Paper Smooches Giving Thanks Challenge

Hi everyone!

Today I created a cute little card for this month's Paper Smooches Giving Thanks Challenge.

Paper Smooches Stamps truly have "the" cutest critter stamps EVER!

I love coloring them up and using them on my cards....

Today I used this adorable little deer stamp.

My color scheme for my card was inspired by the colors I chose for the deer.

All patterned papers by October Afternoon

I combined two different Paper Smooches Stamps sets to create this card:

Chit Chat

Happy Camper

Thank you all for taking a look!

And the happiest Thanksgiving to all my American friends!

~Shilo

Paper Smooches Christmas Cards

Hi everyone!
I don't need to go on and on about how long its been since I've posted....

BUT I will say this....I went on a scrapbooking retreat at the end of October with a group of long time scrapbook girlfriends. This seemed to light the creative fire again!! YAY!! I have been busy making cards AND scrapbooking ever since!!

Just wish I could have all my girls here to play with me....

Anyways....a little bit ago I started making Christmas cards....

just been in the MOOD!

Time to start decorating the house soon too...lol! 

YUP! I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!

Here's a couple of my favorites so far.....

All stamps and words dies by Paper Smooches....

if you want "cute".....they make the BEST stamps!

Thanks for looking and hope you are all at least STARTING your Christmas cards....time is flying!!

Happy day!

~Shilo

Layered Paper !! Paper Smooches June Challenge

Hello all!

When I saw what this month's challenge was over at Paper Smooches I knew I HAD to participate....

Layered paper....ummm.....I am the queen of layered paper...lol!

At least it is something I love to do...mix and match and layer up....

So here is my take on the challenge...I chose to layer up using the Foliage die....

it helped me create this pretty little whimsy card :)

Patterned Paper: Pebbles Garden Party 6X6 Paper Pad

Chit Chat

Foliage 1

Thank you so much for looking!

Hope you join in the challenge too!

~Shilo

More than coffee....

 Hi everyone!

I've been very slowly getting back into my creative mode....

I did make some cute Christmas cards, but I didn't blog them....and now here I am making a single Valentine card.....a bit sporadic...but I think that is how creativity can be sometimes...ebb and flow.

Anyways, I wanted to share my card with all of you...hope you like it :)

The basic design came from an inspiration sketch from a facebook group I am a part of :

And of course I dug into my Unity Stamps. I used 

{you make me steamy}

And for the sentiment I used the June 2012 KOM

{sweet summer love}

I used the "I like you more than ice cream" stamp but I masked the "ice cream" part off so that I could change it to coffee to personalize my card....

a great way to get even MORE versatility out of you sentiments.

Anyways, there you have it! 

My V-day card....

Happy love month to all of you! 

<3 <3

~Shilo

My Mind's Eye Madness!!

PSSSTT.....a little birdie told me My Mind's Eye (MME) is doing a design team call!!

WAHOO!!

That same little birdie made a deal with me - you apply and I will too...SO here I am....

It's not like I don't create with MME ALL the time...(I have SO MUCH of their paper!!)

but rarely do I use one company's product exclusively.

But hey! I was up for the challenge.

I went through all my scrap stuff and pulled out all MME products, spread them out onto my table and got to work.

It was a TON of fun creating these cards!

And each and everyone is going to someone special - so this worked out PERFECTLY :)

A Little Cup of Happy Birthday

MME Products Used: Miss Caroline Howdy Doody 6X6 Paper Pad; Miss Caroline Howdy Doody "Baby" Label Stickers; Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky " Together" Alphabet; Follow Your Heart "Be Happy" Button Card
Other Supplies Used: XPress It Cardstock; Copic Markers; Paper Doily, Photo Corners & White Embroidery Floss - Misc; Three Hearts Punch - Stampin Up/EK Success; Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page - Cherish; Unity Stamp Co - Hodge Podge of Happiness

Happy 50th Birthday

MME Products Used: Happy Go Lucky "Together" Dotty Paper; Happy Go Lucky" Perfect Lines Paper; Kraft.funday Everyday Fun "Good Measure" Paper; Striped Paper - Lush - Navy; Daily Dose 24/7 Card
Other Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock & Kraft Paper; Handmade Coffee Paper; American Craft Thickers; Paper Smooches Die - Happy Birthday Words; Memento Ink - Tuxedo; Unity Stamp Co - {Follow Your Own} April 2012 KOM; Prima Marketing Decorative Wood Embellishments; Doodlebug Sequins - Blue Jean; Divine Twine - Blueberry; Studio Calico Wood Veneer Tiny Stars; Mini Dogclip - Stampin Up; Tab Punch - Jenni Bowlin/Fiskars; Maya Road Kraft Tickets; Three Hearts Punch - Stampin Up/EK Success; Black Photo Corner and Jute Twine - Misc

Happy Birthday Boho

MME Products Used: Indie Chic "Saffron" 6X6 Paper Pad; Indie Chic - Saffron - "Free Spirit" Trim; Indie Chic - Saffron - "Free Spirit" Label Stickers; Miss Carolin Pins & Buttons
Other Supplies Used: Scallop Edge Punch - EK Success; Paper Smooches Die - Happy Birthday Words; Bazzill Cardstock; The Twinery - Pink Sorbet; Wooden Clothes Peg - Misc

Be Brave

MME Products Used: Lime Twist - Happy Go Lucky "Happy" Blooms Paper; Lime Twist - Happy Go Lucky "Happy" Stripes Paper; Lime Twist - Happy Go Lucky "Hello" Zig Paper; Lime Twist - Happy Go Lucky "Cute" Quote Bubble; Indie Chic - Saffron - "Free Spirit" Trim; Follow Your Heart "Be Happy" Button Card

Other Supplies Used: Scallop Edge Punch - EK Success; Paper Smooches Die - Hearts; Divine Twine - Cotton Candy; Bazzill Cardstock; Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black; Unity Stamp Co - {Strength and Dignity} November 2013 KOM; Photo Corners & Button - Misc; Flower Embossing Folder - Unknown

Well thanks for checking out my creations...

fingers crossed for me please ;)
And stay tuned for more My Mind's Eye....a couple of scrapbook layouts coming your way!

Happy Day!

~ Shilo

Being inspired by the Unity Challenge

Hello everyone!

There have been a lot of ups and downs in my world lately with this BIG move...

and even though I was so excited to get my scraproom all set up so I could get in there, it seems that I have been a bit of a procrastinator.
I'm not sure why?? 

I guess sometimes creativity ebbs and flows....

BUT I decided to sit my butt down in that room and get making something! Thank goodness for challenges - they help so much!!!

I played along with the Unity {be inspired} challenge this month:

I used the color inspiration plus I also loosely based my card on the sketch:

It felt great to create this little card and with the challenge it really came together easily!

Yay! I love it when that happens :)

The sentiment came from the {thankful & blessed} KOTM.

And once I made the card for the challenge the creativity was flowing a bit so I made another one!
This one has nothing to do with the challenge though...I had this sweet little peep all colored up and hanging out on my desk so I decided to use him.

I just love teal and red together :)

{little sumptin' peep}

I wanted my card to be a birthday card so I used the sentiment from the {you make my heart puffy} KOTM!

Anyways, thank you all for stopping by and checking out my creations...
Happy Sunday!

~ Shilo

I'm back, happy and playing along with Paper Smooches Sparks!

hi everyone!!

OH WOW!! 

what a summer!

so much has happened since the last time I blogged.

to fill you in would be a whole post all on its own....

so for now I will give you the short and sweet version:

I moved across the province to be closer to family.

my whole life has changed.

new town.

new job.

new apartment.

need to make new friends.

BUT...I am happy.

this was truly a good thing.

and now that I am mostly settled in,  I have the chance to be creative again.....

so here I am....

I created two birthday cards with my new Paper Smooches dies
(um, yup....I may have done a wee bit of shopping in anticipation of getting back to my creative space...lol...like I needed an excuse to shop, right?!)

anyways....

this week on the Paper Smooches Sparks blog the challenge of the week is ANYTHING GOES!!

So here are my two cards:

i was inspired by this sketch for this first card:

and I used the negative space to create my sentiment with this die set:

Birthday Words Dies

 this next card I made for my grandpa....he LOVES fishing....

this is the die I used, which happens to be the PERFECT size for making cards:

 Happy Birthday Words Die

and on both my cards I used some little hearts which came from this die set:

Hearts Dies

Paper Smooches makes my favorite dies.....and some of the cutest stamps ever....so

be sure to check them out at www.papersmoochesstamps.com.

well gosh! it was fun to get back into my creative space and make some cards...

thank you all for stopping by and checking in!
it is good to be back!
~Shilo

Start with turning the page.....Unity Thursday.

Hi everyone!

So glad you are here.

Well, I have a bit of an announcement to make.

This is my last blog post with Unity Stamp Co.

I have been sooooo blessed to have been a part of this family!

I have loved every moment of my time with Unity - creating with these gorgeous stamps, getting to interact with all you lovelies and being part of an incredible community of creative, talented, caring ladies - the Unity girls are stellar...seriously they are a group of angels!

I made the decision to step down, because, well....life happens....and things are just all chaos for me right now. There are a lot of big changes that have happened lately and that are coming in my life in the near future. It wasn't an easy decision though, believe me!

Anyways, thank you all for your support and encouragement and kind words, week after week.

I don't think you ever truly know how much it has meant to me.

I will also be taking a bit of a summer sabbatical from creating, but I promise I will be back at it someway, somehow in the fall.

SOOOO.....onto the cards I created for you this week.

I picked this stamp and its quote for today because I thought it was super appropriate - this quote just kinda sums it up.

It's hard sometimes to "turn the page", but the book is not over yet...I'm thinking there are many chapters still to come!

{spread your wings}

And then of course, I'm gonna miss u!! YES! All of U!

That was the inspiration for this next card:

{meow, purr, baa}

And once again, we have 2 fabulous prizes to give away this week!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop (including the Unity blog) for your chance to win. The winners will be announced Saturday night on the Unity blog.

Here's a list of all the pretty faces in today's blog hop:

Don't forget to
head over to Unity and check out the BIG bargains this weekend!

And now what a sad thing for me....time to sign off. One last time.

Goodbye all you lovelies - at least for now!
Hope you all have a beautiful summer!

~Shilo