It's a Small World

Hello everyone and HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!! Erika Taylor here today. It has been a while since I've been present in the crafting community and I'm so excited to be back. After taking a hiatus for 3 months, I am back in the saddle and here to share with you two projects I've created using the whimsical papers by Susan K Weckesser "Live In Color". These happy papers were exactly what I needed to get my creative mojo back up and running.



I created a quick card for you today and you can see the entire scrapbook layout over on the Susan Weckesser blog!!! A combination of greens and pinks on this one and a metal butterfly from Momenta. I thought the sentiment was perfect for my "return" into the industry. It's been a while, but remember when...

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today and leaving a comment.I would really love to hear from you all today, so say hello

Toodles

 

Upcoming Classes!!!! WAHOOOOO

The beginning of another week and I have that feeling, that it is going to be a good one. This weekend I had the priveledge to work for Susan Weckesser at the Paint in Alberta event. Susan is so wonderful and full of knowledge. She even got me with a little sarcasm that I totally fell for lol.

Getting out to events like these is what I love doing and I am so excited that I have 4 upcoming classes to share with you.



November 10th- Christmas Card Workshop- Come join the fun, while you create some great cards for Christmas. This workshop is 3 hours long and you will leave with some great supplies and created cards. Students will purchase kit from instructor

Express Yourself Through Art Journals- 8 Week course Mondays Starting Oct 15th

Words don't always come easy, so why not try Art Journaling. Come join Erika Taylor and learn how to journal through art. Using different mediums, techniques and supplies, you'll enjoy letting go and creating from the heart. Expressing yourself has never been more colorful and fun. Supply list available at registration. Instructor: Erika Taylor.

Scrapbooking Made Easy- 8 week course Wednesdays Starting17th

Want to learn how to preserve those precious memories through Scrapbooking? This class is for you! Join Erika Taylor and learn how to create beautiful layouts with ideas that will have your friends talking about the beauty of your scrapbook albums. From shabby chic to grunge and everything in between. Kit to be purchased from Instructor. Instructor: Erika Taylor

 To register for any of these classes, Just go to Okotoks Programs NetReg site and sign up. I'm so excited to be sharing my work with you and getting to know you too!!!

Core Cards Creative Frenzy

When it comes to card stock, sometimes it is hard to find the perfect match for your projects. Yup I struggled with this ALOT, until I found Core'dinations cardstock. This stuff is truly beautiful to work with and since I do have a soft spot for distressing, there truly is none better!!!

Today I've decided to take the plunge for a shot at the Core'dinations Card Designer Call. Yes I know that I've been making a bunch of layouts and mixed media pieces, but I started this journey with a love for card making, and that has never gone away. I am going to share with you today, a few projects I've created and hopefully these projects with catch the eyes of the good peeps at Core'dinations.

So here we go.... First off a Christmas card I created using Cottage Porch WhiteWash paper. Core'dination papers are beautiful to emboss with aren't they!!!

The second project is this wonderful card, where I used Forest Moss Distress papers

Last but not least is this layout I created using a combination of Cordinations papers. I love how well they heat emboss and those frayed edges....SWOON!!!!!

I think that is it for today. I would love to hear how you like to use Core'dinations products. Until next time

Toodles

Momenta Guest Designer

Sometimes when you get crafting products you are just moved to create. Something goes off in the Mojo part of the brain and you are racing down a path of creativity. This is exactly what happened when I receive my goodies from Momenta to be their October Guest Designer.

Today I've got 6 projects to share with you and I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I did creating them. I got to work with 2 amazing collections from Momenta, both very different, but super sweet to work with.... and the Stickers!!!! Holy Batman these stickers are a TONNE of fun!!!

First off, 3 projects using the Chloes Garden Collection. Filled with soft tones of pinks, browns, blues and greens. This first card is super sweet  and a little girly with some wonderful ribbon to make it even sweeter. The stickers are puffy and filled with glittery goodness. Perfect for card making and scrapbooking.

Now I used the same Chloes Garden paper pack to create a much more masculine card. I added some Robin's Nest dewdrops using Helmar Gemstone Glue to finish it off.

Next a 12 x 12 layout using the Chloes Garden one last time. These papers were a perfect fit for the cheesy two tooth grin my daughter had in this photo. I did some fussy cutting of the flowers and added some flourishes and butterflies as well.

Here is a close up of the layout for you. I just love the soft palette that Chloes Garden has.

