PSC89 Goodbye Summer/Hello School

Hi all, it's been a lovely day here again even though they forecast rain. It has only just began to rain now at this late hour. I was supposed to schedule my post for earlier today, but due to some health problems with my DIL I have been looking after our youngest grandson. He has been staying with us for a few days. He is  just over 2 and cute to boot and an active little fellow. He is really good and still will go off and have a couple of hours sleep after lunch.
Well I had better get on and share my DT card for the challenge that started today at The Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog. We would love to see your creations, so why not make a card to share with us. Don't forget, it must follow the theme and needs to have a sentiment on the front of the card.
Here is what I made......

Recipe:
Purple card from stash
DP and embellishments were from Kaisercraft  ~ Class of 87  ~  61/2 Paper Pad
( I cut some of the elements from the papers and some were pushout embellies.
Image is from The Paper Shelter - Learning is Fun - this one is reduced at the moment
Grand Nesties Circle Die and Classic Circle Die - large
Copic Markers
Sentiment is from SU
Black Memento inkpad
DS tape roller
Foam Dots

Our sponsor this week is:

I am entering the following challenges:

By LORi Challenges - BLD Challenge 54 ~ Back to School
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Back to School
Word Art Wednesday - Challenge #95 ~ Anything Goes

Okay, I had better get on and press that Publish button, lol and get myself organised for craft tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Sandy

MIM#155 Hula Hoop Time with 2cuteInk

 It's been a busy weekend with DT cards, so please scroll down and check out the previous two posts and maybe leave a comment so I know you have visited.

Yeah!!! It's the start of another linky party at Make It Monday. We had loads of fantastic entries last week and just wanted to say congrats to Helen as the featured artist and to Pat K as the winning commenter.
Our sponsor this week is 2 Cute Ink Digital Stamps and the prize being offered is 3 digis. Hope you link up your creations and get commenting on the other entries to be in for the chance of being featured or winning these cute images.
I chose to play with this sweet image of a hamster playing with his Hoola Hoop. I kept my card pretty simple, no designer papers, just cardstock, some embossing and a die cut.
Here it is.........

Recipe:
SU Bashful Blue cardstock for the square basecard
SU Pistachio Pudding cardstock for matting and the die cut
White card from stash
Nestie Die - Leafy Squares, Classic Circles - large
Punch - Oval
Image is from 2 Cute Ink - Hula Hoop Hamster
Sentiment is from SU
Embossing folder was a freebie with magazine purchase - I don't think you can see the detail well here, but it is a lovely one with butterflies on it.
Copic Markers
Black Pen
DS tape roller
Foam Dots

I am entering this into the following challenges:
C...is for Challenge - Challenge #4 ~ Animals
Created With Love Challenges - CWLC55 ~ Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - Challenge #152 ~ Animals

POTW time once more and I've chosen this delightful tag from Chana at CARD-D-OLOGY  and you can find it here

 

 A second choice is this lovely card from Billie at ink on my fingers and you can find it here. Billie made her own background for this one.

Okay, I have to get a move on, going out shortly and I've also got a load of washing on to. It's time for you to get creative and share with us. The DT are looking forward to visiting you and leaving you a comment and keeping in mind one or two entries for our POTW

Thanks for stopping by today,
Hugs,
Sandy

G'Day Mate - It's a Small World - DT Card for Gingerloft

Hi everyone, yep, it's that fortnight again when there are 3 posts close together. PLEASE go look at the post below (love it if you leave me a comment so I know you've been) and also pop in tomorrow to see my DT card for Make It Monday.
The theme this fortnight at Gingerloft is It's A Small World - represent where you are from!
Well as some of you know I live in Sth. Australia and I've chosen this cute Gingerloft Digi of a Koala up a tree. I've added some hand-cut leaves that sort of look like gum leaves, LOL. Also green and gold are the colours we use to represent our country so I've included them in my card.
The sentiment is also from Gingerloft.
Here is my card.....

