Glittered Tiny Baker Tia Magnetic Cupcake Post It Holder, Mad for Markers Spring Sale and new images in store

Hi all, sorry I have been a bad blogger but super busy at work and my sister is here for a visit, haven't seen each other fro seven years, so been doing a little bit of catching up lol!  Hope you are all well.

For my inspiration this week over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I have used Tiny Baker Tia, from Some Odd Girl and she is available from the M4M Store here and created this magnetic cupcake Post It Holder.

On the fridge

 

 

 

Gin and I learn't this technique at Paperific, I stamped and coloured using my copics lol!  Then versamarked the coloured image and sprinkled with Embossing Powder Sparkle.

 

The sentiments both available with this set were stamped with ink then added embossing powder tinsel and heat set

 

 

Copics, used as well as a huge selection of stamps, papers, digi images are all available from our Mad for Markers Store.

 

Mad for Markers Spring Sale all of September 

 

All our Copic Markers have been reduced by 15%

 

New to Mad for Markers

 

Saturated Canary Rubber Stamps and

new Digi Designer  Ardith Trump "When the Crow Flies"

and finally Flourishes Stamps

Copics used

Skin, Eyes & Hair E00, E01, E11, E23, E25, E27, R20, RV02, B24, B26

Clothes BV00, BV01, BV02, BV04, YR02, C00, C01, C02

Everything else E81, R29, RV02, RV23, RV25, T1

Don't forget to check out Sammi's New Online Copic Club full details here on Sammi's post with an AWESOME video

 

We would love to see your entries into our new challenge using copic colours from G and YG family

 

Challenges

 

Make It Monday #106 - Anything Goes

Try It On Tuesday - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenge #52 - Anything Goes
Heck of a Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

 

Thank you for stopping by, hope to catch up with you all soon, happy crafting and have a lovely weekend, take careX:)

 





3D Paper Napkin Zebra Journal

Hi all, hope you are all well, all good here just been super busy at work and family stuff, we had the pleasure of Rosanna having the baby for the weekend from school as part of her health programme, so not much sleep was had for the new mum lol!  She had a friend sleepo ver with her baby too.  We got to the Fantastic Quilt show held in Melbourne on Sunday with thebaby that was a different experience lol!  Anyway finally got to take a class to do 3D Napkin art and this is my effort.  On the front cover we used moulding paste to create a 3D effect.  Loved the class and looking forward to trying this technique again.  I love my new journal lol!

The finished result after using my copics and multiliner black to repair some of the tears

Front and back before the copic repairs

A closer look at some of what needed repairing, I used E74, E79 and multiliner black

used T3, N3, W10, E81, E84

 After colouring some of the fix ups 

Also used my E79 to repair our new settee which got a little damaged when the boys picked it up, this is a close up but from a distance you dont notice it as much now lol!

Copics used

E33, E74, E79, E81, E84, T3, N3, W10 and multiliner 0.1

Copics, spicas, multiliners as well as a huge selection of stamps, papers, digi images are all available from our Mad for Markers Store

Challenge

Inspire Me Friday #69 - Anything Goes

Try It on Tuesday - Anything Goes







Thank you for visiting, happy crafting and enjoy the rest of your week, take careX:)

Tiny Baker Tia Ear-rings

Another quick post for me lol!  Got a pass out from my lovely boss lol!  Hope you are all well!  We had the most wonderful time in Sydney with Irina and the girls, not quite finished my project, hopefully soon, the weeks are flying by super quick, DD and DS finish school again on Friday, only feels like they just went back lol!

Today for my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I used Tiny Baker Tia, to make these cute ear-rings, to fit in with our new Challenge over at the Mad for Markers Challenge Blog anything but a card/scrapbook page. I just loove her she is so cute and from Some Odd Girl and is available from the M4M Store here.  

