Butterflies & Roses

~ Princess Tilda ~

2010-09-21T16:03:00.000+10:00

**
These days it would seem my blog has been

taken over by cupcakes and sugar flowers,

so it was really nice to take some time for

card making on the weekend.

This little princess is for the challenge blog

Magnolia Down Under

who are having a Fancy Folds Challenge.

Ok, so the fold itself isn't that fancy, but I think

Tida looks pretty fancy dressed up in her

diamonds.

I'm so torn between baking and cardmaking

at the moment, somehow I'm going to have

to try to incorporate the two, because whenever

I do one the other always misses out.

**
Ingredients:

Cardstock

Magnolia Stamps

Copic Markers

White Highlighter Pen

Chalk

Gold Marker

Papermania Rose Garden DP

Glitter

Diamanties

~ Peta ~

~ Magnolia Cooking Journal ~

2010-08-12T18:31:00.007+10:00

Finally, my two favourite hobbies together

in one place - cooking and crafting.

I've been doing a cake decorating course

and I've taking so many note and they've

all been on bits of whatever paper I had

handy at the time, that was until I made

myself this cooking journal to keep everything

in one neat, tidy journal.

I was a little late with my posting for the

sketch challenge I used, but definately not too

late for the brand new 7 Kids College Kids challenge.

It's very exciting when a new challenge blog starts

up with lots of new ideas and enthusiasm.

Pink and Dots - I had the perfect Magnolia

paper sitting anxiously in my file just waiting

to be used, and what better stamp to use for

my cooking journal - Cooking Tilda, just perfect.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Magnolia Papers

Bazzil

Magnolia Flowers

Assorted Punches

Copic Markers

Glitter

Chalk

Ribbon

~ Peta ~

~ Shades of Grey ~

2010-07-28T13:09:00.008+10:00

~ Shades of Grey ~

Finally I took some time for me and my crafting and

played along with some challenges.

With so many challenges out there it's hard to know

where to start, all I knew was there were going to be

Magnolia stamps involved.

I haven't stamped Romantic Tilda before and I had a

lot of fun with her, she's so pretty.

My initial thoughts were to colour using pink, but after

choosing my papers I decided for a bit of a monochrome

look with Shades of Grey. Somewhere along my blog

hopping I saw a Vintage Challenge, but now I have no

idea where I saw it.

Ingredients:

Cardstock

Magnolia Stamp

Papermania Capsule Collection

Bazzil

Copics

Chalk

White Highlighter Pen

Crystal Effects

Doily

Glitter

Punches

Dew Drops

~ Big Bear Hugz ~

My next challenge was for a Masculine Card. This wasn't

a blog challenge, simply a challenge for me. I steer clear

of male cards generally however there comes a time when

it's a males birthday when I simply have no choice.

This is my take on the sketch from Sketch Saturday.

I've had this stamp in my collection forever - I think it

was one of the very first stamps that I ever bought.

I think it's very similar to the very popular Popcorn

Bear stamps.

Ingredients:

Cardstock

Penny Black Buzzin Buddies Stamp

Basic Grey Basics Kraft Pad

Bazzil

Senitments stamp from stash

Copic Markers

Crystal Effects

Dew Drops

Glitter

Nesties

~ Ahoy There Mateys ~

Surely you didn't think I'd just make one Magnolia card.

The bear card would have been a Magnolia card to if they

made bear stamps!!!!

Magnolia-licious Highlites are having a Nautical themed

challenge this week - perfect, I got to stamp up one of my

Magnolia Pirates that I so desperately needed and had

yet to use!!!! I think we've all been guilty of that hmmmm.

The sketch is from Friday Sketchers.

I didn't have any pirate paper so I used the same

Papermania paper pad as I did for my Shades of

Grey Romantic Tilda card.

Somehow I don't think this little pirate is going to strike

up to much fear on the Seven Seas.

Ingredients:

Cardstock

Papermania Capsule Collection

Magnolia Stamps

Bazzil

Copics

Chalk

White Highlighter Pen

Crystal Effects

Dew Drops

Silver Pen

Well that's it for today, I have a

batch of cupcakes in the oven, so

my next post will be a yummy one.

