Rustic FUSION Flowers...

Super fun creating a shaker card for this fortnights FUSION, combining a panel on clear acetate with a smaller opaque panel. Love this gorgeous Altenew Rose diecut from a variety of MFT coloured cardstock. The shaker is filled with a combination of Auzz Trinkets and Simon Says Moonshine Sequins, topped with Lily Bee Letter Stickers to create the birthday sentiment.

Hop on over to the FUSION blog for some more super sized inspiration from our fabulous Design Team...

Betty J. - Jeanne Jachna - Jen Mitchell

Karren Johnson - Linda Callahan - Michelle Leone

Michelle Lupton - Michelle Williams - Wanda Cullen

Hope you can join in the fun this fortnight @ FUSION.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Also joining in the fun at
Seize the Birthday!

FUSION Fun

This weeks FUSION vintage picnic vibe is heaps of fun to play with, and I flipped the sketch for an added bit of flair. Using alcohol inks on Yupo paper and blotting excess ink with paper towel to create the patterned variations in colour, I paper pieced behind this super gorgeous Altenew die cut rose and paired with MFT die cut birthday sentiment.

Hop on over to the FUSION blog for some more super sized inspiration from our fabulous Design Team...

Betty J. - Jeanne Jachna - Jen Mitchell

Karren Johnson - Linda Callahan - Michelle Leone

Michelle Lupton - Michelle Williams - Wanda Cullen

Hope you can join in the fun this fortnight @ FUSION.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Also joining in the fun at
Seize the Birthday!

Happy to be Stuck with FUSION...

Had super fun playing with these Doodle Bug Fun in the Sun papers and MFT Sweet Succulents stamps for this fortnights FUSION challenge. Love the gorgeous colours and theme from FUSION, together with this fabulously versatile sketch so I played along with both! Paper pieced the gorgeous MFT Sweet Succulents, atop fishtail flags from MFT Blueprints #27.

Hop on over to the FUSION blog for some more super sized inspiration from our fabulous Design Team...

Betty J. - Jeanne Jachna - Jen Mitchell

Karren Johnson - Linda Callahan - Michelle Leone

Michelle Lupton - Michelle Williams - Wanda Cullen

Hope you can join in the fun this fortnight @ FUSION.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Very Nice MFT Sketch...

Joining in the fun at My Favorite Things sketch this week and I thought I'd try my hand at colouring with Copics. Featuring MFTs BB Jingle All the Way stamps and sentiment, paired with diecut stars from Lil Inkers. Also playing along with the Muse Christmas Challenge incorporating Santa and his reindeer, and The Merry Christmas Challenge.

MFT Sketch Challenge

Muse Christmas Challenge and

The Merry Christmas Challenge

 

The Harbour FUSION

Looking back, I realised it has been just over 5 years since my very first post on the original FUSION design team! How time flies when you are having fun!

Playing with heat embossing and masks to create for FUSION this fortnight. Using the super versatile sketch turned on its side, I heat embossed this Reverse Confetti Shine from Within sentiment in Liquid Platinum Ranger embossing powder. It is amazing how different this embossing looks at night compared to in daylight - almost night and day lol! The light rays were created using Law Fawn white ink and MFT sun ray mask. Added a panel of fussy cut chevron paper to represent the sea and topped with these gorgeous Ocean Lighthouse and Waves die cuts by Memory Box. I die cut the lighthouse from the same wood grained patterned paper used in my last post. 

To play along you can take inspiration from either the FUSION sketch or inspiration photo - or combine the two as I have!

Hop on over to the FUSION blog for some more super sized inspiration from our fabulous Design Team...

Becca Cruger - Betty J. - Jeanne Jachna - Jen Mitchell - Karren Johnson

Linda Callahan - Michelle Leone - Michelle Lupton - Michelle Williams

Hope you can join in the fun this fortnight @ FUSION.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Playing along with CASology Marine too

Call Me FUSION...

Had fun playing on retreat with some of my favourite crafty girls! 

Inspired by this fortnights FUSION photo, I created this cute hello, hello card using La La Land telephone, My Favorite Things (MFT) Big Hello and Paper Smooches Hello sentiment dies.

To play along you can take inspiration from either the FUSION sketch or inspiration photo - or combine the two as I have!

Hop on over to the FUSION blog for some more super sized inspiration from our fabulous Design Team...

Becca Cruger - Betty J. - Jeanne Jachna - Jen Mitchell - Karren Johnson

Linda Callahan - Michelle Leone - Michelle Lupton - Michelle Williams

Hope you can join in the fun this fortnight @ FUSION.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Also playing along with Simon Says Anything Goes

My Favorite Things - Colour Challenge...

Playing along with My Favorite Things Color Challenge
Realised I had this ready to go from my crafty weekend, playing with Joy's MFT goodies, but not yet posted, luckily there's still time to play along!

Anyways, this shaker was created using super cute MFT Somebunny I Love stamps and Essential Sentiments, together with the shaker window and fishtail flag, created with MFT die cuts. Inks are from the new Tim Holtz Distress Oxides, and Distress Ink, splattered and a little bit of starlight sequins added to the shaker.

Paris FUSION with Oxide Inks and MFT

Can't believe it has been a whole month since I posted! It's not that I haven't been busy crafting, just not busy posting my crafting efforts!

Had a great excuse to pop back in today though, back to join in the fun @ this fortnights FUSION. It's almost a year since we headed off to Paris in the Spring, so this fabulous FUSION inspiration was making me feel particularly nostalgic! Thought I'd do a Paris sunset rather than rain, so broke out my Tim Holtz Oxide Inks and this gorgeous MFT Paris Skyline and frame die cuts to play along this fortnight.

You can find some more fabulous inspiration from the Design Team blogs:

Becca Cruger - Betty J. - Carol Mayne - Jeanne Jachna - Karren Johnson

Linda Callahan - Michelle Leone - Michelle Lupton - Michelle Williams

Hope you can join in the fun this fortnight @ FUSION. 

Can not wait to see how you are inspired! 

Paris in the Spring...

 

Too Cool for School @ FUSION

Had fun creating for this fortnights FUSION, combining inspiration from this super cute school snacks photo, and fabulous sketch. 

I think this sentiment from MFT Vertical Greetings is perfect for teachers, stamped in Versamark Watermark ink and embossed in Zing White to create a faux chalkboard look. Stamped this Paper Smooches Falling for You apple onto polka dotted paper and fussy cut the white insides, adding pips created using the Paper Smooches butterfly wings from the Welcome Spring stamp set.

Love to see how you are inspired by FUSION photo, sketch or both!

Hope you get a chance to play along!

Hop on over to FUSION to see some more too cool for school inspiration from

 our amazing Design Team too:

Becca Cruger - Betty J. - Carol Mayne - Jeanne Jachna - Karren Johnson

Linda Callahan - Michelle Leone - Michelle Lupton - Michelle Williams

Also playing along with Inkspirational Black plus one
AAA Masculine Card (great for a male teacher!)

 

Fusion & Hop to Stop...

This weeks FUSION is inspired by the gorgeous sketch and floral theme of the fabulous FUSION inspiration photo, and importantly I am also also joining in The Hop to Stop, raising awareness for victims of domestic violence. 

This fortnight, I created a simple watercolour background and base on which I stamped these gorgeous Winnie and Walter hydrangeas, and fabulous Articellar Jane Girls stencil, adding this very apt sentiment by My Favorite Things on a layered fishtail flag. Fussy cut and pop dotted the Winnie and Walter hydrangeas.

Love to see how you are inspired by FUSION photo, sketch or both!

Hope you get a chance to play along!

Hop on over to FUSION to see some more super inspiration from

 our amazing Design Team too:

Becca Cruger - Betty J. - Carol Mayne - Jeanne Jachna - Karren Johnson

Linda Callahan - Michelle Leone - Michelle Lupton - Michelle Williams

Also joining in

The Hop to Stop, raising awareness for victims of domestic violence,

 

Mixed Media Cards Black and Purple

and Inkspirational Black plus One Colour

 

Vintage Floral FUSION & Friends...

Inspired by this fortnights FUSION colours, stripes, labels and those beautiful ranunculus, together with a loose take on the sketch. Created using Stampendous raunuculus stamp, stamped on red and green MME polka dot papers and fussy cut, together with this gorgeous sentiment from MFT.

Hop on over for more gorgeous Vintage Floral inspiration 

from the rest of the fabulous FUSION DT 

Amy Tsura - Betty J - Deepti 

Jeanne Jachna - Julia Aston - Katie Brooks

Kelly Griglione - Kimberly Wiener - Lynn Mangan

Michelle Folland - Michelle Lupton - Stephanie Severin

Hope to see you playing along, can't wait to see what you create! 

