A Happy Scramper

A Manor House Creations Tag-Card

Hey there! Happy Hump Day to you!

Popping in today to share a recent creation using my gorgeous Manor House Creations flowers and The Scrapcake papers. Love these sweet My Private Happiness papers - oh soooo pretty!

 

Used my sweet new EK Success punch too....love love love :-)

...a perfect pink Zva Creative Pearl Swirl....

...some Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist on the sweet MHC Frosting flower makes it sparkly gorgeous:)

....how pretty are they hey?! :-)

Have a lovely Wednesday all - thanks for visiting and leaving your sweet comments.

xLinda

 

Scrapbook Boutique April Blog Hop and Challenge

Hey there!

Welcome to the Scrapbook Boutique April Blog Hop and Challenge :-)

There are two fun things for you to do -  the Blog Hop and the Challenge - 

• first of all..... hop along on the Blog Hop - you should have arrived here from Angela's gorgeous blog and from here you'll hop on to see Narelle's fab project. 

 

• Leave a comment at each DT girls blog and then finish with a comment on the Scrapbook Boutique Blog itself where the random winner will be drawn. 

 

• Here's the beautiful prize you could win from LilyBee Designs ......

• You have one week....the hop closes midday April 17 and the winner will be announced on the Scrapbook Boutique Blog on April 18. Good Luck!

(Head back to the SB Blog if you lose your way - you'll find the complete Blog Hop list....hop and challenge open to Australian residents only.)

• Next - pull out your craft supplies and get busy with this month's Inspiration Challenge - it is sooooo gorgeous:-)

Be inspired by this sweet pic and use the colours pink, green and white on your project.

You have until April 30 to get your entry in.

The randomly chosen winner will receive a $30 Gift Voucher to Scrapbook Boutique - what a generous prize!

Full details and linking instructions over  on the blog.

Here is my card inspired by this delicious pic -

Love these sweet MME papers!

Can't wait to check out your creations.....have fun!

xLinda

 

 

 

Manor House Creations Card

Hey there - are you happy it's Friday? Me too :-)))

Just popping by to share a recent card created for Manor House Creations using their gorgeous new Autumn Flowers and the beautiful new Scrapcake My Private Happiness Papers - both soooo delicious!

All materials linked below.....if your local scrap store doesn't have them yet let them know you want some - you will looooove them:-))

Any exciting plans for the weekend???

Me? A visit to the Chiro, washing and lots of crafting I hope - things have been  b-u-s-y  so I need a bit of "go slow" this weekend lol.

Thanks for your visit - I'll be back again soon!

xLinda

 

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Scrapbook Boutique March Challenge

Hey there - welcome to the Scrapbook Boutique March Inspiration Challenge and accompanying Blog Hop. 

There are two fun things for you to do -  the Blog Hop and the Challenge - 

• first of all..... hop along on the Blog Hop - you should have arrived here from Angela's gorgeous blog and from here you'll hop on to see Narelle's fab project. 

 

• Leave a comment at each DT girls blog and then finish with a comment on the Scrapbook Boutique Blog itself where the random winner will be drawn. 

 

• Here's the beautiful prize......

....isn't Marci with Rose from La La Land stamps the sweetest.........aaaaaw:-)))

• You have one week....the hop closes midday March 17 and the winner will be announced on the Scrapbook Boutique Blog on March 18. Good Luck!

(Head back to the SB Blog if you lose your way - you'll find the complete Blog Hop list....hop and challenge open to Australian residents only.)

• Next - pull out your craft supplies and get busy with this month's Inspiration Challenge -

....aren't those cupcakes amaaaazing!

Be inspired by this pic and be sure to include at least one hand made flower on your creation!

You have until March 31 to get your entry in.

The randomly chosen winner will receive a $30 Gift Voucher to Scrapbook Boutique - what a generous prize!

Full details and linking instructions over  on the blog.

Here's my card inspired by these sweet cupcakes.....

