Poinsettia Merry Christmas

Oh wow, it's so cool to be back at my desk...been away for 4 weeks and lucky for me was able to meet up with Vikki and make this card on Thursday...for the Unscripted Sketches #224 layout challenge and using  some new Kaisercraft stamps I picked up while on holiday.  Thanks for taking a peek

What's On Your Workdesk, Wednesday???

A cleanish desk for me this week to show on the WOYWW 222 - I had a big tidy up on the weekend so I could make cards on Saturday - must tell you that I Skype with my friend Vikki most Saturdays, she was the biggest life saver for me when we moved to Western Australia (3500kms away) 2 years ago and kept me inspired and company while hubby was off playing golf...we've moved back to Queensland and now only 720kms away so we still skype ....we're pretty good and getting the housework done on Saturdays now :-)

On my desk today is a Christmas card I made this morning and have just posted, then to the left is the makings of a birthday card for sister-in-law's 50th and the pinkish cards are Baby Thank You's for our daughter who's due next month....I'm trying to get ahead as we'll be away for a month - have to go south and give our rental property a splash of paint and some reno's so we can put it on the market. Well if you'd like to join in and check out some other busy desks across the world pop over to Julia's blog and play along...must go and see how many desks I can visit today harder than you think Cheers and happy crafting

Merry Christmas Bow

How Charming

  Another Christmas card for my stash using two blog challenges.  Merry Monday#73 - to include Red, Green and Kraft with either ribbon, twine or burlap. And at Winter Wonderland this week - to include a Charm....I don't have too many Christmas charms but found this little gold bell. Friend Vikki sent me the die cut holly branch so I inked and embossed it to give it a shine and I think just finished off the card.  Thanks for taking a peek

Male Happy Birthday

Today I'm trying to catch up with a few cards I need this month as I'm going to be away from my desk for the next 4 weeks.  Thanks to friend Vikki for her inspiration on the weekend to dig out my Distress Inks again and here I've made the background for my hubby's card - just sponged and blended horizontal layers of lots of different inks on water colour card and flicked on a few drops of water as it dried. I've made this card for the Inspired by Stamping August Challenge - Masculine.  Thanks for taking a peek

'Tis the Season to be Jolly

 A Christmas card now using the Mojo Monday #308 layout - I had this santa already stamped and he just fitted nicely into one of my Spellbinder oval dies....my Christmas card pile  is slowly growing :-) Thanks for taking a peek

Best Wishes

Wwaaaay out of my comfort zone with these colours especially for a non male card.....but I think it looks ok. I wanted to try white embossing on light brown/kraft too and think I may have selected a better stamp to use. I've used the layout at Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #56. Thanks for taking a peek

Happy Father's Day

 Well Father's Day just crept up so quickly this year and I was caught on the hop with one for Stephens dad, got that sorted and sent and today I've rustled up with for hubby....using the theme at Scrapbook Boutique August monthly challenge and over at Shopping Our Stash SOS#116 they want a 'Boy Card'.  Thanks for taking a peek



SOS #116 For The Boys

Baby Thank You

Hi there creative friends from glorious Yeppoon.  Things are mojoing along nicely for me today and I've made a couple of Baby Thank You cards for our daughter Jacalyn who's due to have our first grandchild in Oct.  I've the Freshly Made Sketches #101 layout and thank you Narelle for your inspirational card. Thanks for taking a peek