Challenge #130 begins today at 613 Avenue Create

Hi everyone, it's been a lovely winter's day here with sunshine and not too cold. Hope where you are the weather has been kind!!!
We have a new challenge starting today at 613 Avenue Create and the theme is Anything Goes with Optional twist ~ Use a pearl and/or rose. June's birthstone is the pearl and the flower is the Rose. Two lovely inspirations to help you create something for this challenge if you choose to go with the Twist.
Our sponsors for the challenge are: Bugaboo Stamps, Crafty Secrets and Time for Tea Designs. Three fabulous sponsors and the prizes are pretty good too, lol
For my card this week, I have used a Bugaboo Stamps image.....so here it is.......

Recipe:
White cardstock from stash for the basecard, sentiment and diecut
SU Garden Green cardstock
DP is from Merci 8x8 paper pad - Vintage Woodlands
Image is from Bugaboo Stamps - Oval ~ Roses
Sentiments from Paper Smooches - sentiment sampler set (love this set!!!)
Nestie Die - Beaded Ovals and a plain oval die as well to cut image
SU - Banners Framelits Dies for "Friend" sentiment
Punches - Corner Rounder
Copic Markers
SU Glorious Green inkpad
Wink of Stella pen - green (I went over the sentiment words with it)
Pearls from stash
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

I am entering my card into the following challenges (back later with some)

Ok......that's all I have for today so please pop over to the challenge blog and check out my fellow teamies creations and we would love to see you entering the challenge as well. It's an easy theme and you can include the twist elements any way you like or of course you can go with the Anything Goes theme if you want to. Just have fun creating and see you soon!
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

It's a BLOG HOP at Crafting From The Heart

We are having a blog hop over at Crafting From the Heart, this is my first DT blog hop so hope you will come and join in by visiting each of the blogs listed below. We have 3 sponsors for this challenge and they are: Sassy Studio Designs, Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and Delicious Doodles
Here is the list of all the participants in the blog hop in order from start to finish. You should have arrived here from Heather's blog and after visiting me you can go on to Isobel's blog.

 Fiona 

Susan 

Sue 

Kandis

Carla

Eemeli 

Helen

Heather 

Sandy  you are here.......

Isobel 

Carol
 Lisa

To enter the blog hop all you have to do is create a make add it to the link up tool and follow the design team on the way and leave them a comment.

Our  theme for the hop  is either Anything Goes or "Cheeky"

My card was made using an image from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps........

Here it is....... 

Recipe:
SU Tempting Turquoise cardstock for the cardbase and die cut
Purple cardstock from stash
White cardstock from stash
DP from Glitz 6x6 paper pad ~ uncharted WATERS
Woodgrain background made using SU stamp - Hardwood
Image is from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps - Knitty Nora
Sentiment from SU ~ Endless Birthday Wishes
Hand drawn plaque saying
Nestie Dies - Standard Circles - small
                  - Petite Scalloped Circles - small
Thread coloured with ink to make plaque hanger
Copic Markers
Memento black inkpad
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Challenge 85 ~ Anything Goes with a twist - Something blue
Simply Papercraft Challenges - Challenge 7 - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Challenge #111 ~ Anything Goes
Crafting with An Attitude  -  Challenge 4 - Anything Goes
Fresh Brewed Blog - Anything Goes

A Summer Dream Challenge 134 at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog

Welcome! Nice to have you popping in today. I'm babysitting Halle(8 months old) today and am off to craft with friends this afternoon. Not sure whether I will get anything done having bubs with me, lol, but it's nice to catch up and sometimes I just help out when I'm asked for an opinion on design.  
It's time for a new challenge at Aud Sentiments and the theme is: Summertime Sentiment. Our sponsor this fortnight is Make It Crafty.      
Here's my creation for the new challenge........

Recipe:
SU Pacific Point cardstock for the cardbase
SU Pumpkin Pie cardstock for matte and sentiment
SU Garden Green cardstock for the green "grass"
White cardstock from stash
DP from Kaisercraft 61/2x 61/2 paper pad - Blubelle
Image is from Make It Crafty - Summer Dreams
Sentiment is from Magnolia rubber stamps
Punches - Scalloped Square punch to create tag for sentiment
Dies - Sizzix ~ Arrows, Banners, Chevrons & Clouds set
        - La-La Land ~ Clouds Set (sun)
Copic Markers
SU Pacific Point inkpad
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Crafting with an Attitude - Challenge 4 - Anything Goes
Moving Along with the Times - Challenge ~ Inspired by a Song ~ mine is :Walking on Sunshine"
by Katrina and the Waves (I'm walking on sunshine and don't it feel good!)
Crafting by Designs - Summertime Fun and Blog Hop
Freshly Brewed Designs - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions Challenges - IIC#214 ~Summertime
Crafty Sentiments Design - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

My fellow teamies and I would love to see you over at the challenge blog this fortnight. Yep, a whole fortnight to make something and enter using Mr. Linky!!! Hope to see you there.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Snips, snails and Puppy Dog Tails - Challenge #17 at Get Creative Challenges

This is my second post for today so if you haven't seen the previous card, please scroll down and check it out.
Challenge#17 is about to start at Get Creative Challenges, we are a fortnightly challenge with a theme to make your project by. This fortnight the theme is: For the Boys/Father's Day and our sponsor is Eureka Stamps. I chose to do For the Boys as neither my FIL or my father are with us anymore.
Here is my card.....

Recipe:
SU Basic Black cardstock
White card from stash
DP from Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pad
Image is from Eureka Stamps - Large Heart Puppy
Sentiment on top of card is from Close to My Heart and the bottom one is hand written
Punches - Wide Oval and Photo corner
Copic Markers
Black Pen
Pearls from stash
D/S tape roller, foam dots

Okay, number 2 son has just dropped in and is sorting out juice for Isaac while I finish typing so I had better go and talk to him, lol. Don't forget to check out my other card posted earlier today and hope to see you joining in the challenge at Get Creative Challenges this fortnight.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge 3 at Crafty Girlz Challenges

It's raining today, so Isaac and I drove my DIL to work (she normally rides her Vespa scooter) and then we decided to go to a secondhand shop to have a look around. I need some 80's clothes to wear to my son's 30th birthday party in August and thought I had better start looking now. Of course, we didn't come away from the shop without a little monster truck for Isaac, lol.
Well....it's time for a new challenge to start at Crafty Girlz Challenges and you can either do an ATG project or follow the theme of: Use your flag colours to create your project.
I chose to use my flag colours (Australian flag- red, white & blue) to colour my image and also to create the card. Our sponsor for the challenge is SLS Lines and they are offering 3 digi images to the winner of the challenge.
Here is my card....... I tried to make my cat look like a tabby, not sure if it quite worked

Recipe:
SU Real Red cardstock for the basecard and scallop punched piece
SU Night of Navy cardstock for the mattes
White cardstock from stash
DP is from Sugar & Spice Studios - 12x12 paper pad ~ Mono Positive Negative
Image is from SLS Lines - Lazy Pillow Cat
Sentiment is from SU -
Nestie Die - Curvy Rectangles
Punches - 2 different sized circle punches and a scalloped circle punch
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

Time to go.....but before I do I'd like to encourage you to come and join in the challenge this month. My fellow DT teamies and I would love to see your creations.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you take the time to leave a comment.
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Enjoying an icecream - Challenge #128 at 613 Avenue Create

It's just started to "spit" outside but hubby is hoping it doesn't turn into a proper rain as he is outside trying to shift things around in the driveway. He has a large collection of "junk" oops, I mean useful things cluttering up the driveway!!! I hope you have been enjoying your weekend. Hubby, myself, our youngest daughter and also youngest granddaughter drove down to Victor Harbor yesterday to visit with friends and go to a charity auction. Our daughter is into buying and selling bits and pieces for vintage or rustic weddings so she was happy to snap up several pieces at a cheap price to resell. We dropped them home last night and unpacked the trailer and before she went to bed, she already had sold a lovely vintage mirror. Hopefully the rest of the things will move quickly as well. I had a very early night as I ended up with a migraine which is still lingering today. Might have to go to bed early tonight as well to try and shake it off.
Well I had better get on and share my make for 613 Avenue Create this week where the theme is - Anything Goes with the optional twist of using your flag colours. I live in Australia and our flag colours are ~ Blue base with Red and White. Our sponsors for this challenge are: Rick St. Dennis and Sami Stamps.
Here is my card.......

Recipe:
SU Real Red cardstock
SU Night of Navy cardstock
White cardstock from stash
DP from Sugar & Spice Studio 12x12 paper pad - Mono Positive Negative
Image is from Sami Stamps - Enjoying my Icecream
Sentiment is a Magnolia Rubber Stamp
Nestie Die - Deckled Rectangles ~ Large and Small
Copic Markers
D/S Tape Roller
Foam Dots
SU Real Red inkpad
Pearls from stash

My fellow teamies and I would love to see you stopping by the neighborhood and entering your creations for the challenge. You'll be in the running for one of two prizes and who knows your card might be one of the top 3. You may even want to do a bit of blog hopping and check out the DT cards or some of the other entrants and leave a comment or two.
I think I'm going to head off and get myself a warm cup of cocoa and maybe start the wood fire too as the sun has nearly gone and it's getting pretty cool.
Catch you all later,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge 63 at Crafting from the Heart

Hello, I'm back! We've been away in the Mallee region of Sth Australia where my husband grew up. Most of the family came up to stay with us so we had all five of our grandies and 4 of our children and their husbands and wives too. Oh, I forgot, we had 6 furbabies there as well.  We had the bonfire going to sit around and talk and to cook our barbeque and also make roast lamb and roast pork in the camp ovens. A relaxing time was had by all. Most of the girls helped doing two puzzles - one was a large one shaped like a cow and had pictures of another cow, pigs, geese and chickens and a barn in a field and two large sunflowers within in. A very unusual puzzle!
So......now that I'm home I can type my post up. We left Friday and I've only arrived home about 7pm tonight.
Onto the challenge details for the new challenge starting today at Crafting From The Heart. We have two sponsors this time and they are Just Inklined and Deedee's Digis. I was lucky enough to use an image from both of the sponsors and here are my cards........
The first one is from Just Inklined

 

Recipe:
SU Elegant Eggplant cardstock for the cardbase
SU Bashful Blue cardstock
White cardstock from stash
DP from Kaisercraft 61/2x61/2 paper pad ~ Scrapyard
The paper trim at the base of the card is also a push out embellishment from the same pad
Image is from Just Inklined - Weighty Wendy ~ I fussy cut her out after colouring
Sentiment is from Close to my Heart set and the inside reads : and yours will remain unlisted
Nestie Die - Adorning Squares
Copic Markers
CTMH inkpad - Close to Cocoa
Pearls from stash


 and this second one is from Deedee's Digis

Recipe
Burgundy cardstock from stash\
White cardstock from stash
DP from First Edition 8x8 paper stack ~ It's a Girl
Image and sentiment are from Deedee's digis
Punches are both from Martha Stewart, the heart one was cut from the border strip
Copic Marker
Pearls from stash

Well I'm so tired I am going to have an early night. We would love to see your creations so please come and join in the fun of the challenge and be in the running for a fab sponsor prize!.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

It's Bingo time at Aud Sentiments - Challenge 133

Hi all, it's a cold, blustery day here in Adelaide. Hubby's had some aluminum signs propped up against the wall near my car and I went out at lunchtime to find one had fallen against the car but luckily it hadn't done any damage!!! The autumn leaves are still on the ground and have been blowing around in little whirlpools like mini tornados. I've been out at my friend Jane's house for craft this afternoon but didn't get much done as she wanted to know how to make an upright Z card so I told her how to do it and then watched and discussed about stamping and then embossing an image; She had borrowed some embossing powder from another friend but just wasn't having much luck getting a decent coverage on her stamped image so after about 8 tries she came with me to the craft shop (I had to pick something up that I had ordered) and bought some embossing powder and another ink to have another go at it. I dropped her off and now I'm home with the wood fire burning trying to warm up the house!
Anyhow, I will get on and share my DT card with you and encourage you to come and play along with the challenge starting today at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog. The theme is Bingo so you have a lot of scope to create your card or project with. Our sponsor is The Stamping Boutique and the DT were given a few images to play with and I chose this one......

Recipe:
SU Pacific Point cardstock for the basecard
DP is from First Edition Paper 12x12 paper pad - man made - I cut out some of the clouds and popped them up over the originals with foam dots
Image is from The Stamping Boutique - Prince Lonnie Latte
Sentiment is from Close to my Heart - Card Chatter Birthday Occasions  - (the inside says: I'm just extending the Celebration!)
Wide Oval Punch
Copic Markers
Memento black inkpad
D/S tape Roller, Foam Dots

Here is the bingo chart for you to follow, we would love to see you come and join in. I used the middle horizontal line on the chart: patterned paper, digi or rubber stamp and a paper punch

 I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - June Challenge ~ Use patterned paper



Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy