LPoCF #194 Joy Clair Designs

 Hello all, 

Our wild winds have arrived this week, along with giant mosquitos, apparently, they are twice the normal size and in flooded areas have been biting people through their hats.... 

This week brings us to an all new Anything goes Challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight our sponsor is Joy Clair Designs who have kindly given our team one set of Digital Stamps called Santa's Favorite Digital Set to work with.

Joy Clair Designs

Prize 1 Digital stamp set

Shop

Instagram

Facebook

Blog

I have created two cards using two of the cute little penguins on my cards, both are using ancient papers from now closed discount store.... 

First card:

Second card:

What I used:
Joy Clair Designs Santa's Favorite Digital Set 
C7 white card blanks (12.6x17.8cm)
Francheville papers
Derwent and Faber-Castell coloured pencils
White corrugated cardstock
White cardstock scraps
MFT Fishtail flags die
Sprinkled sugar stickles

I would like to enter these cards in:

Card 1 Blue

613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional fancy fold

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Anything goes

Daisy Chain Challenge Christmas is Coming

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge November Anything Goes optional Santa

Card 2 Pink

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards 'P' for Pink and Penguin 

Cards Galore Encore Anything goes

Digi Choosday Cardmaking and Craft Challenge Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Anything goes optional use some glitter (stickles)

Thank you for looking in, have a wonderful week... 

Megan

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

LPoCF #192 Sheepski Designs Coffee and Cake

 Hello again,

Well, we have now had the wettest year on record in New South Wales, the last time it was this wet was the year my Mum was born... our current local rainfall for this year is 2419.3mm or about 95.2inches, we are currently sitting just under twice the average rainfall for area. 

This fortnight brings us to another all new Anything Goes Challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, we are sponsored by SheepSki Designs and the Design Team chose four different images to work with. I chose one called Coffee and Cake and whilst I coloured and paper pieced the combined image I managed to smudge my finger through glue and decided that I would use the cake which came as a stand-alone image. 

SheepSki Designs

SheepSki Designs on Etsy

SheepSki Designs BlogShop

SheepSki Designs Blog

SheepSki Designs Facebook

SheepSki Designs Instagram

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
SheepSki Designs Coffee and Cake image #173
Faber-Castell coloured pencils
MFT Stitched scalloped circle, stitched scalloped border and stitched scalloped square dies
White card 17.8x12.6cm 
White cardstock for printing
Kaisercraft High Tea Paper pad
Art Stamps Australia Sentiment stamp
Memento Tuxedo Black ink

I would like to enter this card in:-

Polkadoodles Challenge blog Week 42 Anything Goes

AllSorts Challenge 698 Add a sentiment

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Digi Choosday week 41 Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore #104 Anything Goes

Thank you to my kind blogging friends and visitors who stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Megan

LpoCF #190 All dressed Up

 Hello again, 

This weekend brings us to an all new Anything goes Challenge with my teammates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight our sponsor is All Dressed Up, I have used an All Dressed Up image from my stash called Happy Little Christmas Star to make a card with a paper pad from Kaisercraft called Christmas Jewel. 

All Dressed Up

Prize 2 images

All Dressed Up Shop

All Dressed Up Challenge

All Dressed Up Facebook

All Dressed Up Instagram

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7)
All Dressed Up Happy Little Christmas Star
Silver tape
Purple and silver glitter cardstock
Kaisercraft "Christmas Jewel" paper pad
MFT Pierced circle dies
Faber-Castell coloured pencils
Clear Wink of Stella on wings and star
Spellbinders Sentiment dies
Marianne design dies punched stars Cannot find either online anymore

Adhesives:- Double sided tape and sheets

I would like to enter this card in: -

All Dressed Up Challenge 132 Anything Goes with ADU 
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Anything Christmas goes optional plaid/tartan
As You Like It Challenge Favourite Metallic or glitter card definitely glitter card now that it comes in sheets that don't shed 
Bizzy Bec's 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 stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

LPoCF #188 Streamside Studio

 Hello again, 

Our weather is finally starting to warm up here in Australia, we have had snow predicted the last few days, but it has not arrived. Just cold and damp, we have now begun to see plants die from too much water, 20inches in 10 days was just too much.

This fortnight at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends we are being sponsored by Streamside Studios and they sell both digital and clear stamps. Each member of the design team was able to choose one digi set. I have used a set called Designer Birthday Cake to make a paper pieced cake. 

