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

LPoCF #146 Bugaboo Stamps

 Hello again, 

Today brings us to another Anything goes Challenge with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps who have kindly given us images to work with, I have used an older image called Bobble-headed Elf to make a Christmas card. I managed to make so many cards last year that I think I've only needed to make 20 all year to top my stash up. 

This week I started with a new physio, I read the Welcome email with a mild chuckle, at the first appointment they said they will devise a plan for how many appointments I will need. Physio is 8th in 7 years of ongoing treatment... he didn't offer any plans just yet other than 5 appointments in rapid sequence, this is to be weekly for the next 5 weeks, then see where things are. On a happier note  I've waited 6 months to get a new bird, a new baby budgie came home with us after my appointment, he is called Rolly, he is quite an acrobat and yes he likes rolling between his legs, he's also the first bird I've ever had that chooses to sleep on the floor under his seed container, I think he still wants to be in a nest like environment.... he kindly alerted me just after I'd settled down to go to sleep that the other budgie who has had a stroke had fallen off his perch by loudly screeching until he'd been put back on his perch.... 

Bugaboo Stamps 

Prize 4 Images of winners choice

Here is my card:

What I used:-

Bugaboo Digi image Bobble-headed Elf

C7 card blank

Derwent coloured pencils

Clear and red glitter glue Kindyglitz (Aussie version of stickles)

Paper Rose Merry Peek-a-boo Die 

Kaisercraft Christmas die

Iridescent stickers (there are three that fit perfectly over the larger spots on the upper panel too)

Scrap papers from Doodlebug 'north pole' paper pad (it's almost all gone!)

Red card stock

I would like to enter this card in:-

CCC Digi Creations #120 Christmas is Coming

Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes November

Creative Craft Cottage #135 Christmas/winter

12 Months of Christmas Link-up Anything goes optional one for the Boys

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything goes

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

LPoCF Fifth Birthday Bash

Hello again,

It is Five years this month since Lil Patch of Crafty Friends was first launched and to Celebrate we are having a Challenge each week for the whole month, each with a different sponsor offering some wonderful prizes. This week we have Sheepski Designs offering the lucky winner their choice of three images from the store. Sheepski Designs have generously given the DT some lovely images to work with and I have used Bumble Bee Blossom to make two projects, the first a Birthday card (of course it is a Birthday Bash after all) and the second to make a desktop calendar which has already found a home with one of my Family History Friends.

Here is the Birthday card:-

and the Desktop calendar

What I used:- 

13cm square card blank

Sheepski Designs Bumble Bee Blossom

Derwent Coloured Pencils (regular and watercolour)

Pink Cardstock

Kaisercraft 'Finders Keepers' patterned paper

Pink paper flowers

Enamel look adhesive dots

MFT Label maker Sentiment stamps

Distress Oxide Ink Peacock Feathers

Kaisercraft nesting Hexagons

17.4x12.4cm card blank (fold on short side)

Scrap White cardstock (to make the internal prop for the calendar)

Rub-on numbers

Mini Calendar 

Honeycomb look patterned paper 

Adhesives: Double sided tape and PVA glue

I would like to enter the Birthday card in:-
Bizzy Bec's Store Blog January Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore #71 Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge January 2020 Anything goes
Southern Girls Challenge Anything goes

and the calendar in:-
Love to Craft Challenge Blog Anything goes January
Creative Craft Cottage #125 Anything goes
Crafty Creations Challenge #405 Anything goes
The Happy Craft Challenge- January

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

P.S. Many thanks for the prayers and comments on our ongoing bushfires and concern for the safety of all Aussie's- we currently have a fire about 6km south of here which jumped the Warragamba Dam. (Sydney's main water supply), this is the first time in close to 40 years since the area has had such a severe burn, whilst the bush walks around us remain closed (doesn't stop some crossing the warning tape) the powers that be are concerned that allowing a back burn to be put in to protect houses will cause significant damage to the infrastructure of the hiking trails, so the bushfire brigade/Army/National Parks workers are attempting to use hand tools to clear the fuel load, we have also had a reprieve from the hot weather, today has seen a combination of smoke and mountain mist with more rain predicted for later in the week... 

