My Dog Holly

When I saw this image from Just INKlined I knew I had to have it - why??? - check out this photo of my son and our dog Holly - yup she's a Cavalier King Charles. Holly is very much a part of our family - in fact I think she believes she's no.2 in the pecking order - she knows I'm no.1 - LOL. She loves to have a chair pulled out for her at the table so she can be a part of whatever is going on. I'm not quite sure what computer game she and Toby are enjoying but they look like they're having fun!

You can get this gorgeous image from Just INKlined HERE - even if you don't have a cavvy of your own - LOL. And there's a spooky new limited time freebie up for grabs at our blog too.

Now apologies for still being a little MIA - I forgot how much jet lag can knock you around and I'm trying to catch up with some DT work that's happening soon and I think my mojo is still in baggage claim somewhere - but I'm getting there - LOL! I'm itching to do some blog hopping to see what you  lot have been up too!

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Burtonesque Dolls Challenge #19 - Trick or Treating

It's coming closer to the time of year when our American friends are thinking about costumes for Trick or Treating - I went into a store while I was there and was AMAZED by the choices!!!! I very nearly bought a cute little costume for my dog Holly - didn't think the kids would be interested but thought Holly would look kinda cute all dressed up - LOL.

Our challenge this week at The Burtonesque Dolls is to create a project for Trick or Treating in Burton's neighbourhood. I used the gorgeous Evie from Tickled Pink Stamps, the sentiment is from TPS too. I combined her with a door to knock on from Darkroom Door and a Doo Hickey lantern die from Magnolia. The DP is Bayberry Cottage.

Now I've had a sneak peek of what the other Dolls have come up with for this challenge and I must say it's an honour to work with these talented gals! If you want to check out what they've done pop over to our blog HERE. So happy Trick or Treating!

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I'M HOME!!!

Hi Everyone - I'm home after a wonderful 2 weeks in The US of A! I didn't have much time to spend on the internet but I did manage to check up on my emails from time to time and make sure my scheduled posts popped up - now to catch up on everything else - LOL. What makes it even harder is that by flying from LA to Melbourne I manage to lose all of my Saturday - 23 hours of travel plus crossing the international date line - my poor body clock is a little messed up!

But it was sooooo good to get home Sunday morning and see my kids again - this is the longest I've ever been away from them and many cuddles were shared as I tried to stay awake during the day - LOL. They seem to have grown up sooo much - they were looking after themsleves while I was away and my 12yo was telling me he was making himself some AWESOME lunches. My 18yo now knows how to use the washer and has tried some new meal ideas out which they both liked - think I may just have to let them KEEP some of their newly found skills - hahahahaha.

I don't have too many photos to share - I didn't take many! My time was spent craft shopping - gotta LOVE that - LOL, meeting some of my blogging friends (more on that later) and catching up with friends I haven't seen since we moved home to Australia after living in Virginia 18 years ago. During my shopping I found some fun new crafting tools which I am itching to play with - although with Halloween and Fall in full swing I was a little disappointed there wasn't a lot of Christmas stock out yet. I'll be back soon with some eye candy for you - but it's school holidays here now so I plan to catch up with my 2 kids a bit too... One day soon I'll get back on top of everything - but first there's that mound of washing awaiting me in the laundry - LOL.

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Mo's Dream Team Blog Hop - CAS

I LOVE the third Thursday of the month because it means it's Mo's Dream Team Blog Hop and there is always such wonderful eye candy on offer by the team - and don't forget you can always check out more of the team's work at our blog HERE. This month our host is the incredibly talented Lori, and she has asked us to create a CAS (Clean and Simple) design with Mo's image being the main focus.

You should have arrived here from the amazing Peri's Blog - but if you didn't you can always pop back to Lori's blog to start at the beginning.

Now anyone who knows me knows I LOVE to add flowers and panels of DP and anthing else I can think of to a card - so this month's theme was a tough one for me. My answer was to make my image as big as possible so there would be no room to tempt me to add a little something - LOL.

I used one of Mo's gorgeous Christmas images "Christmas Fairy Mint" and she's available to purchase HERE. I LOVED colouring her flowing tresses - boy do I wish I had hair like that!!! She's all sparkled up for the Festive Season too - but it's a bit hard to tell from the photo.

Your next stop on the hop is the Marvellous Mina's blog - but if you get lost here's the complete blog hop list and you can find all the links on my left sidebar under Mo's logo.

Lori, Kerttu, Jak, Liza, Peri, ME, Mina, Shell, Elaine, Rosette

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SBS Halloween Release Day Blog Hop

YAY - it's release day blog hop time over at Simply Betty Stamps with the newest kids on the block - the Halloween Emos. You should have arrived here from the ultra talented Cheri's blog - but if you didn't you can always start back at the beginning and at the Simply Betty Stamps Blog HERE - you'll find a full list of participants over there too.

For my card I've used Franken Millerstein - isn't he cool! Some black elements using my dies and punches add some ghoulish interest.

Check out all of the new releases now available at The Simply Betty Stamps Shop HERE.

Now what's a SBS release day hop without prizes and special offers?!?!?! There's a LOT of information so pop over the the SBS Blog and check out what Betty has on offer today!

Your next stop on this hauntingly fun hop is the Freakishly Fabulous Eulanda's blog.

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It's Preview Time for Simply Betty Stamps Emo Halloweenies.

YAY it's nearly release day for Simply Betty Stamps new line of Emos - the Halloweenies! These guys will all be available on September 15th in rubber AND digi format - with the exception of London who will only be digi.

This guy is Christian the Vamp and he's pretty creepy with his blood red eyes. I've used a tree silhouette I cut using my craft robo and my Martha Stewart cobweb punches to add some creepy interest. The rest of the SBS DT gals have been working hard on with these images too and we have some fabulous creations to share with you - and we have a blog hop on release day with the chance to win prizes and get some specials at the SBS store - you can check everything out at our blog HERE.

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Burtonesque Dolls Challenge #18 - School of Ghouls

This week over at The Burtonesque Dolls we are celebrating back to school for our American friends - but in true Burtonesque style it's back to the School of Ghouls for us - LOL. We have our wonderful sponsor Simply Betty Stamps on board this week too.

For my card I've used School Emo Lola from SBS along with a fabulous blackboard from Tiddly Inks. To embellish I used my Magnolia Doo Hickey lace flower die, a sentiment from Tickled Pink Stamps and a skullie available from SBS and made by the wonderful Creepy Glowbug. My DP is from 7 Gypsies.

I know the rest of the dolls will have some amazing inspiration for you too - so pop over HERE and check it out.

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Just INKlined Halloween Competition

The team from Just INKlined have decided to have a bit of fun and run a little Halloween competition. There are some FABULOUS Halloween images available from Just INKlined and the DT have all used different ones to inspire you - you can check out what the rest of the team have done at our blog HERE. We hope they inspire you to join us too! Now here are the rules...you must use one of the Just INKlined images - and there's a limited release freebie available for you if you like! You must also add the link to the challenge on your blog entry - SIMPLE!!!

Now here's my project for you....

I used 2 different images to create a little set  - I've used "Misfire" - available instore HERE - and "Hat and Shoes" - available instore HERE. These images worked soo well together that I had originally planned to use them both on my card - but then I spied the tin in my stash and had an idea for my "trick or treat" set. I created an "oops" of a trick on the card and a tin for your treats.

The DP I used is by Kaisercraft if I remember rightly - I'm actually typing up my post while I'm away on holiday so I don't have my supplies in front of me to check! The letters were cut using my cuttlebug alphas. The black flower on the card was made by rolling and layering Kaiser flowers together - I had seen this online and wanted to try it out - it was sooo much fun and easy to do! I'll try and find the link when I get home from my trip if anyone wants it.

We would love to see you all join in with the chance of winning some HELLish Just Inklined Stamps. The prizes include a 1st Prize £10 of Just Inklined Store Credit, 2 runners up will win one Just Inklined Digital Stamp.

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Magnolia Down Under Challenge #63 - A Sketch

A few weeks ago the MDUC DT had a bit of fun doing a "sketch off" and you get to enjoy the fun of using the sketches we came up with - woohooo! Our sketch this week comes from the amazingly talented Kathrin. Kathrin LOVES her layers - LOL. I decided to use the opportunity to get another Christmas card made as I seem to have been doing a lot of Halloween cards lately - with more to come. Not bad for someone who doesn't celebrate Halloween! But I'm currently on a trip in The USA so I have been stocking up on Halloween papers and getting into the fun of the season.

But Christmas is on it's way and I decided to pair this snowman with some of last year's DPs from Magnolia. - did I tell you I LOVE snowmen???? Must be because they make me feel a little cooler when it's the middle of Summer over Christmas here in Australia - or maybe it's just because they are CUTE - LOL.

I'm sure the rest of the Magnolia Down Under gals have come up with some AMAZING inspiration for you using Kathrin's sketch - hop over HERE to check it out! Hope you can come along to play - it was such a great sketch to work with!!!

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Tickled Pink Stamps Preview Day 2 - Going Batty

Today I'm showcasing Tickled Pink Stamp's Halloween sentiment set designed by Heather Rolin - it's called Going Batty. I've merged 3 of the images with Lil Lolita Lilith - and the sentiment is part of the set too. I've been using the sentiments on many of my recent Halloween cards recently - they are soo fabulous! This set is a limited time digi Halloween set and Kellie plans on taking it down mid November 2010. It will be available from 6pm AEST tomorrow.

If you pop over to the TPS blog HERE you'll be able to see some more fabulous creation using this set by my fellow DT.

Apologies for the short post post - am heading out the door...

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