Copics Used

Copics, spicas and a huge selection of stamps all available from our Mad for Markers Store

Challenges I would like to enter

Some Odd Girls Colour Inspiration Challenge
Inspire Me Friday #63 - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything But a Card
Stampin with the Dragon - Anything Goes

We would love to see your creations in our new Mad for Markers anything but a card/scrapbooking page Challenge

and don't forget

Copic Colour Conference 21st-23rd September in Sydney full details here, Rosanna and I had so much fun last year.

a photo of us with the lovelyIrina

Off to work now, hope to catch up with you all soon, thank you for stopping by, happy crafting and have a lovely weekend, take careX:)

Tiny Baker Tia Apron

Hi all, hope you are all well and safe, especially those of you who have had stormy wet weather.  We are still busy at work so only a bit of crafting happening lol!  Those of you who work and have or have had kids no what I mean lol!  Though Rosanna and I did have a wonderful fun day on Saturday at our Copic colouring day here in Melbourne.

Today for my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I used Tiny Baker Tia, to decorate this apron, to fit in with our new Challenge over at the Mad for Markers Challenge Blog anything but a card/scrapbook page.  I just loove her she is so cute and from Some Odd Girl and is available from the M4M Store here.  The cupcakes are an SU stamp.

Modelled by Rosanna.  If I had had more time I think Tia would have looked good stamped random all over lol!

Copics etc used

Copics, spicas and a huge selection of stamps all available from our Mad for Markers Store

Challenges I would like to enter

Some Odd Girls Colour Challenge
Make It Monday Linky Party #92 - Anything Goes
Try It Out Tuesday - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday #61 - Anything Goes

We would love to see your creations in our new Mad for Markers anything but a card/scrapbooking page Challenge.

JUST A REMINDER

IMPORTANT DATES
Rosanna and are still super excited as Sammi has the lovely Irina Blount, LaLa Land Crafts taking a project class in Sydney (16th June) details here.

Copic Colour Conference 21st-23rd September in Sydney full details here, Rosanna and I had so much fun last year.

Thank you for stopping, happy crafting and have a lovely weekend, take careX:)

Mooey Wobbly Topper Slippers and a Baby Jumper and Beanie

Hi all, where is April going, hope you are all well, we have been super busy at work, so not had too much time to play lol!  First I would like to say hello to my new followers over the last few weeks.

For my inpsiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I would like to show you this cute fun image 'Mooey' from Some Odd Girl and is available from the Store here.  I spotted these slippers on the way to get the groceries and the idea popped into my head to make these wobbly toppers, I have used velcro to fasten them on.

I reversed stamped the image, coloured using copics and lots of spica, though it was hard to get a photo due to them being laminated

a closer look, couldn't get a picture of their heads wobbling lol!

Copics and Spics used

Copics, spicas and a huge selection of stamps all available from our Mad for Markers Store

We would love to see your creations in our Mad for Markers April Showers Challenge. To colour something to look Wet.

IMPORTANT DATES

Sammi is coming to Werribee in Melbourne (2nd June) for a copic colouring day details here

Rosanna and I are super excited as Sammi has the lovely Irina Blount, LaLa Land Crafts taking a project class in Sydney (16th June) and guess what we are going WOO HOO!  Details here.

Copic Colour Conference 21st-23rd September in Sydney full details here, Rosanna and I has so much fun last year.

Challenges

Some Odd Girl Challenge #4 - Colour Inspiration
Simon Says Challenge # - Anything Goes
Pile It On Challenge #17 - Sparkle and Shine
Creative Inspirations Challenge #160 - Anything Goes

Rosanna and mines combined effort for Dawny's Jumper and Beanie appeal link at the top left in my sidebar.  Yes we had to have a purple one lol!  Very hard to photograph purple always looks blue, why?

Last photo lol!  Our garden is super busy with lots of birds coming to feed, thought I would show you this Wattle Bird

Took this the other morning after the night rain, would so love to be able to colour this.

Off to work now, thank you for visiting, happy crafting and have a wonderful weekend. Take careX:)

Vintage Icing Decoration, Holiday Photos and Festive Wishes

Hi all, hope you are all well and not too stressed!!!

For my post this week over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I have made a vintage icing decoration, I did have two but the star shape broke.  Hoping to fix it lol!!  When I get the chance.

I really struggled getting a good photo, but it definately sparkles from using the spicas!  I have used them on the outline of the images and to colour too!  Some of the embellishments were coloured with copics.

Copics and Spicas used

B28, BG10, BV08, C00, C1, RV66, YR12

Baby Blue, Black, Clear, Garnet, Lilac, Lavender, Lipstick, Melon, Olive, Pitch Black

You still have eight days to enter our current Mad for Markers Christmas Challenge we look forward to seeing your festive creations.

Challenges

Inky Impressions Challenge #38 - Christmas Cheer

Creative Inspirations Challenge #143 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Let's Play Bingo (Ribbon, Gems, Sparkle)

Try it on Tuesday Taggers Challenge - Anything Goes

Bizzy Bec's Store Challenge Blog - Christmas

Make It Monday Linky Party - Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge Blog - Let's Celebrate
Craft your Days Away Challenge #35 - Snowmen
Copic Oz Challenge - Christmas

Personal for those that are interested.

We took a break (9th-16th) and went to the high country and stayed near a place called Mansfield.  It was like a bigger version of the Lake District, we saw Kangaroos, Deer, Wallaby, Wombat, Yabby, Kookaburra, Long necked Turtle, three types of parrot and two types of Heron and this doesn’t include the zoo! Oh and I nearly forgot, Morgan got quite a scare from a Tiger snake.

The view from our accomodation at Liptelvin, pet friendly, so Rusty came away with us and even had his own accomodation which he shared with Ben his play buddy.

The fog on one side of Mount Buller (ski resort in the winter)

How awesome is this sculputered water melon!!

A wombat at night, on the road to the accomodation

A quick break on our 40k bike trek from Mansfield to Bonne Doon

Rosanna and Morgan horse riding

This was taken at the zoo

A long Necked Turtle, which we nearly run over, we rescued him/her and the children placed it in the creek

How fluffy are those clouds, took this one for inspiration when I have another practice at colouring clouds with my copics lol!

We had a wonderful family holiday (the first time we have had a chilling out one) Edward’s injury to his foot slowed him down some. (Accident at work a job jumped on his foot and just missed his safety shoe, so he ended up with 3 stitches across the top of his foot). Though we did manage a 40K bike ride, bike riding is a little easier on his foot. Rosanna and Morgan both went on a two hour horse ride and thoroughly enjoyed it! We keep saying we must do more of this!  Got to be one of our best family breaks. The views were breathtaking.  Came back and have worked since lol!  Still haven't got my Xmas Tree/Decs up yet, hopefully tonight.

Hope to catch up with you all soon

Wishing you all a magical Christmas and a fun and healthy 2012, take careX:)



Christmas Tree Keepsake Baubles/Decorations, Cards and Tags

Hi all, today I would like to show you some Keepsake Christmas baubles, one each for Rosanna and Morgan and one for us, one side has a coloured image and the other side is for a photo I hope to take on Christmas day.  This is a tradition each year I buy some Christmas decoration so when they leave home they will have a selection of goodies for their own trees.

This is a look at them before I put them in the plastic bauble as it was hard to get a photo without a reflection, you know what I mean lol!  They are coloured using copics available from Sammi over at the Mad for Markers Store.  You still have a day and a half to enter our Anything Goes Challenge here

I have glittered around the edges and here and there lol!

The background has been embossed, then distress inks and glimmermisted.  (These are the inserts from some window cards I have made. 

just had to have a purple dressed snowman lol!

This is Santa inside the bauble, I have put the date on the top.  I am going to buy some flowersoft, as the sparkly fluff was too fine and give it a snowy ground.

 The two snowmen (just had to have a purple one lol!)

Took a class with Jennifer McGuire on using distress ink and learnt quite a bit, this is my interpretation of her window card.  Added a few pearls on the embossed background.  The snowman is heat embossed and I added a little more colour with my copics.

