Valentine Whimsy

Wow, Valentines Day is just around the corner and the new challenge at 613 Avenue Create this month is Anything Goes with an Optional Twist of Valentine Whimsy.

I've chosen to do the twist and have used this whimsical stamp from Stampin' Up to create my card.    Here it is.... 

I've taken a photo on some pretty heart floral paper. The card base is Black and the DP is from my stash. I can't remember the maker of the heart Die. Other dies used were Nestie deckled rectangles (large and small) Copic Markers, D/S tape roller and red pearls from Kaisercraft.

Hope to see your entries over at 613 Avenue Create Challenge Blog this month. Please take the time to pop in to the DT blogs and leave us a comment. Maybe check out some of the entries as well as everyone likes to get some feedback.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take care, Hugs Sandy DT member

A Valentine for those of us that are a bit older!

Simply Create Too has a new challenge and the theme is Valentine's Day. 

Here is what I've come up with.....

 I've used red cardstock, white cardstock and DP from stash. The stamped image is from Penny Black and is called Tom and Lilly. The sentiment is I think from Close to my Heart (or from SU, i've had several stamp sets out lately)

I'm looking forward to seeing all the entries this challenge. Please drop in to all the DT and leave a comment. We appreciate the feedback.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care, Hugs, Sandy DT member

Robot Valentine

Wow, two posts today for separate challenges so please scroll up and down to check out my posts from Sunday onwards (3 posts in total)
This post is to share with you the card I made for the new challenge at Get Creative Challenges. Our theme is Anything Goes with an Optional Twist of Using Lots of Red.
We are sponsored by - Sheepski Designs, Charlie's Stamps and Scribbles  Designs.
Here is my card using an image from Sheepski Designs. The photo is a little bit pinkish but in real life, it is red.

Recipe:
SU Real Red cardstock, White card from stash
DP from 12x12 paper pad Cherish
Image from Sheepski Designs - Bob
Sentiments from SU
Dies - Die-namics - Stitched Rectangles and Heart dies from stash
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
Black pen
Wink of Stella Brush - Clear (used on the heart)
Red bling from Kaisercraft

Pop over to the challenge blog and add one or two of your creations. We would love to see them.
Hugs, Sandy DT

Forever My Always

Yeah, challenge time at 613 Avenue Create and the theme is Anything Goes/Optional Twist ~ Love.
I've used another fab image from Mo's Digital Pencil to make a Valentine card.
Here it is.........

Recipe:
Cardstock - SU Real Red, White from stash
DP from Crafter's Choice 12x12 paper pad - Cherish
Image from Mo's Digital Pencil - Tom and Tilly
Sentiments from Close To My Heart stamp set - Adore You
Dies - Uniquely Creative ~ Stitched Nesting Circles,
         - SU Edgelits ~ Adorning Accents- Hearts Collection
Punches - SU large oval and scalloped oval
Copic Markers
Pearls from stash
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
D/S tape roller and foam dots.

Hope to see you coming to drop off an entry or two at the neighbourhood this month.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs, Sandy

Chocolate box romance

Second Post for today, hope you scroll down and check out my other card.
It's  Challenge time at Aud Sentiments.... the theme is Valentine or Love Sentiment and we could use anything we wanted to make our cards.
Here is what I came up with......

Recipe:
Cardstocks - SU Real Red, White card from stash
DP from Crafter's Choice 12x12 paper pad ~ Cherish
Image is from Mo's Digital Pencil
Sentiment from SU~ Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Dies - Die-namics ~  Stitched Squares
        - Uniquely Creative Stitched Nesting Squares
Punches - 3/4", 1" and 1 1/8" circles
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
D/S tape roller & foam dots.

Love to see your makes so come along and join in the challenge.
Thanks for stopping by, if you have time please leave a comment.
Hugs, Sandy

Love/Valentine Challenge at Aud Sentiments

Oh we are having a heat wave!!! Melting here in front of the computer and tomorrow is going to be just as bad!
So.... quickly on to my DT post for Aud Sentiments. The challenge theme is Valentine or  Love Sentiment and the prize is a gift certificate for crafty shopping.
Here is my creation.....

