Hot wheels

Hi there blogging friends .Welcome to my room . Hope it is better weather where you are . Cold , wet and windy here in Adelaide . Getting set for a quiet long weekend here in South Australia , Doug and I.
Have you planned any special event ? Of course it is The Big Footy Weekend too , with the finals being played in Melbourne .. YAH!!......not   sorry to the two teams involved . Just not my cup of tea!

Tonight I'm sharing a simple card to enter it into some challenges .

Card base is SU Confetti White

Pacific Point for the tag with Whisper White and Daffodil Delight

gingham ribbon from stash

                                                              image from Kaszazz
                                                              part sentiment from SU , I Dig You .
I really like using Confetti White as card base  when I don't intend to colour image on Whisper White because of how the  matte finish on base helps to make the Whisper White stand out more .And I used PP blue instead of say Brilliant Blue for the same reasoning . I deliberately left off colouring because I wanted to highlight "cool " glasses and portray image  as a sketch.
Goblygook you say?    no...seriously!
Would like to enter this into these challenges .
http://4craftychicks.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-57-crazy-egg-anything-goes.html
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-63.html
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-26.html
http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-28-anything-goes.html
Well that's it for tonight .See you here for Monday's post .Make it Monday
Catch you again soon , cheers for now, Shirley-Anne 

Dress tie

Hi everyone . Welcome to my room .Awesome that you have popped in to browse. Hope that you like what you see. Hi there to new followers too , thank you for joining , I'll see you at your place soon .
The family has gone back home so our little unit is very quiet  now. Both Doug and I were so happy to see Michelle  [ our Daughter] and her family . The Grandsons were so good , happy to do lots of colouring in and play games on the computers when we were not doing touristy things . Our last day together was spent at a park nearby . The weather was almost perfect while they were here but has rained since they left ..
I have still quite a few comments to catch up on but will plough through them eventually .
Tonight I would like to share a card and an ATC .
25th Sept - 11th Challenge What Little Boys are made of or Anything Goes
over at     http://atcchallenges.blogspot.com/

Please pop over to see the other  DT members  fantastic ATCs . and leave some blog love for them and then check out the entries .I'm sure they will all inspire  you and maybe you might create an ATC of your own .

For this male themed ATC I have chosen to use the SU set Totally Tool .
On top of a covering of DSP I paper pieced the tools with only the sentiment that came with the screwdriver added at bottom of tools .Markers and coloured pencils used .
And the card ..

This is one of the cards I used for my Tuesday morning card making ladies .And as I uploaded I see a smudge aahhhh !! I've had these tie brads for YEARS and I'm happy they are now on cards .The card stock used is SU , the  dsp is from new , Frightful Sight ,pkt.SU. The sentiment from new  SU , Happiest Birthday Wishes.
I am so looking forward to the Spring weather coming back ! Cold and wet here today . Hope that you all enjoy the rest of the week .
Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne.

Still around for Monday

Wow !  It is Monday again . Hello everyone , welcome to my room .Thank you so much for calling in to browse my blog .
 Had you noticed that I have not blogged since last Monday? Had you missed me ? Well I tell you all something . I have missed you .
Sorry that I have missed so many comments / visitors but Doug and I have had our Daughter and her family from Queensland with us and although they are staying at a park nearby they have been with us everyday .
I think that I have hugged them all within an inch of their lives . Has been 12 months since last  we were together.
Of course family comes first but hopefully I can get back into the swing of DT duties quickly .
Starting today .

Sharing the card I made for today .

Apart from the pearl bling all material is from SU.

Image is from set , Elebration, SU

So here we go  now , it's time for a new Linky Party at Make it Monday.
Another week gone so congrats to last weeks winners .
And thank you  too, Lisa and MaryJ for taking good care of things while Michelle is having a break .
This week we are sponsored by the wonderful Emma at
Emma's Crafty Store

Emma's store is well worth a visit with a huge variety papers,tools and embellishments

Emma is generously offering a £10 voucher to spend in store (p&p not included).

For this week I have chosen a card from those entries that I had visited .

From Janice

I liked the way Janice turned  around the sketch that she was following to " make this her own"

Some real inspiring creations to be found on Janice's blog so it's worth a visit .

Now come on I know you have something to share , we love to see your creations however CAS or elaborate .

Don't forget to pop on over to Make it Monday and check out the rest of the DT makes too.
Well that's all for now and as I said Hopefully I'll be on my way to your blog soon .
Cheers for now , catch you soon , Shirley-Anne.

Tess and Blooms on Monday .

