the girl card. Forgot to heat emboss BEFORE using the versamark to make watermarks on the rest of the paper. Ooops, yellow embossing powder everywhere! So, I turned the card over and dry embossed with the Cuttlebug instead. I really needed some texture on that paper!
Anyway... here they are...
BTW, how do YOU photograph your creations? I am having a hard time lately making the photos look good... and, no it's not the new camera! :)

Ok, ok, ok

So, several of you that I have met IRL have told me "I would not have recognized you from your blog picture." Ok, so I cheated. I used a picture that I liked from June 2004. I've changed it. Better now?!?!?!?!? ;)

The wait is over!

Ok, so here are the details and pictures from the class I will be teaching at SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS on Sat, May 30th from 10 to 12:30pm. Cost is only $25 AND you will receive 10% off any regular-priced in stock items you purchase that day, AND (yes, another and!) 50% off any ONE album! WOWZA! What a deal!
*Please note that payment is required at the time of registration. Payment by phone may be done by VISA/MasterCard 519-473-5751.

Thought I'd share some pics I took Sunday...

BEFORE ALL THE SNOW!
Elsie had a friend sleep over Sunday night, and the two of them along with Tanner, had a blast playing out in the backyard. I just clicked away with my new-ish camera and had 145 pics by the time I was done! Don't worry, not going to share them all! :)

Tanner has a new obsession. He LOVES to use plastic shopping bags like "windsocks." I just kept clicking away and got some really neat shots. I won't bore you with them all!


I can't believe how much my little girl is growing up!

Tanner enjoying a bit of swinging and then soccer.

Here we go... REVEAL DAY!

SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS
Kim’s Kreative Kit
April 2009


“Flowers And Flutterbys”
This month’s kit includes:

- Three DOUBLE SIDED pieces and 3 die cut pieces of 12 x 12 patterned paper from Making Memories’ Flower Patch line
- Three co-ordinating pieces of 12 x 12 Bazzill textured cardstock
- MM Flower Patch Embellishments - Buttons, die cuts, printed blossoms/butterflies, felt shapes
- MM Flower Patch die cut Journalling tags
- Co-ordinating American Crafts “Thickers” (either pink, or white)
- Co-ordinating ribbon/rick-rack

IT IS GORGEOUS! And, you get all of this for only $25.98! Don't miss out on this one. It will definitely go fast!

I hope I have inspired you with my projects!
And make sure you check out what Kim, Heather, and Amy
have done as well! :)

I wanted to keep this layout simple to showcase the photos of my daughter posing on the rock! I used a monotone colour scheme, and used dark brown fluid chalk ink to colour the letters and distress the ribbon and journal sheet edges.

Firsts. Gotta love them! And, who knew I would ever use flowers and butterflies on a layout for my son! I love how it turned out! On this layout, I again used the fluid chalk ink in alabaster and pink coral to colour the letters and the parenthesis. I also used liquid pearl in two different colours on the journal spot, the border strip, and the butterfly.

Once again, I used ink to colour the letters and I used TONS of stickles on this page! Can you find all the glittery spots?!?!?

Ok, hopefully my mom isn't checking out my blog today... and doesn't until Mother's Day! This card will be for you, Mom! Happy early Mother's Day incase you are having a peek! Love you!

I LOVE how this card turned out. I used three different colours of markers to colour the letters. I really like the effect I ended up with. And, the flowers were so fun to make. Also, what card would be complete without stickles?!?!?


This was such a fun project! I found a tutorial for it and fell in love! One piece of double-sided patterned paper. That's it! ONE. Ok, and some cardstock to put the photos on and the make the band... but really! And, it literally takes about 15 mins to make!

Here is with the band off and the wallet somewhat "open." When it is closed, it measures maybe 4.5 x 3 inches!

There are 6, count them, 6 different places that you can hold photos in this little wallet. If you cut pieces of cardstock for mattes, you can hold 12 photos 4 x 2.5 inches in size!

Another hiding place!

Here's the back when the wallet is unfolded.

Who knew there would be a photo there?!?!?!?!?!?

Oh! And another!

The back with the last hidden photos pulled out.



And, from the front so that you can see my gorgeous kids!

It's almost that time again!

REVEAL DAY, that is!

