Poinsettia with a Shimmer

Hi all, wow this month sure has gone fast.......it's almost November and soon it will be Christmas!!! So is anyone actually ready for Christmas? I know I'm no where near ready!!! When you think about it, there's really not much time left, I guess I had better get busy and start doing some of the Christmas gifts that I want to make!!! ....So while I am on the subject of Christmas......I thought I would make a Poinsettia card, this is from the new Penny Black stamps that we got in! 

Products Used

Cardstock: Burgundy, White and Gold Shimmer

Stamps: Penny Black- Christmas Pride and Inkadinkado-Holiday Greetings

Ink: Versamark

Misc.: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder-Holly Stripes, Tsukineko-Gold Embossing Powder, Copic Marker- R89, Distress Stickles-Aged Mahogany and misc. pearl flourish

So I stamped the poinsettia 3 times with Versamark and then embossed with the gold EP and fussy cut it so that I was able to layer the 3 sizes of petals and then coloured them all in with my Copic marker, then added the distressed stickles to the petals. Pop dotted the Poinsettia over the 3 panels that I embossed with my folder and cut. Stamped and embossed the sentiment and added some pearl flourishes that I coloured with my Copic Marker. So that's it for this card...........the poinsettia and the gold shimmer paper look so much better in person!!! Well I hope you all have a great week and a Happy Halloween!!! Until next time...................... 

Happy Go Lucky Flowers Card!!!

Hi all.......well I'm sooo happy the snow has finally gone!!! I will take all the rain we've been having over snow anytime, but the warm sunny days are definitely the best!!! :) So we have had so many new products come in over the last few months, but I just love the bright and fun colours of the new My Mind's Eye Happy Go Lucky papers and the cute twine that goes with it, so here's what I did with the papers and twine........I hope you all like it!!!

This is the card that I made and I even pulled out my Copics to colour it....................

Products Used

Cardstock: Fuchsia, Teal, X-Press-It Blending Cardstock & My Mind's Eye- Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky 6"x6" Paper Pad

Stamps: Kaiser Craft- Occasions Mini Clear Stamp & Inkadinkado- Garden Life Cling

Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black & Lilac Posies

Dies: Spellbinders- Grommet Tags

Copics: BG0000, BG45, BG49, RV55, RV66, Y35, YG93 & YG97

Misc.: Martha Stewart Punch- Garden Trellis, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist- Happy Twine & Ranger Liquid Pearls- Buttercup

So this is pretty simple to put together.......I used the fuchsia cst for my card and layered it with the teal cst and then the patterned paper. I punched out the garden trellis and adhered that. Then I stamped the garden life stamp and coloured it in with my Copics, trimmed around it, then matted it with the teal cst. Then I cut a strip of the patterned paper and matted it with the teal cst and topped it off with the grommet die cut and the sentiment. For my finishing touches.....I added the twine and some liquid pearls. I just love all of the colours that the twine comes in.....and of course I just had to add a few to my collection :)  Well that's all for this time...........so until next time.....

So why don't you do some shopping at the Scrapbooker's Paradise Online Store and pick up some of the new products!!! Don't forget..........You will receive FREE SHIPPING on all online orders over $50

Order total calculate before GST. Offer valid only within the ten Canadian provinces. Orders destined for Labrador, Nunavut, Yukon, NWT, United States and abroad will be charged the actual shipping amount



Featured Product Post Starring........Cupcakes Galore!!! and a Chance to Win the Featured Product!!!

Hi all.............well it's that time again for the Featured Product Post....and a chance to win a set of clear Inkadinkado stamps, scroll down to the bottom of my post for all the deets..........So, I did something totally different for me and I didn't use any Tim Holtz products...........are you surprised??? Well, I hope you all enjoy my card and don't forget that Sara is also doing her post on the Featured Product as well.........this should be interesting, since we both picked the same stamp set :)........so here's the set...............

and here's what I came up with.........................

Products Used

Cardstock: Pink, Green, X-Press It Blending Cardstock & Jillibean Soup 6"x6" Pad- Blossom Soup

Stamps: Inkadinkado- Birthday Cupcakes & Hero Arts (Basic Grey)- Life of the Party Words

Inks: Momento- Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves, Angel Pink & New Sprout

Copic Products: E44, E47, E49, R81, R83, R85 & R89 and Black Multiliner 0.7

Misc.: Tattered Angels Glam- Lipstick Pink, Ranger Stickles- Thistle, Ranger Glossy Accents, Sakura Gelly Roll Pen- Stardust & American Crafts Ribbon- Spinach Gingham

So a little bit on how I made this card, I stamped all the cupcakes from the Inkadinkado Birthday Cupcake set with my Tuxedo Black and coloured them in with my copics, then I fussy cut them out. I also hand drew 3 cherries with my black multiliner and then coloured them in with my copics and fussy cut them out and added them to the 3 large cupcakes. I stamped the Life of the Party stamp in Momento Bamboo Leaves ink and adhered it to the top of the green cst and the blossom soup patterned paper to the bottom. Then I added the ribbbon and a bow.

