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Friday, February 25, 2011

Stamp Fairy Friday

woo hoo it's Friday, and wow already another month gone from this year.. so quick.... It's time for another gorgeous Stamp Fairy Friday release and this time Gerda has Herb Bear for us who is celebrating St Patrick's Day.

I thought the stamp we were using was perfect for any other occasion as well, not just St Pat, and since this day is not celebrated here, I did a birthday card instead. I really loved how it turned out, especially since I got to use two of my new goodies he he :) ... the embossing folder and the flower die.

Like my new flower die ? I've been seeing these lovely flowers on Debby's beautiful cards so much, that when I saw them at Joanna Sheen last week I just didn't think twice and grabbbbbbeedd them without thinking he he :) Of course some other stuff had to drop in as well! I used to be so happy when I used to do clothes shopping before, and now I only get excited when I do THIS kind of shopping ... where are those days!

Here are the other stamps in the set.

Don't forget to hop over to the Stamp Fairy main blog for more inspiration and there is still time to enter your card in this week's Stamp Fairy challenge. The theme this week is a colour combo of Red, White and Turquoise.

These are my challenges for my card today.

- Totally Gorjuss 68 - CHECKS

- 2 Sisters 27 - EMBOSSING

- Paper Sundaes 57 - MASCULINE COLOURS

- Card Makin Mamas 15 - BIRTHDAYS
- Simon Says Challenge - COFFEE AND CREAM

Thank you for looking today. I'll be drawing the winner of my candy this weekend, as was thinking of posting more exhibition photos on that day as well, since the candy was to celebrate my participating in the exhibition as well :)

Big hugs

xxx

Friends... Ewe and Me

And so I'm back... wanted to show you the goodies I received in the mail...

These are some goodies I bought from Joanna Sheen last week. Been dying to get me some more dies and so got me these and an embossing folder as well... can't have enough of these, love embossing ..

and now these are Karen's awesome pins which I won from a blog hop at the I Love Promarkers Challenge Blog last week. Woo hooo aren't they awesome, can't wait to use them on my cards :) Thank you Karen xx

And well, can't have a post without a card can I. Here is a card that I made for my bestest friend for her birthday. I used this adorable digi stamp Shelley Sheep from The Crafty Pad, coloured it with my promarkers, and some magazine freebie papers.

I would like to enter my card in these challenges today

- The Crafty Pad 109 - RED PINK and BLACK

- I Love Promarkers 53 - STITCHING

- Stamptacular Sunday 99 - SOMEONE SPECIAL

Thanks for looking today.

Hugs

xxx

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Spring at Crafty Sentiments

ooops I'm so late in posting my card today for the challenge at Crafty Sentiments. I thought I had scheduled it, but it seems I didn't! What happened also, 'cos I would have realised earlier this had happened.. is that when I came home, I found some goodies in my letterbox and well, you can imagine what happened he he ..... I just went off to play with them .......

But onto my card now, I'll definitely be back to show you the goodies ... this week the theme has been chosen by Bev and she has an easy challenge for us, she wants us to create something with a SPRING theme.

For my card today I used Vicky, DP from a Papermania paper pack and did some paper piercing today.

The Birthday Digi Circle Sentiment is from Crafty Sentiments as well and then I added this gorgeous embroidered butterfly from Little Snippets for the final touch! Not much stuff on my card today, but sometimes I feel that the paper is so nice that it's a real pity to hide it.

This is the sketch I followed to do my card.

Hope you like it, but for more inspiration please hop by the Challenge blog to see what the other girls did. This week we have two fabulous sponsors, Elephantastic and Sassy Studio, so two winners.

I am entering my card in these challenges today.
- Stampin Royalty 60 - THE SKETCH

- Flutter By Wednesdays 143 - OPEN
- Paper Romance 39 - ANYTHING

And don't forget that today is the last day to enter my candy, I'm so happy I don't have to pick the winner myself he he and also curious to see who Mr Random will pick this time.

Thanks for looking today

Hugs
xxx

My Blogaversary Candy

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

New Somethings

What an exciting day today and week! Yes, today was the inauguration day of the exhibition! All went so nicely, speech by the CEO, then he came to see our displays, talking to us one by one .... photos by the photographer.... yummy goodies all along .... and a nice commemorative booklet as well woo hoo :) So exciting, am so really tired now after all the preparations and excitement ...

Don't have any photos today (did you see the ones I posted yesterday?), but of course will have today's sometime soon. Instead today I got two more cards which I made especially for the exhibition, me deciding of course in the last minute and both using and doing new things for me.

For this one I'm using my newest and FIRST Kraftin Kimmie stamp, woo hooo isn't she TDF. Couldn't decide which one to get from them all, and finally I decided on Nadine.

I coloured her with my promarkers, my son decided on the red touches on her dress! ..... I like to involve them as much as I can, paper was a freebie gift in the Cardmaking and Papercraft mag, embossing (love this), some gems, a flower and a nice bow for the final touch. See something different in my bow? .... I haven't got the bow easy, but I found a free bow-easy template here, which I printed and cut out on a very thick card. Was just as good I think :) Ah yes, I did the sentiment myself on a Word document.

This is the sketch that I followed

and I am entering my card in these challenges today
- Kraftin Kimmie 66 - THE SKETCH
- 2 Sisters Challenge 27 - EMBOSSING

For my second card, I am trying a diamond fold card for the first time. I thought it would have been a good idea to make a different shaped card for the exhibition and I got the idea after I saw the challenge and tutorial at the Fairytale Challengeblog this week. Really loved how it turned out.

Stamp is from Daisy Doodles, which I coloured with my promarkers, papers were a free gift in the Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine, butterfly punch from DoCrafts, corner one from MS ..

and the lovely birthday stamp is from Crafty Sentiments.

I am entering this card in these challenges :

- Fairytale Challenge 9 - DIAMOND FOLD

- Bunny Zoes Challenge 8 - SPRING FLOWERS EVERYWHERE

- Lexi's Creations 34 - FLOWERS

- The Secret Crafter Saturday 122 - FANCY FOLDS

- Kaboodle Doodles 55 - BREAK TRADITION

- Scrap Creations 22 - BIRTHDAYS

- Card Makin Mamas 15 - BIRTHDAYS

Now I really have to go.. got to do some DT Cards :)

Thanks for looking.

Hugs

xxx

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

A Birthday Card and Photos

It's hubby's birthday today and here is the card I made for him .... yesterday! .... NOT ONE OF MY BEST unfortunately... but I really find men's cards so hard to do! He really liked it though, and the kids too, especially since I asked them to choose the picture themselves.

Stamp is from Phindy's Place, coloured with my promarkers, star brad from Papermania and this is the sketch that I followed.

Here is also the greeting on the inside of the card, using a stamp from Hero Arts. It seemed it was just made especially for me because today I went to his office and left him this big cake... as a surprise... which I had ordered last week!! He he I was so excited when I went to leave it there :) Yum .. I hope he leaves me a little piece.

Look at the decoration, I love that gorgeous ribbon around the cake.... something for me as well :))

Sorry for the longish post today, but I also got some photos from the exhibition now !!! They still have to hang up our write-up (and photo) on the boards... but everyone's displays are done now.