A Happy Scramper

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

Verve Feb Week 3

I'm on a roll now with the Verve February Sketches.....this time it's #3 with a delicious sketch from

Laurie Schmidlin...........

Laurie looooves layers as I do so this sketch was so much fun to play with:-)

Papers are again from Kaisercraft's Chapter One paper pad; sentiment is from Papertrey's Inside and Out Birthday set; filagree heart is from Jenni B Collection (Spotlight) and the cabouchon flower is also Kaisercraft :-)

Thanks for dropping in today! Have a fab one!

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

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

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:-))

 

CR84FN36

Well, I don't manage to post all week and then I put up two in one night....go figure hey lol.

I was on a mission remember to take part in a challenge tonight and I chose Mona's CR84FN36...one of my favourites:-)

Here's the sweet colour combo....

Lucky for Authentique's Blissful 6x6 Bundle or I would have been stumped for the yellow....I'm not a fan of yellow per se but I do like the papers in this pack...some of them, like this birdcage print I absolutely adore to be honest:-))

I

also adore those Tattered Angels chipboard frames....and add a bit of glitter, even better:-)

Better get over and link this ....hopefully I'll be in time:-)

Cheers...

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! 

Shabby Tea Room Mix and Match

Hey there...Happy Sunday to you!

What a beautiful day it is here too:-)

I'm in a rush to get this up before I'm out the door to help at the fete...my card for this week's Shabby Tea Room Challenge....the theme is Mix and Match - using at least 3 patterned papers..... and we have this sweet inspiration piccie....

Mixing and matching is never hard for me lol....here's my Thank You Card....

Papers are Pink Paislee's Sweetness Collection; image (which I'm counting as one of my patterned papers) is a Crafty Secret Creative Scrap; stamps are TSG for Sentiment, Crafty Secrets for bird on white tag and PTI for xoxo stamp.

Thank You for popping in to check out my blog today...and thanks for the lovely comments you've been leaving - I really appreciate your support!

Have a TOP 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

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

Birthday Cards

Last week I got busy making a couple of family birthday cards...one for my 14 year old nephew and one for my 75 year old Dad.

Thought I'd share them with you tonight....bet you can guess which is which lol :)

Papers are My Mind's Eye Hattie; stamps are Papertrey; star dies are My Favourite Thing.

Papers are Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers Paper pad; Stamps are Papertrey.

It was fun to play with my Versa Mark Ink Pad, black embossing powder and the old heat gun again.

Hope you have a beautiful Wednesday:-)...thanks for visiting!

xLinda

Cardabilities #34 Reveal

Hey there - I'm back to share my card for my final sketch with Cardabilities - No. 34. 

Another beautiful sketch from Karan....

I had heaps of fun with my Prima Madeline pack - full of gorgeous colours and patterns - yummmm:-)

Sentiment, xoxo and tiny tag from PTI; flower is Prima and rhinestone swirl is from Kaisercraft.

We would love to see your take on this sketch - you could be chosen as a future Guest Designer just for taking part - post your card to Mr Linky for Sketch 34 - I can't wait to see it:-)

xLinda

 

Papertrey May Blog Hop Challenge

Good Morning.....I'm up bright and early to hopefully link up with the May Papertrey Blog Hop...unfortunately I usually seem to miss it due to the time differences so fingers crossed this month :-)

For the blog hop this month we want to see your favorite take on flowers. You can stamp backgrounds, create custom floral embellishments, showcase unique flower center additions (buttons, rhinestones, beads, etc...), flowers die-cut from different materials (like fabric, felt, vellum, etc...) or anything else you can dream up! We are looking forward to seeing all of your amazing creations!

 

So flowers it is:-)

I played with my PTI Beautiful Blooms II and Mat Stack 5 Dies; PTI Raspberry Fizz Felt and a sentiment from Inside and Out Birthday....

Papers are MME Stella and Rose - from their Gertie pad.

Love that bright jolt of Raspberry Fizz felt....what a happy colour:-)

Do you recognise the sketch? It's the current sketch at Card Patterns...#116...

Alrighty, I hope you have a wonderful day whatever you get up to.

Thanks for visiting my little corner of blogland.....lovely to "see" you!

xLinda

Sketch for You to Try and Shabby Tea Room combo

Hey there....TGIF hey:-)))

BIG day for me today....it was soooo nice to get home this afternoon. Aaaaah I love being at home:-))

I had a fun play last night with the latest challenges from The Shabby Tea Room and Jen del Muro's Sketch For You To Try...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The complete challenge for the Shabby Tea Room was to make a monochromatic card so that 's exactly what I did, using Jen's sketch. When it comes to picking one colour to go mono with I couldn't go past my beloved tealy/aqua lol....

