We're Moved

Well it's been awhile since I have been able to post so if your here reading this 'thanks for sticking round'. 

Lots happening with my parents and hopefully it will be really good news on Thursday. Keep us in your thoughts please. Mum has been on a medication for the last 5 weeks and we are seeing a pause in the pace of the Alzheimers. We know its not a cure but the rapid rate of decline has stopped temporarily and she has even picked up some of what appeared to be lost. The Neurologist sees us on Thursday, if he agrees then mum gets to stay on the medication. If he disagrees she can no longer access the medication and I just don't want to go there. 

Now onto my first card in ages. I'm hoping this isn't too late for the Simon Says 'Shaped Card' challenge. This was a Challenge to me okay. I have never done shape cards, don't have dies or patterns for shape cards. I pondered for a night or two then thought of the large stitched circle die. I folded the cardstock in half and attached the die shape will a little of the circle above the fold so I would have a hinge.

It was interesting as it took quite a few times through the Cuttlebug as my cardstock is 300gsm which is very thick x two. Ended up nearly cutting all the way thru, just ran the scissors around the edge to finalise the back part. So success one.

Then what to do with around card. First I die cut a beautiful rose and distress inked it but it didn't look right. So I decided to add a pale blue sky but wanted a white edge. I finally worked out how to die cut two circles so I had a round frame to protect the outer circle. Blended with Tumbled Glass distress ink - oooops forgot about the outer outer edge so had bits here and there with slight blue so might as well go round and do whole outer edge.

Looked ok but that rose still looked wrong, so looked through all my per-coloured what will I do with these bits and found my two fish.

I had originally coloured with Derwent pencils and baby oil but they looked a bit wishy washy so I finished off with Copics, better. Black ink pen around outline -better.

Yes thats it, added some dimensional foam tape. Needed some bubbles so added bubbles with white ink through a stencil.

Sentiment - well I had to add some humour here, was looking at whole pile of sentiments , passed over 'we're moved' went onto 'miss you' etc then thought of the humour behind a fishbowl 'we're moved'.

Well thats it, nice and simple as. Hope you enjoyed your visit.

Simon Says Challenge - Get into Shape

circle card

Crafty Cardmakers and more.....#143 Water

fishtank

Hello, sunshine

I couldn't resist I had to enter this one too.  I love it. Its only a little stamp so further down I have attached a close up of the stamped image.

This was one of half a dozen stamps that arrived last week and being furry related I had to colour a few. This one is called Felicia and Sparky but Elysha decided he was called Sunshine so sunshine it is. These stamps come as just the rubber but I just use reposition tape to attached to with the Misty or an acrylic block. They are from a company called Eat Cake Graphics and if I could afford it I would go mad purchasing there are so many cuties.

Anyway todays card is using 'Felicia and Sparky' coloured with copics. Did the ground with lots and lots of grey dots. Stamped the sentiment 'Hello, Sunshine' and felt that said it all.

With the close up here can see little bits of outside the lines but hey thats the way it goes and it certainly doesn't show up just to look at the card.

Hope you enjoyed your visit,

see you when the mud cracks.

Will enter this in the Simon says Challenge Furry Friends

Creative Corner Challenges: Summer fun

I reckon laying outside playing with a Puppy has got to be a Summer fun activity.

It'll be all right.

I decided to go in the furry challenge going on at Simon Says Blog. Of course then I had to make up my mind which image to use. This one is one of Mo's Digital Pencil images. I just love the dog.

Close up so you can see his eyes. If your a dog lover you will see what I'm talking about. If not then just ignore my waffle.

I coloured with copics, then cut out the layer with the new die I got, this one punches lots of little holes so guess who has dots everywhere.

 Attached to a purple card base. Stamped my sentiment and ooooops, yes I used Miss Misty but its crooked. Lets blame my cold, hey.

To save the card I restamped on the purple card stock, used a label die to cut out the sentiment. Attached it directly to the card, over the crooked sentiment and attached a couple of wee little gems to finish it off.

I hope you enjoy looking at this card as much as I have. I just think its so cute.

Simon Says Furry Friends

Digitally 'Sweet Challenge -#140 anything Goes

Sister Act Car Challenge :#114 Anything Goes

I decided to enter this is the Addicted to Stamps and More!: Challenge #152 - Make your Mark

used markers/copics for colouring so assume thats what it means :)

Of course I have a couple more cards, you know how it is. Colour one then another then another, then decide which to use. Ended up making cards for all. Will post another later so as I love to say

See you when the mud cracks and enjoy your visit.

Happy Birthday to You

I love this girls dress. Once upon a time I could wear dresses like this - I think I was about 12 years old lol. As you can see another Stamping Bella stamp.  Still more to go but this is the last for now in this batch.

I love this stamp - its just so soft and pretty so I coloured her all soft and pretty. Copics again. Stayed with that beautiful pink and mint green look. Finished her off with some Wink of Stella here and there on her and the cake.

