Exciting new Blog

Have you heard about it yet???
If not QUICK - pop on over to the Next Level and EXCITING new blog that Dawn and Ann (Madge) are starting! It sounds fun and inspiring :)
oh... and they are having some candy to celebrate the opening!

not a lot of crafting BUT lots of drawing

I'm still working on a yummy package of images for you....The Marriage downloads are ALMOST done... I thought I'd give you another peek!!!

Not being MEAN this time... I am showing you the whole thing :) Hope you like it!!
Drop by Crafty Muse on Friday for the release of the new images!

We had our church camp on the weekend... was pretty good but I was an organiser and am exhausted... will get on top of blog things tomorrow :) And I'll come back with a photo of the new craft I learnt!

Happy Birthday Dottie's World!!!!

Oooh... how exciting... Dottie's World is celebrating Birthday # 1 this month!!

And what a wonderful year it has been too...
lots of lovely images from the wonderfully talented Louise!!

why not pop over to Dottie's world now and see for yourself!!




here's a piccie of what could be won... what are you waiting for get over to Dottie's World NOW!!!

Kellie's scrummy candy

Kellie is celebrating LOTS of hits (20,000 - whoo - go girl!!)
and she is offering some candy to one very lucky person!!

Pop on over to Kellie's blog and check out her wonderful work!!!

Papertake Weekly Challenge :: Sketch challenge

The Papertake weekly challenge this week is a sketch by the fabulous Dawny

It's a great sketch... here is my attempt at making a card using the sketch:



I coloured this image that my mate Tina sent me some time ago.. and I wanted to keep it rather focal so I did not add in any extra embellishments etc! I think it works! I love the fairy anyway :)

Check out the Papertake Weekly Challenge.. there are some awesome creations there from the Design Team!

another peek

Well.... I am madly finishing up images for the TWO new download sets I've promised,
(available soon at Crafty Muse)

You have seen one whole image from one of the sets....that was quite some time ago now.... so, Here is a peek at a part of another image in that set...



I will give you a peek at another part of this image/ set during this week...

The good news is... both the new sets will be available at the end of the current CM challenge :)

Crafty Muse :: May Day Challenge

Well it's a couple of days late but I wanted to wait until Mothers Day to post my card!

at CRAFTY MUSE
The challenge this time is to create a project inspired by May Day!

love, flowers, romance....

I took the love and flowers side and decided to make a Mother's Card... so here it is:



I used Angelique sitting and also a Celtic stamp I am looking after whilst my friend L is overseas!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! to all you Mum's out there!
and a big thanks to my Mum for all your love and care over the years!

MDUC # 10 :: Mother's Day

The challenge this week at Magnolia Down Under is to make a Mother's Day card,

Here is the card that I have made for the challenge (and posted off to my MIL from DH and I)!



OK, I'm having a shocker with photos right now! I need to track down the card reader and batteries for better camera... until then I'm sorry but have to make-do with these camera phone pics!

Bizzy Becs Whiff of Joy challenge

Bec from Bizzy Becs is running a Whiff of Joy Challenge on her blog...

I thought I'd make a card and join in the fun:

"The requirements of the Challenge are one card entry per person - You Must Use

• Whiff Of Joy Stamp
• Lace - whether it is real lace, lace trim or punch lace is fine."

I did not have any real lace handy and so I made some out of a lacey looking punch!I think it works ok.


thanks to Teen for the image and Tegz for the water drops!!

some sneaky peeks

Well.. Just checking in... I'm still here... just have not been able to do any crafting and have not been blogging either... op went rather well on Mon - thanks for your thoughts and prayers... however I got rather ill on Tues and went back to hospital... Home again Wed arvo and then just taking time to recover.. slower than I would like!

Have no energy... a bit sore and just feel :P most of the time. Just need to be patient I guess...

I am hoping to get around to comment on all your blogs soon! IN the next few days...

I have drawn a couple of images lately (last week) ... these sneaky peeks below are all I can give you for now....






What are these images for?? HINT :: I'm rather late with a project that I should have sent off around the world to some SBS ladies some time ago ... things are started.... one day they will arrive.

Magnolia Down Under :: Spot the Dots

Well ... ' tis my last week as a Guest Designer for Magnolia Down Under - and it's been fun! Thanks ladies!! The challenge this week is:

Spot the dots



Pop on over and look at all the gorgeous creations with the lovely Magnolia images!!
Why not join in and create one of your own too!

Personal note
I might not be around much over the next week (we'll see how things go) ... am feeling rather ill today and have a simple day surgery op/ procedure tomorrow - and then a week off to recover.
I will try and pop around to your blogs soon ... but for now I am logging off and lying down!

thanks for looking,
Sammi

Crafty Muse :: Lots of Spots

The challenge this week on Crafty Muse is to create something with:

LOTS of SPOTS!

I'm a bit late posting this as we popped over to Newcastle to visit my MIL last night ... and just got home now... so anyway, Here is my card.



I have used a brand new - not yet released image.... this is for the new download package that I am working on! :) What do you think??

Pop on over to Crafty Muse.. check out the lovely DT work and join in the spotty fun!

HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY!!!

Magnolia Down Under :: Sepia

The challenge this week on Magnolia Down Under is "SEPIA"

Here is my card for my second week as one of their guest design team:



I used watercolours to do a little wash over the Edwin image and then some extra brown watercolour to add more colour in .. I tried to make it look like an older style Sepia photograph (hence the photocorners).

Pop on over to Magnolia Down Under - look at the wonderful Design team creations and join in the fun :)

We are off to the lovely city of Adelaide early tomorrow so will not be blogging or crafting for a week or so! will catch up with you all when we get back :)

Thanks for looking,
Sammi

Kellie's 15,000 hits!!

Kellie is celebrating over 15,000 hits on my blog.... Whoo!! Nice one Kellie... by the way pop on over... Kellie is VERY creative and has some Awesome creations on her blog... oh, and she is celebrating with blog candy! :)

Thank-you or Good Luck

Here is my card for the latest Crafty Muse challenge .... pop on over and join the fun!!



Ruth is giving away a Thank-you word art freebie on her blog to co-incide with this challenge.. pop over to Ruth's blog and see!

Cheryl's blogoversary

Another Aussie blogger friend - Cheryl is celebrating her blogoversary!
She has some yummy scrummy candy to celebrate... go see!
check out her WONDERFUL creations whilst you are there!! :)

Jhet's candy

My friend Jhet has blogcandy to celebrate her blogoversary!
Congrats on your blogoversary Jhet!
I thank the Lord for meeting you in blogland/ SCS and for the blessing/ encouragement that you are! Sammi xxx

Magnolia Down Under :: A Baby is born

Magnolia Downunder Challenge # 6 went live today... wow... up to six already.. how time flies!

This is my first week as a Guest Designer for The Magnolia Down Under Challenge and the theme was
"a Baby is Born"

Here is my card...




From another view... so you can see how it opens:


Pop over to the Magnolia Down Under blog for some wonderful inspiration and join in the fun :)

Magnolia down Under :: Easter

This week the challenge at Magnolia Down Under is Easter.

Unfortunately I do not have any Easter range stamps yet... lol... So I used this stamped image I got from Nic (thanks babe) and I used my Creative Memories custome cutting set that has a large heart with and egg shape in the middle... cool huh (never used that side of it before).



Well... am in Orange for the weekend (for my Dad's 60th) .. not a lot of time to visit all my bloggy friends .. that might have to wait till Tuesday! However do pop back tomorrow when I will post my first Guest DT card for Magnolia Down Under!!