StampNation Birthday Bash Day #4 - Non-Traditional Birthday Cards

Today is Day 4 of the StampNation Birthday Bash!

We are featuring Non-Traditional Birthday Cards--no balloons, no candles!

Here is a sneak peak of my project that is being featured as part of  today's celebrations over at StampNation.

If you are not already a member click HERE to join. 

StampNation Birthday Bash - Day Two Card for Him

Today is Day 2 of the StampNation Birthday Bash!

We are featuring Card for Him today over at StampNation.

Here is a sneak peak of my project that is being featured as part of  today's celebrations over at StampNation.

If you are not already a member click HERE to join. 

StampNation Birthday Bash Day 1

Today is the first day of the StampNation Birthday Bash!

I am I am joining the dream team at StampNation once again as a guest designer for the event!

Here is a sneak peak of of a project that is being featured as part of the Day 1 celebrations at StampNation.

If you are not already a member click HERE to join. 

StampNation is Turning 4

Excited to share that I am joining the dream team at StampNation again for their

4th Birthday celebration!

If you are not already a member click HERE to join. 

I can't wait to share my project with you during the Birthday Bash!

Geometric Tree & A Very Trendy Holiday Giveaway!

Click HERE to purchase A Very Trendy Holiday 2.0

Click HERE here to become a StampNation member

Another card design using geometrics inspired by A Very Trendy Holiday 2.0...

I have one...

FREE CLASS REGISTRATION 

to giveaway. 

Comment HERE with a response to the giveaway question by October 30, 11:59 pm EST

Exciting News!

Sunday already? Where did the week go?

Popping in this morning to share some exciting news!

I am guest designing with StampNation again during their new and upcoming class A Very Trendy Holiday 2.0!

We are thrilled, proud and EXCITED to finally be releasing this class to you so you can get ready for your holidays this year. Here are a few details that you need to know:

• The doors to A Very Trendy Holiday 2.0 opens on Wednesday, October 22nd to StampNation Members with a $10 off coupon code.  Not a member yet?  Click here to get started now.
• AVTH 2.0 opens it’s doors wide on Thursday, October 23 at 1 pm EDT.  Be sure to visit Catherine Pooler's Blog HERE, to join her newsletter list for first notification! (you’ll also get her 12 Weeks of Christmas newsletters!)

Head over to Catherine's blog today for more information about the class! 

I hope you join so you don't miss out on all the fabulous inspiration and techniques that are being featured in the class!

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Today we are heading into Toronto to the finish line of the Scotia Bank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.  Ben is just finishing up his fall reading week and his girlfriend Caelan is running a half marathon today--21 km (13 miles). She has been training all summer!

We are bringing Ben and his suitcase to meet up with her family at the finish line to cheer her on! Ben will go back to Muskoka with her family after the race and her Dad will be driving them back to school in Sudbury on Monday!

Catherine Pooler Housewarming Party

Have you seen Catherine Pooler's new blog?
She is having a housewarming party starting today!

The designer's at StampNation are sharing some inspiration with you today as we help her kick off  the Party!  There are lots of prizes to be won including, a one year subscription to StanpNation and over $300 in prizes from sponsors:

Some Odd Girl
Ellen Hutson
CAS-ual Fridays
Winnie & Walter
Penny Black
Pretty Pink Posh
Clearly Besotted
Hero Arts

There is a challenge for the Housewarming Party and the theme of the challenge is HOME. Each of the Design Team members (currrent, past and guests) have made a card for the challenge to share with you today.   Clearly Besotted's Home Sweet Home was the set I decided to use for my card, originally using the house but decided on the trees. I used the letters in the word HOME as my jumpstart for the card I have made for Catherine--heat embossing, ombre effect and multiple stamping. All the details about how you can play along are on Catherine's blog!

As well...

Catherine is offering a special party favor for coming. Try StampNation for 3 days for only $1!

It gives you a chance to see all that StampNation has to offer!

Details for all the prizes and how to win are over on Catherines's new blog HERE!

Even more excitement, Catherine has given each member of the Design Team a FREE one month subscription to StampNation to give away.

Just leave a comment HERE on my post between now and September 18th for your chance to win!

Virginia View Challenge #7 - Guest Design and StampNation Challenge141

I am really excited to share with you that I am a Guest Designer for Virginia's View Challenge #7. 

This is the first time she is having guests for her very popular challenges and I am thrilled to have been asked along with some other fabulous and talented designers.

Being a clean & simple designer using patterned paper can be challenging, but it can also make for stunning results.  There are a few things I consider when using patterned paper to keep true to my personal style:

• When working with patterned papers it is easy when you choose patterns from the same paper collection as I did with the Into the Woods collection from Lawn Fawn.
• Paper piecing is a fabulous way to add patterned paper to a CAS design without overdoing it.
• Sequins are also another great way to balance patterned paper so it does not overwhelm your design.

 For my card is chose to use fall themed patterned papers and stamps. I stamped my sunflowers on some Lawn Fawn Into the Woods patterned paper and used the co-ordinating dies to cut the shapes. I also stamped the sunflower images again on another paper from the same collection so that I could layer the centres over the base shape. The leaves were also die cut and stamped from another patterned paper from Lawn Fawn's Pink Lemonade. I used Copic markers to colour the leaves to change the hue slightly. I stamped the sentiment first on a white card base using VersaFine Onyx Black. I then mounted all the images on the white card base. The top sunflower was mounted with a double layer of foam tape for dimension. Finally some coordinating sequins were added for more interest.

I always love to see your comments, but I would love it if you went over to Virginia's View to see the rest of the Guest Designers and leave your comment there. I have turned off commenting for this post only.

StampNation Beach Vacation Blog Hop!

Today we are kicking off the StampNation Summer Beach Vacation event with a Blog Hop. Each of the StampNation Dream Team members, along with some of our crafty friends, are hopping along sharing cards inspired by our first challenge, "Beach Style", as well as a peek at our favorite projects from the event!

Here's my card for the first challenge

What is my Beach Style? 

Packing up and heading to the sand. The retro van because it is JUST THAT COOL and palm trees in the background. I used Avery Elle's new Surf's Up beach inspired stamp set for my card which allowed me to colour the van retro orange, toss a surfboard on the roof and of course some silver Wink of Stella for the hubcaps!  To stamp the palm tree on the ocean side of the van I created a post it mask of the surf board and the van, masked them off and stamped the palm.

It's time to hop along now. Make sure you leave comments at each of the blogs listed below to be eligible to win...

One of THREE one month StampNation memberships.

Plus...

$25 Pretty Pink Posh Gift Certificate

Ellen Hutson $25 Gift Certificate 

Choice of Lawn Fawn Stamp Set & Let's Polka 6 x 6 Pad

For each of these prizes, one winner will be randomly drawn from all the blog hop comments. A second winner will be chosen from all the challenge entries at StampNation!

You will have have until 11:59 pm EST on July 27th to leave a comment. Winners will be chosen randomly and will be announced on Monday, July 28th on Catherine's blog www.catherinepooler.com/blog .

Catherine Pooler

Maureen Merritt

Kristie Goulet
Heather North
Allison Cope
Virginia Lu
Iwona Palamountain
Paulina Nakamura
Jean Manis
Suzanne Dahlberg
Sandy Allnock
Amy Sheffer
Tracey McNeely

Not a StampNation Sistah yet? We hope you will join us. Learn more here. http://www.catherinepooler.com/pages/stampnation/

This event is going to be SO MUCH FUN! Here's a peek at another project I have coming later this week...