Hero Arts Blog Hop

Mark your calendars for Friday, December 10th for a fantastic Blog Hop showcasing NEW stamps from the Hero Arts 2011 catalog. You don't want to miss it! For more info click here.

Wow Wednesday!

If you are here for the Tiffany Doodles Blog Hop and Christmas Challenge click here.


There are so many beautiful projects out there that I had a hard time narrowing it down but I think you'll agree these are all magnificent!

Michelle never ceases to amaze me and what she can do with an ink pad! Check out this gorgeous scene here.

Simple stamping plus paper piercing equals gorgeous luminaries here.

Wow, Jennifer's background here is amazing!

The gift card holders here by Julee are so festive and the unconventional holiday colours here are so elegant.

Clean and simple design here by Karen.

Simple elegance in red, black and white here.

Jean's design here is so elegant and love the colour palette.

Maureen's card here is a beauty in black and white.

The card here is a simple delight.

Beautiful Christmas card by Amy here.

There's something so charming about the cards here. They make me smile.

Have a great inky day and thanks for stopping by!

Tiffany Doodles Christmas Challenge and Blog Hop

Here is my first project as Design Team member for Tiffany Doodles. The December challenge is Christmas and runs from Dec. 7-31 with a new challenge starting every month on the 7th!

I had a crazy Dr. Suess kind-of-moment when I combined the two images for this card, Christmas Sleigh and Presents. I used Distress Inks on the gifts and Prismacolors and glitter pens on the sleigh. I put lots of Glossy Accents on the sleigh runner to make it nice and shiny and used Mica Flakes for the snow.

If you're here from the Blog Hop, yippee you're almost at the end of the journey. Only two more blogs left! If you don't know what I'm talking about, there's a Blog Hop that started at Tiffany Doodles. Go check it out!

To win prizes, become a follower of every blog on the list and leave a comment at each blog. The more comments, the more prizes you could win! There will be 3 Grand Prizes of 3 digi images for each winner and every blog will also have a random winner. Check back on Friday at the Tiffany Doodles blog and here to see if you're a lucky winner.

The random winner from my blog will win the Birdies Housework image which I used on this "We've Moved" card.

Now before you head on over to the next blog I just want to remind you of the digi special going on right now, buy 3 get 1 free. Who doesn't love a special! Also, Tiffany is madly working away at a new and improved blog to make your shopping experience so much easier. Keep your eyes peeled for all the great changes! And if you know of anyone who would love to have Tiffany Doodles sponsor a challenge, just click here to find out all the info.

Your next stop on the hop is Willemien's blog. Go check out what wonderful things she's created with her digi images!

Thanks for stopping by!

Exciting News!

I have some fun news to share with you! I've been asked to join the Tiffany Doodles Design Team! If you aren't familiar with this company, Tiffany Doodles offers wonderful digi images to use in all your paper crafting projects.

There are monthly challenges at TD and a new challenge starts on December 7th and runs through until the end of the month. Drop by on Tuesday and see the amazing creations by all the Designers!  Also on Tuesday, there will be a three day Blog Hop with prizes so don't forget to visit the entire teams blogs and leave lots of comments.

Would you like to meet the 10 other new Designers? Stop by the blog, you may recognize a couple of names.

Wishing you an inky day!

Wow Wednesday!

Another group of beautiful inspirations!

Fabulous snowflake CAS card here.

Love the wood background on this charming Christmas scene here.

Here is such a fun advent calendar.

Sharon has made some beautiful sparkling cards here and here using Penny Black stamps.

Jennifer's cards have a great clean and crisp look to them. Check out her holiday cards here, here, here and here. There's a mix of more traditional cards and one done in non-traditional black.

The card by Iwona here is gorgeous and elegant in black and burgundy.

Need some inspiration for gift wrapping? Check out these creative beauties here.

Black and yellow in simple elegance here.

Wonderful Christmas card here and this card here was made by using up the scraps!

