Play Date Cafe Challenge #79 with Hero Arts :)

Good morning and welcome to this weeks colour story from The Play Date Cafe!!
I was so excited this week to play with some of my stamps from my favorite stamp company.....HERO ARTS :)

This is our awesome inspirational photo for you to play with from our sweet Sarah.

Here is my DT card. I LOVE embossing the Hero Arts flowers on white cardstock and colouring with my Copics :) I am also LOVIN' the large mixed font sentiments in the clear set CL491 Made with Love.

Supplies:

Stamps: HERO ARTS CG291 Dotted Flowers and CL491Made with Love.

Patterned Paper: Kaiser Craft (Hippy Girl), October Afternoon (Modern Homemaker) and Cosmo Cricket (UP cycle).

Cardstock: Neenah (solar white)

Ink: Copics, Versmark and Versafine (onyx black)

Button: Cosmo Cricket

Zing clear embossing powder

This weeks sponsor is HERO ARTS and they are generously giving away a $25 dollar shopping spree to the lucky winner...definitely worth playing for!!!

Our Guest Designer this week is the OH SO TALENTED Kelly Rasmussen, you really should check out her blog HERE.

The rest of the PDCC DT had a ball playing with the stamps, you should check them out too :)

   Julie Ranae

Sarah Anderson

Ruby McGuire

Savannah O'Gwynn   

Jinny Newlin

Libby Hickson
Andrea Ewen 
Colleen Dietrich

Jacklyn Miller

Michele Gross

Fiona Shultz

Hope you have the most wonderful day, and have a chance to play along with us at the PDCC!
Hugs, TRace

My mixed media adventures and Scrapfest :)

It seems like forever since I have done a post....life just gets in the way of crafting sometimes....


I made this mixed media art canvas after learning how to at my latest Scrapfest in Kitchener. I am entering it in this months challenge on the Hero Arts blog :)
I have layered a few different Hero Arts stamps, beginning with the blue sky...if you look very closely you can see CG119 flourish background behind the flowers, and S5507 envelope patten in the grass. It shows up so much more IRL! Then I used CG291 Dotted Flowers and CG284 Magical Flower (thanks Libby) for my flowers and leaves.

This is my first canvas ever....so fun and freeing...well for a type A it is LOL!
It was a make & take at the Stamping Bella booth :)

Scrapfest in Kitchener is Pure heaven...two days of croppin', chattin' and shoppin' fun... LOVE it!!!!

This years theme was the 60's. My sweet friends made us all up some groovy tye dyed t-shirts to wear. Here we are with the AMAZINGLY talented and oh so fun Karen Ellis. Each year she brings the most amazing supplies to her booth the Art House Studio, and Karen runs the worlds largest make & take with the whole auditorium of croppers (about 300). Also throughout the weekend she pops in to the crop area to organize games and give-a-ways....LOVE her!

Karen is the one in the pink tutu...did I mention she is a little crazy.... in a good way of course! LOL!

My sweet sista Donna discovered the magic of Glimmer Mist...she put it on everything!!

We shared our crop table and some real good belly laughs with some sweet ladies from Barrie :)

And to end the post....my friend Donna gives the best hugs!!!!
Hope you all get a hug like this today :)
Hugs, TRace

The Play Date Cafe Challenge #78

Hello!! Welcome to another week with a fantastic colour challenge from The Play Date Cafe :) Julie has given us this fun and pretty palette to play with....I could not wait to give it a go...hope you will too :)

Here is my DT card:

Supplies:

Stamps:  Hero Arts CG130 Butterflies and Hero Arts CL342 Everyday Sayings.

Patterned Paper: Jillibean Soup (Blossom Soup)

Cardstock: Neenah (solar white)

Ink: Copics and Zing embossing powder.
Doilie: Martha Stewart

Ribbon: American Crafts

Felt and twine: PTI

Dies: PTI ( lg scallop) and Spellbinders

Our sponsor this week is Market Street Stamps and they are generously offering up a stamp set, up to a value of $30 dollars to the lucky winner :)

We have the oh so talented Hannah Craner as our Guest Designer this week, you can check out her blog HERE.

Your eyes will be in for a fabulous treat if you stop on by the rest of the Play Date Cafe DT

   Julie Ranae

Sarah Anderson

Ruby McGuire

Savannah O'Gwynn   

Fiona Shultz

Jinny Newlin

Libby Hickson
Andrea Ewen 
Colleen Dietrich

Jacklyn Miller

Michele Gross

                                                                    

Hope you all have the most fantastic day!

Hugs, TRace

Play Date Cafe Challenge #77

Hello my fellow crafters!!

I have a fantastic colour story to share with you today from The Play Date Cafe and Ruby :)

Our sponsor this week is The Greeting Farm and they oh so generously gave us a stamp to play with. AND they are also generously giving away a $25 dollar gift certificate to the lucky winner...oh so worth playing for don't ya think!!!!

Here is my DT card:

The sun was shinning so brightly....so the brown is appearing reddish :) OR maybe I just NEED more brown Copics ;)

Supplies

Stamp: The Greeting Farm (Dee Dee)

Patterned Paper:  Crate Paper (Neighborhood) and Kaisercraft (Jungle Bug).

Cardstock:  Neenah (solar white)

Lace: Kaisercraft (natural)

Brads:  Crate Paper (Emma's shop)

Dies:  Spellbinders (oval)

Ink:  Copics and Versafine (onxy black)

Our Guest Designer this week is the talented Jessica Deidrich....you can check out her wonderful work HERE.

I would LOVE for you check out the rest of my FABULOUS DT memebers

     Julie Ranae

Sarah Anderson

Ruby McGuire

Savannah O'Gwynn  

Andrea Ewen  

Fiona Shultz

Jinny Newlin

Libby Hickson

Colleen Dietrich

Michele Gross

Jacklyn Miller

Have the most wonderful day!!
Hugs, TRace

JUST because

Good morning...even though it is Monday!!!

I have a card to share with you today...a card that screams Spring to me...oh how I can't wait for the remainder of the snow to leave us here in central Ontario. I am so looking forward to getting out in the garden :)

I used the colours from the latest Embellish challenge...Color Trends with Decorative Trim. I made this white doilie with lace, just gathered the edge together with thread and pulled it to the desired size...easy peasy :)

I combined it with this beautiful sketch from Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #5 on Chupa's blog Random Acts of Creativity.

Supplies:

Stamp:  PTI (Round & Round)

Patterned Paper: October Afternoon (modern homemaker), MME (Stella & Rose-Gertie), and PTI (Distressed dots).

Cardstock:  Neenah (solar white) and PTI (chartreuse)

Ribbon: Dollar store and Prairie Bird Boutique

Punch: EK Sucess

Nestabillities: Big Scallop Circles LG and Circles Lg.

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress ink in Scattered Straw, Peeled Paint, and Walnut Stain.

Thanks so much for visiting.....it is so appreciated!!!

Hugs, TRace

Sending Smiles

Hello!! Hope you are all enjoying the beautiful weekend!! I have a card to share with you today that I made for two challenges.

Both upper and lower backgrounds were embossed then inked with Tim Holtz inks...always makes me happy lol!

 Firstly, the new Hero Arts April challenge is to incorporate stamp layers, make a masculine project, or use one of their four sketches. I choose to use a sketch:

I could not wait to try my hand at making one of these 3D flowers....CREATE showcased them in their latest video HERE:

I think I might be addicted...so fun and easy!!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts S5507 Envelope Pattern, CG119 Flourish Background, and CL490 Sending Smiles.
PP: My Minds Eye ( Stella Rose-Gertie)
Ink: Versafine (black onyx) Versamark Tim Holtz Distress inks in colours broken china &old paper.
Buttons and flower: Webster's pages.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, TRace



Happy Birthday

Hello my crafty friends!!! I am always so impressed with a fellow blogger....the talented Chupa at Random Acts of Creativity. She amazes me how she combines colour challenges with sketch challenges...sometimes a FEW a day...oh my!!! She has inspired me to try and do this too, I am going to aim for ONE a WEEK LOL!! :) So here is my card:

I have used the sketch from Chupa's blog Sketchbook-Saturday-challenge #4 and just flipped it on its side :)

I combined it with the colour inspiration #55 "Flower Palette" from the Shabby Tea Room. Don't you just LOVE these colours!!!!

 Actually my bedroom wall colour is a shade lighter then this one...I am going to look for some bed linned/pillows as shown in the pic :)



Supplies:

Stamps: All stamps are Hero Arts:  CG291 Dotted Flowers, CL490 Sending Smiles, S5507 Envelope Pattern, and CL400 Exotic Decor.

Patterned Paper: Crate Paper and PTI

Cardstock: Neenah (solar white)

Velum

Ink: Ranger Alcohol inks, Tim Holtz Distress inks: walnut stain and peeled paint. Versamark

Die: Spellbinders (lacey circles)

Embossing: ZING (white)

Ribbon: Prairie Bird Boutique
Button and Twine: PTI

Brads: Basic Grey and Crate Paper (neighborhood)

Pin: Little Yellow Bicycle

Doilies: Martha Stewart and Wilton.

Hope you are all having a great evening....I'll be back tomorrow with my Play Date Cafe DT card :)

Hugs, TRace

You make me smile :)

Happy Monday to you all...I know LOL!!

I had time to play last night and wanted to play along with CREATEs latest inspiration challenge ...GRIDS.

It was so hard to JUST cut out a tiny square from this pretty paper....I have been hoarding it for a while now !! I also pushed myself to make a card size I don't normally do, and I was so tempted to make the card square so I could use more of the paper LOL!

 I am going to enter this into Random Amusing challenge 108...to use something you have been hoarding  So here it is:

I am also going to enter it into Wee Memmories "Anything Goes" challenge #49 :)



Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts CL491 Made with LOVE and Hero Arts CL400 Exotic Decor (leaves)

Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket (togetherness)

Cardstock: PTI (rustic white)

Brad: Crate Paper (Emma's shop)

Die: Spellbinders

Flower: my own handmade crocheted

Ink: Versamark and Versafine (onyx black)

Hope you have a good one!

Hugs, TRace

Sending you warm WISHES

I have a Spring card to share with you today :) Trying to get myself in the mood, even though we still have lots of snow on the ground here in Muskoka :(

Hero Arts has a monthly challenge going on that I wanted to play along with...you can get more details HERE on their blog :)

It has been a long time since I have been able to play along with Card Patterns....I admire their sketches weekly and with being off work this week I FINALLY had time :)

I decided to also play along with Color Cue 13 and use this pretty Spring pallette

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - CG126 Floral Plate and CL491 Made with Love.

Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny

Cardstock:  Co ordinations & Neenah

Ink: Copics

Lace: K & Company (smitten)

Punch: Fiskers

Embossing plate: PTI

Have a fabulous day!!

Hugs, TRace

Play Date Cafe Challenge #74

Ruby has put together this Fabulous colour story for us to play with this week at The Play Date Cafe :)


This week our sponsor is Lizzie Anne Designs and they will be generously giving away this awesome prize worth $39.95!!!!



Here is my DT card using the sweet Lizzie Anne Bloomin' Doodles set:



Supplies

Stamp: Lizzie Anne "Bloomin' Doodles"

Patterned Paper:  Doodlebug designs inc (lilac daisy-stripe)

Cardstock: Neenah (solar white) and Bazzill

Die: Spellbinders-Labels 4, Tags Trio, and Cuttlebug embossing folder

Ink: Copics, Versafine (onxy black)

Brads and Eyelets: American Crafts

Misc: SRM stickers (thanks), PTI twine, and seam binding ribbon.

Our Guest Designer is the talented Taylor Usry. You can check out her blog HERE. Some of her teammates will also be playing along with us :)

Please check out the rest of the PDCC Design Team...they are sure to amaze you!!!

Julie Ranae

Sarah Anderson

Ruby McGuire

Savannah O'Gwynn

Colleen Dietrich
Michele Gross 
Sarah Anderson
Jacklyn Miller
Andrea Ewen  
Fiona Shultz
Jinny Newlin
Libby Hickson

Have a wonderful day!!!
Hugs, TRace

The Play Date Cafe Challenge #73

I was so excited when I saw the colours Julie picked for this week's colour story at The Play Date Cafe!!!! On my own I would never have put these colours together, But I LOVE them :)

Of course I had to go on the brighter version of the colours LOL!!
Here is my DT card:



Supplies

Stamps: DeNami Designs F199 Elegant Floral Vine and G115 Happy Anniversary Script.

Cardstock: Hero Arts Layering paper (poppy) and Neenah (solar white)

Patterned Paper:  PTI Distressed Dots and Friends 'Til the End.

Die: PTI

Buttons and Twine: PTI

Pearls: Hero Arts



This week our sponsor is DeNami Design and they are giving away a $25 dollar certificate to shop in their store!!! WOW!! Our fabulous Guest Designer is Paulina Nakamura, you can check out her blog HERE to see what she and her DT have been creating with our PDCC colour story :)

The rest of The Play Date Cafe Design Team has some wonderful projects for you to drool over....

Julie Ranae

Ruby McGuire

Savannah O'Gwynn

Libby Hickson

Colleen Dietrich
Michele Gross 
Jacklyn Miller
Andrea Ewen  
Fiona Shultz
Jinny Newlin
Paulina Nakamura

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your comments...they are truly treasured :)

Hugs, TRace

DeNami Blog Hoppin'- Floral Frenzy :)

Welcome to the DeNami Blog Hop....You should have arrived from http://thebalddragonfly.blogspot.com/. I am sooo excited to be apart of this hop...my first one with DeNami...I am soooo LOVIN' my new DeNami stamps, they really are so beautiful and versatile!!!

Quite a number of my teammates over atThe Play Date Cafe are hopping along as well in anticipation of having DeNami Design as this coming week's sponsor :)



Here is my card using this beautiful little floral image F199 Elegant Floral Vine, as you can see I stamped it repeatedly on Velum and embossed with white ZING embossing powder....LOVE this look :) I also use this beautiful G115 Happy Anniversary Script stamp...I just ADORE this font!!! of this Happy Anniversary stamp!!!

Here is the fabulous inspiration board from Color Combo Galore. The photo seems elegant/formal to me even though it is a butterfly dress LOL!!! I pulled from this the idea to make an Anniversary card :)

Supplies

Stamps: DeNami F199 Elegant Floral Vine and G115 Happy Anniversary Script.

Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket, Bo Bunny, MME, and Basic Grey.

Cardstock: Neenah, PTI, and Velum.

Dies: Papertrey Ink.

Punch: Martha Stewart small butterfly.

Misc: Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper, Scor-tape and dollar store glitter.

When: The blog hop starts on March 13 at 6 AM,PST. However, you have until March 14, 2011, 11:59pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

Why: To be inspired by beautiful creations featuring DeNami Design stamps and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website!

Prizes: We are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to our website! We'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then we'll also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!

Extra Challenge: This blog hop filled SO quickly, so we thought we'd bring an additional opportunity for those who weren't able to get on the list, and also those blog hoppers who had additional floral projects to share. We will have a link widget on the blog hop post where you can upload additional floral creation(s). We'll choose one winner to be guaranteed a spot in the next blog hop AND they'll get to choose a few stamps of their choice!

Your next stop on the Hop is to the talented: http://ruzascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Be sure to check out DeNami's Blog HERE for inspiration OR if you get lost along the Hop :)

Have a fabulous time hoppin', TRace

Hero Arts "layering" challenge

I just had to give this challenge a go :) Shari Carroll made the most GORGEOUS card HERE....We are to layer and layer and layer our stamps and inks...there are four layers on the base alone!!!

Here is my card:

I LOVED Shari's card sooo much, I basically just changed up the stamps ;) Here is Shari's BEAUTIFUL card:

Shari also has a how-to video on her blog...a must see!!!

Have a fabulous evening!!

Hugs, TRace

Color Cue #12 Challenge

I am down to the wire on getting this blog submission done for the Color Cue #12 Challenge ;) This card has been staring at me for a week or so...I actually missed the Card Patterns submission for which I used their sketch last week for this card....Life just gets a little crazy sometimes...my poor 85 yr old momma is doing poorly....not sure how much time she has left on this earth, she has had a hard life and it is just time for her to go :(

All supplies are PTI except the Spellbinders dies.

Hugs, TRace

Impression-Obsession "the colour blue"

This weeks challenge over at the Impression-Obsession blog is to use the colour BLUE :)

I am so in LOVE with this CAC Flower Doodles background stamp!!  It reminds me of those posters you could colour in...from the 80's...anyone else remember those????

I always emboss my images, so colouring is that much easier...it keeps you in the lines :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Impression-Obsession Cover-A-Card Flower Doodles, Hero Arts CG277 Friends are Treasures, and Hero Arts S5507 Envelope Pattern.
Ink: Copics and Versafine Onyx black
Felt: PTI

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

Hugs, TRace

Play Date Cafe Challenge #70

HELLO !!!

I am so happy to bring this post to you....Ruby 2 Shoes has brought us this fun and Spring like colour combo for us to play with at The Play Date Cafe this week...it just makes me so happy :)

Here is my DT card:

Just a little close-up to show the "kissing" technique in the clouds :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts S5215 Clouds, CG128 Three Flowers, CL341 Thanks, and S5507 Envelope Pattern.
Impression-Obsession CC079 Lg. Kaleidoscope.
Cardstock: Neenah solar white and PTI Hawaiian Shores.
Patterned Paper: MME Bloom and Grow
Dies: Spellbinders: Labels Trio, Oval, and Oval Scallop.
Ink: Copics to colour flowers, Versafine onyx black, Tim Holtz DI in broken china, tumbled glass, crushed olive, and spiced marmalade.
Twine: PTI
Brad: Basic Grey
Misc: Ranger Enamel Accents in white.

Our sponsor this week is Maria Gurnsey of Ippity Designs

Maria Gurnsey is oh so generously giving away the following 2 prizes:



I think it would be fabulous of you all to go and visit the other DT members:

Julie Ranae

Sarah Anderson

Ruby McGuire

Savannah O'Gwynn

Andrea Ewen  

Fiona Shultz

Jenny Newlin

Libby Hickson

Colleen Dietrich
Michele Gross 
Sarah Anderson
Jacklyn Miller

Sure hope you can join us over at the Play Date Cafe this week!!!!
Hugs, TRace