Willow Vase

Well, I must say that summer is zipping by so quickly. I can't believe that we are almost into August already and before you know it, the babes will be back to school and it will be sweater weather (did I mention that I LOVE sweater weather!).

This is a card that I designed while stamping with one of my BFF's Jacqui. I am so excited b/c Jonathon and I are headed up to see Jax and her family in less than two weeks!!! She has planned an awesome stamping day with the rest of her crew and we plan to camp for a couple of days as well.

I used Old Olive, Ruby Red, Black and Sahara Sand on this card. As well, I paper pieced the vase with Cutie Pie DP! Isn't the wide Grosgrain JUST YUMMY?????? A little little thread attaches the sentiment quite nicely.
Hope you all have a great day!!!! I best get myself ready for work!!!!

Star of my Scrapbooks

Here are two layouts I completed while on Vacation at the Cottage A couple weeks ago.

The Wanted Layout uses the New Outlaw Designer Papers and the Wanted Stamp Set.

Have you ever tried to distress paper??? It is REALLY REALLY easy and can give your Cardstock the look of Leather. To do this, you simply scrunch your paper several times until it gets quite wrinkly. Unfold it and apply ink to the paper by directly swiping the inkpad over the paper. To acheive a softer look (suede) you can spritz the paper with water and set aside to dry.

The Winter Layout uses Two Colours of Cardstock from the In colour Collection-Blue Bayou and Summer Sky. Doesn't the Wintergreen DP compliment the two colours perfectly??? I took the opportunity to add some "Bling" to this layout by applying glitter to the Chipboard Flowers and inserting a Ice Brad to the Centre of each!!! Have a Boy Scrapbook Star is not usually conducive to copious amounts of Bling, but it works here!

Did you know that Stampin' Up! Craft ink works like a paint when directly applied to Chipboard???? I have invested in all the Craft ink precisely for that reason. It saves the hassle and mess of painting chipboard and particle board coasters. It also works on wood!!!

How to do it??? Simply take the ink pad and apply it directly to the piece that you are working on. You can set it aside to dry, or heat set it with an embossing gun to expediate the process!!!! I love this method of decorating my chipboard and no longer have to spend time finding coordinating colours of paint to match my Cardstock and Designer Paper.

Give it a Try, you should be pleased with the results!!!!!

Happy Stamping!

Vicki

My Football Star

We had an excellent trip to Toronto. The Boys were really excited to play a warm up game prior to the Argonauts vs. Montreal Alouettes.

The boys and the Coaches were escorted into the Stadium to gear up for the Big Game! Apparently the dressing rooms were under Construction, so they had to change in the Hallway. Because Tim Horton's supports Minor Football, the Junior Team was required to wear the White Jerseys. The Boys were a little disappointed that they Couldn't wear the X-MEN red Jerseys and it was a little difficult for some of the parents to identify their boys................Not Jonathon, he is one of the Bigger Boys on the Team and I had No trouble spotting him.

The Argonauts were completing their practices as the Xmen came onto the field. With lots of High Fives and Helmet Taps from the Big Leaguers, our Boys were Pumped to play!!!!!
We really enjoyed the Football Game, but sadly, the Argos Lost to the Alouettes. After the game Jonathon was able to get a few Autographs on his Football, that we then tossed about for some time before we headed up to our room.

Jonathon and I stayed at the Renaissance Hotel in the Stadium and quite enjoyed the cushy beds and comfy pillows. They had a really nice pool, but we didn't take the opportunity to swim as it was late when we came up from the game and we decided to head off to the Metro Toronto Zoo for the Day before coming home! All in all, it was a great Trip!

On the road again!

Seems like I just got settled in from the cottage and we are taking off again. Heading off to Toronto tomorrow to see an Argonauts game at the Rogers Centre (aka Skydome). I am not sure whether Jonathon is more excited about playing a short football game prior to the Game, or getting the latest copy of the Blue Thunder Cheerleaders Calendar!!!!! I hope to get some great pictures!

This Neighbourhood wheel really caught my eye in the new Catalogue and it was something that I absolutely HAD to have!!!! The images are rolled with Stayzon ink and coloured with Aqua Painters and Watercolour Crayons. A little glitter to the clouds adds some pizzaz to the sky!!!!!

Thanks for looking!

Oh So Lovely and Elegant

I created this card for an elegant card class that I am teaching tomorrow night.............it's funny that kraft paper can be used with an elegant theme, but to my surprise, it worked quite well.

The "Oh so Lovely" set is one of the new SU! Hostess sets in the new catalogue. Aren't the images pretty? I also LOVE the shadow stamp that goes behind the image. In addition to kraft paper, I used vanilla and Burgandy papers. The gold brads seem to match quite well.












A big thanks to Mercy for adorning me with a Rockin' Girl Blogger tag!!! That is SO cool and I LOVE the pink!!!

I am going to tag

Alli

Joan

Wendy

They are all Rockin' Stampers with great great Blogs!!!!!

I'm Back and want to play Tag!!!!!

I had a very relaxing (albeit damp-it rained and rained and rained...........well actually only for 2.5 days, but it seemed like forever!) week at the cottage. The rainy days facilitated extra stamping time for myself and Jacqui, which means I have a lot to post this week. Jacqui brought this Vases in Vogue Hostess set for me to play with!!! I just love it and hope to earn it with some hostess credits soon!!! The Background on the Celery paper was created using the Doodle Wheel.

Colours used include Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, whisper white paper , celery, bashful blue and black stayzon ink. I painted the image with Aquapainters and marker (scribbled onto a CD) and used a SU! White Gel pen to make the dotted border.


I have been tagged a few times in the last couple of weeks, but haven't had time to play!!!

Check out these ladies blogs, they are Fabulous!!!!

Mercy

Leigh

Jane

Dana

Here are my Seven Random tidbits about me!

1. I love chocolate popsicles, hot chocolate and chocolate bars, but don't particularly like chocolate ice cream, chocolate cake or chocolate cookies.

2. I have travelled to many islands in the Caribbean, Paris, Florida, Nashville and Eastern Canada.

3. My Favourite Colour is Purple, but I seldom wear purple clothes.

4. Can't stand the taste of coffee, but love the smell.

5. Gave up Tole Painting for Stamping----didn't need another handpainted tray!

6. Love playing Lego

7. Like to play guitar and sing and write music and poetry.


I won't tag anyone else today, but stay tuned.................you may be next!!!!!

Have a great day!

Vicki

I'm outta here!!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I am SO looking forward to a week of relaxation. It has been a hectic couple of weeks and I am ready for some R&R. I am heading off to a Cottage for a week with one of my Best Friends and fellow stamping addict!!!! I also just received my new catty shipment, so I will have a lot of new toys to play with!!!

I hope to have lots of samples to share when I get back!!!!

Enjoy your week and keep your fingers crossed for some Sun for me!

I had some fun with this card. The little dog in Parisbella's bag put me in mind of Toto from the Wizard of OZ, which incidentally is my favourite movie ever!!!! I may have mentioned this before, but apparently Johnny Depp is a huge fan of the Wiz of O as well, which is just way cool!!!!

I freehanded the Yellow brick road and the border. the flourish in the background is from Doodle This and is covered with Lime and Magenta Stickles....................too bad you can't see the way those Ruby Slippers Sparkle.................Main image is from Stamping Bella.