A Happy Scramper

Card for Comments Winner

Yikes!!! How about this weather?? For those of you in SE Qld/northern NSW you'll know what I'm talking about. The rain it just doesn't stop!!

 (photo from goldcoast.com.au)

Didn't get on here last night with a trip down to the Coolangatta airport instead to pick up Nana and Pop who then stayed the night....well wasn't that an adventure in the rain....with the flight delayed and then the luggage carousel broken and the parking ticket booths not accepting wet tickets.....oh my it was like something out of an Abbott and Costello movie it was so ridiculous.

So here I am Monday morning instead- all snuggled up cozy and warm, enjoying the first morning of my  leave....aaaaah!

Two winners today since I haven't done one in a while....and they are the gorgeous Jaki and the beautiful Brooke....2 great Brissy girls who love their papercrafting:-)) Check out their beautiful blogs!

Brooke and Jaki - go back over my recent-ish cards girls and see if there's one you'd like for someone special in your world....then let me know:-)

Now with all this rain around what's a girl to do huh??? Card make of course!!! As I mentioned last night I have 2 new-to-me Papertrey sets, Big and Bold Wishes and Turning a New Leaf on my desk and I'm off to play with them to my heart's content....yippeee!

Hope you have just as lovely a day guys...see you soon.

 

Mojo Monday Sketch and Card for Comments Winner

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

We headed off to the shops today to buy more clothes for the growing teens:-) Other than that it was a nice peaceful day around the house...enjoying the light pitter patter of rain.....with more to come they say. That should make for some good crafting weather huh:-))

I have played today with 2 sketches and will share one tonight and the other tomorrow.

The Mojo Monday Sketch #156 looks like this.....

I loosely based my card on it....just didn't orientate my card the same way.....that's the biggest difference. Here 'tis....upside down sheet music and all *blush*...

Cardstock: XPress It Blending Card 

Patterned Paper: Grace Taylor 

Stamps:  Precious Moments Digital Image; PTI Mega Mixed Messages 

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Distress Inks - Vintage Photo and Antique Linen

Embellishments: Tiny Tag Provo Craft; Pink Paislee Artisan Element; SU! Taffeta Ribbon

Tools: Copics; Sewing Machine

Here's the Copics I used....

  
Ooops forgot to colour her hands....lucky I realised before I made up the card *lol*. 

 
Such sweet little images....and free too! I just love them!

Okay before I go....this week's Card for Comments Winner is ...........SIMONE!

Check back through my cards Simone and let me know which one you would like...if it's still around I'll mail it to you so you can send it off to someone special.

Thanks for all your lovely comments girls....they keep me going here on the old bloggo:-)

See you again soon....

xLinda

Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge

Back again very quickly before I drop into bed....did you catch the Card for Comments Winner posted earlier tonight??

I've finished the Get Well card I'd started too....it uses the current Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge #30  which looks like this...

....a nice straightforward one....love it....

here's my card....

I've used a cutie Heather Ellis Pure Innocence digi stamp...I love this little one....papers are OA Fly A Kite; sentiment is from SU! and here's the copics I used - on XPress It blending Card...

A couple more pics....

I thoroughly enjoyed colouring this sweet little nurse...so much fun =)   

Alrighty I really should hit the hay....see you again in a day or so....have a great start to the week.

Card for Comments Winner

Hey there....hope you had a good end to your weekend.

I'm back to let you know who has won a Card for commenting this week....thanks so much to all those people who do drop a quick comment ....it's so lovely to hear from you.

This week it's Michele!!! Thanks so much Michele for your lovely comment.....check out her beautiful blog too girls.

Michele, drop me a quick line with your choice of card and snail mail addy and I'll get it off to you.

So I am trying to get a card made....here's proof....

Another sweet digital image from Heather Ellis....the fab illustrator of those cute little Pure Innocence girls. I'm off to choose some Copics to play with.

Cya.

Card for Comments Winner and a TSG card

Hey there....hope you're having a great start to the week. Kinda lucky I do have the Ekka holiday today as I have DD at home with me...she's hot, she's cold, she's coughing and spluttering and all round pretty miserable:-(

Before I show you more of the card for today I'm happy to let you know that this week's Card for Comments winner is ..........THERESE! Woohooo Therese:-)

Therese doesn't have a blog yet (hint hint girl lol).....so here's the link to her Splitcoast Stampers Gallery where you can check out just some of her beautiful cards. Therese is the one to blame for getting me hooked on Copics...it's all her fault lol.

