Throwback Thursday!

 Having some fun over in the Scrapbook Nerd & Friends group on Facebook today in preparation for the weekend of crafty time!

 

This was one of my layouts from my first ever crop at the Scrap & Crop weekend retreats   at the Festival Inn in Stratford - I used a sketch from Pinterest to help get me inspired and love how it turned out - the little grids are a great way to show a sampling of papers and use up scraps!

 

Does anyone else have a photo of themself sitting on the toilet that their parents took - the good ole days when parents use to try to toilet train at like 14 months old by putting you on the thing every 10 minutes for a half hour thinking that was being trained!

 

Like you can even see my moms hand with a cup trying to force me to drink more fluids in order to get me to pee - hate to break it to you mum but it was YOU who were toilet trained at this stage in my life not ME!

 Happy Stampin' 

Margaret

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Oscar's Happy Day!

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds Online store - make sure to come and join us in their Facebook group for daily inspiration, weekly challenges and giveaways from the amazing owner Joy!

 

Today I am playing with the adorable Oscar from Bella Blvd! Seriously how stinking adorable is this little sticker bundle?

 

 I used up all the pieces with this one and adding a little bling to Oscar because its 2021 and Oscar can identify however she'd like! I think she looks lovely with her bow and some added Rhinestone's coloured with my Stampin' Blends to match the bow!

 

This set paired perfectly with the Lawn Fawn - Lawn Cuts Happy Heart Day!

 

 I used the 'negative' image from the die on a slip of scrap Bermuda Bay cardstock!

 

And look at how perfectly the heart from Oscar's sticker bundle fit perfectly inside the negative image left! Added some additional tinted rhinestones and whola the perfect card to congratulate a friend who just added a little puppy to her family!

 Happy Stampin'

Margaret

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Make a Wish

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds Online store - make sure to come and join us in their Facebook group for daily inspiration, weekly challenges and giveaways from the amazing owner Joy!

Today I used inspiration from the TGIF Challenge #TGIFC310

 

I used  Flirty Flamingo cardstock as my base and than using the Pinkfresh Studio Slim Stitched Rectangle dies to layer with Pool Party, Blushing Bride and Whisper White cardstock from Stampin' Up!. 

 

Using this adorable little Doodlebug Make a Wish sticker set I mounted the cake on the one side and added some rhinestone 'bling' to it by colouring the clear rhinestones with a Flirty Flamingo blends marker.

I chose a Happy Birthday sentiment from the All about You stamp and die bundle from My Favorite Things. And die cut out the You in Pool Party. 

 

I finished off the it off with some turquoise bakers twine and some additional rhinestones tinted with the Flirty Flamingo Blends marker!  

This is going to make a perfect card for my granddaughter's 1st birthday next week! Cannot believe it has been a YEAR already and Covid is still poo pooing on celebrations for her!

Happy Stampin'

Margaret

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Vicki Boutin Storyteller creations

Margaret here - its been a while since I have been in the craftroom -  apprently I managed to compress 3 disc in my neck and one of them keeps hernating anytime I have a flare in my arthritis which has made doing anything that involves holding my head up for too long excrusating painful - but we finally have a medication mix that seems to be working and I am having my first good day in months! 

So I am back in the craftroom guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerd and their Facebook group - if you are not a member please come on over and click the join for lots of creative inspiration!  We have fun challenges each week from the design team and there are regularly prizes from Joy the owner of the Scrapbook Nerds online shopping website!

This week I am playing with Vicki Boutin's Storyteller collection because I just love all her designs!

Makes my heart happy that she has a grid paper as part of her collections - they are amazing inspiration for both quick cards and pocket scrap-booking!  

I also used the TGIG challenge #TGIFC309  to jump start my creative juices!

I used the Concord & 9th Little Love Tags stamp set to create my own DSP background on the whisper white cardstock base in Pool Party.

I than cut out one of the grids from the Storyteller DSP and mounted in on Bermuda Bay cardstock, wrapped that with teal bakers twine and mounted it with dimensionals onto the base. I added a little 3D popped up butterfly from the Storyteller Butterflies layered stickers.I left the inside blank so I can use this card for any occasion when the time comes.

I also made a second card to use up the other half of my base paper cause I tend to create in 'twos'. For this one I used the Storyteller stencils to create a textured background on the base by sponging Pool Party ink. Chose the sentiment Happy Birthday to ... from the My Favorite Things - All About You stamp set placed perfectly in the banner and than adored with a retired sparkly ribbon and some iridescent pearls to complete the card front.

 

Inside I stamped the bold You in Pool Party to finish the card. 

In my humble opinion this stamp set is a must for both cardmaking and using in scrapbook layout titles as it is so versatile for sentiments included fitting so many of life's moments!

Thank you for stopping by to check out this weeks designs! 

 

Happy Stampin' 

 

Margaret

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Happy Birthday Bouquet

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds & Friends over on Facebook! 

Today I am offering a cute little Birthday Card featuring the Winter Wonderland collection from Doodlebug Design Inc.

 
The Winter Wonderland Odds and Ends Snowflakes has so many fun little 'winter flowers' which were perfect to form a collage for this birthday card!

I used the Happy Birthday from the Altenew Hug Me stamp set.

Happy Stampin' 

Margaret

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SBN Sunday Sketch

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds & Friends over on Facebook! 

 Today I am offering up a SKETCH CHALLENGE of my own for everyone!

I choose the gorgeous plaid paper the Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pack from Doodlebug Design Inc. and paired with with a coordinating Highland Heather purple cardstock from my stash!  

I cut out the My Favorite Things Photo Strip in the purple.

Again making use of the 6x6 paper to choose cute little squares to insert into the photo strip.

And for a pop of sparkle the Winter Wonderland Glitter Sprinkles from Doodlebug Design Inc.

 

Finished it off with some Baker's twine!

 Happy Stampin' 

Margaret

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Let's Snuggle!

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds & Friends over on Facebook! 

Today I am playing with a Slimline card design! The Pinkfresh Studio Essentials makes a great starter die for slimline cards! 

 

I just love the larger work surface for designing with on the slimline card! 

I again chose paper from the Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pack from Doodlebug Design Inc! This paper stack is SO CUTE and great for winter birthdays and Valentines alike! 

 The little Bingo card paper is perfect for these little square accents! I chose the Let's Snuggle and Hot Cocoa weather squares and than the back side squares that spelled S N W that I wouldn't use!

 I also love the Winter Wonderland Odds and Ends Snowflake from the Doodlebug Design Inc!

 You get so many adorable little snowflakes and accent pieces in the package - amazing value!! I love that there is a mix of texture too from paper to acetate designs! The snowflakes added a perfect added pop to my squares!

 Happy Stampin' 

Margaret

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Are you Yeti for Valentines?

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds & Friends over on Facebook!

I chose my little Yeti from the Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pack from Doodlebug Design Inc! One of the papers has a 'grid' like a Bingo card which is perfect for cutting up and using as focal points!

I made my collage behind by using the Winter Wonderland Odds & Ends from the Doodlebug Designs Inc. 

I also added some accent hearts from the Winter Wonderland Shape Sprinkles Stickers from Doodlebug Design Inc. 

Such and adorable Valentines card or for just because card this winter! 

 Happy Stampin' 

Margaret

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Online crop - yes please!

 The weather outside is frightful but paper crafting is SO delightful!

 

So excited to paper craft with everyone this weekend over at the Scrapbook Nerd - Friends Group online crop!

 

As part of the design team I get to help create project inspiration challenges - so here is my project inspiration challenge - hope you will come join us and play along for a chance to win a Scrapbook Nerd Online store prize! 

 

Cannot wait to see you

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Margaret

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Love Never Melts

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds & Friends over on Facebook with another offering in the Winter Wonderland Collection from Doodlebug Design Inc.

 For my background I chose a retired embossing folder Happy Hearts from Stampin' Up! and Wink of Stella to give the background a subtle pop of glitter and shine.

I paired the embossed cardstock with a torn edge piece from the Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pack from Doodlebug Design Inc! Such a versatile pack of paper to get you through the winter months!!!

 

 Overall it came together into a cute little Valentine for a loved one!

Happy Stampin'

Margaret

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Baby It's Cold Outside!

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds for this week!

Back to show some more love of the Winter Wonderland Collection from Doodlebug Designs Inc. 

 

 

 

This card makes use of the Winter Wonderland Sticker Icons - these are so stinking cute and you get SO MANY - perfect for making quick cards or scrapbook layouts!

The Winter Wonderland Chit Chat from Doodlebugs - again look at all the wording goodies for making both cards and scrapbook layouts!

And the Winter Wonderland 6x6 Paper pack - for a little pop of colour matting!

Seriously the little snowman are so stinking adorable .... to help ground them I sponged some light blue Pool Party ink snow hills - they are very subtle in the background.

Happy Stampin' 

Margaret

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Walking in the Winter Wonderland

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds & Friends over on Facebook! 

To get my inspiration started I used a #TGIFC299 card inspiration for this week - which is use a background!

For my background I chose a retired embossing folder Happy Hearts from Stampin' Up! and Wink of Stella to give the background a subtle pop of glitter and shine!

 Just love Wink of Stella - subtle but stunning!

 

Than for my accent papers I chose the Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pack from Doodlebug Design Inc! This paper stack is SO CUTE and great for winter birthdays and Valentines alike!

I punched out the heart from the paper with my Dual Hearts punch and created a banner with the triple banner punch from Stampin' Up!

For my sentiment I stamped the Love U from Altenew set called Hug Me.

I also added some accent hearts from the Winter Wonderland Icon Stickers from Doodlebug Design Inc. Like how adorable are these stickers??? I have some more plans in mind for upcoming cards with the adorable Winter Wonderland line!

Happy Stampin'

 

Margaret

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