Bubbles

Hi everyone, Happy New Year,

Is it wrong that instead of a New Years evening out I am at home crafting and watching a girlie movie? Tonight I made another card with a super cute Pollycraft image. They are so great to work with, so glad I got them when I did.

Anyway here she is;

Pollycraft image

Coloured with Promarkers

DCWV Kiddlet Stack

Couture Creations Circle Dies

Marianne Flower Dies

Bosscut Flower Dies

Crystal Stickle

Today's card was again inspired by the Graph it markers challenge to try a new colour. I tried the red combo and I also played with the blue combo. The design is based on sketch #158 from Sunday Sketch and Stamp.

I am entering the following challenges;

Graph It Markers - Happy New Colour

Sunday Sketch and Stamp - using Sketch #158

Desert Island Crafts Challenge - using 2. Die Cuts, 3. 2 or more papers, 4. Ribbon and 7. Flowers

Passion for Promarkers - include a sentiment

Crafty Little Fairies - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Pick of the Year (Child's Play) 

I hope 2014 is a wonderful year for you all.

Cheers Nic

Dinomite

Hello and how are you?

We all had a quiet day today. I finally got to do some tidying in the craft room so I can now see white space on my desktop. Whoops it was a bit out of hand with the Christmas rush. I fit in some crafty time at the end as a reward so I finished off this little guy. He is adorable!

Here he is;

Pollycraft image

DCWV Kidosaurus papers

Coloured with Finecolour and Promarkers

Crystal Stickles

The green colouring is not my usual but I quite like it. I was inspired by Graph it markers challenge to try a new colour. The layout was inspired by the Mojo Monday Sketch 325. I think it worked out well. What do you think?

I am entering the following challenges;

Graph it Markers - Wk 27 Happy New Colour

Mojo Monday - Sketch 325

Crafty Little Fairies - Anything Goes

I hope you like this cutie.

Cheers Nic

Bicycle

Hi,

I hope you are relaxed after your Christmas break.  I had a lovely couple of day's off but I'm back to work tomorrow.  I wanted to get some crafting in today but I got distracted by new lego to build.  Still fun though.  I did manage a little time when the kids went to bed.  I am trying to do a bit of CAS, I find it tricky but challenging.

Here is today's effort;

I have used a Hot Off The Press stamp and an Echo Park scrap with Bazzil Swiss Dots card stock.

I am entering this card in the following challenges;

Less is More using wk 133 - Round and Round

Stay safe

Nic

Geisha Kaylee

Hi again,

I won a beautiful stamp set from the very generous Kristy at Some Odd Girl Stamps a little while ago. I got so into Christmas cards that she sat there patiently waiting for me.  Finally I got to use her and oh how fun she was. I actually managed to use every piece of the set.

So here she is;

Geisha Kaylee Stamp Set by Some Odd Girl

Echo Park Love Story paper

Coloured with Finecolour and Promarkers

Crystal Stickles

White Embossing Powder

Versamark Ink

I am pleased with how the embossed background turned out and I love the simplicity of it, I tried to flower it up but it just wouldn't let me.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges;

Some Odd Girl December Challenge - Create a Background 

Penny's Challenge - Favourite Technique/Colour (I chose wet embossing and red)

Graph It Markers - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Little Fairies - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Holidays everyone,

Cheers Nic.

Teacher's Gifts

Hi there,

This week has been a busy one. It was the last week of the school year so a lot happened.  First up my daughter received the 'Endeavor' award for her class at the Book Prize Assembly. It was meant to be a secret but she guessed when she saw Dad walk in to the assembly. Super proud!
For the rest of the week I was busy at work or after school activities but I did manage to fit in some crafting.  I made the kids teachers nice 'have a break' gifts.  I thought I would post them just in case anyone was interested.
Here they are;

I hope you like them, I thought they were pretty cute.  The images are by Pollycraft and the papers are Echo Park scraps.  I have gold embossed 'THANKS' on them if you can't quite see.

I have got to get back to Christmas prep now, I hope yours is going well.

Nic.

Skater

Hi again,

The heat kept us in most of the day so I got some crafting done, yay! The kids have a Birthday party tomorrow for a family friend so I whipped this up for him. I didn't feel like a card so I made a cute tag instead.

Here it is;

Pollycraft image

Coloured with Promarkers

Echo Park Scoot papers

Couture Creations Nesting Dies

Quikcutz Star Dies

I am entering this tag in the following challenge;

Love to Scrap Challenge #19 Let's Get In Shape

I hope you like this cutie.

