Turning 70

A dear friend of mine is turning 70 this week. Although we are having an afternoon tea, she has requested that there be no presents. Oh dear,.... I can't let this event go by without presenting her with something. Therefore, I have decided to make a "special" card. It is still in the development stage, but here are a few sneak peaks.

         I hope she likes it!!! The inside will hold the message. It is a design that I found in a magazine called Magnolia Ink 2011 vol 3. Thanks Debbie for a great tutorial.

Hope you are having a creative day too.   

Gina K Designs Mix It Up Monday

  Well another week has sailed on by and we are up to another challenge for Gina K design. You can find it all happening here:
http://stamptv.ning.com/forum/topics/mix-it-up-monday-it-s-getting-darker-stv13mon35
My entries this week are using some of the older sets from Gina K. The first card uses a stamp that comes from "Eclectic Summer stamp TV kit".

I used Memento Inks for the sponged background in Rose Bud, Lilac Posies and Lady Bug with the horizon shading in Tuxedo Black. The branches were also stamped in tuxedo black and they are from the GKD set "Picture It!"

 My second entry for this week is this one. 

I can't seem to find where the flower stamp is from but the die is Spellbinders Lotus Flower. I white embossed the flower and then added lines with a white gel pen around the circle die from Spellbinders.  I had bought the Lotus flower die and hadn't used it until I saw a video by Gina K where she used it in much the same way and it has now become a favorite of mine. Thanks Gina for the inspiration. The border is tape from Christina Re collection. 

   I can't believe that I have also finished a third card for this challenge:

Wild Birthday with stamps from the Wild About You set. I have been wanting to use this set for a while and never seem to reach for it but today I did and pleased that I did. They are such great images. 

  Hope you are all having a wonderful day full of creativity.

Gina K Mix it Up Monday

 Here in Sydney, the weather has turned warm and very summery. Today is the last day of Winter and although there has been a slight breeze (great for getting the washing done), the temperatures have been in the low twenties. Just lovely for this time of year. Even the poor dog had a bath!! That has been my day, but I have managed to finally get back into my craft room after a very busy week.

                   First on the list to do was a card for Gina K's weekly challenge. Here is the link:
http://stamptv.ning.com/forum/topics/mix-it-up-monday-stv13mon34-a-touch-of-gold

and here is my entry:

Now that this is completed, I'm off to get some more done.   

Here is another one for the touch of gold challenge:

Hope you are having a great day.    

Too early for Christmas?

I know it is a little early, but I have completed my first project for Christmas. I started the paper piecing of the centre hexagons last year and appliquéd it onto the background earlier this year. Paper piecing seems to be taking over my nights as I can sit with my husband doing something whilst he is watching TV. Over the past week I have been doing the quilting on my new machine. Oh, how I am loving the BSR on the Bernina. It makes life a lot easier in the world of free motion quilting. I am quite pleased with the effect, so here is the result:

IBS Masculine Challenge
     
   Well here goes, I am entering another challenge today and this one is for the Aussie company Inspired by Stamping. I don't have any of their stamps yet but I am using Luka from LaLa Land.
   Here is the link to the challenge:
http://joannamunster.com/2013/08/20/august-blog-hopmasculine/

This cute little guy I coloured with Copic Markers. I am not normally an orange kind of person but found this paper and decided to go for it. Anything to keep stretching the boundaries!












And the second one is:

   I found some checker plate contact paper in a bargain store and thought it would make a great background for masculine cards. Have I found a lot of uses for it! LOL. The sentiment is from Hero Arts and the die cut gears are from 'Fancy That'.

Gina K Design Mix it up Mondays Challenge

Today I decided to have a go at the Gina K designs Mix it up Mondays Challenge. I haven't done many challenges so hopefully this is the start of something new.  Here is my card made with a Gina K duo set; Because of You. I have embossed the couple with white fine detail embossing powder and the greeting is embossed using the black fine detail powder.

Have a great day.  

I am glad that work is over for this week! My craft room is awaiting and I am feeling inspired!

 I have connected with the lovely ladies from Gina K designs group called Down Under Stampers and I have have spent the last few days trolling some blogs. Nothing like other people's work to get the juices following again. In the mean time I will share a simple card that I made for my dearest friend's daughter birthday. Jodi has been like a daughter to me and I have loved seeing this wonderful girl turn into a beautiful woman. Hope you had a fantastic birthday Jodi.