Sunday, January 15, 2012

Blog Candy Winner!

Winner!  WINNER! Winner!

Hmmmm, I wonder who the winner is of my Celebration Blog Candy.
Firstly, I just want to say a massive 'Thank You' to those who took part & I hope you all got the Christmas presents you were wishing for :)

Not to keep you waiting any longer.
The winner of the Magnolia Jam Tilda Mini Stamp is...

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#5 - Laney from Laney's Place
Congratulations Laney :)

Please email your address so that I can post the candy out to you.

I wish I could send something out to all of you but instead come back later today as there will be another goodie to try for :)

Thanks again to those of you that entered.
Until then...happy craftin'.




Thursday, January 12, 2012

You're All That I Want Card



Hi everyone :)
Thank you so much for stopping by.  I appreciate it.

Wow, sooo much has happened in this last 7 days!  Firstly my partner & I broke up, which I was initially unhappy about after catching him with another woman but now I believe that he did me the greatest favour cos' he really wasn't the best thing for me.  So I'm ok :)

Yesterday, my best friend rang me & informed me that her Daughter was in labour & could I come over & give her some support she asked.  Within a few hours I was there & within half an hour I was there with her Daughter helping to deliver her baby on the bathroom floor!!  Yep...she didn't quite make it to the hospital lol.  Mother & baby boy are absolutely fantastic but WOW what an experience to say the least!!  It was being there at the birth that REALLY made me realise that there are SOOO many other things that are sooo beautiful & sooo much more important in life that its just not worth worrying over the small things that drag you down.  So I say embrace, enjoy & smile :)

My Daughter, Zoe (12yrs) ended up in hospital today due to her Diabetes.  She was staying with her Father & Step Witch (lol) for a week & when Zoe rang me to let me know that the witch had gone out & left her at home by herself for 2 hours her blood sugar levels were very high & she had Keytones (not good).  Needless to say I arranged to get her to the hospital & met her there.  We have been sitting in Emergency for hours on end but now Zoe is alot better, her levels under control, Keytones gone & she is safely home with me.

Its amazing how life can throw sooo many curve balls all in one hit lol.  However, I got through it & I'm determined to keep that smile on my face lol.
How was your week? :)

Anyway, sorry but I had to get all that off my chest.  So lets move on shall we lol.




I am really excited to share with you my first design which promotes the newest release of digital images at Digital Delights by Louby Lou.  I am enjoying being part of the Design Team & absolutely adore using Wendy's wonderful images.  This new set is designed around the 50's & reminds me alot of Grease :)  I have used Rockaround Sue on my design. I hope you like it.



The car is from the 50's Drive In Set.  I managed to be able to get her sitting on the car lol.  I think they both go well together don't you? lol




I have used a few of my new toys.  The Magnolia Doohickey, MS Branch punch & also the MS Lace punch.  Oooh, I can see that I will be using these a fair bit lol.  The DP is Bo-Bunny from my old stash & of course I have used Copics for colouring the image.

My Tip:  Have you found that when using Copics that they can sometimes loose ink & get all over your fingers & the pens themselves leaving them looking messy?  Try using the little medical alcohol wipes.  Not only will they get the ink off your fingers but it will clean the Copics too.




I have used WOC flowers & the ribbon is from my stash too.




The sentiment is from the 50's Sentiment Set.  I have also used pearls, stickles & a ribbon buckle.



Be sure to take a look at the fantastic new images at Digital Delights.
I am sure you will just love them :)



(This design is available at my Dreamtime Designs Etsy Store).


We would love for you to join our current challenge this week at Delightful Challenges which is to create a design using pink, black & silver.  Come on & have a go :)  Not only will you have fun but you may even win a $20 store gift card from our wonderful sponsor..


Good luck & happy crafting :)

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I would like to enter my design into the following challenges:

Crazy Challenge #101 - Lace &/or pearls
Cupcake Craft #174 - Something New (MS Punch)
TSG Clear Stamps #138 -  Paper Piecing
Bearly Mine #26 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Die Cute Special
Top Tip Tuesday #67 - Anything Goes (See above for tip)
Crafty Creations #152 - Something New (MS Punch)
Alota Rubber Stamps #74 - A, B or C (Car)
Aud Sentiments #45 - Any Sentiment (Used my scrap stash)
Allsorts #136 - Paper Piecing
One Stop Craft #164 - Bingo (Ribbon/Punches/Paper Piecing)
Sketch Saturday #189 - Sketch
Corrosive #140 - Ring in the New Year (MS Punch)
Magnolia Down Under #128 - Anything Goes (Doo Hickey)
Crafts & Me #66 - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoes #20 - Photo Inspiration


Have a fantastic week everyone.
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs




Thursday, January 5, 2012

Happy Holidays - Scrapbook Layout / Card Topper


Hi all :)
I trust you have all had a beautiful Christmas & a wonderful New Year?
We had all the children over with their partners, so therefore the house was pretty chockers with people lol.

My Daughter Zoe was pretty chuffed with her presents this year as I got her the laptop that she was hanging out for plus a new desk & chair for her bedroom.  I figured it will help since she starts high school in just a few weeks.

Before I show you my new design, I just want to remind you of the blog candy that is on offer for you.


