UnstampaBelles Baby!

One of our lovely UnstampaBelles Team members has had a baby boy!

Congratulations to Sarah on the birth of baby Elijah!

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Items Used

CUP File #105242-28 - Baby Boy Topper

White square card, foam dots - Blue Edge Crafts

Kindy Glitz/Stickles

Cuttlebug - dots embossing folder

Pop on over to the UnstampaBelles blog to see what the rest of the DT have created!

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Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

With Sympathy | Thinking of you

Sadly, I have been in need of two sympathy cards this past week .... both for some very dear school friends :(

My primary school friend Debbie lost her Mother-in-Law just before Mother's Day, and one of my High School friends, Jill, lost her Mum on Tuesday after Mother's Day.

I had been having a tidy up and came across a 6" paper stack that came free with a magazine, and that started me on my colour theme - soft teals and oranges.

I had also just purchased some Just Rite stamps and had a lovely flower that matched the papers beautifully! The flower was stamped on the back of some embossed DP which give just a hint of texture.

Then I came across the most perfect sketch at a CAS #241 - but as I worked with the layout, I decided to make it square

I would like to submit these cards to the following challenges:
CAS #241 - sketch
CAS-Fridays #101 - stamp on DP
CASology #44 - Bloom
JustRite - colour theme: orange, teal and cream/beige

Linking with:
52 Card Pickup 2.21 - HERE

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

UnstampaBelles Challenge #23 - Easel Card

Challenge #23 for UnstampaBelles is up and running and this month we are to make an easel card.

Our very own Beth is providing the prize this month!
A Stampin' Up prize pack which includes:  a DSP paper pack ‘Be of Good Cheer’; Jewels Basic Pearls; Jewels basic Rhinestones and a pack of Dimensionals.

Please remember .............

Any form of paper creation will be accepted as long as NO STAMPS (Digital or Rubber) have been used.  Due to graphic technology any entry with a graphic image will be subject to the Design Teams' discretion and we will contact you if we feel the entry does not meet the ethos of our challenge blog.

For further information, see our rules here.

The May challenge closes Friday, 31st May 2013 and Winners will be announced Monday, 3rd June 2013 - Remember we are working on Aussie Time.

I needed a card for my Great Nephew, Riley's 3rd Birthday - it took a little while for motivation to hit, but when it did .......... I was on a roll!

I really enjoyed making this card ;-)

I printed this gorgeous image on white cardstock three times, hand cut out and layered various elements, highlighting with Kindy Glitz, gold stickers sentiment and stars have also been used.  I went through my stash and found the most perfect backing papers ;-)  Riley's name I created in Photoshop (using some newfound skills from my TAFE course, and cut out with Spellbinder dies and Cuttlebug.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Cards for Men #9 - Animals (bears are animals, right ;-))
Creative Card Crew - Bling
Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes
abc Challenge - M - Make it sparkle

Please visit the UnstampaBelles blog and see last month's entries and check out the winner.

Looks like the "Anything Goes' challenge was popular - there were 84 entries!  Once again, very difficult for the DT to pick a favourite!

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Y&R - 40 years! - Get Well Jeanne Cooper ;-)

The Young and the Restless celebrates 40 years this year ............ and I have been watching for as long as I can remember ........... since about 1974/5 here in Australia.  Back then, we were so far behind the US - about 2 years I think.

One of the first storylines I can remember was Leslie Brooks, playing the piano, but then losing her memory, or being in an institution somewhere.

One of the best storylines I can remember was when Nicki Newman was pretending to be sick, then Victor found out  LOL - I was working at the time and actually got my Mum to record the good bits for me - each weekend Mum and I would sit down and watch it together - I used to love it when Victor got angry!

Now I just can't wait for Karma to get Victor!  With all his money and power, he has to learn that he can't push people around like that ............. and Sharon, don't get me started on her!  Currently, here in Australia, Victor is missing (Billy & Genevieve have just found him) and Sharon is the head of Newman Enterprises ............. what a power trip this girl is on!  At first, I quite liked the new powerful Sharon, but I think the writers have gone a bit overboard now!

mmmmmmmmmm, listen to me ................ you would think these people are real!  Well, they are sort of real, they have been part of my life for so long ;-)

Here in Australia, Y&R is screened on Foxtel, our subscription TV, and in order to catch up to the US, they condensed two years worth of episodes into a week - Yes, you read correctly!  I nearly stopped watching at that point, as it was a bit disjointed, but I perservered ;-)

I was watching Y&R yesterday and noticed a slight continuity issue .......... they happen occasionally, but this one was a doozy!

this was during a conversation of Phyllis Newman (Michell Stafford) with Michael - roughly the 7 min mark in the episode

this was during the same conversation with Michael at the 8 min mark

you may not be able to see clearly in the photos, but her hair changes colour - earlier in the episode, it is the usual unmistakable golden red, then it changes to a really dark brown (which I quite like), then it reverts back to the golden red.

I would like to finish this post with huge Get Well Wishes for Jeanne Cooper

who is thankfully now out of ICU


Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Tips on using Feedly

I have been using Feedly to follow my blogs this last few weeks or so ........................ so far, so good

I follow the Feedly Blog and saw some great hints and tips on using Feedly in a post HERE

The best tip I have discovered is how to add a new blog to your Feedly list with just the click of a button :-)

I quote an excerpt from the Feedly Blog

Case #5: You are browsing and bump into a blog or site you want to follow

• On chrome and firefox, feedly adds a little semi transparent button to the bottom right of the site. You can click on that button and on the feedly logo to easily add the feed of that site to your feedly – the feedly button will only appear if the site include RSS or ATOM metadata headers.

