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

.......... 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.
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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.
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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!!!!
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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.

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

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What do you think about that - embossing icing with

Cuttlebug Folders - now thats a way to justify spending

money on all that craft equipment!!!!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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It's definately the addition of glitter that completes this

card.

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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.

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I'm sure the inclusion of butterflies on this card

is what's brought it all together.

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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.

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If there is a specific paper or stamp you want

to know about, please feel free to ask.

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~ Peta ~

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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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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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.
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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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Roses on Paper DT Challenge Card - Summer Lovin'

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I have no idea where the last two weeks have gone,

they have just flown by, which means it's challenge

time again at Roses on Paper.

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This week, my very talented friend, Anki, is hosting

our challenge with a sketch which is sure to get you

in the creative mood.

You'll need to head on over to our challenge blog

http://ropchallenge.blogspot.com/)

for full details.

Once again, Summer at

www.rosesonpaper.com

will be offering at great prize,

so it's well worth the fun of joining in.

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My card for the Design Team features another of

Magnolia's gorgeous little girls, all packed up and

ready for a little bit of Summer Lovin' on her

vacation.

The Magnolia stamps are readily available from

www.rosesonpaper.com,

along with a great range of Alota Stamps,

which is what I have used for the suitcase,

altered slightly.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Alota Rubber Stamps - Suitcase

Stampin Up - Love You

Copic Markers, Atyou Spica Markers

white highlighter pen

Basic Grey - Gypsy Paper Pad

Cuttlebug & Nesties

Pink Diamanties

Flowers, charms, silver thread

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A New Year - A New Challenge

WOW!!!!

Where did those last two weeks go ......

one minute I'm preparing for Christmas

the next it's a new year and I'm trying to get

my house back to resembling some form of normality.

Is it just me or is the world getting faster.

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So the new year brings with it a new challenge

from the Roses on Paper Design Team, this one being

hosted by Susan. Breaking away from the red

surrounding Christmas this weeks Colour Challenge

calls for a card to be made using

White, Purple and Green.

The stamp I've used is another from the

Sarah Kay collection, Puppy Love, and I've

titled my card "The Key to My Heart".

This is available from

Summer at www.rosesonpaper.com.

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Head over to our Roses On Paper Challenge

Blog: http://ropchallenge.blogspot.com/ for

challenge details and your chance to maybe

pickup a great prize.

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Ingredients:

Sarah Kay - Puppy Love

Lavender, Lime, White Cardstock

Cuttlebug, H20's, White Highighter Pen,

Flowers, Brads, Diamanties, Ribbon,

Gold Pen, Big Shot Top Note Die

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Roses on Paper DT Challenge Card - Picnic Time with Dolly & Me

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It's challenge time again at Roses on Paper.

This weeks challenge has been put together

by the very talented, Iris.

For full challenge details and the chance to

pick up a great prize head over to

http://ropchallenge.blogspot.com/

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This cute little girl is from the

Sarah Kay collection.

I thought she looked just like

my little girl playing make believe with

her dollies.

Sumer at www.rosesonpaper.com

has this and others from the range

in her store.

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It was quite time consuming cutting

out this image, but I think it was worth

the effort. I gave the card a bit of

depth by paper piecing the pocket,

ribbons and bows with some silicone.

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Once again, my beloved H20's were

favoured colouring medium, highlighting

some areas with atyou Spica markers.

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Ingredients:

Stamp: Picnic Time - Sarah Kay

Paper: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Urban Prairie

(available from: www.rosesonpaper.com)

Accessories:

H20's, atyou Spica markers, white marker pen,

crystal effects, cuttlebug, Martha Stewart Punch,

Flowers, Pink Diamante Brads

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Magnolia's Golden Baubles

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While the Tilda Magnolia images are all so unbelievably cute,

this is to show you that a Magnolia card can also be very elegant.

From the Christmas Collection I have used the large Bauble.

It has been stamped onto cream metallic cardstock,

embossed with gold embossing powder,

cut out and paper pieced onto assembled card.

Pearl brads and gold ribbon complete the card

for a very tradional looking Christmas Card.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Bauble Stamp - available from Summer at www.rosesonpaper.com

Judikins Egyptian Gold Embossing Powder

Cream and Gold Cardstock

Gold Ribbon

Pearl Brads

Cuttlebug

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