Stampin' Chez Moi

I had SO much fun with this challenge and I can't wait to teach wax paper resist to my girls. Sorry girls, you'll have to wait a few weeks! The UDI  Color Challenge #24 was just perfect for what I had in mind, and when I found this sketch at  Sweet Sunday Sketch  #106, the inspiration began to flow.   This took a bit of work ~ first I had all my elements ready to go, but didn't put it together until I had shuffled, moved, shuffled again....there....I think I like that! Then it started to come together ~ ~ So here's my card ~ A little side shot ~ my colors are way off on this shot ~ Not too sure about my Seam Binding, I tried to pull my centre thread (as per instructions), but obviously was doing something wrong, it just didn't happen for me (any suggestions out there would be greatly appreciated) ~ so instead, I very carefully placed Sticky Strip to the back as I manipulated the binding into shape! If you have never tried the 'wax paper resist'...

Well I feel like I haven't been in my studio for ages, felt a little lost when I got there, went looking for my Mojo and it's been lost. I can't find it anywhere! I needed help, so went looking for some inspiration on some of my favourite challenges ~ found the colors at  Color Throwdown  #130 and was further challenged, then I found this challenge at  Stamping 411  #192, and then I had to follow the challenge at  SUO Challenges , I've got new toys that I haven't played with very much ~ so out with my Sale-a-bration stamps that I got for FREE ~ yes...FREE...let me know if you have any questions! Here are the colors! And the layout! And the challenge from SUO ~ anything Sale-a-bration! ~ So here's my card using Punch Bunch, what a fun set to have ~ I stamped my scallop twice, once using Tangerine Tango, then Pretty In Pink/Versa Mark and then heat embossed using Clear EP! Love my little rosettes kissed with Dazzling Diamonds! A little side shot, you can see...

So after three days without emails 'pinging' into my inbox ~ you can just imagine ~ first the mess of messages to sort through (no pun intended) ~ and secondly my surprise when I saw that  Jenn from  www.TheCraftyYooper.blogspot.com   ~ dropped a sweet message into my blog. She awarded me the 'Stylish Blogger Award' ~ WOW!!!! I am honoured and speechless ~  Part of the award is to do the following: When you receive this award you are to: 1) thank the person who gave this award to me and link it back to their blog 2) share 8 things about myself 3) pass this award to 8 other individuals that I have recently discovered 4) leave a comment so that they can pass along the recognition! And now for the eight things about myself: 1. I am married to my best friend for almost 29 years. We  love camping  and road trips are the best ~ we've seen lots of North America, but still have many places we would love to visit! 2. I was blessed to be a st...

How did we ever live without computers, and how in the world do we live with them....arrhhhhh!!! I had email issues this week and couldn't send or receive anything ~ so now I'm playing catch up ~ so as I was cleaning up I was So excited to find this sweet message from Jenn....I am so honoured to receive this Jenn ~ thanks so much! "Hi Denise, I'm a big fan of your blog and I love your style! I'm passing on the Stylish Blogger Award to you. Please stop by for more information! Jenn" www.TheCraftyYooper.blogspot.com   If you have never popped in on Jenn ~ you really should, her blog is beautiful, so be sure to have a peek and leave her some loving'. Please be patient with me as I gather my thoughts and complete this award in the next day or so ~ in the mean time, have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by ~ and Thank you SO much Jenn!

What a fabulous holiday Monday I had ~ hubby and I spent the morning together ~ then he was inspired to start ripping up the wall to wall carpeting on the main floor. I'll show you some pictures in the next couple of days! We are installing hardwoods and we can't wait ~ but this will be a month or so process! So our main living area will be a 'fright' for some time, and I just need to be okay with that! So while Dean tore up carpeting I tore up some paper and I had an absolute blast! I found a color challenge at Inkspirations #58 that I really wanted to try and a sketch over at CCMC #138 I'm still on a vintage kick and loving' working with this style! I LOVE the 'Bliss' set that is available for FREE during Sale-a-bration. There was so much going on with this card that I decided to try and keep it as simple as possible in regards to embellishments. So I added one lonely pearl and really like the outcome of this. The swirl is a piece that I cut from ...

The final words spoken (well, I mean written) just before the   Utah Diva's Challenge #23  was set out before us!  ' So that's it -- NO MORE SNOW !'  ~ I agree! BUT, last night we were hit with yet another snow storm! Ouch ~ I am ready for spring, for the messy melt and all of it ~ we are in another deep freeze this weekend ~ and so this challenge is exactly what I need ~ we are told to THINK SPRING!!! and to use this color challenge and I am up for it!  Here is the color challenge from the UDI! And a peek at my picture ~ I tried something different and took this picture on our grandson's play table. It sits right in front of our patio doors (another spring sigh!) the sun was shining in so beautifully and I thought this would be a great location for a shot ~ not so! Take a peek in the background, you can see the snow piled up on the deck ~  'GOT SNOW' This was my first attempt at the Emboss Inlay Technique ~ it was so fun to play with this ~ can't wa...

Do you ever buy a stamp set that you just HAVE to have, and then never do anything with it! I am famous for that...hmmm...maybe I have too many toys ~ oh, what am I saying, of course I could never have too many toys! Well, I just love this stamp set and it was so much fun playing with it today! And here's another shabby vintage card! I love playing with that style and the colors from the Paper Players challenge #34 were perfect for this set, I knew right away that I would be pulling out 'Have A Seat' from my stamp shelf! My stamps sets are all in alphabetical order on my shelves and then stamped in a catalogue, this way when my friends come over to play, they can easily find what they're looking for!  If these colors don't scream vintage...I don't know what does! So here's my card ~ ~ here's a little side shot ~  And here's the inside of the card. I created my little rosette's with a quilling tool, added some two way glue and then add...