Can you imagine....

... what it would be like to be a New Year's Eve Baby... a real definition of good and bad I would say... but made better when you are a person described as FABBY!!  Happy Birthday Sean, I hope you enjoy the cake I am currently master-piecing just for you!!!

Some plaid to match the present, some black and brown, 'cause I like it, some chipboard, who needs an excuse for that!

Very happy that I had two minutes to order a few new spools of twine during December, it arrived before the Fat Red Man, and is now having a joyous workout!

Happy New Year Peeps, I am off to dine finely and sing a birthday tune!!

What's in it? 
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Stamps: Half Pint Heroes (sentiment)
Paper:  Kaiser: Little Black Dress Collection; Basic Black; Kraft
Ink:  Memento: Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, Copic Markers
Extras:  May Arts: Twine; Kaiser: Black Rhinestones; MFT: Die-Namics--Mini Tab Quartet; Chipboard from the stash...

My Apple is Blushing

Here is a card that uses this week's My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge.... I purchased these papers to make a photo book for my Mother.... and there are a LOT of strips of paper left to play with, so this sketch was perfect for these!

I sliced a section off the tab die cut, but still kept its shape, and left enough room for the sentiment too!

Pretty simple but still great to have a bit of time in my creative space....

What's in it? 
Stamps:  My Favorite Things: Pure Innocence--An Apple for You
Paper:  October Afternoon: Farmhouse; SU: Crumb Cake
Ink:  Memento: Rich Cocoa; Copic Markers
Extras:  MFT: Die-namics--File Tab, Oval Scallop Doily; October Afternoon: Farmhouse Buttons; Pearls by Mark Richards; May Arts: Twine.

Celebrate Chupa!

This week's Splitcoaststampers Featured Stamper is Chupa, an Australian and also a fellow Mischief Maker, so I chose this card from her SCS gallery and recreated my own version using Waltzingmouse Stamps....  a softer look, and to go along with the challenge I changed up at least 3 things, different paper, swapped the butterfly for the chipboard flower, and lost the bow and buttons and replaced with a straight pass of ribbon and some pearls....

I stamped the petals of the flower with one of my fave little rodents too.... stamping works really well atop acrylic paint, I really like this look, and am happy I bought a few large sheets of this girlie paper from Kaiser...

Thanks for looking, and congrats to Chupa AKA Iwona!!

What's in it? 
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Stamps: Large Doily, Say it Loud, Victorian Frippery
Paper:  SU: Crumb Cake; Kaiser: Lil' Primrose Collection
Ink:  SU: Crumb Cake; Distress: Antique Linen; Memento: Rich Cocoa
Extras:  Kaiser: Pearls; Deluxe Designs: Plain Jane's Chipboard Flower; Jo Sonja: Acrylic Paint; May Arts: Ribbon; Embroidery Thread; Button from Etsy.

Merry Christmas 2011

It is officially Christmas Day, so time to get the glitter out!

I LOVE this a la Mode and thought she might as well get her disco on for Christmas--FUN!!

Merry Christmas Everyone, thanks for participating in my blogging this year, I hope you have a safe and happy festive season!

See you in 2012.

What's in it? 
Stamps:  My Favorite Things: ALM--Disco Queen and Sentiments and Tag Outline
Paper:  SU: Wild Wasabi; Brown Wrapping Paper: XPressIt: Blending Card
Ink:  Memento: Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers; SU: Real Red; Spica
Extras:  May Arts: Twine; Rhinestones.

Nathan likes a bit of ROCK

Here is another card from my draft queue, I remember I was trying out some new letters at the time that I made this, and as I frequently do pulled out my TE guitar for this boy card.... which was gifted with some iTunes... hand in hand you know?


What's in it?
Stamps: Taylored Expressions: Rock It; PaperTrey: Block Letters
Paper:  50cent Bin; Kraft
Ink:  SU: Early Espresso, Real Red, Marigold Morning
Extras:  Hero Arts: Metallic Dots.

H is for Happy and B is for Birthday

I made this card way back in October for the Hope You Can Cling To Challenges at Splitcoast, and found it in my draft queue, so here it is, better than nothing... which is exactly how much time I have spent in my creative space of late...

I LOVE Suzi Blu stamps and am a little depressed that they have been discontinued, boo hoo!!

I did voluntarily use purple, the world just spun on its head!

What's in it?
Stamps:  Unity: Suzi Blu; PTI: Block Alpha
Paper:  Echo Park: Summertime
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers; Regal Rose
Extras:  Prima: Resin Bloom; Technique Tuesday Chipboard Border; Random Bling.