Next are three cards I created using the EYE POPPING Kaleidoscope Paper Pack and matching stickers. This has to be one of the most fun collections I've worked with in a while. So vibrant and cheery and the designs are awesome. The first card has some fun flourish stickers and great little gemstones from Momenta. I think I might have to send it to my girlfriend Jenn. Hope your house gets better soon hun!!!

Then a little more color with a great card using some Spellbinders dies and a few more butterfly punches. So fun!!!

And lastly a sweet card using some border stickers and that great Always sticker sentiment. Isn't this Kaleidoscope Paper Pack with matching stickers amazing??? I think so!!! Very Flower Power for sure

Thank you so so very much Jamie and Everyone at Momenta for giving me the opportunity to work with your products. I absolutely loved creating with them and I know I'll be using more of them in the future.

To see more amazing Momenta projects, make sure to check out the MyMomenta Blog.

Saskatchewan Tiger Lily

When I saw this stamp at I Brake for Stamps, it made me think of my husband. Why you ask would a flower do that? Well the Tiger Lily is the Provincial flower for Saskatchewan, and my wonderful husband is from there. So I asked if this one could be included in my design team package, and I'm so glad I selected it.

Hi everyone, I'm here today to share with you a card I created using the Large Lily with Forever stamp. For this image, I stamped on some beautiful Mica/Metallic paper in Quartz  from Paper Temptress. I embossed the image, then painted it entirely with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and Glimmer Glaze. Once dried, I added a little Copic marker in burgundy and finished it off with Helmar Crackle Medium. I love how this one turned out.

It has a bit of a watercolor feel and I love it. This image stamps so amazingly clean and was super easy to work with. Here is a close up of the flower for you, so you can really see the detail.

Isn't that beautiful? If you love flowers, there are so many stamps to chose from at I Brake for Stamps. Everything from collage to bold and anything in between. Take a look and grab yourself a couple of flower stamps today. When you do, make sure to use my design team code SAVE10ERIKA to save yourself 10%

Until next time
Toodles

Tattered Angels and Prima. The PERFECT combination!!!

I think two of my favorite products on the market have to be Tattered Angels and Prima. They go together like peanut butter and jelly and are beautiful to work with. When our theme over at Tattered Angels this month was a partnering with Prima, I just about inked. The creative wheels started turning and I created 3 projects using some of the prettiest color combinations I've seen.

All of the projects below use Helmar Adhesives, they truly are the best there is and I couldn't create without them. My go to glues are Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots, Helmar Premium Craft Glue and Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

Here they are for you.


First off a layout using the Prima Canvas combined with the Prima Tattered Angels clam pack colors (Patina, Cranberry Zing and Suede)

Next a card I created using Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and water to create a water color effect. Love the result this created.

And lastly a Dreams mini book front page that I created. Tracy Weinzapfel, a good friend, started a challenge on her blog to create a Life List Journal. I have never created a mini book before, but something in Tracy's word inspired me to at least try. Thank you so so very much Tracy for you inspiration and your belief in me. You have been there when I've had troubles and you always know exactly what to say. (if you haven't seen Tracy's blog before, please go take a peek and follow, she truly is amazing in every way)

I'll be back tomorrow with a few more projects for you. I've got posts up at Cottage Cutz and I Brake for Stamps today as well, so be sure to take a boo would ya?

Toodles

I Brake for Stamps Design Team!!!

Hi everyone. I've got some news to share with you today YIPPPPPPPPY!!!!!

I'm so stinkin excited to be a part of the fantastic team at I Brake for Stamps. When Della got a hold of me to ask if I would be interested, I am pretty sure I squealed like a piggy. I've had the opportunity to work with these beautiful images before, and I hope that our journey together will inspire you.

Today I'm sharing with you two projects that I've created. The first is an artistic tag. For this tag I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and Distress Crackle Paint to create the backgrounds on both the tag and the Basically Bare Chipboard Hearts. After the paint was dry, I stamped the beautiful Floral Silhouette Bouquet onto the hearts using Versamark, then embossed them with a pretty Pewter embossing powder. The image is very soft, but adds to the tag perfectly. To add a little pop of colour, I used these sweet 8mm Deep Red Roses.

Next, I created a card using one of my favorite types of stamps available at I Brake For Stamps. If you haven't picked up any of the collage stamps, You've just gotta!!! the images are striking and the option to double stamp and fussy cut to create dimension is amazing.


First off, I took a white piece of card stock and sprayed it with Pink Polka Dot and Teal High Heel Chalkboard Glimmer Mist. Once completely dry, I stamped the Napoli Collage stamp using Versafine in black, Then I restamped the image onto a scrap piece of white card stock and embossed with a glitter embossing powder. I fussy cut the butterfly, and added it to the front of the card using Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. The color combination of pink, teal and black is truly beautiful. To add a little more dimension to the image, I highlighted the sentiment and some of the fruit with a white pen.

So what do you think of my first projects? I hope that I've given you some inspiration today and you create create create!!! Don't forget to use my design team code to get a discount on stamps. When you are at the checkout, just enter SAVE10ERIKA to get 10% off your purchase. Now who doesn't like saving a little money right???


Thanks so much for stopping by today.


Until next time

Toodles


Erika Taylor

NIkki Sivils, You Make My Heart SING!!!!!!

Hello Everyone and Happy Friday to you. This weekend the children are going camping with the grandparents and they are so stinkin excited. Who wouldn't be when it comes to campfires and S'Mores though right?

Today I've got a card to share with you that I created using some of the sweetest papers around. Nikki Sivils has come out with a bunch of new collections and I'm completely smitten with the Gingerbread Land line. Talk about a versatile collection that cam be used for so much more than just Christmas!!!

I decided to use one of my new dies from Cottage Cutz called Carousel Horse to create this super sweet card. The dies are really easy to use and thanks to my Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, they are easy to assemble too

Here it is for you. Remember to Just Believe!!!

I added a little lace and some wonderful Fairy Dust Glitter from Clearsnap to give it a teeny bit more Magic. Would you ever think this card was created using a Christmas Line??? I think not. Nikki Sivils, you so make my heart SUPER HAPPY!!!!

Tomorrow I will have two other cards that I created on the Nikki Sivils Blog, so be sure to stop by there and leave a comment

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend
Until next time

Toodles

Cerifiably a Great Day!!!

What a beautiful day it is today. The sun is out, the children are both home and I'm feeling creative!!! Gotta love days like that. Maybe the creative bzzzzz has something to do with Tattered Angels??? Maybe indeed!!!

I've recently received my certification with Tattered Angels and now I can proudly display this...

To say I'm excited and blessed is an understatement hehe. So I'm going to share with you a few projects using Tattered Angels products. I hope you enjoy them.

Now go and enjoy some creative time and if you are using Tattered Angels paints, don't forget to COMMIT TO THE MIST!!!!

Love ya
Toodles

A little Summer Celebration

Don't ya just love bright and cheery colors? You know, the ones that take you to dreams of flower gardens, carnivals and rainbows? Yup I love COLOR and I have a few colorful projects to share with you today using Nikki Sivils products, Tattered Angels Goodness and some wonderful Basically Bare elements!!!

First off a card filled with flutterbies. I used the It's Your Day collection and some yummy Core'dinations Gemstone cardstock to create this one. A little run through one of my favorite Timmy folders and this card was ready for color...

Next, I've got an Art Journal page to share that is screaming with colors from Summer. I love how the Tattered Angels colors blend together on this one. I also used a few Dress My Up Dress Form pieces from Basically Bare to capture the "blackbird" in my mind. The felt pieces hold color so stinkin amazingly!!!

Edited to include colors for Tattered Angels Products:
I used Sun Sisters, Tuscan Sun, Rum Punch, Puerto Rico, Trunk Bay and Lavender Fields Glimmer Mists. The Chipboard dress form is sprayed with Bell Bottom Jeans and the Felt dress form is sprayed with a combination of Viva Pink and Bahama Blue finished off with a healthy serving of Chandelier Glimmer Glam. Finally I sprayed the Canvas wings with Charcoal Chalkboard Glimmer Mist and added a dash of Chandelier Glimmer Glam for that added sparkle.

Ain't that a Pip!!! Anyways, I'm off to take the munchkins to school for the day. Hope you all have a fantastic day and remember to create something every moment you can.

Toodles

Kittens and Cowboys

It is shaping up to be a fairly nice week and I can finally see the front lawn YEAH!!!! Our boy is back to school and feeling much much better. Thank goodness for amoxicillin.

Today I've got a few cards to share with you. First a shaped card (which I create very infrequently). This card has a bunch of Creative Imagination papers  and a TreeO stamp from PSA Essentials. I used some leather rope from Canvas Corp to really finish it off.

