Let It Snow

Well, I can't believe it's been so long since I have blogged! We were away and then I caught a nasty cold which has left me rather flat and by the time I get home from work all I want to do is sleep!
We had our craft get together today - only three of us as the others were busy - but I managed to make a card for Annabelle Blog's Challenge and we celebrated Joyce's birthday. No craft next week as the annual craft and quilt fair is on and we are going to go to that.
We are off up the river this weekend and then to Mt Gambier to visit our daughter next weekend, so I will be missing my regular Friday craft class with Shirley - maybe she and Doug will go out to lunch instead!!

It is most unusual for me to make a card without stamping - but the cuttlebug was out on the table and the brain started whirring!!

Annabelle Blog Sketch Challenge: absc055

Recipe:

Card from stash - made up 13cm square card, embossed first piece with swiss dots, then a strip of snowflakes, I added a tiny strip of blue card, to break up the white, then mounted the sentiment on blue and adhered with 3d dots.

Cuttlebug folders: Snowflakes, Swiss Dots and Christmas Greetings

Silver sticker and pearls from stash

Noel

Welcome, a beautiful spring day today - I hope it lasts for the weekend! Managed to get my car washed this morning so hopefully it will stay sparkly clean for a few days. Quite a chatty group at craft today  - although not much crafting - the girls are all into Twisted Text 2 on the iPad's and phones so that took up quite a bit of time!! Joyce and I plodded on and I made a card for this weeks Annabelle Blog Challenge. I had to leave early as I had to have a MRI - not the most pleasant of experiences and my back and neck were spasming from the arthritis the whole time -  I looked a wreck by the time they finished. Tonight I have to drive up to Mt Barker to pick up our dog Trevor, Emma is going to Melbourne for the holidays so her flat mate is bringing him back with her and then I have to pick John up from the airport as he has been away in Brisbane since Monday - no rest for the wicked!

Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge  Say It With 3D Christmas ac086

Recipe:

Red & White card from stash

Stamp freebie called Tis the Season from Quick Cards

Ribbon and gold decals from stash

Gelly Pens and SU Real Red for colouring

I stamped the image onto the white card and coloured it, then re-stamped, coloured and cut out the letters NOEL and the Bow and 3d them to the base card, I used double 3d dots for the bow to give it extra height.

Golden Christmas

Welcome and thanks for dropping by, I have been away in Melbourne with hubby and a group of friends - so no crafting or blogging for a while! We managed to escape the rain and hail in Melbourne last Thursday as we were in the pictures - but it was still very cold. I got myself a new wool coat, a couple of pairs of shoes and some new tops - so I was quite pleased. We had a lovely high tea at The Windsor Hotel and a couple of nice dinners out too.

Today was back to normal, although just three of us at craft today, but we chatted, embroidered, coloured and crafted. I made a card for this weeks:

Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge

 

Recipe:
white card from stash - matted on  black card for scan
Stamp from Kaisercraft in gold ink
Sentiment from Tapestry in gold ink
Gold stickers and corners from stash
1" Circle punch

There are dots on the tree and circles in the gold corners, and the sentiment is in a 1" circle sponged with gold.


I couldn't upload a picture through Google Chrome, but was able to do so using Internet Explorer.

Partridge in a Pear Tree

A very wintery day here in Adelaide,we had hail about an hour ago and the back yard was white! Now we just have the pelting rain and wind - even though the heater is on I still feel cold.

Just three of us at craft today, but we all got a little bit done, looked at some craft mags and had scones for afternoon tea. I made  a card for this weeks less is more challenge.

Less is More Week 80 - One Layer

Furs and Feathers

As ever, please don't forget that white space and keep any embellishments to a minimum.

Here are our examples, but please don't forget to visit our personal blogs, as very often you can see extra examples for each challenge there

Recipe:
Matted on black for scan
White card from stock
Stamp It Image Partridge in a Topeary Tree and Sentiment from Imprint
SU Inks in SU Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive,
Gel Pens in gold, red and bronze
Scored rectangle frame done on SU Simply Scored (although the scan hasn't shown the vertical lines!)
Gold Stickers from stash

Christmas Fairy

Welcome, thanks for calling in, not much sleep last night and an early start this morning saw me almost nodding off at craft this afternoon! Hubby John arrives home tomorrow - although his ute arrived today! Something happened to the gearbox  - luckily they were only 6km from Innamincka and it has been trucked home - they were travelling in a group so he and his friend Keith managed to squash into the other cars and continue the trip. Very chatty group today, I spent time looking for a stamp to show Anne, and as always it turned up just after she left - I must have looked two or three times in the box and couldn't see for looking!

