Vintage Bathing Beauties

This is a set of 'Vintage Bathing Beauties' I made for a swap of that theme...

the journaling on them reads,

"Winter days always seem longer than the days of Summer"

gorgeous bit I used are - Fancy Pants Printed Paper, Stampin Up Print Pattern Stamp, Stampin Up It's a Date Stamp, Versa Color Lagoon Blue Ink pad, Versa Color Black ink pad, Pigment pen, Vintage images from Art-e-zine, & my sewing machine....

The Face of Autumn

Autumn is drawing to a close for us in Australia...

shame really cause it's one of my favourite season's...

I've recently been involved in an ATC swap the theme was FACES, at first I thought "oh cool".... then I thought "oh.... WHAT DO I MAKE!" LOL! ..... and this is what I came up with....The Face of Autumn

Funky Bits I used are - 7 Gypsies PP, Making Memories Foam Stamp (you know I've had this foam stamp for years, never used it.... but now I really like it... It might just get another airing sometime soon), Lost Coast Designs Small Doll Face Stamp (this is a newbie :O) I like newbie's),

I made the paper I stamped onto using SU Cranberry Crisp, K&Co PP for the crown, tiny little auburn coloured crystals for the crown, Black Versa Ink & my sewing machine...

Thanks everyone for your concern about my ankle.... It's fine, nice and puffy, and a bit sore, and the bruise is starting to appear,

but really I'm quite blessed because it could have been far worse....

DCM little Extra - Black & ONE colour

This weeks little extra at

Daring Cardmakers

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 ! (see aren't we nice to you ?).

So this is what I came up with Predictable colour for me I guess for me...

but hey.. go with what works for you! I reckon.. lol!

Fun bits I've used for my card are - Black card, Fabric from Spotlight, Bumble Bee Crafts Tag, Autmn Leaves Flower stamp, my new Heidi Swap word corner stamp, Stampin Up Aged to Perfection Stamp, Bella Paper flower, Vintage Button, Velvet Print ribbon, Versa black ink, & coloured the flowers with Distress Ink (this is done by stamping onto a plate with your stamp pad then wetting a paintbrush and dipping it into the ink), and my sewing machine.

So have you Dared to DARE yet?...Come on I dare you!!!!

Oh I am a silly duffer, this afternoon at school,

I sprained my ankle,

Not terribly bad, but bad enough to hurt :o(

I guess there's just nothing for it...

but sitting at my craft table... :o)

Only problem is it's my sewing machine foot!!!! :s

guess I'll have to learn to drive my machine with my

left foot...LOL!!!!

Always enjoy the Journey.... life's more fun that way

This is just a little ATC I made for a hostess of a swap I was involved in...

I used Artistree- Joyride Stamps, Stampin Up Cranberry Crisp ink pad, 7 Gypsies 'memorie' word, Maria George Crystals (they really look very sparkly IRL) tiny saphire crystal, black pen, BG is made with Distress Ink,black versa ink, embossing powder & my sewing machine..

Lifes busy at the moment...

But hey! I'm enjoying the Journey!!!

I hope you are too.. :O)

Was it Miss Scarlett?

I made this for the challenge at Wednesday Stamper this week

the Theme is 'GAMES'...

We have this wonderful old 'Cluedo' Game that belonged to Andrew's Grandma

So I scanned two of the game cards to get this gorgeous image of miss Scarlett & the back of the card also... I then scanned the Instructions which acts as my BG..

I used Acme Labels for the 'Was it' dymo look label

Other bits I used are- Stampin Up Print Pattern Stamp, Maria George Crystals, Versa Ink, Brads & embossing Powder oh and ofcourse my sewing machine...