Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Wedding Bells are Ringing ...

No not mine .... LOL .... but Stacey & Mike are getting married on Saturday .... so I'm heading off to Ottawa tomorrow!! I'm so excited to see them again, and to be a part of their special day!!! The wedding is at Upper Canada Village ... it's going to be the cutest wedding EVER!!!!




And as promised here are a few things I've recently finished up .... for the bride and groom actually (so Stacey if you see this don't look below LOL).





Also ... last night the wonderfully talented Aimee hosted an AWESOME class on the LS board .... and showed us how to make these CUTE cards!!! I'm hooked on Martha Stewart paper right now .... so naturally I used the bright blue stuff for my Dad's card LOL.




Ok so since I won't back and blogging until mid next week ... make sure you check out Lil Scrappers tomorrow (there might just be something REALLY big and HOT announced) also make sure you check out Lil Scrappers again on Sunday June 1st for the Main Kit reveals by Carla and Aimee!!! The kit is gorgeous and you won't want to miss it!!!! They have created some AMAZING stuff!!!

Also on June 1st the new Sheetload Ezine will be available! IF you don't subsribe you should ... it's awesome and you can see work by Moi in it ;) LOL. Check out the blog here for download and subscription information!! I think I have covered everything I need to until I get back!! Have a wonderful week everyone and I'll update with some wedding pictures when I return!! Thanks for stopping by!!! :]






Monday, May 26, 2008

May Card Kit Reveal

Hello world!!! Its been a while!!! LOL ... I've been WAY busy working my little butt off the last little while .... well wait, who I'm I kidding .... work is ALL I ever seem to do LOL ;) Anyways .... I revealed the Lil Scrappers May Card Kit yesterday. This kit was sooooo bright and fun to use!!!! Pefect for Grad/Father's Day stuff ... or just stuff with lots of Stars!! (my new fave thing).


Here's the Yummy Kit .....



This is what I did with the kit .....












We also have a sneak peek up for the Lil Scrappers June Main Kit ..... its soooo nice too!!!





Hmmm what else so I have to share with you ...... this is a cute card I made from a card kit I recieved ..... love these colours - so bright and summer ish!!


Also head on over to the Sheetload blog ... there is some sneak peeks to the June Issue and some blog candy up for grabs!!

I think thats all I have to share for now .... I'll post again before I head out of town on Thursday - I'll be away for 5 days at a wedding ... I'm in this wedding and its going to be soooo pretty and FUN!!! I'll have a photo filled blog when I come back though!!

Saturday, May 17, 2008

May Card Kit Sneak Peek

Well hello everyone!! I hope you long weekend has gotten off to a great start!!! I have a sneak peek to share with you .... this is for the Lil Scrappers May Card Kit!!!! Its a GORGEOUS kit and you will absolutely want to get your hands on one of these babies!!!!! Watch for my reveal coming soon!!!!!


I also have some other pictures to show you. I've been meaning to upload these, but you know its just been one of those weeks LOL.

This one is a Congratulations card I made for my Uncle who recently retired ...

This is the butterfly card I made for the May PIF swap at Lil Scrappers ...




And last but not least ... 2 Mother's Day cards for my Mom and God Mother ...

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

My Etsy Store ....

Is now open with some of my April DT creations. You can check it out from the link at the right. :]

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Kards for Kids

Hello :] .... I have a few things to share today. First of all Lil' Scrappers has teamed up with one of our FANTASTIC members to donate Kards for Kids. Bela is such a kind soul with the biggest heart of gold!!! Bela is collecting cards to donate to Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. There is even a prize up for grabs!!! You can find out all the details of this contest and great cause here.

Here are 2 of the cards I have made so far ...



Saturday was reveal day at Lil' Scrapper's for the May Project Kit. This is a BEAUTIFUL kit with an awesome little BLACK chipboard mini album. Here is a picture of the kit .... and you can check out what Aimee & Carla did with the kit here.



Alicia has posted the May Share a Sheetload up on the blog ... it is a WONDERFUL cause so be sure to stop by and check it out here.

If you are wondering where the Lil' Scrappers sneak peek is for the May Card Kit ..... well we unfortunately ran into some delays that were out of out control ... but I PROMISE you - it is worth the wait, this kit will NOT disappoint!!!! Peaks and details and reveal coming soon!!!

