New Year's RAK!!!

How about we start off 2011 right?  And since my computer crashed and is in the shop, so I have no scrappy projects to share with you how about we do 3 draws for RAKs.  All you have to do to enter is:

1.  Become a follower of my blog

2.  Leave me a comment letting me know you are following.

Pretty simple, now here is what is up for grabs:

1.  Set of 4 handmade mothers day cards (with envelopes):

2.  Some odds and ends, including bo bunny, ki memories, heidi swapp:

3.   Papers from the Oct. DT kit at LCOM, prima flowers, journalling tags, etc.

You have until January 5th at 5pm to enter!  I will announce the 3 winners the evening of January 5th.  I will ship to Canada and the US.  Wishing you and your families a very Happy New Year!!

Computer Crash

Sorry ladies for the delay in posting, my computer crashed on Christmas eve and it is in the shop getting fixed.  I hope to have it back, along with all my scrapbooking pictures soon!  Please bear with me while it is getting fixed!!

On the 10th day of Christmas....

Over at my StampBox today is the 10th day of Christmas and my day to post!  For my project I made napkin ring holders using the Merry Mr. Snowman set.  Here are some shots of my napkin rings.  I will be back later this week to share some more projects I did for myStampBox.

Products used:

PP - Pink Paislee

Trim - Mardens

Snowflakes - Michaels

Vine - LCOM

Jute - From Tracey, thanks!

Sentiment - myStampBox Merry Mr. Snowman 

Bling - dollarama

Have a great scrappy week!

12 Days of Christmas at myStampBox!!

The 12 days of Christmas will be coming up at myStampBox starting on Dec. 1st, I hope you will join us for some inspiring projects from the DT each day!

myStampBox Tutorial!!!

My post this month at My StampBox is a card tutorial!!  It is using the Lots of Dots letter set to make a Chritmas tree.  It is a difference use for you letter stamps but an interesting one!  Here is the finished card:

Products used:

PP - Basic Grey

Cardstock - Core'dinations

Letter stamps - myStampBox

Ribbon - Loblaws

Bling - Dollarama

If you are interested in the tutorial about how to do this, check out the post here!  Have a great scrappy week!

All Play!!

On Friday over at my StampBox was a showcase of work that the design team did!  They all do such amazing work be sure to check it out on the blog!  Here is the card I created for this using the Sigh Gush Gasp stamp set.

Products used:

PP - Basic Grey Indian Summer

Felt flower and bird - Basic Grey Indian Summer

Chipboard Heart - Magistical Memories (one of our product partners)

Ribbon and bling - dollarama

Thanks for stopping by, stay tuned for a blog post by me over at my StampBox on a Christmas card tutorial!

my StampBox DT work!

Yesterday was my day to post on the myStampBox Blog!  I shared a great way to make your own wrapping paper and a card using the Deck the Halls stamp set.  Be sure to pop by the blog and check out my post, and check back everyday for great projects by the team!

Here are some of my other creations that I created for myStampBox this month:

The first is a Christmas card.

Products used:

PP - My Little Yellow Bicycle

Stamps - myStampBox Deck the Halls

Pearls - Misc & Kaiser Craft

Stickles

Tree - Creative Expressions

Pins - Maya Road

Tulle - Jo Ann Fabrics

I stamped the sentiment as well as the star in this card.  I stamped the star onto transparency and added a pearl to give it some dimension and also to help me hide my adhesive.
 

The 2nd project I created is an altered book for the current Miss New Brunswick to record memories about her year in.

Products used:

PP - Basic Grey

Crowns - Creative Imaginations

Flower - Prima

Pearls - Kaiser Craft

Pin & Frame- Maya Road

Tulle - Misc

Glitter - Pimk Paislee

STamps - myStampBox Colourful Companions

The stamp in this project is the butter fly which I stamped onto Core'dinations cardstock and added some stickles to the wings to give it some shine! Have a great scrappy weekend!!!

LCOM Newsletter!!!

Are you signed up for the LCOM newsletter? If you are, its getting EVEN BETTER! If not, go SIGN UP NOW! Our new newsletter format will include coupons, sales info, preorders, product updates, LCOM news and goings on and MORE!! Sign up today, the first newletter will be out very soon!! Go to our blog and sign up today (sign up is in the top left corner of the blog)!!

myStampBox Design Team!!!!

I mentioned a while ago that I had some exciting news to share with everyone, well now I can finally tell you!!  I made the myStampBox Design team!!!  I am so honoured to have been chosen to be a part of this team.  I am still surprised to have been chosen for the team!!  I received some of their products this week and can't wait to get to work with them!  To kick off the new team they are having a blog hop this Friday, October 1st, I hope you can join us.

We hope you will join in on the hop, they are even giving away a few free stamp sets!!!  It starts here at the myStampBox blog on Friday!!!

LCOM Design Team!!!

Back in August I applied to be on the Let's Capture Our Memories Design team and was chosen to be part of their team for a 3 month term!  I just got my first kit yesterday for October and I am so excited to work with it!!  We had to create 2 new LOs for the call so I just wanted to share those with you!

This first LO I created using a photo that was taken of my husband and I in Vegas.

Products used:

PP - Basic Grey

Bling Swirl & Flowers - Prima

Pearls & Bling (individual) - Kaiser Craft

Tulle - Jo Ann Fabrics

Wired Jute - Dollarama

Letters - American Crafts & Jillibean Soup

 The 2nd LO i did was also using photos from our trip to Vegas and I also used a sketch from Magistical Memories.

Products used:

PP - Pink Paislee & Rose Moka

Ribbon - Loblaws Inc

Flowers & Leaves - Prima

Pearls - Kaiser Craft

Letters - Kaiser Craft & Colorbok

Pin - Maya Road

 Be sure to pop by the forum tomorrow as I will be posting my first DT tutorial/how to!! 

LCOM Card Challenge - Pet Theme

As the final challenge for my term with the card team over at LCOM, this week we had to made a pet themed card.  I decided to go very simple with my card.  Here is what I created:

Products used:

PP - Around the Block

Flower - Dollarama

Ribbon - American Crafts

Stickers - KI Memories

 Be sure to pop over to the blog to see the teams creations!!  Also link us to your card on the blog post for your chance to win a GDT position with the LCOM card team!  Thanks so much to Tanya and Sandi I have had a great term!!  And I am also happy to announce that I have been selected to be part of LCOM's Design Team for their next term!!!  I am so excited!!!  And I have a bit of more exciting news to share a little later on!!!  Hope you are all having a great week!!!

LCOM Card Challenge - Image Inspiration!!

This week's challenge over at LCOM is to use this image of my boots as inspiration for your card!  Everytime I look at this picture I just want to go put the boots on and walk around in them, just love them!

 I took my inspiration from the colours in the boot and the textured flower.  I used a canvas flower on my card for texture and made it the focal point of my card just like it is on the boot.  I also used card patterns sketch #78 for this card.

Products used:

PP - Pink Paislee Vintage Glam & Cosmo Cricket

Flower - Prima

Pin - Maya Road

Jute - Misc

Individual bling and pearls - Kaiser Craft

  Thanks for stopping by and we hope you will play along this week!!  Check out the blog and be sure to post your creations there by Saturday, August 28th for your chance to win a Guest DT spot the week of Sept 5th and a one time 15% off coupon for the LCOM store.

LCOM Card Challenge - Fabric

This week's card team challenge is to use fabric on your card!  Such a fun new thing to try!!  Here is my Christmas themed card:

Products used:

PP - Sandylion

Pins - Making Memories

Bling - Kaiser Craft and Jolee Boutique

Branches - Making Memories

Tulle - Jo Ann Fabrics

  Be sure to play along and post your creation over at the LCOM blog for your chance to be a guest designer with the card team for the week of August 29th.  And while your there leave some love for the Card DT and their beautiful creations!!  Our term is almost up!

LCOM Card Challenge - Die Cuts!

This week over at LCOM the card team has another fabulous challenge for you!!!  This week you need to dust off those punches and die cutting machines!!!  It is all about using die cuts and punches!!  On my card I used a pre-made die cut from the pink paislee queen bee line and then punched a butterfly out using coordinating paper.  The design for this card is a great way to use up scraps for a coordinating line of paper!  

Products used::

PP, die cut and ruffled ribbon - Pink Paislee Queen Bee

Flower - Prima

Bling - Kaiser Craft

Rubon - Melissa Frances

 Be sure to play along and link us to your beautiful creation on the blog for a chance to win a GDT spot with the card team and a one time discount of 15% in the LCOM store!  Can't wait to see what you create!

Also I have been away for a couple of weeks on vacation so I apologize for not posting.  But while I was gone last week the card team's challenge was to use embossing on their card, here is mine:

Products used:

pp, trim, die cut - Pink Paislee Queen Bee Line

Flower & brown trim - Prima

Pearls - Kaiser Craft

Rubon - Melissa Frances

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  A couple of weeks ago I was in the final 8 for The Studio design team.  I was not selected for the team but felt so honoured to be part of the final 8.  Tip:  to help make your own embellishments on a LO use some of your PP.  Here I cut out flowers from the sheets of PP to use as my flower and vine embellishments.  Here is the LO I created for this, it had to be one of the bravest things you have ever done.  For me that was auditioning for so you think you can dance and being rejected.  It was a let down but I was glad I was brave enough to do it!

Products used:

PP, trim & sticker - Pink Paislee Queen Bee Line

Pearl Swirl - Zva Creative

 Individual pearls - Kaiser craft

Letters - Americam crafts & Jenni Bowlin

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!!!

 

LCOM Card Challenge - Inspriational Challenge and use your stash!!

This week is another power week over at LCOM!  Use your stash and something from your home as inspiration.  You can do one or both!!  Here is my card:

Products used:

PP - Basic Grey Wisteria

  Pearls - Kaiser Craft

Lace and leaves - prima

rubon - Melissa Frances

 I used my shower curtain as inspiration.

 Play along for your chance to be a GDT or to win the pattern paper!!  Be sure to pop over to the blog to check out the team's creations!

LCOM Card Challenge - Kids Theme

This week's challenge was brought to us by JJ!!  The challenge this week is to complete a kids theme card.  That is it, pretty wide open.  Create something that you would give to a kid!  Play along with us for a chance to win a guest designer spot for the week of July 26th!  Be sure to link us to your project on the blog!  Here is my card:

Products used:

PP - Daisy D's & Making Memories

Bling & Pearls - Kaiser Craft

Flower - Prima

Tulle & Jute - Misc.

Thanks for stopping by and we hope that you will play along!  Be sure to check out the amazing creations from the DT on the blog!

The Studio Challenge Blog DT Final 8!

8I have been selected to compete for a position on the Studio Challenge blog design team.  We have a final challenge to scrap about the bravest thing you have ever done.
Have you taken a big risk in your life? Did it pay off? And THEN... make
a card from the scraps left over from creating your page!

Our submissions have to be in by July 15th and then the voting begins!  I hope I can count on your support!!  Off to find some pictures to scrap!!

LCOM Card Challenge - Receipe and card patterns sketch 71!!

This week over at LCOM is was my turn to come up with a challenge.  My challenge is to create a card using 3 pattern papers, chipboard and any kind of embossing that you want to.  I hope you will play along and be sure to link us up to your project on the blog for a chance to win a guest DT position and a 15% off coupon to the LCOM store!!  Here is my creation using sketch #71 from card patterns:

Products used:

PP - BAsic Grey

Pearls - Kaiser Craft

Flower and leaf - prima

Transparent cluster of branches - misc.

Lace - Misc.

Chipboard - from Scrapbooking gone wild

Remember you have until Saturday night to get your entries in!!!

