Hello …

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Festive Friday Challenge, SU! - Christmas Greetings, Verve - Joyful Blooms

Hi bloggies!

I have to get this done quickly … because I am leaving soon to visit Gav’s mum with Bree! But … the deadline for the Festive Friday Challenge #20 is 10am today! It is already after 8am … and Bree is arriving any minute … so this will be super quick! This is the photo Nicole gave us for inspiration this week! Make sure you check out the DT designs … they are fab!

So … here is today’s card …

Layering the flowers, leaves & ribbon looks a little tricky … but I used my S-A-M-J plastic square and stuck the leaves to the plastic using dotto. Then I worked the flowers into the leaves and used my 2-way glue pen to stick them to the leaves. The ribbon was added last using mini glue dots. Then I lifted the whole arrangement carefully pulling the dotto off the plastic sheet … and attached it to the card with some sticky strip!

The photos don’t really capture how pretty the embossing is. It looks a bit ‘flat & non-descript’ here … but it actually is just glossy & pretty! Well … Bree has just arrived … so I had better get the pics into this post … and have some Bruddles! She is now sitting on my lap while I am typing … playing with my Pandora bracelet &  watching Sesame Street!! Hopefully she will sit still for a few more minutes! C Ya Soon!

Bordering on Romance for DD#4

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Dynamic Duos Challenge, SU! - Bordering on Romance, Well Scripted

Hi bloggies!

Another busy but successful day! Mum & I went shopping and found exactly what we were looking for! We had lunch at the Coffee Club … our new fav hang-out!!!! And … I actually managed to ‘throw together’ a card this morning for the latest Dynamic Duos #4 Challenge!

This is the first inking for my new “Bordering on Romance” stamp set.Yes … you have seen it here before … but I was using Leonie’s set!!!I love that the DD girls are doing a monochromatic challenge on the 4th week of each month! I know my sis will really love this card … because it is all blue!!! All the details are on my recipe card! I have to run … still trying to get end of month invoicing finished! (Nearly there!) Have a great day!

A Swing Card

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Cindy Standal, Dawn Olchefske, Heather Summers, SU! - Elementary Elegance, Swing Card

Hi bloggies!

I can’t believe it is almost a week since I last posted! Gav & I had a lovely weekend away (3 days) for our anniversary. We were given a gift voucher from Jono’s sister & hubby for doing their wedding photos … so Gav paid for a 2nd night and we had a wonderful escape in Sydney. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful hubby … who thinks it is important for us to have a weekend away together (no kids) for our anniversary. He always takes the time out … and makes sure the bookings happen. What a great guy! It is also the last week of the month … so I am busy with invoicing etc … and work needed to take a priority … especially after having 3 days off!

Blue Hotel, Finger Wharf, Wooloomooloo, Sydney (Taj Hotel group)

So … I guess it is time for a card. I’m not sure if I will be able to do any stamping in the next couple of days … although I am keen to do the Dynamic Duos challenge again. But … at least I still have something from our stamping day at Leonies! This was a card we found on Kay Kalthoff’s blog “Stamping to Share”. It is actually not one of Kay’s cards … but was created by Cindy Standal.

This is called a swing card … and is kinda tricky to make the first time you do it. But … once you have done 1 and know what you are doing … then it is a breeze! I used Leonie’s ‘movers & shakers’ die for the Big Shot to create the heart! I am trying to figure a way to do it with my Scalloped Heart of Hearts Die (I’m sure there must be a way???) … but haven’t got around to trying it out yet! If you would like a tutorial for this type of card using the Movers & Shakers Heart Die … I have found a great video by Heather Summers –  StampwithHeather. Oh … I just noticed … I have included a link on my recipe … another tutorial by Dawn Olchefske … using the ornament die in the same way! (The recipe was prepared a while ago!!! )

Funny story about this one. I stayed at Leonie’s until after dinner … we were having so much fun. I arrived home after dark … when the dew had settled on the freshly mown lawn! This card dropped out of my bag and I ended up with some grass stains on it!!! Hence the tiny purple flowers!!! See you all again soon!

Festive Friday #19 – Product Challenge

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Festive Friday Challenge, Punches Three

Hi bloggies!

Nicole has set us a different challenge this week over at her Festive Friday Challenges … we have to use ‘Glitter or Glimmer’. The DT girls made some gorgeous creations … all using Glimmer Paper! So … I thought I would do something different and use some Iridescent Ice! (I can hear Lynda saying … yep! not surprised! Andrea is addicted to the stuff!!! )

If you are a long time blog fan … you will remember this card! It was my #11 card from my 25 Days of Christmas cards in December 2010. For today’s card … I have done a ‘new take’ on an ‘old design’ of mine! I have changed the design a little (extra layer) … and I have used Iridescent Ice instead of the combo Dazzling Diamonds / Heat & Stick powder! And … I have used a deeper colour as the base! Details for this technique can be found on my card recipe at the end of this post!

I think you can see in this photo how beautiful the glitter is in this photo? The II powder gives a more ‘opaley’ look to the sparkle … and it definitely seems to ‘set’ better! Yes … Lynda … you ARE right! I am addicted to this fab product. Again, it is a little hard to capture how gorgeous this is IRL!!! The Island Indigo base for the glitter is really striking!

