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Last week, I received this award from the extremely talented and very sweet Cheryl. Thank you so much Cheryl. It means a lot to me. Cheryl is soooo talented and all of her creations are simply stunning. You simply must pop over to her blog and check it out.
At the moment, all signs are positive for the return of my gorgeous husband. I'm trying not to get too excited, BUT...2 more sleeps...2 more sleeps...lol.
Thank you to all the lovely ladies who have left me encouraging thoughts. You truly are wonderful.
Till next time, take care xo Jackie
Here is the card I made for my gorgeous little niece Bella, for her 2nd Birthday. My sister Debbie, lives in Darwin, so unfortunately we don't get to see much of her. We are planning an early birthday party for Bella, as they are heading on down this way in a couple of months time. We will all have lots of time for cuddles and spoiling. (That's what Aunties are for, isn't it?) I coloured the tilda quite a while ago and found her between some card stock while I was tidying up my craft area. All the card stock is from Stampin' Up!. I made some faux brads with punched circles and crystal effects. I also used the build a brad from SU for the centre of the flower. The ribbon is from my stash and I used my Martha Stewart border punch, and Mc Gill leaf punch.
I can now count on one hand, how many more sleeps until my darling husband comes home from the Middle East. We are still hoping and praying that everything will work out. I'm waiting on a call from him today letting me know what's happening. There is a chance that his departure will be delayed for another week. I know many people will say "gosh it's only another week" but believe me, it is so hard. Each day we get closer the slower time seems to pass. We all have our fingers crossed. I still haven't told the children yet. My plan is to tell them that I have to race down to the supermarket, but I will head in the other direction and get Geoff from the Airport. I can't wait....
Till next time, take care xo Jackie
Here is the card I just finished for my beautiful little sister Helens' Birthday. Happy Birthday for the 12th honey. She lives over in Western Australia and I miss her so much. She has a beautiful little boy Nathaniel and he is just like her. I love them to bits. I'm hoping that they will be able to make it across this way for one of my other sister's 40th Birthday. Unfortunately, that isn't until January.
Speaking of January, we have been posted to Canberra and will leave here on the 6th January. I'm in the process of finding schools and housing (oh Joy!!!). I love Canberra, so of course part of me is quite excited by that, on the other hand, I have some very dear friends and family here and it is going to be hard leaving them. Canberra is only about 5 hours away, so it will be easy to come up for weekends.
I'm definately on the countdown now, until my gorgeous husband will be coming home from the Middle East. 14 days and counting. I'm so excited, even getting little butterflies in my stomach. I still haven't told the kids of his expected arrival as it could change so quickly. I learnt that the hard way last Christmas. I miss him so so much and am extremely proud of him serving our country.
It was his Birthday yesterday and his troops arranged a chocolate cake for him (his favourite). How special was that?? We had a cake for him also. My son decided that he should eat his dad's piece for him. It was so cute.
On a completely different note. My dear friend Kerri-Anne came over yesterday for a visit and handed me this incredible thank you card she had made. The work she put into it was amazing. I haven't taken a pic of the inside as she had handwritten a personal message to me, but I can tell you, the sewing she did was fantastic. Everything was cut out by hand. She definately has a knack. Thank you so much Kerri-Anne, you are gorgeous.
Thank you to all the beautiful ladies who leave me comments. I really do appreciate them all. Till next time, take care xo Jackie
I just received this award from the beautiful Bec. Thank you, you're such a sweetie. I'm sending it right back to you. If there is anyone out there who hasn't yet visited her online store. You simply MUST. Bec has so many wonderful products and she is an absolute sweetheart. I'm very proud to call her my friend.
I would like to forward this award onto:
Kylie
Bec
Cheryl
Vicki
Nerine
Andrea
Spread the love ladies....
Till next time, take care xo Jackie
Here's the card I made for my beautiful Mum. Happy Birthday xo. She's not in much shape to be celebrating as she is still unwell with pneumonia. Get better soon Mum. I cased the idea for this card from the very talented Andrea Walford. Let me know what you think. I love getting feedback.
Till next time, take care xo Jackie
Wow.. What a fun afternoon we had today. I had 11 beautiful ladies come over to my home and made 4 items, using goodies from the fantastic "Spring Mini Catalogue". Paula, Nikita, Roz and the very "tinny" Kylie were the winners of the lucky door prizes. You can pretty well guarantee that if there is a prize to be won, Kylie will be the winner. She deserves it. I love her to bits. Here are a couple of photos we took today.
