Lady in Red

A scorcher here in Adelaide with the temperature climbing to 43 degrees, hubby and I cooled off at the pictures this afternoon - going to see "The Quartet" which we both enjoyed. I had a crafty day yesterday visiting Shirley -  Anne and making a few cards while Shirley made a gorgeous vintage card and then last night I went to a Prismacolour Workshop at Paper Flourish - I think it will take quite a lot of practice before anything appears on my blog - but you never know I might fluke something!

Tonights post is a card I made for my friend Michelle who has a birthday on Saturday, I used a 3d Decoupage set from the Art Deco pack that Docrafts Paper Mania brought out last month - it is a beautiful set and the papers are to die for - unfortunately they sold out of the paper packs really quickly so I had to buy the 3d packs to get the paper.

Inner: I started writing and then thought I should scan and show you some of the Art Deco paper!

 

Recipe:

Black and Cherry Cobbler SU Cardstock

Docrafts Papermania 3D image from December, the gold border and sentiment haven't scanned very well - the sentiment is Lots of Love

Docrafts Papermania Sentiment and Art Deco Paper

Die Cuts - from Shirley

Sweet Tweet

A busy day  today  - sorting out paperwork, then off to do some shopping before heading off to Shirley's for an afternoon of craft. I haven't been for a a couple of weeks so I had six cards to make up and while I toiled away Shirley got out the Big Shot and did some die cutting. We had a great chat and a cup of tea - a perfect afternoon! I promised I'd try and get a card made this weekend - so while I was still in crafting mojo mood I decided to make a card for this week's Less is More Challenge. The theme is Houses - so I've used a free stamp set with a lovely bird house. I've matted the card on black to define it better in the scanner.

Less is More Challenge:  Week 93 One Layer Card - Houses

Recipe:
white card from stock
free stamp set from Australian Scrapbooking Magazine
SU Basic \black ink
lines drawn by Jane!

Last week instead of craft, Sandy and I went to the Adelaide Craft Fair and spent up big - yet again after saying we were just going to look!!! We shared the purchase of a beading kit that made up 4 small Christmas Wreaths so yesterday at craft we made one up, this is mine the little Santa Bell was an extra that I bought.

Best Wishes

Welcome, I've had a very busy week so no crafting until today! We had my mother's 80th birthday on the weekend and we had the family here for dinner on Saturday night including her brother and his wife who had flown down from Sydney for a few days and Emma came up from Mount Gambier for the celebrations. John left for Townsville the next day  and my son Matthew and his girlfriend left for New York for a holiday on Monday! I've been spending time with my parents and Uncle & Aunt - they are off home today and John flies in at 10.30 tonight so it's all go here!
Four of us at craft today, we spent some time going through some craft magazines and chatting before getting some craft done - all too soon it was home time and we hadn't even had a cup of tea so the kettle went on quickly and we had some nice cookies and a bit more chat!

The card I made today is for this week's Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge, John has the camera away with him and the scan didn't show the sentiment as the rosette was too high so the words were blurry -anyhow I used my phone to take the photo and emailed it to myself - so not the best but better than nothing:

Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge:

Recipe:

SU cardstock

DSP and brad from Kaisercraft

Rosette: 2.5cm x 30cm piece of DSP, scored at 0.5cm intervals using SU Simply Scored Tool, then folded and glued and glued to circle of card to keep it together (need lots of hands for this- or I did) then added brad.

Square punch used to get banner angles.

Sentiment from Flourishes.org

Bananas

Wow! This is my very first Guest Designer Spot -  I won it for my entry in the {Lollipop Ladies}Challenge 46 Turkish Delight you can see my card here.

I tried a few different things and this is what I came up with - I hope you like it.

{Lollipop Ladies} - Challenge #50 - Bananas

With the additional challenge of Leaves

Scan:

Photo:

I'm not too good with the camera so I have posted a scanned version and a photo!

Recipe:

White and Yellow card from Stock and SU Garden Green Base

Universal Embossing Folder - Christmas Vine (for leaves!)

