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Sunday, 21 June 2026

LPoCF #280 Pattie's Creations

 Hello again,

Today marks the Winter Solstice, my nearest big town had a crazy event yesterday called 'Winter Magic' the main street gets closed off to all (but emergency services) and up to 50,000 people crowd in to see local buskers, actors, musicians, and artists take over every store window, a street parade and creative stalls. Locals and visitors are encouraged to dress-up, children dress-up as favourite characters, adults dress up however they like movie characters, steam punk, fairies, butterflies, old fashions, I once saw a group dressed to represent 1920's wandering the street together, quite a commitment on the shortest day of the year, ladies in sleeveless dresses. This year the oldest hotel held a gala ball with the theme of Medieval. 

Now also marks the start of 'Yulefest' season, where many of the large hotels and restaurants in the area play host to traditional northern hemisphere Christmas with all the trimmings, if we are lucky we sometimes get a scattering of snow.

On to my card, today sees the beginning of another all-new challenge with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Pattie's Creations who kindly allowed us to choose an image each. I have used a set called 'Holiday Cupcakes' to make my card.

We are still on the lookout for some new Design Team members, if you would like to join our team Kelly has more information here.

Pattie's Creations

Prize 3 images



What I used:
White 12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7)
Faber-Castell Coloured Pencils
Kaisercraft patterned paper pad
MFT Pierced scallop edge, square and circle dies
MFT pierced straight edge square die
Kaisercraft mini-Christmas sentiment stamp
memento Tuxedo black ink
Ivory linen textured card
Fussy cutting scissors
Adhesive double-sided tape

I would like to enter this card in:

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

Sunday, 21 September 2025

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:
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

Wednesday, 4 December 2024

Black and Gold

 Hello again, 

Well I feel like I have finally got some of my crafting mojo back after making 25 Christmas cards in the last month, I joined in with many of the Challenges from Beccy's Place and this card is one I did not get around to finishing, one of the extra prompts was Black and White plus one, I have a 6" paper pad from Couture Creations called Be Merry and Classic which is made up of black and cream or grey and cream designs, I also bought many years ago a pack of laser cut baubles with a snow flake design on it, I found one, not sure where the remaining have disappeared too. 

I have made a 5x7inch card and cut the paper in the middle to make it fit, covering the gap with a band of paper. I also dug through my bag of ancient gold peel-off stickers to add a fancy string to the bauble and also a peel-off sentiment. 

I have used a sketch seen on Kathy's blog Dunnit Again Designs which I resized to fit. When I eventually find the rest of the baubles, I will try adding different colours behind each one.. 


What I used: -
White 12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7)
black paper 
two different gold cardstocks 
Be Merry and Classic Paper pad
peel off border and sentiment


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 al!

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

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:

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!