Happy Birthday Dottie!!

It is my paper crafting buddy DOT's birthday today.... so here is the card I made for her!

Pink is always in order for Dot and normally lots of DOTS, this time the dots on the skirt... which is a piece of lace held to the dress form with a lovely button!  I covered the dress form in embossing enamel which is very shabby in that it is white with pink and gold (eek!) flecks through it... dampened down to go with the vintage feel thanks to my most used Copic Marker.

The scallops are cut straight from the paper, and the little label stack is finally having an outing, just for Dear Dot!

Hope you like... thanks for stopping in today!

What's in it? 
Stamps:  MFT: Sentiment
Paper: The Girl's Paperie; SU: Pretty in Pink; Kraft
Ink:  Copic Marker; SU: Ruby Rose
Extras: Stampendous: Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel; Maya Road: Chipboard Dressform; May Arts: Lace; MFT: Label Dies; Random Bling & Twine; PTI: Button.

Mischief Makers--Glossed Friendship

This week's Waltzingmouse Sketch could be kept CAS or layered up... your choice!  I of course went with a long card, always happy to make it long!!!

I mixed labels in building the centre piece, embossing black on pink and adding plenty of foam tape between layers.... encasing the label with a full bracket of crystals, I forgot how much time was required to line up the 4 sections of these little babies, but happy I stuck to it.... carrying the gloss from the embossing to the crystals and then the stick pins.  I coloured the cameo pink to tie in with the background and took a silver pearl pin and coloured it black, love my black copics!!

Some background stamping on the top and bottom pieces of background card to finish off....

The season is definitely upon me, but was great to get inky for this challenge, hope you also find the time... don't forget to link up to win!

Thanks for coming on over today, may it be good for you!

What's in it? 
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Stamps: Rescue Remedies, Very Vintage Labels No.18, Text It, Off Beat Backgrounds
Paper: Basic Grey: Out of Print; SU: Pink Pirouette
Ink:  Memento: Tuxedo Black; Versamark
Extras:  Webster's Pages: Cameo Pin; Maya Road: Pearl Pin; Zva: Crystal Brackets; Random: Lace, Braid and Taffeta Ribbon.

DOLCE -- A Silver Christmas

I love silver so this week's Dolce Stamps and Card's Challenge to use Metallics meant I reached for the silver straight away.

I used three different textures, very fine glitter and double sided tape was used to build the silver border on the middle layer, the stamp is cut right to the edge on the main layer, and I have used the spotlight technique to give extra pop and focus to the lovely tweeter.  This also allowed for a slick silver to be incorporated with embossing powder... the final piece of silver is Matt Leather, I bought this eons ago, and always find a use for it, gotta love those purchases, even when you did pay too much for them!

This card has simple lines, which is great for the mass production that happens around Christmas time... hope you like and hope you get your metallic on, link up and win!

Good Luck and thanks for taking a look!


What's in it? 
Stamps:  Hero Arts: Merriest Christmas Wishes
Paper:  White; Paper Cut: Red
Ink: SU: Real Red; Versamark
Extras:  Elizabeth Crafts: Silver Glitter; Leather Strap (Matt Silver), Circle Punch; Heat Gun, Silver Embossing Powder.

Mischief Makers--Its a Pudding Tag

Well mine morphed into a birthday tag, but it really does beg to be a pudding don't you think.... check out this week's Waltingmouse Sketch Challenge for Christmas or Birthday tag motivation.

I am circle challenged at the moment as my die cutting plates have snapped and they are all out of stock everywhere in Australia, so I am die cut challenged... so I went into my trusty chipboard stash to come up with this circle shape which is actually an oversized button... and the fancy scroll was found in the same stash, I loved this and thought it made for a nice topper in place of the leaves on the sketch... and chipboard is so easy to colour with Copics...

A quick sentiment and passing of text atop the scallop strip and this came together.... not really the time of the year for intricate things for me, perhaps the same for you?

Hope you find time to play along, don't forget you can link up to win!

Thanks for taking a look!

What's in it? 
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps: Text It, Fancy Phrases
Paper: October Afternoon: Five & Dime; Cream
Ink:  Copic Markers; SU: Crumb Cake, Rose Red
Extras:  Delish: Chipboard Scroll; Random Chipboard Button; PTI: Banner Borders; October Afternoon: Buttons; PTI: Ribbon; May Arts: Twine.