Recipe:
SU Read Red cardstock for cardbase mattes and die cuts
White card from stash
DP from Crafters Choice 12x12 paper pad ~ Cherish
SU stamp sets - Love You Lots and Outlined Occasions
Dies - Memory Box Twirled Hearts
        - Nestie - Deckled Rectangles ~ small & large sets
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
Bling from Kaisercraft
D/S tape and foam dots

Hope to see you over at the challenge blog with an entry or two.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

A New DT position at Stampavie and More Challenge Blog

Hi everyone, today is the start of a new challenge at Stampavie and More Challenge Blog where I have just joined the Design Team. The theme for the challenge is Love/Hearts. The challenge runs for a fortnight and you must have stamping somewhere on your creation.
Here is what I made......

Recipe:
White cardstock from stash
SU Real Red cardstock for matte and heart diecut
DP from Crafters Choice 12x12 paper pad ~ Cherish
Spellbinders  Classic Hearts  die
Image from Close To My Heart stamp sets ~ A Bunch of Love and Beloved Bouquet
Embossing folder - music notes
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller and foam dots

Here is the link to the home page of the  challenge blog, but I've added the link to the actual challenge page here on my post on the word challenge. You need to link up your entries with this.

Stampavie Challenge and More Challenge Blog (home page)

 Well that's it from me. We would love to see you popping into the challenge blog and entering a creation or two.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Valentine's Day is just around the corner

Hi and once again welcome. A very warm day and I got all the dessert ingredients from the supermarket today for the wedding reception on Saturday. On the last few days of prep and will be glad to get back to a bit more normality, lol.
So..... onto my post today for Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenge Blog. It's a monthly challenge and today brings us Challenge #2 and lots of wonderful sponsors. They are.....All Dressed Up, Ppinky Dolls Art,
SLSLines and Zuri Artsy Craftsy 

Here is my card...

Recipe:
SU Kiwi Kiss cardstock for the basecard
White cardstock for the image
DP is from Paper Xtra 12x12 paper pad
Sentiment is also cut from one of the papers
Image is Adriana from Zuri Artsy Craftsy
Copic Markers
D/S tape and Foam dots

Thanks so much for calling in I hope you found something to interest you. Love to see you stopping by the challenge blog and checking out all the fab DT creations and linking up one of yours. Don't forget you have to be in it to win it and with four fab sponsors there are 4 prizes up for grabs!!!
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge #148 Use a Love Theme

I'm a bit late with my post for the new challenge at Aud Sentiments this fortnight. I really have wedding brain at the moment. There is now only 1 week before our youngest daughter's wedding and we also were out all day yesterday at our nephew's beach wedding. We had to travel about 1 1/2 hours for that one and it was a full day!!! with dropping in to an ex work mate of my hubbys who lives in the same area. He is recovering from having a brain tumour operation.
So....... here I am with my DT card for the challenge which is  being sponsored by Great Impressions Stamps. We were able to use any products we liked to create with.

Recipe:
White cardstock from stash
SU Real Red cardstock
DP from 12x12 paper pad Paper Xtra - I just used a piece that had this fab sentiment on.
Image - Dr Digis House of Stamps - made for each other
Embossing folder - Couture Creations - Great Zane
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller & foam dots

Hope to see some of you popping an entry into the challenge this fortnight and with Valentine's Day just around the corner it's an opportunity to make something for your loved ones, lol.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge 124 at Aud Sentiments - Another Valentine

Gee it's warm today, the car interior is pretty hot and I've had to pop out a couple of times in it. A quick trip to the shops with my dil this morning and then headed out for craft with a few friends this afternoon. The first one this year as we follow the school terms so we all have a bit of family time too.
Well it's time for a new challenge at Aud Sentiments and this fortnight the theme is to add a Valentine or Love
Sentiment. I chose to do a Valentine card. Our sponsor is Lacy Sunshine Stamps, lots of fab images in the shop so don't forget to pop in and take a look.
Here is my card...... a bit more jazzed up than I usually do, lol, even added a flower.

