Monday with Bugaboo Stamps

Hello to all my blog pals , wherever you may be . Hope that life is good for you .

Welcome to my room where I'm hoping that you will find something that interests and inspires you . Happy to especially welcome new follower , Eskimo Frosting , Jayne.

Before I begin my post in earnest I will reflect on how lucky I am , give thanks to Him for that and ask that comfort and strength be given to those , not only in Australia but world wide , who are being pushed by some catastrophe to the edge of their endurance .

Time now for Make it Monday news

What fabulous makes we had last week - We , DTs are finding is so hard to choose our favourites! But keep them coming because we love to see them!

To be in the running to win this week's fab prize all you need to do is leave a comment for one or more of the entries this week and let them know you saw their creation on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!
And don't forget to visit each of the Design Team members' blogs to see who they have chosen as their favourite from last week's linky party.

This morning I am so excited to share this card because it is going to our Grandson , Cody , who has had a great week at school .

Front

inside

Inside letter opened
Card and dsp from my SU stash . Star buttons and precut letters from my other stash
Diecut frame for Digi Image " Deacon School Sign it 2" which is from our esteemed sponsor
I think that if you check out their digis there will be lots to enthuse your creativity and whet your crafting appetite.

Bugaboo Stamps are offering a very generous prize of winner's choice of 7 single digis! Congratulations to last weeks winners , hope we get to see more of your projects this week .

The last of my duties is to choose an entry from last week to feature on my post .

And it is ANDY # 198

http://andyscraftcorner.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/hangin-on-telephone.html

Just loved the papers and the image with perfect colouring .

AWESOME ! They are so cute .your colour combinations are perfect ..love your work .Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday. Lets see more of your inspirational work .

Hope that you all enjoy some crafting time soon and thanks for calling in .

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

Spring Sunshine for a special Monday .

Hi there blogging pals .
Welcome to my room . Special thank you to the new followers who have joined my blog .I hope that you call in again soon .I love all the comments I receive and I try to return the visits,  but if I  don't get to you , please know that I appreciate you leaving kind words .
What a glorious start to Spring here in Adelaide ..Sunshine  and birds are singing/ chattering ,  in the trees at my back door wish you could hear them too .
 My card this morning , for this very special Monday at Make it Monday

Card and paper from SU .Coloured with various markers and the sentiment is so old the name has worn off the block sorry . I could have made the flowers brighter I know but I wanted the focus to  be on the image .

I have used one of the fantastic Digi images from this week's sponsor .

Sniffing Daisys , from ..

Delicious Doodles - http://deliciousdoodles.blogspot.com/ 

You will find an exciting   range of Digi images over at Delicious Doodles. There is something there for all occassions.
The  talented  Teri is offerring  a fabulous prize of
                                                     4 digi images of winners choice
                                                                                   to the winning commentor this week.
To be in with a chance to win this week's prize all you need to do is leave a comment for one or more of the entries this week and say that  you saw their creation on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning.
                                             Now for the extra special news from Michelle . 
"It is a very exciting and  special week for us here at Make It Monday, we are celebrating our FIRST BIRTHDAY!!
Because the success of this weekly linky party is built on the creativity, inspiration and encouragement of the entrants each week we thought we would like to say a big thank you by having a BLOG HOP with two fabulous prizes up for grabs.
Now while it will be business as usual for MIM with a fabulous prize from our sponsor this week for the winning commenter there will also be some extra chances to win.
There are prizes on two MYSTERY DESIGN TEAM MEMBER'S blogs!

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning one of these fabulous prizes is visit each DT member's blog and leave a Happy Birthday message.
Prizes will be drawn by the DT members and announced on their blogs next week.
Good luck! and thanks again for all your wonderful support!"

Well done Michelle , I am so proud of you and your blogland endeavours and successes . Good luck and best wishes for the future .

And finally but no less exciting ,  my pic of the week  is SUE .
http://suesassortedramblings.blogspot.com/2011/08/scrapbook-sisters-card-challenge-50.html

Now Sue said that her DH  did not think it was Christmassy . Well , when you pop over to have a look,  be sure to let Sue know if you think he's wrong!!.
Now don't forget to check out Make it Monday for more details on the blog hop and candy , then add your entry .I look forward to seeing what you come up with .

Catch you later , cheers for now , Shirley-anne

Night Time Friend .

Hello everyone .Welcome to my room . I am so glad you could call in .

Well Mothers , Step- Mums, Grandmothers and Foster Mums  did you all have a pleasant surprise or two yesterday? I hope so .
I had phone calls from each of my children .Flowers and a gift of coffee and cake were my treats for the day . A beautiful  hand made card from Michelle certainly was special . Will share it at the end of this post . .

Today I must congratulate the winners of last weeks Make it Monday .Well done and thank you for helping to make this the success it is . I hope that we will see more of your creations this week .Thank you too for all those who take the time to leave comments on other entries . Leaving some blog love could also make you a winner .
Don't forget......... if you leave a comment on another entry, mention that you saw their card on "Make It Monday" for a chance at second prize. The more entries you comment on the more chance you have of winning second prize.
My card to share for this week has previewed one of our sponsor's images .

