What a great Blog!!!

I'm always looking for great sites to get ideas from, and everyone knows how much I love my Cricut machine, and making cards. Well I found this amazing site that shows great ideas and different cuts for the Cricut machine. If you're looking for creative ideas, go and check them out... http://the-gypsyspot.blogspot.com

They focus on the newest Cricut machine that came out, the Gypsy! I don't have one yet, but I'm hoping that I've been a really good girl this year, and Santa might bring me one for Christmas!!!

Well take care for now, I'll be back again with more updates etc!!!

Cards and more cards!

I'm back......sort of!

Well after I made that batch of cards life decided to get busier than it already was and I haven't had a chance to pop back on here!

I have still been busy making cards and such, just haven't had a moment to post them here, and tell you all about them.

Well, it's still pretty busy here, so I'm sorry I'm just gonna post some cards I've been working on lately, and had time to photograph! and then I'm gonna run again!

Lots of stuff on my plate these days, and little time for fun.......like card making and my paper crafting!

I promise to be back again soon...........really......honestly.......soon!!!

Take care till then, and hope you like my new ones.

PS - I haven't even had a chance to list these on my etsy shop yet, but if you are interested in anything you see here, just give me a shout. If you'd like something custom done, give me a shout! I've already been approached for a couple of custom things, and those are the ones I love doing, so please, don't hesitate........give me a shout! LOL!!

I've finally been card making again!

My SIL has asked me to make a few cards for her and I am so excited. I love making cards, but I love it more when I have a purpose for making them, or know who they are for!

I'll just share a couple of them with you, as I don't want her peeking and seeing them before she receives them! LOL!!!

Kids are back in school soon, so I'm hoping to have a little bit more time to pop in here a bit more often. Well at least I have good intentions.........LOL!!!

Let me know what you think, and I'll see you again shortly!

Take care,

Summer's been Busy!

With the kids home this summer, it's been busy around here, trying to keep them active. But I found some time to get a few cards done! Haven't had a chance to list them in my Etsy shop yet, but they should be there in the next few days.

Hope your summer is going fantastic, and I hope I'll be here a bit more frequently come September......LOL!!!

The card with the little lamb is one of my favorites!

Take care,

Mini Paper bag Wedding Photo Album in Pink and Black

Hello there! Yes, I know, it's been awhile........again!

Things were a little crazy here for awhile. School finishing, teacher appreciation cards & gifts, dance recitals, exams..........you get the idea. Of course, as usual I forgot to take photos of everything, so I can't share them with you.

However, I do have this one to share! I just added a new item to my etsy shop, and I'm thrilled, because it's been ages since I was able to list a new item!

This is a handmade paper bag photo album, with a wedding theme. I came across these gorgeous pink and black patterned papers and fell in love with them. The album is approx 5x5 inches and the last page has a little pocket for you to put extra photos, name tags, anything you like.

If you pop over to my etsy shop (link on the right!) you can view a couple more photos.

Well gotta run, getting ready for company tomorrow. Guess that means no crafting for me for a few days.........again!

Take care,

Invitations Made!!!

My sister in law asked me to make the invitations for my nephews baptism, and I was so excited, until it came down to actually making them and my mind went blank!!

So I started to think of my SIL and what she likes and COLOUR came to mind. She loves colourful things. So then I decided on a cross for the religious aspect of the ceremony, then thought about layering a few crosses on top of each other. Well it's not exactly what I pictured in my mind, but it may be even better! The result looks like a stained glass cross!!! I thought it was neat.

Now the insecure part of me has to show them to my SIL!! Hope she loves them as much I loved making them!

Take care till next time,

I've been absent again!

Well things are still crazy around here, and I haven't had a chance to pop in and visit, let alone any time to craft and make cards! The dance recital is over, the company has come and gone, and now all the summer activities are starting up! Where does all the time go? Not that I'm complaining, because I know in a few years they are not gonna want me to be taking them everyone or involved in so many activities, so I'm taking it all in now while I can!

As you can see, I did have a chance to make a few new cards, and I'm making triplets these days as I now have 3 places to send my cards to!! Like I wasn't busy enough! LOL!! Ok, not complaining about that either!

Take care, smell the flowers and enjoy the kids. At least that's what I'm trying to do!

Custom order of Mini Thank You cards

Well it's been pretty busy around here this weekend! I've been running around for days, and there doesn't seem to be an end in site .... till about JUNE!! LOL!!!

