Mother's Day Creations:)

While putting off 'jobs' on the 'To Do' list...or should I say putting 'crafty me time' first...lol...I managed to set myself up nicely with a cuppa at the craft desk:) The first card uses this weeks sketch at Stampin' Royalty (#69) and the gorgeous image & colour combo from By LORi Designs Challenge .....

And with a little bit of hot water added to the cool cuppa, the second uses the 'Just Add a Flower' theme this week at Just Add Ink (#66) I've done these flowers before and just love the the effect:) Using a variety of papers and the small scallop punch from Stampin' Up! crimp each one a few times, bundle them together with a brad...a little bit of 'scrunching' and wahlah..an ever so cute flower:) For a much more detailed tutorial...click here to follow where I got my original inspiration from and check out the creativity over at alittlelessuseless :)

I've packed my Copics and LORi Boyd images to colour at my home away from home this week! Hoping you are getting plenty of snippets of crafty time in your day:) x

A little more Mother's Day creativity:)

A little bit of 'Bugs & Embossing' inspiration over at Stamps R Us and the 'Wings' theme over at Stamp Something this week led me searching through the stamps to find this cutsie dragonfly stamp that I've had for ages...a Kaisercraft stamp that I just knew would come in handy one day lol:) A Mother's Day card creation that uses Cuttlebug embossing, bling things from the local craft shop and gorgeous papers, ink, sentiment, ribbon & label punch from Stampin' Up!

With K1's orthodontic appointments at the end of this week keeping us from returning 'back to school' for Term 2...I decided to leave a crafty Mother's Day package for my relief teacher to do on Thursday:) So I created this 'good idea' in my head that became a little bigger than anticipated... 24 embossed cards; 24 pillow box die cuts - to hold 24 wrapped Tim Tams & 24 teabags; many paper punched flowers and the other bits and pieces were left for the PP/Yr 1 & the relief teacher to create for their mums:) I'm sure they will be made with love! (and hopefully not too much frustration - lol) So...here it is...the "Mother's Day Relief Pack"...

Sample of front cover - blank white embossed cards ready for kids to colour & decorate:)

Sample for inside the card to attach Pillow Box:)

Fingers crossed that my 'seemed like a good idea at the time' will be an enjoyable one!

Friendship:)

K1 is having a friend fly in from the city and with anticipation about the time they are going to spend together in our part of the world - there is just a little bit of excitement in the air! Over at Just Add Ink this week the theme is 'Mates/Friendship' and at Wee Memories is 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun'....so what better reason to create:) I popped over to By LORi Designs Challenge to see the latest colour combination and oh what a lovely Sunday afternoon:)

Happy Easter!

Hippity, Hoppity, Happy Easter! Sending you Easter Blessings for 2011:) I've just been 'hopping' around blog world this morning and had to share with you a fabric favourite place to check out...BeBe Bold I was first inspired by these designs at a craft fair last year! So with the Easter holidays upon us...best I get out those fabrics and patterns, dust them off and get creating...but with so many new products/patterns and inspiration...where do I start?! Mmmm..maybe a cup of coffee and some Easter choccy:) Have a great day!

Easter Wishes:)

Check out the magic weather we are having....we've just got back from a couple of nights camping...unpacked etc... etc...poured a glass of wine and thought I could just get a little crafty before the Easter Bunny comes:) and of course my Digi Stamp Boutique bunny images were Copics coloured and just waiting to be created into cards lol...




The first card I created used the inspiration of Flowers, Buttons & Sparkles from Stamp Something and this weeks Mojo Monday (#187) sketch.

The second card uses the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday (#98)and 'cos the bunny is so cute that there is no need for text as inspired by Cute Card Thursday (#161)...actually come to think of it I used no text for all three Easter cards this time...lol:)

And the third card uses this weeks colours over at ColourQ (#81) and the Easter theme over at Crazy 4 Challenges (#84)..actually all three cards fit into the hippy hoppy 'Happy Easter' theme! Thanks for popping by to see what I've been up too! Sending you Easter wishes to wherever you are in this wonderful world:) x

Easter Fun:)

With creative fun with a craft buddy...my weekend creations just kept flowing on Sunday! With these cards now in the post to arrive to family for Easter my DigiStamp Boutique images were so fun to Copics colour:) The Stampin' Up! colours of Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry & Daffodil Delight ink & papers, Easter sentiment & embossing folders coordinated so well to create these three special Easter cards!! I made the first using 'Spring has Sprung' inspiration over at Stampin' Royalty ...

The second card is also 'Spring' inspired with a touch of Easter:) I had a chance to check out challenges on Friday over at Feline Playful and came across Daring Cardmakers for a bit of crafty inspiration!

The third card certainly was just a bonus as I was on an Easter/Spring roll!! Oh what a wonderful Sunday afternoon I had:)


Finally for each card I used Crazy For Challenges challenge of creating Easter Gift - so using a Pillow Box Die Cut and Textured Embossing folder (thanks to Stampin' Up! and my craft buddy for purchasing such cool products!!) I then added a little bit of ribbon & 'For You' stamp - oh and I popped in some tasty mini Easter Eggs..they are travelling as we speak to the kids grandparents to enjoy for Easter:)

Weekend Crafty Fun:)

With Easter just around the corner...snippets of crafty fun occurred over the weekend..Copics Colouring on Friday night and creative fun on Sunday..ahh I love craft buddies:) Now that the school holidays have arrived....ahhhh...hopefully lots more craftiness will occur:) Over at Just Add Ink this week it was 'Chocolate Wrapper Inspiration'...and with Ferrero Rocher high on the 'To Eat' list...inspiration was easy. My creation uses Stampin' Up! ribbon, inks, paper, punches & stamp and gold textured card from the ole stash...might just have to eat some now:)

My second weekend creation was using Cute Card Thursdays 'Weather Inspired' theme. The colours happened purely by how bright & fun the summer season can be:) So out came the Stampin' Up! papers, embossing folder, stamps and piece of 'beachy/sandy' paper & some bling things...again from the ole stash..wah lah...'Sun Fun'....

