Make It Monday #122 with Saturated Canary

Hi, how are you?

Have you been crafty this week?

We are about half way through our school holidays here and my boys are keeping me pretty busy so I'm finding that I don't do any craft during the day and by the evening I'm pretty much exhausted.

But I did managed to get my card made for this week's

MAKE IT MONDAY

thought there were some moments there I didn't think it was going to happen.

I was super excited about this week's linky party too, as we are being sponsored by one of my all time favourite digi shops.

I have used an absolutely gorgeous image from there called Ava.

I just adore the is image, she is so pretty. Those eyes!

I'm really pleased with how this card turned out and the rolled roses are a first for me too.

This week's

MAKE IT MONDAY

linky party

is now open

We are extremely excited to have a new sponsor for a brand new year of Make It Monday! 

We welcome Krista from

Saturated Canary

Hello friends! My name is Krista and I design Saturated Canary digis and rubber stamps.  I love drawing quirky little characters!!  And I love even more seeing them colored in by you fantastically talented stampers out there!!  What an inspiration... The coloring brings them to life!  I'd love if you stopped over to my blog and said 'hello.'  It's a place full of family, art, crafts, and the occasional outfit post...hopefully you'll find something there to make you smile!  Happy coloring, lovelies!! x

Krista is generously offering

2 Digis

to our winning commenter.

Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!

My wonderful teamies on the MIM Design Team have created some absolutely beautiful cards to kick start things this week.

Chrissy

Lisa M

Lisa S

Marjorie

Meihsia

Rene

Sandy

Shirley-Anne

Tracey

Be sure to stop bye and say hello and check out who they chose as their favourite pick for the week.

And now on to the hard part....

Picking a favourite form last week, so many to choose from!

I really loved this one form

Steph

Love this card!! The gorgeous papers or the fabulously fun image that is awesomely coloured.........everything actually!

Thanks for sharing with us Steph.

Ok, that is it for me this week, I hope you will come on over and join in the fun at Make It Monday this week. I can't wait to see what you have been creating!

Also, if you are an Australian crafter I would love you to come visit my new store

www.pinkpaperparadise.com

and you can stop by and say hi on the Pink Paper Paradise facebook page. 

Have a great week!

Michelle :o)

Exciting News!

Hi there!

I have been keeping this little bit of news under my hat for a while now but now that it is ready I can share my exciting news with you.

My new online store is now open!! 

(to Australian residents only sorry)

www.pinkpaperparadise.com

stocking all your Copic colouring supplies.

Sketch and Ciao Markes

Refills

Blending Card and more

Stock being added daily.

Hope to see you there!

Michelle :o)

Make It Monday #121 with Digi My World

Hi, nice to see you here.

And here we are right at the very end of 2012, didn't that go fast!

I wish you all a very happy new year and hope that 2013 brings you health and happiness.

I am hoping to have some exciting news to share for 2013 very soon!

We have had a lovely break over at Make It Monday these last couple of weeks and I see that so many of you were still very creative during the Christmas period.

Today being Monday means the start of a new linky party, the last one for 2012

I managed to find a little crafting time to whip up a card using a fabulous image from our sponsor called

It's your special Day

This week we are being sponsored by the fun and funky Digi My World!  

They are offering the lucky random winner a $10 gift voucher to spend in store - how fab is that?!

Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!

The talented ladies of the MIM team have created some awesome projects to kick start things this week.

Chrissy

Lisa M

Lisa S

Marjorie

Meihsia

Rene

Sandy

Shirley-Anne

Tracey

Be sure to stop bye and say hello and check out who they chose as their favourite pick for the week.

With so many gorgeous entries over the last couple of weeks it was tough to pick just one as my favourite. In the end I just couldn't decide between these two.

Created by

Julie

absolute stunning!! Very clever design!

and

created by

Ann-Marie

It's not just the incredible coluring that draw me to this card but the fabulous layout and gorgeous flowers. The whole arrangement comes together beautifully.

Thank you for sharing with us ladies, I do hope you will join us again this week.

Well, I'm off to go stand in the rain I think, it's the first rain we have had here at home in about six months!

I look forward to catching up with you all over at Make It Monday this week.

Michelle :o)

MIM #120 with Meljen Designs

Hi

Nice to have you here again.

I've been a bit slack with my posting of late. Not much time for crafting with the wind up of the school year etc.

I have been flat out this past week or so organising gifts for the teachers and aids that help my boys at school and the staff that I work with in the school office (40 in total).

I decided to make these adorable little Santa giftboxes and fill them with apricot balls and peppermint slice.

In the end I found myself a little short on time to make a card for this week's

Make It Monday linky party.

I decided in the end to use the gift tags I had made with a sweet image from our sponsor called 

Carolling Snowmen

Very quick and easy project that comes up looking a treat with this adorable image.

