Crop 4 the Cure

I recently participated in the Crop 4 the Cure 2012. I had a great time with Kelly and the Cosmic Girl's cure team. They sure know how to party! I participated last year and had an equally amazing time. I made 10 plus scrapbook layout at that event.
This year I focused on making cards. I'm fortunate to have some loyal customers that purchase cards for there hallmark moments. I am well stocked with over 40 new cards for them to enjoy!
I am so pleased with how they turned and and so are the customer. I have already sold 7 cards. I'll give you some close ups of my favorites.

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Blessings this St Patrick's day!

I made this 4X4" card for a special lady named Bridget. She loves St. Patrick's day.

I'll tell you how I did it.

1. I punched out 4 wide hearts in green and used a glue stick to adhere them to my 3.5" X 3.5" focal point. Arranging them to look like a four leaf clover. I cut a thin strip of matching green for the stem.

2. I then placed my focal point in an embossing folder the pressed the whole thing in my epic six machine.{A BigShot or Cuttlebug can do this easily.}

3. The focal point will be slightly distorted and a mat can now be cut to frame your focal point. Ideally the mat should measure 3 3/4"X 3 3/4" but it may not look even after the focal point is embossed.

4. I then glued my layers down on a 4X4 cards. Voila!

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: paper Trimmer, EK Success.Embossing folder, EpicSix

Paper: Kraft,Olive green,Ruby red

Stamps: NONE

Embellishments: NONE

Ink: NONE 

Handy (cards)

Hello My name is Shazia and I haven't blogged in a long long time! LOL

Hey Crafty friends, I know it has been a long time... I have not found the perfect balance for things. So my blog had suffered the most over the last few months.  Don't worry I still create and I have a lot of projects to show for my time away.  Here are some cards for handy people.

 I used the SU! totally tools set and made a card for my friend, she is a carpenter.

 This card is for my Very mechanical Father-in-law.

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: paper Trimmer, EK Success.Embossing folder, Epic6, nesties.

Paper: silver,Espresso,Ruby red, DP~unknown

Stamps: Totally tools,SU!,You're Dandy,

Practicing creativity.

Embellishments: brads, twine

Ink: Brown SU ink, 

It's been tooooooo long!

Hey my Crafty Freinds,

I have been so behind on blogging, I have not had a post in over a MONTH!

I recently started instructing the EK Success: S.D.U. Scrapbook Design and You classes at Michael's Craft Stores. With this new ExCiTiNg endeavor I have not had time to create in my home most of my efforts are in the store.

My favorite blogs have not taken a break while I was away and I know I missed out of some fabulous challenges. YEs, But today I return for some fun! 

Check these out. 

 

I am in L-O-V-E with using felt right now.  So.... the {: embellish :} challenge was perfect for me and the Kazan's Sketch #63 Is a fabulous sketch!

I used some Staz-on to stamp of the red felt to create this plush sofa and on the hard wear for the sentiment.  I layered my copic colored WTG-Well Read image in her favorite cozy spot, Et Voila!

I also de-bossed some card stock with a swiss-dot pattern for the floor.

I thought it looked like a real floor.

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: paper Trimmer, EK Success. Epic six and swiss dot folder

Paper: Pink Brown and Yellow  cardstock, SU!

Stamps: "Well Read", MFT!

Embellishments: Hard wear,Basic Grey. Pink striped Ribbon,MFT.

Ink: Jet black, Staz-on. Copic markers

New stuff and party peek.

Hello!

I am still preparing for my daughter's Mad tea party. I have a picture today of some of the baking I have been up to. I want to show you what I made with my new Epic Six! I have been saving up for the machine for a few months. And when I got it I totally forgot that I didn't have any embossing folders or Texture plates... LOL! So two week later I have cut and embossed a few little things. I also got some fabulous new stamps from Practicing Creativity Designs.

Lucky me, Kazan's Sketch 55 and Caardvark:embosss Challenge were perfect for this card.

Here is a peek at "What's cookin" for my kid's Mad tea party... only 2 more days!

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: paper Trimmer, EK Success, De'vine embossing folder,Cuttlebug.

Paper: blue and black, SU! brown and green, CTMH.

Stamps: For the Love of Dots and Barefoot summer, sets by Practicing Creativity Designs

Embellishments: twine

Colors: Jet black, Versa fine. markers by Copic.

Cherry Blog-aversary to me!

Today is My Blog-aversary and I am sure you saw the giveaway to celebrate. Today is the Last Chance to enter for the draw, So click here to enter. Hank and I were talking about it earlier in that week. It does not seem that long since I started blogging. I totally enjoy the comments and ideas I see while I blog. Some blogs are my new crafting buddies. Like... the gang over at The Color Throwdown!

Have you seen the color throw-down challenge today?

I am sure it would be great for a Christmas card but I had a little gift I needed to wrap. The gift has cherries on the package that totally matched the throw-down colors! So with the help of the ladies over at The color Thow-down... I made a pocket to hold the gift I picked up for a Mommy-buddy.

Most of the stuff I used here is in the blog-candy package.

{ Anya stamps, pearls, charms and ribbon are all in the Blog-aversary candy giveaway}

{material}

Sentiment stamp, designer paper, black, green, red. and white card-stock are from SU!

Red pearls, ribbon & floss can be found at Hobby Lobby. Vintage charm is a found item.

{tools}

Shapes cut with the Noteworthy Sd card for the Making Memories Slice.

Round tab, small oval & curly label punch from SU!

If you have any question please feel welcome to leave a comment.

Have a wonderful day,

Shaz

Candy, candy...Who wants candy?

I DO! Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar!

The Farm fresh Friday Challenge over at The Greeting Farm is all about your favorite Sweet Treat!

I used the Reeta Sprout to show my Sweet Treat's colors!

I will be giving this card to me Dad{papa} to cheer him up. He had surgery this week on his right arm's rotator cuff. I know he would hate a get well soon card{LOL}, since his is not "really" sick.

I know he will love this card  from his grand-girlies.

I used this great ruffle ribbon to embellish this card. {I am sharing it in my Blog candy }

{materials}

Real red, white and DP by SU! Reeta Sprout and Ian sentiment stamps by TGF. Black pearls, Red ribbon and red gingham ruffle are found items. Copic, SU! and Memory writers to color the image.

{tools}

 The mate and fore-ground have been cut my the Making Memoried Slice with the Noteworthy SD card.

Don't forget about the Blog-aversary giveaway here !

Have a great day,

Shaz

mark my {book}

I need a bookmark for my book so I whipped this one up...lol.

It has a long velvet ribbon and a vintage frame charm on the top. Edward is colored with copic markers. I embossed with clear powder on black ink before I heated the powder I sprinkled Iridescent glitter for "dazzle". The Quote is from New Moon and says: "you know, I never had much patience for Romeo".

{materials}

Real red, Basic black, Vanilla Card-stock from SU!.  Edward sprout stamp from The Greeting Farm. Markers and blender from Copic. Multi-liner black marker pen from Zig. Vintage frame charm, large eyelet, hemp twine and Velvet ribbon are found items.

{Tools}

Crop-o-dile by We R Memeories. Zig-zag Eyelet edge punch by Martha Stewart.

Don't forget about the Blog-aversary giveaway here !

Have a great day,

Shaz

LOST {my} Mojo

I have not had creative energy this past week .

So  I am going to show you a card I made a while back.

I have never posted this card before!

It is my Lost season 2 card. This season was all about the Hatch...

Our friend, who shares her LOST DVD collection with us. took these pictures.

These are all of the cards I made her.

They are on display with the appropriate DVD box sets.

 If you would like to see each of the card individually just click the LOST {tag} in the side bar!

If you watch LOST. 

Who is your favorite character ?

My Favorite character is a tie, between Hurley and Jack.

If you don't watch LOST. What is your favorite show TV show past or present?

A favorite show of mine from the past is Everybody Loves Raymond.

My husband is like Ray, every body loves him.

see you soon,

Shaz

copic{couple}

I hope you all had a great week-end. It is defiantly Autumn here in southern Ontario. So we took some time to stroll in the park and look at the leaves with the kids. I know it is monday, so take a peek at Fridays post if you need a boost! I have some card maker's bloopers.

I am a new copic marker user, I am more comfortable with watercolors or colored pencils. I don't really know what I am doing with the markers but whatever... now is the time to learn.

Here is a card I made by embossing Anya and Ian. I colored them with the copic markers .

My main purpose was to blend colors from different color families.

I think it turned our pretty good!?! ***If you know of any great tutorials let me know.***

Hope you are Smiling! :)

SHaz

{material}

Copic markers. Ian & Anya Dressy stamps {TGF}. Sentiment stamp,Curly label punch & Card-stock {SU!} Patterned paper {Basic Grey}. Soft brown Ribbon {Martha Stewart} Brad {a dollar shop}

A window to the past.

A window to the past is a card I made for a color challenge a while back. I am not sure why I didn't get around to posting it but... Oh well.

What I love about this card is the delicate details. Inside the window frame are soft clear embossed flowers on vellum. Some are grey and some are orange to coordinate with the vellums existing pattern.

Supplies:

Peach Orange and Grey Card-stock, designer vellum Orange and

grey ink, Clear embossing powder.

Hope you are enjoying the last days of summer.

Shaz

queen{card}

Easter is over the treats are all eaten and I finally made a card!
This card is for the Caardvards Good Knight! Challenge. The challenge is for a fantasy themed card.
I used a stamp by Gel-a-tins a great company out of Toronto. Yeahhh! {I am so Canadian} The designs at Gel-i-tins are great. I was looking for months for a grown stamp and was over the moon at a local company had just the right one!
Hope you love this dreamy little card,
Shaz