Wednesday, 12 May 2021

WOYWW #623

Getting in bright and early this week - my 2nd in a row after a long time away 😀

If you want to join in on What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

pop on over to Julia Dunnit's - Stamping Ground

and see what the crafty and talented people are up to around the world

Not a lot on my desk at the moment - in work from home mode!

3 cards finished off over the weekend

includes the one I showed last week but with the sentiment "awesome" attached.

Received some goodies today - more Lavinia stamps

I really need to start using instead of just collecting

3D Liquid Pearls (10 for $9.99 instead of $39.99 - bargain!)

Kitsch Flamingo Distress ink pad

- waiting for the Salvaged patina to become available at my fave craft shop

and a couple of unbranded dies

one looks good the other is tiny - but that's what you get for going unbranded

Thats about it for today

Stay safe & well All

Cheers Maurs xxx

Sunday, 9 May 2021

Dogs Leave Pawprints

For a friend who recently lost his faithful friend...

Sentiment - Our Daily Bread Company - Pet Sympathy Sentiments stamps

Dies unbranded. Bronze base card, cream front and brown dog.

Our pets are our family - it is really heartbreaking when something happens to them.

Stay safe & well All

Cheers

Maurs xxx

Little Cuties

I was going to publish my Little Cuties separately - then I thought well - they are all created equally so why not just one big post...

All NBUS using Heartfelt Creations Stamped on an offwhite card snippet with Jet Stayzon ink, and coloured with derwent watercolour pencils.

Cutie Pie Piggies

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Scallops die - cut out of the base cardstock - bows from stash

Hello Bunny

Cream tri-fold card with oval cutout

Paper Rose sentiment die

Koala Hugs

This is the only stamp out of the set I have used previously 😀

Paper rose sentiment die, Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Frame 7 die layered on top of base card

Lambkins Love

Lifestyle Crafts Scallop die - layered on top of base card, sentiment Impression Obsession die

Elephant Love

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Frame 7- layered on top of base card, Creative Expressions sentiment die

Deer Little One

Cream square tri-fold card with cutout

Sentiment Die'sire

Raccoon Hello

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Scallops die - layered on top of base card, Paper Rose layered sentiment die

Was fun stamping & colouring this lot - I can see heaps of uses for them

I am adding these creations to NBUS Challenge #26

One of my favourite places for sharing 😀

Stay safe & well all

Cheers

Maurs xxx

Thursday, 6 May 2021

OMGoodness - I played on WOYWW for a little bit beginning with #204 - my last post being #230 in Oct 2013. People have been viewing my old posts and a few have popped up in my stats - I was really surprised how much I enjoyed taking part
Having moved house 4 times and now settled in our "forever home" I think I will play again 😀 I am still unpacking since we moved in almost 2 years ago - so much stuff so little time...

You know my motto - She Who Dies With The Most Wins

So here is my workspace - lots of crafty stuff but including working from home now...
Edit: Cannot believe I scored #33 - my favourite number - the omens are good

To the right is my cheap printer which only fires up occasionally for docos needed for work

The Malteser container actually contains choc peanuts & sultanas and cranberries for a snack - Maltesers just do not last long enough. The yellow bottle is a new brand of hi vitamin C & magnesium low suger lemonade I found yesterday which is quite tasty - but they recommend only 1 a day... may not make any further appearances - cute bottle though 😁

(OOPS - I didnt notice the premix bourbon bottle sitting in the corner - that wont last long either!)

Background - well we all have drawers full of stuff - one day we might explore these further - they sit upon Ikea shelving which are also full of papers, embellishments etc - for another day.

My latest unfinished creation from on top of the printer
Stampin Up Inks applied with make up brushes, unknown brand die, in a tri-fold black card - just waiting for me to give it the right sentiment...

Moving to the left a box of label dies - my go to for when I add a sentiment directly onto a creation and it goes wonky - and my trusty carousel - had this for years and the contents get shuffled about quite a bit - esp whith the event of make up brushes becoming ink blenders - who knew - still learning...

Blue brochure - we are house hunting for my daughter - hopefully this will be the one!

Background - my drawers know no bounds...

My huge 5x5 ikea shelving has moved every time with me - I can put it together blind folded I reckon

about 13 years old now - and still a mess. A very handy friend's husband made up some ink holders for me to fit the shelving - love them - but I have overflow issues with more ink pads coming out of the woodwork

Moving further left - uncluttered mess - I know what everything is

- I just havent decided on its final location yet

Lastly - my at hand drawers... Stamps & ink pads and surprise

Lavinia is starting to feature greatly

2021 started with 3 Lavinia stamps - I now own 99 - including a few duplicate mini stamps

I have even started a Craft Supplies spread sheet to try and keep track of it all...

That's it for now - we can explore other areas in the coming weeks whenever I get a chance

I am looking forward to visiting your workspace soon.

If you would like to venture into the crafty unknown

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

Link up to Julia Dunnit's Stamping Ground

And be prepared to be blown away by all the talent

Stay safe & well All,

Cheers

Maurs xxx

Tuesday, 4 May 2021

You are a Classic

Masculine Cards - quite a challenge then I remembered this Stampin Up set -

These stamps are so crisp and look fabulous - Stampin Up - Game On. Sentiment is a Couture Creations all done in Stayzon Inks. Tag Die is Mama Elephant and base cards are Black.

