Sunday, 27 February 2011

Michelle Perkett Studio DT Call

is having a Design Team Call

Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love dragonflies and the colour purple, so I couldnt resist submitting this card, using one of Michelle's gorgeous digis called "dragonfly"


SUPPLIES USED :
Digi - dragonfly from Michelle Perkett
Coloured with copic markers
Cardstock : 2 shades of purple embossed with 2 different embossing folders
Embellishments : purple bling

Saturday, 19 February 2011

SEND A SMILE FOR KIDS CHALLENGE

Welcome to the 4th Challenge for Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge Blog.
The theme is BIRTHDAY BOY
and is kindly sponsored by 

SUPPLIES:
Choo Choo Charlies digi stamp from Robyns Fetish
Coloured with copic markers
Matted onto green cardstock 
and embellished with Happy birthday ribbon
Green base card and train decorated paper



SUPPLIES:
A Sailing We Will Go from Robyns Fetish
Coloured with copic makers
Matted onto white oval cut out - edge distressed with Distress Ink
Matted onto 2 shades blue cardstock and brown squares decorated paper
Embellished with Make A Wish ribbon

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.
Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to offer the winner of this challenge FIVE digital stamps or FOUR digital stamps AND ONE digital paper set of their choice. 

Your entry must be a new project (no back dating) 
and limited to 2 entries per person per challenge.
Please provide a link back to Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge blog on your post
Please check out the other Design Team members blogs (see side bar) and please take the time to visit our Sponsors (both past & upcoming on the side bar of our Challenge blog)

Winner will be chosen by the random number generator.
The top three cards will be given a badge to display on their blogs.And every card mailed to us for the children will get you an entry in the drawing for the holiday give away. 
(Next drawing is April 2nd, 2011 -- prize to be announced).
This challenge ends on 5th March.

Saturday, 5 February 2011

Live In The Moment ATC

Managed to find a little free time this afternoon - equates to clearing a little space on my craft desk while the mess of my trying to re-organise my craft room, remains ALL over my craft room floor lol. Re-organising and tidying can wait for another day <smiles>

The current challenge over at the Catch The Bug Challenge Blog is ATC's.
So I made this ATC using one of Bugaboo's adorable digis for that challenge.

SUPPLIES USED:
Digi (Bugaboo)
Copic markers
2 shades pink cardstock
Live in the moment stamp (Red Lead)
Ribbon (Kaszazz)
Black marker pen


SEND A SMILE FOR KIDS CHALLENGE


Welcome to the 3rd Challenge for SendASmile4Kids
New challenges will be posted on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month.
THE THEME IS : A "RECIPE" - PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING ON YOUR CARD
2 BRADS, 1 RIBBON AND AN ANIMAL

SUPPLIES USED:
Teddy stamp (Kaszazz)
Water colour crayons and aqua brush
Cardstock : blue and orange
Embossing folder (Sizzix) 
Ezypress machine
Spotted decorative paper (Inque)
Orange ribbon and 2 orange brads



This challenge ends on February 18, 2011.

Sharon 
http://sharonshowcase.blogspot.com/ is sponsoring this challenge. 

1st prize is several packs of gorgeous embossed handmade papers. 
 The winner will be chosen by the random number generator.

The top 3 cards will be given a badge to display on their blogs. 

Your entry must be a new project (no back dating) and limited to 2 entries per person per challenge. 
Please provide a link back to Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge blog on your post.

 Please check out the other Design Team members blogs (see side bar) and please take the time to visit our Sponsors (both past & upcoming on the side bar of our Challenge blog). 

Send A Smile 4 Kids would appreciate you sending your handmade cards to us for our cause. Please see our Challenge blog for further details.



Friday, 4 February 2011

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGES


Now that I am working fulltime - I am finding my free time has shrunk considerably - so regretfully for the time being, I have resigned from the Design Team for the I Did It Creations weekly challenges.
In the time that I have been on the DT, I have had a blast and wish Robyn, Jeanette, Susan and the DT the very best for the future.

Monday, 31 January 2011

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This weeks challenge is kindly sponsored by JLJ DESIGNS
The challenge theme for this week is RED FOR VALENTINE
To enter the challenge please go to the Challenge Blog for all the details
SUPPLIES USED :
DIGI BY JLJ DESIGNS : Sugarplum Fairy Bear
Copic markers
Adhesive foam and doublesided tape
Red patterned paper (unknown)
Red cardstock (Bazzill)
Stamped saying (unknown)
Heart punch
Handmade flower 
Silver brad

Please check out the other DT members creations
(Links on the sidebar)


Wednesday, 26 January 2011

TIME FOR A SPRING CLEAN

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY to all the "Aussies"  - hope you are having a great day !!!
Thought it was a perfect time to have a "spring clean" on my blog - new background, new header etc.

Hope you like the new format and colours.

Huge thank you to everyone for their birthday wishes - I very much appreciate everyone taking the time to email me and wish me well on my special day.

I have started a new fulltime job this week as receptionist at the local High School so my free time is limited now but hope to get into a routine soon and still have lots of time to relax and create in my craft room !

Sunday, 23 January 2011

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This weeks challenge is kindly sponsored by TOUCAN SCRAPS
The challenge theme for this week is A CARD FOR A CHILD
To enter the challenge please head on over to the Challenge blog for all the details.







SUPPLIES USED:
DIGI IMAGE BY TOUCAN SCRAPS - AMY KICKING LEAVES
COLOURED WITH : Copic markers
CARDSTOCK : Red (Kaszazz); white (unknown)
EMBOSSED  CARDSTOCK : Bare tree embossing folder
PUNCH: leaf
INKPADS FOR COLOURING TREE : Tim Holtz Distress inks applied with blending tool
GLITTER GLUE : added to tree branches

Please  check out the other Design Team members creations (links on the sidebar) and browse through all the other wonderful products for sale over at the Shop, including the great digi image I have used.

Saturday, 22 January 2011

NEW KASZAZZ PRODUCTS

The latest product release from Kaszazz has seen some gorgeous new products been made available for sale.
Because of my remote location, I was unable to attend a Training Day but my Team Leader (thanks Julie) kindly sent me a pack with what was used on Training Day, so I was able to make some samples up show-casing some of the new stamps and other products.
If you are interested in learning more about Kaszazz and their products, I would be more than happy to hear from you.




Sunday, 16 January 2011

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This weeks challenge is kindly sponsored by ELEPHANTASTIC 
The challenge theme for this week is to USE BLUE 
To enter the challenge please head on over to the Challenge blog for all the details.




SUPPLIES USED:
DIGI IMAGE BY ELEPHANTASTIC  - SKETCHY WINTERS SCENE
COLOURED BY : Copic markers
CARDSTOCK : Ivory (Kaszazz); various shades of blue (unknown)
EMBOSSED STRIPS OF CARDSTOCK : Various Cuttlebug embossing folders
PUNCH: Corner rounder
SAYING: Rubon (Kaisercraft)
RIBBON :  snowflake design (unknown)

Please  check out the other Design Team members creations (links on the sidebar) and browse through all the other wonderful products for sale over at the Shop, including the great digi image I have used.

WINNERS FOR MY BLOG CANDY FOR MY BLOGVERSARY !!!!!

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR LOVELY COMMENTS!
RANDOM GENERATOR.ORG HAS PICKED  THE FOLLOWING WINNERS OF MY BLOG CANDY
IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE LUCKY WINNERS - PLEASE CONTACT ME 
( wpettifer@gmail.com ) WITHIN  7 DAYS WITH YOUR ADDRESS DETAILS AND I WILL FORWARD YOUR PRIZE TO YOU.
IF I DON'T HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN 7 DAYS, I WILL REDRAW ANOTHER WINNER


#39 IRONLADY
#4    SHARON
#12  ROBYN


Today is my THREE YEAR blogversary !! 
As always I am so blessed to have been able to share my art and the happenings in my life  through my blog with you all.

The coming year I hope will be one of more settling in to living in the outback of Australia and taking the time to being grateful for  each and every moment of every day!

2011 I hope for us all will be a year filled with love, happiness, laughter and good health.

As a thank you to anyone who visits  my blog - if you leave a comment on this post up until 15th January, I will select THREE names at random and will mail you off some craft goodies from my stash.



Saturday, 15 January 2011

SEND A SMILE FOR KIDS CHALLENGE

Welcome to the 2nd Challenge for SendASmile4Kids
New challenges will be posted on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month.
THE THEME IS : PUPPY LOVE
Supplies used :
Coloured with copic markers 
Cardstock : brown (Bazzill) and yellow (unknown)
Patterned paper : circles (unknown)
Digi image : digging (Meljens)
Ribbon: floral (unknown)
Quote: computer generated

This challenge ends on January 29th, 2011. 

I am happy to be sponsoring this Challenge as a Consultant for Kaszzaz
First place prize are 2 Kaszazz unmounted rubber stamps.
Winner will be chosen by the random number generator. 
The top 3 cards will be given a badge to display on their blogs. 
And every card mailed to us for the children 
will get you an entry in the drawing for the holiday give away. 
(First drawing is Feb. 2nd, 2011 -- prize to be announced).
Your entry must be a new project (no back dating) and limited to 2 entries per person per challenge.
Please provide a link back to Send a Smile for Kids Challenge blog on your post.

Please check out the other Design Team members blogs  (see sidebar) 
and please take the time to visit our Sponsors.
Send A Smile 4 Kids would appreciate you sending handmade cards to us for our cause.
Please see our Challenge blog for further details.





Sunday, 9 January 2011

I DID IT CREATIONS - WEEKLY CHALLENGE





This weeks challenge is kindly sponsored by STITCHY STAMPS
The challenge theme for this week is to USE VELLUM
To enter the challenge please head on over to the Challenge blog for all the details.


The digi image " ss-birthday girl" has been coloured using copics  and matted onto purple cardstock; with the edges of both rounded with a corner punch.
The background is a piece of rainbow coloured vellum which has been dry embossed with an embossing folder and the cuttlebug; then affixed to a purple cardstock base.Make sure you go check out the other Design Team members creations (links on the sidebar) and browse through all the other wonderful products for sale over at the Shop, including the great digi image I have used.

Tuesday, 4 January 2011

ALL THINGS TIM

Over on the Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium Club Forum  I am hosting 2 challenges a month for ALL THINGS TIM.
 
Challenge #1 has just started and goes through till 15th January 2011.
 
Heres the tag I have made for the challenge 
 
hope you will come join in !!