stencilling CAS

It's our fearless leader Nancy's turn to pick the topping at Seize the Birthday this week!  She is a woman after my own heart by picking CAS & stencilling. I love both and I love how this card turned out.  I have used this design a lot lately, in a variety of ways, to pull together quickie, 5 minute cards.

Hope you can join us for this fun challenge! Be sure to hop over to the blog to see the other excellent creations by the rest of the team and welcome our  Surprise Party Guest, Johanna Rundell, and previous winners Milla and Bonnie.

Always so grateful for the comments.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a terrific day and a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Take care,

Glenda

Card details:

Birthday Wishes - 4¼" x 5½"

Stamps: CZ Designs

Paper: white and black card stock

Ink: Versafine Black, Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn

Accessories: enamel dot, Tim Holtz/Sizzix Thinlits Artsy Flowers, Simon Says Stamp stencil, EK Success corner rounder and washi tape

green & blue

Happy Thursday and welcome another Seize the Birthday Challenge! Our challenge this week is chosen by the wonderful and talented Nancy and it is green plus one other colour. I love green so this was an easy one for me.  I particularly like green and blue together.  However, I did so many different green and blue cards and none of them quite worked for me. Finally came up with this one that I'm mostly ok with - lol.

Be sure to head over to the blog to welcome our new Surprise Party Guest for April and May, Jolanda Johnston, and recent winner Melanie. Check out the great designs by the rest of the team too.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a terrific day.

Glenda

Card details:

happy birthday - 4¼" x 5½" 

Stamps: Mama Elephant

Inks: Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn, Distress Uncharted Mariner, SU Lucky Limeade

Paper: white card stock, Distress Heavy Stock

Accessories: EK Success circle punches, Honeybee Gems, Simon Says Stamp Jazz Dance Stencil

krafty

Welcome crafty friends! At Seize the Birthday this week, Colleen has chosen the theme kraft plus another colour. I love using kraft so whipped up two cards with different colours.

Be sure to stop by the blog and give some love to the team as well as our Surprise Party Guest Loll. Hope you can play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by,

Glenda

Card details:

happy birthday to you 

Stamps: Lawn Fawn

Inks: Distress Aged Mahogany, Versafine Black

Paper: white, red and kraft card stock

Accessories: white pearls, Simon Says Stamp Brilliant Gifts die, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

Happy Birthday

Stamps: Papertrey Ink, 

Inks: Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass, Versafine Black

Paper: white and kraft card stock, Distress watercolour paper

Accessories: MFT Stitched Rectangle die, Honey Bee Cone Flower dies, gems

stunning spring

Hope you are well! I'm very happy because the warm temperatures have finally started to arrive here - hope they stick around.  It perfectly ties in with our theme at Seize the Birthday this week - spring flowers.  Thank you TaeEun for the challenge (she always has the most amazing floral cards so this is very appropriate for her challenge!).  Grabbed an alcohol ink background for this otherwise CAS card. 

Hope you can join us this week for some spectacular spring creations (or just birthday of course). Head over to the blog to see what our Surprise Party Guest, Lynda and the rest of the team came up with.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day and terrific weekend.

Glenda

Card details:

happy happy - 3.75"x 5"

Ink: Ranger alcohol inks

Paper: white card stock, SU! Old Olive & Pacific Point, Yupo paper

Accessories: Simon Says Stamps daisy & happy dies, A Muse pearls

trio of green

It's March!!! So many mixed feelings about March this year... but I'm focusing on the arrival of spring. It's spring time over at Seize the Birthday as our challenge this week is three shades of green. I love green so have lots of scraps of green patterned paper...so decided use them with my new Simon Says Stamp die!

Hope you can join us!  Be sure to check out the glorious green creations from Carol, our Surprise Party Guest, and the rest of the team!

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you are staying well and staying sane.

