Fusion - confetti party!

Hello!

I just love the inspiration photo for the current Fusion Card Challenge! I started well in following the sketch, too, but went off track somewhere along the line, haha! When I saw that fun party scene, I couldn't help creating my own burst of confetti to join in the fun!

That "happy" is shiny gold, but my camera did not want to show off it's shiny goodness.

I hope you're inspired to join in the fun!

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 174

Hello!

It's time for CAS(E) This Sketch! This week's sketch has stars on it. Like flowers and butterflies, I find stars hard to resist! So I didn't stray far from the sketch in making my card.

I used PTI Sparkle & Shine stamps and dies and Wplus9 star stax dies.

You don't have to use stars, those stars can be anything! Go ahead! Get more creative than I did, haha! :-) It's a great sketch and I can't wait to see what everyone does with it.

The rest of the design team have made some awesome cards. You should definitely take some time to visit them all and leave some love.

Thanks for visiting me!

Michelle

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CAS(E) This Sketch 153

Hello!

Welcome to the last challenge of the year for CAS(E) This Sketch! We return in the new year with a new challenge on 7 January. This gives you a little extra time to play along with this challenge. Depending on where you are up to in your card-making cycle, you might choose to make a last minute Christmas card, or a Happy New Year card, or you might need to start working on your stash of birthday cards again! (I need to do all three!)

I decided to end the year with a little bit of sparkle and shine. :-)

I used PTI Sparkle & Shine stamps and dies.

As this post goes live, I am in Sydney on my last work trip of the year. When I return from the trip, I'm on holidays for two weeks! Yay!! As the holidays start, I need to get myself organised to buy some presents and cook some food. I think I need to clone myself to get everything done, haha!

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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Make It Monday 231 - Motif Building

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I was so intrigued by Betsy's motif building over at Make It Monday this week that I just had to try it out for myself. I think I need a little more practice! It was a fun exercise, so I'll be trying this technique again. :-)

I used PTI Lovely Layers, Rosie Posie, Sparkle & Shine, and Scripted stamp sets to create my motif. Colours are PTI Hibiscus Burst, Smokey Shadow, Soft Stone, Hawaiian Shores and SU! Certainly Celery.

I'm also linking this up to Susan's Thanksgiving challenge and also to One Layer Simplicity where the theme is Gratitude.

Thanks for visiting me!

Michelle
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Kara's 200th Friday Inspiration File celebration

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Do you know Kara's Friday Inspiration File on Pinterest? I've been following it for a long time now. Every week Kara finds some of the very best cards to be found out in blogland and pins them for us on Friday. Instant inspiration! If you don't follow this board, you're missing out. ;-)

Anyway, Kara is celebrating the 200th Friday Inspiration File with a little challenge. Because I really appreciate the inspiration every week, and I really like Kara, I just had to join in the fun! The challenge is to find a past pin and use it as inspiration for our own card. I found about 100 pins, and made cards using two of them as inspiration.

My first card is inspired by Marybeth from week 180. I loved this card when Marybeth first posted it, and I still love it.

I used wPlus9 Pretty Peonies stamps. Sentiment is PTI.

My second card is inspired by Laura from week 184. When I first saw this card, I fell in love with it. All of those tiny stamps making such a pretty design! I've been itching to CASE it ever since and this is my chance!

I used PTI Sparkle & Shine stamps.

My blog is getting quite a bit of love this week. Don't worry, I'm back to work and my old routine next week, so it will be back to regular (slow) programming. ;-)

Thanks for coming to visit me!

Michelle
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Papertrey December Blog Hop - Shine bright!

Hello!

It's been a while since I've entered the Papertrey Ink monthly blog hop, but I happen to be at home today, and I had planned to make some cards, and there was the inspiration just begging to be used! Yay! The challenge this month is to use both silver and gold on a single project. The second challenge was to photograph a shiny silver and gold card, lol!

I used Sparkle & Shine stamps and dies and the dots come from Harvest Berries.

As an aside... I have always been good at keeping all of my stamps, not losing a single one, even the little tiny ones. In the past two weeks I have discovered that I have lost a tiny dot, a tiny heart, and a tiny star! I'm devastated! There is no way I'll find those little ones anywhere in the mess that is our rumpus room. I fear they are lost forever. :-(

I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas. I certainly did. While I complain no end about the heat and humidity of Summer, I just love our Christmases swimming and having fun in the pool! The kids are happy, we're happy, it's awesome!

Edit to add: I'm joining in at CASology where the cue card is LIGHT.

Thank-you for visiting me. I hope to be back a few times over the next couple of weeks as I have a little time off work, which theoretically will translate into a little extra crafting time, yippee!

Michelle
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Fusion - Shine this Christmas!

Hello!

Today is my nephew's 1st birthday! He lives in London (UK), but he is here in Australia on a visit right now, so I was lucky enough to have dinner with him (and his parents) tonight! I can't tell you how much I'm loving getting to know this gorgeous little fellow. I could just keep him here with me forever! I did make him a card, but I forgot to take a proper photo of it. You can see a portion of it over on my Instagram account, if you're keen.

Tonight I bring you my card for the next Fusion Card Challenge. I find the silver/grey and red colour combination a little strange. I didn't realise I felt this way, until I was working with this inspiration photo, lol! It looks awesome, but somehow I have become stuck in my red and green, or silver and blue thinking for Christmas. How did that happen? I've been brainwashed! That's why I just LOVE these challenges. I am pushed in directions I hadn't thought to go, and I like what eventuates! The "shine" on this card is silver embossed, and it shines. :-)

I used PTI Sparkle & Shine: Holiday Additions mini set to make this card. What a cute little stamp set this is!

The design team have made some BEAUTIFUL cards for this challenge. They are all listed over on the side bar, and I recommend visiting them!

Thank-you for coming to visit me!

Michelle

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