Happy New Year & New FUSION Team!

5 Minutes and 12 seconds later...

Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy 2014!

Most of my crafting goodies are packed away at the moment, during the festive season, 

but I couldn't resist playing along with the last 10 Minute Craft Dash. teaming up with CASual Fridays Happy New Year, and CAS(E) this Sketch.

Stamps from WeR Memory Keepers Firework, Uniko Studio Happy and Sweet Stamp Shop New Year, stamped in glue and sprinkled with Silver Making Memories glitter, then the corners rounded and pop dotted on red cardstock and over a silver cardstock base.

Hop over to the FUSION blog for all the details of the fabulous new
FUSION Design Team, the next Challenge starts on January 2nd!

Betty J
Cathy Weber 
Dannielle Robeson
Deepti
Geri Freeman
Julia Aston
Katie Brooks
Kelly Griglione
Kimberly Wiener 

Lyndal Higgins (that's ME!)

Lynn Mangan

Michelle Lupton
Michelle Williams

Sindhu

Stephanie Severin

 

Happiest Holidays to All...

Hope all my crafty friends had a FABULOUS Christmas!!!

My craft room has temporarily reverted to it's humble beginnings as a dining room - so not so much craftiness going on here at the moment - but plenty of dining!!!

A CASE of Happy Bird-day...

I couldn't resist playing along this week with CASE Study, with this gorgeous graphic for inspiration. Created using Poppy Stamps Serene Bird negative die cut, Martha Stewart border lace punch, a combination of Memory Box and Bo Bunny papers and American Crafts sentiment.

Joining in the fun at Seize the Birthday Anything Goes, ColourQ,
and The Pink Elephant Anything Goes Challenge too.

 

Hope you are enjoying a relaxing Christmas Eve.

Advent Calendar...

Today's card is part of the fabulous Advent Calendar over on the lovely and hugely talented Christine's blog Das Kartenchaos, with 24 fabulous videos to watch, her Advent Calendar series is jam-packed full of Christmas inspiration!!!

Inspired by the card below, created earlier this year, with its bold colors, clean lines, different layers, and washi tape. The section inside the Lil Inkers Stitched Polaroid frame was filled with strips of Christmas washi tape, before the WPlus9 "Joy" sentiment was cut and pop-dotted, and the little wooden heart added.  My favourite Paper Smooches Freezy Fellas snowman has been paper pieced in MME papers.  Playing along with Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes Challenge, and CASology Knit Cue Card.

  

 

A CAS(E) of Paper FUSION...

Ideally I may have re-stamped this using silver embossing powder, but even more ideally I wouldn't still be making Christmas cards this close to Christmas LOL.  But if you need some added Christmas inspiration, there is plenty about with this weeks CAS(E) this Sketch, Paper Smooches Sparks Picture Perfect Challenge, CAS on Sunday Christmas Challenge and FUSION.  Created using Paper Smooches All Yule Need baubles, bow and sentiment paper pieced in Crate Papers Sleigh Ride patterned papers, with silver glitter paper and Silver Singo pen highlights.

Remember you still have til December 31st to join in the fun @ FUSION, 

or til the December 17th to apply for the Design Team. 

  

Lawn Fawn "FALL for you" Shaker Card...

I have to admit, I had about a hundred ideas to play along with Lawn Fawn CHA Catalog Challenge, and totally ran out of time to do all hundred, so this will be it for me this year LOL!

Amazingly I managed to photograph this without any light reflecting off the shaker box - so it's difficult to see it actually is a shaker card!

• Created by spraying a sheet of watercolour paper with a mixture of reds, oranges, yellows and gold Glimmermist and Dylusions inks and drying with a heat gun.
• From this watercolour sheet, die cut Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves, and stamped Lawn Fawn Critters in the Forest fox.
• Die cut white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Stitched Journaling Card and Cole's ABC's, and used the negative die cut sheet as the front of the shaker box card.
• Stamped Lawn Fawn Critters in the Forest "for you" sentiment.
• Adhered the stamped Lawn Fawn Critters in the Forest fox to a sheet of cardstock for stability and fussy cut then inked the edges, before positioning in place on the front of the card. 
• Adhered a clear sheet of plastic around the edges of the back of the die cut cardstock, for the front of the shaker box.
• Created the shaker box using foam tape as the edges and a second sheet of cardstock as the back of the shaker box - inserting the die cut leaves inside the shaker box, before sealing (so would have LOVED the Lawn Fawn Sequin leaves to be included!) 
• Adhered the shaker box to the front of the card.
• Discovered I had accidentally left out one of the leaves, so I adhered the little yellow leaf to the front of the clear cover of the shaker box.

Playing along with Therese's fabulous MUSE as well, 

inspired by this cute Lawn Fawn critter and negative die cut letters. 

 

Fabulous MUSE card!

This made me smile...

Lawn Weddings & Lace...

I thought this would be the perfect card to create with a piece of left-over lace from a wedding dress. Gold glittered die cut Lawn Fawn Cole's ABC letters, and an ampersand created by tracing a chipboard one from my stash, adhered to a piece of lightweight black ribbon. Playing along with Lawn Fawn CHA Catalog Challenge and Less is More Metallic Element Challenge, Really Reasonable Ribbon Bingo (White, Text & Glitter) Challenge, and Ribbon Carousel Anything Goes Challenge.

DeNami Design Razzle Dazzle Blog Hop

So glad you can join us for the Razzle Dazzle DeNami Blog Hop! Don't forget to hop along, be inspired and comment to be in the running for your chance at one of TWO $20 DeNami Gift Certificates.

My card features two fabulous DeNami Design stamp sets, Hatching Chickie and Peacock Feathers, stamped over Luminarte Bouganvillea, Ocean Wave, Sky Blue and Blue Grass for a bit of Razzle, and heat embossed in gold with die-cut letters in gold glitter paper for a bit of Dazzle. I LOVE how crisp these images stamp!

When: The blog hop starts on December 8, 2013 at 6 AM, PST, and you have until December 9, 2013, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

Why: To be inspired by fun DeNami Design creations and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website!

Prizes: DeNami Design are giving away $20 gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!

If you've hopped here from Jennifer Loftfield, you're on the right track, and need to head off to visit the lovely Pattie Goldman next!  If you get lost, don't forget to stop by DeNami Design blog to see the whole list. 

  
 Playing along with this weeks FAB CASE Study and
Simon Says Stamp Make Your Own Background too.

This made me smile...

Christmas Greetings from Down Under...

Wishing you a very Beary Christmas from Down Under, playing along with the Lawn Fawn CHA 2014 Challenge, Simon Says Stamp Make Your Own Background and City Crafter Challenge Wood & Frame.  Created by combining Lawn Fawn Critters Down Under Koala Bear, Hats Off to You Santa hat and Pa Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum sentiment, embossing the kraft background and tied with some red The Twinery twine.

An Inkspirational Christmas Smooch...

Almost forgot the new timetable at Paper Smooches closes on Sunday - so just squeaked in with this weeks Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes Challenge, incorporating paper piecing with Paper Smooches Autumn Groves, Joyful Greetings and Warm Hearts, and papers from American Crafts and Echo Park. Inspired by this fortnights gorgeous Inkspirational Photo Challenge, playing along with Keep It Simple Snow Challenge, Addicted to CAS Snowflakes Challenge, and City Crafter Wood & Frame Challenge.

 

This made me smile...

and this too

FUSION... Design Team Call

Hello Crafters! Surprise!!! 

FUSION is back with a special extra long Christmas challenge and 
we are excited to be holding an open Design Team Call! 

When the decision was made to close down FUSION last month, Lesley never imagined the number of emails and messages she would receive, asking to keep it open!! Well, after thinking long and hard about it, she decided to reopen FUSION in January, 2014. Yippee!

But FUSION needs some more designers!!! FUSION is looking for 5 new designers to join the team. The design team designs for 2-3 challenges per month (fortnightly Challenge cycles) and leaves comments for the players. Hop on over to the FUSION blog for details on how YOU can apply, entry is open until December 17th.

If you want to play along with our special Christmas FUSION (and with such amazing inspiration - how could you resist?!?) you can join in over on the FUSION blog until January 1st.

Hop along and visit the fabulous DTs blogs for more inspiration!

Kelly Griglione

Lynn Mangan

Geri Freeman
Lesley Croghan

Playing along with Artful Delight December Sketch (flipped upside-down)
and Scrapping Everyday Miracles Christmas Challenge too.

In the Mood for Joy...

The first thing I noticed when I saw the current WPlus9 Monday Mood Board, was the wide red and white ribbon. When I saw this weeks CASology Ribbon Cue Card and this versatile Freshly Made Sketch, this is the card that had to be made LOL! Featuring some gorgeous red, silver and white wired ribbon from Spotlight, and this much loved WPlus9 Joy die-cut, and sparkly silver paper from American Crafts, backed with cardstock for extra stability. The wire in the ribbon makes it extra easy to attach to the card - just fold and stick! Playing along with The Ribbon Carousel Anything Goes Challenge (and hop on over if you want a Ribbon Carousel before they close their doors too).

Can't wait to catch up with my crafty friends tomorrow!!!

     
This made me smile...