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I am hoping to find some of this (time) this week but as I think about my planned week I am sure that time will be hiding. I have made this for the Craftmad Daily Pink Challenge - this for Day 16 and required a 'clock and/or the word time'.  Of course as this is all to help raise the awareness of breast cancer it must include pink. Today is the last day of the challenges but you still have until 3rd November to create any/all of the challenges to enter the prize draw. So I started with a blank white card and added a another piece of white cardstock which has been run through my Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The patterned paper is from a set I bought from Stampin Up ages ago.  The other side is Stampin Up Rose Red using the Top Note die.  This lovely clock is from a Stampin Up set called 'Forever Young'.....isn't so pretty.  I added a white crossgrain ribbon down the centre.  Sentiment is from a white sticker sheet and finished with three pin...

Hi everyone, miss me?  I have missed being in blogland.  I really am not sure where all my time has gone this week.  Things just keep coming up to keep me away from the computer. Hope to change that next week and catch up on all that you have been doing. Today I have a card for Cardmadfairy Digi Days newest Challenge which is all about 'Friendship' . Come on over and enter, be sure to use a digital stamp. Winner gets to choose 5 of Jenni's (Cardmadfairy) wonderful images . I started with my plain white card a layer of Stampin Up Pumpkin Pie and some matching Stmapin Up patterned paper.  I have coloured this cute image from Cardmadfairy called Sleeping Morris with my copic pens.  The sentiment is from a Stampin Up set....isn't it such a sweet thing to say. Finished by adding one of the beautifully crocheted daisies that Fran sent me.  I cut out some leaves and added the word friend along the vein. I would love to enter into the fo...

Inspiration for Unstampabelles #4 Challenge. Hi everyone, thought you might like to see my 'Thanks' card I have created without a stamp in sight. I started with a plain white card then added a layer of Stampin Up Crumb Cake which I have embossed with my Victoria folder.  I have gone around the edge with a Stampin Up border punch....really love how this punch creates such neat corners too.  The white flowers and the bronze skeleton leaves are from Unstampabelles sponsor this month -  Pizzazz Applenty . I have added some buttons to the centres of the flowers.   I finished with a white sticker sentiment. Yesterday I shared some photos of my weekend away with friends. Well one of my friends Helen....sent me some more photos.  Thought I should share one of the ones with me in it as I share a photo with Helen and Ruth already. I have also included a photo of the room and what it looked like before and after we arrived. Another showing the out...

Hi all, hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are ready for another week. I had a wonderful weekend with two terrific friends - Helen and Ruth.  More on that after I tell you about my card. I created this card for Helen's son who turned 10 last week. He loves cartoon characters and was so easy to baby sit when younger and he discovered our one an only copy of Looney Tunes.  Every time he visited as a toddler he would ask to watch this video. Now I believe he enjoys Smurfs but still doesn't mind Bugs Bunny. So with this in mind and using a Daily Pink Challenge from over at Craftmad I started his card. The challenge was to use the Craftmad logo colours and add a touch of pink. I dug out my Stampin Up Brights cards stock as I knew the colours I chose would work together. Found this sketch on the net and started layering up. On the blue card stock I have used my Versamark and a couple of spotty stamps to create the background. I ran the orange thro...

Hi everyone, just asking a favour for a friend.  My friend has taken a liking to Papertry Inks - On My Couch stamp set.  Postage to Australia is huge.  Was wondering if anyone in Australia or close by has a set that they have used and would now be happy to sell on???  Thanks for your help.

Day 6 of Craftmads Daily Pink Challenge was to use a previous months Sketch Challenge. I chose to use this one from December 2010 I started with my plain white pre-scored card.  Next a layer of Pink Bazzill Two Scoops.  I added the pearlescent white card stock with a wonderful border sticker across it.  Next came the green layer which I have run through my Christmas Vines embossing folder.  The white cardstock I ran through my Candy Stripe embossing folder (see it comes in handy Stacie :-)  Topped this with a Sarah Kay 3D Paper Tole topper that I have layered up with silicone glue.  Finished with three clear sticker baubles to which I have added a snowflake to each. Well a nice quick post from me today as I am busy, busy, busy. Have a wonderful weekend as I know I will.  Tell you more possibly on Monday. ;-) One more important thing.  Be sure to visit Craftmad tonight as they haver their Girls Night In Create and Chat...

