Believe

Good arvo ppls
I've made this card for challenge #221 http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ .

Cricut - Art Nouveau cartridge
SU - cardstock, punch, stamp, ink, dazzling diamonds
Cuttlebug - embossing folder
Rubon from the stash

Ur a star

Christmas is gone for another year...  Hope everyone enjoyed the day celebrating with loved ones and catching up with friends and family.

For the challenge #78 over at http://waltzingmousesketchchallenge.blogspot.com/  I decided to make a card using  the Quater Note and George and Basic shapes cartridges, very old Hampton Arts music stamp, even older star punch, K-ology stickers TO GO, left over scrap from the My mind's Eye - Summer Song stack, Memento black ink and SU cardstock, dazzling diamonds, ds paper.  I used dimensional tape to give the sax player a bit of a lift too.

Have a gr8 day ppl

Commissioned Portrait

Hi everyone,

Thought I'd share commissioned painting that I finally finished just in time for their Chrissy present.  It's taken me 6 months from start to finish to complete this.  Lol it took me a cpl of months before I started with the first coat of paint.  The fear of that first brush stroke is quite daunting really, especially when you know the ppl.  Luckily they love the style of painting I do.  With a dozen or more coats of paint and millions of changes I had to decide when to stop otherwise your forever seeing things that you can work on....

The size of the painting is 1.5m high x 1.2m wide.  I was happy to finally see it go .  It was just huge and took up the whole room....

Hope everyone spent the day celebrating with family and friends.  Peace and good will to one and all.

tree baubble

Here's a quick tree bubble I made using Spellbinders  Shapeabilities Fleur De Lis Accents, In my Mind's Eye - Where the Heart is Stack, Craft wire, beads and ribbon coloured with copic pens.  I'm entering this into the challenge #45 -Holiday Decor http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/

Celebrate

Hi everyone,
Hope Santa brought you something nice or your still waiting for the day to come around
Here's a card I made the challenge over at http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/2011/12/sketch-146.html
Nothing too fancy just something simple.

Spellbinders nestabilities - Circle, Scallop
SU - pastels, cardstock,
versamark, bling, flower brad,
postcard style stamp
freehand scribbling

Have a gr8 day ppl    :D

A very LUCKY girl

woohooo Look what Santa's brought me this year...   Now to put them to good use...

                     MERRY CHRISTMAS

                                          EVERYONE, 

                     Peace, good health and prosperity for 2012

Tag card

Had to make a new card for http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/ for challenge #33 Clean & Simple using Kraft and Twine so fingers crossed I got it right this time.

Spellbinders shapeabilities - Ornate Artisan Tags & Accents
Sizzix - Little Sizzles Earth Tones cardstock
Around the block - Christmas ornament tags
Kaiser - rubons

Pressie Card

I'm on a roll....  I made this Present Shape card for   challenge #44 - Christmas (shape card) over on http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com

Cricut cartridge - Gypsy Wanderings
In My Mind's Eye stack - Summer Song
SU - stamp, ink, cardstock (retired)
Pearl

Ginger Tag

Hi everyone,
Trying to get back into the various challenges I like to enter.  This tag fits into a few challenges which is gr8.  http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-38-tag-youre-it.html , http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/  challenge #91 (Trimming with Tag),

Cricut cartridge - Gingerbread
SU  - punches, cropadile,  ribbon, twine
bling, fine glitter, EK corner punch

CC2011

Good morning,
Not long now.  I made this card for a friend over in Germany.  Using SU cardstock, ds paper and dazzling diamonds, Kaiser rubons, felt rubons (santa) and some bling.   It came out better than I thought.
Have a gr8 ppl....

Folded card

Hey everyone,
Can't believe Chrissy is just around the corner.
I made this fold card for a special friend of my living in Canada. 

I found the layout on  some lovely blogger  whose on my bloglist.  Will add name when I can remember the name.

I used mainly Kaiser  rub ons for this, SU ds paper, Making Memories alphabet and peel on stickers.

Have a fab chrissy ppl

Bag and Boxes

Good morning everyone,

Not long now till Christmas day.  Haven't done a lot of challenges these last couple of weeks.  Time seems to fly by, but I got the Cricut out and managed to cut these cute boxes and bags from the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge using My Mind's Eye cardstock.  What lady doesn't like cute bags and boxes...

