Where's Goo

Our New Baby

2011-10-10T08:37:00.002+11:00

Our new baby Ellie May with my other baby Tristan(he doesn't read my blog)LOL. The puppy is a cross with a Border Collie and a Springer Spaniel she is 7 weeks old and she is so beautiful.

Apron Swap 2011

2011-10-10T08:32:00.003+11:00

My finished apron for a swap that I was in, organised by Linda Baldock in a Facebook Group. The birds were applicated and the branch and words were in fabric texta's. I have already sent the apron to my partner and she said she was thrilled with the result.

Male Birthday Cards

2011-10-10T08:21:00.002+11:00

Tony's Card Using Darkroom door stamps and Tim Holtz kraft resist paper for the background.

Chris's card using Darkroom Door Stamps same set as per Tony's, background using Tim Holtz embossing folder.

Random Cards

2011-08-23T17:45:00.003+10:00

Some random cards that I have made over the last few weeks, there is much more work done in the last few months, but unfortunately I didn't photograph it all, very silly of me, oh well next time.

Nicoles 21st

2011-08-23T16:53:00.005+10:00

Nicole and Tristan just friends.
Girlfriends from the left of the screen, Judith, Joanne, birthday girl Nicole,Jenny, Me and Michelle.
Mother and daughter, very happy showing the gift the above gave to her the ring and bracelet.

This is the card I made for another girlfriends beautiful daughter Nicole, she is the same age as my son Tristan and they went through school together in a lot of classes.

Back Again

2011-08-23T16:39:00.005+10:00

I thought I had better try and show you all some of the work that I have been doing over the last few months , I have been very neglectful in attending to my blog.

This first piece of work was for a very good friends youngest daughter Sarah's 18th birthday,hard to believe this that I saw this beautiful young lady in hospital when she was born and look at her now.

Helens Birthday Pressies

2011-04-12T17:08:00.002+10:00

I saw in local gift shop this idea, they had butterflies all over a canvas and were charging a fortune and I thought to myself, I can do that, but better, I went home and using Collection tiles covered them all in Collection papers, then with Tim Holtz new stamp and stazon, stamped the tiles and then onto acetate stamped them again and cut out. I bent the wings up and put just a little glue in the middle with some bling on the feelersand they were done.
Close up of the wings, sorry about the poor quality of the photo, but I had already put in the frame under glass and it was reflecting back.
Helen's card still going with the butterfly theme.

Beyond Altered Books

2011-04-10T12:58:00.004+10:00

Sue's book for the group swap, Sue is retiring from work and her theme, was to give her some inspiration for her retirement.

Last 2 Tags

2011-04-05T23:02:00.004+10:00

Finally the last 2 tags for the Arty-Oz swap the first one above is for Genevieve her theme was Flourishes - Tim Holtz Distress Ink range of colours . The second set is Greta's and her theme was Collections products, cream, sepia, brown, black and turquoise colours

Beyond Altered Book Pages

2011-02-15T20:16:00.003+11:00

This page is for Joanne, sorry about the flash glare but my camera isn't the best, one of the wings is lost in the glare but it is there. I painted the background and used some serviettes and more paint and a stensil.
This page is for Patsy, I used a page created at one of Ro's classes with some extra stamping and some added images and words.

More Arty-Oz Tags

2011-02-15T20:04:00.003+11:00

This tag is for Donna, whom wanted the bird theme with the use of Tim Holtz products and Collections products, which I have used Collections papers, chipboards eggs and branch. tim Holtz products used were the stamps on the tags and lots of his dye inks.

This is the tag I did for Nicky,her theme was Birds, Forrest and Green, which I tried to cover all points, I hand painted some canvas for the front with stamps and decorated with a laser cut cage.

Arty-Oz Tag Swap

2011-01-25T19:39:00.002+11:00

The Theme for this tag was Shabby Chic, and I struggled to get my head around it, but to me it means whites and creams and lace and buttons and peeling paint, so that is what I tried to achieve, I hope.

