LPoCF#262 Rachelle Anne Miller

 Hello again,

Today brings us to another all new Anything goes Challenge with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. This fortnight we are sponsored by Rachelle Anne Miller who lives in South Australia. I have chosen Bunny and Guinea Reindeer ride to make a Christmas card for a friend who keeps two guinea pigs. Apologies for the photo, I resorted to taking it outside as the flash kept going off inside.

What I used:

Rachelle Anne Miller Bunny and Guinea Reindeer ride

Faber-Castell coloured pencils

Bo-Bunny Elf Magic Patterned paper

Kaisercraft tree die

Cottage crafts tree die

Circle die

I would like to enter this card in:

Colouring with Pencils Anything goes (Kleuren met Potloden)

Polkadoodles Challege 10 week 4 Anything goes

Creative Knockouts #555 Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge 9 week 4 Anything goes

12 Months of Christmas Link -up #126 Anything goes optional Squares and circles Square card and layers with circle die cut

Peace on Earth Challenge #96 Anything goes optional inspiration board

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #64 Anything Goes

I thought I may have heard back from my specialist about surgery date, not yet. I do however know that I am likely to have to go into a rehabilitation hospital as I am having trouble being able to use crutches to get up/down stairs, the torn rotator cuff has not helped matters.  

Thank you for looking in, 

Have a wonderful week,

Megan

LPoCF #256 Polkadoodles

 Hello all,

Well, we have been having another Antarctic blast, we made it to 2C earlier in the week, if you add in the feels like temperature, it has felt more like -8C over the last few days. Today we are enjoying some winter sun, if you can stay out of the wind, it's actually quite nice.

I recently overheard some tourists who were shocked to see an Aussie parent hand their under-school age child a 'baby chino' for context they were passing by a Cafe strip, I did not feel the need to correct their belief, curiosity though what people from other countries think a 'baby chino' is?

Today brings us to another all-new challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Polkadoodles who kindly gave our team two images to use, I have used an image called Jolly Santa to make two Christmas cards. Apologies for the photo quality, Winter is not the greatest time for photos.

Polkadoodles

Prize 3 digital images

Polkadoodles Blog

Digi Choosday Blog

Gem of a Challenge Blog

Here are my cards

What I used

2 white 14cm square card blanks

Doodlebug patterned paper (traditional coloured card)

red cardstock

Polkadoodles Jolly Santa digital image

Faber-Castell Coloured Pencils

Stitched Rectangle dies

Snowflake dies (I think impression obsession)

Discount store patterned paper

Purple pearlescent card

Mauve corrugated card

Stitched Scallop border die

Circle and Scalloped circle dies

I would like to enter these cards in:-

Traditional coloured
613 Avenue Create June Anything goes
Polkadoodles Challenge 7 week 3
Creative Knockouts #548 Die cuts, stencils and/or punches
Merry Little Christmas Challenge #62 Anything goes (missed cut off)

Non-Traditional Coloured
A Cut Above June Anything goes with a Die cut
Crafts Galore Encore June Anything Goes
Digi Choosday challenge 6 week 2 Anything Goes
Paper Rocks Scissors Anything goes scissors used to trim corrugated edge
12 Months of Christmas #123 Anything goes optional blue and gold

Thank you for looking in...
I am off to see the specialists again, this time 'the boss' an Associate Professor
Shortest wait I have ever had one week!

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.

{For those who really want to know what a 'baby chino' is, it is usually the leftover heated milk/foam from making a real coffee, with a dusting of chocolate powder}

LPoCF #242 Sheepski Designs

 Hello again,

Well, my appointment didn't go as planned, I had hoped that the bony fragments would be removed, instead they are going conservative treatment with the plan to refer me to an Associate Professor in the new year after a 'diagnostic' injection of cortisone and anaesthetic to my ankle. My GP thinks that I may need a replacement ankle which was not an option 10 years ago. 

Today brings us to an all-new challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Sheepski Designs who kindly gave our team three images to work with I have used on called Pressie Time in the spirit of using up my scraps from one paper pad I have used one of only two whole sheets to create my card. 

