TSQ Giveaway

THE STAMPING QUEEN has a giveaway in her blog HERE, a beautiful set of stamps, & all you have to do to is to leave a comment there & link back to your own blog...

Happy Mail Day

Yesterday was a very happy mail day for me. Not only did I receive the puzzle pieces I`ve been waiting for from MARIE for THIS swap, but I also took delivery of my prize pack from INKURABLE STAMPERS (a gorgeous UM stamp, an Archival ink pad & a set of slide mailers from CRAFTY INDIVIDUALS) as well as a lovely & very generous RAK from SARAH (just for participating in every challenge since the blog came to be, time flies when you`re having fun, hey!) & one of her beautiful "Thank You" cards.

Here`s my prize pack:

& here`s the RAK from Sarah (thank you so much)

& here`s her beautiful card, it`s hard to see in the scan, but each flower has a little bit of bling...

Next up is the gorgeous swap (sorry about the dodgy photo, I added the 20 cent coin for size reference)

I want to get started on those puzzle pieces asap as there are 10 pieces to alter...but I wanted to show you just how gorgeous the whole thing is, can`t wait to see it all finished...& How cute are those tiny little lady-bugs?????

So there you have it, that should keep me busy for a while LOL, so if I don`t post for a few weeks you`ll know it`s because I`m too busy playing LOL. Thanks for visiting (& for commenting, if you do so) B4N :)

My Adventure...

Two posts in one day!!! Don`t fall off your chairs LOL, this one is just a quickie :)

Here`s the ATC I was working on before...& see that beautiful girl, I got the image in a swap I did with CUCHY, thanks Cuchy, I just LOVE that stamp, I`ll be looking for HER at the PICTURE to PAGE (P2P) show in May... You`ll notice I had to "clip" her wings & change her hat so she could fit onto the ATC blank. I was going to cut her legs, but I just couldn`t bring myself to do it, so I cut off her original hat & made her a smaller cb crown instead... She is the very first ATC for the alphabet challenge over at SANDIE`s blog, I hope she likes it...

M.I.A.

I`ve had a couple of sickly weeks, nothing major, but just sick enough to make me feel blah!!! Got some swaps finished (but forgot to scan LOL) & there`s my LO for week # 10 of the 45 WEEK CHALLENGE over at SBT50, & I got a chance to do this month`s theme over at INKURABLE STAMPERS...

For week # 10 the challenge was to use only the colours pink,lilac,white & purple, as well as to use some swirls/flourishes... Now, I`m not a big fan of pink, but the other colours were not so tough, & I like the way it turned out...

This next project has been in my idea file for a while now...I found this cute little house-shaped box in an charity shop, a bargain for 50 cents, but I didn`t like the colours, so this month`s theme of black, white & orange over at INKURABLE STAMPERS was a perfect excuse to get my fingers dirty LOL.

Firstly, I lightly sanded it, then I painted the inside using MM acrylic paint (Eat Your Carrots) & the outside I covered with black MM paint(Asphalt) I then used various stamp images (DRD lace & script, Cherry Pie bricks & face, AL flourish, Non Sequitor clockface, Victoria`s Secret alphabet, Stampotique girl, MyStamps face, & a set of alphas from Studio Astarte) & white EP. I then painted some old book pages, tearing them & sticking them in place, & used 3 different leaf punches (Carl) & some cs painted with Twinks H2O ( a combination of Ginger Peach & Cinnamon Brown). The arched door is from Collections, & the "inside door has been put through the CB with an embossing folder. (& My DH kindly put in 20 cents to start off my fund for the coming P2P show LOL) I think it`s the first time I`ve used that colour combination, & I think it looks great :)

I`m just working on an ATC for SANDIE`s blog, a weekly challenge where you get to create anything you choose, be it a card, ATC, LO etc, using the set letter, it sounds easy enough, so I hope I get the time to join in LOL...If I get it finished in time, I`ll be back to share.

I hope you`ve had a great weekend, I as always I thank you for stopping by, I hope you`ll come back soon to visit again...in the meantime, go forth & create something :)

SBT50 Week-Long CC

Have a look HERE for all the details... SBT50 is going through a big revamp ATM, check out all the new competitions!!!

Blog Candy...

There`s some yummy blog candy being given away HERE , & to be in with a chance to win you must add the link to a post in your blog as well as add the photo to the sidebar (That will take me a bit of doing LOL) but in the meantime visit THE ARTISTIC STAMPER & have a look around :) I hope you`ve had a good Easter, & have not overindulged on chocolates :D

Have A Look...

Marie & Co have opened a beautiful cafe in the heart of Warragul, & you can have a look HERE, enjoy. Don`t you just love the concept? Inspiration all around, the cafe not only houses some very delicious-looking cakes, muffins etc, but there`s an assortment of art hanging on the colourful walls, & what`s more, there`s a SCRAPBOOKING store right there as well!!! Talk about being spoilt for choice, coffee & cake OR craft, coffee & cake OR craft, hmmm...now you can do BOTH LOL. I`ll come & visit soon Marie, & you better save me a piece of that yummy-looking cheesecake : ) Congratulations to you & yours on your new venture :)

On another note, I have come across this very informative blog, but b4 you visit, make sure you get a snack for yourself, as I can guarantee you`ll be there for quite a while...ENJOY