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

Make It Cute - Challenge #46 at Completely Christmas

It's Saturday and that means a new challenge at Completely Christmas Challenge Blog. I know we've just got over Christmas and the New Year, but believe me I've found it less stressful to know my cards are all done before the mad rush of Christmas preparations kick in. So why not join in with the challenge and get all your cards done on a weekly basis and avoid the stress, lol.
This week is Anything Goes (as long as its Christmas) with a twist of Make It Cute!!!
Our sponsor is Stitchy Bear Stamps
Here is my card.

Recipe:
SU Baked Brown Sugar cardstock for cardbase and mattes
SU Real Red
White card from stash to print the image onto
Image is from Stitchy Bear Stamps - Beary Happy Winter Coloured Bear
Sentiment is from SU ~ Good Greeting stamp set
Memory Box Die ~ Jolly Jingle Bells
Twine ~ Paper Fields
SU Whisper White inkpad
Memento Black inkpad
Corner Rounder Punch
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

Time to say goodbye, my teamies and I would love to have you pop in and leave us a comment. I'd appreciate the feedback.
See you on the challenge blog.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge #123 and a DT Call at Aud Sentiments

Hi there, you heard right, there is a DT call over at Aud Sentiments challenge blog and also the start of a new challenge. We are a fortnightly challenge with two teams sharing over the two week period. The theme for this week is Anything Goes but don't forget the all important addition of a sentiment on the front of your creation.
Our sponsor is the wonderful Sassy Studio Designs and I've used this fab image.
Here is my card....... I think this would suit several different occasions e.g. birthday, thank you, get well, a general card just to say hello, etc.

Recipe:
SU Crumbcake card for the basecard and crimped panel
SU Early Espresso for the mattes
Scrap of SU Night of Navy
White card from stash for the image and sentiment
DP is from My Mind's Eye 12x12 paper pack ~ Complete Boy
Image is from Sassy Studio Designs ~ Cowgirl Jessie Honey (isn't she fun)
Sentiment is from my new set of Paper Smooches stamps ~ Sentiment Sampler - lovin' these
Nestie Die - Stars Five
Paper Crimper
Pearls from stash
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

It's an easy challenge so why not come and join in the fun and be in the running for the fab prize from Sassy Studio Designs and we would love to see your wonderful creations.
That's all from me today - my teamies and I would love to see you visit us and we will be popping in to comment on your entries too.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge #106 ~ 2nd Annual Block Party at 613 Avenue Create

                       Welcome everyone to our 2nd Annual Block Party.  We can't believe it's been 2 years already, thank you to all of our "neighbors" old and new for all of your support and friendship! 


Well I hope you are all ready for a fabulous new challenge at 613 Avenue Create as we celebrate our second year. We have an interesting challenge called ~ 1001 Techniques. Sound intriguing?
Pop over to the blog and see the list of different techniques etc that you can use in your creations. The idea is to use as many techniques as you can on your project and of course if it's not on the list you can still use whatever technique you would like.
Our sponsors for this challenge are: A Day For Daisies : All Dressed Up : Chubby Mermaid : The Cutting Cafe

I am using an image from A Day For Daisies 

Here is my card using:   Tent Topper Card, Die Cutting, Pointillism, Copic(Alcohol Markers), Paper Pleating & Paper Piercing. You know me, lol, I'm pretty CAS orientated so it was hard to add more than this!!!

 Recipe:
SU Perfect Plum cardstock for basecard and mattes and punched and die cut pieces
White cardstock from stash
DP from First Addition Paper - 12x12 paper pad ~ Desert Blooms
Image from A Day For Daisies - Fairy Wish
Sentiment from SU
Leafy swirl from Marianne Designs
Several Circle Punches and Scalloped Circle Punch
Ribbon from stash
Pearls from stash
Wink of Stella Pen - used on the wings, but you can't really see it in the photo
Copic Markers
Memento black inkpad
D/S Tape Roller
D/S tape for the pleated paper embellishment
Foam Dots

This challenge prompted me to try a couple of new techniques and they are:
Pointillism (colouring using dots of colour with the copic markers) ~ I think it turned out reasonably well and the other was paper pleating which I also enjoyed so hopefully these two techniques will be used again in future creations.

I'm running late with my post this week so I do hope you pop by and leave a comment and we would love to see you joining in with our super fun challenge this time. Lots of wonderful prizes from our fantastic sponsors so get creative and stop by the challenge blog and check out the list and then go crazy, lol.
My fellow teamies and I would love to see you dropping in and leaving a comment or two. 

Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

A Vintage Santa - Challenge #45 at Completely Christmas

First Christmas card for the year! It's the start of a new challenge at Completely Christmas Challenge Blog and I unfortunately missed the first one for the year but am loving this lovely vintage image supplied by our sponsor Dazzling Ace Designs.
Another scheduled post as we are off to an 80th birthday party today. We have only met the man a couple of times but my hubby is good friends with his son who he worked with interstate. They have the same name, but he has had a brain tumor and hasn't been able to drive his crane. He still lives interstate and his sister thought since he was coming over for his dad's birthday that it would be a great opportunity for the two Adrians to catch up.
Well back to the challenge, we have a twist this week of adding some Christmas Foliage.
Here is my card.......

a closer view of this lovely Santa..........

 

Recipe:

SU Night of Navy cardstock

SU Real Red cardstock

SU Naturals Ivy cardstock

White cardstock from stash for printing

Scrap of SU Garden Green cardstock

DP is from Couture Creations - 12x12 paper pad ~ Vintage Christmas

Image is from Dazzling Ace Designs

Fancy That Die - Leafy Vine
Punch from SU
Sentiment from SU
Tim Holtz antique inkpad

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
A Gem of A Challenge - Challenge#135 - Something New (mine is the lovely vintage image)


Well, that's it from me as time is getting short and we have about a 1 1/2 hour drive to get to our friend's property. It took us a while to find it last time as it's rural property and wasn't listed in the street directory. Hopefully hubby remembers where to go, lol.
Love to see you pop into the challenge blog and enter this weeks challenge and my teamies and I would also appreciate a visit too.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Harley motorbike card Challenge 41 Crafting from the Heart

Hello, I hope you all had a fabulous New Year and are looking forward to 2015. We've not had a brilliant start here in Sth Australia with major bushfires. Normally I don't know anyone involved in local catastrophes but this time is different. An ex-sister-in-law whose house is still standing but the fire was very close. They have a small farm and the fire was on their road. Her hubby is a firefighter and she and her son and dog had to evacuate the property.  Several friends evacuated to other people's homes and two of our children in different suburbs had problems breathing because of the smoke. This not only affected country people, but was close to several Adelaide outer suburbs too. One of our granddaughters is asthmatic and luckily she was okay and the wind changed direction. The fire is still going and lots of our volunteer firefighters are still out there waging war against the fire.
Hopefully the fire will soon be out, I think they have also done some back-burning to stop it spreading.
On a happier note, we had a lovely restful holiday with friends staying with them near the beach and celebrating his 60th birthday. We watched the midnight fireworks display on New Year's Eve and then wishes him a happy birthday for the 1st day of 2015.
Well I had better get on and share my DT card for this new challenge at Crafting from the Heart that starts today.
We are being sponsored by Scribble & Scrap Crafts and there is a prize on offer, so please join in with us.
Here is my card.....

Recipe:
SU Night of Navy cardstock for basecard, matte, strip and punched oval
White card from stash
Image was a freebie from Clearly Vintage
Clock is a wooden stamp from Paper Pleasure called ~ Watch Face
Sentiment was from Doodle Pantry
Punches: two different sized ovals
Brads from stash
Foam Dots
D/S Tape Roller
Antique inkpad

I might come back with some challenges to enter later.
Don't forget to come and join in the fun with us, it's an Anything Goes Challenge and the DT have made some fabulous cards to help inspire you. Why not pop in and leave my teamies and I a comment as well, it's nice to get some feedback.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Time to celebrate the New Year Challenge #122 at Aud Sentiments

Happy New Year!!! We had a fun one staying with friends and celebrating a 60th birthday today. Hope you saw the New Year in with a bang.
I'm actually scheduling this one as we are off with our friends and not sure what day we will be coming home.
The challenge this fortnight is to make something with the word "New" or to use something "New" you received for Christmas, don't forget to let us know what the new thing is. I got a lovely set of sentiment stamps and wanted to try them out on my card. They are in a nice modern font.
Our sponsor is Imagine That
Here is my card....

Recipe:
SU Crumb Cake cardstock for the base and diecut
White Card from stash
Purple card from stash
Image is from Imagine That ~ Bloom Where You are Planted - this comes with a coloured image, line image and lots of sentiments too.
Sentiment is from my "New" set of stamps from Paper Smooches
DP is from Dovecraft 12x12 paper pad
Nellie Snellen Dies
Copic Markers
Pearls from Stash
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

Well hubby is pacing around ready to go so I might come back when I get home and do a bit of editing of this post.
Come along and join in the fun with this wonderful "New" challenge. Love to see what you got for Christmas, lol.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy