Lucie's Nova Scotia Trip

*** If you are looking for the Birthday Sundaes blog hop click here. Also on that post I am having a giveaway so check it out!

Hi Crafters,
My little cousin's birthday was this week and it just so happens she is here visiting with her family from Ontario. This means we were able to spend her 9th birthday with her! One part of her birthday gift from me was this book. She has just recently got into scrapbooking herself. I might have sent her a kit... starting the addiction young lol! She also joined a group at school that scrapbooks at lunch time. (Why didn't we have anything like this when I was in school?!) When I get a permament position I am going to start a scrapbooking club at the school! Anyways, here is the book I made for her. Some of the pages are pockets on both sides, some are just half page pockets and some are just blank pages. For the base I used file folders so it is nice and thick and sturdy. The papers and embellishments are mostly from a paper pad by atd, Momenta with a few papers from Me and My Big Ideas. To bind it I used my GBC comb binding machine with a 1" clear binding. The ribbon on the binding are just pieces from my stash and the felt flower is one I made. The words on the front are made with stickers from my stash. Oh and of course no mini album would be complete without my Elles Studio date stamp :)
Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!
Tara

Official Just Wordz DT Launch

Hi Everyone,
Today is the official launch of the Just Wordz DT. If you have just arrived here form Kimberly's Just Wordz blog then welcome and thank you for visiting. Each Friday we will post cards created based on a theme. The Just Wordz blog will have a sneak peek at each of the designers creations but you will need to pop over to their blogs to see the full creation and to leave them some love. This week the theme was 'celebrate'! It is so neat to see all the different sentiments these stamps can create! If you just happened on my blog today you will want to head over to the Just Wordz blog to see what everyone else created this week too! While you are there check out the great introductory special Kimberly has put on the stamps to 'celebrate' the DT launch! Also, there is a chance to win a set! All the info. is on the Just Wordz blog, be sure get as many entries in as you can before August 21, 2011!
Thanks for talking the time to 'celebrate' with us today!
Happy Crafting!
Tara
P.S. I created a quick (okay it took me hours but who's counting lol) video to show you had to make one of these great paper flowers I used on the front of my card. Scroll down for the video.

For my card today I used the current Mojo Monday sketch #200

Details:

Cardstock + pattern paper: scrap pile :)

Fiber + Ribbon: Offray and Dollarama

Bling: Dollarama

Jelly Roll White Pen

Brad: from stash

Cricut cut: 1" circle from Plantin Schoolbook

Bow Easy

Stamp: Just Wordz

Wedding Mini Album

Hi Crafters,
Right now I am in Ontario on vacation. I have left some scheduled posts for you so you wouldn't miss me too much ;) I am in Ontario to attend my cousin's wedding and I made a little surprise for her to go along with her wedding gift from my family. I was dying to show you all this before I left but as she checks my blog sometimes I didn't want to ruin the surprise. I figure I am safe to show it today as today is her wedding day and I know for a fact she will not even think twice about my little ol' blog today... and I am totally okay with that lol.
Have a wonderful day everyone and I'll try and check in soon!
Tara

Details:

Chipboard mini heart album - Michael's

(this was one of the ones I got for dirt cheap after the holidays last year)

Papers: DCWV

Stickers, lace, bling, wire, beads, all from my stash (I did really good this time)

Red stickles and glitter glue

Cricut Cuts: Sweethearts and Tie the Knot

Ribbon: Offray and Dollarama

Scallop punches: fiskers

Mini heart punch: Michaels'

Stamps: Justwordz stamps and EK Success Image Tree

Embroidery floss

Heart charm: Michael's

Using up the scraps project #9 and #10

Hi Everyone,
I am loving the Mojo Monday sketch this week and it just so happens is uses four pieces of 1' by 4' pieces of yup....you knew it scraps :) This is another one of those cards that would look great with just about any colours/patterns. Just check out the Mojo Monday blog and see the great design team examples and the hundreds (yup hundreds) of entries into this weeks challenge to get some amazing inspiration! I did only make one of these but you never know what the future holds :)

My using up my scraps project #10 is on my project #9 card. I made a few of these folded flowers/rosettes the other day and I love them! They were so super easy to make (I can't believe I waited this long to try them), there are some video tutorials on youtube. I just searched youtube and found one to show me the basics then I was off to use up some more of those pesky strips that I seem to not even be putting a dent in.
Happy Crafting!
Tara

The Pink Stamper NSD Challenge #12

Challenge # 12 was to create a kid themed project. I am entering my title page from the scrapbook into this one. I am so in love with the little outfit and doesn't my flower beaded flower that I made a while back look great on this page!
Tara

Details:

Cricut cuts:

Plantin Schoolbook letters 1 1/2"

New Arrivals (sorry forgot to record what this cute outfit was cut at).

Hearts: Michael's mini punch

Boarder Punch: EK Success

Stamp: Elles Studio

Rub ons

Pattern paper: scrap pile yet again :)

Blue cardstock is Recollections

White cardstock Staples bulk

Birthday Sundaes Challenge # 7

Hello Crafters,
Can you believe we are already on challenge # 6 over the on Birthday Sundaes Blog!? This week the challenge is 'Anything Goes' and we are sponsored by Patti's Creations. Below is the card that I made with one of her digital stamps. Which can be purchased here . I had so much fun making this card...I actually went a little crazy and made a few which I will show you :) The image was just so great and by justing changing up the colours I could make the same design look like a totally different card. I'll explain more and you can see below.

I also made my own embellishment for this card. I saw similar ones in Michael's a while back and was shocked at the price. Anyways after careful inspection I realized I had all the materials to make my own and they really didn't look that hard. Seriously, once I tried I realized I can make one in under 5 minutes. They are great and I am sure you will be seeing many more of them on my future projects.
Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!
Tara

This one was actually the first one I made. It feels a bit little old ladyish to me (shhh I think I am going to send it to my Nanny, she'll love it! lol).

I loved that one but felt it was really not my style. I tried some different colours and made the next one a bit more funky.

Oh wait there is more...on my third go I decided to go really funky with the colours and BAM...Love it!

I would also like to enter this last card into the Bows n Berries  - bold and bright challenge #4

Recipe:

A2 size card

Cardstock: Coloured (Recollections)

White (Staples)

Patterned Paper: scrap pile :)

Ribbon: Offray

Nestabilities

Prisma Coloured Pencils

Sentiment - Technique Tuesday

Embellishment - homemade

Bling: Dollarama

Buttons: from my stash

ATG

Pop dots

Making your own Embellishments- Beaded Flowers Video

Hello Crafters,
Here is the video I posted about earlier. I think these flowers are going to look great on my scrapbook pages and cards. I am thinking 3-4 glue dots should do the trick to hold them on. I'll let you know for sure when I try it. I hope I explain it well enough in the video. Honestly, the first couple will be hard but once you figure it out, you'll be able to whip them out in no time. It takes me between 5 to 10 minutes to make one now that I have it down. If you have any questions feel free to message me.
Thanks for watching!
Tara
P.S. Sorry it is a bit blurry. We got a new camera and clearly I need to play with the settings a bit more.

Making your own Embellishments

Hello Crafters,
Like many others I have made it a craft resolution this year to use up things in my stash and spend less money on crafting in 2011. So far so good! (Although, my spending spree in December is keeping me well supplied lol) Below are some close ups of the beaded flowers I have become a little obsessed with making this week. I filmed an instruction video and will post that in a bit once I get it all figured out, so if you are interested check back!