A Happy Scramper

Card Patterns 132

First up....scroll down to check out THIS POST with all the details about this....

I've been so busy this month with other crafting things that I haven't been able to take part in any challenges, but last night I remedied that situation:-)

I worked with this cool Card Patterns Sketch #132...

It has been a while between cards for me and my beloved Prima Madeline Paper Pad so out she came in all her gorgeous flowery glory.....aaaaaahhhhh:)

I also enjoyed using my PTI dies....By The Numbers and Wonderful Words.

I love them! :-)))

Tonight I plan to attack another of my favourite challenges so I'll be back with that soon. 

TGIF tomorrow.....not to mention School Holidays :-)))) so I'm planning to go crafting craaaaazy for a couple of weeks.....woohoooo:-))

Thanks for your visit and lovely comments...see you soon!

 

Butterfly Sympathy Card

Hey there...I hope you had a good weekend! 

It was a busy one here...lunch with friends yesterday and then up to the Sunshine Coast today for a family catch up for my Dad's birthday. Here's a few pics....

Tucking into lunch at Mum and Dads....

Two cousins.....my boy and my sister's boy.....we noticed they have the same thick, dark eyebrows....and then they were standing the same so we couldn't resist the picture lol.

This is where the eyebrows come from.....my Dad....

The Birthday Boy......just turned 75.

So before I continue working on a card I started last night, thought I'd share another Sympathy card I made recently to sell over at Aussie Cards for Sale. ACFS has a prize up for grabs this month for everyone who buys a card.....you go in the draw to win this lovely pack of goodies....

 Yum yum!!

 

Here's just one of the cards for sale from the site......

Papers are from Pink Paislee's Butterfly Garden paper pack, as is the Butterfly, the sentiment is from Stampendous, stamped on a Crafty Secrets Love Mail Creative Scrap....I LOOOOOVE them:-))

So, a new week begins.....I hope you have a great one!

I'll be back to share more soon.

xLinda

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge

Hey there....I hope you've had a lovely weekend.

DD and I headed off to the shops today....gee teenage girls love to shop don't they! She can't get enough of it....me?, not so much these days lol.

Last night I finished a card for this week's Mojo Monday....always such fab sketches....this is #190 -

Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden

Stamps: PTI Tiny Tags and Inside and Out birthday

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; SU! Pretty in Pink

Embellishments: Butterfly Garden Dragonfly Charm; Twinery twine; MS Double Loops ATP Punch Set; lace; Kaisercraft pearl strip; buttons

Tools: Sewing Machine

 I hope you have a wonderful week ahead - whatever it may have in store.

I will be back sometime soon with more cards to share no doubt....thanks for visiting my little corner of blogland today.

Cheers!

Linda

 

CPS#217

Good Saturday morning to you:-) What a beautiful Autumn day it is here in SE Qld too....just makes me happy!

Before I get onto my card, here's a little bit about me today....

 feeling – happy it's the weekend

 enjoying – a leisurely Saturday morning around the house

 

creating – nothing yet but will attack a challenge later in the day:-)

wanting – to make Pumpkin Soup with the Butternut Pumpkin that' s been sitting on my kitchen bench for 2 weeks!

needing – wood for our fire

listening –  to my boys down the back chopping that same wood:-)

thinking – that I'm glad it's them and not me!

wondering – how the Royal Honeymoon is going??

:) So there's a little bit of "random" from me this morning.

Last night I played with the current sketch at Card Positioning Systems #217 which looks like this....

I wanted to use some more of the gorgeous Crate Paper Portrait Collection papers and I let them do all the work on this card...

Cardstock: SU! Black

Patterned Paper: Crate Paper Portrait Collection

Embellishments: CP PC Stickers and lace; Spellbinder Fancy Tags Two;  MFT Butterfly Die; Kaisercraft Rhinestones

Tools: MS Wildflowers Punch Around The Page Set; Cuttlebug

I just love the colours in this paper....it's the teal that does it.....yum yum yum!

Alrighty, better go and attack another load of washing.

I'll be back....

xL

Guest Designer with The Shabby Tea Room

 

Hey there! I hope you're having a good Monday so far:-)

I have the absolute pleasure of being the Guest Designer over at The Shabby Tea Room for this week and here's the inspiration pic to work with for week 55....

 ...the challenge also includes using flowers.....

that shouldn't be too hard now should it?? LOL

 

 
I had such a lovely time making this card:-))

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny Gabrielle (blue); Kaisercraft Devonshire (green) and Prima Annalee (pink)

Stamps:  My Sentiment's Exactly

Ink:  Versa Colour Pinecone

Embellishments: American Crafts Brad; Prima flower; Kaisercraft rhinestone swirl and pink rhinestones; MFT Mini Rolled Roses Die; pink felt

Tools: Cuttlebug; Heidi Swapp Distresser.

Thanks for popping in today to see what I've been up to. I hope you find some crafty time later too.

I'll be back with more to share soon...see you then:-)

Linda

 

 

Shabby Tea Room and Moxie Fab Combo

 

Hey there...hope you're having a great start to the weekend.

I've been on a cleaning kick here this morning....feeling good that rooms that weren't spick and span now are:-))

Now that I've picked up DD from work I plan to kick back quietly for the rest of the afternoon....well just as soon as I get the 5 loads of washing in off the line:-))

But before I do that how about I share my card from last night.....I've combined the colours from Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger....it had me at the spots;-) with the current Shabby Tea Room Bingo Challenge....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For The STRm you have to get 3 in a row like Bingo....I combined Gems/glitter and ribbon and also Gems/Flowers and Punches.

 
I made the leaves out of ribbon....the gems are from Basic Grey, large flower is Kaiser, the others I made with the MFT Mini Rolled Roses die.....glittered word is a Doodlebug Design adhesive transfer with DBD glitter.

 
I think it makes a beautiful wedding or anniversary card:-)

Patterned papers are a mixture....orange from MME Stella and Rose Mabel, yellow spot from OA and orange/cream from Kaisercraft's Devonshire range.

 
I just love these sweet little rolled roses....love playing with them.

Alrighty time to grab that washing.....enjoy the rest of the weekend all.....thanks for popping in today!

xLinda

FTL129 and CR84FN17

 

Hi there....I hope you've had a great end to the working week. I have!

Popping in this afternoon to share with you a card for 2 challenges.....Clean and Simple's FTL129

 
and CR84FN17....

 

Combine the two and what have you got?.....well in my case - this....

 

Patterned Paper:  Green spot - DCWV; Pink Paisleee

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Vintage Labels 10; There She Goes Sentimental

Ink:  Versa Colour

Embellishments: Kaisercraft Grosgrain Ribbon; Making Memories Glittered heart; Prima flowers

 
So have you got big plans for the weekend? We have DH's Mum and Dad here and the plan was to boat tomorrow but this rain may just put stop to that......time will tell.

If I get some crafting time I'll be back to share....thanks for visiting:-)

Linda

 

Cards for Aussie Cards for Sale

 

Hey there - how are you today?

My heart goes out to you if you have family or friends who have been affected by the devastating earthquake in Christchurch, NZ. What is happening to our world of late....so much sadness and suffering :(

Alicia at Aussie Cards for Sale asked us for Sympathy and Get Well Cards to stock the store so I have created one of each over the last couple of nights.

The first uses my new birthday stamps from Waltzingmouse Stamps - I have long admired their vintage label sets and dropped a few hints for my recent birthday - yaaaaay! They took a week to arrive from the UK - not bad huh - and postage was free....double yaaaay!

 

I used Prima's Annalee paper pad and my sweet little My Favourite Things mini rolled roses die with pink felt. Stamp Set is SU!'s Thoughts and Prayers.

 

The next Get Well card uses the Annalee papers again and a MS Around the Page Wildfowers punch set.

 

 
 
I am just loving the soft colours at the moment....can't you tell lol.

Well, I am off to lunch with friends today...I know! -aren't I the lucky one mid week :-))

I hope you too have a lovely hump day....thanks for visiting.

See you again soon.

xLinda

Verve Week 4

 

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

It's a warm one here...now that the washing's under control I'm enjoying a little crafting and I've attacked the last VERVE Sketch for this month. I've worked hard on my 4 cards for this month....I really would like to win some wonderful Verve stamps so I'll keep giving it my best shot....it's heaps of fun with these great sketches....here's No.4....

