Hello Pumpkin

Happy Wednesday Everyone,

I thought I would branch out a little (pun intended) from my adorable Maggies & try something new, DigiStamps

All that Scraps CC Designs - Pixie Pumpkins.

Entered in the following Challenges

Copic Creations - Challenge No. 12 ~ Copics & Pencils 

Blog Hop Challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps

Don't you hate it when your Copic's run dry, I started colouring  this card over the weekend, my main skin colour E000 ran out & of course I did not have a refill. It took 3 days later my refill to arrive. Copics are not as popular in Australia as other countires. Lesson learnt - keep refills on hand for my most used markers.

This is my first digital stamp - printed with my Epson R1800 & heat set the ink & coloured with my Copics - the eye area where the most concentrated amount of ink pools, smeared a tiny bit, but apart from that, love them.

Supplies

Adorable little stamp is a CC Design Digi Stamp - Pixie Pumpkins, Design Paper - My Mind's Eye - Pretty Please collection - Polka Dot Orange & Stripes, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Ribbon - Unknown from Stash, Machine Stitching, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tea Dye, Diamond Stickles, Spellbinder Nesties - Circles & Pinking Circles, Combination of Copic Markers & Prismacolor Pencils, Sentiment - Computer generated.

Stripe Paper - the green stripe was not quite the correct shade of green so I re-coloured it with my copics to match the ribbon.

Colouring with Copics & Prismacolor Pencils - (be careful not to colour over Prisma Pencils with Copics, you must colour with Copics first or you will ruin your Copic tips.

TUTORIAL on Copics with Prismacolor Pencils by Asela Hopkins

I won – Magnolia Down Under

Happy Sunday Everyone,

Wooooo Hoooooo - I won Magnolia Down Under Challenge # 22 

Anything but a card

I am doing the happy dance, wow to win such an amazing prize. I have just discovered Kellie Winnell's wonderful Magnolia Down Under Challenge Blog & can't wait to see what Kellie and her Design Team have instore for the coming months. Congrats to the top 3 Mandy, Debra & Kathrin and to everyone that entered, all the entries were amazing. What an amazing prize, this was donated by Just Scrap & Stamp A huge thank you to Kellie and her Team for the inspiration & encouragement. And again thank you to Just Scrap & Stamp for donating such wonderful goodies.

Peachy Keen Stamps Candy

Head on over to Peachy Keen Stamps for your chance to win this awesome blog candy!

Good through October 23rd! Check out all the details HERE.

Happy Hello

Happy Friday Everyone

Hello and thanks for visiting. I am so excited I have taken the plunge and started my new blog. I kept putting it off thinking it was going to be a lot harder to set up. It was not difficult at all, so many wonderful blog templates available, I would love to thank Megan from Shabbyblogs.com for her totally shabulous templates, they are amazing. I am sure I will be tweaking this site for a little while, so please bear with me.

Hooray,  today I made a card just because, no challenges, just to practice using my much loved Copics and play with the adorable Magnolia Stamps. I purchased some new paper and have been bursting to try it out. I love bright colours as I am sure you can tell and I adore the Cosmo Cricket range of papers.

Magnolia stamps

Jam Tilda - from the Yummy for Your Tummy Collection

& Fence & Summer background.

Copic Markers & Copic Airbrush

Design Paper - Cosmo Cricket - Everafter

Sentiment Stamp - Hero Arts

Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart

Thanks for stopping by

Have a great day & a wonderful weekend

Hugs Jodie from Oz

Mini Accordion File

 

 This was made for the following challenges

Magnolia-licious Highlites Challenge Blog
September 2009 Mini Accordion File

Magnolia Down Under Challenges

Anything but a card

Scor-Pal Accordian Mini File Tutorial

Magnolia stamp - Kitchen Tilda -Yummy for your Tummy

Recipe Title cut with Cricut (Base Camp), Family button - Little Davis, Border punch -Martha Stewart

I was unable to find the correct size envelope here in Australia so I made them using my Cricut (Plantin Schoolbook) and the tabs were also cut with my Cricut (George) using Design Studio.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day

Hugs Jodie from Oz

Sticky Note Holder

 

I made this for the challenge over at

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge

Challenge # 25

make ANYTHING, well Anything BUT a Card.

I love this new Sticky Note Holder, so easy to make and great for inexpensive gifts.

Scor Pal Tutorial by Hoosier Card Angels Creations

Magnolia Stamp - Love Muffin

Copic Markers

Spellbinder Nesties

Scor Pal

Stickles - Diamond

Cardstock Gina K luxury (120lb)

Designer Paper, Coloured Cardstock, Ribbon, Trim & Pen from stash

Thanks for stopping by - Have a great day

Hugs Jodie from Oz

Birthday Girl

This card was made for a good friend of mine, her favourite colour is Purple.

Happy Birthday Marlee

love you to the moon & back.

Magnolia Stamp - Tilda as Butterfly

Sentiment - Justrite stamps

Copic Markers

Designer Paper - Kaisercraft

Flower punch - Martha Stewart

Silk Ribbon - Maya Road

Machine Stitching

Distress ink - Tim Holtz

Have a great day

Hugs Jodie from Oz

Mingle Card - Sept 2009

Card Liner

 

I joined my first Mingle on the Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group - this card was made for Ev Banks, hope she likes it. I tucked in a few stamped Yummy for your Tummy images for Ev to play with.

This is made from my delicious new Magnolia Stamps

Yummy for your Tummy Collection.

Magnolia Stamps - Chef Tilda & Chef Edwin

Plate & knife & fork - Magnolia

Happy Thoughts Stamp - Daisy Bucket

Friendship Recipe - old Hero Arts stamp

Copic Markers

Martha Stewart Doily punch

Glimmer Mist - pearl

Designer Paper unknown

Gina K pure luxury (120lb)

Have a great day.

Hugs Jodie from Oz

Tilda Bookmark

 Bookmark made for Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group

September 2009 Homepage Challenge

Just for the record - the winner drawn to reign over the Homepage for the month was Dot Thacker,

congrats Dot on your beautiful bookmark.

Such a challenge for me colouring this little Tilda, her dress is so tiny..

Magnolia Tilda - Pink Collection - Tilda with heart

Copics markers

Cricut (cut heart frame from Wildcard & Enjoy from Plantin Schoolbook)

Machine Stitched, Ranger Glossy Essentials heart & enjoy.

Cardstock GinaK pure luxury (120lb)

Have a great day

Hugs Jodie from Oz

Thinking of You

Card Liner

This card was made for a lady in the USA who has stage 4 cancer.

It makes me stop to think how lucky I am and be thankful for my & my family & friends health.

Cindy from Stamping Scrapping thought it would be nice to try to brighten this ladies day sending our love and letting her know our thoughts & prayers are with her.

Magnolia Tilda - blowing kisses

Copic Markers

Cricut - Wild Card - Doily Card Page 52

Doily Punch - Martha Stewart

Sentiment Stamps - Hero Arts

Designer Paper - Kaisercraft

Cardstock - Gina K Pure Luxury (120lb)

Ribbon - stash

Have a great day

Hugs Jodie from Oz

Happy 50th

I couldn't decide between an A2 size & 6 x 6 card, so I made both.

I gave my friend the A2 size and kept the other as a sample. I secretly could not part with this being my first Tilda card.

 

This card was made for a lady I work with, we have only worked together for a short time, but we get clicked from day one. I can't believe she is turning 50, she looks like she is still in her early 40's.

Happy Birthday Jo, hope your day is as special as you are.

COPICS - I took the plunge & purchased these copic markers in August, I kept putting them off thinking another fad, these new markers will probably sit keeping all my other markers company that I have not used for years. Wow, how wrong was I, I love them, they are so addictive, I want more. They take time to learn how to blend but worth it. Of course, I could not stop there, I needed some stamps to colour with and I decided to buy the cute adorable Magnolia stamps.

I was lucky to find the Magnolia-licious Yahoo group and love to drool over all the talented members projects and have just started to participate in some of their challenges.

First time using - Copic Markers, Copic Airbrush, Magnolia Stamps & Flower Soft

Magnolia Stamp - Tilda sitting with bow
Copics & Airbrush
Yellow Flower Soft
Heidi Grace Floral Stamps

Front card sentiment - Justrite stamps, inside sentiment - Stamp It

Butterfly punch by Martha Stewart. CS Bazil, PP by Anna Griffith, Silk Ribbon - May Art, Stickles

Scor Pal Envelopebox
http://www.scor-pal.com/envelopes_april/index_files/Page389.htm

Card Liner

Have a wonderful day

Hugs Jodie from Oz

King of Our Castle

Masculine Cards are such a challenge for me.

No glitter, flowers or bows, definately a challenge.

This was made for Dad's birthday on 2nd July

Cut file from Donna Mundinger

Cricut Expression

Doodlecharms

Storybook

Grunge Paper by Tim Holtz

Cardstock - Basic Basics

Cuttlebug folders - Diamond in the Rough & Tiny Mosaic

A huge thanks to Donna Mundinger,  I love all her shaped cards 

  Thank you for sharing this file.

Donna is known for her kindess & sharing as much as she is for her creativeness.

Donna’s Blog – Popsicle Toes is a must see also.

Thanks for stopping by - Have a wonderful day

Hugs Jodie from Oz

Masculine Birthday Card

Dad’s birthday 2nd July

Mum arrives asking me for HELP making Dad a card

(but really means you make the card, LOL)

I find it difficult coming up with ideas for masculine cards, I am so used to making girly pretty cards.

Mum picked the printed paper and then I had to come up with the rest. Dad’s name being George, that is where I started of course (George cart).

 

George Cart – stars & circle

Storybook – label – (wishtrue p70)

Base Camp – letters (George)

Stamp – Justrite
Designer Paper - Kaisercraft
Cardstock -Bazzil Basics
Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz
Button, wax seal & netting - unknown (from stash)

Have a wonderful day

Hugs Jodie from Oz

Baby Boy Card

 

 I don't have a lot of carts being such a newbie to the Cricut World & find it challenging coming up with a card that is not too plain.

I guess it is good in some ways as it makes me explore what I do have a little more.

Hopefully this one is not too plain.

Card Shape Star & Circle - George

Scallop - Storybook

Hudson (baby name) - Base Camp

Justrite stamps

Designer Paper unknown

gems - Kaisercraft

Have a wonderful day

Hugs Jodie from Oz

Cricut Bug Head Apron - Fabric Cutting

Fabric Cutting - First time using my Cricut to cut fabric.

I am such a grub in my craft room, covered in glitter, glue, paint and what ever else I have been working on. I decided to make an apron & what better design to use than my much loved bughead.

Here is my supplies list:
brand new very sticky mat,
new blade
Heat n Bond Ultrahold no-sew by Therm-O-Web (Iron on)

(sewing not required but I preferred to sew just in case of fraying)
Fabric
Sure Cuts a Lot - software

Blade depth 4
Pressure 4
speed 2

fabric tip sheet for the cricut

Thanks for stopping by - have a wonderful day

Hugs Jodie from Oz

3d Flower Gift Bag

Tall Ball Gift Bag p80 cut with my E @ 12.5" using DS (fits on 12x12 paper & 12x12 mat turned diagonally)

sure love all the wonderful flowers included in this scut file I purchased from svgcuts.com

Cricut Expression

Plantin Schoolbook

Design Studio
svgcuts.com 3D flowers - Begonia 
SCAL
paper EK success
Hero Arts stamp

Have a wonderful day

Hugs Jodie from Oz

Mini Magazine Box

Mini Magazine Box 4.5" x 6.5" x 2" scrappedlives.nl

I found this cut file over on the wonderfully talented scrappedlives.nl blog.

Stop by to see some wonderful projects she has been working on, they are amazing.

I made this to store my Cuttlebug Embossing folders, they fit perfectly. I made envelopes using Plantin

Schoolbook cartridge and then embossed each folder & stuck to the front of the envelopes.

Fits approx 12 folders comfortably.

Paper by Kaisercraft & Martha Stewart border punch.

Thanks for looking

Have a Wonderful Day

hugs Jodie from Oz

You Make Me Smile

 

I loved this shape so much I made another

Wild Card Cartridge - Porthole Card - a new favourite shape - this is featured on page 55.

The secret to making cards & matching envelopes using WILD CARD is to cut the envelope first and by doing this you then know what size to make the card at the maximum size.

I cut this @ 6.5" with matching envelope using Design Studio
Max size using the fit to page function on Expression is only 5.5" but with DS I was able to turn the envelope diagonal & make it larger. Love DS.

Design Paper  - Heidi Swap

Cardstock - Bazzill Basics

Stamp - Hero Arts

gems - kaisercraft

Machine stitching

Ribbon from stash

Thanks for looking

Have a Wonderful Day

hugs Jodie from Oz

Happy Birthday Cupcake

Card Liner

Cricut Expression - A fun quick & easy card using my favourite card shape from the Wild Card Cartridge - Doily Card page 52 cut at 5.5" using Design Studio and matching envelope.

Cupcake - Home Decor

Doily Card - Wild Card

DP unknown

Gems - Kaisercraft

Sentiment stamp - Hero Arts

Glitter - Kindyglitz Crystalina

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz

Thanks for looking

Have a Wonderful Day

hugs Jodie from Oz

One of those Days

This card was made for a very good friend, she was having a very bad week at work. I decided to make this card to try to add some humour and brighten her day. It worked it made her smile!

Doodlecharms for the dog head
Wild Card for the scallop border

Spellbinder Nestabilities for the circles

Designer Paper - Kaisercraft

Cardstock - Bazzil Basics

Sentiment - Computer generated

Googlies eyes & ribbon from stash


Thanks for looking
Have a Wonderful Day
hugs Jodie from Oz