Karen's Craft Space

Inspirational Friday at La La Land

2012-02-17T21:00:00.000+11:00

It's Friday, time for a new theme at La La Land Crafts. This week's inspiration is The Great Outdoors!! I've decided to use super sweet Marci on her new Trike!! along with the cute Sentiment.

I've made the Sentiment into a little flag (which are rather popular at the moment!!) with a little Pin and some String... looks cute I think:-)

Anyway Here she is I hope you love her as much as me:-)

Don't forget as always to put your creations into the Customer Gallery which is where you could win a lush La La Land Crafts Prize!!!

Stamp Used: Tricycle Marci

Paper: My Minds Eye

Embellishments: Ribbon, Lace, The Twinery Twine, Button, Flowers, String, Pin, MFT Cloud Die, and Paper Perice.

Colour: Copic: Hair: E43, E44, E47, E49. Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20. Clothes: R02, YR02, YR00, E40, E0000. Trike: R22, R24, R29, E35, E33, E30. Bear: N0, N2, N4, N6, N8

Paper Play Critters

2012-02-16T20:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Everyone, this week at Paper Play challenges we are looking for Critters.... how cute!! Apparently, this is the definition of a Critter

1. A Critter is a living animal
2. usually a domestic animal - horse - mule - cow....
3. A person ???? Mmmm that one is kinda interesting isn't it?

In Thailand, although I can't be 100% for sure, because I haven't been there, but .... Elephants are kinda Domesticated... aren't they??? They use Elephants for all sorts of things there:-) Anyway that's my excuse for using an Elephant as a Critter.... it's just a very large critter!!! Here is my card I hope you love it as much as me!!

My image is from Magnolia - Tilda and Edwin's Pet Animal.... cute huh? I don't have any of these animal ones but I do love this Elephant. My Balloon is from the Your so Special Collection and it's one that I have chopped out after stamping the Balloon (the stamp is actually a bunch of balloons that you use for a background) Anyway then I threaded up some yummy The Twinery Twine and sewed it on to the paper so that it looks like the Elephant is holding the string!! That bit turned out really great I think!! The Paper is from My Minds Eye and the Black with the dots is some really cool Washi tape I got from Ebay:-) Thanks for looking and as always we can't wait to see what you make this week:-)

Hugs

Tea for Two??

2012-02-15T20:00:00.000+11:00

Hello Everyone

I hope everyone is having a great week, Today I would like to show you a newbie Digi from Crafts and Me which is available now - anyway it's called Tea and Sandwiches.... Here is my card I hope you love it as much as me!!

As you can see I have masses of flowers on my card - they are all from Wild Orchid Crafts. I've also used some of my Favourite Magnolia Dies. The cute Paper is from Kaiser Craft and it's called Sweet Nothings.

Digi Image from Crafts and Me: Tea and Sandwiches
Paper: Kaiser Craft
Embellishments: Lace, The Twinery Twine, Flowers, Stickles, Silver Corner, and Dies
Colour: Copic

Till Next Time

Hugs

Karen

Some Scrap booking Layouts

2012-02-14T15:18:00.003+11:00

Hi Everyone

Hope your all having a Fabulous Valentines Day with maybe some flowers or cute gifts from your precious loved ones!!

I thought it might be time to show you some more pages that I have done of Ruby for her Scrapbook. This first page is of her toes, she wasn't very old, about 6 weeks, I look at her feet now and then at this picture and OMGOSH... I can't believe that she was that small. Even though she wasn't a small baby - in fact she was huge 10 pounds 2 oz.. or 4.5kg... A whooper!!

So this one was taken last year in Winter on a Sunday Morning. She was playing with her Dad like most Sunday morning's and well next thing she knew his socks her on her feet.... I think she is thinking.... "what are you doing Dad??????" "Okay I'll wear these silly socks of yours so you can take your silly photo" LOL

So at 6 months, it was time to give Ruby some food.... well I couldn't not capture this moment in her life when she first had something other than Milk to eat.... hahha I love these series of photo's.... the Oh.... what's that and the shiver/shake she had going and then... mmmmm might try that again just to make sure!!! So Funny:-)

And this one is in the backyard last summer, she still wasn't walking or crawling but she loved her splish splash in the shell pool!! How 12 months she has changed. This year we have been to the local pool heaps and the Beach - she loves it!!

Anyway there you go, I hope you love my cute pages as much as me....

Till next time

Karen

xxx

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #133

2012-02-12T07:00:00.000+11:00

Good Morning,

It's another Sunday so time for another awesome Magnolia Down Under challenge. This week we are after one word sentiments. Things like love, hope, farewell, celebrate or dream which is what I used!!

I've also used the Moon and Tilda as a star for my card this week, here she is I hope you love her as much as me:-)

Don't forget to check out what our Design Team have created this week, they really are gorgeous cards!!

Stamps: Magnolia
Dies: Magnolia
Paper: Fancy Pants, Basic Grey and October Afternoon
Embellishments: Martha Stewart punch, button, The Twinery Twine, Ric-Rac, Lace, Flowers, Bling, Stickles, Tim Holtz Ticket, Sewing Machine.
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica Pens

Crafts and Me Challenge #70

2012-02-08T21:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Everyone

Today I have a new digi stamp to show you, it's available from Crafts and Me it's by Hannah Lynn and it's called Janessa Fairy... I've used this newbie stamp for this week's Crafts and Me Challenge... the theme is

New Image

Hahaha how easy was that, nailed that down no problems didn't I? Anyway here is my card, I hope you love it as much as me!!

Don't forget that you do not need a crafts and me image to enter into the challenge, and as always I cannot wait to see what your new images are.... maybe they are brand spanking new ones that you may or may not have picked up at CHA if you had been there of course!!!!

Anyway thanks for looking at my card, I'll see you all soon with another project really soon!!

Digi Stamp: Crafts and Me - Janessa Fairy by Hannah Lynn

Paper: Basic Grey

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Flowers and Seam Binding, Half Pearls, Lace

Colour: Copic

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #132

2012-02-05T07:00:00.000+11:00

Good Morning!! How are we all this Sunday?? Today is another awesome challenge at Magnolia Down Under... and this week the theme is Love is in the Air....

Love is in the air... it is everywhere..... hahahaha thought you might like a little sing song LOL. Anyway for my card this week, I have done a little recycling. Yep it's a image from last year that I had on a card that I didn't like - so I re did it. As you do:-) Now I love it:-) Here she is hope you love it too:-)

So have you seen all the gorgeous cards that the Design team have created this week? gosh there is some beauties... and like always - we can't wait to see what you guys come up with!!

Stamps: Magnolia

Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's

Paper: Crate Paper

Embellishments: Kaiser Crafts Wooden Heart, Red Twine, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Tim Holtz Film Strip, Little letter stickers, Buttons and Stickles

Colour: Copic

Till next time

xxx

Kraft + Faux Stitching

2012-02-03T21:00:00.000+11:00

Hey Happy Friday Everyone, It's Inspirational Friday at La La Land Crafts, and this week we are wanting to see a combination on Kraft Card Stock (which is like paper bag colour) and Faux Stitching!! How COOL!!!!!

For my card I have used newbie stamp Cupid Luka - isn't he just gorgeous??? My Paper is by Bo Bunny and I thought so appropriate for Luka!! I made my little LOVE sentiment from some Alphabet stamps that I stamped and cut out individually to make a tile.... I've then distressed the edges with a bit of distress ink in walnut stain!! If you have been off to CHA and saw the La La Land Craft's Stall - my card should be on display YAY!!!! So here it is I hope you love it as much as me!!!

Please don't forget to add your card into the Customer Gallery which you can find HERE..... You might just be this month's lucky Winner!!!

Stamp Used: Cupid Luka

Paper: Bo Bunny

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, Lace, Wooden Button, Twine from The Twinery, Cheese Cloth, Stickles, Stamped Letter Tiles and Distressed with Walnut Stain and Heart Doily

Copic's: Skin E0000, E00, E11, R20. Hair: E51, E33, E35, E57. Clothes: R22, R24, R27, R29, Y17, Y15, E35, E40. Clear and Buttermilk Atyou Spica Pens

Paper Play is getting into Shape

2012-02-02T20:00:00.000+11:00

Card shapes that is.... not fitness... LOL

This week at Paper Play challenges we are looking for Shaped cards - no square's or rectangles allowed!! I've cut out an oval on my cricut and the a slightly smaller one for the patterned paper. I also made a backing oval as well - so it's a card... not one that stand's up very well, as you can see from my lop sided pic..... even though it's on a stand... it's still lop sided!! Oh well - turn your head slightly to the left and then it won't be will it!!! LOL

I've coloured up a Saturated Canary image - so cute and yep it is actually from Krista's Etsy Shop. Krista only sells Saturated Canary's via her Esty Shop. There are a few people out their ripping of Krista's idea's and copying them.... So not on....

Anyway enough about that... here is my card - hope you love it as much as me!!!

My Cute papers are from My Minds Eye, and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I made the kite myself using my MFT die.... so cute!!! I've had my machine serviced so it's going great now... so I used it on my card... hehehehe...

Thanks for looking and I look forward to seeing your shapely cards.... we are being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp too this week... how cool!!!

Till then

xxxx

Crafts and Me

2012-02-01T21:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Everyone, how are we all?

Crafts and Me is having a release day today.... yep it's the first day of the month, so that means new digis for us to play with, but the card I'm sharing today isn't a newbie... heheheh tricked ya's

This one is called Kissy Fish and it's by Hannah Lynn. I've coloured her up with my copic's and I decided to use some colours I don't use often which is apricot... I thought she would look nice with some red and green, and then I gave her some black hair instead of brown!! I always do brown hair don't I ??? anyway I have some N copic's which are kinda new, so I guess that's why I've always done brown.... anyway here is my card - I hope you like it!!

So do you think she looks kinda Spanish? I dunno, maybe it's just me... but I think she does:-) On my card I have some cheese cloth which I sprayed with glimmer mist in suede - looks cool doesn't it, My lace I think is from Prima - but it could be Webster's or May Art's.... I can never remember LOL. The flowers are of course from Wild Orchid Roses, and so is the seam binding! My cameo is a purchase from ebay, and the washi tape is by Tim Holtz!! The Paper is from Basic Grey's Little Black Dress 6x6 Paper Pad!!

Till next time:-)

Karen

xxx

La La Land Crafts Presents: CHA Showcase

2012-01-29T21:00:00.000+11:00

So are you getting totally bombarded by all the yummy goodies being released for CHA ????

No??? well, I have a little bit of eye candy for you!! La La Land is having a CHA Showcase Release, so if you would love to see all the new images all in the one spot - then head of over the La La Land blog!!!!

I would like to introduce to you, Monkey Hat Marci!!!! She is so cool and hip and totally gorgeous!! I decided to colour her in nice and bright funky colours, so I have gone for some purple and lime green with a touch of Raspberry!! Yum Yum... Marci is sitting on the Brand New and awesome Tree STUMP which is available in a set with some cute animals and Clouds - which I have also used on my card!!! So here she is I hope you love her as much as me, and will run on over to La La Land Crafts to bag yours right away!!

Stamps Used: Monkey Hat Marci, Tree Stump and Clouds from the (set)

Paper: Basic Grey, Kraft

Embellishments: White Pen, Crochet Doily, Cabochon, Journal Spot, Stickers and Stickles

Colour: Copic's Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20. Hair: E35, E31, E53, E57. Clothes: V09, V17, V15, V20, RV63, RV66, RV69, N2, N4, N6, G09, YG05, YG01 Stump: E43, E44, E47, E49, G09, YG05, YG01, G05

On the Run... Bandit Edwin

2012-01-29T07:00:00.000+11:00

Good Morning Magnolia People, It's time for another brand new and awesome challenge at Magnolia Down Under!!!

This week's theme is a great one.... It time to dust off your Edwin Stamps - because it's:

EDWIN ONLY

Yep, we wanna see Edwin... poor Edwin... he doesn't get used much does he?? Forgotten and tucked away in the back of your stamp collection, collecting dust particles instead of ink??? Well I am ashamed to say that Edwin is a bit dusty at my house.... but this week, I have inked up super cute Edwin with the Stolen Heart... I've coloured him, like he is a bandit on the run - hehehehehehe after all he did Steal Tilda's Heart!!!!

