Summer Smash 2013

I realized recently that I never shared my Smash book from last summer. Though it isn't completely finished, I thought I would share the pages that are complete. Be warned, I definitely dug deep into the stash, lol. There are some VERY old stickers on my "title" page!

The fun thing about Smash books is that you can either work with the page or cover it up! When I saw the chair page, I had to photography my nephew's new "Muskoka" chair that matched the big ones and put them on this page.

And Voila, the menu and grocery/equipment list. So glad we did this, it has come in very handy packing for this year's week at camp!

Stay tuned for more pages from last year's summer SMASH.

Thanks for visiting!
Shanna :)

40 years - Love is all you need

This is my parent's Anniversary Card. They celebrated 40 years recently so although I mailed them a card at the time, I wanted to make something special to bring when I see them this weekend! I decided to make another starburst card using one of my all-time favourite paper packs from Basic Grey - Out of Print. I love how the patterns mixed so nicely!

A big thanks to Donna over at DAT's My Style for the inspiration to layer a sentiment on top of the number. The number alone wasn't quite right - thanks Donna - you are always inspiring me to try something different!

The current challenge at Shopping Our Stash is "Triple Threat" - you must use three from this list of embellishments (or three of a single embellishment):

ribbon

pearls *

lace

flowers *

spray ink/glimmer mist

rhinestones

doilies

punched or diecut elements *

dry embossing

I used the starred elements.

Here is the inside. I had a blast researching what was happening the year my parents were married! It is hard to see my printing in the first photo, but you may be able to make it out in the next one. I decided to fill in the empty spots with heart stamps, but admittedly, I got a little carried away and the inside of the card looks a bit busy - oh well!

oops, this photo looks crooked - sorry having lots of trouble with my editing program!

Love this quote from my Tim Holtz set.

Thanks so much for your visit!

Shanna :)

What I used:
number stamps - CTMH W190
papers: Basic Grey "Out of Print" and Heidi Swapp "Serendipity"
sentiment - CTMH D1197 "My One and Only"
other stamp sets used:
Tim Holtz - The Journey and Life's Possibilities
CTMH
In My Heart
Soul Mates
Sweet Love
Love Is
Heartthrob
American Crafts Twine
Kaiser Craft pearls

Winter Cheer

I would like to share my card at:

Christmas Card Challenges - anything goes
Little Red Wagon - Chirstmas in July

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Shanna :)

What I used:
CTMH washi tape and shimmer trim
CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge to cut the snowflake
sentiment is from C1557 Polar Bear Holiday
machine stitching and SU splatter tool

Is Pooh 2?

My nephew turns 2 in a few days and I wanted to make him a special card. He loves Pooh! He has a small, much loved stuffy he carries around everywhere, plays pretend with, hugs, kisses, sleeps with, so Pooh it was for his card. Since I now have big boys (youngest being 9), it was fun to make a toddler card!

I knew sort of what I wanted to do - include Pooh and the number Two, but it really started to come together when I saw the sketch at Freshly Made. 

A peek at the inside.

I used the current sketch at Freshly Made for inspiration. I did flip the sketch and add some elements though.

I would also like to share at the following challenges:

Less is More - anything goes

Just Us Girls - photo inspiration


Inky Chicks - Happy Birthday

Thanks for visiting today!
Shanna :)


What I used:
Cricut Cartridges - Pooh and Friends 
Pooh Font Set (thanks Donna!)
papers - mostly random from scrap and Kaiser Craft Class of '87
sentiment on inside - CTMH CC1025 You are my happy
happy birthday - CTMH C1257 Happy Birthday
Pooh stamp from Rubber Stampede (have had this for ages and ages!)
American Crafts Twine

Warm Winter Wishes Snowman edition

Still working on the Christmas Card stash! Just had to make a fun but simple card with this fabulous Crate Paper.

I would like to share at:
Little Red Wagon
and
City Crafter Challenge Blog

Have a fabulous Saturday!

Shanna :)

With Gratitude

There is that sketch again. It was a Freshly Made sketch a few weeks back. I just can't stop using this one!

Thanks Donna for loaning me your "Quarter Note" Cricut cartridge!

Have a fabulous day!
Shanna :)

Happy Holidays

 Well, I am still searching for the mojo but it might be in reach. I wanted to have a go at the current challenge at Jingle Belles which is "take a header" - to use their blog header as inspiration. I tried to incorporate a number of things found in their beautiful header including snowflakes, pearls, lace, stars and of course, the colours.

To help get me started, I used the starburst technique that I learned a couple of weeks ago at Donna's card class. We made a rectangular card in the class and I was itching to try it on a square card. Here is my card.

And here is the inside.

I would also like to share at:

 City Crafter challenge blog where the challenge is "Christmas in July"

and 

Merry Monday - use ribbon & button(s).

Thanks for stopping by!

Shanna 

What I used:

stamps: inner sentiment SU

Happy Holidays - CTMH

papers: some Echo Park others are scraps

doilies from SU

wooden snowflakes - Studio Calico

other random supplies

Best Wishes

Here is another card I made while playing around with the Skylark Paper from CTMH. I love this balloon with the music notes. A quick and simple card.

Have a fabulous day!
Shanna :)

What I used:
CTMH "Give a Lift" D1581
CTMH Skylark Paper Pack
CTMH Dot embossing template