Bundle of Joy

 

Baby cards are always fun to create, I love the crispness of these - pink and blue - traditional baby colours!

 

 

 

 

The image has been cut out using the Spellbinders Marvellous Squares Nestabilities and the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine .

 

 

The buttons are glued into a Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles Nestabilities

 

 

The pink card is done in the same way

 

I have coloured using Watercolour Pens and an Aqua Pen, for a change.

 

 

 

The pearls on both cards are from Want2Scrap

 

These cards are for the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Pink, Pearls & Lace - card 2

Card Mania - Baby

Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Bling

Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes  

Fussy and Fancy - Anything Goes 

 

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

 

{{{hugs}}}

 

SSIC Watching

I am sharing my card for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge this week.  Our Hostess is the lovely Sandie, who has chosen the following scripture:

 To everything there is a season,  time for every purpose under heaven:

 A time to be born,  and a time to die;
A time to plant,  and a time to pluck what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

 A time to gain, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time of war, and a time of peace.

Eccl. 3: 1-8

 

 

Sandie's challenge is Time. Use clocks/watches, calendars, sundials, etc. OR black and white only (to represent night and day).  

My images are retired stickers from Stampin' Up that have been in my stash for a long time.           The sentiment is form this week generous sponsor Inspired Stamps.         This card is for the following challenges: Brown Sugar – Anything Goes Crafty Catz – Male Card Fussy and Fancy - Anything Goes   Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes  Stampin' For The Weekend - Anything Goes CCEE Stampers - Use a tag   A  big thank you to our sponsor   Inspired Stamps   Make sure you stop by the Designers Blogs are some amazing inspiration - these ladies are inspirational on so many levels!! * Kristine * Linda (that's me) * MariLynn * Miejse * Peggysue * Traci M * * Candice * Diane * Helen * Jerusha * Michelle * Sandie L * Tina (Guest Designer) * Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you! {{{hugs}}}

I am excited to be sharing the Savvy Saturday Video Tutorial for Spellbinders Paper Arts - this week we are featuring the new line of Die D-Lites Shapeabilities - click here for the Tutorial and don't forget to let me know you have been!

 

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Die D-Lite Medallion Four

I am excited to be sharing a card with you using one of Spellbinders newest die line... Die D-Lites and they are just that...D-Lite-ful!   You can check them out here

 

 

For my card today I have used the Medallion Four Die D-Lites Shapeabilities - the newest released Dies from Spellbinders Paper Arts.  These Dies are truly gorgeous and in a field of their own.

 

For a full look at the Dies and some great tips to get the most from these Dies you can click here

 

 

 

 

I have added some elaborate lace and Seam Binding, the silver embellishment is the top of a Christmas Ornament with a Want2Scrap pearl added - all bling on this card is by Want2Scrap.  The Medallion Four Die D-Lite has been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

 

 

 

 

Here is the full view of the card, I have added it at the end as it is no the best photo - no matter what I did I could not get it to look right, but you get the idea.  I am blaming it on moving rooms - I am adjusting to the the lighting in my Studio for photographing - well ,that is what I am telling you anyway! LOL!

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

Birthday Balloons

 

I am popping to to share a very quick post with you - I am working away on some BIG projects and pressing deadlines....

 

 

 

but just had to  share these masculine birthday cards I created for the shop that sells my cards.

 

 

 

 

I am loving this Hot Air Balloon stamp from Calico Studio - and loving these colours - not usually a palette I would use, but am very happy with it on these cards.

 

 

 

 

Some oddments of paper from my stash, Spellbinders Paper Arts Dies and Want2Scrap bling - make it oh so easy!  What do you think?

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Creative Stamp Friends - Cards for Men

Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Stamptacular Sunday - "No Rules!"

    

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

Spellbinders Tutorial - Pass the Pie Please...

 

I am excited to be sharing something fun for today's Video Tutorial over at Spellbinders Paper Arts - you can see the Step by Step Tutorial here.

 

I would love you to pop over and leave a comment, letting me know what you think. 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

 

 

NinaB Designs October Blog Hop

*** This post will remian at the top until the end of the Blog Hop Please Scroll down for new posts! ***  Welcome to the monthly NinaB Designs team blog hop. NinaB Designs is a product designer for a few paper crafting companies including Spellbinders, Want2Scrap and Penny Black, and The Craft's Meow. For this month's hop, Nina challenged the team to create an ornament or tags, which will come in handy in the upcoming holidays. Here are my projects:     I have used Nina's Spellbinders Home Sweet Home Licensed Die to create this tag         long with Nina's Madison Patterned paper for Penny Black and Want2Scrap bling, also designed by Nina.     I have also created a Christmas Decoration         using Nina's Spellbinders Licensed Dies - Home Sweet Home and Sweet Folk Art Shapeabilities, the Want2Scrap bling is also designed by Nina.     My decoration was inspired by a visit to a nearby Christmas Shop. As I am sure you will appreciate, it is not easy to get a photo of those long decorations, but I know you see where my inspiration has come from.     Here are the products I used for my Tag and Christmas Decoration: Sweet Folk Art   Home Sweet Home     The NinaB Designs Team is giving away these TWO PRIZE PACKAGES:   Prize Package #1 includes Spellbinders Ironworks Accents and Motifs:   Prize #2 includes 2 retired sets from Layers of Colors stamps:   Beautiful Lace     Christmas Verses   Winners will be picked randomly from 2 of the designers' blogs:   Nina Brackett * Beate Johns * Clare Buswell * Jennie Harper * Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas *   Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on  October 22 on Nina's Blog, where you will also find all the relevant info regarding the giveaways.Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:   NinaB Designs Spellbinders Paper Arts The Craft's Meow Want2Scrap  Penny Black Inc. Thank you for joining us today!

CFC9 Sparkle and Bling

The last two weeks has flown by - it is time for the next Crafty Friends Challenge - our hostess this week is the talented Jenn

 

 

Jenn has challenged us to use BLING AND SPARKLE! Woohoo!!

 

 

 

 

I have used the negative Die from the NinaB Designs Spellbinders Sweet Folk Art Licensed Dies, which has teh been embossed using the Spellbinders M-Bossabilities

 

 

The Christmas Tree has had rows of bling, lace and pearls added - never too much shimmer for Christmas!

 

 

 

The sentiment has been cut out using the Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags One Shapeabilities and had shimmered buttons added.  I added 3D Kindy Glitz to the button and a pearl to the center.

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Cards Galore - Anything goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Add some bling

ABC Christmas Challenge - Anything goes

Cards by Lady Anne / Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - Lace and Pearls  

Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes!

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes

 Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

 Just Keep on Creating - Christmas

Fussy and Fancy - Anything Goes

Hotshot Crafts - Bling 

Totally Gorjuss - Bling it on 

One Stop Craft - Anything goes

  

We would love you to join in with our challenge, pop over and check out the Design Team - you are sure to be inspired at every stop!

Beate Johns * Charmaine Ikach * Jenn Balcer * Linda Lucas (that's me) * Nina Brackett

Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment, I read each one and appreciate your support and encouragement! I do look forward to seeing you play along with this Bi-weekly challenge - there is so much fun ahead and you are going to want to be part of it!

{{{hugs}}}

SSIC Peace

It is time for this weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge, this weeks hostess is the lovely Peggysue, who has chosen:

 

Make a card that to you represents peace or calm; with an image, color scheme, CAS layout or verse, something that speaks peace to you, but peace symbols themselves are excluded. The card has to speak peace through your own style.  John 16:33

 

There is nothing more peaceful than being in the garden, we often unwind as we water the plants, it is so relaxing after a busy day, especially in an Australian summer. 

 

I have used an image from the Flourishes Sweet Days of Summer

stamp set, cutting it out with Spellbinders Standard Circles LG Nestabilities, layering it onto the Parisian Motifs.  Want2Scrap Black Gems have been added around the circle.

 

 

 

 

The sentiment is cut out with the Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags One Shapeabilities and layered onto lace and some narrow gingham ribbon.  The butterfly embellishment is tied onto the bow.

 

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Cards Galore - Anything goes

Oozak - Die cuts

Craft Us Crazy - Children and/or Fall

Do You Stack Up? - Something vintage

Happy Campers - Use a tag

Paper Crafting Journey - Add some bling

Southern Girls - Ribbons

Cards by Lady Anne / Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

 Paper Shelter Challenge - Charm

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Girl 

Deep Ocean Challenge - Anything Goes  

Everybody-Art-Challenge -  Bling

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes!

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Flowers

 One Stop Craft - Anything goes

Totally Gorjuss - Bling it on

 

A special thank you to this weeks sponsor

 

The lovely Diane from Daydream Designs!!

   

 

Make sure you stop by the Designers Blogs are some amazing inspiration - these ladies are inspirational on so many levels!!

* Kristine * Linda (that's me) * MariLynn * Miejse * Peggysue * Traci M *

* Candice * Diane * Helen * Jerusha * Michelle * Sandie L * Tina (Guest Designer)

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

 

{{{hugs}}}

Friends

I love colouring and don't seem to do it often enough these days.  I am sharing a card I created using an image that was coloured during a PrismaColor Class I taught a few weeks ago - my first Class infact.

 

 

 

 

The image is from the Petal Party stamp set designed by my very dear friend Nina of NinaB Designs for Penny Black

 

 

 

 

I have cut the image out using the Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles Nestabilities

 

 

 

 

The sentiment is from Want2Scrap and is layered into the Spellbinders Ribbon Banners Shapeabilities.  My Dies have been cut using the  Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

 

 

 

 

Finishing off with a beautiful pearl flourish from Want2Scrap and some recycled vintage lace.

 

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafts and Me - Lace and Pearls

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Bling

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes!

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

Deep Ocean Challenge - Anything Goes

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}