Nic

Grow

Hi everyone,

Yay it's the weekend. It's going to be so hot this weekend 39-40.C for the whole weekend and into next week. Summer has hit with a bang. I had better stay inside and craft :).

Today's card is a simple design as this image is so pretty, she doesn't need much else with her.

Here she is;

Image is Grow by Saturated Canary

Coloured with Promarkers

Echo Park Love Story papers

American Crafts Knock Outs Edger Punch

I am entering this card in the following challenges;

Penny's Challenge Feminine with a Sentiment

Crafting From The Heart Anything Goes

Sister Act Anything Goes

Graph It Anything Goes

Passion for Promarkers  Include a Sentiment 

Thanks for dropping by, I hope you like her.

Nic

Merry Christmas

Hi there,

I had a long day at work today, but I needed to craft. I went with a CAS card today to keep up with my Christmas makes. I went with a traditional red and gold design using gold embossing and simple dry embossing, with a bow to top it off.

Here it is;

I am entering this card in the Less is More metal + 1 colour challenge.

I hope you like it.

Nic

Xmas Elf

Hi everyone,

I managed another Xmas make today. I've gone for a different image today.  I needed a bit of a change and this cute guy shouted pick me please!

Here he is;

Image is by Pollycraft

American Crafts Merrymint papers

Coloured with Finecolour and Promarkers

Docrafts Sentiment

Mpress Nesting Die

Charm is a magazine freebie

Creative Expressions Bakers Twine

Platinum and Crystal Stickles

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges;

Penny's Challenge Tic Tac Toe (pearls,glitter and charm)

Mojo Monday 323

Crafty Little Fairies Candy Stripes

Sister Act Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas Xmas

Crafting From The Heart Anything Goes

Ribbon Girl Xmas

I hope you like him, thanks for visiting.

Nic

Kite flying

Hi folks, how are you?

I felt like a bit of a change from my Christmas makes so I went for a vintage style. This stamp is a Cardmaking and Papercraft freebie that have been sitting on my desk just waiting for a play. Vintage is a bit tricky for me but this stamp just cried out for it and the papers which have also been sitting waiting to be used seemed to match beautifully.

Here she is;

Holly Hobbie stamp

Kaisercraft Remember me papers and sentiment

Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

Spellbinders Butterfly Circle Nesting Die

Cre8tive Crochet Lace

Diamond Stickles

I wish to enter my card in the following challenges;

Graph It Vintage Polka Dots

Friday Sketch Challenge 

Desert Island Crafts Challenge using numbers 5 lace, 6 distress it 7 polka dots and 10 add a bow.

Sister Act Card Challenge Anything Goes

I hope you like it.

Cheers Nic

Gold

Hello there,

Today's card is a combination of a few challenges. I love when I can do that, it makes the decisions so much easier. I have gone for a Clean and Simple design of only gold and white and I managed to get a Christmas card done at the same time. Win, win.

Here it is;

I have used a sketch from Sketch Saturday. The smaller panels are stamps from a magazine freebie that I have stamped and gold embossed. The embossing folder used is from Couture Creations. Then it was just topped off with some simple gem strips. I hope you like this simple but shimmery design.

The challenges I am entering are;

Sketch Saturday Week #287

Daring Cardmakers Going for Gold

Less is More Sparkle

Crafty Cardmakers #105 Clean and Simple

Cheers Nic.

Traditional Christmas

Hi again, I hope your day is as lovely as mine is,

Elf Kaylee has hit my crafting desk again. This time she is traditional with the red, green and gold. She is still so super cute, can't get enough of her. I think it's the hair that I love, oh and the stripes. Love the stripes, so many possibilities.

Enough rambling, here she is;

Image is Elf Kaylee by Some Odd Girl

American Crafts Merrymint papers

Coloured with Finecolour and Promarkers

Docrafts sentiment

Gold embossing powder

Colorbox cats eye ink

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges;

Mojo Monday 322 contest

Crafty Little Fairies Traditional Christmas

Crafting From The Heart Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Anything Goes/CAS

Happy crafting everyone,

Cheers Nic.

Fun

Hi there,

Just a quickie to show you my latest card. I love this image and so right for the Aussie sun. I will give it to another sister in law for her coming birthday as she loves the beach and the sun.

Here she is;

Saturated Canary image

Coloured with Finecolour and Promarkers

Echo Park Splash papers

Colour Box cats eye ink

Bosscut frame die

This card worried me for a while as I was trying to combine a few things but I think it came up well in the end. Thanks for dropping by.

