Photo - Angel

I was on a trip for work yesterday and several of us visited a book and gift shop during our free time. I have been looking for angel images for an upcoming project and found quite a few in this shop. Here's one of them. I really liked the large wings and the soft green those in her dress!

Card - Birthday

I started with a brown textured cardstock. I layered at piece of leather look decoratvie paper in a burgundy color. The vertical piece is gold gift wrap and the accent has a color printed greeting on a burgundy scallop.

Cmas Card Challenge - Aug - Winter

I did change the category from Snowmen to Winter because I separated snowflakes from all the other winter images. This category includes snowmen, mittens, hot chocolate, sleds, ice skates, skiing, and a whole lot more. What will you use? Post your card link in a comment.

I started with a royal blue card. I ripped white cardstock for the snowbank, chalked it with a bit of blue, stamped the Pomegranate greeting and glued it to the bottom of the card. I stamped falling snow with White Craft Ink and embossed them with clear powder then added a few more with only white ink. The snowman is cut with the Cricut - Joy of the Season. I cut off his boots and hat. I used markers to color scarf, arms, broom, eyes and coal on his belly. I put a bit of orange cardstock under his head for his nose. I used a Zot to hold the red confetti star in the top right corner.



I made 5 of these.




Total Christmas Cards: 77

Photos - World Wide Photo Walk

I participated in the 3rd annual World Wide Photo Walk on Saturday, July 24th. It was a very good experience. This is an opportunity for photographers of all experience levels to get together, take pictures, and share ideas. Forty of us met at Louise McKinney Park, walked through the Shaw Conference Centre, down Jasper Avenue to the Gibson Block then west to the Hotel McDonald taking pictures all the way. What fun! The weather was perfect.
Here's a few pictures from my day. The lily was part of the gardens with the Chinese Pagoda just to the left, the Bison metal sculpture is at the Shaw Conference Centre, the church dome is part of the St. Barbara's Russian Orthodox Cathedral in the Boyle Street area, and the light fixture is on the front of the Gibson Block building (the triangular one on Jasper Avenue & 96 street). I took the background image as well which is dried mud in a parking lot.

Card - DP - Birthday Card

This is a birthday card I made to coordinate with the stack of cards I made. I started with an Old Olive card. I applied direct to paper technique with my Night of Navy stamp pad to the card. Then glued the squares in a couple of columns. Stamped the greeting in the bottom right hand corner with same inkpad.

Cards - DP - Card Set 4

Left: Mellow Moss card with a piece of DP ripped on the right hand side. I assembled an accent with a stamped navy flower on a 1.25 circle, a mellow moss 1.38 circle onto a navy scallop. I placed it over a olive ribbon .

Right: Old Olive card with a piece of DP ripped bottom and a navy ribbon with a olive bit tied onto it in a knot. Added a green button to one of the flowers.

Cards - DP - Card Set 3

Left: Mellow Moss card with navy striped DP ripped on the bottom. Stamped a flower greeting and punched it out with the scallop. Added a small blue button in the centre. Ran a light blue ribbon along the left side which had a knot tied into it and a small length of olive tied above it.
Right: Mellow Moss card with 2 pieces of DP placed next to each other. A white ribbon over the join with 3 coordinating buttons placed left of the ribbon along the card edge.

Cards - DP - Card Set 2

Left: Not Quite Navy card with a layer of DP which I have trimmed along the edge of the flowers. Added a white gross grain ribbon to the top third and knotted.
Right: Mellow Moss card with striped DP ripped on the bottom edge. Two stamped flowers (small clear set) in navy which flank a button on the bottom along with the greeting. Used the slot punch to add navy ribbon accent at the top of the card.

Cards - DP - set 1

I received a supply kit of cardstock and Stampin Up! Designer Paper a few days ago. Mellow Moss, Old Olive, and Not Quite Navy cardstock with a this designer paper and a few buttons in Not Quite Navy & Bashful Blue. Main Blueberry is the name of the DP. Thanks Therese.
I decided to challenge myself to see what cards I could make. Of course, it great that the DP is double sided. This is a really nice color combination.
On the left this is the same sheet front and back which I cut into 1/3 and 2/3 pieces. I tied a white 1/4 gross grain ribbon over the join and added 3 small buttons in the right lower corner with Zots. On the left, I used cut off strips placed side by sida and ripped the bottoms, added an old olive gross grain ribbon and I stamped the greeting on the right in Night of Navy and punched it out with my scallop punch and added a button in the centre.

