Heat Embossing....it's been ages!

Well the technique challenge this week at Jac-inks is Heat Embossing. This is something I would do all the time when I first started stamping but haven't done it in years. So I had to get my heat gun back from a friend I had lent it to so she could make her wedding invites and then put my thinking cap on. I had a very busy weekend so had little time to put something together and sort of rushed this first card, and so wasn't l00% happy with it. So instead of doing a scrapbook page at Ann's on Monday night I decided to have a play with my favourite Stampin' Up stamp set at the moment, and do a bit of embossing on the bees. It was the first time to that night that I had made the flowers and was pleased with the results. Hope you like the cards.

Sense of Time stamps by Stampin' Up This card also fitted some other challenges: Cards For Men Challenge 10 For someone Special
Stamps R Us - Masculine

Other Challenges for this card are:

The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
Critter Sketch Challenge Blog - Green & Yellow 
Karber Challenge - Favourite Embellishment 
The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog - red/blue/yellow/green
Stamping Scrapping Challenge - Birthdays
colourQ challenge - colour 
Scrap-Creations - Circles 
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Punches or Die Cuts 
The Stamping Boutique - Circles 
May links - Outlawz 
Crafts and Me Challenge - Punches 
4 Crafty Chicks - Spring has Sprung

What a lovely day....

On Saturday I had an early Mother's Day as we had to go out to Yass on Sunday for a Baby Christening for our dear friend's Rick & Anne's youngest. They had asked us to be Godparents to Vali which we are more than happy to do.

So Saturday morning along with our children we headed over to Tuggeranong and enjoyed a yummy breakfast together, although it was more like brunch. Tamazin our youngest and only daughter gave me a photo she had made onto a canvas.......as I was opening this gift, I couldn't believe my eyes.....there is the photo of the kids and I from about 1989, not a flattering era for me!! In fact, I hate this photo, so was feeling a number of things when I saw this 'lovely' gift....LOL!!!! I have included it in this blog, as I figure you will all get a laugh, and that is good for the soul!!! Tam loves the picture.....& I hate it!!! I do love her dearly and will put it up in my home for her sake.....she also gave me a movie ticket voucher so that I will enjoy.

Our son and daughter-in-law know how much we love games, so gave me a great game of Cranium but it is not the board game which they know we have, but a card game....so it will be great to throw into the suitcase on our travels!! Thanks guys!!

In the afternoon I headed for a Layers of Color workshop held by and at my friend Lovely Linda's. She is hoping to run another one of these soon so if you are interested and live here in Canberra contact her through the link above and book in!! Sadly, I had to leave early as I needed to make dessert as well as have some time with my hubby who I felt I had hardly had anytime alone with this week so before we headed out to friends for dinner we just had some time to catch up on what is happening with us....he is my best friend, and our relationship is really important.

Anyway, here is what I produced so far from the workshop, (most of which I finished at home that night after we got back from our friends!)

Entered it into some challenges too:

Get Hippity with Ippity challenge - Flowers
Incy Wincy Designs challenge - Mother's Day/Girlie 
Karen's Doodles Challenge - Pastels 
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp & Show - Anything Goes
Woodware USA Clear Stamps - Wedding or anniversary
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes 
Joyful Stamper - Anything Goes

Here is what the other lovely ladies produced!

A night at Ann's

The first Tuesday night of the month sees me often at Ann Craig's for scrapbooking. However, I had finished my page early and so decided to use the left over craft card stock to make a card. I absolutely love these stamps from Stampin' Up and so while I had access to them I thought I would use them. I had in mind to follow the colour challenge on The Shabby Tearoom blog which I just love the combination of colours they had chosen. This card also fits the Paper Players Challenge of Birds, Bees, Flowers & Trees. So here is my card hope you like it, I do!

The Inspiration photo for Shabby Tearoom colour challenge......love it!!

Pleased to see it also fits The Outlawz challenge of flowers / pearls / kraft.

God our Provider

Sometime back, our youngest, Tamazin had her 2nd car involved in a car accident. A copy of her first car's accident where she got squashed between 2 cars. Both cars have been written off. It has taken quite some time now for the money to come through from the insurance company, which has been a little frustrating but God's timing is always perfect.

Yesterday on the bulletin board at Shaun's work there was advertised a Toyota Echo 2000 model for sale for $2000. Shaun checked with the red book and saw it was a good buy. So straight after work we headed over to check it out. The woman who was selling it was not living at where the car was but actually lived quite some distance out of town so had to organise for everyone who wanted to look at it to come at the same time. Thankfully, we got there first. However, we had not been there long before someone else turned up. Looking at the car we knew it was a bargain so had to make a rushed decision without Tamazin even seeing the car to purchase it. We did not haggle at all but quickly informed the lady we would take it.


