A Happy Scramper

Card Patterns #40

 

Hey there...how are you today?  It's Friday night so I'm feeling grrreeeaaatttt:))

I am popping in to share my card for the current Card Patterns sketch which looks like this....

 

I just looooove sketches....they give me just the kick start I need and this time I came up with this.... 

 
  

Stamps: PTI Holiday Button Bits Sentiment 

Ink:  Antique Linen Distress Ink

Cardstock:  Sage Shadow; Whisper White

Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly Mini Deck

Other:  So Saffron Ribbon; spellbinders Fleur De Lys; Circle punch; Kaisercraft Red Rhinestones; Dimensionals.

 

I am having so much fun making my Christmas Cards this year and am getting quite a sizeable stash put away.....yippee:))

I'm off to start on another Calendar layout now. 

Tomorrow I have lunch with a couple of dear friends to look forward to. I hope you have something special to enjoy as well. See you later in the weekend I hope...

 

 

 

 
  
  
 
 
  

Mojo Monday 111

 

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

I hit the shops this morning, put a dent in the credit card but got some birthday (DD) and Christmas shopping out of the way....that feels a little better:-))

I am late this week with my Mojo Monday Sketch Card....but I loved the sketch and wanted to make another Chrissy card with it...here's the sketch.....

 I thought that square block would be perfect for a little collage of photos....what do you think?...

 

Stamps:  See D's Say It Again and Karen Foster Snap Stamps

Ink:  Staz On Brown

Cardstock:  Naturals Ivory; Real Red

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Wassail

Other:  SU! Star Punch; Kaisercraft Red Rhinestones; SU! Word Window Punch

 

Well I'm off to attack some washing....oh it's exciting isn't it *lol*. I do have some crafting time to look forward to after that though:-))) 

 

Beate's WSC 105

Hey there....how was your weekend?

My, they do seem to go by incredibly fast don't they.

We just pottered around the house catching up with odd jobs and getting our strength back after our sicko week. It was good:)

I caught up on a bit of crafting, a Calendar layout, 2 layouts for an upcoming crafty get-together with friends and a card for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge # 105...couldn't resist making another chrissy card....I'm on a mission with them you know...I'll have to count up how many I'm up to this week:)

Here 'tis....

  

Stamps:  Stamp It

Ink: 

Cardstock:  Naturals Ivory

Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly

Other: SU! Markers - Sage Shadow/Real Red and Pink Passion' Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch; SU! Metal Rim Tag; Scalloped Circle Nesties.

 

 

Before I go I'd love to share the Calendar layout with you too...another one for Mum's Calendar this time of us all together on Mother's Day this year.....we had a lovely day together and this photo brings back fond memories...

...the colours aren't great here...that's Riding Hood Red and Choc Chip....punched elements idea from the latest CK magazine....

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to.....hope you have a lovely start to the week.

See you soon...
 

Holiday Button Bits Fun

Hey there....how are you today?

I am so happy to report that both DH and I are getting back to normal. We're back at work and feeling more like our old selves each day....thank goodness:-))

I have played a little more with the wonderful Papertrey Ink Holiday button Bits set and am having so much fun getting some Chrissy cards made...they're piling up in the box now I'm happy to say:-))

Here's the latest couple I've added to the pile...

I must admit I just love this one.....I think the little snowman is sooooo cute. Which is really quite hilarious because here in SE Qld it'll be about 35 degrees celsius (at least) on Christmas Day but I still love the thought of the little snowman with his Christmas wish....go figure huh:-))

 

Stamps:  PTI Holiday Button Bits

Ink:  Staz On Black

Cardstock:  Kiwi Kiss

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses 6x6 paper pad

Other:  Fiskars Apron Lace Punch; SU! markers; Kaisercraft Rhinestones; Pretty in Pink Ribbon; Dimensionals.

 

Stamps:  PTI Holiday Button Bits

Ink:  Black Staz On

Cardstock:  Whisper White

Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly Mini Deck

Other:  Black Zig Pen; Real Red; Circle and Scalloped Circle Nesties; Provocraft Tag Die; Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to.....have a great Friday and a happy start to your weekend:))

 

Icky sicky:(((

Oh dear...both DH and I have been sick and haven't had the energy to do anything. After a visit to the doctors today I'm off for a pile of blood tests in the morning so hopefully in a few days I'll have some answers.

Just didn't want you to think I'd abandoned my blog.....so here's a very quick share...a couple of cards I made Saturday before I hit the wall:(

Using my gorgeous new Papertrey Ink Holiday Button Bits Stamp Set....oh I just LOVE it:)))

 
Any questions about anything just shoot me an email. Hope to be back creating again soon....

