Wheelbarrow of Flowers

Here is another card using the Garden Hanna set and prisma paper. I did use the colors from the Prism challenge again just not the vibrant teal only turquoise embellishments.

I have lots to do today so I must get back to it.

Supplies
Stamps: Garden Hanna (release May 2), Things Hanna Would Say - Hanna Stamps
Paper: Prism crab apple pink, rose dark, staples 110# white
Ink: brilliance graphite, copic markers
Accessories: circle nestabilities, prima flowers, Bohemian turquoise rhinestones, turquoise, paper piercer, paper piercing template, Mike's ribbon

Prism Challenge

This is my Prism color challenge card for this week's release as described in yesterday's post. I used Prism papers which I have to say are gorgeous and a stampers dream just like the ads in the magazines say. I will be sending this card of to Jamie at Prism as a thank you for sending me and the rest of the Hanna Stamps Design Team samples of all the Prism papers.

I used Crab Apple Pink, Rose Dark and Vibrant Teal. The stamps set is one of the 4 new sets to be released on Friday. This set is called 'Garden Hanna' - I love her crocs! I hope this will be me this summer however in the Alberta heat it will be shorts and a tank top. The butterfly is a big large for this card but I really wanted to use my new Cuttlebug die/folders - This used the new butterflies, first you cut out the image with the die cut and then use a folder to emboss. There are 4 folders for this die cut. I got them from Sheila at Scrappin' Great Deals.

As always, there are some great cards to be found by the Hanna Stamps Design Team at SCS - Keyword: hsdt - View the gallery here.

Supplies
Stamps: Garden Hanna (release May 2), Things Hanna would say - Hanna Stamps
Paper: PRISM crab apple pink, vibrant teal, rose dark, Staples 110#
Ink: Brilliance, copic markers
Accessories: Cuttlebug die/emboss folders, Doodlebug brads, Prima flowers, Mike's ribbon, Making Memories heart brad

Breaking Hanna Stamps News!

This Thursday night over at Splitcoast Stampers, in the Hanna Stamps forum, we are having our release party. We have 4 new sets being released, 2 mini sets, 2 regular sets. (Release party starts at 9 pm EST or 7 pm MST)

To get a jump start and win a new set, play along with Cindy's challenge. The winner will be drawn that night. Here are details:

Would You Like to Win a Hanna Stamp Set?

Hey everyone, I want to do a fun Challenge and have a chance to win a FREE Hanna Stamp Set? I challenged the Hanna Design Team to do a Color Challenge, they are going to make a card using Prism Paper, and one of the new stamps sets that will be released Thursday Evening.

Crab Apple Light (Pretty In Pink)
Vibrant Teal (Tempting Turquoise)
Rose Dark (Rose Red)

So my Challenge to you is to make a card using these colors or colors that are similar, and your favorite Hanna or Riley Stamps. Everyone who takes part in this challenge will have a chance to win one of the New Hanna Stamp Sets released Thursday Evening. --Please have your card upload by Thursday Evening 7 p.m. EST. We will draw a name and announce the winner Thursday Evening May 1 st. during the release party. Party is 9pm EST.

Key Word PrismHSCC

PrismHSCC Gallery

My Sample 1

My Sample 2

I'll be back with my Prism challenge card later today plus there will be Hanna Stamps releases here every day this week. I also have some scrapbooking pages to show you soon. Regular scheduled blogging is back on Live, Love, Laugh and STAMP.

MIA

Sorry that I have been missing in action for so long. I haven't posted in 2 weeks! I've been preparing for professional engineering exam. I write it on Monday afternoon so just a little more studying and I will be back with some new material.

Kitty in the Flowers

The challenge I hosted last night at the Hanna Stamps April Release Party was a color challengs and the card from yesterday was my creation for the challenge. The color challenge was to use plum (perfect plum and/or pale plum), always artichoke and basic grey. This color combo came when I was making this card. Tracy guessed that knowing me it had to do with Primas well I guess she could have been right as both cards have Primas on them but mind you all my cards have Primas or Bazzill flowers on them!

To see the details of the challenge look >> HERE <<

The challenge is open until 6 pm EST on Sunday, April, 6th. Your card needs to be uploaded into the SCS gallery using the keyword: HSCAPR2. If you click on that link, it will take you to see all the beautiful cards that have been made.

The two new sets by Hanna Stamps are up on the website: Tool Time and Passport Hanna.