Debbie P. has kindly donated some Magnolia stamps this week, to be our Prize.... how awesome is she??? (Totally btw in case your wondering!!) Anyway, we can't wait to see your Edwin's so please link them up:-)

Stamps: Magnolia Edwin with Stolen Heart, and You've Stolen My Heart - Sweet Crazy Love

Dies: Tim Holtz Distressed Doily, Nestie, and Magnolia Doo Hickey Tag

Paper: Magnolia

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, Seam Binding, Prima Lace, Cheese Cloth, Brad, Heart Charm, String, Distress ink Vintage Photo

Colour: Copic's of course :-)

Love is in the Air

2012-01-27T21:00:00.000+11:00

Love is all around us, it is everywhere.....

Happy Friday everyone, well we are getting a little loved up at La La Land Crafts with some of these cute and awesome newbie stamps!!!

For this Inspirational Friday - which you are already aware of is.... Love is in the Air....

So before I break out in song again, here is my card!! I've used Cupid Marci.... everyone say awwwwwww.... she is so cute!!! Anyway this card is at CHA so I hope you keep your eyes out for it, because my photo is now where near as good as the real thing.... at least you will be able to see the gold shimmer it has to it heaps better than my pic...... so here it is, I hope you love it as much as me!!

Please don't forget to add your creations into the Customer Gallery which can be found here, you know you have to be in it..... so what are you waiting for!!!

Stamp Used: Cupid Marci

Paper: Bo Bunny and Scrap

Embellishments: Stickles, Gold Glimmer Mist, Heart Charm, Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, String, Wooden Scrabble Tiles, Wooden Heart, Paint, Crystal Effects, Lace and Half Pearls

Copic's: Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20. Hair: E50, E57, E31, E35. Clothes: R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, Y38, Y19, E35. Clear and Buttermilk Atyou Spica Pens

Time to Get your Bling on at Crafts and Me

2012-01-25T21:00:00.000+11:00

Hello Hello!!

It's time for a brand new challenge over at Crafts and Me, and this week I got to be the host, so I chose the theme... I hope you like

PINK AND SPARKLY

Because I do!! And I thought that one of the new silhouette images available from the store right now, would be perfect especially once I glittered her up with some pretty pink glitter!!!

First of all though, I did finally manage to change the colour of the silhouette from black to pink - how I did it - is a little bit of a surprise to me... I've tried it before lots of times - but for what ever reason it actually worked for me... I used the paint bucket in Photoshop!! Anyway you can't really see that I changed the colour because of all the glittery sparkly glitter!! So here is my card, I hope you like it:-)

Stamp: Crafts and Me - Nature Fairy

Paper: My Minds Eye

Embellishments: Pom Pom Trim, Half Pearls, Glitter, Stickles, Hydranger flower, and cabochon

Thanks for looking:-)

My Candy Winner Is....

2012-01-21T19:06:00.000+11:00

Hi Everyone...

Well I have to say Thank you to everyone who entered in for my candy!!! I have seen that I have also gained some new followers, and a bunch of well wishes in my comments!!! That is so awesome, thank you, I hope you will continue to enjoy my work!! And Here's to another couple of years or more in blog land!!!

Okay, so I had a few people who don't have a blog that entered into my candy which is so great.... so I added a few extra number's in on the generator!!! Anyway Mr Random. Org has picked, and he chose:

Oooooo it's Number 9....

Which is: Jill

Congratulations Jill - how fantastic for you!!!

Please send me an email (karen.yates22@yahoo.com) with your mailing address so I can post of your fat free, yum yum's to you as soon as I can!!!

Again, Thanks so much to every-one who entered!!!

Inspirational Friday at La La Land Crafts

2012-01-20T20:00:00.000+11:00

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Hi Everyone!! It's Inspirational Friday time again at La La Land Crafts....

This week's theme, as you already know, from the Super talented Inspirational Monday team is My Favourite Things...

How cool is this theme?? I loved it. Anyway for my card this week I have a super cute scene.... (See below for the list of stamps used) Anyway I've cut my image using a Grand Nestie Book plate die - the one that looks like a postage stamp, one of my favourite things... what else is there... mmm I coloured with copic's - my favourite, October Afternoon Paper is another of my favourites... in fact just about everything on this card is using something from My Favourite Thing's to use!! So here it is, I hope you love it as much as me:-)

Please don't forget to add your cards into the Customer Gallery - you could be this month's lucky winner:-)

Stamps: La La Land Crafts - Heart Balloon Marci

Heart Balloon Luka

Garden Bench

Embellishments/Paper: October Afternoon Paper, Stampin' Up Ribbon, Prima? Lace, Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, Kaiser Craft Wooden Heart, Wooden Button, String, Stickles, Rub-ons

Colour: Copic's Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20. Hair: E50, E51, E35, E33, E57. Trousers: E43, E40, E0000. Bench: E43, E44, E47. Clothes: C1, C0, 0, B26, B24, B23, B21, C5, C1, N8, N6, N4. Balloons: R22, R24, R27, R29. Grass: G21, G24, G29, G94, YG97, YG25

Ribbons, Ribbons and More Ribbons....

2012-01-19T20:00:00.000+11:00

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Hi Hi everyone!! Well it's time for another Paper Play Challenge and this week's cool theme is:

Ribbon's Every Which Way!!

In other words we want Ribbons to be the main focal point of your card!! For my card I made a ribbon tab kinda background, I guess you would call it!! My card is another simple one, but extra cute I think!! So here it is, I hope you love it as much as me:-)

My sentiment stamps are from Amy R and the cute girl is from Tickled Pink Stamps:-)

I hope you will come along and play this week, I can't wait to see what you do with your Ribbons!! Our Awesome Sponsor is: The Ribbon Girl !!!!

Till next time

xxxx

Crafts and Me Fairy Love

2012-01-18T21:00:00.000+11:00

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Hi Everyone, Hope your all well. Today I am showing you a new cool Digital Stamp from Crafts and Me. This one is called Fairy Love and is available now.

So it's a Silhouette... and you may have noticed that mine is white... Yeah.... cool huh... you wanna know how I did it?? easy actually... but first take a look - I hope you love it as much as me!!!

Ok so this is how I turned the black fairy love silhouette into a white one.... first of all I went into my photoshop and fiddled a bit... I was trying to change the colour there, but I didn't figure it out... so... what I did instead was flip the image... then I printed it out on some white card. Then I carefully cut her out... Hey Presto!!! when you flip the paper over - she is now white!!! heheheh I then chucked on heaps of sparkly glitter, and then had a look through my masses of off cut papers... (I really need to use them) so I found what I wanted and set about making the card!! Glued on a Prima Butterfly some pretty Kaiser and Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, cut a tag and stamped on a sentiment, and to pretty it up tied on an Angel Charm!!

Thanks for looking and I hope you have had a great start to 2012. For us we have finally started building our new House... so it's all systems go there. Hopefully it will be finished in about 6 months or so, which means that we will be moving in the middle of our winter... joy... but it's going to be so wonderful, I'm getting my very own proper Craft Room - YAY for me:-)

Anyway till next time, take care

Black and White at Magnolia Down Under #129

2012-01-15T07:00:00.000+11:00

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Happy Sunday Morning to you all!!

So have you been to check out the awesome weekly guest spot's happening at Magnolia Down Under... Ooooo what fun!!! All you need to do is add your name into the linky on our side bar and who knows you might be our next random guest!!

This week we are after BLACK and WHITE images only....

So that means - no colours other than Black and White... your card of course can be as colourful as you like.. For my card I have used super cute Wild Thing Tilda from the newest Sweet Crazy Love collection... She came out great I think:-)

I've used my N copics and a couple of C ones... but I didn't like the contrast between the two so I went over the C with the N and it looks heaps better!!!

I can't wait to see what you all come up with, I'm sure you'll have heaps of fun with this challenge:-)

Stamps: Magnolia - Sweet Crazy Love - Wild Thing Tilda. Your so Special - Love Background

Dies :Magnolia Doo Hickey's and Nesties

Paper: Magnolia and October Afternoon

Embellies: Wild Orchid Flowers, Heart Doily, Kaiser Craft Doily, SU Antique Brad, Ric Rac, Machine Stitching and Distressing with Vintage Photo

Colour - Copic's of course!!

Some More Scrap Booking of Ruby...

2012-01-13T15:03:00.002+11:00

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Hi Everyone, well I don't have any cards to show just yet, but I have been doing a bunch of scrapbooking of late... so I thought I would show you a couple more recent pages.

I recently got a Scrapbooking it from Polly Scrap Kits, and this first LO is using some of the stuff out of it. There is Also a January Kit, but unfortunately it has been sold out, so you better be quick for the February one!! I know it will be gorgeous!!

Anyway this one is again of Ruby (who else) having some fun last Summer at the Beach... she is with her dad and her Cousin... and me again is behind the camera!!

This next one is from when we were away in April last year, in Melbourne. We gave Ruby a Bubble Bath at the hotel.... hahahaha so funny - we had bubbles everywhere, and she loved it:-)

Ok, so that's it:-) Thanks for taking a look at some more of my scrapbooking!!!

Till next time

xxx

Windy Day...

2012-01-11T11:23:00.000+11:00

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Hi Hi Everyone...

Well last night I coloured up this super cute image from Saturated Canary, I love these little girls that Krista designs, I just wish I get to use them more!! And because I love her so much, I made another new blog header, I had to learn something new on Photoshop to do it... but I think it turned out great!!

Anyway, this one is called Windy Day - pretty appropriate for here right about now, it's been rather yucky the past few days... Where has our Summer gone??? But at least it isn't as bad as last summer!!

So the challenge at Saturated Canary is Clean and Simple... I think I have pretty much got that covered, with my pretty cute My Minds Eye paper!! So here she is I hope you love her as much as me!!

Thanks so much for looking, see you all again soon:-)

Anything Goes at MDUC

2012-01-08T07:00:00.000+11:00

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Good Morning, It's Sunday here in the land of OZ and today we are kick starting Magnolia Down Under Challenges with our very first challenge of the year.... How fantastic, we are all bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready to create some cool stuff (hopefully) to inspire you all to place along!!

This week's theme is a super easy one, in fact you can do WHATEVER you feel... yep.. it's a ANYTHING GOES... Don't you love these, you can alter anything, make anything, or any type of card you wanna go for... me well I have gone for a multi purpose card.... it can be for a friend or a special someone you want to know that you care about them, or even as a birthday card!! I've used newbie collection Sweet Crazy Love - Tilda with Peony Tails and the cute sentiment is from the Your so Special collection from last year. So here it is, hope you love it as much as me:-)

So this week we are being sponsored by super awesome Bron from Shop Bron - she has all of the new stamps in stock along with the dies and papers for your Maggie creations!!!

Make sure you head on over to the Magnolia Down Under Challenge Blog - we have a surprise install for you..... It's going to be so much fun I can hardly wait!!! Oh and you might wanna check out the eye candy the rest of the Design Team have for you.... total mouth watering experience!!!!!

Stamps: Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love - Tilda with peony tails, and Sentiment from Your so Special 2011

Dies: Magnolia

Paper: Magnolia - Winner takes it all

Embellies: Flowers, Seam Binding, String, Stickles, Lace, Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Colour: Copic's of course!!

Inspirational Friday at La La Land Crafts

2012-01-06T21:00:00.000+11:00

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Today is Friday, and time for another Inspirational Friday over at La La Land Crafts!! This week's theme as you already know is Pink Black and White.... one of my favourite colour combinations I think.... well I have so many.... but I do like this one!!

Anyway, for my card this week, I have used super cute, Sugar and Spice Marci, she is available right now over at La La Land Crafts, so go and bag her if you don't already have her!!! She has been around for a while I guess, but isn't she sooooo sweet!!

Now as always please don't forget to pop your card into the Customer Gallery this month, you could be the lucky winner.... and you do have to be in it, to at least have a chance right!!

Stamp: Sugar 'n Spice Marci available HERE

Paper: Basic Grey and my Favourite Things

Bits: Pink Lace, Gingham Ribbon, Pom Pom Trim, WOC Flowers, Charm, String, Stickers & Stickles

Copic: Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20

Hair and Clothes: N0, N2, N4, N6, N8, 0

Spoon and Cupcake: RV10, RV21, RV23, RV25

My Second Blogversary CANDY CANDY CANDY!!!

2012-01-06T14:14:00.000+11:00

Oh My Goodness, where has the time gone??

It's my Second Blog Anniversary, on the 21st January. So what better way to celebrate that to have a yummy scrummy candy offer for all my followers!!!

Mmmm, check out the pic below - pretty yummy if I do so so myself!!