Anyway, in my SPARE time (ha!) this weekend, I was working on these little mini Thank You cards for a wonderful friend - Emily. She's been working on rasing funds for Erase MS and got together with another etsy seller, bovinebubbles, to package up some wonderful handmade creams, lotions and soaps. She saw some of my little mini Thank You cards and decided to order some for the package! I was so thrilled, and honoured. I missed out on the fundraising this time around, but asked if I could participate on the next one. Emily said she was gonna try again in December, so I'm gonna try and make up a batch of cards for her to sell to raise funds. I should probably get working on them now, what with how long it takes me to get cards done around here!

Here's a couple pictures of the cards I made for her. If you are ever interested in a custom order for any occassion, please contact me. I love working on custom orders!

Take care,

A New Mother's day Card

Here's a new one I listed in my shop the other day. It's been very busy here lately with all the kids activities and such, haven't had much chance to blog! By the way, if you're interested, I'm also Twittering these days! You can go to www.twitter.com and follow me there.... harvestmoon123.

Thanks again for peeking in and saying hello!

Have a great weekend,

Hello Again!!!

Sorry, been MIA for a bit! Between illnesses, family gatherings and basketball tournaments it's been crazy around here!

I did get a chance to make a few new cards on the weekend, and I've been slowly listing them on my etsy website. Just sharing the latest one with you, but if you'd like you can take a peek in my shop for the other new ones too!

Thanks again for stopping in, and any comments you'd like to leave, I'd love to hear them!

Take care,

WOW, I was featured in an article!

This wonderful lady on Etsy has featured one of my cards on an amazing blog! I was so thrilled, this is so exciting for me! Please check out the article here http://canartisan.blogspot.com/ , and you can leave a comment too if you want! You can also check out her shop here www.enthral.etsy.com

Thank you so much entral (Brandi)!!! I love the way Canadians stick together and help each other out! The feeling of community is so strong! Hmmm I should try and figure out a way to thank her!

Oh, and I should get my butt in gear and get some Mother's day cards done and listed too.....especially if I'm gonna get so many new viewers from this article.........LOL!!! Positive thinking!!!

Take care till next time!

HAPPY EASTER Everyone ... and a new card!!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

I hope everyone is enjoying their easter turkeys and chocolates, and that the easter bunny was good to everyone! We're having family over in a few minutes, but I had just enough time to list this wedding card in my etsy shop!

Gotta run and baste the turkey before it burns!!!

Enjoy the time with your familes!!!

Take care,

It's Been Awhile......but..... I Have Some New Cards!!!

Hi There!

I'm sorry, I know it's been awhile since I visited........just too much on the go here! Anyhow over that last few days I've managed to get in a bit of crafting time and wanted to share some of my new cards with everyone. I'm pretty excited about them, they are a little bit out of my ordinary stuff. I've been experimenting with bolder colours and decided to try some bigger graphics of words, and also I've veered away from my normal birthday, wedding, Thank you cards.

Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them! You'll find them in my etsy shop shortly if your interested.

Thanks again for following me and being so patient with me. I appreciate all the encouragement!

Take care till next time (no it won't be weeks again this time!!)

Something New for me......Journalling Spots, Tags or Embellishments

I made some cute little tags this weekend, they are a new kind of thing for me. They can have many uses, cupcake toppers, tags, scrapbooking embellishments, the list is endless. They can be used for a boy or girl. I punched out a bunch of cupcakes and icecream cones then mixed and matched all the pieces.....I love the result. So what do you think? Useful?? I think so! They will be appearing in my etsy shop soon! Just click on the link to the right to take you to my shop and see what other goodies you can find there.

Don't forget, Stampin' Up! has a great sale/offer going on right now.....buy $60 worth of stamps, and pick out a FREE stamp set from the Sale a Thon catalog.......cool right??! The link to my Stammpin' Up! website can also be found on the right........go check it out quick......sale ends March 30th!!!

See you again soon,

What colours Do You Think These are??

I'm having a bit of a brain freeze and for the life of me can't come up with any colours to describe these little mini Thank You cards that I want to list in my Etsy shop! So I'm asking all of you for help!!! Any suggestions or ideas would be great! I've thought of burgandy, that's it, drawn a blank!

HELP!!!!

Thanks,

U Rock Handmade Card

I made this cute little card for one of my darling little nephews (ok so I'm a month late!!!) I really liked how the guitar turned out so I made an extra for my etsy shop. The darn thing took me ages to figure out, but once I did I really liked it! My picture taking skills are not that great, but can you see the red part of the guitar, I used micro glitter! IT's so sparkly, I love it!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend, mine was pretty quiet, which is why I ended up having time to make a new card!

Take care, till next time!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Mickey!!

