Stamp Club - Monday May 28 at 1 pm or 6:30 (NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME for the night class!)
Stampin' Up! ONCE A YEAR sale - May 31 to June 2 - You can order from the current catalogue and the NEW catalogue - YES BOTH CATALOGUES!!! For all my Canadian customers, email me for details!!!
BIGGEST RETIRED STAMP SALE EVER! (seriously.....Big Shot dies, punches, stamps, inks, reinkers, ribbons and so much more!!!) - 1 pm to 3 pm AND 6 pm to 8:30 pm - Tuesday, June 11
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I made a banner for her birthday (that I'll share with you another day). In the meantime, this is her card. I've used a bunch of new products on this card:
Anyhow, hope you enjoy the card today and even more importantly, enjoy your day!
Take care,
Heather
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Happy Wednesday! Thanks so much for stopping by today on our Artisan blog hop! If you're coming fromErica's amazing creation, welcome! If not, make sure you make it all around the hop so you can see the amazing work from my fellow Artisan winners:)
I appreciate your stopping by today! Thank you for your continued support! Enjoy the blog hop and stop on over to the ever talented Heidi's blog next!!!
Take care,
Heather
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Download Day! You know how happy that makes me....hope you're excited too! Can't wait to see what they have in store for us!
Today's card is a "scrap creation"....I had these precut pieces of DSP laying around and also the words "Good Life" from a past creation. So, I put it together for this quick and easy card....love the message!
I truly have a good life. I am so lucky to have such a supportive family and circle of friends. It's a crazy busy time for so many of us, yet people still are there to support one another and enjoy the "good life". Thank you to each of YOU for being a part of this!
Well, off to check out the downloads and start tackling the "to do" list. Have a wonderful day!
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Holiday Monday to you! What a fun weekend we've had so far! Saturday we celebrated Emma's birthday as a family and went to Toronto to the indoor Trampoline Gym (Sky Zone). It was SO FUN! I think I may have had more fun than Emma:) Then Sunday we surprised Adam's dad at church with the entire family in our matching family t-shirts (check them out on the page....they were fun:) And then last night was spent with the neighbours. We are one lucky family!
Today's page is a quick summary of our day yesterday:) Here is my supply list for you:
Kimberly is such a doll and offered to create today's video for you! She knew what my weekend was turning into so she shot a quick video on how to send your creations to print. Did you know that the HUGE MDS print sale is still on!?!?! I've ordered 60 scrapbook pages, a book, some cards and more on my to do list! Thanks SU!!!!
Don't forget to stop on over to Kimberly's blog to check out her awesome sample and her video for today as well as our Facebook Group ....where there are lots of samples and even more fun. Have yourself a great day!
Thank you for stopping by!
Hugs,
Heather
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The tag and larger shaped hearts are cut using my Cameo Silhouette e-cutter. I used the SVG files from My Digital Studio (MDS) to cut these shapes....cute, eh?
Hope you enjoy some of these new treats on this card! Enjoy the sunshine today!
Hugs,
Heather
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a bit:) I can't seem to get ahead these days....normally I prepost by at least a day or two but lately I'm doing it the day of:) I know you don't mind and I appreciate your stopping by. I have a ton of things to share, but have to take photos of them:) ANYHOW, enough of my whining, onto today's project!
I'm sad to see our fabric leaving and some of my favourite kid sets:) BUT it also means we have wonderful new sets coming in:) (no fabric though....we are no longer carrying fabric so make sure you stock up if you love it like I do!) This little bag is one that I made for the fundraiser month's back and filled with sweet little boy, or girl, cards.
I did an assortment of colours on this card (as you can see). I also used our SWEET googlie eyes on the cards (from last year's holiday mini.....love them and have a HUGE stash for reasons like this!)
Anyhow, I ohpe you enjoy today's quick post and have a WONDERFUL day! We have some fun adventures planned for the day! Can't wait!
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Friday! It's a day of few words:) Today is Emma's year end cheer banquet so I thought it was fitting to share this page from her last day of cheer:) It's pretty bittersweet tonight....Emma can't do cheer for 2 years for London Heat as we leave for Australia mid season. SO, it was a sad day as it'll be a while before she resumes cheer, but also a great day as I'm super proud of her! We shall see what tonight brings....I'm sure here will be some tears from the team:)
This page uses the Bookstagram download....LOVE this one, plus Sara's Sequins. It's a pretty basic page, but I think striking and fun! Hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!
Hugs,
Heather
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Ha ha! This made me laugh! What made me laugh even more with this week's download was the picture I found of me when I was 12!!! I can't even believe I'm posting it, but hey, I'm sure when Emma is my age and she has a 12 year old, she'll look back on her photos and wonder what she was thinking....tell me I'm right:) Although seriously, not sure what my mom was thinking letting me get a PERM and teasing my bangs! It was a GREAT look!!!
