Just Checking In....

Wow! Time certainly passes by in the blink of an eye?!
Hopefully I can remember how to blog still?!
Busy, Busy, Busy...but yes managing to stay a little crafty:)

SSW2-55 Creative Fun:)

Have finally had some fun at the craft desk!! With a little inspiration from this weeks Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

SSW2-31 Sweet Fun:)

Using this weeks sketch @ Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2....a spot of creativity happened again today:)

A Spot of Creativity:)

Some cards made for special birthdays coming up and a few for 'the stash' 

Hoot Hoot Hooray!!

Hoot Hoot Hooray it Sehzh 17th Birthday!! A little something I whipped up last night!

Creative holiday fun!! - with BSCB 101

Yay for holidays and new 'Gorjuss' stamps, Stampin' Up papers and Copics colouring!! Thanks Brown Sugar Challenge Blog (http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/challenge-101-anything-goes.html?m=1) for this weeks 'Anything Goes' inspiration! 

Card making 2 days in a row?!?

Hooray for holidays!!

SSW 222

Birthday Card and Invitations using this weeks 

         sketch over @ SSW :) hope this works...using my phone to upload?!

http://sweetsketchwednesday.blogspot.com.au/

I'm back!?!!

Wow it's been quite some time since I last popped into the world of blog ...life has been super busy so I have been creating the odd card here or there without blogging?! But tonight I jumped on to get inspiration from SSW(#219) and here's what I came up with!

http://www.sweetsketchwednesday.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/happy-wednesday.html

Hope you are having an awesome day:)

Wahhooo..Crafty Fun:)

Welcome back this week to the craft desk here @ Sandybeaches :) I've had a chance to revisit these groovy fold-out cards that I experimented with last year....here is a cool card for a special boy who is celebrating his birthday this year in  NZ in October!! I've used this weeks colours from Tuesday Alchemy (#32); the theme from Cute Card Thursday of 'A Different Shape' (#235) and the Just Add Ink theme of 'Just Add Kids' (#136)... with Stampin' Up papers, ink, ribbon, stamps & punches; Cuttlebug Embossing and a little bit of love...wahlah...a birthday card ready for a special someone:)

The second 'fold-out' card uses this weeks colour challenge #37 over at Festive Fridays - Stampin' Up! papers, stamps, brads, punches, brads and bling from the stash...ahhh the first Christmas card for this year @ Sandybeaches! Thank you FESTIVE FRIDAYS....click here to check out the latest for inspiration!!

And the grand plan was to make a couple more...so stay tuned for more fabulous fold-out cards:)

Hope your weekend was a good one!

My 200th POST!!! Wahooo:)

Hello and welcome back to the craft desk here @ Sandybeaches :) We have been busy at school creating Father's Day Cards 'aka' photo frames with Father's Day message on the back. We took photos of the kiddlywinks wearing 'workman' clothes & hat and gave them a hammer to hold. We turned it into a 'following the directions' activity and allowed them to be creative and place a variety of 'hardware' to create a much appreciated Father's Day!!

This weeks sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday (#171-103)is just a beauty!! Click here to go and have a lookie...and play along too if you have a chance!! I've put together this 'Happy New Baby' card using Stampin' Up! papers, sentiment and bling; Cuttlebug embossing; ribbons from the local craft shop and a whole lot of love. I popped into work today with the card, pressie and some white choc chip muffins to celebrate the up and coming arrival of a special bundle of joy for an awesome teacher:)

The last but not least card that I would like to share tonight is one using this weeks Crazy 4 Challenges (c4c153) sketch..it was such a great sketch to play with!! Click here to pop in and check out their challenges:) I've used Stampin' Up! paper, stamp & sentiment, embossing folder & brads; checkered paper and balloon punch from the stash and wah lah...the latest creations here @ Sandybeaches :)

Have a wonderful weekend!!

A Card for all Occasions :) SSW#167

I had a chance on the weekend to pop on over to check out this weeks sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday...below is sketch #167...click here to pop over for inspiration from the awesome DT:)

Here is my take on the sketch....

Stampin' Up! Stamp, punches, embossing folder & brads; Copics colouring; Ribbon, felt flowers & bling from the stash...and wahlah...a bright and cheery card for all occasions:)

Have a lovely week!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Fun! Fun! Fun!

I've had a chance to 'play' this weekend with the fantastic sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday...Stampin' Up! papers, flower brads, ink & sentiment; Cuttlebug embossing; the cutest owl ribbon from one of the local craft shops and flowers from the stash:)

 The first 'Hoot-Hoot Hooray!' card came together so nicely using

 SSW#166 that I just had to make another!

So the second 'Hoot-Hoot Hooray!' card also uses this weeks sketch over @ SSW...slightly different colour combinations...and a different section of those cute ribbon owls and flower combination:) 

 Aahh...it's just so nice to have the craft desk a hive of activity this weekend...

and some birthday cards ready well in advance for special friends:) 

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Thank goodness for crafty nights with our wonderful local Stampin' Up! demonstrator....these cards have come in extremely handy this week:) The first went in the post on the weekend for best wishes for a Holy Communion...Simple, yet stylish!

 The second card for a 13th Birthday celebration for a fishing enthusiast:) Cute! Cute! Cute!

 And the third...sent with love & hugs in the mail today for special birthday celebrations on Friday:) 

Life's been busy, busy, busy here @ Sandybeaches...here's hoping for some time 

for some crafty fun this week!