Merry & bright

Happy days,
Had to get the thinking cap for this challenge, haven't done a one layer card like for years.  I'm so use to using layers to make that card stand out, but I think I've done it George.  I've use masking techique to colour my baubles using the negative and positive cuts for the various inking.  I hope this is what the DT over on CAS on Sunday are expecting.  :/
http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/challenge-21-one-layer-wonder-make-one.html

Spellbinders - stamp, embossing folder
Tim Holtz - stamp, distress ink
Versa mark
Silver embossing powder
SU - spritzer, marker
Sakura - gelly pen
Colorbox - chalk inks

Christmas Star

Happy Sunday,
Gonna be another hot day, I think the air con is going to be turned on.  Mind you  my craft table is not in that part of the house.   :/  go figure.  Here's a card I've done that's gonna go nicely into the challenges
http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/just-us-girls-214-technique-challenge.html

Cricut cartridge - George and basic shapes
SU - stamp background
Taylored Expressions - Make a snowflake
net lacing
Tim Holtz - distress inks
embossing folder
glitter cardstock

Dragonfly b'day

Saturday nite and I'm enjoying watching The Avengers.  Love those superheroes, they are so cool.  I've managed to get another card done that's going to fit a cpl of challenges.
http://casethissketch.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/case-this-sketch-53.html

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com.au  -  Texture

Fancy That dies - alphabet, dragonfly
Embossing folder
washi tapes
glitter cardstock
pearl cardstock

Xmas bauble

Happy Saturday ppls
Hope the start to the weekend is off with a bang.  I got to go to the local farmers market this morning and had some wonderful battered mussels for breakkie.    Ran into some old friends and got some lovely heavy German rye loaf bread, great with butter and honey.  Thank goodness for the I'm gonna die exercise I get to do during the week to off set the food I eat on the weekend.

I've discovered foil and glitter cardstock this Christmas and I LOVE it...  Why didn't I find it sooner.
So entering it into the challenge
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.pt  #172  - Tag it
http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/freshly-made-sketches-111-sketch-by.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+FreshlyMadeSketches+(Freshly+Made+Sketches)


Memory Box dies - luca ornament
Spellbinders - border embossing folder
SU - ds paper, markers, spritzer
washi tape
foil cardstock
glitter cardstock

Merry reindeer

Hey everyone,
Looks like I'm on a roll this week.  Here's another card done for the pile.  Must be the the Chrissy season I love some much.  The cards are a lot easier to put together or maybe I'm trying to think outside the box.
Going into the challenge
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/challenge-140-sketch.html


Fancy That dies - French florish 1
Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Ornate Artisan Tags & Accents, Frosty Forms
SU  - die, ds paper
Tim Holtz - distress ink
dauber
foil cardstock

Merry snowflake

Hi everyone,
Hope you all had a good day.  I'm just shatted from exercising and getting some physio work done today.
Another one for the Chrissy pile.  Yesterday I went to a friend's home for the famous Melborne Cup horse race.  We all had a wonderful time and the food prepared by everyone was so yummy.  I think I ate too much again, but I had a very good time.
http://unscriptedsketches.com/2013/11/unscripted-sketches-229/


Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Create a flake Five
Fancy That dies - French Florish 1

SU - die, ds paper (retired)
Tim Holtz - distress inks
daubers
foil cardstock
dimensional tape

Reindeer Xmas

Hi everyone,
It's Tuesday and your wondering why I mentioned this.  Well it's Melbourne Cup - one of the most watch horse race in Australia.  A time for folks to don on their finery and look classy for the day, well that's a matter of opinion I suppose.  Me, well I suppose I'll try and look pretty by not wearing my norm shorts n t-shirt and get into a dress.  I'm off to a friends place for BYO plate where we'll get to have an enjoyable lunch and each other's company.

Well I've managed to finish another Chrissy card for the pile by using Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Frosty Forms, Nestabilities Decorative Elements - Labels 28; Fancy That dies - French Florish 1; Cuttlebug embossing folder, Washi tape, foil cardstock,

Going into the challenges on
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com.au *Must be a Christmas project***
http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com.au

Snowflake Xmas

Happy Monday everyone
Boy do I wish I had more hours in the day to just sit and play with all the craft stuff I've got.  Can you believe Christmas is just around the corner.  So it's going into the challenge on http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/challenge-208-anything-goes-with-snow.html
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/challenge-139-anything-goes.html
http://casethissketch.blogspot.com.au


Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Crate-a-flake Five
Cherry Lyne dies - Merry Christmas
SU - ds paper (retired), ribbon (retired)
Tim Holtz stamp
Versa Mark
Chalks
daubbers
Foil cardstock
Stardust gelly pen

Fall b'day

Hi everyone,
Can you believe it's now the end of October and only 5 more weeks till the end of the school year.  I think my muse went walkabout for a few days.  Trying to get back to regular exercising and family after working str8 last week has been painful.  Literally since the body is trying to get use to being hammered again.  My legs still recovering from last Friday's workout...
Anywayz no rest for the wicked as they say.
Here's a card I've put together that's going into the challenges
http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com.au

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com.au

Fancy That dies - hexagon border, Scalloped floret (lge)
Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Foliage
SU - stamps, inks
Washi tape

Get well

Evening all,
I've managed to acquire a few more washi tapes.  Some many colours, patterns and designs, how does one choose.  I've used background die by embossing it it instead of die cutting.  Here's a card I've made using some of the tapes I got, so I'm entering the card into the challenge over on http://casethissketch.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/case-this-sketch-51.html


Fancy That dies, - Alphabet, Moroccan Wallpaper
Taylored Expressions die - Elegant Butterflies
Washi tapes
Foil cardstock
embossing silicon mats
window box die

Christmas florish

Howdy dowdy,
Another day in paradise.  Since Christmas is just around the corner, I better start on those cards I'm making for everyone.  Here's a card I've put together this morning that's going into the challenge over on
http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com.au/ 


Fancy That dies - French florish
Spellbinders nestabilities - Labels 26
Spellbinders shapeabilities - On the edge
Sizzix- Ornate labels
candi brads
washi tape
glitter foam

Cupcake

Hi everyone
My first card challenge I've entered in ages.  I've been able to get a lot of new things to play with from the Stitches and Craft show gone.  5 days of demonstrating how dies worked and what wonderful creations they turn out to be.  This card is going into the challenge on http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/monday-challenge-116-color-challenge.html

Sizzix -  Birthday cupcake & Labels
Taylored Expression die - Quatrefoil
SU - marker
Washi tapes
Colorbox chalks
daubers
ribbon

Wall of washi tapes

Hi everyone,
I'm back  on line.  Yayyyyyyy.  Last week I got to work at the Stitches and Craft show for the whole 5 days including the set up the day before.  One doesn't realise how much work goes into displaying all those beautiful washi tapes.  Just colour co-ordinating them gets your brain working overtime, then there's the tags that goes with the tape to make it easy to see how beautiful the tape is.
I got to work with the wonderful girls Emilia and Beverley.

Have a great day ppl

Computer Problems

Hi everyone,

Have been having trouble up-loading my photos of the cards I've made for the different challenges I enjoy entering.  Bahumbug  :(    I've been reduce to trying to do stuff with my little laptop.  The main computer has finally decided to be so rude and die on us.

So please excuse me while I try and fix this stupid problem.

Have a great week everyone.

cheers

Thank You

Hello one and all
It's Monday and a new start to the week.  I had an excellent start to the day.  Went to Crossfit and had a very good workout.  Will have to show you all what I did to my wrist straps to personalise them.  Here's a simple thank you card that I put together that's going into the challenge on
http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com.au/

The image was from SU using Momento ink to stamp the image,  water colour crayons, blender pen to blend the colours and a little bit of Sakura glitter pen to highlight the daisies.  I used water colour cardstock, net lacing ribbon for a little embellishment.  A SU punch for the window, free handed the "thank you".  The grass border was done free handed as well.