Gadget Girls Spring 2015 Crop Creations

Good Afternoon, my crafty little friends!

Last weekend I attended the Gadget Girls Spring Mega Crop in Truro, NS.  As always it was a fabulous time, and for once, I was actually productive!  Scary, I know!  I met a bunch of new people this weekend, all absolutely lovely, and SO creative!

I finished my 3rd Foto Folio (Yes, those fabulous ones of Paper Phenomenon fame!), and actually made some cards!  I've decided to do separate blog posts for each of my Folios, because I don't think I've actually shown any of them off, and they are way to cute to just exist on my shelf lol

First up:  SOY HAPPY FOR YOU

This card was done with Lawn Fawn's 'Let's Roll' stamp and die set.  I am OBSESSED with this set!  I say a LOT more sushi themed cards in my future!  The images were colored in with my copics, the embossing folder was borrowed from my darling Mel, and the paper is from a paper pad from Michael's (Blue Lotus?  I'll have to look up the name to be sure), the edges were inked with Pearlescent Chocolate Ink, the inside stitched rectangle die is from Simon Says Stamp.  I have 2 of this card currently available in my Etsy Shop.


Next:  CAT and DOG SELFIES!!!

These were fiddly and took a long time to make, which is surprising because they look so clean and simple!  For each card (I did 2 of each, so 4 total) I stamped the images, colored them, die cut tiny Polaroids, glued the Polaroids on the the images, cut them down, and then all the twine, clothespins, pop dots, etc, etc lol

The stamps are a stamp and die set from Avery Elle, I can't recall who makes the Polaroid die, but I know I got it at Michael's.  As always, the images were colored in with my copics, the 'Smile' is a cutting file I made for my Cameo, and which may become available for purchase if I can figure out how to make that happen, I used ultra fine glitter paper from Michael's for the Smile, and black for the offset.  The stitched square die is from Simon Says Stamp.

My Etsy shop has 2 of each card available right now:  Cat and Dog 

And:  STAR CARD

 

This was a nice and easy card to make.  I just used my Spellbinders star dies, sentiment stamps and patterned paper. The small star and card edge are bordered with Stickles.  These cards will be available for sale in my box at The Cutting Garden :)


As I said before, I will make a full blog post for each of my Folios, but I wanted to show you the one I finished this weekend.  It's style 3:

I absolutely ADORE this paper line!  Unfortunately it was never available at the Michael's in Canada.  I bought this from Mel, and she got it in Maine.  You'd think something THIS nautical would be pushed for the Maritimes for sure lol

Anyway, that's about it for now.  I am heading over to The Cutting Garden on Saturday evening to try my hand at Pocket Letters with some of my crafty girls.  I'm looking forward to it, and will make a post early next week :)

Hope you are enjoying the SUN out there today!

Paper Bag Mini Album!

It's finally finished you guys!  I know I took my sweet time getting this done, but here it is, and even better than pictures I MADE A VIDEO!  Now make sure you go to YouTube and Subscribe to my channel so I know you love me.  And if you found your way here from YouTube:  Welcome!  (And make sure to follow my blog!)


This album is available for purchase in my Etsy shop  :)

Here is the info on the products I used:

Inks/Markers/Misc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

Time Holtz Distress Markers in Spun Sugar, Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed, Antique Linen

VersaFine Ink in Onyx Black

Stampendous Embossing Powder in Detail Clear and Detail Gold

Sakura Glaze Pen in Clear

Copic Markers E37 Sepia & 0 Colourless Blender

Plaid Royal Coat Decoupage Finish 1401 Clear

Stamps

InkadinkaClings - Butterflies
Studio G Cherish - Cameo, Chandelier, Keys
Hot Off the Press Inc - Peacock Feather
Penny Black - Wall Paper Print

Papers
TPC Studio- Wedding Silhouettes
Bazzill Basics - Floral Collage/Paper Straws
Bazzill Basics - Gallery/Home Spun Chevron
Documented - Simple Stories - Doilies/Ledger
Recollections - Gold Damask
Recollections - Black Cardstock Pack
My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Christmas
Glitz Design - French Kiss Hats
Basic Grey Curio Paper Pad

Other
Martha Stewart Punches
Cricut Sophisticated
Elizabeth Craft Peel Offs
Stickles
Embossing Folders
Viva Decor


I'd love to know what you think! Questions and comments are always welcomed :)

Craft Fair Season 2012: Show 1 (Nov 10)

Well the first Craft Fair of the season has come and gone, and let me just say, after paying for the table, everything I sold and everything I bought, I made a profit of $5 lol  It's not my fault!  I'm a SUCKER for sweets and handmade goodness!  But lesson learned:  I will NOT buy anything at the next one.  Don't laugh!