Today's page is pretty clean and simple! I used the stamp from the dad download this week for my title, some elements from the Nobody's Business download and the chalkboard background. My focus is on comparing the photos and of course the journaling:)
Hope today's page provided you with a laugh or two:) Hugs,
Heather
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Thanks so much for stopping by today on our Artisan blog hop! If you're coming from Erica's amazing creation, welcome! If not, make sure you make it all around the hop so you can see the amazing work from my fellow Artisan winners:)
I'm TRYING this month to provide you with some manly cards! It's tough, but I'm having fun with it! I actually have let you in on a little secret, I had help with this card this month:) My 11 year old, Mark, offered some input and advice (that mirrors his dad...no bling, not too bright, manly and neutral!) Funny, eh!
This is actually a little coupon book inside, so there is a little spine on the left edge of the card (what the twine is wrapped around). In the inside of course, the word father is stamped:)
I used the background stamps, and punched them out with the curly label, then sponged them for the background. As you can see, I did some sponging on all the elements, and stamped the splatter from the French Foliage on a few pieces too.
I appreciate your stopping by today! Thank you for your continued support! Enjoy the blog hop and stop on over to the ever talented Heidi's blog next!!!
Take care,
Heather
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WOW....LOVE the fun dad download today! AND there is a free super cute package idea that I will be trying out hopefully later today:) Want to know why I LOVE (and have already ordered!) the dad kit....FAVOURITE has a U!!!! That's an exciting thing....thank you SU!
This second photo is the free download for today! It comes with 2 decor templates and SEVEN punches! I know! AWESOME!!! Did I mention that it's FREE!?!?!
This next download is sweet! I'm on the fence, only because I'm in serious BOY MDSing right now. I love the stamp brushes though so I'm sure you'll see something created with this sooner than later:) It comes with 12 papers, 26 embellishments and 17 SVG stamps (which means I can use my ecutter with this gem!)
And last but not least, this will be a book I will make 10 times over I think when we leave for Australia! It'll be a nice gift, but also a little something for Nathan and Cole especially to keep photos of those they love close to them.
Hopefully I'll be back later today with a creation for you:) Have a WONDERFUL day!
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Monday to you! I hope you all had the ost wonderful weekend! Ours was GREAT! Adam and Mark were in Milton at the Canada East wrestling championship and Emma, Nathan, Cole and I were in Niagara Falls at the National Cheer competition! Super proud of both my kids.....earning wonderful awards, being with friends, being active and having fun! My happy bucket is overflowing!
Kimberly's MDS challenge for us this week is back to basics....with stamps. She is demonstrating how to colour with stamps so I thought I would remind you of a few other things you can do with stamps:
Hope you like today's page:) I had fun making it for you!
Don't forget to stop on over to Kimberly's blog to check out her awesome sample as well as our Facebook Group ....where there are lots of samples and even more fun. Have yourself a great day!
Thank you for stopping by!
Hugs,
Heather
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WOW! This may be my favourite batch of In Colours Ever! I love them all...this is a problem....well, not really, but I'm super excited! They are all trendy right now. The other day I was in Maurice's and could pick out EVERY new In Colour in their Spring/Summer clothing line! That's FUN!
This card has lots of fun "new" products for you to see:
What do you think!?!?!
Well, I hope for all you wonderful mothers out there that your day is special for you! For those of you with a mother, make sure you do something a little special for her today!
Hugs,
Heather
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already!!! I had such a FUN start to my day! I got up extra early to get a quick run in, then home by 6:30 to Skype with none other than Teneale Williams and her lovely team of Australian demonstrators! I am a happy woman! FUN start to the day!
With saying that though, it's a quick post today sharing a little NEW with you:) (and some old too!)
Here is a quick list of what I used:
Beyond this list I did a little splattering, sewing and VOILA! I made this card for Emma:) Hope she likes it:)
Have a WONDERFUL Saturday!
Hugs,
Heather
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WOW! Where has this week gone? It's Friday afternoon and I am JUST getting to my post....UGH! That tells you a bit about my week (and upcoming weekend!) Most of you are I'm sure just as excited about this amazing weather and spending lots of time outside which is awesome!
This card to me screams Spring! Love the butterflies, colours and whimsical feel of the card. I used the Primrose Petals, Baja Breeze and So Saffron with Whisper White cardstock. The butterflies are from that same itty bitty stamp set in the Spring Catalogue I just LOVE and then of course my colour spritzer (which is RETIRING!) You know you'll still see me use it....I LOVE IT!
This card idea was one I saw on Pinterest months ago, so I do apologize I don't know where the inspiration comes from. But if you know, please feel free to comment so I can share the credit:) Have a wonderful Friday!
Hugs,
Heather
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I just had a few minutes to play and say a few of the cut pieces I did using the SVG files from MDS and my Cameo Silhouette ecutter. Looking at my card on the screen I am goign to go back and doodle around the clouds to make them pop a little.
The paper is from the This and That Epic Day kit as is the Washi tape. The spaller is from the starter kit of Paper Pumpkin and that's about it!
I hope you like today's quick card! I'll see you again tomorrow:)
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Wednesday to you! Love mid week! AND to top it off, it's a non work day for me...which means I get to take Cole to gymnastics....can't wait! If you're hoping on over from Erica's blog, thank you! Her work is AMAZING and so inspirational....if you haven't checked out her work, don't forget to do the blog hop loop!
