TJ's 2nd Birthday Card

Here is my son's 2nd Birthday Card, Guest Sign In Sheet & the Napkin that inspired the whole party theme.

I used BoBunny Wasabi Double Dot & Blueberry Stripe cardstock with Bazzill Black Prismatic cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used an EK Success Zig Zag border punch, CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge, Zooballoo Cricut Cartridge, B is for Boy Cricut Cartridge and Cuttin' Up Cricut Cartridge.

I also used My Favorite Things Clearly Sentimental About All Smiles stamp set with CTMH Black Ink.

For the Guest Sign In Page, I used Me & My Big Ideas Mambi Sticks Stickers for the moustache and I don't remember what Cricut Cartridge I used for the font.

TJ's 2nd Birthday Invite

This was my son's 2nd birthday invitation. The theme of his party was moustaches because I found a cute birthday line at the Hobby Lobby in Duluth that said "Happy Birthday Little Man" with a moustache on the party items.

I used The Paper Studio Moustache Patterned Paper with CTMH Desert Sand Cardstock, Bazzill Sugar Cream Cardstock and BoBunny Black Double Dot Cardstock.

The moustache was cut out with the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge. The words on the front of the invitation were stamped with a CTMH Promotional Alphabet stamp set that has no name with CTMH Black Ink.

The back of the invitation was printed out from my computer.

We had a fabulous time at TJ's Birthday Party. He was in good spirits all day and had a blast opening presents, blowing out candles, eating cake and wearing a fake moustache.

Crop & Create Challenge #3 - Beach Bums

For the third challenge that I participated in at the Crop & Create Thunder Bay, I decided to do a beach layout from my family trip to the East Coast this past summer.

The Something Old-New-Borrowed-Cool Challenge was based on a sketch and your entry was to feature a product or technique that was old from your stash, get something new at the event, borrow something from your friend and add in something that you think is cool.

Again, I didn't write down all the products that I used. I just created.

My something old was the paper line, I dug it out from my stash. I used one of my new stamp sets that I bought from Scrapbook & Cards Today. They were selling off old kits and leftover products from kits. I borrowed twine from my girlfriend Jennifer....Thank you! For my cool thing, I used beads that looked like pieces of glass on my layout to represent all the seaglass that I found during my beachcombing on my trip.

Crop & Create Challenge #2

This was a card that I made for the second challenge that I participated in at the Crop & Create Thunder Bay.

For "SCT-123" Challenge you had to use stickers, chipboard and twine along with 1 envelope, 2 pieces of cardstock and 3 pieces of patterned paper to create a beautiful "thank you" card.

I don't remember where all the papers or embellishments are from. I just had fun with participating in the challenge and I didn't bother to write anything down.

I did use Stampin' Up's New Envelope Punch Board to make the envelope on the front of my card. I love my tool!

Donna's 6 x 6 Desk Calendar - Part Four

My calendar begins at October 2013 and goes until September 2014. I divided these layouts into 4 different blog posts. This is my forth blog post for my Desk Calendar.

These are 6 x 6 layouts. All the calendars were cut out with the CTMH Artbooking Cricut Cartridge at 5 inches. All the products used on these pages are from Close to My Heart.

July Layout: Sparkle & Shine Paper Packet, Ruby and White Daisy Cardstock, EK Success 1 1/8 and 1 1/4 Circle Punches, My Life Artbooking Collection stamp set, Adventure Canada stamp set, Photogenic stamp set, Ruby Die & Pigment Ink, Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Artbooking Cartridge for the "Here" Arrow, Go Canada for the word "July" and Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler Marker.

August Layout: Surf's Up Paper Packet, Ponderosa Pine cardstock, Surf's Up Teal cardstock, Black cardstock, Black Sparkles, Sparkles Black Flourishes, Base & Bling Black Jewels, Artbooking Cricut Cartridge for the word "August" and Stampin' Up Black Marker. My one Sparkle on the photo went crooked, I fixed it after the photo was taken.

September Layout: Laughing Lola Paper Packet, Laughing Lola Purple cardstock, Crystal Blue cardstock, Black cardstock, Laughing Lola Assortment, Base & Bling Teal Jewels, Calligraphy Cricut Cartridge for the word "September" and Stampin'  Up Black Marker.

