Mystery At The Fire Station!

Last weekend I found some time to craft and had the opportunity to use some of the new "Mystery"
digis from Angie Delarie. They were perfect for SMASH*ing some photos of my youngest daughter and her pre-school class exploring the Adelaide Fire Station. It was so cute - they all got a try at the fire hose!

I've used my Orange SMASH* folio and I coloured my AD images in Photoshop and printed them out on glossy photo paper. I've also done some more misting and love this effect with the blotches as well as the mist.

 

 

 

I've used a heap of my favourite products here including Amy Tangerine stickers and alphas, Studio Calico wood veneers, a Typo tag, Smiggle stamp, October Afternoon flat backed button, Freckles and Pigtails chevron bag, Tattered Angels chalkboard mist, and a doilie and washi from my stash.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

Happy Birthday Honey!!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Cupcake Craft Challenges where the theme is "Script and Gold". TPS have been having technical issues with the Shop but keep checking back and it will be fixed shortly.

I made this card for my darling Hubby's birthday. I dont make cards as much lately due to all the SMASH*ing fun I've been having and I was feeling a bit like I had lost my mojo. This Luca image is new for me and it looked so fun that I had to use it. I also love the idea of using playing cards and bottle tops. I was pretty happy with how it worked out. I find masculine cards harder to make, how about you?

Card Recipe:

Stamps : Lil Perfect Match Lad 20's Gangster Luca (Tickled Pink Stamps), Well Scripted sentiment (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock: Confetti white, basic black (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Sunshine collection (Lost & Found)

Coloured with: Copics (cool Greys)

Other : washi tape (Tim Holtz), car wood veneer (Studio Calico), bottle top (Freckles and Pigtails), playing cards (KaiserCraft), Fleur De Lise accents dies (Spellbinders), transparency(Hambley Screenprints), tag (Stash)

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Ready, Set, Go!

Sorry I haven't had much to show you lately. I've been sick with the flu for nearly the last 2 weeks and it has put a complete stop to all fun crafting activities and restricted my blog and FaceBook time - so not fair!

I was however very excited to see my package from the postman on Friday with some of the latest products from the Amy Tangerine "Ready Set Go" release! I've used the stamps, die cuts and stickers on this page. I also bought some of the alphas and puffy stickers - soo cute!!

I've also tried my hand at crocheting some cute butterflies. They were a bit tricky at first as they are quite small but I had fun doing this while I was sick. I also made some hearts and flowers.

 

 

 

I've also used a Freckles and Pigtails flat backed button chevron bag, a Studio Calico wood veneer, a K-Mart flower paper clip, and a doilie, tag, washi, stickles & twine from my stash.

 

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Crafty hugs xx



Happy 11th Birthday Rachael!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps Blog  is having a bit of fun and showcasing a few creations using their gorgeous images. They have been having a few technical issues with the Shop but keep checking back and it will be fixed shortly.

My eldest daughter had her 11th birthday recently and this is the card I made for her. Blue is her favourite colour at the moment and I love how this card worked out with the blue and black. She has very long thick hair and loves to wear it in a pony tail just like School Pinkette Kira!

Card Recipe:

Stamps : School Pinkette Kira (Tickled Pink Stamps) digi ticket stubs (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: Confetti white, basic black (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Chapter One Collection (KaiserCraft)

Coloured with: Copics (cool Greys)

Other : rhinestone brad (Stampin'Up!), alphas (October Afternoon), flat backed button (freckles and Pigtails), crocheted doilie (KaiserCraft), hearts die (Provocraft), doilie, ribbon, fabric yoyo (Stash)

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Crafty hugs xx

Swimming Lessons!

Today I've got some more SMASH*ing goodness to show you in my orange SMASH* folio. I found time to do 6 pages on the weekend, yay!!!

My youngest daughter has been having swimming lessons for just over 2 years now. Unfortunately she does not enjoy them as much as she should but had heaps of smiles for the camera this day!

I decided to try some paint sprays that I've seen SMASH*ers using lately. On these pages I used a "Smooch" spray. On some other pages I tried glimmer mists and chalk mists. I'm still not really getting the look I'd like but am having fun playing.

I've used a heap of fun photo embellishments and digis from Angie Delarie - they are just perfect for SMASH*ing. I like to colour mine via Photoshop and print out on photo paper.

I've used a heap of my favourite products here including Angie Delarie strawberry & slurpee embellishments and 50's girls & old vintage camera digis, Dear Lizzy cardboard diecuts and date stamp, Amy Tangerine stickers, Studio Calico wood veneer, some Typo tags and stickies, October Afternoon alphas, Freckles and Pigtails flat backed button and chevron bag, and a tag, washi, twine and ribbon from my stash.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

 

SMASH*ing My Top 5 Books!