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday to You - 3 1/2" x 6"  

Stamps: Hero Arts

Ink: VersaFine Black

Paper: scraps of green patterned paper, white & black cardstock, SU! embossed designer paper

Accessories: Simon Says Stamp Brilliant Gifts die, SU! gem

dazzling die-cuts

Happy Thursday!  No chitter chatter for me this week.... writing this post super last minute (not the first time or the last time - lol).

Seize the Birthday is playing with die-cuts this week! Thanks to Cathy for this fabulous challenge.  There is an option to add a stamped sentiment if you like.  I decided to really challenge myself and completely focus on the die cuts.  Hauled some some long hoarded patterned paper and one long neglected die (the squares).

A fond farewell to Jen, our previous Surprise Party Guest and warm welcome to Angie! Can't wait to see the wonderful creations from Angie.  Be sure to check out the blog for the delightful die-cut creations from the rest of the team.

Thanks for stopping by. Always appreciate the comments.  Have a terrific day and wonderful weekend.

Glenda

Card details:

celebrate you - 4.25"x5.5"

Dies: Paper Smooches celebrate & squares, Simon Says Stamp you, MFT stitched rectangles

Paper: a whole bunch of scraps pulled from retired pads and my scrap folders, espresso and light grey card stock

Accessories: A Muse star gem

delightful drinks

Hey crafty friends... I don't know about you but I'm definitely having my fair share of food and beverages these days! ;) Actually, I am trying really hard not to snack while at home (moderately successful) and limit my adult beverages to the weekends (again, moderately successful). 

Appropriately, our theme at Seize the Birthday this week is food and/or drinks.  My love of delicious food and beverages is no secret so it won't come as a surprise that I picked this theme.  Hope you like the result! Olives never make an appearance in my martinis but I am fond of them with a twist.

Hope you can join us for this challenge! Check out the blog for the rest of the tasty creations from the team and Stef, our Surprise Party Guest!

Have a terrific day and wonderful weekend.  Thanks for stopping by. Hope you are taking care of yourselves and staying well. 

Glenda

Tag details:
CHEERS! 4.25"x5.5"
Stamps: Unity (martini), Simon Says Stamp (Cheers)
Ink: Versafine Black, Versa mark, Distress Inks Hickory Smoke & Forest Moss
Paper: watercolour paper, vellum, white card stock, SU! patterned paper
Accessories: A Muse red pearl, gold embossing powder, Tim Holtz water pen

birthday hugs

Hey crafty friends.... happy June!  I'm just back from a few weeks in Europe ... we had a fabulous time but I do like being back in my own bed and shower.

We are covering the card at Seize the Birthday. I'm so used to doing CAS cards that have lots of white space so this is tough!  I cheated a bit and just used one large background stamp (*gasp*) and then kept everything else pretty simple.  Hope you like it and hope my teammates are ok with me bending the rules a bit. ;)

Hope you can join us this week.  Head over to the blog to give some love to our Surprise Party Guest Linda and the rest of the team.  All the rules & regs are over there too.

Have a terrific Thursday and a wonderful weekend.  Thanks for stopping by... always appreciate the comments.

Glenda

Card details:

birthday hugs - 4 3/8" x 5 1/2"

Stamps: SU! Buffalo Check, PTI birthday

Paper: white & SU! Old Olive card stock

Ink: Versafine Black, SU! Old Olive

Accessories: Simon Says Stamp hugs die, SU! stitched rectangle die, May Arts twine, A Muse black jewel

cheers

Hey crafty friends!  Hope all is well in your world! After two stressful Seize the Birthday themes in a row, I'm happy that it is anything goes this week. I kept it quick and easy.  Used one of my favourite colours, dark purple, with one of my favourite themes, drinks!  Haha!

Hope you get a chance to play along with us! We are lucky to have Linda Snodgrass joining us as our Surprise Party Guest. Be sure to check out the rest of the fabulous designs by Linda and the rest of the team. The rules and regs are on the blog too.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a great weekend.

