First Go

Thought it was time to colour up some of my new hanglar images that I bought on ebay and also have a go with my prisma pencils on Kraft paper.
 I mucked up the background I was doing so I chopped it all off! LOL!   So, this is my first official attempt at prisma colouring, I think I might just have to have another go! The paper is BG Capella, the leafy thing is a Marianne Die and flowers are from Wild Orchid. The sentiment is from Bizzy Becs.

I'm entering this in the Lovely hAnglar Only challenge- Anything goes!

and Totally Gorjuss- As you like it

 Stamping for the weekend - Getting warmed up

Emboss it!

This week at Southern Girls we want to see some dry embossing! So whip out your cuttlebugs etc and get embossing!

  We are being sponsored by Digital Delights and Scrapbook Dreams. The image I have used and coloured with copics is "Little Dumpling in Pram" from Digital Delights.
 The paper is Basic Gray Oliver, I've used SU card stock, a cuttlebug embossing folder , bakers twine and button from my stash and the sentiment is from Whimsy...I think!
 Now head on over to see the other delights from my teamies at Southern Girls!

I'm entering this in My Time to Craft - Embossing

Vintage

The challenge this week at Make it Colourful is Vintage Photo- Monochrome, B & W or Sepia . Well, this card turned out to be harder than I thought, but mainly because I overdid the background I think!  Too much going on behind the characters. Anyway, by the time I'd put it together, I wasn't going to start all over again! Arrrgghhh!

  I've used Old Oak Tree and Garden Picket Fence (twice!) from  Make it Crafty and  the characters are Lilith & Luca from Tickled Pink . The copics I have used are the warm greys WO, W1, W2, W4, W6, W9 and over it all E50 to add more warmth.
The paper is Kaisercraft, I've used a Tim Holtz embossing folder behind the image , the sentiment is from Bizzy Becs. There's a cuttlebug corner swirl, flower & lace & locket  from my stash, and the heart I cut on my silhouette and used several coats of embossing powder on it! Love it!

Right, now head on over to Make it Colouful to see what the  Colour Addicts have been up to!

Canine ballet!

Yes, I know, I've been a slack blogger the last two weeks, work has been ruling my life. Anyway, that is almost over  and I'll be back to normal next week.

I have to share a photo or two of the boys Brodie & his best mate Solly playing. They have such a great life, I wanna be one of my dogs! LOL! Janie ( Solly's mum)  took these photos while they were romping in her backyard. This first one cracks me up, talk about synchronized! Its a new doggie dance!

 Ya put ya left paw in , ya put ya left paw out......

I gonna slobber all over you! 

What ya say? Didn't quite catch that!

Woohoo! First Challenge

Yippee! Its finally the first challenge for Make it Colourful! We want you to use either warm or cold colours. That was a no-brainer for me, I find warm colours more my thing. 

I've been waiting nervously for this moment, I'm playing with the big guns here and have been dying to see what everyone has created.

I've used a Hanglaar image that was sent to me and I had a wee bit of trouble with the copics bleeding so please don't look too closely! LOL!  

The background image is from Make it Crafty and its called Daffodil Dell and you can purchase it here. 

My clouds I did with copics, following  guidelines  from the amazing Annika's blog. I think I need more practice !  Annika  has a tutorial at this link .

The paper is K & Co, flowers from my stash and the green fuzzy swirl is one I cut out with my silhoutte cutter ( I love this toy!!!!) , inked with various  distress inks, covered in flowersoft, then sprayed with glimmermist.  I really like the grassy texture of it ! The button is from my stash, and I bought some bakers twine cos everyone seems to have it at the moment! 

Right, now hop on over to the challenge blog and check out the ab fab creations my talented teamies have produced! 

Toys! I love them!

OMG I have a new toy and I'm having so much fun!  Its a digital negative scanner and I have hundreds of negatives of my fathers , taken in the  sixties, some of which have never been printed except onto a proof sheet. Ok, they are getting a bit damaged after all this time but I thought it was time to do something permanent and save what I could. This little wee scanner converts the negatives to digital photos! Check these out!

 My eldest brother Brian

 Mum & Dad ( love the shorts)

Alec & I at the Wairoa river

I have a zillion more to work through now......!!!!

Hidden Candy Winner

The Make it Crafty blog hop winners have been picked and there was an extra prize hidden in my posting. The winner of my blog prize gets to pick an image from the release!

