Valentine Gift Card

Good morning,
  What a beautiful day....
  Here is my little gift card that I showed you when I did a sneak peak but I haven't put it up before now as I couldn't find who's blog I got the instructions.  Don't worry, I will find it and then let you know, but if you do need instructions before then, just let me know.

  Love these little gift cards,
Stamp set:  Love defined
Card:  Riding hood red and whisper white
Ink:  Chocolate chip, riding hood red and old olive
Acc:  Riding hood red ribbon'
Tools:  Word window punch, sml oval (used it on edges of whisper white
Have a great day...

Unhurried Sense of Time Inkspirations Challenge

Good morning.
  Oh my, I tried to do this challenge yesterday morning, before we went to Sea World, down the Gold Coast but ran out of time.  And today, oh, I am so tired.  But determined to do my card.  I need male cards so badly, and having lots of brothers (six!!! and they're all great) so I decided it is time.....
I am doing the inkspirations challenge and was a bit worried about the pink, but it is minimal so the boys won't get too upset......


How gorgeous are these colours, love them, even learning to like the early espresso (I love my chocolate chip), and here is my card:

  I was having a bit of trouble with the light as it is very cloudy today with bright light streaming through, but I think you get the gist of the card.
Stamp set:  Sense of Time
Card:  Early espresso, pear pizazz and very vanilla
Ink:  Versa mark, early espresso, brushing bride and pear pizazz
Acc:  Mini glue dots, dimensionals
Tools:  Heat tool, paper piercer, mat pack and crimper.
I hope you like my card and I hope you have a lovely day...

ColourQ Flower Card

Morning,
  I have another card for the ColourQ challenge, though I am going to have to try and amp them up from now on, but I think I must be a plain person, I seem to like simple designs, no matter how much I try and jazz it up.  We'll have to wait and see if I can...

And now for my card !?!??!??!??

I have been into flowers for a while and trying to make as many different ones as possible.
Stamp set:  Upsy Daisy
Card:  Poppy parade, so saffron, whisper white, cherry cobbler and always artichoke
Ink:  Versa mark
Acc:  White gel pen, white embossing powder, stampin' glitter
Tools:  Heat tool.
I hope you like it, have a great day...

Teacher appreciation mugs

Good morning,
  School starting back next week and I have made a little welcome back gift for the teachers.  We had a lovely prep and grade one teacher, so I never like to forget them...

A little stash of supplies for the first day.  I even used the playdate to put the year on the mugs.  I used the snowman soup mugs (I made earlier, at Christmas time) that I had left over.  I don't know about you, but when I make little party favors for family and friends, they sometimes try to give them back to me.  I tell them to reuse them, just like this.  I will put cellophane around the mugs too with another tag.
Have a lovely day...

January Scrapbooking Page

Hi all,
  I have done my first scrapbooking page in years and I am so excited.  I love scrapbooking and I can't believe it has taken me so long, I do have crafters anonymous to thank for that.  They are running a 12 months of the year, which is going to start me off again.
  I started nearly seven years ago when I had my son but the last two years have been devoted to stampin' up!!!  I have to warn you I love hidden compartments and love to write.  I want this to be like a diary for my son when he gets older. 
  I am very sorry that I don't have pictures on there yet but I thought I might be running late to put my page in, and I still don't have the pictures developed.  I will tell you where I am putting the pictures though.  Of course up the top where the scallop and circle are and also the first flower opens up for me to include four small photos.  My writing took up more than one flower so I will put one more photo at the back of the third flower.  I was hoping to fit at least seven photos on my page, but like I say, writing gets away from me...

My page

And my page opened.  There are three pieces of white card under each flower.
Stamp set:  Butterfly prints
Card:  Bashful blue, whisper white, tempting turquoise, dsp - playdate
Ink:  stampin' write journaler, bashful blue for stamped images and sponging, old olive
Acc:  brads
Tools:  Circle cutter, extra lge butterfly punch.  The clouds and grass I cut out freehand
Have a lovely evening...

Cooking it up with Katie Challenge

Morning everyone,
  As per usual, my son beat me to the computer yet again.  But I am on it finally, and have a card for the Cooking it up with Katie Challenge
The ingredients for your card this week are:
Make it for someone you Love
Use any form of Embossing
Add a little Pink
Now my card is made with my son in mind for Valentine's but I have since changed it to my Dad as it is a bit old looking for my son, see what you think......

I know it is not traditional or anything but I wanted something different
Stamp set:  Teeny tiny sentiments, Friends 24-7
Ink:  Not quite navy, red riding hood
Card:  Not quite navy, baja breeze
Acc:  Designer buttons
Tools:  Big shot, polka dots, teeny tiny tags
Have a lovely day...

Birthday Wishes

Hi,
  Back again, with the cards for my box.  I just realised I am going to have to get busy and make lots more 3D.  I have been so busy making cards, I haven't had time to make my boxes and bags..... today!!!!

And that is my box of cards.
Stamp set:  Occasional quotes (level three hostess set)
Card:  River rock, chocolate chip, riding hood red, old olive, garden green, dsp - play date
Ink:  Chocolate chip
Acc:  Brads
Tools:  Two step owl punch, word window and heart to heart punch.
Hope you all have a great day..