EDIT - Christmas with Inspired Stamps

Good Morning beautiful people!

Back once again to share with you a creation made with

Inspired Stamps

Today the theme is Christmas and this is what I had fun making!

 

Another adorable set!

Edit - seems the gremlins have been in playing with my post!

The stamp set I used today is the fur trees.

Today the Inspired Stamps Blog 

has some amazingly Christmas creations from the girls to share with you!

The stamp I have used today and many other gorgeous stamps 

can all be found at the Inspired Stamps Store! 

So be sure to drop past them both and check them out! 

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I'll be back next Tuesday to share another Inspired Stamps creation with you! 

Happy Crafting till then! 

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:

Sorry :( none this week as the navy wife is moving house :(

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Sketch @ Christmas Card Challenges

Mornings all :) 

It's that time again, time for a new challenge at 

Christmas Card Challenges! 

This week the challenge is ...
 A Sketch

As you can see, I have flipped the sketch around.  The sentiment is yet another from that already opened pack of Rub-ons that I am determined to use all up, the angel button was in the stash left over from last year's Christmas cards embellies and the papers are new from my Birthday pressie I splurged myself on :)

As always the girls and I would love if you played along with us at

 Christmas Card Challenges! 

The challenge theme is optional, the only real rule is you must create a new Christmas Holiday, winter or Hanukkah card / creation.

I look forward to seeing you there! 

Thanks for dropping in to see me today :) 

Recipe -

Paper(s) -  Kraft C/Stock, Kaisercraft C/stock, DP @Glitz - 6" French Kiss Paper Pack

Embellishment(s) -   Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Rub On's @ Kaisercraft, Threads @ DMC, Corner Punch.

Stash - Cherub button (left over from last Christmas)

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:
No challenges this week as I am moving house :(
Ohh hate moving! lol
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Character & Scripture with Inspired Stamps

Good Morning beautiful people!

I am back once again to share with you a creation made using

Inspired Stamps 

For today's post we were asked to capture both a Inspired Stamps character and some scripture in our creation(s).  As we know, I {love} Christmas so I could not resist having a play with the Nativity Set!

Another adorable set from Inspired Stamps! I had so much fun making this card.  Originally I was trying for a little C&S card, but we all know I can not leave white space alone and I eventually over embellished and wella, this little beauty was the finished result, and I am so happy with it!  The little baby Jesus I colored with TH Distress Inks, the ribbon I raided from my stash and the bead spray was handmade.

Today the Inspired Stamps Blog 

has some amazingly adorable creations from the girls to share with you!

And the Nativity Set I used today and many other gorgeous stamps 

can all be found at the Inspired Stamps Store! 

So be sure to drop past them both and check them out! 

I'll be back next Tuesday to share another Inspired Stamps creation with you! 

Happy Crafting till then! 

Recipe -

Stamp(s) - Inspired Stamps - Nativity Set E3041

Paper(s) -  Kaisercraft C/Stock - Coconut, Base @ Bazzill Kraft C/Stock

Embellishment(s) - Ribbon from stash, Bead bling handmade, Brad @ Stampin Up,Threads @ DMC, Tim Holtz Distress Inks,

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:

52 Christmas Throw Down - Carol or Hymn (Gloria in excelsis Deo) Sat
Totally Paper Crafts - Inspired By A Song (Away in a Manger) Fri E1
Aud Sentiments - A sentiment with a number in it Thurs E2
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes Thurs E2
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Totally Sentimental Sun

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Faith @ Christmas Card Challenges

Mornings all :) 

It's that time again, time for a new challenge at 

Christmas Card Challenges! 

This week the challenge is ...

 Faith

This is such a beautiful theme, especially for Christmas cards!

I took this challenge with a leap of faith as well and had a play with 'purple' and we all know 'purple' and I don't normally 'mojo' well together lol but mojo pulled through for me :)

 Yep, more of those Kaisercraft Rub On's :$ Least they are getting used, though I did splurge and used a new one for the sentiment :$  But the sentiment and the image just go so well together that I just could not resist.  I have also repeated a layout from a few weeks back as it just looked magical and with the purple's, kraft and browns I think it looks pretty magical. The flower is Kaisercraft and a left over I found in my stash along with the ribbon and the pins and bead spray is handmade.

As always the girls and I would love if you played along with us at

 Christmas Card Challenges! 

The challenge theme is optional, the only real rule is you must create a new Christmas Holiday, winter or Hanukkah card / creation.

I look forward to seeing you there! 

Thanks for dropping in to see me today :) 

Recipe -

Paper(s) -  Kraft C/Stock

Embellishment(s) -   Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Flower @ Kaisercraft, Rub On's @ Kaisercraft, Purple Bling @ Kaisercraft, Threads @ DMC.

Stash - Ribbon, handmade posh pins, bead & wire spray handmade.

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:
Totally Paper Crafts - Inspired By A Song (Believe) Fri E2
Aud Sentiments - A sentiment with a number in it Thurs E1
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes Thurs E1
Willow Sketchie Challenge - Kraft or Sketch Thurs E1/3 C10
My Mums Craft Shop - Kraft Wed E1/3
Word Art Wednesday - Inspiring uplifting Sentiment Wed E1/2
Celebrate the Occasion - Christmas Tues E1/1
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Shape Up @ MAWTT

Mornings all :) 

It is my turn to host the challenge this week at 

Moving Along With The Times! 

And this week I am challenging you all to .. 

Shape Up! 

Anything but square! 

I have been dying to make a butterfly shaped card so this seemed like the perfect opportunity to knock it off my  'to do list'. 

Oh My! this turned out better than I had expected or even thought possible!  Lots and lots of dry embossing on this flutterby along with loads of my new Stampin Up Dazzling Diamonds (can you tell it just dazzled me and I could not get enough of it), what can I say, I'm a girl who loves her bling and this stuff goes a LONG way!  All that dazzling did not even make a dint in the jar, got to love that!  The Bon Voyage stamp is a rubber cling that I've had since Noah built the ark and never used, the flower is Prima and a 'last one left kind' from my stash  along with the pearl stamina's and the gold leaves under the flower.  And as I love the shabby look, TH Distress inks were also used in play on this. 

We have a great prize this week to play along for from

Sir Stampalot! 

who has given us this great Christmas Goodies pack!

Adorable prize! and some more stuff added to my 'want list'

The girls have all stepped up to the challenge this week with some outstanding inspiration so drop on past

Moving Along With The Times 

and check out the talented girls and share the love! 

I so would love to see you playing along with us this week too! 

Thanks for dropping in to see me today :) 

Recipe -

Stamp(s) - Unknown (it's an old one!)

Paper(s) -  Kaisercraft C/Stock

Embellishment(s) -  Flower @ Prima, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Stampin Up Dazzling Diamond, Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Stash - Pearls & gold leaves.

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:

That Craft Place - Things with wings  Sun E1/1
Stamptacualr Sunday Challenge -  Shape it up
Stampalot Challenge - Take Flight  Monthly C6 E1/1
Great Impressions - Walk on the wild side (any animal) Monthly
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Love GDT @ It's All About the Vintage

Good morning beautiful people!

Checking in with you today with a special GDT post for
It's All About The Vintage!



Thank you so much for having me girls :)
I had great fun playing along to this fortnights challenge ...
Love <3

There is also 3 wonderful sponsor prizes to play along for!

My Heart Pieces


Delicious Doodles

And ...
Nauhataivas.




I was given a gorgeous image from My Heart Pieces to play with this week and this is what I created.

It always amazing when I have finished making something to see where and how the creativity of a single item can start and end.  Somedays I can pick up a piece of paper or print out an image and then things just roll and suddenly you have a finished card.  Other days it can be from looking at a photo or picking up a simple flower, ribbon or piece of lace.

Today's creations stemmed from finding this gorgeous lace hidden in 1 of several boxes in the garage that I am still yet to sort, go through, file, organize and put away.  I opened the box, my eyes found the lace, my hands grabbed for it and then it was all over, back inside to my craft room I headed before closing the box back up and popping it back on top of the other 5 that are still waiting to be 'sorted'. lol

Ben scoffed at me the moment I walked back inside the door and saw what I had in my hands, but my theory is you have to strike while Mojo is hot and Mojo was on a mission with this lace and he had his mind set on this card!  I went backwards and forwards with embellishing the flower in the middle but eventually settled on just the one flower with the pins and the pearls.  It was mighty tempting to add more flowers but I wanted to keep the focus on the lace and keep the card clean enough that each little detail all got their own moment in the spotlight too.  

Anyway's I am sure are all tired of my rambling lol 

The All about the Vinatge girls and I would love you to play along with us so please come join the challenge and check out the gorgeous works the girls have to inspire you all!