Papers are from MME Stella and Rose Mabel paper pad; Trim is from the matching Little Lady trims pack; flower is Prima; thanks tag and stamps from PTI; frame stamp is Basic Grey and Kaisercraft Pearls top it all off.

We have a few fun things planned for this weekend so it should be a good one. Hope yours is fab too!

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

Linda

Boys Birthday

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

I have a nephew turning 11 tomorrow (avert your eyes now Vyc!) so what better excuse than that to play with a new digi image from  Mo Manning and my Boy Basics Rock On set from Papertrey Ink.

Combining the two, I came up with this birthday card....

I wonder if "E" rocks the air guitar like this lol. Vyc??

Whether he does or not I hope he will like his birthday card :-)

Happy 11 th Birthday E!

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

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

 

Sketchbook Saturday Challenge

Hey there...TGIF afternoon huh!!! Woooohooooo! My favourite time of the week:-)))

I've just finished off a card for Iwona's current Sketchbook Challenge...I just loved the look of this sketch and could see it working with my new Papertrey Ink goodies....another good reason to play:-)

Patterned Paper: Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe Collection

Stamps: PTI Tiny Treats Birthday

Ink: SU! Rose Red and Garden Green; Memento Tuxedo Rich Cocoa

Embellishments: Kaisercraft Fairy Floss Paper Bloom; lace; PTI Mat Stack 5 Die; Prima leaf

Tools: Copics

Such a pretty collection of colours and goodies to make me smile.

Hopefully this card will make someone smile over at Aussie Cards for Sale.

If your friends and family love to buy handmade cards send them over to ACFS for a great range of cards created by Aussie Cardmakers....all for just $5 each. Cheaper than a Hallmark and soooo much more beautiful:-)

So, any weekend plans girls??

Whatever you get up to I hope it's wonderful.

I'll be back again soon...thanks for visiting!

Linda

 

CR84FN and Card Patterns Challenges

Hey there...hope you've had a happy hump day.

Me....not so much. One of those days where everything seems to be going wrong:-(

Aaaah well - them's the breaks huh....it's all up from here!

I've created a card for a couple of current challenges....CR84FN and Card Patterns...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love both these challenges!

Cardstock: PTI Raspberry Fizz

Patterned Paper: Kaisercraft After Five

Stamps: PTI Inside and Out Birthday

Ink: Versa Colour Magenta

Embellishments: Prima Fairytale Roses - Orchid

Tools: Francheville Swirl Punch; scallop edge scissors; MS Doily Lace Punch; corner rounder.

 

 Alrighty, better head off and cook something for the hungry hoards for dinner.....thanks for dropping in to check out my blog.....love having sweet visitors!

See you soon....

Linda

 

CASE Study #34 and Diva Dare

 

Hey there....hope you're enjoying a beautiful weekend. What a gorgeous day it is here today!

We've had a fun week with another birthday celebration in our family.....here's the birthday boy with his favourite homemade lemon cheesecake....made on a Gingernut base.....how apt for him lol.

 

What to buy him though is always difficult so this year we gave him this....

 
 Four hot laps in a V8 Race Car......at the Holden Driving Centre near Ormeau. He loved it:-)) That's him in the black suit.....

 
He loved whizzing around the track like a maniac and we have video footage taken from inside the car that shows their reactions, speeds, lap times etc. He said it would've been more fun with me in the car though - only cause I would've screamed like the girl I am!
They also run Defensive Driving Courses...we gave DS them for his birthday the week before.....he would've preferred hot laps he reckons lol...........we'll keep that in mind for his 21st!

Okay best I get onto the card huh!! I've played with Iwona's latest CASE Study Challenge. Her muse for this month is Silke Ledlow and here is Silke's beautiful card.....

 

I was inspired by so many things about this sweet card.....the butterflies, the scallops, the leaf stamp, the layers....here's my CASE.....

 

Cardstock:  Cream

Patterned Paper:  Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink Turning a New Leaf; Papertrey Mega Mixed Messages

Ink:  Staz On Brown, Versa Colour Bamboo, Versa Magic Pink Petunia and Ranger Distress Old Paper

Embellishments: Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Stamps and Clear Pop Butterflies; Tattered Angels Chipboard Regal Alpha Frame; scallop border punch; Kaisercraft lace.

Tools: Sewing Machine

 

I'm also going to enter this card in the latest Verve Diva Dare Challenge....Colour Me Spring...

 

I had so much fun putting this all together......now I'm craving more!!! More papercrafting therapy. Better go and get the weekend jobs finished so I can have just that.

I'll see you again soon.

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