Today my card is for Day 11 of the Craftmad Daily Pink Challenge - Use a Tag . Thanks to Stacie I already had this tag sitting on my desk. :-) So I have coloured it with my copic pens and then went around the edges with a Holly Leaf stamp I have had forever using SU River Rock ink. The card I started with SU Very Vanilla then a layer of SU Rose Red.  I added this lovely patterned paper which was a giveaway from a magazine.  Stitched around the edges with my sewing machine. Next attached the tag and held it on there with the ribbon and bow.  Finished with three little gold sticker bells and a sticker sentiment. I would like to enter into the following challenges: Lori at Lori's Artsy Obsession who is hosting her first Linky Party. Supplies Used:

Well it is certainly wet here.  I think just one too many prayers were said for rain to green things up and cool things down.  What a down pour we have had yesterday and last night.  Our seasonal creek is flowing and it is only October.  Normally, we don't see that until December. It is certainly cooler and the plants and grass will be loving it. Although our dead bamboo at the front that we sort of got side tracked from cutting it down has collapsed.  So guess what I will be doing some of today. Today I have another card for the Craftmad Daily Pink Challenge .  This is for the Day 5 challenge which was paper piecing. I decided to use my brand new SquidgiDigi (Flamin Bug) that I won over at Make it Monday last week. I am really happy with the clean look of the card.  It was so tempting to add a black border line but I resisted.  The patterned paper I found in my collection. The headlights and windscreen are pink bazzill. I added...

Hi everyone, today I am sharing my take on the Day 12 challenge of the Daily Pink Challenge over at Craftmad .  Kerry asked us all to use two or more embossed papers. I started with a blank white card then added a layer of Bazzill Two Scoops....bonus as this is already embossed.  I then added a darker pink and topped with a white card stock which I embossed with Christmas Vines.  The arch at the top I have embossed with Swiss Dots.  The 'Get Well' sentiment is a rub-on.  The pansies are from a die cut 3D Paper Tole sheet which I have layered up with silicone glue.    I went around the back of each layer with my embossing tool to shape the different layers. Wishing you all a terrific Tuesday. I would like to share this card in the following challenges: The Emerald Faerie Garden - #11 Flowers, flowers ends 31st October Crafty Catz - #104 Get Well Soon ends 21st October Mami Doodles - #35 Mother Nature ends 20th October Suppl...

Hi everyone, it's my SIL's birthday today.....and here is the card I will give her at some stage. Well actually I will be giving her the card below.   Originally I had one of Beccy's Place bears on the front but I just did not like the colouring that I had done.  Had it on the bench for a few days and it just did not grow on me so I changed the image. Now nothing against the image as it is too cute and Beccy shares lots and lots of free wonderful images here . So now I have a Pattie's Creation - Three Birdhouse image. I have coloured it with my copic pens. If you haven't guessed, purple is my SIL's favourite colour so that was my starting point. Then I decided to do another Criss Cross card as the first one was so much fun. I used green Bazzill card as the base of the card and then covered it with various Blue Edge Combo Papers . I have distressed all the edges of the Stampin Up Perfect Plum cardstock with the blade of my scis...

Hi everyone, here we are at the start of a new Cardmadfairy Digi Days Challenge . This time we would like to see you use a Digi image with Spots and Stripes. I have used Jenni's lovely cupcake image for this card.   Click here and scroll a fair way down . I decided to make another buckle card ( tutorial here )....fun to do a little different. I started with Stampin Up Very Vanilla and then these wonderful Combo papers. I thought the first paper answered everything for the challenge. :-) I coloured the image with my copics and added some dimensional magic to the cherry. I ran the buckle section through my Happy Birthday embossing folder. This card also fits into the Day 7 Daily challenge over at Craftmad. Okay, everyone, now it's your turn to start creating so I can come and visit. I would like to enter into the following challenges. Wednesday Challenges - Think Pink ends 19th October Digistamps4Joy - Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awaren...

How exciting....my little hedgehog spinner card was featured over at Inspire Me Fridays .  I was one of a 157 who linked.  Be sure to check this link up party out as there is always great inspiration in many forms, papercraft, sewing, jewellery, cooking, even fingernails.

Hi everyone, this is my entry into the Daily Pink challenge at Craftmad for Day Nine. They have asked us to use at least three butterflies and of course Pink. I started with the blank white card.  Added this beautiful patterned paper which I have received from someone in blogland (Sorry can't remember who but have a pretty good idea). Along the bottom added this lovely green ribbon with lots of butterflies so definitely filled that challenge.  I placed three circles down the side and added three clear butterfly stickers to each. The image I coloured a little while ago and was nice to finely put it on a card.  I coloured it with my copic pens.  The image is Dani 's Swing by Sprinkle and Sparkle. I have used this weeks Fetch a Sketch Challenge #8 for the layout. (ends 17th October) I will be back later today with a new challenge for Cardmadfairy. See you then. Supplies Used:

Today it's time for a Flashback.  Yes, I have delved back into my posts to find the first card I posted that had a tag on it.   This is for the Flashback Challenge 16.0 .  One of my first posts back here in December 2008 had this card.  I think my card making has changed just a little.  I did like the vellum that I used on this card, covered in fern leaves.  The tag was from a lovely set that my friend Joy gave me way back when.  It is her birthday today and the poor girl has to celebrate it in Venice, Italy.  lol (Wish I could suffer like that)  Joy is in the last weeks of her wonderful six month trip to Italy and surrounding countries.  It has been so much fun reading about her journey and seeing her amazing photos.  You can check them all out here on her blog if you like.   Find the Joy in Life. Do you dare go back and discover your first card with a tag on it?

I had so much fun creating these cards.   Both of these cards are exactly the same shape and it's amazing how a little decoration can take you to different parts of your body.  I mentioned this to ladies at tennis yesterday and we all looked to our bums and decided that in real life these parts of the body are not exactly the same shape. lol I have used Kerry's Template here .  Cut the shaped from Stampin Up Blossom Blush.  I then cut the bra pieces from glitter paper and added some detail with the silver border stickers.  Layered up these lovely paper flowers. Again, I cut the knicker shape from glitter paper and then decorated with silver border and left over stickers.  I saw that one of the ladies over at Craftmad had added a tat to her card and thought it was a great idea.  So found this flower rub on to add to the card.  If you want to see some other ways of doing these cards be sure to check out the Daily Pink Challenge...

Hi everyone, today I have the last of the the three cards I made for my two nieces and nephew who recently moved into a new house.  Thought they would enjoy discovering mail in their new letterbox. To get me started on this card I used Day Three of the Daily Pink Challenges from over at Craftmad. The challenge was to incorporate patchwork.  Which you can see down the side.  I cut the Kaisercraft patterned paper into small rectangles, attached and then stitched around them all. I decided on an Easel card so that maybe my niece could put it up on a shelf in her new room.  I have layered up bright greens and pink cardstock.  Coloured this wonderful mushroom image from The Paper Shelter with my copic pens.  Finished with a gold sentiment sticker and a touch of bling. Wishing you all a terrific Tuesday. Oh before I go.....I have to share that I was a lucky winner over at Make it Monday . I won four fun digi images from Squidgi Digi for...

Morning everyone and now we are into the second week of October and it's my baby brother's Birthday today. This is the card I created for him I had earlier set myself the challenge of using one of the Daily Pink Challenges over at Craftmad to create a card for him.  Yes, I had to use pink.  I think I managed to get away with it though and it still looked manly enough. I used the day four pink challenge - which is to create a spinner card (tutorial here) .  Now I have done one of these but used 20c pieces and it ended up very clumsy but this uses 5c pieces and ran so smoothly.  Yes, I gave it a work out before handing it over to my brother. :-) So I started with a blank white card, a layer of Stampin Up Briliant Blue and this wonderful patterned paper (sorry no name).  For the spinner section I printed out Happy Birthday on to some plan white paper and attached that behind the the Metallic Maroon cardstock.  I coloured this fun Penny Black ...

Happy happy Birthday Cathy over at Cathy's Creative Corner . A little bird told me it is your birthday today. ;-) Wishing you a good one. This is the card that I sent to Cathy. I started with a blank white card, layer of  Stampin Up Elegant Eggplant then a layer of this beautiful Stampin Up patterned paper...sorry don't know the name.   The sentiment is computer generated. Another layer of SU Elegant Eggplant with some lovely gingham ribbon . I stamped this fun bird image from SU Good Friend set with SU Elegant Eggplant inkspot. Cut him out with my Spellbinder Labels 18 and cut around his legs which were outside of the die shape.  The patterned paper on his wing just finished the whole bird off.  Oh, and I used the very handy   flatback pearls . Happy Friday everyone. Supplies Used:

Hi everyone, another new Home card...this one is for my little two year old nephew. I finally had a try at making a buckle card ...so much fun....instructions here. I started with red cardstock and then a layer of Blue Bazzill Bling.  On the inside I have used some wonderful combo paper.  The buckle is made from some more Bazzill.  I printed the sentiment on the computer.  This is another terrific image from The Paper Shelter ....I really don't know why I have not used them sooner...they are so much fun to colour.  I used my copic pens again. Wishing you all a terrific Thursday, no huge plans for me. I would like to enter into the following challenges: Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes ends 12th October Sweet Stamps - #35 Anything Goes ends 12th October Scrap Affair - Fall Mushrooms ends 25th October (I may be stretching my entry...I have a mushroom just not Fall colours. Happy to remove my entry if it does not fit the bill)

Happy Birthday to my penfriend Marja....all the way over in Finland. Her birthday is on Friday but I sure she doesn't visit and won't get a sneak peak. I started with the Craftmad sketch and Day one of Daily Pink Craftmad Challenge . The base card looks like Kraft card and came with some papers I received as the protective layer on the outside.  Next a layer of Stampin Up Rose Red and finally I got to use this beautiful patterned paper, sorry can't remember the name.  Then more Stampin Up Rose Red, a layer of this lovely textured paper I have collected.  The topper is backed with the Kraft like cardstock.  I stamped this great watering can with Stampin Up Rose Red inkspot on to Stampin Up Very Vanilla.  I have seen a few images around blogland that have been left uncoloured I really like the effect.  Couple of strips of card and some matching pearls. I would like to enter into the following challenges: Link Up Pink ends 14th October ...

Hi everyone, a better late than never post.  First day back to school for our kids....last term of the year - 8 weeks. So our routine is a little different this morning.  After then left I left to go and help my brother and sister-in-law clean there new home they are moving into.  Yes, sadly the previous owners seem to have just up and left so we are cleaning off kids finger prints and daddly long legs out of the cupboards. Other than that their new home is just amazing and although much bigger than where they were they will fill this very nicely. This leads me to my card today.  I was looking through my digital stamps and spied a couple that I have not had the chance to use.  There were three mushrooms and I thought these would be brilliant from my two nieces and nephew as they move into their new house.  I thought it would be fun for them to see that the mailman found where they lived. So I started with this fantastic mushroom image fro...

It was so exciting to see our entries grow through out the month of September for our third challenge. Thanks everyone for taking up the challenge and for including the dry embossing so you could get a bonus entry. Congrats to the Jenny H who was our randomly drawn winner. Also big congrats to Fayerose who was chosen as our Design Team Favourite. ************************************************ Unstampabelles Challenge #4: FALL/AUTUMN  is the theme that we would like to see on your paper creation. We are offering a bonus entry if you can included the Technique with the above theme. This months Technique challenge is Stitching (Real or Faux). Remember to enter you must have the FALL/AUTUM theme on your creation. Challenge closes Friday 4th November and winners posted Monday 7th November. This months Prize is from the lovely Judy over at  Pizzazz Aplenty . Prize: $10.00 Surprise pack of goodies from Pizzazz Aplen...

Hi everyone, just a very quick post to say a very big thank you to these two lovely ladies who have shared some of their talent with me.   Blogger certainly makes this world a smaller place and lets me meet like minded crafters. The lovely Fran of USA or  Just Cutnup  offered these lovely daisies that she has crocheted herself.  Yes, I put my hand up received them in the mail on Friday.  They are so pretty and like I said to Fran they will be waiting for a special card put them on. This wonderful hanger was a total surprise from a wonderful lady in Germany.  I was lucky enough to find her blog here at Mobolilu - Kunst und Karten You can see this hanger on her blog back on the 12th August here . Isn't this hanger so pretty....lovely colours...just the right amount of bling and a beautiful flower. This now hangs on my fruit basket in the kitchen so I can see it daily. Thanks so much ladies I really do appreciate these lovely gift...