LPoCF #260 Polkadoodles

 Hello again, 

I hope your weather is being much nicer than ours, we have been stuck inside due to daily rain, on the days it does not rain it is still too cold to dry the washing on the line. A town about 20mins away had a large sandstone cliff give way, 200,000 tonnes, thankfully not at a time people may have been rock climbing. We are expecting snow in the area, in towns at a higher elevation.

I have a few exercises to do to build my shoulder in the hopes I will be able to manage crutches so I can have my ankle surgery, we have 4 steps to get onto the porch, one extra to get into the house, physio has also suggested shuffling up the stairs on my backside, getting moveable stairs to raise me high enough to sit on a chair, then manage only the step into the house, this will still need a degree of shoulder stability.

On to my card, 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 Polkadoodles, who gave the team two digi stamps to work with. I have used Parkie Polar Bear and Theo Penguin to make a Christmas Card.

Polkadoodles

Prize 3 Digi images

What I used:

Polkadoodles Parkie Polar Bear and Theo Penguin pre-coloured image

14cm Square card blank 
Doodlebug paper 'Santa Express'
Red and green AC cardstock
14cm Square card blank

White card for printing and die cutting
Nesting lacy edge square die
Nesting square dies
Lawn Fawn Fa-la-la-la-la die cut three times and layered together
Impression Obsession Holly and Berries die

Adhesives; Double sided tape and PVA glue (my precision glue bottle broke) :(

I would like to enter this card in:
Polkadoodles Challenge 9 week 3 Anything Goes
Di's Digi Design Challenge Die cuts or Punches
Crafter's Cafe Anything goes optional use patterned papers
Digi Choosday Challenge 8 week 3 Anything goes 
ABC Christmas Challege P- Pastel, Q- Quick or R-Robins (Q-quick made in under 20mins)
The Holly and The Ivy Challenge #189 Anything goes Christmas
As You Like It Favourite Season Christmas- As an Aussie, Christmas time comes at the end of the school year and the beginning of the summer school holidays add in End of year/ Christmas parties at groups and clubs and family get togethers. Christmas time always mean fun and parties. 

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

p.s. Many Thanks to my kind blogging friends and visitors who stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all.

LPoCF #258 Rachelle Anne Miller

 Hello again, 

We are currently enjoying warm winter weather, the washing has dried out on the line today, although last week we had snow flying around one day and high winds and no power for 12hours the next.

Today brings us to another new challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps who kindly allowed two of our team to choose an image from her store, I chose Christmas Ornaments, as here in Australia we are in the midst of 'Yulefest', local hotels started doing Christmas in July to boost tourists during our cold weather back in the 80's, now most big hotels offer a similar event.

Prize $10 Gift certificate for digi stamps

Rachelle Ann Miller Store

Rachelle Anne Miller Blog

Here is my Card

What I used
White 17.8cm x 12.6cm card blank
RAM Christmas Ornaments Digital image
Doodlebug patterned paper
Rectangle dies
Clearly Besotted sentiment stamp
Faber Castell coloured pencils

I would like to enter this card in:

Aud Sentiment Design 327 Christmas in July

Daisy Chain Challenge Christmas in July

Crafters Cafe Anything goes optional Christmas in July

613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional Any Holiday

Di's Digi Design Challenge Christmas in July

Polkadoodles Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Cardmaking Challenge Anything goes

12 Months of Christmas link up Anything Goes

My blog has offered to fill in my post with previous, just like it has saved my name and address, it has apparently saved my previous blog posts. Who knew? 

For those of you who have been following my treatment, I am going to be having surgery, I will be not allowed to weight bear for 8-12 weeks, as I have also got a torn rotator, my physio will be working with me on building my shoulder enough to manage crutches, purchased a knee scooter for flat surfaces, but crutches will be necessary to get up the five steps into the house... no surgery date as yet.

Thank you for stopping by

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 #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}