Christmas with Tilda

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I've had so much fun making my Christmas cards this

year and I really hope my family and friends love Tilda

as much as I do.

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At this time of year most of the challenge blogs are calling

for something Christmas, and our very own Roses on Paper

is no different. Our current challenge, which runs through

til the 13th December is to make an Altered Christmas Gift.

There is definately no shortage of ideas out there if you are

looking for some inspiration.

I've chosen two challenge blogs for my Christmas with Tilda

collection of cards.

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The first is Magnolia Down Under, who are calling for a

Magnolia themed Christmas Card, ok so I've definately

got that covered and my next choice is a fairly new blog

and another one from Australia (have to support my local

challenge blogs) Bizzy Becs, who are also calling for a

Christmas theme, with lots of glitter and snowflakes.

I may have missed the snowflakes but I've got Christmas

and glitter covered.

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~ Silent Night Card, Candle & Notebook ~

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~ Magnolia with Presents ~

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~ Magnolia with Mistletoe ~

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~ Noel Magnolia ~

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~ Magnolia with Gift ~

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Ingredients:

Magnolia So Jolly Stamps

Magnolia So Jolly Design Paper

Copic Markers

Chalk (on Cheeks)

White Marker Pen

Glitter

Ribbon

Dew Drops

Candle

Notebook

Flowers

Nesties

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ROP Challenge - Christmas Gift, Part 2

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As soon as I saw the kids making "Picture Products"

at kinder I was inspired to make a plate for myself.

This then turned into a cup and when I picked up my

order last week I had four plates and four cups!!!

Now I have some personalised dinner sets for a couple

of special little friends for Christmas.

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Picture Products is an Australian company, however I'm

sure that the general idea is available world-wide.

Each year kindergartens across the country get the kids

to draw or paint their own pictures, which are then

re-produced into plates, mugs, wall clocks or mouse pads

which are given to grandparents, parents or kept for

themselves as lasting treasures.

We have in the plate cupboard the plate that Maddie

made 10 years ago and it's still in perfect condition.

And so, being the big kid that I am, I went about

creating my own design to be made into a plate and

matching cup.

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There's something so exciting about receiving a gift that

has been made with the recipient in mind and so I want

to see what awesome handmade gifts all of our

Roses on Paper followers can produce to be used as gifts

this Christmas.

Perhaps you could decorate a cookie tin or revamp a

store bought diary, the ideas are endless, just remember

you must use the correct stamps to be eligible for an

awesome prize from Summer, ie Magnolia, Belles 'n Whistles,

Bildmarna or Greeting Farm.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Copic Markers

Picture Products (Australia)

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ROP Challenge - Christmas Gift, Part 1

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Yay - it's the First day of December, which means

the first day of Summer here and Australia and it

also means the 'official' countdown to Christmas

can begin. My Christmas tree will go up today and

the Christmas lights decorating the outside of our

house will be turned on tonight.

It also means the mad rush of organising

presents for all the family and friends.

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But it doesn't have to be a night-mare, in fact you

can make it quite fun. Everyone loves to receive

presents and a hand-made gift is just so much more

personal and special. Why not join us at

Roses On Paper and be inspired by some of the

hand-made Christmas gifts created by our awesome

design team.

This fortnights challenge is hosted by myself and I'm

wanting to see what our Roses On Paper followers

can create to put under the tree this Christmas.

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For my first gift,

(not sure who's going to get it cause I love it so much lol!!!!!)

I've altered a store bought diary and notebook.

Isn't that a bit brighter than a plain old black one!!!

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You don't want to miss out on this challenge,

not only will you be creating a personalised

hand-made gift to give to someone special,

but by entering our challenge you'll have the

oportunity to collect a Christmas gift for

yourself. Once again, the very generous

Summer, is giving away some awesome

stamps to the winner of this challenge.

To be eligible make sure you use the correct stamps,

Magnolia, Belles 'n Whistles, Bildmarna or Greeting Farm.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Store Bought Diary and Notebook

Kaiser Craft Design Paper

Cardstock

Glitter

Chalk (Magnolia Cheeks)

White Marker Pen

Ribbon

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~ Mistletoe & Mice ~

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I love this stamp - it's just so darn cute, it nearly

makes me want to get a couple of pet mice!!!!!

Only joking - but it's still cute.

I really enjoyed colouring this image and I was

quite please with the end result.

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Ingredients:

Mistletoe and Mice from Stampavie

Basic Grey Papers

Bazzil

Copic Markers

Glitter

Liquid Pearls

Charm

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My next lot of cards were made using another new stamp,

Holly Swirl, found at stampit.com.au.

As with my Mistletoe & Mice card I've used

Basic Grey papers to make three different cards

all with the same image.

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Ingredients:

Holly Swirl

Basic Grey Papers

Cardstock

Nesties

Copic Markers

Diamanties

Martha Stewart Punch

Flowers

Glitter

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Brown & Gold Christmas

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It's time to start sharing some of my

Christmas cards with you.

First up is my Brown & Gold Church and then my

Gold and Brown Church.

Made on metallic cardstock with gold embossing,

it's quite simple, yet elegant and good style card for

some of my older relatives that like a more traditional

style card.

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Ingredients:

Alota Rubber Stamps Church

Gold Ink

Gold Embossing Powder

Metallic Cardstock

Ribbon

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My next card is made using my new Holly Horn stamp.

found at stampit.com.au.

Two cards made using the same stamp,

just reversing the designer papers.

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Ingredients:

Holly Horn Stamp

Kaisercraft Design Paper

Copic Markers

Martha Stewart Punch

Diamanties

Nesties

Glitter

Crystal Effects

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ROP Challenge - Afternoon Bike Ride

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WOW - can you believe this is Roses on Paper 25th

Challenge. We've been nearly going for 12 months and

what and incredible 12 months it's been.

Lots of new friendships formed and a huge amount of

awesome creations.

This challenge is hosted by the very talented Anki, who

is freezing her little toes of in Sweden whilst I'm

sweltering here in Australia.

Anki is asking for a Romantic card, based around one

of her favourite movies - Sweet November.

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And how sweet do Tilda and Edwin look going for a

Romantic afternoon bike ride ~ very sweet.

I'm loving the new Design Papers from Magnolia, the

computer doesn't do them justice. The blue is just so

fresh and summery - perfect for our Australian summer.

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My sweet Magnolia stamps are, as always, from
Summer at Roses on Paper. Summer is once again
putting up a great prize for this fortnights challenge, so
ink up your stamps, make sure they are ones that are
specified on Roses on Paper Challenge Blog, and join us
for another fun challenge.
And speaking of fun challenges, for this card I've used
the sketch from the talented ladies at Magnolia Downunder,
however I've turned it on it's side.
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Ingredients
Magnolia Stamps
Magnolia Design Paper
Cardstock
SU Punches
Martha Stewart Punch
Copic Markers
Chalk
Dew Drops
Metal Tag
Ribbon
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Wax and Feathers

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I've been putting this project off for as long

as possible, it seemed quite daunting, however

I was thrilled with the end result and I hope my

cousin will be too.

This candle and card was a special order from

my cousin for her best friends 40th birthday.

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I told her too look at my blog and pick out

a style of card that she liked and just my

luck she picked my Dancing with the Stars

feather card. What was I thinking when I

agreed to make it as a candle!!!

I just hope she never lights it - those feathers

will go up in a flash!!!!

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I'm loving the Japanese paper I used with the metallic

cardstock - it all comes together to look very exotic and

glamourous. A beautiful friendship poem on the reverse

side finishes the candle.