Read the whole post HERE it has some great tips on how easy it is to use Feedly  ................. no need to 'claim' anything ;-)

The next thing I am investigating is 'How to know how many people are following my blog using Feedly"
will keep you posted on my investigations ;-)

now off to do some housework, then this afternoon sit down with a glass of wine and get some crafting  done ;-)

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Happy Birthday Peter!

My nephew, Peter, turned 17 during the week and we had a double celebration over the Easter Weekend.

Weather was gorgeous for a family BBQ with cake, chocolates and hot cross buns in abundance during the afternoon.





Cupcake toppers - toppers were a hit, but cupcakes left a bit to be desired.

Our oven is failing rapidly - the door doesn't close properly and the temperature is not right ;(  plans are afoot to get a new oven and cooktop ................ stay tuned!


Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Quilling Inspirations

Challenge #21 for UnstampaBelles is up and running and this month we are to utilise Quilling.

is our sponsor this month.

Please remember .............

Any form of paper creation will be accepted as long as NO STAMPS (Digital or Rubber) have been used.  Due to graphic technology any entry with a graphic image will be subject to the Design Teams' discretion and we will contact you if we feel the entry does not meet the ethos of our challenge blog.

For further information, see our rules here.

The Quilling challenge closes Friday, 29th March 2013 and Winners will be announced Monday, 1st April 2013 - Remember we are working on Aussie Time.

Here is another card made using the quilling technique, combined with roses made with paper punches.

this card was made for my sister's 50th Birthday

I was out shopping the other day, and came across a new store in our Local Shopping Centre - it sells all sorts of handcrafted objects - and I spied these!

such quilled gorgeousness!  I can only hope I get this good with my quilling!

Please visit the UnstampaBelles blog and see the current entries and check out last month's winner.

Looks like the Doily challenge was a real challenge, but there were some beautiful entries submitted, again very difficult for the DT to pick a favourite!

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

UnstampaBelles Challenge #21 - Quilling

Challenge #21 for UnstampaBelles is up and running and this month we are to utilise Quilling.

is our sponsor this month.

Please remember .............

Any form of paper creation will be accepted as long as NO STAMPS (Digital or Rubber) have been used.  Due to graphic technology any entry with a graphic image will be subject to the Design Teams' discretion and we will contact you if we feel the entry does not meet the ethos of our challenge blog.

For further information, see our rules here.

The Quilling challenge closes Friday, 29th March 2013 and Winners will be announced Monday, 1st April 2013 - Remember we are working on Aussie Time.

I confess to being a bit hard pushed this month to find time to create a new card using quilling.  I have been busy settling into studying at TAFE and trying to get back into some form of routine around the home.  You don't realise just what an impact of having 2 1/2 days away from the home has on your routine - oh how quickly I got used to being at home all the time ;-).

Anyway ;-)  here are some quilled cards that I have made in the past

Oval aperture cut out of cardstock, edged with gold stickers - sentiment stickers placed in the middle.  Various different quilled flowers and swirls placed around the aperture.

Another oval aperture card, this time in portrait mode - Iris quilled flower.

Gold stickers used for sentiment and border.

I have every intention of finding time and making up a new quilled creation ready for the halfway inspiration post - stay tuned!  ;-)

Please visit the UnstampaBelles blog and see last month's entries and check out the winner.

Looks like the Doily challenge was a real challenge, but there were some beautiful entries submitted, again very difficult for the DT to pick a favourite!

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Cards by Request - 16th and 50th Birthday

The card I made for Mr Fixit's workmate's engagement, see post HERE, was well received.

I received a request to make up another two cards - one for a 50th Birthday, and one for a 16th Birthday.

The 50th Birthday card was for someone who works in the Audio Visual industry, so I used an image of the speakers he actually uses in his business ;-)

Card was designed in Silhouette Studio, printed on shimmer card stock, cut out using the CraftROBO, highlighted with metal brads and elements were layered using foam dots.

next up, is the 16th Birthday Card

The recipient of this card plays drums and saxaphone ;-)

 

This was cut out using the CraftROBO, designed in Silhouette Studio.  16 was embossed with musical folder in Cuttlebug, stickers placed on acetate and cut out, layered on front of card.  Inside was embellished with some stickers, ready for a handwritten sentiment from the giver ;-)

I enjoyed the challenge to create these cards within such a tight timeframe - not something I want to make a habit of - but it was great to be cardmaking again ;-)

I would like to enter the above cards in the following challenges:
Speaker Card
Anything Goes Challenge - #87 Make it Manly
Craft Room Challenge - Something for a Man

Creative Card Crew - Birthday

16 Card
Creative Card Crew - Birthday
Songbird Challenge - 16 going on 17

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

On our Anniversary

I can't believe I forgot to post about the card I made for our anniversary

Image - Tom and Tilly - from Mo Manning
hand coloured with inks, flowers heat embossed with clear powder
square cardstock from BlueEdge Crafts

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.