Mark's 50th birthday card.

2010-11-28T17:40:00.003+11:00

This card was for my husbands brothers birthday which was earlier this month and I am glad to say that he really liked it, which when it goes to a man they don't normally comment on cards, but he was really impressed.

Tiles Received from tile swap

2010-11-28T17:34:00.003+11:00

Vanessa Henry's tiles
Greta Young's tiles

Deb Larcombe's tiles.

Tiles that I have received from the ladies from a birthday tile swap, aren't they all gorgeous.

Arty-Oz Tags

2010-11-17T20:12:00.003+11:00

Ruth's Tag her theme tones of brown with some chipboard pieces and a touch of elegance.
Micky's tag her theme was industrial with rust and the colour green.

Arty-Oz Tag swap

2010-11-09T20:51:00.002+11:00

This tag belongs to Jo and of course her theme was Alice in Wonderland, which was right out of my comfort zone, but thanks to the wonderful graphic 45 papers my job was made a lot easier.

Beyond Altered Books

2010-11-03T22:36:00.003+11:00

This is my first attempt in our altered book group, this book belongs to Anne and she has cut her pages into the shape of a house and added more pages for us to use. My theme for her page was a walk in the park. I have attempted to incorporate some of the techniques Ro has shown me in various classes.

Arty-Oz Tag Swap

2010-10-23T22:42:00.002+11:00

These are my first two tags, the top one is Vanessa's, her theme was to use fabric, which I have done on the pocket and the tag. The second one was for Bevlea and her theme was to use the colours of cream and sepia with a famous quote, my quote was by Mae West and if you can't read it is says To err is human, but it feels divine.

Crafty Mum Christmas Doors

2010-10-09T16:43:00.002+11:00

The top photo is my set of doors, the middle set were the ones we completed yesterday and the last picture is all the doors the everyone has done so far. This project was in a Stamping and Papercraft magazine last year and was introduced to our group by Suzanne and was done over 3 all day sessions and I think everyone enjoyed doing the work together and gained inspiration from each other.

2010 Collabrative Book

2010-10-09T16:36:00.003+11:00

This years Arty-OZ Collabrative Book had 12 particapants and the pages were all fantastic, I am only showing you mine and one other, but they were all wonderful. The wonderful Teresa was the co-ordinator again and Greta and myself put the pages together with a little help by another person out of the group Joan.

Birthday Tiles

2010-09-19T23:21:00.003+10:00

I have completed the last 2 sets of tiles for our birthday swap this year and they are for Jo in her theme of the beach using the colours of blue, cream, sepia and silver and Teresa's theme of colours in blue, brown and cream with the use of Kaiser duchess paper range as a guide.

Back Again

2010-08-10T11:34:00.008+10:00

Anne's 50th Birthday Card.

My card for Jenny's 50th Birthday
Collab Canvas created with Joanne and Michell for Jenny's 50th Birthday
Friends Brothers 65th Birthday card
Stuart's 23rd Birthday Card
Collab. Book page for Arty-Oz

Well I know I haven't updated since April, where does time go, we have been to Bali I will put some photo's up of that later and many other things have happened since then but not a lot of creating apart from cards, so I will just show you some of the projects I have been working on.

Class with Chris Aitkins

2010-04-13T13:34:00.003+10:00

We did an amazing class with Chris Atkins on Sunday the 11th at Sue Gore's home where we all had a wonderful time learning how to make little jewellery cages see mine above and where we were fed by Sue an amazing lunch of lasagna and gnocchi and lots of other fantastic things.

My cage has a little house inside made by Chris, which is cast out of bronze . The words I punched inside which you cannot see read heart and home. The little antique key hanging at the bottom were courtesy of the wonderful Miss Jen.

