Category Archives: Any Occasion
Clean and Simple Tape!
Heyya and happy Friday! This has been quite the week. I taught grade 2 yesterday, which was quite the experience since I’m generally a high school teacher! Let’s just say that they all went home in a fairly normal ‘happy … Continue reading
Clean and Simple rose
Hi there, and happy Tuesday! Today I’ve made a card for this week’s Clean and Simple Sketch 88. Why oh why did I have to start making cards with 3D bits on them? They don’t fit in envelopes properly.. they … Continue reading
Birthday Gift Purse
Hiya! I recently had a birthday to go to. A friend turned 30 (no one’s counting!), so I wanted to give her a nice little gift. I made a pair of green dangly earrings (sorry, no pictures), and then needed … Continue reading
You’re a hoot
Heyya, and happy Wednesday! See, the work week is more than half over! Today I had so so much fun playing with some elements from the WPlus9 Funky Flowers digi kit. When I saw the Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie … Continue reading
Teal seahorse
Hey there, Well, the sunshine lasted most of the day and I got to do a bit of celebrating for my husband’s 29th. (Happy Birthday!) I came across another sketch and challenge that I liked over at Just Add Ink. … Continue reading
An easterly challenge
Hey there, it’s taken me a while to make a card.. I’ve been staring at a whoooole bunch of challenges that I would have liked to have participated in this week, but just didn’t get to. Woah, my French teacher … Continue reading
En français, s’il te plait!
Hmm.. I failed a bit with the theme here.. notice the France theme? Well, the writing there is definitely not French. Better luck next time. My profs would have docked me marks for an inconsistency like that on a project! … Continue reading
Fantackstick
I decided to partake in this challenge over at Clean and Simple Stamping. See their great sketch, and the fun card that Natasha made? Now that’s a style I love and embrace. Unfortunately, my card turned into a disaster. I … Continue reading
Finishing up the One-sheet Wonder
I managed to finish my last two cards today! Boy oh boy did that take a while. I was trying to be imaginative, which wasn’t coming easily today. And everything seemed so pink. Well, that was the point, lots and … Continue reading
2nd one-sheet wonder card
Card #2 of the one-sheet wonder cards done (using the handy dandy template). Card #1 is here. This is definitely a lot of pink! Pink background, pink borders, pink paper, pink ink, pink flower, pink ribbon. Woah.. the word “pink” … Continue reading
A one-sheet wonder
Who doesn’t love a fun challenge? In card making, we seek them out. And I certainly do love it when this challenge comes with some layouts to follow. So the other day I started my first one-sheet wonder. I was … Continue reading
Blue Butterflies
Did anyone notice how sunny it is here today? Blue sky, no clouds, sun, sun, sun! We get a lot of rain in general this time of year, so this sunshine is very much appreciated! Not to mention the fact … Continue reading
Simply sweet cupcakes
Who doesn’t love cupcakes? They’re my favourite. In fact, I made them instead of a cake for my wedding. Yep, 120 cupcakes later and I still might make them again! I even hand made little gumpaste flowers for each one. … Continue reading
Old Book flowers in action
Excited much? I finally got to use my flower that I made. I think it turned out pretty cute, and it adds a nice bit of dimension to the card. Did I mention I like tags? The purple background flowers … Continue reading
Ladybug Pot and Etsy
I was recently reminded about my Etsy store that has been sort of neglected. OK, to be honest, I’ve only ever put one card up there. So today I decided to dust it off a bit. It’s hard to expect … Continue reading
