Door Hanger

Evening all

I've tried something new!!

I just missed out on entering the C.R.A.F.T door hanger challenge, but alas that's not the only reason we create.. ..

I've made the below door hanger for my friend Cat over at Catalina's Cottage, why don't you pop over to her blog and see what wonderful things she's been up to.

We've recently had earthquakes down in Christchurch, the South Island of New Zealand. Been a rather devastating time for our fellow Cantabrians, so Cat has rallied around and organised many good things for them.

Here's just something little for her, to show how much I appreciate all her good work.

But alls not lost, I have found a challenge I can enter her into ... The Totally Tilda Challenge (with chipboard) ... My door hanger is made of chipboard, also the tag Tilda is sitting on is chipboard...

In the heart it says "Genius at Work" .. :)

Also I will enter her in Delightful Challenges - Green this week (top of the morning to ya.. Yep St Patty's day) ...

And Totally Gorjuss Challenge - Pearls and Lace

I'm very pleased with the outcome of this "guinea pig", I have a queue wanting me to make more. So I guess I'm going to be busy for the next wee while.. haha.

TFL and TTFN,

DEE

Been awile ... again ... JUST MAGNOLIA & MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER

Hi there

Well what sparked my interest in blogging today is the JUST MAGNOLIA blog, I love anything Magnolia, and who doesn't really :)

I'm entering this week's challenge at JUST MAGNOLIA - Bev's Sketch .. .. ..

and MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER - Magnolia Down Under Challenge #87

I've made the below card for a friend of my husband's whose just had to make the very hard decision of having her beloved cat put to sleep. She had the vet come to her home and put him down so he could go peacefully and in his own surroundings, what a lovely thing to do.

Anyway this is a "Sorry" card - sorry for your loss.

I coloured in Magnolia with copics - oranges and purples, one of my fave combos.

After spending alot of time colouring her in I then put her through my cuttlebug using my circle spellbinder (trying to remember off the top of my head some instructions Debbie had sent me), I did something around the wrong way and cut off the top and bottom of her, so pieced back together. (I can see clearly, only because I know it's there!!!) Hopefully it's not TOOOO noticeable :( .. .. I just didn't want to see it go to waste....

Here she is ...

That's all for now :)

TFL and TTFN

DEE

A rather long Absence!!

Well hello again fellow bloggers,

It has been brought to my attention "thanks my dear friend" that I haven't been on here for some time. Have been rather busy just caught up in life...

I'd like to briefly share with you what I have been up to recently.

Below is a couple of things from our garden ...

I made quite a few Christmas cards but unfortunately didn't get any photos of them, was such a rush before Xmas, made some with die cuts and others using Mo's Digi Images.

I've also started my Baby Album of my three kidlets,

Here's a couple of pages from that ...

It's been a busy start to the year. I've already been back to work a week, and we've just been down to Taupo catching up with family. Made it back in time not to get flooded in the Waikato region, phew!!

Of the Christmas period while off work we went to Taupo for 5 days, went for a couple of picnics and I took the girls to the Hamilton Zoo on a day trip. Apart from that I just relaxed at home, I so needed the R&R!!

Below are a couple of pics of an evening we had at the Auckland Domain and a couple from the Hamilton Zoo. It is such a quaint intimate zoo, we SO, SO, must go back!!

Hamilton Zooooo below :

And finally a few cards I've made this year.

First is a card I made for my sister-in-law's birthday (a Magnolia Tilda Card) - Tilda baking as my sister-in-law is a bit of a baker.

And the inside ...

My son is turning 20!!! I know I can't believe it myself .... and I was being rather tongue in cheek when I made this card for him. I got this image from Mo's Digi Images - Jack and the Beanstalk (Grow)!!! He's only about 6"4 .... (hopefully he's stopped now) ... hehheee

And as another year rolls around ... my and hubby will be married 3yrs on 15th Feb.... we're celebrating with 2 nights in a hotel in the heart of Auckland City this year. Very much looking forward to that...

And here's the card I made him ... Magnolia Tilda Cupid card ....

And that's all for now.

Hopefully it won't be so long until the next time I blog.

TFL and TTFN

DEE

I LOVE TILDA

Well it's WAY past my bedtime, but just a quick post before I hit the sack.

It's my mummma's birthday next Sunday, and I've made her this special Tilda card.

I'm really wrapped with the outcome.

Also I get to enter it into a couple of challenges too. Sooo excited.

I coloured her with Copics and used my Cuttlebug for embossing and Diecuts.

Voila!!




And the challenges I'm entering her into are:

*Stampavie and more Challenge #102
*Papertake Weekly Challenge - Cutie Patootie
*Charisma Cardz Challenges - Anything But Square
*Magnolia Stamp Lovers: Paper Piecing
*One Stop Craft Challenge - Challenge # 90
*Sunday Sketch & Stamp: Challenge #33

Well I think I better go beddie byes.

Night all.

TFL and TTFN,

Dee xxx

Please Mr Postman ....

Good evening to all,

( Stop )

Oh yes, wait a minute

Mister Postman

( Wait )

Wait Mister Postman



(*) Please Mister Postman look and see

( Oh yeah )

If there's a letter in your bag for me ....

And yes there was!!!

Mr Postman was very kind to me, yesterday I received my package from Magnolia-licious Store ~ The best source of Magnolia stamps in North America.

These are the first lot of Tilda stamps I've ever bought, I'm so wrapped with my purchase and the store was so very generous, I got a "Bonus Gift", thank you, thank you.

5 gorgeous stamps ...

My lovely "Bonus Gift" ...


My very, very first Tilda stamp coloured with Copics, I like!

Now to make a card with her to suit a challenge, or two or maybe even three ~ Now I should be so lucky!!!

TFL, and TTFN


Dee xxx