The latest digi release from the amazingly talented Angie Delarie is called "de Gartrell Vikings". The viking girl reminded me of Katniss from Hunger Games - so went perfectly on this SMASH* page of my favourite books. I coloured this digi using photoshop (I love the bright colours it gives), then I printed it out on photo paper.

This is a double SMASH* page done in my mini for the 30 day SMASH* challenge on Facebook - it is day 24 Favourite Book, and Day 26 Top 5 of your choice (I chose books).

I've used a heap of my favourite products here including Amy Tangerine paperclip, stickers and a stamp, Studio Calico wood veneer, some Typo tags and stickies, October Afternoon papers and alphas, KaiserCraft alphas, SMASH* washi, brad and clip, Martha Stewart paper doilies, Smiggle stamp, Freckles and Pigtails chevron bag, and ribbon from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

Polka Dots, Favourite Movie and Blog Hop Winner!

I've got a few fun SMASH* pages to show you today but first the winner of my candy on the "SMASH* Blog Hop" ...
Drum roll ...

Congratulations to Emma Harrison!!
Emma if you could please email me and I'll get this in the post for you.

Now, for some SMASH*ing goodness.
These pages are done in my SMASH*mini for the 30 day SMASH* challenge on Facebook.
The first page is Day 11 Polka Dots. This photo was taken after I'd been clothes shopping. I dont do this very often but I had the opportunity to go to a "Flower" shop in Adelaide and I just love the clothes there!!

The second page is Day 13 Favourite Movie. Yes, I'm a Twilight fan. I've loved them from the start, but it has been too long waiting for the release of the last movie - I'm nearly over it actually. The first movie was my favourite!

I've used a heap of fun products here including some Martha Stewart paper doilies, some Tim Holtz tickets and film, Studio Calico wood veneer and flat backed button, a Freckles and Pigtails flat backed button, Stampin' Up! lace trim and button, SMASH* ploka dot washi and label maker, Simple Stories bingo card, Glitz giant rhinestone and alpha ribbon from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty hugs xx

Laters Baby!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring ABC Challenges where the challenge is "V for Vanish" - hide something on your creation!

I love to have little "peek-a-boos" on my SMASH* pages or my scrapbook pages. Perfect for hiding personal info or just to make it more interactive!

This is a SMASH* page done in my mini for the 30 day SMASH* challenge on Facebook - it is day 25 envelopes (works perfectly with Vanish!).

This photo on this page is of my wonderful hubby and me so I thought Lil Lolita Kellita and Lil Lad Luca from Tickled Pink Stamps suited perfectly. I recently finished the "50 Shades" series of books so I had to use a phrase from them as well.

SMASH* Recipe

Stamps : Lil Lolita Kellita, Lil Lad Luca (Tickled Pink Stamps),

SMASH* folio: mini
Other : brad, twine (Stampin' Up!), bag/envelope (Freckles and Pigtails), crocheted doilie, bingo ticket (KaiserCraft), wood veneers (Studio Calico), washi (SMASH*), alphas (October Afternoon) ribbon, tags (stash)

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty hugs xx

I Love My Camera!

The latest digi release from the amazingly talented Angie Delarie is called "Creatures One". These digis and embellishments are just perfect for SMASH*ing, Scrapping and cardmaking. I coloured this digi using photoshop (I love the bright colours it gives), then I printed it out on photo paper.

This is a SMASH* page done in my mini for the 30 day SMASH* challenge on Facebook - it is day 21 Favourite Item. Can you tell what my favourite item is?? Yes, I'ts my camera!!! Or should I say Cameras!. This was a hard call as my mobile phone and my computer are also favourite things for me (and my craft stuff .... the list goes on!).

I've used a heap of my favourite products here including Amy Tangerine die cuts, an Angie Delarie  camera embellishment, Studio Calico wood veneer, a Typo camera embellishment, KaiserCraft alphas, and other items from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

SMASH* Blog Hippety Hop!

Woo Hoo, Who's ready for a SMASH* Blog HOP! Me, Me, Me. I just love all the amazing inspiration I get from the other designers and it is such a privelage to be part of the Hop!!

If you have come from Kellie then you are on the right track. If not, you might like to go back to the start with Kellie.

The theme for this SMASH* hop is "Seasons". To tell the truth this had me stumped! I had no idea what to do. During July I was working on the 30 day SMASH* challenge on Facebook. My aim was for this to be all about "July 2012" for me and to also finish by the end of July. Well I finished on 5th August - got to be happy with that. Now, July is winter here in Australia so it was special to be able to record a few favourite winter moments for this SMASH* Blog Hop and for the 30 day challenge.