Some more news ..... Elsie Flannigan's NEW Recipe Idea Box Book was released yesterday!!! You can check things out at her blog here. I can't wait to get my hands on this book - her work is always soooo inspiring!!!

Ohhh and I have another little TOOT!!! I submitted all of my April DT Card creations to Australian Papercrafts .... they have picked up 3 of them for an upcoming magazine Creative Paper!!! I'm so excited about this!!! Also the 2 other AMAZINGLY talented DT members Aimee and Carla have recently been picked up for Australian Papercrafts aswell!! Maybe we will all be in the same issue - how awesome would that be!!! You can see their blogs on the right side of mine under Lil' Scrapper's Design Team - check them out!!!

That's it for today .... have a wonderful day everyone!! Enjoy the SUN!!!! :]

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Successful NSD Weekend!!!

Hello everyone!!! I hope you all had a wonderful NSD weekend and got to create lots!! The celebrations at Lil' Scrappers were VERY successful!!! We had a great turn out, lots of FUN challenges and an over all great time!!! Thanks to everyone who came out and joined us!!! Be sure to check out our gallery to see all the wonderful work from the weekend!!! On the 5th I posted my DT FOTD (font of the day) Challenge. I challenged the members to use a specific font and to use at least 1 arrow and some green!!! Its a fun and easy challenge!! Here is the card I made ....


Here are my other cards from the NSD Celebrations ...

Gel Card



Embellishment Card:


I posted an extra challenge - challenging the ladies to pull out an old project they had started but never quit finished. I had this Star Album that was started last October and was suppose to be a Christmas gift LOL .... I finally finished it up and gifted it!!



I also want to give a shout out to one very special, talented lady ....... CORINNE!!!!! tomorrow is Corinne's birthday .... so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! ... I hope you have a wonderful day!!!! You can check out her blog here .... its worth it!!! She ROCKS!!!!! Thanks for stopping by!!! :]

Saturday, May 3, 2008

National Scrapbooking Day



Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!!

I hope all of you that share this wonderful hobby did what we all love to do today .... and scrapped!!!! If you are looking for some fun this weekend - Lil' Scrappers has NSD celebrations going on ALL WEEK!!! Stop by and say hi and check it out!!!

Also if you want a chance to win some blog candy - head over to Sheetload of Cards and check out the details to win this awesome candy Alicia has up for grabs!!!!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Piggy Tales Mulan kit Reveal and New Sheetload!!!!

Ladies it's May 1st and that means it's kit reveal at Lil' Scrappers!!!! This gorgeous kit is from Piggy Tales and is very different from any of the kits we have featured to date!!! Aimee and Carla did a FANTASTIC job with this kit - I have no doubt it will fly off the shelves. You can check out Aimee and Carla's creations here and the picture of the kit is below. Don't forget about the NSD Celebrations going on all week at LS!!! Stop in and say hi and check out some of the awesome challenges we have in store!!!



Also today is the release of the new Sheetload of Cards Ezine!!! My dear friend Carla is featured in this issue and will be joining the awesome team there as a Sketch/Sample Artist. Below is what the Sheetload Ezine looks like (if you've never seen it). Follow the link to the blog to download your copy!!


An Exciting Weekend Ahead!!!!

Hello World!!! I'm still here!!! It has been a crazy week for me!!! I've been busy finishing up a wedding invite order (that is now done and GORGEOUS!!!!). Its a huge load of my plate so I can move onto other things!! Here are the pictures of the beautiful invites I designed - I made 75 of these.


NSD Celebrations started TODAY!!!!!! :]

Are you looking for some CREATIVE INSPIRATION? Well Lil' Scrappers is the place to be!! Starting today "April 30th" and running until "May 5th" we will be inspiring you DAILY with layout challenges, make n takes and creative cards to get you scrappin!! Stop in and join the fun and get ready to scrapbook!! Make some new friends and share with those that are as passionate for this hobby as you are!!Our week long NSD celebration is underway and new challenges are up!! Check them out here Check out the DAILY store Specials & Scrap along to win a $25.00 GC to the store & have your name entered into the draws for some amazing RAKS from the DT!!

Tomorrow is REVEAL day at Lil' Scrappers!!!! Aimee and Carla have ROCKED this kit!!! Just wait till you see what they have done!!!! You will love it!!!!!!

Tomorrow is also the reveal of the May issue of Sheetload of Cards!! The sneak peeks look awesome ladies make sure you get over there tomorrow so you can get the new Ezine!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!! :]