Today's card is for this weeks:

 Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge - Say It With Christmas.

Recipe:

White card from stock

DSP - from Christmas Create Pack

Image from Fairies of the Season by Sarah Williams

Sentiment from Imprint Stamps

SU Ink in Real Red for Fairy and sponged around edges

Diecut from a friend

Kinderglitz from stash - used on fur trim

Candy Christmas

Thanks for stopping by, after seeing John off to the Simpson Desert for two weeks, I got stuck into some bookwork and then into a new book on the weekend, so card making took a bit of a back seat, I had dinner with mum and dad last night and stayed to watch Downton Abbey - my favourite show at the moment - it was running late so no time for cards either last night!

My  card for tonight is a Christmas card I'm entering into Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge

Say it in Red, Green and White

Recipe:

White, green and red card from stash

3 x circle punches

Stamp from a Christmas Clear set  - I've lost the packaging

Coloured in with Gelly Pens - Red, Green and Gold

Gold corners and sentiment from stash

Snow Burst

Welcome, I've had a busy week with no time for blogging or craft until today, I've had Emma home and John is leaving for a trek across the Simpson Desert on Saturday so we have been shopping and cooking at night after work to get ready. This morning I had to go and find a flannelette sheet to make into a 'jelly bag' for inside his swag as the nights are mighty cold. Emma also left back for Mount Gambier this morning, there have been some big storms around the state today so I hope she has managed to miss most of it - it is a five hour drive which is a bit tiring on your own.

Just three of us for craft today, I managed to make a couple of Christmas cards and  I am entering this one in this weeks Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge - Say it With Snowflakes

Recipe:

White card and Navy card base.
I punched out snowflakes in 2 sizes then stuck them to white card lightly, brayered the card with SU Bashful Blue then removed the snowflakes leaving the white image. I then used a snowflake from SU Snow Burst and stamped randomly in SU Not Quite Navy.
Pale Blue Rhinestones were added to the white Snowflakes and Silver rhinestones to the navy snowflakes - the scan makes the colours a bit hard to see.
Sentiment was a free image from Simply Cards - stamped in SU Not Quite Navy

Three Green Trees

After a very busy weekend, it has taken until now to feel like doing anything! We had two dinners and a lunch and then my folks for tea on Sunday night, so needless to say I had to catch up with the ironing last night. Tomorrow is Emma's Graduation exhibition - so no more being a student!! Then I'm off to Melbourne for work until Sunday night - so probably no more posts until next week.
Tonight's post is for this weeks LIM Challenge - Colour Green.

So onto the challenge 

It's the first week of the month and so once more it's a Colour challenge, this week we have chosen

GREEN
We're being kind, thinking that this challenge may allow you to catch up on any Christmas cards you may need to make... but of course any occasion card will be wonderful

Stamp from Victoria's Secret - Curly Xmas Tree in SU Old Olive and Choc Chip
Sentiment from Stamp It in SU Old Olive
Gold Stars and green rhinestones from stock

Xmas Chockie Boxes

A glorious afternoon and what better way to spend it, than to have lunch and a craft shop tour with our Thursday craft group - as everyone is getting busy leading up to Christmas we decided to have our lunch early this year. We had a lovely lunch at Endue, then went to Paper Flourish and Craft Worm - have to go on lengthy detours due to the road works! Needless to say it didn't stop us spending up! My penance was doing the ironing when I got home - (I know Jacki - I used that word again!!!)

Thanks to inspiration from Merry's blog - I decided to follow her link to Kaye at Craft Mad's tutorial for card / chocolate boxes - I made one each for the girls in my craft group - I photographed them before I filled them - but you can get the idea. I had trouble with the tabs sticking down so I think I will have to try glue next time. Thanks again for the inspiration and the tutorial.

Burst of Bling

Back at work today after 2 1/2 weeks off - nothings changed - busy as ever - I think I'll sleep soundly tonight! The house is empty - John is off fishing and Emma has gone to dinner with friends, so I took the opportunity to get my card made before they get home, dinner was left over roast - nice and simple!

Tonight's card is for this week's LIM Challenge - A Bit of Bling. I have scanned on a black matt so that the edges show up better. It's hard to know when to stop adding bits - but I held myself back and stopped! I was going to add some bits in the corner or a silver frame - but that can be another day!

Week 43 - Recipe A Bit of Bling

A BIT OF

White card & blue rhinestones from stock
Ink - SU Marina Mist
Sentiment -  Stamp It -Mini Christmas
Stamp - SU Snow Burst

Unstampabelle Trees

This is a quick card for this months Unstampabelles Trees Challenge

Challenge #5 Trees

Bonus entry if paper punches or dies added.

Remember No Stamps

Closes 2nd December and Winners annouced 5th December

I have scanned on a black matt to define edges.

White card from stock

Red and Gold die cut xmas trees - gold tree is 3d

Gold Trim and sentiment from stock

Xmas Gold

Well one more sleep and we're off on our Cruise - hopefully all goes well as we've not  been on one before. We get on the boat in Hong Kong and cruise through Vietnam to Singapore where John's brother and his wife are meeting up with us for three days before we head back home. I had a busy morning doing last minute jobs, before craft - very chatty group today - topped off  with scones, jam & cream for afternoon tea! Once everyone left I had to pack and do some last minute ironing! - Catch up with you all in two weeks.

Tonight's card is for this weeks Cards for Men Challenge - It's Nearly Christmas.

White and gold card from stock

Red foil Xmas tree from pack I got at the craft fair (red hasn't scanned too well)

Sentiment from stock

Merry Christmas

A late post for me, we have been away up the river for the weekend with some other boaties - we stayed at Caudo's Winery near Hogwash Bend - very pleasant spot! We got home to find that my parents-in-law were staying the night - so we had to unpack and tidy up quicksmart. We all popped out for dessert at daughter Emma's workplace Devour Desserts then came home and had to whip up a couple of Xmas cards for MIL to send to England and then I managed to get this one done for this weeks Annabelle Stamps Challenge - Sentiments.

Card and gold trim from stock
Sentiment - Kaisercraft in SU Real Red

Holly Bird

A lovely day here in Adelaide, I was off to the shops nice and early as I had to find a cocktail dress to wear on the cruise we are going on soon - not something I normally wear, but apparently pants and nice tops are not acceptable formal wear! Success was had and even better the shop had buy three items get the cheapest free - so you can't beat that! Very chatty craft group today - a message from Joyce who is on holiday (we miss you!) - she will be back from her travels next week so it will be great to get her news - she keeps up with us by looking at Sandy's and my blogs! Scan is a little wonky but after the 4th attempt I lost patience! My arthritis is playing up and my massage lady cancelled - so I am off to take some thing for the pain and have a lie down!

Today's post is for this weeks Christmas Challenges {with sketches} Challenge. Part of the rules is that you do not post the challenge on your website only the link - so if you would like a Christmas Challenge please follow the above.

Card, gold trim, sentiment and DSP from stock
SU Circle Punch
Ink - SU Real Red and Old Olive - edges sponged in Real Red and Image 3d

Away in a Sleigh

Welcome, busy day at work and then came home and cooked a little lamb roast and now I feel very full!
Tonight's challenge is for this weeks Christmas Challenges {with Sketches}. Part of the condition of entry is that you can't repost the sketch so if you would like to see the blog and challenge please click on the link above. Challenges change on a Wednesday.

I am also entering this in Make It Monday.

Card and DSP from stash
Stamp - is a cheapy I got from K Mart I think a couple of years ago no  name on it - coloured with Gelly Pens and SU Choc Chip.
Gold Trim from stock
Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - SU Contempo Christmas in Real Red

Xmas Scoop

Early post today - thanks for stopping by. It has been a day of all seasons, wind, rain and sun - very blustery. This morning my friend Sandy & I went to a Craft & Gift Fair - needless  to say - we managed to spend some money. I found a funny Christmas sentiment stamp and I thought of this weeks Cards for Men Challenge - Make Us  Laugh - so that was enough to make me buy it. No one was home when I got back so, I got stuck in! I hope it makes you smile too!

