DS's wedding

Here are some more pages of our son's wedding. The wedding was over a year ago and now they are expecting our first grandchild, I thought I had best get a move on with cropping their wedding photos! I still want to get some of their professional pictures done. These are my own snaps taken on the happy day. The papers are all from a CM wedding pack, and the accents of colour are also CM papers.

Niece's wedding

I used Pink Lemonade paper from CM and the Friendship micro punch, with silver and purple accents from a CM mat pack.

I'm baaaaack

I'm back home and have some posts to make of the cropped pages I did while I was away. Hope you like them :-)

Here are some pages of my niece's wedding, first:



I used the CM wedding pack for this - it just went so well with the church colours, and the mats from another CM pack were nearly the shade of the bridesmaid's dresses,

I may be without card making supplies, BUT

I did bring my scrap booking supplies. I didn't bring my photo sharing software or the lead to connect it with our friend's computer, or I could show you the pages I made yesterday. Oh well. It felt good to finally have some pages done for DS's wedding. I still want to get some of the professional photos printed so I can make some lovely pages with them, but I managed to get my happy snaps into album format :-)

Must make a list of items to bring when we go away next time. I forget several crucial items for scrap booking too. I guess it was a sign that I needed a bit of a break from all usual activities!

Today I am trying my hand at some feel-good cooking. I have a beautful smelling spice cake half done in the kitchen. I found the recipe on the Internet today. (How good is it to find recipes at the click of a mouse?? Just Google for what you want! I have never been steered wrong!) It's a boiled spice cake - that's why the house smells so good. I'm waiting for the boiled bit to cool down enough so I can add the last few ingredients, then I'll pop the whole thing in the oven. I had to alter the recipe somewhat as I didn't quite have all the ingredients on hand that the recipe called for, so it's an experiment in more ways than one. A new recipe AND I altered it already!! Ah well - live dangerously when you can. Lol!

I'm away from home without my card making gear!

I'm visiting family and friends for a couple of weeks so won't be adding any cards for awhile. Be back at the end of October when I will look forward to seeing some other people's creations!

Rosemary

My friend Rosemary just had the best news - she has beaten cancer! She used natural therapies and lots of people prayed for her. It's wonderful news. I found out on Sunday (there were lots of joyful tears!) and her birthday was Monday, so celebrations without tears were in order! Here is the card I made for her. It is bold and bright to reflect her happiness. I used stamps from Kolette Hall, craft shop gros grain ribbon and brads, and SU! cardstock from the Bold Brights range. Lots of gel pens were also used, as well as the Stampin' Pastels and the Paper Piercing tool from SU! I used Black Stazon and Versamark as well.

A wedding!

We're going to a wedding this Saturday and the invitations had a buckle theme, so I thought I'd put one on the wedding card. I used all SU! products - Stipple Rose stamp, Versamark, So Saffron ink, Chocolate Chip and Creamy Caramel paper with Whisper White as a background, a gold brad, gold gel pen. I cut the buckle out with a square punch then did the inside of it with scissors freehand. The LO was CASEd from Amy - thanks, Amy!

Cropping and making memories come alive again

I recently found some special pictures of dear relatives' visits from overseas in 2002. I decided to do something with them today. One page was completely finished - the other one still needs some details and I will work on that another day :-)

Salt Challenge - John 10:10b Abundant Life!

Over at Salt, they have issued a challenge: "I have chosen the theme "Life to the Full." This theme comes from the verse John 10:10b where Jesus says that He has come so we may have life and have it to the full (or in abundance)!

So, we would really love to see your take on this challenge of what
"Life to the full- in Christ" means for you.
You can do it whatever format you like e.g. A Layout, card, beyond the page, canvas etc."

I came up with this because I believe we who believe Jesus is the Son of God, Who takes away our sins, have been given the free and immense gift of eternal salvation. What is more abundant and full of life than that?

Thinking of you, Rita.

