All Smiles and Piggytails....

Today Miss Georgia started 'big school' .... She's waited all holidays for this day to come.... and Boy was she ready...
Look at that smile,
So full of joy, ready to learn,
ready to experience new things,
meet new friends...
Keep smiling My Treasure because it's all good...
And what a blessed little girl to have two big brothers at the same school, to keep an eye on you..

DCM's Little Extra - Using Kathy's Sketch

For this weeks Little Extra at Daring Card Makers, Kathy designed this cutie-pie little sketch for the dare.. You can view the sketch hereThanks Kathy it was heaps of fun to use a sketch, not something I'm usually inclinded to do..So here is my take on this great sketch, I reckon this sketch would probably make a great scrapbook LO too....

Engaging Elements used in this card are - Treasures Cardstock, Basic Grey 'Blush' PP, K&Co buckle distressed with ink, My Mind's Eye 'Celebrate' Tag, K&Co Words To Go, Heidi Swapp Blossom, Ribbon from Spotlight, Chipboard Heart, Versa Magic Jumbo Java Ink Pad, & that wonderful sewing machine of mine...

So have you Dared To Dare Yet.... Come on.... I DARE YOU!!!!!!

Smiles

This is so me this card... This really sums up my style... Lot's of layers all overlapping each other to show there's room for all, Blossom to add a bit of gentleness, Clock to keep track of time, without time we can't see how much we have grown, The word smile because a smile cost nothing and can make the invisible feel as tho they belong, The hand points to ONE because I believe in the One True God, Brown Tones Because It reminds me of my Rural Heritage, And all of the other things are just for fun and make me happy when I use them... So yes I do put a lot of thought into my Art, Because It's a little bit of me.... I wonder why you use the things you do... Feel free to tell me in the comments on this post.. I'd love to know..I reckon when you actually think about your ART you will find there are some common threads you use regularly, and you might even suddenly realise there is a reason you express with these things. Hey it might even help you embrace your style..
TTFN Gillian :o)

ATC for Jaki & Mary-Beth

This is the little Artist Trading Card I made for Jaki & Mary-Beth.. Posted them off to the girls today with their RAK's...I made 3, one for each of the girls and one for my collection.. I hope you like them girls.. This is my new stamp I bought on the weekend at Scrap A While, Just had to use it on this ATC... I'll probably be using it quite a bit..

Creative bits for this ATC are - Sandylion Printed Paper, Shipping Tag, Limited Edition Rubber Stamp- LE8778 Women Collage, Paper Flower, Dymo Tape & Marker, price tag, Karen Foster Biggie Brad, Versa Ink Pad, & my sewing machine..

TTFN Gillian :o)

Thinking of You Card

This is a card I made for an online Challenge/Mingle... the Challenge was to create a card with stamping on Printed Paper... So I got to play with my new Rachel Greig Stamp... It was fun too... So I used some Basic Grey Blush PP, Sandylion PP, Rachel Greig Mesh Stamp, EK Success Alpha Stamps, Heidi Swapp Blossom, Ribbon from Spotlight, Safety Pin, Jump Ring and Key Charm, Versa Magic Jumbo Java Ink, and you guessed it my sewing machine...

I hope your having a great weekend... TTFN Gillian :o)

Drum Roll Please..............

Look at all of these entries... I was gob smacked... Thanks for everyone who visited, and everyone who popped their names into my little draw.... As you can see Lachlan took his Roll as 'Draw Boy' Very Seriously... Bless His Cotton Socks!!!....
Our Overseas Name was the first Name he pulled out....

Congratulations Mary-Beth.....

so then it was a few picks to get an Aussie to come out and win, so

Congratulations Jaki.....
Well Done Ladies.... Thanks for joining in everyone... and if you could just email me your with you address please Jaki & Mary-Beth, You'll find my email in my profile on the blog.. I'll get your prizes away to you on Monday...

DCM's weekly dare - Heavy Metal

This week at Daring Card Makers, Saffa Dared us to use 'Heavy Metal'... Great Dare Saffa...
This one caught my attention staight away, as anyone who knows me know's I love all things metal, esp, of the RUSTY OLD JUNK variety... I even have a Rabbit Trap converted into a toilet roll holder in my home... Yes you read that right.. LOL!!!
Blossoming bits for this card are - Bazzill Cardstock, Prima Petal Poetry Blossom, Heidi Swapp Blossom, K& Company 'you are mine' charm from Moniques swapp, Buckle form an op shop cost me 10cents, jump ring & necklace clasp, hole punch & my sewing machine.

Now make sure you pop over to the DCM's blog and check out what the other girls have been up to in the Metal Department.... and Maybe it's time you had a go yourself with this dare....

Go On I DARE YOU!!!!!!

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Tomorrow evening My time, My Urban Lily RAK draw will be drawn, so if you haven't already popped you name on the comment of the "Time to Share some of my Lovely Win" Post, please do, I'd love you to be in the draw.

Just make sure if your Annonymous that I can work out who you are, and work out if your Aussie or an overseas player... Looking forward to seeing who wins..