Busy Busy Weekend

We had a busy busy weekend, with Father's Day, Birthday Parties, and Baptisms! Even though I feel like I need a weekend to recover from the weekend, it was so much fun, and so worth it.

On Saturday we went to a super fun Vegas themed birthday party for my lovely sister-in-law, Steph! It was lots of fun getting to visit with everyone and the boys had a blast. Of course a special 30th Birthday, required a special card. Check out the bottom of the post for a list of supplies needed for this card.

On Sunday we went to my cousin, Ryker's baptism. Such a sweet, handsome man, he slept through the entire thing like a champ (unlike Thatcher who screamed through his). Sunday was also Father's Day, so we spent time with our favourite daddies.

 

 

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The Designer Series Paper I used was left over from sale-a-bration but I think the Sweet Li'l Things or School House DSP would make a lovely addition. Great thing about Stampin' Up! is that everything coodinates. I tend to pick a Designer Series Paper and go from there with picking cardstock and ink. Simple. Simple. Simple.

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma

Throwback Thursday

I thought for a little bit of fun we would do a "Throwback Thursday" here on the blog! I was making cards for the upcoming Vendor's Market I am participating in at Moorefield United Church on Saturday and made this beauty. It's super cute, and "Retro" (hence the throwback).

 

Ingredients

Stamps: Say What

Ink: Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana

Paper: Calypso Coral, Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Word Bubble Framelits, Retro Fresh Washi Tape

 

Now remember the "Say What" stamp set, Coastal Cabana Ink (quite possibly my favourite colour of all time along with Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding) and Retro Fresh Washi Tape are retiring so get them while you can by visiting by online store.

 

Happy Stamping,

Elizabeth Emma

Balloon Birthday Shaker Card

Happy Tuesday Friends! The sun is shining and I think we are finally getting some decent weather back again, woo hoo! A little while ago I finally got my hands on the Celebrate Today stamp set and Balloon Framelits, and I have been having so much fun!

 

 

Ingredients:

Stamps: Celebrate Today

Ink: Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey

Paper: Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Strawberry Slush

Accessories: Balloon Framelits, Scallop Edgelit, Shaker Frames, Confetti Stars Border Punch

 

I will have this card and more available at the Moorefield United Church Vendor's Market on May 2nd. If you're local come out and visit myself along with a bunch of other great vendors from 10am-2pm. There will be various vendors inside and outside a bunch of yard sale tables! It's sure to be a great day!

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma

Masculine Monday

It's been awhile since I have shared a "Masculine Monday" and while this card is not overly "masculine" it could definitely be given to a man! This is another card we made at our Birthday Emergency Class not too long ago. I am loving this FREE set from sale-a-bration.

 

 

Ingredients

Stamps: Big Day (sale-a-bration)

Ink: whisper white craft ink, aquamarine chalk ink, crushed curry

Paper: crumb cake, brumuda bay, whisper white, crushed curry

Accessories: 1/4" polyester ribbon in crushed curry from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (sale-a-bration), Banner Framelits

 

 

There is still time to earn this set and other FREE during sale-a-bration, by spending a minimum of $60 (before tax and shipping). Contact me to find more.

 

Happy Stamping,

Elizabeth Emma

Celebrate Your Big Day

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today to share with you I have one of the cards we made at our class on the weekend using one of the stamp sets you can earn for free during sale-a-bration! It's absolutely adorable, and pairs well to colour in with the blendabilities!

 

 

 

Ingredients

Stamps: Big Day (sale-a-bration)

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad

Paper: Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Best Year Ever DSP (sale-a-bration)

Accessories: Calypso Coral Blendabilities (sale-a-bration), Coastal Cabana Blendabilities (sale-a-bration), Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, Star Embossing Folder, Banner Punch

 

If you are interested in earing FREE sale-a-bration merchandise (including this adorable stamp set), place a minimum $60 order before March 31st! Contact me if you would like more information.

 

Happy Stamping,

Elizabeth Emma

Birthday Emergency Class

 

We had a great "Birthday Emergency" Class on Sunday! We made the perpetual birthday calendar from the 2015 Occasions Catalogue and three Birthday cards to go along with it, so you're always prepared for this unexpected ones that just seem to pop up!

The Perpetual Calendar kit is awesome! It comes with so many supplies. I made the entire calendar and still had a ton of accessories left over to use on future projects!

 

 

 

 

Stay tuned later this week and I will share some photos of the birthday cards we made to go along with our calendar! We had so much fun and I highly suggest purchasing a few kits and getting together with your girlfriends for an afternoon of crafting. Unfortunately these kits were so popular Stampin' Up! sold more in the first week the catalogue was live than they expected to sell during the entire time the catalogue was live. While this is great news it means the kits are currently backordered while Stampin' Up! works with suppliers to get some more. But have no fear I will let you know as soon as they are available to order again.

 

Thanks to one of my customers, Crystal, for her great photogh skills and this beautiful shot of her work in action today!

 

Happy Stamping,

Elizabeth Emma

Birthday Feathers

I was so excited to hold my Birthday Emergency class this past Sunday, but unfortunately we had to postpone it. Stampin' Up! didn't see the Perpetual Birthday Calendar kits becoming so popular and they are currently on back order. That's okay though, we will truck along and fingers crossed, hold the class at a later date!

This was one of the cards I designed for the class (with the help of pinterest of course). It's super simple but equally pretty. I haven't decided if I will keep it for that class or not but I thought I would share it with you anyways.

Ingredients
Stamps: Four Feathers, Bitty Banners
Ink: Smokey Slate, Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzaz
Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzaz
Accessories: Bitty Banner Framelits

No muss, no fuss but still a beautiful card.

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma

Four Feathers Birthday

HRecently my sister-in-law had a birthday. I was playing around with my new favourite stamp set at the time (and coordinating framelits) and came up with this. Her favourite colour is purple and what girl doesn't love a bit of bling? 

Stamps: Four Feathers, Memorable Moments, Gorgeous Grunge 

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Whisper White, Perfect Plum,

Silver Glimmer Paper

Accessories: white embossing powder, feather framelits, wisteria wonder baker's twine (retired)

I just love how it turned out ! Be prepared to see lots more with this set, I'm in love with it! 

Happy Stamping, 

Elizabeth Emma

Birthday Invites!

The more I use MDS the less scared I am of it and the more I love it! I decided to use it for Gabe's birthday invitations and based the entire party off the colour scheme from the invitations. It was so much fun and I even make thank-you notes to match the invites (which I will share later since not everyone has received them yet).

 

Aren't they fun? They were so easy to create and with the click of a few buttons, Stampin' Up! prints them and sends them straight to your house with envelopes too! Perfect! One less thing I had to worry about for the party.

 

Don't have MDS yet? Download the 1 month free trial to get started! I guarantee you will be hooked and then you can purchase the download from my online store. You don't even need to wait to have it shipped to you. How perfect is that?

 

Still not convinced? What if I told you Stampin' Up! comes out with brand new downloads every week? Yes, every single week! That is probably my favourite part! Oh, and the fact that they are downloads so NO SHIPPING. Seriously, it doesn't get much better than this!

 

And like every Stampin' Up! product everything coordinates. The colours available in MDS match those that are available on paper too, so you can do some designing on the computer, have it printed (by Stampin' Up! or on your home computer) and add your own touch of ribbons, buttons, or other embellishments. The possibilities are honestly endless.

 

Happy Stamping,

Elizabeth Emma

All Dolled-Up

 

Introducing "the Dolled-Up Birthday Kit". This kit was voted on via Stampin' Up!'s Facebook page by Stampin' Up!'s fabulous customers! This gorgeous birthday card was created by Chris Gilmore, a manager from Coshocton, Ohio! Great job Chris, it's beautiful!

The Dolled-Up Birthday kit includes the following:

• Dolled-Up Birthday Photopolymer Stamp (1)
• 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Crumb Cake Cardstock (6 pieces)
• 2" x 4-1/4" Very Vanilla Cardstock (6 pieces)
• Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes (6)
• Tea Lace Paper Doilies (6)
• Dress Up die-cuts (6)
• Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Spot (1)
• Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (6 pieces)
• Sponge Dauber (1)

Get everything you need to make six cards for only $17.95!

To assemble one card, follow the instructions below:

1. Place the stamp on clear-mount block D o H rubber side up and ink with the Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Spot.
2. Stamp "Happy Birthday" at the bottom of the card front.
3. Ink the Sponge Dauber with Soft Suede ink and gently antique the doily and the edges of the dress form.
4. Adhere the pieces to the card front in this order:
   
   • Doily
   • Very Vanilla Cardstock
   • Dress form
   • Flower

Contact me today to order your "Dolled-Up Birthday Kit"

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma

Happy Birthday Mom!