A friend's father sadly passed away this weekend and we're going to attend the funeral tomorrow. This is the card I made after seeing a very elegant one done in soft greys on SCS. It's done with SU! Mixed Bouquet, Simple Sketches, Perfect Plum, Mellow Moss and Whisper White cardstock, Not Quite Navy and Certainly Celery ink, and grosgrain ribbon.

We've Got Your Number

The challenge from DCM one week involved numbers - and here's my attempt, finally!

Numbers and Fun? Those two words don't often appear in the same sentence, do they?
Well, we'd like you to have some fun with numbers and put a numeral on your card - it's as easy as that
So a great opportunity to make some kid's birthday cards, but there's also Sweet 16, those milestone Birthdays, Special Anniversaries, even New Home cards personalised with the recipient's new house number on - as long as it's got a number on it, it counts (haha - did you spot the extra-subtle pun there?) There are probably loads of other ways to use numbers on your cards so get inventive and enjoy a bit of creative accountancy for our little bit of midweek fun. Don't forget to leave us a message to tell us where we can see your card.

Sweet 16!

I made this for a friend turning 16. I used SU! Itty Bitty Backgrounds & Simple Sketches stamps, Rubber Stampede Heart Cluster, SU! paper & ink - certainly celery & rose red, gel pens & bling from a chain store.

Last of the quilts for 2007

This is all I took pictures of. There were more quilts, but some were in awkward places for me to photograph!

More Quilts

Here's some more - aren't they amazing? Some were made by very young sewers

Quilts!

I took some pictures of some beautiful quilts that were made at the Atherton Show in July and thought I would post them here especially for Suzanne

Twin baby boys!

A friend had twin baby boys on Monday and I'm going to visit her tomorrow and take her this card which I CASEd from Split Coast Stampers. I made the babies by cutting out circles, dotting in the eyes and drawing a copper curl on each little head before chalking the cheeks, then used scallop scissors to cut out roughly triangular shapes and scoring them for the blankies, SU! Fresh Fillers stamp on the Whisper White strip on top of Barely Banana, with Ballet Blue ink. 'Twins' and the nappy pins are die cuts Andrea sent to me (Thanks, Andrea!) This was a fun card to make!

Birthdays

I had two birthdays to 'make' for last night. The water ing can card I CASEd from Split Coast Stampers, and the other I made up with a stamped image sent to me by Amy (thanks, Amy!) The colours are all SU! and are Elegant Eggplant, More Mustard and Certainly Celery.

Grad Gifts

I have a graduation to attend this Friday. Eight of my 29 grads are attending too and I wanted to give them all a little favour. I made these Kit Kat sheaths for them and used a 'W is for wonderful' stamp from SU! to decorate the top! Hope they like them.

Well, this week the Design Team at DCM have come up with this idea for you to play with, we hope you'll enjoy it.

TEXT...

definition... the main body of matter in a book or manuscript. the actual wording of anything written or printed, short passage of scripture, etc
We'd like you to somehow incorporate text into your cards this week - not just one word.. but a portion of TEXT... like a poem, or newspaper print, Caligraphy, Even rip up an old text book and use some of the paper from it, there are masses of possibilities here, so let your imaginations run riot and let us see you texting to your heart's content!

I made this card for the Show this week - how about that???

Card for a friend

I finished my marking I wish it was last week so I had another week to stamp!! I have to go back to work on Monday. As soon as I finished the paperwork, I made a birthday card for a friend. It's smaller than average so the stamp looks bigger on the scan - it's all SU! - the Mixed Bouquet set and the Happy Birthday is from the God's Blessings sayings. I used Ballet Blue, Taken with Teal, Rose Red and Basic Black ink, Brocade Blue and So Saffron paper. I CASEd a stamping friend's idea (thanks, Jean!) of tearing around the flower after wetting the paper.

Baby!

I was making cards with some friends today and made one for a young friend who just had her first baby! I used SU! Greetings Galore and SU! Fresh Fillers stamps. There's ribbon on there- pink paper ribbon and gauzy baby ribbon - and two silver eyelets. I used So Saffron paper and ink and there's some Versamark fresh fillers in there too.

Another card for the Show

This one uses two step stamping and Versamark. I watercoloured the main images and used a teeny bit of a gel pen touch for the middles of the flowers.

Stipple Rose

I am sleepy but was determined to get a card up on my blog tonight. Have just become a hobby demo for SU! and got all these wonderful new stamp sets to play with when I joined. I have admired the Stipple Rose set from afar for over a year, and just had to play tonight. I used the blender pen and the pastels as well for the first time. Will look at it in the light of day and see if I still like it - felt a bit awkward using all the new things but I am sure to wear everything in pretty soon! Lol!

Tagged

This week at DCM the challenge is from Rhi: 'Everything we buy has packaging, some of it excessive, some of it beautifully designed. Tags, labels, stickers... all sorts of bits and bobs that we can recycle onto cards.

I dare you to make a card using a tag, label, sticker or anything else you can find, thats from packaging and would normally end up in the bin. Of course you can ink it, change it, distress it and add anything else you like!

If you're feeling brave, I DOUBLE DARE you to make it a card for a man!'

Well, Rhi, I salvaged some birthday candles this week (since it was my birthday!) and used them to drip wax onto this card. They make pretty balloons I think. The card is for a whole family who spoiled me this week, one of which is a man! So I managed to complete your Dare AND your Double Dare!!

I Double Dare anyone reading this to join is if they have not already done so!

Cousins

Got to spend time with my friends setting out pages in my album today and working on a special album fro DD who is turning 21 soon. Am not finished the album fro DD yet but was pleased with this page today. I had great fun drawing and cutting out the splashes!

All materials used were Creative Memories. Note the border - it was simple to do and I used double sided paper.

Celestial

Hi it's Keryn here (from DCM) and it's my turn to set the dare this week. This time I asked my family for ideas for this weeks dare and the best amongst a lot of ideas including power tools etc, etc was Lachlan's ideas for Space. It's been his topic at school this term. (Lachlan is seven and in Year 3). To make in a little easier on you all I've called it Celestial to also include horoscopes as well as planets, spaceships, stars, suns etc. How you use these items is up to you.

It just so happened I needed a 21st Birthday card for my nephew today - and this theme fit perfectly!

If you haven't seen DCM yet, go on over now and join in the dares!

The Daintree and Cape Tribulation

Spent a craft free day - a drawback only because I do have a card to make - but the day was a glorious one and I loved every minute of it. DH and I drove to the Daintree River and to Cape Tribulation and just enjoyed the beauty of the country and each other's company. It was a wonderful break for us both. We are tired in a good way this cold evening (it's not down to freezing yet but early this morning we had the first frost of the winter) and will soon away to sleep, but I wanted to show you a picture of the beach in late afternoon - just gorgeous - and a view from the top of the range on the way back to Mossman. We are so blessed to live in this beautiful land.

Warmest Wishes

Amy came all the way up here from Cairns yesterday (96kms!!) to do a demo for me and some friends, and we had a wonderful time! There were seven of us counting Amy and I. Amy, you are so clever and well-organised and just plain fun to be around! I was so pleased to be stamping with other people who love to stamp!!

That's Amy on the left and me on the right, a pic of all the cards made at the workshop and a closeup of the one I made. I included a picture of the little tin Amy brought and decorated before our eyes - she had pre-packed it with the little stamps. It wound up being my special gift for holding the workshop! What a clever idea.

It was a fun day - my first day with fellow stampers in 'real life'. Thanks to all of you on the Internet, many of whom read this Blog, I have learned heaps. It was a great treat to be stamping with 'live' people - like speed learning!

Little Extra - Black with One Other Colour

This weeks little extra from DCM is to use Black and ONE other colour only. We, the design team decided to be really nice to you all and allow shades of that one colour to make it really easy for you (and us...he..he...! (see aren't we nice to you ?)

So here is my entry fro the Little Extra challenge. In real life, all the colours are shades of green!

If you are reading this, c'mon over to DCM and try out the dares fro yourself! It's fun!