Happy Saturday to you wherever you are in the world

I just thought I’d let you know I have been busy creating…..YIPPEE I had a very productive day on Thursday & again last night.  Rather than post the projects here I thought I’d head you to my gallery, I have uploaded a few new pics in there, go have a look, I’d love to know what you think on them & if you would like any details on them just drop me a line, I’ll fill you in with all the goss

Here’s one of the pics

Well now to my post title…..We are of camping….lol  Well it is official we are heading over to one of out other blocks to take the kids camping for the first time evvvveeeeeeerrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!  I’m so excited.  Robby has put a canopy he had made for the ute onto a trailer & the kids will sleep in their swags in there.  Robby & I are going to pike a little & sleep in the car

Anyway school holidays started here yesterday so I won’t be around with a huge amount of projects, but I w ill get back to stamping & creating & posting as soon as I can.

Till then, enjoy you weekend & if you are a football fan (here in Oz) enjoy the grandfinal today.

Lotsa hugs & happy smiles

Hi, hello & how are you doing?   I joined another swap, but this time my sister & I know who each other are.  We only do 1 swap too.  We are supposed to only send 2 items, either cards, 3D or a mix of both.   My swap sister is in the USA & I posted off her parcel early last week.  This is what was in it

Ever since Leonie showed me how to decorate paper bags I LOVE doing it.  I have covered the front & back of a brown paper bag here & inside I put the handcream, soap & little cards in their slip.  I am really please with how it turned out too

All supplies Stampin’ Up!

Stamps:  Inspired by Nature, Say it with Scallops, Lovely Labels

Ink:  Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Going Grey, Basic Grey (re-inkers for colouring the flower)

Cardstock/DSP:  Urban Garden, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Basic Grey

Accessories:  Grey Taffeta, Kiwi Kiss  & Baja Breeze Double Striped Grosgrain Ribbons, Aquapainter,

With the flower on the card & the front of the bag I used my re-inkers & Aquapainter to colour directly onto the rubber, then stamped it.  It sort of gives it a bit of a watercolour effect (& yes I know it is cheating, but I have told you in the past how useless I am at colouring…:) )

This is the second item I sent to her

This is a rectangle wallet that Makeesha very kindly shared the tutorial on her blog here

This is what was in it

I really hope my swap sister enjoys her package

I have to dash now so I will catch up with you soon

Happy Tuesday to you ,  I hope you have had a wonderful day today.  I am quite happy with what I have achieved.  I did a load of washing, cooked a batch of pumpkin scones, a batch of cupcakes & loaf of bread.  With my cooking I am experimenting with some flour made from Lupins.  We grow lupins here as a rotational crop with our wheat.  Robby is involved with a group of other farmers who are trying to get Lupin Flour up & running for human consumption.  It is happening slowly but it is gettting there.  If you are interested in finding out about lupin flour you can visit the Irwin Valley website here 

Ok so I also got to sit & stamp today,  I was catching up on some birthday cards I have been trying to make & this is one that I made.  I am not totally convinced on it becuase I don’t use Cameo Coral very often, but I was inspired by the Walk in the Park dsp.  So here is the card

and here is a close-up of the butterfly

The butterfly has been covered with Clear Embossing powder & Dazzling Diamonds, I also added some 1/2 pearls to the middle of the butterfly.  I have seen a few examples of these types of butterflies & love the effect. 

All supplies Stampin’ Up!

Stamp Set: Sanded,  Friends 24-7,   Great Friend & Soft Summer

Ink:  Cameo Coral,  Baja Breeze, Versamark, Basic Grey (marker)

Cardstock:  Cameo Coral,  Basic Grey, Whisper White, Baja Breeze

Accessories:  White taffeta ribbon,  Clear embossing powder, Dazzling Diamonds, White Embossing Powder, Paper piercer, cutter kit (distressing tool), 1/2 White pearls (from the Pretties kit)

I have a few other creations I have made recently that I am really keen to show you so keep an eye on this space

Till next time……..keep smiling

Hi there everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful day today

This week has just flown by & I can’t believe we are at the middle of the week.  I went into Geraldton & had some retail therapy on Monday & stamped for alot of Tuesday, today is full of housework & I really do want to do another couple of projects to show you, but …….. I thought I’d just let you know there won’t be much up here for a few days.