~ Peta ~

~ Magnolia Rose Box ~

2010-07-21T21:31:00.007+10:00

I had sooooo much fun creating this Magnolia Rose Box.

Combining my favourite flower, roses, with my

favourite rubber stamps I was in crafters heaven.

Firstly I chose the gorgeous baby blue rose paper to

cover the little wooden box. Next I used my Nesties

for the top and bottom of the box.

Then I had to create two sets of identical twins!!!!!

Beautiful Prima and Magnolia roses, together with some

punched fern leaves, ribbon and of course, some glitter

to finish of my Magnolia Rose Box.

**
Next week I think I'll start to get back into participating
in challenges, but for this week I'll just play around a bit
and refamilirise myself with all my goodies.
After spending a couple of days visiting blogs I've been
flooded with so much inspiration and I've got so many
ideas I can't wait to create.
**

**
Ingredients:
Magnolia Stamps
Copic Markers
Pink Bazzil
Green Bazzil
Nesties
Prima and Magnolia Roses
Fern Punch
Border Punch
Glitter
Ribbon
Chalk
White Marker Pen
Pink Diamanties

**
~ Peta ~

Grab and Cuppa and Pull Up a Chair .......

2010-07-19T18:31:00.010+10:00

.......... it's going to be a looooooong post.
As some of you have noticed, I haven't been creating for the
longest time. Thank you for the emails I have received asking
about me and my family. No excuses other than I just haven't
had the time. Due to one reason or another life has been
extremely busy not leaving very much ME time, BUT I've
decided that is definately going to change.
**
I celebrated my birthday a couple of weeks ago and with it came
the most stunning hand-made card from my dear friend Iris.
When I opened the card I suddenly realised what I had been
missing and decided that I would always make time for my
craft work.
**
So, having decided that I headed straight to my craft room
and got to work.
First up I HAD to stamp a couple of the gorgeous Magnolia
stamps that were sitting unused and neglected on my desk.
I seriously can't believe how many of then haven't been
used yet!!!!
**

**
This darling little is sitting waiting for her Prince.
I hope she doesn't have to wait too long.
Along with my un-opened stamps sat a pile of un-opened
Magnolia papers, which much to my pleasure, have
finally been used.
I just love the one with the roses on it.

**
A little bit of glitter to jazz up the roses a bit.
**

**
Now just because I haven't been making cards
doesn't mean I haven't been using my card
making supplies.

I recently discovered another use for my Cuttlebug

folders............

CUPCAKES!!!!!!!!!

What do you think about that - embossing icing with

Cuttlebug Folders - now thats a way to justify spending

money on all that craft equipment!!!!

Next to crafting, well maybe on par, is my next love of

baking and decorating Cup Cakes.

I love having friends over for afternoon tea and offering

them my latest creating or taking a tray of them to

friends houses.

All the hard work is worth the effort when a 6 year old

oooh's and aaaah's at how pretty the cakes are before

eating them all up.

Once the first Tilda had been inked and coloured it

wasn't too long before the next one was ready to be

put on a card.
I still can't get over just how long I've gone without

these little girls - they bring so much pleasure, not

just to the crafter, but to the recipient of the cards.

This card would definatley have to be one of the quickest

ones I've ever made and didn't take much effort at all, but

none the less I was still quite pleased with the results.

It's definately the addition of glitter that completes this

card.

And finally - my green butterfly card.

I don't usually like to use green, I'm generally a pink

person, however I think it came together really nicely.

I'm sure the inclusion of butterflies on this card

is what's brought it all together.

I usually like to include a list of all items used

when putting together my blog posts, however

as I've included several different projects I've

passed on the items list this time around.

If there is a specific paper or stamp you want

to know about, please feel free to ask.

~ Peta ~

~ Charming Tilda ~

2010-04-26T10:44:00.004+10:00

This card has proven to be a real labour of love.

