Inky Impressions DT call + Ornament challenge

Inky Impressions are having a DT call at the moment!! Pop on over to their blog for more info! Part of the call involves participating in the current challenge at Inky Impressions... Which is:
"to create an ornament or add an ornament to your card or project"

Above are some pics of the Ornament that I made! I used a clear bauble and covered it with tape, coloured with copics and then added glitter glue... then I added Lili and Angelica (coloured with Copics and cut out with a star cutter) + some blooms and rhinestones. I added glossy accents on top of the stars + some extra glitter/ stickles around the outside.
... now we just need to put up the Christmas tree so I can hang it on the tree. lol

Thanks for looking.

Anya Ink :: boy cards

Last week I was VERY slow.... I coloured this cute pirate Ian (thanks to Sue for stampin him up for me) in the colours Orange and Blue but that was as far as I got... so I'm using him for this week instead... the challenge at Anya Ink is to make a boy card! So here is mine.... kept it fairly simple as boys don't tend to like fuss as much.

Thanks for looking!

2nd week of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Guest Designer Search!

This is the card that I made for the 2nd week of the WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Guest Designer Search at the Greeting Farm.
I used Laurie with present again (although I cut her out in a circle - so you cannot see the pretty present this time). It was a lovely sketch to follow! :D
I coloured her with Copic markers, and then added some white gel pen to highlight.
The papers I used are Cosmo Cricket + a sheet of Basic Grey too. I stamped a couple of swirlys on (Thanks to Tina) and also added some Kaisercraft blooms. Oh, and of course I had to finish it with some doodling.

Thanks for looking - hope you are having a good weekend. As for me I'm not feeling top notch today so think I'll pop off for an afternoon nap.

Chrstmas Card with Pollycraft

Well this little elf is one of the ones Pollycraft put out as Digital stamps for their birthday celebrations and I just had to snap them up!
I kept the backgeound fairly simple for this one... although for a snowy image the swiss dots folder just had to come out!
Hope you have a lovely weekend!

Happy Birthday (Twilight) card

I'm loving having a play with these Twilight Digis from The Greeting Farm!
I used 2 of the digis for this card.. the head is Ebony and the body is Joyce ... I liked this outfit better for Alice :D I downloaded the Alice's handwriting font to use for this card too. (Yeah she's my favourite!)

I used my DCWV Once Upon a Time stack for the PP and added lace ribbon, a bloom with a rubon and a rhinestone on top... and of course she is coloured with Copics.

Thanks for looking!

Cool! Check it out .....

How to get to..... the Stamp Spot

Good morning! It's a lovely sunny day here in Sydney. As it was the anniversary of Sesame Street this week I thought I might do my Stamp spot post slightly differently today!

Sunny Day - Sweepin the bad mojo away,
on my way - to get me some craft goodies.
Can you tell me how to get how to get to the Stamp Spot.
Come and Shop, everythings A-OK,
lots of inspiration here that's where we play
Can you tell me how to get, how to get to the Stamp Spot.

Today's card is brought to you by:
the stamp Lelo Designs - Party Dragon
the papers October Afternoon- Cookie Jar and CC - The Boyfriend
the flowers Heidi Swap Acetate and Kaisercraft Antique Pink
The ribbon Gingham
and of course the rhinestone bling .

Thanks for stopping by.

Where the Wild Things are....

The Greeting Farm are having a two week contest/ Guest Designer search for someone to work specifically with the GORGEOUS Animal images Marina Neira designs!

I was lucky enough to win one of these delightful images a couple of weeks ago on the Greeting Farm blog. Laurie with Present digi is a delight to colour ... I have used this for my entry:


Other details:
I coloured the image with Copics, paper used is Basic Grey (from the scrummy Lemonade range). I printed off my sentiment using a fun font called "Bearpaw" and skewed the text shape in PSE. To go along with the wild theme I thought I would distress the edges of the paper and add some ink to the edges as well! And of course I finished the card off with a bit of rhinestone bling!

Thanks for looking!

Getting back on track and sidetracked by Twilight...

