Happy Birthday Savannah

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Today Savannah our DD turned 17.

Where have those year gone too?

We love you dearly Savannah, you have grown into a beautiful young women.

We when to Denny's for tea tonight to celebrate.

 You have new adventures ahead of you this year as you start your course, enjoy and cherish every moment.

 We love you to the moon and back.

Photo A Day Challenge February 1st - Below

Bridge in Christchurch Botanic Gardens

February 2nd - Share

DH and DD

 February 3rd - High

My extra card stock up high in the book case.

 Febraury 5th - Messy

DD is tidying her room so our lounge is in a mess.

 Yes you are right I have missed the 4th, it is shallow.

I know what I want to do, but haven't had the time.

Inspired by Carolyn's Swap

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Last Wednesday evening we had a team meeting, for those of us doing swaps we had to do 11.

I love swaps they were all so wonderful and full of lots of inspiration.

I really loved what Carolyn Bushby had done with the Bow Builder Punch.

Isn't she a clever chick, she was so proud of herself (rightly so) that it was her original, that she hadn't seen it online anywhere.

Here is my take on Carolyn's card.

 I Both Carolyn and I have used Best Year Ever DSP and Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (ribbon).

Which you can earn for free during Sale-A-Bration.

I added a Simply Pressed Clay rose and coloured it in Calypso Coral Stampin' Write Marker.

I used Apothecary Accents Thinlits and used Essentials Paper Piercing Pack.

I embossed the Costal Cabana with the Spring Flowers Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

Photo A Day Challenge January 28th a Personality Trait.

 

January 29th - On My Plate

 January 30th - Picture in a Picture

January 31st - Friends

Photo A Day Simple

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 Photo A Day Challenge

January 25th - Simple

Here is a CAS (clean and simple) card.

 I am enjoying using Moon Lake Stamp Set.

I stamped the tree and boat first them masked it, I made another mask using Apothecary Accents Framelits to mask the whole card, I sponged the sky and grass.

 Then I used Stampin' Write Markers to colour the stamp.

To finish the card I used my Paper Piercing Essentials to pierce around the masked area and Old Olive Candy Dots.

Wednesday Team Meeting Swap

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Sorry that I haven't got back here before now, it's the last week of the school holidays and we have been making the most of it.

Wednesday evening 1st Kiwi Stampers had a team meeting.

Here is my swap.

It was inspired by Brian King's card using Sheltered Trees. 

Brian is demonstrator in the states, go and check out his blog Here.

I used the Butterfly Basics stamp set, I just love this stamp set, the fern is so New Zealand.

The colours I used are Crumb Cake, Old Olive and Mossy Meadows.

For the swap we only do card fronts, but in my first card I made this is the inside.

Photo A Day Challenge has been a bit of a struggle this week, but I will get there.

January 23rd - Favourite

My handbag

 January 24th - Shiny

DD new pot plant.

 January 25th - Simple

Was a simply card I will show you in another blog post.

January 26th - Jump

On Tuesday we went into town to have a ride on the trams, around town there are lots of gap fillers.

This is a giant lounge suite, Samuel wanted to have a sit on it so I got him to jump backwards and forwards to get a good shot, the funny thing is that the 1st photo was the best.

 January 27th - A Challenge

It was a bit of a challenge, I thought of doing a card challenge but ran out of time.

When I was talking to my niece she suggested challenge service station.

So thanks to Jessica here's my photo.

I am 2 days behind so hopefully today I can make it up.

See you real soon.

Moon Lake

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The other day I got a chance to put ink to  a stamp.

I was playing with Moon Lake a new Stamp Set in the Occasions Catty.

 I stamped the goose then masked it, so I could sponge the lake and sky on a panel od Whisper White Card Stock.

I used Stampin' Write Markers to colour the goose and reeds.

 I added a strip of Washi Tape to the ends of the panel.

To complete the card I scored to lines either side of the panel and added some Rhinestones.

It was a very quick and simple card to make.

Today's is - From where you stand.

This is the view from my front door towards the park.

Birthday Bash

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Here's another birthday card I made yesterday.

Using the Birtyhday Bash Specialty DSP from the Occasions Catty.

The Stamp set is Big Day with is a from Sale A Bration, spend $110 and get it for free.

I used Window Frames Thinlits.

I used Blendabilities to colour th cake and birthday.

The colour combo is Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay and Whisper White.

Photo A Day - Noise

This was a card Darian got from his Oma and Grandad yesterday for his birthday.

Happy Birthday Darian

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Today our eldest son Darian turned 19 years old.

Where oh where have those years gone.

He has new adventures of starting CPIT (polytech), doing a diploma in networking.

Here's his card I made him.

The DSP is Birthday Bash Specialty from the Occasions Catty.

The colour combo is Night of Navy, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Mossy Meadow and Whisper White.

 The stamp set is Big Day from SAB, which you can earn free with an order of $110.

The front panel is cut using the Top Note Die, you cut it once then you turn it 90 degrees and cut again.

 Photo A Day Challenge January 20th - Imperfect.

There is beauty even imperfection, that is especially to true in papercrafting some time our mistakes end up being our best work.

Butterflies Framed Art

I made this piece of art using Basic Butterflies and the matching Thinlits.

I was inspired Tami White's card.

 I just love this set especially the fern.

The butterfly was cut out of Brushed Gold Card Stock, then I inked it and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder about 5 times.

 This will go in pride of my in my new craftroom, Samuel and I are planning on swapping room.

It was a busy weekend for me work wise, so I have 3 days of photos.

Photo A Day Challenge January 17th - In my Home

This the new tractor seat that I bought last week for my craftroom.

 

January18th - Exercise

Yesterday I worked a double shift so I didn't manage to take a photo. Samuel and I walked over to the shops today.

 Today's photo - Icy / Ice

Now here in New Zealand we are in the middle of our summer and today's high was 27 degrees Celsius which is too hot for me, so I had to think about it.

So I had to have a vodka on ice so I could get the photo, oh the sacrifices we have to make.

 

3rd Butterfly

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Here's another butterfly card I have made using the Butterflies Thinlits Dies.

 I cut the butterfly out of Whisper White card Stock, then sponged it with Hello Honey and Blackberry Bliss.

Then I inked it with VersaMark then embossed it with 50/50 of Dazzling Diamonds and Clear Embossing Powder.

 The DSP is Painted Blooms from the Occasions Catty.

The grass is a piece of Wild Wasbi Card Stock.

The sentiment is from Crazy for you Stamp Set in the Occasions Catty.

 I finished the butterfly with a embellishment from Something Borrowed Embellishments also in the Occasions Catty.

 I completed it by making a wee collage in Blackberry Bliss ink using Butterfly Basics Stamp Set.

Today's Photo A Day Challenge was Happy.

Lots of thinks make me happy, Family, friends and creating in my craftroom to name just a few.

So I made a collage photo today.

 My craft table, 2 of my boys number 1 son is in Timaru and Savannah.

I'm Loving the Butterflies

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I have been busy playing with some new toys in my craft room.

I'm loving the new Butterflies Dies.

 For this card I used Around the World Stampin' Up Challenge sketch, which closed before I finished the card. 

Never mind that I liked the sketch.

SUO Challenge #114 this week is Dots, Dots and More Dots.

So I chose Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stacks which in turn dictated the colour palate.

I also played with Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper which you can get for free when you place an order of $110.00 NZD.

It is white paper with glossy patterns, so you can colour it.

I coloured the Dots with the Basic Grey Blendabilities Markers.

 The butterfly is one of three in the Butterflies Thinlits Dies.

The hello is from the Hello You Thinlits Dies from the Occasions Catalogue which you can get it in a bundle with Crazy About You Stamp Set and save 15%.

I saw a video on using dryer sheets when using these dies by Deb Valder which you can watch HERE.

Today's Photo A Day Challenge January 15th - Candid.

We went to the swimming pool today and I got this nice shot of our Samuel.