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Happy Friday everyone!!

It has been a short week for me as I had Monday off as annual leave, hoping to get next Thursday/Friday off as well and have a bit of a long weekend....4 days off in a row, just heavenly!!

Well as promised I said I would keep posting despite my decision to discontinue with SU, not done a lot of card making this week as just been too tired, I have some ready to photograph so must to that before I send them out as they are all allocated for friends birthdays!

I have been trying to use up some more scraps and wanted to make something clean and simple........

What do you think?? I really do love this stamp set, it looks great in just about any colour!! But as you can see I have stuck with my neutral colour scheme......

Might be back over the weekend

Stay safe

Kylie xx

Blooming with colour...and a thank you!

Evening folks

Another Friday has arrived.........boy this week has wizzed by!!! Got to say my week started really badly but has improved greatly as it progressed.....had stern words with myself about getting on and doing the job I know I am very capable of doing and then got stuck in to it!!!



Not allowing negative people to bring me down.......so here is another bright and bubbly post to keep the mood going.







Apologies for the bad photography but just couldnt get the light right for this one.......and again sorry that the sentiment is basically unreadable!!! It is from the Simply Said set but the red on red maybe wasnt the best of choices!!







This next card was made using some free papers I got in my magazine......I dont often use them but these ones jumped out at me and had a bit of a 'funky retro' feel to them and I really loved the colours.

Well just a quick one tonight as it has been a long week and I am extreeeeeeeeeemly tired, taking an annual leave day on Monday so want to try and get some cards make and photographed over the weekend and hopefully will be back on Monday with some more to show you.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Stay safe

Kylie xx

Valentines.....

Is it really Friday???

It has been a tough week at work this week, the troups are rebelling slightly....dont like the thought of change and it is proving difficult to get them to see it is for the best.

The previous manager did not do a good job and unfortunately I am left to pick up the pieces which is harder than I though it would be!!



Anyway, enough self pity........

Valentines day is just around the corner and I had a request from the lady I make cards for, for a new batch. She did not specifically ask for Valentines cards but I thought I would make a few and see what she thinks



I went for a less traditional approach with some of these so let me know what you think!!



Ok, so this one is a little traditional with pink hearts but I still dont think it's obviously traditional...



Went for a more soft and subtle approach on this one...........soft subtle....get it???



Sorry about the above pun....so this next one again is very subtle perhaps for the more mature couple!!

I also have loads of birthdays during the next few months so will be spending some time at the craft desk getting those made.......as I have said before I like to sit and make a card specifically for the person it is intended for......usually when I get a bit of a stash I end up selling them to my friend for her shop so for family and friends I taylor make so to speak and I will be posting some of those very soon.

Well thanks for visiting and having a look around, please feel free to leave a comment, I love to hear what people think.

Have a good weekend folks, I may be back before its out, if not perhaps during next week.

Stay safe

Kylie xx

JOY to the world!!!

Happy Friday everyone!!!



Apart from being on a very long and tedious training course for 2 days this week the whole thing seems to have gone quite quickly!! I also had a meeting to go to in Colchester yesterday which meant another day out of the office.......I got some work done today but I think Monday will be a massive chatch up day!!



So here are the next installments of Christmas cards........cant remember where I first saw this idea, I think it was actually a wall hanging and I just used it on a card instead.



Wasn't sure about the dp behind the letters at first but my lovely other half said it looked better with than without......have to trust them at some point!!









I am really not that keen on this next card.......although I love the clean lines and it came out better than I had hoped. This dp is not one of my favorites but with soooooooooo many cards to make I had to come up with different ideas and use different colours so......what do you think??

Mmmmmmmm...........I still not sure.................

Well let me know what you think, I would love to hear from you!!

Stay safe

Kylie xx

All Christmased out!!!!

There is still 6 or so weeks left to go and I am already a little fed up to to eye balls with Christmas.........not really!! Although it is not my most favorite time of year I do enjoy seeing all the colour and sparkle in the shops and our little village really do a fantastic job with the Christmas lights.......I might even be so bold as to say I enjoy a cold Christmas!!!



Dont get me wrong......Christmas in Australia is wonderful and as a child having Christmas during our summer hols was fab, but there just seems to be something right about being cold at Christmas, roaring fires, a little snow maybe!! Can you believe that people sit down to a pipping hot Chrismas meal in the middle of summer!!! The Aussies have become a bit better at doing it their way with BBQ's on the beach and lots of seafood for lunch instead of the traditional stuff.



Ok rambling now, on to the cards.............





I think I have mentioned in previous posts that I tried the old stamp a stack but it just doesnt feel right for me.......I like to make individual cards, each of them as different as possible and then I choose who gets which card.....or I will make them specifically for individuals in mind.

These 2 cards I have sent home to family in Australia so no peeking on my blog guys!!! Too late eh.......

Sorry its only another quick one but I have managed to book a week off work at the end of the month so I will try and spend a bit more time crafting and blogging.........going to have some ME time......ha, chance will be fine thing!!!

Stay safe everyone

Kylie xx

CASED!!

Now these cards where made a couple of weeks ago but with work keeping me sooooooooooooo busy, it has been difficult to keep the creative juices flowing so I sat with the old and new SU Ideas books and sought out some inspiration.......... although I have used the general layout and colours of cards in the book I have changed them slightly so that they are not exactly the same.



On this first card I wanted to try out one of my new stamp sets, Office Accoutrement..... retired now I know but I treated myself on my last order with a few retired items, gotta get 'em while you can!!

