Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 52

Over on Flourishes they are having an anniversary challenge.

I have recently won some Flourishes stamps (Calendar set) and couldn't wait to colour them in!

FTTC52A is a sketch

FTTC52B is to 'pop it up'

FTT52C is to use a citrus colour (mine is orange)

FTT52F is to use your favourite Flourishes set - this calendar set is my fave

I hope you are able to combine challenges - if not, then I guess I will submit this one for the A-sketch challenge.

Ribbed white card used as a base, Flourishes Tigerlily embossed with black embossing powder and hand coloured.  Centre panel, squares & strip cut & embossed using cuttlebug & spellbinder & Birch dies

Sentiment & Kaisercraft white pearls added.

My playdates ;-)

I have had a few playdates with some of my crafty friends just recently.  I thought I should post some pics of what I have made.

Some of my CraftMad friends got together and had a play!

This card was inspired by a card in the current Australian Cardmaking Stamping & Papercraft magazine - Vol 15, No. 10

The paper is just gorgeous - it is already highlighted with kindy glitz - just perfect for me!

I also recently had a SU playdate!  We all got to make this lovely fantasy box!  When I first saw it, I thought it would be really hard, but  Linda's instructions were great.

Such beautiful paper to work with.

My folding leaves a bit to be desired ;-)

Kerrie gave us instructions for the following two cards.

I would not have thought to do this particular colour combination, but I think I like it.

Kerrie & Linda do a class each fortnight.  I can recommend the class, especially for people new to stamping - it is at a nice relaxed pace and the girls are great.  

Happy Birthday Cathy!

another birthday!

Happy Birthday to Cathy!

Another one of our dearest friends is celebrating a birthday!

Sarah Kay image hand coloured with watercolour pencils and highlighted with kindy glitz.

cuttlebug used to emboss background with 'victoria' folder and cut ovals with spellbinder dies.

Vintage lacey ribbon and new satin bow added.

Yellow chicks coloured in with yellow tombow marker - nice & bright.

I am so pleased with how this card worked out and am looking forward to give to her in person later this afternoon.

I love you

It is so hard for me to make a male card!  I always want to add some 'girlie' stuff!

Here is a card for a male - I really want to grab the kindy glitz and 'sparkle' it up  LOL

Items Used:  Bella Grace paperz for the background, black crossgrain ribbon, red bling.

Image from Dustin Pike/Doodle Dragon hand coloured with watercolour pencils. 
I love the cheeky expression on the elephant!

This card is submitted for the following challenges:

doodlepalace - something new (new digital image)

digitaltuesdaychallenge - make masculine card to make him smile

bee-crafty - romance (with a digital image)

doodledragonstudio - sketch

dareu2digistamp - hearts/romance

Sweet Things - 10 things that make me happy

I have received this lovely award from Merry.  Thank you so much!


Now for the rules...I am to tell you 10 things that make me happy and pass onto 10 friends and they are to do the same.


My 10 things that make me happy in no particular order:

1. Catching up with friends over a nice meal and glass (or two!) of wine.
2. Spending time in my craft room being CREATIVE
3. Seeing the expression on people's faces when they open up one of my cards.
4. Browsing the blogs I follow and leaving comments
5. Receiving thanks/comments on my work ;-)
6. Having a nice clean kitchen.
7. The thought of travelling overseas - I may not actually get there, but the thought of it makes me happy.
8. Finding and chatting to old friends via Facebook.
9. Trying a new recipe and hubby liking it  ;-)
10. My husband ;-).

My blog friends I am passing this award to (in no particular order) are:

straight back at ya, Merry
Cheryl
Linda
Annamaree
Sue
Bec
Denise


I can see some of you already have this award ................. so I guess it is true .............. great minds think alike ;-)

As with Cheryl, I also wanted to thank all of my followers.  I would like to follow all that follow me, but there are some profiles that do not link up through the followers widget.  If I haven't followed your blog as yet, please leave me a comment so that I can follow your blog (if you have one).


 
Have a happy day everyone!

Happy 50th Birthday Chris!

One of our dearest friends celebrated his 50th birthday on Australia Day (26th January)

Here is the card I made for him.  He is a keen photographer, hence the theme of the card.

CraftROBO has been used to cut all elements of this card.

I used the font Bauhaus 93 for Title, Arial for 50. 

The camera was a clipart image from the net, which I traced using RoboMaster.

I wanted to incorporate some fireworks on the inside, but that didn't pan out, but I did use the stars from a fireworks GSD file by einnej

Publisher was used to create the montage of photos (photos are from 1979 through to 2009)

I can't remember where I got the Birthday greeting or the negative strip from - if anyone knows, please let me know - it would be from either craftrobomegastore or one of the wishblade forums??

EDITED:  Thanks Cheryl! - The negative image & birthday greeting are from the SkatKutz disc that came with the Robo!

I also made a gift card holder - he is hoping to start a vegie garden and will need some supplies so we have given him a Bunnings voucher.

I have made this gift card holder with the CraftROBO as well ;-)

 

Cuttlebug used to create white background panel, cut with deckle edge spellbinder dies and embossed with 'Victoria' folder.  The wheelbarrow & broccolli were from the yahoo groups wishblade forums http://www.gsdfiles.com/

Gold heat embossed streamers

I am really pleased with how these items turned out and we are looking forward to catching up with the Birthday Boy this weekend.

I am going to submit the birthday card for BizzyBecs Creatalicious Challenge #6 - No Stamped Images

Happy Birthday Kathy!

My friend Kathy is having a birthday today!

Here is the card I made for her.

As soon as this card came together, I just knew who it was going to be for!

Penny Black image hand coloured with water colour pencils, kindy glitz added.