Hello!! ~ I am home again..........

So nice to be back home again after a month away with my husband. As you know he goes on a fishing trip each September to the north of Vancouver Island. He had a wonderful time with friends he sees there every year and we had the best weather in all the times we have been there.....

The weather here at home has been just as great - although, I do hear it may rain tomorrow. Can't complain though! It is October - Thanksgiving Weekend here in Canada, so you know fall and winter weather is on it's way.

I was just dieing to make a card after all of this time......LOL

I have made a very simple one today. I hope you can see the calmness and the quiet beauty I was trying to do? I wanted the light coming from the top left of the card this time. I sure hope you can see what I have done so that the right side is darker and also under the see-through costume the colours should be lighter also.

I love this simple image from 'Paper Pretties' and have had it for some time.

Today I have used SU card stock: 'Close to Cocoa' as well as SU, DP: 'Candy Lane'. I used my border punch at the sides of the brown and pink DP and I cut out my image with the Lrg. Spellbinder Oval Scallop. I have used a wide satin brown ribbon from SU as well.....The soft peach pearls are from: Kaiser Craft

Don't know if you really need a closer view - but I have one here for you:

The inside of the card is simple as well - just the way I wanted it to be.
I have put 1/4 " brown ribbon across the left hand page twice and made bows that I attached, as well as more of the pearls. I stamped a sentiment from my 'Bella' stamps in Close to Cocoa, attached a ballet slipper with the ribbon to the sentiment and then mounted with dimensional stickers and added one pearl to it also.

The right hand side of the card has three beautiful Prima flowers added with sterling silver centers and pearls.

I hope you enjoy looking at this card....

You may also notice I have a new background on my blog. It is sooo pretty, I just couldn't resist it even though I know that Halloween and Christmas are fast approaching!

I also was taught how to add a way of subscribing to my posts with an email link. I love this way myself to receive other's work, so hope it will be of some help to those of you who like to follow my blog.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the Canadians out there and for all of my other friends: have a wonderful weekend.

Candy Mills

For Someone Special

I have made my final project for 'The Town Scrapper'. I promised to show you all when I had made the card to match....

These are stamps from the 'Greeting Farm'. So I decided to make a little gift with them.

I had an idea that a little girl who was going to go on a long car or plane ride might like to play with these. They would be a good gift for a little one in the hospital as well.

As well as the Greeting Farm stamps I used a number of Magnolia images to finish up the fun. I used all of the stamps and made some Magnetic Paper Dolls with them. I have had a lunch kit here for some time so I decorated it a bit and used it to house the dolls and also it is a small place to play with them on the lid.

I used DP from DCWV Nursery Pack - Baby girl, and a bunch of ribbons that I had on hand,

The images were stamped on magnetic sheets I found at 'Staples'. They are just called Magnet Sheets - Gloss White. I coloured them with my Copics, but on the glossy paper I was unable to blend the colours as I would have liked to. I think they look OK though?

This is how I put them in the lunch box. The ones on the lid are ready to play with and the ones on the sides and bottom are the extra ones......

Then I made a card with the left over paper to match the gift......

I am not listing the colours I used tonight as I must have used every Copic I owned to colour the images LOL

Hope you enjoy looking at my little gift. I would love to know what you think of it?

Thanks for your visit. Enjoy the rest of your long weekend.

Love, Candy

Lazy Days

Happy long weekend, everyone! I hope there are still some 'Lazy Days' ahead for most of you.....

I have received my new 'Lazy Days Magnolia Stamps' from Diana ( her site is on the right side of my blog ). It is always so exciting to receive the next new Collection!!! Many girls have made stamps with this set, but I had to add mine as well.

This is 'Loves Me - Tilda'. Oh, I had such a hard time deciding which to stamp first! LOL LOL

I stamped Tilda and the little bench onto white card stock and coloured them with my Copics and then cut them out. I adhered the bench to my DP - Imaginisce Baby Powder - Baby's Breath - which I had cut out with my large oval Nestibility. Tilda was then adhered with 3 D tape. My card stock is SU 'Pretty in pink' cut 11 1/2" by 5 1/2" to make a 5 1/2" square card. I cut out white card stock and the other side of the DP for the 3 strips I put onto the front of the card. I then made some daisy like flowers which I also coloured with Copics and added flower soft to the centers. After shaping them just a little bit they were attached to my card with glue dots.