I wish to enter the following challenges;

Penny's Challenge #155 Frame a Female

Saturated Canary Distressed

Sister Act Card Challenge Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart #1 Anything Goes

Cheers Nic

Cricket

Hi there,

Today I have a card I made for my brothers birthday. I have used the cricket player stamp from Lili of the Valley as he has always played cricket, however part way through making it I realised that now that he is a Dad he doesn't really have the time. I hope it is not rubbing salt into a wound. Oh we'll I'm sure he will love it.

Here he is;

Image by Lili of the Valley

Echo Park Scoot papers

Coloured with Promarkers

Bosscut Flourish and Happy Dies

Marianne Bird Die

Mpress Nesting Die

Stickles Crystal

I have gone with an easel fold card as I wanted him to look like he was standing ready to bat. I hope you like him.

I am entering this card in the following challenges;

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog #18 Boyz Rule Challenge

Sister Act Card Challenge.

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #1

Have a great weekend

Cheers Nic

White

Hi everyone,

Today I got another Christmas card done. Ribbon Girl had a white challenge going on so I decided to use it for another Christmas make. It was a quick and simple card but I used some techniques I have been neglecting. I forgot how much fun embossing is, both wet and dry. Simple but effective.

Here is my card;

I wish to enter this card in the Ribbon Girl White Challenge and Penny's Challenge no. 154 Anything Goes.

I hope you like it, thanks for the visit.

Cheers Nic.

Elf Kaylee Double

Hello again,

I got a little bit more of my Christmas Crafting done today thanks to some challenges.  They really get me crafting.  I have definitely gotten the challenge bug, I love them.

Today I am using Elf Kaylee again, she is so striking, I love her.  I will be using her a lot this Christmas.  She is so easy to use and so spunky.  I have also included a matching box which I am sure I can use this Chrissy.

Here are my two projects for today;

Image is Elf Kaylee by Some Odd Girl

Papers are American Crafts Merrymint Collection

Lady Bug Ink Sentiment

Coloured with Promarkers and Finecolour Markers

Bosscut Tree Die

 

Lifestyle Crafts Box Die

American Crafts Merrymint papers

Memory Box Flower Die

 

I would like to enter the two projects in the Daring Card Makers Funky Christmas Challenge.

I would like to enter the card in the Some Odd Girl Speech Bubble Challenge, the Sister Act Anything Goes Challenge and the Graph It Markers Challenge Anything Goes.

 

Thanks for dropping by, I do hope you like them.

Cheers Nic

 

Springtime

Hi folks, what a lovely day.

I had a great weekend. I won a challenge, it was a random draw but I don't care, I'm totally stoked. Then I played in a Volleyball comp for our centre and we finished 2nd which meant we got a small cash prize. Good feelings all around.

Today's card uses a pretty Saturated Canary image called The Seasons, Springtime and the layout is based on the current Saturated Canary Sketch Challenge.

Here it is;

Saturated Canary Springtime image

Papers are Echo Park Sweet Day

Coloured with Promarkers

Bosscut Doily Die

Flowers and stamens from Aliexpress

Diamond Stickles

I am entering this card in the following challenges;

Saturated Canary Challenge #56 Follow the Sketch

Sister Act Anything Goes

Graph It Markers Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting, I hope you like my card.

Cheers Nic

LOTV Sparkle

Hi how are you,

It's very hot today so I am just chill'n on the couch after a long day at work, watching a movie.
Today's post is of a card for my sister in law (a different one from before) using a Lili of the Valley stamp. I added plenty of sparkle to her, not the best photo though, sorry. All the flowers have Stickles on them as well as her hat and clothes. I love sparkle but I do think that too much can wreck the creation. I hope there is enough for you.  She has also been paper pieced onto the swing to 3d her a bit.

Here she is;

LOTV image and sentiment

Echo Park Spring papers

Coloured with Promarkers

Bosskut flower die

Crealies flourish die

The photo really does not give it justice, the sparkles don't stand out as well as I would have liked and she doesn't quite pop off the page like she did on my desk so the paper piecing does not show up as well as I would have liked. I hope you like it anyway.

I wish to enter this card in the Ribbon Girl Lovely Lili Challenge.

Cheers Nic

Thank you so much

Hi again.

Yay me, I managed two posts today. I really wanted to get this card done and entered in some challenges while I still had some creative juices flowing. This card was made for my daughters teacher as it is nearly the end of the school year. She is such a wonderful teacher and was just what Jas needed. I wanted this to be special as she really deserves it.