My card today was a bit of a challenge for me. I really don't make man cards very often. We received this set from the Spring Catalogue and I knew I had to use it! SO, here's what I came up with and I love it! I kept the card neutral and very little bling (this is always a requirement for Adam...nothing to "froofy" on a man card:)
Hope you like my card today! Don't forget to hop on over to our new mama's amazing blog....Heidi!!! Have a great day!
Heather
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Today's card is actually a hybrid card. I created this card in MDS, and added the Washi Tape, button, twine and top layer with the "real" Epic Day materials.
What do you think....are you liking the hybrid!?!? Using drop shadows really makes a card pop! The squares, chevrons, splatter and greeting are all done using MDS. I then cut them out, layered up my card and voila! What do you think!?!?!? LOVE hybrid!
Well, hate to cut it short but off to work I go:) Have a WONDERFUL day and THANK YOU for stopping by!
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Monday to you! I hope you're weekend was amazing! Our weekend was crazy busy but many reasons to be proud! One of Adam's wrestlers wrestled his way to a spot on team Ontario which was pretty awesome! He's worked super hard for this and the whole HGWC team is proud! Nathan worked hard to learn to ride his bike (he's not there yet but he hasn't given up which is great!) Lots of fantastic company, sunshine and smiles too!
Today's MDS Challenge is using punches to house photos. I didn't pick the most creative punches to use, but the process is the same no matter what punch you pick. That's what my video demonstrates for you this week!
Don't forget to stop on over to Kimberly's blog to check out her awesome sample as well as our Facebook Group ....where there are lots of samples and even more fun. Have yourself a great day!
Thank you for stopping by!
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Sunday to you! What a GORGEOUS day it is around here!!! Today is THE day....Nathan wants to learn to ride a two wheeler! He is pumped (and a tad nervous!) Will keep you posted:)
Today's post is a quick one....as Nathan is ready to go:) I cased this layout idea off of Pinterest...thought it was adorable! I added my own little twists but am happy with the outcome.
I stamped the tie image in Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy and Gumball Green. I then used the Paper Pumpkin kit stamps (the starter kit....so you can still get them!) and stamped the splatter in Basic Gray and the "hey There" in the Not Quite Navy:)
Fun, eh!
Hope you're day is as fun as ours....wish us luck!
Take care,
Heather
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Today's cards were a little gift set that I made up with five cards and matching envelopes. I am a HUGE fan of this set, although cutting out the umbrellas x 10 did eventually get to me:)
Hope you like today's project! Enjoy your day of sunshine....
Hugs,
Heather
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The colours on this card are Old Olive (papers from the Brights DSP Stack and the Polka Dot Parade DSP), and the In Colour DSP stacks for the Midnight Muse and Wisteria Wonder! Fun, eh!
This card is seriously quick and easy....so much so I even stamped on the envelope!
Well, I hope you have a great day! It's a work day for me, and Emma is at the Heritage Fair today (sad to miss this!) but my mom will check it out!
Have a GREAT day!
Hugs,
Heather
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Good morning! This is the world's quickest post....just eye candy! Crazy day around here...thank goodness it's an "off day"! Enjoy!
Have a great day!
Heather
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Thanks so much for stopping by today on our Artisan blog hop! If you're coming from Erica's blog, thanks for joining me! If you're starting your hop here I encourage you to check out the loop and all the amazing samples!
My creation today was done using MDS! As so many of you know, I LOVE MDS! But this Sprinkles and Sunshine download is awesome! I can't get enough of it! It's the same download as I used last week for my hybrid ecutter card. Hope you're enjoying it as much as I am!
Here is the supply list for my page:
I appreciate your stopping by today! Thank you for your continued support! Enjoy the blog hop and stop on over to the ever talented Heidi's blog next!!!
Take care,
Heather
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Happy Download Day! I had no idea, but I was the lucky winner of last week's MDS weekly blog challenge! SO, you can surely guess I am super excited to go check out today's downloads!!!
Today's page was a fun one I put together of Nathan....he is SO excited for soccer season to start and spends a lot of time in the backyard playing soccer and practicing. I am super excited to start coaching him next month!
This page uses the See Ya Next Year download (the back layer of paper) and the On The Go kit....serioulsy! I put the DSP into the photo boxes and then changed the colours to suite the needs of my page. The zig zag stitch is done with the freeform tool. Hope you like today's fun creation! Nathan was pretty happy with it:)
Have a great day!
Hugs,
Heather
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I love challenges, and a sketch was the perfect challenge for me this week! I was feeling layout challenged so having Kimberly feed me a sketch made me happy! I love it! I used the NEW kit from last week....See Ya Next Year - LOVE this kit! I'm not sure what I like more, the stamped images or the Washi tape! So fun! (plus it's a photobook so the templates ROCK as well!)
Here is my take on Kimberly's fun sketch. The papers, title, "my life", tape at the top is all from this super fun new kit! Don't you love it!?!?! Oh, the layer behind my photo is from it too! SO FUN!
Don't forget to stop on over to Kimberly's blog to check out her awesome sample and her video for today as well as our Facebook Group ....where there are lots of samples and even more fun. Have yourself a great day!
Thank you for stopping by!
Hugs,
Heather
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We've been having a great weekend so far! On Friday we headed up to Kingston as Mark had a wrestling tournament and we had a chance to visit Adam's brother. Then yesterday we spent the day inside a high school gym watching wrestling...fun...so proud of Mark! He did great adn I just love watching him wrestle...although it makes me REALLY nervous.
This card is super sweet and easy to put together. Again, I used the negative of a punch and voila! Punch the butterfly out of the DSP and put Whisper White paper behind it. I did a little paper piercing around the butterfly, added the button and voila!
I will miss this DSP....I love the colours...Pool Party, Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango....YUMMA!!!
I hope your Sunday is full of family and fun! Have a WONDERFUL day!
Hugs,
Heather
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We LOVE weekends! Who doesn't love weekends though, what a silly statement to make:) Sometimes it's just nice to hear it:) Weekends make me happy, so this card is appropriate!
This is a card we made at our club this month, again the focus was on DSP and how to use up your pieces. LOVE this paper and really like how the bold fun patterns make a card pop.
The "H" was cut out using the Big Shot die, and rather than using the positive, I used the negative to make like a stencil...fun, eh? I then just mounted the "H" on a decorative label, added the tag, the little label and the button! Easy Peasy!
This finished card size is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4. Well, I hope you have a GREAT day! Thanks so much for taking time out of your life to visit!
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Friday to you! Keep calm and eat a cupcake! What a fun way to live....might cause a few issues with clothes fitting but it's a great statement to live by:)
This card was inspired by my friend (and downline) Tina. She created one very similar to this at our team meeting last month and I thought the strips of DSP was a PERFECT way to showcase the fun patterns and also use up scraps!
Thanks Tina! I do love this colour combination - Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit and Baja Breeze! LOVE! I will miss Baja Breeze!
This card is created using the hostess set, Keep Calm. LOVE IT! It will be one I keep when the catalogue retires:)
Well, have a GREAT day! See you again tomorrow!
Hugs,
Heather
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Well, did you have a chance to read over the retiring lists!?!? I can say I'm SUPER excited about what is coming, but there are a few things that I will miss. Here are my top five:
If you haven't already done so, check out the list and contact your demonstrator if you're in *NEED*.
For today's card, I did a bunch of punch art inspired by my amazing mom! I love her cards and I know you do too! For Nathan's card she did a while back, she had the mushrooms from Mario on them. So I decided to just focus on the mushrooms for this card. Hope you like it!
Rather than going through all the details in my post, I've attached two jpegs for you (click on them to see them larger). This first one shows you the punches that I used for each of the pieces (current Stampin' Up! punches).
The second MDS photo is a supply list you need to recreate this card. Fun, eh! And on top of that I shot a video for you too....spoiled today! Just kidding! Hope you like it though!
Well, off to work I go today:) Love two day work weeks:) It's been a little nutty around our building this week (and last) but hopefully some sunshine will do us all good:) Have a WONDERFUL day!
Hugs,
Heather
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WOWSERS!!! The retired lists are out! A few surprises, a few tears (just means I need to stock up) and a few squeals of joy! Message me if you need to get in on my retiring order special due by Friday night! Have fun checking out the retiring products!
Here is the list of retiring stamps (available until June 3): Download Retired_List_stamps_en-CA
Here is the list of the retiring accessories (these are first come first serve, when they run out they are gone!): Download Availability_en-CA
Enjoy!
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Thanks for stopping by! If you're joining me from the amazing Erica's blog, welcome! Isn't her work TOP NOTCH! If you're not, please make sure you do the hop so you can see all the great samples created by the wonderful ladies of this year's Artisan Design Team for Stampin' Up! I LOVE doing the hop each week!
Today's card is a little different than anything I've done for our blog hop before! We were asked to use the Sprinkles and Sunshine MDS kit this month and also the stamp set Rain or Shine. So, I thought I'd have some fun with my ecutter and combine the two!
I thought this would be a fun card to make to showcase next year's In Colours (that we can preorder on the 24th....SO EXCITED!!!) But since I don't have those colours just yet, I used this year's colours, which are still super fun:)
The cloud (with the heart cut out), the smaller cloud and the rain drops are cut using my ecutter and the Sprinkles and Sunshine download as well as April Showers.
I drew the rain drop paths on with a ruler and the Basic Gray marker...just to add a fun doodling effect to the card. The edges are all sponged with Whisper White and the greeting is stamped in Raspberry Ripple. Fun, eh? Hope you like it!!!
I appreciate your stopping by today! Thank you for your continued support! Enjoy the blog hop and stop on over to the ever talented Heidi's blog next!!!
Take care,
Heather
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Happy Download Day! TUESDAYS rock:) Today's post is QUICK...I think I'm still on weekend mode...not "have to go to work today mode!" First, let me start by saying THANK YOU for al the kind words and encouragement from my post yesterday! As I'm sure you've guessed our family is super excited and we appreciate your kind words!
Onto today's card....it's a GREAT way to use up scraps of DSP! (thanks Tina!) I used 1 x 4 inch rectangles, cut on the diagonal and layed them on the card front. YES, as easy as that! This uses the Parker's Patterns DSP and the Dude, you're welcome stamp.....really like how thick and bold this stamp is.
Well, hate to be brief but I must run! Have yourself an AMAZING day!
Take care,
Heather
Check out today's downloads HERE
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Happy Monday to you! You know what that means! MDS Challenge Day! Kimberly and I love sharing our passion of MDS with you - and are so excited that we have over 500 of you on our Facebook group! Thank you for sharing your passion with US!
Today's page was a fun one to put together - the title may just say it all! Our family is heading to Australia! We are basically going for the 2014 calendar year! HOW FUN IS THAT!?!?! Adam is doing a teacher exchange, which means we switch homes with another family and Adam teaches in Australia and a family comes here and teaches in his position! We are moving to Pennant Hills, right outside of Sydney! I can't even begin to tell you about the emotions running through our home! EXCITEMENT is best word to describe it!
Before I get on with today's page, I want to let all of my faithful readers, customers, friends and bloggers not to worry! I will still be doing Stampin' Up! and will continue to post, share and hopefully inspire. There will just be a little twist....I'm a little further away:) I don't know all the details but I do know that I will maintain my demonstratorship here in Canada, my amazing family and friends will help host my annual fundraiser (hoping we can do one in Australia at the same time!) and I'll be doing SU to some extent in Australia as well! Can't wait for this adventure! But like all babies.....we've got nine months to plan and prepare!
OK, enough about me...onto my page:) Remember, click on the photo to get a closer view at the tips and tricks I share on the page for you. I predominantly used the On The Holiday kit from last Tuesday's downloads. LOVE it!!! Getting some fun ideas on how I'm going to scrapbook while we are away....can't wait!
My video today sharew with you how to use the freeform option and attach your text to it. I hope you like it! Don't forget to stop on over to Kimberly's blog to check out her awesome sample as well as our Facebook Group ....where there are lots of samples and even more fun. Have yourself a great day!
Thank you for stopping by!
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Sunday morning to you. I hope your weekend is going well for you! It's a low commitment weekend for us which is a lovely change and gives us some extra snuggle time!
Today's card is a case from Jenni Pauli who is a super fresh and fun stamper. Love her creations!
I realize this stamp set is from Sale-a-bration, but I also know a lot of you have this set OR have it in MDS so I can share, right!?!?! Hops so! This was one of the cards in the Whisper White and Whimsical class I offered a month ago. If you don't already have the stamp set you might want to make sure you order the 56 piece stamp set in the Spring Catalogue (the itty bitty background stamps....I LOVE them!!!!)
The other tool that is a favourite is the colour spritzer! It ROCKS!!!! I have been using it ALL the time to just add that little something a card often needs. Well, I hope you enjoy your Sunday!
Take care,
Heather
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Happy Saturday to you! I am SUPER excited about a new format of class I am going to be offering at my house! NOW the BEST part is this can be done ONLINE or in real life! So for all of you Canadian MDSers out there, you can participate!!!! Here are the class details:
What will we make? Two scrapbook pages together from start to finish using ONE kit (the first download we are using comes with the program - On the Go). For those that come in person to my class, (having a laptop is a great option) we will make the pages together. For those of you that are long distance, I will shoot videos of the two pages and include a PDF that has tips and tricks for the two pages. AND on top of that we will make THREE cards using the same download that are completed using my ecutter. One of the cards is the card on today's post!!! How fun is that!?!?!
What are the details if you come to my house? Monday April 29 from 7 to 9. We will make the pages together first, then put together the cards.
What are the detaisl if you participate in my online class? I will email you the video links and PDFs on Monday April 29th. I will ship you the cards this week so you have them hopefully by Monday April 29th!
What is the cost? $25. This is for those coming in real life or online. This includes adhesive (for those coming to my home) and shipping for those long distance friends!
Why can Canadians only participate? I can only ship classes that involve cards that need assembly within Canada. If I get feedback about others wanting to participate (friends from anywhere else in the world!) I will get creative for the next class:)
I have prepared a limited number of kits for this class so please email me if you're interested! For my fantastic local girls, if you don't have MDS (yet) you are more than welcome to join us to also get a feel for what MDS is and how it works!
Have a WONDERFUL Saturday!
Heather
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My dear friend, downline and SUPER talented stamper Renee is hosting a stamping fundraiser in Woodstock next weekend. The fundraiser is for her daughters' school to help raise funds for their school playground! I am SO excited to create these projects from home as I can't attend the day! If you are a local customer and would like to either attend in person (Woodstock) or order a kit, I'd love to connect you with Renee.
Here are the details:
Date: May 5
Time: 1 pm
Location: Eastdale Public School (Woodstock)
Cost: $20
Projects: 7 cards and a BEAUTIFUL gift bag to go along with it!
Door prizes, raffles and more!!! So much fun! If you'd like more information, please let me know!
Have a WONDERFUL day!
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Thursday to you! I hope you've been having a great week! It's the end of the teaching week as the kids have a PD Day on Friday! WHOO HOO!!! Here's hoping for sunshine tomorrow so we can be outside all day!
Today's card is a quick and simple one using my favourite hostess set from this year's catalogue. Love it.....not sure why the "Keep Calm" saying is so popular, but it's a fun one:)
This square card is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4. The greeting is stamped in Versamark and then embossed with Pool Party embossing powder (YUMMO!). The cupcake is also embossed, the cherry has Crystal Effects on it and the wrapper is in Early Espresso. Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by today on this super fun Thursday! Enjoy your day!
Hugs,
Heather
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It's that time again! Artisan Blog hop! Thanks for visiting from Erica's blog! Isn't her work amazing!?!? I have been having away too much fun with the Sunshine and Sprinkles download! It's a FUN download AND the files are SVG! You know what that means....I can cut it on my ecutter! SO FUN!
I love it when our "box" of Artisan treats includes an MDS download! This month we were able to use the Sunshine and Sprinkles download....such a sweet kit! I do love all the "shower" embellishments and sweet ensembles, but I wanted to stick with the shades of blue. The clouds and DSP are all from the Sunshine and Sprinkles download. The stitching is from the Family Fun kit. The frames are of course from none other than Downtown Grunge! (my FAVOURITE - but that's no surprise to you!)
I thought I'd share a few tips that I created on my page today with you. If you click on the image, it will lead you to a larger version so you can see what I typed beside my page .... a few little tricks of the trade ... some you may like, others you may not:)
I appreciate your stopping by today! Thank you for your continued support! Enjoy the blog hop and stop on over to the ever talented Heidi's blog next!!!
Take care,
Heather
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MDS Download day! Before I get too excited, I should let those of you know that are signed up for the MDS Digital Design class, if you didn't receive your email yesterday, please double check your spam box and then fire me off an email if you didn't receive it! The first day is always the "fun" one....in terms of couble checking to make sure it all goes smoothly:) Thanks so much!
Alrighty, I have a few treats for YOU coming up for being SO GREAT! I have a video, supply list and a video.....are you excited!?!? I am!
This first card was of course completely inspired by my mom's birthday card for Nathan....LOVE it! I used all current punches to put this little gem together for you:)
CLICK ON the photos of the instructions to see the details up close:) Hope this helps and you like this idea:) I'm excited to share them with you!
Well, off to work I go today....but first have to check out the downloads:) Have a GREAT day!
Hugs,
Heather
Check out today's downloads HERE
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Happy Monday to you! It's an AWESOME day today! If you've joined our MDS club, you should have an email waiting for you this morning with our FIRST day of MDS fun in our "Digital Design with Kimberly and Heather"! How fun!!!! AND the best news is....if you haven't signed up already, it's NEVER too late! You will still get the 10 PDFs, 10 videos and loads of fun and inspiration! Can't wait to have you join the fun!
Well, you know today is Monday which means it's CHALLENGE day! WHOO HOO!!! I am loving all the amazing samples YOU are all sharing on our MDS challenge facebook page! I'm grateful for your support and friendship through this fun adventure of our weekly MDS challenges! This week's lesson is on using photo boxes for Designer Series Paper. I decided just to focus on using that torn edge (CLICK HERE to see my video from a few month's back). My page today is from the AMAZING concert I went to last week with some amazing friends - GREAT BIG SEA! LOVE them!
Rather than typing all my details on my page, I have decided to try something new....highlight some of the elements I do on my pages.....let me know what you think of this.....if you like it, I'll continue doing it when I can! To see all the details click on the photo.
Don't forget to stop on over to Kimberly's blog to check out her awesome sample and her video for today as well as our Facebook Group ....where there are lots of samples and even more fun. Have yourself a great day!
Thank you for stopping by!
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Sunday to you! What a fun weekend we are having! CRAZY busy, but AMAZING! Friday night I had a fabulous meeting with our Stampin' Up! leader here in Canada, Dale Hampshire, and a room full of other amazing ladies. I truly believe that Stampin' Up! is an AMAZING company and I'm so grateful to be associated with them! YOU all know that too, I think that's why you stop by:) Yesterday was Mark's wrestling tournament in Beamsville which was a ton of fun (maybe not for Cole and Nathan, but it was for the rest of us!) It was great for Mark to have some amazing competition and some great matches! Really proud of him! And today, we are off to a cheer competition for Emma! FUN times!!!! OK....enough about me...onto why you are here!
So, today's card is a QUICK ONE to share with you! I way this layout on Pinterest and loved it....had to give it a show with my FAVOURITE paper ... Tea for Two and of course my favourite colour combination. This is another one of the cards I made for my class last week.
I hope you like it! Sorry for the brief post, but off to Brampton Emma and I go:) Have a WONDERFUL day!
Hugs,
Heather
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Have I ever told you I LOVE GREAT BIG SEA??? Well, they played here last night and I LOVE THEM! Truly! Not like I'm want to marry them, but just they are fun, easy to listen to and a great night out! And to sweeten the deal I went with two AMAZING women I am so glad to call friends! What a GREAT way to start my Friday!
So today's post is a little "non" stamping, but certainly crafty. I've had quite a few of you ask what sorts of things we did for Nathan's Lego party so I thought I'd share. First off, these little Lego block gems are made with the Lego block ice cube tray. I melted the chocolate wafers in different colours and voila....edible Lego Blocks!
Nathan saw these on Pinterest and wanted to have these in his goodie bag as well. We used a big marshmallow and a mini marshmallow, shoved them on a sucker stick and dipped them in yellow melted chocolate wafers! EASY PEASY And my little trick, when I make cake pops or these little gems is I use my noodle strainer to hold the sticks....works great! The faces are drawn on using an edible marker.