Well we are back from our holiday - which was very nice (might post up some more pics later this week!) and today I got my new glasses (well new lenses actually) thus it's time to get back into the swing of things.... :)

I am slowly catching up on my blog reading and commenting... hope to be around to see everyone this week!

On the weekend the Greeting Farm had a special digi-sale on Twilight inspired images. I just had to get them as they are so cute! I had a play today and here is my Twilight inspired card....



I had fun with this .... I overlapped the images in Photoshop elements and then printed it out... then coloured with Copics and a few white gel pen additions... then I cut it out and stuck it all together. PP is DCWV and rubons are Kaisercraft.

Thanks for stopping by.


*I coloured over Edward with a clear Copic spica pen so he sparkled - but this photo does not show the sparkle... maybe tomorrow I can get a better shot!

Good Morning!!! This gorgeous little fairy is the Greeting Farm's Fairy Chloe, she is propped up with foam tape to look as though she is hovering over the 4" pink flower. The paper I used is Sassafras lass - Sweet Marmalade range with a couple of strips of Cosmo Cricket's Earth love range . I finished the card off with a smaller Kaisercraft flower and some Bazzil paper leaves.

This post is scheduled again... but I'll be home tomorrow! I really look forward to catching up with you all in these next few days!!!

Lord Howe photo montage

OK, OK.... seems the internet connection will not let me upload any photos.... but I managed to FTP one up online.... if you care to see a little photo montage of our time thus far.... you can check it out HERE

Lord Howe Island

Hello from Lord Howe Island... it's so pleasant here.... really peaceful and everyone is so friendly... it's RUDE not to wave at people as you pass them on the Road, either biking, walking or in a car.... there are not very many cars on the island and therefore most people.

no mobile phone coverage and limited internet availability... we have bought a block of time which has to be used up all in one go... so I'm spending the morning online whilst Guy is out "hopefully" catching a BIG Kingfish or more!

We are staying in Arajlla - which is gorgeous! The food has been Awesome and the staff are so accommodating... you would think that no gluten/ no dairy would pose a HUGE problem but they have been so good and the meals have been delightful! :)

having a few issues uploading some photos... will try in a new post....

A Christmas Card...

Just thought I'd show you a Christmas card whilst I'm not around to make and post new creations... I made this one last week! Thanks to Cheryl for stamping me up this gorgeous image!

Hope you all have a super lovely week!!!

Club Anya is Spooktacular for Halloween

this post is scheduled...
This card was made for Club Anya's Mystery Monday

I turned Rain Anya into a little witch and gave her a little black cat as a friend!!
mm.. I don't usually do Halloween but hey - just joining in challenges!

I'm still away.... the next post will also be scheduled... look forward to catching up with you all soon!!

The Greeting Farm :: Farm Fresh Friday - Punch Drunk

This post is scheduled....
This is my card for the Greeting Farm's - Farm Fresh Friday challenge which is:
Punch Drunk! I ahve used circle punches and a fishy punch too!



I coloured this image a while ago for a Copic Colour challenge but never made it on to a card or in the challenge then ... so it was sitting waiting for me - how nice :) the papers are Cosmo Cricket! Love this Earth Range!!

FUN NEWS: oooh.... I was one of the winners of an exclusive Greeting Farm digo image from last week...can't wait to use her when I get back... :)

Cutie lineart - coloured

scheduled post:
I coloured this image from Deviant Art... It was drawn by Fullmoonosagashite and you can see it HERE - I coloured her in with My Copics!

Thanks for stopping by!

Anya Ink is staples, ribbon and circles

This is my card for the current Anya Ink challenge....which is to include:

Two different ribbons, any number of circles and staples

POP on over to Anya Ink - Marcia and Tracey have some gorgeous examples for you!

.... enter the challenge and you could WIN a Greeting Farm stamp!! And maybe you will be picked as the third DT member!

