Get well wishes

    The year is definitely on a roll .The first month over  and now February is well and truly almost half gone ! I wonder if it because I am older that  the years are flying past quicker than ever .

I am , with a few stumbles just getting back into the swing of DT duties with the anything goes challenge from TTCRD    https://ttcrd.blogspot.com/   and creating swap cards with Swaps Down Under . All of which means that I have subject matter now to blog about so I do hope that will call in here from time to time to see what I am up to with my creations .

Thank you for popping in today and I hope that you like my make and maybe you would like to scroll down and stay a while to browse . Perhaps you might be inspired .

Thank you to all who entered our last challenge and congrats , well done , to the winner and top 3 .
Thanks also to the DT for their samples that inspire us each challenge .



                    Thank you must also be mentioned to our sponsor

 

And the prize is any three sets from their online store 

My card today is using our sponsors image/ set , Beautiful flowers .
https://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/2011/01/beautiful-flowerscolored-printable-stamp-set.html

I have use many elements from the set .Paper , topper and the little button to hold the sentiment 

Looking forward now to seeing new and regular participants  alike joining and sharing their creations .

Remember to follow the rules and it is an  anything goes challenge .

Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne .

An apple a day ......

Hello there , welcome to my room . Thanks so much for calling in .I hope that while  you take some time to browse through my blog you might enjoy that which I share here .

While blog browsing myself
 I found some lovely 3D designs ,           http://www.blueedgecrafts.com.au/shop/

While this lousy weather is still here I have spent quite a bit of time in my craft room .Mind you , mostly researching , that is to say reading some magazines , blog browsing on line shops to see what is new . When I should be card making or commenting,  some might say that I am procrastinating ....

My card to share today
                                

 

 The printed card base I have had for a while . The 3D apple image has glitter paint and gold foil finishing . the sentiment is Art impressions Salem.

For the inside a included a paper notelet as this is for a friend and I want to write some news .

before I go ..

My give away card from

http://shirley-anne-stampingforjoy.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/food-lovers-delight.html

 

is flying off to Merry . thank you for your visit and comment .Please email me at  

shirlb1@bigpond.com with snail mail address . 

 

Well short and sweet  today .  What ever time/  day it is where you are and what ever you're doing  , I hope that you are having a wonderful time .

 

 

Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne

 

Under the weather.

Hello .  Welcome to my room and thank you for calling in .
I would like to share today's card .
Still on the "using my stash " kick , trying to clean up my room .

 

and inside 

 

 

Simple card and quick to make . Whisper White card base  13cm square. Papers from Pretty little Studio, April Showers Collection . This pack is well over 12 months old I am sure .The image is a digi from a free CD which came with a magazine .Copics used to colour.
Sentiment is from SU.
                                              Hope you like it .
And tongue in cheek .. A  Quote to share

Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne.

Cat in basket

Hi there , welcome to my room . Hope that you had a great weekend .
Thank you to all who visited me and I appreciated all the lovely comments I received too .
Love to see new follower too , thank you .
Marie Louise, http://www.myworld-marie-louise.blogspot.com.au/

I had Sandy and Fran here for afternoon craft on the Sunday and our new coffee machine had a good workout . I had made extra card kits for Jane so hope she gets them ok along with last Tuesdays that I forgot to send to her .
I'm sure that senior moments, for me , are becoming more frequent .
So , before I forget why I am here this morning , I will begin my Make it Monday post .


More fabulous entries last week , like over 200 ! It is an absolute delight to visit as many as I can . Congrats to last weeks winners .
Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!



And so to our wonderful Sponsor..







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Prize - $10 gift certificate







The DT were given some digis to choose from and I chose " cat in a basket ".


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All recipe ,apart from image , is from SU .
Be sure to pop into see the other DT blogs and check out their new projects and also to see which entry they chose from last week . IT MIGHT BE YOU!!
Now for my pick from last week and it is #198

http://sandieshores.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/dt-quixotic-paperie-fairy-celandine.html

And as a copy of photo of card was not able to be taken I cant show you Sandies entry but I am sure you wont be bored if you pay her a visit . Well done Sandie ,I loved the whimsical creature you coloured perfectly .
Well there you go ..I made it right through without losing the plot once ..
Have a wonderful week , you lot and hope to see you on the Make it Monday Linky Party

Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne

Be in the Pink.

Hi there wonderful blogging friends
Welcome to my room once more . Hope that you are all finding a little time now for crafting after dedicating so much of yourselves to the festive season .
Welcome to some new followers , Sandy    http://simplysandy-sandy.blogspot.com/
 and Nicky    who I hope has a blog she can share with us . Thanks for calling in and I hope that you enjoy your visit .
Had a blog scare yesterday ! My blog was removed for some reason . I was absolutely beside myself .
A huge reminder to back up your blog or posts now and again so not all would be lost .
So thankfull , with my blog back in place , I can share with you a card I made just for today
and Make it Monday Linky party .

 and as my new year's resolution  is to do centres as I complete card , here is the inside view .
         













I absolutely loved using this image to create this project .  it is one from our sponsor for this week

     Bugaboo Stamps are offering a very generous prize of winner's  choice    
                                                                     of  7 single digis!
There are some of the sweetest and cutest images I have had the pleasure to use here and here is worth a visit .
 Of course by now , you know ,  to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!

Once more congratulations to last weeks winners .
Thank you to all entrys and  a big pat on the back   for those who left some blog love scattered around too.

The DT girls have produced an amazing variety of projects using Bugaboo images so why dont you pop over to their blogs and see each one .

And the last section , where I get to share my pick from last week ......
Congrats to  Meihsia Liu..  .http://meihsia.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-everything.html



Your take on sketch is a stunner .Love that flower with button centre and the papers .Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday
Well that's it for this morning , except to say how happy I  am to still be in blogland . Happy to spend some craft time with you all .
   I may enter my card into  challenges ..
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/gl31-anything-goes.html
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-23-anything-goes.html

                                   Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne

Floral get well

Hi there . Welcome to my room . Well another fun craft day for me at home with two friends , Fran and Sandy .  " Thank you very much " say I  in my very best Elvis impersonation ...for the benefit of Fran , an Elvis tragic ..LOL
Just a couple of cards to share  tonight .

This one is one of my fav cards that  I  have made in a while .The base card is Bashful Blue , SU. When I opened this pack of DSP , Cheerful Treat , I loved each and every sheet so am quite excited about sharing this first card from it . I used a  scallop circle nestie to frame this new stamp, Button Buddies SU  Markers were used to colour vase and flowers and black rhinestone for the  flower centres .  The get well sentiment is from  Teeny Tiny Sentiments SU .
I'd like to enter this into  http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.com/
                              http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-72-anything-goes.html
                            http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/tlt-challenge-37-flowers.html
and the second for tonight is from SU .Simply Sent Sweet Moments.

This kit  contains enough material to make 8 cards . I made this one using the example shown in the catalogue but the next one I  can add some touches of my own . The sentiment on tag is from You're Cherished set .

For the inside I added dsp and  a scallop circle  nestie .

That will do for tonight ,thanks for calling in .I loved having you here .  Hope that you are having a great week crafting away to your heart's content .

Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne .

The first card may or may not be suitable for challenges at  http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.com/

http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-72-anything-goes.html

http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/tlt-challenge-37-flowers.html

Sunshine

Hello blog pals . Has your weekend begun well? I hope so . Welcome to my room .Hope that you see something you like, as you browse.
We have had our Son and his partner staying with us  for a couple days . Such a treat , as they live away and visits are rare . I had a class of beginners this afternoon and I have one tomorrow with some more experienced papercrafters .As you can imagine it has been full on here .
To top that off Doug has been toddling  [ slow unsteady walking ] around the unit .Showing off a little , I think . Really pleased with himself!
BUT , on to my card for today .

                                                           Recipe
                                              Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White.SU
                                               DSP from stash
                                                 Image and sentiment from Kaszazz
                                                   INK , Soft Suede, Regal Rose.
                                                 Copics B00, Y17

Loved the way this came together . Quite happy in fact .
Enjoy the rest of your weekend  doing what ever it is you will be doing .

                    Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne.

In the Pink.

Hello and welcome to my room . Hope that this Monday is  the beginning of a  good  week for you .
Just a little get well card today .

Recipe.

Blushing Bride , Bashful Blue and Whisper White.

Brilliant Blue , Whisper White ink.

Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Word Window Large Punch

Elegant Bouquet embossing folder

I fussy cut the hat ribbon and laid it over first stamping  to add dimension .

The embossed layer has been edged with Whisper White ink and has been  added with foam tape .

For the inside ..

Just added a small tag ,embossed in top corner and edged with Whisper White ink .

This will be added to my gallery at aussiecardsforsale...see side bar for link.

Also entering in Moving Along With the Times challenge' Fashion'

That's it for today

catch you later , cheers for now Shirley-Anne.

On my Mind.

Hello blogging friends, welcome to my room . Why is it that time, over weekends , seems  to speed by. Hope you are doing what you love to do with your time .

Quick ...no double quick post today . I have used this layout before in darker colours but this time I wanted something lighter , sunnier and  softer . Have you ever said " you're on my mind " ? Most times when I have said those words , the person in question has been in the forefront of my thoughts but this time,  in this case , I

wanted to show that thoughts of someone can be subtle , fleeting

and sometimes hazy but never the less warm and sincere.

I have used Whisper White as card base and So Safron , SU .

Ink is Summer Sun and I think I could have used a little darker yellow but I did not have So Safron ink so this had to do .

The image is from Pocket Silhouette, while the sentiment is from Upsy Daisy.

Scallop Trim Border punch used for bottom edge , where I placed some rhinestones as embellishment . Ribbon is from my stash .

Just a close up of image and sentiment .

Not very good but you get the idea I hope .

Next time will use something like

 Pumpkin Pie if I have not bought

the So Safron already.

That's it for now . Enjoy your crafting .

EDIT 19.02.11 just a bit later.                 Changed colour of image and sentiment . Gave the sentiment a shadow effect . Ink used was Pumpkin Pie. Used Stamp-a-ma-jig to place new sentiment over first one .

Catch you again soon , cheers for now Shirley-Anne.

A quick Get Well card

Hi there , welcome to my room . Hope that you and yours are well . Really hot here in Adelaide today , and I am so happy that our unit is easy to keep cool . Great for crafting . Today's card is in my usual style , quick and simple .

We have a friend who has been in hospital for a few days and who,  for one reason or another,  can't have flowers in her room . This,  I thought , was the next best thing  to cheer her up.

The stamp [ Fragrant Letter from Penny Black]   is one I have had FOR EVER.

The sentiment is from Art Impressions. Both inked with Basic Brown.  Envelope  image on Whisper White ,  coloured with various markers and adhered with foam tape . The card and papers from Simply Scrappin set , Love Birds. I added black rhinestones for flower centres.

Fiskars Punch used for decorative edge.

Thanks for calling in .

Time for a cool drink...catch you again soon , cheers for now Shirley-Anne.

Get Well

Happy New Year to all my friends , old and new . May health and Happiness be yours in abundance .
Too late a night last night . Not that I saw the new year in,  but was woken by others celebrating . I tell you this only because I had a nanny nap this afternoon instead of making a card . So instead I will share one I prepared earlier .  Hello , thank you for popping in on this first day of 2011. Welcome to my room .

Not a great photo ..as I recall it was overcast when I took picture .

The sentiment  " get well wishes " is from Teen Tiny Sentiments The silhouette image is , Upsy Daisy set.

Card and dsp are SU stock . Ink Old Olive .

Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne

Thinking of you Today

Hello everyone . Are you having a restful few days in readiness for the New Year celebrations?

Welcome to my room , where I am trying to get back into a card a day routine .

Last nights card is the first in a series of  6  Sympathy cards I need to create for my collection .

The card base is from SU , Soft Suede, with a Whisper White mat. Layered on the white mat are a panel  of Striped DSP at top , A thin strip of Soft Suede, some green ribbon and a larger panel of Soft Suede. The bottom panel has Fiskas Punched border and three punched out leaves. I added 3 flowers and stems from my stash . I placed the sentiment , from Annabelle Stamps , on the white  between panels .

Am happy with   how this card turned out , just wished I were more of a photographer.

Catch you again soon , cheers Shirley-Anne

Am  entering this card to Michelle's Make it Monday

Get well Wishes

Hello one and all. Welcome to my room . This last  week has been has been one of troughs and peaks with Doug but thankfully finished on a high . Doug has been accepted for Hampstead Rehab centre which is about 15 minute drive from home so visiting will be easy . He will be transferred as soon as a bed becomes available.
For R & R I have returned to card group on Tuesday morning and here is a card for next week . Oh , golly it is this week , today being Sunday ...I can't tell you how often I forget which day it is .

Blast... I did mean to tell you, firstly  that I had a surprise gift from Monica , in the form of a blog award . Certainly made my day . See my side bar for the link to her blog which is full of  her lovely creations and links to the charities she supports.
And now to my card .
I love these Silhouette sets .

Sets used here are, Just Believe and Teeny Tiny Sentiments inked in Old Olive . SU card stock and embossing folder .
Blog seems to be slow loading tonight so will give it a rest but hope I can continue visiting YOUR blog tomorrow night .
Catch you then , cheers Shirley-anne.