Glenda

Card details:

cheers - 4.25"x5.25"

Stamps: none - gasp!

Paper: SU! Blackberry & Basic Black, A Muse black shimmer, white card stock, silver paper

Accessories: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder,  SU! jewels, Simon Says Stamp wine die, Paper Smooches cheers die.

Happy Earth Day!

This scientist wasn't able to get to the local March for Science for Earth Day but I did make a card in celebration. My goal was to only use scraps (even for the card base) and I succeeded! Thought the colours, image and sentiment were appropriate too.

I'm submitting this for the current Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Splash it On!.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you're having a great weekend.
Glenda

Card details:
you brighten my day - 4.25"x4.25"
Stamps: Hero Arts Hello Stamp & Cut, Paper Smooches Twiggy Florets
Ink:Versafine Black, Ranger Archival Ink, Distress Ink - Twisted Citron, Mustard Seed, Salty Ocean
Paper: SU! Basic Black, Canson watercolour paper
Accessories: SU! candy dots, Zing white embossing powder

Cheers!

Happy Monday!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  We actually had some sun this weekend... I'm hoping it continues.  Now I just need the temperatures to improve. I would be happy if it was always summer. ;)

I'm playing along with the Wednesday colour challenge over at Simon Says Stamp (the image is below).  I have to admit this is a challenging colour palette for me so I went clean and graphic with my card.

My friend Jenn is responsible for the adorable array of pictures (and that's her kitty Mr. Harley).

Hope you have a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

Cheers! - 5"x4.25"

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Adult Beverages Sayings

Paper: white card stock, scraps of pink & blue, SU! black, green & mustard

Ink: Versafine Black

Accessories: Hero Arts martini die, Cuttlebug embossing folder, SU! gems

SaveSave

Reformed paper hoarder

Well, maybe not 100% reformed... I still have A LOT of paper in my stash.  But I really have been trying to use up the paper that I have instead of buying more. The beautiful piece of paper (made by Pebbles) on this card, has been around for a loooooong time. The vibrant colours and the glossy finish are just so amazing together. I've pulled this together for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge where the theme is 'birthday' because it's 8th birthday of the Wednesday challenge!  Happy Birthday!

The best part? There is still a little bit of this paper left in my stash. ;)

Happy Friday crafty friends.  Hope you have a great weekend.

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Birthday - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: PTI

Ink: SU! Tangerine Tango

Paper: Pebbles (patterned paper), SU! Purely Pomegranate, Pool Party and Lucky Limeade, white card stock

Accessories: SU! enamel dots, paper piercer

Friendly rainbows

A quick post for a quick and colourful card... the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is doing rainbows this week.  I used a Gelli Arts plate with a new stencil from Tim Holtz.  I love rainbows and I'm really digging all of the 'scribble' stuff that is out right now.

Hope you're having a great week and thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

Good friend - 3 ⅜"x 5 ½"

Stamps: Ali Edwards

Paper: scrap white paper, SU! Basic Black

Ink: Versafine Black

Accessories: Tim Holtz Doodle stencil, Gelli Arts, Artist Lof acrylic paint, A Muse gem, EK Success corner rounder punch

sending you a smile

Just a quick post to get this card in for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - very last minute!  The theme is 'anything goes' so pulled out this fun set from Altenew and a stencil from Simon Says Stamp.

Hope you're having an awesome week and thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

sending you a smile - 3.75"x5.25"

Stamps: Altenew Halftone Smile Stamp 

Ink: Altenew Forest Glades, Versafine, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass & Shabby Shutters

Paper: white scrap paper, SU! card base & black card stock 

Access: Zing white embossing powder, SU! enamel heart, washi tape, Simon Says Stamp stencil, Tim Holtz tiny attacher, Altenew Smile die

Ocean Love

Happy weekend!  I've been been on a couple of mini vacations over the last week or so. Definitely feeling relaxed.  We've had a crazy busy and somewhat stressful time over the last six weeks so we definitely needed the down time.

First off, I must apologize for the lack of a Paper Made Bakery post on Friday.  My kit still hasn't arrived!  Dang post office!  I will be missing this Friday too as I am away for work this coming week.  Many apologies.

So, one of my mini vacations was to visit my fabulous friend Jill in California.  We have soooo much in common.... really wish we lived closer.  However, I'm just so happy we got to visit for a couple of days.  We got some crafting time while the guys went off to do... something.  I was able to get 2 cards done... just for fun!  It's been a long time since I made a card that wasn't for DT work or a publication call. I did a card for the Paper Smooches Sparks Trend Watch Challenge - Ocean.  Well, you know how much I love the ocean (well, maybe you didn't, but know you do) so couldn't resist playing along.

This next card is... just because.... ;) .  I'm using it for a friend who is turning 40 next week.  She is so fabulous but not feeling fabulous about turning 40 so hope this brightens her day.  I know fussy cutting out two of those flowers did not brighten my day. ;)  A few curse words may have come out of my mouth...

I wish I had made more to share.  I was just having trouble with finding inspiration.... had to pour over my trusty Crafty Goodness Pinterest gallery to find some.

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:

Happy Place - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps:  Paper Smooches Get Outta Town & Wicked Nauticool

Paper: kraft card stock, Glitz Uncharted Waters

Ink: A Muse Studio Slate & Ocean, VersaMark

Accessories: Freckled Fawn blue waves washi tape, corner rounder punch, The Twinery Ocean Baker's Twine

Just Because - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Simon Says Stamps Flower Friend

Paper: white & kraft card stock, Studio Calico May 2013 card kit (patterned paper)

Ink:  Memento Dandelion & Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Doodlebug gem, Hemptique twine, corner rounder punch, vellum leaf

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes!

Happy Wednesday and welcome to my last week as guest designer over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge.  Sniffle, sniffle... it's been so much fun!  Thanks to Simon Says Stamp for the great opportunity and for the privilege of working with a great team.  A special thanks to Lorraine for all of her help and support!

Since we were free to play with anything this week, I decided to ink up Technique Tuesday's Smile Big set by Teri Anderson for the first time.  It is soooo flippin' funny!  Absolutely love it!  I used some fun papers from Basic Grey's PB&J, Studio Calico's camera wood veneers and Spellbinder's Wonky Squares Nestabilities.

I've had so much fun playing along with the team. Thanks to them for the inspiration and thanks to you for stopping by.  Be sure to check the blog to see what fabulous creations the rest of the team came up with.

Remember, if you play along, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher for the Simon Says Stamp Store.  That would be awesome!

Thanks again.  Have a great day,
Glenda

Card details:
Shoot Something - 4.25"x4.25"
Stamps: Technique Tuesday Smile Big
Paper: Basic Grey PB&J, SU! Lucky Limeade
Ink: SU! Night of Navy
Accessories: Studio Calico camera wood veneers, Copic maker - Lipstick red, A Muse Studio twinkle Stickers, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Wonky Squares Nestabilities

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Paper Piecing

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Happy Wednesday and welcome to another challenge over at Simon Says Stamp!  

This week's challenge is paper piecing! Even though I'm not a huge fan of fussy cutting, I love patterned paper and the look of paper piecing. Plus, it's easier than colouring.  ;)  For this fun little card, I use Paper Smooches Get Outta Town, Echo Park's Paradise Beach and Hero Arts Cerulean Ink.

I'm having so much fun playing along with the team.  Thanks again so much for having me join along this month.  Hard to believe next week is the last week!  Be sure to check the blog to see what the rest of the team came up with.

Remember, if you play along, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher for the Simon Says Stamp Store.  Would that ever be sweet.  It would make a small dent in the list of all the stuff I want to buy.  The list is long after CHA!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Glenda

Card details:

It's Happy Hour Somewhere - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps:  Paper Smooches Get Outta Town

Paper: Echo Park Paradise Beach, white and black card stock.

