Love....long breaks

Wow, it really looks like I took a two year nap.....

Thought I would wake up this tired old blog with a quicky post with a card I made for my brother's birthday!

It's a Chicago Bears card (blue and orange).

See you soon!

Love...Giveaways!

Hey guys, I'm back after a short little break to bring you a fabulous giveaway from The Ardent Sparrow. I found about this letterpress company called Sweet Harvey through this website and it made my love of letterpress grow and grow.

I went to a workshop in August with a friend in Toronto at Bookhou studio and we learned screen printing and letterpress. It was well worth it! The paper was amazing, the machines and process is so natural. I applaud anyone who does this as a job because they are truly blessed so be so free and creative.

Anyways, I'm posting about the giveaway on the The Ardent Sparrow website. Hopefully this gets me another mention and maybe I can win something from the talented Sweet Harvey!

Oh ya! I'm on twitter now too. Apparently there are a lot of crafty people there as well as celebrities. Check it out.

...and this is y u love me. :)

Love....Diapers

Well, ok kinda like diapers. For the purposes of this latest project, yes I love diapers. In real life, they terify me! Just these little fabricy things to hold poop. No ziploc or air tight seal. It's got BP disaster written all over it.

The giraffe is a free digi stamp that I found online from craftgossip (a really cool blog with all kinds of craft links) and i just coloured it in with my copic markers. The felt diaper was a last minute add-on for the sake of being cute. I think it works.

...and this is y u love me.

Love...Brooches

That may not look like a lot but I am loving my newest ebay purchase! I ordered 50 brooches for $47 (shipping was extra obviously). I am working on my next project which I hope to finish in a couple of months but i'm trying to build my collection so feel free to make donations.

I'm sure you can guess why I would need so many but for those that don't i'll let you have some fun with the internet to find out. I will post the final product when it's all done!

The suspense is the best part..

...and this is y u love me.

Love....Weddings

I know it's been a little while since i've posted so I may just play a little catch up. Here are some cards I made for a couple weddings I had in June.

Here is another one that i donated to my brother who showed up to a wedding without a card.

June was a busy month but I spent two weekends in a row at the weddings of friends of mine. I love going to weddings. They are like snowflakes because there are no two that are exactly alike. There is a formality to them that everyone is familiar with but it's like opening up a domo box and not knowing what you'll get.

The first wedding had a dark pink theme for the bridesmaid dresses, some of the flowers, jewels on the table, the wine they gave as the favour, etc.. The music was traditional to the couples background and the food was exceptional.

The second wedding had a Coco Chanel/Parisian theme and the colours they used were blush and black. The table numbers resembled the label of a Coco Chanel perfume bottle. The food was excellent and there were many courses.

Altogether the experiences were great and I can't wait to see what else is in store.

.. and this is y u love me :)

Love.....Etsy

Do you ever have an idea in your head of something you wish you could make but don't know if it has ever been made? There is now an answer. Etsy! Lately, I've found myself stuck on etsy for hours searching and wondering what limits there are to the wacky, crazy and creative.

Some of my favourites:

- a definite cottage lamp

- old lady/bird decor

- making my walls pretty art

- gothic antique jewelry

AND

- super fun stuff

My latest purchase is a kick ass jewelry box that is covered in silk and has a wicked screen print.

I am going to take this opportunity to apologize for taking up your whole afternoon searching etsy. Here is a quick tip: Sign up and you get DAILY (including weekends) updates on some cool stuff.

....and this is y u love me.

Love....Wintersleep

What a busy week! It is a true sign of summer when your evenings are filled with fun activities and you run on little sleep but you are still able to wake up with a big smile on your face.

Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of seeing one of my favourite bands, Wintersleep, in concert at the Mod Club. While their new CD, New Inheritors, is a step in a different direction, they continue to amaze crowds with their consistency and high-energy live shows. The new album definitely sounds much better live. They have the ability to keep concert goers on the edge of their seat and leave them wanting more. They played two full sets and one kick-ass encore.