Yup another card htat is a masculine one, same stamp set as the last one, slightly different creations

Colours Choc Chip, Old Olive, Confetti Cream, Ruby Red

Ribbon is Twill

Punches are the Wide Oval Punch

I like the Ruby Red on this one, I think it brightens it a little.

It could be used either for a male or female card, what do you think?   I’d love to know.

Holidays are nearly over & kids are just about back at school, which I am looking forward to, but then that means life will get busy again

Chat with you again soon

Oh my two posts in one day……what has happened to me….lol 

Leonie has set a colour challenge & I thought while I’m away I’ll do a card for it…..I’m not 100% happy with it, but oh what the heck, here it is anyway

The colours are Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie

I did struggle a bit as I don’t “do” oranges…lol

I have used the Tres Chic background stamp, along with Echoes of Kindness (hostess set) & Sincere Salutations (my fave greeting set)

Distressed the edges a bit & swished a little ink on them,  straight off the ink pad

Coloured in the flower, added some Rhinestone brads, some hemp twine & a greeting.  

So that’s it for now….Promise, no more posts today

Thanks for coming to have a look see.

Hey hey it’s Friday & tomorrow we head back to the farm.  we have been very very relaxed & rested & now we just need to get back into the mode of  ”doing things” .  The kids have had a bit of swimming, shopping, eating, fishing etc… & most importantly they have spent some very special time with their dad, which is something they just don’t get to do while we are at home becuase he works most of the 7 days every week, (I’m not complaining, I know that is part of farm life, but it is just so precious to see them enjoy his company & it is so nice for him to deal with the kids & I can have a “real break” )

While we have been away our 2nd daughter had her birthday.  We are generally away for it, so we usually do something before we go away or after we come home that involves her friends.  While we were away we went out for brekky, ate what she wanted for lunch (which in all honesty I can’t remember what that was….umwah!) & then we went out for tea to one of the local pubs, which is what she wanted to do & where she wanted to go.  She was tickled pink with all her pressies, she loves elephants & collects erasers, so she received elephants on things & some different & special erasers.  Amazing how simple little things like that can make a child smile & how precious that she is content with it…..not upset becuase she didn’t get a DS or Wii or something spectacular like that…..but that’s our Ebony

So onto the real reason why I’m here…..a card creation.  This is the card I made for Ebony, it didn’t have an elephant on it, but it was pretty close

I just love those Sherbert buttons from the Stampin’ Up! summer mini, must make a mental note to stock up on them before the mini finishes oh & that ribbon is oh so yummy!!!!

So the stamp set I used was Pun Fun as well as the Vintage Labels set from the Sale-a-Bration catty…gotta love free stamp sets

Cardstock is Kraft & Whisper White

Ink for the hippo, basic grey

Colouring pink pirouette & certainly celery with my aquapainter.

I wanted the hippo to ‘pop’ so I stamped, coloured & cut out, then stamped onto the whipser white base & moutned the coloured hippo with dimensionals….here is a close up of the dimension

this is such an effective way to make something stand out that little bit more…..

So that’s it for now,  I’ll post something else for you to have a squizzy at tomorrow….till then….keep smiling

This is another holiday creation no real inspiration needed for this one, it just popped onto the page

Colours are Choc Chip, More Mustard, Old Olive, Ruby Red & Confetti Cream (am liking cream atm)

Stamp set is Le Jardin Botanique, Sanded, Best yet (hostess set)

Accessories are Jumbo Eyelet, Hemp Twine & my good ole’ distresser from the Cutter Kit oh & that’s right I coloured in the tree with markers, same colorus as mentioned above

I love this card & I’m loving the pics my camera is taking up here atm…..I must try to take some more outisde pics when we get home (if only it wasn’t so hot & windy at home, we’ll see)

Ok so this is another super duper quicky, but that’s it for now, back to my holiday resting

Catch you soon

Hi ho everyone

I just wanted to start off with saying a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who dropped by yesterday for the blog hop & had a look see at the things I have made, I really do appreciate your lovely comments & thank you for your encouragement.  It is really nice to know what other people think of my creations

I brought a box & a bog of my stamping things & have hardly touched them…….I have been reading instead… Before we came away I bought the first 8 books in the Sookie Stackhouse series & they have me TOTALLY HOOKED!!!!!!!I love them to bits

Ok so here is a card I did make while we’ve been away

This is a quick card I whipped up.  I’m not 100% sold on it, but I do think it’s ok….but just ok.  It started out from inspiration from page 12 of the Summer Mini catty, but with changes

The colours are Pink Pirouette, Bashful Blue, Confetti Cream

The ribbon is Twill tape (the middle size)

The stamp sets are Sincere Salutations, Butterfly Prints & For Everything

I’m going to leave it there as I need to head off to bed because it is late here & we’ve had a big day of, swimming, eating, fishing, walking, sight seeing etc…. all those wonderful things you do on holidays

So for now & until next time…..keep that smile on your dial

Hey hey it’s time for the ESAD blog hop.  I’ve been looking forward to this,  I’m really hanging out to join in & see what everyone has been up to.