I love Mickey and Minnie, and with St. Patricks day fast approaching, these little cuties popped into my head! I'll be listing them for sale in my etsy shop shortly.....so pop on by and take a peek.

By the way, did you see the little glittery gold shamrock? You can't have a St. Patricks day without a little gold!

I'd love to hear any comments you have!

Take care,

I've been a little busy....

so I seem to have neglected my blog again! I hate doing that! On a better note, I'm getting all caught up, and hoping to be crafting again soon! I had 3 custom orders that I wanted to finish and get out.....2 are done, 1 is half done! I should get that out this weekend.

Thanks for visiting and keeping me in mind. I'll have some new ones to show shortly.

Take care and enjoy your weekend,

Welcome to the world of ......... MICRO GLITTER

Well I met a wonderful lady named Tory through my Etsy shop (http://www.harvestmoonpaper.etsy.com/). She had purchased a couple of cards and through some emails back and forth, I designed some stationary for her. She liked them very much, but was looking for a bit more BLING, she loves!! micro glitter. So after some practise and trial and error, this is what we came up with. I love it!!! The glitter is so wonderful on the cards, the pictures don't really do it justice. I hope she loves it as much as I do, and thanks Tory for introducing me to the world of MICRO GLITTER.........you'll be seeing some on my cards in the future!!!

Hope you've all been well, take care, see you at my next blog!!!

Children's Handmade Valentine Cards or Mini Gift Tags

These cute little 3x4 handmade cards are perfect for the kids valentines for their friends and family.....in my case they will be for all my nieces and nephews (yes I have quite a few!!!). I loved all the little sayings on these cards, Owl always love you, What a catch, Sew happy together, fun little quips that made me smile! This is a set of 24 cards, there is plenty to go around, and you can even use them as little tags on any little gifts you give out for Valentines. Check out my etsy shop if you're interested, you'll see them listed there!

Take care, till next time!!

Make a WISH

Here's a couple new cards that I'll be listing in my shop shortly. I loved this patterned paper the moment I saw it (just don't tell anyone it's actually Valentine's paper!) The rich creamy colours of the pink and green just go so well together.

There's a couple of different techniques used on these cards, embossing, die cutting, stamping and of course a few dabs of glitter to draw it all together.

Thanks again for looking, take care and I'll see you again soon.

Personalized Stationary......with a Monogram

Here's the finished product........what do you think? I love this one, and from corresponding with Victoria, this is what I felt from her. She said she loves micro glitter (like me!!) and if you love glitter, you gotta love swirls! So I incorporated glitter, her initials, some craft punches and a bit of pizzaz. I really hope she likes it.

I'll keep you posted!

If you interested in something custom for yourself, please don't hesitate to contact me. I love working on custom requests, and the ideas and uses for paper crafts are endless........books, party favors, wedding favors, stationary, gift bags, cards.........I could go on forever!

Thanks again for always looking at my creations! Stay warm!

Till next time,

I'm so Excited!!!

A wonderful lady found my etsy shop and purchased a couple of cards from me. I've emailed her back and forth a few times and she is one of the kindest people I have met. She was so wonderful with her comments on my cards, she said she had seen HUNDREDS of cards on Etsy (there really is hundreds are card sellers) and she thought that mine were the BEST she had seen......I was so overwhelmed, I actually blushed reading her email! She also left me some very very kind and wonderful feedback for my shop after she recieved her cards.

So now I am going to try and make personalized stationary for her! I have an idea in my head, and hope to have a prototype for her tomorrow, if I can find some time (maybe I won't do that load of towels tomorrow! hehe!!).

I'm so excited (did I mention that already?).

Take care,

Mini Thank You cards

Well I've finally been able to make a few cards, and I'm really excited about these ones. I've been waiting for all my new Stampin' Up! stamps to arrive and when they did, I knew this was the first little mini cards I would make! I love the colour of blue and chocolate brown and I incorporated that with the small curly stamps and punch, then added a little punched flower to top it off.

I'm gonna be listing these in my Esty shop shortly.

If you like what you see, please don't hesitate to contact me with any comments or custom requests.

I'm soooo looking forward to creating more lovelies with all my new stamps and punches and paper!

I've also been looking into a new stamping technique, called MCT. Right now I'm just searching for the correct paper to use and then I'll be posting all my new stuff here too......can't wait!!!

Take care,

Finally......presenting My Tinkerbell!!!!!

My daughter loves Tinkerbell, so for Christmas she bought me a cartridge that cuts all kinds of Tinkerbell images.........so of course my first item on the agenda, make a scrapbook page of MY beautiful Tinkerbell. The colours are so bold and bright, I just love them.

Thanks for looking!

Take care,