CBD Anything goes August

Hello again,

I hope those in the North are enjoying their summer time, we have been having a run of cold, wet, foggy winter days here in my part of Aus. good weather to stay inside crafting. Today brings us to a new month long Anything goes challenge with my lovely team mates at Crafting By Designs, while my team mates enjoy a summer break this is the only challenge for the month. There are two sponsors this month offering two lucky winners a prize from their stores.

Di's Digi Stamps

Prize  $6 voucher to store

We R 3

Prize $15 Gift Certificate to store

I have used one of my favourite images from Di's Digi Stamp store Pots of Hedgehog Love, this was coloured earlier this year and I had pre die-cut it out then tucked it under my craft matt to keep it flat. I have used paper from Shimelle 'Star Shine' paper pad which I cut to fit the card after die-cutting the flower shape from the middle of the plain cardstock backing, okay so it wasn't quite even and I had to change plans and ended up with the two narrow strips top and bottom rather than just one at the bottom. I know, measure twice cut once.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 17.4x12.4 top fold card blank
Di's Digi Stamp Pots of Hedgehog Love
DCWV Neutrals cardstock
Flower die cut
MFT pierced circle die
Shimelle 'Star Shine' paper pad
MFT sentiment die cut
Clearly Besotted Sentiment stamp
Flower lace
Colorbox ink pad 'Midnight'
Tiny blue bling
Adhesives:- Double sided tape and Diamond glaze

I would like to enter this card in:-
613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional use colours of your flag
Crafty Creations challenge #395 Anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage #120 Summer
Seize the Birthday #170 Anything goes or extra topping Rainbow missed the end
Digi Design Challenge blog "Things with wings or a tail" (apparently hedgehogs do have tails- who knew)


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 leave me a comment. I truly appreciate them all.

CBD Bathing Beauty

Hello again,

Today brings us to a new challenge with my lovely team mates over at Crafting By Designs, this week we are sponsored by one of our own team members Sharon is offering the winner a lovely stamp set from Unity Stamps. This weeks challenge is Summer Fun, I have used a Tiddly Inks image called Bathing Beauty and have teamed it with a sentiment from Create with TLC. Feels quite odd celebrating Summer on a day when it has snowed for the first time this winter here and the winds are awfully cold and strong...

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 12.6x17.8cm card blank
Tiddly Inks Bathing Beauty Digital image
Derwent coloured pencils
Red cardstock ?mystery colour
Polka dot paper Crafters Choice Pastels
Black and white snippet
Nesting oval dies
Nesting circle dies
Sentiment from Create with TLC
Adhesives Double sided tape and Xyron Create a sticker

I would like to enter this card in:-
Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage Eileen's Anything goes Challenge
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper Challenge June Anything goes
The Happy Craft Challenge June 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 leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all.

Calendar 2019

Hello again,

This will be my second attempt at posting this as blogger decided to be unfriendly the other day and it froze on me, so here goes again....

After making several friends calendars as small gifts one year for Christmas, it has become somewhat of a tradition, last year I made owl calendars in various colours ensuring they fit inside and A5 envelope, I came across a Split Coast Stampers calendar tutorial and saved it to use this year and having already purchased the tiny calendars followed the directions to make them free standing using C7 card blanks. Two are upright tent fold cards and the other two horizontal and as a bonus they will still fit in the regular envelopes for posting...

I have used the same daisy stamp from Stamp-It Australia heat embossing in silver and black, colouring and painting in the colours with Prismacolor watercolour pencils in purples, pinks, yellow and red. When I added the calendar tabs to the two landscape cards both tore the calendar off at December which was a pain quickly rectified by stapling the rest back on. 

Here are the calendars:- Apologies, I couldn't get them to fit in two by two so one pic of each with an extra showing the prop inside the card.

What I used:-

White C7 card blanks (vertical card 12.4x17.4cm) horizontal (12.6x17.8cm)

Pink, mauve, yellow and white card stock (scrap box)

Stamp It Australia Daisy Bunch stamp

Stamp tool

Martha Stewart scoring board 

CCD apron lace die

Memory Box Pippi Butterfly die

MFT Stitched inner and outer oval die

Crafters Choice Pastel basics papers

Wood effect paper

Sugar n spice Pastel papers (some are scraps)

White cardstock for making brace at bottom of calendar

Sequins and tiny black pearls
Black and Silver embossing powder + heat tool

Staples and stapler 

Couture Creations 2019 Calendar tabs

I would like to enter these calendars in:-

613 Avenue Create optional theme use something wood (red daisies)
Crafts Galore Encore challenge Anything goes October (red daisies)
Creative Craft Cottage Pretty in Pink or Halloween (pink daisies)
The Butterfly Challenge G is for Gold, green (yellow daisies) (paper a golden yellow and green on the foliage)
Creatalicious Challenges Anything goes optional use purple (purple daisies)

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 leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all! 

Layered Sentiment

Hello again,

I’m back to share another distress oxide card made for my sister-in-law who had her birthday during the week, like me her favourite colour is purple so I used Picked raspberry, Wilted Violet and Peacock feathers inks to create the background, rubbing more ink on here and there and splashing water on it between drying it out with my heat gun. I stamped the three flowers from a set of clear stamps from China onto the card in clear ink adding black embossing powder. I tried to colour the flowers a little darker than the background using some more ink and a paint brush, it didn’t really turn out how I had wanted it to but it still looked okay. 

The sentiment was die cut from the main background piece and I then layered it up three times in white cardstock adding the tiny pieces back into the sentiment where they belonged, I only lost one which I cut out of a scrap with similar colours, so the piece blends in… not bad for a first try of this technique.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White card blank 12.5x14.6cm card blank (fold on short side)

White cardstock

Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks (+Water)

Clear embossing ink pad

Wow! Black super fine embossing powder

CCS Floral stamp set

My Favorite Things Happy Birthday sentiment die

Bling from my stash

White card scraps

Adhesives: Double sided tape and PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in:-

Creative Craft Cottage #110 No Patterned Paper
Daisy Chain Challenge #22 Anything goes
Southern Girls Challenge Stamp your mark on it 
Aud Sentiments Challenge #209 For the girls + Sentiment
Happy Little Stampers Anything goes with Dies
Love to Craft Challenge Blog August Anything goes
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge

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

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

Mother's Day

Hello again,

I’m back to share the card I made for my Mum for Mother’s Day, I have gone back to a plain fold card as last year I made a fancy ‘Joy Fold’ card which although pretty, collapsed and couldn’t support its self 😞

I have used a pretty hydrangea stamp which arrived with my magazine subscription to Australian Simply cards, Mum loves the blue/mauve hydrangea flowers and until a large storm butchered and killed our bushes, were grown in the back yard, due to our soil type the flowers were always pink and to get the blue flowers she wanted most required buying ‘blueing tonic’.

This has been the first time I have used my Prismacolor pencils, they  were a Christmas Present from my brother and his craft loving wife two Christmases ago... I will admit being a little scared of them...

After heat embossing, colouring and die cutting the main panel, I decided it was a little flimsy and I die cut an extra piece of stiff card board from a cereal box to help stiffen and straighten it out. One of my papers is very old and treasured; you know the ones you like to collect and look at from time to time but rarely bring yourself to use any… I bought a mixed paper pack from Doodlebug designs when I first bought my Cuttlebug…. Probably 10 years ago or so…

I think this must be a first for me, I’m usually madly making my Mother’s Day card the day before, and this must be a record…. Now just need to find a present…

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 5x7” 12.6x17.8cm card blank

The Hydrangea set (ASC)
Purple card stock
Prismacolor Water-color pencils (H20 and fine brush)
Kaisercraft ‘Finders Keepers’ paper
Doodlebug designs ‘Lilac Filigree’ and ‘Linen’ petite patterned paper
Fine glitter paper
White cardstock
Wow! Metallic Super Fine embossing powder
Kaisercraft Decorative dies nesting square bracket
MFT pierced circle die
MFT stitched scallop circle die
Crafts4U Happy Mother’s/Father’s Day sentiment die
Fiskars border punch ‘Lace’
Buttercup Liquid pearl
Tiny blue brads
White gel ink pen
Black fine line pen
Bling from my stash
Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam adhesive, PVA glue, Diamond glaze

I would like to enter this card in:-

Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes May
Southern Girls Challenge Punching above your weight (use punches)
Make My Monday challenge #70 Embossing
Colour Crazy Challenge week 18 Anything goes
Love to Craft Challenge May Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper challenge Anything goes
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge
Creative Craft Cottage #107 Dies and/or Punches

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week....

Megan

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

Riding along on on my push bike

Hello again,

Well as promised I am showing you some of the cards I made for birthdays, all male for my neighbours sons, Uncle and Dad who all have had their birthdays in the last few weeks. I had to hold off as my recent participation in the Christmas in July celebration with Bugaboo sent my internet usage to the peak of my data limits, which have reset over the weekend…

This card was made for the youngest of my neighbours two sons, who turned 15 this year, he is currently doing his Duke of Edinburgh Award spending time doing various outdoor adventures with his mates, he also has been testing out his new camping gear in their backyard, we have had -4c and yes he was sleeping outside in it BRRRR! As part of his outdoor work with the award he has been riding and getting ready to ride in a Charity race with one of his uncles which gave me easier inspiration to work with for his birthday card. I came across this card on Pinterest from Patterned Paper Crafts and saved it for later as you do, checking it out and making my own copy, which is likely to be replicated for my Uncle next year as he spends a huge amount of time on his bike also for charity rides, sometimes the rides are from Brisbane to Sydney a distance of 955km or up to 1000km (593-621miles) dependant upon the route taken and done in around 180km sections.

I elongated the pierced fishtail flags by choosing a point to cut them off where it would be hidden behind the panel and then lining the second piece back up

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 5x7” card blank 12.6x17.8cm

Amy Tangerine Paper pad (and tiny strips saved from spine)

Kaisercraft Sandy Toes paper pad

Kaisercraft Nesting Square Dies

Marianne Design Dies Bicycle

Red enamel dots (one hiding a little mark)

MFT Fishtail Flags die

Black card stock

Double sided adhesive sheet

Papersmooches Sentiment stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

I would like to enter this card in:-

Cuttlebug Mania Inspiration Picture- Bike

Bizzy  Becs Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage Anything goes

Crafting by Designs July Anything Goes

Love to Craft Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

Thank you for looking in…

Have a wonderful week…

Megan

CiJ day 6 Oldie but Goodie

Hello again,

Well todays challenge with the lovely ladies over at Catch the Bug and their 7th Annual Christmas in July is a colour challenge which you can see below.

I have used one of my older Bugaboo images for my card, Dottie Xmas Shop, not currently in store.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 5x7 card blank (12.6x17.8cm)
Bugaboo Stamps Dottie Xmas Shop image
MFT Pierced oval die
Fiskars Scalloped border punch
Doodlebug Design Gingham, Linen Rainbow Petite Prints
Doodlebug Design Dot-Grid-Daisy-Stripe Rainbow Petite Prints
AC Pool card stock
Francheville Glitter enamel dots
Kaisercraft Stamp Christmas Quotes
Memento Tuxedo Black

I would like to enter this card in:-
Catch the Bug Day 6 Colour Challenge
Cardz for Galz #52 Christmas or Winter
ABC Christmas Challenge N is for new (paper) O is for Old (digi stamp)

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

P.S. A huge thank you to all my kind visitors who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all...

O Christmas Tags

Hello again,

Christmas is almost here, is everyone busy getting things organised or are you all sitting back relaxing with your favourite tipple? I’m still planning Christmas lunch; the elimination diet threw a spanner in the works, still trying the new recipes out getting used to different flavours.

I spent most of last week busy making the extra 10 cards I need and now I just have one more left for one of my neighbours. I used some of my earlier designs to create some of the cards including my little Scotty dog card using a different paper from the same pack. Using the same layout and a poinsettia die for a change which I layered up. I will post these in the next few days...

I also got my box of leftover diecuts, scrap papers etc. out and diecut many tags out of the larger scraps and plain Christmas shapes out of smaller ones to create this years gift tags. There are many more than you see below... should have some leftover for next Christmas!

I first joined in with the lovely ladies and Miss Di over at snippets playground last year with my Christmas gift tags, using leftover card to make these tags, which my local friendly newsagent passed on rather than tossing them in the bin. 

Here are my tags:-

What I used:-

Lawn Fawn Tag die

Scrap paper/card in various colours

Penny Black Clear stamps holiday snippets

Leftover small images, Bugaboo Stamps, Di’s Digital Delights

Faber-Castell and Derwent pencils

Memory Box leaping reindeer die

Impression Obsession Small Reindeer

Marianne Design Punch Star die

Marianne Tree Die

Cottage Cutz Festive Owls die

Marianne Design Scotty Dog Die

Impression Obsession Holly leaf cluster die

Mama Elephant Reindeer games stamp and die set (leftover from previous project)

Kindy Glitz Red glitter glue

Noel Washi tape

Printed sentiments

Adhesives: Double sided tape, PVA glue

Memento Tuxedo black ink

My apologies for the photo quality but we have gone from a bright hot sunny summer night to a grey, wet, misty mountain day… the temperature has dropped over 10C over night, but we are expecting Christmas Day to be around 27C here…

I would like to enter these tags in:

Snippets Playground week 260

Lil Patch of crafty Friends #48 Anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage #78 Anything goes

Avenue 613 Create #192

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #71 Anything but a card

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge Cute or Anything goes

Crafting by Design Anything goes December

 Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the lovely visitors who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!

Hedgie Christmas

Hello again,

I had my last session of physio for the year today in Sydney, no point taking my camera with me to show you anything exciting, except maybe the strange giant matchsticks we saw as the train whizzed by… here is a link to the Matchsticks a sculpture…..

On the way back to the station we stopped off at Westfield and I couldn't stop myself from going in to Riot art store, just for a look... I came out with a bead storage box, soon to house a myriad of sequins and tiny bits, and a set of 23 sentiment stamps which were 50% off making them just $3 and it included a thin stamp block... 

On to todays card the challenge for day four was to make a card keeping it simple and using no design papers.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

Bugaboo image

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

White 12.6 x 17.8cm card blank (5x7”)

Lavender and Amethyst AC cardstock

Scrap card

Mauve seam binding

Sequins

Craft concepts Christmas Vine 5x7” embossing folder

Nesting rectangles

Nesting scalloped rectangles

Lawn Fawn Merry Christmas Sentiment die

I would like to enter this card in:-

Catch the Bug Holiday Chaos Day 4

Creative Craft Cottage #77 Use die cuts

Crafting by Designs Here come the holidays

Christmas card Challenges #1 Candy Canes

Christmas cards all year round Anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs Tic Tac Toe (candy cane, use the word Christmas in sentiment and ornament)

Craft-a-holics R us Cards for girls

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Vintage or Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge extra Anything goes

12 Months of Christmas optional theme Welcome to the North Pole

Thank you for looking in...

Have a great week...

Megan

p.s. A huge thank you to all the visitors who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!

Joy to the World

Carol Singers

Hello again,

I’m back to share a card that I just had to get out of me! I am loving some of the fantastic cards out there in blogland and Pintrest too, featuring silhouettes. I bought this set from impression obsession while one of my favourite online stores had a Christmas clear out earlier this year, they have been hanging out on my desk ever since waiting, waiting, waiting to be used…

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 5 x 7” card blank

Gold iridescent brown card

Kraft card

Home for Christmas papers

Gingham ribbon from local $2 shop

Scraps of white, black, glitter and gold papers

MFT Streetlight Die

Memory box Star of Wonder

Impression Obsession Carolers 

Lifestyle Crafts nesting circle dies

I would like to enter this card in:-

The Merry Christmas Challenge Ribbon or lace

Creative Craft Cottage #76 Anything goes

52 Christmas card Throwdown November theme 'Old fashioned Christmas'

Beccy's Place Month of Christmas cards 'Day 6 Carols'

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #308 Cute or Anything goes

Holly Jolly Christmas Ribbons and lace

ABC Challenge T is for Three (carollers)

12 Months of Christmas Link-up Bingo or Anything goes

Snippet's Playground 256 week Must use snippets

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #46 Anything goes

Before I go I thought I'd show you a picture of on of my garden visitors, this Blue Tongued lizard hung around for almost a week in almost the same spot, disappear for a while before returning, it was almost 30cm long and has lost his tail, which will grow back. We are lucky enough to see both the smooth skinned and shingle-backed blue tongued lizards, who apparently mate with the same partner for many years, that might just explain the chasing game I saw down the backyard! 

Thank you for looking in...

Have a great week... 

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all the lovely visitors who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!