Print Candee Mother’s Day Bloghop & Giveaway!

Whoop whoop!   It’s time for another Print Candee Bloghop and the theme is Mother’s Day and this time we were instructed to make a non-card item.  I don’t know about you, but this totally freaks me out…..   so after much procrastination I decided to make some candles.  I’ve only ever made one before and that was for my godson’s christening, and it was quite fun, so here I go again.  (ps.  This is the correct spelling for ‘Mum’ in Australia.)

You should have arrived here from the lovely Jocelyn’s blog, and then from here it’s off to visit Kalyn.   Make sure that you started from the beginning because you wouldn’t want to miss anything!   There are prizes too….  but first here’s my card  project.

Mother's Day Candles - Detail

Mother's Day Candles

Mother's Day Candles - Love

Mother's Day Candles - Mum

The PRIZES will be hidden on  the Creative Team posts there are two $10 gift certificates to Print Candee  to be won, you have until 11:59pm EST on Saturday, April 14th to comment and the winners will be posted on the Print Candee blog!

Here is the Creative Teams blogs in hopping order (wouldn’t want you to miss anyone).  Each stop that you leave a comment will increase your chance to win!

Marion

Jocelyn

Therese (you are here)

Kalyn

Lisa

Thanks for joining the fun today!

Other Supplies:  Black Satin Ribbon, Candles, White Tissue Paper, Wax Paper, Tape.

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Liebster Award Fun!

How lucky am I to have recieved not one but two Liebster Blog awards this week and I am feeling totally chuffed at the moment, thank you so much Jessi and Chunyuan.  I do have to say that the feelings are mutual, actually I am inspired by all my blog friends and really appreciate the support and encouragement that I receive.

I do have a little confession though, I recieved one of these awards from Jen (another fantastic blog friend) early last year and put it on my ‘to do’ list as I was super busy at the time, moving house, visitors…  and then I forgot, but all the same I was encouraged by the award and this time I am not going to miss the chance to respond.

What is the Liebster Blog award? Here is a quick explanation.   ‘Liebster’ is German for ‘dearest’. The award is a ‘share-the-love’ arrangement, given to inspirational bloggers with less than 200 followers.

Here’s the to-do list of any Liebster award recipient:

1) Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you

2) Reveal your five blogger picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog

3) Copy and paste the award on your blog (see above)

4) Hope that those you award forward it to their favorite bloggers!

How to chose just 5…  impossible, but here I go!

Linda, without you I would probably still be lurking in blogland, I would just like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks for your encouragement to start my own blog and start submitting my cards for publication.  You have been an amazing support, not to mention a very talented papercrafter!

Marion, who would have thought that we would be on not one, but two DT’s together!  I am so inspired by your perfect creations and CAS style, you Rock GF!

Jocelyn, you are such a vibrant fun person who makes the most fantastic cards and I just love your sense of humor. It’s fabulous working together with Print Candee and I really appreciate your support!

Tui, I’ve become an avid follower of your fabulous creations only recently, I always love to see what you’ve been creating and I would just like to thank you for your support.

Last but not least is Jackie, you would have definitely seen her work around, it’s totally awesome and TSG is so lucky to have her on board…  LOVE your inspiration and I totally appreciate your support.

Here’s the short & sweet of it, THANKS to you all, what a wonderful society we have here and I am so lucky to have met and be inspired by so many amazing people!

Guest Designer at Lilypad!

So you have probably already guessed my exciting news…   the blog title kinda gives it away (oops).   Anyway when Lilypad asked if I would be a guest designer for them I couldn’t wait to get started…   that was after I picked up my jaw up from the ground!

If you would like to know the answers to questions like,  where was that glamorous photo of me taken (at my home), what is my cat’s name, what I do in my spare time (other than papercrafting… ) and you would like to see more of these sneak peaks then head over to the Lilypad blog and visit me there!

Thanks for joining me again today and for all those wonderful encouraging comments, they really do make my day!

Is that Lawn Fawn I see?

La La La La... you know the rest!

It's definitely time to CELEBRATE!

 

Winner from Print Candee Blog Hop!

Just  a quick post (now that I’m officially back from holidays…  and back to work today) to let you know the winner from the Print Candee Blog Hop!

Winner #2 from Therese’s blog

Shalini

You won American Crafts Thickers, washi tape, and adhesives from
Glue Dots

Winners, please contact us at printcandee.creativeteam@yahoo.com
so we can ship your prize. Thanks to everyone for joining our blog hop!

Congratulations Shalini, I hope you enjoy your fun new products!

 

An Announcement!

I have some totally exciting news, I have been asked to be part of the Creative Team for a new digital stamp and paper company called Print Candee!  I am joining the very talented

• Jocelyn Olsen (design team co-ordinator)
• Marion Vagg
• Kalyn Kepner

If you head over and visit their blogs you will see what I mean when I say ‘talented’, their work is amazing and they continue to inspire me everyday!  I feel very lucky to be joining them.  The team is going to ‘kick-off’ with a blog hop on August 31st, make sure you tune in as there is going to be heaps of giveaways (wink, wink)!  In the meantime you can visit Print Candee yourself and have a look at their amazing collection of digital stamps, papers, clip art, svg cutting files…. and more!   This is so much fun, I can’t wait!

Aussie Cards For Sale!

