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 #160 Twinkle Lane Designs

 Hello again, 

In the last week we have had a light dusting of snow here in the mountains, which always brings Sydneysiders out to look and photograph themselves in the snow, much closer than a 3+ hour trip to the snow fields nearer to Canberra. One week on there is still a snowman in a street round the corner, and of all the days my birds chose the snow day to bathe in their water bowls in their cages. 

Today brings us to the latest Anything Goes Challenge with my team mates at Lil  Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Twinkle Lane Designs, who kindly gave the Design team two images to work with, I have used an image called Hot Chocolate Girl to make a card for a coffee loving friend, I'm planning on adding a birthday sentiment stamp to the inside.

Twinkle Lane Designs

Prize £8 voucher

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twinklelanedesigns/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twinkle_lanedesigns/?hl=en

Here is my card:

What I used:

White 14cm square card blank

Twinkle Lane Designs Hot Chocolate Girl

Faber-castell and Derwent pencils

Kaisercraft Black and White Timeless paper pad

Create with TLC sentiment 

Scraps of cardstock red, beige and kraft

Fiskars border punch scallop

Black fine line pen

Pierced Fishtail flag MFT die

Memory Box die 'Coffee on the go'

I would like to enter this card in:

613 Avenue Create Anything Goes optional challenge Paper Piecing 

CCC Digi Creations Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes

Pixie's Snippet's Playground Anything goes with snippets

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. We are still having lots of follow up appointments with Mum after the stroke, off to see cardiologist and a dietician in the next couple of weeks... 

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!

LPoCF #132 Bugaboo Stamps

Hello again,

Well my mojo is still missing, although our garden is looking decidedly tidier for our efforts, in a few weeks time the local council will be stopping by to chip some of  our piles of pruned branches, Winter is already on the way here, freezing mornings mostly followed by pleasant days, we even have a few confused jonquils out in the garden, a little early for spring.

This week brings us to an all new challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and we were each able to select an image to work with, I have used Dottie Yoga to create a card, which will most likely end up with my physio as some of what she has me doing is modified yoga. The sentiment on the card is one from Paulette of Create with TLC she is very kind and offers many of her word art for free, she also sells some online at her store TLC Creates- Vintage. We love to see all kind of crafts so come along and share your makes with us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends...

Bugaboo Stamps

Prize: 4 Digi Images of Choice

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 12.6x17.8cm (5x7) card blank
Bugaboo Stamps Dottie Yoga image
Faber-Castell coloured pencils
Create with TLC word art
Kaisercraft 'Wandering Ivy' paper pad
Kaisercraft Nesting bracket Squares
Bella! Droplets
Adhesives:- Double sided tape and PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in:-
Crafty Creations Challenge #409 Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create challenge #233 Anything goes optional Diamonds and Lace
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #75 Anything Goes
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #46 Anything Goes
Catch the Bug Challenge blog May bingo challenge Die/Punch (sentiment), Bugaboo Image and players choice Paper Piecing

Thank you for looking in...
I hope every one is coping with the current lockdowns we are all experiencing,
Have a wonderful week....
Megan

Merry Fishmas

Hello again,

Many thanks to those of you who have asked if we are safe from the Bushfires currently burning in NSW, the nearest fire to us is about 50km away and is mostly burning in deep bushland where there are few houses and settlements, it has currently burnt through 189,980 hectares of mostly bushland. We did have a smaller fire closer to home, three towns away which unfortunately started after a house fire, it burnt through just 77 hectares of bush they lost two sheds and a caravan, (information courtesy of my neighbours 17yo son, who is a bushfire fighter with our local brigade) before it was extinguished. Thankfully this fire was in a southern valley which doesn't tend to burn during the summer months when the winds are mostly from the north.

I have been a little naughty, doing some extra colouring (and gardening, but that's another story). I bought this digi from Just Ink lined ages ago with the intention of making a Christmas card for my Uncle who always asked if he could go fishing in our now empty/broken fish tank, a standing joke each time he came to visit... Just Ink Lined appears to have closed down.... I have hidden the hanging hole in the paper pad under the sentiment

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 12.6x17.8cm card blank
blue polka dot paper
Just Ink Lined 'A Christmas Fish'
Faber-Castell and Derwent coloured pencils
scraps of black cardstock
Fiskars scalloped border punch
MFT pierced oval and pierced fishtail flags dies
Pebbles Home for Christmas paper pad
Sentiment from Create with TLC
Wink of Stella (over the fish bowl)

I would like to enter this card in:-
Scrappy Mo's Rudolph Day
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge
12 Months of Christmas Link-Up #59 Optional Twist Red and Green
Beccy's Place November Holiday cards
CCC Digi Creations Challenge #109 Christmas

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

P.S. Many thanks 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...

CBD November Anything Goes

Hello again,

Well Spring is well and truly here now, more warmer days, longer days thanks to daylight savings and we have even had a few early cicada's out and about, I have even snagged a few cherries from our tree. Today brings us to another new Anything Goes Challenge with my teammates over at Crafting By Designs, we have a trio of sponsors offering one of 3 winners a prize from their stores.

QKR Stampede

Prize 3 Digi Images

All Dressed Up Stamps

Prize 2 Digi Images

Twinkle Lane Designs

Prize 2 single digi Images

I have used two images from two of our sponsors, the first from QKR Stampede called Viking Digital Stamp to make a page in my journal, the background cardstock is actually from a Christmas pack that is probably 20years old... I have used a digital sentiment from Create with TLC
Here are my creations:-

I made a card is using a Digital image from our Sponsor Twinkle Lane Designs, Gerbera Daisy.

What I used:-
Christmas background cardstock
Clear embossing Pen
Fine Gold embossing powder
QKR Stampede Viking Digital Stamp
Create with TLC sentiment
Faber-Castell and Prisma colour Watercolour pencils
Water and fine brush
Bic Mark-it Silver marker
Gold gel ink pen
Brown paper
Circle and MFT Cross-Stitched rectangle die
Twinkle Lane Designs Gerbera Daisies image
Thanks sentiment die
Brown cardstock
Mystery Autumnal striped cardstock
Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam dots, PVA glue

I would like to enter these in:-
Viking
QKR Stampede challenge #370 Anything goes
Crafty Creations Challenge #401 Anything goes
Love to Craft Challenge blog #40 Anything goes

Gerbera Daisies
Aud Sentiments Challenge Anything goes + a Sentiment
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything goes
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge Optional theme Animals (watercolour Pencils)
Mix It Up Challenge blog Anything goes +Water colouring
The Happy Craft Challenge Anything Goes

Many Thanks for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

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