3rd Orange Blog Hop

Hi guys! Are you ready to get hopping???

Welcome to the Fiskateer 3rd Annual Orange Blog Hop

If you're hopping along, you should have come here from Emily's blog. If you just stumbled across the hop, go to www.fiskateers.com to start from the beginning.

Today we are celebrating Fiskar's signature color, ORANGE. Almost everyone is familiar with Fiskars' famous orange-handled scissors, but Fiskars makes so many other wonderful products for crafting, sewing, gardening and much, much more. Each stop along our hop will feature different Fiskars' products with a big helping of ORANGE!

You don't want to miss ANY of the participants! There's lots of inspiration to be found along the stops -- plus some prizes as well. :) Check their directions carefully to participate.


Now on to my project....

I decided to go a different route than a card for this blog hop. I've wanted to try make a card box for giving away the cards I make. It's been on my "to do" list for like forever...but I didn't have a scoring tool. Luckily, my Fiskars trimmer also has a scoring blade, so I'm all set now. :)

There are a lot of different kind of project you can make to hold card, but I like the A2 Card Box look the best. Plus, it holds a lot of cards...so that's what I decided to try making today...

I found a great tutorial at Split Coast Stampers for the A2 card box. TUTORIAL LINK.

First I made the bottom box. Using my Fiskars Trimmer, I cut and scored the cardstock as the directions indicated...

Then I cut and scored my designer paper as well.

I then used the Fiskars "Effervescence" border punch to punch all the way around the designer paper. The designer paper is the top of the box -- I left the plain orange (bottom) as it was. No extra punching.  

Using double-sided tape, I glued the sides together...and the box was complete! :)

It's really not that difficult to make! Very simple steps to follow...and you could have a box to fill with envelope/cards or whatever other kind of goodie you want to send! :) Just click on the tutorial link above and try your hand at one of these A2 card boxes yourself!

So that's my project for the day. I hope you have been inspired to try a new idea for yourself! :) Thanks for coming by my blog today. It's been fun! :)

For more information about Fiskars and the Fiskateer program, you can go to http://www.fiskateers.com/join. Now, hop on over to Kelly's blog to see what great project she's come up with.

And if you get lost along the way, here is the complete list of the blog hop.

Cindy #4113

Groovy Deb #2644

Jennifer Ashley #6361

Debby #2852

Sue in CT #6150

Jean #8889

Emily K #7021
Divinity #6688  You are here!

Kellystar #6446

Maya #351

Michelle #7586

Donna #6036
Pamela #8040
Shannon #6394
BerylM #6388
Marianne #6701 

Judy #5798

Enjoy the rest of the hop! And good luck! :)

challenges for my project:

Sir Stampalot Challenge -- Punch Away 
Quirky Crafts Challenge -- Anything But a Card with Autumn Colors

Fall Thank You

Hi guys! It's Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada. So a great big "Happy Thanksgiving" going out to each and every one of you! Especially my faithful followers -- I'm so thankful for you guys! :) You make blogging and showcasing my cards and other projects so much fun! :) Thanks for all the comments. :)


Today I thought I'd share some "Thank You" cards I recently made -- I thought it fitting with it being Thanksgiving and everything. :)

To keep with the season, I tried out my Fiskars "Leaf it to Me" limited edition punch.

I haven't used this punch a whole lot, because it's a little bit of smallish leaf, so it doesn't fill out big 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 cards (which are my standard sized cards) too well. However, for mini cards it works just great!

...so that's what I made. Here's my cutesie set of fun Fall themed "Thank You" cards. They're just mini -- but that's perfect for sending off little notes. :)

Thanks for dropping by today. Have a wonderful long weekend! :)

 

 

Challenges for my cards:

 

Fashionable Stamping -- Shades of Autumn/Fall

Great Impression Stamps -- Fall Theme

Sentimental Sunday -- Anything Goes (plus a sentiment)

Stampalot Challenges -- Punch Away

 

Stamptacular Sunday: Photo Inspiration

 

And finally, I also want to enter these cards into the

Simon Say Stamp -- Celebrate World Card Making Day

And finally, before I go, I just want to mention a fabulous giveaway you should check out.

BEARLY MINE CRAFTS is giving away this awesome lot of goodies!!!!

 

Wouldn't this be a great lot to win just before Christmas? Head on over there and check it out!

And if you're a UN resident, they're offering this amazing giveaway just for you!

 

 

 So head on over to BEARLY MINE CRAFTS and follow the steps. You could be the lucky winner come November 30. :)

Another Wedding Theme

Hi guys. It's been awhile since I've posted...buy it's summertime...which gets really busy around here...and there's not a whole lot of time spent at my crafting table. But every now I then, when I need a break from the other activities and stuff, I head on over there and make a card or two.

Here's one I lifted off a wedding card I found online. I loved the idea of the hearts being the bride/groom, etc.

 

 I must say, it turned out better than I thought it would -- even if I only had a Scalloped Heart punch and I wanted a plain-edged heart. It worked out either way. :)

Thanks for  stopping by. Hope your summer is fun-filled...just like it's suppose to be :)

Summertime Birthday

Hi guys! I finally sat down at my scrap table for a few hours and got some more cards made! Whew! (I've been seriously lacking mojo lately, so it was quite the challenge!)

For me that typically means a few flops for cards, but it didn't happen! I guess taking a break for a month worked. LOL  

I borrowed a few stamps from a friend, and tried some new ideas...

This card is quite simple, but the color combo still makes it jump off the page somehow. There's something about blue and yellow  -- vibrant, happy and just plain playful. :) A perfect combination for a Birthday card during the summertime. :)

 Here's a look at the finished card:

(the dark blue bling on the flowers didn't show up on the photo, but that's just little details. Typical, I guess -- it looks even better for real! LOL)

Thanks for dropping by -- and have a happy, summery day. :)

challenges: 

Everybody - Art Challenge: Anything Goes

My Time to Craft -- Milestone Birthday

Simon Says -- Anything Goes

 Forever Friends -- Anything Goes
DL Art -- Birthday

Black White & One

Hi guys. Here's a look at another card I made using the Upsy Daisy stamp set by Stampin Up!.  This stamp set has six different sentiments -- and I've absolutely loved playing around with it. :)

This time I only inked up the image once. There's definitely something wonderful about silhouette images -- love them! :) Especially flowers. (something on my "to buy" list for sure!)

I once again used my Cuttlebug to create the textured background. This folder is called "Victorian" and it's one of my favourites. so pretty! I used the Fiskars Effervescence border punch on my red "accent" colour paper....to give the card a little more detail. I just love border punches! :) And finally I added a white sheer ribbon...which I won (could have been from RRR??? I'm not quite sure anymore -- but it's the last of it, so I have to get more! Love it! :)

I'm entering this card into Really Reasonable Ribbon's Challenge:
    >>  Black, White and One Accent Color plus a Ribbon

Paper Playtime -- Birthday Card with Sentiment
Stamptacular Sunday -- Layers
Go Fish Challenge -- Anything Goes
Bearly Mine Challenge -- Embossing
Whimsy Stamps -- Punches and Die Cuts (used a border punch)

Love Always Layout

Hi guys! Today I'd like to tell you about a new challenge blog I found. I love these challenge blogs, not just because they do have GREAT prizes, but also because I get inspired by the projects the DT post...and the other bloggers who enter the challenges. It's very cool to see how many different ideas you can get from a simple theme like "Flowers" or "Sentiments only" , etc. I love it! :)
So on to the challenge blog. It's called "Unique Crafter's Challenges". The challenges last for a month...and then they have a draw for a great giveaway! :) Like wow!!! :)

This month the challenge is "Anything Goes". That's pretty simple, eh??? So basically all you have to do is link up your latest project....and you get entered to win the prize! Totally cool. You can enter up to THREE different projects.

Today I am entering a scrapbook layout that I made for an 8x8 album. It's very simple scrapbooking, but I've come to realize that pages can be over-stuffed with embellishments, pictures, etc. I tend to stick to simple pages that let the pictures do the talking...cause for me that's the whole idea of scrapbooking in the first place! :)
Here's my page. It's a two-page layout.

close ups:

Details: 

   ....I hand doodled the butterflie's path...

   ......the quote is a rub-on.......