 

Today is my Momma's Birthday! I won't share how old she is, but I will say she doesn't look a day over 30! I love my mom so much. She is my role model, my best friend, and the hardest working, friendliest, most genuine person I know!

On Sunday we had the family over for supper and birthday cake and of course presents too! My mom is an avid reader and loves books, we got her the new Kobo Mini for her Birthday and loaded it full of some good reads. I hope she enjoys it!

This is the birthday card I made for my mom. I like the delicately feminine look it has, I think she did too.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps: Oh hello, Petite Pairs
Ink: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Tea for Two DSP
Accessories: Delicate Details Lace Tape, Ovals Collection Framelits Die, Tea Lace Paper Doilies, 5/8" Flower Trim

For the flower I coloured just the stem of the flower from the "Oh, Hello" set in Lucky Limeade and then stamped it. I then cut one flower off the trim and rubbed it in the Calypso Coral ink pad and stuck it on top of the stem.

I am really enjoying using the Flower Trim, it's so versitlle. You can use the flowers individually if you cut them apart, or use them together as the trim it comes as. And colour it too like I showed above. So much fun.

It's a dreary day here, but at least things are starting to melt. I am going to take advantage of the rain and nap time and try to get some much needed stamping done. There are a lot of big events coming up in my loved ones' lives and I gotta get my stamp on!

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma

Masculine Monday

Happy Monday, Friends! This is one of the cards we made at our most recent "Birthday Emergency Class". I thought it was a pretty good one that could be given to either a guy or a gal, with it's nice bright colours, so it is today's entry for "Masculine Monday".

 

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps: Pretty Petites *

Ink: Summer Starfruit, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango
Paper: Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, Sycamore Street DSP*

Accessories: Petite Curly Label Punch*, Curly Label Punch, Vine Street Embossing Folder*

 

*Sale-a-Bration item

 

I love the nice bright colours and I still can't seem to get enough of that beautiful Sycamore Street DSP. There is still some time to get your hands on all these gorgeous sale-a-bration goodies before they're gone. Just place a minimum $60 order between now and March 22nd and start choosing, or better yet...host a workshop!

 

 

Happy Stamping,

Elizabeth Emma

3x3 Birthday

Here is another one we made at our recent card class. This is just a quick and cute gift enclosure card. I love the bright colours you can find in the Sycamore Street DSP that is available FREE during sale-a-bration!

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps: Pretty Petites

Ink: Tangerine Tango

Paper: Sycamore Street DSP, Whisper White, Island Indigo

Accessories: Vine Street Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Banners Framelits, Petite Curly Label Punch

Boy am I going to be sad when sale-a-bration is over and this paper is no longer available!

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma

Sent With Love

We had a wonderful card class tonight! Thanks to everyone who came out! And those of you who couldn't make it, we missed you and hope you can make it next time. This is one of the cards we made at our "Birthday Emergency" Class this evening. Some of the ladies worried it would be too complicated but they made it through and their cards looked great!

 

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps: Sent with Love, Pretty Pairs

Ink: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral

Paper: Sent with Love DSP, Whisper White, Pool Party, Real Red

Accessories: Postage Stamp Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Circle Punch, Small Heart Punch, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

 

I am totally loving the new Sent with Love Bundle! It's so cute and the colours look great together! The paper will be great for not only cards but scrapbooks about your travels. Contact me today to find out how to order yours.

 

Off to watch the Duck Dynasty Premiere (yup I just admitted that).

 

Happy Stamping,

Elizabeth Emma

Birthday Emergency Class

Hi All! I hope you all had a wonderful day! I had fun with a trip to Costco and Homesense with my mom and my favourite little guy! It was only my second time being in Costco but I am getting less overwhelmed I think (key is not to go on the weekend, duh)!

Homesense as always is a dangerous place! I found a few cute things though (who am I kidding I always find cute things). And for some reason or another I am now on a new kick to paint my Kitchen cabinets. They are plain white and were painted before we moved in and they are starting to chip, etc. Friends of ours are redoing their main level and it's made me get in the spirit. I am thinking painted cupboards and a backsplash, as well as a healthy does of chalkboard paint on our basement door. We'll see haha.

