Tim Hortons meets Stampin' Up!

A friend of mine asked if I would make an oversized Christmas card for the staff at Tim Hortons.
The staff party is this coming Saturday and approx. 150 employees had to sign the card.

This was going to be a challenge as the stamps are small to scale in comparison to the half sheet of bristol board I would be using. I had idea in my head I wanted to do but wasn't sure if I could pull it off without re-doing my work.

I wanted a sure thing so I turned to my extremely talented up line, Heather Summers.
I cased a card she had made last year and new it would be perfect.

I added the extra pages for signing and dressed them up too. I was given some timbit boxes and coffee cups so I cut the "Merry Christmas" using the Simple Alphabet die from Stampin' Up! I was pleased with the card and I especially like the Tim Hortons logo on the back. My friend was super happy with the card as well .

Featuring Inspiration from Andrea

Do you ever have moments where you just don't feel like thinking of putting together a colour combinatin or a sketch layout? Or how about the times you just feel like reading stamping blogs and think oh I will have to remember to make that sometime but never do.

Well, this is how I felt yesterday. I just felt like blog hopping (although I tend to read what my favourite stampers are up to not just look at the photos...you can waste a better part of the day doing this) but then I stopped and told myself that tody was going to be the day that I would make the cards I have been wanting to CASE.

So like yesterdays post, I am featuring inspiration from Andrea Walford; she is extremely talented and you can get more details on her blog here.

I had such a fun day stamping away and as you can see I was quite busy.

Happy Thanksgiving

I do not part with my retired stamps or at least I haven't so far in the four years I have been stamping. I figure if you liked it at one time why not keep it so todays card is about pulling out some of my retired goodies to make a Fall/Thanksgiving card.
Recipe:
Stamps: Barowue Motiff, Teeny Tines Wishes, Fall Whimsey

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Watercolour Paper

Ink: Versa Mark, Black Stazon, Pumpkin Pie, Real Rust, Apricot Appeal, Kiwi Kiss, Creamy Caramel

Embellishments: dimensionals, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon, White Embossing Powder, Top Note Die, Aqua Painter, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Slot Punch

Happy Thanksgiving to my Blogging friends/family in Canada.

Couldn't Resist...

Everyone knows how talented Kimberly Van Diepen is and I could not resit casing her card here.

This is not my usual style but I love it and think it is so pretty. This is a card I think could be framed (shadowbox style).

Anyways, I didn't have the stamps Kimberly used but I made due with what I have.

Recipe:

Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly, French Script, Baroque Motifs

Paper: Whisper White, Confetti White

Ink: Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Close to Cocoa

Embellishments: Organza Ribbon, Pretties Kit, dimensionals, dazzling diamonds, SU Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate

Hope you like it. Hope you are having a great weekend.

Crushed Curry reminds me of sunshine

I wanted to make a card using the Dusty Durango and Rich Razzleberry and really didn't have a sketch in mind. My impression of this card reminds me of Autumn, which by the way I am not ready for just yet. The past five days have been dreary and rainy and I want to feel the warmth of sunshine on my face real soon. I am not sure how people in England live with so many wet and gray days.
Recipe:
Stamps: Baroque Mofiffs, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Dusty Durnago, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry
Ink: Dusty Durango
Embellishments: Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot grosgrain ribbon, top note die, trio flower punch, crystal effects, paper piercer
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you get a chance to stamp today.