A Happy Scramper

The Shabby Tea Room Week 114

I am so fond of the challenges over at The Shabby Tea Room - ( I have a GDT spot coming up with them soon yippee :-))) - I don't always get time to play each week but I'm chuffed that this week I did and it's such a beautiful inspiration picture to me......

....how beautiful is it!!!  Add to this the request from host Lenet to make a shaped project and here's the result......

...so happy I created a layout to match the challenge this time:-) - really enjoying my scrapping at the moment:-)

You can see I've adopted the pink background as per the inspiration pic and used blue papers and floral patterns as per the sweet little bucket.

....this little title tag is from Simple Stories Fabulous paper pad.

...this 'True Beauty' element is from Prima's Madeline A4 paper pad as are many of my background papers.

...love the new honeycomb Hambly overlay - so trendy right now :-)

Thanks for dropping by to see what I've been up to.

See you again soon.....

xLinda

 

 

Sweet Sentiments

I have 3 cards in Australian Cardmaking Stamping and Papercraft Magazine Vol 18 No.5 that were a real labour of love. I'm not going to kid you - these cards took me aaaggggees to make lol :-) I had just received new goodies from Papertrey (the Wonderful Words Dies and matching stamps and a few cardstock colours) and I was so keen to play around with them together.

Here's the end result....

....lots of sentiments from a variety of companies.....all listed in the mag which is very helpful. Of course you can use whatever sentiment and decorative stamps you have in your stash to do the same thing.

 

 

Papers used are from Prima's Madeline A4 paper pad.

I love these PTI products - sadly I've hardly played with them since.....it's sad how that happens in our crafty lives isn't it - new things catch our eye and we forget the old - must make a concerted effort to remedy that! They would be great on my layouts me thinks :-))

I'm off to play with my Shabby Tea Room creation for this week - with this gorgeous inspiration how could I resist!.....

I'm having fun with a sweet, shabby layout instead of a card this time.....will be back to share soon.

Have a lovely weekend all!

xLinda

Scrapbook Boutique Tutorial

I'm back to share my second tutorial for the month for the gorgeous Scrapbook Boutique. have you been over to check out SB lately?? It is the most delicious store - such an amazing range of papercrafting products - I could order from there every day there's so much I want :-)

I had a delightful time playing with these sweet goodies from Scrapbook Boutique....

 

Prima Paper Pack 12x12 Songbird	Prima Resist Canvas Songbird	Prima Songbird Alphabet Stickers
Prima Notecards	Ranger Distress Ink Pad Antique Linen	Helmar Liquid 3D Scrap Dots
Prima Roses - Fairytale	Ranger Distress Ink Tattered Rose	Ranger Distress Ink Wild Honey
Tsukineko Sponge Daubers	Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Peacock	Fiskars finger tip control craft knife
Fiskars Trimmer	Imaginesce Hot Glue Gun

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and created this layout - of our friend's little girl....

...here's a few close ups....

....love a bit of fussy cutting :-)

...a gorgeous Prima Resist Canvas butterfly covered with inks and mists....

...beautiful texture from the sweet Prima Alpha stickers.

A step-by-step tutorial is available on the Scrapbook Boutique Blog if you're interested....have you 

added the Scrapbook Boutique Blog to your blog roll yet? - always lots of great tutorials and regular papercrafting eye candy to be seen over there :-)

Thanks for visiting...see you again soon.

xLinda

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

Prima Songbird

For Scrapbook Boutique this month I have had the absolute pleasure of playing with the Prima Songbird range.....oh my it is gorgeous!

It was perfect for this photo of my friend's daughters....

I have used these items....

 

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I loooooved creating this layout - it was fun fun fun:-)))

I hope you're having a great start to your week...thanks for visiting my corner of blogland.

See you again soon I hope.

xLinda

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

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

The Colour Room Challenge

Hey there....Happy Easter long weekend to you:-)

I hope you're having a good one.

It's DH's birthday today so we've been busy with shopping, lunch out and dinner out tonight to look forward to as well :-)

But I do have something to share with you - have been crafting heaps but not a lot I can share just yet - except this layout created for the current challenge at The Colour Room.