Here it is;

Tiddly Inks Schoolgirl image

Echo Park For the Record 2 papers

Flowers and stamens from Aliexpress

Coloured with Promarkers and Finecolour markers

American Craft Knock Outs Edger Punch

Cheery Lynn Butterfly die

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges;

Tiddly Inks - Anything Goes

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Daring Card Makers - not Christmas or Birthday

Love to Scrap - Anything Goes

I hope you like it.

Cheers Nic

Hoot of a Birthday

Hi there,

Today's post is for the Desert Island Crafts Challenge. I love how they have an itinerary to follow. This particular one was quite challenging at first but then at the last minute I had a brain rush and I managed to whip up this tag. This is my first proper tag I have made and it was a 'hoot' to make.

I also want to team my tag up with the Crafty Cardmakers Paper Piecing Challenge. They also post great challenges that make you try new things.

Here it is;

Stamp, magazine freebie

Quick cuts star die

Platinum Stickles

Spellbinder Blossom Nesties

Echo Park Dots and Stripes Christmas Paper

I am entering this tag into DICC #65 and I have used no.3 owl, no.4 tree ( a branch of one), no.5 stars, no.6 don't be square and no.7 sparkle.

I also wish to enter my tag in the CraftyCardmakers Paper Piecing Challenge #104. I have paper pieced the wings, part of the body, the nose and the eyelids. 

Thanks for dropping by, I hope you like it.

Cheers Nic

Elf Kaylee, blue style

Hi everyone,

I am so glad the working week is over. I was lucky enough to have a short day today so after school pick up I got to do some crafting, yay!  Today's card is using the super cute and versatile 'Elf Kaylee' from Some Odd Girl. I will be using her a lot this Christmas Season as I find it difficult to get Christmas images that aren't wintery. Whilst I love the wintery images they don't really suit the hot Christmas of Australia, so when I find an image suitable for an Aussie Christmas I use it as much as I can.

Well here she is;

 

Image is Elf Kaylee by SOG

Coloured with Promarkers

American Crafts Knock Out Edger Punch

Quick Cuts Gingerbread Dies

Papers are Echo Park Dots and Stripes Christmas

Baby Blue and Diamond Stickles

 

These colours aren't really traditional Christmas colours (I did use a Christmas paper pad though) but I really love using alternative Christmas colours to keep my cards modern looking. I hope you like the colour combo I used. It is from the November Colour Combination Challenge at Daring Card Makers. I am entering this card in their challenge, I hope you like it.

 

Cheers Nic

'Alter It'

Hi lovely people,

When I saw the latest challenge from Saturated Canary I was excited but I wasn't sure what I could do. Then I got a sample shampoo set in the mail and the idea hit. I decided to alter the little box so my daughter could have a place to put her earrings. We keep misplacing them, so it will be helpful for me too. She loves Saturated Canary images and she gets so excited when she looks at the flowers etc in my craft room, so this should go down well.

Here is my project;

The image is 'Canary Love' by Saturated Canary

Coloured with Promarkers

Papers and epoxy sticker are from Kathy Davis

Happiness Collection

Flowers and stamens from Aliexpress 

Bling trim from stash

I am entering this card in the 'Alter It' Challenge at saturatedcanarychallenge.blogspot.com, I hope you like it.

Cheers Nic

'Lovely'

Hi everyone,

I hope you are having a lovely day/week. Today I would like to show a card I made for my sister in-law. I thought this 'Lovely' stamp from Saturated Canary was so her and that was exactly what she said when she received it. I was totally satisfied with the response.

Here she is;

Image is Lovely by Saturated Canary

Papers are Echo Park Love Story

Markers used are Promarkers and Finecolour

Butterfly Die by Cheery Lynn

Flourish Die by Cuttlebug

Flowers from Aliexpress 

I am pretty pleased with how this card came up, I hope you like it too.

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges;

Whimsy Stamps Challenge #65 Anything Goes 

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog Anything Goes

Graphit Markers Challenge Wk 19 Tic Tack Toe/Anything Goes (black hair, stripes and pink hair)

The Ribbon Girl 'Stripes'

Sister Act Card Challenge 'Anything Goes'

Cheers Nic

'Jack and Bobbin Snoozing'

Hi folks,

Today I would like to share with you a card I made for my father in laws birthday. Male cards as you know can be quite difficult, but I actually found this one to be quite enjoyable. This image was fun to work with and the papers gave it an outdoorsy feel which suits the recipient.

