Batch Baking Christmas

 Hello again,

Over the last few days, I've been digging through, sorting and adding to my scrap bags, I keep large scraps in one box (if it doesn't come from a set) and smaller scraps in display books according to colour and finally anything smaller than a printed photo in plastic bags again according to colour. I decided that I was going to use some of the scraps up to make some Christmas cards, I dug out some of my Christmas tree dies and set to. I have extra trees left over which may make it onto more cards or maybe just gift tags. 

I tried to use a mix of patterned or embossed, plain and they all have one sparkly glitter tree. I used some more scraps to die cut 'Merry' (3 times and layered on each card) and the star punch to finish them off.

What I used

6 White 5x7 card blanks (12.6x17.8cm)
White cardstock to emboss

Kaisercraft Diamonds and Crafts too Lattice embossing folders

Scrap papers and cardstock including metallics (some are 15+years old)

Marianne Design, Kaisercraft, Magazine freebie and Cottage Cutz tree dies

Memory Box Merry Script die

Nellie Snellen 'Christmas love' clear stamp

Marianne Design Star punch die

Clear embossing powder

Black, Cocoa, Orchid, and two blue inkpads

Adhesives: Double sided tape and PVA glue

I would like to enter these cards into:

Snippets Playground Challenge #530 Anything goes with snippets

The Paper Funday Challenge #86 Anything goes optional twist Die cuts and punches

Can you handle the pressure April Challenge optional blue on blue

Crafty Calendar April Dies or punches

The Neglected Stuff Challenge April patterned papers

Peace On Earth Challenge #109 Anything goes

12 Months of Christmas link-up Anything goes optional Nordic Christmas

Have a wonderful week

Megan

p.s. Physio is going well, I walked nearly 200m without the knee scooter, school holidays is on, and the number of kids giving me strange looks then questioning their Mums about that lady on a scooter is fun, last week one little boy in full meltdown screaming stopped, sniffed and ran to catch up with his Mum his eyes wide in surprise at a scooter being inside the shop by a lady. 

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 #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. 

Floating Frames

 Hello again,

We are having a late heatwave here in New South Wales, this week has been 27C to 30C a little too hot for me. I am again joining the lovely ladies over at Group of Seven Cardmakers this month's technique is Floating Frames I chose some lovely new stamps for my Christmas present from Paper Rose called Sketchy Rose, I stamped them in Memento 'Tuxedo Black' and coloured them with Faber-Castell coloured pencils before die cutting them.

I rolled up pieces of washi tape (sticky side out) to temporarily position the flowers over a 12x17.2cm piece of white card stock.  I added foam circles to the backs and replaced each flower, before die cutting the hexagon from the centre adding the first piece to a card blank covered with black paper.  

The second card uses the die cut hexagon, I have added an Inkylicious sentiment which I won from Snippet's Playground on a snippet of black paper. Adding some clear (no silver backing) flat backed gems, packet says it is meant to be 'shaker mix' also from Paper Rose. The black layer behind the die cut was traced and cut by scissors.

The two cards together

What I used:

Paper Rose 'Sketchy Roses' stamp and die

White A4 cardstock

Faber-Castell coloured pencils

Memento Tuxedo black ink

Clear embossing ink

Gold and white embossing powder

Inkylicious sentiment

Kaisercraft Hexagon nesting die

Kaisercraft Roses embossing folder

MFT Happy die

Scraps of black and gold papers

Magazine freebie stamp 'birthday' and butterfly die

Flourish of gems clear silver 

Adhesives: Foam dots, Double sided adhesive, pva glue

Other: Stanley knife, scissors, steel rule, heat gun.

I would like to enter these cards in:

Group of Seven Gallery Floating Frames

First Card

Creative Knockouts #242 Birthday Wishes

Cut it Up Challenge #325 Happy Birthday 

Beautiful Blossoms #27 Anything Floral goes 

NBUS #72 Anything goes with Never before used schtuff (flower stamps and dies)

613 Avenue Create March Anything goes optional Any Occasion 

Second Card
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #84 Anything goes
Make My Monday Challenge #247 Use die or punch

Crafts Galore Encore #133 Anything goes

Crafters Cafe #317 Anything goes optional CAS

Can You Handle the Pressure? Optional Lucky, St. Patrick's Day

A Cut Above Anything goes with a die cut

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!

Merry Christmas

 Hello again, 

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, I hope you all have a wonderful time spent with family and friends and some delicious food... I will be back online after Christmas hopefully before New years...

Well Christmas is upon us, after lunch today I am starting to make the dessert for tomorrow... we are expecting summer highs of 27C tomorrow and getting warmer as the weekend approaches. 

I need to print off some gift tags today as I have run out and so has the local store, I made this card for a friend who is travelling to see his parents for Christmas at the beach... the top seems to lean a little forward and perhaps the sentiment should have been placed down one side... 

scraps from cutting

What I used

White cardstock card base and printing 

Beccy's Place Sandy Christmas

Faber-Castell coloured pencils

Kaisercraft 'Sandy toes' paper

scraps of red, kraft card and some scrap Distress Oxide card (candied apple, twisted citron, antique linen and wild honey) 

Craft magazine sea horse and shell stamp and dies

Kaisercraft tree die

Impression Obsession ocean border waves and Sentiment dies

I would like to enter this card in:

Beccy's Place December Challenge

Little Red Wagon #787 Merry Christmas

Allsorts Challenge 812/3 Use your Dies or anything goes 

Digi choosday Challenge Anything goes week 50

Peace on Earth Challenge #78 Anything goes

Colouring with pencils Anything goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge Anything goes #93

Snippet's Playground #496 Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

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!

Ripper Chrissy

 Hello  again, 

I keep diverting from that scrap paper pad, I am down to four card fronts to finish off, I have used another of Beccy's Place Sandman images for another Aussie card, adding some clouds in the sky and stamping on another sentiment from Beccy's Place Aussie Christmas clear stamps. 

Bucko and Champs Ripper Christmas

In Australia we have a Christmas Album from two men called Bucko and Champs, one being called Colin Buchanan and the other called Greg Champion, they have created Aussie Versions of traditional carols, when I was a preschool teacher, we always taught the children part of Aussie Jingle Bells from the same pair, Colin was also a fixture on Playschool... most of their songs are light hearted and fun, others reflect on loneliness and the 1974 cyclone 'Tracy' that struck Darwin in the small hours of Christmas Day killing 66 and decimating 80% of the city.

Here is my card: -

What I used: -

White 12.6x17.8cm card blank

Beccy's Place Sandy Christmas

Kaisercraft 'sandy toes' papers

Faber Castell and Derwent coloured pencils

Joy Crafts cloud dies

I would like to enter this card in: -

Digi Choosday Cardmaking Challenge week 45 Anything goes

Beccy's Place November month of Holiday cards

Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes
The Holly and the Ivy Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

O is for Ocean

 Hello again,

Despite my intentions to only make cards using up all the leftovers of one paper pad, I decided that this one needed something slightly different, I have created a beach scene for one Aussie Sandman from Beccy's Place, using two papers from Kaisercraft 'Sandy toes' paper pad. 

What I used
Blue Edge Crafts white card blank 12.4x17.4cm 
Kaisercraft 'Sandy toes' paper pad
Beccy's Place Sandy Christmas set
Beccy's Place Sentiment Aussie Christmas set
Clear Embossing ink
Black embossing powder

I would like to enter this card in:

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday cards

Polkadoodles week 46 Anything goes

Kleuren met Potloden Colouring with Pencils Anything goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters Landscapes

Thank you for looking in... 

Have a wonderful week... 

Megan

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... 

LPoCF #232 The Paper Shelter

 Hello again, 

Winter so far has seen warm sunny days and cool nights, followed by heavy rains which has again seen the main dam for Sydney spilling over, bringing flood watch back to the plains, this time we only had 50mm out of the 200mm+ they had expected, so fewer people have been affected and the Government has stopped a land release in an area which is prone to flooding. We are very glad that the current weather is mild, mind you we are still experiencing our regular cold weather, as the central heating decided last week to stop working, the first company said it would be three weeks before someone could make it out, the second company are sending someone out next week, as the reset instructions are not working... we have a secondary heater which will see us burn through much of what is left of our old eucalypt which was cut down as it was rotting.... 

