For Susan & Tracey

Yes the girls challenged me to make some acrylic stamps with my cricut machine, so I did. The bird and the word 'beautiful" are from the home decor cart. Don't know why I did the bird when i could have done a thousand other things but there you go. I must say this is not my favourite LO and although i tried lots of different things nothing seemed right. (I was getting a bit carried away and I think i was putting more emphasis on my artwork than the photos -if you get what i mean) so i took most of the embellishments of and this is it. I still have to put some journalling on it. The cute roses are from the Walk in My Garden cartridge for the cricut machine. Now here are the Yo-Yo's or Suffolk Puffs and whatever else they are called. I am making about another 30 or so to go on a small tablecloth that I am working on (and have been working on for the last 2 years).

This is one of the many things that you can do with them. I made this tablecloth about 5 years ago and out of everything I have made I must say that it is one of my favourites (it's also Andrew's fav as well) I am sorry that I cant give the designer their rightful kudos as I cant remember where I got the pattern from -I cant even find the pattern.

I must also thank Karen my friend in Port Hedland who taught me how to make these cute things and actually if it wasn't for Karen I probably would not be doing anything crafty at all.

So that's my lot for today.

Have a good week.

Quick post and a LO

Hey There
just thought i would share with you a LO that i did last night using Pink Paislee papers and chipboard and Craft Queen ric rac. We had a great Easter this year and i think these photos prove it. Andrew (DH) kept putting his head into every photo. I also used my new deep blade for my cricut machine and cut out the title and then covered them in Pink paislee paper. EASY.
Now i can go play with this new blade and some acrylic to make clear stamps. Hopefully they will be in my next post.
Don't forget that the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog (link on side) are having giveaways all weekend and that its this shops birthday month and there are specials and promotions all month long.

On The First Go

Guess who passed their practical driving test on the first go? Caitlin (whoo hoo). Only about 50-60 per cent of drivers pass this test on the first go (as Caitlin was told by her driving instructor), so well done Caitlin we are very proud of you. Now for those of you that don't have children old enough this is what happens next. We are still on "L" plates for another 6 months where Caitlin must accumulate 25 hours of driving under different situations ie) night,rain,freeway,highway etc. At the end of the six months-not before-you then have to sit a hazard perceptions test on the computer, so we still have a way to go.

The professional ball photos arrived today so I thought that i would share one with you. Such a photogenic girl, I really don't know where she gets that from.
Hope that you are all having a good week i am going to search the web to try and find a place to buy my Canon Powershot from (any suggestions) and no I don't want a SLR too much money, I could be spending that on more scraping,quilting supplies.
C ya

More of the BALL album

So much to do and not enough time to do it in. I am sure this is a problem we all have.
This is a scraplift that I admired from the Scrapbook Creations mag No 64 by Kylie Fraser. As is the usual mine turned out completely different. I seem to be going through a natural, texture kind of phase and I am loving distressing everything. The background is Kraft card and the other papers are BG Porcelain. I didn't have many American Craft alphas left so wow was one of the words i came up with. These are the new Heidi Swapp papers they come in all kind of designs, they are white with patterns and then you can ink, paint whatever you like, a bit like a resist technique. I inked mine with 3 different colours and am really happy with the result. The colouring nearly matches the Porcelain papers. This is a really simple LO as my children and husband are well aware that they must bring me all types of stuff from an event so that I can incorporate it in my scrapping. I love doing this, about 25 years ago Jenni and I went to Hong Kong, I still have all of the shopping receipts and travel tickets. It's so interesting to look back on.

This is my rushed and very simple LO for the monthly challenge at TM's

Although its simple it still tells a storey that Joe will remember for the rest of his life.

Sorry that one seems a bit blurry (again) I cant wait for my new camera. Or else I have the SHAKES.

Well school starts tomorrow so that means I am back to work. :(

Have a good week everyone.

TTFN

2nd post for the day

I was inspired to do this album by Susan who made one similar and is currently on show at Tomorrow's Memories. Susan also gave me the transparencies to use. Thanks :) I just love this little album it is from Kaisercraft and it didn't take long to make.

There is a page missing b/c it wouldn't let me download them all. And if you look closely I have added some transparency pages (the first time i have ever done this). They are so easy and i thought that they would be hard to use.

The paper, flower on the front and the bling are from Prima. The papers are just gorgeous and the line is called "flirty Little Secret"

Don't look to closely at my 80's hairstyle on this one! I love this photo of me and my mum (the one where i am in bathers)

I cant wait until mothers day so i will give it to my mum this week plus we are having lunch at our house for mothers day and my mother in law will be there and I haven't made her one, maybe I should get Andrew to work on one.

Honestly this was really simple & quite inexpensive to make and I know that mum will love it.
PS I have just worked out how to put a link up if you didnt notice so it will be like my new toy and I will be using it a lot so sorry... Thanks Jen

:) :) :)

A Good Cause

Tomorrows Memories are putting together a collage of words to raise money for the cancer foundation. You are given this little chipboard rectangle with some paper and all you have to do is put a word on it and decorate it any way you like. Here is my sample. Very simple, it only costs $2.00 (i think cant remember) but not much anyway so if you get time give it a go.
You do have to be completed by Thursday of this week. For more inspiration have a look at Susans blog.


Joe's FESA Cadet unit was given the opportunity to march in the ANZAC day parade in the city this year. What an honour it was for them. Seeing my dad couldn't march this year it was a double honour for Joe.


I stayed home and watched the march on the ABC and made about 80 ANZAC biscuits. (Sorry blurry photo again) All ready to eat when they got back.

I have been working on another mini album that is nearly finished and was so easy hopefully I will get it finished and have it on my blog later today. So watch this space.

xx

Handbag Tidy

When I saw this handbag tidy advertised in one of the Kaisercraft workshops I just knew that I had to do one for my friend Jenni. Jenni always makes her own handbags so I thought that her sewing room might need a little place to put her pens and scissors etc.

My DH liked it so much that he has requested one for our house "to replace that horrid black thing that we use now".
Other than that I have been experimenting with stamping techniques that are on the Hero Arts blog and I made two more pot holders today although one was that bad that if i was in year 8 doing Clothing & Fabric (that's what it was called when I was at school) I would have failed. Boy it was bad. AND with that I packed the sewing machine away and maybe it might come out next holidays.

On another note Tomorrows Memories (where I do all of my scrapbook shopping) is turning 5 next month and they are having a RED CARPET scrap to celebrate. Jenni http://mummydaughtertime.blogspot.com/ is making my outfit so I went and had a fitting on Monday its all coming along very nicely.

Well that's all for tonight. Hope you are all well.

Linda