Elegant Lady

Thanks for stopping by, the day day started of uncomfortably with a mammogram, but got better once our craft group got together - in fact we talked and crafted much longer than usual which was lovely - the afternoon just flew! I made up my cards from Shirley and then put together this card with a new Kazzazz stamp I hadn't used before, I've made her for a friends birthday but liked her so much I made another one! - I hope you like her too.

Stamp: Kazzazz Elegant Lady, stamped in SU Choclate Chip, sponged around edge in SU Certainly Celery
Sentiment: Stamp It
Card, brad and DSP from stock

Wishing You Sunshine

Welcome to my blog, we have had a very wet, windy day - what better way to spend it than crafting at Shirley's! Doug watched a western, whilst Sandy, Shirley and I made cards and chatted, before tea and ginger kisses (Shirley spoils us!) then Doug joined us for a chat too - the afternoon just flew and before we knew it was time for home and getting the dinner on - a roast - I reckon they taste better the colder the weather gets! I got home to find my daughter has an imprint of a soccer ball on her stomach - I think she needs to find a safer game - she's sore now, but I bet she'll hardly be able to move tomorrow!!

Thank you to those who have visited and left comments, also a Happy Birthday to Fran today.

 3 Cards to show today - if you would like the recipe, or just to check out all the other things on Shirley's blog please click here.

Christmas Cheer

Thanks for stopping by,  a very quiet day today, ironing, shopping, a massage and daughter Emma and I made a big pot of minestrone soup to get us through the next couple of forecast stormy days. Tonight I've made 3 cards for Shirley Anne's Christmas Challenge - the end is getting closer!! I still have some left over from last year so I think I will be donating to christmas Cards for Our Troops again this year.

Card 1:
Image from SU Loads of Love
DSP, card and trin from stock
Sentiment from Stampi It Mini Christmas - in SU Real Red

Card 2:
Card, Die Cut, Sticker and Trim from stock

Card 3:

Silver trim, sentiment and baubles from stock - baubles are dimensional stickers but it is hard to see that in the scan.

All Lined Up

This card is for my friend Viv, who celebrates her birthday next week, she loves horses and is quite a champion in the dressage ring.

Card and bling from stock.
SU stamp from 2001 - sorry don't have name, stamped in SU Choclate Chip onto SU Very Vanilla, edges sponged and 3d'd.

4 Christmas Cards for Today

Thank you for stopping by and thanks to all who have left comments it is much appreciated. Please leave a link and I will visit you to.Today we had a crafty afternoon and I managed to make 5 cards - 4 for Shirley Anne's Christmas Challenge and one for a friend who loves horses for her birthday.

Card 1:
Cuttlebug onto white card - gold trim from stock
Green metallic card from stock
Sentiment - Stamp It - Mini Christmas in SU Old Olive

Card 2:

Quick and easy - DSP, Card, Sentiment & Cord from stash.

Card 3:

Another quick card - all ingredients from stash.

Card 4:

Cuttlebug - background

Card and bling from stock

SU Sentiment from Contempo Christmas

Ponsettia Mariannes Die Cut



In the Pink

Thank you for stopping by, one quick card tonight before a tidy up as the craft girls are here tomorrow and I have to go to the gym in the morning! - and you can't see the table!!!

Sorry the scan is a little wonky bottom right.

Card, ribbon and rhinestone from stock
DSP from Kazzazz
Stamp from Stamp It - Antique Flower Trio, stamped on SU Very Vanilla in Choclate Chip, coloured in SU Rose Red and Old Olive and edges sponged also.

Sentiment from SU

Lacey Lady

Thank you for calling in. What a cold, cold day only 5.2 when I got up this morning - needless to say I didn't fel like getting up and going to work - oh well the things we have to do! Blog hopping and card making in the warm is much better!

Tonight's post is using one of the Hampton Art Stamps I got on my trip to Melbourne.
Stamp from Vintage Ladies Set - stamped in Le Plume Wisteria
DSP is called Le Jardin
Base card, pearls and lace ribbon from stock, edges sponged in Wisteria and image and sentiment 3D'd.
SU Scallop Punch
SU Sentiment from Well Scripted in Le Plume Wisteria

Xmas

Thank you for stopping by, I thought I'd better catch up on Shirley's Christmas Challenge with another couple of cards made tonight. We had a very early start this morning off to a Wooden Boat Club day out at Goolwa - and for once the wind stayed away and we had a very pleasant day with lunch at The Landing on Hindmarsh Island, afterwards we called in for a cup of tea with John's parents at Port Elliot before heading home.

The first card I made using a new stamp I bought from Paper Squared on my recent holiday to Victoria.

Card & gold trim from stock.
Image: Curly Christmas Tree from Victoria's Secret

Next card I used baubles from SU Delightful Decorations (thanks Sandy!) stamped in Rose Red and Daffodil Delight, gold trim & DSP from stock.

Lady in Black

Thanks for dropping by, it's been a busy week so it was nice to have a relaxing day albeit cold and rainy. Catching up with crafty friends and using some new stamps, I bought while in Melbourne. I am sorry the silver trim has not scanned well - there is a silver strip linking the two corners. The white background has been put through cuttlebug and 3D'd. Lady has also been 3D'd.

Black & white card, rhinestones and silver trim from stock.

Stamped image from Hampton Art

Sentiment from SU Well Scripted in basic black

Mother's Day

Thanks for calling in, I have had a busy week and am off this afternoon on a mystery weekend with a group of friends - I will have to let you know next week where we ended up! today I am posting two mothers day cards - for obvious reasons!!

Card 1:

DSP from Shirley, Tag from Kaisercraft, Ribbon, flower, rhinestones from stock.

Sentiment from SU Well Scripted in Rose Red

Card 2:

Card idea from Shirley Anne - Tuesday Group, greeting and rhinestone  from stock, edges sponged in Real Red

Sunday at Shirleys 01-05-2011

Sandy and I went for a workshop with Shirley this afternoon - a perfect way to spend a wet Sunday afternoon. Amongst all the chatter we managed to make three lovely cards, stamp off some spare images and have a cup of tea! Here are the cards we made - if you would like to know how they are made please checkout Shirley-Anne's blog.

Card 1:

Card 2:

Card 3:



Christmas Challenge

Well I'm back from Melbourne and for the first time that I have been there I had no rain at all!! I managed to shop, shop some more and shop some more! I had a lovely lunch at the Hopetown Tearooms in the Block Arcade - I can recommend this place to anyone visiting Melbourne it is a real treasure. Popped into the Homeshow a couple of times to visit my husband John who was working there and on Friday had a fabulous day out with Margaret and Sarah who took me to visit a great Craft Store Paper Squared needless to say a few dollars were spent there!  The day culminated back at Sarah's for a 'wedding breakfast' to watch the Royal Wedding with smoked salmon sandwiches, prawns, dips , pies, quiches and mini cakes and a few glasses of champagne. Although I took some card making gear with me, I only managed to make 2 cards, a christmas one for Shirley-Anne's challenge and a birthday one.

Card 1: Christmas

Card from Stock, Mariannes Die Cut Poinsettia and Sentiment from Stamp It stamped in SU Real Red, Gold Trim from Stock, cuttle bug background.

French Treat

This is the other card I managed to make, a simple black and white birthday card.

Card is from stock and the image and sentiment are from Stampin Up.