Bizzy Becs Challenge - Circles

Hi all,it's Bizzy Becs challenge time again,and only 50 days until Christmas...............well hasn't that just crept up on us......lol.....The theme for this month's Bizzy Bec's challenge is circles,so you can create anything you like, we just need to see circles on your creations.I have used one of Bizzy Becs new Christmas images and isn't it GORGEOUS,this one is called Holly with star and she is part of the Christmas collection,which are on sale at the moment for $2 each.There are also many other images to choose from and you can see them all here in the store.The digi ticket,buttons,flowers,papers and vine die were all purchased at Bizzy Becs.Don't forget to stop by the challenge blog and check out the other BEAUTIFUL DT creations,with all of that inspiration you are sure to be able to join us.

A Christmas card,more jewellery and another prize.....

Hi everyone,another photo heavy post,with all the things I am doing at the moment...........I have so much to show.This card I made a while ago,the bird was made using the Stampin Up bird punch,just love this punch.The idea of inking the bird came from a blog I found while blog hopping,but it was so long ago I am not sure where I found it.I had big plans on being ahead with chrissy cards this year,but that hasn't happened,though I have already made 30 of the 50 chrissy cards my friend wants.So better get the other 20 done.

I went to an earring making class Thursday and loved it,we made 5 pairs of earrings and I don't want to part with any of them.......lol.......I even have family members eyeing off some pieces................well I might be checking bags when visitors leave now......lol......One of my good friends now wants to make jewellery,so she is coming over wednesday to make jewellery with me. She has never made jewellery before and just went to a beading shop and spent quite a bit on beads etc, so she must be really looking forward to making the jewellery. Above are some more bracelets I have made,I will show the earrings over the next few days as I have not taken photos of them yet.I also need to work on getting better photos of the jewellery,they sparkle so much they don't show up,so the photos are being taken without a flash at the moment.

I am also in the process of digi scrapping our holiday and want to get that completed before the 4th October(big ask,but need to try),as Harvery Norman has a discount on their photo books at the moment............so yet again,doing too many things at once.

 Ok now one last thing before I head off to the gym,yes it's the prize.Those that have purchased from the Fundraising for Lyndall store are in the running for this prize(picture above).I will draw this prize sometime Wednesday evening 28/9/2011.

Well off to the gym,will do some blog hopping and catching up when I get back.

A Christmas Card,new digis for the fundraising store and more parcels......

Hi all,well I have received more parcels,the above cards were sent by Debbie Moran.Thankyou very much Debbie,they are all beautiful...............these will be sold at my local gym.

These beautiful cards and scrapping goodies were sent by Janette Garcia,thankyou so much,these will also be heading off to my local gym to be sold.

This last parcel was donated by Tara and Georgia Welch,it is 4 beautiful cardmaking kits and don't they look fabulous..............I love the way they have been displayed.I will add these to the website.

Please stop by the Lyndall Fundraising Store and have a look at all the fabulous digis we have and there are some new ones that have just been added.They were donated by Lia Stampz and they are fantastic..............all digis are $2 and all the funds raised will go to Lyndall.You will also get one entry for every digi purchased, to win one of our six prizes up for grabs.Below is one of the new digis available,how cute is that image.This digi store will close 1st October,so get in and purchase your images before you miss out on them and the prize draw.

Well onto my chrissy card,this is another card I made with my friend and yep we just got the owls done,I finished the cards later.I love this little owl,he is a case from a some blogs,but yet again I have forgotten where I got him.When I get a chance to look,I will let you know.I think that is it,I need to get going,I have a big day ahead and it is already 2.30am and I am tired.Friday is also going to be busy,I will be helping my daughters daycare with an excursion.I am so sorry if it has been a while since I have visited you or I haven't returned your visit,I have been quite busy and there are just not enough hours in the day.But,I promise to try and get to you all over the next few days.Falling asleep now,enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by.

Prizes for Fundraising for Lyndall online store and a bit of this and that

Hi all,I have lots of photos for you today.I did go out for dinner to a friends house Friday night,we had a wonderful time and had that yummy cheesecake.I had a much needed sleep in on Saturday due to the many nights of only 4 to 5 hours sleep a night,I woke up at 11.30am yes how late was that,but I obviously needed it.My friend Sue called to see if I wanted to come over with the other girls,have lunch and get more work done on Lyndall's fundraiser,so I went.We did some work on gift vouchers,goodies bags for the guests,slides for the auction and place mats with details of the night.I got there at about 1pm and we left at 9pm,a long day but we did get a fair bit done.Onto the next item,the above card I made with a dear friend a few weeks ago,we only really got the punched birds done and I completed the cards the following day......don't they look fabulous.We did get inspiration for these off someone else,but can't remember where, and I did change it a little.When I find out where I got the idea I will let you know.