Hello to you and you , oh , and especially to  you .Welcome to my room . Thank you for calling in . Hope that you like what you see.
Did you have the most fabulous weekend ? Doug and  I had a perfectly quiet weekend .  With no craft sessions for me we went for long walks and picnics in the park .
While the weather was truly Springlike I was inspired to create this card  with Tess and flowers .

 But now , it's time for a new Linky Party at Make it Monday.
Another week gone so congrats to last weeks winners .
This week we are Sponsored by

Sammi at

Mad For Markers - http://www.madformarkers.com.au/catalog/
And their prize - Copicendium Magazine



A mini magazine/ ideas book... chocked full of inspiration.  This volume of Copicendium is an A5 booklet with 20 pages showcasing projects created using Copic markers.. particularly focusing on colouring digi images with Copics
Now come on  I know you have something to share , we love to see your creations however CAS or elaborate .

Don't forget to pop on over to Make it Monday and check out the rest of the DT makes too.

And now to the section of  posting  that I really really enjoy writing  , Vintage monochrome my pick of the week . I could not go past this Superb male card by Deonna

http://ilovetomakecards.blogspot.com/2011/09/very-manly.html

Vintage and monochrome. Please go on to see what other amazing projects are there to inspire you and leave some blog love for Deonna.

Card base is Old Olive with layers of dsp from Cheerful Treat.
Nesties as frame adhered together then embossed with dot folder together.
Tess from Tote-Ally Tess, SU
Copics..E37, E33, E21,  B24, B00, R29, skin ,E00. Black 100.
Flowers and leaves from my stash.
                My card may be suitable to enter these challenges
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-26.html
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-2.html
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/tlt-challenge-37-flowers.html
 That's all for now folks
Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne

Cherished Moments

Hello blogging pals . Thank you for calling in to see me . Welcome to my room .
No craft girls this weekend as there is so much on for everyone .Me as well as  I have no more work space on my desk and I have a mountain of cards that need inserts put in . But I  did find time to make some cards last night . One for Monday morning's post for Make it Monday . Have you entered  a papercraft project yet ?  Love to see something from you .

But I will share this one now .

This one is especially for some challenges I've found for " any thing goes " I'm afraid that the card and dsp are all retired SU stuff.
The sentiment is new , " You're Cherished " and the two butterflys from set " Kindness Matters"
I had some leaf and flowers punched already so just used marker to colour and curled the petals then added a rhinestone for centres.
I'm hoping this card fits the following challenges ..
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-26.html
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-2.html
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-182-anything-goes.html
That's it for now . Enjoy your weekend everyone .  See you Monday .
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

Season of Cheer

Hi there , welcome to my room . Thank you for calling in , I hope you stay a while and find something inspiring , or at least interesting . Double welcome to new follower , thanks for choosing to follow my blog .
More cold weather here in Adelaide . Secretly  I dont mind because  I get to craft away in my room but poor DH gets cabin fever .Not being able to gopher outside and not allowed to drive the car means that his entertainment is limited to PC , TV  or wireless . So roll on warmer weather . Get well wishes to one of my craft friends , Jane , who normally comes here on Sunday [ yesterday ] but was not well enough .Sandy and I crafted Sunday afternoon away and enjoyed each others company .
Here it is Monday , the beginning of another Make it Monday ..where we can share each others compny in blogland..I so love Mondays as DT Member of Make it Monday .
My card to share this week , using an image from our sponsor is another Christmas card .I KNOW ..I did say that I thought the last one would be the last one but ...well ...make allowances , I'm old . LOL
I just need more practice at colouring images . I'd love it if you could pay all the DT member's blogs as they are all so talented and you will find some stunning creations.

I stamped image on watercolour paper and coloured with watercolour pencils adding a little Kindyglitz on wings . A couple of rub-ons for sentiment and embellishing .

On a card base of Real Red , SU , I layered some dsp then a panel of more dsp before adding image from  our sponsor

Ladybug Crafts Ink - http://www.ladybugcraftsink.co.uk/

Kerry is generously offering the winning commentor a stamp of their choice to the value of £6.50


To be in with a chance to win any week's prize all you need to do is leave a comment for one or more of the entries  of the 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 last week there were more winners as we celebrated our 1st Birthday here at Make it Monday .
Congratulations to all of last week's winners .
And finally My pic of the week .Wow this is so hard . You know what blogland does have talent!!

http://thecrystalelephant.blogspot.com/2011/09/trick-or-treat.html
Not only was I impressed with the front of this stunning creation but you should see the inside as well .It is inspirational . pop over and say hi to Sarah .Tell her I sent you .
   Well thats it for today but I am looking forward to blog hopping to see what you all enter this week .
                            Catch you later , cheers for now , Shirley-anne.