Finished of with three little gems in her hair and stamped sentiment in grey rather than black to go with the card. Just felt black would be too harsh, anyway the grey worked. Had to pick a separate sentiment as the one that came with her was just too big for the design I settled on for the card.

Did the same as I did for the last card and used a piece of patterned paper to cover the front of the card. Added a wee bit of glitter by running the glitter ribbon down one side then attached the image slightly lifted with dimensional foam.

I thick I will enter this in  Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 381 - Ladies Only

Papertake Weekly Challenge : Anything Goes

Seize The Birthday: Red, White and Blue

I know the Topping option was red, white and blue but well it looked so pretty so entered her anyway.

Okay thats it for today, I hope you enjoy your visit and

'see you when the mud cracks'

Coffee and Friends a Perfect Blend

I love love love coffee. BUT I have never wanted to do a card with a coffee cup or tea cup or mug or anything related UNTIL I saw this stamps from StampinBella. Isn't it the cutest and so easy to colour.

More copic colouring with a touch of Wink of stella here and there. I decided not to colour the mug in but just add shadow. Little bit of grey copics for the steam and shadows on he ground. A couple of luminous sequins. The background is patterned paper from a 6x 6 pad and has a wonderful gloss to it. Just to add a little contrast I added an orange layer to the coloured in layer and then added a bit of dimensional foam for a bit of height.

And then yes I did my famous add the sentiment once the card is finished using Miss Misti and a perfect touch down first go.

Would like to enter this in the Simon Says Monday Challenge : tea or coffee

Penny's Paper-Crafty Blog Penny's Challenge 235 Anything Goes

Just as an extra thought here : I seem to spend a lot of time looking for challenges and trying to remember where I saw a challenge or what is was etc. Until I get myself working on regular lists I have found a brilliant blog that lists all challenges it knows of my Day, Fortnightly' Monthly etc and tells you what the current challenge is etc. Brilliant find ; Heres the link for your information 

Challenges for Days

Always be your beautiful selfie

I am slowly recovering but it sure is slow. Colour in one day, another day to make the cards, and another day to post. In between lots of coughing, nose blowing  (yes I knew eeeeewww too much info), migraine or two and lots of nanny naps. 

So I got some new stamps that have been waiting (not too long mind you) to be inked up and coloured. This first is a couple of sweeties on the beach taking a selfie. Bought it simply cause so many of our girls will totally relate to it. I'm sure it will be popular. The stamp really doesn't need an introduction, obviously its a StampinBella. 

Coloured in with copics, a wee bit of Wink of Stella here or there. The panel I cut slightly smaller than the card front. I wanted to put a piece of patterned card stock behind but didn't want to waste covering the whole panel so I just cut a thin strip for each side and stuck on the card then added the coloured in panel. Of course I stamped my sentiment with Miss Misti - ahh placed just perfectly (for me!!) and no need to even re-ink. Finished off with a little mock silver shell.

Thought I would enter this in  Creative Inspirations : Challenge 321 Girls

The Paper Shelter Challenge #211 Holiday Times

Top Tip Tuesday: Summer Fun Challenge

Forgot to mention my tip in the link but it was to use less paper just cut thin strips to go each side and give the illusion of another sheet of paper under the top layer.

Make A Wish

If I could have a wish come true it would be that as soon as I received something I ordered I used it so I didn't have a mountain of stamps still waiting to be used. That is so sad, each time I order anything I look, I look to see what others are doing, I ponder about how many cards I could get out of this one stamp etc then I order. BUT then I get distracted....mmmmm while Im here I'll also get that and that and that just to make sure the postage to Australia isn't higher than the price of the stamp, you understand.

Then of course everyone has releases around the same time so of course multiple orders going out on the wire here - there - there - ohhh dear time to stop ordering and let them all arrive. Which of course they all do within a week or so of the other and bang already the wee little basket is replaced with a bucket to be replaced with a roll away rectangular container to be buried under the mountain. DARNELL it must be nearly time again for a NBUS challenge, maybe with no limits on entries along as each entry is totally new schtuff???????

Ohhh who am I to complain I love NEW STUFF.

Anyway onto todays post

Isn't this beautiful. This is the stamp that arrived yesterday from Simon Says Blog hop win. The stamp is a Hero Arts 'Flower Medley' Background. As soon as I saw it I had to have a go. The top picture looks a bit spready at the bottom  as though collapsing but its not so just must be the angle of the dangle.

Stamped with Versamark ink then white embossed on Tim Holtz Watercolour cardstock. Looked to see what others had done with it and found that its so NEW that there was very little to look at at all. Must admit white embossed on white can make it hard to see what your doing so I kept looking at the wee sticker on the back on the package that have a grey and white image to work from. I did a very very pale was of different colours picking out each type of flower and staying the same for it. At first I did orange roses, yellow little daisies, blue bell flowers, fuchsia ultra little flowers and green formal leaves.

Then played around, added more water and daubed with towel to remove excess water and colour, changed colours and generally played around till I was happy. the leaves dominate so I came in with a couple of different greens and yellow and teal to add some contrast.

