Bailey has a baby

Hi blog friends I don’t think I need to tell you how much I adore the Stamping Bella range of stamps. If I could … I would have them all. And … no matter what I buy … there is always something else I would love to get! Does anyone else have that problem? Anyway…

Christmas Eve!

Hi bloggies! Well … it is Christmas Eve … and I have the 2 kidlets for the day. And … tonight all of our 5 kids + 3 hubbies + 2 grandkids are sleeping over. We have a lovely dinner planned for tonight – marinated prawns, damper & dip and lots of other handmade goodies!…

2014 Christmas Cards … no. 15

Hello bloggies! So … it is Christmas Eve Eve! Are you all ready for Christmas? I have to finish today … because tomorrow I have the kiddies … and I never get anything much done when the two little monkeys are here. It is much more fun to play! 😀 I actually made more cards…

2014 Christmas Cards … no. 14

Hi again! I am feeing a little better … all my Christmas shopping is done … my baking is happening … I have managed to get a couple of early nights (well … a little earlier than usual!) … and it is only 2 days to go! You were right, Reva! It did happen! (I…

2014 Christmas Cards … no. 13

Hi again! Another busy day … not sure if we will get to everything … Church Christmas Breakfast in the Park + House Warming Party + Carols in the Domain (Sydney – 5 hr return train trip + 2 1/2 hrs concert + 6 hour wait to get a spot!) … or if we feel…

2014 Christmas Cards … no. 12

Hello! Keep smiling … keep plodding on towards Christmas. That’s all I can do at the moment! A new stamp set I just couldn’t resist this Christmas. Only made 1 card (4) with it. I had better use it again next year! 😉 Isn’t the gold satin ribbon pretty? The flags are coloured with Prismacolour…

2014 Christmas Cards … no. 11

Hi bloggies! Another week has passed! Sorry … Sorry … Sorry! Remind me that having 2 weeks holidays only 4 weeks before Christmas is not as fantastic an idea as I thought it was! I came back feeling like I was soooo behind the 8 ball. 😯 And … I have been playing catch up…

2014 Christmas Cards … no.10

Hello Blog Friends Phew this week has been full on! We have been out 4 nights in a row – Mon: Farewell dinner for our retiring principal  , Tue: School Christmas Celebration, Wed: Landowners (for our land development) Christmas Dinner, Tonight: Sandy’s Year 10 Celebration. And … then on Saturday it is Gav’s birthday. Oh…

2014 Christmas Cards … no. 9

Hi bloggies! I am back from holidays … back to the real world … with a “TO DO” list the length of my arm. Hopefully I can pop a few more cards up before Christmas. Fingers crossed! I will also have to post a few pictures of Sandy’s time in Fiji and of our holiday!…

2014 Christmas Cards … no. 8

Hi there bloggies! How are your preparations for Christmas going? Thankfully, I managed to get most of my Christmas shopping done before our holiday. Sheree & I spent the whole day shopping recently and it was one of those “on a roll” days! Everything seemed so easy. We had ideas … we found them! Or…

2014 Christmas Cards … no. 7

Hi again bloggies! Are you enjoying my Christmas creations? I hope so! I have another pretty one for you today! I have to thank Debbie Speijers (Q’ld) for the inspiration for this card … but then I realised that … Debbie has CASED this from Kirsty Brown! So I am off to google Kirsty and…

2014 Christmas Cards … no. 5

Hi bloggies! Today’s card is my VERY FIRST attempt at colouring with Copics!!! I was kinda tickled with the result! I have mentioned before that I generally make 4 of each design over Christmas … well today’s card was a “one off”. I received my Copics in the mail the day I made this one…