Now for my card:

I could not find my stapler ... mmm :P but I found staples.. coloured them purple with my copics and then put them on by hand, not the easiest but it worked, I then tied some redish pink ribbon over the 4 corner staples (ooh - I actually have 3 types of ribbon on here - hope that's OK) ... I'm counting the "O"s in "once upon a time" as my circles.... mmmm - it fits the criteria with some twisting. lol!

Here's a close up of Fairy Chloe ... I added glossy accents to her wings - but hard to get a good photo of that!

Thanks for looking! Oh... tomorrow we're off to Lord Howe Island! whoo hoo! Can't wait - Just have to finish packing! Will have some posts scheduled for whilst away and I'll see you all again in about 10 days!

xxx

Just Magnolia meets Copic colour challenge

I combined a couple of challenges this week ... unfortunately I am slow uploading and missed Magnolia Down Under .... but I'm still in time for:
Just Magnolia - which is to follow this Awesome sketch by Martine


and then there is the Copic Colour challenge - with these lovely colours Adele chose....

and so here is my card....


Paper = Cosmo Cricket, image = a Tilda sent to me by Tina.

Hope you are having a fabby weekend!!!

Rainy Day Hanna

Thursday is here again which means it is my STAMP SPOT day!!

So here I am to show you the card I have just posted up on the Stamp Spot blog.

Here's the explanation of what I have used for this card...
When I saw this Gorgeous Basic Grey - Indian Summer sheet (cut to 6") in my DT pack I could not bear to cut it up....I thought it made a perfect little backdrop for someone to walk through - so I trimmed it and used the whole piece .... I also cut to size the red Felt ribbon to put down the side. I used a rainy day Hanna image (coloured with copics and 'rainproofed' with glossy accents) and then finished off the card with some rhinestones and a rub-on swirl.

WHOO - Marcia has just received some brand new THE GREETING FARM stamps instore - check them out here. Remember also to check out her marvellous paper sale + new embellishments + lots of other great new stamps!!!



Seems I'm posting a weather report with my cards this week... today is rather overcast - looks a bit miserable outside! Will see just how so later when I go into the city to see my optician...really is time for a new prescription! lol

Anya Ink :: Stitching

This is my card for the Anya Ink challenge this week, we had to add some stitching... real or faux... I actually decided to add both real and faux onto my card :) Here it is...



It's pretty hot here today so perfect weather for a summery looking card!
Thanks for stopping by :)

Bizzy Becs Creatalicious challenges :: scraps and handmade flowers

This is my card for the current Bizzy Becs Creatalicious Challenge!
which is:
* Use only scrap/used sheets of DP,
* You can use new cardstock
* Add flowers handmade by you.



I used Bizzy Becs - Candy Kisses stamp (She is such a sweetie and happens to be on sale at the moment if you want to snap her up), coloured her with Copics.... sponged the background with purple ink and then used all sorts of scraps of papers that were on my desk (sticking them haphazardly on the cardstock).... I freecut the flowers with scissors and stuck a rhinestone in the middle!

Thanks for looking!

Tilda and Friends are paper pieced this week...

Oh no... Tilda and Friends ATC challenge blog is closing :(
I am sorry that I have not participated in more of their challenges as I LOVE Tilda and I love ATCs ... I just never seem to get round to making them! Oh well - I have for this challenge - thanks to Sue for the reminder!!!



This challenge was paper piecing... doing a bit of that lately ... I like how the PP can mimic fabric for clothing! Go on ---> Check out Tilda and Friends - see the wonderful DT creations + join in their last couple of challenges!!!
xxx

PS. this is a scheduled post ... practising for when I am away in a few weeks! :)

Magnolia Down Under STORE Guest DT Call…

The wonderfully talented and lovely Kellie Winnell is having a guest designer call for her new store .... Magnolia Down Under Store.... if you hurry you can still apply - the deadline is tomorrow at midnight. The requirements - quoted directly :
"to prepare a blog post showcasing your favourite handmade creations. It, or they, can be from last year, last month, last week or yesterday. Doesn’t have to have a Magnolia, but would be a bonus" and ... a link to the GDT call which is HERE

So here I go... these are a couple of my favourite creations I have made using Magnolia images...