28 Days of Summer fun!!!

Over at Let's Capture Our Memories they are having 28 days of summer fun!!  Each day there is a scrappy challenge in which you have a chance to win some great prizes for completing these challenges!!!  Come on over and check it out, you won't be disapointed!!

IASC - Wedding Card and card patterns sketch #70!

Happy Canada day yesterday to all my fellow Canadians, hope you enjoyed the celebrations in your area!!  I just wanted to share with you all a card I made for the IASC July/August E-zine with a wedding theme and it uses a digital stamp from The Stamping Boutique!  I also used Card Pattern's sketch #70 for this card, thanks for a great sketch!!

Products used:

PP - Uspy Daisy and Polar Bear Express

Butterfly - Jenni Bowlin

Flowers - Prima

Pins - Dollarama

Brads & Tulle- jo Ann Fabrics

Image - Stamping Boutique

LCOM Card Challenge - Red, White & Blue

In celebration of Independence day in the US and Canada day the card team challenge this week is to make a card using the colours red, white and blue!  Be sure to upload your creation to the blog using Mr. Linky for your chance to be captured as card of the week and win a guest designer spot with us!!  Also check out the beautiful creations by the DT while you are there, here is mine!!

Products used:

PP - Jillibean soup, My little Yellow Bicycle & Fancy Pants

Letters - Jillibean Soup

Flower - Prima

Mesh - Marden's

Pearls - Kaiser Craft

Thanks for stopping by!

LCOM Surprise DT!!!

I was asked to be part of the surprise DT for LCOM for June!!  LCOM is secretly choosing a few of their members each month for the summer to be a part of the DT.  We just had our reveal on Saturday, June 26th!!  I had so much fun creating with the kit that Tanya sent me.  There were some great papers from My Little Yellow Bicycle and awesome pearls to work with!!  I created 3 LOs and 3 cards, here are my creations!  Thanks for looking!

This card uses sketch 69 from cardpatterns!

Here are my other 2 cards...

I also wanted to share a LO with you I did a couple of weeks ago for the LCOM birthday bash scrapcapture.  I used crate paper brook collection on this.  I can't wait to do the rest of our dominican pictures with this line, it is so perfect!!

Products used:

PP - Crate Paper Brook Collection

Glimmer Mist - Jazz Blue & Marshmellow

Flowers & Leaves - Prima

Bling - Zva and Kaiser Craft

Letters - American Crafts

Pins - Maya Road

Tulle - Misc.

White Paint

 Thanks for stopping by!!  Be sure to drop by the forum on LCOM to check out the rest of the creations by the surprise DT!!!

LCOM Card challenge - Transparent & monochromatic

This weeks challenge was to combine transparent elements into a monochromatic card.  Here is mine:

Products used:

PP - DCV

White Cardstock

Marshmellow Glimmer Mist

Tulle - Jo Ann Fabrics

Pins - Maya Road

Snowflakes - Great Canadian Dollarstore

Bling - Kaiser Craft

Be sure to check out the LCOM Blog to see this week's winner!!  Stay tuned for this week's challenge!

In A Scrap Creations Blog Hop!!!

So glad you've decided to join us here for the Father's Day-themed blog hop!! Here are my father's day projects which were also feature in the In A Scrap Creations E-zine.  First a Card for my dad:

Products used:

PP - Fancy Pants

Chipboard Frame - Li'l davis designs

Rubon - Basic Grey

Brads - making Memories 

I also made a canvas featuring me and my sisters:

Products used:

PP - Fancy Pants

Buttons - Making Memories

Ribbon - Misc

Letters - Basic Grey

Brackets - Doodlebug

Heart - Li'l Davis Designs

DAd Rubon - K & Co.

Also from the IASC store I was sent this beautiful ribbon and button kit, here is the card I created with it!!  Get your hands on these are they have tons of ribbon and buttons to work with!