Sheepski Designs

Prize 3 images

Here is my card: - 

What I used: -

White card blank 12.6 x 17.8cm

Sheepski Design Pressie Time Digi

Faber Castell coloured pencils

Lilybee Designs 'Christmas Cheer' papers

Cottage Crafts tree die

Memory box Santa Hat die

Paper Rose Merry die

Spellbinders sentiment Christmas die

Red and blue cardstock

Liquid enamel as pom pom on hat

MFT stitched inner and outer circle die

I would like to enter this card in:-

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday cards B is for Bear

12 Months of Christmas Link-up All Stitched up or Anything Christmas (stitching on both sentiment and circle dies)

Pattie's Place Anything goes with Stamped or Digital image

Merry Little Christmas Challenge 59 Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

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

I is for Inchies

 Hello again,

Today I am sharing three more cards made using some of my scraps from Lilybee Designs I grabbed a pile of slightly larger scraps and used a 1" square die to cut as many as possible. I then worked out the layout and decided to make three cards all the same adding a large sentiment and a strip of glitter washi tape to one side, finishing off with some plain cardboard scraps in holly and Christmas stockings.

This set started out with 36 pages, here they are all dwindled down to two whole sheets and many many scraps, current count is 15 card fronts, most of which just need some finishing touches.

Now that these ones are finished, the cards with the holly and berries remind me of Christmas puddings with the decoration sitting on top.

Inchies

What I used: -

3x card blank 12.6x17.8cm
Red and White cardstock
MFT pierced square die
Lilybee Designs paper pad
plain cardstock scraps
MFT sentiment stamp
Clear embossing powder
candied apple and broken china distress oxide inks

Cottage Craft Holly and Berry die

Memory box or Poppystamps Stocking die

Xpress it glitter tape (I've had this for so long it no longer sticks down well)

I would like to enter this card in

Beccy's Place Month long Holiday card Challenge

Snippet's Playground Anything goes with scrap

Merry Little Christmas Challenge 59 Anything Christmas

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan 

p.s. 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!

Two of a Kind

Hello Again,

 

I am back with another pair of cards, this time using unusual colours for Christmas, I inked an A4 sheet with Distress oxides, I used a scrunched up nappy wipe to add interest to the ink before over doing the water spray over a star stencil. Large stars are supplies I bought from a toy/craft supply store while working in a preschool, I think there must be about 5 of each of the five colours left to use up... added a doodled border in metallic purple, the silver pen appears to have dried out, stored in the same packet. 

What I used:

MFT Sentiment stamp
Prize Ribbon, Wilted Violet and Peacock Feathers
Clear embossing ink
Silver sparkle Embossing powder
Star Stencil

Purple Gel Ink pen

I would like to enter this card in:

Christmas Kickstart #80 (stars on cards, over sprayed stencil)
Beccy's Place S is for Stars
Merry Little Christmas Blog #53 Anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Anything goes 
Most Magical Time of The Year Halloween and Christmas Challenge
Ally's Angels #76 Anything goes
12 Months of Christmas Link up Anything goes optional Cozy Christmas

Di's Digi Design Christmas no Red or Green

Rudolph Day with Scrappy Mo Anything Christmas

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 leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

LPoCF #208 Dr. Digi

 Hello again,

It is almost time for the Winter Solstice here in Australia, the wind is freezing and the Snowy Mountains are expecting at least 1m (3feet) of snow over the next few days. Our largest town has a large Winter parade on the weekend closest to the solstice and in the past the main street is closed to traffic and 40,000 people fill the street. 

This fortnight brings us to another all-new challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, our sponsor Dr. Digi kindly gave the design team our choice of 5 images to work with. I chose to use another Christmas image called Elliot and Elvis, my card is also a reminder of measure twice cut once, or perhaps to save even the smallest scraps....

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Prize 2 images
Dr. Digi Store
Dr. Digi Facebook

Here is my card:

What I used:
White 13cm card blank
Dr. Digi Elliot and Elvis digital stamp

Faber-castell-coloured pencils
Doodlebug design paper 'Santa Express'
red cardstock
Memento tuxedo black ink pad
Art stamps Australia sentiment stamp

I would like to enter this card in:
Happy Little Stampers June Christmas Challenge Anything goes optional make a scene
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything goes #50 (edit: missed the end)
12 Months of Christmas Anything goes optional inspired by a Christmas Song
Crafts Galore Encore June Anything goes

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

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

LPoCF# 206 The Paper Shelter

 Hello again,

Another month has passed and I have finally given into buying a new pack of white printing cardstock after putting it off trying to actually get to the store which is an hour away... I gave in and ordered it online which saved me money as I didn't get to browse the store... 

