A Happy Scramper

Woohooo it's the weekend.

Well, happy weekend to you...hope you're having a good one.

I have some creativity to share from my Inspiration Challenge currently on at Scrap Pile....I chose this Pottery Barn image for my inspiration piece....

 ...isn't that a gorgeous dining area.

The piccie inspired me to create these....

 

(Thanks for the beautiful Lily Kate papers Vyc....they came in very handy for this card:-))

 

I had lots of fun creating these two....we'd love to see your work up in the Scrap Pile Gallery too so be inspired and share with us:-)

I'm off to have a play with some new BG papers.....oh how gorgeous is Bittersweet and Porcelain...I just love Porcelain to bits....it could well be my favourite EVER BG range. 

Enjoy the rest of the day girls.

See you tomorrow.

Heart Cards and a Spider bite!

Hey there...how are you today???

Before I share some cards with you tonight wanna hear something funny....I got bitten....by a spider. A wolf spider I think. Big red raised bite, soooooo itchy, headaches, tummy ache....eeeew...not much fun but also funny when I think about it. Now that doesn't happen everyday does it. Feeling better tonight than I was last night so that's a good thing.

Here are a few cards I have created for the Heart Cards appeal....check out all the details HERE....

I have created these 4 using Basic Grey's Urban Prairie  6X6 paper pad and was inspired by a card design I saw on Dawn McVey's blog...it's a nice, simple layout, easy to put a few cards together in an hour or so....

   

 

 

 

Hope you have a wonderful Friday and I'll see you on the weekend....yippee!

Another Scrap Pile Challenge Layout

Hey there....how are you today?

I have not long got home from collecting a sick girl from school....poor thing ...hope she can throw it and not be sick for long.

I have a layout to show you finished last night for Kylies' colour challenge over at Scrap Pile. The colour to use was Aqua....such a beautiful colour, I loved working with it.

   

Here is my DD and her friend with their wonderful Year 7 teacher...taken at the Year 7 presentation Night in December last year...happy memories to go into DD's album.

PP's are Making Memories (scalloped circle), SEI Aqua Dots; and Scenic Route White. Also used the SU! scallop edge punch, some Aqua lace trim; Kaisercraft White Fozz Felt and pink pearls, SU! cream pearls and Prima flowers.

I have just tucked DD in so hope she can get some sleep. I'm off to attack some more washing and then make 3 more cards for the Heart Card Appeal I mentioned here in a previous post....then I will have 10 cards and envelopes ready to send to Jodi .

Enjoy the rest of hump day everyone and thanks so much for popping into my blog....it's lovely to have visitors and know that I am reaching someone out there in blog land.

Wow what a weekend

Hey there...how was your weekend?

I had 2 SU! workshops this weekend...HI Hel and Nicholle :-))....and it was full on - but lots of fun, lots of laughs, chatting, creativity and good for the soul kinda stuff...that's why I love it:-)

So, just a very quick post to show you a layout I created for Simonne's Sketch Challenge over at Scrap Pile....I just loved this sketch....

    

Scenic Route PP on this one...spots and scallops, doesn't get much better than that LOL.

Okay, off to catch up on "stuff". Hope you have a great week and I'll be back with some creativity again in a day or two.

Fabbo Friday

Yaaaay it's Friday! I hope you've had a great day too.

I came home to some happy mail...some goodies to play with for an upcoming challenge for Australian Card Making Stamping and Papercraft magazine...woohoo....it's going to be fun!

I have another of my Scrap Pile Design Team cards to show you today....

 

...lots of Making Memories Paperie Poolside goodness....and a cutie stamp set called Curly Qute from Inque Boutique...

 

 

Thanks for dropping into my blog and checking up on me....hope you have a GREAT weekend. I have 2 SU! workshops this weekend so I am going to be a very busy bee....

see you once I've stopped buzzing:-)

Wet Wednesday

Hey there...how's your day going so far?

We are enjoying a wet day here today and as I'm at home with no car I'm not complaining...actually I love the rain so you don't often hear me whinge about wet weather.

