Six Fold Baby Card, Baby Blanket and Irina's Awesome Project class

Hi all, just a quick scheduled post today, hope you are all well, I really can't believe how fast time is flying by.  Sorry my post is a little picture heavy but pictures are better than lots of words lol!  Made this card for a lovely blogging buddy.  Kept it fairly simple as I love the paper.

Chipboard sentiment and lots of little brads

I used BOO, B02, silver and baby blue spica and sponged the edges with SU ink

How cute is this baby pram brad

CHALLENGES

Make It Monday Linky Party #89 - Anything Goes

Inky Impressions #59 - Use lace or trim

Creatalicious Challenge #34 - Bingo (Anything but a square card, ribbon, monochromatic

Inspire Me Friday #58 - Anything Goes

and this is the baby blanket I knitted using pom pom wool, what a challenge that was lol!  Had a few false starts but was happy with the finished result, Rosanna and Morgan both want one now lol!  As it has a lovely soft feel to it

My lovely DH unknotting the wool, tip don't use from the middle lol!

happy in her work lol!

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

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

As you know Rosanna and I are super excited about going to Sydney to take Irina Blount, LaLa Land Crafts project class (16th June).   This is the AWESOME project we will be making (photos borrowed from Irina) Details here.

This gorgeous album

with a gorgeous matching trinket box to store it in

Can't wait lol!

Thank you for stopping by, happy crafting, keep well 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:)

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:)

Softpencil's 2nd Blog Hop

Hi all, hope you are well, I was so chuffed when Elizabeth emailed me and asked if I would take part in her blog hop, as Softpencil was the very first challenge I won way back when I first started blogging.

Anyway welcome to Elizabeth's blog hop celebrating the first year of her characters, the TIntwinies, the first year of Softpencil Studios relaunching and her 10th Aniversary as a professional artist. Elizabeth is also opening her own shop where all her products will be available: digi-stamps, clear stamps, stickers, rub-ons, kits for card making, scrapbooking and paper crafting (they also include her new line of papers) and more products coming soon!
If you have come from Elizabeth's blog http://softpencilblog.blogspot.com   you have started in the right place.

I have used this cute image 'Growing Flowers in Pots' available here 

Card Twiddlybitz, papers Basic Grey 6 x 6 Sugar Rush

Beautiful ribbon from Crafty ribbons with a closer look at the button flowers and butterflies

Had these garden buttons in my stash for ages, just perfect for this garden scene

1- Annette Bowes   (HERE)   http://mypommiepurplepatch.blogspot.com

2- April Lower  http://allaboutthelowers.blogspot.com

3- Stephanie Serrano  http://www.stephaniesstampinspot.blogspot.com

4- Julie Masse  http://stampinwithjulie.blogspot.com

5- Farida Rone  http://frcreaciones.blogspot.com

6- Monica Torres  http://scrapandomeconlosrecuerdo.blogspot.com

7- Melissa Craig  http://stampitscrapitshareit.blogspot.com

8- Carole Rinear Chesser  http://fibrejunky.blogspot.com

9- Michelle Laliberte Quinno  http://shellsq.blogspot.com

10- Debra Miller   www.creamcityangels.blogspot.com

11- Heather D  http://stampingdesignsbyheather.blogspot.com

12- Pauline Guttrey  http://paulineguttrey.blogspot.com

13- Cyndi Kim  http://strwberizncream-cyndi.blogspot.com14- Mervi  http://leikkaan.blogspot.com

15- Lola  http://littlecardmaker.blogspot.com
16- Jessica Shelton  http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
17- Monica Flores www.monicascreativemadness.com

and ends on Elizabeth's blog   http://softpencilblog.blogspot.com
The blog hop starts 15th April and ends 20th April

Now hope on over the April's Blog  April Lower http://allaboutthelowers.blogspot.com

There will be several prizes,
Elizabeth will be choosing a winner for each blog hop (three winners) who´ll receive a gift certificate of $15.
All the players who participate by leaving their comments on each blog of 1, 2 or the 3 blog hops will receive a free digi-stamp of their choice (or 2, or 3 depending on how many blog hops they have played in and completed.  You will have to write to elizabethpujalka@hotmail.com to let her know that you have done this. 

