Watering the flowers

Hi there friends. It is now Friday evening, last day of September and a big day for cardmakers tomorrow. World cardmaking day. I will certainly be doing just that, making cards, as I have 2 classes next week and samples to make and kits to prepare, so my plan is to craft most of the day.
My card to day was made for a very dear friend whose birthday is today. It was cut on my Cricut with  an SVG file from Creations by AR 

The paper I used was from Wilson & Macglagan,,,green floral. The file included a seed packet, but I put a small posy of flowers into my card, so made a tag with the sentiment and decorated it with punched flowers.
She was very happy with her gift.
I am entering it in the following challenges:
Cricutblog...world card making day
Aud Sentiments....Happy Birthday

Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the day tomorrow.

A little gift box

Hello friends,
Thursday already, so the weekend is truly in sight.  Today I have a box to show. It was made for the Duo challenge with a free template. If you apply for the template you need to do the challenge, so I have just sneeked mine in. Wanted to take some more angles of the box, but the battery on the camera  died, so will have to make do with just this one.

Paper ......Bazzil cardstock and the DP from Wilson & McClaughlin. On the top are 2 die cuts from Nellie Snellen MFD, they are not too visible and the roses I made with punches. Love making these.
 Not much more to say about it really, It was simple to put together.
Should be back on the weekend with something more to show, but the weather here is just glorious at the moment....just really need some rain....maybe on Saturday...so spending some time tending to the garden and a little matter of a big tournament in New Zealand where our boys are playing tomorrow.
Wishing you a good day for the end of the week and a wonderful weekend. Have fun.

Card no.2....CDAC Progressive challenge 3

Happy Monday to you all
Hope the weekend was a good one and you are all ready for a wonderful week. Well as the saying goes...an apple a day..........etc., etc., My card today is another entry for the CDAC progressive challenge. It is an image from Glitterbabes..apple bowl

This is what I used:
Paper ...DP...blue striped is a free download, not sure from where. Had it for ages. the brown gingham is from Scrap Sheets, cut out with a Nestie.
Image from Glitterbabes digis, coloured with Distress inkpads and cut out with a Nestie.
Sentiment is computer generated. An apple brad to finish off.
I am also entering it in the following challenge.
Aud Sentiments challenge..Get well

Have a wonderful week everyone. Here it is really lovely spring weather and the garden is calling out for attention, so that's what I will be doinbg some of the time. Take care and have fun.

Autumn?...I think not!!!

Hello again friends.
Confusing you am I??? Yes it definitely is a lovely spring day here, but my card today is an Autmn or Fall theme.
This is my first card in the next  PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGE over at CDAC. It is not too late to join if you would like. Pop over and have a look.

This is what I did:
Paper... Cream cardstock. DP from my stash and has no name on it.
Image.... from Gurukitty designs  I coloured the image with Copics, cut out with a Nestie and matted onto brown scolloped Nestie... mounted with 3D foam pads.
Cut out leaves with my cuttlebug and coloured these with my more familiar Distress inkpads also mounted on 3D dots.
Sentiment is computer generated.
I have more cards for this challenge, but will post as I complete them.
I will be entering this in the following challenges:
Tuesday Throwdown......Fall
My Craft Spot...Fall leaves
Simon Says Stamp challenge ..Dies to die for
Have a wonderful weekend, take care and have fun.

It's official....SPRING

Happy Friday friends.
Yes according to our weather dept. it is officialy spring  and to celebrate that here is a photo taken today of one of our azalea plants in full bloom. It is just absolutely beautiful. The others are all starting as well. It is a lovely time, as the perfume from all the scented flowers is filling the air especially in the evenings.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, I am busy completing several cards, so will possible post somehting later today.

Sewing birthday wishes

Happy Sunday,
Hope you are all having a lovely day, whatever you may be doing. The weekend is almost over, and getting ready for a new week. My Sunday was a little bit upside down. Was woken at 3.30 this morning by the security company telling us they detect now power from our alarm system........they were so right, we had no power and not for the next 12 hours. Of course I then battled to get back to sleep......anyway, there are lots of things that one cannot do without power.... but I was able to do a bit of tidying in my craft room and worked on samples for my class next week.

The card I have today was also made during a craft session 2 weeks ago. It is a centre step card, as the ladies requested this to be made. Here's what I used:
Paper:  The name on theDP  pack is Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and all the edges were inked with Vintage photo
The doily is a Nellie Snellen MF die., stamped with a sentiment from Country Crafts and rubber stamps.
The sewing machine, cotton reels and buttons are all cut from Bazzill card with Joy cutting dies. I wound some thin ribbon thread round the cotton reels. Finished off with lace and beads.
I am entering this in the following challenges:

Paper Play....Punches and Dies.
Cute card Thursday....Anything goes

Wishing you all a very exciting week. take care and have fun.

Anyone for skating yet???

Happy Friday blogging friends.
Yes another week done and dusted and a great weekend to look forward to, My card today was made for someone special in mind. One of my students has a granddaughter Racheal. She is just 9 years old and does ice skating. She has just come back from taking part in the SA national championships in Cape Town. In her  group she was the youngest and skated beautifully, but missed qualifying by 1 point. She was very disappointed, but said, never mind next year I will know what to do and is now practising very hard for another event in October. So this is the card I made for her, just to wish her lots of success in her future ice skating  events.

The ice skate was cut with my Cricut, using a file from   Creations by AR . I am still not very familiar with this piece of equipment, and it is a challenge for me every time I use it...more practising I guess.  The DP is from Papermania, and the cardstock is Bazzil, put through the cuttlebug and some glitter added.. I punched holes and threaded a narrow ribbon, for the laces, tied at the top with 2 little star charms. A computer generated sentiment to finish. I was fairly saitisfied with the result.
I have entered it into :
Challenges by AR... Sports

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy what you are doing.