Craft Fair Highlights and Inspired By... Beautiful Lilies!

Yesterday was a busy day! I had a booth at the Spring Home & Health Fair here in Prince George. There were lots of great vendors promoting their home businesses. It wasn't as big a turnout as I thought it would be, but I still had a lot of interested people visit my table! Here are a few pictures of my display:

I'm glad I get to experience these craft fairs at different times of the year, but I've discovered fall/winter is the best time to take part in craft fairs. A lot of people aren't looking for cards in the Spring. Soon, I think I'm going to start focusing on Halloween and Christmas items for the fall. I've got a good start on all occasion greeting cards!
After a long day of manning a booth, Kevin and I went on a movie date to see G.I. Joe in 3D. It was actually a pretty good movie! It kept me entertained :) Afterwards, I completed the day with creating a card for our "Inspired By..." challenge. I find it's always nice to wind down at my crafting table after a long day.

Karly chose a beautiful inspirational photo of stargazing lilies from her garden (taken last year).

IB #15

 

Aren't they gorgeous?? I love how vibrant the colours are. I was inspired to create punch art lilies and use the bright pinks in my card. Here's how it turned out:

 

 

It may not be the same type of lilies as the photo, but I just love how these calla lilies turned out! And they were super easy to make. All you need is the Build a Blossom punch, a stylus, and the Owl Builder punch. Punch out the 2nd smallest petal and curl in the edges using the stylus. Punch out the small heart from the Owl Builder punch, cut it in half and glue it to the center of the petal (this creates the spike in the middle of the flower). Then, simply glue both edges of the petals together and voila! I cut my own stalks in Certainly Celery and used the leaves from the Bird Builder punch.

 

I created the layout by following the new sketch by My Favourite Things. I really love this layout and will probably turn to it more often for inspiration.

 

 

Thanks for visiting!

 



Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Daffodil Delight, Subtles DSP
Ink: Melon Mambo
Tools: Build a Blossom punch, Owl Builder punch, Bird Builder punch, Scallop Edge border punch
Accessories: Regal Rose 1/4" taffeta ribbon





Mojo Monday #284 & Paper Players #136

Yesterday was another productive day at work (I'm on a roll!)... let's see if I can keep this motivation going all week. I'll keep you posted. :)

Last night I went to another one of Cass' fabulous card classes. Cass is my upline with Stampin Up. Even though I am technically a demonstrator, I don't have the time or space to hold my own classes so I attend her classes :) I love it. Not only do we make beautiful cards, it's also a time of laughter and good times with the ladies. Here's what we created:

 

Aren't these cards gorgeous?! Cass did a wonderful job designing these. (The image in the back is a bit blurry.. it's a large tag with a handmade pouch - so adorable!)

 

 

For today's card, I decided to play along with Mojo Monday and Paper Players. It's another great Mojo sketch and Paper Players has a nice spring colour combo this week!

 

 

To be honest, I really struggled with this challenge! I didn't know how to incorporate all four colours in this Mojo sketch. So, I can't say it's one of my favourite cards, but it turned out pretty good I think!

 



I used Early Espresso for the card base and for one of the layers. The background is Regal Rose designer paper (I originally had Lucky Limeade designer paper, but thought there was too much green, so I changed it :)). I punched out the bird from the Bird Builder punch and popped up the wing. I embossed the white piece of cardstock with the Elegant Lines embossing folder and lightly sponged it with Regal Rose ink to make the embossed lines stand out a bit more. As if that pink wasn't enough, I coloured the three rhinestones with a pink sharpie :)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 



Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Early Espresso, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Brights DSP

Ink: Regal Rose

Tools: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle punch, Circles nestabilities, Bird Builder punch, Scallop Border punch, Word Window punch, Elegant Lines embossing folder

Accessories: Pool Party ruffled ribbon, Rhinestones (Michael's)

A Baby Carriage Card

Good morning!
Hope you all remembered to turn your clocks ahead 1 hour! I do not enjoy losing an hour, but it is another sign that spring is on it's way!
I didn't accomplish a whole lot yesterday... but I did get to go on another fun date with my hubby! We went to go see "Oz" in the theatre. It was a fun, creative, imaginative movie! I loved it.

For today's post, I'm going to share a fun-folded card that I made for Kevin's sister and brother-in-law, congratulating them on the birth of their new baby girl. It's in the shape of a baby carriage!

How cute is that? And SO easy to make. I found this great video tutorial on pinterest, giving step-by-step instructions -- Baby Stroller by Night Owl Stamper. Check it out!

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your Sunday!

Card Ingredients:

Paper: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Ice Cream Parlour DSP
Tools: Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Scallop Trim Border punch, 1" Circle punch, 1/4" Circle punch
Accessories: Rose Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Rhinestone brads (Michael's)