In The Cat Cave

I am so excited to be joining the Creating Kindness Blog Hop as a Guest Designer this month!

The theme for this month's hop is "Coloring" which is completely up my alley. My favourite way to colour is using the Stampin' Up! Write Markers and an Aquan Painter.... Stampin' Up! seriously has the best reds... seriously.

To nail this technique, stamp an image on water colour paper. Quickly apply clear embossing folder and heat set. This allows there to be a slight ridge on the paper to keep the water from crossing lines. Now you are ready to colour - Colour in each area as you please with the markers then move the ink around with the aqua painter... Yup. It's that easy.


How fun is this stamp set? It's the On to Adventure Stamp Set and totally fun to play with. Check out my short time lapse video if you want to see my process!


Keeping hopping along to check out each designer's take on the Colouring Theme! My friend and old Artisan Design Team blog neighbour is up next - Charlet!

Until Next Time,
Cathy

Hi all!

I am so glad to be back again this month with the International Stamp to Share Blog Hop Team. Each month we feature current products from the Stampin' Up! catalogues. This month, Stampin' Up! released their Annual Holiday Catalogue. I am sharing with you today a project I created with the Peaceful Noel Bundle.


This card also features the Dashing Along Designer Series Paper, which is a September Host promotion. You can get this paper for free with a qualified order ($300 Canadian)! I can't stop using the newspaper print paper!


What I love most about this bundle is that it comes with a punch.
I am a sucker for a good punch... :)
.. get it? Sucker punch?
Ahhhhh never mind!
Regardless, its an economical bundle that can go the distance.

To show off why this Sprig Punch is meant for all things awesome, it automatically looked like antlers to me so I just plopped those bad boys on the head of a cute elf. That sweet paper is called the Santa's Workshop Paper and should be top of your Wish List.. if you look closely you can see flocking on his hat and tassle!



"Merry Little Christmas" sans serif font is a handy dandy nugget in the Peaceful Noel stamp set. How fun to pair it with some paper that perhaps you might consider two completely different styles!

BLOG ROLL

If you are familiar with the Stampin' Up! catalogue, this project may test your knowledge.  The star is a die that is in the Mini Treat Bag Framelits, and yes... there's a heart too. I am a sucker for stars and stripes so I couldn't help but use this sketch to make it work for my style.

Oh and yes, I am totally in love with the glimmer ribbon pack in the Sale-a-Bration catalogue. Best to scoop that up soon because its only around until March 31st!


As always, thanks for dropping by
See you soon,
Cathy

 

My grandmother and his great grandmother came in for Christmas.
She lives in Corner Brook, Newfoundland which is a 9 hour drive.
It's fair to say we don't see each other often so when we do we try to cherish the moments.

But when Jack Caines voluntarily gave her hugs, it completely melted my heart.
I managed to capture the moment with several photos but I loved this one the most because I can see the happiness in my Nan's face.

And these are the moments I want to remember.
Pictures I'll cherish forever/

Today's project was created for the Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop Design Team.
This month's theme is a colour theme. The suggested colours were coral, green and black.

PROJECT DETAILS

Since I don't like to scrapbook with large swings of colour, I immediately looked for a photo that I wanted to scrapbook in black and white. From there selecting the paper was easy with the Stampin' Up! Sweet Soiree Designer Series Paper. The paper is foiled and was perfect.  I used the floral paper and cut out the flowers by hand. Clustering each flower as I went, I placed the photo over top the paper. Finally, I added some embellishments to finish the page off including the Irridescent Sequins, Very Vanilla Lace Trim, Silver Metallic Thread and Basic Pearls.