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Ingredients

Metallic Cardstock

Japanese Papers

Gold Stickers

Feathers

Computer Generated Poem

Tissue Paper

Gold Ribbon

Brads

Candle

Diamanties

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Teddy Bear Wishes

Even though I haven't updatedmy blog for a couple of

weeks now I have actually been making cards.

Each December, after I've put postage stamps on the last

of the cards to be sent out I vow that I'll make a Christmas

a week so that I'm not overwhelmed by the huge amount

of Christmas cards that I have to make, and each November

without fail I find myself up to my ears in Christmas design

paper madly trying to get through my list.

And in amongst it all family and friends are still celebrating

birthdays which require a handmade card.

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This card was made for my nephews 24th Birthday last

week.

Those of you that know me know that I struggle with

masculine cards, however I think my struggle is over,

having found this gorgeous Teddy in a Vest and Bear Squares

stamps, both from Stamp-It Australia.

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Ingredients

Bear in a Vest Rubber Stamp

Square Bears Rubber Stamp

Alison Ellis Design DP

Cardstock

Copic Markers

Crystal Effects

Ribbon

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Spider Webs & Bat Wings

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I love Halloween and I'm so glad Aussies are really

beginning to get behind this 'scarey' celebration.

I'm really enjoying sharing these cards with my friends

and getting them into the Halloween spirit.

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For this card I've used the cutest little bat you've ever

seen, together with the Spooky moon background and little

cauldron, all from the new Halloween Collection, and if

you're as mad about Magnolia's as I am then you'll want

to get every single one of the gorgeous Designer Papers

that Magnolia are releasing with all of their new stamp

collections.

I've purchased all my papers from Crafts U Love. The

service is brilliant and the shipping time from the UK

to Australia is under a week.

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If you're a follower of my blog then you'll know that I'm

a big fan of combining challenges and this week is no

exception.

I came up with four different challenges for this card.

The wonderful sketch is from Sunday Sketches. I only

came across this particular blog recently, but already

I'm a big fan - great sketches.

The distressing idea comes from the ladies at

Magnolia Down Under - gotta love a challenge blog

from my own country.

Next up from the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog is the task

of scraplifting/taking inspiration from one of the great

DT cards and my last challenge comes from the team

of talented ladies at Stamp Something - this week they're

asking for a Halloween theme on your card.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Magnolia Design Paper

Cardstock

Tim Holz Distress Inks

Cuttlebug

Glimmer Mist

Diamanties

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Devilish Magnolia

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There's a little bit of devil in all of us, but let's face it,

some are just so much cuter than others.

Who could possibly resist giving this adorable little

devil the entire container of Trick or Treat goodies.

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I love it when I get to combine challenges and I've found

some great ones for this card.

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First up for a little bit of bling head over to

Stamp Something. They want to see anything that sparkles,

shimmers, glimmers, or shines.

From the tip of Tilda's little horns to the bottom of her

devil tale I've got that challenge covered.

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The next challenge I've chosen to participate is from

Sunday Sketches. This weeks sketch is fantastic and

the Design Team have some gorgeous cards there for

inspiration.

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And if that's not enough challenges for you, our

very own Roses on Paper have a Halloween themed

challenge for you to play along with. If I wasn't on

the DT I'd enter this challenge myself!!!!!

And last, but by now means least, Magnolia Downunder

are also running a Halloween themed challenge this

week. I've already posted a card for this challenge,

but I'm loving these adorable little Halloween Magnolia

stamps so much I just had to make another card.

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Ingredients

Magnolia Stamps

Red Cardstock

Grey Bazzil

Design Paper (brand unknown)

Copic Markers

White Marker Pen

Chalk (cheeks)

Glitter

Flowers

Red Diamanties

Martha Steward Punch

EK Success Punch

Cuttlebug

Nesties

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Boo!!!!!!!!

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It's funny how we don't miss something until it's gone.

Due to family and work commitments I've taken a break

from all things crafty for the last month and I must say

I've missed it immensley.

And now what better way to throw myself back into my

much loved past time than with a Roses on Paper Challenge.

Summer has many new stamps and accessories in store

right now, including brand new Prima Flowers and Basic

Grey Paper Pads, so head on over and maybe start your

Christmas Wish List.

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My very, very talented co DT friend Iris, has given us a
scarey challenge this week - Halloween - make a card,
invitation or gift card with a creepy Halloween theme.
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I love to combine challenges and this week is no exception.
I got my sketch layout from Just Magnolia and I'm able
to join in the Magnolia Down Under challenge too, as
they are also calling for a Halloween theme.
It's great to see some fellow Aussies getting into
Halloween spirit.
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I absolutely love my Magnolia stamps, and I am thrilled
every time Magnolia release a new set, however I must
say they have released so many adorable sets this year
that I'm having trouble creating enough cards to use
them all.
I must admit I do have quite a few of my precious
Magnolia's that have yet to see an ink pad, however I
know they can be used at any time during the year, this
Spooky Halloween Collection on the other hand only has
a small window of time to be used during the year.
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Ingredients
Magnolia Stamps
Basic Grey Eerie Paper Pad
Black & Purple Bazzil
Copic Markers
White Marker Pen
Diamanties
Punches
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After a Loooooong Break .....

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Very slowly, after a loooooong break away from my

craft desk, I'm making my way through the big list

of cards that I need to make over the next few weeks.

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First up was a wedding card and matching envelope made

for my cousins friend.

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I love the elegance of the black, gold

and white, and the inside poem is a

favourite of mine for wedding cards.

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A sheer black ribbon and hand-made

hat pin completed my card.

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Ingredients

Alota Church Stamp

Metallic Cardstock

Glitter

Border Punch

Ribbon

Hand-Made Hat Pin

Computer Typed Poem

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Next up is my daughter Maddie's 14th birthday card.

This 3D Pixie proved a big hit. 14 is that awkward age

of being past a child, but not quite an adult. This Pixie

is quite magical and mystical - something very appealing

for young teenage girls.

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I haven't made a paper tole card for such a

long time, I forgot how much fun they are to

make, very time consuming, but the end result

is so worth the effort.

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Ingredients

Caron Vinson 3D Paper Tole Kit

Metallic Cardstock

Purple Bazzil

3D Pop Dots

Diamanties

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And finally, a First Holy Communion

card for Marks niece.

I didn't put as much effort into this

card as I would have like to, however

time wasn't on my side for this one, so

the end result is not what I originally

planned.

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Ingredients

Elisabeth Bell Willow Stamp

Cardstock

Cuttlebug

Nesties

Diamanties

Copic Markers

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ROP Challenge - Strawberry Kisses

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It's challenge time again at Roses on Paper.

Can you believe how fast the weeks are flying by.

It seems like I only just posted my card for our last

challenge and it's time to do it again.

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I just received my order of Magnolia papers in the mail

last week from Crafts U Love. I couldn't open the

package fast enough. And speaking of fast, one week

delivery from UK to Australia - gotta love that.

I love my Magnolia stamps and when I found out

their was co-ordinating papers I just had to have them.

They are absolutely gorgeous.

The papers I have used are called Strawberry and

Strawberry Line and obviously there wasn't any other

choice to use with these stamps.

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The very talented Rosette is hosting our Roses on Paper

challenge this week. Rosette has asked for Stitches on

your card - they can be machined, hand stitched, faux or

even rub on's.

Get out your Belles 'n Whistles, Magnolia's, Greeting Farm

or even the brand new Bildmalarna stamps (all available

from Roses on Paper) and get Stitching.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Magnolia Paper

Martha Stewart Border Punch

SU Punch

Ribbon

Flowers

Brads

Strawberry Bead

Copic Markers

Crystal Effects

Strawberry Brad

White Highlighter Pen

Black Marker Pen

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Hip Hip Hooray - Alexis is 1 Today

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How cute is this giggling Magnolia,

just perfect for a cheeky little one year old.