Today brings us to another All new Anything Goes Challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight the sponsor is The Paper Shelter who kindly gave the team on digital set to use, these two cards make my 2nd and 3rd Christmas cards for the year, and I still have another two of the same images printed and not yet used. 

The Paper Shelter

Prize 3 Images

Shop

Blog

Facebook

Instagram

Pinterest

Here are my cards:

What I used:
2 white C7 card blanks 12.6x17.8cm
The Paper Shelter image Here We Go
Mistletoe Magic paper pad from My Minds Eye
Pierced square die (MFT)
Stitched circle die (MFT)

Pierced Fishtail flag die (MFT)
Cottage Crafts tree die (top card)
CCD Tree die (bottom card)
MFT tiny Christmas sentiments

Silver star from my pre-cut scraps box
Lili of the Valley Christmas Circular Sentiments

Adhesives: Glue stick, foam dots

I would like to enter these cards in:

A Perfect Time to Craft Anything goes

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge Optional Trim the Tree

The Paper Shelter Embellish it (die cut Christmas trees)

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #50 Anything Goes

12 Months of Christmas Challenge #100 Link-up Optional Holiday Decorations

613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional Flowers

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 take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all.

LPoCF #204 Sheepski Designs 'Crackers'

 Hello again,

Autumn is on its way here in Australia, the trees are finally starting to change colour, this time last year the leaves had all been raked up and added to the compost heap... 

This week brings us to another all new Anything goes challenge with my teammates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, our sponsor this fortnight is Sheepski Designs who kindly gave the team a choice of images to work with. I have used the image called Crackers No 253 to make a Christmas card for my stash... 

Sheepski Designs

Prize 3 images

Esty Store
Blog Shop
Sheepski Designs Blog
Facebook
Instagram

Here is my card:

What I used:

Sheepski Designs Crackers image No 253

White A4 card to make 14.5cm square card blank

Pebbles Home for Christmas paper pad

Doodlebug design gingham-linen rainbow petite papers

Derwent and Faber-Castell coloured pencils

MFT Bitty Holiday Wishes

Tuxedo Black Memento ink

MFT Pierced square die

I would like to enter this card in:-
Christmas Kickstart Challenge #73 Gnome for Christmas
Crafts Galore Encore #110 Anything goes
Happy Little Stampers April Christmas Card Challenge
Make My Monday Challenge #198 Frame it
Merry Little Christmas Challenge #49 Anything goes (i missed the end)
12 Months of Christmas Link up- Anything goes optional favourite colour combination 

Thank you for looking in, I have been adding a lot of people to my family tree in the last few months and have had a few distant relatives contact me. I think I may have given one gent a surprise announcing that I was a descendant of a shared great great grandfather, having been married three times.

Have a wonderful week...

Megan 

P.S. Thank you for dropping by, I truly appreciate the comments left by my blogging friends and visitors. 

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

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 take the time to leave a comment, I appreciate them all.... 

Two Christmas cards

 Hello again,

I've managed to make two Christmas cards still using the scrappy bits of one paper pad from Doodlebug Designs 'north pole' there is maybe enough scraps for another card or two, a few squares I've die-cut in the past and then some narrow strips. 

I am booked in for my first covid vaccine tomorrow, I was not able to book an appointment until early July and then the wait for the two nearest practices offering the jabs was the last few days of October, my local GP clinic finally got offered some of the vaccine for my age group and I was able to bring my appointment forward by one month. With the current lockdown (3months) rules lifting for vaccinated Sydneysiders before our area had access to the vaccine, locals are not happy that tourists will be able to visit our area when we have had less opportunity to have the vaccine. One of the two clinics actually wrote in to the local newspaper that there had been no vaccines offered for three weeks due to the doses being redirected to Sydney. whinging over.... 

