{two} for one

I was not sure about these colours when I first saw them, but they really work! I have combined Stacey's Jewelry Colour Inspiration Challenge and Mojo Monday Sketch. Feel free to play along ...

Stamps: PTI Wise Owl, PTI Polka dot basics, PTI around and about, SU! Cheap talk and 'Always in Bloom' wheel

Card: Perfect plum, very vanilla, really rust and more mustard

Ink: Really rust, more mustard, perfect plum, black stazon

Accessories: Stickles, PTI plum pudding swiss dot satin ribbon

Tools: 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, paper snips

Traveller's Inspiration Challenge: {one}

I was so exited when I found that Tina {Travelingmama} has started a wonderful new challenge using holiday snaps from everybody! The first inspiration photo is one of Tina's, and wow! aren't these shoes just gorgeous!

The colours I have used are:

Real red, pink passion, kiwi kiss, tangerine tango, tempting turquoise, whisper white and kraft

Stamps: PTI Background basics - Retro

Ink: Real red, kiwi kiss, pink passion, tangerine tango, tempting turquoise, versamark

Card: Kraft & whisper white

Accessories: White gel pen, stickles, hero arts butterfly template

Raspberry Suite Challenge #11

I'm sort of back. We are all home from hospital after spending nearly a week going back and forth to the 'childrens' hospital'. A bit daunting a first, but every day we are getting better. My 'Big Man' will have the external frame on for about 8 weeks.

I have missed Dawn's last 2 challenges and I was not happy about it, so made sure I found time for this one. Here is my card:

The colours I have used are:

Pink passion, real red, wild wasabi, going gray, basic black and whisper white

It was definitely a challenge, but that's why we play along LOL! If you would like to play along, go HERE.





Stamps: PTI Damask designs
Ink: Real red, basic black
Card: Going gray, basic black, pink passion and whisper white
Accessories: PTI Rasberry Fizz button, twine, black brads
Tools: Scallop edge punch

The Adventure Begins ......

Warning: there are no cards in this post, just some personal stuff. One of the pictures might be a little confronting.


Ok, so this weekend is the beginning of our school holidays here in Victoria. For us they didn't start the best. My oldest son had a playground accident at school on Thursday, and broke his leg. A bit inconvenient you say, but we will cope, just put a cast on .... no, that is not what happened because he broke his femur (bone between knee and hip, largest bone in the body) and it was a spiral fracture that is quite long.

So the doctors decided the best course of action would be an 'external frame with pins going through the skin to the bone (6 to be exact)'.

Here is my 'big man' with his leg in traction before surgery.

Here is a photo after surgery, showing the frame and my 'big man' and my 'little man' lending him support and eating all his goodies.

Needless to say, I won't be doing much stamping any time soon. He is still in hospital and we are not sure when he will be coming home. This frame will be on for about 8 weeks

I will try to do some more updates soon.,,,

Ange :)

KWerner CIC #55 & SSSC #23

It's been a while, but I finally got a chance to do a couple of challenges today. I have combined Kristina's Colour Challenge with Karen's Sketch challenge. You can find direct links to both of these challenges on my side bar.

Stamps: SU! Occasional greetings and jumbo star wheel
Card: Going gray, very vanilla, really rust and more mustard
Ink: More mustard and basic gray
Accessories: Very vanilla wide grosgrain ribbon, small star punch, silver brads, 1/4" circle punch

Moxie Fab Value of Vintage Challenge

Over at Moxie Fab World (hosted by Cath of Paper Crafts Magazine), there is a regular challenge posted with Fab prize giveaways! This challenge is all about recycling vintage items in our designs. I have used an old book that I purchased for $1 at an OP shop. I have taken a page out, stamped, mounted and sponged it for my background on this card.

Stamps: PTI Damask designs
Ink: Close to cocoa, chocolate chip
Card: Kraft, chocolate chip, very vanilla and 'page from old book'
Accessories: Vintage chocolate button (PTI), twine, dimensionals, sponge, glue dots

Jewelry Colour Inspiration #40

This challenge is all about the jewelry, isn't this piece fabulous? You can find this challenge on Stacey Schafer's blog HERE. And the colours this week are:

Garden green, certainly celery, pretty in pink and whisper white.

My card did not turn out the way I pictured it, and is a bit too busy for me, but here is it anyway...

Stamps: SU! Baroque motifs, frames with a flourish and PTI Mega mixed messages

Card: Whisper white, garden green

Ink: Certainly celery, garden green and pretty in pink

Accessories: Stickles, brads, paper snips, dimensionals, pink taffeta ribbon, pink vintage button (PTI), twine, glue dots