This is what you could win:

Magnolia - Sweet Crazy Love - Lovely Pop Tilda (not shown as it hasn't arrived - on order)
5 Magnolia 6x6 Papers (from the Winner Takes It All Collection and Butterfly Dreams Collection)
A Bunch of Paper Doilies
Kaiser Craft mini Paper Blooms in Fairy Floss
Kaiser Craft Wooden Flourishes - Iron Gate
Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye and Old Paper
X-Press It Double Sided Tape 3mm
My Little Shoebox Mini Alphabet Stickers
Tickled Pink Stamps Lil Valentine Cherrie Rose (Unmounted)
Anita's Calendar Tabs for 2012
Imaginarium Designs Chipboard - Mini birdhouses

How to WIN:

I would like you to do a couple of easy things for me...

1. Pop you Name in the Linky thingy below. Entries start today 6th January at 3.00pm my time and will close on the 21st January 2012 at 3.00pm my time

2. Add a picture of my candy pic to the side bar of your blog with a link attached, so everyone can join in, if you don't have a blog please leave me a comment below!!!! :-)

3. I would love it if you became a follower of my blog, because you like my work, but you don't have to be a follower if you don't want to:-)

That's it!! I will draw my Candy Winner on the 21st January

Happy New Year at Paper Play Challenges

2012-01-05T20:00:00.000+11:00

Happy New Year!!!!!

Yeah, I know I'm a couple of days late, but hey, you could just be waking up now from your celebrations LOL.....

This week is our first week back at Paper Play, I've had a great Christmas and New Year, and I'm really looking forward to this year, I know it's going to be excellent!!!

So our theme this week is NEW YEAR....

What better way to celebrate than with a bottle of wine or champers.... so I made a wine bottle tag. mind you it's a little on the large side, but it still works ok:-) at least I gave myself plenty of room to play hahahahah - so here it is, hope you like it:-)

Here is a closer look at the front, I've used Charleston Tilda... I love how she is kicking up her heels!! She is a party girl!! I coloured her with my Y copics, but I dunno, she looks a little fluro to me....

Anyway, thanks for looking, I can't wait to see what you girls make:-)

Anything Goes at Crafts and Me Bumber Challenge Part 2

2012-01-04T21:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Hi, Everyone, have you all had the most excellent Christmas and New Year??? I certainly have!!

So this week we are continuing with the Super Challenge #66 at Crafts and Me - its chocka block full of gorgeous prizes, so please make sure you enter, and remember, you don't have to use a Crafts and Me stamp to enter!!

So this week I have made a cute and simple card, featuring Twilight Lily Fae. I have coloured her with mostly G copic's and I also used a Mint Atyou Spica pen for her pretty wings and Lantern! This is only a small card, so this one is all about the image really!! I hope you love it as much as me:-)

I am really enjoying checking out all your gorgeous cards over the past couple of weeks.... so many cool and wonderful ideas you come up with, which means heaps and heaps of inspiration for me!! So thanks:-)

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by my blog!!

Happy New Year EVERYONE!!!!!

2012-01-02T16:18:00.000+11:00

Hi Hi and A Very Happy New Year to you all!!!

Well how has the year gone so far? Mine has been Fabulous, weather wise, it's been really hot and today is the perfect day for staying inside in the lovely air conditioning... yep unfortunately it's too hot for me... but I must say I'm kinda glad I'm not in Melbourne hitting at top of 40 Degree's Celsius or Canberra hitting 35 Degree's Celsius... eeck.... today it's about 27 or 28 outside, that's pretty darn warm for Tassie!! Anyway I'm really looking forward to this year, hopefully there won't be as many drama's and appointments with Ruby.... This year our new house is finally going to be built... HOORAY... I can't wait, it's just so damn exciting!!!

Anyway I wanted to show you my first crafty thing for 2012, it's another Scrapbooking Layout of Princess Ruby. This one is from April last year, when we had a little family holiday to Melbourne, mainly so I could go to Paperific... heheheh, but we also did some cool Family stuff, like going to the Zoo. Ruby, loved the Butterfly House, with these beautiful, brightly coloured creatures whizzing past, and occasionally landing near by!!! So here she is, with her Dad, Leigh. (I'm behind the camera again..... LOL)

So January is also my 2nd year of having a Blog... WOW, So stay tuned for some scrummy yummy Blogversary Candy coming very SOON!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest Scrap Page. I will have some more cards coming up on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday..... and hopefully one for Sunday too:-)

White on White La La Land for Christmas Eve Eve!!

2011-12-23T21:00:00.000+11:00

Ok so it's not a Christmas card, but how stinkin' cute is Marci with Guitar???

It's Inspirational Friday at La La Land, and this week we are going a little bit white, well actually white on white, no added colours except for your image, how FUN... well I did have an awesome time making this one:-)

I've cut my base circles with my Cricut, then I used my newly acquired Spellbinder Grand Calibur to cut out my Marianne D die and then I embossed it!! (It never really worked for me before in my big shot) then I have cut another circle from a nestie, and embossed it with a cuttlebug die, this I used my big shot for, because, I wasn't sure on how to layer up my sandwich for the cuttlebug folders... anyway doesn't matter I can use my Big Shot for that stuff. So here is stinkin' cutie patootie, Marci with Guitar, I hope you love her as much as me:-)

Ooooo now before I forget, I do have a ripper of a tip for you all. See that awesome butterfly die - Marianne D one... well I don't use it very often because I guess it's real shitty trying to get those bits of paper out of the die.... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ANYWAY I read somewhere, and I can't remember WHERE now... sorry.... but if you use some baking paper between the die and the paper you actually want cut out, then your in for a much easier cutting situation!! BUT I did have to roll my die through 2 times, for it to cut all the way through, the baking paper and the card stock. So I hope you find this little bit of a hint rather handy.... I know I sure did!!!

Ok so back to the card, I've glittered up my fancy butterfly, stuck on some half pearls and whacked on some pretty white flowers, bling and stickles!!!!! The flower right at the very top, is a Kaiser Craft Resin flower, they are only new out. I've used it to hide my brad, which I have used to attach the back circle:-)

Anyway, I know you guys will have heaps of fun making some White on White cards over Christmas:-) Make sure you add all what you make with your La La Land Crafts into the customer Gallery - you could be this months winner:-)

Crafts and Me Morning Glories

2011-12-21T21:00:00.001+11:00

Hi Hi Everyone!! Well not long to go now, and Christmas will be done and dusted for another year! Can you believe it? GOSH

Anyway, this week at Crafts and Me, I am showing off a cool Digi stamp called Morning Glories and it's by Sara Burrier. This image has been around for a while, but this is my first time in using her. I love this stamp, I think it's really beautiful, so here she is, I hope you love her as much as me:-)

I have coloured her in some YR copic's to give her a kinda golden dress. I have coloured her wings in the gorgeous Atyou Spica pen in buttermilk, and then used the gold pen to darken up some of the bits on her wings, they really do shimmer and sparkle in real life!!

The flowers I coloured with my favourite R copic's - yep 81, 83, 85 and just a touch of 89. My paper is from Kaiser Craft, and the pretty butterfly is from Prima. The flowers are Kaiser Craft and Wild Orchid Crafts, along with the pink seam binding.,and the Lace I think is also from Prima.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by my blog today to see my work:-)

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #127

2011-12-18T07:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Hi Everyone....

It's time for a new challenge at Magnolia Down Under, and this is our last challenge for the year. We are going to have a little break, and we will be all back on the 8th January with an awesome new challenge for you to play along with!!!

Anyway this week or should I say fortnight, our wonderful theme is: RED GOLD AND CREAM.... mmmmmm what a yummy Christmas colour combination!!! You have heaps of time to get your entries in and just remember your card doesn't have to be Christmas theme!!!!

I've used sweet Holly Tilda for my card today, I've made a circle base using my Cricut and then I have made a slightly smaller circle with the Maggie Christmas paper also with the Cricut:-) I've coloured Tilda in Bright red and instead of having green holly I've coloured mine with Atyou Spica Pen in Buttermilk. It's a slightly softer gold, and you can still see the lines of the holly through it, so here she is, I hope you love her as much as me:-)

Please don't forget to go and check out the gorgeous work that the rest of the girls have made this week for you.... I know you're going to love it!!! Also don't forget you have longer to enter in to this challenge, and like always, we can't wait to see what you all make!!!!

Stamps: Sweet Christmas Dreams - Holly Tilda and sentiment

Paper: Magnolia

Die's: Magnolia and Spellbinders

Embellishments: Prima Lace, Gold Ribbon, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Cheese Cloth, Bell, String, Stickles, Delish Bling Brad

Colour: Copic's and Atyou Spica in Buttermilk

Crafts and Me Challenge #65

2011-12-14T21:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Everyone, Today we have a new challenge for you to play along with at Crafts and Me, this week's theme is CHRISTMAS, something to really lift your Christmas spirit if your lacking LOL

For my card this week, I have used the new release Christmas Miracle by Hannah Lynn. She is so cute, sitting in the clouds with a little lamb. I guess she is an angel watching of the flocks of sheep huh? This image actually has some dangly bits on it, BUT..... when I put my image through my Big Shot with the oval die, I kinda chopped them off..... oops.... so then I had to completely chop them off.... so sorry about that. I guess I wasn't paying to much attention to what I was actually doing - you know auto pilot....

But here she is, Christmas Miracle, I hope you love her as much as me:-)

I'm really looking forward to seeing what Christmas gorgeousness you have created this week, so please make sure you add them to our Challenge blog HERE!!!

Stamps: Christmas Miracle by Hannah Lynne available from Crafts and Me

Paper: Kaiser Craft

Embellishments: Prima Lace, Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, Maya Road pin, purple ribbon, K&C Christmas Tag and Twinery Twine.

Colour: Copic's and Atyou Spica in Clear

Out and About in the Garden....

2011-12-13T15:23:00.001+11:00

Hi Hi Everyone, how is your Christmas preparations going? got all the presents done... me - almost. Just got 1 more to go... and I'm a little stumped on it.... But I guess I'll come up with something!!

So I've done another scrapbook page of Ruby. This one is recent!! She was out in the garden, a few weekends ago, and she loves touching the leaves on the trees and bushes, but here she has found some Chinese Lantern Pink flowers... and like she says.... Prutty....... hahahahah

So here she is, thanks for looking:-)

My Minds Eye, Thickers, Prima Flowers, Prima Lace, Prima Shabby Chic Treasure, MFT Rolled Flower Dies, Fran's Seam Binding, Hessian, Martha Stewart Punches.

Snowboarding Marci on the Slopes

2011-12-10T21:00:00.000+11:00

OMGOSH, not long now, till Santa comes huh? At La La Land Crafts!!! This week we have a super (brrrrr) cool inspirational photo for you to use to make your creation:-)

La La Land Crafts is also taking part in the super cool Blog Hop for Scrap-Mart, if you would like to go on a hippity hoppity hop then Click HERE

I have used new Snowboarding Marci - isn't she just adorable? You can get your hot mitts on her HERE.... I love her cute little hat with the tassels - they remind me of the ones you put on your handle bars actually, LOL so CUTE!!! Anyway if you scroll down you can see that the picture is blue, with snow and icicles hanging off the trees, so that is the inspiration I took from the photo. Here is my Marci, I hope you love her as much as me:-)

Here is the gorgeous Winter Scene on a Beautiful Sunny Day

Please don't forget to add your creation to the La La Land Crafts Customer Gallery. You might be this month's lucky winner!!!!

Stamps: Snowboarding Marci

Paper: Basic Grey

Embellishments: Tree Die with Puffy Paint, Icicle Die on glitter card, Blue Ribbon with Puffy Paint, Lace, and Stickles

Colour: Copic: Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20. Clothes: B41, B45, E40, E0000. Board: E40, E41

Paper Play Challenge #49 Frosty the Snowman

2011-12-08T20:50:00.000+11:00

Hi Hi Everyone, it's that time of the week, time for a new Paper Play challenge and it's perfect for your Christmas cards!! Yep I know, how many more Christmas Cards do we really need to make?? hahahaha

SNOWMAN

that's the theme!! I've used a super cute Magnolia from last year's Christmas Collection, Snowy Hugs. So here it is, I hope you love it as much as me, and I do love it heaps!!

So as always I really am looking forward to seeing your snowman creations!! This week's sponsor is Little Darlings, so you know you don't wanna miss out on that, they just released a bunch of newbie stamps too!! Super cute they are too!!!

