Back to those Chrissy cards....

I had a ball up in Devonport spending as much time as I could in my friends craft shop.
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Catching up with all the staff and sitting down with customers giving them tips with their copics.

Of course there is never enough time to do or see all that I would have liked.

All too soon we were back home but it was good to see the Midlands looking green,
not lush but green never the less. The sheep were actually eating grass!!!!!.

The north is lush but they have had a lot of rain this winter.

I have been madly making Chrissy cards since getting home and hope to find time to post some for you to see tomorrow.

For this one I have used the sketch from Papertake weekly but that was last week, drat.  However as it is anything goes I am sure they wont mind me entering this.

Actually this paper is quite hard to co-odinate as well as the dark red and green it

has blues and cream.

Tilda's dress I coloured with BG000 and BG01

Then decided this was just too blue so it is covered with G000 and Goo

now it matches the colour in the top left hand corner of the pattern.

Her wings have been stickled and I used my spica pen on her hair and in the blue shadow beneath her.

The hair really shows up.

Am entering this in:

Papertake Weekly-Anything goes

Magnolia-licious- colour inspiration

Just Magnolia- Christmas

Make it Monday- Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Thanks also for the lovely comments you leave.

I do come and visit you all but still have difficulty leaving comments on some blogs.

Margaret M

Angel in blue

Yes just time to post this before we head off.

I want to say a big thank you to both Sammi from Mad for Markers and .Make it Monday

I won the comment of the week on Make it Monday
which was a Copicendium that arrived yesterday.

A lovely glossy magazine full of cards and recipes of copics used.

This could not have been a better prize for this copic-aholic.

So I whizzed over to Mad for Markers and found they had a sketch challenge on.

I have managed to quickly make this card following the sketch.

Actually I was having a clear up and the piece of pattern paper must be at least 3 or 4 years old.

It was in a bag with just enough dark blue to make the card.

Anyone would think it was just wiating for me to make this card.

Tilda was coloured with:

Hair-E50 E51 E21

Skin- E00 E21 R11 R20

Dress- B23 B32

Wings B000

Ribbon- B000 B00

around the edge B32.

Thank you for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M

Cute little Angel

I am going to be away next week so this extra card will make up for that.

The ribbon came from the reject shop and now I know why.

I really had to fight with it to get it stuck down, it would not obsorb the glue.

It must be metalic.  I am glad you were not in ear shot as there were some naughty words spoken.

When it did stick, boy, did it stick, there will be no moving it now.

As I said we are going away next week up to the north of the state lets hope the weather will

continue its improvement and not turn wet and cold again.

Am entering this in

Make it Monday  where it is always anything goes

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M

A Day without rain.......

My fav CD by Enya.
Today has been a beautiful day but really too hot for me around 28 degrees

have had the fan on while I was working.

We never get the weather how we want it do we?

If it ranged between 18 and 24 all the time I would be a happy little vegemite.

The long term forecast for Friday is 14 so it will be back to winter.

DH had to give the peas and beans a drink today after all the rain we have had but 

they were really feeling the heat.

Today I have followed the sketch over at Gem of a challenge.
Really loved it as it came together so well. I shall be using it again for sure. 

Although I have rather put my own slant on it by moving the image down

so that I did not hide the holly branch that I embossed on the back ground.

I agonised over the flowers for ages as none of the colours seemed to fit but then I remembered some glittery card that I have had for ages and they reeally stand out.

The photo doesn't do it justice. 

I coloured the rhinestones with my copic R46 I think.

Am madly into Chrissy cards now as I will soon have to start posting them if I am going to get them all out before Christmas.  The total is around 40 plus so far heaps to go yet.

Am also entering this in Make it Monday where it is always Anything goes. Bless them.


Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.


Margaret M 

Coffee and cream

Our spring is being very naughty snow on the mountain again yesterday and of course we get rain
in fact everywhere is dripping the poor lawn is water logged.
Thankfully this afternoon the sun has come out and it has been quite pleasant.
Not before time.

I just love this colour combination and I added the yellow to give it a bit of contrast.
This is one of the Tilda's that has such cute little knees.
Actually I should have called it  Cocoa and cream as the card stock was Cocoa.
The DP was from HOTP.
The flowers were cut with the baby retro flower punch.
I now have 4 sizes of this punch so you can expect to see more flowers made with them.
I still have to finish off the inside.

I am entering this card in:

Papertake Weekly- Get into Shape 3 or more shapes on your card
Just Magnolia- Anything goes plus coffe and cream optional
Make it Monday- Anything goes


Thank you for dropping in you are most welcome.

Unfortunately I have problems leaving comments
Google will not always acknowledge my account.
For reasons better know to itself.


Margaret M

3 More Chrissy cards

 Yes 3 more to go with the one HERE.

They were all made with Kaiser paper in the Silly Season range
And the Bazzil I used was Petunia
and Limeade.  2 very beautiful colours.

I have used the same Tilda on each of them in different ways.

I have made them very plain but as they have to travel a lot of miles
I must be able to get them in an envelope.
Postage is a killer.


Am entering these in
Make it Monday- Always anything goes


Thanks for dropping by you are most welcome.

PS  If you see the sun just tell it to get back here.


Margaret M

It's officially SPRING.

We are enjoying a few days of very pleasant weather so I have made a springtime card today.

The HOTP paper is delightful with its yellow through orange blooms and blue foliage.

I have sponge the edges with DI Spiced Marmalade,
now I am thinking that I should have also sponged the edges of the flower too.

The flower I made with the Retro flower punch.
I love this as it sits so nicely.  The leaves I hand cut as I wanted to add the touch of green.

I matched Tilda's dress to the colours of the paper and I love her shiny blue shoes.

These have really shown up so well. 

I am entering this in

Paper take weekly- Anything goes

Make it Monday- Anything goes

Simon says Stamp - Anything goes [Hope I am just in time]

So glad you dropped in you are most welcome.

Margaret M

Made for Me

I couldn't believe my eyes when I hopped onto the Gem of a Challenge site
to find a sketch that was tailor made for me.
Because this was the card I taught last Saturday it was in the shop on display
and I had not taken a photo of it so it didn't get blogged.
 It was made out of paper that I had left over from last year.
The stamping and sponging were all done with a Blue Encore pad
so have a shimmer effect.

I am entering this in:
Gem of a challenge- Sketch
Southern girls Challenge -Anything goes
Make it Monday -Always anything goes
Crafter's companion monthly-Christmas wishes


Thank you for dropping in and for all your lovely comments.

Margaret M

Happy Birthday to my Blog

I really cannot believe it is my blogs first birthday.  What a long way we have come.
A great big THANK YOU to my band of followers.
Thank you for being with me and for the lovely words of encouragement
you have given me along the way.

This card has been very hard for me.  The colours Brown, Teal, and  Orange

 are not my colours at all so it has been really hard work.

The photo did not come out very well either.

The actual card looks better than the photo.

I tried to give Tilda a bit of shine with stickles and dimensional magic

but am still not happy with it.  Give me pastel colours any day.

At least I tried!!!!!

I am entering this in:

Magnolia-licious - Colours Brown Teal and Orange

Totally Gorjuss - Nothing square about me.

Make it Monday - Anything goes 

Christmas card no. ?

 Not Sure
but more Christmas cards to add to my stash not your usual Red and Green or Blue and Silver.

When I saw this DP I just had to have it. A sucker for paper thats me it's a wonder I could bring myself to even cut it up.
With one sheet of the 2 designs I am just about to finish my 3rd card.

This is the inside the circle for the greeting is placed exactly
behind the circle on the front of the card.
The Merry Christmas on the inside of the card is embossed in gold.
Am entering this in:
Simply Magnolia - Anything goes
Simon says stamp challenge - Multi fold cards
Crafters Companion monthly challenge- Christmas wishes
Make it on Monday - Anything goes

Thank you for dropping in you are most welcome and also for your lovely comments.



Margaret M 

Spring is in the air

As September 1st is the first day of spring here I just thought I would show you
what is growing in my garden.

The Daffs have been beautiful but they grow so tall and the wind makes a mess of them. 

This Cimbiddium Orchid has had to survive on its wits because I really haven't given it any
time in the last 12 months those are just 2 blooms it has 6!!!!!

This Azelia blooms all the winter. 
It starts off bright pink and gradually fades to white and dies

this is finishing now while others are just coming out

Hope you enjoyed your trip around my garden and see you back soon.


Margaret M

Thank goodness for a sketch.......

Hope you all have or are having a lovely weekend.

We are now in to spring and it is a little warmer thank goodness.

One of our reverse cycle Air cons broke down and had to have a new compresser.

Thank goodness it was still under warrenty but can see it being replaced

as this is the second time this has happened to it.

Yes it is a month since I last posted as I have had a few health issues
and my get up and go got up and went
taking my MOJO with it.
However we are now on the right track fingers crossed.
I was very relieved to see a lovely easy sketch on the
Totally Gorjuss Challenge
and jumped at the chance to use it.
 I fell in love with this DP and had to buy it
but perhaps I should have stayed with pink for Tilda's clothes.
She is coloured with copics and I have lightly sponged around the outside of the
Nestie with DI Spun Sugar. I adore the check ribbon that I got at the discount store!
Also used a MS border punch to put in some circles.
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I am entering this in:

Totally Gorjuss - Sketch

Gem of Challenge - Colour inspiration

Magnolia-licious - Colour inspiration

Just Magnolia - Anything goes plus circles

Do hope this fits all the challenges. 

Thank you for dropping in you are most welcome.

 

Margaret M