JAI#115...Just Add a Sketch

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Good Friday morning ~

Goodness it's been a longer absence here than I intended.  Life tends to get in the way from time to time and of course one of the first things to suffer is the fun stuff!  We've been on school holidays in the ACT and that's always a busy and fun time.  Picked up a shiny new iPad a couple of weeks ago too so I've been hooked on Draw Something ever since *smile*.  I'm really not that good at it but it's soooo much fun!

Over at Just Add Ink this week Mae has given us a sketch challenge.  I haven't been feeling very crafty lately so I knocked out a couple of lame cards earlier in the week in the hope the mojo would return in time for JAI.  I'll let you be the judge.

I busted out my yummy Lime Twist papers and some Rich Razzleberry for this one.  You can't see it in the pic but there is some lovely shimmer around the little felt roses.

Pop on over to JAI and check out the gorgeous design team inspiration.  I hope to see lots of gorgeous entries in our challenge this week.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a fabulous weekend!

Remaining Contents of Gift Package

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Hello ~

It's turned a little chilly here in Canberra this afternoon. Once the sun starts going down you can really feel Autumn is here. Time to dig out my socks and slippers.

I'm just popping in quickly to show you the remaining cards from this post. I forgot to mention that the Crumb Cake layer on each of the cards has been stamped with Versamark using the (retired) Linen BG stamp.

Cherry Cobbler

Daffodil Delight with a Tangerine Tango sentiment (because DD didn't show up so well on the linen background)

Not Quite Navy

So there you go, all six cards from my gift package. Hope you like. Thanks for popping by today and as always thank you so much for taking the time to leave me such lovely comments - they really do make my day!

Some of the Contents

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Happy Easter Monday dear friends ~

We're back from our little beach break away! What fun we had...swimming in the ocean, walks to the lake with the dog, jet skiing at Callala Bay, dinner with friends and the highlight for me...visiting the fabulous little spot that is Jindyandy. Oh my goodness there are some terrific finds...antique furniture, toys, a lolly shop and best of all...a huge well stocked craft store. I spent several hours there over the course of two days and managed to pick up a few new bits and pieces.

I did promise I'd show you the contents of my little gift package posted here. I made six cards in all, three birthday and three thanks. I'll come back tomorrow to show you the thank you cards.

Basic Black

Rich Razzleberry

Old Olive

As you can see the cards are all the same but for the colour. Base is Black, Vanilla and Crumb Cake mats popped up with Dimensionals and the wide Striped Grosgrain Ribbon threaded behind. I've layered up the flower from Creative Elements and topped each with a pearl (hard to see in these pics) and a little spritz of Champagne Shimmer Mist. The insides were finished with a Vanilla mat and the flower image.

I hope you've all had a wonderful long weekend and indulged in plenty of sweet treats. It's the only time of the year we can really get away with a chocolate breakfast, and we did just that! Such fun.

Back tomorrow!

A sneak peek

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Hello!

I'm popping in briefly tonight to show you a little package of cards I recently made for a dear friend of mine. She is always so good to Gorgeous Kid and I really wanted to do something nice for her.

The cards are packaged in an acetate box and I've wrapped some of the lovely Black Satin ribbon around it, and added a Very Vanilla tag and some Hemp twine.

We're off to beautiful Culburra Beach for the long weekend. Hope the weather holds out. It has been lovely the past few days, really mild and warm.

Wishing you all a fabulous Easter, enjoy your days off and indulge in some yummy chocolate! I'll be back in a few days to show you the contents of my gift package above.

Just Roll With It

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Happy Monday lovelies ~

I recently received the gorgeous MME Lime Twist paper pad and couldn't wait to crack it open. Here's what eventuated...

So there you go, short and sweet. Thanks for popping by.

JAI#111...Just Add Easter

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Thank goodness it's Friday ~

I'm soooooo looking forward to a couple of days to just hang out with Gorgeous Kid. I've had a 'mare of a week.

With the bunny due next weekend it is timely for our Just Add Ink challenge to be all about Easter projects. Mine isn't too original due to lack of time this week, however, I think these punch art bunnies are super cute. You can find a load of variations in blogland.

I used my brand spanking new Fancy Favor box (part of a recent birthday gift from BFF) as the base and then an assortment of punches. Then using a dauber I inked the edges in Basic Grey. My bow is the lovely Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding - sooo easy to tie. If you'd like a list of the punches I used just shoot me an email.

Hop (pun intended) over to JAI and check out the awesome projects the design team have come up with. I look forward to checking out all your fabulous entries this week and hopefully grabbing some great ideas for my own Easter packaging.

Felt Flowers - three cards

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Good Sunday morning ~

The sun is shining and I'm hoping it's going to dry my lawn out enough after the rain we had last night so that I can mow. I do love a nice neat yard, edges trimmed, grass uniform. Am I the only one with these little idiosyncracies?

Earlier this week I spotted a gorgeous CAS card that Lynn from The Mango Boys & Me had created and I knew I wanted to make my own. I ended up making four because they were so quick and easy.

Blushing Bride

Tempting Turquoise

Rich Razzleberry

I can only share three here today because one has already been given away - that one used cream felt and a lovely green button and sentiment - You're a WONDERFUL friend. I gave it to my lovely friend Susan who has been ferrying me around this week while my ankle has been out of action.

I used dies and nesties to cut my flowers, and the felt is from Felt on the Fly on Etsy. It is a fabulous quality and doesn't pill.

So what do you think? Clean and simple but effective? I must say I do like these - right up my CAS alley.

Hope you're having a lovely weekend, and thanks for stopping by today.

JAI#109...Just Add Beach

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Happy Friday friends ~

I've had a pretty quiet week. I managed to miscalculate my back steps in the dark on Monday night and went down like a ton of bricks. The hospital confirmed no fracture but I managed to sprain my left ankle really well. It's been swollen and all colours of the rainbow. Not great when I drive a manual car! Anyway I'm on the mend now and rather than hobbling I only have a bit of a limp happening. The silly things we do as we age huh!

The theme at Just Add Ink this week is to add anything beachy! I've based my card on a team swap I received some years ago from Joanne Allen - not sure if Jo has a blog.

I've used a base of textured Tangerine Tango - such a bright summery colour. I hand cut a 'jandal' (I am a kiwi after all) using the gorgeous Flirtacious designer paper and some of the 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Daffodil Delight, along with a die cut from the Blossom Party Originals Die and a Flower brad. I made the invitation sentiment on my computer.

This would be a great invite to a beach party or bbq don't you think?

The design team has come up with a gorgeous lot of inspiration so pop over to JAI and check them out for yourself. I hope you can find time this week to join our Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

JAI#108...Just Add a Colour Challenge

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Good Friday morning ~

So glad it's the weekend, and as it's Canberra Day on Monday we have a longer one than usual. I love Public Holidays! The weather has been pretty miserable too so hopefully I'll get a bit of extra crafting time.

Over at Just Add Ink this week Nikki has given us a Colour Challenge. Initially I thought masculine, because let's face it, most of us struggle with cards for the men in our lives. I'm not sure mine actually ended up being very manly because I filled my space with a felt butterfly and some pearls lol.

No matter, I'm sure I'll find a good use for it. I've white embossed my die cut label and popped it up on the Early Espresso Satin ribbon. My little felt butterfly is actually layered on an acetate butterfly to give a bit of height, however, it's hard to see in the pic. If you have any questions please feel free to shoot me an email.

Pop over to JAI and check out our Challenge this week, you'll find lots of lovely inspiration from the other girls. Hope you find the time to join in.

Enjoy your weekend!