Who wants a cuppa?
Thank you again lovely ladies for such a fun afternoon. I'm looking forward to our next get together.
Here are the other two items we made.
Stamp sets: Lovely as a Tree and Oval All.
Card stock: Sahara Sand, whisper white and chocolate chip
Ink: Sahara Sand
Markers: Old Olive, Always Artichoke and Chocolate Chip
Other: Scallop Oval punch and twine
I got the idea for this gift card holder from chic' n scratch. Check out her video tutorials.
Stamp set: Great Friend
Card Stock: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Grey, Baja Breeze and Walk in the Park DSP.
Ink: Kiwi Kiss and Basic Grey
Other: Grey Tafetta Ribbon, dimensionals, envelopes and dazzling diamonds.
Till next time, take care xo Jackie
Oohh... How exciting, only 1 more sleep until the launch of the new "spring mini catalogue". I have a fun filled day organised at my home tomorrow afternoon, with 11 lovely ladies attending. I have lots of lovely lucky door prizes and little goody bags for everyone. Below is a sneak peak of the items we will be making. I love nearly everything in this mini. I found it rather hard to restrain myself. There is definately something for everyone.
This little set is definately one of my favourites. The little critters are so darn cute.
Stamps: Forest Friends
CS: Baja Breeze, Basic Grey, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze DSP
Markers: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive
Other: Kiwi Kiss ribbon, scallop edge punch, SU pastels and sponge daubers.
This second card is made with the new scrummy Parisian Breeze DSP. This paper is just stunning.
Stamp set: Soft Summer
CS: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and Parisian Breeze DSP
Markers: Close to Cocoa, Old Olive and Bordering Blue
Other: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon and Dazzling Diamonds
These are just two of the items we will be creating tomorrow. I will post the others in a day or so.
Till next time, take care xo Jackie
Here are a couple of cards my beautiful daughter Lauren created earlier on this week. The first one was made for her Dad for his birthday. She coloured them both with Stampin' Up! markers and used a paper pack from Becs for the second one. She loves any type of craft, card making, scrapbooking and jewellry making, you name it and she loves it. She was extremely excited when I told her that I would put a couple on my blog.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend, till next time, take care xo Jackie
Out of all the little character stamps I have, I have to say that the Tilda's are still my favourite. They are all so adorable. I purchase nearly all of my Magnolia stamps from Bec. As I have said before she has the most wonderful online store.
I coloured her with my Copic Markers and used Stampin' Up! card stock in chocolate chip and kiwi kiss, Bella Rose DSP and Earth Element brads.
My daughter Lauren has been busy over the school holidays creating cards herself and I told her that I will post some of them. So I will take some pics and post them soon. She is quite excited at the idea.
Till next time. Take care xo Jackie
I made this card on Sunday afternoon using my new Greeting Farm stamps. This adorable little girl is from the Miss Anya Collection. I coloured her using Copic Markers and I matched it up with my own stash of Basic Grey Papers. These papers are from the Phoebe Collection. I was planning on posting this card yesterday, but my migraine had other ideas. I'm feeling a little better today. Thank goodness. It's hard being unwell when the kids are home on school holidays and your husband is overseas. Luckily though, my children are old enough to feed and water themselves...
This is the card I made for my darling husbands Birthday. Unfortunately he will still be overseas for it, so the kids and I are making him a special Birthday package and sending it over to him.
I cased this design from Splitcoaststampers but changed it a bit. I find it so hard to design cards for men. My friend Kylie has had a huge month of making male cards and has done extremely well. For this card, I used:
Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point and Very Vanilla Card stock. Basic Grey, Chocolate Chip and Summer Sun ink, Kiwi Kiss Ribbon. Pocket Silhouettes, Wonderful Favourites and Best Yet (hostess level 1) stamp sets.
Till next time, Take care xo Jackie
Imagine my suprise, when I logged onto the computer this morning and found out that I had received an award for my blog. YAY!! The kids called out "what's wrong Mum", lol. After a brief explanation and lots of "that's great Mum", they went back to whatever they were up to.
The VERY talented and lovely Cheryl Joshua gave this award to me. If you haven't checked out her blog, you must. She has the most amazing cards and her colouring is fabulous. Thanks again Cheryl.
On a completely different note. I have been very busy lately making samples for my Spring Mini Launch. I think I've finally finished, so I'm hoping to get some time this afternoon and make something up using my new Greeting Farms stamps. They are soooo cute.
I hope you're all having a lovely weekend. Take care xo Jackie
I have been practicing colouring with my new Copic Markers. It does take a little getting used to, but I think I'm getting there. I sat up last night and finished this card. What do you think?
I used SU Tea Party DSP, the new Scallop Oval punch and the Oval All stamp set from the new Spring Mini, which will be released here on the 1st August.
Speaking of which, I'm so looking forward to catching up with my lovely ladies on that day. I have organised a Spring Mini Catalogue launch in my home and I have 12 of them coming for an afternoon of fun. Can't wait.
Thank you to the lovely ladies who leave comments on my blog, I appreciate each and everyone of them.
Till next time, take care xo Jackie
Here are some more magnolias I have been working on lately.
This one was coloured with my new copic markers. Ooohhh, they are so scrummy to use. I just love Tildas face. Even though she doesn't have many features on her face, she is still very expressive.
This one was coloured using my Stampin' Up! markers.
Well I'm on the countdown now until my handsome husband is home with us all again. At the moment we are looking at having him home in about 8 weeks time. He left in March, it feels like a lifetime ago at times. We will have lots of reasons to celebrate, first and foremost, Geoff coming home. then we will celebrate his 50th Birthday (which he will be overseas for), and we will also be celebrating our 20th Wedding Anniversary. So it's going to be one big party in the Thomas household...Can't wait.
Take care, till next time xo Jackie
Just thought I'd show you another card I made using one of the "Gorjuss" stamps I have. This was from another kit I purchased a while ago from Bec "Bizzy Becs". I'm definately not a purple kind of girl, but I think this worked out ok.
Here is another one I made about a week ago. The paper is from Hot off the Press.
I have just purchased some copics and have been having a play. I will post my first attempt at using them some time soon.
I want to thank all the lovely people who leave comments for me. I appreciate each and every one of them.
Take care xo Jackie
Here are a couple of cards I made yesterday. I cased the ideas from SCS, but changed them a little.
For the first card, I used.Card stock: Choc chip, baja breeze, pink pirouette and very vanilla.
Inks: Close to cocoa with choc chip and old olive markers.
I used pink pirouette ribbon, scallop edge and circle punch also my 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches.
For this card I used.
Card stock: Kraft, choc chip, close to cocoa and very vanilla.
Ink: Close to cocoa with choc chip and old olive markers.
Choc chip grosgrain ribbon, scallop edge, scallop circle and 1 3/8" circle punch.
As you know or may not know, I have a beautiful book called "Daily guidance from your angels" written by Doreen Virtue and each day I open it to a random page and read the messages from the angels. This was todays message about feeling the Angels' love... I notice the warm, loving feelings inside of me. I inhale deeply and sense my angels' caring presence. I think of them often and allow myself to feel happy and joyful.
Till next time, take care xo Jackie
Just a quick post to show you my take on the card on page 9 of the Stampin' Up! Ideas book and catalogue. It's such a versatile set. I'm really pleased that I decided to get it.
Stamps : A rose is a rose, frames with a flourish and en francais background stamp.
Papers : Old olive, very vanilla and Bella Rose DSP.
Inks: versamark, choc chip, creamy caramel, old olive and riding hood red.
Word window punch, some red ribbon from my own stash and dimensionals.
Till next time. Take care xo Jackie
These are the other two card I made from the same pack I purchased from Bizzy Becs. I did however add a piece of my own ribbon and a flower, but everything else was included in the card kit. Fabulous !!
Wishing you all a lovely weekend. Take care. xo Jackie
Don't you think that Magnolia stamps are just the cutest ? I purchase all my Magnolia stamps from Bec at Bizzy Becs (her link is on my blog roll).
She is such a sweetheart. (Bec, that is!) This is one of her packs which arrived here this morning. I just hope I did it justice. You really should check out her store, it's fabulous and extremely well priced. Let me know what you think.
Till next time xo Jackie
I only recently purchased the "A rose is a rose" stamp set and thought it would be perfect for a slider card. What do you think?
You can find the tutorial for this over at Splitcoaststampers or on Makeesha Byl's Blog.
I used a rose is a rose stamp set, riding hood red, old olive and choc chip ink and cardstock. Bella rose DSP, choc chip grosgrain ribbon, riding hood ribbon and clear embossing powder.
As you know, (or not) each day I open my book (Daily Guidance from your Angel) and read a message from the angels. Today's message is..I speak with love. All of my speech is life affirming, and I ask my angels to communicate through me today. If I find myself using negative words, I pause and begin again with positive ones.
Have a great day. xo Jackie