My winner is Julye 

at http://julyebs.blogspot.com/ 

Congrats Julye, you need to contact me with your email address & Zoe will be in touch for your prize.

Veeerrrry late birthday!

OK, I know I'm disorganised but I've just finished my birthday present to the MIL....birthday was in July!!!!!!!!! She wanted a tissue box cover, I just couldn't decide on the paper to use  !

She's on her way to stay with us at this very moment so there's no danger of her seeing this post!  hehehe!
Paper is SU, flowers are a mixture from my stash and the swirl ( not sure where its from!) I have coated in Tim Holtz crackle paint. The ribbons are also from my stash .. Hope she likes it after all this time!  Naughty me!

Anything goes

This week at Southern Girls we're having an " anything goes " challenge. Prizes will be from Deb's Creations and from Lou & Tracy .

  Deb from Deb's Creations has supplied the DT with one of her Emerald Faeries to play with for this challenge. I've used Ally & Beeble, I love this image! I've coloured with copics and stickled the wings.
 I've used prima paper, lace & ribbon from Wild Orchid, flowers and charm from Make it Crafty ( thanks Zoe!)  , the friendship sentiment is from Catslife Press, and the Precious ticket tag is from Bearly Mine.
I'm entering this in Moving along with the times- Anything goes but NO christmas cards!

I'm a colour Addict!!!!

Wooohooo!  I've been asked by the amazingly wonderful Zoe of Make it Crafty, to join her fabulously talented design team!  Did I say yes? Well actually, I gulped and said " you sure?" or something like it! hehehe!  I've been playing with Zoe's images for a while now and I adore them, so versatile, and the background images can be used for SOOOOOOO many things! So of course I had to say yes please!

  Now keep an eye on the new challenge blog  Make it Colourful, we'll be starting sometime in the new year with some fun challenges for you and some awesomely fantastic creations from the talented DT...and me! LOL!

  We all had to provide a pic of ourselves as kids and I couldn't decide which of the following to use but went with the dog theme in the end! OF COURSE! Check out that supercool Bedford van in the colour pic..we all ( 5 kids)  used to pile in the back with the old lab Pete and trundle off down the road and it must've looked hilarious when Dad would screech to a holt, the back doors would fly open and we'd tumble out. Yep, Pete had gas problems! !! That dog could clear a room in seconds! ROTFLMAO!

Happy Birthday Old Tart!

My old girl Abbie is a grand 13 years old ( well yesterday was the birthday  but I was working and decided to treat them all today instead!) . She's deaf, a bit stiff in her hips and likes to bark at nothing but she's still got a spring in her trot. The highlight of her day is being lifted into the car for a drive out to the dog-training club so she can toddle around the green looking for dropped treats from the classes the night before! Then she sleeps most of the day , of course! Hehehe!

   Happy Birthday baby girl!   And no, she isn't stuck to the wall, blogger keeps turning the pic sideways!  Arrrgh!   Ohhh, figured out if you rotate it sideways it comes out the right way around! How ridiculous!

Last Chrissy Card- I hope

Thought I was organised but I was one card short, so thought I'd better quickly make one . I  decided to use this new image from Isabella's Sketchbook, that I bought a few weeks ago. The paper is new also, its Kaisercraft  Tis the Season and I love the colours .   OK, I've never seen a green santa before but maybe he has other outfits hidden in his wardrobe! Ha!
The swirl I cut from cardstock with my silhouette ( I plan on playing with that baby over the christmas break if I can find the time!)  and I painted it with Tim Holtz crackle paint. The gems are prima, ribbon and stick pin from my stash and the poinsettia flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
I'm entering this in Paper Sundaes - Cut it out!
 and Stampin for the Weekend - Christmas
     Papertake Weekly- anything goes

Hopping Time!

Hi Everyone,

I am very excited to be joining in with the Make it Crafty very first blog hop!
 You should have arrived here from Tracy's blog, if you haven't and need to start at the beginning which is Zoe's blog .
 Today we are revealing some absolutely gorgeous new images that you will be able to incorporate with all of your favourite characters. They have been designed for ‘Spring and Love’ so they are perfect for Valentine’s Day, Anniversaries, Weddings, Friendships and more.

You’ve been hopping away with lots of inspiration from ALL around the world.

PLUS most importantly, when you make it all the way to the end our big surprise will be revealed.

You're almost at the end now, one more hop to go but first check out my card...

I've used as my background the image Timber Top Ridge from Make it Crafty, and added Make it Crafty's Magical Sapphire to it, using Word . She sits in there perfectly!  

