I used my sweet 'Miss Clause' from Sugar Nellie, she reminds me of my eldest so this may be her chrissy card! She used to love drawing Manga images when she was a bit younger so it will be a blast from the past for her!Thursday, 5 November 2009
Cute Card Thursday ~ Primary Colours
I used my sweet 'Miss Clause' from Sugar Nellie, she reminds me of my eldest so this may be her chrissy card! She used to love drawing Manga images when she was a bit younger so it will be a blast from the past for her!Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Layers of Color ~ Reindeer waltz
I have used my fabulous Layers of Color Clear Art Stamp Set 'Reindeer Waltz'. I totally love this set! I am going to use it loads this Christmas. The two reindeer are part of the set but I also used parts of the other reindeer to create the inked border around the edges. I was a bit scared at first but love how it turned out! The antlers make fabulous swirls!
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Whimsy Challenge ~ rounding up love for Jaimie
I made this card to send to Jaimie Cates who recently was the victim of a horrific crime. Whimsy Stamps owner Denise and Erin have arranged a fabulous, humongous blog hop and created a special new blog to encourage us all to send a card to Jaimie to help create some hope and lighten the dark days. Many amazing people have taken part in the blog hop and there are a huge amount of prizes! Although I am sure once you read Jaimie's story you will want to send a card no matter what!To take part in the hop start here at Katharina's blog.
Here is my card for Jaimie and also for the Whimsy Stamps Challenge which is to create a card for Jaimie!I used my Whimsy Stamps Fall Raccoons, they are such cheeky chaps they are guaranteed to bring a smile!
Friday, 30 October 2009
Friday Sketchers - Charlotte in monochrome
DP is MME and Paper Pizzazz. Gems are Primas and the Halloween sentiment stamp is Cat's Life Press.The Birthday Sentiment stamp is of course Whimsy from the Sentiments collection. These are the Circle Postmark Sentiments
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Cute Card Thursday ~ Midnight Margheritas
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Winner of Whimsy Blog Hop Stamp

Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT blogs as they all have a stamp to give away.

Layers of Color ~ Reindeer waltz
This is my first card using the Reindeer Waltz stamps! These reindeer are so elegant and there are so many to choose from in the set, you are going to see a lot of reindeer here!
Laura has even provided some free party favors before the event, you can grab some free digi images on November 7 -13th!Drop in here for more details!
Monday, 26 October 2009
Friday Sketchers - Whimsy Reindeer
The fabulous sentiment stamp is another of Whimsy sentiments, I love it! The papers are MME and a little Basic Grey.
Not sure where I got this charm from it was in a set, think the snowflakes were in a pack at Roberts.
don't forget to join in the Whimsy Blog Hop, you have a few chances to win to one of these fab new stamps and one lucky person will win the whole set!Friday, 23 October 2009
Whimsy Change of Seasons Blog Hop
The papers I used are My Mind's Eye 'The Merry Days of Christmas', a Cat's Life Press sentiment stamp, flocked lace and a charm, the sentiment is a rub-on from Letraset.
So to continue with the Hop and be in with a chance of winning all 4 stamps, please hop over to the Whimsy Website at http://www.whimsystamps.com/ where you should follow the next instructions!
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Remember you can only be added to the draw for prizes if you have commented on all the Design Teams hop posts!
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The blog hop ends at noon (EST) on 28th October, the draw for prizes will take place soon afterwards! You could be one of the first people to own these fabulous new stamps!
Good luck and happy hopping!
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Cute Card Thursday ~ Candy Corns
We are at a birthday party this weekend and I thought a nice bottle of wine and some choccy would make a good gift. The apron seems the perfect shape for a bottle, I think I will use this one again!
I like that the tag is seperate and of course my Candy is hidden behind the tag which gives an extra surprise to the recipient!

The stamp is another of Kraftin' Kimmies cuties, this time it is Francesca, I love her expression!
Hope you are inspired to play along with CCT this week, there is a fabulous prize on offer and gorgeous cards and other creations from the Design Team!Whimsy Dog and Sign Bookmark
I made this bookmark in record time this afternoon after colouring the image this morning. It is Whimsy Stamps Dog and Sign. I love him, he is such a cutie and so quick to colour! He is also so versatile with that empty stamp. The Whimsy Stamps Ruff Day Sentiments work perfectly with it but today I chose to add some rub-on letters as I love this sentiment on a bookmark!
that is it for today but I will be back tomorrow with my CCT creation and on Friday it is a new Whimsy Stamps Blog Hop to launch the fabulous new stamps, I have to tell you, they are so cute, you will love them. I just finished colouring mine and can't stop looking at it! they are fall and Winter stamps and the Blog Hop has a seasons theme! Make sure you drop by and join in the fun, there will be prizes!Friday, 16 October 2009
Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps Challenge - Charlotte
The paper is Cosmo Cricket, flower Prima and quote from Inkadinkado 'kids quotes'Thursday, 15 October 2009
Cute Card Thursday - Spook Fest
Monday, 12 October 2009
Whimsy Stamps Cat and Fish
I found this great paper on saturday in Robert's, it is The Paper Company and it is called Paws and Claws Cat Toys! It was so perfect for this stamp!
Friday, 9 October 2009
Whimsy Challenge Summer Day Emma
This is my card for this week's Whimsy Stamps Challenge which is Sugar and Spice/Frogs and Snails or make a girl or boy card! Well, I would say this is a very girly card!
You might recognise the sketch from the Basic Grey Challenge, I followed it very carefully then realised I hadn't used any Basic Grey.....duhhhh! Oh well, maybe next time!This must the first card I made in a long time that didn't have some BG on it!
Papers are Crate from the Mia Collection, the flowers and pearls are Prima and of course all stamps are Whimsy!Thursday, 8 October 2009
Whimsy Stamps Pet Friends
The little paw prints are also Whimsy Stamps from the Whimsy Sentiments Collection ~ Ruff Day Sentiments. They are so cute!
The papers I used are Crate Paper from the Mia Collection, the buttons are Basic Grey.
Thank you to everyone who played along in the Whimsy Blog Hop! ***********************
I am off to clear up an enormous mess, the little ones thought it would be fun to empty out every single box which contained their toys into my daughter's bedroom and then cut windows and doors into every box they emptied to create a huge cardboard house/building....very creative I must say, just not to good at tidying up afterwards!
have a great evening!
CCT, Friday Sketcher & just Magnolia
Denise has been so kind to me while I was without all my stash and sent me some sweet images last week, this one was included, I hadn't realised how much I missed my Magnolias!
Michelle showed a fabulous handmade flower tutorial over on Just Magnolia, I was so pleased with how this turned out, even though it was made using different flower punches than the tute!
The papers are BG (what else did you expect?) Lemonade (scrumptious), the Tilda stamp is of course Magnolia, the Autumn Day stamp is Cat's Life Press (so impressed with their direct service!) Did I tell ya I love living here! The charms are some I have had an age, can't remember where I got them, love being reunited with them though!
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Whimsy Blog Hop

