Jolly Christmas

Hello , welcome to my room . Very quiet here today with home duties being the order of the day . So very late making it into my room and a bit later posting . . Still making kits for Tuesday using the Christmas set , A Holly Jolly Christmas.

Cardstock for this one , Pacific Point , Whisper White , Pumpkin Pie and dsp. Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie  ink . Scallop oval punch Top Note Dies.

     This one is my fav for day . Handsome Hunter card base with Whisper White, Rose Red and Sage Shadow . Wide ribbon  and gold brads   from stash. I used  1 3/4" circle punched mat   for  image in Rose Red ink.
Good news for the day is that my Son  and his family have made it safely to Michelle's and now I hope that the weather will be kind while they are there . I am sure that there will be lots of tears and laughter tonight as they recount some childhood memories. Have a wonderful time you lot .
I will add these two  Christmas cards to my tally and I must check with Robyn and Sue 's blogs to see how they are progressing . Check my side bar for their links as there are many amazing creations on show in each.
Catch you all again soon , thank you for calling in . Take a moment to leave a comment so I can visit you too. Cheers for now Shirley-Anne.      

For you

Hello  , how are you tonight ? All enjoying a little crafting , I hope .
Welcome to my room . Tonight I share with you an ATC sent by Annmaree as a swap to me . Thanks Annmaree. http://emuupagumtree.blogspot.com/   Annmaree has some more on if you would like to visit her link .

And now for a card I made while off line recently .

Chocolate Chip and Old Olive are a great combination , I think .  With a little Whisper White thrown in . Sets used ,  For You Flower and Perfect Punches.  Retired dsp SU.
Punches used Fancy Flower x-large, 1 3/8th" Circle and Oval Large .
A simple card for a workshop.
Hope you like it . Catch you again soon . Cheers Shirley-Anne

hedge-word puzzle wishes

Here we are again . Hello there and welcome to my room . Hope that you and yours   are well . If you have someone near and dear on the sick list then I send to you the warmest wishes for a happier  day .
I am getting a small collection now of Penny Black stamps . Loving them too!
This one , hedge-word, is a fun way to send your Birthday wishes .

Colouring is not my forte so cant wait for Michelle to visit and teach me to use Copics..

Inside the card I have stamped one of the hedge hogs and cut  it  out and placed near  a computer generated sentiment .

Sorry about poor pictures , only have scanner at present . But you get the idea hopefully .
So happy to be back . If I have missed  visiting any one , I am sorry but will endeavour to do so real soon.
Catch you later cheers Shirley-Anne.

Edit...Have placed this posting onto Michelle's " Make It Monday Linky Party" . Recommend a visit to find links to other sites you may not have visited before. Click on picture link on my side bar  to go there .

Cheers again , Shirley-Anne.

Missed you all so much !

Wow, this is the longest time that I have been “ offline”
Hello everyone , sorry I have been a no show for a few nights . My internet connection had left me !
So , happily , I welcome you back to my room . I have missed you all .
Truthfully though , I have missed chatting with Michelle 100x more.

 Now firstly I am sorry that I have not commented on blogs , welcomed new follower or made  my candy draw , because of server outage. Hopefully by the end of my posting tonight I will have  drawn  the winner .

Tonight I have two Christmas cards to share with you .

Using the set A Holly Jolly Christmas
 

All products used are from  SU.

The base card for first card is Pacific point and the second is [ looks black in photo ] Handsome Hunter .

Oh boy I think  I am jinxed ...my camera wont work!!

I have made the draw , well hubby did with me clicking away before I realised camera not working ..

ok so enough moaning , 

The Winner is Annmaree . Congrats Annmaree please email  your address so I can post candy to you asap. 

Thank you all for visiting and sorry to those who did not win but I will give another candy later in the year .

Now I am off to visit all I can tonight and catch up with all my comments .

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

 

            

Wherever you go, and a surprise

This post will stay on top until Saturday 4th September , please scroll down for recent postings.
     Sorry, this will be for Australian participation only
Hi there and welcome to my room . Hope that you and yours are well and happy . Hope too , that you enjoy that which I share tonight. If you do and you would like to see more of this style from me then leave a comment to that effect . But , if , after browsing past and current creations  , you think that you would rather see some  more of others in my  labels then let your comments reflect that too.
Got this card layout idea from someone who signed on back of swap as ,' mybugandi'.

Cardstock used.. Naturals Ivory, Pink Pirouette,Baja Breeze
Stamps ..Penny Black , 'Day Dreams ' and Asian Artistry.
inks.. Soft Suede, Pixie Pink, Basic Brown and Old Olive
Ribbon , lace and pearls from stash .
Are you still with me?
I 'm not going to ask you to follow my blog  because I would really love to think that you like my creations enough to want to.
Are you guessing what I am up to?
Sorry Michelle , you cannot join in ! But I will be asking you to pick a comment while you are here.
OK OK ! Now you have guessed for sure .
I am going to give away some goodies to someone who leaves a comment on this posting . To be in the running all you have to do is

1. Leave a comment as per my request above  at beginning of post .
 2. Let others know that you visit my blog by placing this picture  and link on your side bar.

Now,  this candy consists of  A Simply Sent Card Elements Kit " Flower Power",

Punches Three stamp set,

a paper pack , Patterns Pack 11

a container of rhinestones brads, Ice Circles.

This is open for Australian viewers  and comments from  within Australia . Sorry , may be next time I will make it world wide . There will a draw on Saturday 4th September.

Hope that you join in and come back again soon .

Catch you later, cheers Shirley-Anne

Blue Bird in the pink

Hello and welcome to my room . Thank you for calling in and I hope you enjoy your visit .
I have a swap card from a friend Ally to share with you today , so before I post my card , here it is .

I love the arrangement of image and swirls , oops sorry I just noticed that  the bow turned around a bit and has covered Happy Birthday sentiment on the tag . Thanks Ally for bundle of extras included .

Today I had a spell from workshop cards and decided to create what I think is a pretty card .

 Using Pink Pirouette card stock for card base and top layer and
centre tag , pink ribbon, brads  and flower I decided to add a little colour with blue bird  from set, Asian Artistry.
The embossing was created with Big Shot and textured Impressions folder.

I then carried on the theme in pink for the inside of  the card.

















Really happy with my break from workshop cards today . Hope that you like this card too.
Catch you again  soon , cheers Shirley-Anne .

Thank You

Hello everyone. Welcome to my room . Hope  you have had a pleasant day.  The sun was a no show today in Adealaide again  and it is going to be a very cold night. Roll on warmer Spring weather.
Still good crafting times though.
So to todays card . This one is taken from an example in our new catalogue .

I really thought that this was a clever way to showcase a whole stamp set . Thank You Kindly was the set .I have used Sahara Sand, Soft Suede and  Baja Breeze ink.

The leaves  from set Pocket Silhouettes.

Just a tip ..I used the 1/4" circle punch to make a half circle to sit the ribbon over

I have used this before in thicker ribbon as it does make it easier / flatter when folding ribbon over and adhering the panel onto card front.

In this case I have used white taffeta ribbon and I like the way it seems a neater finish for me.

I made a separate bow and fixed onto ribbon strip.

Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the sentiments was a necessity.

Hope you enjoyed your visit tonight and the card . Thank you for calling in .

Catch you again soon , cheers Shirley-Anne