Paper Playtime Challenge #4

Over at Paper Playtime they are having a Challenge, make a Card, Layout, 3-D Project or any other Paper Craft Project with the theme BUGS, BEES, ANTS, OR LADYBUGS. Well I finally got around to making a bee card with my create a critter cartridge. I just love these little bee's there so cute.

Materials Used

• Create a critter- hive cut at 3",bee's at 2.75" & 2.21" with hide contour on face with gypsy
• Yellow,Black,bashful blue and Choc chip card stock-SU
• Choc Chip Ribbon-SU
• DCVW card stock -the green stack
• Peachy Keen stamp set PK-493 Everyday Character Face Parts
• White gel pen
• chalk for cheeks
• Jet black Staz On
• SU Soft Sky Ink Pad
• My Pink Stampers Punny-licious stamp set
• Pearlescent dew drop
  

Throwback Thursday Challenge #4

This weeks Throwback Thursday challenge over at My Creative Time with Emma is to make a scrapbook page layout or a 2 page layout using Doodlecharms Cartridge or an older cart.
Since i don't have Doodlecharms i used Plantin Schoolbook and Tropical Paradise Theme Set from ScrappingTable.com on my 2 page layout.

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #31

Here is my entry to Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #31, this weeks challenge is a sketch and it can be used for a card or scrapbook layout, i chose a card. derr,lol. I made this card this morning for a baby shower i went to today for my friend Angela, so i thought i would use this sketch. The shower was so much fun and i even won a block of Cadbury Bubbly in one of the games, yummy !

Materials Used

• Stampin Up card stock-very vanilla, sage shadow & barely banana
• SU-ribbon
• cuttle bug swiss dots embossing folder
• SU marker-sage shadow
• white gel pen
• versa mark- for buttons
• thread
• create a critter cartridge - umbrella cut at 2",circles 3", 2 1/2"
• PK stamp set pk-493 everyday character face parts
• Jet black staz on

Spots & Dots Challenge

Hi everyone, while blog hopping during the week i found this awesome blog, Made by Momo.She has a challenge on every other Tuesday(awesome!!). This months giveaway is the Cindy Loo cartridge and you have until the 29th to enter. This weeks challenge is to make something using Spots & Dots. Here is my entry, i made a Tri-Shutter Card, the tutorial is here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/trishuttercard/.

Materials Used

• Stampin Up Card stock-Always artichoke,choc chip,very vanilla
• SU DSP- Bella Rose
  
• Kaiser Craft- owl paper
• SU Always artichoke ribbon
• buttons & thread
  
• Pearlescent dew drop(ink)
• Cuttle bug spots and dots embossing folder
• Owl stamp set(can't remember by who??)
• Scallop circle & circle cut on cricut-create a critter at 3",2 3/4",2 1/2", tag from gypsy wanderings at 2"
  

Trendy Blog Award

Wow, i just received my very first blog award from Jess over at Scrap Obsess with Jess. Thank you Jess :) You can stop by and visit her awesome blog by clicking on the link above.
Now i get to pass this on to 5 other inspiring and trendy blogs of my choice.
Here are the blogs i have chosen to receive this award:

My Creative Time with Emma
You Had Me at Craft
Crafting with Katie
A Scrappy Navy Wife
Scrappin Steph

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Throwback Thursday Challenge#3

This weeks challenge over at my Creative Time with Emma is a 3D or altered item using the paper doll cartridge or older cart. I made a bag-a-lope the tutorial is here at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/bag_a_lope/ . I found it not too hard, i didn't have the same size envelope as in the tutorial but it worked fine with the one i had which was a 229mmx162mm size C5, i scored it in at 1 1/2" at the sides and bottom and cut the top off.

Materials Used

• Envelope
  
• scorer
  
• hole punch
• Little peeps svg collection from svgcuts.com-girl cut at 3"
  
• Scallop oval
• Stampin Up card stock-choc chip,ridding hood red
• Peachy keen stamps-Pk-943 funshine face parts
  
• SU DSP-ridding hood red
• SU choc chip ribbon
• SU choc chip ink
• cuttlebug-tiny tags
• SU-tiny tiny sentiments
• Prima flower
• Pearl
  

Kindergarten Scrapbook Page

Last night i went scrapbooking at our local Scrapbooking group that meet up the third Wednesday of the month, it's been awhile since i've been and i remember why, i'ts so hard to decide what to take, it's not like i can just pack up my office and bring everything,lol, anyway I took some stuff and managed to make 3 layouts.

Anniversary Card

Here is a simple anniversary card i made earlier on in the week, i actually made another the same but in blue as well. I'm getting into the habit of making 2 of everything lately, it's just as easy to while i have everything out.

Materials Used

• Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder
• White A2 card stock-Reindeer
• Purple textured card stock
  
• Stamp
• ric rac
• ribbon
• purple marker
  

Elegant Shoe Cards

Isn't this shoe so elegant, i just love it. It's from gypsy wanderings, which is preloaded onto your gypsy when you buy it. I made 2 cards, one from the actual cut out and the other from the negative space.

