Hi Everyone

I actually posted this and deleted it a few weeks ago. I made it for ADTHIS, but the AD didn't go up so I deleted it, and now it seems the site will no longer be update, I'm gutted! Anyways, I thought I would but the page back up. The DSP is Autumn Meadowns from the mini with matching C/S Really Rust and Taken with Teal. I used the Spiral Edge punch on the teal: I curled the edges of my paper for a cool frame: a technique I saw at 52 sketches. In the bottom right corner is window sheet from the Seasonal Pieces collection. They ad a nice touch to the page, then I just finished it off with some of our various Chip board alpha's which I inked with Craft ink and Corduroy buttons.

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn

More My Digital Studio Fun

Hi Everyone
Sorry I've been so busy with the Christmas Stampin' Season that I have not had time to post! So here is a quickie: I made this page on My Digital Studio by SU!. This paper is an add on to the kit, 118115 MDS DWNLDA - DSP NIGHT AND DAY $6.95. I used it on a LO a few posts down too. Love this paper ..and it's pattern version on MDS. This is just a nice, clean and simple LO, but I love it, hope you do to.
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Dawn

Sponging Christmas fun

Hi Everyone

I want to start off this post with a little chat about ADTHIS; unfortunately, I think the site may stop running soon as the current admin has some personal issues in her life that is not allowing her to keep the blog going. I'm gutted by this as I love this blog and loved designing for it the past few months. If ANYBODY is interested in taking this Blog over please email me and I will get you in touch with the current admin to make it happen.

Now onto my card:

This was the card my Technique Gals made this month. I can not take credit for this idea, I've seen a variety of these cards floating around on different sites; this is just my version. I love this card because it totally fits my criteria: looks hard/elegant but is SUPER easy to make! This is a 5 min card! And it uses minimal supplies too! ALL the ink is Night of Navy: sponged onto Glossy White C/S and used the Santa from the WONDERING WORDS set from the mini and LOVELY AS A TREE set for the landscaping, (which is a total classic, if you don't have this set yet, GET IT). We cut the whisper white c/s on the bottom with the Cutting Kit scissor wheel, love this tool! And then we glittered the snowy hill with 2 way glue pen and Dazzling Diamonds. Cut the corners with the Ticket Corner punch and just mount it up, add some Silver Brads and your good to go! This card will fit into our Medium Square Envelopes, which you can stamp up with the Santa! What a great card to send out this year!

Thanks for stopping by, leave me a comment and let me know you were here!

Dawn

Oldie but a Goodie: Announcing FREE Classes

Hi Everyone
This is actually a card I made last year...found the picture today while looking on my computer. Thought it was worth posting; I love this card. There is a ton of little details on it that you just can't tell from a picture. Everything is hand cut and popped out, and water colored too. I must admit, this is not the best water coloring I've ever done...I have gotten' better since this card! Click on it to make it bigger and you can see some of the details...like the little North Pole sign I made with the Word Window Punch and the small arrow from the My Way punch.
Even though I made this last year, all supplies except the ribbon are still available to order. The stamp sets are : HOLIDAY LINE UP ( love this set because I think Rudolf looks drunk!): LOADS OF LOVE + L O L ACCESSORIES..I really like these sets, I don't use it often, but when I do, the cards always look awesome, and I love to use the Jumbo Eyelets for wheels.

You still have time to book into some of my up coming classes: I have 2 spots open in my Dashing through the Snow class Nov 27 for only $35 and you keep Dasher ( check a few posts down for details).

I have also put up some FREE CLASSES!!! That's right FREE!

Class 1) Order ANY large punch or your choice(from me) and you'll get to come and make 9 punch art tags for free Dec 15 7-9. 3 designs, 3 each.

Class 2) Order the Stamp set Sparkly & Bright (from me) and you'll get to come and make 15 Christmas tags! Both classes on the 15 : you can book into both on the same night!
Register by Nov 20. I'll post tags and punch art tags next week!

Thanks for stopping by
Have a great week end
Dawn

HO HO HO!

HI Everyone

Just a quick one today, I'm prepping for my workshop tonight. Here is a cute little Christmas sign I whipped up yesterday with my Mom...totally got the idea from blog hunting, but I change things around to make it my own. I thought I'd offer this up for a Quickie Class, Dec 8 from 7-9pm same night as the blocks, so you can take your pick or make both! Class fee will be $25: cheap night out that you get to take something home with you!

Call or email me to book into it: and if your not in my area, just go online and order your supplies to come straight to your house from my web site , just click SHOP NOW once your there!

