Vintage Vogue meets Paper Lace

Vintage Vogue is one of my new all time favourite stamp sets!  I love this paper lace too, I first saw it on Kimberly's blog, StampingbytheSea. She has a fabulous video on how to make it. 

I love the idea of making your own paper lace to match any project, I'm going to try some of my other border punches and see how it looks...I don't know that you can top the look of the eyelet border punch though!

First step to this card was to wheel the Very Vintage across the top of the card in Versamark, then I gold embossed it.

I stamped the flowers with Versamark, then clear embossed them and sponged the Close to Cocoa ink all over them before I cut them out.  This simple technique gives it a soft look as well as aging it a bit while showing off the details of the flowers.  I shaped the flower petals with my fingers and added a half back pearl to the centre.

Don't worry about the edging of your paper lace, you'll be covering it up with ribbon, so it will look perfect no matter what!

Here's what I used:

Cardstock:  Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Old Olive (Leaves)

Ink: My favourite (!) Close to Cocoa, Versamark

Stamp sets:  Very Vintage Wheel, Vintage Vogue both in the new Occassions Mini, and the sentiment is Vintage Labels from the sale-a-bration catalogue and is a free set with a $65 purchase!

Accessories: Little Leaves Sizzlit Die, Eyelet Border Punch, Half back pearls, Pink Satin Ribbon, Clear and Gold Embossing Powders.

I hope you like this card!  Thanks for stopping by!

Judy

British Columbia 2010....You Gotta Be Here!

Hi everyone

A friend sent me this video and I wanted to share it with you....it's really beautful. I'm so proud to call British Columbia my home!

British Columbians Michael J. Fox, Ryan Reynolds, Erick McCormack, Kim Cattrall, Steve Nash, and Sarah McLachlan are featured in this 90 second video. Check out the website Hello BC here for more video's and lots of things to do in our beautiful province.

Edited to add: If you double click on the video, it will play in a full screen!



I know all our Olympic visitors will love it here! We are so lucky to call this home!

Enjoy ~ Judy

Clodhoppers.... a perfect Valentine treat!

Hi everyone! 

Ohmigosh...I just remembered that I promised to put this recipe on my blog!  It's called Clodhoppers and I thought it should have a more elegant name especially as I made it for Christmas {g} 

I tried to rename it Cranberry Snowflakes....but everyone still keeps calling it Clodhoppers, so I guess that name will stay!  It's extremely yummy and soooo easy to make.  It also makes a lovely gift wrapped up in a cello bag with a pretty bow.

Here's the recipe for you ~ try it, I know you'll love it!

Clodhoppers

Just three ingredients...four if you add the cranberries!! Easy to make and makes a perfect gift.

• 4 cups Honey Graham cereal (Golden Grahams)
• 2 cups white chocolate melting wafers
• 1 cup Cashews
• 1 cup dried cranberries

Melt the chocolate wafers in microwave (approx 1 minute 45 seconds). Stir to ensure all wafers are melted. Add nuts, cereal and cranberries. Stir to coat evenly.

Pour onto parchment paper covered cookie sheet and spread mix evenly. Refrigerate for a short time.
Remove from fridge and break into pieces. Enjoy!

Judy

Mama and Baby Bear

Don't you just love Polar Bears?

This card was totally cased from Laura Lipe who is the original designer of these cute little critters!

These little polar bears are so cute for Valentines Day and they are so much fun to make.  For the Mama Bear, you need 2 - 1 3/4" circles for her body and head and 1 large oval for her nose.  I rounded off the nose with a 1" circle punch, hold your punch upside down and insert your oval into the circle so that it looks about the right roundness....hope that explains it well enough!  You will also need 2 - 1/2" circles for her ears.  Then for the tip of her nose I punched a 1/4" circle in black and some really small dots for her eyes.

For Baby Bear, you will need 2 - 1 1/4" circles for the body and head, 1 small oval for the nose, then I used 2 smaller circles for babys ears (I used the yellow circle paper shaper).  The baby's nose tip and eyes are the same as Mama Bear. 

I sponged all the bear body parts with Sahara Sand ink, and for the circles inside the ears I used an eraser on the end of a pencil.

My supplies:

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Whisper White, Black and Real Red
Stamp Sets: Season of Friendship (Snowflake), A Happy Heart
Ink:  Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Sahara Sand, Night of Navy, Real Red
Accessories: 1 3/4", 1 1/4", 1/4" 1/2" Circle punches, Small and large oval punch, Heart to Heart punch.

Hope you like it!  Thanks for stopping by
Judy

Happy February!

Well, I honestly can't believe it's February!  I thought I was going to be so good about keeping my blog up to date....thank goodness I didn't make any resolutions or I'd be feeling really guilty right about now!

I have been busy with our new little pussycat and then in the space of a week I got sick with an awful cold....oh my! I’m pretty much over my cold but I still don't seem to have too much energy.  It better come back soon cause I have lots of things I want to do. {g}

LilyBean is growing so fast! She’s already gained 1.5 pounds since we brought her home! She still likes to snuggle and her latest fascination is with ice cubes, which she loves to chase all over the floor! Whenever we get ice from the fridge, she gallops over and meows until she gets a piece of ice too....then of course I forget about it and it melts and then I usually step into it.

Here is my February calendar, I just love this little vintage calendar.  All supplies are Crafty Secrets except the ribbon is Stampin'Up's Very Vanilla and the Zipper Pull is from my stash, so who knows where it came from!

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back soon with some class cards! 

Judy

Introducing LilyBean!

Here is our new little kitten! Isn't she cute???

We adopted her from the SPCA and picked her up on Monday afternoon. Her adopted name was Daffy Spirit Fingers...LOL! We've renamed her and her new name is LilyBean.  She's 3 months old and soooo affectionate.  Lily loves to knead her paws, so I think that's how she got her original name. 

She loves to nuzzle your ears and she purrs really loud too! She's very cuddly and loves to play. I've forgotten what it's like to have a sweet little munchkin around.

We've really missed our sweet cat Christine...it's been over a year since she's gone. We had 18 wonderful years with her....she will always hold a very special place in our hearts.

This is LilyBean having a little nap and it's what true contentment looks like!  She's snuggled up in her lambswool bed, along with Sammy the Snake and her pink fuzzy.

We are so happy to have her...we just love her so much!  Did I say she was cute and adorable?  LOL!!

Thanks for stopping by ~ Judy

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope you all had fun celebrating last night, whether it was a cozy night at home or out with friends. I can hardly believe that 2009 is behind us!  Did you make any New Years Resolutions? I didn't make any as I know I always break them and then feel guilty! And I'm so not into feeling guilty!!

Instead I have a list of things that I would like to work on....goals...things I want to accomplish throughout this new year.

I've started creating my new calendar with some of my Christmas goodies. I just love this little CD calendar and it's a complete CASE of one I saw in my LSS. Jessie was kind enough to let me take pictures of each page, she's a doll! Hope you like it!!  Each calendar page measures 4 1/2" x 5 1/2".

Things I used:

Images and Paper:  Crafty Secrets Seasonal Titles Vintage Booklet and Earthy Paper Pack, Crafty Secrets Calendar (downloaded from the internet)

Ink: Close to Cocoa for sponging the edges

Accessories:  Very Vanilla Tafetta Ribbon, Large Paper clip and a Silver Star brad from my stash.

I really love this little calendar and hope you enjoy it too!  Wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year filled with love, laughter, friendships...with a little mischief and adventure thrown in....the good kind of course!

Happy 2010 everyone!  Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs ~ Judy