A Happy Scramper

Once Upon A Sketch May Challenge

It was a beautiful day up at Binna Burra....

We enjoyed lunch at the Tea House and then went for a walk to Bellbird Lookout - haven't been on that walk since the kiddies were 7 and 5!

Tonight I've had a chance to finish off my layout for the current Once Upon A Sketch Challenge...here's the fab sketch...

and the journalling prompt.....

Theme: Mum

We would like you to create a layout and interpret the theme "Mum" however you like based on the following sketch. You can journal as little or as much as you like, but your layout must incorporate this theme and the sketch.

So here's my layout......

I have used MME Miss Caroline range and love it to bits....I have very little of it left now:-(

My journalling tag slips in behind the photo....

....my Memory Box Serafina Heart Die was put to good use at last:-)

To all the mums out there, I hope you had a glorious day too :-))

See you again soon.....

xLinda

Handmade by Suzanne April Challenge

Hey there - I hope you're having a great weekend:-)

I have had time to play with the Handmade by Suzanne Challenge again for this month. It's a great sketch....lots of bits and pieces on this one....

I enjoyed using some of the gorgeous Miss Caroline Howdy Doody collection from My Mind's Eye on my layout...

That's my darling sister and her two youngest :)

Here are a few close ups....

....and a run down of products used....

 

MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doody 12x12 papers	MME Brads Miss Caroline Howdy Doody	MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doody Rub-On Transfers
Cheery Lyn French Pastry Doily Die	Flourish With a Bling Pearls	Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Ranger Distress Ink Vintage Photo	Tsukineko Sponge Daubers	Martha Stewart Branch Punch
Fiskars finger tip control craft knife	Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser	Fiskars Trimmer
Imaginesce Hot Glue Gun

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

I've actually been crafting quite a bit but nothing more I can show you just yet. 

I hope you have a lovely Sunday....we think we'll go and see this....friends have recommended it....

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Bye for now...

Linda

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

 

 

 

A friend with chocolate...

It's a lazy Sunday morning at our house - what about yours?

We're going to head off with our nearly 18 y.o for some birthday shopping this afternoon but we're just chilling for now :-)

So, thought I'd pop in and share a card that's just gone up on the Manor House Creations Blog featuring the totally gorgeous Party Time flower packs. I adore the velvety softness of these beautiful flowers. Here's my card....

Being a big chocolate lover this sentiment is dear to my heart :-)))

Here's the Inkadinkado Friendly Advice set it's from.....love this!

 

MHC Party Time - Birthday Party	MHC Party Time - Dance Party	MME Lost and Found Two Blush 6x6 paper pad
McGill Leaves Punch	Little Yellow Bicycle Flower Stick Pins

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Have a lovely Sunday wherever you are in the world :)

xLinda

Handmade by Suzanne March challenge

Hey there - I hope your weekend is off to a good start:-)

Lunch with a couple of dear girlfriends today meant that mine was:-))

Last night I had a delightful time playing with the current layout sketch over at Handmade by Suzanne. I haven't played with one of these sketches before although I've been wanting to. 

Here's my layout and a few close ups.....

I loved playing with the gorgeous MME Miss Caroline range......and these other goodies.....

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Tonight I'm off to play with another challenge - card or layout??? I just can't decide lol.

Thanks for visiting and for your lovely comments that I greatly appreciate.

xLinda

My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy

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I hope if you're an Aussie you've had a wonderful Australia Day and have celebrated all that is wonderful about living in the greatest country in the world:-) We did! 

For those of you in other parts of the world - I hope your day has been equally great:-)

Onto the cardmaking side of things.......

...........Oh how I loved the fine and Dandy range from MME.....

Some of my absolute favourite papers EVER I think :-)....because of that gorgeous turquoise!

I have 3 cards created with this range published in the current issue of Australian Cardmaking Stamping and Papercraft Magazine - Vol 18 No 1.

Unfortunately I forgot to take photos of my cards before I sent them in so now all I have are the mag pics to share...I guess they're better than nothing:-)

I wish there was more to share tonight but lately it's all been for Manor House Creations and Shop and Crop....and I can't quite show anything  just yet:-))

I'll be back with the Febraury Kit for Shop and Crop in just a few days though....here's a little peek -

....Echo Park's Yours Truly range is fun fun fun to work with:-))

Bye for now.......happy Friday to you all!

xLinda

Another for the Shabby Tea Room

Hey there.....hope you've had a great Friday!

