Fanciful Flight, Sending Cheerful Thoughts Your Way....

Hello Blog Friends

It is time for me to post again, well I always seem to be late getting things posted but better late than never at this point.  This time around, I have designed a 6"x9" card using a pattern paper collection from Cosmo Cricket.  This paper selection is bright, cheerful and very vintage in style.  I showcased a newly released stamp here, a JustRite stamp from their Cling collection which is elegant and Vintage in style as well.  The stamped image came out crisp and precise - I find it very easy to use the Just Rite clings.   I used several different tools to layer up various elements on this card.  On the front, the first panel to hold the stamped images was cut using a Grand Nestie Oval Scallop set cutting one of the patterns from the paper collection and matted that in drk brown metallic bazill. I used the smallest die frm the Grand Oval Scallop to cut out my first image stamped from the Vintage Oval Labels which is the largest stamp in the set.  I then stamped the next image from the Vintage Oval Labels collection and used a sentiment from the Mini Sentiments Just Because set, also a new release of 18 mini sentiments in the set.  The second stamped image was cut using the Spellbinders Labels 6.  The punched border on the front was made using a Martha Stewart Large punch called Wildflowers and the dragonfly diecut is from Spellbinders Fanciful Flight set.  The pearl design on the front is from Zva Creative Pearl and Bling self-adhesive swirl and butterfly design.  Inside of the card was lined with a piece of the matching pattern paper from the collection and embellished with another border punch from Martha Stewart and die-cuts from Spellbinders -Fancy Butterflies set.

If there is anything more I can help you with, email me or leave a comment and I will try to get back in touch with you. 

Just want to comment on the great day we had in the Sault last Saturday.  It was a great day of gathering and playing, visiting and learning, taking a look at new product and re-acqainting ourselves with products and tools that have been on the market for awhile and are not going anywhere as there is so much more to do with them and to explore further.  My card tutorial went very well and the ladies who participated had fun and now have a new card to add to their repertoire.  I look forward to putting more workshops together and working closely with OC Scrapbookers to provide some workshops over the summer and into fall.  More on that to come and please email me to let me know your interest.  You may visit OC Scrapbookers periodically for specials and news of upcoming events.  Remember too, if you want to subscribe to my blog, look for feedburner here on the left hand side of the page here.  If you want to see the card closer, click on once and if you want it closer yet, click on the picture again.  This zooms right up so you can view the details.  Watch for more posts very soon, I have a line-up of projects to post on my blog here....  

You Can Make this Beauty Yourself! Read below to see how to.....

Hello My Blog Buddies...

I am humming along here, enjoying the warm weather - even the rain and I'm so happy to hear the birds singing in the yard, singing so merrily happy it seems just to be home from their winter trip and busy building nests and laying eggs.  I feel new creation all over right now and I've been creating a little as well the past couple of weeks.  I'm getting excited too as I prepare for the wonderful event going on this weekend in Sault Ste. Marie.  The "Stop, Shop and Learn" event put on by O.C. Scrapbookers n'More at the United Baptist Church on Malabar (just off Great Northern Road) on Saturday, June 4th.  The doors open at 9am and the event will run until 4pm in the afternoon.  During that time there will be demos running in the morning where you can rotate and learn how to use some of the best tools in the scrapbooking industry.  Some of the most fabulous products will be explored and techniques taught by a group of wonderful and talented crafters and designers.
In the afternoon, OC Scrapbookers will offer some playtime with products in the form of mini workshops.  I will be there on Saturday demoing with Spellbinders in one time slot and then Martha Stewart punches during another time slot in the morning.  In the afternoon I will be offering tutorial to make this card I've featured here to 16 participants, eight participant per workshop and I will do it twice during the afternoon.  Watch my demos in the morning and then participate in the workshop where you can see how these beautiful die-cuts and punch-outs can be layered on  a project for added depth and dimension.  All the details to participate in my Envelope Folding Card tutorial is on the O.C. newsletter that has been sent out.  If you have not received the email and you are not on the OC newsletter email list, email me k_robitaille@yahoo.com  and I will forward you a copy of the newsletter and give Deb at OC Scrapbookers your email address to add you to their contact list.  I highly recommend that you PRE-REGISTER for my mini-workshop because it will be first come, first served beginning with email registration for those who know they will be making it out on Saturday.  Email Deb at ocscrapbookers@yahoo.ca  and she can put you down in the order that you email her.  I can't recommend this too strongly as there are several who have indicated that they want to make this card to take home on Saturday!
You will learn how to score and fold this paper into a card that folds into itself and then embellish with all of the die-cuts and punch-outs already precut to save time.  After our cards are made, play with the tools. use the Grand Calibur and see for yourself how easy it is and the beautiful results you can achieve each time you make a pass.  See for yourself how you can cut up to eight different die-cuts in each pass depending on the size of your dies.  Explore the versatility of the Grand Calibur and the Spellbinder dies!  What an amazing product line and one that just keeps growing and improving season to season!!  Email me!  Get in Touch with Deb at OC Scrapbookers to register or get more information at oscrapbookers@yahoo.ca  and visit www.scrapaholics.ca  to see the awesome changes with the newest product pics posted on the home page!  Go on over and check it out!!  Hope to see you all there on Saturday for some awesome playtime.  Back soon with more posts of this card in varying patterns.  TTFN --humming away....  

Hello All my Bloggin' Friends!

Just poppin in to post a new card that I put together for a colleague at work who is under the weather.  I selected a nice little get well verse for the inside and was very pleased with the Spring like look and colors reminiscent of the promise of summer to come.  The paper I used is an older Cosmo Cricket summer wedding collection and I fell in love with the soft muted greens, yellows, and greys and that punch of orange.  I layered a few Spellbinder dies on this one.  First I used the Heart Circles Nestabilities in orange on the face of the card and then again on the inside to frame the get well verse.
The Heart Circle that I cut for the front panel I did with that blast of orange that you see here and there throughout the pattern paper collection.  I covered that die cut with a Beaded Oval die cut in grey, then a standard oval and then another beaded oval.  The center sentiment is one I chose from the JustRite 2" Square Hope Centers and Borders collection.  I used another of the Spellbinders Standard Ovals to frame "Thinking of You" from the Sympathy Nested Sentiments and Verse collection from Just Rite Stampers.  As I share what Just Rite stamps I used here, I am thinking of the great plans I have for some new Just Rite stamps that go with some of the Spellbinders dies that I will be working on.  I will be putting some of those projects right here on the blog.  And as I go on and on here, I think I better get moving as I still have a few thing to gather up as I get ready for another day of fun and crafting tomorrow.  I'm off to Espanola in the morning to the 1st Annual "I Love Scrappin" fundraiser crop put on by Community Living Espanola.  The proceeds from this crop will go towards the purchase of a new wheelchair van for C.L.E.
OC Scrapbookers will be on the scene tomorrow with a store full of scrapping products and a little birdie told me that some new items just arrived and will be put on display tomorrow for us all to drool over!  Come on out and shop if you can't stay and crop!  I hope to see you all there at some point through the day tomorrow.  Not only will I be working on some of my projects but I will also be working with Deb and the OC team on some fabulous demonstrations with some of the new products and trends in the Scrapbooking world.  It will prove to be an exciting day!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY -A Family Layout

Hello and Happy Mother's Day to all my Blog Friends...

I just wanted to get a post out today in memory of all Moms everywhere, and to those Moms who work tirelessly on scrapbooking for the family, Bravo!  I see you all at the crops working hard, making sure that you don't scrapbook one more layout than the other siblings in the family - trying to keep everything fair and having so much fun archiving those memories!  This layout is for all Moms everywhere and it features KaiserCraft paper and pearls. This paper collection is mutely colored and has a delicate pattern reminiscent of Spring and upcoming Summer.  The paper is called English Rose and is a popular one that I have used a few times on various projects.  For this project and to commemorate Mother's day, I have used the ever popular Cricut Cartridge exclusive to Creative Memories, Reminisce Accents.  When I saw this cartridge, right away I had to have it.  It is chock full of frames, borders, and flowers galore that layer in triplicate!  Wow, I love layers so it spoke volumes to me.  There are some beautiful sentiments - all the sentiments I have used is from the cartridge.  Every cut on these two pages is from the Reminisce Accents cartridge so you see what you can do with the cricut and one good cartridge?  There is so much more in this cartridge than what you see here - I used two examples of the banners, one for the title and the other banner I am using for journaling on. I've chosen two of the several frame choices and sized them up for substantial sized pictures.  I see a picture of the whole family on the first page and then a picture of Mom with the children for the second page.  Or Mom and Dad on the first page and then the whole family on the second page.  The combinations are endless but you can vary or add to this design, the sky is the limit of course.  OC Scrapbookers has this paper and the pearls and I believe this is the second time she gets it in as the first order was sold out almost as soon as it hit the shelves!  Check out the home page and see how she has the new stuff featured on the home page!  Lots of hard work has been put into the store site loading up the newest additions with lots more to come.  Don't forget my friends, an upcoming day crop in Espanola!  "I Love Scrappin", first annual Espanola Fundraising crop on May 14th, beginning at 8:00am in the morning until midnight Saturday night.  It will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall and the fee is $25.00 which will go to Community Living Espanola - money being raised for the purchase of a new wheelchair van.  So all my scrapbooking buddies - hope to see you there.  OC Scrapbookers will be putting on some demos in the afternoon so hope to see you there!