This SMASH* page is done in my mini. I'm calling it "Winter Memories". The photos on the left page show hail on the ground. A typical winters day here has a max temperature or approx 10degC, and the night temp is approx 2degC. We don't get snow here but plenty of rain and occasional hail. It was so cold that day that the hail stayed on the ground for many hours! The photo on the right is of our lovely fireplace. We keep it running 24/7 during the winter and it heats our house. These pages are also for "day 27 Favourite Moment" of the 30 day SMASH* challenge on Facebook.

I've used some Tim Holtz tickets and film, October Afternoon alphas, Typo ribbon and tags, Angie Delarie camera, strawberry and cotton reel embellishments, KaiserCraft bingo cards, and flat backed buttons, doilies, fabric yo-yos, washi and ribbon from my stash!

You can't have a blog hop without some candy, that wouldn't be right! So I also have some candy for one lucky person

This is a fun little collection of some my favourite embellishments that I love to SMASH* with. I  made the fabric yo-yo's myself and there is a postcard from my local area.

To be in the running to win this candy you need to
- be a follower of this blog, and

- leave a comment on this post

Too easy!! I'll draw a winner on 17th August.

Now you can continue this fun blog hop with the gorgeous and talented Krista and see some more ah-mazing inspiration!

Here is the Hop list if you get lost

Kellie
Karyn  <--- you are here
Krista

Cathy
Kimm
Lizzie
Angie
Yanatzi

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

SMASH* Blog Hop Tomorrow!

A group of us are having a SMASH* Blog Hop tomorrow. Friday 2pm Australian EST.

We would love to see you then.

 

Crafty hugs xx

Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Challenges!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Creative Inspirations where the challenge is "Anything Goes".

This is a SMASH* page done in my mini for the 30 day SMASH* challenge on Facebook - it is day 29 Best Friends.  I've used the adorable Easter Pinkette Daisy August image from Tickled Pink Stamps - I thought she suited this theme perfectly!

I've used a heap of my favourite products here including Angie Delarie "strawberry sweetness" embellishments, Dear Lizzie patterned paper and stickers, a Amy Tangerine stamp, a Freckles and Pigtails chevron bag and library card, a Studio Calico wood veneer, a Kaisercraft bingo card, and ribbon and a doilie from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

 

SMASH*ing Circles!

The latest digi release from the amazingly talented Angie Delarie is called "Ocean bounds us together". These digis and embellishments are just perfect for SMASH*ing, Scrapping and cardmaking. I coloured this digi using photoshop (I love the bright colours it gives), then I printed it out on photo paper.

This is a SMASH* page done in my mini for the 30 day SMASH* challenge on Facebook - it is day 23 circles. 

I've used a heap of my favourite products here including Amy Tangerine die cuts and patterned paper, a Freckles and Pigtails flat backed button, a Studio Calico wood veneer, and some October Afternoon buttons.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

 

A Stamptacular Sunday Challenge!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Stamptacular Sunday Challenge where they have a fabulous Inspiration Picture to create to. I had so much fun making this card and as soon as it was finished my daughter swiped it to give to a friend for her birthday today. Pink and black is a fun combo for girls, I'll have to do some more of them!

Card Recipe:

Stamps : School Pinkette Chloe  (Tickled Pink Stamps), digi ticket stubs (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: Confetti white, basic black (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Love Notes collection (KaiserCraft)

Coloured with: Copics (cool Grey)

Other : fabric, button (Stampin' Up!), hearts die (Provocraft), flat backed button (Freckles and Pigtails), button (October Afternoon), doilie, ribbon, fabric yo-yo (Stash)

Challenges:
The Corrosive Challenges - they say its your birthday

Dress Ups!

I'm so excited. The gorgeous Angie Delarie asked me to be part of her DT. Yayyy! (so excited that I forgot to mention it in my last post, lol). She has such a fabby range of digis and embellishments that are just perfect for SMASH*ing, Scrapping and cardmaking. Her latest release is called "Red Riding Hoods Land" and this image called "Ruby" was perfect for this SMASH* page of my daughter playing dress-ups! I coloured this digi using photoshop (I love the bright colours it gives), then I printed it out on photo paper.

This is a SMASH* page done in my mini for the 30 day SMASH* challenge on Facebook - it is day 19 flags. I'm nearly finished the challenge - only 5 more to go.

The tickets are Tim Holtz, the wood veneers are Studio Calico, the flag and alphas are October Afternoon, the flat backed button is from Freckles and pigtails, the lace is Stampin' Up! and the butterfly and doily are from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty hugs xx