Happy Birthday 2 Ewe

Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Jan is our hostess at Little Red Wagon this week and she'd like to see hybrid cards. This means that we are to use both digital elements as well as clear stamps. I've done some digital work in the past but generally stick to "in my hand" products so this was a great opportunity for me to stretch myself. Although my card is quite a simple one, it took ages to create. I must admit that much of the time was spent chatting with my daughter and getting sidetracked online as we sat with our laptops at the kitchen island while I tried to figure out the digital aspect of my project!!


My sweet little goddaughter recently celebrated her second birthday and I created this card just for her. I used a digital background from Kate Hadfield Designs and created my own digital stamp sentiment. After printing things off, I stamped, coloured and die cut some little sheep to adhere over the background. I used some of the left over digital background to stamp the hat and balloon and fussy cut those to add to the sheep.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see what the rest of the Girlfriends have created - and then link up your own hybrid projects!

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Koalafied for a Coffee

Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Welcome to Wednesday and our latest challenge at Little Red Wagon. Heather is our hostess this week and she's challenging us to "Sip It!" - include a beverage on your project. With it being summer, I first considered something with a cold drink but ended up with coffee. Although I'm not really a coffee drinker (just Starbucks' lattes!), most of my friends are and I'll be giving this card to one of them.


I received some Claritystamp stencil brushes a couple of months ago and finally gave them a go. I understand the hype as they work so smoothly with stencils!

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see what the rest of the Girlfriends have created - and then link up your own "Sip It!" project.

I'm also entering my card in the latest Share Your Design Challenge at Gerda Steiner.

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You Are My World

Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Sandy is our hostess at Little Red Wagon this week and she's chosen the theme "Bow and Arrow" for us. You can use either a bow or an arrow - or both - on your projects!


I looked through my crafting supplies and decided to go with an arrow. I used a Hero Arts stamp set that I won in a Simon Says Stamp grab bag to create my card. The images and sentiment are heat embossed and stand out quite nicely in real life. My daughter's boyfriend is a geography major so I think I'll give the card to Erin to give to him.


Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see what Sandy and the rest of the Girlfriends have created - and then link up your own Bow and Arrow project!

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Go Flourish

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
It's time for a new Little Red Wagon challenge and I'm the hostess this week. My son and I have been enjoying time outdoors (when it hasn't been raining) and trying to identify the various bugs that we find - so I decided that "Bugs and Slugs" would be this week's Little Red Wagon challenge!


I used the pretty "Butterfly Jar" stamp set from Flora and Fauna for my card, heat embossing the butterflies with sparkly embossing powder on both the card base and the distressed panel. The card is 5"x5" instead of my usual A2 size.


My card is quite a bit different from my original idea - cute little ladybirds and bees! I'm happy with the way things turned out though, and have a special person in mind for this card.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see what the rest of the Girlfriends have created - and then link up your own "Bugs and Slugs" creations. I can't wait to see what you make!

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The little banner for the sentiment is cut from a die from My Craft Spot (no longer in business). The card base is made with Stampin' Up's Naturals White cardstock.



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Ap'parrot'ly, It's Your Birthday

Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Thank you all so incredibly much for your cards and messages following the passing of my husband in June. The past weeks have been incredibly difficult. Although I am surrounded with amazing support, my broken heart grieves. I told myself that I would do my best to resume crafting in August - so here I am with the latest Little Red Wagon challenge! I'd like to offer a special thanks to my LRW Girlfriends who have been so kind, patient and understanding during my time off. 


Mandy is our hostess this week and she's asked us to use products from our favourite companies! My Craft Spot is still a favourite of mine, so I used some jute from Kimberly. I am also quite partial to Your Next Stamp - a Canadian company! I used their fun Parrot-ise stamp set as a focal point for my card. And I recently discovered Studio Katia, another Canadian company, so used one of their dies to cut the coloured vellum for my embossed background.



My middle guy celebrates a birthday next week. He loves birds and has a few of his own - including a green-cheeked conure parrot, so I decided that this image would be perfect for his card!


Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see what the rest of the Girlfriends have created - and to link up your own project using your favourite supplies!

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I also used orange jute string from My Craft Spot (retired), a basket weave embossing folder, and a postage die from unknown origins!


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Former Design Team Member at My Craft Spot (2011-2015)
My Craft Spot


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