Hi again,

I have been a bit slack lately haven’t participated in any challenges for a while, so I thought I would create a card for Makeesha’s Colour Challenge  for this week.

Here are the colours:

I must admit I’m not really fond of these colours together, but I found when I put my card together I did actually like these colours. So here is my card:

Here is a closer look at the flower:

Card Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! : Cardstock – Kraft, DSP Pattern Paper: Walk in the Park and Summer Picnic, Other: Hemp Twine and Fleurettes croached Flower. Punch: Martha Stewart-Layered Arches. Tag: Sticky back Canvas. Words- Rub ons.

Thanks for looking!

Cindy

Hello,

I really love this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge, such a simple sketch and I could’nt wait to give it a try.

So here is the sketch:

Here is what I made:

Card Supplies:

Stamp: Rachelle Anne Miller – Candy Time. Cardstock: Bazzill – White, Stampin’ Up! – Pretty in Pink and Baja Breeze. Pattern Paper: My Minds Eye – Quite Contrary Collection. Other: Copic Markers, Circle Cutter, Memento Ink – Black.

Thanks for looking!

Cindy

Hi There,

When I saw this weeks Inkspirations colour challenge  made me start thinking of a scrap page I had completed in these very colours:

Here is my scrapbook page:

I changed this colour photo of my niece into black & white and I have used chalks to colour the strawberry and the strap of her top. I had never tried this technique before so I was happy with the way it came out.

Scrapbook Supplies:

Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! - 12×12 Real Red, Whisper White and Old Olive. Pattern Paper: DSP – Summer Picnic. Stamp Set: Tart & Tangy. Ink: Stampin’ Write Markers: Real Red  and Old Olive. Other: Scallop Punch, 1¼ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Pastels and Chipboard Letters.

Thanks for looking!

Cindy

Hi there,

Happy Sunday!

Hope everyone is enjoying there weekend, here in Perth its a gorgeous sunny day.

Today me and my family are off to celebrate my Father-inlaws 65th birthday, so I thought I would quickly share a few cards I have made lately before we head out for the day.

This first card I made was for one of the Inkspirations colour challenges that I ran out of time and ended up not submitting it. 

The next card is some of the left over cardstock and paper piece’s from the first card, which I thought would look great with this bunny stamp:

This next card I also made for an Inkspiration Sketch Challenge and again I was to late to submit it, Its a great sketch I can reuse alot.

This last card I have made for a good friend of mine and she loves ducks. I have used the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. which I have mirror imaged the sketch as I want the duck image to sit to the left of the card.

Hope you all have a great long weekend and Thanks for looking!!!

Cindy xx

Hi There,

I have been eager to get back into stamping and creating again more regularly, so I needed a challenge to get me motivated. I came across the sweet sunday sketch challenge from Karen Giron. I often browse Karen’s blog, but this is the  first time I have participated in a Sweet Sunday Challenge.

Here is the sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

Card Supplies:

Stamp: House Mouse Designs - Bunny Bath. Cardstock: Stampin’ Up – Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Whipser White and Close to Cocoa. Pattern Paper: Stampin’ Up! – DSP Pattern Paper Chocolate Chip, Pattern Paper – 7 Gypsises. Other: Copic Markers, Button, DMC Cotton.

Thanks for looking!

Cindy

Hi Again,

I find school holiday so busy, I actually don’t find any time to myself.  Today I am lucky to have both of my boys off at birthday party’s and playing with there friends so I decided to have a go at Makeesha’s Inspiration Challenge.

Just made it in time I think!

Here are the challenge colours:

Here is the card I made:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla. Ink: Stampin’ Pad – Chocolate Chip. Pattern Paper: Stampin’ Up! – DSP: Chocolate Chip and Webster’s Pages – Coco Collection “Freshed Baked”.  Stamp Sets: Stampin’ Up! – Best Yet, Kaisercraft Clear stamp: Belle. Other: Curly Label Punch, Flowers, button and Stampin’ Write Chocolate Chip Marker.

Thanks for looking! 

Cindy

Hi Again,

Well it feels like forever ago since I last posted, well I suppose it has. But I finally can say now my studio is finished and now I am able to start creating and having fun again.

Here are some photo’s of my new studio

I have gone with a pink and white theme and I have purchased all my furniture from  my favourite store Ikea.