What started out as a simple birthday card for a

friend has now grown and grown as I thought of

more and more elements to add to it.

The ladies at Magnolia Down Under want to see some

charms incorporated in their challenge this week.

I had these metal floral charms sitting in my stash for

some time just waiting for the right card to use them on.

I think they set the card off just nicely.

Finally Edwin gets to make an appearance on one of my
cards. I'm not very nice to him, infact, I'm quite
neglectful. I think this might be the first time I have
included a single Edwin on a card. I have used the
skating pair of Tilda and Edwin together before, but yes,
this is definately the first Edwin on his own. Not that he
gets to be on the front of the card, but he's on the card
and that's a start.
**

**
I'm not sure how I survived up until now without
the Nellie Snellen Flower Punch set.
It might actually be my new favourite toy.
**

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Bazzil

Docrafts Papermania Rose Garden DP

Nesties

Nellie Snellen Punches

Martha Stewart Punch

Copic Markers

Chalk

White Marker Pen

Dew Drops

Charms

Silver Marker Pen

Crystal Effects

Flower Soft

~ Peta ~

~ Antique Magnolia Roses ~

2010-04-19T13:35:00.004+10:00

It's time for another challenge at Roses on Paper.

This time around my wonderfully talented friend

and Design Team partner, Iris, has given us an

awesome sketch to work with.

I've been such a slack DT member of late,

but I love a great sketch and this one was

lovely to work with and gave me a good

opportunity to use my newest Nesties.

Summer once again has a wonderful prize

ready for the lucky winner of this challenge

so head over to our Roses on Paper Challenge

Blog for a list of the qualifying stamps and

to get your copy of the sketch.

For those of you that know me I don't have to

tell you how much I love roses. I was so excited

when my favourite stamp company, Magnolia,

released this gorgeus rose arrangement.

For the rose on the inside of the card I did a little

bit of pruning and trimmed off a few of the leaves

and a flower.

I've tried to make my card look a bit antiquey

(is that a word) by using Glamsol and using a

brush in my black inkpad to add a distressed

finish.

**
Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Webster's Pages Patterned Paper

Bazzil
Nesties

Copic Markers

Gold Glamsol

~ Peta ~

~ Candles and Cards ~

2010-04-13T17:54:00.007+10:00

I have had the most frustrating week.

I never realised how much I used the internet

until I have been without it.

Now, finally after two modems and two different

IT technicians my computer is back up and

running.

There was actually a positive side to the downtime,

I have been using this time to be creative.

Buying gifts for teenage girls can be a bit of a

nightmare, but I think I've come up with a solution.

Along with an itunes voucher I made a Magnolia

Birthday Candle for my daughters friend.

The card I made was fairly plain and simple

as I wanted the focus to be on the candle.

My copics were put to the side for this project

and my all time favourite H2o's were used.

**
The flower decoration was made using my brand
new Nellie Snellen punches. I was thrilled with the
the results they gave, could this mean no more
spending money on ready made flowers, ha ha ha,
I don't think so.
**

**
I painted Tilda on the card to match Tilda on
the candle. I love using my H20's, I would
use them for more projects if they were as
fast as using Copics.
**

**
Still on candles I had a very special
occassion on Easter Saturday which
called for 5 matching candles.
For a very long time I have wanted
to do something and finally last year
I made the commitment.
I have wanted to become a Catholic
for nearly 20 years and last year I
I began the RCIA program at our
church.
On Easter Saturday night, along with
4 very special people I made my Act
of Faith, took my First Communion,
and my Confirmation.
It was the most beautiful, amazing
experience and I shared it with my
beautiful family and some very
special friends.
**

I wanted to do something for the four people

who have shared this journey with me so I

made all of our Communion Candles.
**

The candles were all the same except for the

handmade hat pins I used for the two girls

candles, just to give them a little bit more

of a feminine touch, and the roses are from

Magnolia.

~ Peta ~

~ Ladybugs and Tilda ~

2010-03-22T23:14:00.004+11:00

Every time Magnolia release a new set of stamps

I fall in love, but seriously, this time is different -

how stinkin cute is this little Magnolia Ladybug.

