YAY!

I have this computer working,….I tell ya I am doing a very big happy dance in my swivel chair, which actually does amazing slides across the tiled floor as I have some great tunes from Florence and the machine (a band) cranking on my iPod!!!! Sooooo very excited that I have this blogging all sorted now…..hope you can visualize it

Anyhooooo, even though most of you have seen this post on the wonderful (and I really mean WONDERFUL, DT crew’s blogs this past week) Heck you prolly had your creations made days ago and have been waiting (very patiently) for me to post the Mr Linky! If you are, well your wait is over cuz here it is for ya!

Oh and I have a wee little creation to share too! I have to tell ya though, my stamping was soooooo rusty after not stamping for, oh about 6 weeks! I made SO many mistakes on this card it was not funny! Good thing you can pretty much hide all sorts of boo-boo’s when it comes to stamping!! Not all, but most. Anyhoo, here is the said card full of boo boo’s.

I don’t know if you can spot them, but I sure can! LOL! This is a gorgeous Magnolia stamp that I coloured in with my Copic markers. I used some Basic grey dsp, and the ribbon and greeting along with button are all from Stampin’Up.

I took my inspiration from the following image, which you need to use as your inspiration piece for the challenge:

Gorgeous girly bedroom….

So for those of you who haven’t seen the DT’s creations yet, you can view them all here along with the instructions on how to play along!

Dawn

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane

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 Mr. Linky!

You have until the Thursday the 4th March midnight to get your entries linked.

I will be announcing the winner and honourable mention on Friday the 5th March in the afternoon.

Hey all,

Well at last I have this post up for you! I tell ya I never knew being an Apple Mac virgin would be so hard, but I am slowly getting there……slowly being the operative word! A very BIG thanks to my gorgeous sister in law Claire who has happily taken my phone calls of distress and walked me through all the steps. It all seems quite easy now, and I actually have managed to learn quite a few commands. So fingers crossed that is an end to the stress, and I can look forward to getting right in there from now on!

Thanks again for your patience…..(starting to feel like a stuck record now!) but i do truly appreciate it! Hopefully now that my craft room is set up, and I have this computer reasonably sorted, I can be right back in there with bells on! Phew!

Okay so I have had a lovely look-see at all your colour creations from the other week, and wow you guys really did that colour challenge justice…..love, love, LOVED your creations!!!

So for this weeks Inkspiration winner I chose this adorable card by Natasha Murray! I love this cute little critter that she created with some punches and think it is the perfect little guys card! Fabulous creation Natasha!!!

Then this weeks honourable mention goes to Fiona Harrison for this beautiful creation. I love how Fiona has added the lacy trim to the frame of the stamped image, and the wee little paperclip and ribbon for embellishment!

Of course there was lots of other fabulous creations, so be sure to check them out on the slide show. There were a couple of links that just didn’t work so if you don’t see your creation there, be sure to check you links after you have uploaded them

Thanks again to everyone who played along, and I look forward to seeing you newest creations!

Hey there!

Greetings from tropical Cairns…..I tell ya I am starting to love this place! The weather is beautiful, and the sights are mind blowing!

I have been enjoying a fabulous morning walk at the beach each day this week, and I tell ya, exercising has never been so easy with beautiful scenery all around. Over in the west coast we always see the sun go down over the ocean, not here, it is the complete opposite, and rises up over the ocean. After the breathtaking view one day, I just had to take the camera with me the next morning and whilst I had so many beautiful photos I narrowed it down to these couple, just to show you what I am yabbering about

Just before Sunrise

 Just peeking through…

Above the waterline…

Look at that reflection on the water!!! Just beautiful.

Now you know what I am talking about……

SO whilst i haven’t shown you creative card greatness, I hope this Creation greatness will suffice for now

But having said that, I do actually have some creative greatness to show you…..this weeks winners from teh Sketch challenge!

First up I have this wonderful creation made by Jen Timko….I love this colour combo Jen used, and her combination of stamp sets and that ribbon knot too!! Fabulous job Jen!!!

Then this weeks Honourable mention is a gorgeous creation by the very talented Susan Joyce! I always love Sue’s work and this week is no exception! Fab colour combo too Sue! I often find stamp stamps hard to create with, so you have done a great job with that Hello again stamp set Sue…. thanks for the inspiration!

Next up is a slide show of all the fabulous creations from the challenge this week! I didn’t get to give comment love this week, so please share some of that love around!!!

Thanks again to everyone who played along….YOU ROCK!!!!

Okay who is ready for another week of Challenge fun? I hope you are!

This week we have a different image which can be taken so many ways, so I am sure we will see lots of diversity with this one. Even my creation is a little different too!

Here is the Inspiration image for you:

Here you can go with something earthy, an invitation, wine glasses…..just let your imagination run with it!

This is my creation for this one, like I said it is a little different….

Be sure to go and check out the Design Team members creations and give them some comment love!

Dawn

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane

Anthonette Chavez - Guest Designer

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 Mr. Linky!

You have until the Thursday the 4th February midnight to get your entries linked.

I will be announcing the winner and honourable mention on Friday the 5th February in the afternoon.

Have fun with this one!

Hey everyone,

Well it was so very exciting to see so many fun entries to the colour challenge this past week. I know I am loving getting back into the swing of things, and it seems you all are too!

This week we have the whole DT getting on board and giving us their votes for the best creation and of course we have a prize for each category this week as well.

Getting all the votes together, and without further adiou here are your winners for this week!!!

Big drum roll please……..

This masterpiece was made by the very talented Kim Badelt! Look at those amazing hand made flowers, and those adorable buttons as well! Love all the ribbon and the stitching is a gorgeous touch as well! Congratulations Kim, the DT and myself have chosen your creation to be the Inkspiration Winner, and you have scored yourself $100 of Stampin’Up product for free. I will be in touch asap to arrange that for you.

This gorgeous scrap page is by the lovley Jen Picard! Isn’t that photo just adorable!!! I love the  pretty flowers, and the use of that new scallop punch! What a fabulous use of the challenge colours as well! Congrats Jen on being this weeks Honourable mention! You will receive the brand new Butterfly prints stamp set from the Australian Summer mini catalog! Please email me Jen and give me your address so I can get them out to you in the post asap!

Please Congratulate the girls on their amazing winning entries and give them some comment love!

Of course it was hard to pick the winning entries, and I am sure you are keen to see all the other creations as well. So be sure to check out the slide show below where all the entries are shown!

Thanks again for playing along, and I hope you can join us again this week!