This is my work table where I do all my scrapbooking and stamping:

This is my computer desk:

This next photo is of the Expedit, I have organised all my paper/Cardstock into the Cropper Hopper Paper Storage, The draws I have filled with a some clear/rubber stamps and the insert storage cubes I have filled with loads of stuff:

Here are all my punches:

This next photo is of this great unit which has 12 draws, I have placed all my die machine on the top and I have filled the draws with cricut cartridges, cuttlebug and bigshot dies, punches, paints, rubons, stamp pads etc……

Here is the draw open filled with punches:

Above this unit I have a shelf which I have filled with baskets and glass Jars filled with ribbon and flowers:

In this photo on the wall is the Making Memories embelishment centre which I love! makes the room look so colourful filled with all the embelishments. Underneath, I have these draws that are filled with of all my Stampin’ Up! stamps.

Last of all against the wall near my comptuter desk I have this shelf which of course is housing more baskets of stuff as well as my sewing machine.

Well there it is! I still have some finishing touches to do like hang some of my artwork on the walls and tidy and sort out the cables around my computer desk. I also have to wait for an electrician to install a new power point under my desk. I’m just glad to be able to get back to doing some stamping and enjoying my hobbie.

Thanks for looking!!!

Cindy

Hi again,

Well it’s been a while I can’t even tell you were the last 2 months went since I last blogged and it’s even hard to believe that we are now in February. Hoping now the kids a back at school life can resume to normal again, but maybe not in my case.

Over the last few months my husband and I have been doing some alterations to our house which has been quite a challenge. My craft studio is part of the renovation, (which is very exciting for me) but patience is the key word as all my stuff is packed away and not accessably at the moment so I am itching to get back into some stamping agian soon.

In the mean time I would like to show some photo’s of where I started with my Craft space to studio and then soon some pic’s of my nearly new studio.

This first photo goes back about 7 years where all I had was a desk in the corner of our lounge room and a cupboard that my husband built for me.

When I look at this photo I can’t believe how much stuff I have accumualted in 7 years, and here I was only just starting out.

This second photo is of my studio I have now and the one that is being renovated, but this photo was taken about 2 years ago. The view of this room is only half but you can see what I mean when I say I have accumulated alot of stuff.

This room was classed as the formal lounge when our home was built, but when my husband started working from home it became his office until he converted our car port into an office, which then I claimed the room as my studio. Once the renovation is finished this room will join with the office as currently the office is situated outside of our home with no access into the house.

I’m looking forward to posting some photo’s soon of the new room, but it will be a few more weeks yet before it will be finished.

Until next time

Thanks for looking!!!

Cindy

Hi Again,

Time again for another one of Makeesha’s challenge. This weeks challenge is a sketch. Hope you like what I have come up with this week.

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card:

With this card I have used the water misting technique onto the stamp once I inked it up to give this gorgeous water colour look.

The circle backing the stamped image is on doesn’t show up very well in this photo, the colour I have used is Stampin’ Up’s pumpkin pie to pick up the orange in the stamped image and I have used the night of navy marker to create the faux stitching around the edges of the circle.

Card Recipe:

Stamp It: Cling On Stamp – Foliage Flurry & Solid Butterfly. Penny Black Clear Stamp Words – For You. Kaleidacolor Ink – Royal Satin. Kaisercraft: Pearls. Fiskars: Scallop Punch. Stampin’ Up: Cardstock – Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie and Night of Navy. Ink: Night of Navy. Other: Gingham Ribbon

Thanks for looking!!!!

Cindy

Hi there,

Well I have had a flood of birthdays recently and I have been on a production line making cards, unfortunately I wasn’t able to photograph alot of the cards I made, as I keep leaving everything to the last minute with no time to get them done.

I did manage to photograph one card I made which was for my best friends husbands birthday. I actually don’t often make a lot of male cards, so I enjoy the challenge when I have to make one.

So here is the card:

Card Recipe:

Stampin’ Up: Stamp Set: Party Hearty (B is for Birthday Stamp). Cardstock – Night of Navy & Whisper White. Ink: Night of Navy. Cuttlebug: Embossing folder – Circles. Basic Grey Paper Collection: Granola.

Thanks for looking!!!!

Cindy