BUTTERFLY BIRTHDAY

I love butterflies - they hold a very special place in my heart 

since my Dad left this earth (hard to believe it's almost 6 years ago!)

SUPPLIES USED :

Pink Bazzill, black gloss cardstock

Vine background paper (Kaszazz)

Silver foil paper

Adhesive flock - Springtime (Kaszazz)

Sticky pearls (Kaszazz)

Butterfly and angel wings dies (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Happy birthday stamp

Memento black inkpad

I have made this card to join 2 challenges
- So Artful Challenges - this challenge closes in 4 days time - 
The theme for this  challenge is Ceil Chapman and/or to use the colours Silver, Pink and Black (or any combination of those).  
There are  fantastic vintage ads featuring her designs and a pattern of one of her dresses as well on the challenge blog. You are able  to use the images for inspiration in anyway you choose!  If that doesn't work for you, just use the colour theme instead!
I decided to use the colour theme of Silver, pink and black for my card.


- Cheery Lynn Designs blog - challenge #8 - Celebrate - You must follow the theme and use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs die. I have used the gorgeous butterfly and angel wings dies on my card.

I hope you all had a very Happy Christmas and are enjoying the break between now and New Years.

I have time off work until 3rd January so am enjoying the break very much !

smiles Wendy

SO ARTFUL CHALLENGE BLOG

I am delighted to announce I have accepted a position on the Design Team

for the So Artful Challenge Blog

Looking forward to providing inspiration for the challenges over there

Hope you will come join in !!

smiles Wendy

Bookmark Challenge - Crafty Sentiments

Crafty Sentiments challenge blog are having a bookmark challenge

As male themed creations are always hard to come up with I thought I would challenge myself to come up with a male themed bookmark for this challenge

supplies used :

Tim Holtz distress stains in greens & browns

Stamp It stamps

Kaszazz script stamp

Distressing tool

Brown cardstock 

Brown ribbon

smiles Wendy

AUD SENTIMENTS CHALLENGE #44

Aud Sentiments Blog - Challenge #44 is Anything Goes -

 they have also provided a FREEBIE sentiment from TLC to use as well !!

Here's my card using the sentiment and adding some Kaszazz stamps and background papers to it.

Until next time, hope you are enjoying your Christmas eve, where-ever you may be

Smiles Wendy

LITTLE MISS MUFFET CHALLENGE #25

Little Miss Muffet Challenge #25 is ANYTHING GOES  

and they have also been generous and are giving away a FREEBIE digital stamp called Saffron. 

I decided to use her in my Valentines Day themed card 

Supplies used, include :

Copic markers

heart shaped diecut

heart shaped bling border (Kaszazz)

Copic coloured paper flowers

pink heart themed background paper

pink textured cardstock

I love you saying (Collections)

Until next time

smiles  Wendy

STAMPING WITH THE DRAGON DT CALL

The Stamping with the Dragon challenge blog is looking for DT members and has generously given as a freebie this gorgeous Christmas themed dragon to make a card with

Here is what I came up with :

Coloured with copic markers and matted with red cardstock onto Kaszazz patterned papers and red ribbon onto green textured base card.

A very Happy Christmas and safe & Happy New Year to you all

smiles, Wendy

PanPastel UK Challenge 12 - Gift Tags

Well I couldn't resist entering the challenge on the PanPastel UK blog 

and made a Christmas themed gift tag in vintage colours.

SUPPLIES USED :

Santa Stamp (Inkadinkado)

Manilla tag

Memento - Potter's Clay inkpad

Paper distresser

Brown rick rack

Various Tim Holtz distress inkpads (Ranger)

Blending tool (Ranger)

smiles Wendy

ANNIVERSARY CARDS

yahhh I have Christmas all taken care of craft-wise - Christmas cards all made and mailed and parcels all out there somewhere in transit - one of the "joys" of living in Outback Australia means the majority of gifts have to be brought online and ordered, received and sent to recipients EARLY. 

