It’s Your Birthday

TE - It's Your B'day IL'13 (4)Hi bloggies!

Another quick post … things to do! I found this great sentiment stamp over at Taylored Expressions … and have been itching to use it for a while! I gave it to my f-i-l for his birthday!

TE - It's Your B'day IL'13 (1)TE - It's Your B'day IL'13 (3)Bright & funky! A great choice for a male card … but you could also dress this up to be more feminine too! This DP was from an old SU! card kit … it is actually a striped paper … I didn’t put the stripes together! I popped some “White Opal Liquid Pearls” onto the balloons that I had coloured with markers! It created an odd effect by drawing the ink into the liquid pearls! I think it looks quite effective!

Take care … have a nice day … Hugs xxx

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Papillion Potpourrie – Resist Embossing

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Papillion Potpourri AB12May13 (3)Hi bloggies!

Well … I have a stack of cards to share … just need to find the time to post them all! This is one of the Mother’s Day cards that I made back in May! This was for my mum. :)

Papillion Potpourri AB12May13 (1)Papillion Potpourri AB12May13 (4)The colours are really soft and feminine … and the centre panel is created using the ‘emboss resist’ technique. I forgot to do this on glossy card though … so it was a little tricky blending the sponged colour! (I did put ‘glossy white’ on my card recipe … so you wouldn’t make the same mistake.) I added some spritzing over the top. I have just re-discovered my spritzer and have used it a bit lately. (Can’t believe it is being retired from SU! in the coming catty!) Love Love the new butterfly punches … so easy to create something pretty really quickly! Also love these two colours together! Wisteria Wonder & Pool Party. I am celebrating that Pool Party is staying permanently! (I had bought 3 packs of the card … before I found out!) :D :wink:

Burrill Lake June 2013 with I&CIt is the June (Queen’s Birthday) long weekend and my twin sis (Christine) & hubby (Ian), Gav & I are away together at a very peaceful and relaxing holiday house right on the edge of Burrill Lake (Sth Coast NSW). It is soooo quiet here! But … it is soooo nice to get away from all the hustle and bustle of life. You can actually hear yourself think. :) I have done some reading … some facebook catch up … pinterest catch up … feedly catch up. We have watched a couple of movies, a LITTLE TV, the boys have played cards, Christine & I made up Skye’s 21st invitations (after I spent 4 1/2 hrs cutting all the ‘bits’ last Thursday). It has been lovely. So … we have one day to go … leaving around 4ish this afternoon for a 2 hr trip home. (Maybe 4 hours depending on the long weekend traffic from the South Coast to home!!!) There are a couple of pics on my facebook page if you would like to have a look!

Well … back to real life tomorrow! I need to start organising that 21st party … and plan for our trip to Vanuatu! (More later!) See you all again soon! Hugs xxx

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Hot Stuff!

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Meljen's Designs Hot Stuff - DD'13 (3)Hi bloggies!

Wow! I managed more than 1 post in a week! I don’t really have the time to be here … but just wanted to stop by and share another of my cards that are piling up for blogging! I am sure you all know what I mean! I am going to try and get Skye’s 21st invitations done today … so that means I have to be quick!!!

Meljen's Designs Hot Stuff - DD'13 (1)Remember I showed you a sheet of digi images that I had coloured a while back? Well … this is another of the cards using those images. Meljen's Designs Hot Stuff - DD'13 (4)I have used my Prismacolour pencils with a blending stump & gamsol (odourless mineral spirits) to colour these images. I must try and use more of my DSP … I am a pretty simple card maker … but when I do get the DSP out … I am always happy! It just adds an extra dimension. Well … off to have brekky & then I’ll get started on that big job I have to do. I just wanted to share one more card that I have been meaning to show you for a while. I love getting happy mail. This came from Lynda when she returned a stamp set she had borrowed from me! Isn’t it just the sweetest. I don’t know why I didn’t get some of this gorgeous DSP … but with the new SU! catty just around the corner … I think I will wait and see what is new! (Sad not being a demo anymore and getting a sneak peek … but I know Leonie has already ordered me a new catty … and I can’t wait to get my hands on it!!!)

Lynda S May13Have a great day!

PS: I changed my blog theme … the butterflies & bikini’s didn’t seem appropriate now that the weather has turned cooler!!! I had this one stored for a good day! Today is that good day!

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Fifth Avenue Floral sympathy

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Fifth Avenue Floral Bill'13 (4)Hi bloggies!

Life is hectic! I know I say that a lot … but it JUST IS!!! Am in planning mode for Skye’s 21st party on 5th July … and we have a trip to Vanuatu to visit Gav’s sister & her family – who are missionaries in Vila – also in July. I have so many things running through my head … I really need to sit and write some lists!!

Fifth Avenue Floral Bill'13 (1)Fifth Avenue Floral Bill'13 (3)This was a sympathy card that I found via Pinterest. Yes … my new ‘go-to’ for ideas … especially at the moment when I don’t have a single original idea in my head!!! This is a slight adaption of Donna Heber’s card. I just loved this one the instant I saw it … so I dusted off my Fifth Avenue Floral set … and this is the result!

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Fifth Avenue Floral Bill'13 (5)I thought I would show you a close up of the flower. Not my best colouring … but it is very pretty anyway! The details for colouring the rose are on my card recipe at the end of this post!

Well … I MUST start looking for ideas for Skye’s invitations … need to get them done & posted! Will be back as soon as I can!

PS … Sorry the pics are a little ‘blown away’!

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Today is our 30th Anniversary!

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30th Anniversary (4)Hi bloggies!

