A Happy Scramper

Using a pagemaps sketch

Hey there...how was your Tuesday???

Hope you've had a great day.

Just a quick share tonight ....a recent card I made using a Page Maps sketch for the Scrap Pile April Queen of Cards competition.....

...this is the sketch....

  

and this is my card......

 

I had fun with Bo Bunny Love Shack papers...lots of fun colours and patterns, a couple of chipboard swirls painted with MM paints and a Prima Esprit flower.

Thanks for popping in to see what I've been up to. I'm off to have my cuppa and decide on what to create next:-))) Have a happy Wednesday.....

Scrap Pile Mini Retreat

Hey there...how are you today?

It's a beautiful Sunday morning here and we're enjoying a pretty slow start:-)

My title refers to a little get-together the Scrap Pile girls had in Brisbane yesterday....at Scrapbook Princess - a beautiful shop in Cornubia.

About a dozen of us got together, many of us meeting IRL for the first time (Hi Leone, Jaki, Sally, Leah, Kristy, Karen, Fiona - all Brissy girls from the Scrap Pile forum) and Mel and Helen who travelled down from far north Qld to be there......also met Kerryn and Shannon from Scrapbook Princess -so  lovely to meet them all:-)  

Of course at any "retreat" more chatting than scrapping is the order of the day (not to mention the eating and laughing) so I always take along something that takes only minimal concentration to complete...I have learnt this from experience LOL. I cuttlebugged a bunch of small card bases before I left and took SU! stamps, inks and markers with me to dress them up throughout the afternoon/evening. Here's the results.....

 

....colours are Pink Pirouette, Cameo Coral (left card) Regal Rose and Kiwi Kiss....stamp set is the retired SU! Bodacious Bouquet...tags are cut using the CBug Tiny Tag Dies and stamped with Inque Boutiques Thank You Sentiments - one very handy little set:-)

 

...this time I've used Eastern Blooms and coloured them with markers direct to the rubber and then "huffed" on them to remoisturize before stamping.

...and lucky last....

 

...Bodacious Bouquet again, stamped with Taken With Teal (left - I need to reink my pad I think) and Tempting Turquoise on the right, leaves either Kiwi Kiss or Old Olive.

So a good feeling to get some cards made to have on hand (often for my SU! customers) and enjoy a lovely long afternoon with like minded crafty souls.....something that I find is so good for my soul:-) Thanks girls!

I'm off so have a wonderful Sunday all.

CPS Sketch #112

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

Woohoooo it's nearly the weekend....happy, happy, happy:-))))

I've had a play with the latest CPS Sketch, some SU! colours and some Hero Arts Stamps.....

Here's the sketch..... ....and here's my card......

 

What do you think???? Something a bit different on the all white background huh.

The colours are Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss and Riding Hood Red....the stamp is from HA Circular Designs Set and the sentiment is from the Stampendous Flower Box Set.

So, do you have some lovely plans for the weekend?

Whatever you get up to I hope it's all thoroughly enjoyable.

See you again soon.....

Cheers to You and Upsy Daisy....

...are the 2 new SU! stamp sets we used at my new Catalogue Party last week. The Cheers to You set is so versatile as it has a heap of different drinks images...including a beer mug, that's going to be useful for male cards huh;-)

Here's what we made with it.....

 

The cardstock is the new In Colour Baja Breeze, with a small square of Kiwi Kiss and the DSP is from the Good Morning Sunshine pack. I've cuttlebugged the top of the card with the Bubbles EF. I got the idea for this card from Karen Thomas...a fabbo SU! Demo in Mackay. Look at how the card opens....

 ...how cute is that huh.....I just love it:-) Also love that the cute little cocktail glass fits perfectly in the SU! Square Scallop Punch.

The other card we made uses the gorgeous Upsy Daisy SU! Set...here it is

I am so in love with this image....oh I may have mentioned that have I LOL....for this card I shadowed the image using Pirouette Pink/Riding Hood Red and my handy dandy Stamp-a-ma-Jig for perfect placement. Papers are from the Bella Rose DSP pack, ribbon is SU!  Chocolate Chip Grosgrain - lovingly tied in a bow and fastened with one of Grandma's old buttons.

Thanks for visiting me today...I love it when you do!

Baby Card

Hey there...hope you're having a lovely day so far?

I have a baby card to share with you today using a cute little Hero Arts stamp I got at Scrap Pile....

  

...the PP is Basic Grey's Porcelain range (LOVE that pattern so much) and the card is SU!'s new In Colour Pink Pirouette...such a soft glorious pink:-) Here's a close up of the dimension and sparkly Doodlebug Designs Adhesive Transfer....

 

Thanks for popping in to see what I've been up to....back again in a couple of days to share the cards we made at my new catty party last week:0)

Using a Page Maps Card Sketch

Hey there...how are you this morning?

It is an absolutely stunning day here in SE Qld......such a beautiful time of the year:-)

I have continued playing with my new SU! goodies and can't get enough of the Bella Rose DSP....so that's what I've used on today's card. I used this Page Maps sketch.....

 ...how cute is it.......

and came up with this.......all supplies SU! :-)......oh except the DMC thread and Kaisercraft rhinestones:0)

 

I've paper pieced the little bird and flower from the Fun and Fast Notes Set.....using more of the Bella Rose PP and some Pink Pirouette cardstock.....love doing that to make everything coordinate perfectly:)))))

....and the sentiment is from SU!'s So Many Sayings Set.

Okay off to the next thing now so have a great weekend....and thanks for visiting...love having visitors:-)

Blog Candy

....not from me though.....from Bev....Bev has the most gorgeousest LOL blog candy in the whole wide world....wouldn't I just LOVE to win those nesties....oh my! My fingers and toes are crossed Bev:)....pick me pick me!!!