Manor House Creations are sponsoring them this month so it's a great time to play along and win some sweet MHC flowers - you not me of course lol.

Here's the Colour Room inspiration -

....so I had a lovely play with some new Prima Ledger papers, my MHC coordinating flowers and that cute sketch up there...... here's a layout all about My Boy :-)

Thanks for dropping by again today and for leaving your kind comments.

Wishing you a very Happy and Safe Easter....

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I'll be back on Tuesday with the Scrapbook Boutique Blog Hop - see you then.

xLinda

 

Once Upon A Sketch January Take 2

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

We headed up to Mt Tamborine today for a lovely lunch and a wander around...beautiful:-))

It was a hot, sunny day here....my January Photo Challenge photo proves it - take one look at this sky....

I'm back tonight to share my second attempt at the current Once Upon A Sketch challenge...and this one I am MUCH happier with:-)

Here's the sketch again....

...remember the journalling prompt is your feelings at this time of a New Year....I can't help but think about my kiddos and the big year they both have ahead of them....

Flowers from Manor House Creations, Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Thanks for visiting.....I'll be back with more soon.

xLinda

 

Loved layout

I have been admiring the gorgeous work of Australian Scrapbooker Janine Koczwara over the last few months so when I saw she had a few kits left from her recent classes in Brisbane I grabbed one. 

It was soooo much fun :-) Janine is the Queen of layering and I LOVED piecing together all the gorgeous Prima layers for this sweet layout.

It's a very bulky layout  - I'm going to frame it and stand it on my shabby chic stand in our lounge room. 

I just love the lace covered hearts....they caught my eye when I first spied this LO on Janine's blog....all so shabby and delicious....just my cup of tea:-)

I'll be back in a day or so with a Wedding Card to share...have a GREAT day!

xLinda

Vintage White with the Shabby Tea Room

Love me some Vintage White :) so couldn't resist having a play with the latest Shabby Tea Room challenge #80.....to create a monochromatic card or project using WHITE OR CREAM, KRAFT, BROWN OR BLACK....inspired by this sa-weeet pic -

So I gathered together some delicious creamy goodies and here's my card....

Cardstock: PTI Rustic Cream

Patterned Paper: Prima Madeline A4 Paper Pad

Stamps: PTI Mega Mixed Messages

Ink: Memento London Fog

Embellishments: Tattered Angels Chipboard Frame; seam binding; Wild Orchid Crafts flower; chipboard heart; string

Tools: Cuttlebug; Music Embossing Folder; Martha Stewart Wildflowers Border Punch

Well the footy's on....Go the Broncos.....and the boys are already sounding a bit dejected :( so I'll craft it out here in my scrap room and hope they can find some magic without their missing Captain.

Enjoy the weekend all:-)

xLinda 

 

A triple challenge combo:)

It's not often I can combine 3 challenges but tonight I have managed just that....Chupa's Saturday Sketchbook Challenge/The Scrapbook Boutique Colour Challenge (Aqua-Berry-Pink and a touch of pearl) and Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger....with its sweet bunting, flowers and general country feel:-))

                                        

 

You yourself are sweet popping into my blog today and I truly appreciate your support and your comments.

I hope you have a FAB Friday! My boys are off fishing so guess what I'm going to do;-)))

xxLinda

Verve and Crate

Woohooooo.....it's Friday....and school holidays....a doubley wonderful feeling:-))

I've been having a lovely play with some gorgeous new goodies from Shop and Crop....namely the so sweet Crate Paper Farmhouse papers and Random Stand Outs....what's not to love about these sweet country inspired papers and dimensionally eye catching embellies...

Recognise the sketch? It's Verve's September Week 2 Sketch by the amazing Amy Sheffer...

One card with these delish goodies wasn't enough so I played a little more lol....

Tonight I'm going to play with another challenge....or two....I think I'll combine Chupa's Saturday sketch and Mona's CR84FN Colour Challenge....that should give the creative juices a workout:-)

I'll be back to share the result tomorrow....cya:-))

 

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!

 

Doily flower Card

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

Can't believe I haven't been on for a good few days....I've been busily making cards - just nothing I can show you yet....including the 4 cards for the September Card Kit for Shop and Crop which will be up on the 1st of next month....I had LOTS of fun with them....great products in the next kit:-))

Here's a peek;-))...........