Arty Oz Tile Swap

2010-04-13T13:29:00.003+10:00

Collection tiles completed for a swap in Arty Oz, we had to do 9 tiles in a certain color pallete.

Class at Scraptacular

2010-03-23T12:57:00.002+11:00

This was a class I and Jo attended at Scraptacular a month or so back, its not a very good photo but you can get the idea, it was a good day spent doing craft we both enjoyed it very much.

Cards

2010-03-23T12:44:00.003+11:00

Petra at work commissioned me to make some cards for her grandchildren and expected grandson, she was very happy with the above cards.

Tiles for Deb.

2010-03-23T12:40:00.002+11:00

Deb's Tiles were due this month, I know that she has them and liked them her theme was black,cream,red and a bit of sepia.

Collections Tile Swap etc

2010-02-04T17:15:00.002+11:00

This set of Tiles are for Kathy Thompsons birthday, which was today, I hope they arrived in the post okay and that she likes them.

Birthday card for Jayne, her birthday was back in January, but we only caught up on Tuesday at Ricketts point for lunch.

Our niece Catherine's 21st was on Tuesday and I posted this with her pressie on Monday, I hope she received them okay and liked them.

Today was my check up with my Neuro Surgeon after my back op and I have been given the all clear, so now I have to get out and walk and try to get some of the weight off, that I managed to gain in the last 6 months. I don't have to see him again till Mid June, so I am setting this my goal to get off at least 5 kilos by then, I will let you all know what happens.

Australia Day

2010-01-26T18:55:00.002+11:00

Today is Australia Day, we had a lovely day with friends over for a BBQ and some excellent wine, a good time was had by all. After they left I thought I better whip this card up for a work colleges father(her request) as I had forgotten about it all weekend. I love the Tim Holtz mini stamps they are just right for male cards.

Back Again

2010-01-11T22:55:00.004+11:00

Well since my last post back in November, quite a lot has happened Christmas, New Year and a Back Operation (Lumbar Decompression and Fusion) which was on the 8th of December which meant I haven't done too much of anything since then, however it is all coming good now and moving about is a lot easier.

Jo Hughes got me working again in the art direction with the tiles above, we had to make 16 tiles for Ness's Birthday, we spent a good part of a day getting these little babies made. It was Ness's birthday today so I hoped she enjoyed all her little treasure's that she would have received.

Ro's Necklace Class

2009-11-21T23:11:00.002+11:00

Today I attended another wonderful class at Ro Bruhn's house in the Dandenong Hills, where we had a terrific time learning how to make metal loops and twists, Ro style and how to put together the above creation. I think I can say that everyone who attended had a great time and we all left with completed necklaces. Oh and Ro's partner Steve fed us all with his most amazing dishes of delights.

Photo Page Swap

2009-11-08T15:33:00.003+11:00

I have finally completed my pages for an Arty Oz swap that was due at the beginning of this month. The men are the front of the page and the lovely lady is the back.

Blog Candy Giveaway

2009-11-03T23:42:00.003+11:00

You should have a look at the wonderful blog candy they are giving away on Annabelle Stamps Blog, just in time for Christmas card making, it is a very generous give away go and have a look.

Swallow Book

2009-10-24T15:31:00.004+11:00

This is my completed book from Jen Crossley's class last Saturday, finally finished, most of the book was done in class, but I had to bind it and add a few embellishments to complete. Jens classes are wonderful, she is such a talented lady and her kit for this class is terrific, most of what you see above is in the kit.

Birthday Cards

2009-10-24T11:19:00.002+11:00

My friend at work asked me to do a couple of birthday cards for her family, the top one is for her sister and the next one is for her 81 year old Mum, the picture is from her passport photo, when she was 21.

Sorry to be so remiss in updating my blog as of late, but with one thing and another, time just keeps marching on, before you realise you haven't done the simple things in life for 3 months. I will endeavour to be more forthcoming from now on.

My Birthday Outing

2009-09-12T17:52:00.003+10:00

My wonderful husband took me to the Windsor Hotel for my birthday where we had dinner and breakfast the next day. When we arrived we were upgraded from the Junior suite to the Windsor suite, which is where the top photo was taken. It is directly opposite the steps of Parliament Building, where we saw all the brides and grooms having their photos taken. The Windsor suite and that wing of the hotel is soon to be demolished in their up coming renovations which will be a shame as it is an amazing set of rooms.

Birthday Outing

2009-09-12T17:41:00.003+10:00

This was Jo's and mine birthday lunch on Tuesday this week at a little cafe in Chelsea called Center Stage, it was very cute and quirky and the food was good. Fun was had by all.

Arty Oz Art Boxes

2009-09-12T17:24:00.003+10:00

I was in a swap with Arty-oz where we made 2 boxes for someone and received 2 back from someone else, well my boxes went to Lucy and and I got some beautiful ones back from Liz. My boxes are the top ones(photo supplied by Lucy).

Belinda Card

2009-09-12T17:05:00.001+10:00

This card was done for Belinda's birthday, I am giving it to her tonight however her birthday was in August, but lucky her she has been Bail for 2 weeks on Holidays.

Jo's Birthday Book(card)

2009-09-12T16:53:00.001+10:00

This was Jo's card for her birthday which I have only just this week given to her.

Sorry these posts are all out of order, you should read I'm back first and then look at everything else.

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The second photo is me, Michelle and Jenny whom helped me put it all together

"I AM BACK"

2009-09-12T16:25:00.006+10:00

Well I know it's been a long time between posts here, but there has been a lot going on that just kept me away from blogging. First off I did something to my back and then as a result pinched the nerve going right down my left leg, which I am still having treatment for. Second I got a massive tooth infection which resulted in many visits to the doctor to get jabs in the bum and I am now just starting the root canal treatment at the dentist.

My good friend Jo turned 50 in August and we had many outing and craft projects to create for her, that at the time were very hush hush but now I can show what I have been doing. The first project which took a couple of months involved many ladies from all over Australia who contributed. This was a canvas made with JVO's Collection tiles and then put onto a stretched canvas which I painted black. The artists involved were myself, Michelle Cevic, Jenny Kelly, Helen Jones, Jayne Richardson, Susanne, Greta Young, Teresa Abajo, Jenny Crossley, Sue Gore, Nicky Keegan, Patsy Worledge, Ro Bruhn, Donna Taylor, Debra Murray, Ness Henry, Marilyn Lunt, Marth Jane and Raelene, their work was stunning and a secret very well kept

Flacko's 21st Birthday

2009-07-14T17:47:00.002+10:00

Friends of our's, son Stephen turns 21 on the 18th and I have just finished his card. The background paper I thought was appropriate as he is in Greece at the moment on an extended holiday, I hope this card gets to him in time as he is off to Eygpt within a week and half.

Anyway Steve if you get this or even if you don't we hope you have a bloody terrific day, here is Steve's blog for a look at some of his adventures.

Sweet Sixteen

2009-07-07T23:26:00.003+10:00

I have finally done something crafty, sorry I haven't updated for ages but there has been a craft drought in my home. But Jo's daughter turns 16 tomorrow and it finally made me go into my craft room, tidy up a bit so I could get near my desk and actually do something. I will try to update a bit more regularly in the future. Anyway that's it for now.

Michelle's Card

2009-05-26T10:56:00.003+10:00

This is the card I was talking about in the previous post, I have just been too lazy to upload it, but as I sit here and type this, the person whom I gave this card is struggling in hospital as a result of her battle with cancer and all the problems that are attached to that despicable disease.

All my love and best wishes are with her today and always. God Bless you Michelle.

Male Cards

2009-05-18T14:15:00.002+10:00

I have been busy over the last few weeks making cards, first there was mothers day which I didn't get any photo's of and then my husbands 55Th Birthday and then our 26Th Wedding Anniversary. I have also made another card for a friend but I'm not going to put on the blog until after tomorrow when I will give it to her as I know she reads my blog.

Blog Candy Giveaway

2009-04-30T12:07:00.001+10:00

I found the most amazing giveaway today at http://passionforcrafts.blogspot.com/ check it out, there are some great things on offer.

Anzac Weekend with JVo's Classes

2009-04-26T21:00:00.005+10:00

As you can see Jo and I and many other Ladies had a wonderful weekend filled with Julie's classes at Scraptacular in Mentone, what a talented lady she is, Jo and I attended 3 of the 5 classes held over the weekend which started Friday afternoon and went through until Saturday night.

They were fullon classes that kept you working the whole time trying to complete your project, the only 1 I did not complete until this afternoon, was the art boxes as we were on a much smaller time frame, because of classes to follow on. All of Julie's new products are wonderful and they are so easy to use.

In Memory of Dad

2009-04-16T18:46:00.003+10:00

Today my Dad would have turned 83, these pictures are from some wonderful times, at the top him on Holidays, then Mum and Dad at a Wedding and the last one is of me and him on the 14th May 1983, my goodness how time flies, he passed away on the 6th of September, 2000 and I still miss him terribly.

Aubergine Houses

2009-04-16T17:26:00.002+10:00

I have completed 2 Houses, as I wasn't happy with the first one,the small one, I was using Collection houses, however I decorated the card and then realised you are supposed to put them together with decorative paper, so I had to do it inside out, which means all the seams are vi sable. The second one I painted and decorated the paper and then made a house as I didn't have any big ones left from the set and I am much happier with that one.

Play Day at Greta's

2009-04-13T16:52:00.002+10:00

Today Greta and I had a crafty day at her place, we created 2 tiles each, mine are the 2 on the left of the screen. We also attempted to make some 3D houses, which I can only say are a work in progress, started but definitely not finished. I will post that when finally finished. But it was a wonderful day, with sunshine coming in the big open door and lots of chatter and laughing.

Fairy Card

2009-03-31T17:13:00.002+11:00

A friend from work asked me to make a birthday card for her soon to be 6 year old granddaughter, her only requests were that I put her name on the card and the year and that Ebony loves Fairies. I have used Kaiser Kraft new paper as the background and also cut out a fairy from a matching paper.

Last of the House Pages

2009-03-29T18:24:00.002+11:00

These are the final pages for the house swap from Arty-Oz, they are the Dragons Den, Bird House, Music House and My Mothers House, I hope all the ladies will be pleased with my efforts, they certainly made me think in different directions with all the varying themes.

2009-03-29T18:12:00.002+11:00

This is the 2nd row to the jigsaw swap, G for Gentleman, H for Hat, I for Infants, J for Jumping with Joy, K for kids, L for Lovely Lady.

JigSaw Swap

2009-03-04T17:33:00.002+11:00

I am in the Crafty Mums group and we are currently running a jigsaw swap and these are my first pieces complete, they are A for Angelic Angels, B for Beautiful Bird, C for Classy Children,D for Daring Dorothy, E for Elegant Eileen and F for Funny Fellows, I had a great deal of fun with these and can't wait for the next set of pieces.

Hero Arts Give-away

2009-02-17T14:22:00.002+11:00

Check out the Hero Art new competition here at their blog.

House Page Swap

2009-02-14T12:33:00.003+11:00

Just completed 2 more of the swap I am in, of course these pages belong to Ness - Fabric House and Kylie - Asian House, they both pushed eoutside my comfort zone as they are themes, I don't usually work with. But I did enjoy them in the end and I hope there owners will too.

Jen Crossley's Class

2009-02-08T16:21:00.004+11:00

Well yesterday was an absolute scorcher the temperature soared to the high 40's, with raging bush fires and unfortunate deaths and during all this horror, in my air conditioned house I hosted a class for Jen in Metal Etching. I and the others here had no idea that the fires were out of control all over Victoria.

We had a fabulous time with lots of lollies, laughter, drinks(soft), innuendo(we had to be careful as Jo's 15 year old daughter was around) and most of all creating.

Jen is a wonderful teacher and is very generous with her knowledge and the kits that she supplied.

My husband Peter is not so happy as there was a few holes drilled into our dining room table, but these things happen. He also helped me figure out how to work the dremmel this morning, so next time I will be able to use it to cut of the excess metal. Check out the Jen's, Liz'z and Teresa's blogs for more photo's and info.

Blog Candy

2009-01-22T16:57:00.002+11:00

Check out the new give-away at Artivity you will find it here

Collection Houses

2009-01-06T23:39:00.001+11:00

I was also working on these little houses today, for a lady who keeps loosing her mail, I will say no more!!!!

Friendship House

2009-01-06T23:35:00.003+11:00

Another House page, this time the theme is Friendship. The lady who will receive this said that she liked layers and collage and a friendship quote, but not cute, so I think I have acheived what she wanted

Arty-Oz House Swap

2009-01-03T17:05:00.002+11:00

My latest page for the ongoing swap with Arty-Oz, I'm sure the person that this page belongs to will know its for her, but I'm not mentioning any names yet, I just hope she likes it. It was made with an old lace doiley, that I couldn't bring myself to cut, so I wrapped it around the page onto the back as well.

I love the austere look of the bride compared to all the lace.

Entry for Inkurable Stampers

2008-12-21T23:06:00.002+11:00

Here is my entry for this months comp. I have made the flower with the scalloped nestibilities circle and then used a flower punch, which I cut up and placed at the back of the circles to make petals, I then used my sewing machine and stiched around the centre circle. The numbers are grungeboard that are painted, stamped with birthday sentiments and then dimensinal magic over the top. I also stitched the background paper and stamped the happy birthday onto another piece of card which I backed and once again cut up a smaller punched flower to make scallops along the bottom edge.

You can see all the wonderful entries in the competition Here

Kris Kringle Swap

2008-12-10T18:13:00.006+11:00

Recently I have been working on the pages for a swap with Arty-Oz which was due to go to my partner today, I'm not sure if she has got it yet so I won't say whom it was for. But I had a great deal of fun creating it and using a Zutter for the 1st time(thanks to Greta)PS Sorry about showing June twice, but couldn't figure out how to get it off.

Kaeren's Family House Page

2008-11-29T12:41:00.002+11:00

This is the page I have just completed for Kaerens House Book.

Vintage Men House Album

2008-11-29T12:38:00.002+11:00

New Christmas Freebies

2008-11-24T19:17:00.002+11:00

Every year Lisa Vollrath offer free images if you go to this spot it will take you to The Original Printables Holiday Countdown , Thanks again to Lisa.

2nd House Page from Lucy

2008-11-19T22:24:00.004+11:00

I received another beautiful page from Lucy for my house book, she made 2 originally and didn't like this one, but has since modified this one and I think its wonderful, thanks Lucy.

Greta's Cream House Page

2008-11-11T15:15:00.001+11:00

I have just finished this page for Greta for her House Book, I hope she like it.

House Page

2008-10-30T18:41:00.002+11:00

Another House Page received today for my Vintage Men House Book Swap from Glenda Laing, these are the front and the back, thanks to go to Glenda.

Morning Tea with Claudia

2008-10-25T10:46:00.004+11:00

Joanne and I had morning tea with Claudia yesterday morning at a lovely little cafe in Cheltenham called the Gypsy Wish and she brought some show and tell for me to drool all over.
Claudia attended Judy's(Red Velvet) class in WA and these are some of her pages, she hasn't completed the book yet but said it was a wonderful class and she learnt some amazing techniques. I can't wait for our class here in a couple of weeks.