This card was made for my little friend

Alexis who celebrated her first birthday

this week.

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I enlarged a number 1 in Word to 200% then
printed it onto cardstock. This then formed my
base card, which was then covered with patterned
paper and pink bazzil.
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Decorated with lots of girly pink flowers
and ribbons and one adorable giggling
little Magnolia.
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Ingredients:
Magnolia Stamp
Copie Markers
Bazzil
Patterned Paper
Martha Stewart Punch
Pearl Brads
Flowers
Ribbon
White Marker Pen
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A Baptism Card for Kobi

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A Special Little Boy deserves a Special Card.

We celebrated the Baptism of my Best Friend

Ally's little boy, Kobi, this week.

I knew my card had to be something special

and was thrilled with the end result.

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At first I was a little concerned that the Rose

Border Punch might be a little too girly - but

with the touch of blue ribbon I think it works

just fine.

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Pearl beads and a little silver cross

finished off the creation.

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And a beautiful poem found on line

was then typed and computer generated.

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Ingredients:

Metallic Cardstock

Fiskars Rose Border Punch

Circle Punch
Pearl Beads

Ribbon

Silver Thread

Silver Cross

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Belles 'n Whistles Fall Release Blog Hop

**
Welcome to our very first Belles 'n Whistles Blog Hop.

Today we are presenting to you the new

Belles 'n Whistles Fall Collection.

These adorable stamps will be available to order from

Belles 'n Whistles tomorrow, Saturday 19th September.

By taking part in our Belles 'n Whistles Fall Release Blog Hop

you have the chance of winning a great prize very generously

sponsored by the one and only Summer, the owner of

Belles 'n Whistles and Roses on Paper.

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To be in the running for this great prize all you have to do

is make sure you start hopping from the

Belles 'n Whistles Blog and visit all the Design Team blogs

in the correct order stated on the Belles 'n Whistles Blog,

making sure you leave your comments at each blog along the way.

**

If you've just been sampling some Warm Apple Pie with Rosette

on your way to my blog then you are on the right track, if you

didn't come from Rosette's blog you will need to go back to

Belles 'n Whistles Blog and start over.

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I am so fortunate to be part of this very talented design team.

Some times I think we actually work for a cooking magazine,

not a stamp company.

We have been known to have conversations about food that

will last for a week, so it is with our love of stamping and food

that we present this awesome new collection of stamps,

created by the very talented Elisabeth Bell.

Every member of our Design Team, including Summer has

a wonderful creation to share you, including something to

satisfy our love of food

Make sure you read all the way to the end of the post to

know which blog you need to hop to next.

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And now - on with the show.

I have the pleasure of presenting to you

Little Witch.

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There's nothing scarey about this stamp and

isn't she just the cutest Halloween Witch you

have ever seen.

For your viewing pleasure and for my families

tasting pleasure, I've created a recipe card for

my Halloween Pumpkin Pie.

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Halloween and Pumpkins go hand in hand and the purple

I've used for my Little Witch I think works wonderfully

with my orange pumpkins.

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I've made my parts of Little Witch and my pumpkins

3D, just to give my recipe card a little bit of added

depth.

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My Pumpkin Pie is delicious and a very, very easy recipe

to follow.

If anyone has a go at making it I would love to hear your

feed back on it.

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Ok, if you've read this far you've done well and

now just a couple more things and you'll be on

your way to Lils Blog.

Thanks so much for joining in the fun of our very

first Blog Hop.

Make sure you head to the Belles 'n Whistles shop

tomorrow to place your order.

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Ingredients:

Belles 'n Whistles Little Witch

SU Pumpkin Stamp

Card Stock

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

White Highlighter Pen

3D Dots

Computer Typed Recipe

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Belles 'n Whistles Trivet

Make sure you visit our Belles 'n Whistles blog each day. We will posting projects/creations everyday (Mo-Fr) for your inspiration. You'll also have the chance of winning Belles 'n Whistles stamps, just by leaving a comment! And if that's not enough - here's some more GREAT news - There will be a new release VERY soon. So make sure you drop by the Belles 'n Whistles blog regularly

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After all your awesome ideas last Friday I shouldn't
be stuck for inspiration for a long time.
There were so many great projects to choose from.
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A couple of people suggested some sort of charm/keyring
made with Shrinky Dinks - if you take a look in the
Belles 'n Whistles Gallery
this was one of the first things
I did with Belles 'n Whistles Sisters stamp. It's a fun and
surprisingly easy little project to do and by turning your
charm into a keyring the recipient can take their gift
with them everytime they leave the house.
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Another great suggestion was a candle. I love making
candles, each time I make one I'm continually amazed
peeling off the wax paper to see the image adhered to
the candle.
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Quite a few people had the idea for note paper/note books.
Make sure you keep an out here because with Christmas
fast approaching a few friends will be receiving just that
(shhhhh - it's a meant to be a secret lol)
~
Anyway, as you know I decided to use Carrie's idea to
make a Trivet.
As soon as I read this I could almost smell the freshly
baked Apple Pie coming out of the oven and being placed
on the trivet on my kitchen bench - mmmmmm, yum.
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Ingredients:
Belles 'n Whistles Sunshine & Apples Stamp
Plain White Tile
Hand Drawn Checkered Border
Copic Markers
Cork Backing
Gloss Spray
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Butterflies and Magnolia - ROP Challenge

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Well Spring is definately in the air.

I didn't think we'd ever see the end of winter, and I'm

not fooled, I'm sure there's still some wind and rain left

to come, but until it arrives I'm happy to soak up the sun

of these gorgeous Spring days we've been having here

in Australia

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My garden has brand new flower buds everywhere and

new leaves are appearing on all my deciduous trees,

there is new life appearing everywhere.

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I received my new Summer Magnolia collection last week

and I was so tempted to use some of the stamps, but for

Spring I really couldn't go past Magnolia Chasing Butterflies.

She looks just like my little girl trying to catch butterflies in

our garden. And as f0r my Summer collection, if this years

summer is anything like last years, I'll have many months

to be inspired by them.

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So onto this weeks challenge at Roses on Paper.

My very talented friend Susan has chosen the beautiful

colour combination of Soft Blue, Lavender and Cream.

These colours work so nicely together.

**

With the addition of Belles 'n Whistles stamps being added

to our challenge blog you have even more reason now to

play along with us.

And if that's not enough reason maybe one of the great

prizes Summer has on offer for the lucky winner will

tempt you to play along.

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I had a day out last week with a family friend to

an open garden. The gardens are owned by

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch.

For my American friends, she is the mother of

media magnate, Rupert Murdoch.

Anyway, I took so many photos, with the promise of

sending copies to my friend. I didn't want to just put them

in any old envelope, so I've created this folder card to send

them in. I hope she will carry them around and show

them off proudly.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Chasing Butterflies Stamps

Cardstock

Metallic Embossed Cardstock

H2o's

White Marker Pen

Crystal Effects

Wire

Punches

Hydrangea Flowers

Pearl Brads

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An Uninterrupted Day at My Craft Desk!!!

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Well that doesn't happen too often .......

a whole day at my craft desk, and yes my

family was home - but I have a new defence

weapon - after many years of constantly

being interrupted by kids for one thing or

another I've just discovered that if I sing

along to Michael Bublé in my craft room

no-one will come near me!!!!!

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I love making these Tri-Fold cards, they are

so much fun. This one is for my brothers

birthday. We all know how much I LOVE

making masculine cards - not, but I was

quite happy with this one.

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Ingredients:

Alota Rubber Stamps Cupcake

Basic Grey Black Tie Paper

Cardstock

Copic Markers

Diamanties

Ribbon

Heart

Crystal Effects

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Another male card - two in a row, oh no - thankfully

I was saved with this gorgeous little Soccer Izac

from Anki's Sweethearts, designed by my very

talented friend Anki.

How perfect for my soccer playing nephews

8th birthday.

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I made a little pocket on the inside of this one to
slip a bit of money in the card.
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Ingredients:
Anki's Sweethearts - Soccer Izac
SU Soccer Balls
Cardstock
Copic Markers
Circle Punch
White Marker Pen
Film Strip Punch
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Can you believe it - ANOTHER male
card - that's three in a row - I'm lucky
if I achieve one a month, but three in
one day, well that's just unheard of!!!
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This time it was a New Home card for
my nephew who has just purchaed his
first home. I'm so proud of him, at 24
it's a great achievement.

Nothing girly about this one, lots of

brown and blue (well apart from the key -

but it does go with the whole house theme)

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Ingredients:

Boards and Beams House Stamp

Cardstock

Tim Holzt Distress Ink

Twine

Decorative Key

Dew Drops

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I think after that my next few cards will all be

pretty pink with lots of ribbon and lace!!!!

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Belles 'n Whistles Black 'n White Collection

**

Finally I finished my first collection of cards from the

gorgeous Belles 'n Whistles Collection.

I'm sure you will agree that Summer and Elisabeth

have worked well together to put together a stunning

set of stamps.

They are so wonderful to work with - lovely big images

that are just so much fun to colour.

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After completing my Sisters project I was a little unsure

of what to do with the other stamps - then I decided to

run with Black 'n White for all of the cards - I thought that

really highlighted the colours I had chosen for the images.

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Teddy Bear Picnic

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Sunshine & Apples

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Lemonade Anyone?

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Belle with Teddy

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Ingredients:

(the same for ALL cards)

Belles 'n Whistles Stamps

Metallic Cardstock

H2o's

Flowers

Diamanties

Pearls

Leone Em Punch

Cuttlebug

White Marker Pen

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~ Peta ~

Spring is in the Air!!!!!

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Spring is nearly here and so is another challenge

at Roses on Paper.

Unless something dramatic happens with the

weather in a couple of weeks I think I'll still be

shivering for another month or so.

It has been freezing here in Melbourne and

there is no sign of it letting up any time soon.

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I may not have any control over the weather but I can

certainly decide how much spring I put into my cards,

and Tilda with a new born lamb to me is the

image of Spring.

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The weeks have flown by so fast and it's my turn to host
the Challenge at Roses on Paper.
This year I seem to have collected a large amount of
punches - who can resist them when the craft companies
keep bringing out such awesome designs.
My challenge to you is to grab your Magnolia, Alota ,
Belles 'n Whistles or Greeting Farm, choose the sketch
challenge of your choice and then incorporate those great
punches into your card.
Summer very generously has a great new stamp from
Belles 'n Whistles for the winner of this challenge, so get
punching!!!!
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Being a self-confessed Magnolia lover I've chosen the
Just Magnolia sketch challenge this week to combine with
my punch challenge.
The ladies there never fail to come up with some great
sketches.
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Ingredients:
Magnolia Stamps
Bazzil Cardstock
Copkc Markers
3D Kindyglitz
Flowers
Diamantie Brad
Fiskars, Martha Stewart & EK Punches
Nesties
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Belles 'n Whistles - Sisters

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At last, the wait is over and I can now introduce
to you the newest members of the Belles 'n Whistles
family ~ Sisters.
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I couldn't get the ink on this stamp fast enough, and then
the 2 minute wait for ink to dry before I could start to
colour them was almost un-bearable lol!!!!
And now, I can tell you, the long wait was well worth it.
These stamps are an absolute delight to work with.
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Together with artist, Elisabeth Bell, our very own

Summer ~ from Roses on Paper, has worked tirelessly

to produce the most amazing set of stamps.

The packaging is stunning, as much as I wanted to use

them I also wanted to keep them all wrapped up in their

beautiful packages lol!!!!

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Stamping and colouring these gorgeous Sisters wasn't

enough for me, I had to do something else with them,

so out came the Shrinky Dinks ~ a few minutes in the oven,

some beautiful crystal beads and I have the cutest hat pin

ever. How much fun was that!!!!

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And these special little Sisters also needed

a very special poem.

Whenever I come across a poem or verse that I like

I put in a folder for future use, and this was exactly

the right time for this poem.

The words are beautiful.

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I'll be posting some more images from this fantastic new

Belles 'n Whistles collection over the coming weeks, but

if you can't wait til then to see them take a look at my

fellow Design Team member blogs to see what they have

done with their stamps.

You'll find some stunning creations from:

Iris, Rosette, Lim, Anki, Jodi, Susan and our special guest

Designers: Kathrin, Lynda and Lilian.

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And if all that wasn't enough, the artist herself,

Elisabeth Bell

has the most amazing blog candy up for grabs.

While you're visiting her blog make sure you

take a look at all her beautiful images, who knows,

one or two of them might be turned into rubber

before too long!!!!!!

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Ingredients:

Belles 'n Whistles Stamp ~ Sisters

Cardboard Folder

Spiral Binding

Metallic Cardstock

Shrinky Dinks

Ribbon

Flowers

Pearls

Hand Made Hat Pin

Diamantie Brads

H20's

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~ Peta ~

ROP Challenge ~ Autumn Photo Shoot

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It's time to get out your Greeting Farm, Alota and

Magnolia stamps and head on over to Roses on Paper

for another great challenge.

Summer has a great range of these stamps available, with

some new Greeting Farm stamps just in stock.

Anki (designer of Anki's Sweethearts) is our talented

host this week with a challenge that was just too easy

for me - Autumn colours, well for all my international friends -

Fall colours - Orange, Brown and Warm Red.

Come and join in the fun, you could pick up one of the great

prizes that Summer has for each of our challenges.

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For those of you that know me you'll know that Pink
Champagne is my favourite drink, the Beach is my favourite
place to be and Autumn is my most favourite time of the year.
If Christmas was in Autumn the years would be perfect.
I love the warm days, the cooler nights and the beautiful
changing colours of the leaves that are just superb for taking
photo's, which is generally what I'm doing on those magical
days.
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Since our combination challenge a couple of months
ago I've really taken a liking to combining my projects.
My design layout for my card this week came from the
great sketch at Friday Sketches.
The have some very talented crafts people over there
providing some great sketches and this is just another
example of the fun layouts.
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I was waiting for the right card for this awesome
camera stamp and when I saw this weeks sketch I knew
it was time to ink my stamp. Tilda just looks so cute
posing for the camera in amongst the Autumn leaves.
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Everytime I use this paper I have to smile - it is my all
time favourite paper, and with very good reason - a few
years ago I was working on a scrapbook page for some
Autumn photo's I had taken of my girls - I knew how I
wanted my page to look and what paper I wanted, but
do you think I could find it anywhere.
I went to every craft store I could get to, phoned them,
and googled them and then eventually after months of
searching and having given up hope I was on Ebay for
something else and found a lady in America selling the
paper that I had designed in my head!!!!! - only problem
she wasn't shipping to Australia - that was until I begged
and pleaded and offered to buy all ten packets that she
was selling!!!!
She gave in and 5 years later - I'm still stocked up on this
paper and Tina is one of my great friends - and I always
tell her she was my best purchase ever on Ebay!!!!!
And so that is why I smile whenever using this paper.
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Ingredients:
Magnolia Stamp
Alota Rubber Stamp
Brown Cardstock
CTMH Patterned Paper
Acetate
Tim Hotlz Distress Inks
Flowers
Leaves
Dew Drops
Glamsol Mist
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~Peta~

Willow Baby Candle

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I ordered this Willow stamp, by Elisabeth Bell

as soon as it was released, and then I waited

and waited and waited for one of my friends

to have a baby girl and now FINALLY I have

a chance to use it.

I know I could have used it for a baby boy but

as a crafter when I get an image in my head of

how I want something to look, that's how it

has to be.

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I used the layout at Sketch Saturday for

my card. I wanted the focus to be on the

gorgeous stamp and the clean simple lines

of this sketch were perfect.

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When my card was complete I wanted to

colour another Willow, so I decided to make

a co-ordinating baby candle.

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I found this beautiful baby poem for one side

with Willow on the other.

I made matching hat-pins for the card and

the candle and used the same metallic pearls

and ribbon.

I love making candles. It amazes me how such

a simple process can look so stunning.

I just hope the recipient doesn't light it!!!!!

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Ingredients:

Whiff of Joy Willow Stamp

Metallic Cardstock

Church Candle

H20's

Ribbon

Hand Made Hat Pin

Metallic Pearl Beads

Computer Generated Poem

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~Peta~

**Dancing with the Stars**

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What else would you do with a bunch of

feathers other than turn them into a card!!!

All fired up with inspiration from my visit

to the craft show last week I pulled out my

very neglected Gelly Roll pens and got busy

creating.

I haven't used gold stickers for so long, in the

beginning nearly every one of my cards had

them on, so after nearly two years of not

touching them it was time to bring back with a

bit of a modern twist to them.

I forgot how much fun it was using the Gelly

Rolls with the stickers.

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With all the stunning dresses from our current

season of Dancing with the Stars in mind and

the sketch from Fridays Sketches this is what

I came up with.

I have a love hate relationship with the

Metallic Cardstock - I love to use it, but hate

to try to photograph it.

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Ingredients:

Metallic Cardstock

Gold Stickers

Vellum

Sakura Gelly Roll Pens

Feathers

Pink Diamanties

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~Peta~

3.5 Challenges in One!!!!! ROP Bag Full of Hearts

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I can't believe that with all the excitement

last week in revealing Belles 'n Whistles

puzzle pieces that my 5000th blog hit came

and went without me stopping to acknowledge it.

**

I'd like to say a HUGE thank-you to

everyone that has stopped by to look at my

over the last year to look at my creations.

It's really encouraging having fellow crafters

view and comment on your work.

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And so onto this weeks Roses on Paper challenge.

The very talented Lim has asked for a card with Hearts.

I bought these gorgeous heart charms at the Melbourne

Craft & Quilt Fair that I went to last week which were

just perfect for this challenge.

This ~From the Heart~ stamp was the perfect

sentiment to go with the Heart theme and finished

off the gift card nicely.

To take part in this challenge and your chance to maybe

pickup one of the fantastic prizes that Summer offers up

with each challenge be sure to go to our

Roses on Paper Challenge Blog.

If you don't have the necessary stamps for our challenges

be sure to visit Summer for all your Magnolia stamps.

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You may have noticed the strange title for

this posting -

3.5 Challenges in One & a Bag Full of Hearts!!!!!

I've been so busy trying to complete our

end of year tax paper work that I haven't

had a great deal of time to 'play' at my

craft desk - so I decided to combine my 4

favourite challenge blogs in one ~

Roses On Paper, Just Magnolia, Just Magnolia Too

and Just Magnolia Tutorial

(are you beginning to get the idea that I LOVE Magnolia's!!!)

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But why the 3.5???

Well the Just Magnolia Tutorial blog has a tutorial on

creating 3D images - as I've only made my letter 3D

I figure I've only done half the challenge!!!!!

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The Just Magnolia challenge blog had this awesome

sketch - with the request for 3 x something in the top

corner it was just the perfect place for my 3 Hearts.

And then finally Just Magnolia Too had the interesting

idea of decorating a paper bag. I chose to decorate a

brown paper gift bag - I just don't want to give it away

to anyone now!!!!!

And there you have it - 3.5 Challenges in One!!!!!

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Basic Grey Periphery Paper Pad

Cardstock

SU Stamp

Fiskars Coming up Roses Border Punch

Dew Drops

Heart Charms

Red Twine

Copic Markers

White Marker Pen

Crystal Effects

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~Peta~

70th Birthday Wishes

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One of my friends asked me to make a

birthday card for her dad's 70th Birthday.

I tried to make it a week ago however I

ended up so sidetracked that the card I

made ended up being my Summer/Vacation

card for our Roses on Paper challenge!!!!

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I did like making the tri-fold card that I used for my
Summer card, so with that design in mind I finally got
around to making the birthday card that I was meant
to do in the first place.
I found these great Alison Ellis Design paper at my local
craft store which have huge cupcakes just perfect for
paper piecing.
**
I completed the card with a matching envelope,
using these great EK Success flourish punches.
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Ingredients:
Alison Ellis Design Patterned Paper
Cardstock
EK Success Punches
Dew Drops
Cuttlebug
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~Peta~

"Peek-a-Boo"

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Wow - how did you all go looking for clues -

I hope you all left comments along the way.

So what do you think of the first brand new

Belles 'n Whistles Stamp

pretty darn cute, if you ask me.

How lucky are we to have such a talented artist

as Elisabeth Bell creating these gorgeous stamps

**

I'm already forward planning and have my

co-ordinating papers picked out in my head -

now I just need this adorable stamp.

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So moving on, as I was about to do this post I realised that it's my 100th posting, and a monumental number calls for an exciting post - and I think revealing the first piece of the puzzle for our second Belles 'n Whistles stamp is pretty exciting!!!

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Well get your thinking caps on, below is the first reveal. If you've come this far and managed to find this piece be sure to leave a comment as those who do will be automatically entered into a drawing to win the actual rubber stamp. How awesome would that be.

Remember - Only one entry per sneak peek will be allowed so don't worry about having to leave comments for each new piece that is revealed.

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So - any ideas????

Make sure you visit all my fellow DT members

blogs in search of the second piece of the puzzle.
**

~ Peta ~

ROP SUMMERY / VACATION CHALLENGE

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Can you believe how fast the weeks fly by -

it seems like I only just posted my card for

our last challenge and now it's time for our

next one.

My incredibly talented DT friend, Iris, is the

host for this fortnights challenge, the theme -

"Summer/Vacation"

Get out your Magnolia's/Greeting Farm stamps

and join in our Roses on Paper challenge.

**

I must say I struggled with this one - not that

I don't like summer - I LOVE summer, I struggled

because in the middle of a freezing cold dreary

winters afternoon, with no daylight left at 5pm

in the afternoon I was seriously left with no

summery inspiration whatsoever - all I could

think about was trying to keep my feet warm!!

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And then, it all just seemed to fall into place.
Well, it wasn't quite like that - this card was
not intended to be my DT card - it was meant
to be a card my friend had requested that I
make for her dad's 70th birthday!!!
So, I started with my brown cardstock, that's
very masculine - then I spied my Basic Grey
Sultry paper pad, what???? that's not very
manly at all - ahhhh but it is very summery.
Add a very tropical looking Tilda, some hot
pink flowers, a little golden thong (flip flop)
charm and here's my card.
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I wanted to try something a little different for my card
this week, so when I came across the technique for making
a Tri-Fold card at SCS I decided to give that a try.
It looks complicated, but it is surprisingly very, very easy,
and I think it gives cards a bit of a WOW factor.
Below you can see all the various layers from above.
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For your chance to maybe pick up an awesome prize come
on over to Roses on Paper and join in this fun challenge.
Don't have any Magnolia or Greeting Farm Stamps - not a
problem, Summer has a HUGE collection of stamps, with a
new shipment of Magnolia's just in stock this week.
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Ingredients:
Magnolia Stamp
Basic Grey Sultry Paper Pad
Brown Cardstock
Copic Markers
atyou Spica Markers
Pearls
Ribbon
Flowers
Thong Charm
Leone Em Punch
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~ Peta ~

Just Magnolia (and Roses too!!!)

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I don't participate in combined challenges - not that I

don't want to, it's more a case that I'll see a challenge

and have an idea, so I'll make that card and then move

onto the next challenge site. I definately need to change

my way of thinking - combining challanges is definately

the way to go.

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For this card I've chosen the sketch challange at SCS for
the first part of the combination.
I really loved this sketch - something different other
than all the usual layering of papers.
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For the next part of the combination I couldn't go past
one of my favourite sites - Just Magnolia.
You have to love a site that asks that you use nothing
but Magnolia stamps - that's easy.
The challenge there this week is to use a charm of some
sort on the card. I've been waiting to make a hat pin
with my rose charms and it turned out to be the
perfect compliment for the rose stamp from the
Chasing Butterflies collection.
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Another thing I don't usually do is decorate the insides
of my cards - no excuse other than just being lazy.
That's another thing I need to work on -
I love how a lot of my fellow card makers finish
off their cards on the inside, so this is something I'll
be doing myself from now on.
The Basic Grey pads are perfect for completing the
insides of the cards.
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Ingredients:
Magnolia Stamps
Basic Grey Paper Pad
Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Hand Made Hat Pin
Paper Punches
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ROP Gatefold Challenge

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Can you believe it - this is our 15th challenge

at Roses on Paper.

The months seem to have just flown past.

During this time we have seen some amazing

creations by some very talented ladies.

Actually, I should correct that, men do

participate in card making challenges, and we've

got one follower, Scott, who is a very talented

young man with a huge amount of potential.

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This weeks challenge is by the very talented

Jodi - a Gate Fold card with stitching.

The Gate Fold wasn't a problem but I must

admit I don't sew, not even buttons, so it was

faux stitching for me.

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We've had a HUGE response to our Guest DT call out

for the brand new Belles 'n Whistles stamps, (head over

to the blog to find out about a Sneak Peek) due for

release in July - I hope if you wanted to be in with a

chance at this wonderful opportunity that you've

already participated in one or more of our Roses on

Paper challenges - the lucky card maker who will

take on a 2 month Guest Designer role will be

announced very soon - and let me tell you, it's going

to be a very, very tough decision, there have been

some brilliant entries.

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Ingredients:

Greeting Farm Stamp - Pretty Hat Anya

Metallic Cardstock - Black and White

H20's

White Marker

Black Marker

Basic Grey Opaline Half Pearls

Chain

Flower

Nesties

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Peta

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Winter Magnolia

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I love this Magnolia stamp - but then I love ALL

of the Magnolia stamps!!!!

While my international crafting friends are out

and about getting suntans and swimming I'm

freezing my butt off like little Tilda in the middle

of a cold Melbourne winter.

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Sketch Saturday was my challenge of choice for

inking up the little cutie. She looks my Annie-May,

all rugged up for winter, collecting leaves in the park.

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I don't usually finish off the insides of my cards,

not that I don't want to, generally I'm running

out of time to get projects finished, however this

card is for my sister's birthday tomorrow, so a

special person needs a special card.

I played around with a bit of Glimmer Mist on

the leaves and I was quite pleased with the

results.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Basic Grey Wassail Paper Pad

Brown Cardstock

Copic Markers'

atyou Spica Markers

White Marker Pen

Assorted Leaves & Flowers

Glitter Mist

Dew Drops

Crystal Effects

SU Photos Corner Punch

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ROP Combined Challenge and Design Team Call

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After missing out on our last challenge due to

illness I'm more than ready for this fortnights

challenge at Roses On Paper.

My very talented co-Design Team Member,

Rosette, is the host this time around and her

chosen theme is a combined challenge - flowers

with any other current challenge of your choice.

Well I can definately do Flowers and Fridays

Sketchers is my combined challenge choice.

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As a bit of a Winter pick-me-up I decided to use lots

of Summery colours and gorgeous Summery stamps

from Magnolia.

These Magnolia stamps, the hydrangea flowers,

the Basic Grey Paper and Brads are all available

from Roses on Paper.

For all the details of this weeks challenge head on over

to our Roses on Paper Challenge Blog.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Basic Grey Lime Rickey Paper Pad

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

Crystal Effects

White Marker Pen

Hydrangea Flowers

Basic Grey Brads

Nesties

Threading Water Border Punch

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If you haven't already participated in one

of our challenges, now's the time to do it.

In case you haven't heard July is going to

be a HUGE month for Summer, with the

launch of a brand new range of stamps -

Belles and Whistles, designed exclusively

for Roses on Paper by Elisabeth Belle.

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As part of the launch for this new range of

stamps we're on the lookout for some Guest

Designers to join us in showing off these

awesome new stamps.

To be in with a chance at a Guest spot on our

Design Team you MUST have been involved

in at least one of our challenges - so what are

you waiting for - head over to the brand new

Belles 'n Whistles Blog for all the Design Team

details

**

"Peta"

Turning Japanese, I Think I'm Turning Japanese - I Really Think So!!!!

**

Oh do you remember that song from the 80's????

Other than my Magnolia collection, I really don't buy

many stamps these days, unless I fall in love instantly

like I did with this new set of stamps from Hero Arts.

There was no way I was leaving the store without them,

and the Japanese papers I found to go with them are

gorgeous - and the fact that they were quite expensive

didn't deter me, I think I got just about one of each sheet!!!

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Even though the stamped image came complete with

chopsticks in her hair, she was just screaming out for

a little bit of modification in the form of miniature hand

made hat pins.

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I've taken this weeks SCS sketch and modified

it just a little.

Each of their little dresses has been cut from the

Japanese paper, and after colouring their hair,

the fans and feet with atyou Spica markers I've

then used Crystal Effects for impact.

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Ingredients:

Hero Arts Stamp Set

Metallic Cardstock

Japanese Papers

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

Crystal Effects

Hand Made Hat Pin

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Peta

It's Raining Love x x x

**

A couple of weeks break and a spending spree

and I'm ready to create again.

This image from Magnolia's "Chasing Butterflies"

collection is so cute.

Summer has recently received a shipment of

this collection in her store, Roses on Paper, so

head over there to pick them up. This gorgeous

paper, Wassail, by Basic Grey, is also from her

well stocked shop.

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The sketch this week is another wonderful one from

the talented ladies at Just Magnolia. Can you believe

they're up to their 8th challenge already - hasn't that

time just flown by.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Wassail Paper Pad - Basic Grey

Nesties

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

White Marker Pen

Crystal Effects

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Peta

Happy Travels!!!!

**

Ok, so my weekend trip away got cancelled and

the only obvious thing that I could think of to do

was to go and spend my airfare on craft supplies!!!!

**

So after a visit to my favourite local craft store, Paper 2

to stock up on totally unneccessary supplies, and a little

bit of blog hopping for inspiration I felt I was ready to

launch myself back into my craft room.

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How ironic that the card I chose to make today

is for my auntie who is heading off on holidays!!!!

As always, my gorgeous Magnolia stamps

and accessories are available from

Summer at Roses on Paper.

I love this double sided paper I found today at

Paper2 - it's part of a whole new range from

Graphic 45 and of course I NEEDED to buy half

of the collection!!!!!

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Graphic 45 Transatlantique Collection Paper

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

Crystal Effects

White Markers

Gold Marker

Leather

Charms

Circle Punch

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Belles 'n Whistles

Have you heard the exciting news?

Summer has done it again - this time with a brand new store,

Belles 'n Whistles,

What is Belles 'n Whistles you ask?

Now if the cute, CUTE logo isn't enough of an indication as to

what this new outlet has instore, I don't know what is!

Belles 'n Whistles is where you'll soon find some of the world's

cutest rubber stamps, illustrated

by the much loved and extremely talented artist,

Elisabeth Bell!

For more details head to the brand new Belles 'n Whistles blog.

Taking a Break

**

I'm taking a couple of weeks off from crafting,

I've been a bit run down of late and seem to

have lost my mojo. I'm hoping a bit of a break

will restore my craftiness!!!! Later this week

I'm heading off for the Long Weekend to visit

my brother in Brisbane, Queensland, and will

return with re-newed vigor and enthusiasm.

**
In the meantime I'd like to share a new blog

I've been working on:

Butterflies & Roses - My Photographic Journey

Some of you know that I have a passion for

photography, and this blog is where I want to

share my photography work with you.

Butterfly Wishes

**

What do you do when you cut Tilda's antennae off...

you make new ones of course!!!

After colouring and decorating it came time for cutting---

The new Magnolia Chasing Butterflies collection

(available from Summer at Roses on Paper)

is absolutely gorgeous, but so hard to cut out around the

antennae, soooo a little bit of craft wire did the trick.

**

Well yet again the girls at Just Magnolia have come up

with another fun sketch for this weeks challenge.

Thank goodness I live in Australia and have 24 hours on

most of you, cause I really cut things fine this week

getting my card made and posted before the dead line.

hmmmm - maybe I need to look at my time management

skills a bit better!!!!

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Chasing Butterflies Stamp

DCWV Pocket Full of Posies Matstack

Orange Bazzill

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

White Marker Pen

Flowers

Leone Em Punch

Diamanties

Craft Wire

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ROP Challenge - For the Boyz!!!!!!

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Frogs & Snails and Puppy Dog Tails...

That's what little boys are made of!!!!

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It's challenge time again at Roses on Paper

and it's back around to my turn to host it.

**

We can all make pretty cards with ribbons

and bows and flowers all around, but when

it comes to masculine cards I'm so out of my

comfort zone.

**

So my challenge for you is to create a totally

masculine card - no ribbons or bows, no satin

or lace, no pink or purple, no diamonds or pearls.

This card is to be One For The Boyz!!!!!

**

Summer always has wonderful prizes up for

grabs and this week is no acception.

For all the challenge details, a look at all the

Design Team sample cards and your chance

to maybe win a great prize, head over to our

Roses on Paper Challenge Blog for all the details.

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Ingredients:

The Greeting Farm Stamps - Hello Ian

(Dog is from the Pretty Hat Anya Stamp Set)

Coloured with Tim Holz Distressed Inks

Dew Drops

Brass Photo Corner Brads

Dark Brown Bazzill

Light Green Bazzill

Sandy Lion Green Harlequin Patterned Paper

Sandy Lion Leather Trunk Patterned Paper

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Nothing But Magnolia's!!!!

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You've gotta love a challenge blog dedicated soley to

Magnolia's.

Just Magnolia are now in their third week and I'm just

loving joining in these fun challenges.

My new set of Butterfly Magnolia stamps arrived this

week from Summer at Roses On Paper and I couldn't

wait to use them, the only problem was deciding which

to use first - the whole collection is so darn cute.

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I've tried to add a bit of debth to this gorgeous little

Magnolia Butterfly.

After stamping two images I cut the wings out of one of

the images, coloured them and added glitter to the edges,

a little silicon under each corner and she's flying.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Butterfly Collection

Basic Grey Wisteria Paper Pad

Sand Cardstock

Copic Markers

Fiskars Threading Water Punch

Sizzix Dies

Dew Drops

Flowers

atyou Spica Markers

Glitter

Corner Punch

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ROP Challenge - Folder Card

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Do you ever wonder what happens to all those

handmade cards you send out each year - are they really

appreciated by the people we send them to???

Today I dropped in unexpectedly to see a friend

hadn't seen in a couple of months.

I was blown away with amazement to see not one,

but six of the cards I had sent to her family

for various occassions over the last few

months sitting on display on a wall-unit.

I couldn't believe it - when I asked her what that was

all about she told me she loved them all so much she

couldn't bear to take them down -

and that to me makes all the hard work worth it!!

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With that said, lets get started on the next challenge at

Roses on Paper.

This weeks challenge, hosted by the wonderful

Anki, is so cool. You'll be making a Folder Card,

just in time to slip a gift voucher inside for

Mother's Day - and so very practible for any

other gift giving occassion throughout the year.

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As usual, the very generous Summer, is offering

a wonderful prize for the lucky winner - so head

over to our Roses on Paper Challenge Blog for all

the details on how to participate in this fun

challenge.

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Ingredients:

The Greeting Farm Stamp

Orange Cardstock

Kaisercraft Flutterby Spring Azure Paper

Flowers

Leone Em Punch

Nesties

Ribbon

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

Glitter

White Marker Pen

Brads

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The Colours of Autumn

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We're right in the middle of Autumn here

in Australia and as it's my favourite season

I thought it was the perfect time to make

this card.

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The background paper comes with a story.

I had wanted to make a scrapbook page a

few years ago and I knew exactly what the

paper was to look like - the only problem

was I couldn't find it anywhere, that is

until I saw it in a Close to my Heart ad.

So Ifound the paper but this created a bigger

problem - CTMH don't sell in Australia.

I searched and searched for weeks to find this

paper and then I found it for sale on Ebay

in America- by a lady who has since

turned out to be one of my dearest friends.

To this day I still tell her she was my best

purchase I've made on Ebay!!!!!!

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I like this weeks sketch challenge from SCS, nice clean

lines - it's a good sketch for a busy background like the

one I've used.

All of my stamps are from various Magnolia collections,

which are available from Roses on Paper.

The gorgeous new Butterfly collection is on order and

should be in the store very soon.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

CTMH Paper

Orange Cardstock

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

White Highlighter Pen

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It's Time For Another ROP Challenge......

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Spring is in the air - - - - f0r some of you,

and Autumn is all around me so the colours for

this weeks challange at ROP are really at the

opposite end of spectrum for me.

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The very telented Susan has chosen

Aqua, Peach and Butter Yellow

for the a fun colour combination challenge at

Roses on Paper.

Summer always puts up some great prizes so

grab your stamps - remember they must be either

Magnolia, Alota, Stampavie, or the Greeting Farm

(all of which are available from Summer)

and join us in another fun challenge.

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I don't ususally work with blues or greens so this

really was a challenge for me, but I was really

pleased with the end results - and I must admit

the colour combination works really well together -

very Springy (is that a word???)

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Unfortunately I can't tell you the paper brand - just

something I had in my stash

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

Crystal Effects

Flowers

Leone Em Punch

Brads

Glitter

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Believe in the Magic of Fairies

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I love blog hopping - it's like turning left on the freeway

instead of taking the usual right hand turn - you just

don't know where you're going to end up. And that's

exactly what happened today - I turned left and ended

up at a brand new challange blog - Just Magnolia.

The challenge - create a card using

the sketch, using any image you like -

as long as it's a Magnolia!!!

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I go through months of learning a new

technique and then it appears on most

of my cards lol!!!

Last month it was hat pins - this month

it's hand made quilled flowers.

It's awesome how a few twists and turns

of paper can turn into a flower.

I've got a lot to learn but I've been really

pleased with what I've done so far.

My friend Moi has given me some fantastic

instructions for the roses -

I've tried heaps of different techniques,

but these are by far the best.

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I love this Fairy image, available from

Roses on Paper. She looks so cheeky

and cute - and I can just imagine her

dancing in my rose garden at midnight.
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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Basic Grey Gypsy Paper Pad

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

Crystal Effects

Hand Made Rose

Hand Made Quilled Flowers

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A Few Cards ....

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It seems like forever since I've up loaded cards.
With school holidays and Easter I've been flat
out keeping the kids entertained, however this
week I decided to keep myself entertained - and
so I headed straight to my craft room.
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This gorgeous Magnolia image with the cute little chicks is
from the Easter collection, available from Roses On Paper.
I had wonderful intentions of getting her in the mail for a
friend for Easter, but she's still sitting on my desk -
maybe I'll get in early for next Easter.
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Ingredients:
Magnolia Stamps
Basic Grey Porcelain Paper
Copic Markers
atyou Spica Markers
Flowers
Leone Em Punch
White Highlighter Pen
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I don't have any Hanglar stamps of my own, but I've
been lucky enough to have been sent some images from
my fellow DT member, Lim.
It's nice to have some different images to work with, ones
that you have to be really careful with because if you mess
it up - too bad - there's not another one to to replace it with.
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I computer generated with strawberry embellishments
and added crystal effects to really make you think you
could grab them and eat them.
I love the shoes on this Hanglar girl - they remind me so
much of a pair I used to have when I was little.
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Ingredients:
Hanglar Images
Basic Grey Eva Paper Pad
Copic Markers
Crystal Effects
Flowers, Leaves
Computer Generated Strawberries
White Highlighter Pen
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I'm not that good at making masculine cards,
and this one was no exception.
Apart from the Hanglar boy I don't think I
could make it any more 'girly' if I tried.
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My friend Moi has kindly given me the instructions on
how to make these fantastic paper roses. They are quite
easy to make and look great, now I just need to resist the
temptation to put them onto everycard I make!!!
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Ingredients:

Hanglar Image

Basic Grey Eva Paper Pad

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

Crystal Effects

Leone Em Punch

Pearls

Nesties

Hand Made Rose

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ROP Challenge - Decorated Candle

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I've wanted to decorate a candle for so

long, but have always been apprehensive, thinking

it would be too difficult - boy was I wrong.

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At Roses On Paper this week there is actually two

challenges to choose from.

Hosted by my very talented friend, Iris

you are being given the choice of decorating

a candle or using the inspirational picture to make a card.

A Hint - do the candle - it is SOOOOOO much fun.

With the help of a great tutorial from Iris I picked this

technique up in no time.

I was meant to decorate one candle for the DT team,

but I ended up making 5!!!!!

For your chance to join in the fun, learn a new technique

and maybe pick up an awesome prize donated by Summer,

head over to our Challenge Blog.

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Once I got started I was instantly hooked.

I'm now thinking ahead for all the beautiful presents

I can make with a matching card,

who wouldn't be happy to receive that.

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For the Tilda candle I used my H20's

to decorate the stamped image.

I was concerned that they might lose some of

their shimmer once the was paper went over the top -

but surprisingly the images are still shimmery.
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Prima Belle Fleur flowers, which are available

in various colours from Summer were used to

decorate the candle, with matching ribbon and

brads to finish off.

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My church candle, using and image from Alota Rubber Stamps ,

which is available from Summer turned out to be my

favourite candle.

I stamped my image with Memento Tuxedo Black and

highlighted it with gold glitter.

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I was able to incorporate my new love at the moment,

a handmade decorated hatpin, as additional decoration

along with matching black satin and gold ribbon.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Alota Rubber Stamps

White Pillar Candles

Tissue Paper

Wax Paper

H20's

Prima Belle Fleur Flowers

Ribbon

Brads

Glitter

Martha Stewart Punch

Hand Made Hat Pin

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ROP Challenge - Patchwork Card

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My little baby turned 5 on Monday

and to help her celebrate we had a party.

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Since having my blog this would have to have been

one of the longest breaks I had from making cards.

Not that I haven't wanted to, seriously I could

hear my craft room calling me.

However, this week there was no time

for anything else other than getting things

ready for Annie-May's birthday party.

And let me tell you, it was worth every second

of stress that I went through.

.....including the whole day it took me to make the cake.

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.....and the arm strain putting up decorations.

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.....and the 20 little girls here on Sunday.

Every year we have a theme and this year

was no exception.

The Circus came to town and no circus

is complete without a clown.

Annie-May was lucky enough to have not one, but two

clowns. Daisy (the paid professional), ........

was absolutely brilliant and her sister Maddie.....

(who is in just a clown in general!!!!)

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And so we survived another party, and

apart from the huge pile of presents in

my loungeroom life returns to normal and

that means more challenges.

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Once again the very generous Summer has

put up for grabs a great prize and all you have

to do for your chance to win is make a card.

Sound simple, right, well it is.

Just head over to our Roses on Paper Challenge

Blog for all the details of this weeks

Patchwork Card Challenge,

hosted by the very talented Jodi.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps (available from Roses on Paper)

Red and Purple Bazzil

BoBunny Marakesh Vines Paper

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

Crystal Effects

Dew Drops

Quilting Template

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70 Years of Wedded Bliss

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When my auntie asked my to make an anniversary

card for her dear friends, of course I said yes.

When she told me it was for their

70th Wedding Anniversary I was speechless.

I can't even begin to image 70 years old,

let alone being married for 70 years.

How different their lives have been to young married

couples starting out today.

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I've tried to capture how I imagine their romance would

have been, the antique script of the many love letters

they would have written each other, the weekly bunches

of roses - just to say I Love You and the hat pin from the

Sunday Best as they dressed for church,

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Ingredients:

SU - Stipple Rose, French Script, Cherish word

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Cream & Brown Cardstock

atyou

Spica Markers

Scallop & Circle Punches

Martha Stewart Branch Punch

Ribbon

Hand Made Hat Pin
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ROP Sketch Challenge - Warm Wishes

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Get your stamps inked up, it's Challenge time again.

With Summer from Roses On Paper offering some

wonderful prizes each fortnight you'd be crazy not

to join in.

Our host for Challenge # 7 is Rosette, who has

dazzled the DT with her beautiful creation.

For those of you who love layering your cards

Rosette has provided an awesome sketch for

you to work with.

For all the details head on over to the

Roses On Paper Challenge Blog.

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I'd been waiting for the right time to use this gorgeous

Elisabeth Bell Sugar Nellie stamp - Hug in a Mug,

and what better time than now.

After managing to avoid all the flu bugs

that have hounded my DT friends for so long

it finally caught up with me.

The long awaited for cool change finally hit Melbourne,

but along with it came the coughs and colds.

So while I was sitting bundled up on the couch drinking

my honey tea, hugging my beloved flower cup, the

inspiration came to me, now was the time to use

this beautiful stamp.

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Last month Elisabeth announced that she will be working

exclusively with 4 stores, and as you know Summer

is the owner of one of those lucky stores.

I'll keep you up to date with new stamps at

Roses On Paper, but in the meantime, head over there

for the Sugar Nellie, Magnolia and The Greeting Farm

stamps that Summer has in store

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Ingredients:

Elisabeth Bell , Sugar Nellie - Hug in a Mug

Basic Grey - Bittersweet Paper Pad

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

Crystal Effects

Flower Soft
Heart Brads

Punches

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