I'm popping in tonight to share another card I created for the current SHABBY TEA ROOM Challenge....remember this delightful inspiration pic....

....and the other inclusion was to be something to do with sewing...in my case fabric and twine.....

Papers are MME Lost and Found Breeze collection, as is the sentiment strip and the birdy brad.

Love that sweet little bird - created with the Stampin' Up! bird and branch punch.

Also love that gorge Want to Scrap Nest-a-bling:-))

Here are my photos for the January Photo Challenge too....

Jan 12 - a close up - Tara hated having the camera in her face - as you can see!

...and today - what's in my bag.....

....nothing too exciting there -wallet/shopping list/coin purse/pen and phone.

Do you have a lovely weekend planned? Mine will be busy - off to brunch tomorrow, then an evening BBQ then lunch again on Sunday - phew, should be good! Won't be much crafty time though ;-))

Enjoy whatever you get up to.

xxLinda

Once Upon A Sketch December

Hey there...how's your week before Christmas going?

We've just been away to the Sunshine Coast to celebrate my Mum and Dad's 50th Wedding Anniversary. To mark the occasion we had lunch at beautiful Flaxton Gardens...what a lovely part of the world :) Here are a few pics from our lunch....

With my sister and her youngest.

The views are amazing....

....and a toast to Mum and Dad.

Am enjoying being home again now and getting things organised ready for Christmas:-)

I played before we went away with the current sketch over at Once Upon A Sketch...here it is and the details for the journalling....

December 15th Challenge

Journalling Criteria/theme: Our Christmas traditions.

We would love to hear how everyone spends Christmas Day. Even if you do NOT celebrate Christmas, what do you do on Christmas Day?

The one constant we have each Christmas is the kids wanting to "just stay home!". They don't want to go to anyone else's place for Christmas. Every year they ask "where are we going for Christmas?" and are delighted when we say we're staying home this year. So that's the memory I wanted to scrap....

I've used My Mind's Eye gorgeous Lost and Found Christmas range...yumm!

Much to their delight we are home for Christmas this year...just the four of us...enjoying our roast turkey Christmas lunch and Ice Cream pudding:-)

Alrighty, that's all from me for today...see you again soon I hope:-)

xLinda

 

 

 

My Mind's Eye December Sketch Challenge

Good Sunday morning to you:) I hope you're having a lovely weekend.

We are :) The holidays are here so I feel a beautiful sense of peace today - like I can breath aaaaahhh:)

My fam have headed off on their Christmas Shopping Expedition......so I am home enjoying the peace and quiet and my own thoughts. How lovely huh lol.

I have finished my layout for this month's My Mind's Eye Sketch which looks like this.....

Here's my take on it.....

A layout about my boy turning into a man......makes me so reminiscent creating like this.....thinking of this little fella and how he would run me off my feet....

Boy he was a live wire! He was go, go, go from dawn to well after dusk and I was exhausted a lot of the time. Thankfully these days he moves at a slower pace lol. 

I think I've rediscovered my love for scrapping right now because we're heading into a new stage in my boy's life...there are big changes ahead for us all...and scrapping allows me to think back, compare things and make a record of what's been and gone so we can remember in the years to come. 

Here's one more close up.....

Alrighty time to get some lunch organised.....a nice big salad me thinks:-)......see you again soon.

Mwah! 

Linda

Cuddling Twins and a Layout

What a great day we had yesterday:-)

Friends of ours had Twins back in April (a boy and a girl) and as they don't live close to us we hadn't got to meet them yet....but yesterday we finally did and they are sooooo adorable:-)

Here's a couple of sweet pics to make you clucky lol.....meet Daniel -

Oh their eyes are soooo beautiful:)............here's his sweet sister Charlotte.....

It was so lovely to cuddle a little bubby again.....I just loved spending time with them yesterday:-) And no I don't want another of my own....I am very happy with my 2 beautiful teens thank you very much...but it's lovely to goo and gah over these sweet 5 month olds and then hand them back lol.

So I know I mentioned that I'm feeling a drive to get back into scrapbooking again.....I'm loving it!..........here's another layout I finished this week....not the greatest pic, still working out how to best photograph these big layouts....