Image from Annabelle Stamps

Coloured in Marvy Markers and SU Garden Green

Flower petals are 3d

Kinderglitz

SU Punches - oval and scalloped oval

Fern punch

Flower from stash

Sentiment from SU

Love in Pink

Welcome to new follower Therese, my house feels so cold even though the thermometer says it's not! My arthritis has been playing up and I've been a bit sore this week so even though John's away I haven't done any card making, I had x-rays and blood tests yesterday so hopefully by the time of my next appointment they might be able to offer me something new! Craft today was a very chatty group  - not much craft at first as we went through Kim's Avon catalogue - but we settled down and started creating, colouring, sewing etc, and then yummy cookies courtesy of Sandy for afternoon tea and then a few of us played Words with Friends for a while. I managed to get this card done for this weeks:

 Less is More Challenge - One Layer Challenge

Three of anything that is, three colours, three images, three stamps, three words, the number three.... it's up to you, but don't forget the white space, a simple design and just one layer!

Recipe:

I have matted the card on black for the scan - my three is three pink flowers

White card from stock

Image - Stamp It - Antique Flower Trio

Ink - SU Basic Black and Regal Rose, Marvy Marker Olive

Sentiment DC195 - no brand

Less Is More

Welcome, even though the sun is out it is deceptively cold here today! I went over to  a craft shop on Unley Rd to use my voucher from last month's shop, to find that they don't open until 11 on Thursdays, then they were late opening so I wasn't impressed, as I had somewhere else to be before heading home for craft. I went and helped a friend with her workcover reconciliation before coming home for craft. A small group but we chatted, crafted and looked through some craft mags. I made a card for this weeks Less is More Challenge.

Challenge: Less is More Week 74 Lucky Dip and Guest Designer

Take your inspiration from the Less is More Header

We love to see how many different ways this could be interpreted.

You could simply do a CASE of it or use any of the elements as your theme... a decorated frame, the music, the flourishes, the flowers, the sentiment, the colours, the little jewels, there's really quite a lot of scope to let your imagination roam.

If your link is somewhat tenuous however, we would like you to explain just what your inspiration was.

Recipe:

Card from Stock

SU Photo Edge Punch

Kaisercraft Flourish Stamp

Butterfly Punch

SU Sentiment

Ink - SU Basic Black

Rhinestones from stock

Birthday Tulips

Welcome and thanks for dropping by, another cold wet day here, but the sun did peep out for a few moments. Emma arrived home from Mt Gambier yesterday - a bit later than she hoped as there was a letter in her mail from the estate agent Friday night saying they were coming to do a rent inspection on the house next week and she was leaving for Adelaide on Saturday morning so she had to do cleaning instead of just tidying up,  she was exhausted after the five hour drive and then had to jump in the shower and go straight out to a friends 21st - she didn't quite make it to midnight but had a good time anyway - she caught up on her sleep today!! John and I went off to a fund rasing lunch at Sturt Footy Club with a group of friends - he stayed to watch the match and I came home and made this card for his mum's birthday. John is off to Brisbane for work tomorrow and is going to drive up to the Sunshine Coast where they are holidaying for a quick visit.

I am entering this card in this weeks Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge absc051

Sketch

Recipe:

Card and DSP are from SU

Image from Hero Arts - Tulips coloured in SU Regal Rose and Garden Green

Sentiment from SU Petite Pairs

Pearls, Ribbon and kinderglitz from stock

Time for Cake

Busy morning as I had to sort out our Super before June 30, I had trouble with Internet banking so I had to go into the branch - a pain in the neck! Then it was home to tidy up a bit before craft. We had a very chatty group and Sandy was most impressed with herself as she completed a card today - normally she just colours images in readiness! Sandy has found some lovely cookies which she has been bringing the last few weeks - a real treat! Joyce and Sandy had found a mag with great male stamps as the give away so I went down to Arndale and managed to get them after everyone had left, I'm looking forward to looking at it later.

I made a card for this weeks {lollipop Ladies} Challenge.

Challenge #48 Cupcakes, with the extra Challenge of a 1,2,3 Embellishment Recipe.

Recipe:

DSP - Bella Bvld

Card - SU

Image & sentiment - freebie stamp with a mag

Kinderglitz on icing

3 x red rhinestones

2 x silver stars

1 x cupcake ribbon

Centre piece 3d with foam dots to DSP

Casing Delys

Quick post with my card for this weeks Just Add Ink Challenge, this is an unusual Challenge (for me anyway!) - you have to go to one of the Design Team - Delys's blog and case one of her cards / creations.