Here are my two cards:-

What I used:-
White 17.8x12.6cm card blanks
Doodlebug Design 'north pole' paper pad
CCD quilt die
Oval, circle and scalloped circle dies
Red, grey and green cardstock
Green brad
MFT 'hand-lettered holiday greetings' and 'Hand-lettered Christmas' stamps
Colorbox Ruby ink pad
Clear embossing powder
Adhesives:- DS tape, PVA glue

I would like to enter these cards in:-

Christmas Crafts All Year Round Q is for Quilt

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Anything goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything goes

Snippets Playground Anything Goes with snippets

Scraps of Life Rudolph Day Anything Christmas

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 leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all...

Hexagon Mad

 Hello again,

We are currently having a warm winters day and the washing is getting a good blow through, before an expected cool change later this week. I have been busy during our current lockdown using up a couple of ancient paper pads, one a Christmas pad from Doodlebug Designs called 'North Pole' which has maybe a whole 6" square left to use up, if you join all the little bits together and it is definitely not going back in the box for use again next year. I have used a magazine subscription stamp set 'Pretty Patchwork' to make several cards one is a birthday card the others Christmas.

Here are my cards:-

This birthday card is on the way to a quilt making friend, she is currently under her first lockdown after a person infected with covid-19 went into her regional area, so hopefully this brings a smile for her birthday over the weekend.... 

As you can see I stamped and cut out many hexagons and made them into tree shapes on the card fronts adding a bow (store bought) to the top of the tree and the sentiment at the bottom, I was a little high on the first one the next two worked out well...

My last card features a MFT stamp called Pure Innocents Elf Girl along with some larger hexagons

What I used:-

4x 12.6x17.8cm card blank

1x 10.5x14.8cm card blank

doodlebug design inc paper pad 'north pole' (double-sided)

My Mind's Eye 'Happy Day' paper pad (double sided)

Pretty Patchwork stamp set (magazine cover)

Lace and seam binding

Lacy edged die ? Couture Creations

Memory Box Tilda Swirl small

Mystery butterfly die

Rosie's Studio 'Birthday circles' stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

MFT Fishtail flag die

Pure Innocence MFT Elf girl stamp

Clear embossing ink

Gold and silver embossing power

Ranger Letter it Christmas stamp set

Black and gold gel pens

Fiskars border punch scallop

Kraft, green, white and red cardstock 

I would like to enter these cards in:-

Birthday card:-

Happy little Stampers Anything goes with Dies

Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge week 32 Anything goes

Seize the Birthday- Optional topping stripes (does it count there are stripes on some of the hexies)

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog August, Anything goes

Christmas cards Hexies:-

Pixie's Snippets Workshop #409 Anything goes with snippets

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #554 Anything Christmas

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge August- Optional Wonderland

ABC Christmas Challenge P-for Pudgy, Q-Quality Street, R-for Ribbon (Bows)

Christmas Card Elf:
12 Months of Christmas Link-up- Optional theme Warm Winter wear

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in..

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

LPoCF Christmas in July

 Hello all,

We are expecting Snow here today! A real Christmas in July or Yulefest here in the mountains outside Sydney... We are also entering our fourth week of lockdown due to the Delta variant getting out of hotel quarantine, only one person is allowed out to go to the supermarket each day... masks are mandatory except for whilst exercising and at home.... so the local tour operators won't be celebrating Yulefest for the second year running...

Today brings us to an all new challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends and we are celebrating Christmas in July. I have used an image called Kitty and the Ornament from our sponsor Fred She Said who kindly gave the DT Five images to work with, our second sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy

Fabrika Fantasy

Prize 3 Images

Facebook Fabrika Fantasy

Instagram Fabrika Fantasy

Pinterest Fabrika Fantasy

Fred She Said

Prize $10 voucher

Facebook Fred She Said

Instagram Fred She Said

Pinterest Fred She Said

I have made two cards to add to my stash of Christmas cards which is falling far behind my intended target... I have used the pre-coloured design on both cards. The first one is a 14cm square card with papers from Kaisercraft 'Letters to Santa', the second is using a freebie snippet of paper from a magazine cover.

