There is much to celebrate...

When I first saw the sketch #CTS157 this week at CAS(E) this sketch! I thought there was no chance of me playing along, but then I decided it would give me the chance to play a little with ink...one of the things I would like to do a little more of when card making this year.  Using the sketch I have made a male card for my nephew celebrating a birthday this week.  Thanks for taking a peek.

 

Greetings...

Making the most of my last few days of holidays I have today managed to sneak in some more stamping time.  Once again I am playing along with the team at Merry Monday Christmas Challenge blog and their latest challenge Merry Monday #187 - Colleen's Challenge:  Make a Christmas Card with plaids on it! and I am also playing along with the team at Tuesday Morning Sketches using their latest sketch #334.  Having found this sketch to make my plaid card I was still deciding on what image to use on the card front...that is of course until I received my mail yesterday.  My lovely stamping friend Robyn in Townsville had sent me a birthday card and inside had placed a few lovely die cut pieces, one of which I added some pretty gems to and have used it as my Christmas Tree on this card.  Awesome Robyn...thank you so much!  I have then just die cut a small tag, stamped the word 'greetings' onto it, sponged some green ink around the edges and added a twine bow...and yeah Christmas card number 2 for 2016!  Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek.

 

Friends...

Well I am impressed...I have actually made two cards today!  For my second card I am playing along with the team at Stamp, Ink, Paper and their Challenge#29 which is a Sketch Challenge from Carolyn.  This card turned out nothing like what I had in mind when I sat down to craft today, but I found this blue DP in my stash and once I decided to use it the rest of the card just followed.  Thanks for taking a peek.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend...we are having a nice sunny, warm one here..loving it!

Happy Birthday...

A nice clean and simple birthday card for today.  After many attempts and lots of binning...I have made this birthday card to play along with the team at CAS(E) this sketch! and their latest sketch by Ali, CTS#154.  I think I should use this flower stamp more often...it does stamp so pretty!  Thanks for taking a peek.

White on White Merry Christmas...

Having failed miserably in my Christmas card making for 2015 I am determined this year to make more of an effort to participate regularly with the team at Merry Monday Christmas Challenge.  To kick start my efforts and as I am on holidays at present, I had time today to play along with their first challenge for 2016 Merry Monday #186 {White on White}.  Although I was very inspired by the team at Merry Monday and their lovely cards, I do struggle with white on white so, hopefully staying within the rules, I have used a neutral brown to stamp my door image which I then mounted on a snowflake embossed card before mounting this on to the front of my card and adding some white pearls...and I must say I am pleased with how this card turned out so I guess that makes my 2016 Christmas card count 1...yeah!  Thanks for dropping by and taking a peek.

Happy Birthday

I am hoping to make 2 cards each week this year....well that is the plan....and so far I am on track!  For my second card today I have made a start on the birthday cards that I will need for the year ahead playing along with the team at Freshly Made Sketches and their current sketch FMS217.  This is one of my favourite stamps so I always like any card I make using it.  Thanks for taking a peek.

Anything ....

Happy New Year!  After spending a nice week between Christmas and New Year getting myself into a much needed routine around the home I have lots of free time to play today in my new craft area which I have created inside a closet in my entryway....no more having to pull everything out to stamp and pack it away afterwards...just open/close the door.  However, I digress!  I have made this card today for a young work colleague.  I had already made this tag earlier in the year and so decided to put it to use on the card front, masking a large tag behind it and sponging the card front in two shades of ink and adding ribbon and gems to match the tag.  I am going to enter this card at Tuesday Morning Sketches and their Annual Anything Goes Challenge #332. and also at Stamp ink Paper and their Challenge#28 - Anything But Christmas.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek.

More Christmas Joy...

Hi fellow crafters,  I am back today posting another Christmas card.  I had earmarked this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches - FMS213 earlier in the week, but my real inspiration came when taking a peek at my sister in law Vikki W's blog and saw the Stampin' Royalty Picture Inspiration Challenge SR#304 for this week.  Once again I have used my favourite Christmas stamp...I knew I would as soon as I saw the inspiration picture!  Thanks for taking a peek.

 

Christmas Joy...

Back today with another Christmas card for my (very slowly) growing stash.  For this card I have played along with the team at CAS(E) this sketch! and their current sketch CTS150.  Originally I was planning on using a floral stamp on this card but when foraging through my Christmas stamps today I thought this stamp would do just nicely.  I think this is my favourite Christmas stamp that I own so I do like this card...I hope you do too...thanks for taking a peek.

Freshly Made Sketches 212

 I'm back today to post a card that I managed to finish making last night.  This is another birthday card and this time I have played along at Freshly Made Sketches using their latest Sketch 212.  I took this photo late last night and the lighting isn't very good and unfortunately I have already popped the card in the post as it has many miles to travel before reaching it's destination on Friday.  I really liked this layout and think I may use it as a go to again in the near future.  Thanks for taking a peek.