 
I wanted to play with some Shabby Chic goodies so I pulled out my Kaisercraft English Rose paper pad and die cuts, some tea dyed twill, a few Prima roses, my Bird Notes Clear Art Stamps and a glittered Bella Chipz frame and here's the result....

 
Boy I had fun with this card :-)) I think I had a smile on my face the whole time I was making it lol.Talk about good therapy!

 

If you're interested, this card is available in my Card Shop.

Tonight I'll be busy working on the next CARD KIT for Shop and Crop. Lots of yummy goodies in the March Kit for you to enjoy.

I'll be back to share more soon....thanks for popping in!

xLinda

 

 

 

The Shabby Tea Room and a Giveaway

 

Hey there....hope you're having a great weekend! It's a hot one here today....phew!!

I am popping in for 2 reasons....a card and some blog candy.

Firstly I wanted to share my card for the Shabby Tea Room DT Call. You can't win if you don't try right??:-)) So I'm trying lol.

The inspiration pic for the call is this one....

 

....so I pulled together a few goodies to play with and then went looking for a sketch to get me started....I've used this older one from Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketches...

 

....and here's my card.....

 
 

Cardstock:  Cream; Black  and Pink Pirouette

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Porcelain (spots) and Prima Annalee (pink); Kaisercraft After Five (teapot)

Stamps:  Basic Grey Cup of Tea

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Distress Ink Antique Linen and Tattered Rose.

Embellishments: Kaisercraft Black Grosgrain Ribbon; lace; Kaisercraft pink rhinestone strip; Kaisercraft Pearls; Provocraft Tag Die; Nestability Lacey Circles; Karen Frances Pink Crepe Paper

Tools: Heidi Swapp Distresser; Cuttlebug and Sewing Machine.

 

This card is available in my Card Shop.

So how about the giveaway now. 

I have a box of bits and pieces that I don't seem to use anymore - the stamps have mostly been used just once and are all in great condition....the K and Co and HS Chipboard have not been opened.....so if you're interested just leave a comment saying "Hi" and I will draw a winner next Sunday Feb 13.

 

 

Enjoy the rest of the weekend ......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

Heart Cards, C4C and MFT Challenges

 
Hey there....how has your week been?

What a week it's been for many Queenslanders caught in devastating floods. There are many ways in which we can help ease the burden for those affected and a scrapping buddy of mine, Shazz is doing her bit again through her project Heart Cards. Two years ago papercrafters united to let those devastated by the Victorian bushfires know we cared and 860 cards were delivered. If you are a card maker head over to Heart Cards to see how you can help.

I have a card to share that fits the current Crazy for Challenges challenge #70....to create a thank you card.....and it uses the current My Favourite Things sketch which looks like this....

 

I grabbed a MFT digital image, some October Afternoon papers and here's the result....

 
The sentiment is from the PTI Mega Mixed Messages set. I've also used SU! brads; Lacey Circle Nesties; MS Brown Seam Binding and Copics for colouring where I didn't paper piece.

 
 
This card will be up for sale in My Card Shop if you're interested.

Thanks for your visit today...back with more sharing soon.

xLinda

Teenage Boy Card

 

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

I am having a wonderful day of papercrafting fun, playing with my August Card Kit for Shop and Crop....yummy!

So lucky I have a card completed last week to share with you...made for my "Edward" look-alike nephew who turned 13!...yep in a year or so the girls will be swooning:-)) Look out Vyc!

Here tis...

Cardstock:  Kaisercraft card and matching envelope-Metallic Bronze

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Origins

Stamps:  Mo Manning Video Boy Digital Image

Ink:  MementoTuxedo Black; Distress Ink Antique Linen; Copics as below

Embellishments: Fiskars Number Stamps; Origins Sticker

 

I hope the rest of the week treats you well wherever you are and don't forget to leave a comment to be in the draw for this week's Card for Comments Winner.

Also, needing to buy any cards? You may want to check out my Card Shop......cheaper than Hallmark and handmade...each one unique.

Bye for now...