I decoupaged!

I first saw tile coasters on Etsy and thought "I can do that!!"

They were a lot of fun to make. I had previously covered some cheap 29 cent tiles but the effect is SO much nicer on the tumbled marble ones, which I found at Home Depot ($4.99 for 9 tiles). I didn't photo the bottom but they are finished with small cork circles glued to each corner to prevent scratching. Can be used individually or together as a trivet.

Thanks for looking!

Kristina Werner Colour Inspiration #50

Thought I would also play along with this challenge this week. Unusual colour combo for me so I kept it really simple and even tried some free hand faux stitching like Kristina does. However, I need some more practise at it as you can see...ha ha. The really sad thing is that I have a perfectly good and perfectly PINK sewing machine collecting dust in my craft room. Oh well, one of these days.

Mom

I haven't been making many (any) cards lately. I was away on two trips in April, one for fun and one for business. I was also down with a nasty chest cold for about a week. My husband and I also did an overhaul on my craft room last week so I have not had much time to create anything, but I plan to have me some fun this weekend!

As I will need a Mother's Day card soon I decided to play along with the LSC #37 this week. I love the colour combo and it gave me a chance to use PTI Hibiscus Burst paper. My friend Charlene, a Loonie Lady herself, and I found pink envelopes on clearance for 30 cents per package of 20 envelopes! They match PTI Hibiscus Burst paper perfectly. I think I bought about 300 envelopes so lots of pink cards coming up for the ladies in my life!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.

Steph

ps. Make sure to visit Charlene's blog and link to all the Loonie Ladies lovely cards.

Raspberry Colour Challenge Week 2 - Happy Birthday

I am really enjoying the colour challenges lately so I thought I would give this one a try too. This card will be given to my good friend Kristina who is turning 30 on Thursday.

I used PTI Dark Choc & Spring Moss cs, ribbon is PTI Spring Moss Swiss Dots, the velvet flowers were trimmed off some Prima Elysee ribbon and finished with tiny rhinestones. The paper flowers beneath were cut with a cuttlebug die. Oh, and the sentiment is from Elzybells (it's hard to tell but I embossed the sentiment).

Thanks for stopping by!

Sweet Treats

Well, it's back to work today after a glorious 3 day weekend spent at home crafting and cooking. It's rare to have an entire weekend at home as my son usually has us running all over for hockey, but that's over now and it's another week or so before his spring sports start up. Between work and sports I never seem to have enough time to play myself so I do my best to squeeze it in when I can.

And the only thing I enjoy more than playing in my craft room is playing in my kitchen (although crafting is better for my waist line!!). I like to bake on Sundays so we have goodies through the week, but they don't always last that long! These cinnamon buns were made by special request of my son. The chocolate macaroons weren't a big hit around here so you know what that means...they are headed to the office.

Have a super Monday!

K Werner Colour Inspiration #47

This is the first colour challenge I have ever done other than the Loonie Stampers. This is just a simple card but it gave me a chance to make one of these great lollipop paper flowers I saw on Char's blog and on her friend Kim's blog. So fun.

Colours are PTI Dark Chocolate, Lemon tart, and ribbon is from Walmart.

Thanks for visiting!

ps. It snowed AGAIN...will it ever end?

Button Heart

I must say I love the buttons that Papertrey Ink is now selling. And this new colour, Hibiscus Burst, just may be my favourite to date. I hope you are having a lovely weekend and that it didn't snow (AGAIN!!) where you are.