Far TOO busy!

Hi again blog friends! Ha ha … I am not sure I should post this card. Although I love the stamp set and the colours … this card is FAR TOO BUSY! Simon Says Stamp – Beautiful Day Simon Says Stamp – Heart Mandala stencil Distress Oxides & Copic Markers Masking & Stamping, Stencilling I…

Stamping Bella Sweetie

Hi bloggies! This is one of my favourite stamps … and I always have fun creating with it. Hope you like the result. Stamping Bella – Tiny Townie Mermaid Stamp & die  Simon Says Stamp – Swirls and Dots stencil   Simon Says Stamp – Heart Smile die  Stampin’ Up! – Large Numbers framelits Glitter embossing…

Thrown together!

Hi blog friends! This card was literally thrown together. I had been playing around with adding distress Oxide ink to glitter embossing paste and had created a quick heart stencil background on black card as a practice sample. It was sitting on my desk. I also had some scallop card off-cuts from a previous card…

Magical Dragons

Hi bloggies! We had a happy but exhausting day at the Sydney Royal Easter Show yesterday. I worked out we hadn’t been since Sandy was 3 years old … that’s 16 years ago. This adventure involved a 1 1/2 hr drive to Sydney and then a bus to the show with all 16 of us…

Hang in there!

Hi bloggies! I made some cards recently to encourage some year 12 friends who began their final exams yesterday. It took a couple of nights in front of the TV to colour them all (12 in total) … but it was very therapeutic! 🙂 So … all the images are COPIC coloured and the backgrounds…

Happy Hedgehogs

Hi bloggies! Today I have a new purchase to share. It has been nice having a little spending money after selling most of my destash boxes … aNd … I can spend without feeling guilty. I couldn’t resist this adorable set. The main image was a combo of a few of the stamps and I masked off images as I…

Foiled Father’s Day card

Hi bloggies! I had some fun recently trying out some foiling with my laminator. I only bought a cheap laminator from Office works and was pleasantly surprised at how well it works. I have used the Stampin’ up! “Pattern Party Decorative Masks” – brick stencil with some Thermo Web Deco Foil Gel and randomly spread the gel over the stencil without…

Tiny Townies Mermaid

I have enjoyed a couple of Saturdays up at Robertson recently at Mel’s Camp Papercraft. Last month my sis came with me and we played with my Distress oxide Inks. She loved them so much she bought some of her own! My last post was the 1st of 3 Distress oxide backgrounds that we tried….. Today’s is the second ………

Happy Bee Day

Hi bloggies! Today’s card was a sweet project for my gorgeous little Peyton (grand-daughter) who turned 2 in June. She brings so much joy and sunshine to our lives! I had some fun with some sponged ink stencilling with this one. I created my own stencil with some circle dies … to look like bubbles. And … of course…