Just Add Ink - JAI# Just Add - Delys Cram

Delys Card - Cased

This week at Just Add Ink we are focussing on our very own Delys Cram. Delys is a very talented papercrafted who loves to scrapbook, make 3D projects and beautiful cards. She is also very generous in sharing her ideas and talents with others. So go on and check out Delys blog here, find something of hers that inspires you and then CASE her project 

I have matted the card on black for the scan. I cut the fishtail out by hand and then whilst blog hopping last night Mary J had a cheats way of getting them perfect - see her tutorial here - I wish I'd seen it first! I think  I like Delys white on white version better, but this is for my teenage niece who is into pink and bling!

Card is from stock

Both punches are from SU - Lace Ribbon Border Punch and Itty Bitty Punch for flower middle

Sentiment from SU Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Rhinestones from stash

Happy Birthday Wishes

Sorry for the week long drought! We were away for the long weekend and I found out that I had won the last Lollipop Ladies Challenge - Turkish Delight and the prize was to be a Guest Designer for a challenge - so I have been working on that card - to be revealed in July!!


After a very stormy night, today hasn't been so bad just very cold! I put the heater on early so the house would be warm for craft, it was a very chatty group today and Sandy brought some yummy Banana & Walnut Cake and Shortbreads for afternoon tea-  so all crafting stopped to partake!!


Hubby is away overseas for work, so I'm posting early as I am off out for supper with some friends tonight.


I made this card for this weeks Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge - 

Say It In Plum, Blue and Raspberry

Inside:

Recipe:

SU Card from stock, card has scanned quite red, but is the same colour as the ink used for image.

Die cut from stash

Kaisercraft Image Charlotte's Dream

SU Sentiment from Petit Pairs

Martha Stewart Punch

Lace and rhinestones from stash

Celebrate

A sunny but cold day today, I was up early to go to Harbour Town as Emma had lost her name badge for work there when she was in town on Monday and someone had found it - so now it's in the post and on it's way back. She had sent me a photo of Trevor in his new coat - all snug and warm so I thought I'd share it with you!

More talking than crafting was done this afternoon at our craft group and Sandy shared the photos of her sons wedding. Sandy brought me the latest Docrafts magazine and the freebies gave me the inspiration for this card.

Challenges Entered:

Come and Get it Challenge - Butterflies and Flowers

Annabelle Stamps Blog - Paper Piercing

 I have tried photographing as the scan did not do the colours justice - I think I need to work on my camera skills!

Recipe:

SU card from stock

Toppers - Papermania free gift with this months Docraft magazine

Sentiment - Annabelle Stamps - from Squared Posy (only arrived in the post today!) in SU Regal Rose

Paper Pierced around sentiment using SU paper piercing tool and template

Hearts and Roses

An early post today as I am off for lunch with a friend and to visit a craft shop on the other side of town and then to another friends Postie Party and then a few of us are going out to tea. Rush, rush, rush!


This is my second entry for :

Come and Get it Challenge - Create a Window Card

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Looking through the Window

White textured 3 fold card with oval window cut out, I stamped the image on the inside fold, drew the oval outline onto the inside flap then with my Stamp-a-majig I stamped all the little hearts around, I stuck some 3d dots around the oval before sticking the flap down to create a deeper window. Then I stamped the roses and fussy cut them before using 3d dots to mount them to the card, finishing off by sticking rhinestones between each heart.

Recipe:

Lady and Rose from Stamp Set Vintage Chic

Sentiment from SU Warmest Regards

Heart from SU Short and Sweet

Ink SU Basic Black and Regal Rose

Rhinestones from stock.

Turkish Delight

Last of the fine days for a while so I made the most of it by getting a couple of loads of washing done - mundane I know but it's nice not having to use the dryer! I had to go and buy our little dog a dri-azabone coat today as he is freezing down in Mount Gambier and Emma was unable to get one down there - I hope it fits as it wasn't cheap. Good turn out at craft today we hadn't seen Kim and Sylvia for a few weeks so it was nice to catch up with them, Joyce is away - if you happen to look in Joyce I hope you are having a great trip!


The card I made this afternoon is for this fortnights {Lollipop Ladies } Challenge - Turkish Delight

Turkish Delight

With the additional challenge of: Squares

Recipe:

White and pink card from stock

Pink card 4cm square, White card 3.5 cm square

Stamps from SU Happy Moments and Short & Sweet

Sentiment from SU Petite Pairs

Ink SU Regal Rose

I embossed two lines top and bottom which have not scanned well - but are there!!