I wish it was a little doll that I could sit on my

desk to keep me company whilst crafting away.

So another two weeks have flown by and it's time

for another challenge at Roses on Paper.

This time Rosette is challenging us to get creative

with our punches.

I just love this new Martha Stewart Ladybug

punch, and how perfect does it compliment

Tilda.

For full details of this great challenge and a list

of what stamps to use to be eligible for an

awesome prize from Summer, head over to our

Roses on Paper Challenge Blog.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Bazzill

Kaisercraft DP

Martha Stewart Punch's

Copic Markers

Magnolia Rose

Glitter

White Marker Pen

Chalk

~ Peta ~

~HIP HIP HOORAY, IT'S ANNIE-MAY'S BIRTHDAY ~

2010-03-16T10:59:00.004+11:00

~ Hip Hip Hooray, my little girl turned 6 today ~

Actually, I'm really sad, I hoped she'd be my little baby

forever, she's growing up so fast and now she's

started school that young, beautiful innocence is going

to slowly get taken away.

I guess we can't keep them wrapped in cotton wool forever.

**
There's another special birthday happening this week too,

Magnolia Down Under is turning 1 - how exciting, can you

believe it's been a whole here of just Magnolia challenges.

To celebrate they have a fun blog hop going on.

And speaking of Just Magnolia's, there is a beautiful sketch

to follow for this weeks challenge.

**
Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Stamping Up Stamp

Bazzil

Docrafts Papermania Designer Paper

Basic Grey Brad

Copic Markers

White Marker Pen

Chalk

Nesties

Martha Stewart Punch

Prima Rose

~ Peta ~

~ Magnolia Wedding ~

2010-03-12T19:01:00.006+11:00

I was absolutely shattered that I didn't have any of the

new Wedding Magnolia stamps in time for my friends

wedding this weekend, that is until I was looking through

the Magnolia Magazine for some inspiration and saw a

project with the champagne glass stamp and realised I had

it, still with white paper attached, unused in my stash of stamps!!!

The main design for my card is from the ladies at

Sketch Saturday, and the inside of the card was

made to co-ordinate with the front.

Unfortunately the camera doesn't show the glitter I've

put onto the Magnolia Roses and the Champagne glasses.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Magnolia Flowers

Bazzil

Docrafts Papermania Designer Pad

Nesties

Copics

Chalk

Glitter

Martha Stewart Punch

Diamanties

atyou Spica Marker Pen

~ Peta ~

~ Roses on a Paper Box ~

2010-03-08T15:31:00.007+11:00

Due to one reason or another I've missed the last

couple of challenges at Roses on Paper, however

no excuses allowed this time around, you can't

really miss a challenge when it's your turn to host!!!

For full details of what stamps you can use to qualify

for a wonderful prize from Summer, head over to our

Roses on Paper Challenge Blog.

You'll also get some great inspiration from my

fellow Design Team Members.

So with Easter just a few short weeks away I

wanted to create something Easter related and

use soft pastel colours. Ever since I saw the Gable Box

in the Magnolia Ink magazine I knew I wanted to make

one for Easter. I found a great template here to use.

I didn't want a huge window like the box in the magazine,

I just wanted a dainty little peep hole for a just a sneak

peak at the goodies inside.

**
Using the gorgeous new paper roses from Magnolia, which

Summer has available in the store, and the beautiful rose

stamps from Magnolia I went for a little bit of a play on

words for my Easter Gable Box, seeing as it's for the Roses

on Paper challenge, I had a little laugh when I thinking of

a name for this posting ~ Roses on a Paper box ~

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Magnolia Roses and Leaves

Print Block Pink Gingham Paper

Bazzil

Nesties

Copic Markers

Chalk

Acetate

Fiskars Border Punch

Pearls

Hand Made Hat Pin

Ribbon

Easter Eggs

~ Peta ~

~ New Blue Baby Bunny ~

2010-03-05T11:06:00.004+11:00

How adorable is this Baby Bunny. This would have to be

one of the cutest paper piecing patterns I have ever seen.

