I'm working on a new project -- scrapping my graduation pictures from way back when!!! :p LOL It's been on my to-do list forever, but I just never took the time. Started this weekend....and I'm having fun! Getting somewhere too -- love working when my mojo is around!!! Makes is so much easier. :)

So yeah -- I'll post some pictures when I've got it all done. Until then....I'm off to create some more pages. :)

Crocheting...BIG

Going a little different today -- away from paper crafting. This is a rug I've been working on for a few weeks now. I tried a few new techniques -- love how it turned out! :)

Card for a Loss

Yay!!!!! I do believe blogger is back!!! :) After a few weeks of issues -- seems to be working just fine again!!! :) So I'm back to posting....

We had a card making crop with some kids a few weeks ago. Everyone brought some of their stamps and stuff -- it was a total blast, despite the fact that I actually didn't even create one single card! I just helped the little kiddies with some of the techniques like stamping and embossing. And idea here, a fold there. Honestly I'm always amazed at what those kiddies come up with -- they inspire me!!!!

And of course, I couldn't resist taking the opportunity to stamp some images onto some blank paper. I figured I would use them later on -- one way of the other. But they've been lying in a box for the past few weeks -- I've taken them out from time to time -- totally loved them again, but no mojo or inspiration as how to use them in a card!!!

I needed a Thinking of You card for a cousin of mine who recently lost their baby girl. Honestly I was stumped...until I saw my stamped images. This card was soeasy to make -- it probably had a lot to do with the colours as well. It seemed like whatever I needed was right there -- no digging around in my stash for hours until I found something I could use... I hope this is a sign that my mojo is back! :) TFL

What is going on?!!!

Hi there bloggers! Is anyone else having issues with uploading photos to their blog??? I've tried uploading my card images (they are all in jpeg format) the past two or three days, and I just get a blank image!! What is going on!!! Is it just me???

Broken Punch

Oh wow!!! I have just been inspired even more to buy Fiskar products!!! :)

I was punching some cardstock with a friend's border punch (pictured) a few weeks ago, when the handle just broke off!!! It's something I'd always been scared of happening -- and then it did!!!

I had heard that Fiskar's has a lifetime warrenty on their products -- and so I contacted them on their website. A few weeks later, a replacement punch arrived in the mail!!! How awesome is that!?! Giving my friend a new fiskars punch felt great! :)

So yah for Fiskar products!!! :) They may be expensive, but they're totally worth it!  They do feature some of the best punches (especially) -- their squeeze punches are totally awesome as well -- about the easiest punches to use. So yeah -- if you're going to buy a punch, why not check out the Fiskars products. You won't be disappointed. :)

Another Sketch

I love working with sketches. Especially when I have great supplies on hand -- and lots of mojo to work with!!! :)

I've been working with a few card sketches I put together -- just favourites from different online galleries. This card is my favourite so far -- LOL -- it just might have a little to do with the colours. :p LOVE this particular shade of blue!

A friend of mine sent me a great website that has a lot of great free fonts for scrapbooking, etc. They're perfect for creating Word Arts. Here's one I created and used on my card.

Added a bunch of layers -- and some awesome dry embossing (with a friend's Cuttlebug) and the card was done! Love the simplicity of it, while at the same time that shade of blue makes it pop! :) TFL

stamping with the dragon: anything goes

It's been too long!!!!

Yeah -- I think it's time to get back to some blogging already!!! I've been working on a few other projects in the last weeks, and haven't spent a whole lot of time making cards and layouts. But I'm planning on getting back to making some cards next week -- have a whole bunch of ideas to try.

Here's a card I make for the card lifter's group I joined in Fiskateers. Basically you're given a card/sketch and everyone in the group makes a card based on the card/sketch given.

I had an idea of what I wanted to do with the sketch, but honestly it didn't turn out quite the way I had it planned, but that's okay. I did a whole bunch of layers (love love love layers!!!) and inked up the edges.

Yeah -- the card's growing on me. Maybe by the time I send it off, I'll love it! :p TFL

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