The third card for this post I think is my favourite...When I was browsing thru some challenges over at Feline Playful...I discovered a new challenge blog called Wee Memories and this weeks challenge was 'All Things Adorable' and the By LORi Boyd image I'd colour a 'wee' while ago just jumped out and was the starting point for my card..Stampin' Up! card, punches, bling, sentiment, Copics colouring and an adorable birthday card ready & waiting for someone adorable:) Stay tuned for the Easter creations in my next post! A very creative Sunday was had with a creative craft buddy:)

Crafty fun:)

Late Sunday afternoon crafty time allowed for the creation of this 'Just For You' card...yes...I know it is now Wednesday but hey a midweek blog post is all just a bit of midweek fun:) Anyway...I decided to use the colour challenge from By LORi Designs and the sketch over at Crazy 4 Challenges and presto - the card just came together oh so nicely:) Stampin' Up!'Just for you' stamp, punch and papers, Copics colouring, Hannah Boyds oh so cute digi image 'Hazel'...and there it is the latest creation at Sandybeaches:)

Sunday Afternoon Craftiness:)

This afternoon I went a blog-hopping over at Unscripted Sketches...click here to go a hopping along!! It's so much fun to see how many different ideas you get from the one simple sketch. Plus they have prizes up for grabs too...so pop on over to have a look! After 'hoppin' around...I then got inspired to have a go at the sketch myself:) Stampin' Up! papers, ink, punch, brads and ribbon from the 'stash' I made two cards ready for 13th birthday celebrations around the corner - one for a girl and one for a boy:)

Sunday Birthday Celebrations:)

Sunday morning crafty fun:) We were heading out for a birthday lunch yesterday and was in need for a masculine card to celebrate a birthday...so I popped over to see the latest challenge at Unscripted Sketches for the latest sketch (US#99) and to Just Add Ink for a little more inspiration - this week to only 'Just Add Stamps' (JAI 61)...so no ribbons, brads, designer paper etc... So out came Stampin' Up! Fishy Friends Stamp set, Not Quite Navy and Old Olive papers, Versamark background stamping, Copics colouring..and wahlah...a nifty birthday card to go:) Mmmmm...what shall I create next?

WINNERS R GRINNERS:)

Nothing crafty to post this evening...just a little bit of a NEWSFLASH!! We played our Softball Season GRANDFINAL yesterday afternoon.

Here is a before the game team photo.....with the inspiring pre-game coach game plan of 'Have Fun!'

And here we are after.....Wahoooeee...our team - WON this seasons GRANDFINAL...Score 10-9

Celebrations went on well into the night (or should I say early morning for some of us...lol)

The other week I was so kindly awarded the 'Stylish Blogger Award' from Shannon @ Shannon's Crop Stop and a part of receiving the award is to:

1. Thank the person who gave the award to me and link it back to their blog - so 'THANK YOU!' and you can pop over to Shannon's blog by clicking here.

2. Share 8 things about myself.

3. Pay this award forward to 8 other individuals that I have recently discovered.

4. Leave a comment so they can pay it forward too.

Okay, so 8 things about myself ... hmmmmm

1. I love to pop out into blog world and see all of the crafty fun and challenges that are out there:)

2. I enjoy many a craft...from patchwork to taking photos to cardmaking - mmm...actually I think there are a few unfinished projects on the go - maybe just ready for a rainy day:)

3. I enjoy spending time with my wonderful family and friends x

4. Chocolate is number one on my 'to enjoy' food list:)

5. Our 'Nespresso Coffee Machine' just makes the best coffee! Do yourself a favour and get one!

6. Craft fairs are exciting and inspirational to go too...especially if it involves travelling interstate and a few days home away from home....actually maybe thats why I have a few unfinished projects on the go...hee hee!!!

7. Just love where we live - fun in the sun, sea and sand for the whole family:)

8. Our softball team is in the GRAND FINAL this weekend...so fingers crossed that our game plan all season of 'Just have Fun!' remains true & strong enough for us to win!!!!

The next part of the award... the PAY IT FORWARD PART!!

So here goes....the following blogs are just some of the ones that I pop on over to check out to see whats happening in their crafty worlds....so in no particular order...actually in alphabetical order...hee hee...check these stylish blogs out for yourself....Berenice; Donna; Gardenia; Glenna; Janice; Kooky; Lesley; and Louise...hope you enjoy popping past them too and say 'hello' while you are there!

Hope your week has been a goodie so far!

Sunday Fun:)

I just had to start this months blog with a peaceful picture showing the wonderful weather we experienced last weekend when we went camping:) Aaaahhh...lots of lovely relaxing was done by all!

This afternoon I popped on over to Stampin' Royalty (#62) for colour inspiration and Just Add Ink (#59) for a sketch and here is what I came up with:)

I then had a little more crafting time and used Sweet Sketch Wednesday (#92) for 'Mother's Day' inspiration:)

Copics colouring, Stampin' Up! inks, paper, punches and stamps, Cuttlebug embossing, 'Tilda' from Magnolia Stamps...crafty afternoon, take-away for dinner....ahhh a nice way to end the weekend:)

Have a great week in your part of the world!!

ps...not too sure about todays photography though!?!? the late afternoon light is interesting to use to photograph with! lol:)