It was with great saddness that last week I had to quit one of my jobs. I have made great friends with the family that I worked with & am very sad that I had to leave the job.
So anyway, I put together this little card to say Thank You for all they have done for me. :)
Stamps used:
Magnolia Stamps - Love Muffin
Magnolia Stamps - I can't remember which Tilda this is! lol. Thought it was the Dinner Tilda, but no, its not her. Sorry lol.
Happy crafting!
OMG i'm entering a challenge! Might I add its my very first challenge ... EVER lol. OK, i've calmed down now lol.
I had to make a birthday card for my Mum, so thought 'hey I have the perfect stamp for that!'. So did this challenge too :)
Over at 
the current Monday challenge is Challenge #25 ... There are 5 'S' words & you need to use at least 2 of them. The words are 'Snowflake', 'Swirl', 'Sparkle', 'Spots', & 'Stripes'.
Stamp used:
Pollycraft Digital Stamps - Bex - Birthday Fun from the Benji & Bex Collection (remember I blogged about these last month lol)
Challenge Requirements:
Sparkle - the bling on the dress (Using Kindyglitz)
Spots - Well the background paper is spots I guess, but also there are spots on the dress (which I put the sparkle over it ... does that still count? lol).
Swirl - Maybe the balloon string is a swirl? I dunno lol
Stripes - Could say the hat has stripes on it? But I dunno lol. I think i've covered my 2 words needed so won't try to analyze it anymore lol.
And then I also made another card, completely not related to the above challenge at all. Just a card for my best friend who's had her 1st baby. Baby girl named Iris (which is what the green squared brads spell - but you can't see it in the photo). Don't even remember the brand of the stamp I used - but I think it was one of my stamps that i've never used before but yet have owned for many many years lol
Happy crafting!
OMG have you seen it!!!???
Jump over to Kaisercraft & check it out for yourself! Totally loving this Q2 release! Wasn't so keen on Q1, so wasn't sure if I was gonna stay a fan of this new idea releasing them like this ... but LOVE Q2!! AND they have released a 6x6 Paper pack too!! Just like the Basic Grey packs that i'm addicted to! God bless their little cotton socks! LOL. (Not really a fan of 12x12 paper when all I make is cards! So this is perfect!!!!)
Man, i'm gonna need to find some more hours at work or another job to add to my current 2! LOL. Thank gawd hubby doesn't read my blog or I think i'd be banned from looking at all this gorgeous stuff! Thank god for the Internet! LOL
Happy crafting!
Wow, I was just minding me own business last night & doing a bit of blog hopping around & browsing as ya do on a Monday night when you should be sleeping lol.
Anyway, I found this site 
... the images are gorgeous! Seems to be mainly Digi stamps - which I have kind of heard of but not totally familiar with. So I thought i'd check them out some more. So basically they end up looking like a stamp, but obviously you'd save a lot of room right? lol. I am struggling figuring out how to store the stamps I do have, so this would have to be a great idea!
So there I am looking at the digi stamps over at Pollycraft ... & OMG what do I see ... the 'Benji & Bex' collection!!!! OMG OMG how freaking freaky! LOL
For those who don't know much about me ... my name is Rebecca, but I often go by Bex! And the freaky thing is ... I am married to Ben, who I always call Benji! lol.
Soooooo, I had to send hubby a link of the shop & "our" stamps (he was sleeping at the time - shows how late I was up browsing the web aye lol).
Then this morning I woke up to find an email reply from hubby saying "Get them!!" ... Well, who am I to say no when hubby tells me to buy more craft stuff!!!?!?!?! lol. So i've got them lol. Can't wait to use them! (Need to hook up this new PC to the printer 1st & buy some new ink lol... but then i'll be ready!)
If you've never tried Digi Stamps but would like to, check out Pollycrafts Blog! Each Friday Pollycraft have a new Digi image for you to download & use for your own personal use. Click on the image below to check it out :)
Heres my quick little card I made using one of my new Magnolia stamps that arrived from Bizzy Becs the other day! Bizzy Becs currently has 20% off this particular stamp (& others too!) So check him out if you so desire ;o) Magnolia Elephant Stamp
I decided I don't like using the textured card to do my coloured pencil blending. I don't know - i've seen it done before using the odourless solvent & pencils technique & it looks great, but not for me - not blending as nicely as i'd like.
Ingredients:
How cuteeeee are these stamps!! What an awesome blog candy!! Click the image to find out how you could win ALL of these stamps!
Happy crafting!
I have recently been spending up large (shhh don't tell hubby!) on many unmounted stamps - no doubt you've seen my many posts showing my new purchases for my stash recently lol!
I dunno how to store them all tho so they are in easy reach & I can look at them all. At the moment they are sitting in a drawer & lets face it ... i'm not using them :(
I want a folder or something to have sitting ON my desk so I can just look at them! (And then use them of course lol).
I have my eye on the following ... any advice / tips / other options would be much appreciated!!
TIM HOLTZ IDEA-0L0GY Unmounted stamp storage binder refills
MAKING MEMORIES Clear Stamp storage binder refill folders
STAMPENDOUS Storage Solutions
The Tim Holtz & the Making Memories options both require a Storage binder ... so i'd just buy an A5 ring binder. Saves heaps rather than buying the actual branded folders! And then the Stampendous one, i'd be just putting them in a magazine holder box i'd imagine.
I dunno!!!!! lol. Does anyone know the difference between the 2 binder refills?? Is there anything making one better than the other? From having a general look around online, MM one seems dearer than the Tim Holtz.
Or would I just be better getting an A4 binder & using refill things & putting acetate in them to stick the stamps onto? Im thinking that would get too floppy once you get all those stamps on the one A4 page? I assume thats why the companies make them A5 size?
HELP! lol
Happy crafting!
... flowers, shopping & stamps! lol.
OK ok, let me start from the beginning!
In one of my earlier posts, I mentioned about this technique that I tried - using coloured pencils & odourless solvent to colour in stamped images for my card making. I really enjoyed it & was lucky enough to have one of the recommended brands of coloured pencils for this technique - Derwent Artist Pencils. Hubby had a 12pack from when he went to Art school. So I was set!
Unfortunately, thats where my problem started lol... U see, 12 colours just aint enough! LOL. So I was on the lookout for more & thats when I found a 24pack (different brand tho) that was on special. Still quite an expensive brand & well known so I thought it would be good & it was 60% off, so ended up being quite cheap (Under $20). But came hone & tried them & they just didn't blend as well as the derwent ones I had. :( *sob sob* lol.
So then I was back to square one - playing with my 12pack & looking/hoping for money to buy a larger pack! Then tax return time comes & hubby wanted an expensive computer book - Clever me - well I know when to take advantage of these things! Sooooo I say "you buy PC book & i'll buy my coloured pencils!" SCORE! lol. I had to find the cheapest place online that had them & found this place The Smart Art Club & I ended up paying about $40 less than most other places sell them for.
My other semi big shopping spree involves the Scrap Pile which was closing down (they ended up finding a buyer, so its still open but with new owners). The owner wanted all stock sold so again, massive discounts & so me with my massive flower addiction - I think I managed to buy almost all the flowers they had in stock lol. And a few other bits & pieces ;o) But just FYI: I bought 256 'Green Tara' flowers in total! Oh it was like heaven when they were delivered!!! Now I have had to rearrange my flower jars coz the new additions simply don't fit in the old jars! LOL. (Really bad photo sorry! lol)
Now my latest shopping trip involved the Stitches & Craft Show last week at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney. I was umm'ing & ahh'ing about whether I would go to this coz I didn't really need to go, but Hubby said I should go - so who am I to say no!?! lol. His only advice - 'don't spend much'. OK, I can live with that lol. (I think lol).