....I used the Fiskars "In Stitches" border punch to create my own film strip. :)

used:
Colorbok Paper & embellishments
(not sure about the dotten paper)
Fiskars "In Stitches" border punch
rub on quote
Clear/White Bling! :)
As always, I love showcasing great giveaways I find on blogs I follow. It's a chance to win some FABULOUS crafting goodies -- for free -- and it's soo easy to join. All you have to do is go to their blog, and follow the "rules" they have set up for their giveaway. Simple. Easy. And you could be the lucky winner as they are all random draws! How cool is that! :) Here's what you could win:

Interested??? Head on over to The Crafter's Reference Blog and add your name to the linky :)

Fiskateer Spring Blog Hop

Hi guys! You ready for another blog hop??? I love them! I've participated in so many -- (won a few prizes here and there) and just altogether had a great time...and of course was inspired by the bloggers' creations. So hopefully this hop will do the same for you! :)

Welcome to the Fiskateers Spring Blog Hop

You should have come here from Michelle over at Scrapbooking SOS. If you are hopping into the middle of our blog hop and you are a Fiskateer, you can start here www.fiskateers.com.

 If you are thinking a “Fiskawhat?”, you should know that Fiskateers (www.fiskateers.com) is an online community of craftiness (paper crafts, sewing, gardening, etc.) all based around our love and appreciation of Fiskars (think orange-handled scissors to start).There is a blog, gallery, and message board led by four lovely Lead Fiskateers who along with the other Fiskateers are fabulous at getting creativity flowing via chats, challenges, on-line crops, and interviews with other crafty celebrities.If you would like to join in the inspiration of Fiskateers, or would like to learn more, simply go to www.fiskateers.com/join and join.Then, join in the fun at the beginning, www.kellystarsallthingscrafty.blogspot.com

We'll be hopping all weekend, March 24th and 25th to welcome spring! The blog hop officially ends on Sunday March 25th at 11pm CST. Some Fiskateers are offering sur-prizes...check their directions carefully to participate. If you get lost along the way, here is the complete list of the blog hop.

START www.fiskateers.com

Kelly 6446 (and PattyB 2262)www.kellystarsallthingscrafty.blogspot.com

Jennifer Ashley 6361 www.asecretvintage.blogspot.com

Judy 5798 www.bepresentbereal.blogspot.com

Tracy M 6773 www.fiskarscraft.typepad.com

Tara 4402 www.osirisandloki.blogspot.com

 Jean 7358 www.pagesintime.blogspot.com

Debby 2852 www.debbysdares.blogspot.com

Maya 351 www.mayadahan.blogspot.com

Tami 804 www.tamibayer.com

Michelle 7586 www.scrapbookingsos.blogspot.com

Divinity 6688 www.scrap-n-patch.blogspot.com

Cindy 4113 www.cindyderosier.com

Tifany 5942 www.inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com

Sue 6150 www.sueinct.blogspot.com

Ladydoc Karen 2858 www.karenscorneroftheweb.blogspot.com

Stephenie 3 www.mycraftyadventures.com

Courtney 8459 (and Shelley 8356)www.youwillwontyou.blogspot.com

Betsy 2572www.aimhappy.blogspot.com

Tracie 8436www.tinymightstales.blogspot.com

Groovy Deb 2644 www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com

Pamela 8040 www.cottagebelow.com 

Donna 6036 www.scissorsstampsandscrapbooks.blogspot.com

Lizzie 5926 www.ohsnaplizzie.blogspot.com

Marianne 6701www.number1aunt.blogspot.com

Emily 7021 http://emily.kincke.com/fiskateer-spring-blog-hop-giveaway/ (this website is very secure because it is owner maintained, you can read the certificate then simply click continue/allow to head on over to my post)

Whew! That's quite a list of bloggers, eh??? Now on to my creation.

It's springtime! I love this time of the year! Despite all the rain and mud...it's one of my favorite seasons. I love the first spring shower....the feeling I get when I see the first rainbow of the year...or smell the freshness of the air. And of course, best of all, the flowers start to bud. That's enough to put a smile on anyone's face. :)

With that in mind, I put together a card that represents "springtime" to me.

Yes, there's lots and lots of layers! :)

This card was so much fun! I made the "pot" myself -- inked the edges to make them stand out more. Then used some very old pre-punched flowers (from the Dollarama, which is an awesome dollar store here in Canada). The leaves are punched with a Fiskars mini punch...which I hadn't really found a purpose for before. Glad to finally find a way to use it! :)

Of course I Cuttlebugged the background papers:

"Distressed Strips" folder for the white paper and the "Swirls" folder for the yellow).