Lots of gorgeous My Mind's Eye Breeze papers and embellies.

Any spare time I get today I'm going to be working on DD's Year 10 Dinner Dance 6x6 Album....I'm having fun with Echo Park's Happy Days range....bright and bubbly:-)

See you again soon....

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

Mojo Monday 208

Do you wanna meet my new love??? 

Here 'tis.....My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Blush Collection....oooooh it makes me swoooon...I LOVE LOVE LOVE it to pieces.....and that's all that will be left of it very soon :-))))

 

Just wait til you see the October Card Kit for Shop and Crop...here's a little sneak peek....

So, it was an absolute pleasure playing with Blush again last night to create my card for this week's Mojo Monday #208 Sketch Challenge...

I thought I'd go square but then I decided that I'd rather not have to fuss with square envelopes (I don't have any!!)....so I converted it to my usual C6 sized card....

It's a while since I've made one of these scallop circle punch flowers...with a big spotty Blush brad in the centre...

I am such a PINK girl....adore it!

Thanks for stopping by today...I hope you have a great lead into the weekend.

I'll be back in a couple of days....

 

CR84FN38

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

It's a different one here....my teenage DD is in China...yes CHINA..for a 2 week school trip and boy is it ever different not having her around. I am doing my darndest not to worry and not to miss her terribly but I'm struggling at times that's for sure. 

So yesterday to pull myself out of the doldrums I went shopping...that always helps right:-)) Today it's lunch with girlfriends...another great mood booster yes:-))) In between times as much craftiness squeezed in as possible should help me no end don't you agree??!!

Last night it was the CR84FN#38 Colour Challenge that diverted my attention...look at this cool colour scheme.....

So I grabbed out my Kaisercraft After Five paper pad, some PTI Hibiscus Burst cardstock and a matching flower from Wild Orchid Crafts and here's the result....

I love that jolt of hot pink:-)

So, sitting here in my PJ's is not going to get me out the door to lunch so I'm off to get snazzy lol.

Thanks for your visit today...see you again soon.

xLinda

CASE Study Signature Style Challenge

Well - big day here enjoying all the action of.....

....a Netball Carnival.

Always lovely to see them all out there, winning some and of course losing some too.

Unfortunately then you come home and try to catch up on the piles of washing that need to be brought in and folded...all the Mums out there know exactly what I'm talking about *eye roll*

Anyway, washing's all organised so here I am to share a card I created last night for Iwona's current CASE Study Challenge.

What a fab challenge it is too...hardly a challenge really cause you get to create with your "Signature Style"....what could be better than playing with all the goodies you love most:-))

For me that would mean soft colours/a Crafty Secret scrap/flowers/distressed edges/inking/the Doily Lace Punch/some real lace and pearls........in my book YUM YUM YUM :-)) Here's my card....

I hope you've had a lovely weekend and a chance to recharge your batteries ready for another busy week. I'm struggling with the fact that in a few days it's the first of September...oh my lord...the year is flying!!

Thanks for dropping by to check out my little corner of blogland...see you again soon.

Linda

Shabby Tea Room and MME Challenges

Hey there...hope you had a great Saturday.

I spent a few hours serving Pork Rolls and Nachos....at the school fete....it was good to be involved and meet other parents. Where would schools be at times like that without lots of parents chipping in hey....it's what you've gotta do:-))

Tonight, whilst kicking back and enjoying my creative time, I've been playing with the latest challenges from My Mind's Eye and The Shabby Tea Room....here are the challenges....

 

Here's my card based on the MME sketch and the colours and theme from The Shabby Tea Room.....

Papers are from MME Hattie Paper Pad, stamp set is Basic Grey, lace is Kaisercraft,"hello" is part of a sentiment in the PTI Think Big Favourites 3 Set, glittered Ric-Rac is from American Crafts, buttons are from my grandma:-)

Tomorrow looks like another big day....a Uni Open Day to check out, a trip to Spotlight for some work related craft shopping and then shoe shopping for DD's Dinner Dance....that should be quite enough to fill the day I think.

Lucky I'll be home on Monday enjoying the Brisbane Show Holiday....yippee!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend...thanks for popping in and for your lovely comments that make my day! 