So off I went & I had 3 things I needed to look out for ... Hero Arts Cupcake Stamps, an Acrylic block big enough for my latest Magnolia stamp I got from Bizzy Becs which I can't fit on any of my current acrylic blocks, & to look for any of the free Kaisercraft Workshop catalogues as i'm missing some ;o)
Result: Found the Hero Arts stamps! 2 packs for $45 - not bad! I have been looking for the cupcakes since Mum was over here in June & we both saw them at another show & didnt buy them & then realised we just NEEDED them, so had been looking ever since lol. But once you add postage onto them, they end up quite expensive so I knew it was gonna be hard to find somewhere cheaper than the show. Ended up saving $5 coz the last craft show had 2 for $50 & I got 2 for $45 LOL. Acrylic blocks we so-so lol. Only 2 stands I saw had big blocks, but not impressed with the prices. So i'm going back to Bizzy Becs & will get the one I want from there (coz truth be told, I have some other stuff to get too from there LOL - don't tell Hubby!!).
And then I treated myself to the new Kaisercraft magazine since everyones been saying its good & i've looked thru it quickly & like what I see :) Also got a little penguin stamp too which you can't see in the photo well at all! And a Flower Power Punch book that was $2 for some quick & easy cards with a simple flower punch.
So that was my recent splurge!! Not to mention the stamps i've bought recently from Bizzy Becs!! :oP
Happy crafting!
First of all, can I just say How cool is the name of this blog! lol. I think ALL of us crafters can relate to that saying "Where'd all my money go!?!" lol Love it!
Anyhow, Steph has a Thank You blog candy (direct link) up for grabs ... A gift voucher to a shop of your choice!! How unique & generous is that!
So head on over & find out more about it & as they say 'You gotta be in it to win it'!
Blog: Where'd All My Money Go?!
Direct link to the Blog Candy post: Some "Thank You" Blog Candy!
Happy crafting!
OK, so I thought i'd just jump out of the hole & pop in to say Hi! lol. The last time I actually wrote something in here was last year! Except for some recent blog candy things, I haven't actually written or shown anything ... why?
Well, 1st off - I don't think i've done anything! lol. I've been buying yes but creating ... No :(
BUT I have done some recently & altho its almost 8pm at night & the photos are dark, i'll show u coz i'm posting them tmw, so no more day time to take a photo of them - confused? Yeah, me too! lol
Anyway, heres 2 cards I have made in the past couple of weeks.
Card for Nana using Magnolia Stamp (OMG, I am in love with this brand right now! Have 3 on layby over at Bizzy Becs - thank gawd hubby doesn't read my blog LOL). This is also the very first time I tried blending with coloured pencils & Odourless solvent & a paper stump. Love it! Fun fun fun! Now just need to use my tax return to buy more Derwent coloured pencils!! I only have a set of 12! And they are from when Hubby went to College!! (And he ain't all that young :P lol)
Card for Hubbys cousin who just had a baby girl. I made this at the last minute & I wasn't feeling well & i've had visits from the black dog coz i'm getting depressed with all these new babies around & I can't have 'em. So its a hard year for me this year with all that going on. So struggled for some creativity for the card. So not too happy with it but never mind lol. (Brad in the middle of the flower says 'little cutie')
Happy crafting!
Check out the massive blog candy over at Bevs Blog - All the Things I love. She has got a massive amount of goodies in the candy all donated by the companies that she designs for to help thank the 400 000 hits that she has on her counter & the 1098 followers of her blog!
Now THAT is impressive! So congrats to Bev & heres to another 400 000 hits! ;)
Happy crafting!
Scrap the Girls blog has a new owner ... who? Well, click the link below to find out ;)
Come & check it out by clicking the new logo below!
Happy crafting!
Check out Becs new Challenge blog - Bizzy Becs Creatalicious Challenges ... Brand new Challenge blog & to celebrate, she's giving away Blog Candy!
Happy crafting!
