Sparkly Tobie and Christmas Stockings and Krista's fundraising Butterfly Stamp for The Butterfly Babies

Hi all, hope you are all well, where is the time going!!!  We had a fantastic day out with my sister on Saturday, went to St Andrews Market (DH got me a Christmas pressie, hand carved wooden trinket box) then onto Healsville Santuary, weather was just perfect.  As she flew back to England my MIL flew here and arrived on Tuesday morning for eight weeks and will be celebrating her 88th Birthday with us on the 11th October.

For my inspiration this week over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I have used Deck the Halls Tobie, from Some Odd Girl and she is available from the M4M Store here. This is a fantastic set, it includes Tobie, two stockings, two sentiments, a cute reindeer, candy cane and bell.

 

A closer look at stamped and coloured stockings using my copics lol! Then versamarked the coloured image and sprinkled with Embossing Powder Sparkle.

 

Copics and spicas used

 

Copics and Spicas, double sided tape, mounting foam and a huge selection of stamps, papers, digi images are all available from our Mad for Markers Store.

 

You still have time to enter our challenge using copic colours from G and YG family

Mad for Markers Spring Sale all of September

All our Copic Sketch Markers have been reduced by 15%

and Copic Ciao by 8%

New to Mad for Markers

Saturated Canary Rubber Stamps and

new Digi Designer Ardith Trump "When the Crow Flies"

and finally Flourishes Stamps

 

Challenges

 

Make it Monday #108 - Anything Goes

Some Odd Girl September Challenge - Sketch ( I rotated it 180 degrees)

ABC Christmas Challenge 2012 - S for Santa

The Paper Shelter Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

Heck of a Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

 

I also wanted to share this fundraiser that Krista from Saturated Canary has going to help raise funds for -

 

 

I had never heard of this illness and am truly blessed that I can give my two children hugs all the time.

 

She has this cute SC Baby image for sale full details here on her blog here

 

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

 

 

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:)

 





Tiny Baker Tia Magnetic Book Mark and Lemon Curd Layered Cake

Hi all, hope you are all well, all good here, Morgan enjoyed his camp, got wet and had to relocate because of the rain, but came home happy!  We are still keeping busy and just wondering where did August go!?!? 

 

For my inspiration this week over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I have used Tiny Baker Tia,  from Some Odd Girl and is available from the M4M Store here and created this magnetic bookmark.
I have used copics and kindyglitz for added sparkle.

 

 

inside to show the magnet and birthday sentiment

 

 

Bookmarking the page of this yummy recipe

 

 

Made this above on Sunday as I was given a bag full of lemons from a neighbour earlier in the week, doesn't look quite the same and as you can see my poor deprived DH cut a slither before I got chance to take the photo lol!  Made extra Lemon Curd for him to put on his toast for breakfast!  Been a while since my lot fought over cake, they had this one divided equally between them lol!

 

 

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

 

Copics and Spicas used

 

Skin & Hair E0000, E000, E01, E23, E25, E27, R20, W10, Spica Baby Blue, Chocolate

Clothes B0000, B000, B00, B02

Everything else E50, E53, Y02, Y06, Spicas, Clear, Lemon, Lipstick, Orange

 

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

 

Challenge

 

Make It Monday #104 - Anything Goes

 

Rosanna and I are off to Paperific on Saturday, then driving her straight on to a party and hopefully at for a Fathers Day walk at Steiglitz, looking forward to seeing what flowers are blooming. 

 

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





Crochet Snowflake Tia Christmas Card, knitted baby blanket

Hi all, hope you are all keeping well, all good here apart from the cold bug, still busy at work to.

Today for my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I have used the cute Warm Wishes Tia from Some Odd Girl available here and created this Christmas card, this is my first go at crocheting a Snowflake, fairly pleased lol!  The sentiment I made using shrink plastic.

I have used spicas to add a zig zag pattern to the hat and tights as well as for colouring the skirt, pressies, bell, bracelet and adding highlights to her hair. 

Copics and spicas used

Skin - E000, E00, E01, E11, R20

Hair and Eyes - E31, E33, E35, E37. W10

Clothes - V12, V15, V17, RV10, RV21, RV23, RV25

Spicas - Lavender, Lilac, Pink, Blossom, Gold, Red, Olive

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

We would love to see your creations in our Mad for Markers Anything Goes Challenge

For some exciting news Sammi has just started a New Online Copic Club full details here on our Mad for Markers Store Blog with an AWESOME video, (not geeky enough to get in this post lol)

Challenges

Make It Monday Challenge #102 - Anything Goes
No Matter Which Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Copic Oz Challenge - Winter Theme
Some Odd Girl Challenge - Sketch
Creative Card Crew Challenge #17 - Maps/Newsprint/Sheet Music/Script

Personal for those who are interested

Had my knitted head on again lol and made this beautiful blue baby blanket, now on with a lilac/pink one

A photo from the garden had to show how vibrant this looks

Thank you for stopping by, happy crafting, take careX:)

Finally a card using Some Odd Girl Royal

Hi all, finally a card, did you miss me:)  Between work, family, other stuff happening and my mojo going on holiday, I haven't paper crafted or blogged anything like I would have liked!!  So hoping to remedy that and catch up with you soon.  Hope you and your families are all well. 