The borders along the sides were punched with the Fiskars "Effervescence" border punch. And finally, the buttons and bling were in my stash. :)

So that's my "spring" card. Now hop on over to Cindy's Blog to see what wonderful project she has to show. Enjoy the rest of the hop. :)

Butterfly fly away

Hi guys! I'm back to showcase a new card I made this morning. It's a quick one -- using a template from before, that's quick and pretty. :) Plus, it combines my Cuttlebug, Fiskars border punches...and stamping! There's not really a whole lot that can go wrong with a card that includes that combination! :)

I won a clear stamp set from a blog candy about a month ago (sorry, I'm not sure what blog!). The stamp is a cArt-Us butterflies set! Like wow! I was sooo impressed! Give me butterflies -- anything! -- and I`m happy! There`s just something about butterflies that make me smile. :)

So today I used one of my new stamps to create this card. It turned out a little on the monocromatic side. Added a bit of pink along the sides, just to give it a little bit of color. whatcha think???

Supplies used:

Cuttlebug Swirls Folder
Fiskars 'Lace' border punch

Fiskars Black Pigment Ink Pad

cArt Us butterfly clear stamp

challenges I entered this card in:

Party Time Tuesday -- Monocromatic

Ladybug Crafts Ink -- Anything Goes

Crafy Sentiments -- Things with Wings

Deep Ocean Challenge -- Butterflies

Sweet Stamping -- Let's See Those Layers

Unique Crafters - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps -- Embossing

 

and before you go, I want to tell you about a great giveaway you can sign up for. It's at A Mermaid's Crafts -- an absolutely awesome and generous prize! So go sign up for her blog, and the giveaway. Remember: you can't win it,  if you don't try!!! :)

thanks for dropping by! have a crafty day! :)



silver hearts

Blogland is covered in hearts!! or have you noticed it yourself??? Well, Valentine's Day is coming up in 12 short days! (I thought the new year just started...where has the time gone!!??)

So I decided I'd join the party. I  had some heart stamps lying on the shelf that I've been meaning to use...and haven't gotten around to it. I stamped and embossed them with silver embossing powder. I'm always amazed at the whole new look a stamp gets when it's heat embossed. Of course since I had the Fiskars heart border punch on my shelf I had to use that one as well.

here's my card:

And just to give the card a special touch, I decided to "dress up" the inside of the card as well. It turned out a lot better than I thought it would.  :)

And yes...I had to add some butterflies to the card as well. Butterflies are romantic, right??? Well magical at least.... :)

I think that's enough hearts for one card, eh???  TFL :)

...or not. (I stamped another two tiny ones on the back of the card...just 'cause!) LOL

Thanks for dropping by....and have a good and crafty day.
God bless you :)



Sentimental Sundays -- Dry Embossing
Paper Sundays -- Valentines
Tip Top Tuesdays -- Valentines
Joanna Sheen's Challenge Blog -- Love is in the Air
Inky Impressions -- Use Pearls and/or Bling
Die Cutting Diva's -- Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges -- Love and Valentines
Digi Doodle Shop -- Love is in the Air
Totally Stampalicious -- Keep it Clean and Simple
Lolipop Crafts -- Anything Goes
Oldie but a Goody Challenge -- Have a Heart
Party time Tuesdays -- Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Love and Hearts
Anything Goes Challenge Blog -- To the One I Love
Crafty Sentimental Designs -- Punches and/or Dies
Ladybug Craft Ink -- Loves Me, Loves Me Not
The Stamping Boutique -- Valentines
Stamp N Doodle -- Love, Romance and/or Valentine
Paper Make Up Stamps -- Be My Valentine
Corrosive Challenges -- I {Heart} You
The Paper Shelter -- Love is in the Air
Diva's by Design -- Anything Goes

Scrappy Butterflies

Butterflies. There's just something special about them.  They're beautiful. Peaceful. Elegant. They represent a freedom to me. So when I get a chance to add a butterfly (of any kind) to a scrapbook layout or a card I go for it. ...which is why my cleaning-out-the-scraps card turned out to have so many butterflies on it. :D Yup, stamping them on wasn't good enough -- so I added a few punched out ones as well. Whatcha think???