Products used:

PP - Basic Grey

Cupcake Stickers - Heidi Grace

Flowers and Leaves - Prima

Buttons and Ribbon - IASC

If you've never participated in a blog hop, this is how it works! The design team has posted a project on their blog for the hop. You "hop" from blog to blog, checking out their creations and leave them a comment. At the end of the weekend, we will tally up the comments and randomly choose a winner!

This is the blog hop line up:
IASC Blog
Aymee

Melissa W<----YOU ARE HERE

Vieve<-----GO HERE NEXT

Melissa C

Alecia

Amanda

Our winner will receive:

A copy of the IASC Ezine

Ribbon Kit of your choice

You MUST post a comment on everyone's blogs to be eligible for the prize. The design team will randomly pick the winner on Monday night so watch for the announcement!!

Invite your friends! The more the merrier!

Thanks everyone! And Happy Hopping!!!

June Prima Product Pick!!

Want to win these beautiful flowers from prima?  Find out how you can below!!

Want to win some of these fun products? Here's what would we like you to do:

1. Post this Prima Pick photo or whole entry on your blog, Facebook (tag Prima Flowers on it so we can see it) or other online gallery/site. (Please follow each site's TOU.)

2. AND then post your link right here in the comment section.

(You are welcome to make a project with our PICKS too! We would love to see the link to your project.)
We will randomly pick a winner about a month later from the links posted and send you a prize pack! Be sure to scroll down to see who won the last PPP!

Thanks to prima for these awesome chances to win!!!

LCOM Card Challenge - Wedding/love theme

This week's card challenge over at LCOM is to create a card that has a love/wedding/anniversary theme!!  Once you have created your card be sure to visit the blog and post your card in mr. linky for a chance to be captured as card of the week!!  Also check out all the gorgeous creations from the design team while you are there!  Here is my card:

Products used:

PP - Making Memories and DCV

Rubon - Karen Foster

Bling swirl, leaves & flower - prima

Pins - Maya road

Trim - Marden's

Individual bling - Kaiser Craft

 Thanks for stopping by!!!

Birthday Bash Blog Hop RAK Winner!!!

Thank you so much ladies for all your comments on my cards, I truly do appreciate it!!  But without further delay the winner of the card RAK is:

MONIQUE!!!

Send me an e-mail with your mailing address to melissacurler@hotmail.com so I can send those cards out to you!!

LCOM Birthday Bash Blog Hop!!!!!

LCOM is turning 1!!  Can you believe it!!!  It seems only like yesterday that the site opened up!!  Below I have made some cards for the card team using our kit! 

  Card #1:

Products used:

From the kit - My little bit of Whimsy buttons

My stash:

PP - Basic Grey Boxer

Tulle - Jo Ann Fabrics

Pearls - Kaiser Craft

Flowers and leaves - Prima

Card #2:  Using Card patterns sketch #67

Products used:
From kit - my little bit of whimsy heart and chipboard piece
From my stash:
PP - Basic Grey, Fancy Pants
Jute
Flowers and leaves - Prima
Letters - Cosmo cricket
Bling - Kaiser Craft
Mica Flakes - Melissa Frances
Glimmer Mist - Jazz Blue

   
Since this is a party I thought I would give away some blog candy.  Leave a comment to have your name put in a draw to win the above cards!  The next blog for you to hop over to is TANYA L, enjoy!!!  Be sure to join us on LCOM for the rest of the birthday bash celebrations!

RAK Winner!!!

Thank you so much to all the ladies who left comments on my blog!  I just did the draw for the winner and the winner is:

MARILYN!!!!

Send me an e-mail to melissacurler@hotmail.com with your address so I can mail your cards to you!

Another RAK!!!

It is such a gorgeous day outside and has been a fabulous long weekend here in Canada I thought it was time for another RAK!!  I am going to be giving away some of my handmade cards!!  (I will post pictures of the 4 you could win from the RAK below).  All you have to do to be entered in the draw is to leave a comment about what you like or dislike about making cards.  For an extra ballot become a follower or let me know if you are already following!!  Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weekend!

