Double Challenge Card.......TESC105 and PDCC21

The Play Date Cafe's colour challenges are so inspirational and combined with a super sketch from Taylored Expression and a card is born!


A new Magnolia stamp in my stash and the flowers are from Taylored Expression Whimsical Wishes. Also used my Prismacolour pencils for the shadowing in the label - quite enjoying the effects to be had with the prismas!







Recipe
Cardstock: Bazzill linen white
Paper: Imaginisce Hot Chicks and My Little Shoebox - Skys the limit (Nice to see you)
Stamp: Magnolia and Taylored Expressions flowers
Pens: Copic Markers, Prismacolour pencils and gamsol and Signo white gel
Dies: Nestabilities Label
Ink: Memento Tuxedo
Bling: Doodlebug white sugar
Glossy Accents for Easter Egg's Ribbon




I am also celebrating the arrival of my copic cubbie - my colouring life is so much easier with it and even have a shelf down the bottom for bits!

This year: 29 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 12 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 6 new baby cards, 4 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

15 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

2sketches4you Challenge #48

Well I have hit the craft room running this morning - 3 days out this week and a heck of a catchup means I have only just been able to start doing some fun in my craftroom this morning - 3 parcels arrived yesterday though containing new copics, prisma colour pencils, stamps and bling and I am in heaven this morning playing. I coloured this little birthday fairy with my prismas using the gamsol technique - love the effect for the pastels - using a new magnolia stamp and Martha stewart punch (the punch was a girft from a friend!). Her wings are blinged up with Doodlebug sugar. The 2S4U sketch was a great starting point!



Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations pink and bazzill linen white
Paper: Ooops - scrap with no name......
Stamp: Magnolia and Hero arts sentiment
Pens: Prismacolour pencils and gamsol and Signo white gel
Dies: Martha Stewart border punch and Nestabilities Label
Ink: Stampin Up Soft Sky
Ribbon: mixed
Bling: Doodlebug white sugar and Kaisercraft pearls

This year: 29 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 6 new baby cards, 4 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

15 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Out of town n going through withdrawl!

The hardest thing about spending a few days in Perth for work is the absence of pattered paper and my copics ..... Lol...... The joy of insomnia means there are a few hours to fill in the night and when staying away my activity choices are limited .... So I have read...followed a few blogs via my iPhone.....but I'm really missing my scraproom where I while away many hours between dusk and dawn when I am home ......


-- Post From My iPhone

Double Challenge Card.......

This is my last play for today - desperately need to go into work and get some work done arghhh - thought I would kill two birds with one stone - one card for two blog challenges. This birthday card is for the Play Date Cafe Creativity Challenge and the Card Patterns Sketch. The Play Date Cafe's colour challenges have been awesome and have kicked me out of my comfort zone on many occassions now. I love this sage green and I love the purple but havent used the colours together - so it gave me a bit of a kick to have a peek through my stash and pull out some shades of purple. Card Patterns sketch was great for me too as I had already coloured an image and it gave me just the kick to work out what to do with it - I'm really happy how I was able to use the ribbon on the sketch for Emma to sit on!

Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations green and cream cardstock
Paper: Crate Paper Katlin Collection (Bubblegum)
Stamp: CC Designs Spring Collection and Stampin Up sentiment
Pens: Copic Markers, Zig writer and Signo white gel
Dies: Creative Memories corner punch and Nestabilities Label
Ink: Stampin Up Wild Wasabi
Ribbon: Fancy Pants Daydreams

This year: 28 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 6 new baby cards, 3 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

15 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Crazy 4 Challenges #25

This weeks Crazy 4 Challenges is a sketch Challenge - nice clean lines just the way I like it! I've used a Digi Stamp I bought at Tiddly Inks Etsy shop - awesome images and great card ideas on Christy's blog too!



Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations brown cardstock
Paper: October Afternoon Roadmap (Blue & White Motel and Basic Grey Urban Prairie ( Bonnet and Morning Glory
Stamp: Tiddlyink - Happy Bug Girl Fairy and Stampin Up sentiment
Pens: Copic Markers, Zig writer and Signo white gel
Dies: Creative Memories corner punch
Ink: Stampin Up Close to Cocoa and Pink Passion
Bling: Prima pearls and crystals; Heidi Swapp Circle Icee (Love these!!! Gonna get me some more...lol); and Cotton Candy and Waterfall Stickles

This year: 27 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 6 new baby cards, 3 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

15 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Scrappin Outback Retreat.......

I've just finished design #2 for the retreat in Hyden at the end of the month and feeling a little less scared about the whole prospect of teaching a class on card making. Karen has the complete set of nestabilities and some super Hero Arts Stamps on order, some of which have arrived already and I got to play today - add the Sweet Wonderful You Stamps + Sassafras Papers + Nestabilities + Taylored Expression Sketch and this is card #2 we will be making at the retreat!


Recipe
Cardstock: Bazzil embossed mocha
Paper: Sassafraslass - Life is Beautiful (Girls best friend) and Serendipity (Daisy Dots)
Stamp: Hero Arts - Sweet Wonderful You and Essential Messages
Pens: Copic Markers, Zig writer and Signo white gel
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Labels, circles and scalloped circles
Ink: Stampin Up Close to Cocoa
Bling: Prima pearls and crystals

This year: 26 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 6 new baby cards, 3 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

15 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Woot woot.......I won a blogger award!

Stacey over at Stacey's World has awarded me this awesome Beautiful Blogger Award. Her blog and her work is completely FAB and I have been following her blog religiously for months - How cute is THIS owl card!


Well on to 7 things about me:

1. I started Brownies when I was 9 and went on to become a Guide and Ranger Guide and Ranger and then a leader - I was in Guides as a leader until I was 36.
2. I trained as a secondary science teacher but I am now principal in a primary school.
3. I live to travel
4. I have done 5 parachute jumps - 2 out of a helicopter.
5. I have an addictive personality - I focus it on family, work, craft and technology - in that order. Fortunately I only sleep a few hours a day which means I can fit it all in! YAY to managed insomnia!
6. My partner lives 300km away and we have to commute on weekends.
7. I have a vegie garden and spend at least 30 minutes there every morning admiring my tomatoes, capsicums, zuccinis and munching through my strawberries

I'm passing this award on to 15 fabulous bloggers:

1. Lea L over at Cupcakes and Sunshine - Love her bright cheery style!

2. Kellie W from Magnolia Downunder - she has a great shabby chic style I love to look at but am terrified of trying. Plus she stocks Magnolia stamps in Oz! YAY for enabling me!

3. Jen Tapler - I love her blog design and I adore her cards - I scraplift her ideas constantly!

4. Piali at A touch of Creation - love her quirky blog and crafting style!

5. Jeannie Phillips at A place for my cards - LUV LUV LUV her cricut cards - they are so original and fun - scraplift her ideas regularly too!

6. Rachel at Gingerbread Gallery - love her bright colours and awesome copic colouring!

7. Em at Bloggabella - awesome stamps, awesome design team and great ideas!

8. Donna at Popsicle Toes - Donna's cards are so pretty and her blog is full of ideas and tips! She is an inspiration to the bloggers out there!

9. Vicki at Its a stamp thing - her cards look so simple but she has an amazing sense of detail!

10. Jodi at Inked Inspirations - love her copic colouring - I take one look at her cards and go an buy the stamp...a.rghhh.....such an awesome enabler...lol

Check them out if you aren't already followers - I follow their blogs on google blogger to it was great visiting all there sites again as a few had updated their themes and they were design awesome!

Cardvaarks photo inspiration challenge with a lot of Mojo!

When I saw this pretty pic over at the Cardvaarks challenge blog couldn't resist making over the Mojo Monday sketch with greens - the cute little bunny made another appearance with some butterfly hints as well.....



Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for mats
Paper: None......
Stamp: CC Designs Sweet November baby bunnies butterfly and Stampin Up sentiment
Ribbon: Papertrey
Pens: Copic Markers, Zig writer and Signo white gel
Dies: Spellbinders Paisley Impressabilities and Nestabilities Large Labels
Ink: Stampin Up Whisper White and Distress Ink Broken China
Bling: Heidi Swapp Borders MArtha

This year: 25 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 6 new baby cards, 3 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

15 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge # 129

I've been invited to run a class on card making at the next Hyden Scrapbook Retreat (I am a tad terrified at the prospect - especially knowing the calliber of the other instructors!) so have been having a play with my spellbinders dies for different effects - this Paisley Impressability produces such an awesome background with the addition of a little ink - so kewl on this linen effect bazzil! - With an awesome sketch from Mojo Monday and a cute little CC design bunny boy stamp, it all came together!


Ribbon isn't a perfect match but I do like the pseudo monochromatic effect.....

Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for mats
Paper: None......
Stamp: CC Designs Sweet November baby bunnies butterfly and Stampin Up sentiment
Ribbon: Papertrey
Pens: Copic Markers, Zig writer and Signo white gel
Dies: Spellbinders Paisley Impressabilities and Nestabilities Large Labels
Ink: Stampin Up Whisper White and Distress Ink Broken China
Bling: Kaiser Craft pearls

This year: 25 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 4 new baby cards, 3 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

15 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

2Sketches4U Sketch #47 and Play Date Cafe Challenge #19

Still loving this sweet little CC Design duck and thought he would look cute with the Yellow and White Challenge from the Play Date Cafe. Combine that with Laura's sketch from 2Sketches4U and I think I have a pretty cute new baby card!




Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for mats
Paper: Crate Paper Sweet Branch Collection (Blossom) and Imaginisce Hot Chicks
Stamp: CC Designs Digital Ginger Snaps Spring Thing Stamp Set and computer generated sentiment
Buttons: Autumn Leaves - Rhonna Farrer
Pens: Copic Markers, Zig writer and Signo white gel
Punch: EK Success - circle and scalloped circle; Renoir scalloped scissors
Ink: Stampin Up Groovy Guava

This year: 25 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 3 new baby cards, 3 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

15 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #59

Yesterday I coloured a stack of image - was just in the mood for colouring - and have been waiting for sketches to put the images in - this sweet little Magnolia cupcake goes with the Sweet Sunday Challenge I think!



Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for mats
Paper: My Little Shoe Box - Skys the limit (Nice to see you) and In bloom (Botanical)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo for stamping
Stamp: Magnolia cupcake and sentiment computer generated
Ribbon: We R Memory Keepers
Pens: Copic Markers, Zig writer and Signo white gel
Bling: Kaiser Craft Rhinestones

This year: 25 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 2 new baby card, 3 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

15 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Have a great day!

I coloured this little girl and her swing a few days ago and have been thinking about how to apply her to a card. After much consideration I went back to my trusty Cratepaper Katlin and added a little orbit for the sky. Had another play with my gypsy to get the flowers and leaves real quick too!


I really love these CC Design stamps - this Spring Collection are adorable....I'm hanging out for their next release!

Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for cuts
Paper: Paper: Crate Paper Kaitlin Collection (Daydream and Scribbles) and Orbit Collection (Galaxy)
Ink: Stampin Up - Wild Wasabi, Rose Red and Memento - Tuxedo
Stamp: Sugar Plums Sping Kit and sentiment computer generated
Pens: Copic Markers
Cricut: Walk in my Garden - flowers and leaves
Bling: Kaiser Craft Pearls


This year: 23 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 2 new baby card, 3 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

15 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Pre-ordered wedding card

My etsy store now has a few regulars and one asked me to create a wedding card for them in pale blue...so here it is.................


Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for mats
Paper: My Minds Eye - Pretty Please (Stripes and Polka Dot Pink)
Stamp: Stampin Up cake and sentiment
Pens: Copic Markers, Zig writer and Signo silver gel
Punch: Fiskars Upper Crest and Marvy scalloped square

This year: 22 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 2 new baby card, 3 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

13 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Jen Tapler inspired card

I loved Jen Taplers sunburst card so I dug through my stash to find a stamp I could use to scraplift it and here's the result.....


Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for mats
Paper: Basic Grey Origins (Seaweed Wrap)
Stamp: Stampin Up flower and sentiment
Pens: Copic Markers, Zig writer and Signo white gel
Punch: Fiskars Upper Crest

This year: 22 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 2 new baby card, 2 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

13 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Taylored Expression Sketch #103

Another great sketch from Taylored Expressions - had to turn it on its side though for this Mothers Day Card ~ Mum=Home ~ I'm loving these lovely turquoise papers from October Afternoon!



Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for cuts
Paper: October Afternoon - Blue & White Motel
Stamp:Stampin Boutique Valentine House and computer generated sentiment
Pens: Copic Markers
Bling: Kaiser Craft Rhinestones

This year: 22 Birthday cards, 3 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 6 Thankyou cards, 2 new baby card, 2 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

13 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

2 Sketches 4 You Challenge #47

I am LOVING circles at the moment and hanging out for my new nestabilities scallop circle dies to arrive - in the mean time I still have my trusty EK success punches...lol...this sweet little bunny from CC Design stamps is featuring in a few of my cards at the moment.



































Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for cuts
Paper: Crate Paper - Katlin Collection (Bubblegum, Scribbles and Daydream)
Chalks: Pebbles Inc Perlescent Chalking set
Stamp: CC Designs Digital Ginger Snaps Spring Thing Stamp Set and Stampin Up sentiment
Pens: Copic Markers
Punches: Ek success Circle and Scalloped Circle
Bling: Kaiser Craft Pearls and Rhinestones

This year: 22 Birthday cards, 2 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 5 Thankyou cards, 2 new baby card, 2 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

13 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Dots and Stripes ATS Wednesday Challenge

While trolling blogs found this neat little sketch at Crazy 4 Challenges and decided to add it to this Wednesdays Challenge over at the All That Scraps Challenge Blog- still working on Easter cards and aint this little bunny sweet from All That Scraps!!


Made 2 of these cards - my resolution this year is to use up the whole sheet of paper before I start the next - hence the same papers as my last little birthday card!

Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for mats
Paper: My Little Shoe Box - Skys the limit (Nice to see you) and In bloom (Botanical)
Ink: Stampin Up - Memento Tuxedo for stamping
Stamp: CC Designs - Itzie Inkies Kisses and Hugs
Ribbon: We R Memory Keepers Promenade
Brads: Imaginisce - Blossom Brads
Pens: Copic Markers, Zig writer and Signo white gel
Bling: Cotton Candy Stickles

This year: 22 Birthday cards, 2 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 5 Thankyou cards, 1 new baby card, 2 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

6 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

Mojo Monday Challenge #128

What a sweet little sketch from Mojo Monday this week.....took a little bit of thinking but once I decided on the cute little bunny - Crate Papers discontinued (*pout*) Katlin papers were a perfect spring background. I think I have bought all supplies in Australia of the discontinued Katlin - I love the colours and the textures they are just soooooo pretty!



Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for cuts
Paper: Crate Paper - Katlin Collection (Bubblegum and Daydream)
Chalks: Pebbles Inc Perlescent Chalking set
Stamp: CC Designs Digital Ginger Snaps Spring Thing Stamp Set and computer generated sentiment
Pens: Copic Markers
Punches: Ek success Circle and Scalloped Circle
Bling: Heidi Swapp Borders (Martha) and Doodlebug Designs Jewels

This year: 22 Birthday cards, 2 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 11 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 5 Thankyou cards, 1 new baby card, 2 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

6 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!

CC Designs Blog Hop

Blog hopping can be so inspirational especially when you have some amazing DT members like the CC Design team - I'm following two more amazing card makers after hopping through the blogs - this little card is inspired by Lesa and Tori. Tori's colouring is amazing and I would kill to be able to watch over her shoulder for a few hours...lol


Recipe
Cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzil scraps for mats
Paper: Basic Grey Origins (Seaweed Wrap and Pure)
Stamp: CC Designs Digital Ginger Snaps Spring Thing Stamp Set
Ribbon: We R Memory Keepers
Pens: Copic Markers, Zig writer and Signo white gel
Flowers: Prima



This year: 22 Birthday cards, 2 Mothers Day cards, 1 Fathers Day card, 10 Easter Cards, 3 Just to say Hi cards, 7 Valentines, 5 Thankyou cards, 1 new baby card, 2 Wedding Card, 1 concertina card and 4 LOs (12x12) and 1 double LO (24x12).

4 cards sold on Etsy - YAY!!!