WOO HOO, PAPERIFIC AND COPIC CERTIFICATION

Hi all, firstly apologies for not stopping by but I have had an action packed fun time these last few days!!

First got to spend the day with Sammi and her sister Nicki, hardly had time to chat except to the customers lol! Was FANTASTIC to finally meet for real, didn't get time to do much shopping (big sigh of relief from DH), though I need to have a compressor now lol! Rosanna did some make and takes at the stall and hopes to get a post up soon.

Sunday was a day in the back garden and the ute picking up this red (with hints of purple) stone 3sq metres and so chuffed didnt ache afterwards after shovelling it off (so I'm not as old as I thought).

Not finished yet sprayed these weeds so will get more stone to bring to the edge then the next job is the path!

And Finally here is Mandi and me at Copic Certification, had an absolute ball lots of fun and laughter, thinking about setting up and starting classes wth the copics now.

My PURPLE certicate (how fab is that)

Johnny, Mandi and Me

Now don't forget our Copic Colouring in Pink Challenge over at Mad for Markers with a prize of three pink Markers from Sammi. Sorry I don't have a creation.

Gotta go hubby just rang wondering where I was, blamed you Emma, but it was great to catch up on our Paperific fun.

Hope to catch up in the next couple of days with my blogging, thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take care, one very excited AnnetteX:)

Christmas Cards for Soldiers

Hi all just a quick post to let you know about our card drive challenge on September 12th which is to create Christmas cards, which will be sent to CJ who will then pass them on so they can be given to soldiers to send them home to their families and loved ones.

You can make as many cards as you would like, just please no shiny stuff or glitter. It can endanger the soldiers lives. This is a request by the people we will be sending the cards too.

Hope to see you all on our blog hop on Sunday.

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

Cheesecake Inspiration over at the ranch.

Hi all, our challenge this week over at the ranch is this yummy strawberry cheesecake photo, delicious! Whose mouth is watering lol! The twist is to use ribbon and buttons on your creation too!

I used CJ's cute image Reindeer Series 04 and yes made another Christmas card lol! Going to be so organised this year! Got to play with my big shot and new SU die buttons and made these buttons. Also used special effects and kindyglitz in various places too!

Our sponsor this week is Paula from Pollycraft http://pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ she is very talented and has some gorgeous/cute images.

The winner will receive a $10.00 gift voucher for Paula's store and our Winners Badge

The Top 3 will each receive one image of their choice from our talented CJ's store along with the Top 3 badge

This is our 3rd challenge of the month so we will be looking for GDT for next month.

Please don't forget to pop on over to the ranch and check out the other cowgirls yummy creations. We look forward to riding round and seeing your yummy creations too!

I have entered this in the Stamping Vacation No No Challenge - No Brads or Eyelets.

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take care AnnetteX:)

Southern Girls DT Call

Hi all, just to let you know about my Tracy and Louise DT call here, this is some of what the have to say

Do you like to inspire others? Do you like to have fun? Well then... we want you!!!!
Southern Girls are putting out a DT call for 6 amazing crafty individuals worldwide...(yes if there are men out there... you can apply too!!!) Its as easy as 1, 2, 3!!!

1 – you will be required to make one craft project a month – card, sb layout or 3d or anything else that takes your fancy as long as it meets the challenge requirements. (SG is a fortnightly challenge blog but we will be split into two teams)

2 – you must leave comments on all entries.

3 – Have fun!!!

What do you have to do....
Make a card/project for us using your favourite things, (could be a stamp, or glitter even flowers!), put on your blog and say it's for our DT call and email your project to
southerngirlschallenges@gmail.com
Also include......

• Name

• Blog (if you have one)

• Tell a bit about yourself, where you are from, what your hobbies are, fav products, anything you would like to share with us. Yeah just call us nosey.lol.
Also any Dts you are currently on (please dont be put off if you havent any DT experience.. we are on the look out for fresh new faces also)

If you dont have a blog, dont let this put you off, still send in a photo of your project.
The Design Team call ends 27th August 2010.

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

Hi Morgan here hyjacked mum's blog to post my card

Hi everyone,

Edit: THIS IS A CARD CREATED BY MY SON MORGAN, he has made the card himself and done most of the post I just helped with the linking (on the quiet he is quite chuffed with himself, I think he has done a fab job, so has his sister) we had a lovely time today crafting for a few hours. Rosanna made two beautiful Applie pies this morning and peeled the potatoes for the potatoe and cheese bake for dinner tonight.