Love having fun with my MFT Mini Rolled Roses Dies:-)

Can't wait to check out your creations.....have fun!

xLinda

 

Shop and Crop March Card Kit

Oh I had so much fun designing the March Card Kit for Shop and Crop. 

The kit is full of the fab Echo Park's A Boy's Life range and the cards came together easily. Here's a look at the 4 cards you will receive my full instructions for when you buy the kit....

See I told you I had fun! :)

Not only can you make these 4 cards but you will have plenty of leftovers for at least another 4. 

Here's a few more pics.....

You will have fun making the trendy zipper flower!

I hope you'll pop over to Shop and Crop and get more info.

Have a fab weekend:-)

xLinda

 

A Blog Award and a Verve Card

It was such a lovely surprise for me tonight to receive this Blog Award from Therese. Thank you
so much Therese for your kind words.....Therese is a wonderful card maker who lives just a little further down the coast from me and she is one crafty friend that I have actually met in person.....you must go and check out her awesome work!

Here are the Liebster Award deets.....

What is the Liebster Blog award?

Here is a quick explanation. ‘Liebster’ is German for ‘dearest’. The award is a ‘share-the-love’ arrangement, given to inspirational bloggers with less than 200 followers.

Here’s the to-do list of any Liebster award recipient:

1) Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you

2) Reveal your five blogger picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog

3) Copy and paste the award on your blog (see above)

4) Hope that those you award forward it to their favorite bloggers!

 

Picking 5 blogs is of course very difficult - how do you narrow it down??....I decided that I wanted to highlight 5 fab Aussie girls whose work I enjoy checking out.....here they are....

Liz Weber - Liz has always been so supportive of my work and leaves lovely encouraging comments on my blog often....I really appreciate that Liz - thank you! Liz makes beautiful cards - always so feminine and pretty!

Alicia McNamara - the wonderful founder of Aussie Cards for Sale who has been a big supporter of my cards - check out Alicia's blog for regular crafty posts and a taste of life in Tamworth.

Nerrida Mitchell - one of the most amazing Aussie scrapbookers I know - her work always inspires me and I love working with the gorgeous Manor House Creations flowers with Nerrida, our fearless leader:-)

Natalie Hearn - creates beautiful, stylish, tasteful cards that I always admire either in the magazines or on her blog.

Dayna Howard - another DT member over at Shop and Crop who has a wonderful bold, layered scrapbooking style that I always oggle at for ages - as I try to take in every little detail.

I hope you enjoy popping into these ladies blogs and seeing their fab work.

Before you go - I do have a card to share tonight..............

my last entry for the Verve sketches for this month...here's the fourth and last sketch for Feb....

.......and my card.....

Thanks for your visit tonight - see you again soon!

xLinda

Verve Feb Week 2

Hey there....how are you this morning?

It's a wet one here in SE QLD...in fact we've had 4 inches of rain overnight!....and it's still coming down. Poor DD is off to help out at her school's Open Day - can't imagine too many people will want to trudge around in the rain checking out a prospective school today - much nicer to stay snuggled warm and dry at home - as I plan to;-))

Actually we have everything crossed that the installers (remember that kitchen reno?) will be back this morning to put the rangehood back up and get all the last little details finished so our kitchen is ALL COMPLETE. Can't wait:-))) I will have photos once it's all done.

Apart from all of that, I do have a card to share for another Verve Feb Sketch....this time for week 2 which looks like this......

I couldn't go past the Kaisercraft Chapter One paper pad again....I think I'll make a set of cards with it for my Verve sketches this month:-)

Apart from this I have been designing the March Card Kit for Shop and Crop....using the very cool A Boy's Life from Echo Park....it's a lot of fun to play with:-) Look out for that next week.

I should be back before then though - with this perfect rainy crafty weather I plan to play with a few more challenges this weekend:-)

Bye for now...

xLinda

Getting back on track...

Thank you so much - I really appreciate the comments left and have been able to think about how I can happily dive back into my papercrafting again.

I was feeling overwhelmed by the number of cards that just sit in my cupboard and I remembered that 12 months ago I bundled a pile up and sent them somewhere they'd be appreciated. I needed to do that again !

It felt great!

Just clearing out 25 or so cards has cleared my head and my cupboard a little and now I feel happy to make more. I feel a need to make more - for some reason that's important to me - I don't enjoy just making for the sake of it.

I also plan to bundle up a small number of cards each month and send them off to a family member or friend who will be able to use them as they see fit.....a little RAK I guess.

So, I feel reinvigorated to get crafting again and enjoyed playing last night with one of the current VERVE sketches. It's been a while...and I do love the sweet VERVE sketches....here's # 1 for FEB....

I played with the delightful Kaisercraft One Chapter 6x6 paper pad...I am loving it!

Love the sentiments in the Inkadinkado Friendly Advice set :-)

Hope your week is going great so far. 

I am looking forward to my day off tomorrow to catch up with some DT creating....I'll be back to share something again soon.

Cheers!

xLinda

 

 

Have a Lovely Day

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

It's turned into a stormy afternoon here....a great afternoon to blog hop and craft:-)

I'd like to share with you a recent card made for Manor House Creations....using their beautiful Sugar and Spice Cream flowers and the Scrap Cake Cozy Christmas papers.....

I just adore these flowers...they are so soft and beautiful and fluff up with wonderful, dreamy dimension.....aaaaaa  p-u-r-t-y :-))

Here's my card...

Cardstock: SU! Real Red

Patterned Paper: Scrap Cake Cozy Xmas

Stamps: Stamp-It- sis046

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Embellishments: MHC Red Velvetine Flower and MHC Sugar and Spice Cream flower; MHC leaves painted with Kaisercraft cream paint and covered with fine glitter; twine; rhinestones; MS Butterfly punch

Tools: Shape cut with Cuttlebug using Labels 8 Die.

 

...and a few close ups....

The Velvetine flowers are soft and smooth like Velvet....huh how about that lol:-))

I hope you're having a lovely day wherever you are in the world.

I'll be back with another card to share....probably tomorrow! Thanks for visiting....

xLinda

 

October Card Kit for Shop and Crop

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

I hope you're having a GREAT start to the week so far.......I AM:) :)

DD is home from China and she had THE most wonderful time. I feel like I can actually breathe again now - aaaaaaah :)

We had a wonderful time last night checking out her 850 photos....here's just a couple....

She thought The Great Wall was amaaaaazing!

She loved this display at Taipei Airport.

However...........

I'm really here tonight to share with you my October Card Kit for Shop and Crop. It is full of MME Lost and Found Blush goodies and it's a-dorable :)

Here are the cards you'll receive step-by-step instructions for.....

Such beautiful, sweet colours and patterns......they make me smile :)

I hope you will smile and head over to SHOP and CROP to check out their October Kits...they will get you papercrafting your little heart out.

I'm off....to make a warm milo before bed...thanks for visiting...bye for now....

xLinda

Happy World Card Making Day:-)

Happy World Card Making Day to you!!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog....it's lovely to have you here:-)

I loved reading about the benefits of this beautiful hobby over at Papercrafts....so true!

Creating a handmade card brings a special kind of joy. There’s joy in the process of creating, as well as in giving and receiving handmade cards.

Handmade cards are:
GIFTS. It is a little sliver of energy, time, and love that says, "I really care about you" in a world of impersonal communications such as e-mails.

CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS. Beneath the cardstock and embellishments is emotion from the card maker--encouragement, celebration, commemoration, and love.

KEEPSAKES. Instead of being thrown away, they are cherished and displayed

RELATIONSHIP BUILDERS. They spark deep connections, express feelings, evoke laughter, and warm the hearts of friends, relatives, and co-workers.

So for your viewing pleasure today I have 3 cards to share...all created for family and friends who I know appreciate my little pieces of love:-)

First up - a card to encourage a dear friend at the moment.....

Next, a card to welcome a new little baby, just born.....

And last of all, a Christmas Card to add to my gradually growing pile....7 down, about 30 to go lol!

I hope you've enjoyed my little tribute to World Card Making Day....definitely a day to be celebrated in my books:-)

Bye for now...

Another visit to Victoria Gardens....

I have been playing with the delicious Victoria Gardens papers from Echo Park again and have created this card for a special friend...

I just adore the beautiful colours and patterns in these papers....you can check them all out over at Shop and Crop...along with lots of other new goodies sure to inspire your papercrafting.

I plan to craft my toosh off this weekend.....all being well....in between loads of washing I'll be crafting up a storm I hope :-)))

Have a fabbo weekend whatever you get up to. 

I'm sure to be back with more to share very soon....thanks for popping in:-)

xL

Moxie Fab World Challenge - Beautiful Borders

Hey there....what a glorious day it is .....the perfect Winters Day:-) I hope you're having a good one!

I've been having a lovely time scooting around in "Bluey".....my new Hyundai i30.... she is gorgeous...and beautiful to drive.

I've also had fun playing with the current Moxie Fab World Challenge - which is to use BORDERS......well that can't be too hard can it:-)

I am in love with my Prima Madeline A4 Paper Stack and one of the papers jumped out at me for this challenge....I was in fussy cutting heaven creating this card....

The sentiment is from a Stamp-It Set - siset046.

We are all enjoying the last hours of our Winter School Holidays here.....we've had a lovely time....what's not to love about holidays hey:-)

Hope your week is a fantastic one....I'll be back in a couple of days.

xLinda

 

 

Cardabilities #31 Reveal

Hey there....welcome to the latest reveal over at Cardabilities...another awesome sketch from Karan....I LOOOOVE playing with her sketches!

Here is Sketch # 31....

...isn't it a beauty! Love all the intricate little layers...here's my card....

 

Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Mabel

Stamps: There She Goes Sentimental

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Embellishments: Prima flower and leaf, MFT Mini Rolled Roses Die; Mabel Little Lady Trims; Labels 8, Circle and Scalloped Circle Nesties, Heidi Swapp Distresser; Kaisercraft Pearls.

Tools: Cuttlebug

 

It's a beautiful sketch to play with and if you join in the fun you could be chosen as next month's Guest Designer :-)

Just upload your card over at the Gallery so we can all check it out and leave you some love.

I look forward to seeing your take on Sketch #31 soon....

Until then...happy crafting!

xLinda

 

Verve week 5 and Mel P's Inspiration Challenge

 

Hey there.....I hope you're having a happy hump day wherever you are, whatever you're doing.

It's a wet one here so that's good for snuggling inside and crafting don't you think?? :-))

Before I do get into my next challenge thought I'd just show you my last VERVE card for the month of March.......here's the sketch......

 
........which I combined with the colours from Melissa's current Inspiration Challenge.....

 
.......you know I can never resist turquoise lol.....

 
Patterned Paper:  Multi Striped - MME Stella and Rose Gertie; Cream - Bo Bunny Gabrielle and Kaisercraft Devonshire Tea.

Stamps: PTI Mega Mixed Messages; Hero Arts Friend Definition background

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Embellishments: PTI Beautiful Blooms 2 Die; felt; prima spotted flower; MFT Mini Rolled Roses Die; Kaisercraft Turquoise Rhinestones and ribbon; Tattered Angels Regal Alph chipboard alpha frame and Turquoise Glimmer Mist.

 
So glad you could pop by my blog today and see what I've been up to. I hope you'll come back again soon.

xLinda

Verve Week 3

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

It's a wet one here in SE Qld....and even a little cool......love it:-))

Last night I played with the 3rd sketch from Verve for this month...they are always great sketches....

 
I couldn't resist using some new goodies....My Mind's Eye Mabel papers and trim and MME Gertie Doily stamps...

 

Loving my sewing machine at the moment too:-) Felt flower made with the MFT Mini Rolled Roses Dienamic, leaves are Spellbinder die-cuts covered with MS glitter.

