The Paper Napkin Challenge

Hi, thanks for popping by today too see what’s new.

Yesterday, Bobbie SueMcConathy create a challenge on Unity Stamp CO’s Facebook, Unity {show & tell} Community page. You can find this awesome community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unitystampco/

You can find Bobbie Sue’s blog here: https://www.two38creations.com/2019/04/decoupage-napkin-card-challenge.html

So here’s my entry for the napkin challenge & a snapshot of the stamps & supplies I used.

I’ve taught this napkin technique in the past. Here’s the card I taught in 2017.

If this is a technique class you would like to learn, let me know in the comments below. I’ll set something up. If you have made a card or project using the napkin technique, share your link in the comments below. I’d love to see them!

Thanks for stopping by today 🥰

Day 5 Rainbow With Shannon Edwards

Today is the final day of #colortheorywithshannon Day 5 ‘Rainbow’

Check out Shannon’s final colour theory post here: http://lingeringhappinessco.blogspot.com/2019/03/giu-2019-day-5-rainbow.html

Here’s my take on the rainbow challenge.

I have also added pics of all the Unity Stamp Co., stamps used to create my card. *disclosure; the compositions this card was found on Pinterest by a stamper listed as blindstamper.

Thanks for stopping by today. Please leave a comment to let me know you were here. 😊

GIU Challenge Day 2, 3 & 4 with Shannon Edwards

Day 2 with GIU girl Shannon Edwards of Lingering Happiness Co., blog; check it out here. http://lingeringhappinessco.blogspot.com/2019/03/giu-2019-day-2-analogous-colors.html

On day 2 with play with Analogous colours. Here’s my Analogous coloured card inspired by this beautiful owl artwork.

I was inspired by the owl, my daughter loves owls & the colours reminded me of fish… so, I combined the colours with A Unity ‘Angie Girl; Angela Girl’ & created a card for my daughter to give Dad for the upcoming Fathers Day. They both love fishing & it has been their special bonding time when they go.

Below I have taken 2 snapshots of the supplies & stamps I used to create it.

Day 3 Monochromatic! One of my favourite colour schemes. It’s goof proof!

Day 3 ‘Shannon’s post’: http://lingeringhappinessco.blogspot.com/2019/03/giu-2019-day-3-monochromatic-coloring.html

My take on monochromatic… I used, 1 blue ink pad, 1 blue card stock, 1 blue scrap of patterned paper & 1 Kit of the month by Unity Stamp Co. Check out Unity here: https://www.unitystampco.com/

Day 4 Tetradic Colours, check out day 4 on Shannon’s blog here: http://lingeringhappinessco.blogspot.com/2019/03/giu-2019-day-4-tetradic-colors.html

Here’s my take on the Tetradic colour scheme. My dear friend Mai has been very sick with respiratory & sinus infections. So I made her this cheerful & colourful get well card. I love this Stamp set by Unity, the sentiments are fun, witty & sarcastic… love it! I watercoloured the imagery of the Stamp with watercolour pencils & water coloured the background with distress oxides.

Now to complete the challenge with the final day… Stay tuned for Day 5!

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GIU Challenge with Shannon Edwards Day 1

Day 1, GIU Challenge Complete! This week Unity Stamp Co. chose the talented Shannon Edwards to be the Growing In Unity Girl to inspire the Unity community.

Day 1 in Shannon’s colour theory week was working with Complmentary colours. To check out Day 1 with Shannon, check out her blog here: http://lingeringhappinessco.blogspot.com/2019/03/giu-2019-day-1-complementary-colors.html

Below is my take on the challenge. I used the Unity Stamp kit; Forever Beautiful designed by Angie Blom.

My colour palette, I found on Pinterest.

Only 4 more days of Shannon’s GIU week to get caught up on! Stay tuned, the next challenge is working with the Analogous colour theme.

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy Friday 🥰

I’m alive! Here’s to my comeback!

Where have I been? Well, I had a severe Iscehmic stroke February 23, 2018 & I am lucky to be alive! In December, my stroke specialist sent me a DVD with my blood clot images. Science is amazing! My stroke left me with my left side of the body completely paralyzed & some permanent brain damage. I struggle with dates & times… I now require more solitude, I avoid loud crowds & anything that involves bright flashing lights. BUT… The good news is, I am alive, I survived & after a year of daily consistent Physio Therapy I have regained enough movement in my left leg to walk with a walker & in my left arm/hand to continue a new way of creating paper arts. So, with that being said… I plan on getting back to blogging & sharing all of my new creative projects. Although I have a lot of recovery still to do, I’m a survivor & I don’t plan on giving up my passion for the paper arts. Cheers to all the survivors out there that didn’t give up! Stay tuned for some of my new projects!! 🥰✂️

Falling In Love With Instagram

Falling In Love With Instagram

Years ago I was introduced to Instagram and created a profile because that was the thing to do. I never quite understood it and as the days turned into month and months turned into years… well, I  moved on with my busy life and never looked back. But then it happened, my little milllienial approached me with her cell phone in hand… “Mum, do you use Instagram?”

 “Use, Instagram?,..Ummm, no I don’t use Instagram” I told her. To which she started sharing cool finds on her Instagram account. My interest was poked for sure.

She then told me I had an account… “say what?”, I quickly tried logging in and presto, there I was from 3 years ago, lol. I’m honestly too young too be so forgetful, but there I sat staring at my 3 posts from 3 years ago.

I quickly put on my rose coloured glasses and gently started down the Instagram rabbit hole. Within losing my first hour on day dreaming through all the cool posts and amazing talents of other people… I was hooked! I was falling in love with Instagram. So I updated my profile picture and posted a picture of what I was working on and got on with my day. The next time I looked, I had hearts and new followers, it was so cool. I ran upstairs to tell my daughter and she wasn’t as impressed as I was… another indicator of the generation gap between us, lol

Where it gets exciting… I mentioned the Instagram rabbit hole earlier. I have found some absolutely amazing people and sites. I want to share what I am loving this week on Instagram with you. Grab your choice of sippy cup and take a stroll down the rabbit hole with me.

My first search was #Paper, it introduced me to @kartegraphik Kip, is a hand cutting extraordinaire! Check out his Instagram profile or website: http://www.kartegraphik.com/ At the moment one of his projects is knitting paper… yes, paper, I can’t wait to see the finished project, I don’t know why its so exciting to me… oh wait, yes I do, I looove paper! If you love paper, he is worth 5 minutes of your time to check out his cool talents and his passion for paper.

Then I searched #scrapbooking and found the coolest new cutter on the market! Check this out: Cutterpillar This is a video on how it works. The picture below is from 2014, but it shows the cutter in whole. I reached out to them to see if they would make a donation to the raffle table at my upcoming crop (Crop For A Cause Brantford) but I never heard back from them… even a reply of no, would have been thoughtful. Anyhoo, I hope I get the chance to see one of these in action in my area. I won’t buy one if I can’t try it first, it’s not cheap, but looks worth every penny.

And then I found this cool crafter… @thescrappinrabbit Tina Herbeck, such a wonderful person and so talented! She has a blog and a YouTube channel with some cool videos and tutorials. Check her out: TheScrappinRabbit

And lastly,.. down the rabbit hole, I found this site ❤ @humansofny  I made this picture larger for a BIG reason. This site on Instagram showcases everyday people of New York and tells a snippet of their story. I have read a lot of the posts and they are profound and inspirational… a few funny posts as well. If you want a dose of humilty, check out this site. #stayhumble #weareallhuman

Instagram has so much to offer if your someone who is interested in anything and everything. Broaden your search and fall in love with Instagram! I hope you enjoyed this post, I would love to read your comments and thoughts. I always wonder if anyone pops in too see whats new with me and my little scrapbook bubble.

Happy Instagramming! Thanks for stopping by, Heather 🙂

Love You So…

Love you so… 

This card was very simple too make but so very important and emotional for me while creating. Especially because I used a double heart punch that I got from my friend MaryAnn.

More than a week ago, Heart and Stroke reached out too me and asked if I would host an All Day Scrapbook Crop in Brantford. The goal, is to do this event annually. Pam at Heart and Stroke told me that this is a very successful event in Niagara Falls and in London. I didn’t have to think long about it, so I said yes. And so…’Crop For A Cause Brantford’ was created. 

Crop For A Cause Brantford ~ In Memory Of MaryAnn Sawkins Hodgson.
The reason I didn’t have to think long… a dear friend of mine ‘MaryAnn’ died in 2009 on June 10th of a massive heart attack. She was introduced to me through my best friend Laura. MaryAnn owned and operated a Scrapbook store in St. George, Ont. called Scrapbook Heaven. She was a mother of 2 little girls and dismissed the signs of the oncoming heart attack. Sadly, this was a preventable loss of such a special life.

MaryAnn and I joked once about how busy life was and how we looked forward to being in Heaven one day, where we would Scrapbook all day everyday and get caught up on our pages and photos… I had no idea just weeks later she would have a heart attack and leave behind her family and friends. 

After receiving the request from Heart and Stroke to do the All Day Crop, I felt inspired to create a card.

I truly loved MaryAnn so… she was a kind soul and I was blessed to have known her, as was everyone who knew her. 

I reached out to our mutual friend Debbie and she booked the hall at her church for June 10th 2017. It was two days later that I realized this was the same day in 2009 when we lost MaryAnn… a coincidence? I don’t think so, divine intervention… yes, I want to believe so ❤

The purpose for today’s post… take the time to tell someone you love them. Better yet, show them! You never know what the future holds.

