Wecome Baby

Hi there , hope that you are someplace warm and cosy ,with just your favourite music playing quietly in the background . May your creative juices be a flowing and may your mini work  of art be all that you hoped it would be .
But if it is not then remember...  Success is going from
                                                   one failure to another
                                                 without any loss of enthusiasm.
                                                        _ Sir Winston Churchill.
WHAT !       Is that what you said?
Sorry , I have been reading Prose this evening.
I did create a little this afternoon and here is my card to share . A side fold 'Welcome Baby' card.

 Cardstock , Certainly Celery   Pretty in Pink
                        Whisper White and  DSP.
Stamps ,      Warm Words, Forest Friends.
Inks,              Soft Suede, Rose Red
Accessories,   Eyelet Border Punch. Buttons, thread
                     Bigshot and TopNote die. 
                   Timeless Type Alphabet Junior Sizzlits

                         All Stampin'Up.




This will surprise the ladies on Tuesday afternoon at our workshop. this will be our first baby card .

                                   Hope you like it . Cheers for now , Shirley-Anne
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GOOD LUCK EVERY ONE .

Just For You

Hello viewers , welcome to my room where it is warm and comfy

tonight as I just finished one more vintage style card .
This one  is a C6 , top fold , black SU card , with Confetti White and Rose Red layers .
The flower from my stash looks shabby chic sort of vintage ....I think. And it really matched the Rose Red  piece.
The Fiskars flower edge punch gave a vintage style feel to the black centre layer, framing the flower nicely.

When I placed the words from  SU set
Teeny Tiny Sentiments,  in the bottom right hand corner It sort of stood out like a sore thumb . So after a bit of thought I opted for a little edge stamp from Stick'em Stamps
Not sure how this photo will show up on blog . If it is not as good as I would like I will edit later .

 Well I am off now to check out some blogs and maybe clear my desk ready for another card  and kits for next  Tuesday morning's workshop.
 I 'm happy  how  the card turned out  but do you think it is really vintage style ?
  I am really interested in what you think .     Cheers Shirley-Anne

A new challenge spot starts next Monday

Here is an awesome chance to take part in a new challenge and have the chance to win the $25 gift voucher.
I have taken this straight from the blog .



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Welcome to our new challenge blog where the Design Team and myself will be taking it in turns each month to host a challenge. Our Monthly challenge will held on the 2nd Monday every month! Our first challenge will begin next Monday, 14th June! Who can enter our challenges....? Everyone!

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So what are you waiting for :-)  All beginning Monday 14th June .
Visit their blog to take part in the challenge . http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/
 Will be checking it out then , myself .
      Cheers Shirley-Anne

sending a smile

Hello everyone. Trusting that you are enjoying your browsing .

Just a quick posting tonight as I need to pack my craft bags for tomorrow morning craft session .

Today I needed to start a collection of vintage cards for a customer .
This style is tougher for me to create as it means more layers or embellishments but... here goes .
Having a selection of images from Le'Romantique Collection of graphic45 helped .
I began with a blue cardstock base topped with DSP from SU layered with a topnote cut  from Whisper White on  which I  stamped  Floral  image SU,  in Baja Breeze ink.
On top of this I 3D  the woman image with a satin blue ribbon bow above. A selection of flower embellishments were arranged on the left and greetings from Expressions stamped in bottom right in Chocolate Chip, SU  .
  And that's it .
Hope you like it .  Cheers for now , Shirley-anne

heartfelt

Another cool day in Adelaide today . I hope that you are enjoying your weekend warmly.
I cannot believe the rough trot that the eastern states are having with  the extreme weather,  still  .  I extend to all those communities that are affected , my warmest thoughts .

My project for tomorrow's card afternoon is two step stamping.
recipe .
           Cardstock, Bashful Blue,  Whisper White 
           Ink/Markers ,            Ballet Blue , Brilliant Blue , Old Olive
            Stamps,            Heartfelt Thanks
           Accessories,      Big Shot . Script embossing folder.
                                       Button  and ribbon. Stamp-a-ma-jig.
I stamped images first  , placed double side tape on back and then embossed  . I find that easier than trying to put tape onto embossed card because sometimes I have flattened the edges of the embossed piece .

Am quite happy with this stamp set to show case two step stamping .
                                       Thank you for popping in to browse  today .
                                        I really appreciate your comments when you leave them .
                                         Cheers for now, Shirley-Anne 

Peace , Love and Joy

Ok ...I know this has nothing to do with Christmas . Well ,  may be it does cause,  I  am sharing Joy and I do love my Daughter and her creations . 
How's this ?
Michelle from
http://michelle-pinkpaperparadise.blogspot.com/

created this dump truck from scratch with card stock. Unusual gift box wouldn't you agree?

Any way to my Christmas cards .
Still creating quick , clean and simple cards , leaving more elaborate ones for later when new papers and embellishements come out in September.
This one is made from card base of Old Olive , with Whisper White , Old Olive and Real Red for panel. Tree, inked  in Old Olive is from set 'Season Of Joy', while greeting is from set' Many Merry Messages' . DSP  on left is from 'I Wish ' scrapbooking Kit .
I punched small stars with SU punch from Whisper White scraps and adhered to glitter paper , repunched and 3D to greeting panel .

Still using DSP from the 'I Wish'  Kit This DL sized card is from Chocolate Chip card stock .
I used Eyelet Border Punch , SU,  to begin panel , adding Real Red , Old Olive and Whisper White . Church scene is from set  'A Wish For Peace ' and the greeting from  'Many Merry Messages' . all inked in Not Quite Navy.

I coloured in the window with SU marker and dabbed the sky in SU stampin' pastels with a tissue .
Then just along tree edge and around window I again used a tissue with a dab of yellow stampin pastel to create a glow . Now I am going to upload a close up shot   and hope  the 'glow'  shows up .

Mm .. I think I need advise here and more practice . Still I think that you will get the idea . The card was scanned but  for the close up I used my web cam .  These cards will be added to my number made for Robyn's challenge for 50 Christmas Cards for the 1st December .  My count will now be 13 .  Slow going actually . Can't  wait for Stampin'Up 's new products in September . May be there will be some exciting new DSP and stamps that will inspire me to be more creative with the last few Chrismas cards . 

Well,  thank you for looking in and I hope that you liked these . I appreciate your comments and love to visit you too.

So enjoy the rest of the week , stay safe and be happy .

Cheers  Shirley-Anne