So bear with me here, I know you have all seen these cards before!  But Alicia has sent out an expression of interest for some more designers for her online business Aussie Cards For Sale!  You are all probably like me and have more cards than it is ever possible to use, and guess what…  I just keep making more!

 

Just Because

Enjoy this day

Just a Note

Woohooo!

Smile

Just a Note

baby

Celebrate Argyle

Thanks again

On a personal note…

Shall I tell you the Best thing about the ‘blogging world’, it’s the people that you meet!   All these amazingly creative people who are willing to share, inspire & encourage.    Not to mention that they share my obsession, maybe you could call it an addiction, therefore they understand!  Jocelyn recently posted a few questions that we could answer to ‘get to know ‘ one another.  Like me, Jocelyn is fairly new to blogging world & her cards are awesome!    So I thought it would be fun to reply…   you know how much I love to ramble when I’m working night duty…

1. How long have you been papercrafting?  6 years ago I decided that I would ‘give cardmaking a go’,  I was struggling to find that ‘right’ card to suit the occasion & was spending fruitless hours and wasting money on cards I was not happy with. 

2. How would you describe your style?  My default style is definitely CAS, but I continue to drool over all those pretty, layered and vintage styles…  mmmmm  If I lose my mojo I just head straight back to CAS everytime.

3. Music or no music while you craft? What kind?  Definitely music  and it’s always mood dependant.  Softer relaxing stuff first thing in the morning then it can be anything usually funky, world, chillout, alternative, dance…  no thrash metal though.

4.Do you clean your papercrafting spot every time you are done or is it an ongoing disaster (or something in between)?  I am one of those boring people who cleans each time (mostly each time… sometimes I get daring and might leave it overnight… but only if I’m coming straight back in the morning… ).  You’d be pleased to know that  I do make a’ mega mess’ while I’m creating but have found that if I start on something new & everything is still lying around I am easily distracted and struggle to concentrate on the new design.

5. If you were lost in a deserted craft store and could only have 3 paper lines, what would they be?  This question is unfair and I was thinking of boycotting it on the premise that I could not possibly choose just 3  (I noticed that you put a 4th in yourself  lol)…    But if I had to choose, October Afternoon, My Minds Eye (especially Stella & Rose) and Basic Grey!

6. What’s your favourite brand of ink?  Love that VersaMagic Chalk Ink (but I use Memento for my Copics all the time)

7. Do you sketch out your cards ahead of time or do you craft as you go?  Mostly I  craft as I go, but I have been known to knock out a sketch (usually when I’m at work on my break and thinking about making cards…).

8. What would be your dream job in the papercrafting world?  This is way to hard to consider in my post night duty brain state.  But the main thing I love is creating the cards and trying new techniques… would that be working for a magazine or maybe teaching perhaps?

Thanks for taking the time to visit me here at my blog, I really love all your wonderful comments and encouragement.  It also allows me to find new blogs to surf and see all your creations. 

Now back to business… this isn’t getting the cards made!   

My Light Box

I did it!   I made my very own light box, and the only thing I had to buy were the lamps & the globes!  I thought I would share my creation with you, because I know that  everybody is just as excited as I am about my light box.  I used one of those cardboard file boxes (there are 2 in a flatpack & ‘cheap as chips’), cut my windows to fit A4 white vellum sheets (I didn’t have any 12″ x 12″), reinforced it with pieces of cardboard and taped a white background to the back and base… and voila!    I aready love the photos especially being able to take photos in the evening and not having to chase the sun around the house (which was one of my previous techniques…  and not a very successful one)!

 

Did you miss me?

I’ve been on holidays & WOW was it some fun!  But now I am back & boy do I have some wonderful blogs to catch up on.  I will be sharing some fabulous photos of my trip to Outback Australia after my post… so if you’re interested keep scrolling (Watch out for the red dirt)!  I thought I’d start my catchup with the new Lily Pad Cards Color Throw Down  (Not just 3 but count them, 5 colours) & combine it with the current Clean & Simple sketch.  This is the first time I have used this stamp, I couldn’t resist… have I told you that I ride a scooter?  Well it’s not exactly these colours but it is just awesome (when it’s not raining… then I just get wet).

Scooter

Scooter - Detail

We went to visit an awesome friend of ours who lives near Karratha, would you believe the flight accross Australia was nearly 6 hours (it’s a BIG country).  As you can see there has been a lot of rain in North Western Australia.  We were in the Pilbara region  - and isn’t it just stunning!  We stayed in the eco retreat (where the tents are pictured) and went swimming at the waterfalls….

Supplies;  Paper:  A4 Hopsack White Cardstock, Bazzill – Dragonfly, Orange cardstock.  Ink:  Memento – Tuxedo Black, ColorBox – Deep Grape.  Stamps:  Imaginisce – Scooter,  American Crafts – Sentiments, Sugarloaf – Happy Birthday sentiment.  Copics:  BG10,15. YG03. V15,91,95.  Accessories:  Fiskars Stamp Press, Nesties Standard Circles, Bigshot, Polychromos Pencils – Cadmium Yellow, Dark Cadmium Orange, Gamsol, Blending Stick, Stickles – Orange Peel, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder – Spots & Dots, DST, Foam Dimensionals.

TSG Trendsetting Spotlight

Just a quick post to say I have been spotlighted!  Thank you to There She Goes , I feel very honoured.  I have just purchased my first stamps from them recently and can’t wait to share what I make in the near future.