Finished off with a bit of sparkle from gems here and there and just added straight to the card base. Card cut down slightly so it was the same size. Was going to leave with no sentiment then thought of the Penny Back 'Make A Wish' Die and thought this looks like a card you would go to to make a wish and cut two, one in black and one in grey to stick behind the black. Attached to the card.

Now have another 2 panels stamped, embossed and ready to play, just have to decide what I want to do next.

But for now I'm going to add this to Virginia's View Challenge - Stamping #16

Also adding to Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - Stamp or Digi on your project

Get Creative Challenge : #18 Must Use Flowers

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #151 - Anything Goes

Thanks for coming to visit and as I love to say ' See you when the mud cracks'.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Yes I know, I sound like I'm getting better, don't I????

Just wanted to share two wins from last week........Nooooooo I didn't win any Challenges but I did win a spot in an online class and a parcel came today from a blog hop win.

First let me thank Simon Says who had a BlogHop that I participated in and I won a nice little package. Nothing beats opening a parcel and not knowing whats inside.

I included both photos so you can see what was included clearly. I got a new background stamp from Hero Art (ohhh still my heart). I am going to stamp this soon cause it looks so good. May end up being my all time favourite.
The grey and white item is thin grey chipboard with the pattern like embossed white -cool oooh. Grey sequins, chalkboard tags, journal cards white ribbon, white ribbon flowers, wood 'always' red lace washi tape. I couldn't thank Simon Says enough, so nice.

I don't normally win things though I enter everything down to which fly will get zapped last on a hot day round the barbie. I love to enter cause you never never know then to win twice in one week, well thats like winning lotto, well nearly.

The other prize is the  Online Copics Class - been too sick to start yet but, went and had a sticky now its just give me a minute - actually it will be great when I go back to mum and dads to have something to do at night. This prize was one of the prizes that was offered by The Daily Marker - 30 Day Coloring Challenge. I think I got Kathy to understand how much I appreciated it without her loosing the hearing in either ear.

So for all of you who thought my last post was it for today, I apologise but as the postie pulled up and came up the drive with a little parcel my heart went a fluttering and I felt you would want to share.

Catch you when the mud cracks

Peony Panel Celebrate card

Have you ever made a card, then thought mmmmmm I know I saw something like this before. Well I think this is called subliminal memory. After I finished colouring in 5 panels cause I never do anything by halves I finally got to the yellow and grey and thought I would enter the colour challenge with white/yellow and grey. Grey leaves, darker grey panel under the peony panel. 

Added with foam tape to add height.

Too small for my card front. Looked through my die cuts -too thick, too dominating came to the one I used and outline leaves, debated and stayed with the daisy outline diecut.

Stamped on the 'Celebrate' sentiment that I felt was just perfect.

Took photos then started thinking I've seen this before. Went looking and BINGO

Tasnim Cards and Bookmarks 2012

I have always loved Tasnim's style  and glad to see I could remember it so well 3 years after the fact.

Needless to say I will not be entering this in anything other than sharing with followers.

First post since being off feeling totally crap. Still not allowed near my parents and grounded with no one wanting to share hugs, eat from the same spoon or sip from the same cup. Picky bunch..... but have to say this is the first time I have felt like doing anything at all and after making the cards (will share the others another time - different colours), taking photos and doing this post I need to have a nanny nap.

I hope you enjoy the card anyway, it really is pretty and is a little different and I like to think my style as well.

Thanks for coming by to visit.

Quick Catch up

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for leaving such wonderful comments on my posts. Being new to blogging I am note sure if I am meant to respond to comments. Also how to find people, sometimes I have tried to send a comment and realise I am just replying on my own blog -does that go to them as well?

Anyhooo I appear to have been knocked for six again as I think I got moving too soon. Down at my parents in Canberra and it is decidedly colder than Sydney. I am starting to really struggle to get just the basics done for them so have not even looked at my crafting supplies (and you have no idea or probably do being like myself) that filled most of the car.

You know the things we just can't be without, I am so going to have to learn how to pack less especially as I had to put my daughter and grandson in the trailer behind the car so I could fit all my stuff and protect it from the weather-

Yeah yeah you know I'm joking, right! They were covered over in trailer.  Actually I told them to get in the boot and they just laughed at me and got in the car. Should have taken a photo, they looked very nice and compact.

Anyway I have run out of energy, my body is aching again so I'll go to be and cross my fingers all will be okay for the next two days before I head home for the weekend. Sorry theres no card but thought I would share the latest photos of my grandson  - this first is his first impression of pear puree.

and this one is of him in his new beanie given to him at his Christening two weeks ago.

Isn't he beautiful. I have three grandsons with the most beautiful eyes, 2 with blue and one with brown.

Then we have his beautiful sister

who has the most beautiful brown eyes. And another granddaughter with beautiful blue eyes. what a mix.

if you stayed for the full post thanks for taking the time and next time you visit it will be to a card but maybe in a day or two.

Take care all and see you when the mud cracks.