I was at the Crop & Create Thunder Bay when I finished the last two pages of my calendar. I was excited to get them done that I forgot to take the photos of the layouts before adding the photos to the layouts. 

The whale photos are from my family's trip to the East Coast this summer. The September photos are of my daughter on her First Day of Grade 10. We do the same photo shoot every year on the first day of school.

Donna's 6 x 6 Desk Calendar - Part Three

My calendar begins at October 2013 and goes until September 2014. I divided these layouts into 4 different blog posts. This is my third blog post for my Desk Calendar.

These are 6 x 6 layouts. All the calendars were cut out with the CTMH Artbooking Cricut Cartridge at 5 inches. All the products used on these pages are from Close to My Heart.

April Layout: Chantilly Paper Pack, Buttercup and Cotton Candy cardstock, Sightseer stamp set, Buttercup and Cotton Candy Ink, don't remember what Cricut Cartridge I used for the word "April" and Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler Marker.

May Layout: Chantilly paper pack, Twilight cardstock, Paradise Assortment Baker's Twine, Love Life stamp set, Twilight Ink, Corner Rounder, Artiste Cricut Cartridge for the word "May" and Stampin' Up Island Indigo Marker.

June Layout: ProPlayer Paper Pack, Slate and Pacifica cardstock, ProPlayer Assortment, Charming Chevrons stamp set, Ruby Ink, Doodlebug Cricut Cartridge for the word "June" and Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler Marker.

Donna's 6 x 6 Desk Calendar - Part Two

My calendar begins at October 2013 and goes until September 2014. I divided these layouts into 4 different blog posts. This is my second blog post for my Desk Calendar.

These are 6 x 6 layouts. All the calendars were cut out with the CTMH Artbooking Cricut Cartridge at 5 inches. All the products used on these pages are from Close to My Heart.

January Layout: Frosted Paper Pack, Tan Glitter Paper, Tan Sparkles, Color-Ready Seam Binding Ribbon, Miscellaneous Embroidery Floss, Little Yellow Bicycle Stick Pin, Stitch Guide, Snowflakes stamp set, Champagne Ink, Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge for the Snowflakes, Jasmine Cricut Cartridge for the word "January" and Stampin' Up Sage Shadow Marker. 

February Layout: Sparkle & Shine Paper Pack, Ruby and Juniper Cardstock, Family Photo stamp set, Artbooking Cricut Cartridge for the banner, Nate's ABCs Cricut Cartridge for the word "February" and Stampin' Up Basic Gray Marker.

March Layout: For Always Textiles (fabric), Chantilly Textiles (fabric), Pear cardstock, Colonial White cardstock, Black cardstock, Circle Nestabilities, Alphalicious Cricut Cartridge for the word "March" and Stampin' Up Black Marker.

Donna's 6 x 6 Desk Calendar - Part One

I have always wanted to make myself a calendar.

So, I decided to take the CTMH Designed Decor Flip Stand Album and remove the binder clip (it just unscrews) and add jump rings instead. This way I was able to re-punch some holes into We R Memory Keepers 6 x 6 page protectors to hang off the jump rings and still fit on the stand.

I didn't want these pages out in the open like a chipboard album. I wanted them in page protectors.

My calendar begins at October 2013 and goes until September 2014. I divided these layouts into 4 different blog posts. 

These are 6 x 6 layouts. All the calendars were cut out with the CTMH Artbooking Cricut Cartridge. All the products used on these pages are from Close to My Heart.

October Layout: Huntington Paper Pack, Barn Red Cardstock, Rosewood Mini-Medley Accents Collection, Laughing Lola Cardmaking Workshop stamp set, Card Word Puzzle stamp set, Barn Red Ink, Old West Cricut Cartridge for the word "October" and Stampin' Up Early Espresso Marker.

November Layout: Sarita Paper Pack, Outdoor Denim cardstock, Lagoon cardstock, Gypsy cardstock, Paradise Assortment Baker's Twine, Special Care - December Stamp of the Month, One-Way Borders stamp set, Lagoon Ink, Gypsy Ink, Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge for the tag, Lyrical Letters Cricut Cartridge for the word "November" and Stampin' Up Night of Navy Marker.

December Layout: Sparkle & Shine Paper Pack, Slate cardstock, Ruby cardstock, Ruby Chevron Ribbon, Artbooking Collection Sweet & Lovely stamp set, Slate Ink, Artbooking Cricut Cartridge for the Journal Box, Storybook Cricut Cartridge for the word "December" and Stampin' Up Basic Gray Marker.

Peace, Joy Christmas Card

I used CTMH's Frosted Paper Pack with CTMH Cashmere & Colonial White Cardstock and CTMH Silver Glitter Paper.

The snowflake background was cut out with the CTMH Artbooking Cricut Cartridge and the Glitter Gems are from CTMH's Frosted Cardmaking Kit. I also used CTMH Silver Glitz Glitter Gel.

I used CTMH's Scandinavian Wishes - October Stamp of the Month with CTMH Twilight Ink.

Spakle 8 x 8 Layouts

Here is an ongoing project that I will be working on. 

These are puppy pages of Sparkle, who just turned 10 in October.

These pages, the circle & zig zag backgrounds & the polaroid frames were all cut out with CTMH's Artbooking Cricut Cartridge. I am keeping these pages in the CTMH My Creations Kraft 3-Ring Album.

I used CTMH's Babycakes Paper Pack with CTMH Chocolate, Slate, Buttercup & Sunset cardstock and CTMH Brown Glitter Paper.

To embellish the layouts, I used CTMH Slate Mini Medley Accents Collection, CTMH Paradise Assortment Baker's Twine, CTMH Slate Washi Tape, CTMH Slate Satin Polkadot Ribbon and CTMH Base & Bling Word Accents. I also used an EK Success Small Star Punch, Base Camp Cricut Cartridge & Circle Nestabilities.

I used CTMH Artbooking Collection Take Note, Love Life, Washi Wonder & Sightseer stamp sets with CTMH Chocolate & Slate Ink.

Birthday Spinner Card

I used CTMH Chantilly & Babycakes Paper Packs with CTMH White Daisy Cardstock.

To embellish the CTMH White Daisy Spin Card, I used Stampin' Up Ribbon.

I also used Spellbinders Labels One & Circle Nestabilities.

I used CTMH's Heartfelt Birthday Wishes, Cricut Artiste Collection Kudos & Fabulous You stamp sets with CTMH Black Ink.

Happy Halloween

I used CTMH's Sarita Paper Packet with CTMH Goldrush & Black Cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Black Mini Medley Accents Collection and EK Success Circle Punches.

I used CTMH Perfect Fit - Halloween and Heartfelt Birthday Wish stamp sets with CTMH Black Ink.

Happy Halloween!

Small Christmas Gift Box

I used CTMH's Huntington Paper Packet to cover CTMH's My Creations Kraft Ring Box.

I used CTMH's Artiste Cricut Cartridge to cut out the bow and a CTMH brad (old line) to embellish the bow. I also used CTMH's Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge for the tag die-cut.

I used CTMH's Scandinavian Wishes (October SOM) stamp set with CTMH Cocoa Ink.

Warm Wishes Christmas Card

I used CTMH Huntington Paper Packet with CTMH Olive, Desert Sand & Cocoa Cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH Round Antiqued Gold Studs and the CTMH Stitch Guide with embroidery floss from my stash. I also used CTMH's Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge to cut out the ornament die-cuts and a small EK Success circle punch to cut out the green trees.

I used CTMH's Scandinavian Wishes (October SOM) Stamp Set with CTMH Cocoa Ink.

Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas Card

At the Crop & Create Thunder Bay, I was asked to be a Close to My Heart Vendor. So, I decided to come up with a simple & quick free make 'n' take to offer the participants.

The challenge I gave myself was to use up my white card bases and only use one stamp set.

I love how this turned out; especially since I have such a hard time using white.

I used one sheet of two-sided paper from CTMH's Sparkle & Shine Paper Packet with CTMH White Daisy & Juniper cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used the CTMH Artbooking Cricut Cartridge for the sentiment on the front of the card and the banners were just cut by hand. I also cut on inch off the right side of the front of the card so that the "Ho!Ho!Ho!" would show through.

I used CTMH's Santa Claus stamp set with CTMH Juniper, Ruby & Slate Ink.

Crop & Create Challenge #1 - Pink Christmas

Wow! What a Fabulous Weekend I had with my girlfriends at the Crop & Create Thunder Bay.

We created, we shopped, we talked, we laughed and we all had a fabulous time.

I took this weekend getaway for myself and decided to take in the whole experience of the Crop & Create. For me, that meant signing up for at least one workshop & participating in as many of their challenges as possible.

One of their challenges was called The Colour Suite and if you take a look at the photo below, you can see where I got my inspiration from.

Also, Jingle Belles has a challenge going that I was able to incorporate into this card. For every Christmas Card submitted with pink in it, the ladies at Jingle Belles are going to donate $4.00 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer.

I used patterned papers from Doodle Bug's Flower Box 6 x 6 Paper Pad and Simple Stories Vintage Bliss 6 x 6 Paper Pad with CTMH Colonial White Cardstock & Stampin' Up Baked Brown Sugar Cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Sparkle Holiday Shapes, CTMH Black Sparkles and MFT Twine. I also used my CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge to cut out the trees & the pennants.

I used CTMH's All the Details & Frosted Card Making Workshop stamp sets with CTMH Black Ink.

G & G's 71st Wedding Anniversary Card

This past summer my grandparents' celebrated their 71st Wedding Anniversary and this was the card that I made for them.

I used CTMH's Huntington Paper Packet with CTMH Slate, Whisper & Colonial White Cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Color-Ready Seam Binding Ribbon.

I used CTMH's Holiday Tags, Card Word Puzzle and Sweet & Lovely stamp sets with CTMH Slate Ink.

Happy 17th Anniversary Trevor!

My husband and I celebrated our 17th Wedding Anniversary this past weekend and this was the card that I made for him.

I used CTMH's For Always Paper Packet with CTMH Black, Slate & White Daisy cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH Sparkles Black Flourishes, CTMH Black Mini Medley Accents Collection and Stampin' Up Ribbon. I also used CTMH's Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge to cut out the leaves.

I used CTMH's Harvest Happiness, In the Moment & Card Word Puzzle stamp sets with CTMH Black Ink.

September Promotional Stamp Set

Here is a video on ideas on how to use the September Promotional Stamp Set. 

When you make a purchase of $50 before shipping & taxes, you can purchase the Promotional Trio Stamp Sets for only $10.

The three stamp sets that you get for $10 are shown in this video.

I have an order going in on September 17 & 26.

If you would like to place an order, just email me at ddigby@shaw.ca.

Artbooking Cricut Cartridge Video

Here is another great video from Close to My Heart on some ideas on how to use their new Artbooking Cricut Cartridge.

Enjoy!

September Stamp of the Month Video

Good day!

I am still quite busy with the renovations of changing the old DAT'S store to my new Scrap Room and I haven't had time to play with any of my new CTMH products.

So, I thought I would share this CTMH Video on how to use the September Stamp of the Month on a layout and cards.

Emma's Grade 8 Grad Album

My cousin graduated this year from Elementary School and I made this chipboard album for her as a gift.

The school colours are teal, purple & white.

The patterned papers are BoBunny's Grape & Turquoise Double Dot lines and I also used Bazzill Black & White Prismatic cardstock.

I used a lot of different companies & products on this album that I just pulled out of my stashes. Here is a list of some of the products I used: BoBunny & Prima Flowers, Making Memories & MFT Ribbon, American Craft & Fabricland Buttons, CTMH Baker's Twine, 3M Photo Corners, CTMH Pearls, Basic Grey Pearls, Stamping Bella Dots, Karen Foster Alphabet Stickers, Making Memories Rub-ons, daisy d's rub-ons, We R Memory Keepers brads, Glitz Arrow Rhinestones, nestabilities & a Stampin' Up sentiment stamp.