 

I am keen to get onto the last Verve sketch for the month now....and hope to play with it tonight.

This afternoon we have a 30th birthday party.....our dear friend's middle daughter....seems only yesterday we were celebrating her 21st.....think that means we're getting older lol!

Thanks for visiting me today....see you again soon!

Linda

Shop and Crop March Card Kit

 

The new March Kits are all up for sale at Shop and Crop and I had a wonderful time designing the Card Kit with the stunning My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Hazel goodies. Right up my creative alley:-)))

 

This month the kit contains all these glorious bibs and bobs.....

6x6 Paper Pad from My Minds Eye (Stella and Rose Hazel)- oh it is sooooo beautiful!
Layered Chipboard from My Minds Eye
Decorative Brads from My Minds Eye
Alphabet Stickers from BasicGrey
Flowers from Kaisercraft
Titles from My Minds Eye
Ric rac
8 cards & envelopes

 PLUS FREE step by step instructions on how to create 4 CARDS using the kit!....and enough leftovers to make 4 more!

 
 

Instructions are for the 2 Mother's Day Cards shown above and this birthday and friendship card....

 

 

Head over to Shop and Crop if you'd like to get more details.
I'll be back again soon with another card or two to share....thanks for visiting!

Linda

 

Sweet Echo Park

 

Hey there....I hope you're having a good end to the week:-)

I'm back tonight to share a few cards that you might have seen in the latest Australian Cardmaking, Stamping and Papercraft Magazine.....Vol 16. No. 11.

I had a great time playing with the bright and beautiful Echo Park "Walk in the Park" line....love it:-)

I was lucky enough to even have this one on the cover.....

 

.......a bit of fun with ruffled Kaisercraft ribbon on this one.....

 

....and then a ruffly handmade flower for the next....

 

 

I've been told these cards are doing a little tour around Australia and new Zealand with the Craft Expo throughout 2011....you'll be able to check them out in the Papercraft Showroom.

Along with these gorgeous cards from my crafty friend Therese. Very cool:-))

Do you have some crafty plans for the evening?? I am hoping to start on a couple of combined challenges....so I'd better go and get started.

Have a great Friday all...thanks for popping in:-)))

xLinda

Sweet Treats

 

Woohooo it's Friday! Isn't Friday afternoon a grrrreeeaaat time of the week :-)))

It's been a torrid week again for Qld'ers hasn't it....let's hope that the Weather Gods smile on us a little more for the rest of the year....enough is enough me thinks!

I am back this arvo to share a set of cards I made back in December using my new There She Goes Just for You set...and the so so sweet My Mind's Eye Tickled Pink papers.

 
Colouring was done with Copic Markers and the dry embossing is the Marg's Melodies EFolder.

 
This background stamp is from Hero Arts and I've heat embossed it in white.

 

 
I just love the 2 label shapes in the Just for You set......must pull them out and have another play:-)

Remember my cards are for sale at Aussie Cards for Sale and at My Card Shop.....or if you want a specific card/s just let me know....I'll make them to order :-))

Well, do you have any big weekend plans? Me....I have some serious card making to do for a few projects at the moment ...and DH will hopefully get out fishing so we'll both be happy campers :-)))

Have a good one everyone....and thanks for popping in!

xL

Kaisercraft After Five

 
Hey there....how's your week going?

I've been squeezing as much crafting into the last few days of the holidays as I can and have had a play with Kaisercraft's elegant After 5 Collection, American Crafts Glittered cardstock and the gorgeous Pink Paislee Ruffled Darling trims. These papers fit perfectly with the Grey is the new black challenge currently on at Moxie Fab World. LOVE grey with teal....yuuummmmm!

Here's the result....

 

 

 
Such pretty goodies to play with:-)

Remember if you'd like to buy any of my cards keep your eye on My Card Shop and Aussie Cards for Sale.

Thanks for visiting.....see you again soon:-)

xL