Christmas Ornaments in June

I think it has been established that I love the beach/ocean/tropical and would create with that theme all the time! I'm very fortunate that lots of my fave companies have that theme! :)

A few weeks ago I shared my first ornament created with fabulous Southern Ridge Trading Company chipboard, you can go back to check out that one HERE

I had a few more pieces left over and decided I needed another ornament. And here is the second one that I created.

The wooden tag is from SRTC and the wood like finish is actually a piece of napkin that I got from PEI last June. I used DW Gel Medium to put it on and it pulled apart in just the right places!

The full wooden tag.

This is where the napkin tore a bit and you can see the wood underneath.

The lobster is embossed in Candy Red and then again with the Fractured Ice over it. The crab is just done in the Candy Red.

Look at that gorgeous little crustacean!

The center word blocks are from Kaisercraft Beach Shack Collection and the baby seashells just had to be added.

I do have one more tag to work on and I plan on creating another beach themed ornament for my Christmas tree :)

Supplies Used:

Southern Ridge Trading Company Wooden Tags

Southern Ridge Trading Company Ocean Mix 1

Emerald Creek Fractured Ice

Emerald Creek Candy Red

Dina Wakely Gel Medium

Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the week everyone!

Cathy 

April Sketchy Challenge with CSM and Scrap Shotz

The monthly kit from Scrap Shotz features Twilight from One Canoe Two. And the layout design is from the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine and their April Sketchy Challenge. Make sure you head on over to Scrap Shotz Blog to see the details of my layout and some close ups. Absolutely love the plaid designs in this collection!!

Yes, I scrapbooked my brochures and my wine!! I also have my footprints in the sand on different beaches to use for a layout too and some weird pics from the Potato Museum! I take a lot of pictures, of a lot of things and a good majority of weird things LOL Or things that don't interest others. I'm a big fan of all the lighthouses we saw out east, the tide rolling in, flowers, doors, windows, and also my family!!

Have a great week everyone!

Cathy

 

Twilight at Scrap Shotz

It is time for the April Kit reveal from Scrap Shotz!! The lovely Twilight Collection from One Canoe Two is up this month! Such pretty colours in this collection and so many ideas of things to create.  I started with a very simple home decor piece. I love to have things to put on my walls (even though they are getting full) or on my mantle or a book shelf. 

So I finally used this distressed frame I got at Michaels on clearance eons ago!

Detailed pics are up on the Scrap Shotz blog today. This awesome April Kit featuring Twilight from One Canoe Two is available now and there are lots of add ons that you'll need, especially the washi tape!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Cathy

Love Your Story

Can you ever have too many word dies? I think not! And these Shadow Script #1 Thinlits are a must have, how great is it to have the shadow without all the fussy cutting? Okay, I've attempted the fussy cutting on words and I have not ever been successful with it. TH to the rescue with this amazing set! 

More detail pics are over on the Scrap Shotz blog today! 

My second project was created using the Sizzix 3-D Bohemian Botanicals and quick spotlight technique.

Thank you for stopping by and for your support!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Cathy

Stitched Slots, Baked Texture & 3-D Embossing

WOW!! So much fun creating with some of the new products available over at Scrap Shotz and creating finally with the Baked Texture Embossing Powders!  The new Tim Holtz Stitched Slots ar perfect for traveler's journals!! You can keep more stuff and fit it in!

As you can see from my page I do keep everything!! Don't judge! LOL

This tag fits into the the Stitched Slot on the first page.

And yes...those are the tops of my receipts from Fred Meyer (did you know Fred Meyer sells wine and if you buy 6 bottles at once you get an extra 10% off?!? I know, I need to go there again!! LOL

And this was my second project using the Sizzix 3-D Embossing Folder Bohemian Botanicals and my Baked Texture!!

For more detailed pics head on over to Scrap Shotz Snap Shotz and have a look. 

Happy Wednesday of a short work week!! :)

Cathy

Cards with Scrap Shotz

Spent some time creating cards with the February Kit from Scrap Shotz.  This month is featuring Vicki Boutin's All The Good Things collection.

Scrap Shotz has such versatile collections for their monthly scrapbook kits! I did a layout last week and this week I made three fairly different cards. 

Beside the fact that I love this stamp and paper, I watched Eileen Hull do her Facebook live video and it was all about foiling today! I knew I had to foil this paper for a card. I just used a glue pen because that's what I had, but if you want to see all the other stuff you  could use head on over to see Eileen's video

For more detailed pics and instructions, head on over to Scrap Shotz Snap Shotz and have a look. Also take the time to see what the rest of the Design Team has created with this collection too!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Thanks for stopping in.

Cathy

February Kit Reveal at Scrap Shotz

A new monthly kit is ready for you at Scrap Shotz!! February's Monthly Kit features Vicki Boutin's new All The Good Things collection! For the kit reveal we used a sketch from Stuck Sketches.

Here is my version of the sketch 

And for a second project I fancied up the cover of a signature for a travellers journal.

For more details and close up pictures, head on over to the Scrap Shotz blog.  

Have a great week everyone!

Cathy

An Inky Tag and Valentines

And just like that the first month of a new year comes to a close! I hope the start to your year was a good one, and now we head into February! So for a few of my projects up on the Scrap Shotz Blog I made some Valentines! And got wonderfully inky and messy making a tag!

Love the Modascrap Wood Effect paper that is the first layer on this tag and that Tim Holtz Scroll Die..a must have!

Three Valentine cards made with the Hello Sweetheart Collection from Carta Bella. I am such a paper junkie!! I want it all and I want more! :) Don't judge!! LOL

And the last project is a cute little pendant using the Carta Bella Collection for the inside of the pendant and Glossy Accents to fill it in. One day I will have resin but the GA work great.

For all the details and more up close pictures head on over to Scrap Shotz Snap Shotz and have a look.

Thanks so much for visiting and I hope you all have a great week and make time to be creative!

Cathy

 

Hello Sweetheart at Scrap Shotz

It's time for a new project over on the Scrap Shotz Snap Shotz blog. This month I get to play with the Hello Sweetheart collection from Carta Bella! It's a great versatile line, perfect for Valentines cards and layouts. For all the details head on over to the Scrap Shotz blog!

I used the awesome Trinket Box Die from Eileen Hull. So many ways to use this! I have another project coming soon using the die in a completely different way!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous Friday!

Cathy 

I Still Have Cabin Fever!

There are more projects up today featuring the Cabin Fever line! This December Kit  from Scrap Shotz is amazing. I have up a scrapbook layout using the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine monthly sketch, 2 cards and 6X6 canvas board. 

My take on the CSM Sketchy Challenge featuring the Scrap Shotz December Kit.

6X6 canvas board using the Cabin Fever line and some TH snowflakes and distress crayons for the background.

Two quick cards created using the cut apart cards from the paper pack, ephemera and the enamel dots.

Head on over to Scrap Shotz Snap Shotz to see more details and list of supplies with direct links to the Scrap Shotz store. This is a great kit so grab it while you can! 

Thanks for popping in and hope you have a great week!!

Cathy

Cabin Fever!!

Wow! The December Monthly Kit from Scrap Shotz is fabulous! It features the Cabin Fever line from Carta Bella, and you will want to create with it. Great line for holiday layouts, cards, tags, maybe some holiday gifts. I made up 6 tags using the kit and love the designs on the paper and the snowmen and bears are kind of adorable!!

For all the details and some close up shots, head on over to the Scrap Shotz blog today. I also added links to all the items I used that you can get through Scrap Shotz Online Store. 

Hope everyone is having a great week and not being too overwhelmed by the holiday season.

Thanks for stopping in!

Cathy

It's Time To Decorate!

I'm usually much more organized and ready to get all my trees up by December 1st! But not this year, but hopefull  by the end of the weekend. I love Christmas decorating and lights and love to just sit and stare at my trees when they are lit. Plus I need a place to hang my new ornament I made!

Featuring Pretty Pink Posh, the Winter Wonderland set, I created a new ornament and a holiday card.

More details and close ups are over on the Scrap Shotz Blog today. And links for all the products are there too!

Love all the sizes of snowflakes and these little penguins!

New ornament side 1! Yes more snowflakes :)

Side two with the adorable igloo, done in Emerald Creek embossing powder in Fractured Ice and Soft Fallen Snow.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend everyone! 

Cathy

Hanging Out With the Birds

It's Wednesday!! Only two more sleeps until Friday and December 1st!! I really need to get my Christmas on in this house!! :)

But today, it's time for happy, spring like projects, little chicks, Scrap Shotz and Pretty Pink Posh!! 

I created a tag and a quick card, perfect for letting someone you're thinking of them. I used nice bright Oxides, it was a nice change from the gray days here in Langley!

All the details are over on the Scrap Shotz blog today, with all the links for this great stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh!

Have a great week everyone and thanks for stopping by!

Cathy

Beautiful...October Kit from Scrap Shotz

Scrap Shotz has put together such an amazing October Kit featuring Beautiful from Simple Stories. What an amazing line. You seriously can do anything with it! For my projects this time, I did more home decor (I kind of love it) and cards. One of my favorite things about Simple Stories lines is the cut apart sheets, so much you can do with them.

A picture frame that you can change out when ever you feel like you need a new saying

A regular size card with great feather cut outs.

A 5X5 card with layers from the paper pack and the cut apart sheets.

  For more detail pictures head on over Scrap Shotz Snap Shotz and while you're there make sure you check out the amazing projects from Katelyn and Rosie this week too!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend everyone.

Cathy

 

Scrap Shotz October Kit Projects

I was so excited to open the monthly kit from Scrap Shotz!! Beautiful is an amazing line from Simple Stories and it's wonderful! Love the gold highlights, the polka dots, the the florals, it's all great! And of course there are always the 12X12 sheets that you can cut down to the smaller size cards. I did two projects this week, one based on the sketch from PageMaps and one is a storage container for my craft table.

My layout based on the sketch from PageMaps featuring the Scrap Shotz Monthly Kit and my lovely daughter :)

And here is my newly prettied up storage container for my craft table! I like that it's also a bit taller than some I've had and I can put my rulers in it too!

For more detail pics head on over to the Scrap Shotz blog today! Thanks for stopping by and have a great long weekend!

Cathy

Home Decor with 49th and Market

I'm back on the Scrap Shotz blog today with a couple more projects to share! Today is a reverse canvas with 49th and Market flowers and a couple of cards featuring Waffle Flower stamps and dies! I've had so much fun trying new things and creating with them!

To see more details and all the links for the products I used head on over to Scrap Shotz today!

Thanks for having a look and have a great day!

Cathy

It's Scrap Shotz Time!!

I am very excited to share my first projects with the Scrap Shotz Design Team!! So wonderful to have this new adventure and work with Sandy and the rest of this amazing team!

This is actually 2 projects but I made it so they'd go together. It would make a great gift!

Here is my finished project of a decorated gift box and 6 note cards to tuck inside.

To see all of the little details and close ups, head on over to Scrap Shotz. Also there are links to the store for the products I used on this project. 

Thanks for your continuous support everyone!

Cathy