Now Therese you know the drill...if there's a card you'd like let me know.

Alrighty, how about a card for today?!

I wanted to use my new There She Goes set....Art is the Window....and I couldn't get this fabbo card created by  Jessie Knight Rone out of my head so what's a girl to do except CASE it of course.....for those of you new to the term it stands for "Copy and Selectively Edit"....so that's what I did....the layout (a C4C sketch) and the image used are the same but the rest is different....I'll show you what I mean...this is Jessie's drop dead gorgeous card....

....and this is my CASE of it...

I have used the absolutely gorgeous Olivia PP's from Basic Grey and paper pieced the curtain with that sweet spotty pattern....the rest is coloured with Copics/SU! markers. A twisted spiral flower with scrunched leaves to coordinate and I'm done.

So, off to get DD something healthy for lunch....enjoy the rest of the day girls....see you again later in the week.

Card for Comment Winner and Olivia Card

Hey there...how was your weekend? Hope it was a good one.

Before I share my card I'll let you know the winner of Card for Comments this week....I've just drawn out this lovely lady....BROOKE....yaaaay! Check out Brooke's beautiful blog! I met Brooke earlier this year when we caught up with delightful Dawn McVey so it's lovely to see her pop into my blog.

Let me know if there's a specific card you'd like for someone special in your world Brooke:-)

Now onto the card....I've been playing around again with Basic Grey's Olivia PP and matching stickers and this time created a Thank You card....here 'tis...

 
 That spotty Scarlet PP is sooooooo gorgeous....I am using every little teensy bit of it....love it so much!

I am a sucker for polka dots. Are there certain patterns you love and are drawn to?? 

I'm having a play tonight with some Basic Grey Kioshi goodies that I haven't used in a while....working on the latest Our Creative Corner sketch. I have that and a number of other cards plus a layout to share with you as the week goes on. Hope you'll be able to drop in and visit me again soon.

Bye for now... 

Card for Comments winner and some scrapping

Howdy.....how was your weekend?

It's over again already....oh my how fast do they go!

We didn't get to the movie....well actually we did, we sat down and the shorts were about to start when DH's phone went off. It was DS saying he only had a half day at work now, could we please come and pick him up!  Thankfully the cinema was happy to give us complimentary tickets so we could bolt. Maybe next time huh! LOL.

So this weekend I've been scrapping....a pretty page using another Basic Grey Page Kit...and a couple of sweet pics of my two when they were babes....aaaah the memories:-)

 

 Now before I go I would love to let you know the winner of a card this week...just for leaving me a comment. Thank you so much to all those who do comment....it's nice to know you're out there! :-))

Congrats to ...........TAMMIE!

Have a look back over my cards Tammie and pick one you'd like me to send you.....if it's still available I'll get it in the mail...then you can give it to someone special in your world. Email me your choice and your snail mail addy too:-)

I have another post scheduled to go live tomorrow morn when a few new cards will go up on the Shop and Crop Blog too.....using my fave new Echo Park goodies....oh they are soooo yummy:-)

Hope you'll pop back then.

Papertake Weekly 44 and Card for Comment Winner

 

Hey there....how was your weekend? Our Christmas in July was lovely last night and then today we've just pottered around the house preparing for work again tomorrow now that our hols are over:-(

Before I share my card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge I'll show you who has won a card just for leaving me a comment this week. The name I have just drawn out is....

 
Check out Sylvia's beautiful work HERE.

All those who commented this week....many thanks....it is so nice to receive a little feedback.

Sylvia - pick a card and I'll get it in the mail to you so you can send it to someone special in your world.

So, this afternoon I have been playing with a new challenge, The Papertake Weekly Challenge #44 which looks like this....

I had lots of fun with October Afternoon Fly A Kite papers, an Urban Lily spotty frame, sentiments from There She Goes, a Martha Stewart border punch and Kaisercraft Rhinestones....