Here's an idea, you can even use them for tree deckies if you like.  How easy would it be to co-ordinate colour and theme without looking for that perfect ornament and you'd have a one of a kind tree...  :D
I've only cut these cute pieces out large enough to hold some mini chocolates/sweeties to give to the ladies I have coffee with every week.

Have a gr8 ppls

SC 019/11

Hi everyone,
I can't believe its not long till Christmas.  I hope everyone has got their shopping and posting on the way.  I made this card for the challenge over at http://sunnychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/sc-01911.html with no words needed.

SU - ds paper, cardstock, stamp, ink, embossing powder, punch ribbon and brads.

mojo 216

Hi everyone,
Fingers crossed, hope we get some rain to bring down the temperature here.  It's suppose to be spring and we're already getting high 20's and 30 degrees here.  I'm loving this pattern paper stuff.  I'm entering this card into http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ sketch #216 this week.  I just made last weeks and missed the deadline. DOHHH!!!   SO trying to keep up with all these challenges is keeping me busy busy.

My Mind's Eye - Summer Song stack
Spellbinders - Ornate Artisan Tags and Accents
Carl - Corner punch
Kaiser - craft wire, plaque ( i brought a whole heap when they were on special), bling
Copic Pens and cupcake stamp

Card Pattern 142

Hi everyone,
Some days things couldn't be any simplier.  For this card most of the paper was from My Mind's Eye - Summer Song stack, SU punches, ink and stamp, ribbon from stash and paper flowers with glitter added for extra sparkle added.  I entered this card into http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/ sketch 142.

Birdie

Hey everyone,
How's your Chrissy shopping coming along???   Here's a cute birdie card I'm entering over at http://waltzingmousesketchchallenge.blogspot.com/ #74.  This  card was nice and simple.


SU - stamps, inks, cardstock
Cuttlebug - embossing folder
Kaiser - plaque, craft wire
Ribbon flower

Butterfly

Good morning ppls
It's a beautiful sunny day here and being woken up at the crack of dawn, lol well not quite by a child who thinks she's being helpful by opening doors and blinds to start the day.  Oh well can't complain now can I.  More hours to fill in with crafty stuff.   :D
A simple card made with old bits of paper from the stash lying around. Gonna enter this card over at http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/ for CFC #29, http://www.suchins.blogspot.com/ challenge #76 (Birthdays and Parties), http://theribbonreelchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-15-butterflies.html  challenge #15(Butterflies)

Kaiser Clear stamps
Craft wire, SU ribbon(retired?) , vellum pattern paper, SU ds paper(retired), birthday plaque, glitter, bling and inks

Tree of Life

iT'S Friday and another glorious hot weekend ahead.  Yeeehaaa the air con works again...  :D
For challenge #35 (Include a tree) at http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-35-include-tree-on-your.html 
SU -stamps, ds paper(retired)
Spellbinders diecut - Fleur de Lis Accent
Lots of bling, glitter
various paper from the stash

Chrissy 1

Evening fellow bloggers and guests,
What happened to spring is in the air business. looks like we skipped that and haopped strat into summer big time...  Looks like it's gonna be a scorcher  :(

Found a new challenge through my friend Leah.  Like I said Chrissy is around the corner so I betta start on those cards.. S0 for challenge # SC 015/11 on http://sunnychallenges.blogspot.com/  here's my take on the sketch.

SU - ds paper, punches, cardstock, stamp
Magenta - stamp (Christmas - Sp Ed)
Copic pens, white embossing powder

Mojo 214

Another beautiful Sunday arvo here.  I had a bit of a challenge to use my different pattern papers to fit this sketch #214 over on http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ without using anything stamped images.  So what do you think???  Not too bad.

My Mind's Eye - Summer Song stack
SU - b/g stamp, ink, punch and stamp set
Kaiser - brad

Leah

Hi everyone,
Here's a card I made for my friend Leah http://stampinwithleah.blogspot.com/  for her special day. She  always does fantastic cards and projects.  So I'm entering this card into challenge #34 over on http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/2011/11/birthday-sundaes-34-sponsored-by-dt.html

Spellbinders diecut - Carnation Creations
SU - cardstock, punch, stampsets, ink, paper(retired)
We R Memory Keepers - roller piercing tool, heart shape
In My Mind's Eye - Summer Song cardstock
Cuttlebug - Embossing folder
Organza ribbon coloured with Copic pen
heart brad, bling and metalic pen

tag

Good morning lovely ppls
Fingers crossed I have it right this time, a simple tag to be entered into 2 challenges http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/ challenge #28 and http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-me-monday-85.html #85 (Book Lover)

Cricut cartridge - Gypsy Wanderings
Spellbinders diecut - Fleur de Lis accents
SU - cardstock, rub-ons(retired)
In My Mind's Eye - Summer Song
Kaiser rub ons
Tattered Angel - Glimmer mist
Ribbon and gold thread

KISS

Good morning everyone,

How the week has passed so quickly, and now I'm trying to catch up with the various challenges of the week.  Here's a very simple card 3" square I made 

White card stock, My Mind's Eye - Summer Song, Doux - Flocked Deco border, Spellbinders - Carnation Creations diecut, flower brads, SU - retired ds paper

sketch 140

Well it's not long till we have  Christmas on our doorstep...  So I betta start on the Christmas cards and why not start using the challenges I enter to try out new ideas.  I had some old chrissy trees from many years ago.  What betta way to use them again by using copic pens and glitter to brighten them up again.  Was meaning to use liquid pearls but forgot to put them on.  This card was made for the sketch 140 over on http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/

Spellbinders - Blossom Tags and Accents, Fleur de Lis Accents diecuts
Sizzix papers, Hole punch, brads Copic pens and ribbon

Soccer

It's another beautiful Sunday arvo here in sunny Queensland.  Over at http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-39-its-football-season.html it's footy season for challenge #39.  Footy for us is either League, Union, AFL ( Aussie Rules - lol where the men wear super tiny tight shorts) and Soccer.  So I decided to do a soccer girl.  Something really simple

Cricut -  Sportsmania, Birthday Bash cartridges
SU - cardstock, marker
paper from the stash

Dirt Biker

Mmmm male card themes are a little hard to to I think.  Here's a card a made for a challenge #54 over at http://blog.icopic.com/2011/10/icopic-weekly-challenge-54.html (Masculine and Grungy).

Cricut - Dude cartridge
SU - square, scallop punches, cardstock, Extreme stamp set, inks, hostess stamp (retired)
Sizzix - embossing folder
Copic pens
various cardstock

Carnation

TGIF, hi everyone,
Hope you all have gr8 plans for the wkend.  Here's a card I made for a brand new challenge  over at http://especiallymade.blogspot.com/p/weekly-challenge.html using the colours Pink, Blue and Green.
It's turned out rather well I must say.

Spellbinders - Fleur de Lis Accents, Carnation Creations, circle diecuts
SU - cardstock, ds paper (retired), hostess stamp set (retired) , marker
Bazzill paper, various pattern cardstock, heart brad

Pumpkin costume

For challenge #37 (Fall - must have pumpkin) at http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-37.html .  I decide to use the pumpkin as a costume since it's close to Thanks Giving in the States and Canada.  We have a pumpkin here that's call Queensland Blue cause it has a blueish green tint when ripe.

Cricut - Paper Dolls Dressed Up cartridge
Spellbinders - Circle, Classic Postage Stamp diecuts
SU - ribbon (retired), square punch, cardstock, marker
Copic pens

Hooting 4 U

Hi everyone,
It's the start of November...  Well for the challenge #84 (for the birds) at http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-me-monday-84.html I made this cute owl with sparkly eyes.

Cricut - Give a Hoot cartridge
Spellbinders - Ornate Artisan Tags and Accents diecut
SU - ds paper, cartstock , pen, bling
Cuttlebug - embossing folder
various papers

Thoughts & Prayers

Trying out my new Spellbinders border punch for the first time...  I like it.  Card is being entered into Sketch #139 on http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/2011/10/sketch-139.html

SU -  Echoes of Kindness stamps (retired), H20 colour cardstock
Spellbinders - Fleur de lis Accents die cuts
My Mind's Eye - Where the Heart is cardstock
Copic pens, ribbon coloured with copic
various papers, Calligraphy pen

mojo 212

Card made for challenge #212 over on http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2011/10/mojo-monday-212.html

SU -  cardstock, ds paper, earth tone buttons, stamp set (retired)
Tattered Angel - Glimmer mist
Copic pens, Satin ribbon coloured with copic pen

Celebrate

Here's a card I made for challenge #32 (green, purple, black and white) at http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/2011/10/color-challenge-for-birthday-sundaes-32.html

Cricut - Celebrate, Sweethearts
Spellbinders Diecuts -  Scallop, Ornate Artisan tags and accents
Fine glitter, various papers, Plaque, coloured wire

Fall colours

I'm on a roll here.  I will be entering this card for challenge #36 (Fall) at http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/

Cricut - Gypsy Wanderings
US - punches, hostess stamp set, ink
Copic pens, various papers from the stash, plaid vellum,  woolly twine(?)

Orange & Black

Hi everyone,
Days are certainly passing by very quickly...  I will be entering this card I made for challenge #53 (Black and Orange) at http://blog.icopic.com/2011/10/icopic-weekly-challenge-53.html

Cricut -  Wall Decor and More cartridge
SU - punch, hostess stamp set, hemp twine, cardstock
My Minds Eye paper - Where the Heart is
Copic markers, black ribbon, foam adhesives

Spooky time

Hi everyone
Where has the time gone.  HOw  many more weeks till Christmas???
I'm entering this ghostie card wearing sparkling red dancing shoes for a couple of challenges 
http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-me-monday-83.html  challenge #83 (Spooky Time),

http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-38-halloween-colors.html  

 http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-90-halloweenfall.html

Cricut - Paper Doll Dress Ups, Ashlyn's Alphabet, Gypsy Wanderings
Spellbinders Die Cut - Ornate Artisan Tags and Accents
My Mind's Eye paper - Where the Heart is
Bazzil paper, Shimmy Paper, Red Glitter, Googly eyes, various papers

Choo choo

I made this simple card for the challenge #137 (sketch pattern) over at http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/ 
http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/ challenge #35 (male birthday - must use metal)

Cricut Boys will be Boys cartridge
SU cardstock, punch, hodgepodge hardware, retired ribbon

creepy crawly

Hi everyone
This card matches the criteria over at http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com challenge #37 (Scaly, cold-blooded reptiles)

Cricut Boys will be Boys, Platin cartridge
SU stamps, inks, retired paper
various papers, inks, googley eyes

Black Kitty

Hi everyone
Here's a card I made for challenge #31 (tall or long card) at http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/

Cricut Hello Kitty cartridge
SU retired paper, cardstock, square punch
Liquid pearls, plaque, metal wire, various papers, kindy glitz

Purple people eater

Hey everyone,

I'm entering  this card over at   http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/ challenge #82 (Purple People Eater) 

Cricut Boys will be boys cartridge
SU stamp, cardstock
Brads, various papers, iridescent thread, goggle eyes and greeting plaque, inks

Happy Surprises

Hi everyone,
Yes I have fallen off the grid with the challenges I've been entering.  Apologise for that.  Here's a card I have entered for challenge #29 (ribbon) at http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/.

Cricut Hello Kitty, Wall Decor and more
Spellbinders Oval diecut
SU cardstock, ink, stampset, retired stickers
DCWV cardstock
Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder
Kindy glitz, bling, ribbon, metalic pen

A VERY PROUD MUM

Hi everyone
Last night the family got to go to an official opening for art subjects created by students from yr 9 to 12 from different schools at the local council art gallery.  My son and his classmate's lifesize SHARK creation was chosen with 4 other pieces representing his college.  The work displayed there was awesome and it's inspiring to see so many talent students out there.
Back to the shark, it's huge.  You certainly see it when you walk in the room. I was told by his art teacher that the students had to design, make a mini model and then make it to the actual size of the shark using cardboard, acrylics and spray can paint to finish off the projects.  The shapes cut were suppose to represent the armour of the creatures created.

So from very proud parents, especially his mother I wanted to share this with you...
Have a gr8 wkend ppls

Babbles

Good Morning lovely ppls
Today I have posted some of my fave chrissy colour combos. 
Cricut Christmas Cheer cartridge
I got to use SU ds paper, retired ribbon, punch
Spellbinders scallop oval diecut,
Cuttlebug "Snowflakes" embossing folder
Kaiser Rub-ons
Some very old printed chrissy greetings from the stash.

jOY

Happy, happy, jOY jOY. 
Cricut Elegant Cake, Storybook and Christmas cheers cartridges
SU cardstock, ds paper, retired stamps, gold embossing powder. punch
DWCV paper and gold string.