Retro Sketches 99

Hello!

It's Retro Sketches #99! I just love Retro Sketches. I wish I could find time to join in every week. My card this week was a little experiment in using dies. The sketch had a semi-circle, but because I've done that before, I thought I'd try something new. :-)  It ended up being a little more tricky than I had imagined... anyway, here is my card.

Stamps are Polka Dot Parade #10 (and matching dies). Colours are SU! Bashful Blue, Real Red, Early Espresso. The grass is a distress marker in Peeled Paint (I think).

This is the sketch.

Today was the first day of school for the year. My Grade 6 girl treated it like any other day and sent her Dad off before the bell rang. My Grade 1 girl was super-confident and sent me away before the bell rang. I'm proud of both of them. Apparently, according to all reports, the day was pretty boring, lol! For the big girl the day was saved by a horse riding lesson this afternoon. ;-)

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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You make me SMILE

Hello!

I'm back! It is the end of the Australia Day long week-end. My daughters have one more day of Summer holiday tomorrow before starting school for the year on Wednesday. I'm not sure they are ready to give up the television and their sleep-ins just yet, lol! This afternoon, I managed to find some time to sit at my craft desk. I came up with a few cards, yay! I'll share these with you over the next couple of days.

This first is for CAS(E) This Sketch #61. I had all sorts of ideas for the sketch, but when it came down to it, my card wanted to be one layer, and bright and happy.

I used PTI Polka Dot Parade #10 and Heart-2-Heart #8. Colours are Memento Luxe (yellow and lilac) and Mama Elephant Hazel & Mojito.

This is the sketch.

If you have followed the story of my missing dog, Coco, and haven't seen the news already, Coco came home last Saturday after 19 days on the run.A family found her in a park about 9km from where she went missing. She appears to have followed a creek, and was halfway home. The family took her home for a bath, because she was covered in stinky creek mud. They then took her to the RSPCA where they checked her microchip and called me immediately. That was Saturday night. There were tears all around - me, the family who found her, the RSPCA workers, my family, and many of my supporters on the internet. Coco was very, very skinny, has cracked off a lower canine, had a torn paw pad, and an infected eye. Overall, she fared remarkably well. She has been thoroughly checked by the vet and given a good report. This past week she has put on a significant amount of weight and is a very happy dog. And I am a very happy human. :-)

This is a photo of her last week. I haven't taken a new one this week-end. I'll do that and share it in another post. ;-)

Thanks for coming by to visit me. I hope to get around visiting everyone over the next week or so. Apologies for my long absence.

Michelle
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Dynamic Duos #65

Hello!

It's been a quiet few weeks here on the blog. It will probably be a little quiet for a few more weeks. Work is busy, and after this week-end I am away every week-end for a month! We are heading into birthday season in our home, starting in two weeks and lasting two months. We also have a wedding to attend (which I need to make a card for!). In the middle of everything, we've decided to squeeze in a mini-holiday - a long-week-end in the Snowy Mountains, yay! It's been snowing quite a bit for the past week or so, so I am hoping the snow holds on for another two weeks. The season started dismally, and until a short while ago there was barely any natural snow. I think Australia has had the warmest winter in history this year, sigh! I hope it doesn't lead into the hottest summer in history, because our summers are quite hot enough already. ;-)

Anyway, onto the reason for my post today. It's time for new colours at Dynamic Duos! This week we have Blushing Bride and Pistachio Pudding. I immediately thought of babies when looking at these soft pastels.

I used PTI Wonderful Words: Baby and Polka Dot Parade #4 stamps and die. Colours are SU! Certainly Celery and Sweet Blush.

The rest of the team have done wonders with these colours this week. Why don't you pay them a visit?

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

Thanks for coming by to see me!

Michelle
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Happy Easter!

Hello!

Happy Easter to you all! I hope you are having a wonderful time surrounded by those that you love.

I just spent a few days with family at the Sunshine Coast. We got two great days of weather, and one day of torrential rain. I was thrilled with the blue skies and the swim at the beach. :-)  You can see a few photos over at my other blog Happy Snap Michelle, if you are curious. I also popped a couple of shots on my Facebook page (the link is in my sidebar ---->).

These are the tags I made for my eldest daughter to take to school for her friends last week. She gave a tag and an Easter egg to each of her classmates. These bunnies are so cute! I don't usually do Easter cards, but I couldn't resist these guys. :-)

Before I go, just in case you didn't want to wander over to my other blog, here is a picture of Noosa River during our evening stroll.

Ahhh, I relax just looking at it.

Thanks for coming by.

Michelle
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Tuesday Trigger: Pretty Pastels

Hello!

Just a quick one this morning. I'm off to parent-teacher interviews, and I don't want to be late!

I zipped up a card the moment after I saw this week's Tuesday Trigger.

I used PTI Polka Dot Parade #1 stamps. PTI Soft Stone, SU! Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight. Twinery Twine.

The Trigger is this cute pastel image. I think they are sugared almonds, but they brought to mind candy Easter eggs, so I made a row of bunnies with pastel tails. :-)

I hope to be back later today, but if I'm not, I'll be back later over Easter. Tomorrow I'm off to the Sunshine Coast to visit family. Fingers crossed for some sunshine so that we can go to the beach.

Thanks for coming to visit me!

Michelle
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