To be honest I'm not even sure how I found this blog:
http://preciouspiecingsbylisa.ecrater.com/ ,

but I'm really glad I did. Lisa has some gorgeous

patterns available, that are not only very easy to put

together but very reasonably priced.

I put this New Blue Baby Bunny card together for a friend

of mine who has just had her first baby boy.

The sketch design I've used comes from the very

talented ladies at Friday Sketchers.

Ingredients:

Baby Bunny Paper Piecing Pattern

Bazzil

Chalk

White Marker Pen

Black Marker Pen

Cuttlebug

Nesties

Pearls

~ Peta ~

~ Two Cards in Ten Minutes ~

2010-03-04T21:33:00.004+11:00

Well maybe 15 minutes, but you get the idea -

two quick cards without any leftovers.

I really need to start paying attention to the name on my

Designer Papers, I'm pretty sure they came from one of

the Basic Grey 6x6 packs, but not 100% certain.

I really need to make a pile of these 'top/bottom' matching

cards so I have them ready when my daughter says to me

5 minutes before leaving for school that she needs a card

for one of her friends. I'm happy to make cards for them,

but not the ones that take a couple of hours - I just don't

think that 13 year old girls would appreciate the time and

effort.

Ingredients:

Bazzil

Cherry Cup Cake stamp (found in my stash of goodies)

Copic Markers

Crystal Effects

Dew Drops

Nesties

~ Peta ~

~ Prep Buddy ~

2010-03-04T21:11:00.004+11:00

**
Much to my disappointment my baby girl started school

this year. She is just so excited to be a BIG school girl

now, and I just feel so lost. She has been my shadow

around the house for 5 1/2 years and I'm really struggling

to fill the void during the day.

Oh don't get me wrong, there's plenty to do in the house,

it's just a lack of motivation on my part without

my little helper.

Anyway, here in Australia we have whats called the

Buddy System in primary school. All the new Prep kids

get assigned a Grade 6 Buddy to look out for them during

their first year at school.

Annie-May has a gorgeous Buddy, Olivia, and this was the

card I made for her, just to say Thanks.

Originally this card was for a sketch challenge, however

I've left it so long to post it that I can't even remember

which challenge it was for.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Stampin Up Stamp

Bazzil

Designer Paper from Stash

Copic Markers

White Highlighter Pen

Chalk

Flower Punch

Leaf Punch

Diamanties

~ Peta ~

~ Here's Cheers ~

2010-03-04T11:25:00.007+11:00

I've never really mastered the art of creating a card for

a man. I really struggle with browns, blues and greens.

Thank goodness Magnolia has come to the rescue with

these stamps from the 'Raise the Ceiling' collection.

The champagne bottle and glass are very versatile and

can be adapted to a pretty feminine card or a

ruggedly masculine card.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Bazzill

Basic Grey DP

Copic Markers

Crystal Effects

Glitter

Diamanties

Nesties

~ Peta ~

Another Magnolia Box

2010-02-10T10:36:00.003+11:00

When I made my last Magnolia box I didn't think I'd be

making another one so quickly, however having two

girls I should have realised that if one got something the

other would want one too.

Oh well, whatever the reason, they are fun to make and

I think they look pretty cute.

The idea behind the box comes from the wonderful team

of ladies at Just Magnolia. The challenge this month is to

create a basket or container to put your Easter goodies in.

The sketch I used came from the ladies at Friday Sketches

and the gorgeous colour combination comes from one of my

favourite challenge blog Magnolia Downunder.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Bazzil

Designer Papers from my stash

Copic Markers

Chalk

White Marker Pen

Nesties

Cuttlebug

Leaf Punch

Fiskars Border Punch

Liquid Pearls

Roses from stash

(if anyone could tell me where I can get more

of these I'd be really grateful)

~ Peta ~

Magnolia Gift Box

2010-02-07T17:01:00.005+11:00

I had sooooo much fun with this project, from making

the box to decorating it, everything came together just

as I hoped.

First of all I started my project with a great sketch

from A Spoon Full of Sugar . I love this sketch with the

hearts incorporated into it, very romantic. The DT have

some beautiful cards posted.

Next part of my project was from the very talented ladies

at Just Magnolia. You just have to love a challenge blog

dedicated soley to Magnolia stamps. Their challenge this

week is to create an Easter Basket or Container.

**
I came across this great box template on

Kirstens Blog. Kirsten has the most amazing

creations on her blog and she is kind enough

to share all her templates with her visitors.

This box was very easy to make, very clear instructions

and very fun to decorate. Now I just need to fill it with

some Easter or Valentines Day goodies.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps - Tilda and Heart

Magnolia Designer Papers - A Little Yummy for Your Tummy

Bazzil

Fiskars Punches

Nesties

Leone Em Punch

Copic Markers

Liquid Pearls

Flowers

Chalk

White Marker Pen

Pearls

~ Peta ~

Peaches on Cream

2010-02-03T12:36:00.004+11:00

Peaches on Cream, sounds Yummy, doesn't it.

From the papers to the stamps this project of

mine is all from Magnolia's Yummy for Your

Tummy Collection.

This weeks sketch from Friday Sketches was behind my

inspiration when designing this little desktop notebook.

My colour combination came from this weeks

challenge at Magnolia Down Under.

This week the ladies from Down Under are asking

for your card to be Girlie and have Orange on it.

I got that bit right, but unfortunately I didn't

follow the sketch they used this week, not to worry,

I still enjoyed using Orange for a change.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Magnolia Papers

Bazzil

Copic Markers

Note Pad

Pencil

Fiskars Threading Water Punch

Copic Markers

Chalk

Circle Punch

Computer Generated Message

White Marker Pen

~ Peta ~

With a Song in My Heart

2010-01-25T09:56:00.002+11:00

A new year and it's time for a new challenge.

My very talented friend Iris has given us a wonderful

combined challenge this week.

With Valentines Day just around the corner Iris wants

you to create a card with a Romantic theme and for

those of you looking for a bit more inspiration and for

a double shot at a prize there is a wonderful sketch

you can use.

Head over to our Roses on Paper challenge blog for all

the details and a list of the stamps you need to use to

qualify.

Being a fan of combined challenges I get to use my card

for the challenge at Magnolia Downunder, who are also

calling for a Romantic Themed card.

To get your hands on these gorgeous new Magnolia

stamps drop by Summers store, Roses on Paper to place

your pre-order.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Magnolia Designer Papers

Bazzil

Flower Punches

Copic Markers

Chalk

White Marker Pen

Glitter

Charms

Circle Punch

Dew Drops

Crystal Effects

~ Peta ~

Magnolia Card Making Diary

2010-01-25T09:30:00.003+11:00

This would have to have been the longest break

I have ever taken from making cards.

Once the Christmas Card list was completely

finished that was it, my desk was tidied up and

that's how it stayed for 6 weeks.

I had plans of getting a start on cards that I

need for 2010, but the lure of my swimming

pool was much greater.

So with a break in our hot weather my first

project for the year is one that is going to keep

me organised with all the cards I need to make.

I've made myself a Card Diary which will list

all the cards I need to make and the date which

they are needed by.

Ingredients

Magnolia Stamp

Magnolia Designer Papers

Store Bought Note Book

Copic Markers

Fiskars Threading Water Punch

Flowers

Dew Drops

White Marker Pen

Ribbon

Charm

~ Peta ~

Christmas with Tilda

2009-12-03T09:56:00.007+11:00

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.

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.

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.

~ Silent Night Card, Candle & Notebook ~

~ Magnolia with Presents ~

~ Magnolia with Mistletoe ~

**

**

~ Noel Magnolia ~

~ Magnolia with Gift ~

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

~ Peta ~

ROP Challenge - Christmas Gift, Part 2

2009-11-30T22:07:00.002+11:00

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.

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.