Thanks for stopping by!

Acetate Tag

A holiday tag for the Hero Arts Challenge here. The bottom layer of the tag is Distress Inks overstamped with an image sprayed with Perfect Pearls. It has a subtle shimmer to it. The snowflakes and sentiment are stamped onto acetate with the embossed trees and snow done in mica flakes attached ontop.

Thanks for stopping by!

Wow Wednesday!

Some inspiration to get you through the week!

There's something so wonderful about the card here. Just an overall beauty to it.

Love the tree card here. Carole has such a great eye for layering and mixing elements on a card.

Karen made a bunch of cards here using just one sheet of paper and the flowers on the card here are so charming.

Lots of inky goodness by Nancy here.

Such a pretty card here with all the shades of yellow.

Fabulous design here.  Jennifers use of thread and yarn always amazes me.

Gorgeous and elegant holiday card by Alice here.

Susan is an expert at CAS cards and I love her use of bold colours on the cards here.

Agata used Glossy Accents as a resist on the beauty here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Singing in the Food Court

This post has nothing to do with crafting but check out the video here to see a choir surprise eaters in a mall food court. It will make you smile and feel good!

Have a great day!

Wow Wednesday!

I spent Saturday in Montreal taking classes with the fabulous Jennifer McGuire. It was three classes jam-packed with techniques and lots of inky fun! Unfortunately my pics did not turn out but it was so great to meet Jennifer, she's such a sweetie!

Now here's some links to gorgeous papercrafts found around the web.

What a wonderful design on this lovely holiday card! Fantastic job Teresa!

Unconventional colours on this elegant card.

This card is simple yet striking.

How fun are the houses here and here! Both use a Sizzix die.

The colours are amazing on the card here.

Fabulous collection of Christmas cards using Penny Black stamps here.

The elegant card here makes me think of Tiffany's.

One final beauty here. The red flower is gorgeous Joy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Wow Wednesday!

Some links to gorgeous papercrafts found around the web.

Michelle can do wonders with ink and a brayer. This card here would be perfect for the guy in your life.

I love the look of letterpress. The holiday gift tags here are simple and beautiful. There's something about letterpress that makes me want to run my hands across it.

This winter scene here is perfect. It makes me think of a cold and crisp winters day when the snow sparkles like thousands of little stars.

Such a charming and simple design on the card here.

Really cool card designs with yarn or string here and here.

Elegant bag by Mariana here.

The birdhouse here is amazing.

This is not a papercraft but the purses here are stunning. The designs and colours are sure to inspire you in your cardmaking.

Thanks for stopping by!

Thinking Inking Snowflakes

I finally had a chance to play using techniques from Jennifer's Thinking Inking here. It's so much fun to get all inky!

Both cards were white embossed on watercolour paper and Alcohol Inks were applied ontop. They both have a soft shimmer to them from using Pearl and Silver Mixatives.

My fave is this first one. It's so pretty in person with the shimmery background, the glittered snowflake and the sparkly Stickles. The camera really doesn't do it justice.

Wishing everyone a sparkly day!

Wow Wednesdays!

There are so many talented people out there crafting away in their little corner of the world. They have amazing and beautiful creations and I thought I would share with you some of the ones that have caught my eye. I hope they give you inspiration and I know they will bring a smile to your face!

This one I just laid eyes on a few minutes ago. The exquisite elegance of this card is amazing. Lucy has such a knack making the simple look extraordinary. Take a peek here.

And now at the opposite side of elegance is this cute and charming card by Ayana. Love the happy little critters on this card here.

Love the big butterfly on this card here. It's so delicate and fits with the background wonderfully.

The card here has an image stamped on paper-thin wood. Fabulous!

Pia is a very clever stamper and the Christmas card she made here is amazing!

A real leaf was stamped and embossed on this card here. Fantastic idea!

I'm really liking the colours on this card here, here, here and here.

Thanks for stopping by!