For now, here is a SNEAK PEEK!

Make sure to check back on Thursday to see the GORGEOUS kit that Kim has put together for this month for SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS. I had such a great time playing with this one. Hmmmmm, flowers and butterflies on a boy page. Who knew?!?!?!?

OK, so you HAVE to check out this sale...

TWO-WAY SALE EVENT IS HERE!!

A sale like no other ... this week's sale at SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS is geared to fit everyone's budget & needs!
You decide what you need (OK, want!) & how much you want to save!

Here is how it works:

DISCOUNT A: Purchases of $35.00 - $119.99 (before taxes) = discount of 15%
DISCOUNT B : Purchases of $120.00+ (before taxes) = discount of 20%

How to redeem your discount with on-line orders:

Discount A: your shopping cart is between $35-$119.99 (before taxes) type code DISCOUNT A into coupon box.

Discount B: your shopping cart is over $120 (before taxes) type code DISCOUNT B into coupon box.

Coupon box is located at bottom of your shopping cart - coupon codes are all caps.
One coupon/purchase/customer.

Sale is valid until Saturday, March 28th @ 4:00pm - this week we are open until 10pm Friday, March 27th!

Offer is valid for both in-person & on-line shoppers!!

Important - please read:
- offer cannot be combined with other store coupons/discounts
- one coupon per person/purchase - cannot be used towards classes/gift cards/pending orders
- pre-order items are excluded from this offer
- pick-up orders - please allow a minimum of 24 - 48 hours for order processing - we will email you once your order is available for pick up - thanks so much :)

OMG! I have to share what my hubby made!

This is so cool! My hubby, Shawn, has always made things for me (ok, us), but now he is starting his business of furniture making (and a whole bunch of other stuff.) You have to see this carving that he did for a co-worker. It is AMAZING! All from a photograph!

Here we go again...

Ok, so this is a STAR ALBUM that I made at a crop last month. They are SO MUCH FUN! Looks can be deceiving, until you open it up! And, the results are spectacular - if I do say so myself!
So, how do you make one you ask? You head on down to SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS on May 30th from 10am - 12:30pm, and I will show you how! The class is only $25 AND you will receive 10% off all store purchases for that day AND 50% off any one album purchase! Who could ask for more?!?!?
Now, the album we are doing will be with different papers, but I will post pics of it as soon as I can. Trust me... the papers are GORGEOUS! Make sure you check back here, or over at SGD!

WOO HOO!

I am so excited (again!) And, once again it has to do with SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS!

Remember back in October when I applied for their design team? Well, at that time I was told I didn't make the team, but I came "this" close. Recently I started working p/t at the store, was a guest design team member for March, and have been talking with the owner about teaching classes. And, now I have received an invitation to join the design team! I had to think about it... for all of about 2 seconds! I have my hands on April's kit and I just have to say "You MUST come back and check it out on reveal day!" Oh, but I also want you to check back to my blog before then! :)

I have some things in mind for classes, but I will cover that in another post. For now, don't forget to check out the "12 hour" sale over at SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS! It ends tonight at 9pm. Maybe I will even be the one to fill your order!

CHECK IT OUT!

The 12 hour sale is now on at
SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS!

I'm trying to set up my blog so that I can copy the info right here for you...but for now, please follow the link over to the site to take advantage of all the great deals!

P.S. Oh, and it's not really a 12 hour sale... it's on now and ends FRIDAY at 9pm!
Don't miss out!

I've been holding out on you...

Ok, so some of you know!

I have MORE exciting news! I've recently started working part-time at one of my favourite places in the whole wide world! SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS! Sheila and the rest of the gang are so much fun, and when surrounded by all the scrapping goodies it really doesn't feel like "work." So, if you are in the Kilworth area make sure you stop by to say hello!

I will also be teaching some classes there, so watch for future posts about dates and times!

My new "true love."

So, I had a Wish List and at the top of it was a new camera. I have been using the same 4 mega pixel camera for the past 5 1/2 years, but find that now that I tend to use larger images on my pages, I wanted something more. I searched...and fell in love.
I've been saving since Christmas, and recently we sold an old 1928 Ford Model A. I think DH was tired of hearing me talk about the camera, because just hours after the car was towed away he told me to go buy it! I "heart" him so much.
So, without futher ado, here is my new baby...