Ok so ESAD-SU is a wonderful Yahoo group I am lucky enough to be a member of.  It is a group for Australian & New Zealand Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators.  We have online chats, challenges, cyberstamps, tutorials etc… all to share with each other.  It is also a wonderful place to ask questions, there is always someone there willing to help out if they can.  If you are a demo but not a member, click here & you can join up. 

Being a demonstrator I had the chance to pre-order a stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catty & I decided on Vintage Labels, then I got it & thought….Oh my!!!! what am I going to do with this?
I actually had ALOT of fun with it

Here I made some little boxes with some love notes in

Stamp sets:  Kindred Spirits, Vintage Labels

Ink: Choc Chip, Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Curly Label punch, Paper piercer & mat pack,

Then I made this version

Stamp sets:  Vintage Labels

Ink: Choc Chip

Accessories;  Brads, Paper piercer & mat pack

Then I decided to have a play with some of those wonderful  ‘no bad bits’ cupcakes

here is a close up of the label

don’t you just love the versatility of this stamp set!!!! I DO….SERIOUSLY

Ok now onto the last card I have made using the Vintage Labels stamp set

Oh I LOVE this card too.  I honestly haven’t done much stamping at all lately, but this is one of a few I made to go into a swap recently.

So the deal with the blog hop is that you post a comment on here, then go to the next blog & comment there & so on….until you have visited all the blogs & commented on them all.  Once you have done that you will need to send Leonie an e-mail to leonie@stamp-a-latte.com to leter know you’ve been to them all & commented. The precious Leonie will then pop your name into the draw to win some wonderful Stampin’ Up!  products blog candy….YAY!!!

So I’m the last one on the list but if you started here you need to pop on over to Alana Galagher’s blog here  & comment, follow all the links, comment on all the blogs & then pop Leonie that e-mail.  You’ll love all the blog candy you’ll receive if you win & ya gotta be in it to win it

That’s it from me today, I’m still on holidays & thoroughly enjoying the down time, reading, swimming, NOT COOKING!!! (gotta luv that) sleeping in……am I making you jealous yet??? LOL!

Take it easy & I’ll get back to my regular posting soon.

Well the title says it all……in this post I’m going to show you the gift I sent to my Secret Sister as my reveal gift

Outside of the box

Inside the box, some stampng goodies.

The card that matchedd the gift box

A box made to fit some tea towels in

I can’t believe I acutally made the whole lot to match, usually I made a bit of this & a bit of that. 

Ok you have to ait for another couple of days so I have time to edit some pics, till then…..keep smiling

Yup more secrets……I love ‘em, don’t you??!!!!

I went in another Secret Swap, this time Secret Santa.  This is a lovely card I received from Margaret Knoops who was my Secret Santa Sender, she spoilt me with Stampin’ Up!  goodies & this wonderful card

I love this card & Margaret was very clever to make it for me

Tomorrow I’m going to show you a second gift I received.  So till then…..smile away

Today I’m going to show you the December things i sent to my Secret Sister (Nikki Stalker)

This was the first card for December, I embossed the bird onto the vellum…..LOVE this effect, must try it again.

I just totally love this card full stop, I hope you do

Till tomorrow…..smile away

Hi there & I hope you are having a wonderful Friday.  I can’t believe how fast these school holidays are flying by, between Christmas, swimmign lessons & then a true family holiday it’s only a couple of weeks till the kids go back & I don’t even really feel like we have been on hols
But over the next 2 weeks I’m not going to be blogging much becuase I am commiting some time to my family, reading, sitting back & putting my feet up
Oh what BLISS!!!!!

So I am going to schedule some posts becuase of all the many many things I have to show you, so this is just a quick one to let you know there will be some posts coming up with minimal info & not much blubbering on (so it should be quite a refresher for you….lol)

Today I’m showing you um…..let me see…….I need to get my thumb drive &  find a pic

Ok I found this  picture.  It is a journal the wonderful & generous Lynda sent to me.  It is made with some STUNNING PINK paper & a SUPER DUPER lil’ butterfly along with some ‘bling’ . 

Lynda also sent me this Christmas card

Isn’t it lovely
Such wonderful colours & very elegant
Thanks so much Lynda, you are a TRUE friend!!

Ok so that’s it for me for tonight.  I’m going to do another couple of posts to schedule & then I’m off to bed, hopefully before 1am to read some more of my wonderful Sookie Stackhouse book

Nighty Night for now, pop a smile on your dial