Rudolf is for red...

Hi Lovelies,

Well after a very busy week/weekend.  I am finally able to do another post.

Over on Jingle Belles this fortnight's prompt is red.  Which was a very good excuse to use up most of the red glitter paper & some of the white glitter snowflakes.  Plus a little bit of red/white pp that I had left over from another project.  Simple, easy with a tiny bit of fussy cutting around the stamped sentiment.

Have a great day & thanks for stopping by

Cool Yule

Hi every one,

Well I've been busy once again making a few cards.  I am really enjoying the challenges over at Jingle Belles.  This week's challenge is a colour challenge.  I try to do every challenge & so far I've only missed a couple due to either a lack of that week's challenge item or a lack of time.  I was really pleased to see the challenge this week as I had just finished making a baby card in simular colours.  So I made this card up with yes you guessed it - Scraps!  The background paper is from a freebie digi kit (Winter Wonderland from Two Peas). The three images are from the one stamp Stamp-it's Christmas Post (3632E Micky Choo).  The circle stamp is by Hero Arts Cl237 Holiday Gift Tags. 

I kept this card fairly simple.  All I did was stamp the images in Versamark Sepia onto white c/s & kraft c/s.  Then I added Frosted Lace Stickles to the snow flake.  I cut apart the the Stamp-it image & used my cuttlebug & circle Nestibilities on the Hero Arts stamp.   I also used a Martha Stewart punch & some crochet lace. 

Thanks for looking & Happy crafting everyone xoxoxoxo

Jingle Belles - Inchie Challenge

Hi everyone,

Yes I'm back again, with my second post for today. I don't know what happened to the old blogger that I could use :(.

This card I made tonight for Jingle Belles Inchie challenge. I am hoping that it still counts even though I have put the inchies onto black strips, which makes them look like they aren't one inch square. I used Copics to colour the ornaments & Tumbled Glass Distress ink around the edges of the squares just so they didn't look so stark. Then mounted the inchies onto the black c/s, which I then mounted onto some of my "precious" Fa la la paper. Which I then mounted on some green shimmer bazzil.

Since I am computer stupid, you will have to put up with my one card posts for awhile (until I figure things out). This is about my third or fourth attempt at these two posts.

TTFN & happy crafting everyone :D

Hoarders are us - Unite!!

Hi all,

Well the title says it all. These cards are made from my scraps & things I've been hoarding. Recently on two different blogs by two wonderfully talented ladies Anne of Gaal Greative & Deborah of Society of Stamp & Scrap-aholics have written about something most of us crafters suffer from..........HOARDING!!! I am so glad that I'm not the only one that suffers this affliction ;).

 

This is a mini card I made with some scraps & some of the endless bling that I've accumalated. I'm hoping to make at least two Christmas cards a month so that by the time October comes I've got a stash to get me started - well that's the plan.

 

This christmas card is made with leftovers from this years cards & some scraps left over from years past. I even got inspired to break out the sewing machine (shock horror !!).

 

This birthday card is all made from scraps, I didn't even have to cut any of the pieces, so it was super quick. I will let you in on a secret - the circle was cut from packaging that the stickers came on & behind the circle is a hole in the green paper. So I was fairly pleased at the way this card turned out.

 

This card I think is the best of the lot. All the chipboard flowers & butterfly are from the very lovely & talented Lucy. Lucy gave these to me last year & I've been saving them for something special (not sure exactly what) so decided to use them.

Now if you don't already know the very lovely & talented Kathy is having a give away on her blog The Daily Marker. You will be so pleased that you visited her blog. Not only is her give away wonderful but her cards are just beautifully done. I have put a picture of the blog give away on the righthand side under Bug's baby counter. I'm also hoping that if you click on the pic, that will take you directly to Kathy's blog. I'm slowly gettin' 'puter literate ;D. So for now TTFN

Show & tell ;D

Hi all,

Well as promised here are some pics of the wonderful cards & tags I recieved on Christmas Eve. This first one is from the very talented Deborah aka Gigi. I just love this card/ornament!! I am seriously studying the way that Deborah has done her shading. If I can get anywhere near as good as this I will be happy.

This next card is by the very lovely Judy. I just love the use of the two colours on this card.


Last but not least is this wonderful card from Hannah, who along with the this card also included some tags from a Christmas tag exchange. Hannah asked each participant to make an extra one for me. I just have to say a huge thank you to all you lovely ladies for doing this. I just love each & every one of them!!! I can't thank you all enough.


