Bleached Daisies

 Hello again,

I have made a card following this month's Group of Cardmakers, using the bleaching technique. I have used a scrap of water colour card which I used dylusions Funky Fuchsia and crushed grape spray inks and one of my potluck stamps from Darkroom Door that I bought before they closed down in Australia and recently re-opened in the UK. My potluck stamps are from the scraps, when the rubber had not quite made a full set, they saved the stamps that they could and sold them at a discount.

My stamp comes from the set called Viva la Flora Vol.2 it has a script background which doesn't show on my card as the texture of the water colour card comes through. Stamped in clear ink and heat embossed in black powder. Using bleach-soaked cotton buds on the flowers, I have added a sentiment from Art Stamps Australia.  

What I used

White card blank 10.5x14.8cm

Watercolour card (Micador from Big W)

Darkroom Door Daisy stamp 'Viva la Flora' Vol.2

Clear embossing ink

Black embossing powder

Art stamps Australia Sentiment stamp

Dylusions Spray ink Funky fuchsia and crushed grape

I would like to enter this card in:

Group of Cardmakers Bleaching Technique

Allsorts 847 In the Garden

Beautiful Blossoms Anything Floral goes optional mood board

Daisy Chain Challenge #106 No Design papers

Aud Sentiments Watercolour and/or Spring + Sentiment

NBUS Challenge #85 Daisy stamps first outing

We Love Stamping 'Spring' We already have one jonquil and anemone in flower, whilst all the trees are still only just starting to get their Autumn leaves changing colour her in Aus.

We are starting to get Autumn leaves in our area, which I fully expect to be overrun with tourists as they change as some of the elegant gardens in our area are cut off after several years of extreme weather has caused damage to the roads, some are required to get permits to enter their own streets some of which are several kilometres long, some people have had weddings cancelled as the venues have had to close to the public, some are used to getting 1000+ visitors each day over Autumn. 

That does not include the still cut main highway between Sydney and greater west New South Wales where convicts built the road in 1832 and it has recently failed, almost 200 years and used to transport B-double trucks laden with coal for export or quarry materials for construction. A Blog post from one of the local librarians shows a colourised picture and a story of a grisly murder from 1842, Caroline Collit's Blue Mountain's Local Studies.

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

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

Ombre in Pinks

 Hello again,

Well, the last day of 2024 has arrived and here I am with a new Christmas card to start off my new stash of cards for Christmas 2025. I only just managed to get my skates on to join in with the last months challenge with the lovely ladies at Group of Seven, this time I have managed to get going and making my card early this month using the design element of Ombre. 

I have used three of my Distress Oxide inks on plain cardstock starting in the middle with Picked Raspberry ink allowing the edges to soften as I move away from the centre, adding Spun Sugar ink to one end and blending over the top of the softened edge of picked raspberry, finally I opted for using Seedless Preserves starting at the edge of the card and working inwards to the softened edge of picked raspberry, ending up with variations from light to dark from the top down.

I have used Darkroom Door stamp set 'Brushed Christmas Vol.1' tree and star stamp which are heat embossed in Wow! Superfine Silver glitter powder adding a sentiment from LOTV 'Large Christmas Greetings' in White embossing powder. Adding a doodled border around the piece before adhering to the card base. The embossing ink was drying quickly in the heat, and we are expecting a cool change in a couple of days, before another return to mid 30C's

Here is my card:

What I used:

White 12.6x17.8cm card blank
White cardstock
Distress Oxide inks Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves
Darkroom Door Brushed Christmas Vol.1 
LOTV Large Christmas 
Clear embossing ink 
Embossing powders White and silver glitter

Black fine line pen

I would like to enter this card in:
Gallery at Group of Seven Design Element Ombre

Rudolph Day Anything Christmas goes
We Love Stamping optional 'Winter' playing Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge #284 Anything goes optional Christmas or New Year
Peace on Earth Challenge #78 Anything Christmas goes

Thank you for looking in...

Wishing you and yours A Happy, Safe and Healthy 2025

Megan

Festive Foliage

 Hello again, 

I am still playing catch up with some of the earlier challenges with Beccy's Place, this card is for the 'F' prompt, Festive foliage, I have used one of the card fronts created with the scraps from my paper pad that is almost finished... 

Here is my card: - 

What I used: -
White 13cm square card blank
Beccy's Place Christmas Bloom (pre-coloured)
Red, green and white cardstock
Lily Bee Designs paper pad
Magazine freebie 'fern' die cut
Mystery Holly swirl die
Darkroom Door Christmas sentiment stamp
Clear embossing ink
Gold embossing powder

I would like to enter this card in: -

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

Z for Zigzag

 Hello again,

Three more cards to add to my growing stash, I have fussy cut three of Beccy's Place Christmas Blooms and added them to embossed backgrounds with heat embossed sentiment strip from Darkroom Door. I managed to tear the swirly die cut twice meaning I then spread the resulting swirls out further than on the other, hand punched stars using the scraps of glitter card as I used adhesive sheets to the back. I have jumped all the way to the end of the alphabet with Z for Zigzag. I have used the zigzag embossing folder in both embossed and debossed, unintentionally... 

Here are my cards: -

(top fold)

What I used: - 
White card blanks 12.6 x17.8cm and 12.4x 17.4cm (two side fold, one top fold)
White card stock
Beccy's Place Christmas Blooms Digital Stamp 
Gold glitter paper
Xpress-it glitter tape
Clear embossing ink 
Wow! Primary Apple Red and Gold embossing powder
Darkroom Door Christmas Sentiment stamp (Closed)
MFT Swirl
Darice Zigzag embossing folder
Crafts too embossing folder
Green card scraps
Cottage Crafts Holly die
Star hand punch

Adhesives Double sided tape, adhesive sheets

I am entering this card in: -

Beccy's Place Month long Holiday Card Challenge

Allsorts Challenge #806 Christmas or Anything goes (first card with red tape)

Can you handle the Pressure? Optional warm drinks

Daisy Chain Challenge #91 Christmas or Winter

Digi choosday week 44 Anything goes

Peace on Earth Challenge #75 Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful day...

Megan

LPoCF#240 Polkadoodles

 Hello again, 

Summer is definitely on its way, we are currently being serenaded (deafened) by thousands of Cicadas, I have seen several of the different varieties all (males) of which are noisy.... maybe not as loud as a few years ago when there was an abundance of double drummers, the local electricity company was around pruning plants away from overhead wires and stopped long enough to complain about the noise. I am off this week for my scans which will hopefully see my ankle repaired for the second time. 

Today brings us to an all new Anything goes challenge with my teammates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Polkadoodles who kindly allowed two of our team to choose images for us to use. I chose Polkadoodles new Pretty Poinsettia and made a non-traditional Christmas card. 

Polkadoodles

Prize 3 Digi images (no bundles)

Here is my card:- 

What I used: -
White Card blank 12.6x17.8cm (5x7")
Polkadoodles Pretty Poinsettia Digi image
Faber-Castell Coloured Pencils

Colourless blender pencil (Prismacolor)
American Crafts Bubble-gum cardstock
White cardstock
Darkroom Door Sentiment strip Christmas
Picked Raspberry Oxide ink
Silver and white paper scraps
Holly die (can't find the name anywhere) 
Self-adhesive pink rhinestones

I would like to enter this card in:-

Polkadoodles Digi Choosday week 41 Anything goes

Polkadoodles Anything goes Creative Craft Challenge week 42

A Place to Start October Anything goes optional Pink

Colouring with Pencils Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge U is for Unusual Colours or V is for Velvet

NBUS first time getting inky with the Darkroom door sentiment stamp

Jingle Belles Pink Christmas

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #165 Use the word Christmas (sentiment stamp)

12 Months of Christmas Link up Anything goes optional Chevrons

Thank you for stopping by...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

p.s. 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.

Bokeh

 Hello again, 

I hope you are all feeling warm, we have just spent over a week in Winter without a heater after the gas heater malfunctioned, first repair company said the wait was 3 weeks before they could come out... company number two came one week and one day later... the ignition part of the heater broke... 

I am joining in with the lovely ladies over at Group of Seven with this month's technique being Bokeh, I have used Candied Apple, Ripe Persimmon and Mustard seed distress oxide inks to create the background and I created my own circle template using the backing from Ezy-Mount foam and three different sized circle punches, largest is a Fiskars squeeze punch 1", adding layers of dots with some white pigment ink.

Here is my card: -

What I used
White Card blank 12.6x17.8cm (5x7")

White cardstock
Mustard Seed, Candied Apple and Ripe Persimmon Distress oxide inks

Colorbox White pigment ink
Memento Tuxedo Black
Kaisercraft Leaf die
Darkroom Door Sentiment (Full Bloom Vol.1)
Paper Rose Stitched rectangle die 

I would like to enter; - 

Gallery at Group of Seven - Bokeh
Daisy Chain Challenge Birthday
Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes
Ally's Angel's Anything Goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful weekend...

Megan 

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

Cover Die Eclipse

 Hello again,

Twice in one week, very unusual for me. Today I am joining the Gallery of Group of Seven Card makers, with a technique challenge- Cover die Eclipse. I will admit the first one jumped in the cuttlebug and I have ended up putting one beautiful card aside, and trying again with a more simple stamped image. 

Darkroom Door African Tree stamped in Black soot Distress oxide ink, die cut with a MFT cover plate,  and sentiment stamp from Clearly besotted. I think I should have stamped the image a little higher on the card, then the image would have been more evenly centred within the cover die. Definitely a technique to come back too. Another layer was cut out of the waste from the other card to layer up the diecut background

The stamp was in a 'scrap' set, when the rubber does not make a full stamp set or something was wrong with some part of a set, they sell the stamps that are suitable for use at a discount. I think this might look good as a jacaranda tree in purple.

What I used

Blue Edge Crafts Top fold 12.3x17.4cm card blank 

MFT cover plate die 

Darkroom Door African Tree stamp

Clearly Besotted sentiment 'Sweet little sentiments'

Distress Oxide black soot, candied apple

fine tipped pva glue 

I am sharing this card with:

Group of Seven Gallery Cover plate Eclipse
NBUS today is the first time the tree has seen ink....
Crafter's Cafe #307 CAS 
Creative Inspiration Challenge #13 Anything goes  CLOSED
Simply Clean and Simple April Anything goes optional Weather

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 #226 Polkadoodles Pickles Hedgehog

 Hello again,

We are starting to feel an Autumn nip in the air now, cooler weather suits me much better than the heat. The roof has been repaired but now we must await a couple of downpours to ensure there are no leaks....

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 Polkadoodles who kindly gave the team two images to work with, I have used Pickles Hedgehog Flowers and made a Mother's Day card.

Polkadoodles

Prize 3 Digi Stamps

The sentiment stamp is from Aussie company, Darkroom Door Stamps, after Rachel Greig passed away her husband and business partner has decided to close the store, factory and company.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White cardstock to make 14.5cm card blank

Polkadoodles Pickles Hedgehog Flowers

Faber-Castell and Derwent coloured pencils, first time using colourless blender pencil too. 
kraft paper
papers are from magazine packs 
pink cardstock
flower from stash
bling from stash

Darkroom door sentiment stamp

Circle, scalloped circle dies

Stitched rectangle and pierced square dies

Clear embossing ink and black embossing powder

I am entering this card in

Colouring with Pencils Challenge Anything goes (Kleuren met Potloden) 

Paper Funday #63 Anything goes or The dies have it

Daisy Chain Challenges #83 Animals

The Cutie Pie Challenge #192 Easter/Mother's Day
613 Avenue Create March 2024 Anything goes optional

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #121 Anything goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 10 Anything goes

Cheerful Sketch Challenge March 2024 

Thank you for looking in... 

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

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

LPoCF #130 LeAnn's World 101

Hello again,

I think my crafting mojo has taken off (somewhere nice I hope), I was able to choose one of the images we are using on the Design Team over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends from our lovely sponsor LeAnn's World 101 to work with, the variety of projects from my team mates is stunning. Don't forget we welcome any handmade craft, pop in and share with us what you have been making!

LeAnn's World

Prize 2 images

I have used LeAnn's World 101 image Bouquet to make a Mother's Day Card for my Mum, I have paper pieced the image using various scraps of papers, mostly they have spots on them. I have added White Opal Liquid Pearls to the centre of the Forget-Me-Nots, the pink daisies are raised up a little to add some dimension.

You can find LeAnn's World in many places, 

LeAnn's World Facebook

LeAnn's World 101 Facebook Group

Stamps by LeAnn's World 101 FB Group

and LeAnn's World Challenge Blog

What I used:-

LeAnn's World 101 Bouquet

White15cm square card blank

Scrap papers

Pink daisy paper from Crafters Choice Pastel Paper pad

Mauve Stripe paper is Doodlebug Designs (halloween series I think)

Yellow and Pink cardstock (also scrap box)

Stitched Square Die (CCD)

Scalloped Stitched Square Die (CCD)

White Opal Liquid Pearls

Adhesive Pearls

Darkroom Door Happy Mother's Day stamp Simple Sayings Vol 2

Clear embossing Ink 

WOW! embossing powder Silver pearl

I would like to enter this card in:-

Make My Monday Challenge #120 Spring Flowers

613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional geometric papers

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore #74 Anything goes

Snippet's Playground Anything goes with Snippets

Has anyone else noticed that they seem to have way more neighbours walking the neighbourhood than usual? I don't think I've ever seen so many Mothers pushing strollers, kids on bikes, families walking their dogs in our street before. Were they really all going to local gym's before or is being stuck at home meaning they are exploring the local streets from boredom? I'm still not up to walking around on anything but perfectly flat even surfaces due to my injury, I have however progressed with exercises with the local physio (thankfully still available for appointments) every little step forward feels like a huge step of progress.

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

LPoCF Cockatoo Rules

Hello again, 

Today brings us to another new Anything goes challenge with my lovely team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, we welcome all crafts and would love to see what you have all been busy making... This fortnight we have one fantastic sponsor The Paper Shelter who are offering the lucky winner 3 images from their store. 

 The Paper Shelter

PRIZE 3 Digi images

The design team are all working with the fun image from our sponsor, called Cockatoo Rules, which was fun to work with, I made two cards which will probably head to both my Dad and Uncle who celebrate their birthdays within the same week. 

and

What I used:-
The Paper Shelter Cockatoo Rules pre coloured image
Black cardstock
12.6x17.8cm white card blank
14cm square card blank
Kaisercraft Basecoat paper
Kaisercraft Factory 42 papers
Darkroom Door Wild Things quote stamp
Darkroom Door Brushed sentiments
Versacolor Atlantic ink pad
Black and clear embossing powder
Clear embossing inkpad
Square black brads
Black fine line pen
Scrap white cardstock

I would like to enter these cards in:-
613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional More than one fold
The Happy Craft Challenge June Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned paper challenge Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations Eileen's Anything goes challenge
Bizzy Bec's Store blog Challenge

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

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

Butterfly Birthday

Hello again,

I'm back to share another of the cards I finally sent to one of my friends who requested four female birthday cards, it was completely up to me what I put on the cards and this is one of them which I will admit to case-ing from my Pinterest boards, here is the link to the card I found addINKtive designs (Bronwyn), my slightly different version below... I was still trying to make the most of my large quantity of scrap paper and card, the pile of which never seems to shrink. As with most of the other cards I have tried to keep them as flat as possible to cut down on postage, rather than adding bling to this card I used single hole punched silver circles (they are metallic not that you can tell in the pic)

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 10.5x14.8cm card blank
CCD half doily die
CCD butterfly die
Scrap Kaisercraft paper (Blue Bay)
Scrap white, silver and glittered green paper
Hole punch (tiny/flat embellishments)
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Darkroom Door Sentiment (Full Bloom Vol.1)

I would like to enter this card in:-

Crafts Galore Encore #61 Anything goes

Happy Little Stampers March challenge Anything goes with dies
Love to Craft Challenge blog Anything goes March
The Happy Craft Challenge March Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper 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 take the time to comment on my cards and creations, I appreciate them all!

P.P.S. Apologies for not being around, too many medical appointments and then the usual high pain days to keep up with all my blogging friends, fingers crossed the rehab doctor I see this week will have some answers, nine months with dominant hand in a sling is not much fun.

Way of life

Hello again,

Blog post mark 2, not sure what happened but my screen flashed and it was gone. Is it any wonder I frequently opt to type up blog posts in a document and copy and paste it over? Joy from Joyfully Stamps is starting an art journal and is planning on sharing hers, I thought I might join her sharing mine.

I started a bullet style journal specifically to track my sleep or lack there of, my physio exercises and my design team work so I don't forget to get things done on time. I will not bore you with the rather bland sleep tracking, exercise etc pages but after deciding that it looked rather boring I am planning on using my journal for creative pages as well, using stamps, dies, techniques etc. that I want to try out  in my journal, some not so successfully done others I have been having fun doing. I am using an A5 art journal for my base and adding in other pages as the mood takes me.

This page is using up two spray ink backgrounds I have used elsewhere and these bits were taking up space on my desktop, a stamped sentiment from Darkroom Door, punched (yes I still have many of my punches and occasionally still use them) shapes and a little black ink doodling. The spray ink backgrounds have been torn along the edge of my steel ruler and have rough edges.

Journal page

What I used:-
scrap paper cut to just smaller than the journal page
spray ink background (dylusions spray inks)
darkroom door sentiment
scrap black card and text paper
clear embossing ink
white embossing powder
star and circle punches
black fine line pen

I would like to enter this page in:-
Bizzy Bec's Store Blog February Anything goes
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour challenge  Anything goes option Metallics
Mix it up Challenge Anything goes optional rubber band stamping
The Happy Craft Challenge Anything goes

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

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

Old fashioned lady

Hello again,

Today I am sharing one of the four birthday cards I made for my friend who ordered a mixed bunch from me, I have used a silhouette die and made a vintage card, with the unfortunate error of having just above the sentiment the words toilet basins on the old patterned paper I have used, I’m sure it just adds some interest that you can read in old ads. I have been free to make what I want to with one exception, a specific request to make a card with the French language and a bike on it... the bike is easy, French not so, all I have come up with is using google translate to say happy birthday in French...

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 10.5x14.8cm card blank

Kaisercraft Timeless patterned paper 

CCD Lady with umbrella die

Oval die 

Scrap of black, gold and sandstone paper/card

Paper lace

White Liquid Pearls

Marianne Designs Butterfly punch die

Darkroom Door Sentiment stamp Simple sayings Vol.1

Clear embossing ink 

Black embossing powder



I would like to enter this card in:-
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge February Anything goes
Seize the Birthday- optional challenge black and white only
The Happy Craft Challenge Anything goes

7 Years

Hi again,

I was looking through my blog posts the other day and discovered a rather nice surprise blog hop for Miss Di who is celebrating 7 years at the helm of Pixie's Snippets Playground  were we are encouraged to use our snippets and scraps, the blog hop hosted by Darnell of dj Kard Kreations…

I will admit to stalking the playground for sometime before I took the plunge to create my own blog and I finally joined in the fun in October 2015 when Di was celebrating her 200th Week and challenge, I was one of 5 new students starting that week and a lovely welcome followed the next challenge around... The playground is a fun space to play using up all our snippets, spurred on by class mates, Miss Di and Parsnip and now little Dudley, who I hope can swim once the duckpond has defrosted... A huge Thank you to Miss Di for all the fun, games and prizes she offers each fortnight... 

The stamped flower was stamped in three colours and fussy cut and put back together onto an extra white snippet

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White card blank 10.5x14.8cm

White card snippets

Darkroom Door Eclectic Daisy stamp

Yellow Snippet (Kaisercraft)

Pin dot Square die

Stitched scallop border die

Black Liquid enamel 

Black super fine embossing powder

Darkroom Door Sentiment

Clear embossing ink

Scrap of twine (grey) 

I would like to enter this card in:-

Darnell's Thank You Blog Hop for Di

Aud Sentiments Anything goes + Sentiment

Crafty Creations 383 Anything goes

Have a wonderful week...

Thank you for looking in...

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!

CBD Layered Birthday

Hello again, 

Today brings us to a new Challenge for Crafting by Designs, we would love you to join in our challenge-Layers, we have one fabulous sponsors this week Fred She Said will be giving the lucky winner a $10 gift card for their store.  

Fred She Said

PRIZE $10 gift card

This challenge is open until January 29th, you can add your project by using the Linky tool over at Crafting by Designs. Please be sure to link your project back to us. 

I have used a new stamp from my collection called Beautiful Bouquets- Dahlias to create a birthday card for a friend who loves purple, I had to look and see if Dahlia's actually come in these colours and happily they do. I added an extra layer to the card using the outside edge of the MFT die to trace and cut a rectangle slightly larger, it was cut from the center of the larger plain purple cardstock piece

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 12.6x17.8cm card blank 

White card for stamping

Prismacolor Watercolour Pencils + water/brush

Clear embossing ink

Gold embossing powder 

WPlus9 Beautiful Bouquets- Dahlias stamp

Darkroom Door Brushed Sentiments stamps

Purple cardstock (AC Amethyst)

White cardstock

Check paper (Sugar and Spice) 

MFT Cross Stitched Rectangle Die

Adhesives: Double-sided tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

613 Avenue Create optional challenge Watercolour

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore #59 Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge Optional texture

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 message, I truly appreciate them all!

Twofer Birds

Hi All,

I have been following along with the twofer challenge, but have never before joined in with the ladies, I had been making a mixed set of cards for a friend and had finished them all off and I need a thank you card to post out this week... so with the die set still on the table I decided to join in...

The set is a CCD which came with the two birds, cages and a stand, I have used scissors to cut into the lantern shaped cage to make it look like the birds are out and about. 

What I used:-
Two 14.8c10.5cm card blanks
Silver paper
Japanese paper
Dark grey metallic card
Silver peel off stickers
CCD Bird Cage, Birds dies
Label Shaped die (not sure)
Pink gel ink pen
Close to my Heart Happy Birthday Sentiment stamp
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Kraft card 
Kaisercraft 'Blue Bay' paper pack (mostly snippets)
Kaisercraft 'Blue Bay' sentiment sticker
Darkroom Door 'Simple Sayings'
Clear embossing ink
Black super fine embossing powder
Adhesives:- Double sided tape, adhesive sheet, 2 way glue pen and foam dots

I would like to enter this card in:-
Twofer Challenge January Birds
Snippets Playground #344
Southern Girls Challenge Anything goes
Crafty Creations Challenge #382 Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...
Hope you all have a wonderful week...
Megan

PS. Stay cool in all this extreme summer heat we are having down under.
 Many thanks for all the kind comments, I have tried adjusting the settings as some are unable to comment unless it opens in a new window... 

Do what you love

Hello again,

Well I have finally finished all 30 days of challenges for this years month of holiday card making challenge with Beccy of Beccy's Place, Beccy has been one very very busy lady commenting on every entry and there are currently 792 entries for the month. 

Today's final challenge is to Do what you love... this year I have fallen in love with using distress oxide inks and creating pretty backgrounds for cards with either stamped or die cut detail, so out came the distress oxide inks and I created a coloured background to stamp some until now unused Christmas stamps from a magazine, inked in clear ink and heat embossed with white powder.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 12.6x17.8cm card blank
Seafoam Kaisercraft cardstock
Mauve cardstock ? AC 
Magazine Freebie stamps
Clear embossing ink
white embossing powder
Darkroom Door 'Season's Greetings' sentiment stamp
Silver star stickers
Silver self adhesive flat backed gems (Kaisercraft)
Distress Oxide Inks broken china, picked raspberry and wilted violet +mini mister
Adhesives:- Double sided tape and foam tape

I would like to enter this card in:-
Beccy's Place Final day Do what you love Month of holiday cards
The Happy Craft Challenge Anything goes
Crafty Creations Challenges Anything goes
Make my Monday Challenge Non Traditional Christmas Colours

I laid all of the Christmas cards out on our carpet and took a two pics as I couldn't get them all in one go, I made a few extra's along the way and finished with a total of 33 card made in the last 30 days, I think I will still have a few more cards to make and some of those are semi made already..... I thought I was going quite mad when I checked through the gallery by finding my name and discovered that one of the my mobile phone entries had kept my blog name as entry name, so here's the alphabet and extra challenges for this year! 

A-J plus extra challenges

K-Z

Many thanks for dropping by...
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!