All the new stamps are available to purchase from monday 5th October!
Don't forget to check out the Whimsy Stamps Challenge on monday, there is a new challenge every week!
I hope to be back with another card later in the week and hope to visit you all soon but I am swamped with boxes to unpack so struggling to find blogging and crafting time at the moment, I'll be back soon though!
Thursday, 1 October 2009
CCT ~ Pinch and a Punch
We seem to have gone from summer to winter in a couple of days here, the kids were in the pool after school on tuesday and on wednesday they were playing in the snow! I did think it was rather convenient that we had snow on the trees as a backdrop for the christmas card!Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Whimsy ~ Princess Emma and Coach

Friday, 25 September 2009
ICS Haunted Halloween
I used the sketch from this weeks Inspirational Card Sketches #35. I have been wanting to play along for a while now, so glad I got the chance this week!
I made this cute little matching bag of candy with some leftover scraps and tiny clear bags. The M and Ms are special halloween ones which matched the paper perfectly!
I bought the huge butternut squash this morning, I couldn't believe the assorted squash you can get here, can't wait for Halloween to decorate the porch and stairs with all different squashes!
A couple of people asked if my stash had arrived yet, well, the boat is due to dock today so fingers crossed for an early clearance of customs and delivery, don't think it will be here much before next friday going off our air freight delivery but you never know!Have a great weekend!
Thursday, 24 September 2009
cute card thursday Buzz Off!
Monday, 21 September 2009
Whimsy Stamps Challenge~buttons
This quote is from an Inkadinkado stamp set 'kid quotes', all the quotes are so cute, you will see more of them here very soon!
Couldn't resist showing you my latest craft room find, we bought this at the weekend at a Consignment store. I have had my eye on it for a few weeks and it was reduced when we went in on saturday so we had to have it! Can't wait to fill all those drawers with crafty goodies!
Whimsy Stamps have a cute digi image for sale to raise funds for Paige a 13year old girl involved in a boating accident who has since has part of her arm amputated. You can send Paige a card and register with Erin for tons of blog candy for doing so! You can read what happened to Paige here
Friday, 18 September 2009
Sugar Bowl and Stamp Something
the Stamp Something challenge this week is to use your favourite colours or papers, well if you hadn't noticed already these are my favourite colours. In fact I have to buy pink and green card by the lorry load!
the flowers and pearls are prima and the pretty lace ribbon is from Wal-mart. The leaf punch is Martha Stewart also sold in Wal-mart.Thursday, 17 September 2009
CCT ~ Hidden Treasure
I spotted this project on Michelle Wooderson's blog the other day and knew it would be the perfect gift for a friend who has helped me out here! It was so quick to put together too!
My proper crafty stash hasn't arrived yet so I still have no die cutters or punches so I borrowed my son's compass and drew 3 circles and hand cut them. Then I roughed up the edges to disguise the imperfections!The papers are Basic Grey 'June Bug' and Cosmo Cricket
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Whimsy Stamps Challenge and ASOS
Monday, 14 September 2009
Stamp Something - Alligator Purse
I bought a cancelled check wallet at Staples this morning, knowing it would come in handy for something. I altered it so it can be given as a gift with photos inside.
Supplies: Stamps ~ Whimsy Stamps 'Whimsy Alligator'
DP~ Cosmo Cricket 'Girl Friday - Sunday'
Basic Grey 'offbeat'
Embellishments ~ Making Memories charms, Tim Holz muse token, raffle ticket, buttons, hemp, Post It page marker, flower paperclip
Thursday, 10 September 2009
cute Card Thursday and Stamp Something
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
A card for Paige!

Supplies used:
Basic Grey ~ June Bug and Lemonade
Embellishments ~ Prima flower, Martha stewart leaf punch, letraset alphabets.
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
AT last another card!
Supplies: Digi Image (sorry unknown origin)
Couldn't resist showing you my Yard Sale find from saturday! This is my new crafting table! It is huge and was such a bargain! We found a few other things but not crafting related so I will spare you, love Yard Saleing, we go out super early get our brekkie from Starbucks and off we go! I even got a pair of skis this week.....that was bittersweet though as that will use up some of my precious craft time!*!*!