After making Nathan's cupcakes (and melting chocolates into the Lego dude molds) we made Lego crayons. Each dude was one melted crayon, peeled off the paper, broke them into pieces, piled them in the mold and baked them at 250 for about 8 minutes....and we got these super sweet Lego dude crayons! (I'm using them at school right now as incentives and the kids are LOVING them!)
What's a birthday without a game? We took a Stampin' Up! box (see told you I used some Stampin' Up:) and wrapped it in paper. Adam cut two holes in the top (to resemble a Lego block). I then just cut up some felt, Big Shotted (is that a word) out some circles, used some Tombow to adhere the circles to the squares, filled a little Ziploc baggie with rice, shoved it between the two squares, stitched up around the edges and TADA....Lego Beanbags! Cute, eh? This was the highlight and shockingly nothing in the house was broken and no one was injured playing this game:)
And of course we had to have a craft! I bought these frames at the dollar store. The kids (with Emma's help) glued Lego onto the frame and coloured around them (with YES, my Stampin' Up! markers.....I have come so far!) It was nice to have a bit of a quiet activity...although it was only four friends, it was a loud party:)
I love this shot of Nathan being framed:) He's had fun with the frame as he's been building off it and attaching little Lego dudes to the frame. Thanks for asking about Nathan's party! Hope these can help someone out there that may be having a LEGO party of their own! Have a great day!
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Thursday to you! WOW!!! What a crazy week! I haven't had a day like yesterday in a LONG time....left at 8 am and didn't get home until 9 pm! Love all that happened but boy I'm getting old:)
I just wanted to remind you that Kimberly and I are starting our 10 day online class this coming Monday! We are so excited to share our passion with you! I wanted to answer a few questions for you about the class that we have had:
1. Do I have to have an ecutter to complete this class?
Absolutely NOT! We have each created an ecutter project to share, and to explain a little about the process, but as you will see from our hybrid finished project, we will create the same project in MDS as a comparison....it can be done both ways! An ecutter is simply a tool to enhance the already amazing MDS!!!
2. What if I can't participate each day?
No worries! We are emailing you a PDF each day with a video link! This is YOURS to keep forever...the PDF will never explode:) and the video link is yours! So fun! So this means you can create and follow along at YOUR pace!
Hope this helps! And if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact either of us. CLICK HERE for all the details!
Now, onto today's card. It'll be a quick post about the card, but it's pretty self explanatory:) It was part of my card class on Monday night! I love card class:)
This uses the same fresh and fun colour combination - Very Vanilla, Pool Party, So Saffron and Calypso Coral - YUMMA! The circle is stamped with the chevron oval from Oh Hello, then punched out with the 1 3/4 inch circle punch. The sweet little butterflies are the punch in the Spring Catalogue.
The DSP along the bottom is from the Tea for Two, with a layer of Calypso Coral behind it! I used the Tag Punch and just the HELLO from the Oh Hello stamp set....clean and simple!
Hope you like it! Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Hugs,
Heather
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Happy Hop day to you! If I haven't already said it I wanted to let you know that I appreciate your stopping by our blog hop each week to check out some fun projects by my Artisan Design team buddies! We certainly ar having a lot of fun sharing with you and hope you are enjoying the hop each week! If you're joining me from the VERY talented Erica's blog, welcome! If not, I hope you'll follow along with the hop!
For my project today, I wanted to showcase the SUPER sweet Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit. It is such a sweet kit and comes with 9 embossed tags, 9 fabric covered brads (as you can see I sponged mine in Pool Party to match the flower), precut flower pieces, baker's twine and an exclusive stamp just to this kit! It's adorable and all this for only $15.95!!! How awesome is that!?!?!
To create the card, I used the Oh Hello stamp on every other Pool Party flower (the big chevron one) in Pool Party and on the other flowers I used the Polka Dot Embossing folder. A few details not included in this kit are the sweet butterflies that I punched out of the Tea for Two DSP (designer series paper). For the coral pieces at the bottom, I cut some too short intentionally just to give the card a little more depth. I hope you like it!
Have yourself the most fantastic day! Wednesdays are a NUT house around here, but fun....right!?!?!
Take care,
Heather
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WOW! Thank you so much for the overwhelming response to yesterday's news about our online MDS class! Kimberly and I are PUMPED and super excited to have so many of you join the fun! It's not too late to join.....class starts NEXT Monday!
Today's post is a quick one, but I wanted to make sure I thanked the amazing woman that attended my class last night (Deb, Marian, Marcy, Pam, Jane, Jill, Susan and Kathy!) They were so patient (when there was NO power in the house) and so kind! Thanks ladies!
This card uses the stamp set Oh, Hello and is in the same colour palette as the others - So Saffron, Pool Party, Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla!
Hope you like this little bit of eye candy...sorry to cut it short but I've got to check out today's downloads and do my MASSIVE to do list! Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Heather
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Get your morning cup of Joe and please read along! I am excited to share so much with you! Kimberly and I have been crazy busy planning some fun stuff for YOU!
Introducing a NEW online class that is going to knock your Digital Socks off!
