Life Is Good - Mixed Media Layout designed for Wild Whisper Designs

Hello & Welcome!

Today I am over at the Wild Whisper Designs blog sharing a 12x12 layout I designed using the new release - Classic Woodgrain paper pack.

 Here are a couple sneak peeks at my layout.

Head over to the Wild Whisper blog to get all the details, a link to the step-by-step tutorial video and a list of the products used.

The 1980's.....those were totally tubular times!

It's almost time for the 

Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnival in Calgary

and this years theme is Celebrate The '80's

Ah....the '80's. The big hair, leg warmers, fingerless gloves and shoulder pads.

Those were good times, weren't they?

The Emerald Creek Dares DT were given the task of designing projects for the  Emerald Creek Crafts Supplies booth for Carnival and I couldn't think of any better way to get inspired than by listening to

top hits of the '80's by Canadian artists. 

Seriously, how can you NOT be inspired when listening to Echo Beach by Martha & The Muffins. 

Or how about The Glass Tiger classic - 'Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone. 

Patio Lanterns by Kim Mitchell was always a favorite tune to play on the tape deck

I have to say that the most iconic song for the 80's to me was Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams

Well, I'm off to tease my hair high & knit myself a pair of neon pink leg warmers!

Check out the Emerald Creek Dares blog for more totally tubular '80's project for the rest of the DT.

 

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

~~~stay crafty~~~

Products used:

STENCILS:
Stripes by Tim Holtz
Burlap by Tim Holtz 
Clockwork by Tim Holtz

Stamps:
Crab  
With The Wind
Seagull
Shocked 
Clef T 
Note
Guitar
Fresh Lips
Just Hearts
Just A Design
Heart Of Hearts
 Tiger
Interlaced Hearts
Swirl 

dollar store canvas
white gesso
acrylic paints

 
 

 

Exciting news......

It's a rainy, miserable cold day where I am which means that is the perfect crafting weather!

But first I blog......

I was excited to find out that I had been selected to join the Emerald Creek Dares DT.

This is my first design team and I couldn't be happier or more thrilled to be involved with this new & exciting Canadian company.

I met Kim Evans, owner of Emerald Creek Craft, for the first time yesterday and she is amazing! There are going to be some exciting new product releases coming up in the next few weeks so keep checking back for those.

Here is a tag I made with some of the Canadiana stamps from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies.

I followed the steps used for the Tim Holtz July 2015 Tag. 

Ground Espresso & Fired Brick look gorgeous together!

Don't forget to watch the Emerald Creek Dares blog for monthly challenges! You could win a $50 gift card to use at Emerald Creek Craft Supplies

Check out this months Challenge.....

Do You Dare.....Triple Take 

~~~~stay crafty~~~~

julia

An Oldie but a Goodie.....

We all have a few of those stamps bought eons ago for that one special project, then carelessly tossed aside left to gather dust & glitter at the back of a drawer, box or closet. 

Don't deny it...you know you do.

While in the middle of moving & packing up my craft room in Calgary earlier this summer I found a few of those stamps. A cartoon-like seashell? What the.....WHY?! I can't even tell you why I have that, but I do. Did I get rid of it? Of course not, because you just never know.

Then a week ago I had the opportunity to go through some (try 3 milk crates full!) old stamps that Kim Evans, from Emerald Creek Crafts Supplies had in storage. I'm not exactly sure how old these designs are but my guess is Tim Holtz was in diapers when some of these were made. Which makes them vintage and vintage is so in right now.

That's a lot of stamps!

I went through every single stamp and picked out about 50 I thought I could try.

My first project was a birthday card for my hubby who is turning 51 next week - I used 2 different tree stamps and 3 different background block stamps. Pretty simple & straightforward.

Old Stamps.New Techniques.

My next project was a tag and I wanted to combine and old stamp with a new release stamp.

I thought this Three Owls stamp would compliment the Bird Crazy Owl perfectly!

Speaking of old stamps - see that alphabet set in the top right corner?

I bought that at Crafts Canada about a bajillion years ago. I can't remember what I ate for breakfast but I remember where I bought that stamp set. 

Here is the finished tag and I think the quote from Dr. Seuss is perfect.

 Thanks for visiting my blog today! 

~~stay crafty~~

julia

Submitted to:

Emerald Creek Dares - Fall 2015 DT Call