Card Patterns 126 and CARDS Blog Challenge

Well that was a mighty fast week if ever I saw one....whoosh...there it goes!!

Just popping in very quickly tonight to share my card for this week's Card Patterns Sketch #126...

What a FAB sketch! It gave me a great chance to play with the patterned papers in my new My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Market St paper pad...love!!

I cut down the Cheery Lyn Doily Die to make it more of an oval shape to fit the sketch....what a sweet little crafty product that is too....puts a smile on my face just looking at that pretty doily pattern:-)

My card also fits the current CARDS Blog Challenge which is to create a birthday card.

Do you have a big weekend planned? Fete season is kicking off here and we'll be helping out at one this Sunday and another next Saturday.....that will make the weekend fly by pretty darn quickly I'm sure.

Hope you have a glorious one whatever you get up to. Thanks for paying me a visit....

xLinda

Friend with Chocolate

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

It's been a big one here...including the movies last night - for the four of us...quite possibly the last movie we'll ever go to as a family:-(.....sad but true now our kids are big....we saw this of course...

(Photo courtesy of watchmovieshub.blogspot.com)

It was amazing...full of action....sad and funny.....the end of an era....so sad to say good bye to this wonderful story........but the movie, as great as it was, still didn't come close to the book - those books are BRILLIANT - so richly imaginative - the movie just cannot portray the same depth that the words convey. Goodbye Harry Potter! We'll miss you - but we'll keep our eye out for the DVD when it's released - to complete our collection:-)

So, a card to share also? You bet!

I've been playing with the absolutely gorgeous My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Market St paper pad - MME can do no wrong at the moment with their PP's....all-so-good!

Don't you just love that sentiment from Inkadinkado's Friendly Advice set....oh so true too lol.

My absolute favourite things on this card - pink/cream/doilies/seam binding/string/bling/Doily Lace Punch....love love love:-)

I'm off to play some more I think:-) Thanks for dropping in and leaving me your happy comments - it's so nice to hear from you!

xLinda

 

My Mind's Eye Card Sketch Challenge

Hey there....hope you had a great weekend:-)

DD is not well here so we are dosing her up and hoping that the rest of us can avoid the dreaded lurgy.

Just a quick pop in tonight to share my card for the latest My Mind's Eye Card Challenge #25.

Here's the sketch.....

As long as you use 80% MME product and a Celebrate theme you're all good. 

So I decided to play with my Hattie paper pad and a Kaisercraft birthday stamp and here's my card....

I just love the sweet Melissa Frances resin frames:-)

Well that's all from me tonight...I'm off to link this up and hit the hay....thanks for popping in!

xLinda

Card Patterns, CR84FN and CARDS Challenges

Hey - how's your Monday been?

A pretty good one here...even though it was back to work after the hols, all in all it's been a good day:-)

Last night I played with 3 current challenges.....squeezing the last little bit of crafting time into the holiday....they were the CR84FN33 Colour Challenge, Card Patterns Sketch # 123 and CARDS Blog - Use Bakers Twine Challenge.

Here's the end result....

Papers are from My Mind's Eye Gertie Paper Pad; PTI Bakers Twine; MME Gingham Gertie Ribbon; Wild Orchid Crafts Flower; Kaisercraft Light Pink Rhinestones.

Such a fun card to make....combining many of my favourite crafty goodies:-)

I am endeavouring to make 10 Thank You Cards for a special cause being organised by my friend Shazz Pratten, owner of The Scrap Lounge.

You can read all about Shazz's Heart Cards Appeal HERE. You still have til the end of the month to make your cards....all for a very good cause.....we know how good that makes you feel:-))

So, better get off this 'puter and see what else I can achieve before bedtime....

Hope you have a lovely Tuesday! Thanks for popping in :-))

xLinda

My Mind's Eye Sketch Challenge

I am back to share my card for the My Mind's Eye Sketch Challenge. Here is the sketch and the deets...

Along with the sketch, you must use this theme: Song Lyrics – you choose the song! (be sure to credit the artist{s})....

I wanted to use the MME Gertie range....and the doily stamps and colours looked pretty groovy which led me to use the song lyrics from Simon and Garfunkel's - "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)". 

Well you can't say it's not bright!

...and after that I'm yearning to play with something soft and shabby so that's what I'm off to do....

see you again soon!

xLinda