Recipe:
SU Perfect Plum cardstock for the cardbase
White cardstock for heart diecut, sentiment and image
SU Real Red cardstock for heart diecut
SU Elegant Eggplant cardstock for oval diecut
DP from Sugar & Spice Studio - 12x12 paper pad ~Chantilly
Image is from Lacy Sunshine Stamps - Patchy Penny's Teddy Bear
Sentiment is from SU Good Greetings
Dies - Nellie Snellen (large heart) Sizzix (small embossed heart)
Nestie Dies - Floral Ovals, Classic Ovals Large
Copic Markers
Memento Black inkpad
Flower - not sure, I bought loose from my local craft shop

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks - Challenge #231 ~ Anything Goes
Art Impressions Rubber Stamps - Challenge 152 ~ Have A Heart
C.R.A.F.T. Challenges - Challenge 296 ~ Valentine's Day/Love
Simon says Stamps - Simon Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes


We have a visitor just arrived so I had better go and put in an appearance instead of sitting here typing away, so ......... we would love to see you entering the challenge this fortnight. Check out the blog and you'll find a freebie sentiment from Ginny H, one of my teamies. Don't forget, we all like to know what others think of our work, so pop in and leave us a comment, we do appreciate reading what you have to say.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge #7 It's Bingo at Get Creative Challenges

It's Australia Day today, a public holiday here in Oz. Not sure what we are doing today, maybe just staying home and catching up on general things around the house. Our son bought a leg of lamb which he wants to spit roast but he's not using a proper spit - he has the motor and the bit that goes through the joint but not the stand section for the charcoal.  He was going to try and rig it up to his small charcoal barbeque. Hopefully he gets it cooked sometime tomorrow, lol.
The grandchildren start back at school tomorrow too and then the different craft groups will start up as well as they follow the school terms. Also choir rehearsals start tomorrow night too. It's been great not having to go out every Tuesday night and getting home at 10:30 p.m. We have a planned concert trip planned to Japan in 2016 so I am hanging in there for that as I joined the choir after they had done a couple of trips to America and the ones that were planned in the last 12 years have both fallen through!!!
Well, I had better get on and tell you about the new challenge starting at Get Creative Challenge Blog today. My blog post title says it all..... yep, a Bingo challenge.
You can pop over to the challenge blog and check out the bingo chart. Lots of variety and I'm sure that there will be something in the chart that will get your creativity flowing.
Our sponsor is the wonderful Rick St. Dennis. There are lots of fabulous images so why not pop over to his shop and check them out.
Here is my card.........
My bingo choices were from line 4 of the chart :
Die Cut, Quote, Black, Twine/String and Monochromatic

Recipe:
SU Black cardstock for the cardbase and mattes
SU Smoky Slate cardstock for the matte and diecut embossed circle
Image is from Rick St. Dennis - Knight
Quote was an anonymous one found on the net
Sentiment is from SU -
Nestie Dies - Standard Circles large and small
Copic Markers used several shades of greys and just a small pop of red to try and stay in the mono-chromatic theme
Twine from stash
Memento Black inkpad
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

I am entering the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion - Challenge 245 ~ Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge #98 ~ Anything Goes



Hope to see you this week over at the challenge blog. It's always exciting seeing what everyone creates.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

A Sweet Valentine

Hello once again, I've taken this card from yesterday's post as the image was from one of the sponsors who  is no longer selling digital images and can't supply a prize. I've deleted it from that post and am adding it here instead because 1. I've already made it and 2. some of you have already seen it and will wonder what happened to it if I delete it altogether and 3. I like it......lol.
I've just come back from a morning of craft with my friend Shirley, where we made 4 fabulous cards. Three were Shirley's designs using KraftyHands printed sheets from a couple of different CD's. and the last one was also done with one of the sheets but I made up my own design, making a smaller card instead of the square one. Maybe I will share that one tomorrow.
Anyway, here is this sweet little bear and yep, I've used that paper pleating technique again. I quite like it for an embellishment, so now I know how to do it, I'm sure it will pop up from time to time.