First up wanted to point you to a blog I am loving at the moment...for the card makers that is...check out Bev's blog...love how she colours and embellishes her beaut cards....Bev does a brilliant job on the inside too and has inspired me to try and do the same. 

Today I have some gorgeous little bagalopes to show you....we are making these at my next couple of SU! workshops...they are so sweet ...fill them with choccies and they make lovely quick little gifts. Just perfect to showcase the Sale-a-bration set "Yummy" which I just love with it's scrolly frames.

 

 

Bagalope directions can be found all over the web - just do a search in Google to get started.

Thanks for popping in to see me today. I'll be back again soon.

Breakfast With The Tigers

Here's a few piccies from our breakfast with the tigers at Dreamworld yesterday.....

they were definitely more active early in the day than we have seen them when we've gone to later shows on Tiger Island...all the "tricks" they're doing show natural behaviours that the tigers would exhibit in the wild.....

  We're hungry!

Meet Roharn, a beautiful white tiger.

Yes, we got to stroke him.

  

 One of the developing cubs.

Jumping from the ground, to the log and up for meat....chicken in this case.

Hope you enjoyed checking out the tigers....what magnificent beasts. Back later with creativity to share. 

Cards for a worthy cause!

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

We have not long got home from our breakfast with the Tigers at Dreamworld and it was awesome....I'll be back with some photos and creativity to share later.

Right now I want to pop up details of this.....organised by my friend Shazz.....

To give families in the Victorian bush fire areas a personal way to say thank you to those people that have helped them through this difficult time, we are asking all scrappers, paper crafters and card makers to lend a hand.

We are asking you to make 10 thank you cards that will be packaged up and distributed to families in the bush fire areas so they can pass them onto anyone they want to thank.

Your cards can be any design you wish but should feature the words "thank you" and if possible, left blank inside for a personal note of thanks to be written. (Please provide an envelope too)

You might also like to include a card from yourself for the recipient wishing them well and include it with your cards.

If you would like to be involved please get more details here.  

 

 

Making Memories Paperie Poolside

Hey there...how's your Saturday? Hope you're having a great Valentine's Day!

Just a quick post to get something new up for you to look at. I've put a couple of new cards up at Scrap Pile this week and here's one of them....

 

Loving Making Memories Paperie Poolside this month and having fun with all the different papers in the journalling pad. Love Pink Paislee's letter stickers here too!

Tomorrow we have a fun day ahead....we are off to.....

...have breakfast with the Tigers at Dreamworld. After brekky we'll head off to enjoy White Water World for the rest of the day....DH hasn't been there so the kids and I are keen to get him on some of the rides.

Looking very forward to a fun family day.

Talk to you at the end of the day and hopefully have some great pics to scrap of the occasion.

Have a fabbo Sunday.

Kaisercraft Calendar

Hey there...how are you today?

I hope you've had a great Thursday....not long and it's TGIF!!! Woohooo!

Would love to share with you another of my Scrap Pile DT projects....this time I chose to make an OTP item and thought the KC calendar would be useful on my desk at work....

   

The KC Dancing Jewel Papers were gorgeous to work with and the dragonfly's are just perfect to cut out for a 3D effect.Love my SU! scallop edge punch, used for each little calendar page and dragged out my Retro Daisy Punches too for a few extra flower embellies.

My card challenge is still up at Scrap Pile so get your card in for a chance to win a Scrap Pile Gift Voucher.

Thanks so much for popping into my blog today...I love knowing people are dropping by to see what I'm up to each day.

See you tomorrow....

Help the Victorian families devastated by fire

After one of the most tragic weekends in Australia's history it's great to find another way we as scrapbookers can help.....

http://sares1911.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/what-a-week/

What a wonderful lady Sarah is for orchestrating this creative effort.

Hero Arts Card

Hey there...how are you today?

Just popping in to share with you the latest card I have published...this one's in the current Australian Card Making, Stamping and Papercraft Magazine....using that gorgeous Hero Arts Design Block stamp....coloured with my Stampin' Up! Markers (in Bold Brights), direct to the rubber, spritzed with water and then stamped....

