Anyone for a Backyard BBQ!!!!

Over at Clear Dollar Stamps they are releasing on the 1st June their new set which is called Backyard BBQ! It seriously reminds me of summer - don't you agree?

So pop on over now and purchase this super cute set!

I'm having one of those days today. Just feeling really down. Am going to be away for a few days to re coop and get myself back on track.

Have a good day

I'm DOING IT!!!!

After seeing the challenge of 'Feathering' at Sammi's Mad for Markers blog I have seriously ummed and aaaaaahhhed for about 2wks. I tried and tried to get this technique but seriously struggled!

Anyways tonight it got the better of me and I sat for HOURS and came up with this card.....I'm loving my new Greeting Farm stamp!

Items used: flowers, ribbon, button, copics, bazzil cardstock, cardstock edges, x-press border punch.

Entries to:
http://madformarkers.blogspot.com/ - feathering!



Have a great night
K

YOU make my world shine

Good Morning! gosh hasn't the week just flown by!!! I made this card from the dog range at lily-boo. Isn't he just adorable!

I used my new Heidi Swap edge distresser which is just brilliant.

Items used: copics, ribbons, buttons, bella dp, bazzil cardstock, christina re papers & chalks

Challenge Entries to:
http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/ - up in the air
http://ilovedigichallenge.blogspot.com/  - Fathers Day
http://dareu2digistamp.blogspot.com/  - One for the Boys


Have a great weekend!

New Challenge time at Digital Delights

This week we have a challenge........ we are challenging you to use TEXTURE on your creation!!

and it is sponsored by none other than the fabby Simon Says Stamp

The prize is a $20 gift certificate to spend in their store

I had sooooo much fun with this challenge but also found it a challenge lol.....

I just had to use Wonderland Briley and this toadstool. First off I hand stitched around the outside, then around the next layer (that took ages lol) Then I embossed the lard blue scalloped circle and distressed the edges and all the outside edges of my layers. Not sure if you can tell but the spots on the toadstool and also the stem are glitter.

 

Items used: copics, wonderland briley, toadstool, pearls, stitching, embossing glitter, ribbon & brads.

Have a good night

xx

Just because

Good Afternoon

I made this card just because and am not 100% happy with how it looks :( Don't you hate days like that!

Have a good day
k

help help

can anyone please help me with spellbinders imprestabilities.....how do you get them to work in a cuttlebug?????

thanks

OMG I'm soooo lucky

Along with my FABULOUS blog candy I won I received this card from Jodie - Isn't she just the most wonderful generous VERY talented of a person!!!

I'm so in LOVE with this card and my candy!!!!!!!

So a HUGE THANK YOU to Jodie - your so kind and I hope some wonderful luck comes your way just like it did mine
xxxx

Please help

Lisa at http://bylisac.blogspot.com/2010/05/special-rak-event-for-my-sister-jayme.html needs your generous cards....

Details from Lisa's blog....

I am having a special event for my sister Jayme. She is in her early 50's and has terminal lung cancer. To make it worse, her sweet dachshund Molly passed away a couple weeks ago. Today we learned her cancer has spread to several other areas and her time is running out. I am asking for all my card making friends to send her a fun card...not really get well cards obviously, but something pretty or funny that will make her smile. She is a frog collector so frog cards would be awesome! I have been blessed by all those I design for to have a wonderful offer of blog candy. Details are below on how to enter. I will choose a winner June 2nd.


Hope you can help Lisa out for a smile for her sister....xxx

Celebrate your Birthday

Here is a card I made the other week and hadn't posted yet. I honestly have no clue where the image is from - how terrible! I really should make notes of where I get freebies from etc!

Items used: bazzil cardstock, buttons, bella dp, christina re paper, versacolour inks, copics.

Challenge Entries to:
http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ -The Great Outdoors
http://www.cinspirations.blogspot.com/ -Card for a Child
http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ -Birthday
http://www.sewmanychallenges.com/ -Anything Goes

Have a good day!
K

I'm Back!

