Outlawz Challenge Card

Happy Monday Morning!!
I had fun making this card that is for one of our employee's birthday this coming weekend.  The papers were from my stash and the gorgeous butterfly is a sticker that I picked up at WalMart the other day.  The stickers are from a series called Bride's Own and aren't hanging in the scrapbooking aisle.  I stumbled upon them by accident and went back for all they had once I played with them.
The sticker was transparent so I mounted the sticker on white paper and cut it out.  I then used pop dots under the wings to give it a 3d effect.
The papers are unknown from my stash!
Thanks for looking!
Hugs,
Sheree

Outlawz Challenges - Wednesday - Sketch

It's Tuesday But Feels Like Thursday

Morning Chickees!

The skies are beautiful and clear this morning and the temperature is below zero.  I've had to scrape the windshield quite a bit lately!

To all of my Blogger friends in Eastern Canada and the Eastern USA... What a wild snowstorm you had and the damage... wow!!  I've been watching everything transpire on the news the past few days and am not jealous of your weather at all!!  Hope everyone is safe and staying warm.

Well, I checked my lottery tickets this morning and the digital reader still says I'm a loser.  I had such high hopes that it was my time to win the 30 million but that never came to fruition.  One bright note is that it has gone up to 40 million for this Friday... 40 is better than 30 right??!!

If you have read my post from two weeks ago you'd have seen that we had sewage backup in the basement.. not once but twice in one week!  Things are half ripped out and I'll be working on the rest this week so that the drywallers and flooring people can come in next week all going well.  Can hardly wait to be finished!

Now a word of caution from first hand experience!!  We plugged in the battery for the big drill to charge.  That was fine except it was done in the basement.  I took the dogs outside and was bringing them in again when I smelled something awful!  (Why is it that I discover all of these terrible things when I'm bringing in the dogs??)  I went downstairs and couldn't smell anything until I headed into the laundry room.  Bam!  It hit me and I could hear sizzling and popping coming from the battery charger.  This thing looked and sounded like it was going to explode.  I ran upstairs and grabbed my Ov-Glove (love that thing) and grabbed the charger and battery and ran up the stairs to put it out in the yard.  That thing sputtered and spewed smoke and stink from the battery for a couple of hours.  If I hadn't of found it... I'm sure our house would have gone up in flames.  Moral of the story... only plug in the battery chargers when you are home and... only in a spot where you can access it quickly!

So, that's three things that have gone wrong lately.  Usually three is the magic number so that means that things can only get better!  Maybe I will win the lottery this Friday night after all!!

Have a wonderful day and I'll be back with a card post sometime later today.

Hugs,
Sheree

Quick and Easy Christmas Card

I came up with this idea after figuring out I'd need a slew of Christmas cards this year to send to our customers at the shop.  Each card only took a couple of minutes and IRL... they look really kewl!  The lighting in the dining room wasn't cooperating and my photog skills don't show this off well at all but here goes!

I used a brass stencil for this and coloured it with a large stippling brush.  Starting with Adirondack Dye Ink Aqua, stipple all over.  Next stipple on Adirondack Pool to the outer edges and work inward.  The last step is to stipple on Adirondack Dye Ink Stream to the outer edges. 

I thought it needed a bit more sparkle so used some Smooch!  perfect!  The cardstock is Staples 110 pound and scored 1/4 inch around the image.  Sentiment is stamped in Turqouise from Stampin' Up! and heat embossed.  Voila!

Have fune trying something like this.  I'm going to experiment with other colour combinations as well.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Sheree



New Use For Autumn Leaves

Good Morning Chickees!

I learned a new trick from my fab friend Victoria.  Should I be posting this.... who knows but, Victoria understands me!!  All of my friends in lower half of the world won't be able to try this for another 6 months when your leaves start falling.

If you are looking for a super simple way to make a fall card then try this!

Find some maple and oak trees and pick up the leaves.  I went with a Japanese Maple because the leaves are a lot smaller and turn a vibrant red.  Supposedly Oak leaves are the best so I'll go hunting later today or tomorrow.

The trick is to use a 'tight' sandwich with the CuttleBug to get the right effect.  I used the A and two B plates along with 5 layers of cardstock and the rubber mat.  The sandwich goes from the bottom up...
A, B, Cardstock, Leaves facing down, Cardstock, 3 more cardstock, Rubber mat, B Plate.

Here is what you'll end up with!!

These two first shots are of the bottom cardstock that shows the fronts of the leaves.  I'm not sure if you can see it but the paper is also embossed from the stem and ridges on the leaves.

This photo shows what the cardstock looks like from the back side of the leaf.  You see more ridges than actual leaves... kind of reminds me of a sand dollar.

I thought that these prints needed a simple layout because too many layers or embellishments would deter the eye from the embossed image.... What do you think??  Also, these cards will be part of the bundle going with my bundle for Children's Hospital in Vancouver!

Thanks for looking and I hope this gave you some ideas!  It would be fun to see how it worked with different species of tree leaves from around the world!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,
Sheree
p.s.  I want to apologize to my followers!  Blogger allowed me to comment on everyone's blogs the other night but I haven't been able to since then.  Just want you to know I'm 'creeping' my way around!
xxx

Learn To Brayer... Check These Out!

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I've been doing some surfing and keeping in touch in Blogland today as the weather here is rotten which tends to make walk in business slower.

I have three blogs for you all to check out!  These have gorgeous examples of brayering and tut's!

Cards Calligraphy - Shaz in Oz  -  Shaz's cards are just beautiful and a must see!  Check out her calligraphy as well as her brayered cards.   She's also a participant in WOYWW.  I'm not brave enough to show photos of my rubber room yet! 

Eileen's Crafty Zone - Stunning cards and Eileen has three step tutorials on brayering.  The example photos make everything so clear that you can't mess it up!  Eileen has a new card posted every day and it will take all afternoon to surf her blog of goodies. 

Lavinia Stamps Blog - Not only can you purchase gorgeous stamps here, there's a gallery of brayered pieces as well.  I'm checking into whether I can purchase stamps and have her ship to Canada.  There's stamps that would go along with Stampscapes stamps and that includes scenery stamps, animals... and the list goes on! I'm lovin' it!!!

So there you go girls!  I know you'll be impressed !

Hugs,
Sheree