I'm still learning all of the bells and whistles...and I fully intend to scrap some pages of the first few (awful) photos!

See you soon!

Thank you to SGDs

Just wanted to say "thank you" again to the team at Scrappin' Great Deals for allowing me to be part of the March Design Team. I had a great time working with the kit. And, I am having an even greater time WORKING in the store! That's right! Sheila and I talked some time ago, and I am now working p/t at Scrappin' Great Deals! It's so much fun to go to work and be surrounded by SO MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS...and the stock isn't bad either! LOL
And, now that Sheila has linked my blog to her website, it's going to make me keep on top of it!
So, I have some ideas swimming around in my head that I am going to present to Sheila for some classes, so please check back often! I also LOVE to hear from those that have visited, so please feel free to leave a comment on this, or any post! If you go back through my older posts, you will see some of my more recent work. I am also in the process of updating my slide show. And, lastly, you can find some links on the right hand side to my galleries, favourite blogs, and other great sites! Hope you enjoy!

Well, technically it is March 5th...REVEAL TIME!

Scrappin’ Great Deals’
Kim’s Kreative Kit
March, 2009


This month’s kit includes:

- Nine pieces of 12 x 12 patterned paper by American Crafts, from their “Moda bella“ line, and/or their “Everyday” line (may not be exactly as shown above)
- Two pieces of 12 x 12 Bazzill bling cardstock in “Diamond white”
- A selection of co-ordinating Prima Hydrangeas
- Glitz “icing” bling in black, white pearl, and pink
- Journaling cards and/or die-cut mini labels from Jenni Bowlin studio
- White alphabet cardstock stickers by Doodlebug Design Inc.
- An entire sheet of die cut shapes by Doodlebug Design Inc.
- A generous sprinkling of buttons and baubles from Kim’s stash

All this for only $25.98!

I had a great time putting these layouts together with the March Kit. It doesn't hurt any that I am working with my FAVOURITE subjects! I hope you enjoy the kit as much as I did, and get some inspiration from the following layouts! (click on any picture to make it larger)

In addition to the materials found in the kit, I also used a piece of Core- dinations ColorCore Cardstock and some stickles on the Primas.
For this layout, I added two different colours of Bazzill Cardstock and some stickles on a few of the buttons.
For this layout I only added the black cardstock and some black acrylic paint!
The only thing on this layout that was not included in the kit???? The photos and the DOODLING!
Again, I used some Core- dinations ColorCore Cardstock. I love how the centre colour comes through when the paper is sanded.
And, finally, on this layout I added two different colours of Die Cuts With a View (DCWV) cardstock.





Enjoy creating!

Well...

The layouts for SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS are done! Can't wait until March 5th for the big reveal! I had a lot of fun working with this kit. Lots of colourful paper and great embellies. Hope everyone will enjoy what I've done! Check back March 5th to see!

So, you want to know?!?!?!`

Ok, I will spill now...

I've been asked to be a Guest Design Team Member for March for SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS!
So, I'll share a little sneak peek with you, but you'll have to make sure to check back on March 5th for the reveal! Andrea will be busy making all cards with the kit (make sure to check out her blog ), I'll be doing all layouts, and Kim will be making a little bit of this and that! (I'll probably do some this and that too with all the gorgeous leftovers!)

So, here it is...

I have an exciting secret!

But, I'm not quite ready to share...you'll just have to check back again later!

HERE IT IS!

The class info, I mean!
When: Feb 22, 2009 from 1 - 3pm.
Where: My place! Drop me an email if you need the addy, but I am in Southwestern, Ontario.
What: We will make 6 gorgeous coordinating greeting cards and a beautiful matching bag to take them home in...or present as a gift!
How much: $20 will be the class fee. Light refreshments will be available.
Pre-registration is required. Register early, as there are a limited number of spaces available.
This is also available for purchase as a kit, if the class does not work for you. Again, there are limited kits available. Cost is $18 per kit.

WOW! Another done so soon!

I can't believe the speed in which I have layouts coming together! I made Sue at Memories on Main St wait so long for the last two layouts that I think she may fall over when I show up with this one already! Hope you like it!