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts Cerulean

Accessories: SU! mini clip, A Muse Studio twinkle stickers, Copic Marker - honey

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Washi Tape!

Hi everyone!  It's Tuesday evening and I'm recovering after an exciting few days at CHA.  I'm hoping to pull a blog post together about it.  I'm not making any promises (so don't hold me to it) but I really hope I have time this weekend to do something.

Excited to be playing along with the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Challenge again this week.  This is week, we are using one of my favourite things. WASHI TAPE!!!  I must admit that several times during CHA, I could be heard saying 'washi' in a little sing song voice.  Hee, hee.  The tapes I used for this card are the Freckled Fawn Polka Dot Line on Red, Freckled Fawn Scattered Dots (teal), and K & Company Black Dots Smash tape.

Hope you get a chance to play along with the challenge this week!  Be sure to stop by the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog to check out all the details and see what fabulous creations the Design Team came up with!

If you play along, you have a chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store.  How great would that be? You could stock up on some new CHA goodies!

Thanks again for stopping by and thanks to the gang at Simon Says Stamps for having me play along this month.

Have a great week,

Glenda

Card details:

Hello Friend - 4.25"x5.5"

Stamps: Paper Smooches Word Salad and Sentiment Sampler

Paper: Bazzill Basics Kraft

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black and Hero Arts Red Royal

Accessories: May Arts Natural Twine, Freckled Fawn Polka Dot Line on Red, Freckled Fawn Scattered Dots (teal), K & Company Black Dots Smash tape, A Muse Studio twinkle sticker (gem).

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Splash of Colour!

Welcome!  Hope you are having a great week so far.  I'm getting excited as I am going to CHA this weekend!  I'm looking forward to meeting some old friends and meeting some friends I only know virtually!

It's time for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge! I am so thrilled to be playing along with this amazing team this month!

The challenge this week is black and white with a splash of colour.  This is an easy one for me as I will always throw red in with black and white.  It's one of my favourite colour combinations.  I've use some Studio Calico Mr. Huey's Opaque White Mist, Hero Arts Untitled Heart, Unity's Direction of your Heart  and Tim Holtz's Tiny Attacher.

Hope you get a chance to play along with the challenge this week!  Be sure to stop by the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog to check out all the details and see what the Design Team came up with!

If you play along, you have a chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store.  How great would that be?  One can never have too many craft supplies..

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I always appreciate your comments!
Glenda

Card details:
Direction of your Heart - 4.25"x5.5"
Stamps:  Unity Direction of Your Heart, Hero Arts Untitled Heart
Ink: Hero Arts Red Royal
Paper:  SU! Basic Black
Accessories: Studio Calico Mr Huey Opaque White, Tim Holtz's Tiny Fastener, EK Success corner rounder punch, Making Memories button brad

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Guest Designer!

Happy Wednesday everyone.  Great news... I am guest designing over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!

So thrilled to be playing along this month!  Thanks so much to Heidi, Lorraine and the entire team for having me play along!  This week's challenge is  'New Something'.  Well, I didn't get anything new for Christmas but I do have a few newish things that I haven't used yet, Hero Arts On the Go Bike and My Mind's Eye All is Bright.

Hope you get a chance to play along with the challenge this week!  Be sure to stop by the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog to check out all the details and see what the Design Team came up with!

If you play along, you have a chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store.  How great would that be?  New craft supplies for the new year.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

Glenda

Card details:
Have a Great Day - 4.25"x5.5"
Stamps: Hero Arts On the Go Bike
Paper: My Mind's Eye All is Bright 6x6, SU! Very Vanilla
Ink: Hero Arts Royal Red Shadow Ink
Accessories: Hero Arts/Sizzix On the Go Bike Banner Die, May Arts Natural Twine, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug, paper piercer