Recipe:
SU Baked Brown Sugar cardstock for the cardbase
SU Night of Navy cardstock for the matte
White cardstock for image from stash
DP from Sugar & Spice Studio 12x12 paper pad - Chantilly
Image is from Crafty Sentiments Designs - Bundle of Hearts
Sentiment is from SU - Good Greetings
Nesties Circle Die for matte behind image.
White linen crochet thread
:Light Brown thread for stitching
Memento Black inkpad
Copic Markers
D/S Tape Roller
Foam Dots

Thanks for stopping by but gotta go hang out the sheets. It's a hot day here in Oz and we are supposed to have some rain later so want to get them dry and back on the bed so I don't have to go looking in the linen cupboard for more sheets and pillowcases!
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge 43 at Crafting from the Heart

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog today. It's been a day at home looking after 3 grandchildren who stayed over last night and then our eldest daughter turned up with one of our granddaughters and asked could I look after her for about an hour. She will be one in a couple of months and is at that stage of crawling and getting into things. Love her heaps, lol.    So.....thought I had scheduled my post for today but came to look and is was only in the draft stage, so here I am adding to it and getting it posted.
We've been out at the Street Party for the Tour Down Under and they had a bike contest, hubby won best vintage bike for one of his numerous bikes from the shed, it's about 80 something years old and still ok to ride. He won a couple of bottles of wine, which is funny because he doesn't drink!!!
Anyhow, better get on with the post.
Our Sponsor this week is .....Dr. Digi's House of Stamps
Here are my cards.........

 

Recipe:
SU Baked Brown Sugar cardstock for the cardbase
White cardstock for image from stash
DP is from Authentique Free Bird Series - 6x6 pad ~ Nest Comfort & Familiar (a patterned piece and a matching plain paper)
Image is from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps - Mr Speaker (birthday)  (it has the sentiment on it)
Sentiments are from Close to my Heart set - Kaboom
Copic Markers
Border punch
Memento Black inkpad
Tim Holtz Vintage Photo inkpad for sponging around the edges
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

*****If you're looking for the other card on the challenge blog post, it is in the next post*****


Time to go, everyone has gone to bed except me so I will bid you a good day or night and hope to see you over at the challenge blog joining in with the fun Anything Goes Challenge. Would love to see you popping in here and also at my teamies blogs and leaving a comment.
Thanks so much for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM #179 With Love - A Valentine with Bugaboo

A new week and that means a New Linky Party begins at Make It Monday. We had over 200 hundred entries last week. All wonderful creations. I hope you managed to check some of them out! I was a bit late with my commenting due to a very painful shoulder. I just haven't been able to sit at the computer for very long at all. Yesterday  was the first time I drove the car since Friday and I still had a bit of trouble using my left arm to take the handbrake off and I can't fully extend it upwards without pain, but it is a lot better than it was Saturday and Sunday.
If you would like to you can scroll down and check out my previous post that I popped on late last night for Sentimental Sundays Guest Designer Spot. I would appreciate if you left a comment so I know you've been!

This week at Make It Monday, we are being sponsored by the ever popular, Bugaboo Stamps
and I chose this sweet  image of Bugaboo Brat - Izzy Flower to make my DT card with.
Congratulations to Tina as our featured artist from last week's entries and also to Pumpy as the winning commenter. I hope you enjoy your fab prize.
Here it is...... The card base was made using a Splitcoaststampers Tutorial and you can find it here

Recipe:
SU Basic Black cardstock for the cardbase
SU Real Red cardstock for the mattes, lettering and hearts.
White cardstock from stash
DP is from 6xc6 mini stack from merci (another one that doesn't put any names on their paper pads)
It doesn't show well in the picture - it is actually a light grey with white hearts!!!
Image is Bugaboo Brat - Izzy Flower from Bugaboo Stamps
The hearts are from a punch (not sure of the maker, I've had it a quite a long time)
Sentiment is made using a Sizzix Alphabet die - Baby face
Copic Markers
Heart washi tape from stash
D/S tape roller
Bling from stash


Time for some fun as I share a couple of the entries from last week.
My POTW entries are:
This one is from Lorraine at Over the Rainebeau and you can find it here on her blog. There are lots of other pics as well. She has a tag and an altered box and other projects as well as some freebie vintage images to share. Make sure you check it out!!!