Warmest Wishes

Hello , glad that you could call in . Welcome to my room .
Our Wedding Anniversary today . Have enjoyed a beautiful Breakfast at one of our favourite restaurants this morning and a quiet drive around our city beach side roads . A fine morning so there were  many  walking on beaches with dogs and or children running around .
Just a quick post to share card which  I made last night . It is actually going to be a sympathy card for a male   friend here in our village .

Doug, MWH, picked it before looking through  others in  my stash of Sympathy cards , saying " that's nice" . Now I am not sure whether he liked it or just did not want to look at others . Sigh....
I used a new colour from SU , River Rock, for card base . Using another piece just  smaller than card front , I stamped corner floral spray , " Hippy Girl Collection"  from Kaisercraft. Ink used was Soft Suede. The sentiment is from Stamp-It.
I sponged around the edges  before adhering to card front with foam tape .
Hope that you like it . Catch you again soon , cheers Shirley-Anne.

All about YOU

Hello there and welcome to my room . Hope that you have had a great weekend . Have you a busy week ahead?
I enjoyed the company of three beautiful souls this afternoon . We chatted and laughed,  had a cuppa and some how managed to make 3 cards. Thank you ladies.
This card shared today is for Tuesday workshop . it is a copy of one I needed to make for a bloke who is on the sick list and who is a ute lover tradie. It is also featured in the new catalogue.
Oh..., before  I show you , just a thought about the comment candy I am giving away .
 If you do not have a blog , you can still enter because you can leave a comment as Anonymous as long as you tell your friends about my blog . Honesty system there. If you keep checking my blog you will see if you have been chosen and will need to email me with your details so that I can send candy to you .
And now to card

Card base is Ruby Red while the striped panel is DSP Sweet Slumber Specialty.

Whisper White has the image from set , Loads of Love, stamped in Soft Suede and coloured

with Taken With Teal ink, Soft Suede  and blender pen.

The flowers from same set coloured with markers.

The sentiment from the set, inked in Soft Suede, on So Safron is punched with SU 1 3/4 " circle punch.

I used the Horizontal Slot punch on the circle for the ribbon tie.

I finished image with some small  faux cross stitches in corners.

Hope you like my card today .

see you again soon , cheers Shirley-anne

You're on my mind.

Hello there and welcome to my room . Hope the beginning of the weekend was good for you.
Remember yesterday,  I said that Doug wanted to go somewhere else for our morning coffee?
Well we did! We went to a place in Burnside , here in Adelaide , that has been advertising of late on the radio. First time ...last time .  We were placing our order of 2 mugs flat white, one serve toast and one serve of fruit loaf and the woman was chatting to someone else,  and all the while loudly   ' darling 'this and 'lovey ' that to my Doug whom she does not know. That in itself was a turnoff for us. But when we got our order , coffee was luke warm,  there were two serves of fruit loaf and they were cold. The butter was served in a lump in a dish with the jam... So back to our usual haunt I  think tomorrow morning .
ANY WAY ..sorry about the griping .
Todays card is a swap . An  aperture was the requirement this time

Everything used in this card is from SU . I created the aperture in card front using a die cut and Big Shot,  then I used a Chocolate Chip marker  around the edge to create a frame . I used Crystal effects on that to add dimension and 3D effect.

On the inside , behind the aperture , I used the card  piece that was cut out , covered it with DSP , added a flower and brad.

I placed it behind  aperture so that the flower was slightly raised when card closed .

I liked the look of the framed aperture but next time I might try putting dsp on front first to soften the  look.

I love that crystal effects as the clear laquer just stayed where I squeezed it around the edge of frame .

The sentiment I thought , was fairly plain or blunt which suited the style of this card.

I hope that you have had a great day and that you can call in again soon

until then , cheers for now Shirley-Anne

Healthy Thoughts

Hello and welcome to my room . At last both Doug and I are as well as one would expect to be at our age .                       Today I had to make a card for a friend who is on the sick list and is too far away for me to visit . Now my friend is not one for frilly flowery sentiments or embellishments so creating a card for her is easier for me . This new set from SU from the Autumn / Winter mini catalogue came in handy.                Fruit is in sink with healthy wishes isn't it ?                                                          Cardstock used was Apricot Appeal , Choc  Chip, Whisper White and DSP  SU .                        Fruity image is Sweet & Sour set SU.           Stampin'Up Markers were used for colour.         Basic Black ink used for greeting.                     Brad and ribbon from SU. 

I agree that it is a little different but I am happy with it .

Before I go , just a quick plug for my Daughter's blog . If you love things " more than cards" then you will not be sorry you visited her pages .                                                                                                          Here's the link   http://michelle-pinkpaperparadise.blogspot.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                .   .