Sep 27 2008
Lots of THANK YOU’s, a Winner, and a Challenge…..
WOW I really can’t believe that a week has gone past without a post……very sad indeed!
I firstly want to give all you wonderful Blog readers, a very BIG THANK YOU, for your lovely get well comments, and encouragement! It was so wonderful to read them, and to feel your love, albeit cyber-sent……
Well I am happy to say that I am on the mend, as is the rest of the family. It has been a very long and rough week. This viral flu that we caught was so NASTY, I can’t express enough how awful it was. I takes over your whole body, and there were a few times I wanted to crawl into a ball and give up. Thanks to my doctor friends Jane and Richard, who gave me a wonderful strong dose of Intravenous vitamin C I have started to bounce back. Hopefully it is the end of it all, and we can look forward to a warm, summer to come with no bugs or sickness.
Now I am sure you are all wondering who I picked for last weeks sketch challenge. It was hard once again, to pick, as there were so many wonderful entries!!! But there has to be one, and i have chosen this cute card by Sarah. She called the Pink Boho with some bling. (see below)
You can see more of Sarah’s work at her blog, www.sarah-janekale.blogspot.com
It was so exciting to see lots of entries for this one, and of course to see you working with the catalogue! I hope you will use it more often, as it is the best tool for inspiration!
Now the other entries are from the following people. Be sure to go check out their work, and leave then a lovely comment too!
Kristy - www.youungstamper.blogspot.com
Angelique - www.angeliquekelly.blogspot.com
Karen - www.luvtostamp.blogspot.com
Lisa - www.digitalfox.blogspot.com
Mel - www.melhanlon.blogspot.com
Jean - www.jeanmckenzie.blogspot.com
Dani - www.danifender.blogspot.com
Bronwyn - www.bronwynstampingspot.blogspot.com
Robyn - www.rainbowsbyrobyn.blogspot.com
Monique - www.chocolate-sunsets.blogspot.com
Chantelle - www.chan3boys.blogspot.com
Stephanie - www.stampingwithsteph.com.au
Mandy - www.mandyschiller.blogspot.com
Now for the next Challenge…….although it is a bit late you will have until thursday the 2nd October 11:59 pm to get your entries linked 
Okay so I have chosen a Colour Challenge for this one. I have had a few people recently tell me that they find it hard to work with Elegant Eggplant, and so I thought it would be a great to show how it really is a nice colour. So I have combined it with Pretty in Pink, and Soft sky.
So using Elegant Eggplant, Soft sky, Pretty in Pink, and whiper white I came up with the following projects for you
This is a litte Love Note. I used Eggplant for the base, then added a strip of DS paper along the bottom. I also added some silver Hodgepodge hardware along a strip of eggplant grosgrain ribbon. I then stamped the large flower from the Cause for celebration stamp set with Pretty in pink ink, cut it out, and layered a circle of Soft sky cardstock, and a pink button in the centre. Lastly I added the greeting which is a rub-on.
Next I made this little gift card, using whisper white for the base. I stamped the large butterfly using the rock and roll technique and cut it out, pretty-ing it up with some dazzling diamonds glitter. I created the little scallops with my corner rounder and moutned them on top of each other, and again adding some eggplant grosgrain ribbon and silver hodgepodge hardware. Lastly I added the greeting from the One of a kind stamp set with Eggplant ink.
I then had fun putting together this scrapbook page of my daughter Tiarne. I used Pretty in pink for the base which I have stamped the large swirls from the Baroque Motifs stamp set around the edges. Next I added a square of soft sky cardstock that I have stamped the little flower from the same stamp set, adding some glitter to the centre of the flowers. I then added the strip of Whisper white cardstock, adding the little scalloped edge feature at the end. I have used the outline alphbet stamp set, and stamped the letter Y O U onto pretty in pink DS paper from the Berry Bliss paper pack with Eggplant ink, and cut it out. Lastly I did the journaling, and added the stamped embellishement which I created again with the Baroque motifs stamp set and some pink taffeta ribbon.