Moving on...

Here's a shot of our display:

My partner in crime!  My sister Leigh-Anne & I, shenanigans ensued as always lol:

  

And as luck would have it, sitting next to me was THIS sexy bitch!   You might recognize her as Brigitte from Bricolage de Brigitte.

I bought this card from her, I fell in love with it!!  I'm going to frame it though, I'm not giving it away to someone lol  But seriously, go check out her blog, she's pretty amazing!

Here are some shots of the items I was selling.  I have to apologize for the lack of staging for these pics.  I shot them last minute as I was packing up to leave, so they were just kind of thrown on my desk and snapped... very unprofessional, I know lol

First up:  These are card & coaster sets I made at Carousel Rubber Stamps.  I haven't done anything with them yet, but I love them all.  I made the decision that I would try to sell them at the craft fairs and if they didn't sell then they are destined to have a spot in my house lol

Floral Sets

 

House Mouse Christmas Sets

Christmas Flower Sets

Next up are my tag sets.  I LOVE these!  They were fiddly to make, but I LOVE the end result!

Snowman Soup! 

Wishlist Kits!

Pencil & Candy Sets!

Charms!  I made some of these last year, and on a whim I decided to try to sell them, and they sold FAST.  I decided to make some more this year :)

I also had out some leftover tags from last year, and I had 2 boxes of my 'old stock' cards that I'd like to sell off so I can start fresh in the New Year. 

All in all I had a FANTASTIC time!  There was a pancake breakfast, lots of great things for sale and, of course, amazing conversation!  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we'll all be sitting next to each other again next year.  Next sale is this coming Saturday, so I'll try to remember to take pictures there too.  Have a great week, peeps!!

Whimsy - Miss Fortune!

Hey everyone!  I know I've been slow to make blog posts lately, but the puppy has truly been keeping me insanely busy! 

Saturday night I got a little break and went to Girl's Night for some crafting fun! We went to Pilot's for supper and then went back to get our crafting on.  This time we were joined by the lovely DC & BD!  Hopefully they will be permanent fixtures in our club ;)  I didn't get anything finished, but I did start with the coloring of this card and had a fabulous time with the ladies!

While J was home on the weekend I was able to get this one finished up, plus my Mom's birthday card (which I will schedule to publish tomorrow, so she can't sneak a peak at it before tonight lol).

Introducing Miss Fortune! 

She is now available for purchase in my Artfire Studio!

She is a Whimsy Stamp from the Kenny K Collection.  I colored her in with Copics, and accents were done with Stickles, Viva Decor, Smooch, and Spica.  The "Make a Wish" stamp & ribbon were purchased at Carousel Rubber Stamps, and the "Happy Birthday" was a freebie stamp that came with one of those fab British mags.  I used Spellbinders dies to cut the ovals.

Let me know what you think!

Seahorse ATC

This is a pre-scheduled post because I wasn't sure what shape I'd be in after the Canada Day weekend, and I wanted to make sure I got something up to entertain you guys while I recover :)

Last month our Artist Trading Card (ATC) group's theme was 'Glitter'.  Guess who chose that?  THIS GIRL!!  Thank goodness there are other glitter fans in our group (I'm looking at you, McD sisters!).

I found this AMAZING glitter sheet at Michael's in the loose paper section.  Usually I won't spend money on these fancy sheets because they charge $4 PER SHEET!  Now don't get me wrong, I love me some Michael's, but $4 for a sheet of paper is INSANE.  No matter how beautiful/sparkly/pink/swirly/InsertOtherPaperWeaknessHere it is.  This particular day they had a "Buy 1 get the second for 1 cent" deal on.  That's pretty much $2/sheet, so sure, I splurged.  AND GOT THE TWO MOST SPARKLY PIECES OF CARDSTOCK OF ALL TIME!

Unfortunately I didn't get a pic of the full sheet of the pink zebra print... it occupied a space on my desk for all of 10 minutes before I made that cellphone cover tutorial lol  The other sheet reminded me of the ocean, so I decided on a seahorse stamp that I got as a freebie with one of those fabulous UK card magazines.

Next I used my Spellbinders to cut them out in an oval shape.

It took some precision to get them cut out as they were pretty much EXACTLY the height of the die.  Some of them tails and fins got nipped lol

Next I colored in with my Copics.  As you can see, the one to the far left was my 'messed up card', so I always keep those ones for myself.  That's why most of the seahorses are blue, and my final pic down there is almost teal lol

And then assembled!  I used Viva Decor around the edge of the circle, for the air bubbles, and for the dots along the top and bottom.

I'm still waiting on a few ATCs from both May & June.  As soon as I get them I'll post them too. 

Thanks for checking out my creation for June's ATC :)

Whimsy - Mystic

This is by far one of my favourite cards I've ever done.  I love this stamp so much!  It's by Whimsy and it's called Mystic.  I purchased mine at Carousel Rubber Stamps.

As I said, the unicorn stamp is by Whimsy, the Happy Birthday was actually a freebie clear stamp that was part of a set that came with a magazine.  I used them ALL the time!  I used Copics to color her in (now that I have my greys, I might go back and do a little more shading on her body), the charms were from Michael's, and I used Stickles for the glitter accents.  Oh, and I used my Spellbinders to die cut the Happy Birthday pieces.

I'm planning to make a few more of these which will be for sale in my Artfire Studio.  If you'd like to preorder, please feel free to comment here or message me on Twitter @Mostly_Mandy :)

Sweet November Stamps - Cinder

I bought Cinder over a year ago.  He was cute and I really never had a plan for him... until I went to Michael'a and saw their new animal print Cuttlebug folders.  IDEA!

Available for purchase in my ArtFire Studio

The card base is white cardstock, chalked around the edges with yellow.  The background paper is shimmery green cardstock from Michael's and embossed with the Cuttlebug animal print folder.  The centre pieces are both cut with Spellbinders, the stamp is Cinder by Sweet November Stamps, he is colored in with Copics and the glitter accents are Stickles,

Thank You Card with Script & Flowers

Another one that was inspired by something I saw on Pinterest.  Again, I tweaked it to make it work with what I had on hand.

Available for purchase in my ArtFire Studio

The background is a script stamp done with a Stampin' Up Ink Spot.  The ovals are Spellbinders.  Both stamps were purchased at Carousel.  The flowers are colored in with Copics and the glitter accents are Stickles.  Both the flower and the "Thanks so much" are popped to add dimension.

**edited to add**
This is the original card from Pinterest that inspired me:

 I think it's absolutely gorgeous!  I love the stamps she used :)

Whimsy - Sealed With a Kiss

This card is a PAIN to photograph!  The silver holographic snowflake background paper is extremely reflective, so it kept showing my hands or the camera in the pictures lol  Please excuse the weird angle, it's the only way I could get a shot ;)

This stamp is also by Whimsy Stamps and it's called "Sealed With a Kiss".  The seals are colored in with Copics and have Glossy Accents on their eyes.  I used Spellbinders to cut the ovals, and a Martha Stewart corner punch to get the design on the corners.  Glitter accents are all Stickles, large cear gems are from Michael's and the amazing holographic snowflake paper is from Carousel Rubber Stamps.  Actually so is that bit of ribbon lol

Whimsy - Wee Snippet & Mystic

I promised pics of the cards I made yesterday, and now that I'm finally home and have had a chance to relax, I quickly snapped a few shots.  I'll post each one separately so they're easier to find in the future.

First off is "Wee Snippet & Mystic" by Whimsy Stamps:

Available for purchase in my ArtFire Studio

They are colored with Copics and accented with Stickles for the sparkles, Viva Decor for the dots on the sides, & Glossy Accents on the eyes.  The punch I used on the sides is Martha Stewart, I used Spellbinders to cut the centre oval and accent oval, the printed paper is from Michael's, and that gorgeous purple is from Carousel Rubber Stamps.

Whimsy - Lady Raven

This is a card I made for my sister for her birthday earlier this month.  I got inspired after taking a class at Carousel Rubber Stamps, taught by Brigitte, about learning to color and shade with Copics.  The stamp is by Whimsy Stamps and its called Lady Raven.  As soon as I saw this one hanging on the display I HAD to have it and I knew my sis would love it :) 

I did this card as an easel-style for a change.  Lady Raven was colored in with Copic Markers and accented with Stickles and gems.  The printed black paper was bought at a small craft shop in Pointe-Claire, QC a few years ago and the gorgeous deep blue was purchased at Carousel.  The ribbon is just some of the $1.49 rolls at Michaels that is sheer in the centre.  I used Spellbinders "Labels Twenty Three" to cut out the shapes that the 'Happy Birthday' is stamped on.