I look forward to seeing you there!
Thanks for dropping in to see me today :)

Recipe -

Stamps - Wedding Ring @ My Heart Pieces , Sentiment computer generated.
Paper(s) - Kaisercraft C/Stock, Kraft base.
Embellishment(s) - Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Pearl border @Kaisercraft, Flower @ Prima, Threades @ DMC
Stash - Lace, ribbon, handmade pins, pearl stamina's & Wood Fibers

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:

No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes & Blog Hop  2th Aug

The Ribbon Girl Blog - Bingo (ribbon, pearls, image) Sun 2nd entry

Totally Gorjuss - Lacy Lacy Sat

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes Fri JFF

Polka Doodles - Celebration Fri C10

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes Fri

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August Sneak Peak with Inspired Stamps

Good Morning beautiful people!

Today's post is hopefully one of many to regularly come around on a Tuesday for
Inspired Stamps 

This week I have a sneak peak to share with you of the gorgeous 
new August release!
(available IN STORE on Friday!)
I was given the lovely Thank you set to work with!
And what an adorable set with so many ideas and possibilities!
My love for buttons and stitching won me over and I just could not resist using the cute little button stamp with the precious and thank you sentiment

 As I mentioned above, there is a lot in the set and it is by no means all button and sewing focused.  The set also comes with 2 gorgeous leaves, flower stems straight, curved and some with little leaves and 5 sentiments! So there is lots to play with!

Want to win some INSPIRED STAMPS ???
Head on over to the
 INSPIRED STAMPS BLOG 
& leave a comment & you will go into
the draw to win a $10 store voucher!
(They are giving away one voucher each day this week!!!!)
And if you tell them I sent you, and you win! 
I get a voucher too!
Can not go wrong! So pop on over and have a looksie!!!

And you can find this set and many other gorgeous ones at the
Inspired Stamps Store 

I'll be back next Tuesday to share another Inspired Stamps creation with you! 

Happy Crafting till then! 

Recipe -

Stamp(s) - Inspired Stamps - August 2012 Release

Paper(s) - Designer Paper @ Kaisercraft - Charlotte's Dream Collection, Fantasy & Timeless Collection - Dress Form, Base @ Bazzill Kraft C/Stock

Embellishment(s) -  Flowers @ Prima, Threads @ DMC, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Posh Pins Handmade, safety pin from stash and beaded ribbon @ Simplicity - Beaded Accents, button from stash.

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:

Craftymess Challenge - Words no images Sat
Fat Pages and Card With Attitude - Texture / Anything Goes Fri E1/9
Just Add Ink - Blue & bling Fri
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes Thurs E1/6
Vintage Elusions & Cards & Crafts - Vintage Haberdashery Mon

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Texture @ Christmas Card Challenges

Mornings all :) 

It is time again for a new challenge at 

Christmas Card Challenges! 

This week the challenge is ...
Texture

I am sooo in love with this card, turned out way better than what I had in my head! (don't you love those moments) lol  I've made a personal challenge with myself as well and am using up and finishing a full packet of Rub On's and this image along with the 'Joy' sentiment are from an already opened Kaisercraft pack.  The bottom layer has been script embossed and then had a little ink distressing over it with TH Distress Inks.  The music DP is Graphic 45, bead spray and flower is from my Prima stash along with ribbon and twine from my stash of goodies.

As always the girls and I would love if you played along with us at

 Christmas Card Challenges! 

The challenge theme is optional, the only real rule is you must create a new Christmas Holiday, winter or Hanukkah card / creation.

I look forward to seeing you there! 

Thanks for dropping in to see me today :) 

Recipe -

Paper(s) -  Kaisercraft C/Stock, Graphic 45 -A Christmas Carol

Embellishment(s) -   Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Flower and bead spray @ Prima, Run On's @ Kaisercraft, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Nellie's Multi Die Cut Frames

Stash - Ribbon & Twine

Stash - Pearls & gold leaves.

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:
Willow Sketchie Challenge - Warm bright colors  Thurs E2/3 C10
Pixi Dust Studio - Vintage Thurs
My Mums Craft Shop - Christmas Wed 1/3
Simon Says Stamp - Bingo (ribbon, free, blooms) Wed 
365 Cards - Day 161 Transfered (rub on's) - Image and sentiment on tag
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Anything Goes Sat 
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