Cards for Men:

Challenge 21 - Make Us Laugh (and a DT call!)

Card, rhinestones and gold trim from stock
Reindeer Poop - black rhinestones
Stamp from SU - Dasher
Sentiment from Ferngully Stamps
Ink - SU Chocolate Chip

Twisted Christmas

Welcome, I've had a busy day today - off to the chiropracter (My massage got cancelled once again!) - then home to do the ironing and pack away the cleaned bedding after our camping trip. I then decided to do something for me and rang Indulge Salon as they had sent an sms about half price facials for October - and blow me down she'd had a cancellation and could fit me in so I've now been pampered as well!!

Tonight's card has been inspired by Dr Sonia - she published a Twisted Easel Card Tutorial earlier this week and I'd never made one so I thought I'd give it a try. Dr Sonia did hers A4 size but I used half A4 and adjusted the measurements accordingly. I'm really pleased with the result and hope you all like it.  I tried photographing it as you would not have been able to see it in a scan. I have put up 2 photos - slightly different views.

An early post tonight as I'm off to my mum and dad's now to catch up with them as they have just got back from overseas.

Card, trim and embellishments are all from stock.

Christmas Blues

I'm back from a weeks camping, refreshed and ready to craft! Only downside is I have to go in to work tomorrow - but I do get Monday off instead! We had a lovely time in the Flinder's Ranges we camped on Moolooloo Station - the area we stayed which we had only for our group had a little stone cottage - Blinman Hut which had a bathroom with flushing toilet, wood heated shower, sink and wood oven and a table and chairs there was also another outside loo - so 5* camping all in all, I read 4 books and had a lovely relaxing time, there were four families and various children teen to adult.

Today Sandy and I crafted at her place as she had the grandchildren and the others were off as it is school holidays, I managed to make 2 new cards for challenges as well as make up my 3 cards from Shirley's Tuesday workshop.

This is my entry in this week's  Week 35LIM Challenge - Colour.

Week 35

Here we are again and it's time for another COLOUR challenge.

This week we have chosen

THE COLOUR OF YOUR EYES

You don't necessarily have to have an exact match, but if your eyes are blue,

 then any shade of blue will be fine, likewise with brown, grey, green etc..

 (We aren't as mean as all that!)

However, the colour you choose should be the predominant colour 

on your card...  

we don't want to see just a hint of it.
"My Eyes are Blue"

I have backed scan with a black mat so it stands out better
Snow flake Punch
Sentiment SU Contempo Christmas
Ink: Versa Colour Sky Blue
Rhinestones and silver trim from stock.

Christmas Fairy

Thanks for stopping by, late post tonight as I have been waiting for the kinderglitz on my card to dry so that I could scan it! We had a beautiful weekend down on the boat at Goolwa - spent the night at Clayton with black swans floating by - very peaceful.

Annabelle's Stamps has Birthday Celebrations coming up with lots of competitions - check them out here or click on their blinkie on the side bar.

Tonight's card is made from a free set of stamps Fairies of the Seasons by Sarah Williams, stamped onto a Nestie.
Card from stock
Coloured with SU Real Red,  Blush Blossom and Pretty in Pink, Kinderglitz used on the fur trim.
Gold stickers and sentiment from stash.

Christmas Trimmings

Another cold wet day here in Adelaide, but nice and warm in Shirley's house where Sandy and I went for our Sunday workshop, chat, afternoon tea and a special treat as afterwards we all went to Paper Flourish - and need I say all our purses were a little lighter when we left!!!

Tonight's card is my entry for this weeks Less is More Challenge.

We are now onto the fourth week in our rotation of challenges, so once more it's the turn for a recipe and this week it's a 

BUTTON OR RIBBON 

(or plurals thereof)

My card is based on a stamp I borrowed from Shirley, I cut the stamped ribbons off and stuck the tree down onto white card, I then sewed some ribbon into bows, stuck them down with sticky dots where the original stamped bows were and then stuck buttons in the middle.

Sentiment is form SU Contempo Christmas stamped in SU Real Red.

I embossed a line down each side but it is a little hard to see on the scan also it has scanned with a shadow.