Yikes!! My colouring looks horrendous when you zoom right in on this tiny little image, lol!

Make It Monday #120 is now open

This week we are being sponsored once again by the everfun and cute Meljen Designs Digital Stamps!

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog, and freebies and promos now and then on our facebookFAN PAGE!  Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at our store HERE to browse through all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too!

http://shop.meljensdesigns.com/

Meljen Designs Digital Stamps  are giving away the lovely prize of the winner's choice of 4 single digis!

Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!

The talented ladies of the MIM team have created some awesome projects to kick start things this week.

Chrissy

Lisa M

Lisa S

Marjorie

Meihsia

Rene

Sandy

Shirley-Anne

Tracey

Be sure to stop bye and say hello and check out who they chose as their favourite pick for the week.

I found it a real struggle to pick a favourite this week, there were at least six that I had my eye on but in the end I decided to highlight this entry from

Mandy

This is just gorgeous on so many levels! So many amazing little details and of course Mandy's awesome colouring.

Thanks so much for sharing with us Mandy.

I do hope you will all join us at Make It Monday this week.

Our linky party will continue for two weeks taking Christmas in to consideraiton.

Hope to see you there.

Michelle :o)

Make It Monday #118 with Cupcake Cards and Crafts

Hi

Well, here goes, let's see if this post will actually go live...

I have had a pretty awful week or so with Blogger. Not sure what the problem has been but posting and commenting is so painfully slow and ultimately ends in my computer freezing up.

So here I am a day late trying again to post my card for this week's 

Make It Monday linky party.

This image is from The Greeting Farm.

Make It Monday #118

Is Now OPEN!!

Please link up your paper creations at the end of this post.

MIM's AWESOME SPONSORS this week are...

Cupcake Cards & Crafts

Prize is a paper pack of the winners choice.

ALSO...

We have a special holiday surprise Sponsor this week.

Lori Hairston and our MIM teamie, Lisa, are co-hosting the 2nd Annual

Visions of Sugarplums

There are many many many participants joining in the fun!

 

So, for one week only, there will be prizes available EVERYWHERE, but in order to win the MIM prize from Lori who is graciously offering the prize of a $20 Visa Card, you have to leave comments on her blog and mention that you came over from Make It Monday! The more comments you leave each day, the more times you're entered to win the MIM prize. :)

Posts will be happening at different times and different time zones, so keep checking back to see all the wonderful crafts, traditions, tips, recipes, posts and prizes available every day!  Winner from MIM will be announced here next Monday.

So there is loads of fun this week over at Make It Monday and I do hope that you will join us.

As I could not get online last week I did not get to visit any of the entries so I don't have a favourite to share with you.

But if you take a wander over to my talented teamies you will be treated to their fabulous creations and you will also be able to see who they have chosen as their favourites.

Chrissy

Lisa M

Lisa S

Marjorie

Meihsia

Rene

Sandy

Shirley-Anne

Tracey

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope to be able to come and visit you too this week and check out what you have been creating.

Michelle :o)

Make It Monday #117 with Dr Digi's House Of Stamps

Hi there, nice to see you here again this week.

I would love to be posting more regularly but I just don't seem to get to my craft room to make anything to share these days.

School winds up in three weeks and hopefully then I might get a few projects made that I will be able to share with you.

For today though I have a card for this week's 

MAKE IT MONDAY

linky party.

I have used a fun image from our sponsor

Dr Digi's House of Stamps called Dish Cloth Dave.

Dream guy I reckon, don't you, lol?!

This week's Make It Monday is now open!!

We are excited to be sponsored by the awesome

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Dr.Digi's House of Stamps is a brand new digital stamping site featuring an amazing range of digis with a difference for the crafter with a sense of humor. Our artist and founder cut his teeth in the craft world at the company "Just Inklined", where his unique digis made a huge impression. We're hoping to continue to entertain and amuse, while fulfilling all your craft needs with our new products and regular freebies.

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps is giving away the lovely prize of 2 single digis of winner's choice!

Come on over and join in the fun. We can't wait to come check out what you have been creating!!

My super talented teamies created a selection of fabulous cards to kick start this week's linky party.

Please head on over and check them out, maybe you are their favourite pick from last week!

Chrissy

Lisa M

Lisa S

Marjorie

Meihsia

Rene

Sandy

Shirley-Anne

Tracey

Speaking of favourite picks, check out mine.......

It comes from

Jodi

What an great way to use up those scraps! Absolutely gorgeous!! Awesome colouring too.

Thanks for sharing with us Jodi. Hope you will join us again this week.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Michelle :o)

Make It Monday #116 with Meljens Designs

Hi

Hope you had a great weekend. Mine was a busy one clearing the yard in preparation for the cyclone season that started this month.