Our Sponsor for this week is 
                                     http://www.ladybugcraftsink.co.uk/

Plenty of fun images in cling stamps to see on their site and some amazing sentiments as well .
" For ideas and inspiration go to      

http://ladybugcraftsink.blogspot.com/
The image I used is a cling stamp called Robyn.
 

All cardstock and dsp is SU .

I coloured with Copics

Kindyglitz on moon and her bow .

" Friend " diecut , Sizzix

Embossing folder  with BigShot

And now I will just slip  in my Mum's Day  card from Michelle

                                                              Thank you Michelle .
Oh boy ,long post this morning . Hope that you have found it interesting . I am looking forward to seeing more wonderful entries this week on Make it Monday .
Catch you again soon ,cheers for now , Shirley-Anne.

Happy Retirement

Hello everyone , welcome to my room . Thank you for calling in . I love it too ,when you leave a comment that directs me to you so that I can visit you too.
Well I have to congratulate Michelle because her call to move Make it Monday  to its own blog has been so well accepted  and supported by so many as the record no. of entries shows .
Congratulations to last weeks winners .
My card this week shows off  an image, In the Harbour, from this weeks sponsor.

 THIS WEEKS SPONSOR IS ..
    

http://deliciousdoodles.blogspot.com/

Here you will find some fantastic images for males .

I printed the image onto Whisper White and used a Spellbinders Nestabilities  labels die in two sizes to frame it .The sentiment from Teeny Tiny Sentiments on white oval is adhered off centre of red oval .

The card base is of  Night of Navy, with striped  dsp ,SU , layer.

Hope you like this and will go on to visit our sponsor soon .

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

NEWS

Hello my blogging friends . Welcome to my room . I have some exciting news today ..no card to share but this news is BIG !!
My daughter , Michelle , has a segment on her blog 'Make it Monday' This is where many bloggers are sharing / linking  their creations . It has flourished so well that changes are in place to add even  more interest.
I take this from Michelle's blog;

Now on to the details for the changes to Make It Monday, Sponsor search and DT call

My humble little linky party has grown so quickly and I would like to thank each and every one of you. I would also like to thank the wonderful team over at Feline Playful for helping make this possible with all their hard work at compiling the list of challenges and winners every week.
This linky party has grown from 15 to 20 submissions each week to a whopping 154 last week (up from 134 the week before).

There were 1175 views and 400 link clicks. That means that there are a lot of people out there enjoying the inspiration you are providing and that my friends is the whole idea!!

It also means that it is taking a VERY long time to get around each of you to comment on your beautiful creations and I have had enlist the help of my wonderful Mum, Shirley -Anne from Stamping For Joy. So I have decided to promote her (LOL) to the first Design Team Member of the Pink Paper Paradise Make It Monday linky Party.
Prizes

I have decided to start offering a prize to one person each week but in a slightly different way.

As well as randomly choosing one submission each week to feature on my blog I am going to also award a prize to a random commentor.

Because this linky party is all about sharing inspiration, a little blog love and making new friends I am going to randomly choose a person who has commented on another submission in the weekly linky party to receive a small prize pack consisting of crafting supplies. To be eligable for the prize the commentor must make mention in their comment that they saw the card/papercraft project in the Make It Monday linky party.

I am also putting out a call for 4 more people who would like to join the Make It Monday team.
The following is what will be required from you:

1. You must have an active blog that you post to atleast once a week.
2.Create some sort of paper project (anything goes) each week and post it on your blog in a post promoting the Make It Monday linky party. You are welcome/encouraged to link your creation up to any and all other challenges.
3. Comment on your share of the submitted entries to the Make It Monday linky party each week.
In return you will receive:
1. Your creation displayed on the Make It Monday post here on Pink Paper Paradise each week with a link back to your blog.
2. A small pack of crafting supplies each month.

(Keep in mind that this is an inspriational linky party hosted by myself with the help of my Mum to promote the sharing of inspiration and the making of new friends. Any prizes or crafting packs sent out are supplied by us out of our own stash.)

Please email at mgissel70@yahoo.com.au or leave a comment here on this post with a link to your blog if you are interested in applying. Please tell me why you think you would enjoy being part of the Make It Monday team. This call will be open until the 15th April.

I am also searching for any companies that may wish to sponsor the Make It Monday linky party and offer a prize for the winner and or products for the Design Team to promote.

Please email me at mgissel70@yahoo.com.au.

Your company button/blinky will be prominently displayed in my sidebar as well as being included in the post for the week's linky party you choose to sponsor.
To those of you who have made it this far south of my post, lol, I thank you for your patience.

Michelle :-)

So there you go . I am so proud to join Michelle as she takes her Make it Monday segment a step further.
We are truly all about sharing our love of all things hand made and crafty.
 Please visit   http://michelle-pinkpaperparadise.blogspot.com/  soon , I am sure it will be worth your while .

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