Linda

Beate's WSC 102

Hey there....just popping in quickly to share my card for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #102. The sketch looks like this....

and here's my card....

LOVED working with these colours.....sooooo pretty:)

Stamps:  SU! Gallery; See D's Say it Again

Ink:  Rose Red; Brown Staz-On

Cardstock: Whisper White 

Patterned Paper:  Indian Summer from Basic Grey

Other:  Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon; Dew Drops; dimensionals.

 

I had lots of fun with this one :-)) Thanks for visiting....see you again soon!

 

Sweet 'n Sassy Sketch 26

Hey there....how is your Sunday going?

I have had a very productive morning, cleaning out cupboards, rearranging things and soon we're going out to lunch so all in all a good day:))

I have a card to show you created with the current sketch at The Sweet Stop....this is the sketch...

 and here's my card....

There is a spin to the sketch....you needed to add something recycled....in my case the text flowers....punched with the Retro Daisy Punches from the pages of an ancient Enid Blyton book.

Stamps:  Sentiment from My Sentiments Exactly

Ink:  Staz on Black; Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Vintage Photo

Cardstock:  Whisper White

Patterned Paper:  Melissa Frances and Cosmo Cricket (green)

Other:  Retro Daisy Punches -large and medium; ribbon scrap; circle Nestability; Leaf Punch from Punch Bunch; buttons and string.

 

 Thanks for popping in to see me today....enjoy what's left of the weekend:-))

 

 

CPS Sketch 137 and Colour Throwdown

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

We are enjoying a quiet day and I'm LOVING it:) I've had time to play with the latest CPS Sketch # 137....a nice simple one that looks like this....

I combined the sketch and the latest Colour Throwdown combo of these 3 gorgeous colours....

My blue is not exactly right but I was keen to finish off some My Mind's Eye scraps from last Christmas...I do love this blue/brown/sand combo for Christmas.....

 

Stamps:  Snowflakes from So Sweet and Season of Joy

Ink:  Creamy Caramel, Bashful Blue for snowflakes; Brown Staz-On

Cardstock:  Chocolate Chip

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's eye and Kaisercraft

Other:  Scallop Edge Punch; Chcolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon

 

Thanks so much for dropping by. I hope you're enjoying a beautiful weekend wherever you are in the world.

 

 

Sketch For You To Try

Hey there...how are you?

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

You gotta love Fridays right:-))) I know I do!

I've had a play tonight with the latest SFYTT at I Heart 2 Stamp....it looks like this....

and here's my card....

 

Stamps:  Cupcake - Kaisercraft; Stars - See D's

Ink:  Ruby Red; Baja Breeze; Black Staz On

Cardstock:  Whisper White; So Saffron

Patterned Paper:  SU! Sweet Slumber DSP

Other:  Fiskars Apron Lace Punch; Oval Nesties; Stampin' Write Markers and Blender Pen; Provocraft Spots and Dots EF; Silver Rhinestones - Kaisercraft; dimensionals.

 

So glad you popped in to see what I've been up to. I'll be back with more to share over the weekend.

 

 

Card Making Bliss

I have had the loveliest evening.....just pottering in my craft room while the rest of the family buzzed around nearby doing their thing....LOVED it! No more nose buried in a book for me *lol*

I have had lots of fun with the latest Card Patterns Sketch....#36....here's a looky at it....

and here's the card I came up with....

 
 See, I told you I had FUN:-)))

Stamps:  SU! Gallery

Ink:  Ranger Distress Vintage Photo

Cardstock:  SU! Naturals Ivory

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Lemonade

Other:  Doodlebug Designs Adhesive Swirls and Glitter; Fiskars Decorative Edge Punch; Oval Nestability; Provocraft Textile Embossing Folder; Kaisercraft Pearls; Dimensionals

Well it feels great to have played in my craft room for a couple of hours and I look forward to more of the same tomorrow night.....TGIF tomorrow!

Woohooo!

I have the CPS sketch and SFYTT to play with tomorrow night so that will keep my hands busy. Can't wait:-)))

 

Oooops AWOL:(

Oh dear...sorry about that.....I've been a slack blogger this week and I have a really bad excuse....

pathetic in fact....

I'm not happy with myself....

and it was all because of this....

and then this.....

I was totally sucked in to the whole saga....

like I'd been swallowed up and was spinning around in this huge vortex, unable to get out and totally consumed by the comings and goings of the weirdest group of characters I've ever met in my life.

What came over me? I hate vampire stories. I hate  scary stories too.

Well actually DD helped me there....by giving me a few hints as to what was coming up so I wouldn't totally freak out....that got me through....yep I'm a wuss and that's all there is to it! Guilty as charged!

But, you know what...I used to love to read but I just can't any more cause I love my card making/scrapping too and I just can't seem to do both...well I certainly haven't managed to in the last week or more. Pathetic! Thank God that's over...I really do feel a relief that now my life can get back to normal and I will have heaps of time (well some anyway) to create my little heart out. Stay away compelling, soppy sagas....I don't want to read you!! *lol*

Thankfully, I do have something creative to share...another layout for my Mum's Xmas Calendar....20cm x 20cm...such a lovely size to play with.

Love this pic of my brothers with their boys:)

I try to keep these fairly simple, fairly flat cause once the calendar is full with the 12 layouts it all adds up to a bit of bulk hanging on or more like off the wall. 

Ink: Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Cardstock:  Kraft; Close to Cocoa and Night of Navy

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Indian Summer

Other:  Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Distressed Stripes; SU! brads-More Mustard.

Tonight, now that I am free from Stephanie Meyer's sneeky little clutches, I have a page of Card sketches I plan to attack and enjoy every quiet little creative moment of the process....aaaaah life has regained it's normality again.....bliss:-))))

Thanks for popping in.....

 

 

Beate's WSC 101

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

It has been a busy one here - but lovely. We've had a visitor which is why I have been scarce here on the blog....preparing for and then spending some time altogether with DH's big brother. It's fun when the two of them get together....lots of nonsense. It's a lovely rainy afternoon here now and BIL has headed into Bris so I've had some creative time this afternoon while DH watched Bathurst.

Of course the first thing I wanted to do before I missed the deadline was Beate's WSC 101...you know how I LOVE sketches:)

So, this is the sketch....

and here's my Chrissy card....yaaaay another Christmas card for the slowly growing pile:))

 

Stamps:  Stamp It Set 028; SU! Season of Joy (sentiment)

Ink:  Craft Whisper White

Cardstock:  Whisper White

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses

Other:  Hambly pink overlay; Ruby Red Marker; Fiskars Apron Lace Punch; star print ribbon; pink Kaisercraft Pearls; Labels 8 Nestabilities; Scallop Circle Punch; White Embossing Powder; Dimensionals.

 

 Thanks for visiting to see what I've been up to.

I'll be back with more in a couple of days:-))

  

Card Patterns #35

 
Hey there....how are you today?

I'm back to share my card for the latest Card Patterns sketch....I really enjoy working with their sketches:)

The sketch looks like this.....

and after flipping it sideways....because I wanted to use a Jenni Bowlin Studio Bingo Card;-)......  my card turned out like this.....

 

Stamps:  Hero Arts

Ink:  Tempting Turquoise

Cardstock:  Green Galore

Patterned Paper:  not sure...it was in my scrap box

Other:  Jenni Bowlin Bingo Card and Rhinestone Button; Doodlebug Designs adhesive swirl and glitter.

 

 Well, I'm off to read. Not something I have managed to do much of in recent years with my Stamping/Scrapbooking obsession taking over all other hobbies but this series has captured me....eventually.....

and I'm off to continue book 3.

It took me a while to fall under Stephanie Meyers spell...unlike many others who loved the books from the get-go ....I was much more critical of Bella and her subservience....in fact the girl has driven me mad in Book 2 with her "patheticness" shall I call it....I put the book down on several occasions out of sheer frustration with her character....but thankfully we've moved on from that and I'm now enjoying it more. So let's see what Book 3 has in store shall we....

 

 

Nichole's PTI Challenges - Australia and India

Well...I'm baaaaccckkk:-))

I've had a busy couple of hours and am happy to say that I have completed the final 2 challenges for Nichole's World Card Making Day Challenges. 

First up we have inspiration from India....for Challenge 3....

 

and I was inspired to create this card....

 
...as you can see I have gleaned my inspiration from the patterns, colours and jewels you see in the collage above.

And last but by absolutely no means least:-))) we have Australia....

 

and the Aboriginal Art inspired me to create the following card in the colours of the Aboriginal flag....

When I first saw this image from SU!'s Polka Dot Punches set I thought of Aboriginal Dot Paintings so it was the perfect choice for this card:-)

Well, I am a happy scramper....I have completed all 4 challenges therefore giving myself the best chance I possibly can of winning some wonderful PTI stamps and that's all a papercrafter can do right *lol*. 

Wish me luck!!! 