Happy Birthday

I made this quick colourful card yeterday.  Needing to make a birthday card for a little girl who was turning 3 I was blog hopping to find a challenge that might give me some inspiration and when I came to the City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 287 - Dye It! challenge I knew I needed to look no more.  I was always going to use balloons on this card so when the guidelines for this challenge said there could be no stamping or DP I decided to use these balloon split pins I had in my stash which determined the inks that I would use ..my Kaleidacolor Raised Rainbow Dye Inkpad, Melon Melody which I brayered across card that I had embossed with a Happy Birthday embossing folder.  After assembling it all together I am quite pleased with the result.  Thanks for taking a peek.

Week 287 ~ Dye it (or Die it)

Merry Christmas

Happy to be back posting today, one because it is a public holiday here and two, because I have made another Christmas card for my (very small) stash.  This is a very different Christmas card for me...it is pink....and that is because I have played along at TIME OUT challenges and their Challenge # 43 Christmas with the optional twist of "use pink and/or purple".  I have also played along with Mojo Monday - The Blog using their latest sketch 421.  Thanks for taking a peek,  I may just go and make another Christmas card now using the colour purple!

Christmas with the optional twist of "use pink and/or purple"

A,B,C...............S,T

It has been almost a month since I have done any stamping so I am pleased to be back today posting my entries for October in our A, B, C card/tag challenge.  This week I enrolled in an online class  "The Endless Possibilities of Spellbinders" by Jeri Parks and completed lesson one, so both of my cards today incorporate the use of my Spellbinder dies.  My first card ....the letter T....for thinking...of you.  A very basic card I know but sometimes I do think less is more!

My next card for the letter S...Sewing...and in particular a Singer sewing machine.....

Thanks for taking a peek and I hope the week ahead brings good things your way. 

There is much to celebrate...

As today is my sister in law Vikki's birthday and I know she has already received my card in the post I can now show it here on my blog.  Today Vikki is celebrating a very important birthday...no I won't give away her age...so I thought it called for a very special card.  Happy Birthday Vikki W!

Sing like nobody's listening...

Back at my desk today and I have completed a card using musical quavers for the letter Q of our ABC challenge organised by Robyn.  I am posting this card to CAS(E) this sketch! as I used their sketch #141 and also to Color Throwdown and their latest color challenge ctd360, the colors of black, pink and dark blue.  Thanks for taking a peek, I am off now to start playing on a card for the letter R...much easier than the letter Q I am sure.

 

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas...

Oh happy days...being between relief jobs this week (and having had a wisdom tooth extracted yesterday!)...I have actually found time to have a little play with my stamping gear.  I really need to get some Christmas cards made so have played along today with Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge and their latest challenge #171 {Sentiment in the Spotlight}.  Looking for inspiration for a layout I have also played along with Mojo Monday - Card Sketch Blog and their sketch for this week Mojo Monday 415.  It is such a long time since I have played at either of these blogs but I am so glad I made the time today...thanks for taking a peek.

 

Best Wishes

I can't believe it...I have actually got to stamp on a Saturday AND finish a card...woo hoo!  I actually had to dig the stamps out last night and quickly make my son's birthday card (not posted here) ....he is 21 today...congratulations Brennan x......and as my craft supplies were still spread out on the table I took the opportunity to quickly make a card before going out to dinner.  I have played along today at CAS(E) this sketch!  This week's sketch CTS140 is by Chrissy Larson...very CAS ...and inspired by the other talented crafters I have made a male card in the attempt to have some cards on hand for the future, instead of stamping at the last minute like I tend to do.  Thanks for taking a peek.

Best Wishes

I am so happy to be here posting on my blog!  It has been so long since I have done any crafting and I really need to get some cards made...this card is actually going to be a belated birthday card...hopefully the recipient believes in the saying...better late than never.  Anyhow...for this card I am able to play along with Try Stampin' On Tuesday using their sketch #231 and also Color Throwdown ctd356 using the colours of Orange, Green and Black.  I struggled a little with this colour combo and am still not sure about the green, or orange lol, but there's nothing like stepping out of your comfort zone when looking for inspiration.  Thanks for taking a peek.

June Tags

Due to having lost my mojo of late I am really late posting my tags for June....sorry Robyn and fellow members of our Alphabet Tag/Card Challenge.  The letters for June were K and L.  When I first sat down to make my K tag I played about with the idea of Kings and Keys but that just wasn't happening and although I had seen this Kangaroo stamp in my stash I thought there was no way I would use it...as they say...never say never....

For my L tag I came across this stamp of 'letters' in my stash which I stamped in Antique Linen and although the completed tag does not show it really well I masked the letters image and stamped a lace background in laurel leaf before adding the stamped words of Love, Luck, Laughter Always...one of my favourite stamps.  As a finishing touch I have added a lock and lace to complete my tag.  Thanks for taking a peek.

Happy Birthday...

After a number of attempts I am finally back today to post a finished card!  I set out with good intentions yesterday to complete some tags and a couple of birthday cards...sadly the mojo just wasn't happening and all attempts ended up in the trash.  Not one to give up I had another attempt today and although I only got to complete one card, I am quite happy with the result.  I actually started this card off to play with Power Poppy and their June Power and Spark: Pencil me in challenge where they wanted the use of coloured pencils...this I enjoyed and love the finished bouquet of flowers on my card but then I struggled with a layout....so after lots of blog hopping I came across this current layout #268 at JUST add INK and took some inspiration from Kim and the other ladies.  Thanks for taking a peek.