Birthday Wishes

A busy weekend, last night we had tea with a group of friends - at Fran & Kim's - they cooked woodfired pizzas in a woodfire pizza oven that Kim had made in the backyard - they were very yummy  - especially the dessert pizza made of cherry ripes and marinated strawberries - 10/10. Today we drove down to Port Elliott to see John's parents who are leaving for Queensland for three months later this week, called into some friends for a planning session - hubby John and 7 others are going to cross the Simpson Dessert in July, then home just in time for my parents to arrive for dinner - luckily we had put the crockpot on before we left home. I had time to check my computer and found that Sandy and I had made Top Picks for last weeks Come and Get it Challenge so that made my day.

However tonight's card is for this weeks Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge - Sketch

Recipe:

SU Card - Not Quite Navy and Marina Mist, Whisper White

DSP from Stock

Sentiment - SU Petite Pairs in SU Not Quite Navy

Image - Hero Arts Wild Flowers

Flowers and Rhinestones from stock

Corner Punch

Best Wishes

A very wintery day, it has barely stopped raining since last night and our paper was unreadable this morning - the water had seeped into the plastic and it was absolutely soaked. Only two girls braved the weather to come to craft today, but the heater was on and we chatted and crafted. I made a card for this weeks Come and Get it Challenge and completed three from Shirley's Tuesday class from last week.

Come and Get it Challenge - Week 3 - May Sketch Challenge

Recipe:

Card and DSP from stock

Spellbinders Nestie's

Kaisercraft Stamp from Bonjour set in SU Cherry Cobbler

Sentiment from SU Oval All

Ribbon, brad and pearls from stash

Vintage Parade

Second post for today, I was on a roll in craft so apart from chatting and afternoon tea I was able to get a second card made. We are off for a mystery weekend tomorrow so I thought I'd get both challenges entered today. I have to get my hair done in the morning, then we are off to who knows where - we are having a black tie dinner on Saturday night so we have to dress up! Friends from Queensland are coming down for it as well and they are staying here tonight so it will be great to catch up with them.

This card is my entry into this weeks Less is More Challenge

ONE LAYER CARD

This time we have the stipulation to use 

THREE STAMPS

Not four, not two, but ..... three!

Recipe:
White Card from Stock
Kaisercraft Stamp - Parade
TCP Border Stamp
Sentiment SU
Ink SU Basic Black

Happy Birthday Sandy

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted, we have been away, no crafting has been done and for the most part I've had no Internet. Our daughter Emma was offered a job in the country, with three weeks notice and Easter in the middle! We went down to Mt Gambier for four days to look for a house to rent - most agents didn't return our calls and none that we talked to and said we were coming down mentioned that they don't work weekends! So we came home without a house - on Thursday afternoon an agent rang and said a house she had for sale had just come off the market and was now for rent - there were lots of photos so Emma took a punt and signed up for it. We left for the Flinders Ranges the next morning for a few days - leaving Emma to pack her stuff, we arrived home Tuesday night, spent Wednesday buying furniture, fridge, washer etc, hired a truck and left Thursday morning for Mt Gambier, we got her moved in, unpacked and left Sunday to return the truck - on the way home we had a tyre blow out so that added another two hours to the trip home - we were both exhausted after that - luckily my mum had tea waiting for us!

Still no craft, but as today is Sandy's birthday we went out for lunch and visited a couple of craft shops - a real hardship! Sandy has been very busy card making so check out her blog here and wish her a happy birthday while your there.

Instead of a card, I'm sharing a photo of the cake we had while we were out to celebrate Sandy's birthday. I'm also looking forward to catching up with Shirley for some card making this weekend - it seems ages since I've seen her.

Chocolate Mocha Cake from Endue - yummy ( sorry about the reflection but it was behind glass).

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.

Just Because

I'm having a great week, and now work is over it's really just beginning! I won Annabelle Stamp's Red White & Black Challenge  and Dawn nominated me for a blog award, hubby is away fishing and I can spread out my crafting stuff - mess everywhere - however I do need to clean up a little before craft tomorrow afternoon! Does it get any better?

Tonight's card is for this weeks Less is More Challenge

Week 55 - Theme

Punches or Die Cuts

I've used two punches from Stamping Up with black and white card from stock.

Hot Pink Rhinestones (not scanned to well)

Sentiment from TCP