Happy Birthday Gorgeous!

Another birthday card, this one for my Sister-in-law, Rosa :)

My goto layout for a card recently :)  Loving the paper piecing in these Stampin Up Stamps.

Linking this card with:

Seize the Birthday Challenge: Sparkle & Shine (bling & Green pearl cardstock)

Dream Valley Challenge:  Lots of layers  

Just Add Ink:  Add an 'S'  (squares, sketch, stampin up, stamps, sparkle & shine)

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Have a bloomin' good day!

This stamp came with a magazine that I got some time in 2017, and it has proven to be my 'go to stamp' for so many cards.

Hand Stamped image, hand coloured with copics, highlighted with Kindy Glitz & Bling

Linking with:

Dream Valley Challenges - Hand coloured images
My Time to Craft - rubber/clear stamps only
Retro Rubber Challenge - Anything goes

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On Your Wedding Day ...

Congratulations Mr & Mrs Dallow!

Long time friend Roger married his sweetheart on Sunday :) such a lovely day!

Here is the card I made

I am loving working with paper flowers again - and even though I stab myself every time, I love making the tendrals :)

Metal embellishments that have been in my stash for such a long time.

I even made a presentation box to protect the card :)

All wrapped up in a gold organza ribbon!

I am usually drawn to pinks/purples when I craft, but I have no idea why, maybe because Purple has always been my favourite colour since I was a teenager  LOL

Linking with:
As You Like it Challenge - Fave colours - Pinks/Purples (cool)
Dream Valley Challenges - Love

You can see the engagement card I did for them HERE

And for those that love weddings, and I do, here are a few pics!

I caught a lovely tender moment between them!

Then it was all smiles after the ceremony was done!

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Happy Birthday Joy!

My best friend Joy celebrated her 70th birthday during the week - but celebrations were put on hold as she came down with a bad cold - we waited until she was feeling a little better before catching up :)

You may have noticed from my photography blog that we go out a lot together with our cameras - Adelaide & Monarto Zoos are frequent destinations, as Joy loves the big cats!

Unfortunately, I don't have any lions or tiger stamps, so Penny Black Hedgehogs will have to do :)

Out with the Old, and in with the new:  Old: spellbinder square dies,  New:  camera theme embossing folder

Items Used:

Stamp:  Penny Black – Party Time

Card Stock:  BlueEdge Crafts

Ink:  Memento – Tuxedo Black

Equipment:  Cuttlebug, embossing folders, Spellbinders Dies – Square

Embellishments:  Kindy Glitz, Copics, gems

Linking with:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - January Anything Goes
Cut it up challenge - #112 Out with the Old, in with the new  (oops, missed the deadline)
Dream Valley Challenge - #147 something new


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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.

New Baby | Happy 30th Birthday

I finally managed to get the new baby card that I mentioned in my previous post done & dusted, and I must say, I am really pleased with how it turned out.

When I went hunting for what type of card I was going to make for my new great nephew, Archie, I looked through my stamps and found a Lily of the Valley stamp I hadn't used.  So I went looking for layouts I could use to incorporate that stamp.

I was inspired by a card created for an old challenge blog called Here Come the Boys by Sharon, unfortunately, the blog doesn't exist any more, it closed in 2013 - but I did save the image as inspiration for the future.

Several layers have been cut with Spellbinders dies, Lily of the Valley stamp hand coloured with copics, embellished with liquid paint & kindy glitz, and a ribbon.

It is also my niece's 30th Birthday - so here is the card I made for her :)

I would like to submit my baby card to the following challenges:
Dream Valley Challenges - #142 one for the boys
CAS-ual Fridays (layer it on) - CFC158 (my card has 8 layers)
Daring Cardmakers: Seriously Monochromatic
Sunny Day Crafting - Anything goes

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Happy 80th Birthday Howard!

one of my camera club friends celebrated his 80th Birthday this week - such a wonderful milestone to celebrate and such a wonderful man he is too!

Ofcourse, my card had to have a camera theme of some sort.

I used my new Kaisercraft Camera Die - it cuts like a dream :)

the 'camera' topper is on a spring, so it wobbles :)

Linking with:
CAS Colour & Sketches - #164 Sketch
Dream Valley Challenges - #127 - Birthdays

Items Used
Red, Green, Blue, Grey & black cardstock from BlueEdge Crafts
Gold stickers from Sticker Store/BlueEdge Crafts
Crystal bling
Kaisercraft Camera Die, Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckle Edge Die, Cuttlebug


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Deepest Sympathy

Sadly, I have been in need of another sympathy card during the week.


for my friend Debbie, who lost her Mother-in-Law in May last year, has now lost her Mum :(



Items Used
Leathergrain cardstock & sentiment stickers from BlueEdge Crafts
Stampin' Up - Wheel - Illuminated, Ink:  Choc Chip

I would like to submit this card to the following challenges:
Dream Valley Challenges - #84 - Monochrome


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

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Happy Birthday Paula!

My fellow PACC member, Paula, celebrated her birthday last week.

Here is the card I made for her.

Items used:
Image:  Peny Black (Party Time)
Cuttlebug, Birthday folder, Spellbinder Dies,
Copics:  YG03, E51, YR00, E00, Y15, YR23, G07, Kindy Glitz, 3D foam squares

I would like to submit this card for the following challenges:

Addicted to CAS - Summer (when I think of summer, I think of flowers)
Designed to Color - pick 3 colours
Our Creative Corner - Words, words, words
Penny Black & More - in the garden (flowers)
The Pink Elephant - texture

Dream Valley Challenges - Summer days - oops, too late ;-)
Songbird Challenge - My Favourite thing (Kindy Glitz - I think I use it on just about every card I make ;-)) - oops, too late!


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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.