Skies are definitely Grey!

Happy Saturday!

If you haven't heard we are having wild weather here in Queensland due to a Category 5 tropical cyclone that hit the coast yesterday. I was woken up at 3.30am yesterday morning due to the wind and rain - it was pretty scary. I'm about 1000km away from where the cyclone was due to make landfall so I can't even begin to imagine what it was like up there. Thank goodness there are no reports of lives lost but there is a lot of damage to a number of communities and my thoughts and prayers go out to them.

As the cyclone moved south and downgraded to a tropical low, the weather is deteriorating as the day goes on. We are starting to flood a little and the wind rain is relentless. 

At the same time there was a Category 4 cyclone hitting the top end of Australia. Mother nature at its best...

So, what's a girl to do when holed up at home? Retreat to the craft room!

Today I made a card that was totally inspired by the weather.

I have used my stitched rectangle, rainbow and cloud die from Lil' Inkers as well as the sentiment. I created my grass with my hillside border dies from Lawn Fawn.

My raindrops are from PTI

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges

Lil' Inker Designs - Monthly Meet Up Challenge

Fan-tastic Tuesday Challenge - AG with a twist: Use Dies

Crafting for all Seasons - Dies and/or Punches

Sister Act Card Challenge - AG

Thanks so much for looking xx

Stretch those Dies!

Good morning everyone. I would like to show you a card that I made last night. I actually had one of those lightbulb moments. I had looked at the sketch over at ShowCASe your Style for a few days and really wasn't sure what to do and then an idea just came to me so off I went into the craft room.

Here is my card

My first idea didn't work out. I created my rainbow using watercolours but didn't like the end result. I wished I had a die that would just cut strips for me but I didn't have that either and then I remembered I had a Window Box die that would do the trick. I cut out my pieces from different coloured paper and mounted them on my light blue panel and then assembled the rest of the card.

The Stitched Rectangle die is from Lil' Inkers as is the sentiment. I used my Stitched Hillside Border die from Lawn Fawn to create my gap.

The little raindrops are from PTI.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with optional colour twist

Challenge Up Your Life - Rainbow

The Corrosive Challenge - Add a Splash of Colour
Lil' Inker Designs - Monthly Meet up Challenge

Thanks so much for looking xx

We are back at ATCAS!

Hooray!! ATCAS is back for 2015! We have a wonderful code word for you this challenge which was chosen for you by the super talented Jaydee.

You can use the code word and interpret it to your liking just remember to keep your project Clean and Simple!

Here is my card -

This is a one layer and super CAS card. I have simply stamped the words from my Lil' Inker Snarky Sentiments set. The little pair of scissors are from a SU set called Tote-ally Tess.

I made a second card playing on the code word a little. I used an Inspired by Stamping sentiment from their Everyday Greetings set. Stars and friends are part of my world :)

The stars are Stitched dies from Lil' Inker as is the rectangle die.

I would like to enter this card into the challenge at 

Less Is More - Friends

I am so excited to announce that our sponsor for this challenge is Create A Smile (CAS!!!!!) which is owned by our ex-teamie Christine. I am so happy to have Christine on board at ATCAS. Welcome!

Christine is offering our winner one stamp set of their choice!!

A big welcome to our Guest Designer for January - Julia from Create with Me!

We also have some new faces at ATCAS. Don't forget to pop on over to the challenge blog and see the amazing creations by all of the Design Team!

Today is also a very special day for me - my son, Aidan, turned 20. We have been out at lunch overlooking the water with friends and family. Happy Birthday, son!!! xx (sobbing quietly because I no longer have a teenager...)

Thanks so much for looking xx

Mixing it up with Lil' Inker Stamps

Hi everyone, how are you all? Getting ready for Christmas, I bet. With all the Christmas Challenges out there and the fact that I have pretty much finished my cards and sent them out, it was good to create something different today.

For all of you that have birthdays in December - you can tend to get forgotten! I have a number of family and friends who celebrate their birthdays this month.

I had a lot of fun playing with a couple of Lil' Inker Designs stamp sets.

This card is for a very, very good friend of mine. We both have a stupid sense of humour. She isn't a girly girly woman and I pretty much bought these stamp sets just to use for her lol. 

There are so many fun sentiments in these sets that I wanted to create a collage of sorts.

These are the sets that I used -

I practised stamping the sentiments that I wanted to use onto a scrap piece of paper first so I could get a design that I liked. Then I cut out my 'art' with a square die. The backing paper I have used is from my PTI Shakers and Sprinkles kit. The little strip that I cut off the side has been used on the inside of the card.

Here is a close up of these funny sentiments -

The little star stamp is from a Lawn Fawn set called Life is Good. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (optional twist to use)

Creative Card Crew - Birthday with Sentiment (I've used heaps!)

Through the Purple Haze - Use a Sentiment

A Little Bit Crafty - Anything Goes but NOT Christmas

Thanks so much for looking xx

ATCAS #50 - You're not my Friend....

Hello everyone. Another Saturday has come along so it's time for a new challenge at ATCAS. Has the title of this blog post got your attention? Onto to that shortly ;)

The hostess for our new challenge is the beautiful ugly bum Marie ;) Here is the code word she has chosen -

Vellum really scares me. I really hate that it is a bugger to adhere to the card. But I got around that little problem and ended up making not one but two cards!

This first one is so funny! I bought a stamp set from Lil' Inkers called The Fine Print. You really have to  read the fine print because you may get a bit offended if you don't, lol.

I have stamped the sentiment onto a little vellum envelope that came with my PTI Shakers and Sprinkles kit. It didn't dry too well so I tried to emboss it instead. That was worse.... So I went back to the original envelope and hoped for the best. 

Here is my card -

I filled the envelope with little sequins and adhered it with sticky dots.

Here is what is inside the card - 

This is important because if you don't here is where the offense may be taken.

The sentiment actually reads You're not just my friend. You are my best friend ever.

How funny!!!!

Here is my second card -

 

You may not be able to see where I used the vellum here. My backing piece is the vellum and I have gold embossed the sun and sentiments which are from PTI - Shakers and Sprinkles stamp set.

A cute little shaker card. 

I hope you will join in with our challenge for this fortnight. There is plenty of inspiration over on the challenge blog. 

Thanks so much for looking xx