You'll need textured, Black & Real Red C/S, Brushed Silver C/S: On Board HO HO HO (PRE -GLITTERED!!!!) from the mini: SU! Scallop Square for the Big Shot, Sticky Strip, 1 1/4" Basic Black Striped Ribbon & 5/8" Real Red Ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn

My Digital Studio fun

Hi Everyone

Yesterday I created 12 pages!!! And my scrap desk is SPOTLESS!!! How? With My Digital Studio! This program is soo easy to use and I love it, I can't wait to get them printed off. The "paper" I used is from the mini NIGHT AND DAY, you can down load it for only $6.95 straight to your computer!
118115 MDS DWNLDA - DSP NIGHT AND DAY $6.95 I also used Frames Flourish around the picture, this set comes with the My Digital Studio Disks. It is sooo loaded, you won't need to download extra's unless you really want too...which I did as I LOVE this paper!

Do you already own a digital scrap booking program and don't want to invest in another one? I understand that...so this may be an option for you. YOU can download SU!'s digital products and purchase them individually and run them with your own Digital Kits on your computer....I must admit I do not know much about the digital world..I only use My Digital Studio as it is "dummy proof!"...but those of you who are digital scrappers already, should know how to ADD kits onto your existing product.

For those of you who have not tried Digital yet..WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?? It is not CHEATING...which is what I have heard from a few people; you are still creating your own pages..just with less mess and quicker. Did you know you can print off pages and Hybrid them....add your own traditional embellishments to them and put them into your album. With SU! My Digital Studio you can also make MOVIES, CARDS, INTERACTIVE DISKS in addition to SCRAP PAGES, STITCH BOUND BOOKS , CALENDARS. The small investment for this product will be paid off quickly when you catch up on your old pictures in a week end! PLUS the gift giving options. You don't have to slave 20 hours on 1 scrap book to give away to your in-laws for Christmas, then spend another 20 making it for your own Mom who is sad she didn't get it!!! Now you just make 1 projects in a few hours, and print off MULTIPLES!!! This will save you a TON of time this year! Same as your Christmas Cards; don't have time to make them this year? Design 1 digitally and order 50!

If you'd like to order My Digital Studio go to my Web Site HERE and click SHOP NOW on the top Right and get it shipped straight to your house for the same price it would be to ship it to mine!

# 118108 for only $106.95 PLUS you will get to choose a FREE Decore Element upto $22.95

PHEW! I can tell you a bunch more...but this is the gist in a nut shell!

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn

12 Days of Christmas

Hi Everyone
I'm going to post a couple of my upcoming Christmas Classes today. All Classes will be run at my house here in Bristol Oaks just outside of St.Albert. If you live around here, I'd love to see you. Come out and see my new STUDIO that is being finished as we speak!! You bet your going to see photo's of that soon too!! I AM SO EXCITED!

1)Snow Blocks: Come on over to my house and make these adorable decorative blocks. You can choose your own color for your Definitely decorative elements & your paper as well; just tell me at booking. You can also choose what WORDS you want on your block: SNOW, JOY, or NOEL. Class will include your Decor Blocks $13.95, 1 Sheet of Holiday Mix Decor Elements $13.95 & pre-cut paper to cover your blocks. Please bring your own glue stick to class. Please view page 30 of the MINI (link on left) for Holiday Mix color choices : please see link below for another picture. Please note that you can totally customize these blocks to make them your own, mine is just one of a million possibilities! Bring pictures, change the colors, its sooo up to you!

When: December 8, 7-9pm

Price: $40

Deadline: November 12

2) 12 Pages of Christmas: NO FEE Class : This is the class that is going to make you a better Mom*! If you are anything like me, at the end of Christmas you realize you took a thousand pictures of your kids opening their presents, limbs are flying and faces are weird. Well this class will remind you to take other pictures of this great day! Pictures that matter the most of ALL, your family! You will make 12 pages with titles based for events that happen during the day: "He Really Came", to "Grandparents give the best presents". This will remind you to take picture other than of your kids!!! Kids with Grandparents; Aunties. cousins ect... All LO will be simple and easy to put together, but come together to an elegant Christmas Album all ready for you to just put your pictures in! Class fee will include a 12x12 Linen Ring Album($35.95), and a full package of Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Paper ($15.95) plus all embellishments& mattings per page:
* YOU don't have to be a Mom to do this class, pages are not childish, you can base it from your point of view for the titles and not a kid's.

When:Thursday December 17, 6-10pm
Price: $66.50; please bring own adhesives
Deadline: November 12

I hope to see you there, please register early to not avoid being disappointed. If you don't live by me, but still want to participate, just drop me a email. We can have your items shipped directly to you and I will email you a instuction document on how to put you pages or blocks together. Please note you will be responsible for cutting and emblishments for away kits.

