Showing posts with label Boom-Di-Ada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boom-Di-Ada. Show all posts

10/14/2008

Happy {Canadian} Thanksgiving and Happy Tuesday to Everyone Else!

Well, I'm a bit late in posting my holiday wishes, but I couldn't resist trying to make the holiday weekend last just one more day. It's always soooo hard to get back into the swing of things after having an extra day off, but the good news is, it makes for a short week at the office. So put a smile on your face......the weekend is closer than you think!
Lucky for me, I actually got a fair bit of crafting time in this weekend too! All in between visits with family and lots and lots of food!
I can't post pics of them all, since there are a few loose ends to tie up on most of them, but I am proud to report that I created (3) double page scrapbook layouts - that's 6 whole pages (yay me!). Plus (6) standard size cards, (4) 3x3 cards, and (4) gift card holders. The cards and stuff are a gift for Christmas for a family member (shhhh!) -- and they're all packaged up in this little stationary box that I saw on splitcoast. If you'd like to try to make one for yourself, a printable tutorial can be found at here at Addicted to Stamping.
I did very little stamping - basically only card sentiments. The rest of the card elements are stickers that coordinate with the papers. All supplies are Close To My Heart - and the product is called Boom-Di-Ada. It's very fun!
The stationary box was a lot easier to put together than I had anticipated, and the whole project came together pretty quickly. I guess that's one of the benefits of using stickers instead of stamps. The downside is of course that in order to duplicate the cards I need to buy the stickers again......but, so long as I can get them, that's not a horrible thing I guess.
I had a lot of fun pulling this together, and honestly, I am soooo shocked that it's only October and I'm already able to cross 2 recipients off my gift-giving list. If I can keep up this pace, I'll be doing alright I think - and avoiding the December crunch.
Happy Tuesday!!!

6/11/2008

Summer By The Sea

For years and years I have absolutely adored this set from SU and I finally broke down and bought it a few months back (not sure really why I took so long). After all that waiting, the really sad part is that it wasn't until yesterday that I actually mounted them up and showed them some ink. Geesh! I really need to get more on top of these things!

The image is (water)coloured with Tombow markers and the designer paper is Close To My Heart Boom-Di-Ada from their Summer collection. It's funny, I struggled with the actual design on this card for quite some time. I truly believe that these images can stand almost on their own, and I didn't want to add anything that might detract from the image itself. I'm not totally happy with the final result, but it'll do for now. I have many more images to colour and mount.