Back on 17th December 2008, I got my usual newsletter from Click 'n' Scrap (an online shop that i'm loving at the moment!) & at the top of it, it said that I was the winner of a raffle!! OMG!! How cool!
Anyway, today it arrived! Stoopid postie actually delivered it across the road yesterday apparently & the lady came over today to give it to me. Phew! Imagine losing it!!!?!!?!
Have taken a photo but can't find my stupid thing to plug camera into PC so can't show ya yet ... but I can tell ya whats in my pizza box!!
Spoilt or what!?!?! lol. So now hubby thinks I never have to shop in the coming year ... PFFT! lol Wishful thinking babe! LOL
I dunno why i'm into mentioning blog candy at the moment lol. Maybe its the whole December/ festive season & not to mention loving whats on offer ;o)
Bootiful Stampz is giving away a stamp thats not even available for sale yet this week!! Wow! If you love stamps, you better head on over to Bootiful Stampz blog & check 'em out! :o)
Also, wanting to mention their Bootiful Stampz Store too. How cute are the 'Maggie Stampz'!!! I want I want! ;o) And Moody Maud! lol & the Bunnies! Arghhh I want them all! lol. Hmmm, wonder if hubby will notice his credit card missing? ;o)
Happy crafting!
OK, so its been nearly a month since I last blogged! Oh the shame! lol.
Have I created ... gawd no lol. BUT I have raked lol ... does that count?
The 4 cards I made last month for the Scrap Therapy CC - ended up winning! So OMG I won something!!! Can't wait to see what I won ;) Promise i'll fill ya in when I do :) Oh & I managed to RAK all of the cards to their new deserved owners :) Couldn't very well create & keep them right? ;)
Totally busy working ... so busy infact that I think i'm sick lol. Took yesterday & today off work, as just did not feel good. Hopefully better for work tmw!
The gorgeous Sandie has been making these lovely Daisies for a while now & has her own Etsy shop ... but now she's gone into business! Anna's Craft Cupboard now stocks Handmade Daisies by Sandie! How cool is that! Some daisies are definitely making their way into my shopping cart at my next trip to Anna's Craft Cupboard!
Check out this amazing blog! Indigo Inklings is THE place to go for any hints & ideas etc for all sorts of things from your Die machines to the Bind-it-all! Gosh, i've heard of the name before & never gone to it. Have bookmarked it many times I think but it was only today when I was over at Deannes blog & noticed it again & Deanne commented on it having Cuttlebug inspiration, so thought i'd go check it out. Wow Baby! I'm addicted! lol. Learnt so much just by looking at the tutorials etc!
Current Blog Candy from 3 blogs. Check them out!
Oh & also, just wanted to add another website that I saw today after looking at the Stamping with a Whiff of Joy blog ... High Hopes Rubber Stamps !!! OMG How cute are these! I want those lil santa heads poking thru the squares!!! lol
Alright, i'm off ... need to put a load of washing out since it is such a sunny day! Gotta take advantage of it since its been awful rain & storms recently! And i'm back to work for the rest of the week, except Saturday which will be my only day off so i'm going to do my Xmas shopping fingers crossed ;) Got my NZ presents taken care of ... err well mostly lol. Just gotta get hubby a present lol. Leave the worst til last & all of dat ;) lol.
Products used: The gorgeous BG Euphoria PP mmmmmmm, a no name stamp & the cat stamp which I bought in NZ last month (see last months posts coz I can't remember what brand it is lol).
A variety of products were used for the above 4 cards. All cards contain BG Urban Prairie PP, which i'm totally lovin! 
And then i'm finished unpacking my craft stuff!!!! (At least I think I am lol).
Products used:
rubbadubbadoo stamp: Christmas Hat (E417S) & Montarga stamp: Cute cat
And finally here is a photo of Ozzie from last Sunday, 19th October. Is this a shy cat or a cat thats telling me & the camera to bugger off? I'll let you decide lol