The fairy in front is one I've had for years and never even coloured up, not even sure what she is!

Paper and flowers are Prima, the swirl is a Marianne Die, leaves from a local florist and pearls added with a viva decor pearl pen. 

BLOG HOP DETAILS

How to win the big prizes

Along the way you need to look for puzzle pieces. They won’t be on every post so you need to keep an eye out for them. The puzzle pieces make up one of the NEW images. At the end of the hop there will be an email form where you can submit your answer. This is so that your answer is private.

All the correct answers will be placed into a draw in the order that they are received and random winners will be chosen.

Here is your LAST  puzzle Piece

      


Leave comments to win random prizes

There are SEVEN hidden prizes along the way that could be rubber or digital stamps so make sure you leave a comment as you hop to ensure you have a chance at winning additional prizes!

Extra Prize

Place our blog hop blinkie on your blog for more chances to win! Make sure you comment on every post as we will randomly select a commenter from a random post and if they have the blinkie on their blog they will win a choice of one rubber stamp and one digi stamp from the new collection.

Over $200 Worth of Prizes to be Won!!

1^st prize - Rubber Collection (Peaches of Plenty, Petals and Palings, Daffodil Dell, Ivy Swing)

2^nd prize - Whole Digital Collection (10 digital stamps)

3^rd Prize - Four digital Stamps from the collection

The hop will end Friday 24^th and the main winners will be announced Christmas Day!

Random winners will be announced at a later date.

Blog Hop Order (puzzle locations and prize locations)

.       Zoe

.       Angela

.       Annika

.       Barbara

.       Beccy

.       Carisa

.       Danielle

.       Irina

.   Lydia

.   Magali

.   Nina

.   Ruby

.   Sandy

.   Sheila

.   Tracy

.   Viv  - You are HERE! Now don't forget to go to 

  The  Last Stop - - finish here !!!!!!!

Thanks for hopping on by!

Xxoo 

Gotta love that face!

Its Pugly Santa time!   This glowering little dude is available from Digi's With Attitude! now!   I don't think he likes his Santa suit...hmm...my boys don't seem to mind playing Santa, maybe its a breed thing! LOL!
I decided he looked great in blue for a change, as I really wanted to use this Bo Bunny paper I've had sitting here begging to be used. I love these colours!  I used flowersoft on the fur bits, punched snowflakes, flowers from Wild Orchid and nesties for the frame.

Why don't you join in the challenge with us, the theme is Anything Christmas.
Sadly, this is my last post for Digi's With Attitude! challenges.  Its been a fun ride with some awesome images, but time to let someone else share the fun!  Thanks Cindy-Lynn for having me!!
     I'm entering this card in Karber Christmas- Christmas & a Digi
                                         Digital Tuesday - Sparking Christmas
                                      Sundays with Crissy - Christmas is coming
                                    

Now check out the Digi's With Attitude! store, the Tweens have hit town!  This is Winter Diva Tween.

Vintage Birdies

Ok, not the most obvious choice for a vintage card but I think it works! The challenge this week at Southern Girls is to create something vintage. Whimsy stamps is one of the sponsors this time around so I've used Meljens birdhouse and flowers for my card. Fairly simple, the paper is K & Co, the doily  and lace are from my stash and I've distressed edges and stickled everywhere and the flowers are covered in Rock Candy distress stickles  so they're really crunchy!

Our second sponsor for this challenge  is Mad 4 Markers.

Now head on over to the Southern Girls challenge blog and check out the other GORGEOUS creations from my teamies and join in our challenge! 

I'm entering this in Sugar Sweet paper Treats- Anything goes

Gingerloft- Distressing

Gingersnap- Vintage hues

Digi Doodle - Animals/ insects

Blog Hop Winner

My winner for the Digi's With Attitude! / Drunken Stampers combined blog hop is

Linda

 of http://cardchallengesandmore.blogspot.com/

Congratulations!  To get your prize please email Cindy-Lynn at dwacblog@live.com.

About time I finished this....

OK, I started this card weeks ago, planning on posting with our Southern Girls challenge but time just got away and it sat in pieces....            :(      . This cool Santa is from Make it Crafty and I love Zoe's images! I punched out the snowflakes and stickled them . I used a quickutz( I think!) die for the scroll and the ribbon is from my stash. The sentiment is SU as, is the cardstock. The paper is Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather.

I've just noticed Santa has a bleeding thumb! Well obviously I did this on purpose in sympathy for my DH who managed to chop the end off his finger at work last week! EEEK!   I must admit I thought he'd be more of a MALE patient and play on it but so far so good!

On the good front, Vinnie has had most of his teeth out and he's happy little old self again now he's got rid of them nasty painful stinky things! 

I'm entering this card in Sentimental Sundays- Let it snow, plus a sentiment 

Animals With Attitude!

Move over Gretchen, the animals are here for their chance in the spotlight!
I  chose to use Napoleon from Digi's With Attitude ! this week. He sure has some attitude! I've coloured him with copics and glossy accented his nose & eyes.

+

The paper is Apple Cider from Imaginisce, the flower is a Marianne die and the swirly bits are my very first play with my new Silhouette SD cutter!  Woohooo!  I love it!   Sentiment is computer generated.
Now whip on over to the Digi's With Attitude! Challenge and why not join in. The only requirement this week is that you use a digital image...how easy is that?!

Blog Hop time

Welcome to the very first Combined Design Team Office Party Blog Hop!

We all worked really hard this year and wanted to have some fun, so time for a truly unique Blog Hop!
Our theme is Office Party and oh what fun this will be! We Teamed up with Digi's with Attitude! / Drunken Stampers to give you a wonderful time.. with so many chances to win and so much inspiration to see your sure to have a good time!
All Prizes  have Attitude that much is for sure, see what you could win at the Digi's with Attitude! Store  Total Prizes worth a whopping $115.00!!!!   Who needs more??

Now to find out all the details... so you too can score!
As we're mingling at the office party (blog hopping) with the fabulous gals from Digi’s With Attitude! & Drunken’ Stampers be sure to leave comments along the way!! Each designer will draw from the comments left on their blog and one winner will receive the digi that was used on that designer's blog post as well as a $5 gift certificate to the Digi's With Attitude store! How cool is that???!
Be creative & Play along in the challenge For a chance to win a $20.00 gift certificate from each challenge blog !! Make a new card with Office Party as your theme or for someone at your Office! (Digi’s with Attitude! stamps are not required But The DWA December freebie is available for download from the Digi's With Attitude! Store. Post it on your blog and enter the link to your card on the The Digi's With Attitude! Challenge Blog or the Drunken Stampers Challenge Blog by Thursday, December 9th at 11:59pm EST
You can enter more than once with a new card but no duplicates, your post must be a new as of December 3, 2010... Non-eligible entries will be removed.
The Digi’s With Attitude! Challenge Blog  /  Drunken Stampers Challenge Blog will draw one winner each for a $20 Gift Certificate to the Digi's with Attitude! Store too!! All winners will be posted on December 13, 2010 . Winners from each designer’s blog will be posted on their blogs, the 2 main winners will be posted on the Digi’s With Attitude! Challenge Blog and Drunken Stampers Challenge blog respectively. So be sure to retrace your steps to see if you are a winner!

We hope to see you at the Office Party!

Below is a list of the designers in the hop in case you get lost along the way!

1) Drunken Stampers Challenge Blog -   <----   Add your challenge entry here!

2)Mari 

3) Peg - 
4) Viv -   You are here
5) Spike -  Next stop
6) Tracy J. - 
7) Cindy-Lynn -
8) Bettina 
9) Tazza 
10) Jeanette  
11) Linda
12) Jenny 
13) Louise
14) Tracy 
15) Juanita 
16) Tammylee 
17) Digis with Attitude Challenge Blog -  <---- Add your Challenge Entry Here too!!!

Other Important Links:

Digi's With Attitude! Challenge Guidelines

Digi's With Attitude! Honorable Mention & Best Card of The Month!

Digi's With Attitude! Current DT Call

Digi's With Attitude! Store

Here is my card for the Office Party....well, the morning after actually! Must've been a good night! LOL! Hope I didn't actually go to the party in my pyjamas!

This is Gretchen Hates mornings, available at Digi's With Attitude! store.  I've used some cosmo cricket paper, plain cardstock embossed with a Tim Holtz folder then chalked . My embellies are just pics printed off the internet , cut out then covered with glossy accents.

I'm entering this card in Craft Your days away- texture
 And Paper Cutz- Anything goes

Now hop on over to see Spike here !!!!

New challenge Blog

There's a new challenge blog on the block!  A Bi-weekly challenge with all kinds of craft being showcased and they're after a DT.   If you're looking to apply for the DT,  HERE is the link.