The Paper Shelter - Punches & Dies

This week at The Paper Shelter Challenge we want to see those Punches and Dies used on your projects, nice and simple.  I have used a fiskars border punch and a spellbinders die on my card which features DEW DROPS digi image and VICTORIAN BEAUTY digi papers.  I coloured the image with copics and finished it by embellishing with assorted flowers, ribbon and liquid pearls.

I am also entering this card in the following challenges........
Bearly Mine Designs - Bring On The Bling
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Cute & Girly
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Dies to Die For
Shopping Our Stash - Red, Ribbon or Roses (I used Roses)
Hooked on Craft Challenges - Things with Wings
Karen's Doodles - Punch It Out
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Feeling a little famous..........

Check out my profile over at the Artfull Crafts Blog....

http://artfullcrafts.blogspot.com/2011/08/introducing-louise-forsyth-contest.html

CSAYL - Non Traditional Colours

This week our challenge at Christmas Stamping All Year Long is to use non traditional colours on your card or project.  We are being sponsored by.....

Perfect Presentation this week so I have used the ABLE GABLE template.  I used Melon Mambo card stock and stamped the snowflakes from SU's "Snow Swirled" with versamark then embossed them using some AC "Zing" embossing powder.  The sentiment is from an SU set of Christmas sentiments and that was stamped on Gina K white card stock with Melon Mambo dye ink.  I then finished it with some cream organza ribbon and pink bakers twine and added 2 bells.

Bah Humbug - Something New (Pink Bakers Twine)
CAS-ual Fridays - Embossing
Joyfull Stamper - Inspire Me Fridays - Linky Party
Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes


Hope you will join us for our challenge over at the CSAYL blog.......

Once in blue moon snow day!!!!

Just thought i would share some photos that I took down the paddock playing in the snow.  It was loads heavier this morning and when I took these about an hour ago the sun had come out and the snow was thawing.  Nice that the boys both had a day off and that Andrew couldn't get to work as the roads are closed. :)  The photo of Jodie was taken last night when we gave her some snow to play with, she should have been in bed asleep but sometimes it's nice to be a bit spoilt.

A Total Shock...... in a good way.

Ever since I started scrapbooking and cardmaking way back in 2005 I have dreamed of being on a Scrapbooking Store's Design Team.  I had never applied because I thought I just wasn't good enough.  Then about a month ago I decided what the heck have I got to lose and applied to be on the Design Team of one of my favourite NZ Scrapbook stores, ARTFULL CRAFTS .  It wasn't until afterwards and I told my husband what I had done full realisation of what I had done hit me.  If I made the team how was I going to juggle everything because incase it had escaped my notice I am a Mum to 3 children under 5 with another one arriving very shortly.  Oh right, so I knew I would have to priortise and decide what I really want out of my scrapbooking and cardmaking if I did by some miricle make the team. Well to my total shock I have made the team.  Make sure and go and check out the Artfull Crafts blog so you can see the other ladies that made the team.
So I had already made some really tough decisions and resigned from a few other DTs,  but this opportunity is really just too massive to turn away from so of course I accepted the position.  I am totally honored to have been on the other DTs and worked with the talented ladies that I did, but  I am sure that everyone will agree that sometimes we just have to make really tough desicions and put ourselves, our dreams and our goals first.

CSAYL - Photo Inspiration

 This week is a photo inspiration at Christmas Stamping All Year Long.  And what a picture it is, totally sweet, pun intended.lol

And here is my take on it.........

I decided to take inspiration from pretty much everything in the photo.  The cakes, the colours and the overall total sweetness of the picture.

I used a new digi paper set from The Paper Shelter called "Let's Make A Picnic", which had the perfect colour combo and the image is cupcake fairy from Mo's Digi Pencil.

Hope youwill come and join us at CASYL for our challenge.

I am also entering this card in the following challenge.........

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes 

Shopping OurStash - Digi Image

Flutterby Wednesday - Fairies, Butterflies etc

Crafty Sentiments Blog - Punches or diecuts

Moving Along With The Times - Fantasy