Stamp: Magnolia - Snowy Hug

Paper: Jillibean Soup and Purple Card stock

Embellishments: Purple Ribbon, Wild Orchid Craft flowers, Prima Lace, Cheese Cloth, MM sleigh charm, Kaiser Sparklers, Stickles

Colour: Copic

Beautiful Bright Eyes!!! A Scrap Lay Out

2011-12-08T11:17:00.001+11:00

Hi Everyone, Happy Thursday to you all. Today I wanted to show you my latest Scrap LO that I did last night. It's been a while since I've had a chance to do some Scrappin', but at the moment I have some time to have a play, as I have finished all of my Design Team Card making duties until early next year!!! WHOOOHOOO for me:-)

So my pic of Ruby is another oldie, a friend of mine took a bunch of gorgeous photo's of Ruby when she was 9 months old. This is also the time, (like a week before) we found out she had to have super strong glasses... and that she was close to having her brain switch off one eye - in other words she was going blind in her left eye (SPOOKY) so these photo's are kinda special to me, because she will always have to wear glasses or contacts, and with these photo's I get to remember life before, before we knew about any of Ruby's development delays, before everything changed and life became just a wee bit hard this past year... But here she is, her Beautiful and Bright blue eyes....

Now I can say, that we are finally coming out of the other side, Ruby has overcome some many hurdles this year, it's really amazing to see how much she has grown and changed and developed.... We've just had another couple of hurdle's placed in front of us, but we are hoping that we will fly right over it....

Kaiser Craft Papers, Tim Holtz Weathered Clock, Prima Lace, Say it in Pearls, Bird and Flower. Thickers, Authentic Word Stickers, Kaiser Die Cut, Journal Tag, Stampin Up Antique Brad, Ribbon, Martha Stewart Punch

Craft's and Me Casting Down by Sara Burrier

2011-12-07T21:00:00.000+11:00

OMGOSH the count down is on isn't it? I can't believe how fast this year has gone, it feels like it's only really June or something, but so glad it's not weather wise!!!

Today I have to show you a new release image from Crafts and Me. This lovely Digi is called Casting Down and it's by Sara Burrier. You can pick on up by clicking on this HERE link:-)

So I have made another Christmas card, I counted them up and geeze I only have 16.... oops, thought there would have been a few more than that, but lucky I don't have to send out that many - so I should be ok in that Department!! So here she is, I hope you love her as much as me:-)

I have coloured her in my RV copic's as I wanted her to be in a slightly softer pink than what the R's give you. Her wings are covered in Atyou Spica in Clear - gosh I love those pens!! and the raised parts of the wings is Liquid Pearls. My paper is by Jillibean Soup, and I've used some Kaiser Craft flowers along with some Wild Orchid Crafts ones. My sentiment is from SU.

Anyway, thanks so much for taking a look:-)

It's Powder Puff, Super Trooper Salutin' Marci !!!!!

2011-12-05T20:20:00.000+11:00

Welcome to La La Land Crafts, December New Release Showcase!!!! WOW what a mouth full huh? We all have been busting at the seams, to show you all what we have been working on over the past few weeks!!!

Irina and Eric have been busy creating up a storm of awesome new Stamps for us all to play with. But today I am going to show you, Saluting Marci. Isn't she cute? and she can be used for so many occasions!!! I have coloured her pink and gave her some pink camouflage shorts!!

She is a bit of a powder puff super trooper... but so great to say thank you to a great friend who has been so awesome to you!! Or of course you can also use her for a returning Service Woman... what every you feel like really!!! I've also used some super cute accessory stamps called Suitcase Set, whoohoooo how exicting is that? It has a suitcase that Marci is standing on, some sentiments and some other bits and bobs that are super, super, cool!!!! So here she is, I hope you love her as much as me:-)

Now I just want to mention to you all, that part of the proceeds from each sale of Saluting Marci and Saluting Luka, will go to Operation Write Home (OWH) What an awesome cause, please make sure you bag them both!!!!!

And don't forget to drop by the blog to see all what we have been creating over the past few weeks for this release, there certainly is some AWESOME stamps, that you have to have!! LOL

Stamp: Saluting Marci and Suitcase Stamp Set (click on the links)

Paper: Basic Grey

Embellishments: Tim Holtz, Lace, mini Stickers, Book Plate, Flowers, and Crystal Gloss

Colour: Copic: Skin E0000, E00, E11, R20. Clothes: R20, R00, R81, R83, R85 & R89. Hair: E31, E33, E53, E57, E50 Atyou Spica - Clear for the Sparkly Bits:-)

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #125

2011-12-04T07:00:00.000+11:00

The First Noel, the Angels did say

was to certain poor shepherds in the fields where they lay

In the fields where they lay are keeping their sheep

on a cold winters night that was so deep

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel....

Born is the King of Israel

So we all know this Christmas Carol right? well actually it's one of my favourites, along with Silent Night.... but anyway... I'm here to tell you about the newest Challenge over at Magnolia Down Under - it's make a Christmas Ornament. So basically no cards!!! EECK

So for my Ornament, I used the word NOEL. I bought the letters at my local scrap shop along with some Dusty Attic snowflakes, matching ribbons and flowers.

I've used 4 sweet Christmas Dreams Maggies and well here you go, I hope you love it as much as what I do....

I'm so pleased actually with how it turned out in the end, after a couple of little mishaps - like painting the wrong side of the letter N. There is just no way it was going to work!!! No matter how many times I flipped and turned it. LOL.. Here is a closer look, the N has Edwin on Christmas Eve. Isn't he so Cute?

Next of course is the O. I thought Halo Tilda would look awesome on this one, so I have used here. I'm really pleased with how her dress turned out with the sort of pleats/folds happening. and I used my new favourite green combination too!!

Next is E. E has beautiful Tilda with the long flowing hair - Tilda with a Gift. Doesn't she look cute, sitting on the bar of the E. Her wings have heaps and heaps of Stickles on them too. Sorry my Picture doesn't do them justice...

On the L I have used Snow heart Tilda. I think she is my favourite (this week anyway) from the Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection. I love the snowflakes I picked up from Dusty Attic they are really awesome. I dabbed them all with my Snow Cap Paint Dabber from Ranger.

Well that's it!!! Heaps of Pic's to show you today, I hope you have enjoyed my Ornament, and we all of course at the Design Team look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations. Have you seen all what the Design Team have made? I know there is heaps of inspirational gorgeousness for you to lay your eyes on!!

Stamps: Magnolia - Sweet Christmas Dreams - Edwin on Christmas Eve, Snow Heart Tilda, Halo Tilda and Tilda with a Gift.

Paper: Fancy Pants

Embellishments: NOEL are wooden letters from Kaiser Craft. I have used 2 and stuck them together for extra stability. Dusty Attic Chipboard Snowflakes, Kaiser Craft Flowers, Prima Flowers and Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers. Ranger Snow Cap Paint, Half Pearls, Stickles, Ribbons and Trim, Jones Tones Puffy Paint.

Coloured with Copics

La La Land Craft's go all Black and White!!

2011-12-02T21:00:00.000+11:00

Well can you believe that it's December already? Holy Cow, it's certainly not very far to Christmas is it? But today is Inspirational Friday!! at La La Land Crafts YAY. This week's awesome and fun challenge is Black and White! very cool. I decided to make my image black and white, and then add a little colour in the papers and flowers.

I have used Beach Marci - and she is available of course right now, over at La La Land Crafts just click on the link. So here is my card, I hope you love it as much as me LOL

Please don't forget to add your cool and awesome cards into the Customer Gallery - you could be this month's winner - remember you have to be in it, to at least have a chance!!! LOL So Don't forget alright!!!

Stamp Used: Beach Marci

Copic's: Skin C00, C1, C3, C4. Hair: C7, C5, C4, C1. Suit: C7, C4, C2, C1. Hat: C00, C2, C4. Flower: C7, C6, C5, C4, C2. Ring: C5, C4, C3, C2, C1.

Crafts and Me Challenge #30

2011-11-30T20:16:00.000+11:00

Hello, Hello it's Wednesday and time for a new challenge at Crafts and Me. This week we are really challenging you.... ooooo yes it's a toughie this one... the theme is:

Pearls and Swirls

hahahaha had you worried didn't I? Anyway for my card this week I have used a super cool and fantastic new release, she will be available very very soon at Craft's and Me. Anyway my image is Poinsettia and she is beautifully designed by:

So here she is, (a beautiful image for your Christmas Cards btw)

For my card I have coloured my image with Copics, and Atyou Spica in Clear and Gold, because all wings should have sparkly bits on them right?!! Anyway I've also used a Swirly stamp which is stamped with gold ink, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, a Maya Road Pin and my paper is from Websters. My Lace is by Prima and the Gold Trimming Lace is by Websters too!!

I'm really looking forward to seeing your gorgeous, Pearls and Swirls creations, I love looking at your work, it gives me so much inspiration to try out new things/ideas or even brings me new ideas to play with, so thanks:-)

Blueberries and Cream Marci is Baking up a Storm

2011-11-25T21:00:00.000+11:00

Marci has been Baking... and mmmmm it's yummy Blueberry Pie, with of course lashings of Creamy Cream!!

For Inspirational Friday at La La Land Crafts this week, the theme is Blue and Cream!! Well obviously Blueberries and cream came to my mind when I decided to use super cute Baking Marci - she is available HERE!!!

I decided to make a criss-cross pocket card, but I've covered the criss-cross over with my paper to make it more of a pocket!! My gorgeous paper is from The Girls Paperie. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I made the rolled rose. The little birdy is by Prima and the gorgeous Bling is from Delish... so here is Marci on my little recipe pocket card, I hope you love her as much as me!!!!

Here is the pull out recipe, I distressed the edges with Antique Linen and then stuck on some half pearls and went around the edge with some Stickles:-) the pull tag is Label 18 which I chopped in half and then decorated with a wooden button and some string!!

We would love to see your Blue and Cream creations in our Customer Gallery, so please don't forget to add them, you could be this months winner!!

These are the Copic Markers I used to colour Baking Marci: Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20. Hair: E57, E50, E31, E35. Clothes and Pie: E50, E40, E41, B45, B41, B39, B37, E30, E33, E22, E24, R27 and Atyou Spica - Clear

Give me a Home amongst the Gum Tree's

2011-11-24T21:00:00.000+11:00

Hi there everyone, It's time for another Paper Play Challenge, this week we are looking for cards with the theme of:

Being Thankful

For my card I have used Special Edition Koala Tilda (only available HERE) she is so super cute don't you think? I tried to get my paper's a bit green and a little Australian looking. So I've gone for some Basic Grey Curio, the back paper with the flowers on it, kind of reminds me a bit of Gum Tree's.... right where Tilda should be.... or how the song goes:

Give me a Home amongst the Gum Tree's with lots of Plum Tree's, a sheep or two a Kangaroo, a clothes line out the back and a Veranda out the front and an ole' rocking chair!!!!!

My flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and Kaiser Craft. There is also one which was a present from my buddy Debbie Dolphin for my Birthday.... The dies are Magnolia, except for the Sentiment one which the stamp and the frame and the Die are all from Tickled Pink Stamps. My Post Mark stamp is from Kaszazz!!

Crafts & Me Cheeky Fairy

2011-11-23T21:00:00.000+11:00

Howdy!!! Today I have another Crafts and Me Digi image to share. I coloured this one up the other day in like a rusty red colour... it was NOT nice, so anyway I chucked that one and started again, this time with RED copic markers, YAY finally have an R22 in the house... I have been missing this one, since my other one ran out, and well as you might be aware, the refills are no-where to be had... grrrrrrr so a new marker was needed.

Anyway I coloured the mushy using R22, R24, R27, and R29. I tried to make it so that the white dots were lighter around the edges, almost like they were glowing, and the middle parts of the mushy a big darker... but anyway it's looks ok, but I think I need to try again at some stage:-)

Oh I forgot to tell you about the image - it's called GPepper Tree and it's created by Sara Burrier. I just love how cheeky she looks eating her bits of mushy with her little pink tongue poking out!!! So here she is, I hope you love her as much as me!!!!

I did some dotty grass around the base of the mushroom and the little ones, because I can't do whispy looking grass!!! and I used Once Upon a Spring Time Papers by Graphic 45, so perfect for fairy's, oh and the paper does have little post marks on it, so I carried that forward using the postmark stamp a bit around the image. My flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, there is a heap of Stickles which you can get HERE, and of course a few half pearls available HERE.......

Don't forget about the Crafts and Me Challenges which are up and running HERE, I'm looking forward to seeing your gorgeous creations:-)

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #123

2011-11-20T07:00:00.000+11:00

Well here we are another Sunday morning in Australia. So it's time for another awesome challenge at Magnolia Down Under. This week, Debbie P. has created a sketch for us all to play along with!!

For my card I have used super cute Snowball Heart Tilda, and I've coloured her outfit to be like chocolate. I've used some My Minds Eye Papers, the new heart Magnolia Doo Hickey, and I've even reved up the sewing machine and did some zigzag around the edges.

So here she is I hope you love her as much as me:-)

Here is Debbie P. fantastic and awesome sketch for you to play along with:

I hope you have seen what the rest of the design team have created with Debbie's Sketch, I know it will knock your sockies off!!