Lollipop Crafts -- Anything Goes
Paper Play Time -- Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend -- Embossing

Also... if you're always ready to win some calorie-free candy...I have another great blog to tell you about -- Liva's Crafts. Her creations are amazing...and right now if you head her way, you get a chance at some amazing blog candy. :D

Who wouldn't want to win that, eh??? Well then head on over there...and get a chance!
Go to Liva's Crafts blog      >>  here  <<

Have a crafty-perfect day! :)

Scrappy Thanks

Hi bloggers! I'm back to show off another card :) Just a question -- has anybody else in blogland been having problems when you try to upload pictures to your posts??? I've been getting errors like 90% of the time!! It's pure luck if/when a picture actually uploads!!!! :( Please blogger -- FIX IT! It's seriously getting on my nerves!!! :p

Anyways, enough about that. I have soooooo many scraps lying on my crafting table...and my scraps bin is almost full to overflowing!!! :o Guess that's what happens when you don't use up scraps for a long, long time! :p

I played around with scraps for a bit...cuttlebugged a scrap here, stamped an image there....and I had a card! Yeah! And I cleaned up a few scraps in the process!!! :) (I'm sooooooo proud of myself!) LOL



The more I look at it, the more I like it :) The colours didn't pick up very nicely -- the papers are really shades of rust/brownish...but I guess you do get the general idea. And those Fiskars "Love A Latte" Clear Stamps really should be used a whole lot more than they are! :p  TFL :)

Stampalot Challenge -- Monocromatic 

Everybody Art Challenge -- Swirls (used the Swirls Cuttlebug folder)

Pan Pastel Challenge -- Two of Something (I used two different papers and two different stamps)

DL. Art - Thank you Card

2 Sisters challenge Blog -- Embossing

Bling and Squares

I borrowed some Fiskars punches -- the scalloped square and circle -- and  I thought it would be so simple to come up with a design that I could incoorperate them into. I quickly discovered that I had a challenge on my hands, 'cause nothing I tried worked out the way I wanted. :( LOL

After a lot of tries and failures, I've finally made a card I like! Actually I love it! :) Love cards with bling...and this one has the bling as the centerpoint, which is cool! :) Gotta love bling! :)

I embossed the background and put the "wrong" side on top, which with my camra unfortunately is hard to pick up....cause the embossing doesn't pop as much as it could. White is tough to take pictures of...and have all the details come through. Hopefully you can get the idea...'cause the colouring isn't very good either. :p

TFL :)

Stamptacular Sunday -- Texture
Crafty Cardmakers -- No Floral Embellishments
My Time to Craft Challenge -- Favourite Embellishments -- bling bling bling! :)One Stitch At A Time -- Anything Goes
Pan Pastel Challenge -- Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges -- Anything Goes
Truly Madly Crafty -- Anything Goes
Unstampabelles Challenges -- Anything  Goes, No stamps


don't forget -- we're having a 1st blogaversary bloghop. We'd love for you to come and hop along :)

Easel Card

Hi there! I have another project to show off. This is my first ever easel card!!! :) I've been wanting to try my hand at them, 'cause I love their unique look. And seriously, for a fancy-folding card, this one is about the simplest one I've tried yet! It only looks complicated! LOL

front view:

side view:

front view closed:

inside view:

the image is a Whiff of Joy stamp. I coloured it with colouring pencils.

Basic Grey: Pink and Brown
Anything Goes Challenge: Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons: Anything Goes
PIle It On: Fancy  Folds
Kaboodle Doodles: Lots of layers
Lexi's Creations: A card for a child

Fly Away Card

Well blogland....I'm not officially back yet.... :P but I did spend a hours at my crafting table this afternoon, so I thought I'd post my creation.

A fellow cardmaker gave me her Fiskar "Fly Away" border punch to borrow....to see if I could come up with an idea of how to incorporate it into a card. While I do love the punch I actually had to give it back without even one single card to show!!!!!!!!!! It's a cute punch, but it's different. Kinda a lot wider than punches I've used in the past....I don't really know what it was about it exactly.

Today I saw the punched sheets and thought -- why not give it another try. This time it worked....and I finally have a card to show for it! LOL What'cha think??? Think it works???

challenges:
The Paper Shelter -- Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' -- Flowers
Paper Craft Star -- Sketch
The Squirrel and the Fox: Anything Goes

Adorable Little Onsie

When I say I've been wanting to make a onsie baby card for like FOREVER, I really mean it! I was browsing through galleries and saw these absolutely adorable baby cards, but never got around to making them! They've always been in my "to create" list...so today I FINALLY took the time.

Turns out I've been fearing it for no reason -- 'cause they are very easy to make! Plus, they are adorable, no matter what you do with them! Any ideas you come up with work! I like to keep them simple...figured a onsie is cute all by itself -- why try to make it stuffed with embellishments trying to make it cuter??? :p LOL One card quickly became two...and then three!!! I needed baby cards to send out, so why not?? TFL :)

 

The stamps are a Stampin' Up  stamp set.