Christmas Cards - Purple Joy

This is my card for Karen's Holiday Card Challenge which is purple and the Christmas All Year Round Challenge. I stamped "Joy" by Posh Impressions and embossed it with gold powder. I added a layer of gold paper under that. I layered a diamond patterned paper to a green card. I laid the purple joy layer over the diamond paper. I used a 5 petal punch accent in coordinating colors from the diamond paper. I made 5 of these. My total Christmas cards = 72 I'm surprised how easily I have incorporated Christmas cards into my regular cardmaking.

Cards - Embossed Layers

I created these cards for my card exchange. On the left card, I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder just to where the burgundy ribbon is laid. I added my Razzleberry decorative paper then layered my greeting with chalked edges on top.
On the right card, I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder on about 1/3 of the card, then created an accent. The curry layer was embossed with a Tim Holtz embossing folder then I added the same decorative paper and greeting as above.

Photo - Downtown Skyline

I took a walk down by the Muttart and across the river on the foot bridge. I was looking for sunset pictures but is as close as I got. I guess you have to be outside the city to actually have a horizon. I tried out the Sunset setting on my camera. I think it's not bad for a 1st effort.

Photo - Wetaskiwin Museum

I took a day trip today to Wetaskiwin, about 1 hour south. The metal utensils created a nice graphic element. I loved the color and painting on the Victrola. I tried my Accent Color feature on the wagon and teddy bears by highlighting the red and the rest of the picture is black and white. The metal scallop is a lock on a Chinese travel trunk.

Photo - Peony

I was out taking pictures again. I was near the Legislative Grounds and found some great peonies. They were very large, at least 6 inches in diameter. I thought this color combination was great! Great macro lens on this camera.

Photo - Canada Day

I went down to the river valley for the fireworks. There was a LOT of people down there. I took a few pics not many of which I was very happy with. It is hard to keep your arms up and not have camera shake. I was not prepared to take a tripod as I knew the crowds would be large.

I hope everyone had a good 143rd Canada Day!

Cmas Card Challenge - July - Angels

This month's Christmas Card Challenge theme is angels. I guess there are several kinds of angels. There are the ones heralding the good news with a trumpet, those high in the sky who appeared to the shepherds, and those offering praise. I chose Angelica by Stampendous for my image. I stamped her in different colors then embossed with clear powder with a bit of glitter added. I used royal blue, chianti and eggplant inkpads. I added a layer of metallic then tied a ribbon around the spine. On the mauve one is punched a small hole about 1.5" from the top of the card then brought both ends to tie a knot over the piece stretched over the card front. I made 6 cards.
Total Christmas Cards: 67

Photo - Prickly Flower

I was to the Muttart Conservatory to get some sun room bench pictures for my Fruits of the Spirit bible study. I am moving along with my pages. I captured this flower in my travels around the pyramids. It's so cool to go several times a year to see the different flowers in bloom as the seasons change.

Card - Father's Day

A card for my Dad. I like the earth tone colors of the designer paper. I layered a piece of pumpkin paper below the DP and smudged the edge with burgundy ink. Over that I layered a piece of acetate with the greeting. On the join I placed a length of 1/4" gross grain ribbon in a similar color and added a knot of green ribbon. A maple accent in the corner. A card for great guy!

Photo - Alberta Legislature Grounds

A friend and I took a tour of the Alberta Legislature Building today. It was my first despite having lived here for a long time. The rotunda is under renovations so it covered less than usual. On the right is Princess Louise Caroline Alberta from which our province got it's name. The flower was a gorgeous flower on the grounds. I caught a snap of the High Level Bridge Streetcar as it passed on the top level of the bridge. The weather was good and the picture taking was worthwhile.

Card - Lady Bug

This is the card I gave my sister for her birthday. I made the card 4.25 square. I placed a Sizzix wavy frame die cut in yellow gingham on the front. To get the thin blue inside frame I had to cut it with an Exacto knife. I glued a greeting on the inside of the card. The lady bug is also Sizzix. Punched some daisies in a couple of colors and adhered with a yellow brad. Added the lady bug's flight path with a thin black marker. I liked the primary colors.