Hello again!

Well time again for a new challenge and this week we have some new colours for you all. Nice and masculine too! Not too long till Father’s Day here in Australia so maybe get that card done and dusted ready for September…anyway it is just an idea!

Here are your colours to work with:

Here is my creation for you all…..

I don’t have a video for you this week as I can hardly talk with this terrible throat of mine, and you may recognise this card from a few months back…..it uses all the colors, so I thought I would inspire you with it once again…..hope that is okay!

This weeks Guest Designer Liam Pucher’s fabulous creation…..

Don’t forget our fabulous Design Team’s creations too….

Teneale - is taking some time off this week

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane - poor Sarah is unwell too this week so is taking a break

Want to play along? - here are some guidelines.

If you would like to play along, all you need to do is follow the directions:

1. Make your creation following the challenge ie, sketch, colour, or inspiration image.

2. Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, with a direct link back to the post on this website, so that others viewing the post will know where the challenge has come from, and it is courtesy to do so.

3. Then come back to this post so that you can add your name and link in the InLinkz below.

You have until the Thursday the 12th August midnight to get your entries linked.

I will be announcing the winner and honourable mention on Friday the 13th August in the afternoon.

Hello!

I am beyond excited to share with you today our plans to host the Stamp-a-thon to raise more for the National Breast Cancer Foundation! This will be the fourth event with each one getting bigger and better…..

As the event has always been hosted in Perth WA, I will be travelling back to have this wonderful event put together by myself and the fabulous Charmaine, and Louise.

Once again places are strictly limited and so you best get your friends, and your registrations to me asap! I am very excited about seeing some of my stamping friends once again and of course sharing your excitement over a brand new Stampin’Up catalog!!!

Okay so here are the deets for you all….

To obtain the registration forms you will need to go to this link and print off your registration forms…

Next you will need to fill in your registration form and get it to me asap, as places are strictly limited. Last year we sadly had to turn people down, which is never a fun thing to do!

If you have further questions, or need clarification on anything please don’t hesitate to contact me by email: rmbyl@optusnet.com.au, or you can even phone me on 0448860108.

I am very much looking forward to this fun event, and we have some fabulous things planned for the day! So join in the worthy cause, and help those that really need it, but doing something you love…..STAMPING!

Remember……

Upload registration form at this LINK

I look forward to seeing you there!

Hey peoples,

Well I have to say it is so good to be back here at my crafty desk, on Maisie Mac viewing all your fabulous entries to this past weeks Sketch challenge!

I had a big reality check the past couple of days as I have been struck down with a nasty case of Tonsillitis! On wednesday I was starting to get through all that washing, and unpacking when I came down with a nasty migraine! I then got the chills and the sore throat. I took myself off to the doctors and yep it was tonsillitis again! I only had this just before we went on our trip and then to get it three days after being home was a real shock. Anyway I am slowly on the mend, I have pretty much slept for two full days, and still have quite the woosy head, but hopefully the antibiotics kick in and I recover quickly etc…….just when I am dying to get in and start stamping with my new booty ey?

Thanks for all the comments on my new embarrassingly huge stash of crafty goodness too….. I can really see that it is what excites you all, and yes I too can’t wait to see what I can do with it all! just gotta get better first!

Okay so it is back to me picking the challenge winners each week seeing as I am home again! It was interesting to read the DT girls posts on who won each week…..AND to read that they all found it really hard to pick winners! I struggle with this week in, week out as you guys are all so talented! This week was no different either!

This weeks Inkspirations Sketch Challenge winner is the fabulous stamper Helen! Helen made two creations and both were as adorable as the other……. here they are!

Creation 1….

Creation 2…..

Then this weeks Honourable mention goes to Claire Dauncey. This was Claire’s first time playing the challenges and I really loved her choice of stamps, and her watercolouring is gorgeous too!

So there you have this weeks winners…… Helen will be joining us as our Guest Designer next week, and I am sure she will dazzle us with her stamping brilliance!

Get ready for the next challenge later today and another very exciting announcement too!

See ya peeps!

Howdy!

You asked for it!

Here I am back again and shamefully sharing the pics of my obscene crafting goods I picked up along our recent travels…….

Here goes…….

23 packs of Paper Trey Ink buttons….

76 Copic Sketch markers to complete my collection….

Stampin’Up corduroy buttons and library clips….

Brand new SU brads….

Papertrey Ink Dies and an Embossing die from Stampin’Up

New pads of DSP….

Embellies……Stitched buttons from Basic grey, Cupcakes from Martha Stewart, and Rhinestone and pearl jewels from Stampin’Up….

Felt from Papertrey Ink….

Stamping magazines, and new SU catty’s….

A box of different coloured glitter (24) and a pack of coloured micro beads, both by Martha Stewart and bought at Michaels….

Papertrey Ink cardstock….

Papertrey Ink stamp pads…..

Papertrey Ink DSP paper pads….

Papertrey Ink ribbons…..

Papertrey Ink stamp sets…

more Papertrey Ink stamp sets…..

Ek sucsess edge punches….

two small Papertrey Ink stamps sets, and one Stampology acrylic stamp set from Michaels….

Bargain ribbons, rick rack and stamps from Michaels all $1.29 each!….

Stampingbella stamps…..

Brand new buttons from Stampin’Up….

New In-colour cardstock from Stampin’Up….

Two packs of SU dsp, and 5 coloured dsp paper stacks also from Stampin’Up….

New In-colour markers from Stampin’Up….

New In-colour stamp pads from Stampin’Up….

Stampin’Up ribbon…..

Stampin’Up wooden stamp sets….

Stampin’Up acrylic stamp sets…..

Phew did you get to the end??? It is a really good thing that Stampin’Up had retired a huge amount of colours etc….. so I could make room for all this crafting goodness in my cupboards etc… My only problem now is I have no idea where to start with it all. I haven’t stamped in 7 weeks, and so I just know I will be rather rusty at first, so you will have to bear with me

Really a BIG THANKS goes to all the people who bought items from my Mega Stash sale off a few weeks back, because all their purchase money allowed me to buy these new things, otherwise there was NO WAY i could have……so Thank you~!!!

The other thing I came home with was some Willowtree ornaments… if you know me well you know I love these willowtree’s and there are some brand new ones out i haven’t seen before. Rod bought me this one because I said I really loved it……

Then I bought these next four because they so remind me of my own four children from number one down….

Adorable aren’t they!!!

Oh and then i saw these two adorable babies!!! so sweet and precious, i just had to add them to my collection. I even had Rod suggest I add them to my real life collection…….LOL!

And then last of all another passion of mine……M.A.C. make-up…..it is delicious and such a fabulous product! It is half price over there, and it would be sill of me not to take advantage of that right?  I came home with some new fun colours and products which I look forward to playing with…….

Love my new little stash of make-up goodness…..

So yeah one spoilt rotten little cookie here, and I can’t wait to share with you all that I get up to with it all……

Have a goodie!

Hey peeps,

Okay I have taken a stack of photos of the obscene amount of craft booty I brought back with me from Canada and the US.

To be very honest I feel very shy about showing it all off……kinda like the kid at school say, na-na-ni-nah-nah…. in your face, and that is definitely not what I want to be like!

SO, i have decided to show you the pile it all makes, and if, and I mean IF you would like to see close ups, (i have taken the photos) then please leave a comment and let me know. If enough of you have the curiosity to see it all, then I will be happy to share, you just can’t think of me as a show off! Is that a deal?

Okay here is the pile sneek peek for you all…..

What do you think? Close ups or no?