In the land of internet and blogging :) Golly gosh what an exhausting few days I've had! I'm still recovering! I shopped til the kids dropped hehehe and had a great time away at the folks. I forgot to take my card making stuff so I'm really behind in that one. Hence why I'm having a movie day with the kids, so I can make my deadlines!!!

Hope you all are well.
K

argh!

While ago I posted about how we got flooded and were waiting on a new camera from the insurance place....well 4mths later I got the phone call to say it had finally arrived. So i drove 1.4hrs to get it (luckily was staying at my parents near bys) and I go today to pick it up to find the stupid company has gone into receivership!!!! OMG I was sooooo annoyed! So back on the phone to insurance who are being rather kind this time round.....and the worst part....on our way out of the store the local news crew bombarded me with questions and so I ended up on the news! (hangs head in shame!) I'm soooo embarrassed lol....never mind, atleast they didn't show too much off me and only a few sentences thank goodness!

Am still out and about but will be back on track from monday :)

take care and have a good week
xxx

Be back soon!

Unfortunately I will be MIA for a few days (again I know but this time I'm going! lol) so should be back on the weekend to catch up on all the wonderful posts.....

Have a good week......

K

PS. Did I tell you I WON candy????? lol I'm just sooooooo excited!

I won!!!!!

I can't believe my luck!!!! I won Jodie's blog candy!!!! I'm crying with happiness! OMG I can't believe it!!!!!!!!!!!


I can't thank Jodie enough for her generosity with the blog candy!
xxxx

Boys Card

Good Morning

I made this card for my nephew and as I was so rushed for time I hand wrote the sentiment....he loved it anyways! I really love this little guy from Digital Delights so boyish and soooo like my nephew!

Items used: buttons, bazzil cardstock, chipboard, copics, bella dp.

Challenge Entries to:
http://craftyannschallengeblog.wordpress.com/  - anything goes

Happy Sunday

Good Morning - well it's not here but never mind!  I didn't end up going away so am catching up on my blogging.

I made this card just because. The image is from Shinta girl and I love it! It's the first time I've got to use her and I'm happy with it.

Items used: buttons, ribbons, bella dp, cardstock, creative dp.

Challenge Entries to:
http://dareu2digistamp.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://drunkenstampers.wordpress.com/ - use your scraps

Big Sale for retiring images

Over at Digital Delights there is a Retiring SALE. These super cute images are being retired to make way for some new ones coming so get them while you can....and they are $1.00 or LESS!!!!!!

stamps

I know I've asked before but is anyone keen for a stamp swap? I'd love to get some more Magnolia stamped images or Gorjus Girls by sugar nellie. If no one is interested in any images I have, I'd actually be happy to pay for some stamped images if anyone is interested?

Cheers
K

Best Friends

Good Morning!


Over at lily-boo's a Best Friends release has just come out. It's so cute (and a must have!) I made this card so I could use this image. I didn't want too many different DP on it so I just used the one as it already had the cute flower and bird image on it. Then I just used embellishments and taaa-daaa! lol....

I've scheduled this post as I'm heading away for a couple of days with sick family members still - should be back early next week hopefully.


Items used: copics, lace ribbon, punches and buttons.


Have a great day
K

It's Debbie's Birthday and it's a Celebration!

All I can say is WOW!!!! How amazing is this candy! Go HERE to look at Debbie's fantastic site and blog candy offer......just so generous!

Kate

Jodie's candy!

WOW how amazing is this candy!!!!!

Fingers crossed! How sweet of Jodie to have this as candy!!!!

New Release is HERE!!!!

YAY!!!! Over at Digital Delights is our NEW Release....I was chosen to use Dilly Duck with Umbrella and I just loved this image. Why not pop on over now to see the other girls DT work, and grab yourself some new release images, they are just devine!!!

And also over at Delightful Sketches & Challenges we have a new Sketch Challenge. The talent we had from our last challenge was AMAZING!

The winner will get a $10 gift certificate to DIGITAL DELIGHTS STORE and you will also get to choose your own NEW CUSTOM WATERMARK !!

I loved this sketch challenge and here is my DT Card.

It's my besties daughter's 5th birthday this week so I made it especially for her. She loves cards with her name on them lol.....


Items used: copics, ribbon, flower punches, buttons, bella dp, creative dp, diamonties, cardstock.

Challenge Entries to:
http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ - cute and cuddly
http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/ - cute & cuddly
http://www.clearlyistamp.typepad.com/ - Flower
http://handfullofstamps.blogspot.com/2010/05/27-hfos-just-little-dottie.html - Just a little Dottie
http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - too cute

Ace of Cakes

Does anyone know where I can get the Ace of cakes dvds? It's not popular in australia and is a special order which is super expensive. Ebay have some that are still quite $$$ too.

Cheers
kate

Strawberry delight!

Hello, gosh what a night! My poor son had a rough night with sleep and I find out he has a perforate ear drum! He's not cried with it at all! I feel sick about it, the poor little guy. He's such a trouper and event he doctor said 'he's an amazing little boy' ;(

Anyways on to my card.....The bear is from digital delights and the strawberries are Whimsie Doodles.

I'm so loving my new Watermark from Digital Delights!!!!

Items used: ribbon, bazzil cardstock, flowers, brads, buttons & copics

Have a great day!

The Stamp Spot

For Mother's Day hubby wanted to get me something for my crafting but had no clue what (lol) so I asked could I get some Nestabilities. So I found the stamp spot and well.....lots of $$$ later I had ordered my Nesties and tons more! hehehe.

I must tell you all that Marcia at The Stamp Spot has been MOST helpful! The service has been absolutely amazing and the postage was really much faster than I anticipated! So now I'm just waiting for my goodies to arrive and then I will be over the moon!

Have a good day

New Watermark

How Lucky am I????  Digital Delights are now creating customised watermarks with their images for $5! How amazing is that. And seeing as I'm watermark 'challenged' shall we say...lol..... I asked the wonderful Wendy Hall to create one for me......

How AMAZING is my new watermark??? I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! So why not pop on over now and place an order - You WONT be disappointed!

Digital Delights New Release......Teaser :)

We have a New Release coming at Digital Delights and to make it even more Exciting the Fab Wendy Hall is GIVING away the COMPLETE set if you can Guess all the "greyed out" images in our sneak peak!!!!

SO get GUESSING NOW!!!!!


Kate

Pink Pink and more Pink!!

This has got to be my Favourite Day of the year lol....I had a blast on Mothers Day!! Hope all you lovely mummies did too.

I made this card 'just because' but have to say, it's quite possibly my fav card I've made!

Items used: Tilda stamp, cardstock, bazzil cardstock, bella dp, ribbon, buttons, diamonties and flowers.

Challenge Entries to:
http://dareu2digistamp.blogspot.com/   - Anything Goes
http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ - Punches
http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/  - Punches
http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/ - cute and Cuddly
http://www.cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Buttons
http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/  - Yellow, DP & Buttons


Have a great day!

Angel Card

Hello!
Still crazy house here but I managed to get this done just before I got sick. The image is from Lily-Boo and is soooo super cute :)

I'm going thru a 'no sentiments' phase....what do you think of cards without sentiments?

Items used: copics, bazzil cardstock, flower, ladybug charm, lily-boo image, x-cut border punch, diamonties, bella dp.

Challenge Entries to: http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/  punches

http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ - punches

Have a great Mothers Day!!!

Train-Tastic!

I often struggle with boys cards but came across this image from Dustin Pike and finally put it to use!

I used my cuttlebug to emboss the circles on the green piece.

The sentiment is quite cute for a boy I think. There is a show my kids love, Chuggington and they always say 'Train-tastic' so I stole that word lol...

Challenge Entry to:
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ - Boys to Men

http://dareu2digistamp.blogspot.com/  - anything goes
http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ - Emerald

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ - card for a male


Items used: Dustin Pike image, buttons, ribbon, cardstock, red versacolour ink, bella dp, copics, bazzil cardstock.

Have a good day!

PS Thanks for all the well wishes with my munchkins, 1 is better, the other is on his 3rd lot of anti biotics! And as for me....I need sleep and ventolin apparently as I'm quite weazy!

Friday Freebie!

Don't forget to go to SNR   and grab your super cute freebie from the Digital Delights group! He is soooo super cute you will NOT want to miss out! I'm not sure when it's friday on their time but I thought I'd still post about it even though I'm now on Friday time. I really need to get one of those world clock things for my blog! I just didn't want to forget about posting and am not sure I will get much time later today.

Have a great day!

blog candy !!!!

Over at Spesch stamps the wonderful Tracey is giving away blog candy! Go check it out now!!!!

Aaaaarggghhh Me Hearties!

I made this card using the new release Lily-Boo Pirate images.

I found the map on google and am quite happy with how it's turned out :)

I went around the map and used my new Heidi Swapp edge distresser! It's brilliant and it only cost me $3.60!!!!!

Items used: copics, brown chalk, brown versacolour ink, bella dp, cardstock.

The bus has hit me!

The Flu bus that is! OMG I'm so sick! My lovely kids have coughed all over me and shared their horrid germs :( I feel so darn horrible and sick I can barely move! No crafting from me for a few days, I'll be in bed :(

Ouch

Well I'll humour you all.....we have a small acreage and hope to be moving next year to somewhere with lots more land., we have no idea where hubby will get posted but we find that exciting (and I'll admit, stressful!) but anyways we have a Ram, I got him from my BFF as his mum rejected him so at 2 days Old I had Jasper and was bottle feeding him. He started to think I was his mummy and I loved it! He even would chase the car out the drive way, jump at the door to be let in and chase the dogs, I actually had to stop babying him cause he thought he was a dog lol....now he was supposed to be whethered (ringed) but well something went wrong and he grew horns and knackers :)

We got him a girlfriend to mate with and I called her Alice (Twilight fan here lol) and he loves her, and I mean smitten with her kind of love. Then something happened the other week - I touched his horns, and now he hates me! So bad that we are going to eat him - sorry if that offends anyone, I always said I'd never eat my pets but well, when he ramed me, starting bucking trying to hurt me I knew I couldn't keep him. He's even now done it to my hubby! I'm so frightened he will hurt a child that I can't risk it.

Here is why he hurts!

A girlie card

Good Morning!

I made this card 'just because' and used a freebie image from Polycraft.

Items used: Polycraft image, diamonties, heart embellishment, bazzil cardstock, bella & creative dp.

Hello!

I got this gorgeous image as a freebie from polly craft awhile ago now and only just found time to use it! I love it.

Items used - polycraft image, ribbon, diamonties, bazzil cardstock, bella dp, flower, heart embellishment, versacolour ink, copics


Challenges: http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/ - challenge #5 Anything Goes

Have a great day

Clear Dollar stamps are now available!!!!

Hi All!!!!! Happy sunday :)  You can now purchasethe Pirates Ahoy Clear Acrylic stamp set from Clear Dollar Stamps

If you pop on over to Digital Delights to have a look at the DT girls work with these images - you will want this set!!!!!

May Challenge card at Lily-Boo

Over at Lily Boo our theme for May's challenge is a Shaped card challenge so that means any shape BUT squares and rectangles!!

I decided to use one of the Onesie's on My Dress Card......

I got this template out of the Docrafts Creativity Magazine. I'm in love with that magazine!!! They give you freebies and heaps of ideas!

Have a great day

Challenge Entries: http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ - don't be square
http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - shaped card