Challenges I would like to enter:

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Prairie Fairy Fridays Challenge #76 - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge #79 - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenge #33 - Butterflies and add Some Flowers
Craft Your Days Away Challenge $43 - Metal
Flutter By Wednesday Challenge #198 - Birthday Wishes
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #212 - Spring Flowers
Sourthern Girls Challenge $42 - Fancy Folds
Crafty Ribbons Challenge #17 - Things with Wings
The Paper Shelter Challenge #59 - Buttons and Bows
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog - April Showers Brings Spring Flowers
Crafty Creations Challenge #165 - Flower Power

Thanks for visiting, happy hopping, happy crafting, take careX:)

Knitted Jumper with Beanie and Hunny Bunny Marci Easter Card

Hi all, hope you are all well, things have been a little busy here so not had much time for blogging but will be catching up with you all soon.

First I would like to spread the word from Dawny's blog who is asking crafters to knit these special knitted jumpers and beanies for babies in India (called the newspaper babies) full details on her blog.  So Rosanna and I got our knitting needles out and this is the set I made and we are still knitting Rosanna's set together (working from each end of the ball of wool lol!) which hopefully will be finished soon.  So girls if you have time please get those needles out. 

Here is Annabel modelling the Jumper and Beanie

Here is what the look like off the model

Now onto my inpsiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I would like to show you this wonderful fun image from LaLa Land 'Hunny Bunny Marci' I was lucky to win her in Karen's Easter Candy, but she is available from the Store here. 

Rosanna and I were crafting and the Big Shot came out.  Rosanna had a go at embossing alsorts of things and embossed the purple foil paper from her Easter Egg for me, I then glued it to some card (very carefully lol). 

A closer look at the spicas and special effects and the lovely embossing

Gorgeous copics, spicas and multiliners used

Xpress It Double sided tape, Xpress It foam mounting tape, copics, spicas and a huge selection of stamps all available from our Mad for Markers Store

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

Challenges

Copic Oz Challenge - Easter
LaLa Land Crafts Blog - Unusual Hair Colour - http://lalalandcrafts.blogspot.com/p/customer-gallery.html
Make It Monday Linky Party #84
The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Recycle, Reuse, Renew - (Easter Wrapper)
Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge #79 - Anything Goes
Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge #180 - Easter
Prairie Fairy Friday's Challenge - Anything Goes
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting and have a wonderful weekend.  Take careX:)

Liebster Award from the Lovely Davi

Hi all

The lovely talented Davi gave me this award a few weeks ago, sorry it has taken so long to post but life has been a little busy of late.  I was very lucky to have received this award a while ago so have printed what I found out about the award again

I did a little research and Liebster is German and translates to the English word “dearest”or” favorite”. It’s meant for up-and-coming blogs with less than "200 followers". You need to pass the award onto five bloggers and let them know. I would like to pass this award on to the following inspriational blogs, hope you can check out their beautiful work.

This is the hardest part passing the award on but these are the ladies I would like to pass it on to these inspirational talented ladies:

Alyce  http://kitandclowder.blogspot.com.au/

Dana  http://gotjoycreations.blogspot.com.au/

Dawn  http://paperstampscissors.blogspot.com.au/

Leah  http://darlnsnotalone.blogspot.com.au/

Trish  http://trishandtreasure.blogspot.com.au/

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

Super Hero LaLa Land Star Luka Easel Card

Hi all, hope you are all well, I've been am extremely lucky girl in blog land recently, I won The Southern Girls Challenge a couple of weeks ago ($20 to spend at The Paper Shelter), on Tuesday I won a set of 12 spicas over at The Copic Oz Challenge (Rosanna's very happy lol! she looves spicas), then a beautiful fiskar punch over on Tara's blog, then last night I won Karen's gorgeous Easter Candy, (all links or pics in side bars).  Thank you Girls!  Definately cheered me up lol!   Shall celebrate by having some candy of my own soon.

Anyway, today for my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I would like to show you this fantastic boys image from LaLa Land 'Star Boy Luka' available here.  I have made an easel using papers from DCWV 'All about the Boys Stack', perfect for our super hero. 

Used Silver, Gold and Clear Spicas on his cuffs, star, buckle and boots.

I have coloured the beige Happy Birthday Ribbon with R29, B14 & Y15 to match the papers, love this paper, reminds me of Batman and Robin when I was a kid with all the bubble speech marks lol!  So dated now!

Gorgeous copic and spicas used

Xpress It Double sided tape, Xpress It foam mounting tape, copics, spicas and a huge selection of stamps all available from our Mad for Markers Store

There is still a couple of days left to enter yours creations in our Mad for Markers Monochromatic March Challenge.

Challenges

LaLa Land Crafts Blog - Customer Gallery - http://lalalandcrafts.blogspot.com/
Make It Monday Linky Party #82
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting and have a wonderful weekend, Rosanna and I are off to Paperific and Sunday, she is so excited lol!  Take careX:)

Mad for Markers 2nd Birthday Blog Hop

Good afternoon/evening/morning, hope you are all well! 

Thankyou for joining us on our Mad for Markers Birthday Blog hop.  We are so pleased you have come along to help us celebrate 2 years at Mad for Markers!!  If you came here from the beautiful Jenny's blog then you are right on track.  If not please go over to the M4M Challenge blog to start the hop)

Now Sammi is branching out and creating her own digi range and I have used her Mad for Markers Party Digi Image

The inside is a popped out birthday cake (sorry it is pink Sammi, can you believe I had no purple glitter paper or glitter!!!X().  I cut the candles and coloured the flame using copics.

Cupcake ribbon on the front and back from Crafty Ribbons.  Used glitter cardstock for the cake and SU glitter for the icing.

A closer look to see the added spica pen detail and special effects

Had to get Rosanna to hold this bunch together lol!

Here is the blog list....

Mad for Markers Challenge Blog

Sammi - http://www.stuffbysammi.blogspot.com

Leanne - http://star-dancer1.blogspot.com.au/

Rosanna - http://whenmyjobsaredone.blogspot.com.au/ 

Rose - http://cardsforallreason.blogspot.com/

Tracey - http://booyagirl.blogspot.com/

Kasey - http://kaseyscraftcorner.blogspot.com.au/

Emma - http://craftymummy2five.blogspot.com/

Jenny D - http://www.jenniferds.blogspot.com.au/

Annette - http://mypommiepurplepatch.blogspot.com/

Kate - http://downrightcrafty.blogspot.com/

Chris - http://christinescreativecapers.blogspot.com/

Alyce - http://kitandclowder.blogspot.com/

Rach - http://thewrightscrap.blogspot.com/

Sheri - http://sherisays-justscrapit.blogspot.com/

Melissa - http://melsartjourney.blogspot.com/

Marie - http://thejoyofcards.blogspot.com/

Alicia - http://alicia-timetocreate.blogspot.com/

Gretchen - http://gretchenstwowishes.blogspot.com.au/

Susan - http://stamponme.blogspot.com/

Alethea - http://lilodesigns.blogspot.com/

Sam - http://craftychickcards.blogspot.com/

WarnaWarni - http://rainbow-study.blogspot.com/

Gin - http://ginoakdesigns.blogspot.com/

Lynn - http://lynnsdesignercreations.blogspot.com/

Mel B - http://youandmeplustwo.blogspot.com/

Billie - http://needlespinscraft.blogspot.com.au/

Tara - http://osirisandloki.blogspot.com/

Mad for Markers Store Blog

There will be prizes for people who hop along .. hidden on blogs throughout the hop so make sure you leave a comment on every blog (closes Monday) Sammi also has a link on the Mad for Markers blog for you to add any birthday creations.

Now head on over to the beautiful Kate's blog and see what gorgeous creations she has waiting.

Challenges

Copic OZ Challenge - Be Challenged - Balloons, Birthday, Bright, Brad, Blue, Birthday Cake
Make It Linky Party #81
CMC Copic Challenge #39 - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons Challenge #15 - Birthday
Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge #76 - Anything Goes

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

Purple Pumpkin March Giveaway

Hi all, hope you are all well.

Just a quick post to let you know about Purple Pumpkin's $50 voucher giveaway to their March Sale, I have quite a few of their goodies and they are gorgeous, must use them instead of keeping them to look at lol!

Full details here

Be back tomorrow with our Mad for Markers 2nd Birthday Blog Hop.

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting and 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:)