Streamside Studios

PRIZE 3 Digi stamps/sets to value of $15

Streamside Studios Etsy Store

Streamside Studios Instagram

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
Streamside Studios Digi set Designer Birthday Cake (sentiment from same set)
White card stock
Kaisercraft 'Party' paper pad
Stitched Rectangle die 
Pierced scallop rectangle die 
Stitched Scalloped circle die
White Opal and Buttercup Liquid Pearls
Clear wink of stella on candle
Pale green enamel dots
Adhesives:- Double sided tape and PVA Glue

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bizzy Bec's Challenge Blog August Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create August Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday Anything goes optional topping Sketch

Crafts Galore Encore August Anything Goes
Ally's Angels Anything Goes

Thank you for looking in,
Apologies for being a bad blogger and been offline more than online, my family history has been taking front seat of late. That and most of my stamps are digital and whilst I can access them from the old pc, I am yet to buy a new printer...

Have a wonderful week... 
Megan

LPoCF #186 The Paper Shelter

 Hello all,

Well we have had over 20inches of rain in the last 13 days the greatest amount in one day was 8inches and the bulk fell over just five days, we are starting to dry out again, the people who live on the plains area around Sydney are cleaning up after their 4th flood in 2years, some only just having replaced all their plasterboard walls and timber floors.... the train line has been cut again by another landslide which they currently estimate taking minimum six weeks to repair, lets hope the high winds don't cause any more trouble with trees falling...

This week brings us to an all new Anything goes challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by The Paper Shelter who kindly gave the Design Team one image to work with we are using the super cute Ellie Digital Stamp

The Paper Shelter

Shop

The Paper Shelter Blog

Facebook

Instagram

Pinterest

Here is my card;-

What I used:-
Ellie Digital Stamp
Faber-Castell and Derwent Coloured Pencils
Memory box (I think) Mushroom dies
MFT Grass die
MFT pierced circle die
Doodlebug Design Paper pads gingham-linen and dot-grid-daisy stripe petite prints 
White Liquid Enamel 
Clear Wink of Stella on wings
Adhesives:- Double sided tape, pva glue and foam dots

I would like to enter this card in:-
Polkadoodles Anything Goes week 29
613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional Balck and White
Bizzy Becs Store Blog Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes

Have a wonderful week...

Thank you for looking in...

Megan..

A huge tahnk you to all my blogging friends and visitors who stop by and take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

LPoCF #182 LeAnn's World 101

 Hello again,

We are well into Autumn here in Australia, I love the leaves changing colours and creating a carpet of colour. This week brings us to a new Anything Goes challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by LeAnn's World 101 who kindly gave the design team two images to work with, I have used Taking Flight to make a card for my Mum for Mother's Day (last weekend).

LeAnn's World 101

Prize 2 Images

LeAnn's World 101 Facebook

LeAnn's World 101 Challenge Blog

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

C7 card blank 12.6x17.8cm

LeAnn's World Taking flight digital stamp

Faber-Castell coloured pencils

Yellow and white cardstock

Patterned paper 'Sugar & Spice Studio' Pastel 

Sentiment stamps -magazine freebie

Four self adhesive pearls

Adhesives:- Double sided tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

LeAnn's World 101 #50

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything Goes

Paper Funday- Anything goes Optional- Family 

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

A Huge Thank you to my blogging friends and visitors who stop by and leave me a comment! 

P.S. for the first time ever we have exceeded our data limit for the month, I'll catch up with you all later this week when the data resets!

LPoCF #180 All Dressed Up Little Bookworm

 Hello again,

Autumn has well and truly arrived here in Australia, the trees are beautifully coloured and dropping all their leaves. I hope those of you who celebrate have a Wonderful and Happy Easter.

Today brings us to an all new Anything goes challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by All Dressed Up who are giving the winner 2 digi stamps of choice. All Dressed Up kindly gave us two images to use and I chose Little Bookworm I printed the image in two sizes and ended up colouring both and making two cards in two different sizes. 

All Dressed Up

Prize 2 Digital Stamps

The first card is a smaller card A6 (10.4x 14.8cm) size using the image and some paper snippets to add to the sides, I printed the sentiment from my pc onto the darker pink cardstock and die-cut with MFT fishtail flags set, finished off with a trio of hand punched flowers with tiny gems added, the ribbon and bow on the flower were paper pieced with snippets of patterned paper on both cards.

The second card is C7 size or (12.6x17.8cm) I added the large sentiment from Inkylicious (I won from Snippets Playground) using Versa color Cyan ink cube and some clear embossing powder and another striped snippet, finishing this one off with three pre-made flowers which have a green gem in the centre, one flower is also glittered. 

What I used:-
White card blanks Aussie A6 and C7 size
White card for printing
All Dressed Up Little Bookworm Digi image
Faber-Castell and Derwent coloured pencils
black and white striped paper
kraft, plain pink, blue and pink polka dot paper snippets
MFT stitched border die, MFT fishtail flag die
Hand punch- tiny flower
Inkylicious sentiment stamp
Versa Color ink Cyan
Pre-made flowers

I would like to enter this card in...
Pixie's Snippets Playground #426 Anything using snippets (paper pieced hat ribbons, striped, pink and kraft paper)
Polkadoodles week 16 Anything Goes
All Dressed Up Anything Goes
Seize the birthday (pink card) Anything Birthday or Optional topping Signs of Spring
Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. Many thanks to all my blogging friends and visitors who stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all! Apologies I've not been around much, my 12yo pc appears to be on the last legs, and has started randomly shutting down, usually when I'm in the middle of something. I changed the 'watch/button battery' inside the tower and all appears well at the minute. 

LPoCF #176

 Hello again, 

Today brings us to an all new Challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are being sponsored by Joy Clair Designs

Joy Clair Designs 

Prize 1 Digital Stamp set

Shop:- Joy Clair Designs

Facebook:- Joy Clair Designs

Instagram:- Joy Clair Designs

Joy Clair Designs gave the Design Team Just Butterflies set to work with. I have used one butterfly and one sentiment from the set to create a Thank you card, the butterfly was coloured using Derwent Pencils and the sentiment was coloured with an embossing pen and heat embossed in gold.

Here is my card:-

I made a second card as a birthday card adding a sentiment from Clearly Besotted and  some die cut rings, not sure what is happening with the photo, the design paper is much more purple irl. 

What I used:-

Joy Clair Just Butterflies Digi set

White cardstock

Kraft Au A6 card blank 14.8x10.5

14cm square card blank

Derwent coloured pencils 

Circle, pierced circle and scalloped circle dies

Fiskars scalloped border punch

Brown brads

Flowers from stash

Gold thread

Orange, silver and white scrap papers

Cocoa and purple colorbox inkpad

Clear embossing pen

Gold and Clear embossing powder

Paper Rose Nesting rectangle dies

Clearly Besotted Sweet Little Sentiment stamp

Adhesive Pearls and gems

Adhesives:- Double sided tape and PVA glue

I would like to enter these cards in:-

Thank you card

CCC Digi Creations #133 Things with Wings

Crafts Galore Encore (anything goes)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper Challenge (anything goes)

Birthday card

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog (anything goes)

Seize the Birthday (anything goes)

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

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

Japanese Inspired

 Hello again

Highly unusual for me to post twice in two days! I have a friend who has a Japanese daughter-in-law and asks me to create a card especially for her each year. I have been looking online and discovered a handmade card using Japanese papers which have been padded. I have gone fairly basic with my card and added an embossed background which is also seen in the patterned paper. A further search suggests this technique is called Japanese Padded Paper Quilting here is a link to another blogger Christine where I read about the technique.

Inside each square is a smaller square of cardstock which I attached a very thin layer of quilt batting, about 1/3 the usual thickness of the batting. I then wrapped the patterned paper around and stuck the paper edges onto the back. A little like covering school books.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 10.5x14.8cm card blank
Embossing folder
Gold paper 
white cardstock
Couture Creations 'Asian Wave' Embossing folder
Japanese paper squares
Stitched square dies
thin layer of quilt batting
Mystery Sentiment stamp 
Clear embossing ink 
Gold embossing powder

I would like to enter this card in:-

Can you Handle the Pressure 1st Challenge use Pink

Daisy Chain Challenge For the Girls

613 Avenue Create Anything Goes 

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday Challenge Anything goes optional sparkle and shine (the patterned paper has a sheen and the gold layer is metallic, you cannot really tell in the photo though)

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

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

Outback Christmas

 Hello again,

We have had another wet week here in eastern Australia, the news said the rain band is 4000km long and hits all of the eastern states, the major dam that supplies Sydney with drinking water has hit 100% capacity and has opened the spillway, it was only in March that the area down stream was flooded in another release. 

Here is one more Christmas card:-

Our Christmas cards for overseas had to be posted last week for guaranteed delivery and due to postage delays and only alternate day delivery the Aussie cards will be sent this week, all written and ready to go! 

What I used:-
White 5x7" card blank
Kaisercraft 'mud' scrapbook page
Beccy's Place sentiment stamp 'Aussie Christmas'
White embossing powder
Clear embossing ink
Hand star punch
Distress oxide inks
Crafts 4 U Aussie Camper
Scrap Dragon Australiana Santa Sleigh minus one kangaroo

I would like to enter this card in:-

Beccy's Place Month long holiday card challenge

Happy Little Stampers Anything goes with dies

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge optional challenge make a scene

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Thank you for looking in...

I hope you are all staying safe and dry...

Megan

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

LPoCF #170 All Dressed Up

 Hello again, 

Well on the local weather front we have had another drenching and gone from warm spring weather back to freezing cold winter weather, current outside temperature is 6.6C but with wind chill included feels like -2.6C. We are seeing less cases of the virus, although follow up appointments for Mum after her stroke have been swapped from in person to over the phone due to local cases within the hospital.

Today brings us to another all new Anything Goes Challenge with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by All Dressed Up who kindly gave the design team two images to work with. I have used Oriental Girl and created a fancy card which will go to a family friend as a birthday card. 

All Dressed Up

Prize- 2 images

Shop- All Dressed Up

Challenge Blog- All Dressed Up

Facebook- All Dressed Up

Instagram- All Dressed Up

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
13cm square card blank
Oriental Girl Digi Stamp
Faber-Castell Coloured Pencils
Black Gel ink pen
Rice papers
Gold paper (Daiso store)
Circle Die
4 pale pink brads
Crossover Point Card instructions found here

I would like to enter this card in:-

613 Avenue Create Anything Goes optional Thankful

Allsorts Challenge Blog week 651 One for the Girls

Bizzy Becs Store Blog Anything Goes November

Love to Craft Challenge Blog Anything Goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A huge Thank you to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

LPoCF #168 The Paper Shelter

 Hello again,

Things are starting to open up here in New South Wales with one big but, you must be double vaccinated. Lockdown continues for those of us who have not had access to the vaccine as much as the main city areas. School goes back this week and next first for Kindy, First and 12th grades, followed by the remaining grades. I will get to watch what happens over the next few weeks in terms of case numbers as the metropolitan area reopens. 

This week brings us to an all new Anything Goes Challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, our sponsor this fortnight is The Paper Shelter, who gave the Design Team one image to work with, Autumn Breeze, it comes with both a pre-coloured image and layout and a black and white image to colour yourself. I have coloured the black and white image in Autumnal colours.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
The Paper Shelter 'Autumn Breeze'
Faber-Castell coloured Pencils
White 14cm square card blank
Bo Bunny Very Vintage Double Dot Design Paper
Seam binding
Kaisercraft Die 'Nesting Square Bracket'
Marianne Die CR1248 Circle and Flower Stitch
Mystery nesting die (with sentiment inside)
Distress Oxide ink Ripe Persimmon (I think)
Sentiment from Create with TLC
Maple leaf and circle paper punch
Scraps red, green, yellow, orange and white paper and cardstock
Adhesives:- Double Sided tape, PVA Glue

I would like to enter this card in:-

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #285 Autumn/Halloween Sentiment

Paper Funday Challenge Anything Goes optional twist Halloween/ Use the colour Purple

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge October Anything goes

613 Avenue Create Anything Goes October

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week

Stay safe and healthy

Megan

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

LPoCF #166 Sheepski Designs

 Hello again,

Today brings us to an all new Anything goes Challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight our exclusive sponsor is Sheepski Designs who kindly gave the design team 4 images to work with. I have used Garden Party image 202 from the store to make a card for Father's Day which was the first weekend in September here in Australia.  

Sheepski Designs

Prize 3 Images

Sheepski Designs Etsy Shop
Sheepski Designs Blog
Sheepski Designs Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest

Here is my card:-

 

What I used:-
13cm Square card blank 

Sheepski Designs Garden Party Image 202
Blue cardstock
Faber-Castell Pencils
White cardstock for printing
Freebie magazine sentiment stamps
CCD stitched square die
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
MFT 'rainbow stripes' paper pad

I would like to enter this card in:-
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore #91 Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes or School Days
Bizzy Bec's Store Challenge Blog  Anything Goes

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 leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all...

Hexagon Mad

 Hello again,

We are currently having a warm winters day and the washing is getting a good blow through, before an expected cool change later this week. I have been busy during our current lockdown using up a couple of ancient paper pads, one a Christmas pad from Doodlebug Designs called 'North Pole' which has maybe a whole 6" square left to use up, if you join all the little bits together and it is definitely not going back in the box for use again next year. I have used a magazine subscription stamp set 'Pretty Patchwork' to make several cards one is a birthday card the others Christmas.

Here are my cards:-

This birthday card is on the way to a quilt making friend, she is currently under her first lockdown after a person infected with covid-19 went into her regional area, so hopefully this brings a smile for her birthday over the weekend.... 

As you can see I stamped and cut out many hexagons and made them into tree shapes on the card fronts adding a bow (store bought) to the top of the tree and the sentiment at the bottom, I was a little high on the first one the next two worked out well...

My last card features a MFT stamp called Pure Innocents Elf Girl along with some larger hexagons

What I used:-

4x 12.6x17.8cm card blank

1x 10.5x14.8cm card blank

doodlebug design inc paper pad 'north pole' (double-sided)

My Mind's Eye 'Happy Day' paper pad (double sided)

Pretty Patchwork stamp set (magazine cover)

Lace and seam binding

Lacy edged die ? Couture Creations

Memory Box Tilda Swirl small

Mystery butterfly die

Rosie's Studio 'Birthday circles' stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

MFT Fishtail flag die

Pure Innocence MFT Elf girl stamp

Clear embossing ink

Gold and silver embossing power

Ranger Letter it Christmas stamp set

Black and gold gel pens

Fiskars border punch scallop

Kraft, green, white and red cardstock 

I would like to enter these cards in:-

Birthday card:-

Happy little Stampers Anything goes with Dies

Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge week 32 Anything goes

Seize the Birthday- Optional topping stripes (does it count there are stripes on some of the hexies)

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog August, Anything goes

Christmas cards Hexies:-

Pixie's Snippets Workshop #409 Anything goes with snippets

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #554 Anything Christmas

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge August- Optional Wonderland

ABC Christmas Challenge P-for Pudgy, Q-Quality Street, R-for Ribbon (Bows)

Christmas Card Elf:
12 Months of Christmas Link-up- Optional theme Warm Winter wear

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in..

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

LPoCF #156 All Dressed Up

 Hello again,

Autumn is well and truly here in my part of Australia, we are picking Granny Smith apples from the tree and cooking them with rhubarb for desserts and the possums have been eating the leaf tips from same tree. This morning we had our first frost and I think my calendula plants are starting to die back already, time for something else to grow in the old wheelbarrow... 

Today brings us to our new Anything Goes Challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, our sponsor this fortnight is All Dressed Up who kindly gave us a choice of two images to work with, I have made a card in Autumnal colours with the image called All Dressed Up Spring has Sprung.

All Dressed Up

Prize 2 Images

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

All Dressed Up Spring has Sprung

Derwent and Faber-Castell coloured pencils

Kaisercraft pens yellow green and french vermillion
White A4 cardstock folded to make A5 card blank
Kraft cardstock
White card for Printing
Create with TLC sentiment

Stamps and Pot die from Magazine cover pack

MFT Pierced Oval dies

MFT Fence die

CCD Stitched Square dies

Small  branch die

Flower dies

Mystery Papers (?)

Scrap papers in orange, green, silver and black

Silver adhesive gems

I would like to enter this card in:-
Aud Sentiment Design Anything goes
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes optional In the Garden
Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Anything Goes
Snippets Playground Anything Goes with snippets

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. Apologies for not being around much Mum has been in hospital after a stroke, she only spent two days in rehab before she was sent home due to her being so well.... 

Many Thanks to my blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all.

LPoCF #154 Bountiful Blooms

 Hello again,

Today brings us to another Anything goes Challenge with my Team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Rachel Vass Designs- Etsy Shop, I chose to use a digi that came sized for a slimline card called 'Bountiful Blooms', right now I have left it sentiment free, I can add one at a later date.

This week may see us have nearly 1m or 3feet of rainfall where I live, our laundry is flooded although the rain has just been constant rather than extremely heavy downpours like last year when the train line washed away the next town up the mountain. The main dam for Sydney has gone from below 40% full last year to now overflowing, a new bridge in a known flood area was built with the intention that it would never be under flood, has had all traffic stopped from using it as the water is lapping just below the road level and is expected to go under water in the next few hours...

Rachel Vass Designs

Prize 3 Digi images

Here is my card:

What I used:-

White cardstock cut/scored to make slimline card 10cmx21cm

White cardstock 

Bountiful Blooms by Rachel Vass

London Fog Memento inkpad

Kaisercraft script stamp

Kaisercraft Pens (341P, 17 Pastel Pink, 131 Blush)

Scrap cardstock

WRMK Deckle edge blade Magnetic Twist Trimmer

Butterfly die (magazine)

Kindyglitz Silver

First Edition 'Rose Garden' paper pad

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog March Challenge

613 Avenue Create Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

I hope you are all safe, well and dry

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...

Megan

Couple of Cards

 Hello again, 

I'm enjoying a couple of much cooler days after a week long heat wave 33C+, my poor budgies are all fluffed up trying to keep warm (14C) and have started moulting... while running back-up on my computer this morning I decided to make another Christmas card for my stash. This one is number 8 for the year... 

This card is a total scrap/snippet job I stamped the dog onto a snippet of white card stock and heat embossed in black powder before scribbling with watercolour pencils on another scrap of card and painting them onto the image. I die cut the sentiment from a scrap of silver paper and on the photo the Christmas looks a little lost against the background, not so bad IRL. The holly and berries were cut from some more scraps from Doodlebug papers.. the green leaves are from a different paper pad there are flowers on the back.... 

MFT Deck the Howls stamp set

Doodlebug North Pole/Santa Express Papers

Scrap silver paper with Adhesive sheet on back

Spellbinders 'Christmas' sentiment die

MFT 'Wishes' sentiment die

MFT Stitched inner/outer rounded rectangle die

Cottage Cutz Holly and berries die

Wink of Stella on ornaments

I would like to enter this card in:

Scrappy Mo's Rudolph Day Challenge

Snippet's Playground #395

12 Months of Christmas Link-up Anything Goes optional CAS

I have also made one birthday card using my distress oxide inks smooshing them on my gelli plate, spritzing with water, heat drying before moving on to the next colour. I then using the same colours to paint the heat embossed butterfly adding a tiny drop of water so the colours are brighter inside the stamped image.

edit... not sure how but forgot to add the watermark over my card...

Katzelkraft Daisy Butterfly

Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry, Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet and Fossilised Amber

Clear embossing ink

Whispers Opaque and black Embossing powder

Pink, white, silver card 

MFT Essential Sentiments stamp

MFT Pierced fishtail flag die

Waffleflower C7 layered stitched dies

I would like to enter this card in:-

613 Avenue Create Anything goes

Daisy Chain Challenge Blog 'Happy Birthday' Challenge

Mix it up Challenge blog Anything goes with option of bleaching

Happy Little Stamper Watercolour challenge

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in.... 
I hope you have a wonderful weekend...

Megan

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

LPoCF 6th Birthday- Ching Chou Kuik

 Hello again, 

Today brings us to another new challenge with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this month we are Celebrating our 6th Birthday and this fortnight we have two lovely sponsors offering prizes and they both kindly gave the members of the Design Team images to work with.

Ching Chou Kuik

Prize: Same two images used by Design Team

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chingchoukuikdigitalstamps/?ref=br_rs

Blog: https://cck-digitalstamps-challenge.blogspot.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chingchoukuik/

Leann's World 101

Prize 2 Images

Blog: Leann's World 101 Challenge Blog

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1836531013324656/

I have used an image called The Moment from Ching Chou Kuik to make a birthday card which I think will be for my Mum, who loves to  read and drink tea. I have used some very old paper from a magazine including the lovely label, another magazine freebie a shrink plastic butterfly which is resting on the side of the teacup and doesn't look quite so dark in real life.

We would love to see any and all crafts you are working on, all handmade crafts are welcome. 

I would like to enter this card in:-

CCC Digi Creations #121 Include a sentiment
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything goes

Ching Chou Kuik Digital Stamp Challenge 'Happy Birthday'

Bizzy Bec's Store blog Challenge January Anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage #136 Must use a Digi Stamp

Thank you to all my blogging friends and visitors, I appreciate your visits.
Have a wonderful week...
Megan