Recipe:
SU Old Olive Cardstock
Yellow cardstock from stash
White cardstock from stash
DP is a scrap from stash
Nestie Die -
Image and sentiment are from Gingerloft
Copic Markers
DS tape roller
Tacky Glue

Looking forward to seeing your cards representing where you live.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy

Another Create Your Own Challenge at 613 Avenue Create

Sorry, I meant to schedule this post but have been rather busy. I had to go to Murray Bridge today with my daughter and DIL to a kitchen tea for my niece who is getting married in 5 weeks.
It takes about an hour to drive there on the freeway and another few minutes to find the place. We had a good time and have just got home and I'm pretty bushed!!!
The theme this week at 613 Avenue Create is to make a card using different elements from a chart which I will add further down in my post. We have been sponsored by Shelly's Images and also The Paper Shelter. I have chosen to use a Paper Shelter Image called My Cute Rottweiller.
Here is what I made.....
I used image, sentiment and patterned paper from Column 1
Die Cut and Paper Punch from Column 2
Glossy Accents from Column 3
Buttons from Column 4
Ribbon, Twine and Faux stitching from Column 5

Recipe:
Brown cardstock from stash
DP from Kaisercraft
White card from stash
Image from The Paper Shelter - My Cute Rottweiller
Nestie Die-
Punches - Border Punch and Oval Punch
Button from stash
Twine from stash
Ribbon from stash
Glossy Accents - on his tongue and drool, LOL
Tacky Glue
DS tape roller
Foam Dots

Here is the chart for challenge #34 Anything Goes or Create Your Own Challenge! - you just need to choose between 1-3 items from each column.

 

Our sponsors are The Paper Shelter and Shelly's Images

    

Time for you to play, we would love to see your creations and it's an easy challenge so why not get busy and join in with the fun at the neighbourhood. See your there!

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

PSC88 Hugs with a Snowman - No Red or Green

Hi everyone, it's been bitter here in Adelaide the last couple of days. Rain, wind and cold, cold. cold!!!
I've been out today to craft this morning to teach, home for about an hour to have lunch and change into my choir uniform and then raced back out to pick up a friend and then off to sing in a concert. They had afternoon tea afterwards and I thought I would have a sandwich! It was on wholemeal bread with the crusts chopped off. I took one bite and thought what the heck is that. I pulled the bread apart and there nestled on the margarine spread was lots of chunks of glace ginger. YUK!!! That's something I would never put on a sandwich. Unfortunately I had to swallow the bit in my mouth, but the rest went into the dish with the used tea bags, LOL.
I've come home and realised that I forgot to schedule my post for the new challenge at the Perfect Sentiment which starts today. The theme this week is to make a Christmas card without using the traditional colours of Red and Green. Oh how my fingers itched to pick up those two colours but I didn't and I think my card turned out okay in Blue, Orange and white. The image I've used is one of the ones that is being offered as part of the prize this week.

So, here's my card.......

Front of card-

Inside of card

Recipe:
SU Midnight Muse cardstock for the cardbase
SU Tangerine Tango cardstock
White cardstock from stash
DP is from Bo Bunny -  Snow Day collection
Image is one of the prizes this week.
Skates and Snowman on the inside are from a freebie with magazine purchase
Sentiment was from another freebie set
Dies - Nestie Fleur De Lis Rectangles and Curved Rectangles
Copic Markers
Crochet Thread
Punches - 1/16 hole punch, oval punch
DS tape roller
Foam Dots

That brings me to the close of my post and the beginning of the challenge at the Perfect Sentiment. We would love to see your entries but don't forget it must be a card and it must have a sentiment on the front.

Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#154 Father's Day is coming up with Bugaboo

Well, it's Monday once more and time for a new linky party at Make It Monday. I hope your weekend was an enjoyable one. It's been quite cold, wet and windy here in Adelaide. The craft group I go to was cancelled on Saturday so a friend and I went to a craft shop instead. We got down there and found they didn't open till 11 a.m. so sat in the car in the warmth for 30 mins until they did. We stopped at a bakery on the way home and had a delicious pasty. They are one of the top manufacturing bakeries here and run a 24 hour cafe on their premises that is always busy. My youngest son has often told me he is going to meet friends in the early hours of the morning at Villi's, LOL.
I managed to get to church for the first time since before we went to Vietnam. Didn't get there in time to join the choir though as I didn't sleep well the night before due to my back still being a problem on and off and we were running late.
Okay enough chatter and onto the new linky party and I want to share my DT card with you as well.
Congrats go to Ziggy as our featured artist this week and also to Kim as the winning commenter. We had lots of wonderful entries to visit and I enjoyed seeing lots of different cards. I hope you managed to pop into some of the other entrants blogs and leave some comments. Don't forget we too on the DT love to hear from you so if your popping in, please leave us a comment.
This week we are being sponsored by a favourite digi maker, the fabulous Bugaboo Stamps. They are offering the winner a wonderful prize of 7 single digis!!!
So.... onto my card. I chose this image as it will be Father's Day coming up in a few weeks and this image looks just right although a friend of mine said if any of my kids wanted to give it to Dad I would have to draw a beard on him, LOL. I think I will give it to my grandchildren and they can give it to their Dad instead!

Front of card.....

 

 Inside of card

Recipe:
SU Cherry Cobbler cardstock for the base card
SU Midnight Muse cardstock for mattes
Die-Namics Postage Stamp Die
DP from Kaisercraft - 61/2" paper pad ~ 75 Cents
Image is Relaxing Guy from Bugaboo Stamps
Ticket sentiment was a freebie from Netty's Cards
Heart die from Sizzix
Copic Markers
Button from stash
Twine from stash
DS tape roller
Foam Dots

Now for POTW time - it was again so hard to choose as there were loads of wonderful entries.
This one is from Kelly at KO Scraps4U and can be found here

 

and I chose a second entry as well - this one is from Joey at joeys stuff and can be found here. She made a couple of them so check the other one out too.

Now it's time for you all to get out those supplies and create something to share. We are looking forward to lots of entries this week and the DT will be popping in to see them and to leave you a comment. Don't forget to be in for the fab prize this week just stop in to some of the entries and leave some blog love for your fellow entrants. Good luck to you all.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

PSC87 The Great Outdoors with Beccy' Place

It's Wednesday and time for a new challenge at The Perfect Sentiment. We had some lovely entries last week so check out the blog in the next couple of days for the winner and top three. This week's challenge theme is "The Great Outdoors". Our sponsor this time around is Beccy's Place and I used this cute little boy who's been out looking for tadpoles.Here is my card......

 Recipe:
SU Peach Parfait cardstock for card base
SU Early Espresso cardstock
White card from stash
DP is from Sugar & Spice Studio - Outdoor Adventure  - 60 paper pack 12x12
Image is Little Boy from Beccy's Place - I've got this one on file on the computer and I think it was a freebie
as I can't find it in the shop or possibly it has been discontinued now.
Sentiment is from Stamp Art by Kathryne and was off a bonus sheet of sentiment that came with an image
Copic MarkersDS tape roller
Foam Dots

The team at The Perfect Sentiment would love you to visit our blogs and leave us a comment and we look forward to popping in and checking out your creations too.
Now, don't forget we are a card making challenge and you need to include a sentiment on the front of your card.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take care,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#153 Ready for Adventure with StampArt Design by Kathryne

Linky Party Time again at Make It Monday and we have a wonderful sponsor this week named Kathryne from StampArt Design by Kathryne, make sure you pop over to her site and check out her delightful images.
I had a great time visiting some of your blogs last week to check out your entries and to leave comments. Did you make it to my teamies blogs to leave them some blog love?
Congratulations go to Cass as our featured artist from last week's entries and to Faye as the winning commenter. Enjoy your prize!!!
I've made two new type of cards in a row, a circular step card yesterday(scroll down to check it out and maybe leave a comment so I know you've been) and today's card is a recessed window (box) card. I watched a tutorial for a square card and decided my image needed a rectangular card so I sat down and worked out how to make it that shape instead. I think it worked out okay! I've also decorated the inside using the same DP and a diecut for writing on. ( Haven't scanned that yet)
I got to play with this cute little Indian bear paddling his canoe. I had fun colouring him. Not real sure about the background as I chose to brayer it with ink after I had coloured the image. I had to make a mask for the little bear and I also punched a circle to mask the sun too. I sponged the sun with SU Daffodil Yellow Ink. The card looks better in real life than it does in the picture. I tried to scan it but that was worse because of the recessed area. I added some tree diecuts and a "real" bear digi I had in my files, I can't say who made it because it was from when I first started saving digis and hadn't put the artist's name with them.
So onto the card........

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock
DP is from Kaisercraft 61/2 x 61/2 paper pad - Cock-a-doodle-doo
Image is Little Bear Canoe from StampArt Design by Kathryne
Sentiment is from Kathryne as well - comes from a bonus sheet of sentiments, plenty to choose from.
Bear image is from my computer files (don't know artist's name)
Tree Die is from Marianne Design Creatables
Cloud Die is from Sizzix Thinlits
Circle Punch to make mask for the sun
Copic Markers
SU Inkpads - Daffodil Yellow, Pacific Point, Brocade Blue and Ballet Blue
DS tape roller
Tacky Glue

Now for a special part of my post where I can choose to feature an entry or two.
For my POTW I have chosen this cutie from Lisa Jane at My Makes "n" Me and you can find it here

 

and also a second choice which is from  Jodi at Kaboo Designs and can be seen here

Jodi has actually cut the word "wish" out by hand, not a machine, LOL. just fantastic fussy cutting!!!

Once more it's your time to inspire us and share your work with the world, LOL. My fellow teamies and I love seeing your creations. I hope you make the time to stop by and leave us a comment or two as well and also some of your fellow entrants. Remember to be in the running all you have to do is comment on some of the other entries this week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

Our little bookworm - Challenge #32 - 613 Avenue Create with Lacy Sunshine

Well the weekend is nearly over, I managed to get to Saturday craft yesterday and catch up with my friends who I haven't seen since before our holiday to Vietnam. My back is still not quite right and I can easily put myself backwards doing the simplest things like hanging out washing or carrying groceries. I came home yesterday to find hubby in bed, he had been working and ended up being quite ill with food poisoning we think. He has had a cold but is now quite worse so LOL, I am trying to avoid him as much as possible as I know that I will catch it easily after all the sickness I've had recently.
The door handle on the bathroom has been playing up and I've been saying someone was going to get locked in soon. Thursday night we went out for two of our children's birthdays and Adrian hopped in the shower to get ready and LOL he couldn't get out of the bathroom. He had to force his way out with a pair of scissors. He took the handle off altogether so today I went down to the hardware store and bought a replacement and put it in myself. Privacy at last from any of the kids dropping in and not checking if someone is in there!!!
Anyway, I had better get on and share my DT card for 613 Avenue Create this week. We have two teams and my turn is today. Our sponsor this week is Lacy Sunshine and the theme is Anything Goes with the Optional Twist of using a school supply (pencils, staples etc)  I've used a star shaped paperclip.

I've been wanting to try a circular sidestep card for a while. I attempted one a few months ago and messed it up so I tried again and am pleased with this one, it actually sits properly.
Here it is...... I thought I could add a name to the little report card tag later when I give this to my oldest granddaughter who loves to read.

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso Cardstock
DP is from Prima Marketing 6x6 paper pad  - Forever Yound
Image is Eleanor Bookworm from Lacy Sunshine - I coloured her and then cut around her leaving a tiny edge of white so I could get the little curls and the shoelaces in.
Dies used were Grand Nestie Circles and the oval  is from Nellie Snellen
Sentiment element, ruler and Report Card tag are from Kaisercraft 61/2x61/2 paper pad - Class of 87 Collection
Star shaped paper clip is from Office Works
Bling from stash
Handmade flower made from an offcut of the DP
Pearl from stash
Leaves are made with a Cheery Lynn Design die called Olive Branches
Copic Markers
DS tape roller 
Tacky Glue

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #26 ~ Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C198 ~ Back to School
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Challenge #54 ~ Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Challenge #19 ~ Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - Shape it up

The Design Team members are looking forward to checking out all the fab entries and we would love to see yours there so get crafty and make something to suit the theme, it's an easy one and link it up over at 613 Avenue Create. Hope to see you there!
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy

PSC86 - Favourite technique at Perfect Sentiments Challenge

The Design Team have had a break for the past month at the Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog and we are all renewed and ready to face the rest of the year. We've still been busy creating just like you and looking forward to seeing your entries again. So please pop by our blogs and check out what we've been doing. We would love to know you've been so please leave a comment.
 This week we are asking you all to share a favourite technique and don't forget we still need to see your sentiment on the front of your card as well.
There was also a DT call during our break so you can look forward to "seeing" some new faces on the team soon too.
I've used Paper Embroidery on my card. It is high on my list of favourite techniques and can be combined with lots of other techniques to make wonderful cards and artwork. I even used it on some of my layout pages in my wedding photo album!!!
Well onto my card for this week..... I made this into a belated birthday card because Kitty looks a little bit guilty about something. She has a retro feel so I kept the sentiment and the two little hearts in the same feel by just using black ink to stamp them. I popped Kitty up with foam dots and also one of the little hearts too.

Recipe:
SU Peach Parfait cardstock for the cardbase and matte
SU Bashful Blue cardstock for mattes
Pale lilac card from stash
Image is from Robyn's Fetish and is called Katie Kitty
Sentiment is from Close to My Heart
Heart stamp is from SU 
Multicoloured Thread from my large stash of threads, LOL.
Copic Markers
Memento Black inkpad
DS tape roller
Foam Dots

I hope you enjoy visiting my fellow teamies and leaving them a comment about their creations and seeing their favourite techniques too. We are all looking forward to sharing yours as well.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#152 - CC Designs

It's Monday and that means a new linky party has begun at Make It Monday. This week we are being sponsored by CC Designs and they are offering our winner a $15 gift certificate. Wow, a great prize.
Congrats go to Fiona as our featured artist from last week's entries and also to Joey as the winning commenter.
I am slowly getting better, back still twingy and still have a slight residue of my cold too but am feeling a bit more like my old self.
Anyway will get on and share my card with you all.

Recipe:
Dark Blue cardstock from stash
SU Bashful Blue cardstock
DP from My Mind's Eye 6x6 designer pad called My Girl
Die from Cheery Lyn Designs - Olive Branch
Embossing folder was a freebie with a magazine
Sentiment from SU - Chalk Talk
Image is from CC Designs and is called May Day Birgitta
Copic Markers
Memento black inkpad
DS tape roller
Foam Dots
Flowers handmade with pearls from stash


Our sponsor this week is.....

 

Now my favourite part.... POTW time ............

I chose this gorgeous card by Loz from Laurel's Crafty Retreat and you can find it here.

Just love the paper embroidery and the die cut and sentiment and those sweet bears. A beautiful card, Loz.

Well, only one today as I have to go and look after my little grandson, he is not 100% well today and still in his PJ's so off to change him.
Don't forget to pop in to my teamie's blogs and leave them some blog love!!! We all enjoy hearing what you think of our cards.
And another important point is the reason we have our linky party and that is to hop on over to some of the other entrants and leave a comment as well. It's a fun way of enjoying other people's creativity and getting inspiration as well and if you are chosen as the winning commenter, you get a great prize too!

So get out your supplies and show us your wonderful work.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy

Bright Sunshine Yellow - Gingerloft Challenge

Well after a short break, Gingerloft Challenges is once again calling for you all to enter the challenge this fortnight. This week's theme is "Bright Sunshine Yellow" and I've used lots of yellow in my card and this fabulous Gingerloft Digi of a dog asleep surrounded by leaves and butterflies dancing around his head.
Here it is.......

Recipe:
SU Daffodil Yellow cardstock
SU Polka Dot Designer Paper
White Card from stash
Image and Sentiment are both from Gingerloft Digis - dog is called Butterfly Dog 
Sentiment was a freebie and is called Butterfly Flight
Enjoy the moment sentiment is from TPC Studio - Playful Expressions Clear Stamps
Fiskars scallop border punch
Nestie die - classic circles - large
Circle punch and scalloped circle punch
Copic markers
DS tape roller

That's it from me today, I'm looking forward to seeing all the wonderful entries over the next two weeks.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy