Kim's Christmas Goody Bags...

We had an afternoon tea get-together here on Sunday. It was mean't to be a dinner BBQ, but with the weather being as poopy as it has been, and more rain and thunderstorms forecast for Sunday afternoon I downgraded the event to afternoon tea...which of course ENSURED that not a single drop of rain would fall at all on Sunday ;-).

I thought I'd show you the lovely little goody bags that Kim brought to hand out to the kids:

Kim has blogged the full list of ingredients that she used to make these gorgeous little creations here on her blog!

Thanks so much Kim! And, now that I've managed to photograph them...I can let the kids rip in to the bags of home cooked goodies that she stashed inside (aren't I a mean mummy for making them wait this long? ;-).

I also wanted to let you know that yesterday I managed to reduce the size of Kim's birthday bracelet. I only NEEDED to remove a few beads from the ends, but I dropped the whole dang thing on the floor. I then spent 10 minutes on my hands and knees trying to find the tiny silver and crystal beads that were scattered liberally about, and then reconstructed the design using my blog photographs (thank goodness I had the photos to use as a reference). I was also very pleased that they fell on a carpeted floor....I am sure it reduced the bounce and scatter factor significantly!

Okey dokey....almost time for school pick-up, better run. Have a good one!

(Blogged to: Girl U Want - Devo and Sweat - John Tejada).

Thanks and Congrats

First of all I want to say a big heartfelt thank you to everyone who left a lovely comment on my last post! You guys sure know how to make someone feel special. Thumper sends thanks and a big high five too...OUCH! ;-)

Some friends of ours also recently announced their pregnancy, and hubby actually asked me to make them a congrats card! He does that a bit my hubby...asks me to make a card for this or that occasion/person. I am interested to know if other people's husbands do the same?!

I got cracking after dinner last night (I only found out about the pregnancy on Thursday...so I wasn't being too slack ;-). Hubby then rocks up to my desk at about 8 pm last night and says 'I'm seeing them tomorrow, will it be ready in time' (as he looks at my pile of cardstock, stamps and accessories that I have put together on my desk, but otherwise not touched). Says me...lying propped up on the bed (waiting for the soothing effects of the Gaviscon to kick in)...'sure, its almost done'. He looks at the pile of stuff, which includes several FULL A4 sheets of cardstock, and says...gee, its gonna be a big card...and looks at me pointedly. I laugh.....now I'm being told how and when to make cards by him, am I??????

Anyway, I got the message...and went to work. Luckily I had been thinking about what I was going to do for most of the day, so it was relatively quick and painless to put it all together.

List of Ingredients:

Cardstock: Concord Crush, Baja Breeze and Whisper White (SU)
Ink: Concord Crush Classic Ink (SU)
Stamps: Springtime Stems (retired SU) and Warmest Regards (retired SU)
Accessories: Baja Breeze Patterns DSP (retired SU), Beautiful Blooms II Die Collection (PTI), Vintage Cream Pure Wool Felt (PTI), Violet Pure Wool Felt (Felt on the Fly), Ocean Tides Buttons (PTI), Concord Crush Poly Ribbon (SU), Dimensionals (SU), Tombow Mono Adhesive (Penwa) and Mini Glue Dots (SU).

The beautiful violet coloured pure wool felt is from Felt on the Fly, which is an Etsy shop that I was introduced to by the lovely Sharon Dines of Lemon Delicious. Thanks again Sharon for 'enabling me'. I've shopped at Felt on the Fly twice now, and will certainly go back. Janet stocks such lovely colours and her service is awesome!

Okey dokey...its raining here again, so unfortunately I can't do any washing (boo hoo)...might go and see what Miss tinker is up to. There is singing involved, so it can't be TOO suspicious can it? :-)

(Blogged to: And We Danced - The Hooters and Computer Games - Mi-Sex).

Cupcake Challenge

I don't actually need to have a good reason to want to stamp and create with cupcakes as the theme...but in this case, I did have a good reason! There was a Cupcake Challenge on the We Stamp for Lara forum last weekend, in honour of Miss Lara's second birthday! It is still not too late to join in this fabulous, month-long forum, check out the details on Madonna's blog here.

List of Ingredients:

Cardstock: Red Riding Hood, Pink Pirouette (textured and plain), Tangerine Tango (textured and plain) and Whisper White (all SU)
Ink: Riding Hood Red Classic Ink and Whisper White Craft Ink (all SU)
Stamps: Big Bold Birthday (retired SU) and Birthday Wish (retired SU)
Accessories: Sponges (SU), Big Bold Cupcakes Dies (SU), Crystal Effects (SU), Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Pink Fine Supernova Glitter (SU), Scallop Edge Border punch (SU), Spellbinders Circle Dies, Crimper (SU), Dimensionals (SU), Tombow Mono Adhesive (Penwa) and Sticky Strip (SU).

I enjoyed every moment of making this card. In fact I may have even drooled thinking about how much I'd like to devour a cupcake that looked just like this!

I hope you had a lovely second birthday Miss Lara!

Have a great weekend,

(Blogged to: We No Speak Americano - Yolando B Cool & Dcup and Bulletproof - La Roux).

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge

This week, for Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, you could choose any previous sketch challenge and use that as your inspiration....I discovered that this is easier said than done!

I downloaded about 10 old sketches, and have been fiddling about with this challenge ever since last Monday. It was one of those projects that was worked on, left, pondered, shuffled, left, worked on, left, pondered, shuffled (you get the picture). I was determined not to be thwarted by it though, so finally I wrapped it up this afternoon:

List of Ingredients:

Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss (Textured) and Tempting Turquoise.
Accessories: Simply Chartreuse, Raspberry Fizz, Vintage Cream and Hawaiian Shores Pure Wool Felt (PTI), Beautiful Blooms II #1 Die Collection (PTI), Simply Chartreuse, Raspberry Fizz and Hawaiian Shores Vintage Buttons (PTI), Linen and Canvas Impression Plate (PTI), White Embroidery Thread, Raspberry Fizz Satin Ribbon (PTI), Chit Chat Rub-Ons (SU), Dimensionals (SU) and SNAIL Adhesive (SU).

I ended up using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge # 58 (thanks for the inspiration Karen):

If anyone knows where I can find the instructions for the right Cuttlebug Sandwich to use with the PTI Impressions Plates, I'd be most appreciative. I don't think I have it quite squared away, and the impression that I am getting is not all that good yet.

You should also know that this is a MONSTER-sized card. I think the end product was something like 8 inches long.  It started with the felt flowers and just kept getting bigger, and bigger and bigger. I guess you could use it as one of those cards you pass around the office for every man and their dog to sign ;-). Should make for interesting times when I go to make an envie for it too!

I am simply pooped now. I spent just over three hours in the doctors' surgery this morning (it was one of those no-appointment ones because my usual doc was full). In the end the doc I saw confirmed that I have a head cold! Zowie Cavey!! Glad I spent my day productively ;-).

See you later alligator.

(Blogged to: Black & Gold - Sam Sparro and You - Wes Carr).

Tags for little kids, or big kids...

Before I get into the tags...I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone for the lovely comments you left after my post about the loss of our Oscar. It mean't a lot to us to receive your kind words, thank you for thinking of us!

Back to the tags...just a little project I have been working on today (while hubby and the kids are out shopping for a BBQ....so disappointed to miss that excursion ;-).

 

 

List of Ingredients:

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Summer Sun and Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Provocraft Transportation dies, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Crop-a-dile, metallic eyelets, crimper, paper piercer and SNAIL adhesive.


I am going to go look for some bright white crochet thread later, to tie through the eyelets. I don't have anything here that is bright white, and thick enough to use to tie tags.

Hope your weekend is sweet!

(Blogged to: Rock That Body - Black Eyed Peas ... makes me think of New Year's Eve on Sydney Harbour).

Little Love Notes

Just some more little fete goodies...



My apologies for the glare from the cello bag. I made them and bagged them up last night and forgot to photograph them first. Even if I'd remembered, it would have been a dodgy photo (my OTT globe died the other week, and I don't have a replacement - actually I did, but now I don't...its a long story, and one that involves considerable stupidity on my part, so lets not go there ;-).

Anyhoo...Love Notes. Two in each pack, plus their own little envelopes. Summer Picnic DSP and Blooms Die Cuts...both my favouritest things in the Stampin' Up! world right now. What more can I say?

Ciao!
Sam.

Some Little Knick Knacks...

I just wanted to show you some little knick knacks I've been working on this weekend. I am going to share a stall at a school fete with a friend in a couple of weeks, and I have been playing with some ideas of what things to make to have there.



These little 'flower pots' (with Chupa Chup inside) are so cute. I got the idea for these from Dawn Olchefske at DOstamping with Dawn. I had to make the 'flower pot' a bit larger than Dawn's, as her pot didn't quite fit around our Chupa Chups.

The paper is Summer Picnic Designer Series Paper, and the flowers are from the Blooms Die Cuts, both of which can be found in the Stampin' Up! Spring Mini Catalogue.



These little bags are also made using the Summer Picnic DSP and decorated with the Blooms Die Cuts. The handles are made with Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon. I have popped a little packet of Ovalteenies inside.

Hope you like them. I have to run...part two of a Doctor Who we started watching last week has just started :-).

Sam.

A sneak peek...

I thought I'd post a little card that I have made using some of the soon to be released Stampin' Up! Spring Mini Catalogue items.



Stay tuned for more sneak peeks!

Sam.