After embossing and colouring I used sandpaper to take the colour off the top of the dots to make them white.

 The glimmermist really adds a beautiful sparkle

Finally a couple of simple, sparkly gift tags

Challenges

Shirley-Anne's get organised for Christmas Challenge, I am so way behind!

Make It Monday Linky Party- Anything Goes

Copic Oz - Christmas Creations (The Baubles)

Simon Says Challenge Blog - Tag your it!

Now onto making up twelve calenders with photos to send overseas, so guess I won't be getting up to mischief lol!

Thank you for stopping by, hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  Happy Thanksgiving to those of you that celebrate, take careX:)

Handbag/Purse Invitations for Rosanna's Birthday, Copic Conference Photos and Grannies 87th Birthday

Hi All, where did last month go!!!

First just got to wish my Mum in Law A WONDERFUL 87TH BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARGARET, HIP HIP HURRAY!!XXXX

Just had the most FANTASTIC weekend at the Copic Conference in Sydney, took Rosanna and boy did we have fun, laughed so much my sides hurt, ate way too much yummy food, fortunately my trousers were stretchy lol!  And had so much crafty fun!  Was lovely to colour again without the stress of work, cleaning etc!!!  Though that didn't last long when I got back home lol!

Finally got these invitations finished ready for Rosanna's Birthday sleepover on Saturday, so another weekend with very little sleep lol!  These have been created on shiny/metallic cardstock.  I made up the design myself, if anybody is interested I have made a few notes and would be happy to do make a tutorial, just let me know.

Had to make a keepsake for Rosanna (also the guinea pig lol!)  I pleated the ribbon around the edges, and part copic coloured the very edge but we decided we liked the edge as it was!  Kindyglitz the edge of the purse, the flap and swirlled it on the ribbon.  Cream pearl beaded ribbon for the handle. Pearls and rhinestones for decoration.

A different background to show the kindyglitz sparkle and embellishments, 'Rosanna' is written using an Ice White Liquid Pearls Pen

A close up of one of the copic coloured rhinestones

Just had to have a purple one lol!

The invite on SU Vanilla card stock and punched edges

All ten purses and all unique as Rosanna picked the cardstock and said here mum these are the colours, so has been fun matching embellishments lol!

Bizzy Becs Online Store October Challenge - Girls and Pearls

One Stitch at a Time Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Challenge - Sparkle and Bling

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #155 - Anything Goes as Long as it Sparkles

Make It Monday #58 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #138 - Create a Crafty Creation

ABC Challenge 'A' - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenge # - Anything Goes

Copic Convention

The girls, (Sammi's photo) just borrowed it lol!  There are so many more on Mad for Markers Facebook.

The Girls sitting for lunch, boy were we spoilt!! 

Sharyn, Philippa, Emma, Rosanna, Amanda, Margie, Leigh, Jean, Soule, Me, Alicia, Ashlee, Gin (and Sammi taking the photo)

Girls Night In Tattoos

Now match the hand with the face below lol!  Not the best of me but, wonderful of everyone else.

Group colouring (game we played using two dice) Fantastic fun

Our Copic Queen Sammi Demonstrating her Fantastic Fast Copic Colouring Skills

Just love this photo of Rosanna and I, thanks Sammi!

Finally Granny (Edward's mum Margaret) is with us for eight weeks (on holiday from England), been out tonight celebrating her 87th Birthday, we took her to the Thai restaurant in Laverton, had a wonderful banquet, (full again lol! had a wonderful time!  She is one remarkable lady, fit as a fiddle!  Celebrated with a bottle of fizz when we got home (Rosanna and Morgan's fizz was Lemonade)

Sorry I haven't been around too much lately, but time seems to be getting the better of me amongst other things, but will catch up with you all very soon.  Off to bed now lol!

Thank you so much for stopping by, hope you and your family are all well, happy crafting, take care, AnnetteX:)