The car had been sitting out the front under a gum tree since her mother's passing (it was her mother's car) and the neighbours kids had been over and let the tyres down and broken into the car so she just wanted to get rid of it there and then. So she asked us to take it and pay for it today.....how trusting!! The battery was so dead we had to jump start it but not only that it would drive a little way and then just die and we would have to jump start it again. We made it JUST to the petrol station to get air in the tyres but Shaun then went home and got Tam's battery out of her smashed car and bought it back to the garage. It drove lovely the rest of the way home.

Sent a pic to Tam who decided yes, she would keep it after an initial 'Why did you buy it without me looking at it?' which I explained. I told her if she didn't want it her brother & his wife would have gladly taken it. It needs a good clean both inside and out and a good service, but we can surely say this is yet another gift from God. Thank you God for providing yet another car for this family.

Lovely Linda's Yummy Class!!

Hello ladies

After many requests, I am very happy to announce that I am holding a Layers of Color Workshop where we are creating a ‘Slice of Heaven’ Cake Slice - the photos attached are two samples of what we are going to create. These Cake Slices are gift boxes, so are functional as well as YUMBLY and are definitely SUGAR FREE!!  LOL!

We will also be ''whipping up' a card to go with these slices - you can see this in the last photo.

When: Saturday May 7th
Where: 30 Fred Lane Crescent, Gordon 2906
Time:  1pm to 4pm
What to Bring: Tape and Scissors or cutter
Cost: $25 - this includes afternoon tea - and no - it will not be sugar free - I have heard a rumour there may be a pavlova involved!
RSVP: 3 May

Please feel free to forward this email to any of your friends who may be interested.

I look forward to hearing back from you and sharing these Culinary Delights together – as we all know 'a girls just gotta have fun!' and we will!!

You can see more of my Layers of Color projects in my gallery at Layers of Color

Linda
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This is me now, Debby.....I'm booked in and can't wait.....why don't you join us too!!??!!

Triplicate Trials Tuesdays

Well I am thrilled to announce that I have made it onto the Triplicate Trials Tuesdays DT......it's so very exciting. The Triplicate Trials Tuesday Challenge is a three part challenge that includes a theme, colors and a sketch. The challenge will occur every other Tuesday. There are no limits to who can participate or how many entries you can submit. This is strictly about having fun and enjoying expanding your crafty horizons. We encourage you to submit cards, tags or scrapbook layouts. All skill levels are encouraged to play.

Why don't you head over to the TTT blog and check out the other DT members & their blogs.  It's great to see all our different styles so there is sure to be something to inspire you to create, create, create! Look out for our first challenge next month and join in the fun. I am soooo looking forward to getting to know all the ladies on the team and those who join us each fortnight for the challenges.

Cya over there!!

Babies and Butterflies

This was one of the pages I got done on Monday. I love this Stampin' Up Paper, and the Tim Holtz flourish. Our very precious granddaughter, Lexi and some lovely butterflies. This page I have entered into some challenges they are listed below:

Bearly-Mine Challenge - Beautiful Babies

Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations - Anything but a card
The Shabby Tearoom - Butterflies

A time to scrap....

On Easter Monday before my friend Marilyn heads off to Qld to spend some time scrapping with her daughter & her niece Anne P she got a little warmed up at my place. Our husbands were busy painting our house and she & I set to work joined by Marilyn's boarder, Christine pictured here next to her and my friend Lovely Linda whom many would know. I don't know why I am looking so unimpressed!! LOL!!

Got all of these pages done except the top right which I did at Ann's the week before! Just need to finish them off, but not much to do....

Addicted

I actually did not make cards last night as I was tired and went to sleep early. However the night b4 I managed to get another 2 cards made for a couple of challenges. Didn't get a chance to post them yesterday so here they are.

This one was inspired by the picture below.

 The challenge can be found on the site 'For Your Inspiration'.

The second card was sketch challenge for Card Patterns

We are painting!

We decided to not go to Sydney as we had hoped over the extra long weekend but to make the most of the days off and get some painting down around the house. We have been talking about it for some time but now that we have decided to move into a townhouse, we really have to get this house ready to sell. There is not heaps to do, but we have 3 bedrooms to paint, family & kitchen area to paint, new carpet needs to go down & tiles on the laundry floor.

So the room we started with is Tam's old room, which had so many holes in the wall because she had so many pictures up which meant lots of repairing for Shaun. The next difficult thing was choosing a paint that we could put right through the rest of the place, something neutral.....we found that we liked the colour friends had painted their feature wall in their lounge so we got the name of it and got a sample point made up, took it home but Bunnings must have mixed the wrong colour. It was horrible, and nothing like the colour we chose. So back we went and I urged my 'team leader' to choose the colour I liked but in a half tint. I think it is perfect, the others aren't so sure. Neutral with warmth.....see what you reckon!!!

So as you can see the very old carpet is grey and that needs to be replaced as well, so we will have to chase that all up as well. As it was Anzac day yesterday, the shops didn't open til 1pm, which meant we couldn't get the paint (we forgot it was Anzac Day!) til then, so it was a late start and a late finish and Shaun was almost painting in the dark as he finished off the hallway too. Thanks Denis for your help with this we really appreciate it (especially Marilyn & I!!)