Next a bright and cheery card using a Hello Kitty stamp from PSA Essentials. I've paired it up with some wonderfully bright papers and ribbon from Fancy Pants Designs  called About a Girl. Love this collection. Then again I love anything Fancy Pants!!! I've used some Tim Holtz grungeboard for the butterfly wings and sprayed them with my favorite color of Chalkboard Glimmer Mist: Polka Dot Pink!!!

Two very different cards, but I'm hoping they brought a smile to your face today. Well I'm off to take photos of my craft space. It will be featured on the 16th of April on the Tattered Angels Blog. All of the designers this month are sharing their spaces, so go check them out so far.

It's All Rock N Roll to Me!!!!

There is something so liberating about embracing change. It allows you to grow in ways you never imagined. Although that change can add to stress and difficulties, it is how you come out of it that truly matters.

Tomorrow my husband will finally arrive here to live. It has been 2+ months and I am beyond thrilled that we will be a family under one roof again. It is the little things I've missed the most and I know the children feel the same. So I think it is a time to celebrate. Celebrate the goodness in our lives and enjoy those little things.

Today I've got a few sparkly creations to share with you, using Sparkle N Sprinkle products. I am falling in love all over again with stamping and I wonder why I ever let it slide away. These stamps from SNS are truly beautiful to create with. I love the crisp images and the designs are vast!!!

First off a little Rock and Roll card for you using Paper Trunk papers and the Rock On Collage stamp. I've used Oriental Fire embossing powder and Black Ice Glitter to create a hopping card. Love that Oriental Fire Embossing Powder!!!

Now how about a Mardi Gras inspired card? Filled with purples, greens and silvers. YUMMO! The stamp is one of the beautiful Art Deco stamps from Sparkle N Sprinkle. These images are absolutely stunning and I love the feel and movement they have. This stamp is called Mon Amis Umbrella and can be found in the Mon Ami stamp set. I've paired the image up with Peacock Embossing Powder,  Purple Fusion and Sassy Silver Glitter to create that perfect Fat Tuesday card.

So if you love embossing powders, glitter and great stamp images, take a look over at the Sparkle N Sprinkle store. There is so much to feast your eyes on and you'll want to grab a few jars for sure.

Well, I'm off to do a little laundry before I start creating again. The children are both getting better, thanks to amoxicillin YEAH!!! Until next time

Toodles

March Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

Hi Everyone and welcome to the last stop on the Really Reasonable Ribbon March Hop. This month the projects from the designer are filled with everything purple and white!!! If you have been hopping along, you would have hopped from Tilly's Blog.  I so love Tilly's diversity when it comes to crafting!!! If you are just starting out, make sure you hop back to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog to follow along and get some wonderful inspiration.

This month, the ribbon club has some wonderful purple and white ribbons that truly are that perfect Easter hue. I'm so excited to share with you my creation using ribbons from the March Ribbon Club for the hop. I've paired it up with some wonderful papers from Pink Paislee and I've used Helmar Adhesives on the card as well.
Here it is.

Now make sure you leave a comment on every blog you hop to, for a chance to win a great Really Reasonable Ribbon prize.  Now hop on back to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog to finish of your hopping today.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you are all enjoying your day. Until next time

Stinkers and Ice Cream!!!

Hi Everyone and welcome to the weekend. Only a few more days until we take possession of our new home and I couldn't be more excited. I'm already planning where everything will be placed, what colors will be here or there and what my first meal in the kitchen will be lol. A new adventure awaits!!!

Today I'm sharing with you a few new projects I've created for my design team spot with Nikki Sivils. Nikki creates the sweetest images ever and I'm super "stinkin" excited to share with you a few cards featuring some of her newest collections. Bright, bold and full of smiles.

This first one makes me yearn for summer. Hearing the little musical horn of the ice cream truck ahhhhhhh. Just a little bit of Rock Candy stickles and a smidge of  Ribbon from this months Ribbon Club assortment from Really Reasonable Ribbon and TADA!!! The dimension is brought to you by Heaven in a Tube aka Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots.

Next a super stinkin sweet card featuring the Max and Mollie Collection from Nikki Sivils. The colors in this collection are simply perfect and I love this little furball!!! I added a little stickles to highlight the image and the extra sparkle is just perfect

Well that is all for today. I've got a few other projects to share with you soon. Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. We'll see you soon

Toodles