Did get a little time to get my card ready for this week's 

MAKE IT MONDAY

linky party.

I have used a fun little image from our sponsor called Puppy Pilot and coloured it with Copics.

This week we are being sponsored once again by the everfun and cute Meljen Designs Digital Stamps!

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog, and freebies and promos now and then on our facebookFAN PAGE!  Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at our store HERE to browse through all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too!

http://shop.meljensdesigns.com/

Meljen Designs Digital Stamps  are giving away the lovely prize of the winner's choice of 4 single digis!

To be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!

I had a lot of fun checking out the entries last week and to say it was tough to pick a favourite is definitely an understatment,lol.

This one was a real stand out though....

Created by

Cathy

I just love this layout with its bright,fun colours.

Thanks for sharing with us Cathy.

The lovely ladies of the MIM design team have created a fantatic selection of cards to kick start this week's linky party.

Be sure to head on over to check out their makes and see who they chose as their favourite pick, it could be you!

Chrissy

Lisa M

Lisa S

Marjorie

Meihsia

Rene

Sandy

Shirley-Anne

Tracey

I look forward to seeing what you created this week.

Michelle :o)

Make it Monday #115 with Bugaboo Stamps

For My Team

Hi there wonderful people! So nice to see you here again.

Today I am sharing my card for this week's 

MAKE IT MONDAY #115 linky party.

I have used a lovely image from our sponsor this week called Flower Jar and have dedicated my card to my wonderful Design Team over at Make It Monday.

I know I may be bias but I really do think I have the best, sweetest and most talented  group of ladies on the team and I consider each one of them my friends.

So Ladies, this one's for you!

Not only do these lovely ladies come through with the goods each and every time but they are also great team  players.

If one of the team are down for what ever reason, they are all straight in there ready to cover their commenting numbers or just to lend a sympathetic ear. 

This is what I love most about blogging, if it weren't for this weekly linky party I would never have "met" these truly beautiful women.

Please visit them today and give them a little blog love and tell them just how much you love the inspiration they give you each week. 

Chrissy

Lisa M

Lisa S

Marjorie

Meihsia

Rene

Sandy

Shirley-Anne

Tracey

Ok enough of the mushy stuff, lol!!

On with the show!

This week's MAKE IT MONDAY linky party is up and running ( we already have half a dozen entries at the time of posting, you girls are quick, lol!).

We are very excited to have again our fun sponsors Bugaboo Stamps!  Everyone loves these fun and sweet digis!

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week! 

 If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps   atTotally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT   for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug. 

Bugaboo Stamps are offering a very generous prize of winner's choice of 7 single digis!

Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!

Now, on to one of my favourites parts of the linky party process each week and that is sharing my favourite entry with you.

Tracy is one of the most inspirational card makers, her work is always just so gorgeous.

The colouring here is just incredible.

Thank you for sharing with us Tracey

So that's it from me this week except to say that I hope you will join us and play along this week and I look forward to seeing your creations.

Michelle :o)

Make It Monday #114 with Dr Digi's House Of Stamps

Hi, welcome back to my little spot in cyberspace.

Have you had a good week? I hope so.

We are at the beginning of our tropical wet season here and the weather is certainly warming up with temps in the low 30s and the humidity rising.

Not all bad as it does mean that I get to retreat in to my craftroom in the middle of the day when it is just too hot to be outside on the weekends.

I whipped up a quick card for this week's

MAKE IT MONDAY #114

using a fabulously fun image from our awesome new sponsor.

I chose Anglin' Andy for my card.

You will find an outstanding selection of fun and quirky images over at

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Dr.Digi's House of Stamps is a brand new digital stamping site featuring an amazing range of digis with a difference for the crafter with a sense of humor.  Our artist and founder cut his teeth in the craft world at the company "Just Inklined", where his unique digis made a huge impression. We're hoping to continue to entertain and amuse, while fulfilling all your craft needs with our new products and regular freebies.

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps is giving away the lovely prize of 2 single digis of winner's choice to the winning commenter over at Make It Monday this week.!

Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!

I had a seriously hard time choosing an entry as my favourite from last week's link up. Every week you wow us with your amazing creations but this week was just mind boggling so I ended up choosing two!

The first one is from

Cathy

Cathy has cleverly used a scrapbook page layout to create this stunning card. Lots of photos on her blog to show it in all it's gorgeous detail.

Thanks for sharing with us Cathy.

My second choice this week was this one from

Vera

Such a beautiful card Vera. I love the whole layout and the lovely stitching.

Thank you for sharing with us.

Well that's it for me this week, thanks for stopping by to say hello.

I do hope you will join us over at Make It Monday this week.

I look forward to coming to visit you to see what you have been creating.

Michelle :o)