A Bevvy of Boxes - #2

Another day, another birthday. This time it is the step-daughter of my brother....aka Miss 12. I admit I did wuz out a little on the gift idea as 12 is nearly the same as 13....so the gift idea was the same, but the colour scheme different. Miss 12 is also a Type 1 diabetic like myself, so instead of chocolates, I sent a big bag of sugar-free fruit lollies for her to enjoy.

The colour scheme for this set was entirely based around a DP I found at my local craft haunt. By chance it happened to co-ordinate with Brocade Blue, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron and Bashful Blue. The card idea was inspired by this card fm SCS. This however was a square card and I had to make it to fit a rectangular card. Here's my version of the card...

A close up of the flower and sentiment. I used the Scallop Square Punch whole for the DP and then cut it doun for the Saffron and down again for the sentiment. That way I knew it would all fit together nicely. I think it worked well, and will definitely use it again (and cut straighter next time I do it!!).



and the box......

and the set together.....

More fun with more birthday antics coming up....stay tuned and thanks for dropping by.

Stuff used:

Card: (SU) Brocade Blue (ret), So Saffron, Whisper White, My Memories S'Book Paper #141792

Ink: (SU) Markers in So Saffron, Bashful Blue and Mellow Moss (ret), Versamark.

Stamps: (SU) Lovely Letters Alphabet, Inspited By Nature, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Polka Dot BGS

Punches: (SU) Scallop Circle, Scallop Square, CM 1 3/8 " and 1 1/4" circle punch, Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch.

Odd Bits: Dimensionals, Flower Brads (unknown brand), Blue 1/2 pearls fm Bizzy Becs.

Lynda xx



A Bevvy of Boxes - #1

Hi all!

September for me is a birthday ONSLAUGHT!!!! If I told you how many family/friends/relos etc had birthdays in September.....you would not believe me. Consequently I am FLAT chat trying to get cards and gifts done for all. Over the next couple of posts I am going to share some of the co-ordinating gifts I started the month with.

Miss Niece turned 13. Now as all of you with girls know, this is a FANTASTIC age (not) to buy for. Of course, Aunty Lynda did not wish to "dag-out" also. I had a dig around in my crypt of projects and found a delightful box fm the incredibly talented Makeesha Byl here. Perfect for something small and personal. I also recently aquried the Inspired by Nature stamp set and was hanging to try it out. Now Miss 13 is a very girly girl, so I went for (gasp) PINK and dulled it down a bit with Rose Red. Here's what I came up with....

The card....

The box.....

The set together....

And the most surprising thing for me....was what I could fit inside.....

It's amazing the little treasures you find when you look closely at the shelves in stores. The box contained a 25g bar of Dove Beauty soap, a 50ml bottle of Lux bodywash and a tube of Vanilla scented lip frosting...perfect I thought for a girly girl.....Oh yeah...and of course some Lindt Chocolates!! What do you think??

Thanks for stopping by. I'll be back with a variation on a theme later.

Stuff Used:

Stamps: (SU) Inspired By Nature, Amy R "Birthday Sentiments"

Card: (SU) Rose Red, Whisper White, Bali Breeze DSP (now retired)

Ink: (SU) Markers Mellow Moss and Rose Red, So Saffron ink pad

Punch: Martha Stewart Double Loop Punch

Other Bits: Dimensionals,  Brad fm Reject Shop bargain buy!!

Lynda xx



Another milestone...

Hey there all. One of the blogs I love to pop into is Cheryl Joshua's My Cardmaking Haven. Cheryl is inspirational on so many levels. Her artwork and cards (both digi-images, stamped), colouring and scrapbooking layouts are amazing. if you have not discovered her work yet, please pop over and see.

Cheryl has also reached just over 60,000 blog hits which is amazing. She also has been recreating herself in that she has lost an amazing amount of weight which is inspiring many. To celebrate all these milestones, Cheryl has got some blog candy going. Just clicck on the link to her blog and the post is at the top. Here's what she has going....

                                   

I love these stamps so very much. I would love to be able to colour them as well as others out there.....but to practise....I guess I need to get some first!!!!

I think Cheryl has done the most amazing job with all the milestones she has reached. My heartfelt congratulations on all of them darl.

Lynda xx

Tea for One (#1)

As most of you may know....I love my netball. Not so long ago whilst playing against a bunch of 14/15yo's (PS.....my team STARTS at 40yo!!) I sustained a minor knee tweak. To say the least it was frustrating and the fluid continued in spurts and fits. Thankfully, I have a physio at my work and she is amazing. She noticed me hobbling one arvo and offered to take a look for me. She diagnosed the problem, gave me some exercises and ordered a new piece of hardware for the knee. This helped me make it through the rest of the season with no more fluid. Nancy is AMAZING!!! She was so very generous with her knowledge and time.....I wanted to do something nice for her. This is what I came up with...

It is based on a teabag holder that I saw on SCS here. These teabag holders are so easy and a lot of fun to do and I think make a great little gift. Here are some other angles for your enjoyment!!

Give these teabag holders a go....you won't be sorry!!

Stuff used:

CS:(SU) Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Green CS and DP non SU

Ink: (SU) Wild Wasabi, Versamark, Markers Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun

Stamps: (SU) Garden Whimsy, Happy Moments, Whimsical Words

Oddments: Orange Ribbon (fm Big W), Carla Craft CP1 Circle Punch (to nip out the corners), Gold eyelets and collars fm Riot Art and Craft, Nestabilities Labels One

Lynda xx

More comebacks than Melba!!!!

Both my MIL and FIL have been workers at Australia Post FOREVER. My MIL finally decided to retire.....after threatening to do so many times. This time 'was it and FINAL!!" So to commemorate such an auspicious occasion, I marked it with a card. I made it at a play date at my bestie's house. She had aquired the SU bird punch and let me have a play. I had seen similar versions of this card on SCS and here's what I came up with...

It let me also have a play with my relatively new nesties (Labels 8) which is a similar shape to the SU top note die. Dunno if I am happy with my sun in the top left hand corner.....but it needed something!! Here are some close ups anyhow....

In the weeks since I made this card...I have since aquired the bird punch and will show you some other creations with it.

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Cottage Wall DP

Ink: (SU) Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, Pale Plum, So Saffron (chalk)

Stamps: (SU) Teeny Tiny Sentimente, Pocket Silhouettes

Other Bits: Nestabilities Lables 8, SU XL Bird Punch, Dimensionals

Lynda xx

A challenging re-entry back into Blogging!!!

Hi all!! Yes, it really is me...I am back and posting.

I wish to sincerely thank ALL of my blog friends out there for their care and support over the past month or so. I am so very lucky to have wonderful, supporting and caring friends such as you out there for me and I only hope that one day I may return the care and generoisty you have shown me.

Frequent readers will know of the amazing Andrea and her blog EnchantINK. Well....not so long ago she celebrated a massively improtant milestone. She reached 100,000 hits to her blog...and to celebrate she set a (torture) challenge to those willing to take up the mantle. It can be seen here. In short you had to create a card that reflects the colour/theme/mood/elements of her new look blog. For those of you who are not aware of Andrea (perhaps the 1 or 2 of you out there) here is her new header.....

Now I immediately resorted to my procrastinating ways and set about coming up with something fitting for such an occasion. I also thought about the friendship that Andrea and I have shared since I started reading (hassling) her blog. So I settled on taking the white, purple tones, hearts and sparkle from the header and our friendship (with a touch of green thrown in) and came up with this......

Now always liking to challenge (torture) myself within a challenge I also decided to try some techniques that I don't usually incorporate in my cards. This time around....sponging and embossing (with a heat gun) got the gurnsey. Now I learnt a very, very important lesson doing this card....NEVER make rash decisions very late at night and NEVER emboss after midnight!!!!!

I have done a pansy card before, but with watercolour crayons. This time I SPONGED every single piece of coloured CS in this card (with the exception of the black of course!!) This is the sponging up close. I also used my So Saffron and Black Stamp and Write markers on the small So Saffron heart in the centre of the pansies

As I mentioned previously, I do not heat emboss often. Having said that.....I have had some successes, and this one did (eventually) work out OK. However, whilst I was laying out the card, the cente looked bare so I thought a gold sentiment would be nice. I have gold sticker "Congratulations" that would have been OK, but at 11.45pm on a Thurs night after being inspired by Dirty Dancing (for the umpteenth time), I decided that a heat embossed sentiment was the way to go!!!! With versamark Pen in hand and a test piece of CS successfully embossed.....I was good to go. Embossing buddy (check), Versamarked sentiment (check), Gold EP (check), heat gun (check), heating gold EP (check).....partially melting and melting the gold sticker border with the heat gun......AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRHGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Midnight and I was devestated!!!! I only had the smallest piece of the border left and with very sharp scissors and a lotta good luck, minor surgery was performed on the card!!! I am happy with the way the sentiment embossed....

I also decided to place the outer leaves directly onto the card and then the pansies and 3 of the leaves are up on dimensionals for a 3D look.

Thanks for making it through to the end of this saga ridden card!!! Andrea, I hope you like it!!!!

I will be back to more regular postings over the next couple of weeks. thanks again for being patient. I have some fun projects to share with you all.

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Orchid Opulence, Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron, Old Olive, Basic Black, White Hammer finish trifold card (non SU)

Ink: (SU) Orchid Opulence, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, So Saffron and Basic Black Stamp and Write markers, V.ersamark Pen

Stamps: (SU) Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Punches: (SU) Brid Punch XL (for all the leaves....they are the bird wings!!), Carla Craft CP2 and CP1 heart punches

Oddments: Gold EP, Upkit Gold flourish sticker, SU Dimensionals, SU Heat Gun

Lynda xx

Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls....

Now apart fm the title of a great 80's song by TLC, it is also a style of card that you can find here.

I decided that since I have had it in my "Gunna" file for EVER, it was time to give it a go. Master Thomas was turning 5 and he loves animals. I went for bright, animals and fun. Here it is....

The theory of aWaterfall Card is that you pull the tab (or ribbon or whatever you have chosen) and as the tab lengthens, the pictures flip over. You can have so much fun putting hidden messages or anything really. You are only limitied by your imagination. Here's wht happened when the tab on my card was pulled...

Master Thomas loved the card......as well as the Ben 10 card game he got (note his fave character on his shirt at the moment!!)

These cards, once you get all the pieces in order, are a heap of fun and as I said, the possibilities are endless. Why not give one a go??

Stuff used:

CS: Optix Vibrant Red, Orange, Yellow, Zesty Lime, Turquoise, (SU) Night of Navy and Whisper White

Ink: (SU Markers) Summer Sun, Tempting Turquoise, Really Red, Green Galore

Stamps: (SU) Wild AboutYou, Birthday Wish

Other bits: Cuttlebug "Number Collage" Embossing Folder, Yellow and Navy Eyelets fm stash, SU Round Tab Punch

Lynda xx