Then very last of all I made this card with the Big bold birthday stamp set. I am not too happy with this card, as I think I over did the paper piercing!!! LOL Ah well, you will always get one of those! I used eggplant for the base, adding two strips of cardstock that being soft sky and pretty in pink. I stamped the little circles onto the pink cardstock and then contiuned it also onto the whisper white keeping in line. I stamped up the cake, cut it out and mounted it all with some dimensionals. Lastly I added the pink brads, and taffeta ribbon to embellish. And then the greeting is from the It’s your birthday stamp set. And like I said……lots of paper piercing..hehehe.
So there you have my creations I have made a few other things which I will show you soon, so come back soon.
Right off to keep hubby company. I really hope you all have a good weekend, and look forward to seeing your creations!
Keesh I love all the challenges you keep coming up with! Last week’s was great and it was sooo good to see so many participate. I wont be doing the challenge this week as you know I’m in Victoria and have none of the cardstock with me
I just hope it doesnt waste away while I’m away .. sigh
Hi Makeesha, So glad to hear you’re feeling better. I know so many families that have had that nasty flu. So far it hasn’t hit our family..and I hope it never does. Enjoy the school holidays with the kids and I look forward to seeing you Wednesday nite.
Wow you have had a tough time you poor thing. So glad to hear you are on the recovery trail now. Love the idea of using Elegant Eggplant as I never have before…nope never, not on anything…so it’s about time huh:0)
Your samples are all fab….you are so versatile Keesh….great job.
Glad to have you back Keesh
I am SO going to take part in this challenge, even if it’s something I just keep for myself as I can’t guarantee that anything I produce with Elegant Eggplant will be fit for public consumption! It is very much one of my bogey colours but I am looking forward to the challenge. Wish me luck….
Hi Keesh, So nice to see you surface again and glad to hear all are on the mend. I love the colour combo you have chosen this time but I am away from home and have no stamping supplies with me so wont be joining in! Oh well I look forward to seeing what others do!!
Hugs, Jean
Hi Keesh,
SOOO Happy to see your back and feeling better! I would wake up every morning and first thing I would do is turn my computer on and go straight to your blog to see if you were back! and yay so glad your back now with a challenge. Here is my week 11 colour challenge card hope you like it! Hope the rest of your family better too. http://youngstamper.blogspot.com/2008/09/weel-11-keesh-colour-challenge.html
Are you sure you don’t have a twin that helps you do all the stuff that you do lol? You should be getting your strength back, resting and here you are creating away like you don’t have 4 kids, a hubby, an orchard and a business, you are amazing Keesh, glad to hear you are feeling better, love your creations, Yvonne xx
Lovely color combo Keesh — here’s mine: http://stampmom.blogspot.com/
Great to hear your family picking up and now take care to slowly get back into the true routine of life again. Enjoy the holidays, take those kids out in the Sunshine:) Love your cards and challenges.
Have a lovely week:) xxJen
I DID IT! I used Elegant Eggplant in a card and I actually don’t mind the result! Phew! That’s ONE colour monky off my back
Hey Keesh, what do you suggest for Handsome Hunter, Bravo Burgundy, Glorious Green, Brilliant Blue and Yoyo Yellow?! Actually forget about the yellow as I KNOW you’re not gonna go there!!
Oh, here’s my card:
http://www.sarahklass.com/learning-to-love-eggplant/
Thanks for the challenge!
S x
Hi Keesh! Here is my “Funky Eggplant” entry for the challenge!
Hi again Keesh !! My hubby is on afternoon shift this week so I have had plenty of stamping time!! I made another card for your challenge- Love those colours!!
http://rainbowsbyrobyn.blogspot.com/
Hi Makeesha,
LOVE your website, especially your Make It Mondays - you have featured almost everything I have been searching for.
Have given your colour challenge a go - apologies for the not too good photo. Thanks for the great colour combo!! I LOVE purple and am seriously noticing the lack of it in the current DSPs!!
http://natashamurraystamping.blogspot.com/2008/10/20-off-selected-stamp-sets-makeeshas.html
Cheers,
Natasha