Lastly I thought I'd include a pic of my "helpers" Mickey & Minnie in all their Christmas finery ;D. I have them as my table centre piece in the kitchen/diner on a mini quilt I made with left over Christmas fabrics.


Ok just one last thing. If you get a chance can I suggest that you check out my friend Helen's blog. She has just started one up this week. I am always inspired by what Helen does & not only that she is a wonderfully giving lady.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hi all,

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Here in "Oz" Christmas Eve is only a few hours away. The excitement is building ;D, especially if you are 3 yrs old. We have nearly everything ready for when Santa visits. We have made Santa some biscuits & will leave him a beer (an Aussie thing) & the reindeer haven't been forgotten either. Em & I made reindeer food the other day & packaged it up especially for Rudolf & the other reindeer.

The postie has just arrived at our house & delivered some wonderful mail from my wonderful Hero Arts friends. What a perfect start to Christmas Eve I say!!! :D

Hannah thank you so much for the gorgeous cards, tags & paper cut-outs for Em (also thank you to all the wonderful ladies for making extra tags for me). They arrived just in time. Deborah your card/ornament is stunning. Judy thank you so much, for the beautiful card. I am going to take some photos very shortly & will post the pics in a few days.

To one & all I wish you all a very Merry Christmas - may it be filled with love, laugher & the joy of the season. TTFN

A simple Christmas Card ;)

Hi all,

Well I have finally done it!!! Yay to me ;). What may you ask have I finally done, well my friends the answer is "A SIMPLE" card. So what do you think? There are four layers on this card, if you include the raised stamped image. I know with simple cards less is more but I think I still managed to do a reasonable job with this one. Except for the white card base & the image everything else is scraps. I am slowly starting to conquer the huge pile of scrap paper I've seemed to have accumilated over the last few years.

Now I have been blessed with wonderful friends, who are very kind & generous. The very lovely & talented Dawn, Deborah, Donna & Helen have all given me some Greeting Farm Images. But unfortunately with my addled "Baby Brain" (that's my excuse & I'm sticking to it!) I have forgotten who gave me what - how rude! So I want to say a huge THANK YOU to all four of you beautiful ladies for supplying me with such wonderful images.

Now just in case I don't post again before Christmas - I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year. May 2010 be a wonderful year for us all :D. TTFN

Christmas Angel

 

Hi all,

I just had to share this card I made this afternoon. I am amazed at how well this card turned out. Would you believe this is a mish mash of things? The card base is from an experiment I did with ink & a mini mister filled with water. The nestie cut out is a left over. There are 4 different lots of stamps used:
Hero Arts S5215 Clouds
Darkroom door DDRS020 Christmas Reindeer (peace)
Kaisercraft Belle CS728 (flower flourish)
Greeting Farm Anya Angel?

So because I wanted to make this into a Christmas card I had to add lots & lots of Kindy Glitz & a little bit of bling. I also stamped the red flowers on a seperate piece of c/s then raised them up with Pop dots. I also raised the angel & the peace up to add a little bit of interest. Thanks for stopping by TTFN

More Christmas tags

More Christmas tags
Originally uploaded by pajalu (Paula)

Hi all,

Well I thought I should show the rest of these tags as well. I didn't want them to feel left out ;). They aren't the most complicated things to make & a fantastic way to use up scraps. I guess I could have made them more "exciting" but that would have been pushing it for me at the moment. I did manage to use up a lot of scraps from previous two or three christmases. I am giving these away to the mother's at my Mothers' Group. I have put white card on the back to "sandwhich" the ribbon between. So these can be used as either ornaments on the tree or as tags on pressies. Well I'm off to see if I can do something complicated - make a card!! ;D TTFN

PS If you wanna see some beautiful Christmas cards, can I suggest checking out my friend Helen's flickr stream here. Some of these cards have been made with digi elements & I think they are all so very beautiful & inspiring.

Some Christmas tags

 

Hi all,

Well whilst I haven't been doing any actual card making lately, I was doing a lot of colouring in with my Copic Ciaos. I just love those pens!!! I'm still getting use to them, but I have managed to use all the ink up in one pen already. I've now got get some refil ink, but that unfortunately will have to wait :(.

I am going to give these tags (about 12 in all) to the mothers in the Mothers group that Em I belong to. We are having a dinner out on Monday night so I'm hoping to get them all done before then. Luckily all the Elves are coloured in, so all I have to do is put them on the backgrounds.

Once again thank you for the lovely comments that you leave :D TTFN

Em's Teachers Gifts & my new Copics :0)

 

 

 

 

Hi all,

I just thought I would share what Em is going to give her Teachers at Preprep for Christmas. These Bon Bons are so easy to make & are filled up with Ferrero Rochers (yummy chocolates). I got the template for these wonderful Bon Bons from my LSS last Christmas when I went to a one day workshop. I will post the cards Em & I made later.

I am just thrilled to bits that my little girl wants to help me make things. The other day she dragged the computer chair (twice her size & on wheels) over to my craft desk just so she could help. I was over the moon, as I want this to be something we can always do together. I think having a hobby that we can both enjoy is something special.

The images I used are from The Greeting Farm, my wonderful friend Helen gave me some stamped images. I used some of my new Copics (YAY I finally got some!!!!) to colour these images & I can see why every one is raving over them. They are just so beautiful to use. In fact normally I don't colour my stamped images in unless I am going to use them on a project, but last night all I did was colour images in while watching an old Inspector Lynley mystery. I just love playing around with my Copic Ciaos & seeing what happens. Plus having some wonderful images didn't hurt.

The very lovely Donna is such a wonderful caring & giving person. Plus her cards are so inspiring & amazing to boot. I had some questions on using Copics & Donna was very helpful in pointing me in the right direction. I am also getting a card & some wonderful images from her. Unfortunately the Postie around here doesn't seem to understand that this crafter is not the most patient person when it comes to stamped images & cards. So guess who has been lurking around the letterbox each day :0). Donna I will let you know the minute I get your wonderful parcel.

Cardvaarks is having a colour it challenge here so I think I will enter these Bon Bons into the challenge this week.

Well I'm off to do some dreaded house work, people are starting to write in the dust - not good. TTFN

Christmas Tag

Hi all,

Well I am still getting some crafting done :). I made this tag earlier this week, with my new Darkroom Door stamps. This particular set has been discontinued so I'm really pleased that I grabbed it when I did. I am so happy with the outcome of this tag that I am thinking of making some more. Although all those pearls seem to be a little on the overkill side.

Tag Reciepe:
Tag
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Aged Mahogany
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Peeled Paint
Versafine Spanish Moss
Versafine Crimson Red
Darkroom door Essentials 2 Collection DDRS020 Chrsitmas Reindeer
Kindy Glitz Crystlina
Kaisercraft Pearls
Kaisercraft Bling
Twinkling H20s Chestnut Brown
Paper flowers
Ribbon
Flower button

Thank you to all of you for your wonderful comments, they mean so much to me. Also to answer a few questions: yes I'm still hoping for a dog (chocolate Lab);P. Em knows about the new baby, but I think she doesn't really get it just at the moment.
Well since I'm feeling a bit better I'm off to see what I can do :)- TTFN

Just a share

Hi all,

I just thought I'd share this quick & easy card that I made. I think the hardest part was the cutting out ;D. I really love how this card turned out & the best bit I made it up as I went along. This card I made in 5 minutes. All I did was ink the edges of a white card base with Tim Holtz Distress ink in Frayed Burlap, after that I applied a little bit of Tattered Rose in some places around the edges. Then I used Worn Lipstick on the flourish. The tag has Peeled paint on it, I did also use Antique Linen on the tag (Dots & flower Background stamp) but it didn't show up so well. The centres of the Dots & flowers stamp I used my white gel pen. The flower I stamped with a Stampin Up stamp on some left over mini misting experiment (gotta love that). The leaves I stamped on more scrap paper that has a subtle pattern on it. Added the ribbon, pearls & gems.
White card base
Tim Holtz Distress Inks in:
Antigue Linen
Frayed Burlap
Tattered Rose
Peeled Paint
Worn Lipstick
Versafine Spanish Moss
Versafine Vintage Sepia
White Gel Pen
Stampin Up Flower
Hero Arts CL298 Scattered Leaves
Scrap paper in Pink
Kaisercraft pearls
Kaisercraft Gems
Pink Ribbon

Thanks for looking & leaving your lovely comments. Have a great day & TTFN