House Page

2008-10-16T16:49:00.002+11:00

Another Page received from Phillipa, which is truly gorgeous you can find more of here work
here

Handbag Give Away

2008-10-02T14:38:00.000+10:00

Check this out - they're giving away a handbag an hour for 24 hours - that's a lot of handbags! Click here to be in the draw. Woo hoo!

House Pages for Arty-Oz Swap

2008-09-30T15:32:00.000+10:00

Sarah's Page

More House Pages

2008-09-30T15:21:00.003+10:00

Gretas Page
Jo's Page
Kylie's Page
Ness's Page
Rhondda's Page

Birthday Card Making Day

2008-09-30T14:58:00.002+10:00

Today was the day I had to make some birthday cards as time was running out, the top one is for friend whose birthday is tomorrow, the 2ND one for Emma, her birthday is on the 3rd and the last one for Tony is on the 4Th when the big party is on. Sorry about the scan of Emma's, but the birds are so thick they scan well but nothing else does.

Lucy's House Page

2008-09-17T17:45:00.002+10:00

I received this fabulous House Page from Lucy Lock today the above are the front and back, they are quite stunning thanks very much Lucy.

Deb's Angel Page

2008-09-15T16:30:00.002+10:00

Another Tag book completed, this one belongs to Deb Murray see her blog here
I will be sending Deb her book tomorrow as I'm the last to work in it, I hope she will be thrilled when it arrives home safely. Her theme as you can see is Angels and I just love these 2 images sorry about the flare on the 1st close up but you can still see how beautiful those angels are.

A Collage Sheet Giveaway

2008-09-11T11:20:00.001+10:00

Go to this link and find a wonderful competition for a Collage sheet.

Halloween Swap

2008-09-10T22:38:00.003+10:00

Halloween Swap for Arty-Oz which is due in October, I'm not really into Halloween, but I thought I would give it a go.

52 Card Dress Up Challenge

2008-09-10T22:34:00.002+10:00

A Paper Traders Challenge, which I was a month behind and now have caught up on.

House Swap

2008-09-10T22:28:00.002+10:00

As per the last post the first picture is my front cover for my house book called Vintage Men.
The next house is from Karen Sutherland, which is the first page that I have received in the swap and is terrific, with lots of layers and textures and embellishments, thanks Karen its fabulous

House Swap

2008-09-09T23:02:00.002+10:00

I am in a House swap with 19 other women and over the next 10 months we will be doing 2 houses per month and sending them to the individuals. This my first effort, it is for Nikki and her theme was the Glass House, even though I didn't use any glass I took her meaning for windows so this is the way I choose to go. She also said that she would like openings and transparencies with word art and whimsical so I hope I have covered those bases at least.

Fathers Day

2008-09-04T17:27:00.004+10:00

This card is for DH's dad who lives in Newcastle and has been sent on its merry way.
This card is for my darling DH, the stamps used for both cards were from the Oxford Impressions Family Man Plate, which I have just recently purchased and love the images.

Don't you just love that little car?? I do. This card is for my entry in Inkurable Stampers Challenge this month which can be found Here

More Give-Aways

2008-09-03T17:45:00.000+10:00

Another great give away go and have a look here

Lunch at Mentone Pub

2008-09-03T17:19:00.001+10:00

This was on the 26th of August our group of Crafty Mums got together for a multiple birthday celebration it was Jen Kelly's, Joanne Hughes and Mine all of whom have birthdays in August.

2008-09-03T16:57:00.002+10:00

My birthday celebrations on the 28th of August at Vincents Cafe in Beaumaris

The most amazing old tree we came across at Hanging Rock Winery in Macedon where Peter and I went for the weekend for a birthday treat for me, we had a wonderful time on the Friday I had a facial and on the Saturday Peter and I had 60 min Massages it was heaven.

This a card I made for my friend Jo, whose birthday was on the 25th of August.