Today brings us to another All new Anything goes challenge with my teammates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, we are sponsored this fortnight by The Paper Shelter, who allowed me to select one set from the store which we all used called Tea Time, I have used three of the set to create my card. Naturally as I layered on the embossed panel the card shifted and it has ended up slightly skewed, and likely only I will notice the tiny gaps where two pieces of my scraps are not quite lined up...  

The Paper Shelter

Prize 3 Images

Shop

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Facebook

Pinterest

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
The Paper Shelter 'Tea Time' Digital Set
White 12.6x 17.8cm card blank
White cardstock
Kaisercraft embossing folder 'Roses'
Faber-Castell coloured pencils
Kaisercraft 'High Tea' paper pad from the scrap strips
Fiskars Scalloped border punch

Tuxedo Black Ink pad

Paper Rose Modern Poppies sentiment stamp

Pierced Fishtail flags MFT
Double sided tape, foam squares

I would like to enter this card in:-

The Paper Shelter #600 A Time to Celebrate

Colouring with Pencils- Anything goes

Can you Handle the Pressure Anything goes optional Beach theme

Creative Knockout's #523- 2 or more patterned papers

Polkadoodles Week 24 Anything goes

Thank you for looking in... 

Stay Warm or Cool depending on your location....

Have a wonderful week...

Megan 

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

D is for Dove

 Hello again,

Another Christmas card, a stamped dove of peace (magazine gift) embossed the edges in silver with a background made using heat clear embossed 'script' stamp from Kaisercraft, this time I inked all over in Broken China Distress Ink.

What I used:

White 12.6x17.8cm card blank

Kaisercraft 'script' stamp

Magazine gift Dove stamp

MFT sentiment stamp

Silver superfine embossing powder

Clear inkpad

Broken China Distress Oxide ink

Another visitor to the garden, Rainbow Lorikeet, they have been enjoying our Callistemon 'Little Johns' we have about 10 who regularly pop in for a feast!

I would like to enter this card in:

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge

Beccy's Place D is for Dove

613 Avenue Create Embossing wet or dry (wet)

Allsorts 756 Colours of Winter 

12 Months of Christmas Link-up Anything goes optional Cozy Christmas

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

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

Twin Trees

 Hello again,

Well, I am back with a pair of Christmas cards, to join in with some of the current challenges, getting ready for Christmas. 

I followed the instructions with the Group of Seven Cardmakers ladies to make this pair of cards, heat embossing the background using Kaisercraft 'script' stamp (5cmx13cm) four times for each card, I did this on a cooler night as the days before have been more like Summer, placed the Christmas tree stencil from a magazine over, inked with Mowed Lawn, Candied Apple and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink. Sentiment stamped onto scraps of red card stock and heat embossed in white powder. 

What I used:

Kaisercraft 'Script' clear stamp

Christmas Tree Stencil

Stitched rectangle die

MFT Christmas Stamps (sentiment)

2 white 12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7")

Clear and White Embossing powders 

Distress Oxide Inks, Candied Apple, Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn, 

Red cardstock

Adhesives:- Double sided tape

I would like to enter these cards in:

Group Of Seven Cardmakers Gallery

Beccy's Place T is for Tree and twofer

Peace on Earth Anything goes Christmas

Allsorts Challenge 755 Christmas time

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge November

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge November

613 Avenue Create Embossing Wet or Dry (Wet)

Daisy Chain Challenge Christmas/Winter

Crafty Calendar Challenge November Anything goes

Most Magical Time of The Year Halloween and Christmas Anything goes

Two visitors in the garden, Australian Magpies, adult bird at the front, baby bird at the back. As sweet as some Magpies are others are extremely territorial and these birds are known to swoop, sometimes causing severe injuries to those who wander, ride, play too close to their nests. 

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

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

LPoCF #218 Beccy's Place

 Hello all,

Time for a break from my Christmas card making with Beccy at Beccy's Place and time for another all new Anything goes challenge with my Team-mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by the lovely Beccy's Place and she gave us each a digi stamp of choice to work with, I have chosen Hot Air Balloon from the set called My Neighbourhood. I have carefully used some of my scrappy pieces from a Kaisercraft paper pad called 'High Tea' to paper piece the Hot Air Balloon.

Beccy's Place

Prize $10 Australian Gift voucher

Here is my card:

What I used:

12.6x17.8cm card blank

Beccy's Place Hot Air Balloon image

White card stock

Faber-Castell Silver and black pencils

Kaisercraft 'High Tea' Paper and sentiment

Marianne Design die Punched butterflies

Adhesives Double sided tape and pva Glue

I would like to enter this card in:

Polka Doodles week 46 Anything goes
Creative Knockouts Lots of layers
Ally's Angels #76 Anything goes
Crafter's Cafe #303 Feminine 

613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional Embossing Heat or Dry

A Perfect Time to Craft Anything Goes (edited wrong link)

Crafts Galore Encore #116 Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by,

Have a wonderful week...

Megan 

G is for Green and Gold

 Hello again,

Trying to play along with the challenges with Beccy's Place annual Holiday Card Challenges, not keeping up so todays card has been duplicated and features a Gold die cut, against a two green papers from Kaisercraft

Here are my cards:

Apologies for the photo, the colours are really green and gold mirri card, we have the sounds of a storm brewing and photos were taken outside. Reddish reflection you can see is the red bricks, although it looks like the leaves are burning... 

What I used:
White c7 top fold cards
Gold mirri cardstock
LoTV sentiment stamps
Clear embossing ink
Gold embossing powder
Kaisercraft 'Australiana' paper pad

Paper Rose Gumleaf die 

I would like to enter these cards in

Beccy's Place Annual Holiday cards G is for Green and Gold

Have a wonderful week..

Thank you for stopping by...

Megan

LPoCF #192 Sheepski Designs Coffee and Cake

 Hello again,

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

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

SheepSki Designs

SheepSki Designs on Etsy

SheepSki Designs BlogShop

SheepSki Designs Blog

SheepSki Designs Facebook

SheepSki Designs Instagram

Here is my card:-

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

I would like to enter this card in:-

Polkadoodles Challenge blog Week 42 Anything Goes

AllSorts Challenge 698 Add a sentiment

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Digi Choosday week 41 Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore #104 Anything Goes

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

Megan

LpoCF #190 All dressed Up

 Hello again, 

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

All Dressed Up

Prize 2 images

All Dressed Up Shop

All Dressed Up Challenge

All Dressed Up Facebook

All Dressed Up Instagram

Here is my card:-

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

Adhesives:- Double sided tape and sheets

I would like to enter this card in: -

All Dressed Up Challenge 132 Anything Goes with ADU 
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Anything Christmas goes optional plaid/tartan
As You Like It Challenge Favourite Metallic or glitter card definitely glitter card now that it comes in sheets that don't shed 
Bizzy Bec's Challenge Blog Anything Goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan 

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

LPoCF #188 Streamside Studio

 Hello again, 

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

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

Streamside Studios

PRIZE 3 Digi stamps/sets to value of $15

Streamside Studios Etsy Store

Streamside Studios Instagram

Here is my card:-

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

I would like to enter this card in:-

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

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

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

Have a wonderful week... 
Megan

LPoCF #184 Fred She Said

 Hello all,

I finally had to give in and get a new pc it works so much better than the 12yo one it has replaced but with new comes more issues, I have been blaming the old pc for shadows in the corner of my screen, turns out to be the screen with the problem although it will work for the time being, also my old printer is not compatible with the new pc, so new printer to come too.... it is also 12yo so really should be glad it has worked for so long, I will be plugging old pc in as needed to use printer until current inks run out so that I can continue my blog and design team commitments....

Today brings us to an all new Anything goes challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, apologies for the photo being dark, I can only think it is caused by the winter sun this week sees the Australian Winter Solstice. I have used two coloured images from our sponsor to make two male birthday cards, for a change I won't be madly making two cards for my Dad and Uncle who have birthdays the same week.

Fred She Said

Prize $10 Gift certificate

Shop Fred She Said Designs

Facebook

Instagram

Pinterest

Here are my cards:-

What I used:-
Fred she Said Designs Digi stamp pre coloured The Old Truck
14.5cm square kraft card blank
12.6x17.8cm white card blank
Kaisercraft Factory 42 paper pad
scrap silver and red paper (die cuts)

Labels die 

Pin dot nesting rectangle die

Cogs die from magazine
Paper Rose Happy Birthday die
Art Stamps Australia 'Happy Birthday' 
clear embossing ink and black embossing powder

I would like to enter these cards in...

Crafty hazelnut's Patterned paper challenge Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore #100 Anything goes

Paper Funday Challenges Optional Twist Masculine

Little Red Wagon Digi Do challenge (must include a digital item)

Thank you for looking in... 

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

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

LPoCF #174 The Paper Shelter

 Hello again,

Happy New Year to you all! May this year be Happy, healthy, safe, prosperous and crafty! We are staying in, avoiding going out and about whilst the numbers of covid cases rise dramatically here in New South Wales, we have over 340,000 cases who are supposed to be remaining in isolation after testing positive. 

Today brings us to our second Anything Goes Challenge for this year with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends for 2022! This fortnight we are sponsored by The Paper Shelter who kindly gave the Design Team Little Butterfly to use. 

The Paper Shelter

Prize 3 images

The Paper Shelter Blog

Facebook

Instagram

Pinterest

I have made a birthday card with the image and a Kaisercraft paper pad called  'Wandering Ivy', this is probably one of the easiest cards I have ever made, it is one sheet of paper with the bracket die cut out then I embossed the middle layer before carefully cutting around it as the next nesting size down was smaller than I wanted. The sentiment is from the same paper pad.

Here is my card:

What  I used:
14cm Square card blank
The Paper Shelter Little Butterfly digital image
Kaisercraft 'Wandering Ivy' Paper pad
Kaisercraft nesting square bracket die

I would like to enter this card in:-

613 Avenue Create-  Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge- Anything goes
QKR Stampede Anything Goes #436

Polkadoodles Challenge week 3 Anything goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge blog #290 Anything goes + Sentiment

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

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

Outback Christmas

 Hello again,

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

Here is one more Christmas card:-

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

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

I would like to enter this card in:-

Beccy's Place Month long holiday card challenge

Happy Little Stampers Anything goes with dies

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge optional challenge make a scene

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Thank you for looking in...

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

Megan

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

Bulk Christmas Cards

 Hello again,

Well I have been busy making some more Christmas cards ready to send in a few weeks time. I have been determined to rid myself of several paper pads of which there is only scraps left. I'm making smaller cards this year as my usual 5x7" card blanks have not been available where I usually purchase.

Three designs using scraps and basic supplies only.

Christmas Tree design- White cardstock, Paper Rose Nesting rectangle dies, Christmas tree die, My Minds Eye Paper pad Mistletoe Magic scraps, MFT sentiment stamps, black ink, card blanks 10.6x14.9cm

                               

Christmas Bauble design 1- White cardstock, Paper Rose nesting rectangle dies, My Minds Eye Paper Pad Mistletoe Magic, Sentiment stamp, red ink pad, MFT Bauble dies, ribbon bows

      

Christmas Bauble design 2- White cardstock, Paper Rose nesting rectangle dies, Kraft patterned paper, scraps of red cardstock, ribbon scraps from gifts, MFT Hand-lettered Christmas sentiment stamp, clear embossing ink, Detail Gold embossing powder, paper scraps from Carta bella Christmas Time and Kaisercraft Peppermint wishes paper pads, Kaisercraft Holly stamp, circle die, pinking shear circle die

    

I would like to enter these cards in:-

Christmas Tree

Happy Little Stampers Anything goes with dies

Aud Sentiment Challenge blog Christmas +Sentiment

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything goes with Patterned paper

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything goes

Bauble card 1

Christmas Kickstart Challenge Christmas Snippets

ABC Christmas Challenge W and X are for Xerox

Beccy's Place 9th Annual Holiday Challenge B is for Bauble

Snippets Playground Anything goes with snippets

Bauble card 2

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge something beginning with 'H' Holly

We Love Stamping Christmas

12 Months of Christmas Challenge Anything goes optional Red and White

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Megan

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