Get Well with Spellbinders and Punches



Hello again my blog friends,

Here is another example of how to use those tools you've been collecting to their finest advantage!  For this card I have used a Punch Around the Page punch set from Martha Stewart, and some Spellbinder dies to offset a couple of beautiful JustRite sentiments.  I love the color combination of rich chocolate brown with white and cream fancy cardstock.  I use this combination often for wedding cards and special get well or sympathy cards.  I layered my specialty cardstock on top of Charlie petallic card base.  The first fancy cut panel is made using the Martha Steward Iron Gate Punch Around the Page punch set.  On top of that I used the petallic chocolate brown again and cut a Spellbinders Fleurs De Lis Pendant to layer on to offset the cream.  Then, I wanted a little "old world" shine on this card so I used Bazzil Gold Foil cardstock and cut a Lacey Square from the Lacey Square Nestibility die set to show off my beautiful sentiment from Justrite.  I stamped a selection from the 2" Hope Borders and Centers set on one of the Square Nestibilities diecuts.  Layering all these choices shows definition and depth on your cards.  Inside the card I used the Spellbinders Mega Classic Ovals Large and then the Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals to stamp a sentiment from the JustRite Sympathy Nested Sentiments & Verse.  I had lots of fun with this card and there is quite a few different stamps and tools used to achieve this wonderful result.  Again, I would like to mention a fundraiser crop that is coming up this weekend at the Fatima School on Hillside in Elliot Lake.  The crop starts on Friday evening at 6:00 pm.  On Saturday morning, I will be there with the OC Scrapbooking team doing some demos on  Spellbinder dies and Martha Stewart Punch around the Page punches.  Deb and the girls will have other demos for you to check out....  The contact person for this crop is Cindy Emond and you may contact her at celebrate_scraps@yahoo.ca  to book a spot or make any inquiries.
Contact Deb at OC Scrapbookers to find out what is on the agenda for demos and more..   
 ocscrapbookers@yahoo.ca
Hope to see you there this weekend!  Stay tuned for another scrumptious layout coming soon!!

Hello Blog Friends...
Here is another card that I have added to my Sympathy Card Collection.  I am practicing with my Martha Stewart Punch around the Page punches that I'm collecting - there is so much that one can do with these punches.  I love using them to make cards but I also use them on my layouts as another way to frame my pictures or to layer pattern paper choices to add depth to a layout.
For this particular card I used the Layered Arches punch around the page set.  The pattern paper I used is KaiserCraft English Rose Collection which is one of my favorite new paper collections.  Then I used The Spellbinders Lattice Pendant to add another dimension as I layer on the details.  On top, I used the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Sizzix Die to fashion this flower out of some of the Prima Fairy Flora pattern paper.  This paper and the English Rose paper from Kaisercraft go so well together as the color palette and overall design of the paper are similar.  The tattered florals die is quite versatile and re-usable!  I love this die and the tattered leaves die as so much can be done with them!  Stay tuned for more to see coming up very soon on the blog.
This weekend everyone... I have the pleasure to announce a brand new Scrapbooking weekend event called "Celebrate Scraps".  It is a crop that is taking place at Fatima School in Elliot Lake!  It is a fundraiser that was created In Celebration of National Scrapbooking Month, this crop was coordinated by a caring Grandmother of one of the attending students.  She hopes, as we all do, if successful, that this event will become an annual crop!! If you are interested in attending or you want more info, please email celebrate_scraps@yahoo.ca   If you can't come and scrapbook or make cards for the weekend, come and take part in the demos that will be running all morning on Saturday morning.  Find out how to achieve some of the results you see on some of the projects that have caught your eye. I will be there providing some ideas and demos of some of my favorite tools as will Deb from OC Scrapbookers.  Deb and the team will be there with her store the whole weekend.  Come one, come all to take a look at what you can do on your pages and cards...  There is an abundance of new product to check out... whoeeee!!!   I look forward to seeing you all there...

Number two of my Sympathy Card Collection

Hello Card makers

I have a little something to share with you today also.   I've been having trouble with my camera for awhile and the pics weren't turning out the best but I got a few and couldn't wait to share this card with you.  I have promised another sympathy card that I have been creating a series on, so here it is.    There are a few things to look at on this card.  Meaning, there are a few different tools I used for the details and the first one is a Martha Stewart punch around the page punch set called String Lace.  On top of the punched mat I created, I layered with a Spellbinders Pendant die from the Contemporary Hearts set.  For the butterflies I cut and layered two Spellbinder Butterflies (the first butterfly die Spellbinders put out).  On top of the pendant I a layered large flower that I created with the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals large die.  I punched several flowers then ink distressed them, scrunched them up and then layered into a beautiful large blossom. In the center of the flower is a Kaisercraft pearl.  The sentiment is a Just Rite stamp from the Sympathy Nested Sentiments set which I stamped on a Spellbinders Fancy Tag die (the smallest one of three)  Inside the card are more butterflies on pattern paper from DCWV - Mariposa collection.  The inside sentiment is from JustRite stamps, another in the Sympathy Nested Sentiment series stamped with Chocolate Brown Stazon on a Labels 5 nested label.  The cream paper is fancy Making Memories Shimmer Pearl Vine and a Swirl Cream on Cream. The card base is a Petallic cardstock in chocolate brown called Charlie.  I shop at my favourite store, OC Scrapbookers for all my tools and products..  Hope you like my design and let me know what you think. I will be posting more of the Sympathy Collection very soon.....