Decided to do some crafting today so I could make my dad a fathers day card! I am going to enter this card into The Cowgirl Up Sunday Challenge using their sketch . Pile it on challenge #31 a little bit of country, Stampin with the Dragon Challenge #7 ,Yellow, Blue & Green.

The image is Dad 'n' me from The Cowgirl Up online store. I borrowed mum's Copics (why does the ink always has to jump outside the lines) to colour it in. I also used 5 split pins (crafty people will know them as brads) and a bit of stickles.


This is a close up of 'Dad' and the star split pin (brad).


Thankyou for reading this, Morgan.B
p.s. mum does know

Frosty the Snowman

Hi all, over at Mad for Markers we are still continuing our Colouring White Challenge until 14th August, there is a lovely prize of a $10.00 voucher from our lovely boss lady Sammi to spend in her Mad for Markers Store so thought I would colour another snowman with copics, you know how I love my snowmen and copics lol!

I have used CJ's image called 'Frosty' isn't he just the cutest and giving you the heads up for our new challenge starting 8th August using another of Andrea's gorgeous sketches, which I rotated. I have heat embossed the background. The snowflakes are made using Chunky Glitter and purple rhinestones. Kindyglitz around the image for snow effect.

Andrea's Sketch

We are sponsored this week by the talented KAndrews Designs.

She makes digital cutting files for the cricut, pazzles, robomast/sillouhette/wishblade, knk, etc. and her prize will be a collection of cutting files chosen by her. She also has card ones, etc.

http://kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com/

Don't forget our current cowgirl challenge Animals and Bugs see my post here.

Copics

B91, B95, BG10, C00, C1, C7, C9, E00, E47, R81, R83, R85, R89, V15, V17, YG63, YG67, YR04 and 0

You will find all your copic requirements over at the Mad for Markers store along with X-Press It Blending card and more, posting to Australia and New Zealand.

Challenges

Winter Wonderland Challenge - No DSP

Cupcake Craft Challenge #102 - Distressing

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting take careX:)

p.s. how many of you will be singing Frosty the Snowman today, hehe

Animals and Bugs over at the Ranch PLUS a DT Call

Hi all, Posse 1 challenge you this week to use animals/bugs on your creation, we have another wonderful sponsor this week, Whimsy Stamps have given the Posse a couple of images to play with and mine was 'Hang In There' such a cute image.

I did colour the image using my copics, then had this idea and so I started again, such a chore lol!! Had the idea to have two tortoises hanging in there, so flipped the image (or hubby did I forgot how again hehe).

Now calling this a heart easel card, but I could be wrong not sure if the base has to match the top, did do this but didn't look right. I got to play with my MS punches again, love them as a border. The hearts and little butterflies are also from MS punches. The flower is also coloured using copics. Now I did have more flowers coloured up but looked to much with the floral dsp. Kindyglitz around the edges. Morgan created the sentiment for me after much family discussion on what it should be lol!

I used clear spica pen on the girl tortoise actually gives her a gold sparkle, then used special effects for the shell, eyes and centre of the flowers.

The Winner will received five images of their choice from our Sponsors Whimsy Stamps and also our Winners Badge for display on their blog

http://whimsystamps.com/

We will choose the top 3 whom this week will all receive one image of their choice from CJ's store along with the Top 3 Badge for their blog

CJ is also having a "New Image Release" of Animals and Bugs digital images and to celebrate she is offering 25% off all images in this category.

CJ and Rach are also looking for some more cowgirls, so if you would like to join the team pop on over to the ranch for full details in the challenge post.

Don't forget to check out the other Cowgirl's inspirational creations all links in the sidebar. We can't wait to come and see your wonderful creations.

Copics used
B0000, B24, B32, B37, E21, E25, E35, E42, E47, G0000, G24, G28, R20, RV21, RV23, RV25, YG41, YG45 and 0. Clear Spica pen.
Challenges
CopicOz Monthly Challenge #1 - Colour flowers
By the Cute and Girly Challenge - Animal Antics
Flutter By Wednesday $115 - Anything Goes
Paper Play Challenge 10, week 30 - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenges #30 - Something with a Tail
Rosie D's Challenge #76 - All Creatures Great and Small
Dutch Dare Card Challenges #83 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Challenge 71 - Animals

Alphabet Challenge 'N' - N is for Nature

Oh Alice! Chapter 24 - Windows and Broken Glass - I chose crystal effects

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take care AnnetteX:)

BLOG AWARDS THANK YOU SAMMI

Hi all, I have been very lucky to receive these gorgeous blog awards from my lovely DT boss Sammi from Mad for Markers, who I am hoping to meet at the end of August when she comes to Melbourne, can't wait! She is going to have a Mad for Markers stall at Paperific, hopefully Tracey will get there to with her Spesch Stamp Images, so there could be a few M4M girls about, should be so much fun.