Today for my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I have used the gorgeous Royal from Some Odd Girl available from the store here, she comes with a crown, sentiment and banner stamp all of which I have used.

It was great to craft again and I had a lots of fun creating this card, tried a few different techniques new to me as well as using lots of pearls and flowers.

I stamped Royal using Lulu Lavender Memento, then I outlined her dress with my new Multiliner 0.3 PURPLE (a wonderful gift from a lovely friend, thankyou).  I thought it would be fun to have pink hair with added pearls (like those fancy pins you get for your hair), I slit her hair to place the crown coloured with spicas and added special effects.  I also used the sepia multiliner to outline some of the face and black multiliner to the eyes and lashes (which were a fiddle to cut round lol).  Sprayed her with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer mist. Added pearls to the birds and flowers.

The banner was stamped with Lulu Lavender Momento ink and black memento for the sentiment.

One of my first tries at crocheting a flower, the pearl flower and butterfly are made using a template.  Got the gorgeous pearl flower ribbon from my local craft store.

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

Skin/Face - E000, E00, E01, E11, R20, E33, E37, multi liner Black and Sepia, Spica Lavender

Hair - RV10, RV11, RV13, RV14

Dress - V01, V12, V15, V17 and the new multiliner Purple (part of the brights set available here)

AND the colourless blender for correction and to blend out some of the colour in the dress and hair

BV08 and RV14 to colour some of the cream half pearls to match

Paper 6" Paper Pad La-Di-Da Collection and SS card stock.

We would love to see your creations in our Mad for Markers Colour Challenge to use either B, BG or BV or all if you wish.

Challenges

Some Odd Girl Challenge - Sketch
Copic Oz - Blender Challenge
Papertake Weekly Challenge - All Things Girly
Bearly-Mine Challenge #44 - Girly Card
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #172 Wings N Bling
Bizzy Becs Store Blog Challenge - Flower Power

Look what is fighting the wind in the garden had to rescue them, the scent is just amazing, so this bunch is sent out to you all, I counted 15 little heads on one of the daffodils.

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

Three generations baking a special cake together

Hi all, hope you are all well, life has certainly been very busy here lately, but did get time to play on Sunday and had another go at a scrap booking page, this is the day before Rosanna's 11th Birthday (she is now 14, way behind lol, she is taller than the oven now!), with her Aunty Jen and her granny (Jen's and Edward's Mum) when they were here on holiday.  As you can image it was a very special cake. 

Also so chuffed got picked as a Some Odd Girl Fav for my Mooey Slippers, WOO HOO, thanks girls, hello to my newest followers can't believe I am at 200!!  Couldn't visit you all as some didn't have blog links.

Anyway onto my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I made this page using Tiny Baker Tia, I just loove her she is so cute and from Some Odd Girl and is available from the M4M Store here.

Scrapbook Sisters have a challenge to stamp some of your background and thankfully you have a month, so this gave me time to play lol!  I have also followed Some Odd Girl's Sketch.  The photo is not the best as I took it with my phone at the time (you can actually see my reflection in the oven lol)

Sorry it is not a good photo, didn't matter how many I took lol!  I think it is because it is 12 x 12?

A closer look at the spicas, special effects, dazzling diamonds glimmer mist, I also made a frame of SU blue glitter around the photo, for extra sparkle!  There are lots of rhinestones added to the papers, ribbon etc,

Just love this beautiful sentiment from LOTV, which I bought with my voucher from Lorraine (thanks again Lorraine)

Copics, spicas and multiliner 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 It's Raining Men Use Masciline colours Challenge.

JUST A REMINDER

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 #5 - Sketch
Scrapbook Sisters Challenge - Stamped background
Lets Ink It Up Challenge #23 - Bling
Make It Monday Linky Party # - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays #57 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Challenge - Sweet Tooth
The Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything Goes





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

Monochromatic Tiny Baker Tia and Happy Birthday Edward

Hi all, hope you are well, (another scheduled post as am at work), today for my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I would like to show you this cutie Some Odd Girls Image 'Tiny Baker Tia' day' available here from The Mad for Markers Store and to keep in with our New Monochromatic March Challenge I have coloured her in shades of brown.

I made this card for My DH whose Birthday is today (X:)), he has a sweet tooth and loves homemade baking, so with a little imagination, image a slimmer, younger me lol presenting him with a cupcake lol!  (Morgan says it is too girly for his dad but gonna take the chance lol).

All the edges have been distressed, got to get one of those gadgets, instead of using scissors lol!

I placed one of the sentiment from this set on the inside, the dotted paper is handmade in India it has such a lovely feel to it.

