A Happy Scramper

Labels One Loving Continues:-)

Hey there...I hope you're having a lovely Saturday in your neck of the woods.

We've been for our monthly Chiro visits, grocery shopped and are now preparing to golf, fish or craft...guess which one I'm doing.

As my title suggests I am still loving my Labels One Nesties and have made 2 more cards with them....will I be able to make a card without them this arvo is the question???

 

Stampin' Up!'s Summer Picnic DSP; scallop punch; thank you from SU!'s Seeing Spots Set; Felt Fusion Old Olive flower with Kaiser bling and the gorgeous porgeous swirl is my latest love....from the Cuttlebug Vintage Die Set.

 

Love the Real Red, Bashful Blue and Old Olive colours together.

Well I'm off to take DS to golf....thanks for visiting and hope you'll pop in again tomorrow for another card share.

Scraplifting

Hey there..how was your Thursday?

I have a layout to show you today, inspired by the January cover of Creating Keepsakes magazine. You will remember it looked like this.....

....well I just loved this layout. The gorgeous porgeous baby pic certainly helped but I just wanted to scraplift this design  - so I did....adding my own twist cause my photo worked best on the right:-)...   All PP's and card are Stampin' Up! - Sage Shadow and So Saffron Cardstock and Spring Fling DSP; Felt Fusion Flowers; Inque Boutique Nightingale Swirly Stamps in Whisper White SU! Ink; Doodlebug Paper Frill; Kaisercraft Bling and Buoton Buttons, Prima Say it in Crystals Swirls. Thanks so much for coming by today to see what I've been up to. See you again tomorrow....Friday...aaaaahhhhh!

Labels One fascination continues:-)

Hey there...how are you today?

I am having such a lovely day today, at home quietly reorganising a few things in my craft room, finishing off a layout, hanging and folding washing....all very peaceful and easy:-)

I'll show you the layout tomorrow because today I want to show you another Labels One Nestie card...

I had fun with this one...

 

...it uses the same ingredients as the first card....SU! Summer Picnic DSP; SU! Sale-a-bration set "Yummy"; SU! markers; SU! Boho Flowers Punch and SU! card in Bashful Blue/Old Olive and Real Red.

Well, it's nearly time to get the kids from school so I shall say "Hooray" and see you again tomorrow. Thanks for visiting!

Blog Award

Just wanted to jump on and thank Jackie for choosing me for this blog award.

 I have recently discovered Jackie's blog which is just gorgeous so it's lovely that she's also enjoying my blog too:-))

I think the idea is that I now list a few blogs that I love...how easy is that.

Some of my fave places to go at the moment would be....Bev's Crafts (I love her colouring and she shows the insides of her cards so beautifully presented)...Mary Fish ( an awesome SU! demo with a beautiful blog)and....Bemmel (can't understand a word of it but her creations break down the language barrier no problems)

Check them out, you will not be disappointed.

Loving Labels One Nesties:-)

Hey there...how are you today?

Hope you had a great day and if your kiddlies were back at school I hope you kicked up your heels and celebrated....unless you had to go to work like me....that's okay I don't have to go tomorrow....I'm going to celebrate the peace and quiet then. I shouldn't complain, they're not really noisy these days...now that they're teens.

Anyway, I have been having so much fun with my Nestabilities Labels One set...here's one of my recent cards....

 

The PP is SU!'s Summer Picnic and the stamp set is the new Sale-a-bration set "Yummy"...love this set....isn't that scrolly corner stamp beautiful. The flower is from SU!'s Felt Fusion tin.

I am soooo looking forward to tomorrow....my Scrap Pile DT stuff is waiting for pick up at the PO so as soon as I do the school drop off in the morning I'm off to collect it, grab a few groceries and then come home and play, play, play....happy, happy day.

Hope yours is just as good, whatever you get up to.

Australia Day Greetings

Hope you have a wonderful day celebrating this marvellous country we live in!! There's no better place to be:-)

Just a quiet day in for us today....the weather here is very "iffy"...raining most of the morning so glad we didn't plan a boat day or a BBQ. It was a busy weekend with visitors so we're happy to potter around the house today and check that everything's ready for school tomorrow.

A layout to sahare with you today, completed for this week's challenge over at Scrap Pile. This week it was Leone's turn to challenge us and there were a number of components we had to include on our layout. 

    

The PP's are Kaisercraft and Making Memories, Autumn Leaves Rub-On Border; My Mind's Eye butterfly rubon; Thickers Alpha; urban Lily Journalling spot Rub-On and a few other bits and pieces.

Here's a close-up of the butterfly...rubbed onto transparency...

I'm off to iron before I can then create for the aftenoon....have a good one:-)

This is Me Layout

Hey there...how are you today?

It is a hot, muggy Saturday here today. We have Nana and Pop (DH's parents) staying with us for a few days so we've just got back from the shops where we had lunch and a look around. At least it was cool there.

I'm busting to create but it's always hard with visitors...luckily I do have something I haven't shown you yet...my layout for the current challenge on at Scrap Pile. It's  Mel's challenge and it's a fun one....she specified it had to be a photo of just us and then another 7 forum members added an element that we had to include on the layout....like buttons, the colour red and stitching...it was fun putting it all together, making sure you included the necessary bibs and bobs....here's mine....

 

PP's here are Kaisercraft, the journalling card is Teresa Collins and SU! scallop edged stamp and Tab Punch.

When doing this layout I realised how infrequently I use RED....it's just not my colour and that is so true in everything....my wardrobe for example...no red...my house at school is the red house and I had to specifically buy a shirt for sports day as I had nothing whatsoever in red. 

So, enough of the rambling huh....I'm off to check out what's going on over at Scrap Pile...I've got some serious catching up to do having been at work and now having visitors....while DH is out with them still I have a few minutes....

See you later in the long weekend....on Australia Day perhaps:-))

  

Labels One Card

Hey there...how are you today?

It's a warm, muggy morning here in SE Qld....2 inches of rain overnight was wonderful...the garden is smiling this morning:-)

I am rushing out the door to work but wanted to post a new card before I went. With visitors here tonight I won't have a chance after work.

I had fun playing with my Labels One Nesties....just love the shape...

 

Taken with Teal is such a beautiful SU! colour and I have used Studio G Clear Stamps here and SU!'s Felt Fusion flowers. Oh, and the middle layer I ran through the Cuttlebug before adding some ink with a sponge.

I had fun with this one....well let's face it I always have fun when i'm creating ;-)...I'd like to make more like this for quick notecards.

Okay, time's up, I've gotta run:0) See you later in the weekend.

Birthday wishes

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

Last day of holidays for me today....can't say I'm busting to get back to work...I mean in all seriousness how could work win over this completely cruisey, stress free, stay up til all hours, sleep in til whenever lifestyle that I've been enjoying. Nope, it can't, but once I'm back and the old routines kick in again all will be well. Both children at the same school this year so that's got to be easier right...me thinks so too.

Okay, enough idle chit chat huh.....I do have a card to share...this is for my friend's birthday this Saturday. I had made her a card and then sent it in on the off chance to be published and they took it. So, off I toddled and made another with the same supplies but a different design.

 

All materials for this card available at Scrap Pile...it's a wonderful place on the web, great, friendly forum and there's a fab sale on in the store right now. I can recommend it.

Okay I'm off to create some more...another card half completed. See you soon....

Scrap Pile Challenge

Hey there...how are you today?

I have a LO to show you tonight, completed for the Scrap Pile weekly challenge. GREAT sale going on over there at the moment....30% off....you will definitely grab some bargains.

Problem is with this challenge,  I didn't quite do it properly. It's supposed to have a photo of me and only me on it....so back to the drawing board....but here's my first LO to show you anyway....another one for the album...gotta look on the bright side.

  

PP's are from SU! (Notebook DSP); Kaisercraft wooden flower; Prima Bling; SU! Swirly frame stamp and scallop stamp.

Thanks for popping in to see what I've been up to. I'm just finishing off the 2nd LO for this challenge tonight so will be back to show you that tomorrow.

See you then....

Magic Monday

Hey there..how are you today?

It's not a manic Monday here but rather a magic one. I have the house to myself!! How amazing is that on school holidays?! I tend to go a bit crazy when I don't get my quiet time so I'm loving the peace today...DH and DS are at work and DD is at a friends so lucky me gets to scrap and basically do whatever I want....woooohoooo.

Hopefully I'll have creativity to share after all my quiet time today but to tide you over til then here's a LO that was recently published in Scrapbooking Memories Mag. I haven't posted it earlier because I didn't realise it had been published yet until Mel from  Scrap Pile mentioned she'd seen it. I'm good aren't I. 

  The pic is me with my big bro and little sis.....taken just before Easter last year at my Mum and Dad's house. Hope you can read the journalling so you'll know what we were up to.

Well, as much as I'd love to stay chatting there's scrapping to be done. I'm off to tackle Mel's challenge for the week over at Scrap Pile. It's a beauty so if you're looking for something to get the creative juices flowing give it a go. 

Thanks for visiting me today....lovely to "see" you.

Shoe Shopping:-)

Hey there...how are you today?

So, going by my title, did you think I was shoe shopping? Nope, not me...DH and the kids. Off they've gone to track down school shoes...joggers and black leather. I know, I have the best DH in the world. I guess not every hubby would do that but he started it a few years ago and it suits me just fine LOL. He hunts down a good bargain and DD makes her mind up with much less fuss when Dad's waiting.

So I have the house to myself....a very rare thing I'm sure you will agree on school holidays ...and I am enjoying every minute of it.

I have finished the cover of what is going to be a 6"x6" album for DD to remember Year 7 last year. She says it was her best year of primary school so why not dedicate a mini album to it. I picked up a sweet, glittery Lil Davis Design Chipboard Album at KMart for the purpose..it has the sweetest scalloped pages and you know how I love scallops.

 

So that's a start...I'm going to use the colours she loves...Bali Breeze DSP from SU! is one of her faves so Bali Breeze it is.

I hope you're having a great Saturday whatever you're up to. Thanks for visiting and see you again tomorrow.

Stamper's Challenge

The other 2 cards that were published in the latest australian Card Making, Stamping and Papercraft mag I was asked to make for their regular feature, The Stamper's Challenge. They give you the stamps and you send in your creations. That was an interesting experience as they were not stamps I would normally choose...that's why they call it a challenge huh.

 

 

The best thing is I now have these cards back in my hot little hands (well in my card box actually) so I can now send them off to someone special...love giving away my cards.

Thanks for visiting me today to see what I've been up to. Love it when you do.

See you again tomorrow...

Lucky Ducky!

Hey there...how are you today?

I am feeling very lucky today after receiving my contributors copy of Australian Card Making, Stamping and Papercraft Magazine to find I have 3 cards published in this Yearbook edition.

The first card I submitted for a Shabby Chic Gallery ....

 

...I love Shabby Chic cards and the elements that go together for this style but I honestly don't make them often....I remember I had fun putting everything together on this card though.

You Rock Card - Iheart2Stamp Sketch

Hey there...how are you today?

I have a new card to show you using some cool items from Scrap Pile. I am having so much fun doing this DT stuff

Deets for this card are...Creative Imaginations Melody PP; Teresa Collins Tags and Diamonds PP; Inque Boutique Thank You Stamp Set; Rusty Pickle Trick or Treat PP (scalloped dots); Star is a Jenni Bowlin Journalling Card; Prima Crystal Swirls; SU! Ruby Red Ink; SU! Black Twine. I had lots of fun with this one....putting all these bits and pieces together....the sketch from Iheart2stamp made it easy. I'll be back again tomorrow....another Friday rolls around... how quickly is this year going already hope to see you then.

Birthday Cupcakes Card

Hey there...how are you today? A busy day getting uniforms and books organised here today...I taught DD how to contact her books....yaaaaay...she did an awesome job....great not to have to do that. I was kept quite busy enough thank you taking up her uniform skirts...took me about 3 hours...they have to sit on the knee and were about 3 inches below....sheesh. My very poor sewing skills seem to have managed and we now have 2 great looking, shorter skirts. Something creative to show I hear you ask???? Well yes actually...here 'tis...another card for  Scrap Pile...love these things in my pack...Shabby Chic Cupcake journalling tags and the awesome edged Creative Imaginations Lime Die Cut card

This card will be for my friend Jo's birthday on Jan 25. Okay, gotta run...another card waiting to be finished on my desk. Thanks for visiting...lovely to see you!

Wow!

Well "Wow" is certainly one word that jumps to mind when describing....

....it was amazing. I'm so glad I did go and see it on the big screen....I nearly didn't after so many have ridiculed it. But you know what, I loved it. It was an adventure from start to finish and it had me captivated. DD (13) loved it to pieces and DH even enjoyed it...he wouldn't rate it as highly as us girls but he did laugh and certainly enjoyed seeing the Pentacost River, Bungle Bungles and other amazing parts of our great brown land that he loved so much on our trip around Aus. So a big thumbs up from this viewer...I look forward to seeing it again when it comes out on DVD. Can't wait to see Nullah again....and hear "Get them bloody cheeky bulls on that big metal ship" as only Nullah can say...

 

 

Quick Cards

Hey there...how are you today?

We are off soon to buy school uniforms and then see the movie "Australia"....looking forward to that...have you seen it? I will let you know what I think...big movie critic that I am LOL.

This morn I have had some play time:-))....very peaceful play time as DH and DS are at work and DD slept in til 10:30am...unbelievable:-))) I am trying to build up a stash of cards to use for no reason at all, just when you need to write a note or drop someone a quick hello, that sort of thing.

So these 2 cards will be exactly that...they were SO quick...just threw a few bits and pieces around...used up a few things from my Scrap Pile DT packs....and voila.....

   

The base cards are actually Little Yellow Bicycle photo mats folded in half...how easy:-)

Okay, I'm off...talk to you later. Thanks for visiting!

Sympathy

Hey there...how are you today? I hope you've had a good one:-)

Unfortunately today I had to make a Sympathy card....never a card one wants to make but it certainly gives you time to reflect on the person who has passed and remember some of the times you spent together. DH was shocked to take a call the other night from a friend we knew when we were at Butcher's Ck, on the Atherton Tableland. They owned a local dairy farm and had a son a year older than our DS. The hubby rang to let us know that his wife had passed away. We saw her last in 2004. She was a character and we had many good times together during our 4 years at Butchers. So very sad that she has gone....and can only imagine the loss that her hubby and DS feel. :-(

 

Some questionnaire fun:-)

I just happened to be browsing over at Alice Golden's blog and found this cute questionaire.  The idea is to copy & paste it into your blog, then highlight the things you have done. 

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland 

8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo...hmmm...gotta "love" Singstar
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb 

26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant   

44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud...but didn't enjoy it
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie 
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business...if SU! counts
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving (You have GOT to be KIDDING)

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a cheque
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt...for a baby yes:)

73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job 
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle...what I would describe as speeding anyway!
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book 
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating ...a fish 

88. Had Chickenpox

89. Saved someone's life 

90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (Barry Humphries-Dame Edna Everage- when I was about 10). 
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day ...many times:)

Now if it was more Australian based I might have a few more highlights:-))...but it was fun anyway.