Here is the cheesecake we had  Friday night,I did grate some white chocolate on the top.We had a lovely BBQ and a great night with some wonderful people.

Above are the parcels I received for Lyndall last week.Sandra Haws sent approx 30 cards to sell,they are so beautiful thankyou Sandra.Debbie Pamment sent the beautiful quilt she made to auction and it is even more beautiful IRL,there was also a card for Lyndall......the blue one and the pink one for me.Thankyou so much Debbie,I love my Debbie original and I could not help but sticky beak at Lyndall's card as it was not sealed(I did not read it)..........I hope you don't mind.The goodies above were sent in by Annette Bowes,thankyou Annette the cards you sent to sell are gorgeous and the goodie pack just amazing.There are so many people to thank and still more to come,these things above will not be going on the online store,so I am thanking them here on my blog.Other items will go into the store with the names of those who have donated them.Also thankyou so much to those that have already sent a card to Lyndall or are going to send a card,I am sure you realise how much your thoughts mean to Lyndall and her family.

Above are some of the prizes that you could win on the Fundraising for Lyndall online store.You will get one entry for every digi image that you purchase for eg if you purchase 2 images you get 2 entries,5 images you get 5 entries and so on.So why not hop on over to the store and check out the fantastic digi images for sale and be in with a chance to win some fabulous prizes.

Followers Christmas Card Challenge

Hi all,I have some chrissy cards to show today,using a Bugaboo image.As you can see by the ticker at the top of my blog,I need to make at least 120 chrissy cards.So what I have decided to do is help you all out while helping myself,I am always behind with my Christmas cards and I do not want to be behind this year.So I am going to make my cards in lots of five and challenge you to do the same.They can be all the same or all different, clean and simple is probably best,but that is up to you.When you have made your five cards link to the linky below.Please make new cards and no back linking,this challenge is only open to my followers and I have one rubber stamp for the winner,which will be drawn by randomn org.Below is the rubber stamp you could win.

This challenge will run from now until 24th March,so you have 3 weeks to make your five Christmas cards.I will draw the winner on the 25th March.

Bizzy Bec's February Challenge

Hi all,sorry this is a little late I should have posted it this morning.I am still busy with many things at the moment and well the heat is also taking its toll on me,I just can't stand to craft and sit at the computer,whenit is this hot.We have been having 35 degrees celsius and above since Monday and today it is 42...........and well I have totally had enough of this hot weather.I also have my MIL visiting tomorrow and she will be staying for dinner and a dear friend from Queensland will be here to stay for a few days,so this weekend we have also been busy cleaning and getting everything ready.I have also been trying to get some DT creations done,some of which are from Bizzy Becs new release which will be on the 18th February.I am still in the process of creating with these images and am loving it,just not happy with the heat....lol.....

Anyway,here is the next challenge from Bizzy Becs store blog and it is to follow a sketch,I do love a sketch challenge.Now the winner will receive 6 rubber stamps from the next new release.........and they are GORGEOUS you are going to love these ones too.So join in,you have a month to get your entry done and be in the running for these new images.All of my embellishments and image were purchased at Bizzy Becs. Well,best be off more cleaning and organising to do.I will have a break this evening and check what you have all been up to.Enjoy your weekend.

Twas the night before Christmas..........

Myspace Graphics, Christmas Graphics at WishAFriend.com

Hi all,I am back to show you my last Christmas card for this year.I made this card using the cute snowman from Spyder's Corner and I loved that he was so easy to colour.I kept this card simple like most of the others,Christmas just came so fast this year........so fast in fact that I do not even have any Christmas cards left over for next year.Well best be off,I have had the fruit for my Christmas cake soaking in rum and now I have to prepare it all and bake it.Have a wonderful evening.

Shepherds Delight

Hi all,I am still a little sick with a cold,though lucky for me it is only a small dose,but enough to make me really tired and slow at doing things.This card,was made just over a week ago and I used this gorgeous image from Di's Digi Downloads called Shepherds Delight.I did smudge the mouth a little,I don't think I waited long enough for the ink to dry....never mind.I wanted to keep this one fairly simple,as I was running out of time and I thought the image was way too cute and wanted it to be the focus of the card.The digi ticket is available at Bizzy Becs and comes as a whole sheet of different sentiments.Well its late here and I am really tired.Thanks for stopping by.