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I shared this photo … exactly 5 years ago. This is Brampton Island in Queensland … where Gav & I spent our 25th wedding anniversary. I know that I have some blog friends who have been with me for that long … and will remember! Yes … today is our 30th Wedding Anniversary. Gav & I went away again to celebrate (just as we do EVERY year) … to a lovely place … nice & quiet called Bowral. (Southern Highlands NSW) Not quite so flashy as Brampton … but PERFECT just the same. We spent a lot of time reminiscing & realising how very blessed we are. It has been an amazing 30 years! So … our hotel room was overlooking this …

30th Anniversary BowralHow picturesque! The weather was simply beautiful … and we had a lovely time wandering around Bowral, Moss Vale, Kangaroo Valley … and other places around the Southern Highlands. It really is pretty country … especially this time of the year when all the autumn colours are on full display! We ate out … had yummy breakfast buffets … and the dinner restaurant at the Hotel had the most scrumptious food! I was very spoilt!

30th Anniversary (2)30th Anniversary (5)So … I wanted something a little special for a card for Gavin. He always appreciates my ‘work’ … so I knew he would like this one! No stamping! I didn’t even realise until I had finished! I had pulled out the heart die as a starting point … and it evolved from there! The bow is the ‘Ridiculously Tiny Bow‘ that I found on the internet! I must buy some of the SU! Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets! It would make sticking these fragile die cuts much easier! :wink: 30th Anniversary (1)I was trying to capture the ‘sheen’ of this lovely card in a photo … I think you can ‘just’ see how pretty it is. I used some left-over card from Sheree & Murray’s wedding stationery! This is really quite a simple card … the only tricky bit was sticking the heart to the card.

I had a good giggle at the card that Gav gave to me …

30th Anniv from Gav (1)inside cardGav is a romantic … even though it doesn’t appear that way with the card he chose!!! Lastly I wanted to share the beautiful gift from our wonderful family. We are so blessed to have such amazing kids (+ hubbies & grand-daughter).

30 years (2)This picture is a “DEE KRAMER” creation! Wow! If you would like to see some wonderful photos (particularly of the Illawarra/Shellharbour region – where we live) … then you need to visit HERE! Sheree & Murray were given a gorgeous photo of Wollongong Harbour taken by Dee on the morning of their wedding as a wedding present from Ree’s class & parents. The Kramer’s daughter was in Sheree’s class last year … so it was a very special treat. I am keen to visit their studio  … which is only about 5 mins drive from here! We were very excited to receive this from the kids.

Anyway … enough of me … I am off to do some blurfing! (After all … it IS my 30th anniversary today!) :wink:

30 years (3)PS: Yes … I was a CHILD BRIDE!!!

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And baby makes 3! (3 boys … that is!)

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SU! Baby Steps - G&JI'13 (3)Hi bloggies

I haven’t been so well lately … just a cold that I can’t shake … and a couple of other nasties … but I thought I would quickly pop by and upload a card today. Not much in the mood for chatter … but … please don’t worry … I AM OK!!! :wink: Truly! :D

SU! Baby Steps - G&JI'13 (1)This was made for some special friends who have recently had baby boy no. 3! We are thrilled for them all! SU! Baby Steps - G&JI'13 (4)The elephants are embossed using Pool Party embossing powder.

We had a lovely time at our church conference over the weekend … and are looking forward to another weekend away this weekend for our 30th wedding anniversary! More later … when I feel a little less heady! :D

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Happy Graduation!

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Graduation MW'12 (4)Hi bloggies!

I think it is coming up to graduation season in the US … so I thought this might be a good time to share this card! Skye’s boyfriend graduated from his Arts Degree last December. He is now doing his Diploma in Education … and will become a History/English teacher when he is finished at the end of this year.  I wanted to acknowledge his achievement for his degree and made this card for him.

Graduation MW'12 (1)Yes … another CASE-d idea! But … I saw this and thought it was so clever! Graduation MW'12 (3)Thanks Jackie Topa for your wonderful inspiration! I chose blue for the gown … because this is the UOW (University of Wollongong) colours for graduation. The gold band represents the arts faculty. When I gave it to him …. he was very impressed!!! :D I wondered if any of my blog friends had a need for a quick graduation card … so using Jackie’s design I created a template to help you cut the various ‘bits’ for this card. I hope it is helpful. :)

Graduation MW'12 templateWell … not feeling great today (we have had bad cold germs floating around and around our family & I succumbed yesterday!) … so I will take off now before I pass it onto YOU!

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Bree’s 2nd Birthday Card

Meljen's Sweet Little Donkey - BA'13 (3)Hi bloggies!

Another busy week … but I did manage to find some time to stamp … AND to BLOG!!! I promised to show you Bree’s birthday card … her birthday was 21st April. I had so much fun doing this one … it just HAD to be PRETTY!

Meljen's Sweet Little Donkey - BA'13 (1)Meljen's Sweet Little Donkey - BA'13 (4)The cute donkey image is from Meljen’s Designs … and the sentiment is from Hannalie Desert Diva who has heaps of free sentiment downloads! Isn’t this just soooo adorable!? I coloured the donkey image using my prismacolour pencils, blending stumps & gamsol. The sketch was an oldie from My Favourite Things (#78). All the details are on my card recipe below. You can see I used my Versamark pen over the colouring … and added some Iridescent Ice embossing powder to add a really special sparkle. Truly … this looks fabulous IRL. Thanks for taking the time to stop by. I know I have been a bit absent lately … but I do always read my comments. Many thanks to those who have been kind enough to encourage me lately! :) You are who keep me blogging! xxxxx :)

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