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn

Snow blocks

Hi Everyone

I stayed up late last night to get some crafting done as I am sooo far behind on everything because of the boys sickness last week. Not going to complain about it as they took it like troopers and were healthy in time for Halloween!! I am soo lucky-grateful that they did not get crazy sick.

Anyhoo...

I made this blocks last nigh; cute right? They are going to look so perfect on my mantle place that is being built right now!!! I really like how they turned out; so much so that I will be putting it up for a class. Make sure you click on the picture to see it larger, that way you can see how glimmery it is. I really love the new Shimmery paint, I'm glimmering everything with it! The Blocks($13.95) and Decore Elements ($13.95) are from the Mini: click on the link top right to open it. You get a full 8.5 x 11" page of elements: you can spell out SNOW, JOY, or NOEL; plus it has snowflakes, holly, decorations and the cute little snowy treed hills that I used on the red blocks. I've decorated the tops and the sides of the red blocks but you just can't see it, and I still have tons of the elements left. I'm going to use them on a scrap page; I love to use decore elements in my scrapbooking! They look like AMAZING rub ons!!!!

I'll post later what the price of the class will be and when as I have not figured that out yet! Drop me a line if your interested: this would make a cute Hostess Class as well!

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn

Holiday Gift Giving Guide + AdTHIS

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Happy Monday! Today's ad is up over at ASTHIS (link on left), it is a super sweet quickie ad! I so needed one of those this week, so I was grateful when I saw it as I only had minutes to whip it up. My LO today as you can see was inspired by the LO of the ad; everything on my page except the OLD OLIVE Ribbon is from the Simply Scrappin' Kit Christmas Jingle. The card stock stickers in the kits are AWESOME and perfect for a quick LO! I really like the simplicity of this page. Go play along now too and whip up a 5 min page, challenge your self to 5 min, I dare you! haha

ANNOUNCING THE HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING GUIDE!

This wicked guide is packed full of SU! products that are PERFECT to give or receive for Christmas!!!! Want to get what you want this year and not be returning your "gifts" in January? Pass this info to your friends and family: For every $65 you (or your hubs ;) ) spends on products in the Guide, you will get a FREE Decor Element of you choice up to $22.95 in value!!! PLUS if you live in the Edmonton/St.Albert Area, I will hand wrap and add a hand-stamped gift tag to the present and deliver it to the buyer! Your family will not even have to fight the lines in the mall!!!! How perfect for him! Just in case my LINK does not work on the guide click HERE
to down load the 4 pages of awesome products. If you email me, I can email you back a "Dear Santa" letter for you to add your WISH LIST to and give it to your family and friends. I suggest you email me your list as well so you do not get double of gifts! Don't worry, I do NOT up-sell your to your family!

Have an awesome Monday

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn

Don't forget the INSIDE! Plus Altered Embossing Folder

Well my Kiddo's are still home from school..a full school week. I tell ya, we are all sick of each other and bored of being quarantined! I haven't had a ton of time to make stuff this week, but I squeezed in this cute card today.

Before I get to the technique, I wanted to remind you all, DON`T FORGET THE INSIDE of your card. Taking the extra 2 min to stamp an image on the inside is a great way to personalize your card, plus don`t forget to stamp a greeting verse. Best way to make your card look professional and polished; buy a Greeting Stamp set. The one I used in this card is MANY MERRY MESSAGES, pg 33 $45.95. This is a great set as it has inside 4 Christmas verses plus 4 card front greetings.

I've been meaning to try this Altered Embossing Folder technique with an embossing folder since Founders Circle where Patty Bennet used it on her swap. If you notice my card front has a big oval in the center not embossed like the rest of the white with the Petal-a-Plenty embossing folder....Patty showed us this cool technique how to do this. I modified it a bit: I took a piece of our chip board and traced the OVAL from the Scallop Oval Die in the center, then I cut it out with the Hobby Knife. You remove the oval cut out; you don't use this piece. You will then use the chip board with the oval cut out as your bottom cutting board for the big shot.

1) place a shim into mutlitpurpose platform: close it

2) Place Chipboard negative on mutlipurpose platform

3) Put paper in your Embossing folder, center it over your chipboard

4) Put cutting board on top and run through: this will be a tight squeeze, but it will go.

I've also seen people cut the oval out of the actual embossing folder, as they`re only $10.95, it's not to big of a deal to alter it, you can buy 2.

The snow man stamp is a Hostess Level 2 Free set from the mini. With $395 in workshops(party) orders you can get him for FREE too plus a $45 shopping spree PLUS you would also get to choose 1 item in the mini for $14 (excluding My Digital Studio).

