Early showers.

Gosh , I wish the weather would be consistant ! Here in Adelaide it is all over the place .My clothes drawers have Winter and Summer clothes in them  ..I  cant seem to put cold weather gear away just yet!
Hello craft buddies , welcome to my hobby room .
It is time for Make it Monday post .
And here is the card I made for today .

This week we are sponsored by the wonderful Emma who owns Pollycrafts, the home of fun, original hand drawn images for use in your crafting projects!
http://pollycraft.co.uk/



The winner gets to choose 5 single digis of their choice!

Emma sent an image for me to play with

  This image  is called " Nice Weather for Ducks" I coloured with copics . A mixture of Kindy Glitz and SU crystal effects on the umbrella made it look plastic and wet. ..I hope . Do you think?
And the same  for the puddle with a touch of red  with  the blender tip gave a reflection of the red  gumboots .
Do you think that I got it?
Can't wait to see what the other DT ladies are sharing this week , can you ?
Congrats to the winners of last week's Linky Party.
  To be in with a chance 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.
My pick is Sarah-Jane http://thecrystalelephant.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-tilda.html


Hi Sarah-Jane .Your delightful card has a vintage shabby chic feel to it , in my opinion .Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday

Now lastly but not least important ,I get to welcome new DT member ,
     Karen



Now all that needs to be said is ...What are you waiting for ? We are all waiting to see what papercraft  project you share with us this week . So , I'll see you there?
     Catch you again soon ,cheers for now , Shirley-Anne

Anchor away.

                                                  Hello there , welcome to my room . Hope that you and yours are well .Just a perfect  Spring day in Adelaide .Not much crafting done over the last couple of days . Simply too much to do . Had to take our little dog Jacki to the vet to have some little warty things taken off and of course there was a bit of TLC when she came home . Today I had a craft friend over for some scrap booking  and then of course there is the blog browsing and catching up with comments .Talking of blogging , I must welcome a couple more followers .Thank you , LOZ   http://laurelscraftyretreat.blogspot.com/
                                                      Betty,  http://bettyscraftymakes.blogspot.com/
                                                      1CardCreator, Diane,  http://1cardcreator.blogspot.com/
I hope that we do keep in touch .
My card for today is another CAS card as is my style .I really did try to add some embellishments but had nothing nautical so left it as is .

All card and ink  are  from SU, the base card being Pacific Point .  The background  DSP is  Nautical Expidition SU , and all images from The Open Sea, set SU .
This card will be for our coffee maker at the cafe Doug and I go to every morning for our hot and strong flat white . One of few places that accommodate a gopher .
                                                " Life doesn't have to be perfect
                                                    in order to be wonderful."
                                                                                             --Annette Funicello.
Well I hope that you are enjoying your weekend . Sunday soon so must close and publish this .
Catch you again soon , cheers for now,  Shirley-Anne

A craft morning

Hi there blogging pals . Welcome to my room . A glorious day here in Adelaide .A few light showers in the morning but not heavy enough to keep Doug indoors . He went off on his gopher while I set up my craft table ready for Fran and Sandy . We had a lovely morning crafting while chatting about this and that .it was funny but every now and then something would be said that reminded one or all of us about  the words of a song .I think we went through all the tunes in the movie ' South Pacific '. A senior moment here ,,help me out Sandy I think that was the name .You know the one with the song " I'm going to wash that man right outa my hair" And we would all burst into song and laughter.
Any way these are the cards we made today .
no recipe really just what was handy ..

Hope that your week is bringing you smiles and a happy heart.

If you see someone with out a smile , give them one of yours .

Catch you again soon , cheers for now Shirley-Anne

Birthday Time

Hi there . Welcome to my room . Welcome to my blog a new follower and a new blogger ..Nat .
http://twindividualcreations.blogspot.com/ hope that you always enjoy your visits .
It is a little cooler this morning thank heavens especially when going for a three k walk . We had a taste of Summer over the weekend in the mid 30's . Whew , what is Summer going to be like? ..
Hope that you all had a wonderful weekend and are ready to share some more of your  creations past and/ or present over at Make it Monday .
My card to share this morning is a B/card for a male

                                   Very Vanilla card base,  Scallop circle  Naturals Ivory and dsp SU
                                             Green card from stash ,punched with SU , Dotted ScallopRibbon Border.
                                   Bow is from Baker's twine from stash .
                                                  Clock image is from Stamp-It and sentiment from SU
Make it Monday's Linky Party  is sponsored this week by  the fabulously talented Andrea over at




http://www.annabellestamps.com/

Prize - $20.00 Gift Voucher
Now all of us would love to see your   amazing projects and after you have entered I hope that you can pop over to the DT member's blogs and see what they have produced JUST FOR YOU!
When commenting on another’s MIM entry don’t forget to mention that you saw it on MIM and the more entries you comment on in this way, the more chances you have of winning.
And now it is my pleasure to show you my pic from last weeks entries .
                         


This would brighten up any rainy day , don't you agree?
Well I hope you have enjoyed what you see here and are now full of inspirational ideas for your entry .
Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne.

Mermaid and bubbles

Hello Hello Hello . Are you free?
Free to stay a while that is.  It is Sunday , the weekend is all but over .Hope that there has been some happy moments for you .
Welcome to my room as I share another ATC with you .Do you create ATCs ? Well if you do then pop over to here  and see The DT members ATCs and be inspired.  And there are changes afoot regarding prizes from sponsors and challenge times /rules so please check.
The theme this fortnight is either Anything Goes ...
as in an ATC project with anything on it .NOT    AnythingGoes in papercraft project .
OR if you can something with Mermaids I chose a mermaid theme .

                                                            Loved making this one!
Began with layer of Cristina Re Luxury Linen Paper
Added clear bubble stickers . Found a mermaid image on clipart ,printed it ,cut out and adhered to ATC. Just sponged the edges with blue
See,   how easy is this ?
Love to see what you have entered .
Catch you again soon ,cheers for now , Shirley-Anne

Creative Wednesday

Hello there , welcome to my room . Thanks for calling in . Hope you like what you see of my simple creations . It is a glorious day in Adelaide .
                         " Each day has something special,
                            Some joy or souvenir
                           It might be gone tomorrow
                           So enjoy it while it's here"
Here's hoping that where ever you are , the weather is being  as kind .
My card  shared today is one I made with some friends the other day .
I imagined the lady in this image is contemplating what her future holds .

Now I am sorry but this was made from part sheets of paper and card and I cant remember from whence they came . The sentiment however , is from Hero Arts . The image is from Stampendous , a cling rubber image .A diecut set was used for frames , while the flowers and bow are from my stash .

I am hoping this card will be suitable for these challenges .

http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/  #136,  Borders and Frames [ ends Nov 5th] 

http://www.lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/  #55 Anything Goes [ends Sunday ]

Enjoy the rest of your week , " Put yesterday behind you

                                                          It's gone and wont come back "

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

Handyman Bear

Here it is Monday , again! Wow , can't believe it .

Welcome to my room . Thank you for calling in to browse .I hope that you like my efforts enough to call in again.   How was your weekend ? Packed full of  happy   memory making moments , I hope .

 If you are feeling blue because life has thrown you a curve ball or you are not  enjoying good health then ,I am sending you , especially you,  warm wishes for a little sunshine , lots of love and the hugest hug you ever had!

Now being Monday I get to wear my   Make it Monday   DT member hat and

The card  I  share today is showcasing a little image which was sent to me from our sponsor this week .

  Handyman Bear from  .............................................................................................................

                                                              http://disdigidownloads.blogspot.com/ 

Most of my grandchildren are boys but all a little old for this card , BUT I thought any craft Nanna would love this cute bear for someone near and dear .

There are many more such beautiful images found amongst Di's Digidownloads.

Here is a little background from Di
I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with likeminded people.
I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself.
This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!
Di is generously offering the winner of this weeks
 Make it Monday Linky Party       5 Digis of their choice
 Congrats to all the winners from last weeks amazing entries . From these exciting and inspirational projects and after agonising for ages last night I have chosen is IRENE , no.178

                 
I chose Irene's card because I loved the use of the exquisite  vellum and I thought she showcased that rugged snowman so well . Please visit her blog and let her know you saw her card here . Don't forget  also to visit the other talented DT member's blogs to check out their amazing creations .
I look forward to seeing what you come up with for your entry to this weeks Make it Monday .
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 let them know you saw their creation on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!
So there you go    got something to share?
 Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne
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