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.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Copic Markers

Picture Products (Australia)

~ Peta ~

ROP Challenge - Christmas Gift, Part 1

2009-11-30T21:09:00.004+11:00

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.

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.

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!!!

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.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Store Bought Diary and Notebook

Kaiser Craft Design Paper

Cardstock

Glitter

Chalk (Magnolia Cheeks)

White Marker Pen

Ribbon

~ Peta ~

~ Mistletoe & Mice ~

2009-11-22T12:59:00.003+11:00

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.

Ingredients:

Mistletoe and Mice from Stampavie

Basic Grey Papers

Bazzil

Copic Markers

Glitter

Liquid Pearls

Charm

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.

Ingredients:

Holly Swirl

Basic Grey Papers

Cardstock

Nesties

Copic Markers

Diamanties

Martha Stewart Punch

Flowers

Glitter

~ Peta ~

Brown & Gold Christmas

2009-11-22T11:32:00.007+11:00

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.

Ingredients:

Alota Rubber Stamps Church

Gold Ink

Gold Embossing Powder

Metallic Cardstock

Ribbon

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.

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

2009-11-16T10:08:00.003+11:00

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.

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.

**
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.
**

**
Ingredients
Magnolia Stamps
Magnolia Design Paper
Cardstock
SU Punches
Martha Stewart Punch
Copic Markers
Chalk
Dew Drops
Metal Tag
Ribbon
**

~ Peta ~

Wax and Feathers

2009-11-16T09:00:00.000+11:00

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.

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!!!!

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.

Ingredients

Metallic Cardstock

Japanese Papers

Gold Stickers

Feathers

Computer Generated Poem

Tissue Paper

Gold Ribbon

Brads

Candle

Diamanties

~ Peta ~

Teddy Bear Wishes

2009-11-15T17:29:00.004+11:00

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.

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.

Ingredients

Bear in a Vest Rubber Stamp

Square Bears Rubber Stamp

Alison Ellis Design DP

Cardstock

Copic Markers

Crystal Effects

Ribbon

~ Peta ~

Spider Webs & Bat Wings

2009-10-27T10:09:00.005+11:00

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.

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.

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.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Magnolia Design Paper

Cardstock

Tim Holz Distress Inks

Cuttlebug

Glimmer Mist

Diamanties

~ Peta ~

Devilish Magnolia

2009-10-20T11:20:00.003+11:00

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.

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

some great ones for this card.

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.

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.

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.

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

~ Peta ~

Boo!!!!!!!!

2009-10-18T21:55:00.004+11:00

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.

**
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.
**
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.
**

**
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.
**

**
Ingredients
Magnolia Stamps
Basic Grey Eerie Paper Pad
Black & Purple Bazzil
Copic Markers
White Marker Pen
Diamanties
Punches
**

~ Peta ~

After a Loooooong Break .....

2009-10-18T11:55:00.004+11:00

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.

First up was a wedding card and matching envelope made

for my cousins friend.

I love the elegance of the black, gold

and white, and the inside poem is a

favourite of mine for wedding cards.

A sheer black ribbon and hand-made

hat pin completed my card.

Ingredients

Alota Church Stamp

Metallic Cardstock

Glitter

Border Punch

Ribbon

Hand-Made Hat Pin

Computer Typed Poem

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.

**
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.

Ingredients

Caron Vinson 3D Paper Tole Kit

Metallic Cardstock

Purple Bazzil

3D Pop Dots

Diamanties

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.

Ingredients

Elisabeth Bell Willow Stamp

Cardstock

Cuttlebug

Nesties

Diamanties

Copic Markers

~ Peta ~

ROP Challenge - Strawberry Kisses

2009-09-22T14:22:00.001+10:00

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.

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.

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.

**
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

~ Peta ~

Hip Hip Hooray - Alexis is 1 Today

2009-09-19T00:31:00.000+10:00

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.

