Happy Mail From Chupa!

Morning!

I just have to share what I received in my letterbox this morning from the extraordinarily talented Chupa (Iwona Palamountain)...

Am I a little star struck??  You betcha!  Chupa is the kindest person you'll ever come across, and she's an absolutely FABULOUS papercrafter too.  You might have seen some of her gorgeous work published in Australian Cardmaking Stamping & Papercraft recently.  Chupa's cards are all so beautiful - she creates the kinds of cards that I just can't seem to manage... and yes, I'm jealous!!

You can purchase Chupa's gorgeous cards from Aussie Cards For Sale.  If you haven't come across this site before, Aussie Cards For Sale is definitely worth a visit.  And yes, they post internationally.  You can also find Aussie Cards For Sale on facebook.

Hopefully I'll be back soon with something I've created.  :-)  Thanks for stopping by!

CAS Cupcake Kiki

I'm back!  Yep, I've been colouring again.  I have a lot on my mind.  :-)  I always seem to come up against a wall when I go to arrange my layout though, so CAS is it... again!

I'm entering this into three different challenges:

RCC4 Cupcakes Anyone?

Wee Memories Challenge #57 to "Stamp It"!

JAI 69 - Just Add Fussy Cutting

I was thrilled to get a Top Spool award from The Ribbon Carousel Blog for this entry - WOOT!  :-)

Thanks for stopping by!  :-)


Materials:

Stamp sets - CC Designs Cupcake Kiki, Papertrey Signature Greetings

Cardstock - White Cambric Linen, Whisper White

Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Prismacolour pencils, OMS, Linen Thread, dimensionals


June 3 - Edited to Add:
Wow!  I'm blown away!  I got a Top Spool award from The Ribbon Carousel Blog for this card!  Thanks!

CAS Cupcake

Hello!  I have a CAS card to share with you tonight.  It didn't end up at all how I imagined in my head, but I quite like it anyway.  It's nice when things just work out!

I used my Prismacolour pencils to colour this cute CC Designs image, but I'm not 100% happy with my blending.  Gives me an excuse to practice more... ;-)

I'm entering this in four challenges tonight.  It just worked out that these challenges complimented each other.  A happy accident!

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge CFC3




RCC4 Cupcakes Anyone?

Simon Says...  Sparkle and Shine

Wee Memories Challenge #57 to "Stamp It"!

Thanks for stopping by!  :-)

Materials:

Stamp sets - CC Designs Fairytales Cupcake Belle

Cardstock - White Cambric Linen

Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Prismacolour pencils, OMS, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, diamontes

A Few Challenges With Chester...

A few weeks ago I entered a blog candy competition from Hilde Larsen at her blog Tinderloo In Cyberspace, and I was one of the lucky winners!  So earlier this week I was excited to discover an envelope of goodies in my letterbox, including some gorgeous stamped motifs for me to colour - YAY!  And the first one I have to share with you is this Kraftin' Kimmie cutie called Chester.  :-)

I based my design on 3 different challenges that I wanted to enter (details below) to use stamps, ribbon and text.

I like how the word "fancy" fits so well next to Chester!  The paper itself was a bit too bold, so I added a layer of vellum over the top to soften it and draw more attention to Chester.

And here are the details of the challenges I'm entering:

Ribbon Carousel Challenge - RCC3 Clean It Up.  Like my last post, my card doesn't use as much "white space" as I intended, but I still think it's a fairly Clean and Simple card.  And yes, it's a mirror image of my previous layout!

I'm also entering the challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie - Challenge #79 - *Text* Me!!  It's the first time I've played along at Kraftin' Kimmie, but I've been an admirer of the blog for a while now.

And the final challenge I'm entering is Wee Memories Challenge #57 to "Stamp It"!  I haven't played along with Wee Memories for a while, but it's another gorgeous challenge blog that's well worth a look.


Thanks for visiting, and a HUGE thankyou to Hilde Larsen for sending me some brilliant images to play with!


Materials:

Stamp sets - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Chester

Cardstock - White Cambric Linen, Basic Grey, Watercolour Paper, Newsprint DSP, Vellum

Inks - Going Grey, Blush Blossom, Not Quite Navy, Creamy Caramel

Accessories - Baja Breeze Seam Binding, dimensionals

I'm Back... With A Gorjuss Ruby...

It's been a while since I've posted anything I've created... in fact, it's been a while since I actually created anything!  It's been a topsy turvy month, but things are definitely brighter than they have been in a while.  :-)

Thankyou so much for continuing to visit my little blog.  It means more to me than you imagine.  :-)

Anyway, onto a card!  I got some beautiful new stamps recently from the Gorjuss range, and the first one I've coloured up is called Ruby.  Isn't she adorable?

And yes, I'm still completely in love with Seam Binding...

I coloured her using my Prismacolour pencils.  Love those babies!

I'm entering this into the Ribbon Carousel Challenge - RCC3 Clean It Up.  My card doesn't use as much "white space" as I intended for this challenge, but I still think it's a fairly Clean and Simple card.  I hope the talented DT at the Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog agree!

Well, I'm off to to colour up another of these gorgeous images.  Thanks for visiting!

Materials:
Stamp sets - Gorjuss - Ruby
Cardstock - White Cambric Linen, K&Company patterned paper, Whisper White, Not Quite Navy
Inks - Black Ranger Ink, Prismacolour pencils
Accessories - Navy Seam Binding, dimensionals, OMS, blending stumps


May 27 - Edited to add:

Woot!  I'm one of the Top Spools at the Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog for this card!  Thanks so much!

 

My Overflowing Letterbox... Part Three

As I mentioned in this post, the JAI Design Team have been flooding my letterbox with cards just because.  So I'm sharing their gorgeous work with you over a couple of posts.  Please visit their wonderful blogs!

Patrice Easton

Kim Badelt

Thankyou both so much.  You've both left me quite teary and overwhelmed at your constant kindness!  :-)

My Overflowing Letterbox... Part Two

As I mentioned in my last post, the JAI Design Team have been flooding my letterbox with cards just because.  What an incredible group of girls they are!  So I'm sharing their gorgeous work with you over a couple of posts.  Please visit their beautiful blogs!

Paula Dobson

Gardenia Pepworth 

Delys Cram

Jodene Tripp

My Overflowing Letterbox... Part One

When I left Just Add Ink, it was mainly for ongoing health reasons.  And since then, the JAI Design Team have been flooding my letterbox with cards just to let me know they're thinking of me.  What an incredible group of girls they are!  So I thought I'd share these beauties with you (I need to spread it over a couple of posts!)...  Please visit their gorgeous blogs!

Tania Gould

Bronwyn Eastley

Mae Collins

Chantell Randall

 Thankyou all so much.  It means the world to me.  :-)

Modern Parent Messy Kid's Learning Language Resource Guide

I've just come across a fantastic resource for parents on helping children learn language. From talking to babies and toddlers to how to play with children to help develop language skills. It's BRILLIANT.

So please click on the image above and visit!

There She Goes Mother of All Blog Hops!


Welcome to the 2nd annual Mother of All Blog Hops for There She Goes Clears Stamps! If you’ve arrived here from Vera Yates, then you're in the right spot! If not, you'll want to start back on the There She Goes Team Blog in order to find out what you need to do to be eligible for the prizes on offer!

I'm using one of my favourite sets today - Cattitude.  It's so adorable!  I decided to keep my card design Clean and Simple.  Hope you like it!

Now it’s time to hop over to Megan Lock. Thanks for stopping by!

Materials:

Stamp sets - Cattitude (There She Goes)

Cardstock - Cambric White Linen, Watercolour Paper

Inks - Versamark, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Going Grey

Accessories - Black embossing powder, Heat Tool, Aqua Painter Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Nestabilities, Big Shot