For the cupcakes.....2 of the larger ones I used the Tattered Angels Glam and for the other one I used the stickles. Then for the 3 smaller ones I used my Stardust pen, I added the Glossy Accents to all of the cherries. For the sentiment I used Momento Tuxedo Black. The Momento Angel Pink and New Sprout I used with one of little stamps from the Inkadinkado Birthday Cupcakes set to create a subtle background for the sentiment. That's pretty much it, other than putting it together.

Well, I bet you are all wondering how do I win the Featured Product........so all you have to do is head on over to the Scrapbooker's Paradise Blog and leave a comment on the Featured Product Post and some lucky person will win a set from Inkadinkado.

You really have to go and check out Sara's Blog and see what she did with this set!!!!

If you'd like to do some shopping at the Scrapbooker's Paradise Online Store and pick up some of the Inkadinkado clear sets, Regularly $10.99 they are on for $9.25, just quote  FICLRINKA in the comments section of your order.

Well that's it for this time..........until next time..............have a great weekend!!!!

Feature Product Post and Another Giveaway!!!

Hi all, it's that time again.......who wants to win a free product??? Well scroll down to the end of my post and I will tell you all about it! So we were able to choose a Ranger product for this Feature Post, so I choose the Ranger White Gloss Paper and Sara choose the Ranger Glossy Accents...........



So here's my project for our Feature Product Post..........

Products Used

Cardstock: Ranger White Gloss Paper, Purple, Orange & Pink Paislee 6"x6" Hocus Pocus Paper Pad

Stamps: Inkadinkado-Day Lily Bunch Wood Stamp & Flourishes-Tag Lines

Inks: Ranger Black Archival Ink, Tim Holtz Distress Inks- Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold, Milled Lavender & Dusty Concord, Clearsnap Smooch Accent Inks-Lettuce, Banana Custard, Sundance, Green Apple & Sweet Melon

Misc: Spellbinders Grand Ovals & Grand Scalloped Ovals, EK Success Punches- Photo Labels & Diamond Lace, I-Rock Tool, I-Rock Hot Rocks Crystal & Ranger Brayer

So here's a little bit on how I made this.......I used the purple cst for the card and layered it with the Hocus Pocus paper.......yep, I used the halloween line!!! I love the colours in this line, so I thought they went great with the card. So now I used the brayer on the white gloss paper oval and brayered all 4 distress inks, then I stamped it with the Lily stamp and coloured it all in with the smooch accent inks. Gotta love those smooch inks......they are awesome!!! I used the border punch twice and layered them, then added the rhinestones with the I-Rock tool. Brayered then stamped and punched out the sentiment, adding a little more bling with my I-Rock tool.

That's pretty much it for this card......So I guess you want to know what the giveaway is......................

your choice of either the Ranger White Gloss Paper Pack or the Ranger Glossy Accents !!! Just leave a comment on the Feature Product Post on the Scrapbooker's Paradise Blog



Now go and check out Sara's Post it's amazing!!!

Also, you get 15% off All Ranger Products at Scrapbooker's Paradise,  just enter the Code: RANGER15 in the comments section!!!

Key to My Heart Card

So I have actually had quite a few people ask me how to use a Stamp-a-ma-Jig, so I thought that it would be a great tutorial to do. So head on over to the Scrapbooker's Paradise Blog for my tutorial.

Now on to my card for today...............

Products Used

Cardstock- Kraft & Brown

Bo Bunny Crazy Love 6"x6" Paper Pad

Tim Holtz Odds & Ends Stamp Set

Tim Holtz Love Struck Stamp Set

Tim Holtz Ticket, Baroque & Mini Baroque Dies

Momento Tuxedo Black

Tim Holtz Distress Inks- Fired Brick, Worn Lipstick & Vintage Photo

Forever Red Perfect Pearls Mist

Tim Holtz Paper Distress Tool

Tim Holtz Locket Keys

Tim Holtz Mini Paper Clips

Tim Holtz Jump Rings

Tim Holtz Distress Powder Worn Lipstick

Inkadindado Stamp-a-ma-Jig

So first off I die cut the ticket and then using the Stamp-a-ma-Jig I stamped the Happy Valentines ticket with Fired Brick twice and then did the same with the Love ticket with the Worn Lipstick. Now, die cut the baroque pieces. On the kraft baroque die cut I used the Stamp-a-ma-Jig again with the fired brick ink and then embossed it using the worn lipstick distress powder. I love the distress powders they leave a rough embossing, so with these powders, they have release crystals, which you have to rub off after you've heated the powder. Another good thing is you can't overheat these embossing powders! You can create some awesome looks with these powders and some ink!

Oops....I got a little sidetracked.....lol....so anyways, now I used my blending tool and the vintage photo ink over the whole piece. I used the distress tool around the 2 pieces of Bo Bunny paper and then I used the vintage photo ink and my blending tool to ink all the edges. The rest is just putting it together and adding the lock and key. Well I guess that's it for this time, I hope you all have a great week!!!