A closer look at the spica and special effects

Copics and Spicas used all available from Sammi along with the double sided tape and mounting foam

Don't forget Mad for Markers is celebrating it's 2nd Birthday, with giveaways on our facebook page each day, so what you waiting for come and join in the fun.

We would love to see your creations over in our Mad for Markers Challenge, our current challenge is Monochromatic.

Also don't forget our Birthday Blog Hop on the 22nd March, you still have a few days to put your name down to take part, see the top left sidebar of our Store Blog here.

Challenges I would like to enter

Make It Monday Linky Party #80

Prairie Fairy Fun Friday Challenge #74 - Distress It
Midnight Madness Monthly Sketch #136

Copic Oz - Be Challenged
The Paper Shelter Challenge #55 - One for the Boys

Thanks for visiting, have a wonderful weekend and happy crafting, take careX:)

Tiny Baker Tia Corner Recipe Bookmark and some family photos

Hi all, hope you are all well!

Today I would love to show of this cute Some Odd Girl's Tiny Baker Tia which comes with two sentiments,  'Just so Sweet' and 'have a sweet day'available here from The Mad for Markers Store and to keep in with our New Colour Combo Challenge  (you still have two days to enter) I had a play with a new face combo E000, E00, E02, E04, E11, BV00, R00 and 0, I did stuff up and coloured the whites of her eyes (don't what I was thinking lol!) and thankfully my colourless blender removed the E00!

A closer look at the added spicas to hat, hair, icing and the spoon and ribbon

not sure on the hat colour but wanted a hint of pink?

How it looks on a book (just in case you haven't seen one of these before)

The back, these DMCW Sweet papers are beautiful

Copics and Spicas used

and finally R29 to colour in the pearls for the cherries

Don't forget Sammi's Mad for Marker Birthday Celebrations happening soon check her post here

 

We are going to reach 25 degrees and a cool 15 overnight, so warming up again, speaking to a friend last night in England and they were down to -7 and in for a cold spell.  Certainly don't miss the cold but really don't like it when it gets in the thirties here, too hot to work lol!  Well better get to work. 

Challenges I would like to enter:

Inky Impressions Challenge #44 - IIC44 Pearls and/or bling
Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge - Punches and/or Dies
Make It Monday Linky Party #74
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #149 - Diamonds or Pearls
Prairie Fairy Fun Friday Challenge 71 - Anything but a card

Hope you are well whereever in the world you are, thanks for visiting, happy colouring! Keep safe and take careX:)

Personal for those that are interested

Rosanna and Morgan went back to school yesterday after their summer hols, tradition is to take a photo, this is this years photo, they are growing so fast, Morgan was thirteen last month, so two teenages in the house, where did thoses years go!

Morgan's first rhubarb crumble he made last week, did have an MB etched in the crumble, him and his dad got tucked in before I got to take a picture. 

Morgan's 13th Birthday, super cool dude with his hat lol!

Warm Wishes Tia Non Traditional colour Christmas Card with Shrink Plastic Sentiment

Hi all, hope you are all well, running a little late, the camera was at work, took the card into work and couldn't find the cable to connect to the computer, so brought her back home again lol!  Today for my inspiration post over on the Mad for Markers Store Blog I have used the gorgeous Some Odd Girls Stamp 'Warm Wishes Tia'  set which comes with a cute penguin, sentiments and presents, now available from Sammi.  She is coloured with some of my new favourate copic colours.   Kindyglitz Glitter around the edges and in places on embossed background, which is metallic card.

A closer look at all the sparkle, she was also sprayed with glimmermist after I cut her out and glossy accents on eyes, bell and shoes.

Had a little play with the shrink plastic as I had an idea to make a tag/label using it and this is some of what I came up with, on the card I coloured the edge with Copic V09 and punched a hole for the twine.  Below are a few different variations, if you click on the photo, you can see the writing is very clear.  Need some different coloured inks pads now.

Papers are mainly Kasiercraft from the 'Dear Santa Collection'.  Sentiment SU 'Many Merry Messages'. 

Copics Used

Hat - RV63, 66, 69, Spica Garnet

Hair - V09, 20, 25,

Clothes - V04, V06, 09, BV01, 02, 04

Skin/Face - E000, E00, B24

Parcels - FRV1, FV2, RV21, BV11R85 and Spica Garnet

You still have time to enter our 'Black and Orange' Challenge over at our Mad for Markers Challenge Blog.

Challenges

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #129 -
Sundays with Chrissy Challenge #23 - Christmas Card Using Non Traditional Colours
Inky Impressions Challenge #32 - Glitter It Up
Make It Monday Challenge #62 - Anything Goes
Shirley-Anne's Blog - 50 cards by 1st December, thought this was going to be easy lol, way behind!!  Hi Shirley-Anne remember me lol!

Better go got to make tea, going to be a little late tonight lol!  Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting, enjoy the rest of your week, take careX:)