Anyways I digress - a couple of my dear friends have wedding anniversaries in December so I got to play with some non Christmas themed stamps and here is what I came up with.

It was a lot of fun playing with my nesties, my cuttlebug and colouring with my copics.

Until next time, Happy Crafting and don't forget the Reason for the Season

smiles Wendy

CHRISTMAS CARDS

oh my !!!! seems like forever since I made my last blog post.

Have been super busy at work and that doesn't leave a lot of time for creating !

BUT I have been able to make some Christmas cards using the lovely range 

of Kaszazz Christmas papers and stamps.

hope everyone is gearing up for Christmas in a stress free way !!

Until next time, which will hopefully be soon,

Remember to take some time out for YOU !

smiles Wendy

EMBEDDED IMAGE TECHNIQUE

Finally got some ME time to play in my craft room.

I've been away for 2 weeks staying with a crafting friend <smiles> and we shopped till we dropped, including going to Paperific Expo in Melbourne.

Also am now back working fulltime, Monday - Friday !

Anyways I came across this technique on Splitcoast Stampers

called the Embedded Image technique

and decided it looked interesting and something I wanted to try

So here's my take on it - I must admit I did add a "step" to the instructions - 

in overstamping with Stazon ink at the end of the technique 

SUPPLIES USED:

Nestabilities - Lacey Ovales

StampIt  - Butterfly

Clear inkpad ; Stazon - black inkpad

Clear and red embossing powers

Heat gun

Martha Stewart - lacy border punch

Pink cardstock

Cuttlebug

Flowers embossing folder

Green and pink background papers

Pink rhinestones

Kaszazz - pink ribbon

Doubleside tape and glue dots

With love tag

Till next time, keep smiling 

Wendy

REMEMBERING 9 / 11

In support across the world 

from my heart here in Australia 

God Bless America

their Troops and their families

and all those affected by the tragedy of 9 / 11

MICHELLE PERKETT - THANK YOU DT

Sadly my 6 month term on the DT of Michelle Perkett Studios has come to a close.

The final challenge for the current DT is a Thank you card

Here's mine

SUPPLIES USED:

thanks mum digi - Michelle Perkett

copic markers

Thank you rubon

fabric flowers

red brad

red polka dot ribbon

Yellow, red and white cardstock

Lattice embossing folder

Labels eleven nestabilities

Cuttlebug

Patterned cardstock

Doublesided tape

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

Welcome back to another challenge for

I Did It Creations.

Sadly this will be my last blog post as Team Leader of the Design Team

and also a member of the Design Team.

I am sad to be leaving and have enjoyed being a part 

of the fantastic Design Team there.

This weeks challenge theme is SPORTS

and is kindly sponsored by

STITCHY STAMPS

SUPPLIES USED :

the big one digi - Stitchy Stamps

water colour crayons

aqua brush

Happy birthday stamp - Kaszazz

patterned background paper

dark green, cream and white cardstock

double sided tape

MICHELLE PERKETT - SUMMERTIME FUN

It's time for another great challenge at Michelle Perkett Studios.

This week the theme is SUMMERTIME FUN

Here in Australia we are coming into our spring season - can't wait for summer to be here again !

Let's see what you can create with one of Michelle's gorgeous images.

If you don't have any, check out Michelle's etsy store

or you can look in the group at PCP for a freebie !

The challenge is sponsored by Michelle and the winner will be awarded one digital image of their choice from Michelle's etsy store. The winner will be chosen randomly and will be announced next Monday.

SUPPLIES USED:

Marie with butterfly border digi - Michelle Perkett Studios

Copic markers

Corner punch

Embossing folders - wings 

Cuttlebug machine

Dusty concord distress inkpad - Tim Holtz

Blending tool - Tim Holtz

Cardstock - yellow, white and purple 

Butterfly ribbon

Purple rhinestones

Glue dots and doublesided tape

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This week's challenge is kindly sponsored by 

ELLEPHANTASTIC

The challenge theme for this week is to make a CHILDREN themed creation

To enter the challenge please go to the challenge blog

SUPPLIES USED:

Rory football digi - ELLEPHANTASTIC

Copic markers

Labels Eleven nestabilities

Cuttlebug

Blue, white, yellow cardstock

Broken china distress inkpad - Tim Holtz

Paper distresser - Tim Holtz

Blending tool - Tim Holtz

Congrats rubon

Star border punch

Blue patterned ribbon

Doublesided tape

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This week's challenge is kindly sponsored by 

SYLVIE'S STAMPS

The challenge theme for this week is to make a LET'S DANCE creation

To enter the challenge please go to the challenge blog

SUPPLIES USED:

Leona digi - Sylvies Stamps

Copic markers

Cardstock - white and blue

Corner punch

Heaven on earth stamp - Kaszazz

Journalling block -Romance - Kaszazz

Faded jeans distress inkpad - Tim Holtz

Blending Tool - Tim Holtz

Versafine inkpad - Majestic blue - Tsukineko

Stars sticky bling - Kaszazz

Doublesided tape

MICHELLE PERKETT'S GETTING READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS BLOG HOP

Glad you could join us for the Blog hop !!

It's never too early to be thinking about and creating your Christmas cards !!

Here's a Christmas card I have created using Chrissie the Christmas spirit fairy

SUPPLIES USED:

Chrissie the Christmas spirit fairy digi - Michelle Perkett

Copic markers

Cardstock - white, blue, light blue

Distress inkpad - Broken China - Tim Holtz

Blending tool - Tim Holtz

Distressing tool - Tim Holtz

Snowflake blue background paper- HOTP

Silver ribbon

Merry Christmas sticker 

Doublesided tape

here's the Blog Hop List:

(So if you've just joined you know where you still need to go!)

Michelle Perkett – http://www.michelleperkett.blogspot.com/

 Pauline - http://www.paulineguttrey.blogspot.com/

 Irene – http://www.itsallinthecards.blogspot.com/

Karen - http://www.karensdigi.blogspot.com/

Barbara – http://www.my-crafty-world.blogspot.com/

Sharon – http://www.sharonshowcase.blogspot.com/

Rhonda – http://www.bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com/

Abby – http://www.abbyscreations.blogspot.com/

Shelley – http://www.shelleyscreations.blogspot.com/

Mama Bear – http://www.mamabearstonichscraftspot.com/

Andrea – http://www.andreasscraps.com/

Jenn – http://www.stampinangeljenn.blogspot.com/

Lydia – http://www.scrappenbylydia.blogspot.com/

Maria – http://www.joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/

Wendy (thats me) – http://www.wendypslittlecorneroftheworld.blogspot.com/

Anne – http://www.annescardchallenges.blogspot.com/

Michelle H – http://www.scrapweaver.blogspot.com/

Aqualeiga – http://www.aqualeigasescape.blogspot.com/

Rene – http://www.craftlane.blogspot.com/

Mari – http://www.trailsofpaper.blogspot.com/

Challenge blog – http://www.michelleperkettstudio.blogspot.com/

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This week's challenge is kindly sponsored by 

ROBYN'S FETISH

The challenge theme for this week is to make a BOOKMARK

To enter the challenge please go to the challenge blog

SUPPLIES USED:

bookworm digi - Robyn's Fetish

copic markers

corner punch and hole punch

Brown, green and white cardstock

Green dotted ribbon

MICHELLE PERKETT - INSPIRED BY YOUR FAV SONG

It's time for another great challenge at Michelle Perkett Studios.

This week the theme is INSPIRED BY YOUR FAVOURITE SONG

Let's see what you can create with one of Michelle's gorgeous images.

If you don't have any, check out Michelle's etsy store

or you can look in the group at PCP for a freebie !

The challenge is sponsored by Michelle and the winner will be awarded one digital image of their choice from Michelle's etsy store. The winner will be chosen randomly and will be announced next Monday.

The card I have made is inspired by one of my favourite songs

IN THE ARMS OF AN ANGEL by Sarah McLaughlin, from the City of Angels movie.

SUPPLIES USED:

Wish upon a star Angel - Michelle Perkett Studios

Copic markers

Cardstock - white, yellow, light blue and dark blue

Corner rounder punch

Stars embossing folder - Cuttlebug

Wings embossing folder - Sissix Tim Holtz

Broken china distress inkpad

Blending tool - Ranger

Distressing tool - Tim Holtz

You are a star sticker

Double sided tape

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This week we have for our sponsor

JLJ DESIGNS

Our challenge theme   is 

ANIMALS

To enter the challenge please go to the challenge blog

SUPPLIES USED:

Fawn in trees & Dads day papers 7 &10 (JLJ Designs)

Watercolour crayons

Aqua brush

Cardstock - apricot and white

Brown ribbon

Happy birthday sticker

Doublesided tape

COME JOIN THE "GETTING READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS" BLOG HOP!

I  invite all of you to join us and get ready for the Holidays  at Michelle Perkett Studio!

We know alot of you love Christmas in July and love to get your holiday cards made early and we would love you to join us for our "Getting Ready For the Holidays" Blog Hop, Saturday, July 30th!
And along with Christmas we would love to also see your Back to School creations as well as Halloween and Thanksgiving, its your choice, whatever your favorite holiday is we would love for you to share your creations with us for our Blog Hop!

To join us just add a comment to the post here
http://michelleperkettstudio.blogspot.com/2011/07/come-join-our-getting-ready-for.html
with your name and your blog link!  Cant wait for another fun MPS hop! 
And to grab your Blog Hop Freebie click here:

http://michelleperkettstudio.blogspot.com/2011/07/blog-hopchallenge-freebie.html

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

I have been away on vacation in New Zealand for a couple of weeks 

but am back now and getting involved in the Challenges again.

This week's challenge is kindly sponsored by 

GLITTERBABE

The challenge theme for this week is FLORAL

To enter the challenge please go to the challenge blog

SUPPLIES USED:

Lily digi - Glitterbabe

Copic markers

Corner Punch

Pink ribbon - Kaszazz

Yellow, pink, white and green cardstock

Doublesided tape

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This week's challenge is kindly sponsored by 

ROBYN'S FETISH

The challenge theme for this week is MID YEAR CHRISTMAS

To enter the challenge please go to the challenge blog

SUPPLIES USED:

Sarah's Christmas digi - Robyn's Fetish

Water colour crayons - Kaszazz

Aqua brush - Kaszazz

Edge distresser - Kaszazz

Faded jeans Distress inkpad - Tim Holtz

Blending tool - Tim Holtz

Christmas tree ribbon

Cardstock - white, dark and light blue

Happy Christmas stamp - Creative Stamp Co.

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This week's challenge is kindly sponsored by DIGIS WITH ATTITUDE

The challenge theme for this week is RETRO 1970's 

To enter the challenge please go to the challenge blog

SUPPLIES USED :

DWA TWA Hippie chick - Digis with Attitude

DWA Sentiments 2 set- well behaved women - Digis with Attitude

Copic Markers

Cardstock - yellow, green, pink, purple and white

Paisley ribbon

Peace sign brad

Doublesided tape

MICHELLE PERKETT - FLOWERS GALORE

It's time for another great challenge at Michelle Perkett Studios.

This week the theme is FLOWERS GALORE

Let's see what you can create with one of Michelle's gorgeous images.

If you don't have any, check out Michelle's etsy store

or you can look in the group at PCP for a freebie !

The challenge is sponsored by Michelle and the winner will be awarded one digital image of their choice from Michelle's etsy store. The winner will be chosen randomly and will be announced next Monday.

SUPPLIES USED:

peace angel - Michelle Perkett

copic markers

handmade flowers - using Mels Stampz template & instructions

brads

wild honey distress inkpad

cardstock - white, apricot and orange

gold marker - Fiskars

Embossing folder - frame - Sizzix

Cuttlebug machine

Flower trim

Stazon brown inkpad

Live Laugh Love stamp - Kaszazz

Glue dots, double sided tape, foam tape and Tombow glue

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This week's challenge is kindly sponsored by HOPE JACARE DOODLES

The challenge theme for this week is BIRDS

To enter the challenge please go to the challenge blog

SUPPLIES USED:

resting on a cloud digi - Hope Jacare Doodles

you make me smile stamp - Kaszazz

Stazon black inkpad

copic markers

white, orange, blue and yellow cardstock

blue patterned paper

white dots ribbon - Kaszazz

black thin line marker pen - Kaszazz

MICHELLE PERKETT - NEW ANGEL COLLECTION RELEASE

They will be released Sunday at Michelle's Etsy store!

The new stamps will be released on Sunday 12 June at noon pacific/3:00 pm eastern USA time

at the Michelle Perkett Studio PaperCraft Planet group and we are having a big Release Party with fun games and freebies to kick off the week long celebration of daily challenges and on Saturday 18 June we will have another fun party and we would love for you to join us for the festivities in honour of the new digital stamp collection!

Hope you can join us !!

MICHELLE PERKETT - FATHERS DAY

The new challenge at Michelle Perkett challenge blog is FATHERS DAY

Shelly's team have made some lovely creations for the challenge.

And here is my card 

SUPPLIES USED:

Cal the CA surfing cow digi - Michelle Perkett

Copic markers

White, green and orange cardstock 

Striped and shell background papers

Beach border punch - Martha Stewart

Lets see what you can create with one of Michelle's gorgeous images.

If you don't have any , check out Michelle's etsy store

or look in the Paper Craft Planet group for a freebie !

Sharon's Showcase Blog Candy

Sharon has some wonderful blog candy on her blog at the moment, 

as well as lots of great creations to give you inspiration!

http://sharonshowcase.blogspot.com/

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This week's challenge is kindly sponsored by FLOPPY LATTE DESIGNS

The challenge theme for this week is HATS.

To enter the challenge please go to the challenge blog for all the details

SUPPLIES USED :

Little Greta Golfer digital stamp (Floppy Latte Designs)

Copic markers

Curved Rectangles (Nestabilities)

Cuttlebug machine

Cardstock - bright blue, dark blue and white

Saying - computer generated

Get well soon stamp

Stazon inkpad - jet black

Michelle Perkett - Angel Collection

This is the first angel of the Angel digital stamp collection from Michelle Perkett Studio called, "Faith" 

I have made a bookmark with the gorgeous digi image.

Michelle will be releasing Faith along with the other 3 angels in June and will be having a Release Party at the Paper Craft Planet group, details coming soon!

Until then I hope you will join us at the PCP group and have some cardmaking fun with us!

www.papercraftplanet.com/group/michelleperkett

and visit Michelle's Etsy shop here:

www.michelleperkett.etsy.com

Supplies used in bookmark:

faithstamp digi - Michelle Perkett Studio

copic markers

paper - red

cardstock - white and purple

hole punch and corner punch - Kaszazz

ribbons and fibres - red and white

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This week's challenge is kindly sponsored by ROBYN'S FETISH

The challenge theme for this week is to use the "Happy Harry" freebie digi which is on the Challenge blog.

To enter the challenge please go to the challenge blog for all the details.

SUPPLIES USED :

Happy Harry digital stamp (Robyns Fetish)

Copic markers

Scalloped Ovals (Nestabilities)

Cuttlebug machine

Cardstock - bright yellow, pale yellow and white

Background papers - striped and Happy birthday

Corner punch (Kaszazz)

Blue spotted ribbon (Kaszazz)

Saying - computer generated

Horse Racing - Tennant Creek Style

A couple of weekends ago, the annual Tennant Creek Race Day was held.

Its a day that all the locals really get "dressed up to the nines" and enjoy a day out.

Here's some photos I took which will show you a little of what horse racing "Tennant Creek" style is all about