These first two were a little while ago, they came together so passing them on together, sorry Sammi that it took me so long to post. Aren't they just so cute, going to have to put this at the top of my blog I love teddies and pandas.

Now these two have to go to my blogging buddy Debbie P, she was my second follower and still comes and visits my place, as most of you will know she is a very talented lady and a busy one too. I have been lucky enough to meet her twice and am still in awe of her amazing creations which are very inspirational!

and just received this one last night again from Sammi

Here are the rules that go with it:

1. Put the Swap Sisters Bonny Blog Award on my blog.
2. Share 5 things about myself.
3. Pass the award onto 5 other Bonny Blogs.
4. Add links to my 5 chosen Bonny Blog Winners.
5. Let them know they have been chosen to win the Swap Sisters Bonny Blog Award by leaving a comment on their blog.

Now to share five things about me

1. I loooooove my hubby he is my best friend and my two wonderful children
2. I loooooove my copics, just need more time to play lol!
3. I loooooove my cyber world with all my wonderful cyber friends, it is just wonderful sharing and learning techniques/news from all over the world.
4. I loooooove traveling and so pleased we decided to come to Australia, there is so much to see and do, it really is great being outdoors walking or cycling.
5. I loooooove reading when I am not crafting, especially love when the children are on holiday and we read a book together, we didn't go anywhere till we read Harry Potter 7, lived off fast food for a day or two lol!

Now who to pass it onto, now would have sent to my M4M buddies and Tina, thanks Sammi wouldn't like to think how long my list would have got lol!

Alicia
Angela
Crystal
Merry
Mona

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

This my second post today, blog candy winners are below.

MY BLOG CANDY WINNERS

Hi all, just a quick post, been having internet problems, but hopefully hubby has sorted me out.

Where did this month go!

Have used Random gadget to pick the the winners, such chuffed we had 38 entries from all over the world.

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

6 18 20

Timestamp: 2010-07-31 04:04:46 UTC


and the winners are

6 is Sue

18 is Pomaran4a

20 is Mobolilu

if you ladies would like to email me at annette@sealed-enclosures.com your snail mail addresses I will get your goodies out to you next week.

Thank you so much for entering. Sorry Tracey it didn't pick number 1 this time.

Have a wonderful weekend, happy crafting, take careX:)

Mad for Markers Colouring White Challenge with Tilda Unwrapped

Hi all, our challenge this month, over at Mad for Markers is 'Colouring White' our very talented DT member Kylie did a fantastic tutorial colouring gorgeous Magnolia wedding images and a fun Mummy Edwin which you can find here, also here is a tutorial I did on colouring snow.

I have used one of my favourate Tilda's and made another Christmas card.

I have used my SU stamp and heat embossed with silver this lovely sentiment, then distressed the edges and used distress ink Antique linen to sponge the edge. Some charms from my stash, and chunky glitter to make the star.

I have also used my Pink Spica pen in her ribbon and the gold spica on the string and the tree.

Decorated the tree using some rhinestones and stickles and some mini tree baubles on string.

There is a lovely prize of a $10.00 voucher from our lovely boss lady Sammi to spend in her Mad for Markers Store where you will find all your copic requirements posting to Australia and New Zealand.

Copics

BV08, C00, C01,

E000, E00, E50, E51, E53,

R20, R22, R27, R29, R32,

R35, RV29, V15, Y26

Spicas Gold & Pink

Challenges

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #56 - Christmas in July

Aud's Sentiments Challenge #7 - Chose your own Christmas Sentiment

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #67 - Christmas in July

The Stamp Man Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

Tuesday Tagger's Challenge - Make something Christmassy

Cute Daisy May Challenge - Use Vibrant Colours

Stampin with the Dragon Challenge #6 - to use distressing on your card

Don't forget to pop over to the Mad for Markers blog each day to see more inspiration from our DT, who are looking forward to visiting you and seeing your wonderful Copic Colouring White Creations.

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take care, AnnetteX:)