Patrice invited me to add this to her 52 Card Pickup – Week 21 entries! Don’t forget to pop by and see what has been uploaded this week!

Please pop over to Nicole’s blog … to see what the DT girls have created. Lots of stunning ideas for Christmas! Off to the optometrist today. Since Gav sat on my multifocals about 12 mths ago … I have been managing with a cheap & minor Rx pair of readers for the computer … and a slightly stronger Rx pair for reading & cardmaking. It is driving me nuts having to take them on and off all the time! So … finally I feel we can afford them … and I am off to order some new multifocals! I don’t have to wear them for distance … but it is handy to be able to leave them on when it I need a little help with close work! See you all again soon!

Fresh Vintage Sympathy

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Allsorts Challenge, Dynamic Duos Challenge, SU! - Fresh Vintage, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Hi there bloggies!

Off to the park with Stace & Bree … then shopping & lunch! Sounds wonderful … doesn’t it!? In a hurry … so here is this week’s Dynamic Duos #3 Challenge. I did mean to emboss the black strip (the ‘dessert option’ of the challenge) … but totally forgot until after the ribbon and buttons were attached! Yes … it was a bit too late by then! Thankfully the ‘dessert option’ is optional … so I can still enter this in the challenge. I did add the buttons and bows to this card … so I could also enter it into the latest Allsorts Challenge #155 “Buttons & Bows”!

My stamping friend Leonie had a spare “Fresh Vintage” stamp set … and passed it onto me! Isn’t she a sweetie! I’m not sure if you can see the border stamping behind the ‘With Sympathy’ phrase? You can click to enlarge the photo here to see it a little better.  (Sorry about the photo quality! This was a hard card to photograph because of the contrast between the black and yellow colours! The buttons & bows are a sweet accent too! But … this is one of those cards that just don’t seem to show up well in a photo. The colours for this challenge are so beautiful together … and IRL … this is really lovely!

Well … I didn’t get this finished before our shopping trip! Bree had a lovely time at the “Park & Play” for Kids Fest. It was a beautiful day to be out in the sunshine! And … it was nice to wander around our new extended shopping centre with Stace for a while. Lunch was really yummy!

A pretty CASE!

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52 Card Pickup, Linda Keal, SU! - Fresh Vintage, Thoughts & Prayers

Hi my friends!

I am just quickly posting … before I do my bookwork! We had a fabulous time at our church camp on the weekend … but I have heaps to do to catch up! This is a sweet card I made at Leonie’s a few weeks ago!

This card is inspired by a creation of Linda of Olive Stamps … that Leonie showed me and I just HAD to do one for myself. I have hardly used my Designer Frames embossing folders so … it was fun to have a play. This was a super quick card with a really elegant result! Thanks for popping by!

I am adding this to Patrice’s 52 Card Pickup – Week 20 entries! Don’t forget to pop by and see what has been uploaded this week!

Skateboard!

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Allsorts Challenge, Cards for Men Challenge, Meljen's Designs - Real Cool, Saturated Canary - Skateboard

Hi Bloggies!

No … I am not on the DT! There doesn’t seem to be a badge for participating or for each challenge! I just wanted to highlight where it is! xx

I discovered a couple of new challenges this week. I knew that I had to make a male b’day card for my nephew … so with a lack of mojo … I turned to some ‘male’ challenges to help out! Mind you … both these challenges were pretty “general” … so I ended up having to think for myself … something I have been a little lazy with lately! The “Cards for Men” challenge blog is running challenge #10 called “Kicking Back”. Quite easy really … I mean “kicking back” could mean anything leisurely to a guy!!! The second challenge is from “Allsorts Challenge Blog” — challenge #154 – Card for a Man or Boy. So … I am entering this card in both challenges!

So … I pulled out my Prismacolor Pencils for this card. I hadn’t played with them in a little while … so it was nice to use them again! I chose the DSP first … then went with the DSP colours to colour in my skateboarder! I am guessing that skateboarding falls under the category of ‘Kicking Back’! Instead of highlighting and shading with a different colour … I just added more of the same colour to build it up. (except for the vanilla on the T Shirt). I thought this was a “really cool” image … Saturated Canary “Skateboard” DIGI image  … hence the “Real Cool” sentiment!

Well … have to fly … catch up to do!! I am away on a church camp for the weekend … so I won’t see you again until Monday (or so!). Hope you have a lovely weekend too! Hugs xxx

Would you like to see better detail? Click this photo to open enlargement!

Blog Candy WINNER!!!

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Blog Candy

Hi Bloggies!

Thanks for all the lovely responses to my Blog-aversary post! I am so thrilled to be able to share this milestone with you! It is time to draw my Blog Candy winner … and those who qualified (had all 3 requirements in their comments) are …

1. Lynda
2. Glo
3. Donna
4. Shandell
5. Helen (thanks for humouring me!)
6. Babe O’Mara
7. Monika
8. Nicki
9. Gabbi

Random.org Generator choice …

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4

Timestamp: 2012-05-17 00:45:51 UTC

Congratulations … Shandell!!!! Well done … you have won a gift pack of SU! goodies!! I just need your snail mail address so I can post the pack to you! So … please email me with your address and it will be in the post asap!

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