 

 Well I hope you have a wonderful start to the week wherever you may be. Thanks for making a bit of time inyour day to check out my blog. I'll be back again in a day or 2.

Cheers!

Sympathy Card and Card for Comments winner

Hey there....how was your Sunday? We had a big day heading up to the Sunshine Coast early this morning to spend the day with family but it was great....I'm a tired little bunny now though.

Just wanted to share the Card for Comments winner and my sympathy card before I head to bed.

I shuffled all the commenters names for this week and drew out.........Ruthy!

Yaaaay Ruthy....look back over my recent cards and pick one you'd like to give to someone special in your world....I will get it in the mail to you as soon as poss.

Before I nod off to sleep, here's the sympathy card I created yesterday....based on a beautiful card I saw on Laura Fredrickson's blog years ago....if I remember rightly.

Thanks for dropping in to see what I've been up to....I hope you'll visit again soon.

  

There She Goes Challenge and Card for Comments Winner

Hey there....happy Monday to you:-))

Thanks for all your lovely comments and congrats re our Wedding Anniversary. We had a lovely day...we went to Robina TC, had lunch, shopped and went to see a movie...well that was the plan but the power went out and we were all evacuated from the cinema....hmmmm, that doesn't happen every day now does it.....apparently they have no back-up generators or anything....wow, who knew!

So before I get into the TSG Challenge I'd like to let you know who is the Card for Comments Winner this week.....all the names went into the tin and this is the name I drew out..... 

Yaaaaaay Vyc! Let me know which card you'd like and if it's still around I'll get it to you. 

 ....and now to share my card for this week's There She Goes Challenge....which was to make a Stair Step Card....well first time for everything right! So here 'tis...

 
  

Cardstock:  SU! Rose Red

Patterned Paper:  BG Green at Heart

Stamps:  TSG Flowers of Happiness

Ink:  Staz On Black

Embellishments: BG Green at Heart Rub Ons; Prima Flower; Kaisercraft Pearl Strips.

Tools: MS Pansy Border Punch; Butterfly Punch.

 

This was a fun challenge....it's a bit of work putting it all together but I enjoyed creating something a bit different.

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to.....I'll be back with more to share soon.

 

 

Card for Comments Winner

Hey girls....how're you doing?

Sorry I'm late....Sunday night just disappeared on me.

But here I am to share this week's winner...the one....the only....DRUM ROLL PLEASE....

  

SHAZZ !

 

Check out my recent cards Shazz and let me know which one you would like to send off to someone...I'll get it in the mail to you asap.

Have a good one girls.....back soon when I've had some creative time:-))

xL

April and May Layouts and Card for Comments Winner

Hey there...how's your Sunday been? I hope you've had a good one!

I had a LOVELY day....spent in Bris at the Papercraft convention with my dear friend Hel....look at the gorgeous pile of goodies I came home with....

 
I tried to stick within a budget and not go toooooo crazy which is very easy when you're surrounded by so many gorgeous papercrafting products....can't wait to play with them now:-))

Haven't been card making this week but rather scrapping and finishing off my layouts for my Year in Review Album for April and May....here's a couple of pics....

To finish off tonight I'd love to let you know who won this week's Card for Comments....winning her choice of card AND the Pink Paislee Papercrafting goodies you see below....

   

....here were this week's commenters.....

....and here is the winner.....

Woooohooooo Diana! I ran into Diana today actually at the Papercraft Convention which was just lovely and it is just great to be able to pass my little pack of goodies onto such a sweet lady:-)

Diana let me know which card you would like to go with your goodies and I'll get them all off to you in the mail on Wednesday....oh your snail mail addy again too please:-)

Alrighty girls that's all for me tonight....I'm off to have dinner and then play with a few new bits and pieces....after I find places for them all to live in my scrap room.....love getting them all organised in their new homes LOL.

Bye for now....

Card for Comment Winner

Hey there....how are you today?

I hope you had a lovely weekend. DD and I had a lovely time shopping for winter clothes on Saturday and then Sunday I woke with back pain......caused by lugging home all the shopping bags the day before according to DH ha ha!

So that meant I was horizontal for most of the day and doped up on pain killers....thankfully today, after lots of stretching and yoga, it's much better...phew!

