A Happy Scramper

SU! Sweet Slumber Layout

Hey there....how is your Monday going so far?

For me it's a home day....which I'm  r e a l l y  looking forward to:-))

I've got a SU! Workshop this Wednesday.....it's a Scrapbooking one this time - playing with some of SU!s gorgeous new PP's....I couldn't wait to play with the fab textured papers "Sweet Slumber" so did a layout about our recent Wedding Anniversary weekend away....

 

These papers are great to work with and I've had fun with the coordinating colours of Ruby Red/So Saffron and Baja Breeze with the Always Stamp Set. The alpha is SU!'s Defining Alphabet and my journalling is on a hidden tag that you pull out with the tab from the Tab Punch on the top. Life Definitions is also a great set that I love to use on my layouts.

I'm off to make a hostess set and have some more scrapbooking fun. Thanks for visiting.

Fun for Friday:-)

 

Hey there...how are you today?

Hope everything is well in your world. Being on holidays you'd think I'd have more creative time huh????....but nope not the case in this first week. Not complaining though as I've had wonderful time with my family and that's something to make the most of when you can.

I do have another shabby kinda card to share from last weekend though.....

  

Papers are Kaisercraft, chip flowers are SU!'s Batch of Blooms - I've painted them with MM paint and then covered them with Dazzling Diamonds. Also used the SU! Eyelet Border punch on some REALLY OLD text paper LOL. Shabbied up the edges with the Heidi distressing tool and inked them with some Tim Holtz distress inks and there you have it.

I'm busily putting together a SU! alpha set at the moment and will then be scrapping a couple of layouts for an upcoming workshop this week.....so I'll be back to show you what I get up to soon.

Have a great start to your weekend.

Good-Bye June!

Wow another month bites the dust....amazing!

Thought I'd pop in and share a few bits and pieces to end the month and welcome in July.

First of all...very excited to see this.....2 weeks in a row....woohoo:-)))

Also here are a couple of cards published in the latest Australian Card Making, Stamping and Papercraft Mag.....

  

 

 

These are a couple of cards I created in my DT position for Scrap Pile ....way back in January when I first started my 6 months DT possie....can't believe that time has now come to an end. I've had heaps of fun designing for the lovely ladies who frequent the Scrap Pile forum....they have all been so encouraging and friendly...thank you girls:-))

Here in QLD we are now enjoying 2 weeks school holidays and it has so far been just wonderful slowing down and relaxing.....DH and I spent the weekend  here and it was just WONDERFUL....

 .....can't wait to do it again next anniversary:-))

Okay, time to run....be back in a day or so....thanks for visiting!

Card Patterns Sketch 20

Hey there....hope you've had a lovely day.

I have! Went shopping with my DD and we both picked up some lovely things....a bit of retail therapy works wonders doesn't it:-)

Another Card Patterns card to show you tonight.....I am loving their sketches. Here's the sketch and my card...

 

 

The PP's are Rouge deGarance Sweet Dreams and the cardstock is SU! The Swirl is an Inque Boutique Stamp and the corner pieces were cut with Cuttlebug Dies. The ribbon (which matches quite nicely IRL) I received in a swap so can't identify the brand unfortunately.

Hope you have a lovely Thursday. I'll be back again soon to show you that other Shabby Chic card I had fun with.

Bye for now....

Shabby Chic

Hey there...how are you today?

I have a card to show you today that I REALLY enjoyed making...just one of those times when I felt it all worked. Probably because I gained a lot of inspiration from this gorgeous girl whose work always amazes and encourages me:-)

 

I just love Shabby Chic.....so feminine, pretty and delicate.  The spotted PP is Kaiser, the rose bud and darker red PP's from Melissa Francis, leaf from Prima and chippy flower from SU!'s On Board Batch of Blooms. I enjoyed making this card so much I started another one the next night so I'll be back to show you that in a day or two.

Happy Wednesday folks and thanks for visiting:-)))

Oooohhhh....look at this....so excited to have been chosen as one of the top 5 for this week:-)))....and check out the winning card....oh my gosh....it is STUNNING!

Cardmaking for any Occasion

....is the latest mag out for Australian Cardmaking, Stamping and Papercraft.....

and I'm lucky enough to have 4 cards in this issue:-))

Here's two of them....

 

....love this SU! Big On Spring set.

So, have you got plans for the weekend? I'm off to a Cancer Fundraising morning tea today and then we have BIL and SIL coming for lunch tomorrow.....should be a lovely weekend I think:-)

Hope yours is too. Thanks for visiting to see what I've been up to.

Card Patterns Card

Hey there....hope you've had a lovely weekend.

I've had a lovely play this afternoon with the gorgeous Bella Vintage Beauty range including pp's and journalling cards. I chose them in my Scrap pile DT kit this month and they are so beautiful to work with...yum, yum, yummmmmmm!

This card came together easily using the Card Patterns sketch  for this week.....

 

 

 

I'll see you again in a day or two:-)

Prima-Mommy and Me Range

Hey there...how are you today?

I've had a very full on week with work so not as much creative time unfortunately. I hope to enjoy some tonight though...yippee!

I've got a couple of cards from last weekend to show you though....using the oh-so-cute Prima Mommy and Me range.....I chose the PP's and Rub-Ons in my DT pack from Scrap Pile this month and they are so much fun:-)

 

I designed this card using a Page Maps sketch.....it came together so easily that way:)

The next one was just a play with the different rub-ons to make a cute little scene...

 

I hope you're enjoying your weekend whatever you're up to.

I'll be back again in a couple of days...thanks for visiting:-)

Card Patterns sketch

Long weekends are the best aren't they:-))))

Hope you're having a great start to the week whatever you're up to. I've had some wonderful creative time this weekend and have made a few happy cards. One to show you today is for the Card Patterns Sketch challenge....I find that I love sketch challenges much more than colour challenges....a sketch to me is so much easier to bounce off and the creativity flows whereas a colour challenge can have me stumped for ages.

Anyway here's my card.....

 

Lots of Basic Grey here -  Bittersweet PP and Porcelain Chipboard Oval Frame; Maya Road Office Sheer; Making Memories Glittered Heart; SU! Regal Rose Ribbon and Orchid Dew Drops. This was so much fun to put together:-))

I'll be back again soon to share another card.....thanks for visiting and for your lovely comments.

A card and some tag fun...

Hey there....how are you today?

Here in SEQ we are enjoying a long weekend and it was off to a FAB start with a trip into Bris for the Papercraft Convention today....it was awesome...loved it...had some great shopping fun:-))

Before I show you a new card I saw this cute tag on Jolene's blog and thought I'd give it a go......

Q1. What are 8 things you look forward to.... 

1. The next school holidays

2. Getting a new library

3. Spending a week in Ballina at Christmas

4. Our 17th Wedding Anniversary weekend away

5. Retirement

6. My evening cuppa and treat

7. Sleep-ins on the weekend

8. Friday nights

Q2. What were 8 things you did yesterday....

1. Went to work

2. Ate fish and chips for dinner

3. Taught year 4's how to send emails

4. Found St Stephen's Library

5. Folded washing

6. Blog hopped

7. Went to bed early

8. Started the fire

Q3. What are 8 things you wish you could do.....

1. Buy a Silhouette

2. Travel throughout Europe

3. Live by the beach

4. Work 3 days/week

5. Employ a chef

6. Get my son to keep his room tidy

7. Buy a Winnebago

8. Find a cure for Cancer

Name 8 things or shows you've watched lately....

1. Bits of "Twilight" tonight

2. Bits of "27 Dresses" tonight

3. Hundreds of women scrap shopping today

4. Trains coming in and out of South Brisbane Station

5. Lots of red brake lights on the Motorway yesterday afternoon

6. Misty running through the house like a mad thing

7. B reading the Saturday paper

8. Glimmer Mist demos at the Convention today

......and now for a card..........

 

Background stamped with SU!'s Friendly Words Jumbo wheel (thanks Hel), Swirl stamp is Hero Arts; birdie rub-on is Basic Grey (thanks Leone), Artisan stamped shape is from SU!'s Frames With A Flourish and Kaiser bling.

Thanks for popping in to see me today....see you in a day or so:0)

Bev's Blog Candy

Bev is one very generous lady....look what she's giving away now.....

 

Some major floral yumminess there for sure:-)) If you'd like your chance to win check out Bev's blog.

xL 

Scrap Pile Card

Hey there...how is your Wednesday going?

Just popping in to quickly share the card I put up at Scrap Pile today. Played with some totally different papers today...not the sort of thing I'm normally drawn to but with a few "boy" birthdays coming up I thought these bright birthday papers would do the trick.....here's my card.

  

The papers are Bo Bunny It's My Party line.

Pretty hectic around here at the moment with lots of school stuff keeping me busy....cutting drastically into my creative time unfortunately. Looking forward to more creative time on the weekend I hope.

See you then...

Rock-a-Bye Girl

 

Hey there...how are you today?

I've been having fun with a SU! Simply Scrappin' Kit....Rock-a-Bye Girl.....oh my it is gorgeous. The colours Regal Rose/Pink Pirouette/Bashful Blue and Kiwi Kiss go together so beautifully and the die cut stickers that come with it are adorable. I've created this layout for a friend who has just had her new baby girl....the idea was we were all getting together tomorrow (pregnant Mum included) to scrap pages for babies first year. We were allowing plenty of time cause she wasn't due til July :-) Funny thing is...she delivered on Wednesday, 6 weeks early....OMG!!!

So we will still get together....minus now-no-longer-pregnant-friend.....and scrap the pages and present the album to her in a month or so when bubby gets out of hospital. Here is my page for the album...

 

Love the Big Deal Alpha for layouts and the onboard Batch of Blooms items are fab too:0)) The only thing not SU! is the Kaisercraft Rhinestones.