As always, I'm keen to see your creations, so please link them up for us to see:-)

Till next time:-)

Red, Pearls and Lace Marci

2011-11-18T21:00:00.000+11:00

It's Inspirational Friday at La La Land Crafts and this week we are wanting to see your creations with Red, Lace and Pearls. What a yummy recipe huh? Anyway for my card this week I have used Sunny Christmas Marci. She is so perfect for Christmas here in Australia. When it's hot and sticky, but we still have a Traditional Christmas Lunch... well not everyone does that - BBQ's, and Salad's are becoming much more popular. In fact that's what I cooked last year for the family:-) Yum Yum...

So here is Sunny Christmas Marci, looks like she has just finally got those blasted fairy lights untangled.... LOL

Don't forget to add your creation to our Customer Gallery at La La Land Crafts. But popping your card in here, you have the chance to win a pretty awesome prize... so don't forget alright!!!

And I know the rest of the Design Team have created some super yumminess for you so, head on over to the blog to see the eye candy!!!

Till next week.....

Stamp: Sunny Christmas Marci available HERE at La La Land Crafts

Paper: October Afternoon

Embellishments: Pearls, Lace, Prima Flower, Kaiser Craft Wooden Stocking, Stickles

Colour: Copic: Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20, R32. Cloths: R17, R14, R12, R11, Hair: E31, E35, E50, E57. Antlers: E41, E43, E44, Fairy Lights: Y38, Y35, Y13, C4, C3, Atyou Spica - Buttermilk and Clear

Crafts and Me Challenge #61 Simples

2011-11-16T22:00:00.000+11:00

Hi everyone, today is a new challenge day at Crafts and Me Challenges!! This is my first challenge card for my new Design Team... I'm having so much fun with these ladies - they are all so lovely and very talented!!

Anyway this week's cool theme is: SIMPLES.... we want you to create a card that doesn't have very much embellishment or fancy bits on it:-)

For my card I have used a new Digi released this month called Moon Glow which is created by Hannah Lynn, Moon Glow is really a gorgeous image, and I think my favourite part of colouring this one was her hair. I am really impressed with how I got it to look so awesome!! (*pat's myself on the back!!*)

So because the theme is simples, I did keep it really simple. There is no patterned paper, just a stamped background. a little bit of blue card, which I think is really striking against the white, a blue flower, button and some string. Oh and there is also a little half pearl that is in the flower in her hair. So here she is I hope you love her as much as me:-)

I'm really looking forward to venturing around some new blog's from your entries to Craft's and Me Challenges, I'm sure I'm going to find a tonne of inspiration from you guys, also if you happened to have not seen what the rest of the Digi girls have created then jump on over the the challenge blog and check it out:-)

And also have you seen the new Postage rates at Crafts and Me - check them out here, Teresa has changed the postage for Europe and International parcels check it out HERE

Till next time :-)

Marci is French and Chic

2011-11-11T20:00:00.000+11:00

Gosh can you believe it's the 11th November already? Today is Remembrance Day here in Australia, we take the time to stop and remember the ones who fought and paid the ultimate sacrifice, so the rest of us can be free.....

Anyway, today is also Inspirational Friday at La La Land.... and this week's theme - should you choose to except it, is:

Mauve, Silver and White!!!

Now I know some of our DT may have struggled a little with this one, but I'm sure you will agree that their creations are totally gorgeous!!! Don't forget to stop by and leave a little love on their blogs!!!

For my card, I have used super sweet, and kinda frenchy looking Autumn Marci!!! I had to look in my Copic book to find my Mauve Copics, which is basically pale purple or lilac to me!! So here she is, I hope you love her as much as me!!!! LOL

Please, Please don't forget to upload your gorgeous and wonderful creations into the Customer Gallery.... you might win an awesome prize, now you don't wanna miss out on that would you????

Stamps: La La Land Crafts - Autumn Marci

Paper: Kaiser Craft, White and Stone Card

Embellishments: Silver Glimmer Mist, Butterfly Charm, Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, Lace and Pom Pom Trim, Cheese Cloth, Silver and White Gel Pen, Assorted Dies and Other Stamps.

Colour: Copic: Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R32. Clothes: BV000, BV00, BV01, E40, E0000, C00 and O. Hair: E43, E47, E49 and E74

Paper Play Challenges #45

2011-11-10T19:00:00.000+11:00

Well It's time for another Paper Play Challenge!!! This week we want to crack some windows.... hahahaha we are after the cracked look on your cards...

There is so many ways of doing this, but I guess I took an easy road, and used some Crackle Paint!!! It's clear and its from Tim Holtz, it actually looks really cool.

My Image is of course by Magnolia - I love the newest release of all the Christmas Stamps, but honestly I knew I would!!! This one I coloured up with some help from Zoe, getting me to step out of my comfort zone and use some greens that aren't in order or colour family.... I pretty sure the greens I used are G82, G94, G21 and G24.... anyway it was 3 of these colours - but not sure which ones precisely now DARN it... It really is a lovely green. So here it is, I hope you love my card as much as me!!!

This week we are being sponsored by Whiff Of Joy!!! OMGOSH have you seen this months release?? Christmas Stamps yay.... I even received my secret stamp kit from Katharina this week... BONUS.... So of course don't forget to enter in your creations you could win a fabby and awesome prize:-)

Stamps: Magnolia Sweet Christmas Dreams - Ribbon Tilda and Sweet Christmas Dreams Sentiment

Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's and Spellbinders Oval

Paper: Magnolia and Basic Grey, with stone and white card stock

Embellishments: Seam Binding, Lace, Flowers, Prima Pebble, Cheese Cloth, Pearl and Bling Buckle, Tim Hotlz Rock Candy Crackle Paint, Stickles

Colour: Copic

A Christmas Ornament for Crafts and Me

2011-11-09T20:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Hi Everyone...

Well I have some news... I am now a fully fledged Design Team Member of Crafts and Me!!! WHOOHOOOOO very cool:-)

This is my first time, posting with this Design Team, and you may be aware that there was a bunch of newbie Digi stamps that was released last week.... anyway I have used one by Sara Burrier, called The Blessing, which of course you can get your mitts on HERE. I've also added on the cool circle from the Christmas Embellishments Set which is available HERE....

I was able to merge the two together on Photoshop which I must say I think I'm pretty clever in doing as my Computer skills???? I don't really have any!!! ... anyway once I got it printed I started colouring, and then the idea struck on how to display these gorgeous images....

It's a 6 x 6 Chippy shadow box that is by Twiddlybits!! I picked it up at the paper craft show about a month ago that I went to in Melbourne.

I've painted it white and then once it had dried, I got out the Tim Holtz Picket Fence Crackle Paint and gave it a good going over with that... it looks really cool in real life... sorry if the pic's don't pick up all the details. I've also added a few glittered up Magnolia and Marianne Designs die cuts and some flowers, a bit of seam binding in the corner with a Pearl Bling Buckle on top (I'm loving these buckles at the moment) although you can't really see it that well... My snow on the image has been created with some Ranger Liquid Pearls... awww so pretty!!

Anyway there is a new challenge happening at Crafts and Me and the theme is: Birthday's so please make sure you add your creation!!!!

So there you go, I hope you love my little shadow box, I think it's going to look so lovely up on the wall or on a shelf in a couple of weeks when I dig out the rest of the Christmas Decorations... Gosh... it's getting close now isn't it!!!!

Here are some challenges I would love to enter:

Digital Tuesday - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Christmas
Tip Top Tuesday - Anything Christmas

Till next time:-)

Sentimental Sunday's Challenge #80

2011-11-06T20:00:00.000+11:00

Hi and Welcome to another Sentimental Sunday's Challenge!!! This week we have a lovey kind of theme for you.... it's:

Weddings or Anniversary

I have made a wedding card, I've used a little cute image from LOTV and I've coloured them in with my copic's:-) I've made my card fairly simple and I've used a beautiful Blingy Pearl buckle as it's main embellishment:-) Here it is!!! Hope you love it:-)

I look forward to seeing what you guys make, I'm sure your creations will have tonnes and tonnes of inspiration for me and the rest of the Design Team.... have you seen what they have made? If not your missing out, head on over to the challenge blog and leave some love:-)

Stamps: LOTV and Magnolia
Paper: Prima Romantic
Embellishments: Websters Lace, Seam Binding, Bling Pearl Buckle, Cheese Cloth, Stickles and Half Pearls
Colour: Copic

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #121

2011-11-06T07:00:00.000+11:00

Good Morning, well it's morning here in Australia, and today we have another awesome challenge at Magnolia Down Under, for you to come and play along with. It's actually perfect for all those new yummy Magnolia Sweet Christmas Dreams stamps... this week it's

Charms and Bling....

Too easy right?? Well it is if you love using bling and Charms on your creations!!! For my card I have used cute Halo Tilda from the Secret Stamp Kit, I've also used the cute sentiment and stamped it on the cloud. I love the cloud Die!!!! and I've even pulled out the Lantern Die, it doesn't get used much, but it's so awesome though isn't it:-) Anyway here is my card I hope you love it as much as me:-)

This week Magnolia Down Under is being Sponsored by SHOPBRON WHOOHOOO, I know Bron has a fantastic prize up for grabs, so please don't forget to add your entry:-) I really love checking out all your work, and last week was a tough vote I can tell YOU!!!!

I would love to enter my card into Just Magnolia this week, which is Anything goes with the option of Lace and Pearls...

Stamps: Magnolia Halo Tilda and Sweet Christmas Dreams from the new Christmas Collection

Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's and Spellbinders Nestablilities Label

Paper: Magnolia Stitched Christmas from the Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection

Embellishments: Charms, Angel Pin, and Blingy Pearl Buckle, Cheese Cloth, Prima Lace, Seam Binding, Flowers, String, Stickles

Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica Clear

Bling it Baby

2011-11-04T20:00:00.000+11:00

Well it's time for another inspirational Friday over at La La Land Crafts!!! This week's theme for you to come along and play with is

BLING IT BABY...

Well this is one of my favourite things to use - Bling - what can I say, I'm just that type of girl:-) Anyway, for my card this week, I've used super cute, Dress Up Marci, and I've coloured her using blue and purple copics together - it was a challenge set by Zoe at Make it Crafty. I kinda think that I need some more practice with this colour combo and I also think I would have been better using just V copic's instead of BV's but hey she still looks CUTE!!! So here is Miss Blingy Dress Up Marci - hope you love her as much as me:-) LOL

Don't forget to show us your Blingy La La creations in the Customer Gallery - you might win a prize!!!

Stamp: La La Land Crafts - Dress Up Marci - available HERE

Paper: My Minds Eye Happy Go Lucky

Embellishments: Kaiser Sparklets, Purple Ribbon, Paper Doily, Kaiser Flowers and Wild Orchid Craft Flowers, Cheese Cloth, Lace

Colour: Copic Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R32. Hat and Clothes: BV0000, BV17, BV11, B23, B21, B14, 0. Hair: E30, E34, E37, YR21, Atyou Spica - Clear

Snowflake Marci

2011-10-28T20:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Hi and Welcome to another Inspirational Friday over at La La Land Crafts!!! This week we are using Snowflakes.... Oh I love snowflakes on my cards... don't know why, it's not like I see very many in real life!! But anyway, this week I have used Marci with Snowman, she is cute as:-) I've coloured her up using some RV Sketch markers that I bought at the show the other week, I really like the deep purple/pink colour of these ones:-) So here is my card, I hope you love it as much as me.

We are looking forward to seeing your Snowflake creations, so please don't forget to add them to the Cutomer Gallery HERE

Stamps: LaLa Land Craft Marci with Snowman available HERE
Paper: Bo Bunny and White Card Stock
Embellishments: Cheese Cloth, Lace, Paper Doily, Heidi Swapp Acetate Snowflakes, Glitter, Stickles, Purple Ribbon, Cloud and Key dies, String
Colour: Copic. Skin E0000, E00, E11, R20. Jacket & Hat: RV69, RV66, RV63. Hair: E30, YR21, E74 and E33. Snowman: E50, E51, E53, 0, YR04, YR18, Y19, BG49, BG45, BG53, BG02.

Christmas Witches

2011-10-27T19:00:00.000+11:00

Hi and Welcome to another awesome week at Paper Play Challenges. This week, the theme is Halloween/Witches.... mmmmmmmmm well I kinda made a little boo boo and thought that the theme was Witches with a Hat.... mmmmmm OOPS and just because I don't celebrate Halloween, I though it would be cool to make a Merry "Witches" Christmas Card (get it) Anyway.... I'm a bit of a duffa, but here is my Christmas Witches card:-)

Zoe from Make it Crafty is sponsoring this week, awww sweet Zoe!!!. I was able to meet Zoe the other weekend and she is so lovely!!! Anyway I've used one of Zoe's cool little houses - Mushroom House to go with my Ragdoll Witch which is from Saturated Canary.... I think they look pretty cute together don't you??

