Hi There

Chilly day here, but I got to have a nice sleep in before getting up to do the chores and go shopping. I bought some new white card and also cut up some other card and then scored a heap so I have my card bases done for the next while. I had a nice chat with Emma who is in Mt Gambier - she is finishing off her reports this weekend and has to get the house tidy as her new flat mate is coming to stay for a couple of days before moving to Mt Gambier for next term.
I had to look out some old scrap-booking magazines for my parents as they have decided to scrap their overseas holiday from last year and wanted some ideas on layouts. I haven't done any scrapping since I started card making!


This card is for this fortnights Lollipop Ladies Challenge #47 - Jelly Babies + Ribbon

Recipe:
Red, Black and white card from stock
Image - Freebie from Melonheadz - Kids
Inks - SU & Marvy Markers
Ribbon from stash

In the Garden

Welcome and thanks for visiting. Busy at work today and then got home to hear some sad news. Our friend Don passed away today, he had been out to play golf and came home for a rest and didn't wake up. I guess if I had to go, suddenly like that would be the best way - but it's still a shock. Don will be sadly missed - we met through doing Foster Care 27 years ago and have met monthly with the same group of people for supper for all those years!

My card for tonight is an entry to two challenges:

Annabelle Stamps challenge : Say it in Yellow and White

 

Digi Darla's Challenge -  April Showers

"April Showers"!! What pops into your head when you think of "April Showers"? Rain, flowers .. kid's in puddles

Card, rhinestones and ribbon from stock
I distressed edges of yellow card
Image from Digi Darla - Garden Girl - shower of water from can by Jane!
Coloured with SU and Marvy Markers
SU Punch

Bee Happy

Welcome to new follower Elaine - thank you for the lovely comment. Beautiful day here in Adelaide - if every day was like today it would be just lovely and made all the better for having our weekly craft session. Sandy was unable to come as she is very busy with preparations and visitors for her son's wedding this weekend - the weather is forecast to be just beautiful - so it should be a great afternoon. I am off out tonight for supper with friends so an early post today.

Today's card is for this weeks:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Nature, Bugs and Bees

and

Annabelle Stamps Challenge - Say It in Brown, Olive and Mustard

Card is SU Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Mustard.

Stamp - Milton & Co - Millie With Pot in SU Choc Chip - coloured in SU Mustard and Marvy Markers

Sentiment from Stamp It

Rhinestones from stock

Mustard card - edges distressed and inked in SU Chocolate Chip

Bees is hand drawn and stuck on.

Fairy Wishes

Another warm one today and even hotter for the weekend - we are now officially having a heat wave! Some idiot down south has been lighting bushfires - I hope they catch them soon. I had my hair done today - so I look half decent even if only for a day - how is it that I can never get my hair to look quite the same as the hairdresser? John went to the boat to do a few jobs, so I took myself off to the pictures and saw the American version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - it was quite good, but I think I still like the Swedish version better.

Welcome also to new follower Tan - check out her blog here.

Tonight's card is my entry for  Digi  Darla's Challenge  - Happiness Is.... Fairy Wishes.
I've taken a photo tonight instead of scanned as the kinderglitz isn't dry - I'm afraid I'm not too good with the camera.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012

Challenge #1 - "Happiness Is ..."

Rules are simple: no back linking, please use either the FREEBIE provided with each challenge or a Digi Darla image you already have - ENTRIES MUST HAVE DIGI DARLA IMAGE. You may link up as often as you wish, unless there's a giveaway. 

Card from stock

Free Digi from Digi Darla

Sentiment from Sullivan's Stamps

EK Butterfly Punch

Spellbinders Nesties

SU Corner Punch

Ink_ SU Daffodil delight, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red; Copic - E000

I coloured the wings in SU Pretty In Pink then coated them with kinderglitz

Back to School

Thanks for stopping by and welcome to new follower Cheryl -  you can check out her blog here - she has made an absolutely beautiful  metallic flower card for this weeks LIM challenge. This morning I dropped Emma at Uni, shopped and then did a couple of hours ironing -drudgery I know - but it doesn't do it itself! Then spent this afternoon crafting - just a small group today but plenty of chatter, I feel I achieved a lot, I made up my cards from Shirley's Tuesday workshop - I work so I can't get there, but I buy the packs and make them Thursdays, then I made a card for this weeks Come and Get It Challenge - Back to School, and started on one for this months Unstampabelles Challenge.

SUNDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 2011

Back to School Challenge

OUR CHALLENGES:

We have a challenge each week of every month. They are as followsOur Challenges are posted every Sunday Morning.

Week 1: Theme

Week 2: Color

Week 3: Sketch

Week 4: Technique

Week 5: Anything goes (if there is a 5th Sunday in the Month

Card -SU Basic Black & Whisper White

DSP from creativ ( thank you Joyce)

Stamp from Greeting Farm - Daisy - 3d, I hand drew the school back pack, coloured and 3d

Sentiment - I made up on computer, mounted on card and 3d

Rhinestone on hair clasp from stock

Tricycle

Still freezing here in Adelaide, the heater repairman finally arrived yesterday and had been up in the roof all of five minutes when our area suffered an electricity blackout so he couldn't do the job! Now he's not sure if he can get back this week - don't you love them - not! Emma and I have been baking for her Uni Bake sale tonight, we've made Oat & Raisin Cookies, Chocolate Mud Cakes, Berry Frangipane Tarts and Jelly Cakes, and now before I fall into bed I thought I'd better get this post done.
This is my second entry into The Unstampabelles Wheels Challenge - using Spirelli this time.

Finally we have made it to Challenge #2 it is all about WHEELS.

The bonus Technique Theme is Spirelli, this is not a requirement but if you can add this to our main theme WHEELS you will get a bonus entry.

Video tutorial for Spirelli here.

Photo tutorial for Spirelli here.

No Stamps! This means no rubber stamps, no digital stamps, clipart or line art which includes pre-coloured versions.  This also includes sentiment stamps.  

Due to graphic technology any entry with a graphic image will be subject to the Design Teams discretion and we will contact you if feel the entry does not meet the ethos of our challenge blog.

Card is from stock

Punch from Stamping Up

Gold Cord  and sentiment sticker and corners from stock.

Image cut from Bella Paperz Nostalgia Sheet