Imagine 10 *powerhouse* days learning digital design for $10!
10 projects with videos including sketches, MDS & e-Cutters, Tips & Tricks, Layouts from Start to Finish and Keepin with the Trendz. You will enjoy 10 days with something new and fresh straight to your email.
Kimberly VanDiepen and I have teamed up once again to bring you a Digital Design class that is for beginners to advanced. You won't want to miss this exclusive class with amazing design elements.
Ready to get started?
Digital Design with Kimberly & Heather begins on April 15th-April 24th.
You will receive an email each day with a PDF & Video link of the Digital Design project.
Click on the Pay Pal link below to join the fun! Both Kimberly and I have a link on our blogs, so either link will get you into the same class!
NEXT, so many of you have been asking both Kimberly and I about the "e-cutter" experience. We encourage you all to research different e-cutters as there are many out there. Some are more Mac friendly, while others are PC friendly. What you need to know for sure is if they have the capability to cut SVG files from EXTERNAL sources (beyond JUST the SVGs provided by the company).
ALL TIME FAV DIGI CARDS - FUNKY, FUN and RETRO!
We thought it would be fun to put together an "e-cutter" sampler for YOU this week! These little gems are TRENDY....funky and fun!
We have each cut a limited number of these sweet kits and when they are gone, they're gone:) For only $10 we will ship you ALL the supplies necessary to make these sweet gems! All you need to recreate these cards is your own adhesive! Click the Pay Pal link below if you are CANADIAN and would like to purchase this kit! (If you live in the USA, check out Kimberly's blog).
And for the main reason you stopped by today...onto our MDS challenge! This week's challenge is all about the photo - Kimberly and I decided to chat with you today about photo options. Scrapbooking has changed over the years, and you'll notice one of the biggest changes is in the photography. It no longer matters what we scrapbook, or the photo quality. It is actually trendy to have a blurry, or not perfect photo on a page. Remember, we scrapbook to record our memories, feelings and emotions. Now, in saying that we of course do have times when the perfectly posed photo makes for a great page, BUT know that it's AWESOME and trendy to scrapbook those pictures you take on your phone, or with Instagram! So we DARE you to give it a shot! Grab some of those "less than perfect" photos you love but haven't scrapbooked and start creating!
This page can honestly be done in under 5 minutes....so grab your instagram shot and make a page! Can't wait to see it! Have a wonderful day and I look forward to having many of you join our MDS class or kits! Can't wait! And don't forget, today is the LAST DAY of FREE SHIPPING!
Hugs,
Heather
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Good morning to you! I should say...good lazy morning! We are still just hanging out on the couch snuggling....should probably get up but it's nice to have a slow start to the day sometimes:)
This is one of the cards we are making tomorrow night at my card class. I am IN LOVE with this colour combination: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, So Saffron and Very Vanilla. So soft and pretty...and maybe Spring inspiring:)
You'll notice under the greeting, I have some soft white scallops. Well, the oh so amazing Teneale Williams showed me this, she unraveled the flower trim flowers and laid them flat.....isn't it pretty?
This card uses the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper, paper doilies, the new mini butterfly punch, pearls and the hexagon embossing folder. Hope you like it!
Thanks so much for stopping by and remember you have TODAY AND TOMORROW only to take advantage of the NO SHIPPING offer from Stampin' Up! Take care,
Heather
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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of doing a follow up MDS workshop for my friend Barb! It was a wonderful evening, and I'm so excited to hear that some that attended have gone home and been scrapbooking maniacs....making lots more pages! This makes me SO happy!
The pages we created during our workshop used the elements in the $24.95 software (the MDS program). It is FULL of amazing elements that are a GREAT way to start! During our workshop, I created the pages step by step and my friends followed along....of course adding their own pizazz along the way! (Kit used is Day in the Life)
This second page again uses all elements from the Travel Log kit. (and a little bit of Downtown Grunge....that's a standard for me:) I forgot how much I love the Travel Log kit....it makes for a fun page!
Well, hate to cut it short but I've got some hungry boys here that are "starving" and would like breakfast:)
Have a great day! And don't forget....FREE SHIPPING so that means even if you have a wish list of $25 it'll ship free DIRECTLY TO YOU!!! How awesome is that!?!?!?
Hugs,
Heather
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yes, you read that right! FREE SHIPPING ON ALL SU Orders from April 6 - 8!!!! Email me if you're local and would like to place an order OR feel free to use my online store.....so fun!!!!
I know I'll be taking advantage of this!
Have a great night!
Heather
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It's FRIDAY! YAY!!! It's also field trip day for Mark, so this will be a quick post as I'm not ready:) So glad he still likes me going on his field trips!
I should have changed the greeting on this card today! It should say email me! The reason I say that is I'm grateful for all the kind words on yesterday's post (thank you!) If you have any questions about this process feel free to email me. I had a ton of fun with my ecutter (just means an electric cutting system) and MDS! (oh and I still have a few sets of cards left from yesterday's post if you're interested:)
LOVE the photopolymer stamp set Stampin' Up! released! It's a sweet one.....and here's a quick card to showcase that! Alrighty, off to prepare I go! Have a GREAT day!
Heather
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