What I used:-

Kitty and the Ornament Fred She Said

White 14cm and 12.6x17.8cm (5x7") card blanks

White card for printing

Waffle Flower nesting 5x7" dies

MFT stamp set 'hand lettered holiday greetings'

Memory box sprig die

? Holly and berries die

Clear embossing ink

Gold embossing powder (+heat tool)

Wink of Stella on baubles

Kaisercraft 'Letters to Santa' paper pad

MFT Cross-stitched rectangle die

I would like to enter these cards in:-

Card1

12 Months of Christmas Link-Up Anything Goes Challenge #79
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything Goes July
Christmas Craft Creations July Anything Goes

Card 2

The Sisterhood of Crafters Embossing Dry or Heat
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #551 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... 

 

Christmas Leftovers

 Hello again, 

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

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

Doodlebug Design 'North Pole' paper pad

Couture Creations 'Be Merry and Classic' paper pad

What I used:-

Doodlebug 'North Pole' Paper pad

CCD Merry Christmas die

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

black fine line pen

White card scraps

Couture Creations 'Be Merry and Classic' paper pad

Black, cream, gold and distress oxide scrap papers 

MFT Little town of Bethlehem Die

MFT Bitty Holiday Wishes stamp

MFT sentiment strip die

MFT Stitched circle die

Clear embossing ink

Gold Embossing powder

I would like to enter these cards in:

Reindeer Card-

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

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #524 Feature a Creature

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

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Christmas 24 Challenge #025 Anything goes

Bethlehem card:

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

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge Anything goes optional Stockings

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #30 Anything goes

Snippets Playground #394 Anything goes with snippets

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful weekend..

Megan

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

Happy New Year!

Hello again,

Welcome to 2021, may this year be a Happy, safe and healthy year for all of you and your loved ones. I hope to be able to spend more time crafting and in blogland this year, although that may depend on the physio and how my body reacts to it and the travel involved getting there and back.

We have begun this year with new Covid rules here in NSW, we all must wear a face mask in any indoor places, shared cars, public transport etc. with a $200 fine for no compliance. I think today in the Sydney basin there were 3 cases of community transmission, related to a patient transport worker who transported a returning passenger from overseas. I don't think that I would have believed if someone told me that I would enter a bank wearing a mask and get served without the security screens being activated.

I hope you have all had a wonderful, if quiet Christmas and New Year. I have already made a start on this years Christmas cards, with some lovely new Australian papers and dies. These will be kept aside to head over to our English and Scottish relatives at the other end of this year. I have used up several scraps of various silver papers, I think I like the mirror card ones best. Birds featured- Pink Galah, White Cockatoo, Laughing Kookaburra and Currawong

I have also found and had the time to ink up the Clearly Besotted stamp and die combo I won in Di's Snippets Playground Christmas draw in 2019, it went missing when our ceiling leaked all over my craft cupboard and I only found it again in the last few weeks.... so my Christmas card count is off to a good start, 5 cards in one week... 

What I used:-
4x 12.6x 17.8cm (C7) card blanks
Francheville Designer Squares 'Jocelyn Proust' Australian Wildlife paper (Spotlight)
Silver paper/card scraps

Various scrap papers to co-ordinate with the patterned papers
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die D-Lites Holiday Sentiments
Paper Rose Die Gum leaf border die
Double sided Adhesive sheet and tape
DL card blank 10x21cm
Clearly Besotted 'Jingle Bells' stamp and Die
Cocoa Colorbox inkpad
Sand and Cardinal Versacolor ink pads
Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad
White and red scrap cardstock
Scrap of Doodlebug striped paper
Black Fine line pen
CCD Pin dot square die

I would like to enter these cards in:-

Gum leaf Christmas card:
613 Avenue Create Use your New Crafty Goodies
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #523 Anything Christmas Goes
Crafts Galore Encore #83 Anything goes
Make My Monday Challenge #139 Use something New (New papers, New gum leaf die)

Clearly Besotted Reindeer:
Christmas 24: #25 Anything Goes
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything goes
Snippets Playground (snippets of white card, striped and red cardstock)
12 Months of Christmas link-up- #73 Anything goes or Clean and Simple

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge Anything Goes or Stockings

Thank you for looking in, I hope you are all safe and well in your part of this world.

Thank you for any comments from my blogging friends and visitors, I truly appreciate your visit.

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