But now that I'm looking at my card I think my little witches didn't need a ' between the e and the s.... Oh dear.... please forgive my poor poor spelling!!!

So I'm looking forward to seeing your witchie cards... and hey who knows maybe you are inspired to make a Christmas Witches one like me LOL....

Stamps: Make It Crafty Mushroom House, Saturated Canary Ragdoll Witch, Stampin' Up Merry Christmas Stamp - and I just stamped the Merry!.
Dies: Whiff of Joy Tag and Nestie
Embellishments: Stampin' Up Ribbon, Liquid Pearls, Kaiser Craft Bling, Stickles, Rub-ons for Witches
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica Clear

A Sympathy Card

2011-10-27T14:58:00.002+11:00

I'm not to sure on where to start so I'll just get straight to it.... We had some awful news the other day about a fellow blogger and dear friend's precious 2 month old baby grand daughter who passed away from SIDS... I can only imagine what they all must be feeling right now, especially our friend's daughter - I can only describe it as being an absolute nightmare.... I do wish I could scoop them all up and give them a hug, just to let them know that we are all thinking of them, and that we care so much.

Our friend as you may know, is a big Magnolia fan, so for my card after much much throught, I thought the beautiful magnolia tree and small Hummingbird would be just right. I've never made a sympathy card before and I guess I know my card won't make things easier for them, but it's just my way of saying I'm here and I'm thinking of you all, throughout this devastating time.

A Very Special Birthday Card!!!

2011-10-25T13:13:00.000+11:00

Hi Hi Everyone!!

One of my friends asked me to make a very special Birthday card for a lady she knows, who is going to be 100!!! OMGOSH, I can tell you I am very honoured to make such a special birthday card, I mean as a card maker how often do you actually get to make a card for someone who is turning 100??? WOW...

Anyway I thought about it for a while, and I decided that Watercan Tilda would be perfect standing in front of the cute garden door!! I decided to make a round card instead of a square, because I don't make round ones very often!!!

So here it is, I'm very pleased with how it turned out, I just hope my friend loves it too:-) And of course the very special lady who will receive it:-)

I'm entering my card into this week's TOMIC challenge which is Bingo. I have the cloud Doo Hickey, a Butterfly and a Magnolia Accessory Stamp!!!

Thanks so much for taking the time to look at my creation:-)

Stamps: Magnolia Sweet Rainbow Collection - Watercan Tilda and Root Cellar Door. Magnolia Autumn Collection - Happy Birthday
Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey Die Cloud and Key, and Marianne Designs for the card base
Embellishments: Wild Orchid Craft Seam Binding Ribbon and flowers. Stickles, Rub-ons, Whiff of Joy String, Pearls and Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch.
Colour: Copic

A Place for all those Crafty Die's

2011-10-24T21:20:00.001+11:00

Hi everyone, I wanted to show you how I have my Spellbinder Nestablilities and my Magnolia Doo Hickey's stored.... I must say after switching to my new system I was concerned that the dies would fall out as I turn the page - but nope they don't. So I guess it's a success!!!!!!

Before switching, they were all in like a box in CD and DVD cases but they kept on falling out and going everywhere!! So annoying. Anyway I was floating around in some online shops recently and I found some 12 x 12 album page protectors which had been divided up into 4 sections of 6x6... SOOOOOO naturally I put some in a cart and checked out.... I got them from HERE Once I got my pages I went to my local, scrap shop, and bought a cheap 12 x12 3 ring binder album to put them in.....

I also have my dies in little flat plastic CD pockets... it just helps besides I had a bunch already labeled from the CD and DVD era (I started using these little pockets because I didn't have any more CD or DVD cases left!!!) So here is a pic of some nesties:

I was a little concerned when I came to a bunch of Whiff of Joy boarder dies, but I stuck them on a piece of magnet and slipped them in, that was a cool idea and works well. Some of my Marianne D die's are too big for the CD pocket so they are just loose in the page pocket...

For the bigger Doo Hickey Boarder Dies however the solution was a little different because they had to go on a bit of a diagonal to fit in the the pocket... but so far so good, haven't had anything fall out yet!!!

My little pockets are also great for those Cuttlebug embossing dies, in fact I now have all my embossing folders stored with my dies. I've put some of the bigger embossing folders in the bottom 2 pockets... otherwise they would be sticking out of the top of the album...

So I hope this idea has helped solve maybe a die storage problem for you. It isn't actually MY idea I did see it somewhere else, but there is nothing like sharing:-) I'm actually on the hunt for Craft Room Storage ideas... I have a few already but more would be appreciated. So what's your best storage solution for any thing you have in your room/space????????

OMGOSH it's a SHOP BRON Exclusive

2011-10-23T10:46:00.001+11:00

Shop Bron has a brand new and exclusive stamp.... OMGOSH isn't she just the cutest ever???? She is available to pre-order and should be arriving next week. So go on, go and get yours... and guess what she is available for WORLD WIDE POSTAGE... so all you oversea's people can have one for your own too:-) YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY

Also Bronlyn is starting a new and cool Magnolia Challenge - Starting TODAY.... WHOOHOOOO so jump on over here Maggie Lovers Challenge and find out all about it. Don't forget to become a follower for your chance of winning, a Brand New Christmas Stamp!!!!

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #119

2011-10-23T07:00:00.000+11:00

Good Morning

Well last weekend I had an absolute blast staying at Debbie P's house. We went to the picture to page show at Burwood, and we were so lucky to finally meet Bronwen Beekman, Zoe Mitch from make it Crafty and of course Bronlyn from Shop Bron. We had so much fun on Saturday night.. OMG...

Anyway during the Show, Zoe desperately needed a break so while she was on a break, Debbie and I took over the colouring table.... i was funny to hear what people were saying... oh look at that.... they are using Copic's.... oh that is soooo complicated... wow aren't they talented... (talk about getting a big head!!) anyway.... the image I coloured is now on a card for this week's magnolia Down Under Challenge - the theme being: Getting Punchy.... so you can use your punches and Dies. Here is my Christmas Card, hope you like it:-)

Zoe, had brought a bunch of her own Copic's with her for the Melbourne show, anyway they were completely different colours to what I would normally use, so it was great fun, using something different and stepping out and away from the normal. I also found that Zoe uses any old colour with her colouring and tends not to stick to colour families, which is what I've been doing - BORING... so now that I know it's OK to use any old colour, and it will still blend perfectly... watch out!!! I also learned that it is very important to start with the lightest colour first. it makes it easier to blend. Well I didn't know that one... I always go darkest first then middle colour and then lightest over the top.... hahahahah still worked, but I now see it's much easier the other way. It was cool watching other people do their stuff, I actually learnt quite a few tips and tricks!!

So as always we can't wait to see your inspirations for us this week. I bet we will be seeing more and more Christmas cards from now on... isn't the newest collection just divine!!! Oh my!!!

Till next time bye bye

Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with the Candle thing, and the small Snowflake Sweet Christmas Dreams

Dies: Nestie

Punches: Martha Stewart Doily Punch and a Snowflake Punch

Paper: My Minds Eye Lost and Found Christmas 6x6

Embellishments: Prima Lace, Kaiser and Wild Orchid Craft Flowers, Half Pearls, Gold Embossing, Tiny Bling, Cheese Cloth, White Gel Pen, Stickles

Colour: Copic Hair: E29, E27, E25, W5 and W1. Skin: E000, E21, E31, R32

Punch It Out La La Style

2011-10-21T20:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Everyone!!

Today at Inspirational Friday's over at La La Land Crafts, we are punching it out!! We can't wait to see your punches in action on your gorgeous creations, so please add them to the Gallery HERE.... for my card this week I have used Super Cute, Big Panda Marci. Isn't she so cute??? I've coloured her rather colourful, because I wanted to make a small circle punch background using a bunch of brightly coloured scraps that I seem to have truck loads of!!! So here she is, I hope you love her as much as me:-)

Stamp Used: http://lalalandcrafts.com/Big-Panda-Marci-Rubber-Stamp-5076.htm

Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20

Hair: E35, E33, E43, E44, E47, E49

Clothes: B93, B95, B97, R81, R83, R85, Y11, Y13, Y15, C1,C0, C00, E34

Bear: E40, E41, E0000, R20

A new and Exciting Magnolia Blog Challenge Starting Soon

2011-10-18T10:22:00.002+11:00

Bron from Shop Bron is starting a new Magnolia Challenge called Maggie Lovers Challenge Blog!! WHOOHOOOO anyway to help celebrate, Bron is going to give away some Magnolia Stamps from the newest Christmas Collection.. OMGOSH how cool is that!! All you need to do is become a follower of the new Challenge.... HERE..... Oh Boy can't wait for it to start:-)

If you would like some more information, then check out Bron's Blog HERE

Fancy Fold's

2011-10-16T18:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Hi Everyone, Well I have this post scheduled as I am about to jump on a plane back to Tasmania from Melbourne. I have been to the Picture to Page show in Burwood!!

This week at Sentimental Sunday's the theme is Fancy Folds... now who doesn't like a fancy folded card?? Anyway I decided to make a christmas tri fold card Kylie style, but instead of using a Magnolia stamp I have used a super cute Big Al Owl from Kasazza - which is a party plan business in Australia. So here it is, I hope you love it and will come along and play this week, we are really looking forward to seeing your fancy folded cards:-)

Here it is folded out:-)

Stamps: Kaszazz Big Owl, Lili of the Valley Date Stamp and Small Christmas Stamp, Stampin Up Christmas Sentiment

Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey Doily, Martha Stewart Doily Punch

Embellishments: Lace, Ribbon, Stickles, Flowers, Bling

Colour: Stampin Up Ink Pear Pizzazz

Hocus Pocus

2011-10-14T20:00:00.000+11:00

Happy Friday everyone!!! It's time for another Inspirational Friday from La La Land Crafts!! So this week's theme is Halloween!!! I don't celebrate Halloween here in Australia, but I am starting to see a few ghoulish bits and pieces about in some of the shops, which is kinda fun!!

For my card I have used Cowboy Luka from the Halloween images available here, isn't he sweet??? And well you can use him for all sorts of stuff really - not just Halloween!!! So here he is I hope you like him as much as me!!

I have also drawn another pumpkin!!! hahahah well it is for Halloween after all.... So I think my pumpkin drawing has improved a little from the one I did the other day!! hahahaha or maybe not... anyway, I thought my card would be cool with some trick or treat sweets, so I've used a cute treat cup from Stampin' up and put in some orange, purple and black jelly beans!! yum yum:-)

I hope you will come along and play this week with us, and please don't forget to upload your Halloween creation to the customer gallery - found HERE

Stamps: Cowboy Luka from La La Land Crafts

Paper: Basic Grey Wander 6x6 pad, Black Card Stock and Pink Paislee Hocus Pocus Flip Notes

Embellishments: Basic Grey Bling Spider, Stampin' Up Treat Cup, Pink Paislee Hocus Pocus Doodads, Orange Ribbon, Lace, Black Bling

Colour: Copic: Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20. Hair: E44, E43, E33, E31. Hat/Clothes: E35, E34, E33, E31, E30, B93, B95, B97, B99, R22, R24, R27, R29, O, Y17, G17, G16, G14, C7, C5, C3, E40, E0000, 0 Horse & Rope: E43, E44, E47, R24, R27, G16, E30, E33, Y17, Y15

Fancy A Cupcake?

2011-10-13T19:00:00.000+11:00

Happy Thursday Everyone!! Over a Paper Play we have another cool challenge for you to play along with, this week's theme is: Cupcakes!!! Yum Yum Yum

So this week I have made a cute paper cupcake!! I started off with a foam ball, which I covered with choc ribbon which I gathered up. I then put flowers all over it, and made my cupcake paper out of Magnolia Paper. I scored it at 1/2" intervals. I think 1/4" would have been better, but oh well!! My tag is a Magnolia Doo Hickey cloud tag and I've also used one of the cute key's. My Tilda is Tilda with Cloud berry Muffin... I think she looks great with my cupcake!!!!

Here, is a pic of the tag and key along with Miss Tilda

I'm looking forward to seeing your creations, I know I say it every time, but without your creations my inspiration would be rather lacking!!! So thanks everyone:-) Oh and this week's sponsor is Little Darlings:-)

Paper: Magnolia

Dies: Magnolia

Stamp: Magnolia Tilda with Cloud-berry, Especially for You Sentiment

Embellishments: Stampin' Up Chocolate Ribbon, Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, Maya Road little white Flowers, Stampin' Up Pink Ribbon.