Just Inklined Christmas

Hi all,I hope you have enjoyed your weekend.I am a little sick,just what I need before chrissy,our weather has been a little crazy here,one day very hot and the next very cold.We had a BBQ at a friends place on Saturday night,had a great time,it was outdoors and a little cold,so I don't think that helped.Speaking of the weather,you know that hail storm I posted about on Thursday.Well, my hubby just noticed this evening that the hail did put a few holes in one of our pergola's,it's not major damage and not the one we use to entertain............we will just have to put up another sheet or two of suntuff to fix it.Well onto my card,I made this using the beautiful image 4 Robins from Just Inklined.I love this image and decided I did not want much on the card, as I feel the coloured image is pretty much all you need.I hope you are all prepared for Chrissy,I am still behind and have a few more pressies to get and I so do not feel like battling the shops.............oh well,that's what you get for not being organised.Enjoy your week,will catch up with you all in a day or two.

Creatalicious Challenge #17

Hi all,WOW I have been busy this week.I just finished the Creatalicious post, I am now on this one and then I have to do the last Blue Butterfly release post and it is already 1.05am.....lol.......not as bad as last night though,I got to bed at 5.00am.Yeah, crazy I know,but there is always something to do.Anyway I did mention I was making gifts for my daughters teachers and well as I was running out of time,one of the teachers presents became my DT creation. This is Bec's challenge and she wants you to "make something for Christmas and include 1 ribbon,5 flowers, 2 snowflakes and some bling". I loved this challenge and was pretty pleased with what I had made,I have filled the jars with those YUMMY Sugared Cinnamon Almonds I mentioned a few posts ago.The fabulous image is a freebie from Miss Cutie Pie,you must check out her blog.........her digis are gorgeous.So come on over and join us this month at Creatalicious, Bec is giving one lucky winner a set of 6 Victorian Sweethearts in Rubber,what a fantastic prize.Well enjoy your day,onto the next post.

Espresso Fudge

Hi all,just wanted to share a picture of this yummy espresso fudge I made last night and boy does it taste good.I had only just started cutting it up when they all came into the kitchen and starting pinching some.Hubby wasn't too happy when he found out it was going to the teachers.....lol.....but I did keep some for him.Over the next few days,I will try and get some choc/caramel fudge and some cookies and cream fudge made,they are the two the girls are waiting for.

Now there is only one more release left for Blue Butterfly Stamps,which is approx 12 hours away and there is only just over one day left to enter the blog candy for Blue Butterfly Stamps the details are here.I have a mini blog candy in the post below,so don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win that gorgeous image.

 Homemade Chrissy Gifts

 Hi all,I am back to share some of my homemade chrissy gifts,that I told you about in my last post.Now these are very simple,I am so far behind this christmas that I had no time to colour images for these gifts.So I went back to some of the 3d stickers I bought years ago and some free images downloaded from Miss Cutie Pie,you can check out all her fabulous freebies here,and there you have it some quick and easy chrissy gifts.The cellophane has chocolate chip cookies in them.The jars are filled with the most DELICIOUS Sugared Cinnamon nuts,I warn you though DO NOT start eating them or you will not be able to stop.....lol.....I am worried about getting on the scales now...lol...you can get the recipe here.Now I don't have a slow cooker anymore,I gave it away as I was not using it,but you can still make these in the oven, if you do not have a slow cooker.I followed all the steps and then just popped them on a tray lined with baking paper and put them in the oven at 140 degrees celcius,for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours depending on your oven.Don't worry if they all stick together they will break apart.Enjoy......though I do suggest putting them into the jars ASAP,that way you will have some chrissy gifts to give away...lol...Thanks for stopping by.

Bizzy Becs Challenge

Good morning all,well it's time for another Bizzy Becs challenge and as it is December and close to Christmas the theme is Christmas.So make anything you like as long as it is Christmas related and the prize for this month is a $20 goodie pack.I have used this gorgeous little singing Tilda on my card,I have had this image a while and this is the first time I have used it.The papers are K&Co Yuletide,I picked this 12x12 paper pack up at the craft show I went to two months ago.Included was 28 papers, some glittered and some foiled for the bargain price of $15,the original price was $33...............so I couldn't leave that behind.....lol.....The Magnolia poinsettia die,Magnolia leaf and swirl die,Spellbinder Nestabilties,gold pearl stems,yellow rhinestones and digi ticket were all purchased at Bizzy Becs.The digi tickets I purchased were the blank ones and I have just added my own sentiment.You really need to stop by the store blog and check out  what the DT have made.......their creations are stunning.Well an update,I didn't get on the treadmill last night and I can't believe I am still having trouble going up and down the stairs.........lol......Better go I have a few thimngs to do before we go out tonight.My sister in law is watching the girls for us, so I  need to do a little cleaning and finish cooking dinner for them so she doesn't have to worry about it.So if I don't get a chance to stop by today,I will stop by your blogs tomorrow.Enjoy your day.