Free Blog Candy

2008-08-24T21:54:00.002+10:00

Check out this amazing offer from a generous lady by the name of Barb the stamping Queen here

Also another site where you can find the most amazing sheet of stamps on offer at Ariane's blog

Creative Wednesday Challenge Week 2

2008-08-22T16:48:00.002+10:00

This week we are to create twinches 2x2 with the theme of children for here

Creative Wednesday Challenge

2008-08-17T15:29:00.003+10:00

I thought I would enter a challenge on the Creative Wednesday Blog which is a new challenge site only started this week they can be found here

How to Participate
All you need to do is post your Art on your Blog/ Picturetrail/ Livejournal etc. Mention Creative Wednesday with a link. Then leave a comment here with the direct link to your Art.

Another Birthday Card

2008-08-16T19:49:00.002+10:00

I have just completed this card for yet another birthday, the background is Cuttlebug embossed using Swiss dots, the ovals in the middle have been cut using Nestabilities, the poppies are Stamps by Hero Arts hand coloured with water soluble crayons blended and then covered with dimensional magic and beads added, while wet.

I am also entering for the first time a challenge run monthly at Inkurable Stampers which can be found here at http://inkurablestampers.blogspot.com/ this months challenge was to use a flower stamp.

Surprise Card

2008-08-10T19:38:00.001+10:00

I have made this card for a very talented lady(I'm pretty sure she doesn't look at my blog). I just hope it comes up to the standard that she sets herself.

Calender Swap

2008-08-10T14:21:00.002+10:00

I have finally finished something and its my perpetual calender swap with Arty-International Group, it is not due until October but I just like to get things finished. I have painted the background with a bit of sequent waste stencilling and stamping down the sides. The picture has been distressed and mounted on thick card to give the illusion of an old cabinet card, with beading and german scrap at the top.

The 21st Party

2008-08-04T11:34:00.002+10:00

Stuart's party was on Saturday night and fun was had by all, the last photo above was the morning of his birthday(Peter and I were off to work) Stuart was dragged out of bed at 7.30am when we were about to leave.
Lots of cleaning up to do yesterday with lots of garbage to be taken out, both Peter and I were exhausted, we ended up in bed early both totally out to the count very quickly.

Stuarts 21st

2008-07-28T20:26:00.005+10:00

Stuart my eldest son turns 21 on Thursday the 31st, its hard to believe that he got that old so fast, where did all that time go, of taking him to kinder then, to primary school and then off the secondary and now he is at uni. with 2 years to go. Its all a little scary how time flies when your having fun.

The silver and black card is to give to him on Thursday and the Gold and Black is for signing, on Saturday at his party by his friends and family

Another 21 Card

2008-07-28T20:23:00.001+10:00

My son Stuart needed a card for his girlfriend, this is what I came up with, I am not sure whether its because he likes my cards or he didn't want to buy one LOL

Bronwyn's 21st Card

2008-07-20T17:00:00.002+10:00

A chance to do another girly girly card for Stuart's girlfriend who is turning 21 during the week, sorry about the scan but because of the raised brad this is the best it will do. But I love those cuttlebug embossing folders and the nestablities, they make a card look really professional.

Adam's 21st Card

2008-07-16T18:03:00.002+10:00

This the card I did for Adam, whose party we will be attending on Saturday, Adam is a bit of a joker as per his invitations( Playing Cards with him as the joker on the back)

52 Card Dress Up

2008-07-10T08:03:00.003+10:00

This month's challenge was using the set of 2's with the Medieval team, I chose to give the background a number of paint layers then stamping with a Tim Holtz stamp and a bit of stencilling with some sequent waste. Then the image and computer generated wording on transparency.

Sarah's 15

2008-07-09T22:02:00.003+10:00

This is the card I made for Sarah whom I have known since birth, she is a girly girl, who loves pinks and crafts. The background and numbers are done with the Cuttlebug . The scalloped ovals are done with nestabilities using again the cuttlebug.