Colour: Copics and Atyou Spica Pens!!!!

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #117

2011-10-09T07:00:00.000+11:00

Good Morning Magnolia Fans!!!! It's Sunday morning here in the land of Aus... so yep you guessed it, time for another awesome challenge at Magnolia Down Under!!! This week we are being sponsored by StampyLand.... Thanks Stampyland:-)

This week we have a HALLOWEEN theme for you.... so time to get all ghoulish and ghostly and show us what you can do!! For my card, I've used Captain Edwin, and the awesome barrel, skull and Anchor stamp to go with. My Pumpkin was my husband's idea... he like you need a pumpkin... pumpkins are Halloween aren't they (we are in Australia and well we don't really know much or celebrate Halloween) so I'm like I don't have a pumpkin stamp.... he said I reckon you could draw one... so there is my attempt!!! It actually looks rather cool in the scheme of things!! So here is it... I hope you think it's Spooktactular!!

I'm really looking forward to seeing what you make again this week, you girls and guys are so inspirational!!!

Stamps: Fairytale collection - Captain Edwin and Barrel, Skull & Anchor

Paper: Magnolia and Black cardstock

Dies: Magnolia Doohickey Pennant and Tim Holtz clock

Embellishments: String, Skeleton Ribbon, Lace, Chinese Coin, Cheese Cloth, Hessian, White Paint, Kaiser Craft Epoxy Key

Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica Pen in Clear and Gold

Time to get Dotty

2011-10-07T20:00:00.000+11:00

Well here is my first Inspirational Friday card for La La Land Crafts!! WHOOHOOOO if you haven't read before, I'm a guest there for the next couple of months, lucky me!!! So far I'm having a great time playing with Luka and Marci!!!

So this week we want to get a little dotty.... the theme is Dots and Spots!! I thought Marci Ballerina would look cute with some Stampin' Up spots and dots, so that is the paper I have used:-) Here she is I hope you love her as much as me:-)

I cant wait to see what you all pop into the customer Gallery for us to see!!!!

Stamps: La La Land Crafts - Marci Ballerina

Paper: Stampin' Up

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - flowers, seam binding and corners. Maya Road Rose trim. Tim Holtz Film Strip, Cheese Cloth, Liquid Pearls, Authentique Diction

Colour: Copic: R81, R93, R85, R20, R0000, 0, R21, E0000, E11, E00, E43, E44, E47, E35, E41 Atyou Spica Clear

Getting Stitchy with it

2011-10-02T18:00:00.000+11:00

Well Happy Sunday Everyone...

Today at Sentimental Sunday's we are challenging you to get out your sewing machine or needle and thread... this week we want to see

SEWING or STITCHING

Well for me, I dragged out and unpacked the sewing machine, poor thing, doesn't get much use now with Ruby running around!!! and this is what I made, I hope you love it as much as me:-)

I've used another cute Princess stamp from Whiff of Joy and my brand new paper pack by Kaiser Craft: Bonjour... this paper is so lush, you guys will love it when you see it in real life, if you haven't already!!

We are really looking forward to seeing what you create with your sewing or stitching this week:-) why not head on over to the blog and see what the Design Team have made... it's gorgeous!!!!

Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Princess, Rain Drop Echo Birthday Postage Stamps, Post mark stamp is by Dark Room Door

Dies: Rain Drop Echo Postage Stamp, Spellbinders Nestablilities Postage Stamp Large

Paper: Bonjour by Kaiser Craft

Embellies: Blue Seam Binding, Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, Sewing Machine, half pearls

Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica in Clear and Baby Blue

It's World Card Making Day!!!!!

2011-10-01T19:00:00.000+10:00

It's World Card Making Day!!!! World Card Making Day began in 2006 as National Card Making Day. Founded by Paper Crafts magazine to bring card makers together at the beginning of the busiest card-making season of the year, it was first held on October 7, 2006. The initial celebration involved the Paper Crafts magazine audience only; however, due to the positive response it received and the worldwide popularity of card making, the holiday became known as World Card Making Day from then on.

But can you guess what else happens today???????

But before I get to that, I have a little announcment; for the next 2 months I am a Guest at La-La Land Whooohooooooooo, so exciting!!! I am so honoured to get to play with these gorgeous images, and also playing along side the very super talented Irina and Eric and the rest of the Design Team!!!!!

So did you guess yet????

It's release day at La-La Land Crafts !!! WHOOHOOO Irina has 8 fantastic images for us to play with.... and OMGOSH they are super cute!! So for today, being world card making day, I have a card to show you, with a new release image.... it's time to meet Angel Marci!!!

Isn't she just so cute and awesome!!! I had a great time colouring her up!! She is available to pre-order HERE... with shipping date 15th October... so go and get yours:-) Here is a pic of the complete set!!! You will want them all, I know I sure do:-)

I'm really looking forward to seeing what you guys make with these newbies, so please don't forget to pop your card into the cutomer gallery HERE so we can all see your awesome creative juices!!!

Stamp: LaLa Land Crafts - Angel Marci
Paper: Basic Grey - Eskimo Kisses and pink Bazill card
Embellishments: Ribbon, Lace, Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, Stickles, Bling, Distress ink - Spun Sugar
Colour: Copic: Skin: E0000, E00, E11, E13, R20. Hair: E35, E33, E50, E53, YR21. Dress & Wings: G24, G28, E50, E51, E0000, 0, R32, R35, R37, R20, R000. Atyou Spica in Clear and Gold

It's Time to Play with Paper Play!!!

2011-09-29T18:30:00.000+10:00

Hi there everyone, today I have another simple little card that I made for Paper Play's new challenge.

The Challenge is White plus 1 other colour, and our sponsor this week is Bunny Zoe!!!

So of course I picked pink for my plus 1, I have also used a cute little s.w.a.l.k stamp called time out. I think we all need to remember this sometimes, especially when life gets that little bit tough...

So I though this would be good for a friend who is having a little bit of a hard time at the moment. So I hope that she likes it:-)

I'm really looking forward to see what colours you decide to use, and what awesome cards/layouts or creations you come up with....

Stamps: S.W.A.L.K "Time Out"

Paper: Whisper White Card

Embellishments: SU Ribbon, Prima Flower, Embossing Folder, Spun Sugar Distress Ink, Stickles, Maya Road Heart Pins and Wild Orchid Crafts Fancy Corners.

Colour: Spun Sugar Distress Ink, and Pebbles Pearlescent chalks

Sentimental Sunday's

2011-09-25T17:00:00.000+10:00

Hi Everyone,

This week at Sentimental Sunday's we would like you to: Step out of your Comfort Zone..... so for me this week I've had another go (battle) with Prisma Colour Pencils and the Gamsol Technique, to make my little card. It actually worked out a bit better for me this time around, I got some canson paper at an art shop the other day, and it has a bit more grit to it, if you get what I mean, anyway it allowed me to lay down more colour, but I think in the end may have been a little tooo much!!! But I guess the out come isn't toooo bad.

I've used a very cute Lili of the Valley Stamp - and again another for my Special Day Sentiment. Sorry my pic looks a little warped... I was trying to fix the distortion on Photo shop (another new thing - fixing distortions) but it some how ended up like this.... I think actually, it looks rather cool!!!! LOL

I'm looking forward to seeing what you all come up with this week:-)

Stamps: Lili of the Valley, Little Girl and Sentiment
Paper: My Minds Eye - Lime Twist
Embellishments: Pom Pom Trim, Pink Ribbon, Bling and Stickles
Colour: Prisma Colour Pencils & Odourless Mineral Solvent

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #115

2011-09-25T07:00:00.000+10:00

It's time for a new challenge at Magnolia Down Under, and this week we want so see more than 1 fold... lots and lots folds, as many as you can!!! hehehehe I've made my first ever Napkin Card. It was heaps of fun, I think I will make some more. you can find the instructions HERE.... and here is my card:

So when you untie the bow, this is what the inside looks like. I have used a new Magnolia Doo Hickey - the round doily (so nice huh?) and stamped it with my sentiment. I love how this looks as you can see just about all the folds!!!

And is what the very middle looks like. I haven't really decided on what to do here, so at the moment it's pretty plain. I guess it needs a message spot, but I don't wanna cover up the gorgeous paper, so... hence why it's still empty!!!

I'm looking forward to seeing your gorgeous folded cards this week, and I hope the rest of the Design Team have really inspired you, to try out maybe something new, or create a card that you love:-)

Stamps: Magnolia - Your so Special Tilda in the Garden, Chasing Butterflies May you Day be Special
Dies & Punches: Magnolia Doily Doo Hickey, Martha Stewart Punch around the page, Cherish, Spellbinder Nestablility Label 18
Fancy Stuff: Flowers, Lace, Ribbon, Half Pearls, Stickles, Liquid Pearls
Paper: Prima Romantic
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica Clear

Paper Play Time!!!

2011-09-15T18:00:00.000+10:00

Hi Everyone, I hope you are having a great day!!! So it's time for a new challenge at Paper Play and this week we are being sponsored by Whiff of Joy - how fabby is that??? the awesome prize is a stamp!! Anyway seen so Whiff of Joy are our Sponsors I have used a new princess stamp that I have recently received from my surprise secret stamp kit... Whoohoooo took forever to come, silly post people... but all good things come to those who wait I guess.... just a shame I had to wait soooooo long!!! So here it is, I hope you love it as much as me:-) hehehehehe Oh and the Challenge this week is Punches and Dies!!!

I've used a Whiff of Joy Die - Sweet Tags - and wow I love it, it's really cool!!! Anyway I hope you will come along and play I am looking forward to seeing what you all make:-)

Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Fall Stamp Kit - Princess for 1 Day

Dies: Whiff of Joy Sweet Tags, Spellbinder Label Die

Punches: Martha Stewart Doily Lace Boarder, and Butterfly

Paper: Prima

Fancy Stuff: Whiff of Joy Button Twine, Kaiser Craft and Wild Orchid Craft Flowers, Liquid Pearls, Half Pearls, Lace, Antique Linen Distress Ink

Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica Clear

Play Time is Such Hard Work!!!

2011-09-12T15:16:00.003+10:00

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Hi Everyone, the other day Kellie had on her blog a scrap page that she had done using a super cool sketch from Sketchy Thursday's - which is a scrapbooking challenge. Anyway I decided to have a go at it myself and this is what I came up with:

The sketch is at the bottom, but I'm so happy with how this double layout worked out:-) Ruby was about 4 months old in these pic's!! Pity the sound doesn't work with the pictures, because I clearly remember her squealing her little head off along with giggling so much it soon wore her out.... as you can see.... start off with play time.... and then she was super excited, and then Oh that's so much hard work, I'll think I'll have a rest now!!!! So cute:-) Here is a close up of the first page:

and then the second page, what do you think of my flowers?? I used a die from My Favourite Things... I know the sketch doesn't have flowers on it, but I had only 4 pic's and I wanted to use them all.... besides a sketch is what you make it right??? LOL

It was a great way to use up some of those thousand off cuts I seem to have, anyway I can't remember the names of all the papers, but I think there's some Basic Grey, Pink Paislee, Prima, Daisy D's and I don't know what else!!! Here is the super sketch I used, and I'm also entering in their challenge this week:-)

Thanks for looking at another one of my scrapbooking creations:-)

CANDY WINNER!!!!!!

2011-09-12T14:11:00.000+10:00

Good Afternoon Everyone!!!

Well I guess I have a very important Announcement to make??? hehehehe but before I get to that, I just want to say Thank you to every one who entered, and also who became a new follower of my blog:-) I hope you will find my blog interesting, and hopefully a little inspiring??? and I hope you will want to continue to follow me... Who knows there might be more candy coming... so Thank You again for following me, I am very grateful:-)

I popped the number's into Random Org. and this is what it came back with:

102

This lucky number belongs to: Natalie

Congratulations Natalie:-) Can you please send me an email with you snail mail address so I can pop your little lush candy in the post for you!!!!

Time to Get Sentimental

2011-09-11T17:00:00.000+10:00

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Hi Everyone...

This week at Sentimental Sunday's the theme is: Autumn... but where I am here in the land of Aus - it's just hit spring!! hahaha and so far it has been glorius with the sun and flowers... soon it will start to get a lot warmer, so I'm looking forward to that.