**
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.
**

**
Decorated with lots of girly pink flowers
and ribbons and one adorable giggling
little Magnolia.
**

**
Ingredients:
Magnolia Stamp
Copie Markers
Bazzil
Patterned Paper
Martha Stewart Punch
Pearl Brads
Flowers
Ribbon
White Marker Pen
**

~ Peta ~

A Baptism Card for Kobi

2009-09-19T00:01:00.001+10:00

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.

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.

Pearl beads and a little silver cross

finished off the creation.

And a beautiful poem found on line

was then typed and computer generated.

**
Ingredients:

Metallic Cardstock

Fiskars Rose Border Punch

Circle Punch
Pearl Beads

Ribbon

Silver Thread

Silver Cross

~ Peta ~

Belles 'n Whistles Fall Release Blog Hop

2009-09-18T13:49:00.006+10:00

**
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.

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.

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.

And now - on with the show.

I have the pleasure of presenting to you

Little Witch.

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.

**
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.

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

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

depth.

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.

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.

**
Ingredients:

Belles 'n Whistles Little Witch

SU Pumpkin Stamp

Card Stock

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Markers

White Highlighter Pen

3D Dots

Computer Typed Recipe

~ Peta ~

Belles 'n Whistles Trivet

2009-09-16T21:07:00.005+10:00

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

**
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.
~
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.
~
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.
~
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.
**

**
Ingredients:
Belles 'n Whistles Sunshine & Apples Stamp
Plain White Tile
Hand Drawn Checkered Border
Copic Markers
Cork Backing
Gloss Spray
**

~ Peta ~

Butterflies and Magnolia - ROP Challenge

2009-09-07T19:07:00.004+10:00

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

My garden has brand new flower buds everywhere and

new leaves are appearing on all my deciduous trees,

there is new life appearing everywhere.

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.

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.

**
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.

Ingredients:

Magnolia Chasing Butterflies Stamps

Cardstock

Metallic Embossed Cardstock

H2o's

White Marker Pen

Crystal Effects

Wire

Punches

Hydrangea Flowers

Pearl Brads

~ Peta ~

An Uninterrupted Day at My Craft Desk!!!

2009-08-31T08:41:00.010+10:00

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!!!!!

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.

Ingredients:

Alota Rubber Stamps Cupcake

Basic Grey Black Tie Paper

Cardstock

Copic Markers

Diamanties

Ribbon

Heart

Crystal Effects

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.

**
I made a little pocket on the inside of this one to
slip a bit of money in the card.
**

**
Ingredients:
Anki's Sweethearts - Soccer Izac
SU Soccer Balls
Cardstock
Copic Markers
Circle Punch
White Marker Pen
Film Strip Punch
**

**
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!!!
**

**
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)

Ingredients:

Boards and Beams House Stamp

Cardstock

Tim Holzt Distress Ink

Twine

Decorative Key

Dew Drops

I think after that my next few cards will all be

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

~ Peta ~

Belles 'n Whistles Black 'n White Collection

2009-08-29T12:15:00.006+10:00

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.

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.

Teddy Bear Picnic

Sunshine & Apples

Lemonade Anyone?

Belle with Teddy

Ingredients:

(the same for ALL cards)

Belles 'n Whistles Stamps

Metallic Cardstock

H2o's

Flowers

Diamanties

Pearls

Leone Em Punch

Cuttlebug

White Marker Pen

~ Peta ~

Spring is in the Air!!!!!

2009-08-25T11:23:00.002+10:00

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.

**
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.

**
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!!!!
**

**
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.
**

**
Ingredients:
Magnolia Stamps
Bazzil Cardstock
Copkc Markers
3D Kindyglitz
Flowers
Diamantie Brad
Fiskars, Martha Stewart & EK Punches
Nesties
**

**
Peta

Belles 'n Whistles - Sisters

2009-08-11T18:41:00.004+10:00

**
At last, the wait is over and I can now introduce
to you the newest members of the Belles 'n Whistles
family ~ Sisters.
**

**
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.
**

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!!!!

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!!!!

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.

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.

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!!!!!!

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

~ Peta ~

ROP Challenge ~ Autumn Photo Shoot

2009-08-10T14:25:00.004+10:00

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.

**
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~