A Happy Scramper

The Shabby Tea Room #110

With the theme  "Beautiful Roses" and this delicious inspiration picture I could not resist playing along at The Shabby Tea Room this week.....

...those soft sweet colours are some of my very favourites.....I pulled out my matching PTI cardstock (Aqua Mist and Sweet Blush); my MFT Rolled Roses Die (of course) and a Prima journalling card and here's the result -

Wish I'd swiped a little white paint around the edges of my roses now but not to worry lol....I did enjoy shabbying them up a little....

...and adding a couple of little banners to the side...

Thanks for popping by again today - two posts in one day - not bad huh! ;-))

See you all again soon.....

xLinda

Shop and Crop April Card Kit

Hey there - how are you?

It's been a busy week for us -

DS turned 18....which of course meant parties and celebrations that went on for a few days! - lol

....and then a trip up to the Sunshine Coast to visit family.

We enjoyed a lovely day out here today ....

......gorgeous Montville. (source) Such a lovely street to wander up and down and soak up all the pretty lovelies in the stores:-)

Now that we're home again it's time to show you this month's Card Kit for Shop and Crop. Kylie sent me the most beautiful Websters goodies to play with this month - from the Sunday Picnic and Everyday Poetry lines.....needless to say I had a fabbo inking, distressing, fussy cutting time :-))

Here are the cards you'll get full step-by-step instructions for this month -

Oh I looooved creating this card:-))

You'll be able to get more details from Kylie and Daryl over at Shop and Crop.

It's school holidays here now and I'm really hoping that I'll have lots of lovely crafting time over the next few days - so I should be back to share again in no time.

Thanks for visiting...

xLinda

Manor House teams up with Creative Scrappers

Hey there - happy Friday to you :-)

This month Manor House Creations is sponsoring Creative Scrappers for their 200th sketch!! so a few of us DT girls had a fun play with this month's Creative Scrappers sketch using MHC flowers and The Scrapcake Papers - also carried by MHC. 

Here's the fab sketch -

and the card I created based on it....

The papers are Scrap Cake's One Moment in Time papers and they are soft and subtle which I love:-)

MHC flowers I've used are the new Pink Sprinkles and Sugar and Spice in pink too.

Love these fluffy sweet flowers aaaahhh:-)

Well tonight I'm playing with the March Handmade by Suzanne sketch and some gorgeous MME Miss Caroline goodies. I'll be back to share as soon as it's done.

Cheers

xLinda

Manor House Creations Valentines Card

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

It's all fun and games here - we're onto day 5 without a kitchen as our kitchen reno takes place - boy having no kitchen is so inconvenient lol! But - looking forward to the end of this week when we should be done or very close to it - yay yay yaaaay :-))

Here's a few reno pics for you -

Firstly, what the old kitchen looked like.... sorry about the dark pics :(

This was Wednesday afternoon - our old kitchen gone ready for the new!

And this is how it looks right now.....waiting for benchtops and splashbacks to be cut and installed...

We're going white again but with overhead cupboards and lots of drawers this time round :-)

Anyway - onto the card making now hey!

Here's a card I created for Manor House Creations....ready for hubby on Valentines' Day:-)

I've used the beautiful MHC Blossoms – Airlie & Esperance -and the brown flower detail I've fussy cut from MHC packaging :-)

Thanks for popping in today to see what I've been up to.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend - hope to see you again soon :-)

xLinda

 

Shop and Crop February Card Kit

Have you fallen in love with Echo Parks' new Yours Truly range?

I certainly have:) I had lots of fun playing with all the gorgeous coordinating Yours Truly goodies along with some sweet Basic Grey Laser Cut paper, bling and rub-ons in this month's Card Kit for Shop and Crop.

You will receive instructions to make the following 4 cards - and have plenty of lovely left overs for a few more :)

....look at that gorgeous Basic Grey Laser Cut paper - it is delish!

 

Such fun goodies to play with - I hope you'll head over to Shop and Crop and check it out.

Thanks for popping in....

See you again soon I hope :)

xLinda

Some Manor House Creation Love

I am having such a lovely time on the Manor House Creations Design Team......what's not to love about playing with gorgeous flowers like these :-)) ....

 

....the gorgeous Taneisha packs...here's a card I created with them....

Papers are from Authentique's Blissful Bundle.

I hope you've been managing to squeeze in a bit or papercrafting time at this very busy time of the year. I have a few more bits and pieces that I've been working on but nothing else I can share just yet.

But I'll be back again soon.....

xLinda

 

Manor House Creations

I've been having lots of fun with the gorgeous goodies for sale at Manor House Creations - the sweet Scrap Cake papers and fab MHC flowers.

I have a card and a layout to share tonight.

First of all the card, using the Summer at the Seaside patterned papers and a summery Tropics flower. 

Next the layout which uses the FAB November Sketch from Monika....which looks like this....

I loved this sketch with the three smaller photos the minute I laid eyes on it so had to give it a go....

 

Beautiful new Manor House Creations Summer Flowers and The Scrapcake Bright Side of Life papers :)

I hope you'll play along with this wonderful sketch for your chance to win an awesome prize from MHC.....

Who wouldn't want to win these delicious flowers right?? :-)))

I hope you have an awesome weekend whatever you get up to....we're off to Springbrook for lunch and a leisurely stroll tomorrow - hope it's a gorgeous Spring day:-)

Ciao.....

xLinda

Stamp It Time in Paris Stamp

Hey there....I hope you're having a great week so far!

I have a couple of cards in the current issue of Australian Cardmaking, Stamping and Papercraft magazine which feature the most gorgeous Stamp It Stamp......Time in Paris.....

aaaaah I hope to have just that one day lol.

 

 
 
Isn't it beautiful!

Now that the cards are published I look forward to pulling out this stamp and playing with it again and again:-)

Here are my cards....

This one uses Basic Grey's Curio papers.

The next I stamped straight on the doily for a different look.....

I am soooooo looking forward to my day "off" tomorrow.....I have just a little smidge of crafting time planned....in between loads of washing.........I'll be back with more to share before you know it.

Cheers!

Linda

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge

 

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

Another part of our beautiful world being affected by another natural disaster over recent days....hubbie was in Japan last year and our thoughts and prayers are with those we know over there. We haven't been able to make contact with them yet.

For us, today has meant more car shopping.....and we have finally made our decision. Too many cars means too many choices lol. We will soon be the owners of  this sweet blue beauty....

 
....it's the Hyundai i30 SLX Turbo Diesel.......very economic for all the driving I do each week.

I'm relieved to think that we don't have to take up next Saturday looking at cars again :-))

Last night I played happily with Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge which looks like this.....

 
I had darling Waltzingmouse stamps that I wanted to play with again so here's my interpretation.....

 

 

Cardstock: Cream

Patterned Paper: Websters Waiting for Santa and Sweet Season

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Holiday Label No.14; Crafty Secrets Bird Notes Set

Ink: Versa Colour

Embellishments: Collections Chipboard Heart; Distress Crackle Paint Antique Linen; Kaisercraft Pearls; MS Pansy Border Punch; lace; Prima flower; string.

 
I had so much fun with these sweet crafty goodies.

Tonight I have big plans to stay up til the wee hours crafting my little heart out......wish me luck! Hope you are fitting in some crafty fun this weekend too.

See you again soon....thanks for popping in!

xL

Hopscotch Cards

 

Hey there....happy Friday to you:-) I hope you've had a great day.

Back tonight to show you a couple of cards I've created for Shop and Crop using Basic Grey's Hopscotch range.

 
It's a beautiful mix of muted colours and I had heaps of fun mixing and matching with all the pretty patterns.

 

If you're looking for a fun card kit with step by step instructions for how to make a set of cards make sure you check out Shop and Crop's Card Kits....there's a couple of kits left for this month using the sweet Modern Homemaker Line from October Afternoon....

 

Or if you're a scrapbooker the Shop and Crop scrapbooking kits are hugely popular. Takes all the guesswork out of scrapping, leaving you with all the fun:-))

Well I hope you have a lovely weekend planned with some fun things to look forward to.

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

xLinda

February Card Kit

 

Hi there....happy Tuesday to you:-)

Just popping in to share with you the latest Card Kit available from Shop and Crop. This month the kit is full of gorgeous October Afternoon Modern Homemaker goodies....here's what you get....

8x8 Paper Pad from October Afternoon (Modern Homemaker)
Element Stickers from October Afternoon
Label Stickers from October Afternoon
Alphabet Stickers from October Afternoon
Ribbon
8 cards & envelopes

  PLUS FREE step by step instructions on how to create 4 CARDS using the kit!

Here are the four cards....

 

 

The card above on the right says "Here's the story"...with that cute pink typewriter .....and inside it finishes with this....

 
...you're just my type!

That will make a bright and happy Valentine's Card for DH:-))

Hop on over to Shop and Crop to check out all the new kits.

Bye for now....

xL

TSG91 and CR84FN13

 

Hey there.....I hope you've had a great day!

Popping in tonight to share a card I've created for a couple of challenges....the TSG Sketch for this past week and the current CR84FN Challenge....here's what they look like....

 
 

Put the two together and you get this.....

 

Patterned Paper:  Red - Melissa Frances; Brown - Stampin' Up!; Blue - My Mind's Eye

Stamps:  There She Goes Puppy Love

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers.

Embellishments: Martha Stewart Seam Binding; MS Double Loops Border Punch; Provo Craft Tag; Nesties; Marg's Melodies Embossing Folder.

Tools: Sewing Machine; Cuttlebug.

 
Such a sweet little image. Have you checked out the stamps over at TSG lately?? They have just released a few new sets....I love the whimsical Day and Night.....it should be winging its way to me as we speak....:-))))

Okay gotta run.....thanks for visiting and for your kind comments.

xL

Weekend Wishes

 
Hey there...How's your weekend going so far?

We started the morning here...

