Bizzy Bec's March Challenge - Anything Goes

Hi All,

sorry to have been missing in action, but I have been working more than full time this month.

 Thank goodness its finished now and am just doing some casual work.. 

more crafting time is definitely needed!

The Challenge for the month of MARCH  is..

 "ANYTHING GOES" .....theme by Dt Jodene.

and you could win 

a  MEMORY BOX DIE...( a surprise )

I thought I would get a head start on my Christmas cards

 as last year no-one got one as we were in the middle of moving.

Below is a quick and easy Christmas card to whip up - 

I used  the Memory box die - Joy and a couple of blingy diamontes..

You can pick this die and many others up from Bizzy Bec's store - here

Have a great time crafting and I look forward to your entries.

Love Sal

xxxxx

Don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but ME!

 

Just thought I would share the card 

I've made for my wonderful husband for Valentine's day.

 I hope you like it!

 

Now the verse is an old Andrew's sister's song - you can listen to it here

And you're quite right in asking - what the heck?

Since we moved into our new house - there is an apple tree in the backyard

and as we dont have a patio or shade - we've been sitting under it.

Of course it reminded me of the song and so I've been singing it for the last month or two..

Righto down to business now - I've coloured a Magnolia image with my copics and used the Memory box dies - twiggy tree with the heart canopy and the Madison Park Bench is a Poppy die.

Don't forget to pop into Bizzy Bec's store to get all your crafty supplies - here

And there is still time to whip up a card to enter the February challenge for Bizzy bec - here

I hope you like it as much as the husband did.

hugs to all

Sal

Bizzy Bec's February Challenge - Friendship

With it being the the month of LOVE for Valentines Day 

 the theme that was chosen by DT Michelle 

 is

"FRIENDSHIP" 

Welcome once again to Bizzy Bec's Challenge.

 The prize this month is......

Your choice of "5" digital images  from Bizzy Becs Online Store......

I have used Magnolia Stamp: "Tilda with Hearts"

 Spellbinder Oval dies, Memory Box Twirled Heart Border,

 Cheery Lynn Designs Lace Corner Set A.

 I look forward to seeing all your creations,

 as I am sure most of you will be giving cards for this 

wonderful season of 'Love' and 'Friendship'

Don't forget to pop over to Bizzy Bec's and check out her store here

Have a great day - as I will. I start work today

Hugs and Love Sal 

Girl Fun

Hi Everyone,

I hope you're having a wonderful day. 

Just thought I would pop in and have a show and tell. 

Now as you know I've moved back to Victoria and am currently stalking my BFF as we have known each other for over 40 years. She has a younger family than I and so is at a different stage in life ie.. a younger mum ha ha.. 

During our weekly chats (me talking and her listening lol) She mentioned that it was her daughters birthday in a couple of weeks and she is going to have a party. 

Well of course I said - if she wants to make her party invitations.. come on over as I have some crafty gear you are welcome to use!!

 So thats what we did today! and below are some of the happy snaps of the girls working very hard on the invites and of course a picture of the finished product with the heart tags for the lolly bags as well!

so do tell me and the girls that you think the invites and tags are gorgeous!! as we all thought so..

Have a great rest of the weekend.

Hugs

Sal

And baby makes three!

So the craft room is getting unpacked slowly.  My daughter yet again has asked me to come up with a baby card for her SIL as the baby is due next month. 

So whilst listening to the radio for the fire updates (as we live in Gippsland) I put this little treasure together. 

How much fun did I have hunting through all the boxes to find - spellbinders, magnolia stamps, ribbon, pearls and of course the most important item paper! Now Bizzy Bec has all these wonderful things plus more. She is currently pre-ordering Spellbinder dies but you only have til the 29 Jan to place your order for those. 

So on to my card! Please let me know if you like it?

Now don't forget to enter into Bizzy Bec's January current challenge 'Fun in the Sun' here!

I just wanted to finally say the the CFA (Country Fire Assoc.) are doing a heck of a job keeping people and houses safe from the fire and I hope we get some rain soon to help them out! 

Have a great day and stay safe.

Sally xxxxx 

Bizzy Bec's ~ January Challenge "Fun in the Sun"

Now this month's theme is by the lovely Suzanne.

Now my take of Fun in the Sun is below:

I used Card embellishment kit #8, Memory box dies - Meadow bird and Arboscello Tree and the image is a Blue Butterfly Daisy Collection digital image 'Daisy laying in a field' coloured with copic markers.

Now you can get all these supplies and more from Bizzy Bec's online store here

I would also like to take a moment to say Thank you to Bec and Debra and all the DT team for giving me the time to move and not get stressed over not being able to post my cards whilst we were moving and also a big thanks to Carolyn who is our newest member of the DT team and who posted a card whilst I and my crafty gear were in transit! Please make sure to pop over to Carolyn's blog and have a peek at her January card for Bizzy Bec.

Have a great month and I look forward to seeing your creations/takes on our first challenge in 2013

Sally

2013 ~ where did this past year go?

Well, if you hadnt guessed - the reason the posts have been few and far between is "We've moved!"

Three weeks before christmas we moved from sunny (apparently they are having a heat wave) Perth to the quiet country town of Moe in Eastern Victoria.

Do tell me why anyone would move three weeks before christmas really... (Did we have christmas.. musta missed that!)  Things are settling down here in this quiet, peaceful town.. Although I think that Kookaburras at 5am in the morning are a bit rough.. but heck its been so long since I've heard them..

I must admit I am missing my crafty buddies a whole lot!

I only got to unpack and make sense of the amount of boxes we had when they were all stacked up in the garage (lucky for me - my hubbie thought to buy a shed big enough to fit them all in - Oh and he got a house with the shed.. ha ha ha).  Well on Monday he finally headed back to his job after a month off and will continue to FIFO out of Melbourne to NW WA.. and I FINALLY got some sembelance of my craft room unpacked and in working order!

Watch out there will be a new challenge for Bizzy Bec in the next couple of days..

Now my bestest buddy Debra has popped a post on her blog - a year of reflection, and so she has with her top ten cards with a little push from Kellie over at  Give a Girl a Blog. Please make sure you pop over there and have a peek at her cards!

So I thought I might have a bash..

This card  won me my first challenge competition with Octopode..

I just love this stamp and was trying so hard to make her folds in the dress look good

So this card was created for my daughter to give away - but i made the crocheted flower and the background behind the baby was using alcohol inks (from class)

Now this La La land image and backgrounds won the local craft store challenge

I just loved making this card above.. and it was me thinking about my daughter who was having a holiday in Thailand at the time.. 

Now this one below well, I just love MME papers and you might have noticed i like Magnolia stamps as well! and another distress colouring with some stickles!

 

Now as this is my Mother's day card to my MUM and she loved it.. it has to be one of my favourites!

 

and even the simplest cards can make an impact!

 

Some days simple is the best!

                                      A collaboration of effort brought this one to life. xxxx

  Well that's my reflection on 2012... I hope this year is a better one - although I have left my crafty buddies in the west, I know we are life long friends and appreciate their humour, wit and their special friendship - which I hold near to my heart!

Take care and may 2013 give you Peace, Prosperity and Good Health to you all
Sally