Materials Used

• Gypsy wanderings -shoe
• Stampin Up (SU) cardstock choc chip
• SU ribbon choc chip
• SU dsp- bella rose
  
• Embossed cream paper
• Gold metallic paper
• SU Scallop oval and oval punch
• stamps for sentiments
  
• Pearlesecnt chocolate ink
• eyelets
• Twine
  

Throwback Thursday Challenge#2

Ok here is my entry for Emma's throwback Thursday challenge #2 over at My Creative Time. This weeks challenge is make a project with stretch your imagination cartridge or use the colours red, brown and blue, if you don't own it like me.

Materials Used

• Create a critter cartridge -frame cut at 2.3/4",hedgehog at 1.61" I hid the face
• Peachy Keen face stamp set PK-943 funshine face parts
• SU cardstock choc chip
• Red cardstock -Sam & Lucy Ocean sunset pack(spotlight)
• DCWV-The green stack(spotted top layer hedgehog)
  
• SU dsp
• SU ribbon choc chip
• SU eyelet punch
• Sentiment-can't remember??(from big w)
• Pearlescent chocolate Ink
  

My first scrapbook page with my gypsy

Hi everyone! hope your having a good day/night? This photo doesn't do any justice for the colours in this layout, doh! its getting late and the lighting ain't that great. Anyhow i wanted to share with you my very first project using my gypsy. Can i just say i love this little machine, its awesome!!! Still getting the hang of it but i think im getting there.

Can i also just say thank heavens for you tube i was having a bit of trouble updating my cricut and i found a really helpful video from Above Rubies Studio( http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=AboveRubiesStudio#p/u/77/Pj5gL_8OKxA) Little did i realize i wasn't pressing the stop button as well,omg!!

Materials Used

• Gypsy wandering for all cuts-owl 4", you title 2" welded 2 times,(i made the top layer, i just re sized the owl and rotated to get the right size and had to hide contour on one of the swirls,later i realized i should have hide the little bit on face too.
  
• My minds eye-girl-totally girl paper(background)
  
• DCVW-the citrus stack,orange textured cardstock
• lime mat stack
• SU-purely pomegranate card stock
  
• ric rac
• SU ribbon pumpkin pie
• My pink Stamper-punny licious stamp set(Whooooo Loves You) hard to see on photo,doh!!
  
• buttons
• twine
• SU-dazzling diamonds,
• pink glitter
• zig 2 way pen
• Ink-Pearlescent chocolate dew drop
  

Proud owner of a Gypsy!!!

Yay, my gypsy turned up this morning!!!! I couldn't stop smiling all the way to the post office to collect it,lol, it seemed to take forever(only 2 1/2 weeks), I was so glad that it was charged when i got it out the box coz i still need a power adapter to suit an Australian power point,(my sister in-law is going to pick one up for me today while out shopping as it is 45km to the nearest dicksmith power house, isn't she a life saver!!)

Well anyway i managed to update it and load all my cartridges onto it,now just got to get the creativity flowing, which it aint at the moment,boo!! Maybe later(hopefully,lol) after i get back from my daughters school for a kitchen garden class,I'm a volunteer and help the kids out and do the dangerous things like opening the ovens(fan forced ovens!! i don't no how many times i forget to stand back when opening the door, that steams far to hot for the kids). Well I better get a wriggle on its almost that time now, so hope your having a good day, c u later alligator :)

Throwback Thursday Challenge#1

Emma from My Creative Time is hosting her first challenge in a new series called"Throwback Thursday." Emma will be spotlighting an older cartridge each Thursday and creating a new project with it. The 1st cartridge she's featuring is " Animal Kingdom", for those who don't own it like me that's okay, you can use any cartridge as long as it is an animal theme.

I used create a critter to cut out my doggy at 4", I tried to make the dalmatian look like a Labrador,lol, I also used the bone and cut it at 1", for the paw prints i used my punches.

I have been meaning to scrapbook these photos for so long, they have been stuck to the front of my fridge for about 12 months. Zola is a Labrador we sponsor through Seeing Eye Dogs Australia she is in training to become a seeing eye dog, she is almost finished her training and when she graduates we will then sponsor another puppy.
Materials Used:

• Cricut cartridge create a critter ,doggy cut at 4", bone at 1"
• Plantin schoolbook -Zola cut on roly poly at 3"
• Accent Essentials-Accent 16s cut at 3"
• Punches-SU oval punch, 3/4" circle punch,Spiral punch
  
• DCWV -the sweet stack
• Ribbon- Vanilla SU
• white gel pen
  

Series of Cards for Cottage Studio

This is my favorite one, I like the quilting as it goes with Suzette's work.

As you can probably tell I'm a big fan of Penny Black Stamps, I just love the little Hedgehogs :)

Another Penny Black Stamp, I no not a hedgehog either,lol.

Not sure who made the bear stamp set??

Bear cut at 3" from Create a critter

This was my first attempt at sewing as you can see a bit ruff, but i thought it adds to the look,lol.

I have a stamp that looks like sewing so i gave that a go, it turned out not too bad but would had looked better with real stitching.

I really like this colour combo!! Teddy bears are big at Suzette's so i thought i would use these stamps i bought years ago but have never used. As my cousin Kylie would say its not about the using its about the having!! I'm sure I'm not alone there??

I Love this little deer its soooo cute!!

Hi everyone, this is what i have been up to this week, working on cards for Suzette's studio. I have found it a little challenging and keep losing my mojo!!lol. I am using her colour scheme, pinks,blues,reds,greens,browns and neutrals in coordinating with her stuff. I still need to add lavender too, something to do a little later:)

Hope your having a great day:)