 
(Photo By ellis_estelle)

at beautiful Kurrawa Beach....although it didn't look this good...much rougher this morning.

Then it was home for the usual Saturday chores....and now they're mostly all done I can enjoy a quiet evening crafting....I hope.

This week I've been playing with some new goodies for Shop and Crop including some very pretty Echo Park Be Mine products....
...just perfect for Valentine's Day papercrafting.

Here's a couple of cards I've created....

 

 
They're available for purchase at Aussie Cards for Sale if you're interested.

I'll be back again soon with a couple of cards using Basic Grey's new Hopscotch range.

 

January Card Kit

 

Hey there...I hope you've had a great week!

While I work away happily on the February Card kit for Shop and Crop, thought I'd drop in and remind you about the beautiful January Card Kit featuring the gorgeous Kaisercraft English Rose products. Not only do you get all the goodies to make 8 cards (at least) you also receive my instructions for how to make these 4....

 

 

 

 
I thoroughly enjoyed playing with these sweet Kaisercraft goodies....they are just beautiful.

I have LOTS to share over the coming days so I'll probably be back with another post tomorrow.

Have a lovely Friday night!

Linda

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

Shop and Crop January Card Kit

 
Hey there.....New Year's Eve is almost upon us....a brand new year just around the corner....here's hoping it's a GREAT one:-))

Wanted to share the latest kit over at Shop and Crop with you.....using the absolutely gorgeous Kaisercraft English Rose collection......it's oh so pretty - check it out here.

In the kit you get....

6x6 Paper Pad from Kaisercraft (English Rose)
Chipboard Accessories from Kaisercraft
Diecut Elements from Kaisercraft
Rubons from Kaisercraft x 2
Clear stamps from Kaisercraft
Lace & trim
8 cards & envelopes

plus my very easy to read ;-) instructions for the following 4 cards.....(plus leftovers to make 4 more!)....

 
 

So any plans for NYE folk? We will be home supervising a teen par-tay.....DH will no doubt fall asleep around 11ish as he always does and I will hopefully fire up the mojo and have a great crafty night into the wee hours....sounds goooood to me:-)))

Whatever you do, stay safe, enjoy and I'll see you back here on New Years Day!

xL

 

 

English Rose

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

I am popping in to share a couple of recent cards I created for Shop and Crop....playing with the pretty, flowery English Rose collection from Kaisercraft.....full of beautiful old world charm.

 

 
Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pads are awesome things....have you used them? They have pages of die-cut elements in them like this sweet scalloped edge you see above and make card making soooo easy.

I have lots to share over the coming week from recent DT work so I'll be popping in regularly....I won't hang around for long but I'll leave you with some papercrafting eye candy at least....much more interesting than me blabbing on anyway:-)

See you soon....

Linda

Shop and Crop November Card Kit

 
Hey there....hope you're having a great weekend.

Things here are mostly good...some days are better than others but all in all I'm getting there:-)

I wanted to share with you the November Card Kit for Shop and Crop........the kit is full of gorgeous Making Memories Christmas goodies and you will have enough to make at least 8 Christmas cards....like these....

 
 
You get $65 worth of product for just $39.95...including instructions to create 4 cards plus plenty left over to make at least another 4. All the details are here on the Shop and Crop site.

 
I have a few more Shop and Crop items to share over the coming days so I'll be back again soon. Hope to see you then.

Cheers!

 

Aussie Scrap Source Challenge

 
Hey there.....how was your Monday?

I'm popping in tonight to share my card for the last week of sketches over on the Aussie Scrap Source Blog. Another fun sketch from Becky Fleck and I really did have a ball with this one....

 
Using a recent purchase....my Kaisercraft After Five 6x6 paper pad - and my trusty Martha Stewart Double Loops border and corner punch set here's what I came up with....

 
Have also used a Martha Stewart lace tag, Papertrey Beautiful Blooms II die; Prima Crystal Swirl, Kaisercraft pearls and Hero Arts Swirl stamp. Quite a different sort of card for me.....very clustered and busy really.

 
Alrighty I'm off again....have a happy Tuesday all:-)

Mojo and SB Boutique

 
Hey there.....how are you on what is proving to be a very wet Sunday in SE Qld?

It's been a busy 24 hours which saw us whizz up to the Sunshine Coast for our niece's 21st birthday....a lovely night with family....not often we all get to catch up....

 

Home again now and having a crafty play in between washer/dryer loads.....thought I'd give this week's Mojo sketch a try so I combined it with the Scrapbook Boutique Colour Challenge...

 

and came up with this.....

 

Cardstock:  Bazzill; Naturals Ivory

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Bittersweet

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink Heart Prints

Ink:  Chocolate Chip; Versa Mark Pink; Distress Vintage Photo

Embellishments:Kaisercraft ribbon and pearl strips

Tools: Fiskars All-a-fleur Border punch; sewing machine; circle punches

 

Well back to the laundry for me....but with a couple of new PTI sets on my desk it won't be long before I'm back...can't wait to play with them:-))

Thanks for visiting...