Simply click here & enter for the blog candy...Jam Tilda Stamp.
You had better hurry though as Mr Linky closes very soon.
Good luck :)




Some of you who are regular visitors to my blog will notice that this design is of the same image that I have used before.  All of my designs are created to sell in my Etsy shop, therefore I create different items.  This one isn't a card.  It is a scrapbook topper that can be used on a layout as a header or title.  It can also be used as a card topper.




I decided to treat myself for Christmas & ordered quite alot of supplies at all my favourite online shops.  The majority of the orders I haven't got yet (prob due to the Christmas postal hold-ups) but I did receive one of them.  I used my new MS Artic Snowflake punch & the EK Success Decorative Corner punch.  I absolutely love them :) 




The swirl die cut I got about a month ago.



The white pearl brads look quite effective I think.



My tip for attaching pearl brads is to cut & snip the metal prongs off the brad before attaching it to your design.  Some people wouldn't agree with this but I find that they glue & attach better to other materials like ribbons etc.



I love the dimension that the pearls give to the design.




This design is available at my Dreamtime Designs Etsy store.


I would like to enter my Happy Holidays design into the following challenges :)

Incy Wincy #173 - Anything Goes
Pollycraft #121 - Punch It
Totally Stampalicious - Make it Sparkle
Bearly Mine #26 - Anything Goes
Everybody Art #174 - Snow
Top Tip Tuesday #67 - Anything Goes & Tip (See above for tip).
ABC Christmas - Zingy Colours
Simon Says Stamp - New Something (New punches)
The Paper Shelter #45 - Anything Goes
Frosted Designs - Something New (Punches)
Basic Grey #59 - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft #163 - Christmas
Secret Crafters #166 - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time #94 - Use a Digi
Sentimental Sundays #94 - Anything Goes
Belli #134 - Snowflakes
Divas by Design #17 - Merry Christmas
Really Reasonable Ribbon #39 - Sparkle & Ribbon
Creative Card Crew #1 - Snow Day
ABC - G = Green
Crafts & Me - Anything Goes

Don't forget you can find my Happy Holidays design for purchase in my Etsy store.
You can find it here: DreamtimeDesigns
Thank you so much for coming to visit.
I hope you come back again soon.
Don't forget to enter for the blog candy here.

Happy craftin' :)




Thursday, December 15, 2011

Snow Way 2 Keep Warm


Good morning all of you fabulous crafters :)
I hope you are all having a fantastic day.

I loved this stamp from the Paper Shelter that I just had to create another design with her :)




I had a hard time deciding what colour the kitten should be lol
I thought the grey would match her boots.




I had HEAPS of fun putting this design together and I am really happy with the way it turned out.




I had trouble getting the pearls to stick & stay on the ribbon lol.
I ended up having to use glue which worked out real well.




As mentioned in my last post I am making a personal challenge to myself (well a New Year Resolution really) to use at least two old items from my stash on each new design I create.  I have a bad habit of using all my new supplies & before I know it the older items get lost & hardly never to be seen again lol.  For this one the ribbon & bell charm are from my 'oldie stash'.




Decorating the inside of the card was just as much fun :)




The two buttons used to create the snowflake are from my 'oldies stash' too.  Do you remember about over 5 years ago when shaped/themed buttons became a huge trend?  Well, I sort of splashed out on them & now I have nearly a whole drawer full of them.  Hardly ever used!



Well thats it my lovelies.  What do you think?
Please feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts :)

I wouldn't be me if I didn't enter my design into a challenge or two :)

Cupcake Craft #172 - Don't look at the light
Incy Wincy #124 - Christmas & Brads x
Pollycraft #120 - Christmas Fun
There's Magic in the Air - Winter Fun with Bling
Papertake Weekly - Your Favourite Colour Christmas
ABC Christmas - Y = Yippee Its Almost Christmas (Anything Xmas Goes)
Stampavie & More #158 - Red
Stampin Royalty #102 - Photo Inspiration
The Pixie Cottage #100 - Anything Goes Christmas Style
Aud Sentiments #43 - Winter Holiday Sentiment
2 Sisters #69 - Christmas
Basic Grey # 59 - Anything Goes (Used Curio Heirloom)
One Stop Craft #161 - Traditional Christmas Colours
Totally Gorjuss #110 - Let it Snow
One Stitch at a Time #92 - Use a Digi
Stamptacular #142 - Christmas Glitz
Belli #132 - Winter & Christmas (Buttons, Ribbon, Bell Charm)
Divas by Design #17 - Merry Christmas
Sketch & Stash #76 - Sketch (New: Stamp / Old: Buttons, Bell Charm & Ribbon)
Creative Card Crew - Tis' the Season
Crafts & Me - Christmas
Copic Oz - Christmas

Phew!! lol
Thank you for all of the inspiration DT ladies.  Totally wonderful :)

You can find my Snow Way 2 Keep Warm Greeting Card for purchase in my Etsy store. You can find it here: Dreamtime Designs Etsy Store.



Well, thats it for me today but before I go, just a reminder that I have blog candy on offer :)

Click here to enter.

Thanks for visiting.  I appreciate it.
Take care & happy craftin'.

Hugs





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