The eagle has landed....

Strange title, I know, but when it takes a week for the post to get to Australia I have to wait until it arrives before I can post anything that is destined for family out there.........



so, this is a card for my soon to be sister-in-law, it was her birthday today and then next weekend she is getting married to my brother (will post the wedding card once I know they have seen it).....wishing we could be there but sadly we cant.





This next card is the Mothers Day card I made for my mum, as explained in an earlier post she much prefers 'mothering sunday' to the commerical mothers day.

I found this little sentiment on the internet and for me it sums up everything about being a mum, I know we all say it, but my mum is the most amazing person I know........she has taught me to be the person I am........strong, independent, a little firery perhaps, I got all her best bits and some of her worst but I could not ask for a better mum or best friend in the world. Love you so very very much mum xxx

Stay safe

Kylie xx

Special Days

I really wanted to post some different cards but since they are winging their way to Australia and cant be seen until after the events they are for, I have gone for these ones, which are just as special.



This first one was for Steve's second eldest daughter for her birthday, she is an amazing young lady and a fabulous mum to her 2 little girls...........





As you can see from the photo's, the sun was shining and I took full advantage of that fact and took some shots outside.........I sooooooooo cant wait for summer!!!!

This next card was for Steve's mum for mothers day, she has been through some really tough times recently and just keeps fighting........another amazing lady!!! I would have loved to put MY mums card up but since I didnt get it in the post on time, it hasnt arrived yet and I dont want to spoil it for her by posting it on here before she sees it. We have a different commerical 'mothers day' in Australia but my mum much prefers the traditional 'mothering sunday' so I always send her a card for that.

The designer paper and the frame stamp both come from a collection inspired by the Victoria and Albert museum tapestry collection......and I just love them!!!!

Well it was my birthday on the 8th March but it was also International Womens Day so I hope all you amazing ladies out there had a fantastic day..........a whole day to celebrate being women, cant get much better than that eh!!!

Stay safe

Kylie xx

Confessions of a bad blogger!!!!

I am so terribly sorry for not blogging for what seems an absolute age!!!! As an office based worker the last thing I want after sitting in front of a computer screen all day is to come home to more of the same.



We have been so busy at work recently and I have been putting in some long days, it is just about getting home, eating dinner and going to bed........I have sooooo many unread emails that I really do need to respond to!!



Ok so, have tried to do some card making at the very least and I suppose due to family birthdays my hand has been forced and I have actually made the time to sit and do some card making.



This first card is actually for one of the girls at work who got married this week, I wanted to make something really special for her and as I had never before made a card with a recessed window, I thought I would give it a go........it turned out ok I think!






I also made a box for the card to go in as I did not have any envelopes big enough.......it also made the whole thing look a bit more special......this is the lid of the box.

This next card I made for some very special friends of ours, Donna and Dave......they have been very supportive to both Steve and I during his mums illness and helped us out with the use of their car when we were trying to sort ours out.......they are unique, kind, generous people and we are lucky to have them as friends.

I tried to do the faux stitching on this card but it did not look right.......or maybe I was doing it wrong....either way, I cut that bit off and changed the card slightly but I love this card and so please with the way it turned out.

Steve's son was up last weekend so of course they spent most of the time playing on the Xbox which meant I got some more cards made, and because the sun was shining on Sunday I managed to take some photos outside..........

I have made a very special card for my brothers wedding, but cant post it until the end of the month (once they are married) otherwise it will spoil the surprise as I know he keeps an eye on my blog. Sadly we wont be able to make the wedding (its in Australia) and we just cant afford to get there. He knows we will be there in spirit and will be thinking of them both on the big day...

Ok, well I think I have waffled on enough for now, I will try my best not to leave it soooooooo long between posts next time.

Thanks for stopping by

Stay safe

Kylie xxx

Big birthday month!!

Evening all,

Hope you have all had a good weekend, it has been another quiet one for us......we finally got our car back, 2 days on the road and something else went wrong with it so it was another week on the bus to work for me and restricted to the house this weekend......fingers crossed we get it back tomorrow afternoon!



Ok, so onto some cards, I have got quite a few birthdays this month, hence the title of this post and this first one is for Steve's mum, her birthday is 2 days after his this week. Unfortunately she is going into hospital tomorrow so will spend her birthday there, although we are hoping that this op sorts everything out and she will be on the road to recovery.





Although it is not the same, I got the 'idea' from the SU Idea Bool and Catalogue on page 44. When you dont have the stamps to totally CASE something you just have to make do with what you do have eh!!

This next card is for Steve, I find it really hard to make cards for men and really must invest in some more masculine stamp sets. It is his 4oth on Wednesday and he is not looking forward to it so did not want to make a card that screamed 'YOU ARE NOW 40'.

Steve is an angler and loves his fishing so last years birthday card had a very comical picture of a man caught on is own belt by this fishing rod, this year I went a bit more 'mature' but kept to a watery/sea/fishy kind of theme.........I hope he likes it.

Well folks, thats it for now, sorry it is so long between posts at the moment but I am flat out at work and catching the bus is taking its toll and eating into my 'down' time, which means I have not had much time to do any crafting either.......I have done a little bit this weekend, making a wedding card for a friend at work and I need to get started on one for my brother and his fiance, they get married in March and as we wont be able to be there I want to make something extra special.

Stay safe

Kylie xx

True Friend

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

A sad day.....

Just wanted to let you all know that I have taken any information about me being a Stampin Up demo off my blog now as I will no longer be doing this.



Unfortunately due to financial difficulties I am no long able to continue to do this and sadly Stampin Up were not able to assist me.



I would like to thank my upline Michelle for all of her support and encouragement, although I was only ever a demo to sustain my crafting addiction and not to do it as a business, I learnt loads from Michelle, she is a very talented lady. I am going to continue to use Stampin Up products as I really like their style and colours, so Michelle, when we are back on our feet a bit I will be round to place an order!!!



I am going to continue to post on my blog, as I love my card making and thankfully family and friends enjoy popping by and looking around.



Thanks everyone for their support by visiting my blog, hope you will continue to do so.



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