Friday Smiles

Yes it's Saturday and yesterday I totally forgot what day it was and hence I'm late posting to

 Annies, Friday Smiles....week 152

With both of us not working the days are all the same and then with Christmas and New Year we are totally out of whack... never mind I'm here to share some fun, happy photos of our recent visit to the local water park...the kids have heaps of fun and with the temps in the high 30s it was a lovely event for a picnic lunch. Sophies, step sister is up visiting too so they had lots of fun with Pa.

Waterpark

Sophie

 Bella, Sophie and Pa

 all of them under the mushroom waterspout. 

Can't leave little Mia out of my smiles this week.

Hope you've had a wonderful Seasonal Break and if you've some happiness to share pop over to Annies blog and join in.  Thanks for taking a peek

What's On Your Workdesk, Wednesday?

Hi there this afternoon as I join in to share a pic of my desk with the WOYWW#344 post.  Julia hosts this crazy post every week and if you'd like to join in pop over to her blog and read all about it.

This week I've been playing along with Inspired by Stamping 30 day challenge on FB.  So this is my desk this afternoon after finishing my 'penguin' page. I use those plastic stamp packaging as my paint pallets, and there's my stack of masks I needed to make this page and my paint brushes and water jar. I think I might also need to turn over a new page on my work pad..  Following are pics of the pages I've made so far...just quick works with no procrastinating .

2016

 Sled

 BRRR

 Snowflakes

 Live your Dreams

 Penguins

Thanks to all who popped by last week, now to enjoy my cuppa and check out some desks today.

Quiet Moments

I'm not so sure about me and one layer cards...I masked off the edges and watercoloured the 'sky' and foreground with Distress Inks (and of course the paper is now all warped, must try to find some just for my attempts at watercolouring) But anyway I chose this 'cute' stamp as my image as there is nothing nicer than taking some time out to watch at colourful sky evolve. I'm posting to One Layer Simplicity challenge OLS23 - The Sky's the Limit.  Thanks for taking a peek

OLS23 The Sky's the Limit

Distress Ink background and Silhouettes

Today I am posting to a new challenge friends Vikkis' and I have found.... Stamp Ink Paper; Challenge #28 - Anything but Christmas.  I've been experimenting with Distress Inks for backgrounds and these bright firey ones are my first attempts.... I'm really pleased how they turned out.  Now I'm going to have to grow my solid scenery stash of stamps.  I created the grassy bits with the very edge of the tree stamp on the first one.  Thanks for taking a peek

Happy Birthday

I have used the sketch at Fusion Card Challenge-Season's Greetings. I chose to have a spell from Christmas cards and am adding to my depleted stock of Birthday cards.  I used an oval die to create the frame on this Distress Inked background and the stamped and coloured my bird and added a few die cut branches and gems.  Thanks for taking a peek, and Happy New Year

Happy Birthday.

Aren't I one happy card maker today.... first cards for the new year.

I've been trying out those brush stroke washes I'm seeing about lots - I'll get the hang of it.

These two I've made for ColourQ cCc#322 -with the theme Black, Coastal Cabana and Gold.

Thanks for taking a peek, and Happy New Year