D is for Dove

 Hello again,

Another Christmas card, a stamped dove of peace (magazine gift) embossed the edges in silver with a background made using heat clear embossed 'script' stamp from Kaisercraft, this time I inked all over in Broken China Distress Ink.

What I used:

White 12.6x17.8cm card blank

Kaisercraft 'script' stamp

Magazine gift Dove stamp

MFT sentiment stamp

Silver superfine embossing powder

Clear inkpad

Broken China Distress Oxide ink

Another visitor to the garden, Rainbow Lorikeet, they have been enjoying our Callistemon 'Little Johns' we have about 10 who regularly pop in for a feast!

I would like to enter this card in:

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge

Beccy's Place D is for Dove

613 Avenue Create Embossing wet or dry (wet)

Allsorts 756 Colours of Winter 

12 Months of Christmas Link-up Anything goes optional Cozy Christmas

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

p.s. A Huge Thank you to my lovely blogging friends and visitors who stop by and take the time to leave a comment, I truly appreciate them all...

Two of a Kind

Hello Again,

 

I am back with another pair of cards, this time using unusual colours for Christmas, I inked an A4 sheet with Distress oxides, I used a scrunched up nappy wipe to add interest to the ink before over doing the water spray over a star stencil. Large stars are supplies I bought from a toy/craft supply store while working in a preschool, I think there must be about 5 of each of the five colours left to use up... added a doodled border in metallic purple, the silver pen appears to have dried out, stored in the same packet. 

What I used:

MFT Sentiment stamp
Prize Ribbon, Wilted Violet and Peacock Feathers
Clear embossing ink
Silver sparkle Embossing powder
Star Stencil

Purple Gel Ink pen

I would like to enter this card in:

Christmas Kickstart #80 (stars on cards, over sprayed stencil)
Beccy's Place S is for Stars
Merry Little Christmas Blog #53 Anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Anything goes 
Most Magical Time of The Year Halloween and Christmas Challenge
Ally's Angels #76 Anything goes
12 Months of Christmas Link up Anything goes optional Cozy Christmas

Di's Digi Design Christmas no Red or Green

Rudolph Day with Scrappy Mo Anything Christmas

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful weekend...

Megan 

p.s. A Huge Thank you to my blogging friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Twin Trees

 Hello again,

Well, I am back with a pair of Christmas cards, to join in with some of the current challenges, getting ready for Christmas. 

I followed the instructions with the Group of Seven Cardmakers ladies to make this pair of cards, heat embossing the background using Kaisercraft 'script' stamp (5cmx13cm) four times for each card, I did this on a cooler night as the days before have been more like Summer, placed the Christmas tree stencil from a magazine over, inked with Mowed Lawn, Candied Apple and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink. Sentiment stamped onto scraps of red card stock and heat embossed in white powder. 

What I used:

Kaisercraft 'Script' clear stamp

Christmas Tree Stencil

Stitched rectangle die

MFT Christmas Stamps (sentiment)

2 white 12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7")

Clear and White Embossing powders 

Distress Oxide Inks, Candied Apple, Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn, 

Red cardstock

Adhesives:- Double sided tape

I would like to enter these cards in:

Group Of Seven Cardmakers Gallery

Beccy's Place T is for Tree and twofer

Peace on Earth Anything goes Christmas

Allsorts Challenge 755 Christmas time

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge November

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge November

613 Avenue Create Embossing Wet or Dry (Wet)

Daisy Chain Challenge Christmas/Winter

Crafty Calendar Challenge November Anything goes

Most Magical Time of The Year Halloween and Christmas Anything goes

Two visitors in the garden, Australian Magpies, adult bird at the front, baby bird at the back. As sweet as some Magpies are others are extremely territorial and these birds are known to swoop, sometimes causing severe injuries to those who wander, ride, play too close to their nests. 

Have a wonderful week...
Thank you for looking in...
Megan

p.s. A Huge Thank you to all my blogging friends and visitors who stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

LPoCF #218 Beccy's Place

 Hello all,

Time for a break from my Christmas card making with Beccy at Beccy's Place and time for another all new Anything goes challenge with my Team-mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by the lovely Beccy's Place and she gave us each a digi stamp of choice to work with, I have chosen Hot Air Balloon from the set called My Neighbourhood. I have carefully used some of my scrappy pieces from a Kaisercraft paper pad called 'High Tea' to paper piece the Hot Air Balloon.

Beccy's Place

Prize $10 Australian Gift voucher

Here is my card:

What I used:

12.6x17.8cm card blank

Beccy's Place Hot Air Balloon image

White card stock

Faber-Castell Silver and black pencils

Kaisercraft 'High Tea' Paper and sentiment

Marianne Design die Punched butterflies

Adhesives Double sided tape and pva Glue

I would like to enter this card in:

Polka Doodles week 46 Anything goes
Creative Knockouts Lots of layers
Ally's Angels #76 Anything goes
Crafter's Cafe #303 Feminine 

613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional Embossing Heat or Dry

A Perfect Time to Craft Anything Goes (edited wrong link)

Crafts Galore Encore #116 Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by,

Have a wonderful week...

Megan 

B for Blue and Bear

 Hello again,

I'm back to share a very quick card made using a Bugaboo digi from my stash, square card and some blue and green bauble patterned paper.

Here is my card:

What I used:
White 13cm card blank
Bugaboo Digi stamp

Faber-Castell coloured pencils
White card
Square stitched die
Silver star stickers

I would like to enter this card in:

Beccy's Place Annual Holiday Card Challenge B is for Baubles, Blue and Bear

Thank you for looking in, 

Have a wonderful week

Megan

Same but Different Christmas

 Hello again,

I've gone back a couple of days to day 5 of Beccy's place challenge which is Same but Different, I have used clear embossing ink and powder to stamp poinsettias and holly from Poppystamps over an a4 sheet of card, I then cut it into pieces and used two different colour combinations of distress oxide inks.

Here are the two cards (we won't discuss the other piece it currently resides in WPB) edit reversed letters

What I used:

White 10x21cm card blanks

Poppystamps Poinsettia Peace stamps (old set)

clear embossing ink

clear embossing powder

red embossing powder

Kaisercraft die and sentiment stamp

Tuxedo black ink

Metallic silver tape

Distress Oxide Ink Lucky Clover, Mowed Lawn, Picked Raspberry, Broken China

Mini mister 

Wet wipe

Scraps red and silver card stock

Adhesive- Double sided sheet and tape

I am in two minds about whether I actually like the added red berries against the green.... 

I would like to enter this card in:

Beccy's Place Day 5 Same but Different

 Edit link gone missing 

12 Months of Christmas Anything goes option cosy

Thank you for stopping by.. 

Have a wonderful weekend... 

Megan

G is for Green and Gold

 Hello again,

Trying to play along with the challenges with Beccy's Place annual Holiday Card Challenges, not keeping up so todays card has been duplicated and features a Gold die cut, against a two green papers from Kaisercraft

Here are my cards:

Apologies for the photo, the colours are really green and gold mirri card, we have the sounds of a storm brewing and photos were taken outside. Reddish reflection you can see is the red bricks, although it looks like the leaves are burning... 

What I used:
White c7 top fold cards
Gold mirri cardstock
LoTV sentiment stamps
Clear embossing ink
Gold embossing powder
Kaisercraft 'Australiana' paper pad

Paper Rose Gumleaf die 

I would like to enter these cards in

Beccy's Place Annual Holiday cards G is for Green and Gold

Have a wonderful week..

Thank you for stopping by...

Megan

Surf Life Saving Steve

 Hello again,

Well, I always start the year with the best of intentions of making a few Christmas cards each month, again I have not made nearly as many as I need. Today sees the start of Beccy's Place annual Holiday Cards Challenge, today I have gone as Australian as it is possible....

Australian Surf Life Saving Sand-man Steve is a Digi from Beccy's Place and I have coloured him in the traditional Surf Life Saving colours seen on Aussie beaches, although when the surf clubs have competitions against each other each club also has club colours..

Here is my card:

What I used:

Beccy's Place Sandy Christmas Set- Steve
Top fold C7 card blank
Red cardstock
White cardstock for printing 
Rectangle die cut (resized to fit image)
Faber-Castell coloured pencils
Paper Rose Merry Christmas Die
Checked paper (Sugar and Spiced Paper) 

Adhesives- Double Sided tape, pva glue

I would like to enter this card in 

Beccy's Place Annual Holiday card A-for Australian

A Perfect Time to Craft Open challenge November

Digi Choos-day Anything goes week 43

Digi Design Challenge Sports Related (Surf Live Saving)

Cut it Up Add a Sentiment (shape and sentiment are both dies)

Use your Stuff Challenge Blog Anything goes

Thank you for looking in, 

Have a wonderful week,

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all my blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment. I truly appreciate them all!