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Freshly Made Mashup

OttawaMom — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:09:33 +0000

Yay for long weekends! I hope everyone’s weekend is off to a fabulous start. I’m taking a little gardening break to share a card I made for two challenges – the Friday Mashup and Freshly Made Sketches. I received my sneak peek order and new catalogue this week and couldn’t wait to dive in and [...]

Merry Monday

OttawaMom — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:02 +0000

I am expecting a big box of sneak peek products from the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue today and I am so excited!!! I’ve already had a chance to peruse the whole catalogue – which will be available June 1st! – and I am in love with just about everything in it!! So while I sit [...]

Mojo Mashup

OttawaMom — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:57 +0000

Another day, another card to share with you. This time I combined two different challenges into one card – the colour challenge from the Friday Mashup and the sketch challenge from Mojo Monday. The Friday Mashup Challenge: So here is the “Mashup” Challenge : Make a project that’s “Patriotic or for Remembrance”. Or Make a project with [...]

Dynamic Duos

OttawaMom — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:05:42 +0000

I have another colour challenge for you, again using one of my favourite Stampin’ Up! colours, Pool Party. This week’s Dynamic Duos challenge: My card: As soon as I saw the colours for this week’s challenge, I knew immediately I wanted to use the Elements of Style stamp set. And I thought by adding butterflies [...]

Harry Potter Birthday Party – the Sweets

OttawaMom — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:00:30 +0000

Anyone who has read the Harry Potter series knows that the students of Hogwart’s enjoy their sweets. Whether they enjoy them on the Hogwart’s Express or indulge at Honeydukes Sweet Shop, they are mentioned frequently in the books. So this was definitely one of the big hits of the Harry Potter party, and probably my [...]

A Rockin’ Start to the Weekend

OttawaMom — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:52:52 +0000

Hi all. Just popping in to say I hope everyone is having a great Friday and to share some happy news! The ladies at the Friday Mashup picked my Mother’s Day pop-up card as the “Rock Star” this week. Great way to start my Mother’s Day weekend! And to make it even sweeter, my friend [...]

A Little Mojo

OttawaMom — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:00:03 +0000

It’s Friday, finally, and the start of a busy weekend around here. So before things get crazy around here, I want to share with you, my entry for the Mojo Monday challenge. This week’s challenge: My card: I’ll be honest, I struggled with this sketch and almost threw in the towel and gave up for the [...]

Freshly Made Duos

OttawaMom — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:58:58 +0000

I’ve got another card to share with you today. It’s one I created by combining two challenges – Freshly Made Sketches which is a sketch challenge and, a brand new one I found called, Dynamic Duos, that is a colour challenge. I loved the sketch and having to use only two colours (neutrals are allowed) to [...]

Poinsettias in May

OttawaMom — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:41:30 +0000

I have to admit that at first, I found making Christmas cards in the spring a little odd. But I am having so much with this, and by the time Christmas does roll around, I’ll have all my cards done and I couldn’t be more thrilled. This week’s sketch at Merry Monday: My card: Thanks [...]

Another First: A Pop-up Card

OttawaMom — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:14:00 +0000

I am continually challenged by taking part in these sketch challenges and today’s card is no different. The inspiring ladies at The Friday Mashup have combined with the Paper Lovin’ Gals for this week’s sketch challenge. So here is the “Mashup” Challenge : Make a project for “Mom, Grandmother, Aunt etc…”. Or Make a project with a ” Pop-Up Element ”.* Or [...]