Be back later to share some stamping fun....

xLinda

CPS Sketch 111

Hey there...how are you today?

I've had a lovely day with a group of ladies over to create cards with the new SU! In Colours and papers....it was a great way to spend a few hours.

I'm completely hooked on the new SU! Upsy Daisy set and had to use it for the CPS Sketch this week...here's the sketch....

 

and here's my card.... as you can see I tipped the sketch side on and have used lots of patterns from the Bella Rose DSP.....it is soooooo gorgeous:-) I stamped the Upsy Daisy image twice in Versa Mark Ink and then embossed with White EP....all glossy and beautiful IRL. Here's a piccy of the inside.....the colours aren't spot on here unfortunately....Thanks for popping in to see what I've been up to...I'll be back soon to share some more SU! goodness:-)

Some Upsy Daisy Loving:-)

Hey there...how are you today?

I am absolutely loving playing with my new SU! Upsy Daisy Set and have a few cards to share....

here's the first one

For the image piece I have inked Upsy Daisy up with Pink Pirouette and then dabbed on Riding Hood Red with a sponge dauber to the stems and bottom of each flower. I love the soft washed out effect this gives. It is certainly one gorgeous stamp!! I'm also LOVING the Bella Rose DSP...the colours are just right up my alley LOL. All the PP's here are from that pack and have been distressed with my Heidi Swapp distresser. Cardstock colours are Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss...they are soooooo beautiful together.....I am so into this years In Colours....very impressed I am....the only one that I am a little iffy about is Tangerine Tango but funny other people just love it so I'm wondering is it just me. What do you think???

Okay, cooking to do.....I have a great group of ladies coming tomorrow to play with the new In Colours and a couple of new stamp sets so better finish my prep.

I'll be back in a day or two to share another new SU! creation.....thanks for visiting today:-)

Hero Arts Swirl pattern Block Stamp

Hey there...how are you today?

Hope you had a lovely Easter? Are you sick of the sight of chocolate like me???

I have a new Scrap Pile DT card to share today....using the abovementioned Hero Arts Stamp.....it is absolutely gorgeous and can be inked up in so many different ways....

 

The cupcake is from a Lil Inque Boutique set as is the sentiment which I stamped on transparency with Black Staz On so it could sit above the Kaisercraft pink pearl Swirls and above the cupcake itself. The HA background stamp I've inked with 3 Versa Colour mini ink pads.....love this look.....I saw it done on the amazing HA's blog.

Today is another wet day for us in SE Qld so I've enjoyed my time indoors catching up on washing and playing with my new SU! papers and stamps. I have 8 lovely ladies joining me for a New Catty Party on Wednesday so I'm cutting and organising kits for that too. It's all good, fun stuff....I'll be back to share my SU! cards tomorrow.....

See you then.

Easter Greetings

Hey there...how are you today? I hope you've had a lovely Good Friday and that you continue to enjoy the Easter weekend.

I have an Easter card to show you....it's the card I prepared for my monthly challenge at Scrap Pile...the challenge starts tonight and you have 1 week to make your card.....you can win a Gift Voucher for the Scrap Pile Store so pop over and check it out.

Here's my SHAPE card.....

 

I had so much fun decorating this card...pp's are Basic Grey's Urban Prairie; Queen and Co Pink Felt Fusion eggs; white card scalloped with the SU! Scallop Edge punch and Taken With Teal piece punched with Fiskars All-A-Fleur border punch. Ribbon is SU!'s gorgeous Regal Rose Grosgrain.

Well I have new SU! stamps from the new catty to play with....Upsy Daisy in fact....LOVE IT....so I'm off....HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

See you in a couple of days.....

  

A shabby Cd tin to share:-)

Hey there...how are you today?

I hope you've had a GREAT Monday:-)

I have an altered item to show you...look out...did you hear me right....yep an altered item....o h  

m y    g o s h ! ! ! I know!!! Doesn't happen very often on this blog now does it LOL. No I'm not really an OTP kinda gal...but these cute square CD tins at SCRAP PILE looked easy to alter and perfect for my supply of tags so what do you think????.........

  I gave the tin lots of shabby treatment and used some gorgeous Bo Bunny Love Shack PP's and cut outs (yummy colours); Prima Esprit dotty flowers and leaves, Hambly overlay frame and an Inque Boutique swirl stamp from the Nightingale set....

...oh and what about the new love of my life....my Fiskars All-a-fleur punch from DD for my birthday....It is sooooo gorgeous porgeous:-) What a good choice she made..hee hee!

  These tins were such a fabbo price that I bought 2 more to alter for the kiddlies...stay tuned for those later in the month.

Okay, off to make a birthday card for DD's friend who has her party on Wednesday. Happy Tuesday one and all.

Saturday Salutations:-)

Hey there...how are you on this muggy, wet Saturday in SE Qld???

We have been shopping....geeeeees it's been aaaaaggggeeessss since I've been to the shops...we checked out the new, huge Robina Town Centre and very impressive it was too....went to the King of Knives shop to sort out DH birthday gifts....hopefully we'll surprise him with a few things....never easy to do.

Here's my latest card for the DT at SCRAP PILE....a kids' birthday card for a change....

  

....the Kaisercraft Funfair papers were fun to work with....lots of cutting and dimensionalling (is that a word???).....I think they're a cute little pile of wild animals:0))

Okay, we're off to a Trivia Night tonight so that will be fun no doubt...a couple of great friends joining us who never fail to keep me amused with their wit and nonsense so looking forward to a good laugh....last time we won which was an added bonus..... so who knows this time round???

Enjoy your weekend everyone....thanks for visiting:-))