Thanks for popping in to see what I've been up to...and thanks for your lovely comments.

I'll be back to share a card in a day or so. Enjoy the rest of the weekend:-)

CPS Sketch #117 x 2

Hey there...how are you today? I hope you've had a great Tuesday.

I've had a chance to play with the latest CPS Sketch......# 117 over the last 2 nights and have made 2 cards...they're pretty simple but I had fun....that's the main thing huh:0)

The first, I was determined to use SU! Bold Brights....I just never do....so here goes....

 

Colours are Tempting Turquoise (a Bold Bright I do love), Green Galore, Yoyo Yellow and Pretty in Pink (not a BB but I had no Pixie Pink left). Sentiment is Inque Boutique's Say It Again Set and the motif from SU!'s Polka Dot Punches Set inked up with markers direct to the rubber.

The next card for a gorgeous baby girl......

 

Love the DCWV Nanna's Nursery Papers - from Big W....and what a bargain they are too:0)....aren't they scrumdiddlyumptious??!! SU! circle and scallop punches and Creative Imaginations paper lace trim.

I'm so glad you dropped in today to see what I've been up to.....leave me a comment if you can....I love to hear from my visitors.

Be back to share again in a day or so....see you then:-))

Dawn McVey's Colour Challenge

Hey there...hope you're having a GREAT Monday.

I had a play last night with my new Spellbinders Impressabilities...the butterfly one and came up with this card using Dawn's Colour Challenge for this week. It's the first time I've played along....and my colours don't perfectly match Dawn's but it's a start....

here's the colours....

...it's the Raspberry I couldn't really match up well.....but here 'tis....

 

....the Impressability I love...what a cool little gadget...I inked it first with SU! Old Olive and then ran it through my Cuttlebug so it embossed with colour in the indentations....if that makes sense:0))

The pink is SU! Rose Red and the ribbon SU! Certainly Celery. It was a fun card to make and I have a friend having a birthday early next month who will most likely receive this card;-)

Okay, off to get dinner. Thanks for popping in and hope you can join me again in a day or two for more sharing.

Bye.....

Sketch This card...

Hey there ....how's your Sunday going?

It's raining on and off here...still....pretty much determined by whether I put washing out on the line or not. I have a couple of cards to share....one using the current sketch up at Sketch This...what a cool site...you can use the same sketch for a layout or card and the design team are FAB - so much inspiration. 

 

 

Pretty much Basic Grey Porcelain range used here with a Maya Road Office Sheer and a few Beutron Buttons and cotton.

....and another card I've played with this weekend....totally inspired by Dawn McVey ....

 

The swirl stamp is Hero Arts, Dot background from SU!, Regal Rose and Very Vanilla Card and Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon with a Making Memories felt flower tied with string.

Thanks for popping in to see what I've been up to....and thanks for your lovely comments....I'm so enjoying hearing from more of you these days.....it's one of the reasons I love to blog

Brand New....

Hey there...how are you today?

It's nearly Friday so that's a good feeling huh:-)))

I have a layout to share tonight....it seems to have taken me forever to finish this LO and I don't know why...it's a scraplift and only the smaller size so should've been easy peasy but nope, I was in slow mode on this one. Must've been the oh-so-cute photo of my baby boy with his squishy chubby little arms that kept distracting me from the process;-) What do you think??? Am I right or am I right???:0)

 

So if it looks familiar it's because it's a lift of the cover of Creating Keepsakes Mag (April '09). Loved the layout and when I realised the flowers were made from lace paper which I'd recently purchased I just HAD to do it...had to!!

Okay, time to get serious about some dinner prep, so thanks for popping in and seeing what I've been up to. I'll be back with a card or two over the weekend...see you then:-)

Bittersweet Wedding Card

Hey there...how are you today?

I'm back to show you a recent card created for Scrap Pile using a beautiful Inkadinkado Stamp Set and Basic Grey Bittersweet papers.

  

It's all very pink and lovey-dovey isn't it:0) The hat pin and beads are of course from SU!'s Pretties kit. The cream pearls are Kaiser.

I hope you're having a lovely day wherever you are...thanks for visiting!

Debbie's Blog Candy

Oh my gosh.....check out this blog candy....

  

How AWESOME is it??!! Wouldn't you just love to win it....I know I would:0))) Copics, nesties, stamps, border punch....and that's just part of it. Head over to Debbie's blog and check it out. Her work is stunning too so you'll enjoy looking around while you're there.

Some lucky person is going to be veeerrrryyyy happy next weekend...winning all of this:-) 

Hope you're having a fabbo schmabbo weekend so far.

CPS Sketch #115

Hey there....how are you tonight?

I'm back earlier than I thought this week:0))....I'm happy I've had a chance to create a card for the latest CPS sketch....

quite a different looking sketch I think...here's what I came up with.... 

 

PP's are WRMK-Tiffanys Range....gorgeous bright colours. The sentiment is a SU! rub-on.

 

Thanks for popping in to my blog....love to see you:-) I'll be back in a day or two with more to share....