The Chess card was a quick make for a 78 year old's birthday 😀

I am entering into the following challenges with these creations

Cardz 4 Guyz #270 - Monochromatic

NBUS Challenge #26

Never before used stamps & die 😀

Stay safe & well All,

Cheers

Maurs xxx

How Ya Goin

An Aussie Card - Oi Oi Oi!

Copper glitter washi tape from K-mart, Die of Australia and Kangaroo from Paper Rose as well as the sentiment stamped in Jet Stayzon ink. I think it is quite a masculine card

If anyone has a Masculine Blog with anything goes challenges would love to know about them

The only one I have is Cardz 4 Guyz and my cards do not always fit their themes.

One blog that always fits the Theme is NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff!!

NBUS Challenge #26

Never before used Die's and sentiment stamp 😀

Stay safe & well all,

Cheers

Maurs xxx

CAS Heart Border

I did miss valentines day this year - but we can share the love anytime right 💜

and it is Mother's Day coming up next week here in Australia!

Another unbranded die - the Stamps are Stampin Up - Seasonal Sayings stamped in Stampin Up ink - cant remember what colour 😀 - I am lucky enough to have a grilfriend who had a whole heap of pld Stampin Up stamps she never used so donated to me.

Am sending this one to my Mum!!!

Adding this creation to the NBUS Challenge #26

First time using the die & the stamps

Stay safe & well all,

Cheers

Maurs xxx

Sunday, 2 May 2021

Magic Believe

My 2nd ever Lavinia stamp card...

very addictive to viewing all the fabulous creation on the FB page - but it stops me from creating my own...

Close up of the sparkly wings - I find if I take the photo while they are wet it shows up easier

As these stamps are Never Before Used Schtuff - I am adding this creation to the

NBUS Challenge #26

On a side note - I started with 3 Lavinia stamps at the start of 2021 - I now have 95 - and there are 6 more on their way.... so I have heaps of NBUS for sharing 😀

Stay safe & well all

Cheers

Maurs xxx

Puppy Friends

So love thinking up new ways to use my stamps!

I cut these little sausages from snippets - around Christmas - finally letting them out to play 😀

Coloured with Derwent watercolours. The stamp set is unbranded, the sentiment is from Kaisercraft the paw heart is from Our Daily Bread.

I am adding this creation to the following challenges

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge #402 - Ruby's Memory

NBUS Challenge #26

Never before used sentiment stamps 😀

Stay safe & well

Cheers

Maurs xxx

Thursday, 29 April 2021

Gold Red Merry Christmas

Very quick and CAS card.

Gold washi tape, red hologram paper snippet cut with Kaisercraft die and gold sticker sentiment.

I am adding this creation to

April Rudolph Days Challenge

Thanks for stopping by

Stay safe & well

Cheers

Maurs xxx

Monday, 19 April 2021

Pearlescent Dragonfly Wishes

I have missed making my "busy" creations and this textured card was a lot of fun to do...

Mounted on a bright blue card base - the EF was imprinted years ago - borrowed from a friend - I imprinted quite a few snippets of card stock for when I wanted this image.

I used makeup brushes with SU inks: taken with teal, pacific point, wisteria wonder & bashful blue.

SU Dragonfly dreams dies, Wishes sentiment is Creative Expressions die.

The 3 dies inked with Dew Drop Brilliance - pearlescent lavendar - then gone over with

chromeoxide green fiery faber castell pencil.

All put together with foam dots - well actually I cut up the sheets the dots come in - no waste 😀

I am entering this creation into the following challenges

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge #401

NBUS Challenge #25

Never before used Dies 😀

Allsorts Challenge

Week 620 🎀Anything Goes with an add ribbon option

I have not opted to add a ribbon

Stay safe & well
Cheers

Maurs xxx

Wednesday, 7 April 2021

Floral Heart JFY

For a girlfriend with health concerns at the moment

Unbranded dies - colours look way brighter IRL

Am adding this creation to the following challenge

NBUS Challenge #25

Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes - April 6th 2021

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #137 - Anything Goes

Stay safe & well

Cheers

Maurs xxx

Honeybee Celebrate

More new Dies & Stamp sets! I am just getting back into my watercolouring...

NBUS - Unbranded honeycomb die, SU Tasteful Labels die, NBUS - Unbranded floral stamp

(however I have now found out it is a knock off from the Australian Company Paper Rose Studio!)

NBUS - SU Honey bee stamp, sentiment from SU Sunflower celebrations.

White base card, snippets of yellow card and white card.

SU Yoyo yellow ink for stamping the flowers, Bees and sentiment stamped in Stazon Jet Black.

Flowers coloured with Faber Castell watercolour pencils, gold pen for the bees stripes.

I am entering this creation into the following challenges

NBUS Challenge #25

Stay safe & well

Cheers

Maurs xxx

Hot Dog Birthday

I just received this frame die and a new set of Stampin Up stamps

Could not wait to try them out!

Snippets of card for the puppies and the frame.

Puppies coloured with Faber Castelle watercolour pencils

Frame coloured with Kaisercraft ink pad cubes - dabbed directly onto the card after being cut out with the die from Wish. Then Stampin Up sentiment stamped in Kaisercraft Bark ink (LOL) and the bones stamped in Vanilla.

I am entering this creation into the following challenges

Cardz 4 Guys #268 - use something new to your stash