Thank you for stopping by today, Heather 😊

#cropforacausebrantford

DIY Birthday Cards, Cheap? or Priceless?

Are you someone who is lucky enough to get a homemade birthday card when your birthday rolls around? I read an article a long time ago (sorry I don’t have the link), but the point of the article was that; when someone takes the time to create something special for you… it’s priceless! Whether you like it or not. Hand crafted gifts of all kinds are unique and say something very important! “You are so special and mean so much too me, that I have taken time out of my busy life to create this just for YOU!” This is a priceless gift, no matter how big or small. I still have every gift in my hope chest of all the priceless gifts and cards that family and friends have made me over the years and it reminds me how blessed I am ❤

This card was created using #Winnieandwalter stamps. The collection The Big, The Bold and The Happy This card can be purchased at My Etsy Shop. 

For those who would like to re-create the card, here’s how it was made.

Supplies you will need:

• A Basic White Blank Card
• A white cardstock mat to inset on the front of the card
• 3 Balloon die-cuts in white cardstock
• 9 Star die-cuts in various sizes in specialty paper (I used pearled glitter)
• 12 3D Adhesive Foam Dots
• 2 feet of choice ribbon
• Birthday themed stamps 
• 3 different coloured Ink pads 
• Tombow Mono Glue (liquid)

Here’s how to create it:

1. Stamp birthday sentiment at the bottom of inset cardstock mat.
2. Start with stamping each balloon with the word ‘happy’ repeatedly, using a different colour of ink on each balloon. (Clean the stamps between each colour). Then smudge up the edges of each balloon with matching ink colour.
3. Tie and glue ribbon to each balloon and set aside.
4. Arrange and glue down Star die-cuts.
5. Glue down flat the back 2 balloon die-cuts to center of card and use a 3D adhesive dots to pop up the 3rd balloon. Adding a tiny drop of glue to the knot to secure into place, over the sentiment.
6. Add 3 rows of 3 -3D adhesive dots to the back of inset mat.
7. Adhere inset mat, centred on top of card front.
8. Decorate matching envelope with same birthday stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed today’s blog share. If you create your own card, please feel free to share your link too it below in the comments or on my Facebook Group ‘ The Scrapbook Guru ‘ 

Thanks for stopping by! Heather 😊

Order Your Unique Framed Custom Paper-Piecing Today!

Over the years I have done many custom projects for many people. I am currently accepting orders now. Send me a private message by email and let me know if you are interested in having something unique and special made just for you.

My specialty is paper-piecing but I also do custom scrapbook albums for people who want a scrapbook but do not want to spend the money on all the tools and/or don’t have the time to actually create the pages.

The above picture shows the customers original photo and the side photos show the paper piecing made from it. The reason the paper doll is standing on a stack of books, is because she was a student at the time and this captured her current experiences, learning during crunch time and partying with friends during her downtime. As we all now, life is about balance… thus, balancing her on a stack of books.

I’m excited to be able to get involved with these custom projects, they bring me a lot of joy when creating them, but more importantly,..when I compete them and hear how happy my customers and friends are when seeing them. This is a unique gift to be cherished for years and years to come. Let me know if you are interested in this special gift for someone you love…or maybe you’d like one of yourself 🙂

Visit my Etsy Shop to place your order: TheSbkGuru

Thanks for stopping by, Heather

Put me in coach, I’m ready to play!

It happens to so many artists, and in all likelihood it’s happened to you too. You start an amazing and creative hobby. You buy your supplies, you invest in your tools… you have big ideas of completing amazing projects. Then Bam, life gets in the way. Something stops you right in your tracks. You get hurt. You get busy. You get tired or burned out. Suddenly the momentum is lost. Then the thought of adding it back into the mix, trying to find a way too juggle it back in seems unbearable. Then  confidence disappears as quickly as it materialized. Time is sometimes not our friend…

As quickly as life can pull you in one direction, it can easily pull you back… With a hobby, it is easy to get pulled back. The original passion that lead you down that creative and colourful path is still there like a smoldering ember…waiting to re-ignite.

Suddenly, you see possibilities that you’ve only had the courage to dream about.

Although I have maintained to dabble here and there, this time feels different. I’ve recently had the opportunity to get back on track with my hobby. Believing this time, I won’t let it take a back seat to life’s mundane everyday struggles. No matter what I will take the time to enjoy something about my hobby everyday… after all it is my life’s passion and where I find my solitude.

Follow me on my journey, who knows where it will take me… and that’s what excites my soul! A World of possibilities awaits me, I don’t want to sit on the sidelines anymore. “Put me in coach, I’m ready to play!”.

Cheers! Heather