Have a Happy & Safe Halloween! Should have made a Halloween card, opps

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn

Technique Card

Hi Everyone

Just a quickie post today, now my other twin is sick! So my crafting is put on the back burner this week. This is a card I made for my up coming Technique Monthly Group. It's too bad that the pictures do this gorgeous card NO justice! In person is is very glimmery and glitzy. The technique they will be learning is how to put 2 colors of glitter on our Sticky Cut Sheets. I punched out the Sticky cut Sheet with our new Decoration punch from the mini. As a bonus, they will also learn something else to do with our new Shimmery Paint from the mini as well. Mix rubbing alcohol and a few drops of Shimmery Paint ( here I used Champagne Mist) into a tiny spray bottle, shake well and spray across you projects. I wouldn't do this on a scrap page though as I'm pretty sure rubbing alcohol is not archive safe! ha Click on the pictures to make them bigger and that way you may be able to see the shimmer on it. If you look at the red c/s, the camera picked it up the best on it. The red c/s was textured with the Big Shot and the Petals a Plenty exclusive SU! embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn

Sick kiddo! :( Last Deal of the Week

Hi Everyone
Been busy the last few days taking care of my sick little boy, so I have no new projects to show you... :0( , sorry. His fever has cracked though, & he is happy as anything this morning, so off to K he'll go this afternoon so I can get caught back up! I'm so grateful he didn't get super sick, just a fever! There are some nasty ass viruses floating around and I don't' want em!
Wash those hand people & STAY home if your sick! You'll be doing the world a favor...remember you boss can't fire you for being ill!

I should hopefully be getting my laptop back today so I can start playing with My Digital Studio again! I'll try and post something tomorrow.

Last deal of the Week is up and available till Sunday:
Click Here to see them. It is for the kids party sets, very cute and a great bargain.
Thanks for stopping by
Dawn

Monday ADTHIS: Forever in my Heart

Hi Everyone

Here is my take on this weeks Ad over at Ad This (link on left): go check it out and play along. This LO is going to be one of my fav's for a long time, I just love it. I wish I took better pictures to do it justice, because in real life it is awesome! The paper is from the mini, NIGHT AND DAY SPECIALTY DSP, and I attached it too a piece of WHISPER WHITE TEXTURED C/S that I stamped with the awesome new MEDALLION background stamp with BASIC BLACK INK. Don't you just love the zipper???? The Diva of scrap Candace (link on left) gave it to me at the workshop I did for her a week ago...what a Sweetie & her awesome Hubs even fixed my Color spritzer tool!!! I finished the page up by inking up some chipboard with CRAFT OLD OLIVE & BASIC BLACK INK with a DAUBER...which are the handiest tools! Best way to color up a chip board is with craft ink and a dauber! No mess, and a solid color!! I added some bling and a thickers title, and hand wrote the "in my heart". That's a huge thing for me as I am always worried that my writing will ruin a page.

Hope you like it, and Thanks for stopping by...go play along with ADTHIS, great ad this week, white & black with a splash of green....which is where I took my inspiration from.

Dawn

Another 5 Min Card

Hi Everyone

Here is another quickie 5 min card I made. Think this will be one of Decembers Workshop Cards. When you tilt the card, the cute little UFO spins up & down the card: it is called a Spinner card. You can do so much with this cool technique, but I think this is a super cute kids birthday card that you can just quickly whip up just before you jump in the car to go to the party! Talk about a WOW card, my kids love to play with it!

Recipe

Stamps: Greetings, Earthling (113810, pg 82 $28.95), Just Jawing(111660, pg 83 $34.95)

Punches: Wide Oval (112082,$22.95) 1 1/4" Circle (104403 $22.95), Modern Label(116630, $22.95), Word Window (105090, $22.95) 1/2" Circle (104390. $8.50)

Paper: Brushed Silver (100712,$10.50) Note Cards (107331 $7.95/20) scrap of Real Red,Old Olive and Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive, Summer Sun, Real Red marker, + dauber

Thanks for stopping by, have an awesome week end. See you Monday with a new ADTHIS Challenge page. You still have time to go play this weeks Ad.

Dawn

Dashing Through the Snow Class

Hi Everyone
All these cards are based on ones that I received in the Founders Circle Card Swap. Winning the Rising Star has be soo beneficial too my SU! business just for being in that SWAP! For those who do not know what a swap is, for an SU! demo, you make a whole bunch of the same card and swap them with other demo's for their card. The 125 sample cards I got were all amazing, and it has saved me tons of time!
Anyways, the point of this post is to offer these gorgeous cards and gift card holder in a class. November 27, 6:30-8:30, at my house. You'll make 3 of each card + 3 of the gift card holders. Class fee is $35 and includes your very own Dasher Stamp to keep! Think I put the details in the last post..
Thanks for stopping by
Dawn