Anyway for my card this week, I've used Winter Marci from La La Land Crafts. I'm thinking that I will change her name, just for this week, to Autumn Marci... what do you think?? hahaha Anyway here she is, I hope you love her as much as me:-)

I've been looking at my Magnolia Ink Magazine, not that I can really put it down!!!! Anyway Zoe has done a great tutorial on Light Source, and that's what I have tried to do here, but I still think I'm missing the mark, it's a little beyond me I think!!!! Also in Zoe's tut, I loved the E Copic colours she used to colour her image, so I copied... but I did add some R20 to Marci's cheeky cheeks!!!

Some Challenges I would Love to Enter:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge - Vintage/Shabby Chic

Stamps: La La Land Crafts - Winter Marci, Magnolia Sentiment
Paper: Pink Paislee - Butterfly Garden
Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts and kaiser Craft Flowers, Prima Lace, Rose bud trim, Half Pearls, Stickles, Cheese Cloth, Antique Linen Distress Ink
Colour: Copic

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #113

2011-09-11T07:00:00.000+10:00

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Good Morning

This week, I have been able to create something for you to use for this weeks challenge at Magnolia Down Under... Yep its a SKETCH... Very cool:-) I must say though I didn't do the clever photoshop of this one, that goes to Denise but the design is mine!!! Here it is:

For my card I decided that I found make a bit of a fairy garden theme, so I have used, Beautiful Tilda from the Butterfly Dream Collection and I have also use the cute little Ink Caps from the Halloween and Autumn Collection back in 2008!!!! The paper is from Graphic 45, Once Upon a Springtime... it's totally perfect for Butterfly Tilda I think. Anyway here is my card, I hope you love it as much as me:-) LOL

I have used my favourite Atyou Spica Clear pen, to sparkle up the edges of Tilda's wings and I've also popped some on the ink caps and the butterfly above Tilda. I hope you can see it in my pic, below :-S

As always I can't wait to see what you guys and girls come up with, using my sketch!! I hope you all have as much fun with it as I did:-) Also please don't forget to leave some love on the DT creations, we love hearing what you think, because after all you are the ones who inspire us!!!

Some Challenges I would Love to Enter:

Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes
Southern Girls - Lots of Layers
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Anything Goes Challenge - Vintage/Shabby Chic

Stamps: Magnolia - Butterfly Collection - Beautiful Tilda, Halloween & Autumn - Ink Caps
Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's and a Scallop Nestie
Paper: Graphic 45, and Kraft card
Embellishments: Kaiser and Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, Make it Crafty, Chippy Corners, Charm, Whiff of Joy String, Half Pearls, White Paint, Liquid Pearls, Prima Lace
Colour: Copic

She Walks another Scrapbook page!!!

2011-09-09T10:06:00.003+10:00

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Last night I did another page for Ruby's album. I can't believe it's almost full... well there is about 5 more layouts to go, and then, I guess I better get some post expander's and some more album pages so I can keep going!! I'm loving scrapping at the moment. And I have found that it's so much quicker than making a card!!! hahahah which is funny, because I started card making because I thought it was easier than scrapbooking.... well I guess I'm not colouring any images because I have photo's!!!!! re: conversation I had with Kellie yesterday about scrapping!!!

Anyway this page is about Ruby walking. Yep she finally found her feet!!! I was hoping she would start walking before she turned 2, and she did!!! well about 3 weeks before hand....

For my page I've used some Basic Grey Paper, that I seem to have stacks and stacks off... eeck, and some white card. The big SHE is by Prima - very cool, and the WALKS are chippy that again I've had tucked away for like ever... it's by Basic Grey too. The chippy bird is from Stampin' Up the big brads are Kasier Craft and the rub-ons are also from Kasier Crafts. The Bingo Stamp is by Unity.

Kellie told me about a scrapbook sketch challenge... although this one doesn't fit, I might have a go at that over the weekend. Don't worry I still have some cards coming up, MDUC on Sunday and also Sentimental Sunday's..... so I haven't turned completely back into a scrapper (yet!!!!)

Thanks for looking:-)

Just a Few of My Favourite Things!!!

2011-09-02T14:26:00.000+10:00

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Howdy Everyone...

Today I was reading Kellie's blog about her favourite things, and I thought I would share some of mine with you too!!

First up here is a look at some of recent acquirement's (well for this week!!) hahahah my local scrap booking shop - Bev's Cross Crafts in Devonport is celebrating their 20th birthday - and they also had 20% off store wide - so there was me - SALE SALE SALE - oh JOY!!!! Anyway I had a blast and picked up a few new things...

So the new papers are from Prima - I love Prima Papers, they are so lush and gorgeous and so many different styles. This one is called Romantic... and yep it really is - I'm in love with it already!!

Next up is what I got in the mail.... its from Whiff of Joy and its Button Twine. I love this string, it doesn't have all those frayie bits on it, like other string (Stampin' Up stuff in particular) and it's also a lot finer so it goes through all buttons no problemo!!!! (grrrr the pic is terrible.... but it's lovely string!!)

So these little beauties are brand new this month from Kaiser Craft. I love Kaiser Craft beyond the page MDF stuff - it's just Way to cool!!!! Anyway I already have a desk caddy, and a 9 drawer caddy (which is just brilliant for my Tim Holtz Distress Inks. It fits all of the colours in it) and a Ribbon Holder.

These ones I'm not to sure what I'm going to use them for - but no doubt something cool!! I think I might wait a while before I transform them. So that they will match in with my craft room. Oh Yes I'm getting a Craft room. Our house plans are now officially completed (after a few hiccups - grrr) so hopefully things will now start to move along in that direction!!!! Oh now back to the caddy's here they are:

So there you go, just a few of my fav's - well products really!! Why not join in too, I would love to see what your favourites things are too:-)

Let's Get Krafty at Paper Play

2011-09-01T18:00:00.001+10:00

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Hi Everyone!!

It's time for a fabby new challenge over at Paper Play and this week's theme is to make your own flowers!! WOW there are so many options here, I thought... mmmmm cut them out with my cricut? or maybe use some Die's or maybe cut them free hand or maybe use some punches??? Well once I decided I went with a combination of Magnolia Doo Hickey's and Die-namics!!! Here is what I made:

Cute huh? I love this Kraftin Kimmie Stamp it kinda reminds me of me!!!! hahahah Anyway I hope that you will venture on over and check out what the Design Team have made for you this week, and as always I'm looking forward to seeing your hand made flower creations:-)

Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie
Paper: Basic Grey - Out of Print and Scrap Yellow, Kraft card
Embellies: Lace, Seam Binding, String, Charm, Pearls for the flower centers, Crystal Effects
Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's doily flower, Tag and swirl and Die-namics Rolled Roses
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica Clear

I've been Scrappin' again :-)

2011-08-31T13:26:00.001+10:00

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Hi Everyone

Just thought I would show you a couple of pages that I have done over the past few days. Actually last weekend!! Ruby found some old silk gerbera flowers in the bottom on the Linen cupboard, and decided that they were just toooo PRETTY to stay in there!! Anyway her new word is Pretty... it's so cute when she says it. And she usually says it when she see's a flower. Our garden at the moment has heaps of spring bulbs up so when she walks past "pretty" is what she says... tooo cute!

And here is the second page, she is still playing with the flowers, but just to be a little different I printed them in Black and White

Thanks for looking:-)

I'm a Guest at TOMIC Challenge #13 WHOOHOOOOOO

2011-08-29T20:39:00.002+10:00

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I'm so super excited!!!! This week I have been lucky to get to play along with the Official Magnolia Design Team at the TOMIC Challenge, yep that's right, I made Top 5 and was chosen to guest the other week!! I'm still gobsmacked about that!

This week at TOMIC the challenge is "Back to School with Metal" I guess there is a lot of excited kids around in the Northern Hemisphere getting ready to go back, or maybe if they are older... dreading. LOL!!

Here is my card, I have used Chess Tilda from the "Winner takes it All" collection. I think she is so cute and I have teamed her with a School Desk, from the "So Heavenly, Travel and School" Collection:-)

I'm so grateful to have been chosen, it really is a dream come true:-) Thank so much for taking the time to stop by and having a look at my card:-)

Here are some challenges I would love to enter into:

Totally Tilda - Tilda Back to School
Totally Papercrafts - Back to School
Totally Gorjuss - As you Like it
Mad 4 Markers - Create a Scene
Deep Ocean - Light Blue
Crafty Catz Challenge - Metal and Lace
Craft us Crazy - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Back to School

Stamps: Magnolia Chess Tilda - Winner Takes it All. School Desk, So Heavenly, Travel & School
Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's, Nestie, Die-namics rolled daisy
Paper: Kraft & Cream Card stock and Little Yellow Shoebox Paper
Fancy Bits: Kaiser Doily, Prima Pebble, Metal Charm and Clip, String, Half Pearls, Liquid Pearls, Stickles, Flowers from Magnolia and Wild Orchid Crafts, Lace, Seam Binding, Cheese Cloth, Dictionary Page, White Paint, Distress Ink, White Gel Pen & Machine Stitching
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica Clear

CANDY CANDY CANDY CANDY!!!!

2011-08-29T14:00:00.004+10:00

Hi Everyone!!

The sun is shining - but for how long? I'm a bit over this horrid weather and the rain and the wind... Come on Summer hurry up!! I want to see some sunshine!!!! and I think a bunch of other people feel the same way.....

So maybe this will help brighten up your days!!!

I have finally hit the 500 follower mark!!! Yay!!! so I thought I would offer all of my loyal and maybe new followers a little bit of candy to say thank you!!!! I love blogging and "meeting" new people who share the same interests as me!!

What's in it? Well... as I said before, it's only a little candy but it does have: Magnolia "Winner Takes it All" - Roller Skating Tilda - How cute is she? and Also a wee Magnolia Mini Tilda - Tilda with a Christmas Tag (I'm not sure but I think she is from Merry Little Christmas Collection) Mmmm what else - oh yes, some Rhinestone Bling and some lovely pearls from Kaiser Craft - My all time favourite Atyou Spica Pen in Clear - some Skinny Double Sided tape - because we all need that!! and some Bella Paper Lace Trim!!! COOL Huh?

To enter into my candy all you need to do is pop your name into the linky below, and I would love it if you could pop a picture of my candy in your sidebar on your blog to let everyone know I have some yumminess on offer.

If you are a follower already of mine - guess what - you can enter 2 times!!!! All you need to do on the second entry is link to an actual blog post instead of just your blog. If you are not a follower of mine already - I would love it if you decided to follow me!! Then you can have 2 chances of winning too!!!! How does that sound? Oh and of course my candy is open to anyone from all over the world!!!

My candy will end on the 12th September!!! GOOD LUCK

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #111

2011-08-28T07:00:00.025+10:00

Crikey!!! Tilda's got a bunch of flamin' Galah's....

Hahahahahah couldn't resist a bt of Aussie slang for my Magnolia Down Under Challenge card this week!! The theme is Texture... we wanna see some different and interesting things whacked on your cards/creations. For my texture I have used some Hesian or some people might called it burlap?? anyway the peice I had was old and a creamy yellow colour so I chopped a bit off and chucked it in a bucket with some Parisan Essence - you know the stuff that you make gravey with? anyway it stains the fabric... So here is my very Australian themed Textured card, I hope you love it as much as me:-)

So what a Galah?? It's an Australian Native Bird, and actually one of my favourites. They are a little bit like a parrot and come from the Cockatoo family. Galah's are a gorgeous Grey and Pink in colour. So for my Galah's I have used the cute little Tilda's Birds and coloured them so that they look a little like Galah's!! In the next picture I've given you a little bit of a close up and I've actually managed to capture some sparkles this week:-) heheheheh Yay for me:-)

I'm really looking forward to seeing what textures you girls and guys bring to your creations this week:-) It's just awesome begining able to see so much creativeness each and very week:-) I love being part of the Magnolia Down Under Family!! Also you certainly don't wanna miss out on seeing what the rest of the gorgeous Design Team ladies have made for you so go on head on over to the blog....

Here are some challenges I would love to enter my card into:

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Flowers

Moving Along with the Times - Birdy's

Totally Gorjuss - As you Like it

Basic Grey - Anything Goes

Craft us Crazy - Anything Goes

Stamps: Magnolia Bon Voyage Collection '10 - Australian Tilda, Easter Collection '09 Sign with Birds, Spring/Summer Collection '08 Tilda's Birds
Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's Sweet Rainbow Collection - Leaves, Butterfly Dreams Collection - Leaf & Grass & Heart Swirl.
Paper: Basic Grey - Out of Print and Kraft
Fancy Bits: Hesian stained with parisan essence, Wooden Button, String, Lace, Wild Orchid Craft Flowers, Kaiser Craft Flowers
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica - Clear (of course!!)