I know this card is very simple when compaired to my fellow stampers at Magnolia-licious. I just had the time to make a quick card in between getting ready to go away fishing for a month. The inside is just as simple:

Thank you for coming to look at it and I hope it put a little smile on your face..........

Love Candy

Long time no see !! Two entries today.....

Gosh it has been ages since I last posted. My DH and I have been ill with something - who knows what. Finally have been able to make a few things.

I am at the end of my time with 'The Town Scrapper' so am just finishing up some work for Phebe. She sent me several Greeting Farm Images and asked that I make cards for her. I am trying to get them all done before we go away for our usual Fishing time at the north end of the Island. We usually go for most of the month of September. We aren't leaving till the 8th since we haven't been well enough to get ready sooner.

I have made two cards and a special gift package. I haven't yet made the card to go with the gift so I will show you that one in a day or two.

Here are the two cards I have just finished. As you know these go on display in her store - so I only do the outsides of these ones.

These little people were like dolls - they arrived in their underware!! LOL and then had different outfits to colour up and dress them in. I have done the little boy here ( the girl is the one you have to wait for teehee ).

I have used SU Chocolate Chip paper for the card itself and cut it so when scored and folded it is a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card - haven't made one this size in months! I also used SU Pumpkin 1/4" smaller and placed on the front. I used SU Chocolate Chip ribbon and wrapped it around the card twice.

I then stamped the house image, again from SU, called 'House of Haunts' onto Imaginisce Polka Dot DP and covered it with clear embossing powder and heated it. I then used my large Spellbinder Oval and cut out the image. Placed it on the top left corner and found a very small ghost 'rub on' in my stash that I put on the right, beside it.

I used one of the Sentiments that came with the 'Greeting Farm' images, stamped it onto the Polka Dot DP and used two Pumpkin Pie brads in the corners and mounted it onto more Chocolate Chip Paper. The little boy was stamped on white, as were his clothes. Coloured with Copics and cut out. I placed him on 3D tape as I did the sentiment.

After I took these two pictures I realized I hadn't added my white highlights so I took one more picture:

Now this image is my favorite of the "Greeting Farm" that I have!!

I can't help but smile everytime I look at it :o)

Isn't she just the 'cutest wee thing'???

For this card I used SU cardstock again : Pixie Pink. I also used white cards stock and Imaginisce DP called : Baby Powder - Hiccups!
I cut the cardstock my usual 11 1/2" by 5 1/2" so that when scored with my ScorPal it becomes a 5 1/2" card - my favorite size these days. I think there is probably a much easier way to make the rest of the card - but since I don't take lessons, this is how I made it! I cut the white card stock to 5 1/4" and the Imaginisce to 5" taped them together and then cut them out with my largest round Spellbinder plain circle. I then attached them to the pink card. I coloured my image with Copics :o) and then cut her out with the next smallest size Spellbinder Circle. I popped her up with 3D tape and sat her in the middle of my circle. Then I made a bow and sewed a pretty button on it with bright pink thread and attached it. I added 3 medium white pearls. I stamped the sentiment from " The Greeting Farm" onto the Pixie Pink and cut it out with my 1 1/4" punch. I doodled around the edges. I then punched out a 1 3/8 white circle and taped the two together and pop dotted them up at the bottom.

So that is it from me today - but watch for my giftie in the next day or so - just have the card to make and it is ready.........

Really hope you are all in much better health than we are. I am sure you are all getting ready to enjoy your last long weekend before school starts.
Keep safe and have fun........
Love Candy

Tingla would like to say goodnight!

Little Tingla is all bathed and ready for bed. She just wants to say goodnight to you all.

After a lovely Sunday, she is getting tired ............

Here is a picture a bit closer:

This card was made with SU cardstock: Pretty in Pink. Then a variety of DP from DCWV - Nursery - Baby Girl. The pink lace is from a store on Vancouver Island. The two buttons from an old nightie of mine! I tied them with a wee bit of hand embroidery thread in a light pretty green. The word ANGEL was punched out from the Design Paper. I stamped Tingla with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Gina K's Copic Paper - My last piece. Then I cut it with my second largest Spellbinder Nestie - plain circle.

Here are the Copics I used:

I used: Eoooo for her face, Eooo for the shadows, Ro1 for her cheeks; her hair was coloured with: Y11 and YG0000; Sleepers : YG41, G0000; her soother, hair ribbons, heart: R20, Roooo; her booties: R30, R01. I also used Roooo around the whole image.

On the inside I used the same DP and some tiny soft pink pearls from KaiserCraft. I cut out the centre of the right hand side with my large scalloped Spellbinder Circle.

Tingla and I hope you have a wonderful week ahead. Don't work too hard getting those wee children ready for school!

Love Candy

Delicious Blog Candy at Jacque's Blog

WOW!!!! You will just die when you see Jacque's blog today with the Magnolia-licious Halloween Blog Hop. She is giving away WONDERFUL BLOG CANDY - Please stop by her blog and have a gander at everything and sign up for the candy. http://captureaheart-cami.blogspot.com/2009/08/jacques-magnolia-licious-tricks-and.html
Love you all and good luck!
Candy

HOWDY!!! How about a Square Dance?

Howdy all!!
Ever feel like Square Dancing? Tilda is all decked out and ready to dance!!



She is finally home and ready to get going. Got herself a brand new dress and petticoats. Her hair is pulled out of her face and she is ready to : DO-SI-DO!!

For this card I used SU River Rock card stock ( out dated now ) which I brushed with SU Real Red Ink - I found some unknown red and white plaid from my stash and added SU Bella Rose Paper with the Red Roses. I stamped Tilda with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured her with Copics. I used Ultra Find Glitter Ritz for her wings in Stardust as I was trying to keep things in the silver tones reminiscent of the 'old west'. I used two Prima flowers one red and one yellow and used silver stars for the centres of the flowers. Tilda was stamped and then cut out with my largest oval Spellbinders Die ( I only have the small set ). I put gathered red gingham ribbon on the back of the die and it is raised up on deep dimensional stickers. I then put lots of the tiniest silver flat backed pearls all around the die and I added four large ones in each corner. I have to applogise for the state of Tilda's hair on this card - my white pen, which has never worked correctly, did a bad thing for me so I had to cover up my highlights with lots of white to fix it!!!! :o(

On the inside of the card I used the same two DP's and cut the Bella Rose paper with a new border punch ( to me ) from Fiskars called - Dotted Wave. For the writing panel I simply cut a small square in keeping with all of the squares on this card and I pierced in each corner. On the left hand side I added another flower in the red and yellow, added a SU yellow glitter brad and a cow boy boot charm I was lucky enough to find in my stash from my quilting days!! Four more large silver pearls were added in two corners.

Here are the Copics I used on this card.

For her face I used :EOOOO, EOOO, EOO, and R21 for her cheeks;

C1 and C3 were used for her belt buckle; Hair, belt and boots : Y11, Y21,YR24; Dress and Hair Ribbon : R24, R27, R29; her blouse and socks were : YG91; YG95.

I am happy to be home again - it has been a very busy summer for me and extremely hot! Last Saturday I was able to take the Copic Certification Course on the mainland, so travelled there and back over 3 days.

Peanut had her operation on Monday and did very well. She is so tiny that when we picked her up she was very confused and sleepy from being put to sleep; so the whole of Monday afternoon, evening and over night I had to sit with her on my lap until she was finally awake enough not to fall and hurt herself. She is as happy as can be today and everything is great!! Last night I had my first decent sleep in over a month!! I am looking forward to many more LOL LOL

Thank you so much for looking at my card today. I hope you are all very well and enjoying the last part of summer before the children go back to school.........

Love Candy