Anyways onto more paper crafting things! Here is a photo of the cards we will be making at my upcoming "Birthday Emergency Class". I use different sets from the Spring Catalogue and Sale-a-Bration as well as the new "Sent with Love" set!

 

I will post more about these cards after class. If you are local and interested in taking the class I still have 4 spots left! Let me know by Tuesday. The cost is $15, check out my events page for more information!

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma

Happy 30th Kelly

This weekend was filled with Birthdays! Not only did Madeline turn 4, but our neighbour and friend, Kelly, turned 30! Her husband was very busy and planned her a surprise party. It was lots of fun and I think she had a great time!

This is the card I made for her:

 

 

 

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps: Memorable Moments, Oh, Hello
Ink: So Saffron, Basic Grey
Paper: Basic Grey, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Tea for Two DSP
Accessories: Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Oval Framelits, Petite Butterfly Punch, Doily, Basic Rhinestone

Of course leaving the house at the last minute I forgot it (sorry about that Kelly) but thankfully she lives next door so I can drop it off! Gabe and I are heading out now to do just that! Happy Wednesday everyone!

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma

Masculine Monday Week 2

Here we are again. Only the second week of masculine Monday and I am struggling. I was going to make something last night but just wasn't feeling it, so it had to wait until nap time today. I used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch to help me out!

 

This is what I came up with:

 

 

 

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps: Priority Mail (hostess set)

Ink: Not Quite Navy
Paper: Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, First Edition Specialty DSP, Parker's Patterns DSP*

Accessories: Honeycomb Embossing Folder*, Pinwheel Sizzlit*, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Small Brad, Curly Label Punch, Itty Bitty Banners Framelits, Adorning Accents Edgelits

 

*Spring Catalogue

 

 

I am still totally in love with these super cute little pinwheels. A very affordable buy out of the new spring catalogue if you own a Big Shot!

 

I made the banners using the Itty Bitty Banners framelits. Super quick and easy and that way you know they will all be the same size!

 

Happy Stamping,

Elizabeth Emma

 

 

 

Comfort Cafe Birthday

My wonderful Aunt Brigitte just celebrated a very big birthday last Saturday! That's right, she turned the big 5-0! Although she doesn't look a day over 25 ;)! I love my Aunt Brigitte dearly, and find myself to be much like her. We both share a love for nursing, scrapbooking, and organization (although she's got the organization thing down a lot better than me I must say).

Recently, for her 25th Wedding Anniversary, she traveled with her husband, my Uncle Brad, her brother, My Uncle John, and his girlfriend Victoria to Europe. They had a wonderful trip, and got to visit with lots and lots of relatives in Germany. On Saturday we are all getting together for a potluck and slide show to look at some of the great pictures they took.

We have done slide shows with my family for as long as I can remember. I don't know if it is because my Uncle John is a University professor and has always had access to a slide projector or what (oh ya we did it back before you could set it all up on the computer. We used actual slides, crazy). But I love it, sometimes we look at old family photos, or my Uncle John's adventures (he travels a lot), sometimes a bit of both! Needless to say I am looking forward to seeing everyone, eating yummy food, and looking at some great pictures.

Here is the birthday card I made for Aunt Brigitte, using the Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper, which I must say is quickly becoming my favourite.

 

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Midnight Muse
Paper: Comfort Cafe DSP, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse
Accessories: 1 3/4" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches, Naturals Designer Buttons, Linen Thread

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma

Memorable Moments Birthday

Here is a Birthday Card I made using the Memorable Moments set. I like this set because it allows you to personalize cards for a specific birthday or anniversary or just make a regular one like I've done here. This another good one you can use for a guy or gal!

Supplies:

Stamps: Memorable Moments, Betsy's Blossoms
Ink: Pool Party, Raspberry Ripple
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pool Party, Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green

Accessories: Bitty Banners Framelits Die, Labels Framelits Die, Stripes Emnossing Folder

Happy Stamping,

Elizabeth Emma

Masculine Birthday Wishes

If you know me but at all, you know that I am always looking for ideas for more masculine looking cards. I am a "girls girl". So I think my eye tends to go towards more feminine and girly designs. So when I get a good idea for find a good idea for a more masculine looking card, I am always happy.

This card could be used for a man or a woman and was super quick and simple to create, but still looks beautiful. And there are those "in colours" again. Just can't get enough of them!

Stamp Sets: Pennant Parade, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo
Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo
Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma