LPoCF #274 Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

 Hello again,

Today brings us to another all new Anything goes challenge with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this time we are sponsored by Dr. Digi's House of Stamps. I have made a birthday card featuring Bob's Balloon's We are also looking for some new team members, if you think you might like to join us for ONE project each month you can find all the information here on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends blog page, including the contact details for our fearless leader Kelly.

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Prize 1 Digi Image

Here is my card

What I used
Dr. Digi's Bob's Balloons digital image

Faber-Castell coloured Pencils
White 14cm square card blank
Kaisercraft 'Party' patterned paper
Papercraft 'Masculine' paper pad
My Mind's Eye paper scrap (banner)
CCD Banner and Balloon die
Elizabeth Craft Happy Birthday sentiment die
Coloured cardstock scraps
Adhesives: Double sided tape and foam dots
Scissors for fussy cutting

I would like to enter this card in:
Creative Knockouts #566 Birthday Wishes
Paper Rocks Scissors #14 Anything goes (scissors for fussy cutting, card and papers)
613 Avenue Create March Anything goes optional Things with Wings
Crafts Galore Encore #145 March Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge 3, week 3 Anything goes

Digi Choosday Challenge 3, week 2 Anything goes

little red wagon Challenge #849 Boy inside the man

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

For those following my recovery, I finally got to see the hospital physiotherapist, she has never seen my injury before (not a surprise nor has my local doctor, private physio or the local 'regional' hospital) and with my local doctors full agreement I will be continuing to see both physiotherapists as they will each provide different therapies... as a bonus while the supermarket is still a great distance of walking I remain riding my knee scooter, which gives me some giggles with the looks on other peoples faces as I ride past them... 2 ladies have stopped me in the supermarket one had also used a knee scooter and they are so much better than crutches, the other to tell me that her husband had recently broken his ankle and he wanted one... I suppose people are used to seeing people on crutches, not so used to modern alternatives as even a triage nurse at local hospital didn't know what it was called. 

LPoCF 272 Mirtillamente

 Hello again,

I am back to share another card made for my Design Team with Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Mirtillamente who kindly gave us two stamps to work with, I am using Eat, Drink Happy Birthday Slice which comes with the sentiment as part of the image. We are also currently seeking some more members to join our two teams if you would like to know more information Kelly has a Design Team Member post here.

Mirtillamente Store

Prize 2 Images

Mirtillamente Challenge Blog

Ampolix Facebook Group

 What I used

12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7)

White and black cardstock

Faber-Castell coloured Pencils

Mirtillamente Eat & Drink Happy Birthday Slice digi

Paper Pad ancient from BigW when the nearest store was 1hour away

X-Press it Glitter tape (it is so old it no longer sticks, I had to add a layer of double-sided tape)

Marianne Design Star punch die

Pierced Square die (MFT)

CCD balloon and tiny flag die

card scraps blue, orange, green and pearlescent black for the stars
orange bakers twine

clear embossing pen and powder (added shine to balloons)

adhesives: double sided tape, foam tape, pva glue

I would like to enter this card in:

Crafts Galore Encore February Anything Goes

Mirtillamente Challenge February Anything goes

Neglected Stuff Challenge Blog (X-press it tape and patterned papers)

Paper Rocks Scissors February Challenge Scissors used to cut a backing layer to the balloons and twine

A cut Above Anything goes with die cuts 

Polkadoodles Challenge 2 Anything goes

Time Out challenge 306 pick 2- sparkle and twine (x-press-it glitter tape and twine)

For those following my recovery, my follow up went well and surgeon is happy with how it has gone, he was not so impressed that neither the local hospital or my usual physiotherapist were available over the summer holidays, but I have kept up with most of the exercises I can do at home and now am back seeing my physio. As an added extra, later this year my 5cm (2inch) screw will have to be removed, which likely means another hospital stay, hopefully not more than a day.

I am grateful that I bought my knee scooter (note: self-propelled, not electric) as having to hire one was going to be far more expensive. Whilst out grocery shopping, I've had a couple of people who were incredulous at seeing someone 'riding' a scooter inside the store, one lady who stopped to tell me she had been on one last year and that they are better than using crutches and another who said her husband had broken his ankle and he wanted one as it would be easier than the crutches he got from the hospital and finally one little boy who promptly asked his Dad why that lady was scootering inside as scooters are meant for outside, his Dad replied that he thinks that the lady might have a sore foot.

Thank you for looking in
Have a wonderful week
Megan

p.s. Many thanks 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 #270 Polkadoodles

 Hello again,

Today brings us to the second challenge of the year with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Polkadoodles who kindly gave our team two images to work with, I have used Love Heart Honeypie

Polkadoodles

Prize 3 digi images (no bundles)

First card for the year

What I used:

14cm white card blank

Polkadoodles Love heart Honeypie digital stamp

Faber Castell coloured pencils

Pink card stock

Silver paper

Pink patterned papers came from my scrap box

MFT stitched rectangle dies

CCD heart die

silver cord and pink twine

sparkly silver enamel dots

I would like to enter this card in:
Digi Choosday Challenge 1 Anything goes
Make My Monday #269 Use paper with pattern
Polkadoodles Challenge 1 Anything goes
The Neglected Stuff Challenge Heart dies, first outing can't remember when I bought them
Alphabet Challenge S is for Square
Crafts Galore Encore #143 Anything goes
Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #12 scissors to cut twine and silver cord
Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch #318 (I hope you don't mind my extra bling)

For those who have been following my health over the last year here is an update

I am back at home; after spending almost 12 weeks in hospital, I arrived home in time for Christmas. The first 2 weeks in a temporary back slab cast whilst the swelling went down, followed by 6 weeks in a fibreglass cast below my knee, my left leg must surely now be extremely strong as while in hospital I was required to attend physiotherapy twice per day, for almost an hour each time, I was the only patient in the hospital riding a knee scooter for the first 5 weeks when one morning another lady came in on her scooter.

 In a world of coincidences, we were the mirror opposite of each other, my right foot in plaster, her left foot in a cam-boot, when she was checking in to the physio asked her name, we shared the same name too. I also discovered that even our ages were mirror imaged, the next day the weekday physio's were back at work and the same one was looking after the both of us, he placed us side by side and said that I was going to be her mentor, everything she sees me doing she will also be doing. The only unfortunate thing was that the nurses accidentally placed one of her medications in my locked draw, just as well we were both taking the same medication and the same dose, perhaps they should have placed one of us in a different ward.

I have another follow up appointment at the end of the month where I will have to find out if the 5cm (2inch) long screw they put in is permanent or if it needs to come out at a later date, as it sticks out a long way if it is staying. I will also be having some other check-ups as whilst in hospital I gave the nurses a scare, my blood pressure went from 116/80 in sitting and when I stood up it dropped to 64/46, some sort of postural drop which I have started on a new medication, now to find out if this is something that has been happening each time I am feeling dizzy or light-headed.

Thank you for looking in,
Have a wonderful week...
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 truly appreciate them all!

LPoCF #252 Patties Creations

 Hello again,

Wishing you all a Happy Easter. Autumn has arrived here in my part of Australia; the trees are starting to get their Autumn colours. We have three street trees, beautiful flowering cherry trees, the local council sold to each house that wanted them nearly 50 years ago, the next streets have Maple trees. As new houses or neighbours have moved in, so they have added the same trees for continuity in the street. 

Today brings us to another all new Anything goes challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends our lovely sponsor this fortnight is Patties Creations who kindly gave each of the design team an image to work with, I have used Pansies in Pitcher to make my card.

I fussy cut the Pitcher and poked it through the lacy circle die so it is all one piece, cutting along the table edge Pattie has drawn.

Patties Creations

Prize 3 images

Here is my card

What I used

White 12.6x17.8cm card blank
Patties Creations Pansies in Pitcher
Daiso woodgrain paper
Magazine freebie paper
Kaisercraft template 'tiny triangles'
Distress Oxide Antique linen and Ground Expresso ink

Mauve cardstock scrap

Marianne Design Die 'punched butterflies'
Nesting lacy circle dies 
Faber-Castell coloured Pencils

Fiskars scissors

Stanley knife

Cafe embossed die (CCD) 

White adhesive pearls

Adhesives Double sided tape, PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in
Polkadoodles Challenge 5 week 3 Anything goes
Alphabet Challenge A is for Alphabet- F is for Flowers
Double D Challenge Springtime Flowers
Crafter's Cafe #318 Anything goes optional Feminine 
Patties Creations Design Challange #229 Anything goes with stamped or digital image
Paper Rocks Scissors #3 April Anything goes 
The Neglected Stuff Challenge- Kaisercraft stencils first outing, bought more than 5 years ago, Daiso paper was bought 6+ years ago...

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week

Megan

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

Trio of Snippets

 Hello again,

This fortnight Miss Di and Miss Sarn are Celebrating the 500th Challenge for Snippets Playground, with a request for Celebratory Snippets makes, I have been working on diminishing some of my snippets and cut an A5 piece of card stock in half and covered them in snippets, I have made three cards and as a bonus I cut one of the pieces in half again and now have an extra piece. I only managed to remember to take a photo of one partially assembled set of the 'before' pieces.

Pink snippets

Purple and Black snippets 

Neutrals

What I used

3 x 12.6x17.8cm card blanks

Snippets, lots and lots of Snippets straight cut (various widths)

2 A5 sheets

2 different CCD (Ali Express) on first card 

Star hand punch

Pink, purple, and brown snippets (larger pieces to layer and cover cards)

Fiskars Eyelet setting tools (they make perfect circles for the cars wheels, flower centres and dots over each 'i')

Waffle Flower C7 scalloped pierced die

Square stitched die 

MFT Happy Birthday sentiment die

Flower punch

Magazine Car die 

Elizabeth Crafts Happy Birthday die

Adhesives DS Tape and PVA glue in fine tipped bottle

I would like to enter these cards in:

Pink Card #1

Crafters Cafe #316 Optional Spots or Stripes

Snippets Playground Celebrate 500th Challenge

613 Avenue Create optional twist Lots of Love 

Purple Card #2

Neglected Stuff Challenge (I dug out my old flower punch) (second entry)

Vintage Car Card #3

A Cut above Anything goes 

Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #1 Scissors used to cut off all the overhanging snippets, also to cut car so the black layer showed in tyres and canopy

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

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

LPoCF #246 All Dressed Up

 Hello again, 

We have been enjoying our summer weather, including some spectacular storms, again the local river system for Sydney's water supply was under flood watch, as the dam is sitting at 98% full, one decent downpour across the catchment and they open the flood gates. Some poor Sydneysiders have been without power for four days, ours was out for one day, while waiting on news from an ill family member from interstate, was not ideal, not even mobile reception was working.

Today brings us to another all new challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by All Dressed Up who kindly allowed two of the Design Team to choose an image to share, I have chosen Strawberry Patch, I printed the image twice and coloured both, I could not decide which one I liked better and have made two cards. I am sure that I had some paper with strawberries on it but when I went looking, I could not find the one I was thinking of.... so, either I have used it, or maybe imagined it... does that happen to anyone else???? 

All Dressed Up

Prize 2 Images

All Dressed Up Challenge Blog
All Dressed Up Shop
All Dressed Up Facebook
All Dressed Up Instagram

Here are both of my cards:

Green 

Blue 

What I used:

All Dressed Up Strawberry Patch Digital Stamp

Faber-Castell Coloured Pencils

White Square card 13.8cm

Cricket cardstock (American Crafts) 

Doodlebug Design 'Fruit cocktail' patterned paper

CCD Cross Stitched nesting dies

Bow (from a discount store)

Mulberry Flowers (craft show) 

White 12.6x17.8cm card blank

Sullivans 'Ocean' cardstock

White cardstock

MFT Pierced Square die

Nesting circle and scalloped circle dies

Memory Box Arboscello Tree die

Marianne Design butterfly punch die

MFT grass die

CCD cat die

tiny butterfly punch

crafters Choice pastel basics paper pad

scraps used blue, brown, green and white

Adhesives- Glue stick, PVA in fine tipped bottle, Double sided tape

I would like to enter these cards in:

Green

Polkadoodles Challenge 2 week 1 Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore January Anything goes
Colouring with Pencils (Kleuren met Potloden) Anything goes

Blue
Crafty Calendar Challenge Add a die cut
Creative Inspirations Challenge Anything goes missed cut off

Thank you for looking in..

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

p.s. 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 #172 Morgan's Art World

 Hello again,

We are finally experiencing some summer weather, we have been fog bound for much of the last few weeks and have had lots of rain here in eastern Australia, so much so that our cherry tree crop for the year went mouldy on the tree and we have grown algae in the grass (which I have tried treating the area with Bi-Carb soda to kill it off)... 

Today at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends we have our last challenge for 2021, we are being sponsored by Morgan's Art World who kindly gave the Design Team three images to work with. I have used the rose from Morgan's Art World- Flowers 2 set to make a birthday card. 

Morgan's Art World

Prize- Same three images used by the Design Team

Morgan's Art World Store

Morgan's Art World Open Challenge Blog

Morgan's Art World Facebook 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 5x7" card blank (12.6x17.8cm)
Morgan's Art world Flowers 2 image
Derwent and Faber-Castell coloured pencils
Mystery background paper, I think it looks like a trellis
CCD border flower
CCD Butterfly die
Nesting rectangle die
Sentiment stamp from Magazine cover
Francheville coloured rhinestones
Clear embossing ink and Fine embossing powder (silver)

scrap of silver paper

Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam dots, PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in:-

Digi Choosday Week 50 Anything goes

613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional Any holiday

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge 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!

LPoCF #164 Fabrika Fantasy

 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 we are sponsored by Fabrika Fantasy who are offering the lucky winner 3 images of their choice

Fabrika Fantasy

Prize 3 images

Shop Fabrika Fantasy images

Facebook Fabrika Fantasy

Instagram Fabrika Fantasy

Pinterest Fabrika Fantasy

I have used an image from the store called Betta Fish Crowntail to make a thank you card. The background was created using a gelli-plate and various distress oxide inks some white paint and stencils

What I used:-

Fabrika Fantasy image Betta Fish Crowntail

White 14.8x10.5cm card blank

Paper Rose stitched layered rectangles

Paper Rose layered thanks sentiment

CCD circles

Distress oxide inks

Silver Kindyglitz 

I would like to enter this card in:-

613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional choose your palette
Aud Sentiment Designs 281 Anything goes + sentiment
Creative Craft Cottage 143 No patterned paper
Mix it up Challenge 52 Use more than 2 mediums (distress oxide and paint)

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.

Thank you

 Hello all, 

Well this past week our local bank branch was closed due to lack of use during Covid two of the three staff chose to take redundancy the third is planning to work from home for a while before she thinks she'll join them. My parents have opted to change banks (grudgingly) as they prefer to deal with a human, the ladies that worked at the branch have been there for many years and I made them each a card to say thank you for all their help over the years. 

Here are my cards:-

What I used:-

Kraft slim line card blank
text background paper 
Kaisercraft High Tea paper pad
CCD Stitched square die
CCD butterfly die
Scrap silver and vellum
Sentiment from High Tea paper pad
Adhesive Pearls

C7 white card blank

Black cardstock

White art paper

Waffle Flower 'Pretty Wings' Stamp set (temporarily unavailable)

Distress Oxide inks various (read I didn't remember to write them down)

Art Stamps Australia Sentiment stamp

Memento Tuxedo black ink pad

Enamel dots

Ribbon scraps

Square card blank

Pink and white cardstock

Paper Rose Stamp 'Milly's Bouquet'

Sentiment from Waffle Flower 'A Little Note' 

Painted with Derwent water colour pencils

Clear embossing ink and Gold embossing powder

Clear and yellow tiny gems

White adhesive pearls

I would like to enter the cards in

Card 1-

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned paper challenge

Cute Card Thursday #675 Feminine

Sisterhood of Crafters Anything goes

Card 2-

Cards Galore Encore Anything goes

Allsorts Anything Feminine Goes

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge Anything goes week 9

Card 3-

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog Spring with a sentiment

Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge Anything goes

613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional heart and soles

Well I started the year off well with my Christmas cards and completely skipped making any during February...

Thank you for looking in... have a wonderful week, I hope you are all keeping safe and well during the numerous lockdowns...

Have a good 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. 

Christmas Leftovers

 Hello again, 

Summer is in full force here in NSW again, I've finally had to swap pants for shorts, we have had temperatures down as low as 9C here up until now (31C), less summer more winter. Glad that there are only 4 fires currently burning in NSW, not like this time last year with the number of Bushfires and how close they were to our home. 

I've been trying to use up the ends of a 6" paper pad currently sitting on my desk, it has just one sheet that is whole, the rest are bits and pieces of varying sizes, I have used up some of the strips to cover two pieces of pre-cut card to fit a C7 card blanks, I did the same with some bits from a second Christmas paper pad that also had many bits where I'd die cut shapes from leaving narrow pieces to make two more Christmas cards for my stash for 2021....

Doodlebug Design 'North Pole' paper pad

Couture Creations 'Be Merry and Classic' paper pad

What I used:-

Doodlebug 'North Pole' Paper pad

CCD Merry Christmas die

Clearly Besotted 'Jingle Bells' Stamp and die (sand, cocoa and cardinal red ink pads)

black fine line pen

White card scraps

Couture Creations 'Be Merry and Classic' paper pad

Black, cream, gold and distress oxide scrap papers 

MFT Little town of Bethlehem Die

MFT Bitty Holiday Wishes stamp

MFT sentiment strip die

MFT Stitched circle die

Clear embossing ink

Gold Embossing powder

I would like to enter these cards in:

Reindeer Card-

A new to me Christmas Kickstart Challenge #46 Such a Deer

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #524 Feature a Creature

12 Months of Christmas Link-up #73 Anything goes optional Clean and Simple

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Christmas 24 Challenge #025 Anything goes

Bethlehem card:

Christmas Crafts All Year Long A is for or B is for Bethlehem, black, blue

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge Anything goes optional Stockings

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #30 Anything goes

Snippets Playground #394 Anything goes with snippets

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful weekend..

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 you all!

LPoCF August Challenge

 Hello again, 

Well, we are hoping to avoid a second wave of Covid-19 here in NSW, we are still choosing to stay close to home, so still no little feathered friend for my lonely budgie. I started making face masks this week for our family and used pipe cleaners for the nose pieces, large scraps of quilting fabric for the inner and outer layers, they will all need a good wash, the fabric has been in storage for a few years and of all things the barrier layer is a pillow protector which is made from the same fabric as the government suggested re-usable shopping bag... I can breathe and not fog up my glasses, so a few more are in the works... need to sort out sizes, some need to be bigger others smaller....

Today brings us to an all new Anything goes Challenge over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, I have made two cards one of which is in the post... both for Family History Friends one who loves Autumnal Colours and the other for a Cool Climate garden lover... using Corner Roses Pre-Coloured from our Sponsor Fred She Said

Fred She Said

Prize $10 Gift Certificate

Here are my cards:-

What I used:-
2x C7 card blank 
Fred She Said Corner Rose Pre-Coloured set
Kaisercraft Basecoat paper, (1st card)
Kaisercraft Script stamp
Memento London Fog ink pad
Altenew Layered Poppy Sentiment (magazine freebie)
MFT Label maker Sentiments
Waffle Flower nesting stitched rectangle and stitched scalloped rectangle set 
Self adhesive pearls 
Kaisercraft Wandering Ivy paper pad (2nd card)
Newton's Nook Birthday Essentials Stamp
CCD Nesting Cross Stitched Fishtail Flag dies
Impression Obsession Border Duo set 1
Baby Blue Liquid Pearls
White cardstock
Clear embossing ink
Metallic Gold and Silver embossing powder
Fussy cutting scissors

I would like to enter these cards in:-
The Happy Craft Challenge Always Anything goes
Bizzy Bec's Store Challenge Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything goes

Is anyone else finding issues with this new blogger, I have had to change several settings to get it to looks as a normal page, I kept getting big gaps after hitting enter to start a new line. Could they not have it set up like other programs... finding the same settings in similar spots... I had to highlight and play with it until I got it to look 'normal'... 

Thank you for looking in...
I hope you are all staying safe and well and following all the various health advice...
Have a wonderful week... 
Megan 

P.S. A huge thank you to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who stop by and take the time to leave me a comment... 

Second 5th Birthday

Hello again,

Well, here's a surprise, not only is my Design Team celebrating 5 years of challenges but a little dig into my own blog history and I am also celebrating 5 years of blogging today. Now I had grand plans of a little giveaway however the post bag containing the gifts has gone AWOL with the mess made when the roof leaked, I will have a little dig around and try and get something organised for my regular visitors later on. I think from memory there is enough for a couple of prizes, some are Aussie based companies others are international companies...

The very first card I posted was a Christmas card as that was one of the main reasons I began blogging, I was making my own cards and wanted to be a part of something bigger than just sitting here creating on my own... so here is the first card I posted (must have had the flash on the camera and look no watermark...) and a new one I created this morning using up scraps of Kaisercraft Design papers left on my table...

First card:-

Today's card:-

I have stamped and embossed the trio of trees onto both the plain white cardstock and the scrap papers, I then coloured the stars in with the clear embossing pen and added more embossing powder to the stars

What I used:-
17.8x12.6cm card blank
Kaisercraft Christmas papers (various scraps)
Gold and white scrap cardstock
We Are Memory Keepers Twist trimmer (deckled edge blade-busted out of the package today)
Paper Roses Merry Christmas text
Stamp-It Australia Tree-O  rubber stamp
Clear embossing ink and pen
Stampendous Metallic Gold embossing powder
CCD Stitched square die
White glitter enamel dots
Adhesives:- Double sided tape, Xyron sticker maker

I would like to enter this card in:-
Pixie's Snippet's Playground- Anything goes with snippets
Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge- Anything goes or Trim the tree
ABC Christmas Challenge A is for Anything Goes- B is for Bingo 
-Bingo Patterned Paper, Christmas sentiment and Embossing

Christmas Crafts All Year Round- Anything Christmas or Holiday related

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge- Anything Christmas or feature a creature

12 Months of Christmas Link-up optional Old fashioned Christmas 

For updates on the NSW fires:- Website Fires Near Me- 

Map 1- the whole of NSW there are currently 120 incidents recorded on the map

Map 2- Showing area surrounding Sydney- note no fires in the Sydney Basin

Map 3- Closer to home- red arrow is pointing at area being back burned near me-

the length of the back burn/containment line will reach 50km once complete and connected to each other, areas that cannot be burnt will either have heavy earth moving equipment bulldoze the bushland or have people working on hand tools to clear the fuel load. 

In the middle of the burnt area you can see Lake Burragorang- also known as Warragamba Dam- Sydney's water catchment and drinking water supply

Katoomba next to the red arrow is approximately 100km (63miles) from Sydney

On a happier note all the fires in my area are now listed as Under Control, whilst they may still be burning they are not causing any problems for the Firefighters, even the fire called Gosper's Mountain which started on 26 Oct 2019 via a lightening strike and has burnt over 512,000 hectares is under control. May the forecast rains come and douse the last of the fires and begin the regeneration of our bushland... 

Many thanks for looking in... (and making it this far through the post)
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. Many thanks to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who have taken the time to stop by and leave me any comments over the last 5 years, may my card making continue for many more years.

LPoCF Merry Mice November

Hello again,

This week brings us to a new challenge with my lovely team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, where our theme is always Anything goes, this fortnight we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and I have used one of Jodie's sweet Christmas images called Scene It Christmas Mice and another of my pre made scrap strips, I have tried to colour using the colours from the mixed Christmas scrap strip I made earlier this year.

Bugaboo Stamps

Prize 4 Digi Stamps of Winners Choice

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 12.6x17.8cm card blank
White card for printing
Bugaboo Stamps Scene It Christmas Mice
CCD Cross-Stitched Fishtail flag die
Circle die
LOTV Sentiment Circle stamp
Green ink (color box ink)
Clear embossing powder
Deep red cardstock
polka dot cardstock
scrap strip of Christmas papers
Wink of Stella

I would like to enter this card in:-
Sparkles Monthly Challenge #122 'It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas'
Daisy Chain Challenges #36 Christmas or Winter
613 Avenue Create Challenge #227 Scrap your stash
CCC Digi Creations #109 Christmas
Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge- optional Bah Humbug
Snippets Playground Anything goes with snippets
Merry Little Christmas Challenge #16 Anything Christmas goes
12 Months of Christmas Link-up #59 Red & Green
Beccy's Place Christmas Challenge (M is for Mice)

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Have a wonderful week...
Megan

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CBD Get Ready for Christmas

Hello again, 

Today brings us to the popular Get Ready for Christmas challenge with my team mates over at Crafting by Design we would love to see what you are creating for Christmas time, I have made an easel card using an image from our sponsor Colour of Love, named Peace on Earth Angel. 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 14cm square card blank
Colour of Love Peace Angel digital stamp
Derwent Coloured pencils
AC Leaf cardstock 
First Edition Christmas Village paper pad
X-Press it glitter gold tape
My Favorite Things sentiment 'hand lettered holiday greetings'
CCD Cross Stitched oval dies
Wink of Stella Clear brush pen
Clear embossing ink
Gold embossing powder

I would like to enter this card in:-
12 Months of Christmas link-up Anything goes Optional Plaid
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge
Cute 'N' Crafty Christmas Challenge
Merry Little Christmas Challenge

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

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