Also, I don't think I mentioned that we have 2 new designers on the team Amanda Sewell and Niki Estes joined us on the last release in March. Click on their names to see their blogs. April's guest designer is Amber Porter. Make sure to check out thier great stuff - plus the Designe Team has about 679 Hanna Stamps cards in the HSDT gallery at SCS now (it grows by the minute!).

Today's card, was a colored image that was on my desk that I colored when I first got my copic markers and was just experimenting coloring various images. The colored images that made the cut are on my desk and slowly I am piecing them into cards.

I am off to stamp with the Calgals tonight (which if you read my blog you know that is Tracy, Nancy and Allison) - I reminded Allison earlier this week so she wouldn't miss the meeting at Nancy's batcave! I hope to make some new stuff as I have nothing left to show on my blog.

Supplies
Stamps: Cat - Creative Images, Mini Messages - PaperTrey
Ink: brilliance graphite black, copic markers, perfect plum
Paper: perfect plum, pale plum, always artichoke, basic grey, Staples 110# white, whisper white
Accessories: Primas, Scrapbooking Sally brads, Cuttlebug Textile embossing folder, basic grey tafetta ribbon, SU punches

Handy Hanna and a Release Party!

This is the second set being released tonight at midnight EST from Hanna Stamps. 'Tool Time' is a great handy girl set. In my picture, Hanna has painted and hung a picture from Paris - you know she was in Paris recently!

There is going to be a Release Party at the Hanna Stamps Members Forum on SCS tonight. I'm hosting one of the challenges. So, make sure to stop by. This card is for my challenge. Everyone who guesses what kind of challenge I am hosting tonight correctly will receive a little gift in the mail from me. So, leave me a comment to this post by 9 pm EST (7 pm MST) and guess right and you'll get something from me!

Supplies
Stamps: Tool Time, Passport Hanna - Hanna Stamps
Paper: perfect plum, pale plum, always artichoke, basic grey, Staples 110# white
Ink: perfect plum, brilliance graphite, copic markers
Accessories: Prima sprites, Scrapbooking Sally brads, orchid ribbon, cuttlebug folder

Tropical Vacation

Hanna's off on a tropical vacation somewhere. I must say I'm a bit jealous. I was dreaming of a sunshine vacation but it isn't going to happen this spring as Ian just started a new job. Perhaps in the fall we can go somewhere warm like we did in 2006.

Passport Hanna along with Tool Time Hanna will both be released on Friday by Hanna Stamps. A release party will be held on the SCS Hanna Stamps Members Forum on Thursday night at 9 pm EST then at midnight EST the stamps will go live on the Hanna Stamps site.

Make sure to check out the other Design Team cards: HSDT

I have a great card for you tomorrow and more information about the Release Party.

p.s. What do you think of my color combo?

Supplies
Stamps: Passport Hanna - Hanna Stamps, Amuse skinny oval
Paper: apricot appeal, real red, wild wasabi, staples 110#, whisper white
Ink: brilliance graphite black, brilliance starlite black, real red, copic markers
Accessories: swiss dots cuttlebug folder, real red striped ribbon, Bazzill Blossom, Bazzill Polished Pebble - bright lights

Hanna and Sophie!

Here is my first sneak peek into one of the newest sets to be release from Hanna Stamps on Friday. Passport Hanna is on her eay to Paris.

Make sure to check out all the cards by the design team in the SCS gallery: HSDT.



This little card was made with my nestabilities to get the scallop square. Sophie G is a wild thing. I really do love all these new Moose stamps that Kristi has put out with her illustrator. I'm excited to see what we will get for Christmas - image Merry Chris-moose! This card was made for the Friday challenge on the Hanna Stamps forum, HSC10 - where Shelly challenged us to use BLING!

Supplies (Passport Hanna)
Stamps: Passport Hanna (release 4/4) - Hanna Stamps, Words - Impression Obession, French Flair Background - SU
Paper: perfect plum, certainly celery, pale plum, staples 110#
Patterned paper: SU (retired, forget the name!) but was from Spring 2007 mini
Ink: copic markers, brilliance graphite, perfect plum, elegant eggplant
Accessories: Bazzill Blossom and Cha-cha bling brad color called Petty Cash, Mowed Grass dew drops, Mike's dollar bin ribbon

Supplies (Sophie G)
Stamps: Bikini Sophie - Hanna Stamps
Paper: Bazzill Bling, (colors: diva, feather boa, in the pink), staples 110#
Ink: copic markers, brilliance graphite
Accessories: Cosmo cricket sticker, Amanda blue flowers, Creative Imaginations pink rhinestone brads

French Flair Embossed

My cameras battery was dead so I couldn't take any pictures of my new Hanna release last night. I have the battery charging so I will have pictures for you tomorrow.

In the meantime, check out the Hanna Stamps Design Team gallery at SCS. Also, there will be a release party at 9 pm EST on Thursday, April 3rd at the Hanna Stamps SCS Forum for the release of the 2 new sets at midnight est. I will be hosting a color challenge so make sure to stop by.

This card was for stamp club - all SU but I cheated and used a Bazzill blossom flower as I didn't want to use the pretties kit for club as I want to hoard it for myself.

Supplies (all SU except Bazzill blossom)
Stamps: French Flair backgroun, Party Punch (retired)
Paper: groovy guava, certainly celery, glossy
Ink: versamark, so saffron, groovy guava (sponged on)
Accessories: white embossing powder, bazzill blossom, circle rhinestone, designer punch, groovy guava ribbon, brayer

Whisper Soft Grey Flowers

I made this card for Stamp Club this past week. I tried to keep the card simple layers as I taught the girls - two step stamping with the stamp-ma-jig. I was dying to do more layers but I didn't - I think I might give this card a make over and not limit myself to SU ONLY so that I can embellish it - the poor card is screaming for some flowers and brads. The color combo was from this weeks color challenge on SCS - CC159 using soft sky, basic grey and whisper white. The flower was embossed with clear glassy glaze twice and then put in the freezer for 15 minutes and cracked for the cracked glass look. I really like this technique for flowers and looks great with this color combo. My sample was left in the freezer for probably over an hour so I got a fantastic cracking on it.

Hanna Stamps sneak peeks for 2 new Hanna stamps start tomorrow - I have some Hanna cards as well as some cards made with new Riley's to show you.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up)
Stamps: Blossoms Abound
Paper: basic grey, whisper white
Patterned paper: soft sky prints
Ink: soft sky, blue bayou, basic grey, versamark
Accessories: basic grey tafetta ribbon, glazzy glaze embossing powder

Chocolat Butterflies by SEI

I made this 6x6 card tonight when I should have been doing some design team work but I really wanted to use this SEI paper that I got in a 6x6 pad and couldn't find my Hanna mojo.

All paper is Bazzill bling cardstock - I don't do 1/8" layers very often anymore rather cutting 1/8" less so I get the 1/16" look. I love layers however, I wanted all the bling to come through. The SEI pad of paper is called Jolie Chocolat and I got the 6x6 pad from Sheila at Scrappin' Great Deals (this is also where I bought all my nestabilities). SGD is a Cdn online store with excellent shipping to CDN and great weekly 12 hr sales on Wednesday.

Supplies
Stamps: Impression Obession
Paper: Bazzill bling - diva, feather boa, in the pink
Patterned Paper: SEI
Ink: Versamagic pink petunia
Accessories: all flowers and brads from Imaginisce Bazzill collections (brads - pink cadallic, flowers - white)

Trio of Flowers

I made this card at Nancy's in the beginning of March as well with the Calgals. The sketch is from Beate's weekend sketch challenge - WSC 37.



I have today off as well then back to work tomorrow. I have a long list of house duties to accomplish as well as prepare for stamp club tonight. I hate when I leave it to the last moment hopefully I feel inspired today!

Supplies
Stamps: A Beautiful Thing - SU
Paper: close to cocoa, pretty in pink, chocolate chip, regal rose, whisper white
Patterned paper: berry bliss
Ink: regal rose, pretty in pink
Accessories: Cloud 9 rain dots, pretty in pink brads

Merci for a great weekend

Ian and I made it back about 5 pm this afternoon from our Saskatchewan Easter adventure. We had a great trip and had 2 turkey dinners. One on Saturday at my Dad's and one on Sunday at my Mom's. We missed the snow that fell in Calgary last night as it was melted by the time we got home but, I did drive for an hour in white out conditions and lots of wind between Swift Current, SK and Walsh, AB. The biggest event of the day will cost me about $300 this week. A big truck spit up a rock (probably 1-2" in diameter) that hit my window that caused it to crack out in perfect circles for about 6-8 inches round. Glad it didn't come right through the window or we would have been stuck in Brooks.

I made this card at Nancy's at the beginning of March. It used the Sale-a-bration set Merci. I like it however, the pink paper in the back is actually a patterned pretty in pink from the Berry Bliss collection.

Supplies
Stamps: Merci - SU
Paper: purely pomegranate, pretty in pink, regal rose, whisper white
Patterned paper: Berry bliss
Ink: palette noir, purely pomegranate, SU markers
Accessories: petal pusher flowers, scrapbooking sally brads, pretty in pink tafetta ribbon, paper piercer
Coloring: SU markers to watercolor

Happy Easter weekend

We are off to Saskatchewan to visit my family for Easter. I thought I'd leave you with a Riley that I made last weekend. Hope everyone has a great weekend, I'll be back on Monday afternoon.

Supplies
Stamps: Airplane Riley, Things Hanna Would Say - Hanna Stamps, Lots of Thought - SU
Paper: tempting turquoise, real red, basic black, staples 110# white
Ink: brillance graphite, real red marker, copic markers
Accessories: cuttlebug swiss dits embossing folder, real red striped ribbon, circle punches

New Rileys!

Kristi released 15 new Riley and Sophie G stamps today at Hanna Stamps. This is the first one I've played with and I have 14 more to go. There are all so cute and makes for a great Spring release. Check the out - the come mounted red rubber or unmounted red rubber.

This is also my swap card for a Hanna Stamps swap that was being held on SCS. I knew I wanted to use this Riley and that I had to find the John Deer paper well, I found John Deer tractor wheels brads that made perfect front tires.

I also thought I'd share my regular stamping partner. Her name is Missie and she gives me really dirty looks if I move her bed or place something in it. Missie will be 15 years old and I've had her since 6 weeks expect for the 6 months in which my Mom lost her. (just kidding Mom - I really am over that almost - hehe)



Ian and I are heading to Saskatchewan on Friday morning for Easter weekend and are going to a Flames game tonight so I'm not sure if I will get anything posted again until Monday.

Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend!

Supplies
Stamps: Tractor Riley - Hanna Stamps, sentiment - Stampabilities
Paper: close to cocoa, wild wasabi, chocolate chip, staples 110# white
Patterned Paper: Creative Imaginations
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Versafine Sephia, Copic markers
Accessories: Creative Imaginations brads, wild wasabi striped ribbon, silver jumbo eyelets

Cat on a Hat Box!

Another card using tempting turquoise, real red and basic black. I stamped this image from Allison in January and only got to using it last week. I have bought some of my own Pink Cat Studio stamps now.

The concert last night was amazing. Johnny Reid opened then Little Big Town and ending with the headliner of Martina McBride. I loved it and was singing along - Ian thought I was all girl power for awhile there but what does he know! Martina talked to the crowd

Supplies
Stamps: Pink Cat Studio
Ink: palette noir, copic markets, craft white
Paper: tempting turquoise, real red, basic black, whisper white
Accessories: Mikes dollar bin ribbon, bazzill flowers, scrapbooking sally black brads, Cuttlebug floral folder, nestabilities
Coloring: Copic Markers

Pomegranate Wishes

I had no stamping mojo yesterday so my Riley swap using the new Riley didn't get finished. I did manage to get some reading done for my P.Eng exam. Though I think I finished the card design in my head last night as I was falling asleep but by then it was too late to finish the cards.

I thought I'd get it done tonight but when I got to work this morning I had a message that I won the company tickets to Martina McBride concert tonight so I guess I'll be going to that instead.

So - no Riley until Wed! Sorry about that everyone.

Supplies
Stamps: Butterfly Kisses - PaperTrey
Paper: close to cocoa, whisper white, purely pomegranate
Patterned paper: berry bliss
Ink: close to cocoa, pretty in pink, purely pomegranate
Accessories: pretty in pink ribbon, Amanda Blue flower, Bazzill button

Happy Hooper by House Mouse!

I colored this image with Prismacolor pencil crayons when the Calgals got together in January. I'd cut the paper and was 1/2 was in my design then we wrapped up for the night and I left with the intention of finishing the card the next day at home. The next day turned into this past Wednesday when I finished this card and 3 others that were 1/2 starts and sitting on my desk.

I've had a good weekend so far however, it is snowing out! I'm up late as I went and picked Ian up downtown after a night out with the guys. I was stamping so I figured I'd be up and go get him when he was done him man thing. Tonight I cut out 14 Riley and Sophie Moose images from Hanna Stamps and worked on a Hanna Stamps swap I participated in on SCS. I have to have the swap in the mail on Monday so it makes it to the states on time. I'm happy to report that I will be able to show you that card on Monday. It was so much fun to color these images with my copic markers. (available at Hanna Stamps) I'd like to continue stamping but its after 2 and I should get some zzzz's.

I went shoppping today well - a bit yesterday and some today - my new purchases include the new Marvy cutter with interchangable blades, Cosmo Cricket Fleuriste paper-black chipboard-rubons-ribbon, 2 Elzybells, and a Nija small watercolor brush.

Supplies
Stamps: Happy Hopper - Stampabilities, Things Hanna Would Say - Hanna Stamps
Paper: soft sky, blue bayou, regal rose, whisper white
Patterned paper: Two Scoops - Basic Grey
Ink: Palette Noir
Accessories: Doodlebug paper frill and sugar coated brads, Cosmo cricket ribbon, Prima sprites flowers, scrapbook sally brad, oval nestabilities
Coloring: Prisma with OSM

Pink Cattitude

Allison posts a theme suggestion every Sunday, AFSS8 - this past Sunday the challenge was Cats. Well I used a Pink Cat Studio image that I wiped from Allison at our Calgal gathering in January. Last Wednesday, I actually finished 6 cards all from images that I had colored and sitting on my desk. I have a few more that I will have to finish.

I got my new Riley's from Hanna Stamps for the April release and I am quite excited to get working on those so we will see how my time goes as I am also starting to study for my National Engineering exam for my Professional Engineering status. Blah! It's all about law and ethics and apparently I'm not very ethical. The material is a bore.

Supplies
Stamps: Pink Cat Studio (cat), Rubberstamp Avenue (sentiment)
Paper: regal rose, close to cocoa, pretty in pink, chocolate chip, whisper white
Ink: palette noir, craft whisper white, Versamagic jumbo java
Accessories: Paisley Cuttlebug folder, oval Nestabilities, Costco ribbon, Bazzill petal pusher flowers, Bo Bunny brads

Getting to Know Me

I thought I'd post this Getting to Know me that is appearing on blogs this week.

1. If your doctor told you TODAY that you were pregnant, what would you say? I'd sorry Ian, I really did try to wait until summer. - Watch out retail industry - my Mom is on a mission. (I repeat I am not pregnant right now!)

2. When was the last time you flew in a plane? To Halifax - May 2007

3. What did the last text message you sent say? I don't text.

4. What features do you find most attractive in the opposite sex? I like kind eyes and a nice chest and back side.

5. What is a goal you would like to accomplish in the near future? I'd say clean my basement but my Mom is reading this laughing so I will say ....... pass my P.Eng exam.

6. Shoe size? 8 1/2

7. Been to Mexico? Yes, Puerto Vallarta in November 2006 for my 30th birthday. Ian and I got engaged while there.

8. When is the last time you had a massage? Last Friday, March 7th

9. What was the last TV show you watched? One Tree Hill on Tuesday night

10. What are your plans for the weekend? I plan to stamp for the Riley release, stamp club and do some studying plus I have bathrooms to clean.

11. If your significant other asked you to marry them TODAY what would you say? Yes, but I'd elope rather than plan a wedding.

12. What is in the back seat of your car right now? Probably garbage that I threw back there.

13. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? on the bus to work

14. If you could marry any celebrity today who would it be? how about some hockey player that still had his teeth but not Ryan Smith as his nose is too crooked.

15. Have you ever been to a strip club? Not for a girls night but rather, I played pool in the High Level bar in the back when the ballerina were on stage entertaining the men. We'd been in the hotel for 3 days in High Level, AB - I was bored and the crew was going to play pool - I was going regardless of the show.

16. What is the best ice cream flavor? Fish Food by Ben&jerrys not sold in Canada!

17. What is the last sporting event you watched? Flames game

18. Ever go camping? not that often

19. Last phone call? to a field operator to get the new well on production

20. Are you allergic to anything? coedine, no T3's for me

21. What is one thing you have learned about life recently? One door closes so a better door can open up for you. Sometimes the grass is green if you make the leap.

22. What do you do at work? I'm a production engineer for a major oil and gas company in Calgary. I'd give you details but I can see your eyes glazing over already.

23. What is your mom's name? Mom - or as others call her Rita

24. Ever cried for no reason? I think I had reason - I cried when watching The Game Plan on Tues evening - Ian laughed at me but it was sad - the little girl was leaving her new dad!

25. Can you do the Crank Dat dance? huh?

26. What is your favorite color to wear? red and black

27. What is the longest plane ride you have ever been on? Dallas/Forth Worth to Edinburgh, Scotland

28. What is the longest road trip you have ever taken? Lawton, Oklahoma to Allegan, Michigan

29. What are your turn-offs? smelly people, cheaters

30. What was your last alcoholic beverage? Vodka Paralyzer last week

31. What are you craving right now? like I crave all the time - chocolate - specifically mini eggs today!