So until a few new things can be revealed...here's an oldie I haven't shown you yet....playing around with a sweet little doily, Melissa Francis Crepe paper, a Pink Paislee Artisan shape, Prima Flower and embossed paper which I've inked up....

Do you have some lovely weekend plans?

I hope you have a good one whatever you get up to.....thanks for your visit and I hope you'll pop in again soon.

I'm on a mission tonight to play with a challenge or two....I haven't had spare time to do that for a couple of weeks so tonight's the night! :-) 

Cya....

Linda

Birthday Card

Well what a great week.... Show Holiday Monday, my normal day off today....not bad, not bad at all lol.

I've had a lovely time playing with some DT work today but didn't want to neglect you all so here's a card I made on the weekend for a friend and co-worker....no surprises how old she turned:-))

My gorgeous much loved Prima Annalee papers here, MS Doily Lace Punch, PTI Number Dies, Nestie Labels 14 Die, PTI Hawaiian Shores cardstock, SU! Dazzling Diamonds glitter and Prima flower.

I just love that sweet little flower nestled in the seam binding bow....and the glittery numbers to boot:-)) So much to love about this delish hobby....and to top it all off my friend loved her card so that made me smile too.

Hope you're having a wonderful week too....where ever you may be:-)

Thanks for stopping by and for leaving me happy comments that make my day.

Cheers....

Linda

 

Scrapbook Boutique August Challenge

Hey there....I hope your week has so far been a good one...TGIF tomorrow hey:-))

Not to mention it's a long weekend for those of us lucky enough to get the RNA Show Holiday...wooohoooo!

I played last night with some favourite papers and colours to make a card for this month's Scrapbook Boutique Challenge. My crafty friend Therese has just joined the SB Design Team which is very lucky for them....she is an awesome papercrafter.....CAS mostly.....don't know how she does it but she sure does it with style:-)

Their challenge for this month is to be inspired by this sweet piccie and use ribbons and/or bows...

Well that's hardly a challenge at all really is it....I think I have a ribbon and/or bow on every card I make lol. Just can't help myself!

Here 'tis....

Sentiment piece is a Crafty Secrets Creative Scrap with a Stampendous sentiment. Papers are from Prima's Annalee Paper Pad and Crate Paper's Portrait Collection.

I hope you have a fantastic Friday and an equally good weekend.

We have a busy one in store with another Fete to work at and a Uni Open Day to check out so not sure I'll get back on here....we'll see!

Thanks for popping in....

Big Birthdays:-)

Hey there...I hope you've had a great week:-)

I've enjoyed playing with a few new papercrafting goodies over the last few days and creating a couple of "numbered" birthday cards for Aussie Cards for Sale. I am still smitten with the Prima Madeline A4 paper pack and can't seem to move it off my desk...sorry lol.

 

Cardstock: White Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Prima Madeline

Embellishments: PTI By the Numbers dies and Mat Stack 5 Die; Jamara Embossing Folder; MS Doily Lace Border punch; Wild Orchid Crafts rose; white seam binding; Kaisercraft pearl

Tools: Cuttlebug

Such scrappy, papercrafting fun...makes me just wanna do it all again tonight:-) What a good idea huh lol.

Hope you enjoy your evening too...thanks for your visit and for your encouraging comments - always greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Linda

Old Friends

Wow...where did the week go? Can't believe I last posted a card on Tuesday and then whoooosh here we are at Saturday night!!

Better share something new me thinks:-)

Let me share my new love with you.... the Prima Madeline Paper Pack....oh these papers are so delicious....looove:-)))

Cardstock: White Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Prima Madeline A4 Paper Pack

Stamps: Stamp It Set 046

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Embellishments: Prima blue rose; MS Butterfly punch and border punch; Kaisercraft pearl; Bunch Punch foliage punch; seam binding

Isn't that a sweet sentiment:-)

Last night I was busy with the Shop and Crop August Card Kit.....wow....great Graphic 45 goodies for Dad....so much fun putting it all together....here's a sneak peek....

Have a happy Sunday all!!

xLinda

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