June 21, 2019

Keeping It Together

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I have been riding my bike this month for the Great Cycle Challenge, raising money to fight childhood cancer. The money will help fund research to find better cancer treatments, provide care for sick kids, and work toward finding a cure for kids’ cancer! I have pledged to ride 750km throughout the month and am aiming to raise $1500 for the cause.

I have pedaled over 590km since June 1st and have practically met my fundraising goal, pulling in $1499 so far! My deeper wish is to actually go way over that and hit $2500 in donations, but I think that might be a bit of a stretch. You see, with that amount raised, riders in the Great Cycle Challenge earn a very special jersey of honour – the Hero Jersey! How I would LOVE to ride around with my “Batman” symbol and utility belt! LOL! With the struggle to find time for my long rides and with the pain and fatigue I’ve been experiencing in my legs, I kind of feel like it would all be even more worthwhile with that very special jersey as physical evidence of my effort. However, that is a very big leap (a superhero sized leap!) to go from $1499 to $2500 with only 10 more days left to go!

At the end of the month, every dollar raised is a huge win in the battle against childhood cancer with or without the Hero Jersey. I believe, that with enough funding, we can truly make a difference in the lives of children and their families who are fighting cancer. I am very pleased with the support of my friends and family who have donated and encouraged me along the way. My stamping community has been a significant part of my support and I am so grateful that you’ve got my back!!

Here’s the As You See It Challenge that has inspired the card design for this blog post:

My card today is a bit of a tribute to my supporters. I have been very busy with my bike riding and fundraising, but I have also been managing some untimely life stresses as well. The family van transmission has finally kicked the bucket and we are in a bit of a pickle trying to find a new family vehicle before we leave on a road trip in less than a week. It’s time-consuming to drive to neighboring towns to try out vehicles, talk to sales people, research options and manage the family’s needs with only one working vehicle. Then there’s the normal busyness of June with end of school activities and celebrations for our three kids and the usual day to day things that we still need to keep up with.

It has been overwhelming and I feel like I am falling apart, but with the support of my family, friends, and customers (who are also friends), somehow I’m able to keep it together. They (you) have been keeping me together! I am so grateful for my community!

So, like I said, this card is for my supporters this month.

My favourite colour to wear is orange. Orange is my happy colour. I also wear a lot of grey (it’s my comfort colour), so I figured why not just get them both in there! I used the gorgeous Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and my Stampin’ Blends (Pumpkin Pie and Smoky Slate) for the main image and I added some sponging around the flower with Smoky Slate classic ink.

Then I used the Puzzle Pieces Dies with my Big Shot die cutting machine to cut the coloured image into the puzzle shapes. This I adhered to a Smoky Slate cardstock matte with Multipurpose Liquid Glue for some of the pieces and Mini Dimensionals for all the pieces with flower petals on them.

I inked the sentiment from the Love You to Pieces Stamp Set so that the middle was Smoky Slate (inked with my Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write Marker) and the top and bottom were Pumpkin Pie (inked carefully with my Pumpkin Pie ink pad). This was die cut using the Stitched Nested Labels Dies, which I trimmed to fit.

I added the Whisper White Solid Baker’s Twine, attached the label with Mini Dimensionals and adhered the whole card front to the Basic Gray cardstock card base with more Stampin’ Dimensionals. The final touch was to add the Seaside Spray coloured sequin from the Woven Threads Sequin Assortment pack. The Fine-Tip Glue pen and the Take Your Pick Tool are the perfect combination to get those little guys to stay where I want them..

Thank you all for your amazing support!

If you’d like to cheer me on by donating to this great cause, you can click on THIS LINK and help fight childhood cancer with me!

Together, we can make a difference!

Together, we can find a cure!

April 12, 2019

Sweetest Berry Burst

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It’s time for another As You See It Challenge post. The challenge today is a sketch and I chose to use the Sweetest Thing Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up! for this sweet card.

But first, here’s the sketch:

Stampin’ Up! is coming close to a new annual catalogue and with that, there will be some products retiring to make way for new products. I’m so excited to see all the new things this weekend at the Stampin’ Up! OnStage Local event for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators in Vancouver, BC, Canada!

My card today, shows off two of the In Colors that will be retiring at the end of May: Berry Burst and Powder Pink. I will be sad to see them go, but am excited to see what the new In Colors will be!

The candy jar image, the gummy bears, and the label image are all from the Sweetest Thing Stamp Set. I used the coordinating Jar of Sweets Framelits dies to die cut the jar and the label. It’s so awesome to have dies that work with your stamps! The jar image is stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock in Berry Burst ink and coloured with the use of a Stampin’ Up! Blender Pen and a little bit more Berry Burst ink to create a soft watercolour effect. I stamped the label image on Very Vanilla cardstock with Versamark ink, and heat set it with Basic Black Embossing Powder and my Heat Tool.

At the top of the jar is some Black Glitter Organdy Ribbon tied with a bow in Basic Black Baker’s Twine. Behind the jar are loops of Silver Metallic Thread.

I used the Subtles Textured Embossing Folder and my Big Shot to add texture to my Basic Black banner. The Pearlized Doily was coloured on the non-pearlized side with Soft Sea Foam ink. After attaching all of that to the Sahara Sand and Powder Pink cardstock, the final touch was to add the Gingham Gala Adhesive Backed Sequins.

And there it is! A sweet card for the As You See it Challenge. You know what? You should play along. Why not! You can totally come up with something awesome using the sketch and I would love to see what you create!

You can still order the retiring products, but remember that they can sell out quickly. The retiring list will be out soon, but don’t wait. Just order now and avoid missing out on the products you know that you love!

January 12, 2018

You’re Welcome

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Have you seen the new catalogue yet! So many cute things!! And the Sale-a-bration catalogue is up and running! I LOVE FREE STUFF!!

The card today features the Birthday Wit Stamp set and the Bubbles and Fizz Designer Series Paper (DSP). Of course, my creative mojo has been inspired by the recent As You See It Challenge sketch:As soon as I pulled up this sketch image, I thought of the word bubble image from the Birthday Wit stamp set. The colour in my card are inspired by the designer paper.

I stamped the “you’re welcome” sentiment all over the Smoky Slate cardstock, some full strength and some stamped off once, then adhered this layer to the Basic Gray Carstock base. The two strips of Bubbles and Fizz DSP were adhered next.

I stamped the large word bubble sentiment with Basic Black Archival ink on the Daffodil Delight cardstock, then die cut the stitched circle shape with the Stitched Shapes Framelits and my trusty Big Shot. After attaching a swirl of Black Metallic Thread to the back with a Stampin’ Dimensional, the Daffodil Delight circle was then attached to the card front with more Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I stamped the “You’re Welcome” sentiment again, but this time with Archival Black ink on a strip of Burmuda Bay cardstock, flagging the end with my Paper Snips and attaching the completed piece with … you guessed it!! Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The final touch was to add the individual dots of colour. I added a Daffodil Delight dot and a Burmuda Bay star, both from the Brights Enamel Shapes. I also added one of the new Tutti-Frutti Adhesive Backed Sequins (in Lemon Lime Twist). I love these adhesive backed sequin!! We need more of these (different colours and sizes – don’t you agree!!?)