Quick Little Guy

Here is another one of my favourites. Actually, I think every card becomes my new favourite when I do it! The time in the limelight is fleeting though, since there is usually another card which follows close on its heels.
I made this one twice actually, birthdays often come in groups. Just love the little owls, but waiting for the owl punch which isn't available here at the moment. All you lucky ducks in North America, remember to count your blessings!

Anyway, this was a good excuse to use up some old paper and ribbon and try out some new stamps. Turned out well for a guy card...sometimes I find those hard to do. Cheers!

Thinking Spring?

Last night I was browsing on Utah Divas International's website and their entry for Tuesday's challenge was "Think Spring". That made me kind of laugh because here in France we've really not had winter at all this year...which is wonderful, scary and sad. Wonderful because we've been able to get out and do stuff outside quite comfortably--and not drive around in snowy conditions. Scary because the spring months could be quite wet. Everyone here says we'll pay for the mild temperatures yet! And sad because snow is actually good for some things (snowshoeing, skiing, making snow angels) and we haven't been able to do those things.

Of course, this week is rainy and overcast, there are not any flowers to speak of yet and the farmers aren't seeding the fields quite yet. SOooo...I guess you could say that a little boost of spring thinking will do even me a bit of good!


I loved the colours for the challenge and it was the perfect excuse to try out some of my new stamps from the Sale-a-bration that I hadn't quite got to yet...Sweet Summer. Hmmm...perhaps there is a seasons theme here? Well let's get to some pictures!

The card is simple, but bright. I suppose I could have added more, but sometimes, less is more.

I was excited to use a chocolate chip base that has been folded and waiting around to be loved for a while now. I am sure he had lost all hope. Not any longer. The inside flap gives this a different look from many of my other cards.

That Melon Mambo is a fun colour isn't it? Coupled with Certainly Celery and you can't go wrong. Thanks to everyone over at UDI. This is the first challenge I've done there, but it probably won't be the last. I had fun with this!

D'autres projets...enfin

En regardant mon blog, on dirait que je n'ai rien fait depuis Noël au niveau des cartes. Mais en fait, c'est plutôt que j'ai fait plus que jamais...et par conséquence je n'ai pas eu le temps de les poster! Bon, je vais vous montrer quelques unes toutes en même temps. Allons-y!

Looking at my blog posts, you would think that I haven't been crafting since Christmas! But in fact, the opposite is true. I've been doing so much crafting that all of my spare time has been filled with that...and not with blogging. So I decided to let you have a peek at a few of the cards I've done in the last little while. Let's go!
Cette carte est la plus récente, faite pour des amis cette semaine. J'aime beaucoup la combinaison des couleurs...elles me font penser au printemps. Je me suis donnée seulement une demi heure de la réaliser...et j'ai fait. Pas mal pour moi qui souvent me mets du temps pour créer quelque chose ou trouver une idée.

Cette deuxième était une carte que j'ai fait avec un groupe en atelier. Une carte pour fêter St. Valentine...toute en rouge et rose. J'aime bien embosser, et ça se voit avec cette carte.

This was a card I created to present at a workshop with a lovely group of ladies...and their daughters. We had fun creating this card...especially as each one personalized their own card in a particular way.
Here I combined the old and the new with some stamps from my favourite retired collection (Carte Postale) and the punch Potpourri. I had some trouble deciding whether to leave the bow on. Perhaps if I was to do it again, there would be no bow...it seems a little busy to me.

Here's another view to show off the embossing a little better. If you look carefully, you may notice that the design under the heart is also embossed.










Then comes another Valentine's project...this time for my mom and dad. (Hopefully they receive their package before she sees the card here!) With this card, I was experimenting with my new bird punch from SU! I do enjoy it. I took the colour inspiration from a tea towel I have around the house...which explains the green surprise on an otherwise red-and-white theme. Just love the cherry cobbler colour...so great for Valentine's day!

Voilà une petite carte...ma première expérimentation avec la perforatrice oiseau. J'étais inspirer d'utiliser rouge et blanc--avec un peu de vert--en regardant un torchon dans ma maison. Violà pourquoi il y a une petite tache de Wasabi Insoumis. C'est peut-être un peu surprenant, mais c'est une belle surprise! Alors...n'oublions pas de regarder autours de nous pour l'inspiration de créer!

Voilà une de mes préférées! J'aime ces deux couleurs ensembles...Tellement Safran et prune parfaite. Merci à ma mère qui m'a donné l'inspiration d'essayer cela. Maman a le même tampon et elle ma fait un carte pour mon anniversaire un peu dans le même style...mais avec des couleurs différentes. J'ai reçu ce tampon pour un cadeau de Noël, mais jusqu'au ce moment là, je n'avais pas trop utilisé (ce n'est pas exactement un tampon de Noël!). Avec ce projet, j'ai tombé amoureuse de ce set et vous allez le voir encore dans l'avenir, c'est certain!

Here is one of my favourites...especially 'cause it came uses two of my favourite colours together AND because of the subtle-but-present sparkly grass. Thanks to mom for the inspiration and to my sister-in-law for the stamp set.

Here you'll see the first card I made with this stamp set, "Inspired by Nature", my mom's birthday card. Perhaps this is one of the most complicated cards of late...I tend to stick to simple designs. But this one was created to reflect the intricate and amazing woman that my mother is...so it was decorated on every surface! To the right you'll see the inside flap which is normally folded in under the front face of the card.

Voici la carte que j'ai offert à ma mère pour son anniversaire. Vous voyez que c'est encore avec Prune Parfaite...pas de coïncidence...le nom dit tout! Cette carte était un œuvre d'amour pour une personne très importante dans ma vie. J'ai essayé de faire une carte qui montre toute la beauté de la personnalité de ma mère. Peut-être j'ai réussi...

Voilà! Quelques projets pour vous inspirer de continuer à vous exprimer votre propre créativité. Continuez bien!

Well there you have it. A few little projects to encourage your creativity to keep blooming! I'd love your comments if you'd like to leave some!

Pour le plaisir d'un défi...

Voici un petit projet que j'ai réalisé pour un défi récemment. Il s'exigeait d'inclure uniquement trois couleurs: vanille, fruits des bois et soft suede. Trois de mes couleurs de Stampin' Up! préférées, alors j'étais "obligée" de participer. Je suis contente avec le résultat. Mais la grande question est: Qu'est que vous en pensez?
Here is a card that I made to participate in a little challenge that required the use of three Stampin' Up! colours: Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry, and Very Vanilla. As these were three of my very favourite colours, I couldn't help but participate...just for the fun! Well, what do you think of my little creation?

Then, as I was looking at Stampin' 411's challenge for this weekend, I thought, "Hmmm...I think I unwittingly qualified for theirs as well. The layout is just turned on its side! So, here it goes!