 

The second one comes from Nicole at Nicole's Craft Nook. A delightful CAS card and you cand find it here

Just waiting for our grandson to come so will finish my post off now by encouraging you all to check out the DT blogs and leave some comments to let us know how we did this week and we would love to see you dropping off an entry or two at the Linky Party too! Don't forget, to be in the running for the sponsor's prize this week, all you have to do is do a bit of blog hopping to some of the other entrants blogs and leave a comment mentioning that you saw them on MIM. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

MIM#178 Cupid's Arrow

Good morning, it's been a busy post weekend so please scroll down and check out my previous two DT cards and I'd love it if you left me a comment to.
It's the start of a new linky party at Make It Monday and this week we are being sponsored by Scrapper's Delights Paper Craft  and I chose this wonderful cupid image to play with.
Congratulations to Laura as our featured artist and to Monika as the winning commenter.
Here is my card:

Recipe:
Red cardstock from stash
White cardstock from stash
DP from Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pad - English Rose Collection
Image is CU Cupid 1 from Scrapper's Delights Paper Craft
Sentiment is from a cheap set of stamps from PortaCraft
Dies - SU ~ Framelits Heart Collection
Copic Markers
Pearls from stash

I am entering the following challenges:
Connie Can Crop - Monthly Challenge #19 ~ Cupid's Arrow
Addicted to Stamps -  Challenge #75 ~ Hearts
Eclectic Ellapu - From the Heart ~ must have a heart on your project
One Stitch At A Time - Challenge #199 ~ With Love
Craft Your Passion Challenges - Challenge 200 - 200th Challenge Special (I chose last week's Love is in the   Air theme)

Our sponsor details are as follows:

We are very excited to be sponsored this week by the wonderful

http://www.scrappersdelights.com/store/

Janice is generously offering our winner 3 images of their choice.

Now....... it POTW time!!!

Two again, LOL...... this first one is from Kelly at KO Scraps4u......a fabulous project. pop in to her blog and see what Kelly has done with this, lots of photos and you can find it here.

 

The second one is from Wendy of Wickdy's Creations and you can find it here on her blog.

 

Now it's your turn, get those fingers busy and create something to share this week or maybe share an older creation. Just make sure to link it up to Make It Monday and if you want to be in the running for the prize this week, just pop into some of the other entrant's blogs and leave a comment and mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The DT have been very industrious and made wonderful cards this week, so pop in and leave them a comment too. We would all love to "see": you.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

Challenge 99 A Valentine with QKR Stampede

Time for another challenge at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog and this week the theme is Valentine - so use a valentine sentiment of some sort.
It's still pretty hot here and we are back in for another 40 plus heat wave. I've been knitting a baby shawl so can only do it in the family room where the air conditioner is on. I normally wouldn't touch any knitting during summer, but our eldest daughter's baby is due end of March and I want to have it finished. It's done on circular needles and I've had to pull it apart several times to get the pattern right. One tiny mistake throws the whole thing out of whack!!!
Anyway, on to my creation this week......

Recipe:
SU Real Red cardstock
White card from stash
Image is In Love by QKR Stampede
Sentiment is from a set of stamps I bought on e-bay a long time ago and have no packaging
Dies - lattice background by Cheery Lyn
        - Nestie - Hearts
        - small hearts came from scrap waste from another Cheery Lyn die
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots
Bling from stash
Memento Black inkpad

Our sponsor details are as follows:

 

For this challenge we are so excited to have QKR Stampede as our sponsor. They are giving the winner 5 digital stamps of their choice.  Thanks so much!

I'm looking forward to visiting some of your blogs this week, so come on share the love and make a Valentine's Day Card and enter the challenge this week. The DT would love to have you visit them as well and leave a comment so we know you've popped in.

Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

I Heart You -Perfect Sentiments Challenge PSC65

Hello again, this is my first post as a DT over at Perfect Sentiments Challenge Blog and the theme this week is the Colour of Love
Apologies if my post hasn't coincided with the challenge blog, I thought it was supposed to go on later tonight. I will have to have another look and work it out properly. I also apologise that this is a bit rushed as I was planning on typing this up tonight but am now squeezing it in before I have to go out. Lucky I checked the blog!!!
Well I will get on and share with you....

Recipe:
SU Melon Mambo cardstock for the basecard
White card from stash for mattes and sentiment and leaves
SU Pink Pirouette Cardstock for die cut
Images are from Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps - School girl and I Heart You Saying and heart
Dies: Olive branch - Cheery Lyn Designs and Doily Die from Couture Creations - Tranquil Lace
Border Punch from Fiskars
Flowers from stash
Brads from stash
Copic Markers
DS tape
Foam Dots
I am entering this into the following challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks - Challenge #128 ~ Pink and Red
Milk Coffee - Valentine's Challenge
Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #255 ~ Love Struck


Well I hope you've enjoyed my first DT card and will come and join in with the challenge at Perfect Sentiments Challenge Blog
Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful Robyn's Fetish - so get your creative hats on and join in the fun!!!

Hugs, Sandy

Valentine, Be Mine

Welcome to my new followers. Hope you find something here to interest you. I babysat our little grandson today. We popped out to the shop to get a couple of things I needed but otherwise we stayed at home and he played with the Duplo and some trains and cars. He doesn't say a lot, but is just starting to put names and noises to some of his toys.
I decided to cook a roast boned lamb leg that I picked up for half price while I was out. I didn't put it on until nearly 6 p.m and hubby didn't get home till about 9 - 9:15. Our youngest son had come over earlier, so he stayed for tea and we ate about 8pm. Poor Adrian had to reheat his in the microwave, not quite the same as having it fresh from the oven.
If your a regular visitor, you know me, yep, it's very late here in Adelaide and I've just finished my card. I spent several hours earlier in the day trying to make my Make It Monday DT project. It's finished, but had trouble with light reflecting off it so my photos are no good. Will have to try again in natural light tomorrow morning. You'll have to pop back in on Monday to see what I made! I had fun and also a bit of frustration making it, LOL.
So, that brings me on to sharing today's card.
I decided to do a Valentine's card as Valentine's Day is only a couple of weeks away now.

Front of card

Inside of card

Recipe:
Both Red and Pink cardstock from stash
DP is from 6x6 Paper stack - a freebie called Sweet Wishes
Image is from Whimsie Doodles called mailed my heart
Sentiments are from an unmounted set I bought on e-bay last year
Floral embossing folder (not sure of name)
Nestie heart die
Memento black ink pade
Copic Markers
Foam Pads
DS Tape roller

I distressed the edges of the card and paper and ink distressed the inside heart to give it some definition against the same colour background. It looks a bit too pink in the above scan.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Bearly-Mine Challenges- Challenge #71 ~ Hearts galore
Creative Card Crew - Challenge 28 ~ Girly
Die Cuttin Divas - Challenge #100 ~ Anything Goes
Going Grey with Scrap Creations Challenge~ Valentines
Shopping our Stash - Challenge 87 ~ Valentines, Hearts, Love, Red etc
Through the Craftroom Door - Challenge Jan 29 ~ Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Challenge #26 ~ Valentines



Thanks for stopping by today and to those who comment I really love reading what you have to say. It's great getting feedback so I can see if I'm getting it right some of the time, LOL.
Take Care,
Sandy

Love is in the Air - Gingerloft DT Card

Hi all, it's been a long day. Church this morning and instead of taking 10 mins to get there it took about 25 mins as I had to do a fair sized detour to get into town. They still have the street shut off due to the bike tour. The service went a bit longer than usual  as it was a little boy's first birthday, Mum is Korean and Dad is from Nepal and they have no family here in Australia so they celebrated with the church congregation. It's there custom for each person to get a gift so they gave us all a little hand towel with the little boys name and birthday on it. They then had a bit of a party for him at morning tea and did a traditional little game with him choosing from different items and that would be hopefully something for later on in life. He chose a cotton real and that was meant to depict long life. They also had him choose from some scrolls and these had scripture on them.
I left there and dropped by home to pick up the Baked Pumpkin Cheescake and cream to take to our son's place for a family get together. Hubby left late afternoon to go to a housewarming, I decided not to go as I'm tired and I also had to go next door and water plants for the couple who've gone away for a couple of days. I put their bins out too. Adrian was going to do it, but since I was already there it wasn't hard to drag them out on my way back.
Now I'm just going to veg out in front of the tv for a while. I have my card made, ready to share, so here it is.....  This is my DT card for Gingerloft Challenge, we would love to see you come and join in with the "Love is In the Air" challenge theme for this fortnight.

Front of card.....

Inside of card.....

Recipe:
SU Elegant Eggplant cardstock for basecard
White cardstock from stash
DP is from a packet of scrapbooking sheets I picked up a couple of years ago from a discount shop
Images are both from Gingerloft Digi Stamps
Copic markers
Nestie Die - Labels Eleven
Memory box die - Quinn Flourish (I used part of one diecut)
Sentiment is computer generated and then diecut  using labels eleven
Pearls from stash

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Avadares Challenge Blog - Challenge #7 ~  Valentine's Day or Love
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Challenge #26 ~ Valentine's Day
Delicious Doodles Challenge - Challenge #20 ~ All you need is Love
Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude - Challenge 32 ~ Love





Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to come and join in the Gingerloft challenge this fortnight.
Hugs,
Sandy 

Adorable Mouse

Another weekend has flown by and it's another week closer to our son's wedding. They are getting more involved in all the nitty gritty of weddings and today my DIL was asking about what to do about having our hair done. The wedding is on a Sunday afternoon and not too many hairdressers open up, my son has a friend who may come and do it for us or if all us "girls" get together one of the salons might just open for say 4 adults and two children. No harm in asking!
I overslept this morning and had to do a mad dash to get to church on time. I am in the choir there and that means I need to be about 30 mins early to get robed and have a run through the song we are singing in the service.
We came home and I got ready to go with a friend to Shirley's house for cardmaking and found out through one of our son's that our youngest who we were supposed to be picking up from the airport is now not going to be home till tomorrow. I don't know what happened as he told us yesterday to pick him up today. I suppose we will find out tomorrow.
A few of the family dropped in today and our oldest son, wife and 2 of the grandchildren ended up staying for tea. Their oldest girl was over at someone's house to play and they were picking her up around 7 p.m. so we ordered pizza and they left straight from here.
Well I hope you have all had or are still having a lovely weekend wherever you are and that the weather is being kind to you. It was a beautiful day here.
Anyway here is the card I made.
I've used Black cardstock for the base and then a layer of bright pink. I cut a piece of white card and put through the Swiss Dots embossing folder in my cuttlebug. The digi image from When the Scrap Hits the Fan (a freebie) was printed onto white card and cut with a Nestie Die then coloured with Copics. I also used the Nestie to cut our a red piece to use as a matte. The sentiment is from SU set "Love & Care" inked in SU Real Red, cut out with an oval punch and then mounted onto a piece of red and cut out with a scalloped punch. I finished it off with a white ribbon with red hearts printed on it (from stash). I also did the inside very simply with a piece of white cardstock and used this heart stamp from SU "I(heart)Hearts" also inked in Real Red
I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
My Time To Craft - 'A is for Adorable'
Moving Along with the Times - Challenge 135 - Cute Critters
Allsorts Challenge - Week 141 - Free and Easy February
Well better get a move on and post this.
Thanks again for those comments and I've enjoyed reading each one,
Take Care,
Sandy

front of card

inside of card