So I'm back with the Card for Comment winner for last week....

congrats to ...........Alyssa B! Thanks Alyssa for your lovely comment:-)

Head over to Alyssa's blog and check out her gorgeous cards and give her a big congrats on being a magazine cover girl for this month's Australian Cardmaking Stamping and Papercraft...woohoooo Alyssa!!!

Alyssa pick a card from my blog that you'd like and if it's still around I'll send it to you:-) Then you can send it off to someone special in your world:-)) Don't forget to email me with your choice and your snail mail addy!

Also, I have a little give-away to include with next week's Card for Comment winner.....anyone want to win this???.....

 
....with a pile of matching die cuts????

All you have to do is leave a comment to be in the draw this week. Have fun....and thanks for visiting girls. I'll be back with cards to share soon!  

P.S Oh and just a reminder....VERY CHEAP Stamp Sets for Sale HERE if you're interested in grabbing a real bargain. 

Card Patterns Sketch 66 and Cards for Comments Winner

Hey there....how are you tonight? I hope you've had a good weekend.

This afternoon I've been playing with the latest Card Patterns Sketch #66...it looks like this....

I pulled out one of my Pink Paislee Artisan Frames as I need to use them and not forget them! (you know how that goes huh:-))....and thought I'd go purple with my Staz On Ink Pad and match it with the BG Kioshi papers and chip shapes....

Those papers are just so pretty I think....I especially love the floral one in the centre of my card......sweetness personified:-)

Alrighty it's dinner time here so I'm off to feed my face....but before I do....here's this week's Card for Comments Winner.......

CONGRATS TO .......DIANE!!

Diane is one gorgeous lady who I have had the pleasure of meeting at a scrapbooking retreat where we had lots of fun creating away beside each other over the weekend. It is so nice to see her pop into my blog and I really appreciate her sweet comments....as I do yours!

Diane let me know which card you would like and I'll see if it's still around to send your way....I'll need your snail mail addy too:-)

That's all for now girls....see you again in a day or so I hope.

Card for Comments Winner and a Sympathy Card

Hey there...how's your long weekend going for those of you here in Aus? Hope you're having a good one:-)

Popping in quickly tonight to firstly share the Card for Comments winner .....and I'm delighted to have drawn out this name just now....

Yaaaaay Vyc!!

Vyc is actually my SIL...married to my big brother....here they are here....

 (She will soooo love the fact I've popped that piccie up - not!)

Vyc is a beautiful papercrafter and I wish I could link you to her blog - 'cept she doesn't have one - maybe one day hey Vyc!?

Let me know which card you'd like Vyc....and I'll get it in the mail.

Thanks so much to everyone who is commenting  - I love reading your comments and "sharing the love" by sending out my cards to the weekly winners....feels good:-)

I do have a card to share with you tonight....I made this one with a heavy heart for one of my co-workers...I want him and his family to know they are in our thoughts.

 

I CASED a card by the fabbo Karen Giron...just changed the papers around a bit. Papers, ink, ribbon and stamps are SU! 

 

So, are you up to anything exciting tomorrow for Labour Day? I think we're just pottering around the house....nothing too labour intensive I don't think :-)

Thanks for visiting and see you again soon.

Kioshi Layout and Card for Comments Winner

Hey there...how are you today?

I hope you've had a lovely Monday...I know I enjoyed the public holiday here in Aus...hope you did too!

Before I share another BG kit layout I better announce this week's card for comments winner.....

Thank you so much for your lovely comment.....JAN.......check out Jan's gorgeous blog....she is a lover of vintage and has some glorious pieces to oggle over :)

Jan send me your snail mail addy and let me know which card you would like....I hope you can use it for someone special in your life.

I had some more fun with my Basic Grey Kioshi scrapping kit and put together a double layout of a recent family reunion we had.....

 

Hey Vyc how about that piccie?? It's a beauty huh:)))

It's very simple and was put together incredibly quickly but at least this way I get the important moments scrapped and still have time to make my cards which is really my passion at the moment:-) Works for me :)

Off to have dinner so I'll be back to chat again in a day or two and share my card for the Crazy for Challenges challenge this week....check it out...it's an easy one:-))

See you then I hope....  

