Tracey's candy

Tracey is celebrating 10,000 hits on her blog.... Tracey does some really fabulous cards and is a real sweetie.... pop on over there now.... just click on this LOVELY pic of her blog candy.



Or you could just check out her wonderful blog and leave the candy for me! lol

"Artist" award

Kim has given me a couple of awards - how sweet is she!! If you don't know her then I suggest you pay her a visit and check out her wonderful creations!
It's an "Artist" Award! Wow! Thanks, Kim!

The Award Rules.
1. Only 3 people are allowed (to have this passed on to them).
2. Two have to be dedicated followers of your blog and the other one has to be someone new or recently new to your blog and live in another part of the world.
3. You must link back to whoever gave you the award.
Hard task.... I have decided to pass this on to:
Tracey
Pam
Chrissy
The other award Kim has given me is this one! Right back at you Kim!!!

I'd like to pass this on to all my followers but would specially like to mention
(in no particular order):
Tracey, Marcia, Cheryl, Tegan, Sue, Debbie, Jhet, Kelly, Lisa, Joana, Lainy, Kim, Pam
Arline, Ruth, Jac, Lea, Chrissy, Tina, and Juls

Anya on an ATC

I can show you this ATC that I made now as it is finally with my friend that I sent it to :)
She received it today :)



I used my Greeting farm - Anya stamp (from the Rain Snow Shine set) This gorgeous girl can be purchased at the STAMP SPOT!!

Pop on over there now and make a purchase and you could
win 20% off your next order.

Also this month at the Stamp spot there's a GREAT special on...

For the month of August all American Craft Thickers are 20% off.

what are you waiting for ... click HERE now!

BLOG CANDY :)

My new blogging friend and fellow Stamp Spot DT member SUE is having a little blog candy giveaway... pop on over to her blog for a little look!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

On Thursday it was my Guy's birthday!! :) I'm a bit slow showing you but here is the card I made him... I used this sweet little boy fishing (he is available at Bizzy Becs)



I also stuck a label on this jar and filled it with a bag of gummy bears!!



We went out to a Lebanese restaurant last night to celebrate .. with family.. It was yummy!!

Thanks for looking and have a lovely week!!!

The Stamp Spot + Ballet Anya

ooh.. I can finally show you my Ballet Anya card :)

This is my very first card for The Stamp Spot DT! My weekend was spent madly creating with the lovely pile of goodies I received in a DT package - stamped images, gorgeous papers and some lovely embellishments too! ... eh - Volia!


Different angle - showing the detail of the PP curtain :)

You can purchase this LOVELY stamp (+ LOTS more) and the paper at
THE STAMP SPOT
What are you waiting for? pop on over ... "All orders made in August go into the draw for the chance to win 20% off your next order. Each order made during the month gets one entry into the draw. Enter as many times as you like, with a valid purchase. Good luck!"

some awards

Some lovely blogging pals of mine have passed some awards on to me... how chuffed I am!

1. Tracey gave me this Circle of Friends award,


2. Sarah gave me this award...


3. Debbie also gave me the first two of these awards ... thanks Debbie!!

I am really hopeless at passing awards on lately....

I really do love blogging and all the friends that I have made through blogging.... I really love seeing all your wonderful creations and reading about your lives... I can't pick just a few people
for these awards .... instead I'll break all these awards rules and give these to all the blogs I follow.... see my blog list to the right -->

Crafty Muse's final fling

It's that time again.... Crafty Muse challenge time!!

Although this one is a bit different! It's the LAST one! Please pop on over and join us for our final challenge! Check out the Design teams lovely creations whilst you are there!!!

Sarah designed this lovely sketch...


Here is my take on the sketch


Thanks for looking.

Pixie Poster

I worked on this one for a while... I tried to get as many
of the Pixie Chicks from the Charmed Cards and Crafts
onto the one page.. and as many of the backgrounds -
to create a real fairytale scene... so Here it is:


Sorry I've not been around much this week... not feeling 100%
Nearly the weekend though :) yay!!!

The Sugar bowl :: Gayle's sketch

Here is my card for the Current Sugar bowl challenge.
This time it's a sketch by Gayle




I used another stamped image sent by a friend.
Papers are Kaiser craft and misc cardstock!

Thanks for looking! Check out the Sugar bowl ...there's lots of AWESOME creations there by the DT ... and you can see the latest homegrown Sugar Nellie stamps... gorgeous Manga style people!

Blog candy

The winner of my secret little blog candy giveaway (selected randomly) was
Tegz " prettypleaseeeeee candy for meeeeeeee"

Sure thing Tegz.. I'll pop something in the mail for you!

Bizzy Becs Creatalicious challenges

Bizzy Becs has started a new challenge blog....
Creatalicious Challenges

Challenges will start on 15th August 2009 and run monthly! See you there!
Pop on over to Creatalicious challenges - they are celebrating this with some blog candy.

some cards

Here's a couple of cards I made today :)
We went to visit some friends tonight and
wanted to give some cards for their boys...




I took these photos outside... it was such a
glorious day this afternoon... nice and sunny
not at all like a wintery day!

Thanks for looking.

some awards

My lovely blogging friends Cheryl gave me an award a week or two ago!
I was so chuffed that she thought of me and included me on her list.
Back at you Cheryl - her blog is gorgeous and creations are always stunning
so pop on over and have a look!



These next two were on Cheryl's blog today for those that visit and follow her blog.
I guess that is me - so I'll pick it up. lol





I want to pass these on to all those who visit and follow my blog!! I appreciate you visiting
and all your lovely comments... please take and award and pop it on your blog... come on -
you can do it (I did). lol

*hugs*
Thanks for stopping by!

Kellie's Sketch Challenge

Kellie has had a sketch challenge running on her blog with some
blog candy as a prize (something from Motivet) .. oooh!

I finally got a card made following Kellie's sketch!
Here it is:


I used a Bizzy Bec's stamp for the image.. the papers are a mix of Basic Grey and Creative Memories! :)

Thanks for looking!

Just for Fun!!!

Thanks to the lovely Tracey I found the most delightful drawings....
Princess Elemmiriel has a gallery full of gorgeous drawings on Deviantart.com.
She even has some Lineart drawings which she lets others colour in...

Here is my first attempt at colouring one of her gorgeous girls in.


This drawing of Princess Elemmiriel's is called Mint Tea.. so technically she should be green? But I have more purple Copics and so I made her purple! lol - of course I did!
I think I'll try colouring her in on PSE next :)

Thanks for looking! sorry the photo is a bit blurry - bad lighting.. will try for a better shot tomorrow! *different photo added*

Anya and Ian have arrived in Australia and are AT THE STAMP SPOT.
Pop over there to buy your Greeting Farm stamps! :)

Secret Crafter Saturday challenge

Here is another card which I made on the weekend .... I decided not to bombard you with them all on the one day and spread them out during the week. This one is for the Secret Crafter Saturday challenge.

The theme is SPOTS and STRIPES

Recipe:
Hanna stamps - Cafe Hanna, ribbon from Spotlight
PP - Kaisercraft, misc. cardstock, swiss dots embossing folder, Copic markers

Thanks for looking. Pop on over to the Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge and check out the Awesome DT creations!!

I'm so excited

Now that it's been officially announced I can tell you my BIG news
that I've been busting to tell you....

Remember the Design team call for the Stamp spot??

Well I'm rather thrilled that Marcia accepted me to be on her Design Team..
Wow - who would have thunk it :) I am so stoked - so excited and can't wait
to start working with Marcia and the other new DT members! I won't spoil it...
you can see who these very talented ladies are ... just click the link below


Pop on over to the Stamp Spot store to have a nosey and some shopping.
There are some very yummy crafty goodies there and some GREAT stamps
are available, including:
Hanna Stamps, Rileys, Rachelle Ann Millers, My Favorite Things, and Stampendous stamps

also coming soon are ... The Greeting Farm stamps.

Spoonful of Sugar

Debbie has created a lovely sketch for the Spoonful of Sugar blog and
HERE is my card following her sketch.



I'm slowly getting through my pile of images I've coloured over time :)
Having said that - I'm off to my craft desk to do some colouring! LOL!

Recipe:
paper from Creative Memories,
card from DCM?
blooms and bling from my stach,
image from my SBS(sister) Kim :) THANKS!
coloured with Copic markers

Thanks for looking!

Christmas in July

Monday morning ... time for work, nah - let's do a bit of blogging first!

I was able to get a few cards made on the weekend, Here is one of them :)
I used another image received from a friend (which I coloured some time ago)! This card fits the bill for THREE challenges, they are:

JUST Magnolia - to use buttons,
Cute Card Thursday - Christmas in July
Magnolia down Under - Christmas in July.



Recipe:
I coloured Tilda in with Copic markers,
paper is from Bizzy Becs,
embellishments were a gift from a friend.

Thanks for stopping by ... Hope you all have a lovely week!

Papertake Weekly :: A sketch by Dawny P

Whoo.. I'm getting back into the swing of this challenges thing :)
I am just making it for this week's Papertake Weekly challenge:

Dawny P did a lovely little sketch ... and here is my take on it.



I used a delightful little image that my blogging pal Arline sent me
AGES ago... I coloured it a while ago* and am just now getting her
onto a card :)

Thanks for looking!


* I have this silly thing where I colour images people send me ... and I love the
colouring part ... but then I let them sit for AGES as I do not want to spoil them by popping them onto a card. LOL.

Crafty Muse :: Photo inspiration challenge

Mmmmm ... I LOVE chocolate...and I love Max Brenners!
mmmm.... this is a plate of strawberries and dark choc dip
that I had there once!



THIS IS THE INSPIRATION for the current Crafty Muse
Challenge!

there are some AWESOME creations that the DT have come
up with .. pop on over and see!

Here's my attempt":



I'm not that happy with it... might come up with another one within
the fortnight! Thanks for looking!
Sammi

Magnolia Down Under Challenge # 7

Here is my card for the Magnolia Down Under challenge #7.

This time they have a lovely little sketch for us to follow.
I took a bit of artistic licence and used a smaller rectangle
shape which means the elements are more overlapped
than the original sketch but I think it works :)



I LOVE this Tilda image
(she was in a RAK from a blogging buddy :)

Thanks for stopping by.
Sammi
xxx