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