Remember you can play along by being inspired by 

the photo, the sketch or BOTH.

Please check the linky for the days left to play with us.

Playing along with Virginia's View Layers and Textures, and 
Going Grey with Scrap Creations Spring Flowers too!

FUSION - Gingham Christmas

I do hope you can squeeze in a little pre-Christmas crafting time to play along with the final FUSION for 2014, and it's a fabulous one! Inspired by the natural elements, and gingham bows, this card was created using MFT Wreath die cuts, including the cute gingham bow die cut from Kaisercraft paper, and a die cut Papertrey Ink Peace sentiment, against a Simple Stories distressed wooden background.

The Design Team have some FABULOUS creations to inspire you!

Amy Tsura - Betty J - Deepti 

Jeanne Jachna - Julia Aston - Katie Brooks

Kelly Griglione - Kimberly Wiener - Lynn Mangan

Michelle Folland - Michelle Lupton - Stephanie Severin

Please check the linky for the days left to play with us.

Hope to see you playing along, can't wait to see what you create!

Remember you can play along by being inspired by the photo, the sketch or BOTH 

Using CAS(E) this Sketch, Winter Wonderland Dies and Punches and
Kylie's Christmas Card Challenge, Virginia's View All Things Distressed!

Mixed Media Card Challenge - Home (Lace Optional)

Mixed Media Card Challenge Home (Lace optional)

I love this sentiment stamp from MFT, and knew I wanted to use it as soon as I saw this months theme for the Mixed Media Card Challenge was "Home". The shaker box card was created using white cardstock oversprayed with Heidi Swapp Gold, filled with a combination of Ruby Rock-It Snow White coarse glitter and red hearts inside the shaker. I love that when you stand the card upright, all the little hearst and snow disappears behind the Memory Box Countryside die cut, so all the hearts do come "home" for Christmas! The MFT sentiment is stamped in gold and embossed in gold, and I love the little detail the Lil Inkers Stitched Circle die-cuts add.

Hope you get to play along, I can't wait to see what you create!

The Design Team have some FABULOUS creations to inspire you!

Julia Aston - Shirley Bampton - Charlene Cundy

Maria Fischer - Jan Jenitis - Kripa Koushik

Maria Levine - Sanna Lippert - Deepti Malik

Jenny Martin - Shery Russ - Elina Stromberg - Loll Thompson

Play along til December 25th, Christmas Day!!!

Also playing along with 
Adicted to CAS Dots (with their FABULOUS DT call too) 
Kylie's Christmas Card Challenge
City Crafter Techniques Challenge - 
with my Shaker - a favourite technique at the moment!

Inkspirational Christmas, Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes, 
CAS(E) this Sketch, and Winter Wonderland Dies and Punches.

Mojo Monday on a Saturday Afternoon...

Inspiration from this weeks Mojo Monday, tipped over!  Papers are a mix from My Mind's Eye On the Bright Side - Two, Authentique Gathering and Kaisercraft Devonshire Collection, the little pearls are from Kaisercraft too.  The nested frames are from Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Rectangles, and the scalloped edge from My Favourite Things.  I love this sentiment from Verve Stamps Blue Skies.  Even though my style leans more towards CAS, I do enjoy playing with pretty papers, layer upon layer upon layer - and it gives me a chance to practice my sewing too :)

Hope your dreams are safe today too!

PS.  Linky tool is not working on Mojo Monday site at present,

hoping to load this up when it gets fixed.

The Alley Way Herd you're Moovin'

Inspired by this fortnights gorgeous inspiration photo from The Alley Way Stamps.  I love the shutters opening on the verandah, and designed a gatefold opening card.  Love the way the barn turned out stamped on MME On the Bright Side - Two paper.  Stamps are from The Alley Way Get Moovin', Ei-ei-o and Chatterbox (used the "in" from "dream in colour" sentiment and the "Moov" from "Moove").  Grass die cut is from My Favourite Things and the fence die-cut is from Marianne Design.  Sentiment inside reads "Herd you're MOOving". 

Loved it so much I created a second version - this time I added "We are" from The Alley Way Chatterbox and pop-dotted the barn, cow and pig.  The barn was created using Pink Paislee paper, and as much as I loved the old timber look of the first barn, I think I prefer this second barn on the card :)

Hope you have a wonderful day today.

This added to my Wonderful