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Well I am not sure what happened to my Thursday but it did not go as I planned.  Still enjoyed it all the same.  I caught up with a neighbour, gave my Mum some crafting items which she loved and Dad was thinking of the quiet time.  Even had a moment of chatting to our son.  Oh yes, and all the other run of the mill stuff like housework and grocery shopping. Anyways I have three more cards to show you for my collection to send off to Tracey Hanshaw who is collecting Christmas cards to send to the Aussie Troops so that they can send them home to their families. All of these cards have the 3D Paper Tole images that I have cut out from the Mini Christmas Paper Tole Booklet.   I was looking back at these as I created the cards and I always think I have used simple layouts which I have.  These never take long to put together and sometimes I feel like I am cheating.  However, I then started adding up the time to cut out the images and assembling them. ...

Hi everyone, this card is for my niece who will turn '10' this coming Sunday.   Yes, she is a Justing Bieber fan and recently was lucky enough to see him in concert in Sydney.  She just loved the show and her Mum (SIL) was converted to, I think. :-) I started with a white square base card then a layer of blue card.   I topped this with a piece of 'Floral Swirl Glitter' paper, the bottom edge I have cut with a scalloped blade.   I then attached a piece of lovely white embossed paper to the bottom of the patterned paper.   I added some lovely orange coloured paper flowers with Rhinestone Crystals as the centres.  I still really like how sparkly these are...the photos never bring that out.   Then I found a great picture of Justin holding some presents which I printed out on photo paper and cut him out.   Unfortunately, the presents were in Christmas wrap so out came my Copic pens and I coloured over the presents with a light mauve colour.  T...

Hi everyone, another week has started......and the last one for July.  I have been busy on the weekend cutting out 16 mini Christmas paper toles.   Now I have to find time to add them to cards.  This card I started with a blank white card and then a layer of green card topped with a layer of this wonderful spotted paper from a magazine giveaway.  I have topped the card with this lovely digital stamp 'Robin and Holly' from Passion for Stamps .  I have coloured the robin with my Copic pens and a touch of Kindy Glitz. Finishing touches a red cross grain ribbon with a strip of green card down the centre.  The sentiment is a Merry Christmas rub-on. Also two snowflake buttons that are very glittery but doesn't show in the photo. Guess what, we ended up at the show.  Had a lovely time although I don't think we will need to rush back for  a couple of years.  It was nice to see all the crafting, photos, artwork, flowers, and fruit and vegi displays...

Well that is another fortnight that has flown by. We had so many amazing animal creation in our last challenge it really was a pleasure to visit you all. The challenge this time at Cardmadfairy Digi Days is 'Oh! So Girly'.   So grab all your glitter, pinks, purples, ribbons and lace and the the very important Digital Stamp and start creating. Our sponsor this month is Poodle Parlour .  Be sure to check out their cute digital images. This challenge runs until 5th August. You must use a digital image on your card/project (one entry), if you choose to use a  Cardmadfairy   image you can enter as many times as you like. Now onto my card. I started with a blank white square card .  A layer of black card, then a layer of Playtime Kaisercraft.  Some more black card with this pretty patterned paper full of pink gerberas, sorry I don't know the name.  Next was a strip of matching Bazzil Bling  and a strip of white embossed paper.  Earlier in the ...

Woohoo!!!  I am so excited as I have been chosen as a Top 3 and a Top 5 winner for two of my creations. I received this Top Three for my Sleepy Morris card here . The Chocolate Box Card I made here gave me this Top Five spot. Happy Friday everyone.  I will be back later with a card for the new Cardmadfairy Digi Days challenge.

Hi everyone, last day of the school and working week for us here in Cairns.   The Cairns Show is on and Friday is a public holiday.  Hopefully, the weather stays beautiful so we can get out and about somewhere. No one is going to the show this year.  15 year old daughter thinks it is all just a waste of money.......who am I to disagree. :-) I am back to my Christmas cards. Today I started with a white base card then dug out my embossing folders.  The blue snowflake embossing I had in my stash from my friend Helen, I am sure.  The white squares on the side are a pearlised card which doesn't show in the photo.  I have used my Holly Leaves, Candy Stripe and Swiss Dots folders on these.   Added the gold ribbon.  The image is from Passion for Stamps  called Winter Window.   I have had this is my collection for a long time now but never used it. I have coloured it with my Copic pens and a touch of gold metallic.  I then Kindy Glit...

Hi everyone, it is such a beautiful day here in Gordonvale today.  Yesterday, I started on some curtain and wall washing as the sun is a shining.  Today, I have already hung out some more curtains and taken the dog for a walk as it is so lovely to be outside in the cool air.  I have also finally got to removing some tape that we put up on a couple of windows for Cyclone Yasi back in February and forgot to remove.  Oops!  Missed some.  Only problem at the time we had no masking tape so used the thick clear packaging tape....of course with all the sun on it the stickness had dried on to the window.  So this morning I had the paint scraper out and now it is all gone.   The windows are so clean they don't even look like they are there.  Love it. I must have a bit of a cleaning bug at the moment.....I am sure it won't last long. Last Friday, my craft desk (see above) got the better of me.  I have just been collecting craft gear and never ha...

Tuesday is here already and today I am back into the Christmas theme. I started with wonderful this wonderful steel blue embossed fusilier card .  I decided to have a tent shape card this time.  The next layer is a laser cut card front these are new at Blue Edge Crafts and so many fantastic styles to choose from.  I have attached gold card to the back of the laser cut stars.  Then on the bottom of the cream card layered up some more blue cards and rounded the corners to match the cream card front.  I then layered up this cute little angel 3D Paper Tole image from my Mini Christmas Paper Tole booklet.   I had to give the boy a little hair cut after I had layered him.  As my initial cutting looked like he had a bowl cut. lol  I made a couple of snips along his fringe and he looks much better.  Finished the card with this gold Merry Christmas sticker . This card has been added to the pile ready for the Aussie Troops . A closer look a...

Morning everyone, today I have a birthday card for a special friend Amabile.  A couple of us will be joining her for lunch. On the weekend I finally got to and updated my Stampin Up folders with all the current colour cardstock.   So pretty.  Now I want to use up the bits and pieces left of the old colour cardstock before I cut into any of the new sheets.  I know it won't happen but this card I made a start. :-) I started with a sketch from Midnight Madness Challenge #112 .  Used a white base card then a layer of Stampin Up (SU) Blue Bayou and Groovy Guava.   I then added strips of the matching gingham which I have had forever.  Another layer of Blue Bayou and backed the image with the very last of my Purely Pomegranate.   This is an image from Cardmadfairy called All Dressed Up .  I have coloured her with my Copic pens and really please at how well I could match the colours in my limited collection.  The jewellery I coloured with gol...

Hi everyone, the end of the week has arrived.....boy! it has been a busy one for me. Although most of it fun catching up with friends and even family. I have another Christmas card for you today. Yes, I am sending this off to Tracey Hanshaw for her collection to send to Aussie Troops serving overseas.   I started with a white base card then a layer of textured blue paper from my DCWV paper pack.  Next a layer of this fabulous Allison Ellis paper (Totally Christmas) .  I then used my deckled edged oval Spellbinder die and cut a blue and white background from my topper.  This cute little 3D paper tole/decoupage came from a little 3D booklet full of other images and matching papers. I then used a gold rub-on sentiment to finish off. Wishing you all a great weekend and I will be back Monday with some more Christmas cards. Hubby and I are heading off to watch an AFL game .  This is a first for me.  I have watched AFL on TV before but never seen a live ...

Morning everyone,  hope your Wednesday was as good as mine.  It went somewhere in a blur and I did achieve a lot of things.....posting of card was not one of them though. Now it is Thursday and I do have a card to share and a new personal challenge. As I am not planning on holding in stalls at markets in the near future I have been wondering what to do with cards I create and really not had any mojo to create any.  I suddenly remembered that I wanted to send off some cards to Tracey Hanshaw who each year organises to send blank handmade Christmas cards to our Aussie troops serving overseas .  Then they can send them back home to their families.  Well last year I managed to send in 10 so this year I have decided to try and double that and make Christmas cards for the rest of July other than my Design Team cards.  Also I will get to use up my bits an pieces of Christmas papers and hopefully have space to order some more for my own cards this year. ;-) So t...

Morning everyone, well the kids have just dragged their feet out the door to take themselves off to school.  See there is a good thing about having a son with a licence. :-) Yes, it is their first day back in to third term this year is going by way too fast. Today I have a fun quick card for you.  I started with a white base card then added a layer of black card.  Topped this with the wonderful spotted paper from a DCWV paper pack.  I wanted to match the red in the flower so ran some red paper through my Swiss Dots embossing folder and attached it to the top of the card.  The flower is made of two paper flowers and my very last special brad that I received from the lovely Deborah March ages ago.  The stem of the flower is silver wire that I twisted to create leaves.  The sentiment is a white sticker  from Sticker Store. Who can forget this cute little Hedgehog....he is a Penny Black stamp called "A Thorny Affair". I have coloured him with my co...

I love this challenge as it gets me looking back through all my posts.   This time at Flashback Friday #13 they are asking for your first non-traditional shaped card.  Remember you have repost the creation.  This took me a while to find.....I do like my rectangle cards with the occasional square thrown in. So searching from Nov 2008.....it took until Mar 2009 to find this card . My daughter had a fantastic trip down memory lane though. Happy Monday to you all.....and a big hello to all my new followers.  Oh.....Happy Anniversary to my hubby. :-) Can you believe one more and will be silver!!!

Here is my Design Team card for the newest Cardmadfairy Digi Days Challenge . This time it is all about Pets and Animals. I have used Cardmadfairy's Sleepy Morris .....doesn't he look so calm. I decided to use the sketch challenge over at Dude Time Doodles  to start the card. The base card is a lovely grey corrugated card...metallic with specks of glitter through it. I knew I had this paw print paper in my collection and finally I have the right card to use it on. Next layer is a scrap piece I found in my collection so sorry don't have the name but it is so pretty. Sleepy Morris I coloured with my Copic and Aquamarker pends.  I then gave him a ball of wool to play with when he wakes up. I would like to add a little something else to the card but not quite sure what or where at this stage. I will have to play a little more. :-) So now it's your turn to dig out your Digital Stamps and start creating. The sponsor this month is Pink Gem Designs You must use a digital im...

Pheww!  Last day of the week.  School holidays are almost to an end again.  Back to school next week. Today I have a Christmas in July card to share with you.   Kaye over at Craftmad gave us a bonus sketch challenge this month with the theme of Christmas.   So last night I took up the challenge. :-) I have started with a light blue Bazzill card for the base card and then layers of green and pink bazzill.  I went around the edge of my pink bazzill with a gold metallic pen to tie it in with the tag.  I have used Blue Edge Papers - Sweetiepie Diamond Check and Sweetiepie Stripes on Blue  on the front of the card. I found this wonderful tag that I had already coloured last year with my gold metallic pen and watercolour pencils.   I cute two circles with my spellbinder dies and decorated with these lovely glittery snowflake embellishments.  Finished with the wavy transparent sticker border and gold edged ribbon. I will be back later to...

Hi everyone and welcome to Thursday. I really love the end result of this card.  Although it did take a bit of trial and error to get to this. I thought I would like to do another card to remind everyone about the Oriental themed challenge happening over at Cardmadfairy Digi Days . I found this cute little Japanese girl in my digi collection.  Sorry I don't know where she came from but if you know could you tell me so I can edit and add a link.  Thanks. Then I thought I would use this months card sketch challenge over at Craftmad . A personal challenge for me was to use some corrugated card.  I have a stash of this that my Mum and I collected when corrugated card was all the phase a couple of years ago.  I have decided it is time to use it up and make room for more papers.  Do you have tips on how to use it? So that is how the card evolved.   I started with a base card of SU Tangerine Tango then a layer of this beautiful floral paper.  Then I ...

This is the wonderful Fabric Postcard that I recieved from my swap partner (Kylie) in our June Sewing Craftmad Swap. Be sure to check out Kylie's blog for all her other wonderful creations. Isn't the turtle the cutest and such neat sewing.   Kylie was telling me how the machine is smart enough to allow her to add the gingham material to the turtle shell and the flower.  I think it's time I ventured into a sewing machine shop to see what is on offer.  I don't think I can validate a new machine even though my machine is 18 years old...it still works. Craftmad is currently taking names for the July Sewing Swap group if you are interested.  This month we are swapping two Christmas Fat Quarters.  You will need to be a member...this is free.  I you do sign-up just email me your username so I can help fast track the system.  Things can get a little slow sometimes with all the spammers. Kylie also sent me this beautiful card.  I so love the colour...

Hi everyone, I have a few photos to share.  Last week the family and I headed up to Yungaburra which is only a 20 minute drive from our place up a very windy Gillies Range.  Last week was the first week of   school holidays (two week break) and when booking weather had been magical.  Guess what!  We headed off Monday morning and the rain had set in. :-(  Still postive thinking it will only last the morning.  No it lasted our entire stay and was still even showery yesterday. We took our boat with us as we have not used it in a very long time.  With plans to be out in it most days.   This did not happen but we did venture out as soon as we arrived even though it was cold, wet and windy.   We still had a good time checking out the whole of the ( Tinaroo ) dam and view I have not seen before.  Stopped and had hot dogs for lunch.  The photo above is our son enjoying the dry, warm journey back to shore. A view from the boat.....as...

Goodmorning everyone,  isn't today just wonderful! Today is the day of our first Challenge over at Unstampabelles . The challenge theme is Celebrations .   We would love to see all your wonderful papercraft creations about Celebrations . We have two important rules.   1.  No Stamps (with exception of a sentiment stamp) 2. Have fun. Other Rules to be found on the Unstampabelles Blog . Our challenges are monthly and start on the first Monday of the month. So this challenge will run 4th July to 31st July. Our sponsor this month is Sticker Store . and they have offered this wonderful prize: 12 stickers, acetate sheets and a book on using transparent stickers. Now on to my card.  I have used this Iris Folding pattern from Crafts-U-Print.   I made the image a little smaller to fit on the front of the Easel Card.  I have used metallic silver paper and silver jac paper for the ice bucket.  Then used a light blue pearlised paper for the ic...