Here it is;

The image is 'Jack and Bobbin Snoozing' 

fromWhimsy Stamps by Elizabeth Bell

The papers are from The Green Stack by DCWV

Markers used are Promarkers

Sentiment is from Lili of the Valley

Flowers from Aliexpress

Paper clip and Washi from stash

Embossing Folder by Darice

I am entering this card in the Whimsy Stamps Challenge #65. You can find the challenge here at

whimsyinspires.blogspot.com. I hope you like it.

Cheers Nic

'Blue Day'

Hi again,

This is my second post for the afternoon, yes I am pretty pleased with myself as I made both cards today. I am super happy today as the weather is fab, I got loads of washing done and I got to craft for a few hours this afternoon. Big smiles all round!

Here is my card for this post. I have called it 'Blue Day' as I made it as a cheer up a friend kind of card.  I have made this for the 'Play Some Blues' Challenge #16 at lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com.

Image is Sweet Oklahoma from Saturated Canary 

sarurated-canary.myshopify.com

Papers are from The Juniper Berry Stack by DCWV

Broken China Distress Ink

Markers used are Promarkers

Flowers and stamens from Aliexpress 

Baby blue Stickles

My favourite colour is blue so this was a joy to make. I hope you like it.

Cheers Nic

Alternative Christmas Colours

Hi there,

Today's card is the first Christmas card I have actually put together for this year. I have coloured up plenty of images but I haven't gotten into gear to start to make them. So I would like to thank the Graph It Markers Challenge for getting me going. I am entering this card in the 'Alternative Christmas Colours' Challenge. I was experimenting with two new sets of promarkers when I coloured this gorgeous SOG Elf so it fit perfectly with the theme.

Here she is;

The image is Elf Kaylee from Some Odd Girl

Coloured with Promarkers

Dies are Bosscut

Nesting Die by Mpress

Edge punch by American Crafts

Flowers and stamen from Aliexpress

Paper from The Juniper Berry Stack, DCWV

Ribbon from stash

So there she is my entry to the graphitmarkers.blogspot.com 'Alternative Christmas Colours' Challenge. I hope you like it.

Cheers Nic

'Bicycle Kaylee'

Hi again,

Wow I'm on a roll, two posts in two days. Well it is also that I really wanted to get into some challenges and of course I procrastinated and now I'm entering just as it is closing.

Today I am entering the Totally awesome Ombre Challenge at Some Odd Girl. I sooo love Some Odd Girl stamps, I would almost say I'm addicted. I was very lucky to win a set of SOG stamps so I am waiting patiently for them to arrive, shame I live so far away.

Here is my card for the challenge.

This is Bicycle Kaylee by SOG

Papers are Echo Park For the Record 2 Collection

Markers used are Promarkers

Ombre ink by Color Box

Spellbinders Blossom Nesties

Thanks for popping by, it's so late so I had better go to bed, got a busy day at work tomorrow.

Have a great week!

Cheers Nic

 someoddgirlblog.com

'Spell on Ya'

Hi there,

This is my first time I am entering a card making challenge.  I am a little nervous but I shouldn't be as the winners are chosen at random.  I guess it's just that this is the first time I have put my cards out there in public.  My family love them and well I guess I am pretty proud of my creations but I have seen some of the cards out there in blogland that are so amazing, I can't live up to those but I am happy trying.

So here is my card.  This is my Halloween style card, although we don't celebrate Halloween here in Oz too much it was fun and it got me in the spooky mood.

 The cute witch is 'Spell on Ya'

 by Tiddly Inks

Markers used are Finecolour

The papers used are Echo Park

Sentiment by Lili of the Valley

Star flourish die cut by Nellie Snellen

I wish to enter this card in;

Tiddly Inks 'Creepy Cute' Challenge. 

Desert Islands Crafters Challenge.  I have used 8/10 items from the itinerary.  They are 1. Witch 4. Stripes 5. Sentiment on Front 6. Use lots of Black 7. Glitter & Sparkle 8. 2 Ribbons 9. Kraft Card 10. Die Cuts.

Daring Card Makers Spooky Birthday Challenge 

As this is my first time entering a challenge if I have missed anything or you have some tips please let me know.  I hope you like it.

Cheers Nic
desertislandcraftschallenge.blogspot.com/
tiddlyinkschallenge.blogspot.com/
daringcardmakers.blogspot.com

My very first post!

This blog is purely for my benefit to share some of my card creations and to try and enter some challenges.  I am definitely still learning about blogging and also my card making but I am having fun doing it. 
Well that is it for now as this was just a test and my kiddies are bugging me for a bike ride to the park. Bye Bye