Card for Comments Winner and Crazy for Challenges Sketch

 

 Hey there...how are you?

I hope you've had a lovely day to start the working week.

I'm back to share the Card for Comments winner for this week....lookie who....

Yaaay Jaki! Thanks for your lovely comments! Please check out my recent cards and let me know which one you'd like me to send your way, for one of your special someones:-))  

Last night before my paint weary eyes got too heavy *lol*, I played with the latest Crazy for Challenges sketch which looks like this... 

....quite a simple one dontcha think??

Here's my Basic Grey Green at Heart card.....using the G at H PP's and Rub-Ons...

The cute little owl  is a Prima rub-on....very sweet:)

Alrighty....it's time for me to work on a few Shop and Crop goodies. I'll be back in a day or so....thanks for visiting:-)))

 
  

Card for Comments Winner and a layout

Just popping in quickly tonight to let you know this week's Card for Comments Winner...

Thanks to all those ladies who took a moment to leave me a comment this week...it is so lovely to connect with you in that way and I really appreciate the extra effort you put in to say "Hi".

Tonight, just moments ago, DD drew out this lovely lady...

 

...wooohoo Marie. Miss Marie and I met a few years ago at a Scrapbooking Retreat at Lennox Heads and then  caught up again in Sydney a couple of years ago for a Scrapping Convention with one of our fave scrappers Nic Howard from NZ. Good memories!

Marie have a look around for a card you'd like me to send you and if it's still around I will pop it in the post.

Now, not wanting to leave you without something more to look at, here are a couple of pics of a layout for my 2010 Year in Review Album...the double page spread for March....apologies for the not fabbo pictures:(

...see these gorgeous boys here....that's my DS and my DB's - darling brothers!  What good looking blokes huh:-))

Okay, gotta run....have a GREAT Monday girls...thanks for dropping by.

Card for Comment winner, layout and card

Hey there...how are you tonight? I hope you've had a lovely Easter Sunday.

We got back this afternoon from DH's parents where we spent a couple of days catching up with them and DH's sister and family....it was lovely to see my big kids with their much younger cousins having lots of tickly, rough and tumble fun. Not to mention of course lots of time on these....

...and how about this sunset last night....soooo beautiful!

 
But enough of all that....hows about I let you know who is the  Card for Comments winner this week......

here tis.....

Yaaay Therese! Therese is a lovely lady from the Tweed who I met at Dawn's catch up on the coast here a few weekends ago. I wish I could link you up to Therese's blog but she doesn't have one yet...I hope she will soon as I would love to see more of her work...hint hint Therese *lol*.

Anyway Therese....if you would like one of my cards to use for someone special in your life just check back over the blog, let me know which one and if it's still around I will get it off to you in the mail. 

Now, what creativity have I got to share???

A layout actually....using one of the BG Kits....the latest Kioshi one. Now that I'm soooo into my card making scrapbooking is definitely taking a back seat and that's ok, but every now and then when I get the scrapping urge these kits are a great way to get something done over a day or so instead of the usual week I used to take:-))) No wonder I love card making so much!! That instant (or fairly instant) gratification:-)))

Anyway, here is my first layout with this new kit....

and a couple of closer views....

 
So easy peasy to follow the directions and put it all together....my kind of scrapping these days *lol*.

Well I'm off to play with my next DT kit for Shop and Crop...I'm having a lovely time with some new Kaisercraft goodies...can't say anymore at the moment;-))

Thanks for popping in and I hope to see you again in a day or two.

A Card for Comment Winner!

Hey there....just popping in very quickly to give you the winner for this week's Cards for Comments.

First of all here's the hi-tech drawing system we have happening here *lol*....the shortbread biccie tin full of all this week's commentors....

....amazing it wasn't Shazz again actually....her name was in the tin 6 times from this past week...thank you again Shazz!....

but here is this week's winner.....

 
and one of her comments was...

What a gorgeous card! I love Dawn's work too :)

Lou

Posted by: Lou | March 23, 2010 at 08:15 AM

Thanks Lou for your support! I can't link up to a blog or email addy from your comment so please get in touch when you see this Lou and let me know which card from the last week you would like to have. Hopefully it will be around to send your way.

Thanks again girls for your support....see you again soon!

xL