MIM#158 Who Needs Therapy

Make It Monday Time!!! It's been mostly a lovely week weather wise but woke up early this morning to heavy rain and felt like staying in bed!!! Couldn't be done though as it's a babysitting day today and little Isaac turned up just after 9 a.m. I've turned the television on to the ABC channel so I can finish off my post. I finally managed to get to church yesterday and the choir were pleased to see me as there were only 5 ladies and no men at all. The anthem was a song I knew so managed to sing it okay. Hubby had gotten up early and went to look at a swap meet and then came back home and got his motorbike and went on a ride with a motorcycle club he is in. He didn't get home till after 6 p.m. so I had a lazy afternoon watching a couple of films. Hope you had a great weekend!!!
Well better get on and share my card for today, I had fun colouring this one up and I love the sentiment that goes with it. Friends can always help when your feeling a bit blue and it's great to have a good laugh and a catch up.
Congratulations go to Trisha as our featured artist and also to Tina as the winner of last week's prize.
Here is my card........

Recipe:
SU
White card from stash
DP from
Image and sentiment are from Bugaboo and come together - it's called Scene It - Close Knit Friends
I googled images of balls of wool and found one to colour myself. I popped on some small bling on the ends of the knitting needles too!
Copic Markers
DS tape roller
Foam Dots


Our Sponsor this week is the ever popular Bugaboo Stamps and they are offering the winner 7 single digis!!!

Drum roll please........ It's POTW Time and I've again chosen two entries. The first one is this lovely harvest themed card, Look at the beautiful colours in those pumpkins. You can find it here on "Shell's Card Haven.
Thanks for sharing with us Shell

The second one is from Debs at Especially for You and can be found here. Love this cute little sporty boy and fab layout.

 

Hope you check out the other DT blogs to see if you've been featured and leave a comment as well. We all love to hear what you think of our cards. Now, off you go and get out those special bits and pieces you've been hoarding and get stuck into creating!!! We are all looking forward to another fab week of marvellous creations. Don't forget to be in the running for the prize you just need to check out the other entries and leave some blog love. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Sandy

PSC91 Thankyou card using Stitchy Bear Digi

A lovely warm Wednesday although rain has been forecast for today. It really has turned out to be a beautiful Spring Day and I've got two loads of washing out on the line!
Today is the start of a new challenge at The Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog and the theme for this one is to make a Thank You Card. Please don't forget it needs to be a card and needs to have the sentiment on the front as well.
Here is my card using a little bear who is under the weather. A thankyou card to someone who's been to visit or sent well wishes! I wanted to use a different sentiment with Thanks for Making Me Smile, but as my craft room is in desperate need of tidying, I couldn't get to one of the drawers where I keep some of my stamps. It's blocked at the moment with a chair chock a block with magazines!!!  I need a bit of spare time to sort them out and find a spot for them. Do you have problems like this. I think I am going to have to cull some of my other craft books to find space.
I took another photo, this one is taken  outside and I think is a bit better than the one that is on the challenge blog. Shows the colours up a bit better.

Recipe:
SU Peach Parfait cardstock for the basecard
Blue cardstock from stash for matte
SU Daffodil Yellow cardstock for matte
DP is a piece from stash, I don't know who made it
Image is Boo Bear from Stitchy Bear
Sentiment is from SU
Oval Punch and Scalloped Oval Punch
Card Candy from stash
Copic Markers
DS tape roller
Foam Dots

Time to go hang out that last bit of washing. I hope you get motivated this week to do a bit of cardmaking and join in with our challenge at The Perfect Sentiment. The DT love to visit your blogs to get closer looks at your wonderful creations and to leave you a comment.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#157Howdy with Milk Coffee

It's Monday! That means Linky Party Time at Make It Monday. A busy couple of days with DT posts. I would love it if you scrolled down and checked out the last two posts and would like it even better if you left a comment too.
This week we are being sponsored by Milk Coffee and I used a cute image of a cowboy. I've included the link in the card recipe.
Congratulations go to COREYSNANA1 as the featured artist this week and also to Pat K as the winner of last week's fab prize.
I was away over the weekend at a holiday house on Hindmarsh Island which is on the river. Our SIL's boss owns it and let him have it for free which was really kind of him. It had 5 bedrooms, with 4 queen size beds and a set of bunks and two single beds. The family was invited, but in the end there were 3 of us on Friday night and then hubby and youngest son came Saturday arvo (hubby had to work) and then we left just before lunch Sunday. We came home a very round about way as my DH decided he wanted to visit a friend (who ended up not home anyway) so a trip that should have taken about 1 1/2 hours turned into 2 3/4 hours and as I didn't sleep well the night before I was really bushed when we finally got home. Take-away food for tea, some catching up with blogging and a start on this post and then off to bed!
I had better get on and share the card with you.
Here it is..........

Recipe:
SU Baked Brown Sugar cardstock for the cardbase
SU Coastal Caban for the mattes and photo corners
White Card from Stash
DP from scrap stash (not sure who made it)
Image is  Sheriff Bobby from Milk Coffee
Background image was one I found on the internet and coloured up with ink and Copic Markers
Nestie Die- Classic Circles ~ Large
Punch - Photo corners
Sheriff Badge and Howdy are from Papercraft
Copic Markers
SU Ballet Blue inkpad
SU Garden Green inkpad 
Foam Dots
DS tape roller

POTW time once more and as usual it's always difficult to make a choice. Make sure you check out the other DT's blogs to see if you have been chosen and leave a comment even if you haven't been picked this time around.
Here are my choices!!! Hope it's your card'project...
This lovely card is by Dana from Got Joy Creations and you can find it here . Fab colour scheme and I really like the image, she looks pretty pleased with the world!

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The second one is from Shari from Shari's Cards and Papercraft and can be found here. This one is a lovely CAS style and I love the pretty colours she used to create it.

Time for you to get creative and link up your cards to the Make It Monday blog . It could be you be featured next week or if you do some blog hopping to some of the other entrants and leave them a comment you could be the lucky winner of the fab prize of 3 Digital Images from our sponsor this week.
Looking forward to seeing your paper projects.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Anything But A Card with Gingerloft

Busy, busy this week. Please scroll down and check out my previous post and let me know what you think.
The challenge at Gingerloft this fortnight is to make anything but a card!!! I've made a little pillowbox thanks to my good friend Shirley for helping me out cutting it out with her die on Friday.. I've made it into a little treat box for a Christmas gift and will fill it with a little chocolate later closer to Christmas.
I've used an image from Gingerloft Digis of a little snowman and added a sentiment and a punched snowflake. Cute!!!

Here it is.........

Recipe:
Pillowbox Die
DP from SU (thanks to my friend Shirley)
Image is from Gingerloft Digi Stamps and is called Country Snowman
Sentiment is from SU
Copic Markers
Punch - Karl punch - small snowflake
Bling from stash
Foam Dots
Tacky Glue
DS tape roller

Time for you to get creative - we would love to see your wonderful creations so get busy and come on over and link your work up with Gingerloft Challenge. Looking forward to dropping in to some of your blogs too.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy

Say Arr Birthday Card for 613 Avenue Create DT

Hi everyone, another scheduled card, have been away and then back home for about 1 1/2 days and am off again to Hindmarsh Island for the weekend. It's been a rush to get 3 projects done to get into DT blogs and schedule  posts but I'm nearly done!
The theme this week for 613 Avenue Create is to create a card for Grandparent's Day or make a card for a grandchild/child and we are being sponsored by The Paper Shelter and Shelly's Images

I've chosen a fabulous adventure image from The Paper Shelter called Say Arr and here is how I showcased it..........
Front of card

 Inside of card

Recipe:
Black cardstock from stash for the basecard and mattes
White card from stash
DP is from Crafter's Choice ~ Cheeky Pirate
Nestie Die is  Small Deckled Rectangles
Image is Say Arr from The Paper Shelter
Background image I found on the net it was a colouring page and I coloured it with Copic Markers
(I'm really pleased how it turned out!)
The Pirates only sign and the little chest were also Internet finds, I coloured the chest in with Copics
Sentiment is from a freebie set from a magazine purchase
Copic Markers
Memento Black inkpad
Foam Dots
DS tape roller

I am entering the following challenges:
Wordplay Saturday - Childhood
Jellypark Challenges - All about Kids
Sister Act Card Challenge - Challenge #23 ~ Anything Goes (logo added to sidebar)
Why not pop over and enter the challenge?
Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes - must be birthday project (logo added to sidebar)

Well I had better get organised and pack my bag again and get some bedding sorted too.
We would love to see you popping in to the neighborhood and entering the challenge. We love to see what you create.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy

PSC90 One for Christmas using Robyn's Fetish

Hi everyone, this is a scheduled post as I've gone bush for a couple of days with my son to do some painting on a little cottage we own. Used to be my MIL's house and our son has a week off and got the bug to do some cleaning up of the old place! I'm taking our youngest grandson with me, so that will be interesting, he's only two.
Well it's Wednesday and that means another challenge starts at The Perfect Sentiment. We are being sponsored by Robyn's Fetish and I chose this cute Christmas mouse for my card. The theme this time is to use Ribbon, Seam Binding or Baker's Twine on your card. It can be for any occasion and must have that all important sentiment on the front.

Here is my card........

Recipe:
SU Garden Green cardstock for the basecard and matte
White card from stash
DP from Kaisercraft 61/2 paper pad - Silly Season
Dies - Memory Box ~ bells
          Die-Namics ~ Postage Stamp
Image is from Robyn's Fetish and is called Putting Up The Tree
Copic Markers
Sentiment is from SU
Memento Black inkpad
Baker's Twine from stash

Okay I have to get a move on as I still have to go and buy a few groceries before my grandson gets here and also finish packing some clothes and toiletries.
We would love to see you, so hop on over and share a card with us!
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#156 Making MemoriesWith Saturated Canary

Monday is here again and it means the start of a new linky party at Make It Monday. Wow, we had lots of wonderful entries last week and I enjoyed visiting lots of your blogs and getting a closer look.
Congratulations go to Nancy as our featured artist from last week's entries and also to Wendy who was the winning commenter. Enjoy your prize!
Hubby and I went to his cousin's house and enjoyed catching up with lots of his relatives on Saturday. They had a Christmas in July get together and then yesterday was Father's Day here in Sth. Australia. Both our father's have passed away but we got together with our 5 children and spouses/boyfriend and the 3 grandies and went to The Big Rocking Horse up in the Adelaide Hills. It's a huge rocking horse you can climb and there is a wooden toy factory and a little animal sanctuary. All free to go to except if you want to feed the animals you can buy a small bag of pellets for $2. The kids (and the big kids, lol) had fun hand feeding the sheep, ducks, kangaroos,goats, alpacas and the chooks. The goat I fed grabbed the paper bag I had while I was trying to help our grandson feed him and I lost all the pellets!!! He enjoyed the mouthful of paper he got!

It's our 3rd Birthday at Make It Monday and Michelle has decided to celebrate with a little prize. all you need to do is visit the DT blogs and leave a comment wishing us a happy birthday! One of the team will be choosing the winner who will be announced next week

This week our sponsor is Saturated Canary who make fantastic digital images. I chose to play with Winnie goes camping and had fun colouring this one up.
I made a Z fold card to showcase this cutie. The digi comes with Winnie, a caravan and a little sign.
Here is my card.......

Front of card:

 Inside of card

Recipe:
SU Night of Navy cardstock for the cardbase
White card from stash
DP is from Sugar & Spice Studio- Outdoor Adventure 12x12 Paper Pack
Images from Saturated Canary - Winnie goes Camping
Sentiment is from Stamp Art by Kathryne
Dies - Butterfly Border is from Joy crafts, Nestie die - Labels Seventeen
Copic Markers
DS tape roller

I am entering the following challenges:
(back later with some)

Here's our sponsor details for this week. Saturated Canary are offering 2 fab digis for the winner!

Yeah, my favourite part......... POTW time. You guys make it so hard to choose though!
This one is by Andrea at Savvy Handmade Cards and is a lovely CAS card - you can find it here

and I chose another entry. This one is by Lorraine  from Lorraine's Place and can be found here
I just love the sweet image on this one.

 

So now it's your turn to show us what you got! Looking forward to another week packed with creativity. Don't forget to pop in and leave a comment or two for the other entrants to be in the running for the prize from our sponsor this week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy