Stylish Blogger Award - 8 things about me

Hi

Happy Hump Day to you all.  I hope your week is going well.

My week is travelling along very nicely, I am off to work tomorrow for the second day of my new job. My first day was last Wednesday and I absolutely loved it so no doubt I will be having a fabulous time today too.

I also recieved a lovely surprise from my DT buddy Judith by way of this lovely blog award. Thank you so much Judith!!

As you can expect to receive this award youve got several rules and these are as follows:-
Step 1 - Make a post linking back to the person who gave you the award!

Step 2 - Share 8 random things about yourself

Step 3 – Award 8 recently discovered bloggers with this award

Step 4 – Contact these bloggers and tell them they’ve won the award

So here goes.............. 8 things about me.................

1.  I can write and draw upside down and back to front

2. I only learnt to swim last year

3. The longest I have ever lived in any house is 4 years

4. My husband is Danish

5. I love animated feature films (just saw Tangled recently and LOVED it!)

6. I have been blogging now for 14 months

7. The most bizarre job I have ever had was when I was about 19 years old and I worked (for a very short time) as a telemarketer selling bags of Zoo Poo (yes, really, animal poo from the zoo!)

8. Another interesting highlight in my working career was when I worked as an admin assistant at Customs and was asked to pose as a drug trafficker at the airport. My pockets were filled ( I mean to bulging, with Cocaine, real Cocaine, and I was made to stand in the crowd of recently disembarked passengers at the baggage carousel and the trainee sniffer dog was brought out to find me.

Now on to 8 newly discovered blogs that I like to visit

1. Sandy
2. Alicia
3. Robin 
4. Kerrie
5. Leanne
6. Melissa
7. Tracey
8. Sandra

Thanks for stopping by today.
Michelle :-)

An Award from Shirley Ann and Alicia to pass on

Well, here's me following through on one of my new years resolutions!!

I was such a bad blogger last year and failed miserably at forwarding on all the lovely awards I received. But this year I aim to improve, so here goes.

I recently received this lovely award from Shirley Ann and Alicia. Thank you so much ladies for thinking of me.

This award however is slightly different from the usual awards you see. This award is to showcase some of the not-so-well-known blogs. We have some talented crafters out there and this is one way for you to find new and interesting blogs. All you have to do is nominate three to five blogs you read and want others to get to know .
If I tag you and you want to participate, create a post where you post the 'LOVE BLOG' image. You should also blog the persons link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award. You can then choose 3 - 5 favorite blogs which you also link in your post, then each blogger will inform you that they have been tagged.


I would like to showcase three wonderful blogs that I really enjoy visiting and I think you will too.

Beverley - Is a stampin' good time

Kaz - The Little Shabby Shed

Lorrinda - Isn't That Sweet?!
Please pop on over and say hi to these lovely ladies I know they will be thrilled you stopped by.

Special Note from the Originator:

The aim of this action is that we bring unknown, good blogs to light, so I would ask you not to blog fellow bloggers that already have 3,000 followers.

Choose blogs you think deserve more followers than they have, because they are very talented and make stunning cards...Please pop over and show them some love - honestly I promise you will NOT be disappointed.
 
Michelle :-)

Boho Blossoms and Five Petal Flower Punches

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Hi

What a fabulous long weekend (Queens Birthday for those of you outside of Australia) it has been. The weather is as always this time of year, just perfect.

My friend Jill and I had our market stall yesterday, boy it was really quiet. Lots of people away camping was more than likely the cause. Still, Jill and I enjoy ourselves anyway, chatting and having coffee and discussing future plans for JeMbellish.

While I have been busy working on a secret project (you will have to wait a couple more weeks yet before it will be revealed) I have managed to whip up a quick card for today's post.

For this card I decided to pull out a couple of punches I haven't used before. Stampin Ups Boho Blossoms and the Five Petal Flower punches.

I made this a square card because I wanted to use up some of the Stampin Up 6x6 designer paper pads that I have that my wonderful Mum, Shirley- Anne, sent up to me a while back.

The flowers and stitching on the pink circle behind the image have been hand drawn with a white gel pen and I also drew some detailing around the edge of the scollop circle with a pink stampin up marker.

I am linking this card up to :

Stamp Something Challenge- Happy Somethings

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Nice and Girly

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Doodling

Our Creative Corner - Gotcha Cornered

Recipe:

Cardstock - Barely Banana and Whisper White from Stampin Up

Designer Papers - Pattern Pack II Designer Series Paper from Stampin Up

Scollop Circle Die from Stampin Up

Sentiment from Kaszazz

Pink and White Brads

Stickles

Earlier this week I received this award from Lisa over at Mess2Magic. Thanks Lisa it was really sweet of you to send this on to me. Sorry it has taken me so long to play along.

The rules for this award go like this:

1. 
   
   Thank and link the person who gave you the award
2. 
   
   Display the award on your blog
3. 
   
   Tell 6 lies and 1 truth about yourself or vise versa
4. 
   
   Nominate 7 others and leave a message letting them know

Here is my list of 6 truths and 1 lie

1. 
   
   I'm a cat lover (I like dogs too)
2. 
   
   I miss my family
3. 
   
   I'm ok with turning 40
4. 
   
   I have travelled all over the world
5. 
   
   I could do with losing a few kg (diet starts the day after my birthday!)
6. 
   
   I love blogging
7. 
   
   I once flew over the local mountain range in a bi-plane

See the end of this post to find out which one is a lie!

I would like to pass this award on to the following people, some are blogs I love to visit every day and some are new followers to my blog.

Jill - Creating My Way To Success

Shirley-Anne - Stampin For Joy

Debbie - Passion for Crafts

Helen - Let's Create

Leslie - Ink On My Fingers

Sylvia-Anne - Poppy's Papercraft Patch

Cheryl - Sew Can Do

My Birthday Blog Candy is still running (finishes on the 21st June) click here to enter.

Oh, I nearly forgot........... the one lie was about travelling all over the world, I have never been outside of Australia!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Michelle