Hello Spring!

Well it's actually not Spring here in Australia...it's Autumn.
I am entering my first  La La Land Crafts challenge and their theme is 'Spring Easel Card'. I have fallen in love with these beautiful stamps and dies!

So, the last few weeks I've been practicing my copic colouring and finally I can see an improvement...but I still have a long way to go. I've really enjoyed creating a card for this challenge and stretched myself to make a 'three easel card'. I got the idea from Norma @ From My Craft Room then adapted it to my own measurements. I have coloured up the follwing digi stamps

La La Land Crafts Watercan Marci,

Make It Crafty Sheepish Rainbow  (I cropped the sheep and hills)  

Tiddly Inks Heart Flower Border from Grow a Little Love Sentiment

 Side view from both sides

Close up

Copics: 

Skin: E00, E11, E50

Hair: E47, E44, E43, E41

Outfit: BG10, BG11, BG13, R29, R27, R24, R22, Y13, YR04

Garden Flowers: RV06, RV09

Watercan: Y11, Y13, Y15
Rainbow: R24, YR04, Y13, YG09, B24, BV13

Clouds: C1, C2

Grass: YG03, YG06, G94

I hope this has inspired someone. Thanks for stopping by :)

My son has a hidden talent...

Since my last post, I have made only one card which I will upload soon. I have also been watching so many copic colouring tutorials and been practising heaps. I am beginning to see an improvement.
Friday nights my older kids all go to youth and my 10 yr old son, Gabriel and I have started crafting together.
I recently stumbled across 'La La Land Crafts' and have fallen in love with their Marci and Luka stamps.
My son loves the Luka stamps and wants to build his collection now.
Well, last night he wanted to make a card while I worked on mine. He created his own digi scene using some of Make it Crafty Urban collection digi stamps and used his first Luka stamp (Back to School Luka). He just coloured away but then when it came to doing the hair and skin, he wanted to blend colours like everybody else. I gave him a mini tutorial on what I've learnt so far and he went for it. The results speak for themselves! I am so proud of him!!!
He would like to enter his card on La La Land Crafts for Kids blog and maybe even start his own blog.

Here are a couple of pics of his card :)

Update on 1st March: So happy and proud of Gabriel!!! His card won the kids blog challenge. He is very excited. I can't wait to see his creativity develop :)

Merry Christmas!!!

What a busy year I've had. So busy that I had to lay down my craft since my last post in August 2011.
I've been busy working with my mum and had the privelege of being asked by my Pastor to head up our 12-15 year old youth group. I thoroughly enjoyed it for a few months but have decided to devote myself entirley to my true call, which is children's ministry.
Right now I'm on holidays from everything for 3 weeks and am just recovering from a full on year and the late nights and early mornings that comes with this festive season. I just plan to relax with my family and get back into what I love to do...craft :)
Next year I will have a little extra time on my hands and hope to use it to create lovely projects. I'm looking forward to getting back into blogging and crafting.
I hope you've all had an awesome Christmas and that 2013 will be a year of new opportunities, lot's of joy and an abundance of blessings for you all.

I'm back!!!!!!

Just a quick update since my last post.
My family and I went down to Sydney for our cousins Quinceanera which was so beautiful.

When we got back home the preparations for my daughter's Quinceanera begun. My cousins party inspired me and motivated me to start organising everything we need. We have almost everything, a lot of which came from overseas, including the dress. Anyway, I have been so busy with these preparations, I'm even making the invitations which is my reason for not having any time to play with my stamps until two days ago.
I made this card for my friend. I felt a little rusty with my copic colouring but was excited to try out the new blending paper I bought from Make it Crafty a few months ago. I really love it.
I've used 'Tilda blowing kisses' stamp and Kaisercraft paper (Lovestruck collection).

I'm entering this card in the following challenge:
Magnolia Down Under Challenges - Flutterbys


Thanks for stopping by

It's challenge time!

Hello to everyone who has decided to visit my blog.
It is so cold here in sunny Queensland...Brrrrr. Apparently it's the coldest June day since 1916 in Brisbane today. I'm heading down to Sydney tomorrow for my cousins 15th birthday (Quinceañera in Spanish). It's a beautiful celebration of that transition from childhood to womanhood in our culture. My daughter Brianna will be celebrating her Quinceañera next January and we can't wait :)
Anyway, I was so excited to find out the first challenge for The Official Magnolia Inspiration Challenge is make a birthday project because I made a birthday card for my cousin's 15th birthday. It is my first attempt at a step card. I coloured Lady Tilda with copic markers and then applied glitter to her dress and head band.
The paper I used was Kaisercraft.

I also want to enter this card in the following challenges:

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Anything Goes

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

Exciting News for Magnolia Stamp Lovers!!!!!!!

I am so excited I just wanted to share the news...the 1st official Magnolia Challenge blog called TOMIC (The Official Magnolia Inspiration Challenge) is starting on June 6th where each week you will find a new challenge waiting for you with terrific creations from Magnolia DT members. Check out the link above and become a follower now.

I'm really looking forward to this :)

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all those special women in the world.

I love this quote:The moment a child is born, the mother is also born.
She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.

Well guess what???

I finally made a card after so many months. I'm still working on my colouring technique but had so much fun making this mother's day card for my special mum. I also need to work on my stitching. lol

As much as I would love to make more of these cards I feel I need TIME. I'm entering this card in

Just Magnolia and hAnglar Challenge  -  Anything goes with the option of stitching   

Stamping Sisters in Christ - all things beautiful - ends 14th May

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,