As I made these cards a little while ago I cant remember where I saw this next one....I think it was on some elses blog so all credit to them......they used the new Medallion background stamp on theirs (will be purchasing this in the near future as I love it!!!) but I had to used a stamp from another set to get the desired effect

As Christmas seems to be everywhere at the moment I thought I would take and give a break from all that stuff and put some normal cards up to show you all.

Hope everyone is safe and well..........really should get back to the craft desk now and get some festive cards made.......I am soooo behind and was going to set myself a task of making at least one a night.......not made any so far this week so being terribly slack!!

Stay safe and thanks for looking

Kylie xx

Birthday follow up.....

I had not managed to take a picture of the card I made to go with the box for my friend Donna and only got to take the pic on Sunday.

I bought a large pack of designer papers from K&Company....I think they are called Classic, and I used one of the pages to make this card.....not much antiquing needed as they look quite old anyway!!!

I added a little bit of hardware (non SU) to add to the antique feel of the whole gift.......

.......and the sentiment was just perfect!

Thanks for stopping by, hope to get back into some sort of regular posting soon.

Stay safe

Kylie xx

Remembering Friends...

Evening all....



See I told you I would be back to do a post today!!!



Its only going to be a quick one though. I had a little afternoon nap today when I got home from work and I had a very vivid dream about a friend of mine who is living in Australia at the moment......I keep meaning to send her a card but after I woke up I went through my stash of ready made ones and picked this one for her. I immediately wrote it out and popped it into an envelope and it will go in the post tomorrow.

She is an amazing girl, went travelling across the world with a friend and once they ended up back in Oz she got a job (she is a renal nurse) and the hospital where she works is sponsoring her to stay for 12 months so that she can get residency. Her friend has come back to the UK so she out there doing it on her own and loving it so well done Sally I am so proud of you. Love and miss you loads. xx

Stay safe everyone

Kylie xx

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!!!!!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful Mum......her birthday was on Monday but due to the postal strike her card wont have got to her for the actual day but I am hoping it has got there by now so here is the card I made for her...........

I know you had a great day and obviously we wish we could have been there to help you celebrate, it was you who encouraged and inspired me to get back into crafting and I am so grateful......it was also you who introduced me to the wonders of Stampin' Up!!!

Remember you are always in my heart, thoughts and prayers.......love and miss you so so much.

Kylie xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Too Hot!!!

It is so great to have such lovely weather but it just changes so suddenly we dont get the chance to get used to it and it then becomes very tiring............moan moan moan!!!! I know my Mum would love to be here now as the weather at home in Tasmania is terrible and very cold so I really shouldn't be complaining.

Anyway, so I have seen loads of these pretty little flower pot cards all over the net lately so I thought I would give it a bash.

I made this card for all the staff at my new job to say thank to them for making me feel so welcome......they seem to be a great bunch of girls and I am so grateful to them for all the help they have given me learning things!!

I also made them a pillow box each with a couple of chocolates inside....

Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine.....but remember to stay safe in the sun!!!

Take care

Kylie xx

DCBD Colour Challenge

Well this is my third post for tonight so make sure you scroll down...........

I know i'm a little late with this one but as always work cuts into crafting time!! Here is the DCBD Colour Challenge for this week.......

........and here is what I came up with.

Sorry the photo's aren't too great but no natural light and I wanted to get this posted before I fall into bed!

Recipe:
Stamps: Fresh Cuts, Best Yet
Ink: Rose Red
Card: Rose Red, Going Grey, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Accessories: 1 1/2" scallop square punch (non SU), spiral punch, 1/2" striped Bashful Blue grossgrain ribbon.

Thanks for looking.......goodnight!

Smiles xx

Designer Series Paper/Mini Catalogue

Ok, still muddling on with using DSP on cards so here is another one that I made last night.......

and still cant work out the link thingy so that the whole web address doesn't come up.......aaaarrrrggggghhh!! Sorry, made a little box to go with this card, the design came from here http://www.scor-pal.com/dec2_magazine// its called origami box 11. Hope you like it!

Recipe:
Stamps: Oval All
Ink: Only Orange
Card: Only Orange, Prety in Pink
Accessories: Corner punch, oval & scalloped oval punch, 1/2" Pretty in Pink striped grossgrain ribbon, Sweet Always DSP.

Thanks for stopping by

Smiles xx

5 petal flower punch

Evening all.....

Well after an absurdly busy day at work I rushed home, finished my other DCBD card and managed to get some photos before the light went!!!!!

I saw this flower over on Dannie's Designs and I really wish I knew how to put a link in to my post but I dont.....something I need to ask of my upline Michelle. Anyway....saw this flower and it came with instructions (got to love them!) and really wanted to try it out......looking at it now its making me really believe that spring and summer are on the way!!! Unlike my poor little window boxes behind the card....dont look, they really need some attention!!

I wanted to use the DCBD colours again as I just really liked the way they went together, but wanted to try them in a different combination with more of the green galore and tempting turqoise showing. The petals are sponged with tempting tuqoise and the darker petals on the outside are done with Brilliant Blue to make them stand out a bit more. I also added a small flower punched from brilliant blue card using the Boho Blossoms punch with a very pale blue brad.

I wasn't really sure about this flower when I first saw it but I think its great and can see me make many more in the future.....although it did take me a litte while to make it, it really isn't that hard at all!!

Thanks for visiting

Smiles xx