Long Time Friend

I ummed and ahhed about this set then decided to get it with the Earth Element crayons and am realy glad I did.

I saw this design on the Splitcoaststampers - love the gallery on there with all the SU stampsets sorted alphabetically and too many wonderful creations displayed to cope with sometimes!!! I was delighted to discover that this design was by an Aussie! - Alana Galagher who has a gorgeous blog...check it out!!!!

Of course I had to CASE the design which features the spotlighting technique apparently, who knew!! and this became my card swap with Ally and Bronny last week. Having fun finding new things to try...and to surprise the girls with each week....keeps me on my toes!!!

Enjoy, thanks for looking xoxo

Lovely Roses in Winter...

I love this stamp set...these cards came together so quickly and there was no taping required!!!

The first one I stamped onto Confetti Cream card with Regal Rose, Rose Red and Purely Pomegranante for the roses and Wild Wasabi and Garden Green for the leaves. The sentiment is in Pomegranate.

The second I stamped onto Confetti White card with Pale Plum, Perfect Plum and Elegant Eggplant for the roses and Old Olive and Garden Green for the leaves. The sentiment is in Eggplant.

Easy and effective....might have to make some more for emergencies!!!

Thanks for looking

Happy Birthday Ally xox

Well a special friend had a birthday this week so I got to work and did some creating...hope you had a great day honey xoxoxo

I made this card with the 2006 retired set 'Buds and Blossoms' it has glitter on bits but don't know if that really shows up to well in the photo..sorry!

I made this box also..love the Kaisercraft kits!!!

Thanks for looking xoxox

Who can resist....?

Had a play with the crayon resist technique after seeing a piece by Jenni Oliver in a Stamping Papercraft mag from January I think - Vol 12 No 11, page 10



Totally love the effect of this technique even on plain white card instead of glossy ('cause I didn't have any!!! Lol!!) I think I gave these cards to Ally and Bronny a few weeks ago for our weekly card swap.

I have actually made up a couple more since and will endeavour to post them soon....had a whole A4 sheet to play with..very cool!!!

Go Jenni Oliver I say....she is a very clever lady, and she loves the Mixed Bouquet stamp set too so she must be okay!!!

Thanks for looking xoxoxo

Happy Birthday to my Darling...

It was my darling husband Nigels birthday yesterday and these are the cards I made for him...one from me and one each from the kids...how spoilt is he!!!

I CASEd the Stems card above from Tracey Eaton, whose blog I have recently discovered (going back there again!!) and I CASEd the Petal Prints card from 'hmm318' on the Splitcoast site...lots of wonderful designs there, heaps of clever people!!!

The Wild About You card is another copy of a card I made with Georgina recently and I used Not Quite Navy and Taken with Teal to give things a "manly" feel...and the lovely Scribble card is one I made from a Carol Dunstan recipe in a recent S&P mag.

Feeling quite blessed to have access to so many creative and talented people through the multitude of different media we have access to these days. How can you not make a card for someone you love when there is just inspiration in abundance all around!!!

Well must get dinner done...bye for now xoxox

More lovely Stems...

I really loved the design of the Stems cards I made with Georgina so I decided to play with the colours a little and use the Sweet Shop and the Seaside ribbon originals to dictate the colours.

I love these ribbon sets and was sad to see them retire...particularly as I did not 'discover' them until early this year! How did that happen!!!

All in all a successful venture...will keep that recipe for future reference for sure! Thanks Georgi!!

PS - the Apricot/Amethyst and Celery/Apricot cards were this weeks card swap bonus for Ally and Bronny xoxoxo

So love the Stems!!!

I totally love the Stem Silhouettes stamp set. These are some cards I made at a workshop with my lovely friend Georgina the other night. These cards are just so elegant and universal that I couldn't wait to make some more....stay tuned!!!

Thanks for looking xoxoxo

Last of the Bud-fest!!

For this card I have used the gorgeous but retired 'Flirty' ribbon originals with Perfect Plum/Pale Plum and Taken with Teal/Cool Caribbean ink combos and Mellow Moss for the leaves I think.

I really love that sometimes it is the simple things that can make a spectacular card...it doesn't have to be elaborate to be beautiful. Who knew that Stampin' Up had so many cool and versatile wheels!!!

Okay so I will lay off the Buds for a while!! xoxoxo

Buds obsession!!!

Ok, so clearly a little obsessed with the Bud Basics stamps and wheel!!! A little hard not to be when with single roll, some ribbon and a sentiment a pretty card like this can be created. This is the card I made for this weeks card swap with Ally and Bronny....and I made extras to share with a wonderful group of women I will be spending my Wednesday mornings with.

Just the same really as the card I posted previously but with different ribbon...I did say it was an obsession!!! Well there is another one that I can't get to go where I want it in this post so will do it separately...just to prove I had a bit of a bud-fest!!!

Thanks for looking xoxo

Another Card swap creation

I have CASEd this card from SplitCoast but do not know who created the original...sorry. Really love the 'Because of You' stamp set which has now retired from the SU catalogue. I have used Confetti Cream card with Almost Amethyst and Blush Blossom, Ivory organdy ribbon and coloured in with with my aqua-pen with Amethyst and Pretty in Pink inks. My beautiful friends Ally, Bronny, Kel and Jacqui got this one last week as their 'happy mail' surprise.

Something for Jas

Following on in the same vein...I made this card and box of goodies for my beautiful friend Jas who is having a bit of a rough time at the moment. I really love being able to sit down and make a card for someone I care about. It really is very a very personal exercise fo me and rewarding to see not only the end result but the enjoyment the recipient gets from the effort. I guess that is why I enjoy playing with my stamps and bits and creating little pieces of love for people xoxoxo

Really loving the Bud Basics!!!

More Easter Surprises!!

These are the little "Sunnyboy" parcels I created following instructions from the marvellous Marelle Taylor. I gave these ones to my gorgeous friends Ally, Bronny, Kellie and Jacqui...had to wait until I had given them all out before I posted them. Only problem was they are even smaller than the previous boxes so not much chocolate in them unfortunately....sorry girls xoxoxo Looking after your health!!!

Cheers xoxoxo

Easter Surprises

I made these little boxes for Josh's Pre-School teachers and Amy's teacher for Easter. They follow the 2-4-6-8 pattern for an A5 size piece of card I picked up from Georgina...very easy to do and really fun to decorate. Can't fit much in them though which is a shame when you are dealing with CHOCOLATE!!!

If you would like the 'recipe' let me know.

Thanks for looking xoxoxo