 

I am looking very forward to my day off tomorrow....it's been a hectic few days...I'm had it.

See you tomorrow....thanks for visiting...

Scrap Pile February Card Challenge

Hey there...how are you today? It is such a beautiful morning here...have just taken the doggies for a walk and now home for the rest of the day.

Wanted to share with you my February card challenge which has just gone up at Scrap Pile...this link will take you straight there and you can be part of the action. I was really happy with this card I made for my niece's birthday....I love turquoise too so thoroughly enjoyed playing.

    

Isn't the birthday cake image sweet....it's one of Inque Boutique's Lil Stamp Sets and I got it in my DT pack from Scrap Pile. Cut it out with my scalloped circle Nesties. Love the spotty Prima flowers too. 

I'm trying to decorate the inside of my cards now too so here's a peek...

   

I'm mid way through scrapping a Kaisercraft Calendar so since it's mid Feb (nearly) I'm determined to get it finished today.....should be back to show you that soon.

Thanks for visiting and have a lovely Sunday.

Stamper in the Spotlight

...that's ME....I'm the Stamper in the Spotlight at Scrapbook Hub . How lovely that Annie asked me to appear on their site.....little ole me....OMG. You can check out my interview answers here...you'll also see some of my layouts/cards and even find out 5 random things about me...it's all good fun...lots of other great things to see over there too.

  

Bingo and Challenge Night

Hey there...how are you today?

I hope you've had a good one, whatever you've been up to.

Before I share a card today I want to mention that tomorrow night (Feb 6) is my Bingo and Card Challenge night at Scrap Pile....that means we'll be playing our Back to School Bingo  at 7pm QLD time. My challenge will go up at about the same time and I'm looking so forward to it....I love the card I've created and I think everyone's going to have fun making a special card for someone in their life. Come and join in the fun....it's a friendly forum and you would be welcomed warmly by the team at Scrap Pile. 

Here's a card I posted in the Scrap Pile gallery just now.... 

 

Lots of Creative Imaginations Products on this one and an Inque Boutique Curly Qute Stamp Set....it is SO SWEET. All products available in the Scrap Pile Store.

I'm off to work on a couple of other projects so I'll talk to you again on the weekend. Have a great Friday. 

Journalling Cards

Hey there...how are you today?

I've had a great day at work....lots of fun with year 3's today....on the computers....boy that makes you go a bit crazy but it's all good.

As per my title, aren't journalling cards all the rage at the moment? Thought I'd put them to good use on a couple of cards for my DT work at Scrap Pile...talk about easy...they pretty much did all the work by themselves...I just dressed them up a titch and there you have it....

 

Journalling cards are Prima; Thickers Felt Alpha and Pink Paislee Holly Doodle Raspberry Alpha; Little Yellow Bicycle Delightful Pink Decorative Edged PP and Creative Imaginations Die Cut Edge PP; Prima Say it In Crystal Swirls; Prima Esprit dotty flower and other flowers Green Tara; Kaisercraft bling and pearls.

Thanks for coming past my blog today to have a look....I do love to have visitors. I'll be back tomorrow with some more sharing to do.

Bye for now....

Sunday Salutations

Hey there...how's your Sunday going? A nice easy day here...pretty much at home all day, took the dogs for a walk, washing, cleaning, you know how it goes. Kids doing homework...much to their disgust after just a few days back LOL.

I have another Labels One Nestabilities card to show you...the addiciton continues :-)))....I'm happy with how this one turned out....

 

Paper is all SU!...Bali Breeze DSP; Taken With Teal/Old Olive and Naturals Ivory Card; Word Window Punch; SU! Gingham Ribbon; Sentiment from SU! So Many Sayings Stamp Set; Cuttlebug Vintage Die Photo Corner; Cherry Arte Chipboard Flowers coloured with SU! Markers-Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive; Labels One Nesties.

Thanks for popping in to see me today....love having visitors.

See you tomorrow!