Spotted in the Gallery!

I don't know about you, but I seem to do many more altered projects in December than any other time of year! I want to share with you two gorgeous snowflakes that Jillian uploaded to the gallery this week! Beautiful work Jillian!

Be sure to upload your own altered projects to share with us! We love to see them!

It's Anything BUT...a Fabulous Friday!!

Don't you just love Fridays? Well this Friday is "It's Anything But..." with our fantastic Heather. You will see from her project this week that "It is Anything But....CUTE!"

Here is what Heather had to say..."As soon as I saw this little Making Memories tin in the November kit, I knew it would hold a mini-album perfectly. My mother-in-law has been nudging me for a little album of photos of my son so I created this for her as a Christmas present. The only problem now is that I kinda want to keep it for myself.:-)"

Here is the embellished tin.

And the front of the mini album...

And..........just look at this adorable mini album!

Thank you Heather!

Don't forget to let Heather know that you too love this project by leaving me a comment! I am drawing for yet another sahweeeeet prize this week! ;-)

And so the Countdown Begins!

It's almost December 1 and if your household is anything like mine, we start decorating for Christmas and we count down the days to Christmas. This year, I decided to make a project that I have wanted to for years but never had time! LOL A set of countdown blocks! It would help build the anticipation and excitement for my girls and help my littlest with counting backwards.

Here are my countdown blocks.

The blocks are from Making Memories; they are called Photo Cubes. (Sandy did carry these and if you are interested, send her a quick email.) Other supplies are as follows: My Minds' Eye (pattern paper); Daisy Bucket (chipboard plaque); unknown source (alphas, pattern paper scraps from previous Scrap Shotz kits, various accents); Tattered Angels glimmer mist; Close To My Heart and Kaisercraft (gems); American Crafts (silver photo corners); Basic Grey (alphas on plaque); Fancy Pants (chipboard holly).

Here is a close-up of the plaque.

The chipboard alphas are from Basic Grey - Periphery line and have been liberally sprayed with glimmer mist!

And a close-up of the countdown blocks.

The number sequence on the blocks are 0 to 5 for the first block and 0, 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 for the second block. Choose a 6 that can be flipped to look like a 9.

I hope I have inspired you to get into the Christmas spirit! If you make a set of countdown blocks, please link me up!

What a Stampendous Day!

I have been asked to share the stamps used in the Copics for Christmas class at the November 14 Scrap Shotz crop. They are made by Stampendous and are currently in the store; click here. I love them because they stamp oh so beautifully. The Stampendous stamps are clings but are also rubber - confused? Don't be because they are used similar to acrylics but give sharp stamped images.

Here are 3 of the images used and coloured with Copic markers -

Cardstock and pattern papers by American Crafts.

Image is stamped and coloured on Prism Simply Smooth Ivory cardstock - the white and ivory can be used interchangeably with Copic markers.

Cardstock and pattern papers by American Crafts. The ribbon source is unknown.

***Here is a chance to earn an extra ballot for this week's blog giveaway.***

Who was the first winner of the blog giveaway? Leave your answer in a comment to this blog post for an extra ballot in this week's giveaway.

And the winner for last week is.................................................LIZETTE! Congratulations Lizette - please contact Sandy for your prize pick-up!

Spotted in the Gallery!

It's that time of year again! Everyone is busy making Christmas cards!

Here are a few from our gallery this week.... keep up the fantastic work ladies!

Stephanie made this one... my favorite this week!



Sharon has made some wonderful cards and does great work with her copics!



Dawn made these using the Scrapshotz card kit! Well done!



And these two were the ones Lorraine made for our card front swap... the coloring is amazing and the photo really does not do justice to these beauties! Wonderful work Lorraine!




So ladies let's see what the rest of you have up your sleeves for Christmas!

Fabulous Friday - Inspiration Challenge

This week's Fabulous Friday challenge is from the lovely Wendy. Read on to find out more...

When I was at my mom’s this past weekend, she gave me this pamphlet. We didn’t get there, but I loved the colours!!!

My inspiration challenge is to create a layout or a card using the pamphlet as your inspiration.

I recently took a class with Krista Schneider who got me playing with my watercolour markers, again. I still love my Copics, but it is fun to try different mediums.

Can’t wait to see what you create!!!

Don't forget to link us up with your project for a chance to win this fabulous blog prize.

Embellie Gellie

Embellie Gellie by ScraPerfect- you've seen this showcased in magazines like Canadian Scrapbooker, right? You may have wondered about it, well, I am here to tell you this little hot pink box contains a little piece of magic. If you are like me, sometimes it is frustratingly hard to pick up the perfect gem or button off the table or from the jar. After working with Embellie Gellie, I am no longer frustrated.

This is how it is used - With the wooden wand, mold a pearl-sized ball of Gellie onto the flat end of the wooden wand. Then gently touch the ball of Gellie to embellishments like gems, jewels, buttons, beads and sequins. Touch the embellishment to the adhesive to transfer the embellishment.

I love this product! If you have tried it, please let me know. If you want to try it, give Sandy a shout!

And now the winner of last week's blog giveaway is................................... TANYA C. Please contact myself or Sandy to claim your prize!

Next week's prize is very very VERY sweet...curious??? LOL