My latest love...Prima resist chalk edgers

I am currently enamoured with Prima resist chalk edgers. :)

They glide on so easily and are permanent when dry so you can layer and spritz with wild abandon![If you play with mediums, you will understand how cool this is...*winks*]

I love inks that you can use in different ways without ruining your manicure...*winks*. I used three ink colours + water for the entire canvas.

Don't you love this beautiful sentiment? 

Playing along with Prima Product Picks for March and Moxie Fab World's Styling with Stencils challenge.

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Thank you Cath!

 

 Hello there friends! Today I join loads of fabulous cardmakers from around the world to pay a thank you tribute to Cath Edvalson who recently wrote her last post for Moxie Fab World. :(

If you are following the order of the blog hop, you would have arrived from Laurie Schmidlin's blog. Your next stop is Tifany DeGough's. You can see the complete list of participants at the end of the post.

I've always enjoyed Cath's well-written blog posts and playing along with the Moxie Fab World challenges. Cath, I hope you find something new and exciting in the next phase of your life. :)

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Celebrating the international aspect of card making!

Hello friends! Tomorrow is World Card Making Day and I'm joining 11 other fabulous card makers from around the world to celebrate the international aspect of card making via Paper Crafts Magazine. Big thanks to Cath Edvalson for including me in the showcase! :)

I've definitely made the most online friends through card making. The irony is that I only started making cards to use up the scraps from layouts! *LOL* 

So, did I get to "know" you via card making? *winks*

Please check out the other 11 cards in this international showcase over at Paper Crafts Connection and leave a comment there for your chance to win this yummy prize. :)

P/s: Happy weekend friends! Just a few more days to play along with LESSology Challenge #29: Birthday Party! If you are into layouts, please play along with Blue Fern Studios October sketch challenge!

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A tag with lace scraps....

So I had little remnant bits of lace left over from previous projects that were sitting in a ziplog bag, begging for some love..*winks* 

They were in various shades of white...but after gluing them down with gel medium and running some gelatos over them, you can't really tell! *winks*

Playing along with The Color Media Challenge at Moxie Fab World.

P/s: Come play along with my guest Ashley's patterned paper challenge andLESSology Challenge #29: Birthday Party.

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New-found love for black...

Have you noticed my new-found love for black?  I love how classy and elegant black is! :)

I took the black from the patterned paper and extended it to the embellishment cluster. 

And black really goes well with my gold obsession! *winks*
Playing along with the All that glitters is gold challenge at Moxie Fab World.

P/s: Come play along with my guest Ashley's patterned paper challenge and LESSology Challenge #29: Birthday Party! :)

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When my patterned paper scraps match my washi tape...:)

I love it when my patterned paper scraps match my washi tape! Can you tell which is washi tape? *winks*

A little texture with some ribbon and felt...and SRM stickers...and my card is complete! :)

Playing along with the colour palette at ScrapFriends and the mixy-matchy style challenge at Moxie Fab World.

P/s: Come play along with the challenges at Let's Get Trendy Now!3!

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My latest obsession...

So what's my latest obsession? Daler Rowney Liquid Acrylics. Yum.

They come in dropper bottles and the pearlescent ones have an awesome sheen to them. I started with some gesso on the Ranger grungeboard base. Then I added a few drops of liquid acrylics, ran a texture comb through [the white lines], let the colours blend on their own and left it to dry overnight. [I like to be surprised in the mornings...*winks*] 

After that,  just add a few embellishments and the tag is all done! :)

Playing along with the gift tag challenge at Moxie Fab World.

P/s: Just a few more days to get your entries in for the May sketch challenge at Purple Pumpkin and the mood board challenge at Zeus and Zoe. 

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Celebrate .... a giveaway winner! :)

Sometimes it's hard to find a huge chunk of time to sit down and craft. Or when you finally have time to sit down and craft, all you hear are crickets chirping....*LOL*

I try to sneak in little bits of creative time here and there on weekends...like fussy-cutting when the nephews are watching the same cartoon for the 100th time....or adding glass bead gel medium to a project...

This tag was done during a screening of Madagascar 3. Love when I get something done and spend time with my fave little people. Celebrate the little victories in life right? :) 

Playing along with the gift tag challenge at Moxie Fab World.

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And now it's time to for someone to celebrate with a little happy dance! Thanks to all who entered the  Faber Castell giveaway ...

And the winner is....

Congratulations Lizzy Hill! Please email me your mailing details so that the kind folks at Faber Castell can ship out your goodies to you pronto! :)

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Thank you friends! :)

My friends, thank you for the comments in the post How to grow a blog following. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that blogging is hard work! *LOL* 

One of the ways I get projects done quickly is to "scraplift" myself. This is a huge time-saver because you have done certain steps before so you spend less time fiddling. For instance, this base of this CD/DVD cover is adhered in washi tape like a previous upcycled CD/DVD holder project. 

The key is to vary the layout and the elements. That switches things up and keeps it looking fresh and interesting when it essentially is the same project [uh..huh...I hear glass shattering...less impressed by me now eh? *LOL*]

Here are the projects side by side...

Need to pass some photos to someone? Why not burn them on a rewritable disc in a upcycled decorated cover like this? Playing along with the gift-packaging challenge at Moxie Fab World. 

P/s: Last day to enter my Faber Castell giveaway!

*Edited* This CD holder is a winner at Moxie Fab World! :)

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