Hello Love

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

Back to school for all us Queenslanders today ....well I guess holidays can't last forever...darn it *lol*

I'm back tonight to share another card for Nichole's World Cardmaking Day Challenges...this time for Challenge 2 which was to gain your inspiration from Mexico.

 
I am so eager, desperate (call it what you will!) to win some Papertrey stamps so I am trying to give myself as many chances as I possibly can by entering each challenge - if I possibly can manage before the deadline. I REALLY want some PTI stamps-YES !!!  

So here is my Mexican inspired card....

....my inspiration came from the bright colours, flowers and stripes I saw in the piccies above.

Okay I believe there's 2 challenges left - India and Australia. I'm off to arouse my inner aboriginal and have some dot painting fun *lol*....wish me luck!

Nichole's World Card Making Day Challenge 1

Hey there....how is your Sunday going?

Just popping in quickly to share the card I've created for Nichole's WCMD Challenge....the first challenge was to gain your inspiration from all things Japanese.

The blossoms from SU!'s Eastern Blooms set always remind me of Japan...so here's my card....

 
....paper is from the Walk in the Park DSP and the ribbon is Pink Pirouette striped grosgrain.  

I have big plans to complete a couple of Nichole's other challenges tonight and tomorrow night so wish me luck *lol*.

I'm off to draw the winner of my WCMD give-away....it will be up soon!

Bye for now...

Card Patterns Sketch 34

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

I'm off to the Skin Cancer clinic to have a mole removed this afternoon....eeeew, so I'm trying to keep my mind off it by crafting my little heart out...any excuse hey:)

I've had heaps of fun with the latest Card Patterns Sketch which looks like this....

  

.....my shabby little card turned out like this.....

 
 
 

Stamps:  SU! A Holly, Jolly Christmas and Best Yet

Ink:  Pretty in Pink; Real Red; Tea Dye Distress

Cardstock:  Naturals Ivory; Very Vanilla; Whisper White

Patterned Paper:  Jolly by Golly 6x6 pad from Cosmo Cricket

Other:  Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon; Cuttlebug Tag Die; Apron Lace Border Punch; Journal paper  from Mel Stampz ; DMC thread and button

 

I had lots of fun with this one, I do love to shabby things up a bit....the vintage look appeals to me for sure.

Okay I'm off ....catch you later...

 

 

 

Mojo Monday Week 106

Hey there...how are you today?

Well I did think today was going to be a productive crafty day but not so.....my fault really *lol*....first I watched Twilight on DVD and then I went shopping so that was good fun but it means I only have just one little card to share with you....oh well, better than none I guess:)

It is a card for the Mojo Monday sketch which looks like this....

....and my card looks like this....

It's all SU! baby :))...oh except for the Fiskars Apron Lace Punch the latest addition to my border punch arsenal *lol*...

Stamps:  Great Friend

Ink:  Baja Breeze

Cardstock:  Whisper White; Very Vanilla; Kiwi Kiss; Basic Grey

Patterned Paper: Walk in the Park DSP 

Other:  Summer Love Rub-Ons; Paper Piercer; Night of Navy Marker; Apron Lace Punch; Kaisercraft Pink Pearl.

 

Well that's it for me again...I'm off to have some dinner....see you soon:)

 

 

World Card Making Day

A wonderful day of celebration is coming up this Saturday, October 3. It's WORLD CARD MAKING DAY.

What a wonderful day to enjoy this fabulous craft that brings us all together in the pursuit of crafty therapy with a beautiful end product we can then bestow on a special person.

There are many, many sites around the globe that are full of great ideas and competitions to mark this occasion....here are just a few....

Paper Crafts Connection

Moxie Fab World 

Creating Keepsakes 

I plan to mark the occasion with lots of Christmas Card crafting and will be hold up in my craft room all day....if my family will let me *lol*....I'll tell them I have a VERY GOOD excuse....it's WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!!!! 

Here on my blog I will have a give-away...a little RAK of crafting goodies....to send to someone who pops in on WCMD. I'm getting it together and taking pics now.

Hope you can pop back on Saturday to share this fun occasion with me.

Bye for now....

 

CPS Sketch #134

Hey there...how are you today?

Popping in to share my CPS sketch 134 card with you today. They are the "bestest" sketches....just love them:) Here's this weeks....

 .....and here's my card using Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses Christmas paper...oh so cute!

I've popped the cute little "Rudolph" up on dimensionals and given him a red Kaisercraft bling nose. The sentiment is from my Stamp It Chrissy set. Add some buttons and stitching and you're good to go:)

Speaking of go, I better do just that....great to see you....see you again soon:-))