At Mingenew we have an event called the Mingnew Expo.  This is a farm realted show of most machinery & farm realted things.  There are a few things for the kids & women to look at, but not alot.  Anyway it goes for 2 days & is the ritual of going for both those days

Thursday I am helping out in the kitchen & then we will pick up the kids to take them to the show to join in on the fun & BBQ tea & watch the fireworks

Friday the kids have the day off school, so they can all join in on the fun at the show (they exchange this day for one earlier in the year).

So as much as I would love to show you a project or 2 I don’t know that I’ll have the time to upload some pics etc…… so I promise I will be back next week with some exciting new things I have been working on. 

I will soon be able to show you the things I have made to send to my secret sister……..it’s getting closer now & I’m so excited

Till next week, have a wonderful weekend & take care

Good day to you, today I have something to show you that I actually made, I know shocl horror….lol.  It was a little while ago, but I had a friend in hospital that  I made this to give to her so she could fill in some time while waiting to be discharged.  Unfortunately this is while my kids were sick a little while ago & I didn’t get to give it to her while she was in hospital, but I did give it to her.  I love using these bags, they are so versataile & you could either cover them entirely or you can just use them like this as I have.

You can see here how these bags can be left natural & you can see through the window.  Inside I included some card & stamped images to make some cards etc….

This is the first time I have used Fifth avenue Floral & I must get back to it because I was very please with how this turned out.  Inside this little tin is some embellishments etc, all to go with the cards.

If you would like to know any details on which colours etc i have used just drop me a line & I’ll fill you in on all the deets.

Thanks for calling by & having a look, till next time……..keep smiling

Hi ho, I hope you had a fantastic weekend.  We did but I won’t bore you with all that information, today it is a short post, it isn’t the quantity that counts, it’st he quality & belive me there is quality here

I was lucky enough to receive a wonderful present from my secret sister for the month of August.

This is a card I received early last week & I must admit I love Baja Breeze & this birdie is so “cute”

Here my secret sister covered a wooden box with some Sweet Always dsp & then made a belly band to go around a tube of shower gel & the darling said she hoped it wouldn’t be too strong for me (I can’t handle strong scents, they make me quite ill) & guess what I can handle it….YIPPEE!!!!!! & some chocies in the scallop circles, I haven’t tried them yet, but I am going to & will let you know what I think.  It is lovely THANKYOU

Here is a close up of the chipboard birdie that is the feature on this side of the box unfortunatley I haven’t yet taken a pic of the back, but it has more birds that have been stamped & cut out & adhered to the back of the box……but wait there is still more

& finally here is the card I received & in my favourite colour combo, pink & brown 

I can’t belive how lucky I am to have such a generous & wonderful secret sister, the time is getting closer to the reveal

So I am off now to do some housework etc…. so I will be back soon with some more eye candy.

Till then, keep smiling

Friday is a wonderful day of the week,  I love it sooo much, it means no routine for a day or two

This weekend is a busy one for us.  We are having one of the girls’  friends sleeping over tonight & then we are off to Geraldton tomorrow for a MacDonalds treat, it was Maddi’s 7th birthday a couple of weeks ago & in our house when the kdis turn 7 they are allowed to have a friend sleep over for the first time, so this is Maddi’s first sleepover  & she is very much looking forward to it.  So the Maccas trip is part of it all.  While we are in Geraldton we are going to go to the Great Moscow Circus that is in town atm, & the kids are really looking forward to that

So today I am going to show you the parcel I received in the mail from my secret sister.  i was spoilt with a new pair of Stampin’ Up! paper snips & they have a GORGEOUS ribbon taggy thing on them, I’m sorry for the explanation but I can’t for the life of me think of the correct terminology…..lol

This is the box I received, the butterflies are embossed with white embossing powder & that makes them really stand out.

& I was spoilt with a pair of Stampin’ Up! paper snips

this is a close-up of the ribbon & beads

she even sent a lolly-pop for each of my kids……

& this is the card she made for me. 

I can’t believe how much effort she put into a present for me.  THANK YOU so much my secret sister.  I can’t wait until I find out who you are & then I can thank you properly

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  I will be back with some more creations next week.

Till next time……..keep smiling

Hi ho, how are you going today?  I’m having a reasonable day today, we have had a business meeting  this morning and now onto……..life.  Ok so this week I have sorted out the uniform orders for school (I’m uniform co-ordinator), stamped, done some bookwork for the farm, cooked some yummy snacks & been down to Mingenew to collect the mail.

Can you believe there are more birthday cards?????  I still have quite a few to show you & I will actually have some of my work coming up soon

This lovely card was made by a wonderful lady named Kerri Donsky.  Kerri was super nice to me earlier int he year because she sent me one of the swaps she made to take to Convention in April & because I couldn’t go she felt sorry for me…….(lol) so she sent me one of her swaps, how super sweet is that

I love the way Kerri has made the pots that the flowers are sitting in, must made a mental note of this.  Thanks so much Kerri for your card.

Here we have a card made by Kylie Leusciatti.  Kylie is a fellow WA-ian, (she is in Kojonup).  The colours in this card are gorgeous & I do love these butterflies.  Thanks Kylie

 Now here is another lovely card made byt he lovely Jenny Hayward.  Here Jenny has used the yummy colour combo of Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery & Very Vanilla, along with the stamp set Baroque Motifs.  Thanks so much Jenny, I really do appreciate your thoughts & birthday wishes.

& finally for today here is yet another super special card made by the lovely Vicki  McSharer.  Thanks Vicki, it is lovely & I have case-d it to make some of my own.

Ok so that’s it folks.  Here are another wonderful collection of cards.  I feel so grateful these generous ladies took the time to make me a card each, the smile is still on my face when I look at them all.

Thanks for calling by, I really appreciate you taking the time to check in on what’s happening in my part of the world.

Till next post…….keep smiling

Hi & happy Tuesday to you.  I hope this is a wonderful day for you.  I organised this post on Sunday night while watching Australian Idol, so I don’t know what I am doing, but I know I am planning on stamping today

Here we go again with some more cards……………………..this whole post is dedicated to a WONDERFUL lady names Christine Healey. I’m not sure if I have told you about my relationship with Christine, but I’ll briefly fill you in.  I signed up to Stampin’ Up! in May of 2007 & in December I signed up to a demonstrator Kris Kringle swap, being that I made a gift & sent to a fellow demonstrator & someone sent one to me.  I was lucky enough to receive Christine as the person I was to make for.  I made a concertina card holder folder with some cards in it & she LOVED it.  I was so chuffed to hear from her with all her encouragement & excitement for what she had received.  Since then we have kept in touch on & off.  So when I signed up to a demonstrator chat group & I saw that Christine was on there I was quite excited.  Christine has been involved with the Cyberstamps & chats I have organised  & I have a few chats with her, which have been wonderful

This is the birthday card Christine sent me, isn’t is divine

I love the combo of pink & green……

Check out this SUPER CUTE pocket pouch.  In the last cyberstamp we had Christine set a challenge & she chose my card to win.  The follow pics are of what I received as my prize for winning.  Christine has made me smile over & over & over again with all that she has sent me & the friendship we have developed.

There was 2 cards like this one in the pouch &

then another 2 cards like this…..PLUS envelopes. But wait there is more

this gorgeous little love note card. 

Then I was lucky enough to get these Christmas cards & tags, they are STUNNING.  I had never really thought of tags being like this,( I have no idea why, because they are just fabulous)  Thank you so much Christine for the time you spent on making me something so very very special.  I really do apperciate all you do to help on the Cyberstamps & I love catching up with you too

So that was wonderful wasn’t it ?! 

Christine is a wonderful paper crafter, I truly admire her work & love the friendship we have.

So hopefully I will have some more sorted out for you in a couple of days….till then…..keep smiling

Hi again,  here I am with some more cards I received in the mail for my birthday.  I told you I was spoilt……

This lovely card is made by Carole Stedman  I love the colours she has used & the butterfly is just stunning

Thanks so much Carole, I love your card.

and this card is by Sonia Garbutt  Sonia has read my posts in the past and discovered that I love pink, so she made a card as pink as she could.  Thanks Sonia, it is wonderful & it uses my new FAVOURITE stamp set,Great  Friend out of the Spring mini

This super card was made by Debbie Robinson.  I love the rooster out of the hostess set – Rustic Rooster.  & Debbie has made this card look fabulous with “HIM”  (hehehehe)

I saw this card on Jesse’s blog a little while agob & did admire it very much.  I definitely did not expect to receive it in my mailbox.  I was so lucky.  Thanks so much Jesse, it is lovely.

So that is it for today.  i will bo organising another post for tomorrow so call back in & see what else has been in my letter box.  By the time I have finished these posts of what I have received I will hopefully have made some things of my own…..I can only hope can’t i?!

Till next time……..keep smiling