You have until Saturday, May 29th at midnight to post your comment to win!!!  I will draw for the winner on Sunday May 30th!!!

LCOM Card Team Call!!!

LCOM is having a card team call!!  If you love to make cards this is the team for you!!  See all the details below if you are interested in applying!!  Get those applications in ladies!!!  LCOM is a fabulous place to be!!!  Here are all the details!!!

Who: Calling all card makers
Where: www.letscaptureourmemories.com
Calling all card makers:
We are revamping our card team and looking for 6 members.  If you are a card maker and love challenges and sharing your work, then this is the place for you.   Can’t wait to see your application!

The design team term will begin on June 1st and end on August 31st 2010.
What will be expected of you as a Design Team member:
* Promote our site wherever and whenever you can…on your blogs, galleries, & wherever else it is permitted.
* Actively participate in the forum, Blog hops and challenges.
* You will be required to come up with 2 challenges to put up on our site during your term. Plus you will need to participate in the other designer’s challenges (1 per week).
*You will be required to write a tutorial for the forum/blog (at least once) during your term.
* You will receive 15% off all purchases from the LCOM store.


If you are interested in applying please submit the following requirements in an email to rntmunn@nb.sympatico.ca by May 28th at midnight ADT. Please send all project submissions as attachments to the email.
1. Your name, mailing address, phone number and email address
2. A link to an online gallery showing your work
3. A link to your blog, if you have one
4. A brief Bio & photo of yourself
5. Attachments of 6 cards. 1 must be a birthday card and the others showing your style.

The designers will be contacted by May 30th and listed on our site once everyone has been contacted.

May's Prima Product Pick!

Here is the gorgeous prima product pick for May!

Celebrate a month filled with gorgeous blooms with May's beautiful picks!

You will find a huge assortment of Prima's top-notch flowers-all in lovely shades of lavender, as well as a few sparkly centers and gorgeous leaves to finish off any project with style.

Want to win some of these fun products? Here's what  prima would like you to do:



1. Post this Prima Pick photo or whole entry on your blog, Facebook or other online gallery/site. (Please follow each site's TOU.)

2. AND then post your link in the comment section on the prima blog.


These products look so yummy!!  So post away and hopefully you will get picked for may's prima product!!!

RAK Winner!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who left a comment and is following my blog.  After doing a draw the winner is:

GISELE!!!!

Please e-mail me at melissacurler@hotmail.com to claim your prize!!!  Look for more RAKs in the weeks to come!!

The most amazing boots ever and a RAK!!!!

On Sunday, I went down to visit my parents.  They live right on the boarder of maine so we went shopping in Calais, ME.  We went to wal-mart and Mardens.  I just love mardens so many great deals to be had!!  Well I found these awesome Kelsi Dagger boots!!!  I instantly fell in love with them!!  I think part of it has to be the huge flower on the side!!!  It reminded me of the fabulous flowers Prima sells.  

In honor of these fabulous boots I am offering up a RAK for a package of Prima Flowers to anyone who leaves a comment here as to which prima flowers are their favorite.  If you would like a 2nd entry into this draw become a follower of my blog.  Make sure when you leave a comment that you let me know if you are a follower.  I will draw for the RAK on May 4th!  I can't wait to wear these boots!!  I sure hope they are comfortable!!!

Fashionista Friday #32!!

This week over at if the shoe fits scrap it, the challenge is to create a project using chocolate and teal as your colours.  Here is my card I created for this challenge:

Products used:

Cardstock - Brown and Teal

Flowers - Prima

Butterfly - Jenni Bowlin

Bling - Kaiser Craft

Letters - Doodlebug

Ribbon - Mardens

Wired jute & Metal Clip - Dollarama

Let us know if you play along by linking your project on the blog, we have a great prize this week from the Angel Company.  Be sure to pop by the blog and check out the rest of the team's creations!  I can't believe next week is my last week with the shoe!!  I truly have enjoyed my term!