Joy to the World

 

Hi happy card makers....yesterday I was quite taken with the JUGS210 challenge - 'Die Cut Inlay Technique' and as I'm really happy with the Christmas tree die that I recently bought attached to a magazine I thought I'd give it a go...and I'm really pleased with how it turned out.  Also got away from the traditional colours and used this weeks colour challenge at the Paper Players PP147...and thankfully my Christmas card pile is growing.  Thanks for taking a peek

WOYWW #228

Oh welcome back me to my first post in 6 weeks - a quick summary; is that we flew south to prepare our rental property for sale - painted out the interior and new floor coverings, concreted the driveway and then sister-in-law and hubby decided to buy so our planned hard worked stopped and they can use their younger bodies and make it their own. As this wasn't planned and Julie is to become the carer for my in-laws, they're all moving into the 4 bedroom and we now have the in-laws (our other investment) unit to sell....that's looking good so far too. Then we flew back to Townsville with my mum in toe and celebrated my 60th with family and friends. Also enjoyed a special day with our daughter and her Baby Shower, drove home with mum to Yeppoon and we veged for a week before she had to say goodbye. Now we wait for the baby, our first grandchild due in 10 days...we're all pretty excited as you can imagine. So this is my desk this morning - a bit of a mess with drawers spilling and DP pads on the floor...the pressure is on now to complete my Christmas cards- the window card in the middle I finished last night and posted it and there are a couple in progress to the left. Now if you're wondering about our Wednesday desk blogging pop over to Julias to read all about it. Happy Crafting and now I'm off to check out a few desks...Cheers

Blue and White Christmas card

Sometimes isn't it so difficult to get away from the traditional Red and Green Christmas colours, but this week I've been on the blue and white colour scheme so this fits really well with the challenge at 52 (Christmas) Card Throwdown #22. And I just purchased a magazine with this fabulous Christmas tree die so I've been rolling away on the Cuttlebug perfecting the cutout - seems my C plate is about had it...accidentally my star fitted perfectly over the snowflake on the the DP.  Thanks for taking a peek....happy Christmas card making 

Believe in the Miracle of Christmas

For the ABC Christamas Challenge - T for Transparent, I've made a Christmas window card complete with 'transparent' glass, with a cute little cardinal to peer through at the decorated embossed tree. Thanks for taking a peek

Blue, White and Silver Merry Christmas

 Found some snowflake paper white checking out my Christmas stash so here's another card for Merry Monday #79 - Snowflakes.  Thanks for taking a peek

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

 

 Trying so hard for some motivation as it's been about 5 weeks since I've been able to sit at my desk and now the pressure is on to make Christmas cards...so I've made a few of this one as they were nice a simple...love the blue and white theme for Christmas and even dug out the old silver embossing powder for my sentiment - Snowflakes for #79 Merry Monday. I even die cut the snowflakes from glitter cardstock I've had for years - sometimes it's hard for us Aussies to make winter Christmas cards lucky for me I've a few reles overseas. Thanks for taking a peek

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