WOYWW + ODBD Challenge

Flying in with really quick post - pickies? plenty - yes Words - not too much!

Its WOYWW or What is on your workdesk Wednesday over here ..at our Julia's of the Stamping Ground!   

To my desk this morning:

Well, it is moderately tidy considering I am mid card! You cant actually see it, 'cos it is hid under the white sheet at very front right. It has new item from today's mail on top of it.  The card is for a birthday next month, might also use it DT post.
BTW love the Cottage Cutz stitched ovals, was able to get them very reasonably (for Oz) from Bizzy Bec's ..they fit perfectly onto most of my Spellbinder fancy ovals ones, here am using it (see test die cuts at front with blue peg on top of it) from SB Elegant Ovals.

Loved this since it came out, has underneath the "prayers" die too, to match it - so many lovely cards with this set and cant wait to use it..

My desk last Friday, used SB Fancy ovals with the Cottage Cutz stitched ovals.. dusted in a combination of picked raspberry and dusty concord DI. This was an order, my friend love turquoise and purple, she wanted this verse (which I love) from Romans 12:12 -
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”

Recipe:
Digi image for Romans 12:12 on Cottage Cutz stitched ovals,
popped up onto SB Fancy ovals, ODBD Beautiful borders, MB Pippi Butterfly,
LOTV Background paper, Lala Land fancy corners.

ODBD Beautiful borders, SB Petite scallop ovals, ODB Rose Stamp layered on dimensionals, CB Vintage Corners (disc.), digi rose paper by Donna of Bearly My designs.

To the Aussie shots - when out with dad for Sunday icecream drive, we found a new spot or "not-in-years" visited one! looks inviting doesn't it?
.. this is the hill we came down, with the beautiful growth all around.

This is what it opened up into - the creek, and goes out to sea in far distance. It is good fishing spot apparently as you see below .. a canoeist!

Well, I'm delighted to welcome new wonderful encouragers ..
a big welcome to Kim of Cupcakes, Cards and Kim
You will learn much from this clever crafter.. a pleasure to visit..
And also Kathy K of Purpliscious Princess Diaries
.... so do pop over to their blogs and give them some encouragement!

Thanks so much everyone for popping over and saying hi!
And may God bless your day wherever you may be!

Shaz in Oz.x 

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.  
Romans 12:14, 15

 Joining up with: 
1. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au 

2. Di's Snippety challenge - Used snippets on both cards.   http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/
3.  Stamping Sensations - April - One for the girls
4. Joining up with recipe Challenge at Our Daily Bread http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/odbdslc273-o-d-b-d-recipe-challenge.html 
Card 1:  O -Our Daily Bread Designs Beautiful borders die,
                 D - Designer Paper
                 B  - Butterfly
                 D -  Dimension, Die
Card 2: O-Our Daily Bread Designs stamps
                D- dies, dimension
                B - Beautiful Borders
                D - Digital Bible verse, Designer Paper

Annie's Friday Smiles + Our Daily Bread Challenge

Hullo everyone! 
First of all want to share my card for the Our Daily bread challenge "Use old and new"  Old are SU purple cardstock + Papertrey quatrefoil die. New Designer paper + very new ODB stamp - this is birthday card for my friend. 

It will make her smile, as she loves purple and butterflies.

And as it is Friday is time for Annie's smiles!

This was like a jigsaw puzzle - matching the right piece in the right hole. Believe me, there are teeny corner bits easily lost. Liked the right one best so made it up into a card. To me it looks like a view out of a window, through a lattice screen.

This verse always makes me smile, as it is so full of Gods promise to help all who put their trust him. "With God all things are possible"
.. love the gorgeous scrollwork on this stamp by ODB, from a set called "God verses. There are five verses in all.

This Bromeliad makes me smile every time I see it. The flower is so much more beautiful in real life - very hard to get a good photo of it they all seemed fuzzy.

This variegated Cordyline was dying, so I thought, so cut it right back to its very base. And look how it rewarded me .. and so it too makes me smile too - with thankfulness for the miracle of plants. :D

 These two shots were taken when a friend was here two weeks ago now .. had great fun swimming here! and went for swim today too, but not here - at our creek five mins down the road.

Isn't God's creation enough to bring the biggest smile to your face with thankfulness for it??

I will comment as able - a busy day today  :D

Thanks so much every one for popping over for a peek as chat, and may God bless your day wherever you may be!  

Shaz in Oz.x

if you want to save this just right click on it. :D

Am Linking up to: 

1. Di's Snippety challenge - Used  a number of snippets card http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/

2. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au

3. Our Daily bread challenge - Use old and new http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/odbdslc269-something-new-something-old.html

Happy Australia Day +Christmas cards - Rudolph Challenge @ Scrappy Mo's

Hullo there everyone ..  happy Australia day, Australia! .. yes it is our national day today

May God watch over and keep this land, and bless all who dwell here, with the hope and joy of His salvation.

However as it is after 25th of the month, I am sharing some Christmas cards for Scrappy Mo's Rudolph day Challenge. You have until the 31st of the month to join in by making one card over at ScrappyMo's - and the prize is a beautiful Memory Box die. 

A great way to get a head start on cards for this coming Christmas :) YAY!

This is really snippets ++++card - stamped the central image many months ago by masking an old tree stamp bought second hand. The greeting is digi and attached onto ribbon with extended tag die.

The theme over at Our Daily bread is use old and New .. well this is a very old LOTV image which ties in perfectly with the ODB stamp in embossed gold stamp from Christmas Flourish set. the Ultimate Crafts Embossing folder bought on sale after Christmas had a first try today and think it is my new favourite folder (called Christmas Tradition).

Well, thanks for popping over - and staying for a peek and chat.

May God bless your day where ever you may be. 

Shaz in Oz.x 

 "But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7

As Well as Mo's Challenge Am Linking up to: 
1. Di's Snippety challenge - Used  a number of snippets on both cards http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/

2. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au

3. Our Daily bread challenge - Use old and new, first card - old Square dies plus LOTV image and new ODB stamps and EF. http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/odbdslc269-something-new-something-old.html

Our Daily Bread Stamps + Christmas challenge at Scrappy Mo's

(WOYWW post is just below this one, thank you!)

Well, have managed to join in with the Christmas card challenge - or Rudolph day over at Scrappy Mo's ~ do join over at Mo's, you only have till 30th this month! 

I guess I wont be the only one with a collection of cards since this is the last challenge for 2015.
And, yes, the year has simply sped by not waiting for me to catch up at all.

Saw this on Pinterest ages ago, original by Darsie Bruno in 2010, when this die SB Fleur de lis came out. Minimal explanation on her page but worked out you cut two of each of the large and small dies and overlay them, mounting tape between layers. The stamp is from ODB Joy to the world set. Used SB ribbon label die extended (see WOYWW post below how to extend dies).

The underlay is beautiful sparkly paper called Pacific blue. Wish the photo could capture it. Embossing folder is CB snowflake one, discontinued. Made three in all, may make one more as have enough blue out of my 12 x12" sheet - has anyone else discovered how good a scoreboard is for accurately drawing lines for measuring??? Had light bulb moment when making this card.

TIP: 1. Once I marked from base exactly how big wanted blue layer, ruled the line down my scoreboard with pen, as shown.

2. Then turned it around the other way and ruled the other line.

3. Then simply cut by hand with my very good long bladed scissors. Job done!

This is wonderful time saver .. just line it up with base, mark both corners where you want and the draw a straight 90degree angle line on score board!

Base was a snippet base from last year in reject pile .. one of corners punched with MS layered arches was not quite right but I think no-one else will notice so a year later I use it :D The two stamps on this card are both quite old and discontinued.

More of the Bonbon or Christmas cracker foiled paper saved from previous years .. nearly used it all up but doing different styles as get sick of same one. these use same embossing folders as dont have many of Christmas A7 and need big ones for this landscape card. Used at last my Penny Black Holly leaves die. Greeting is from ODB Joy to the world set.

 

Thanks so much for popping over for peek and chat .. will return your visit as soon as I can, as do love to see your work too. :D
I apologise as have not commented on many from last few posts .. but will do you first, sorry. 
 May God bless your day and those you love, wherever you may be.

Shaz in Oz.x

O give thanks to the LORD; for He is good: His mercy endureth forever. Psalm 131:1

Linking over to:

1. Di's 200th Snippety challenge - Used laods of snippets, except for card base. 
2. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au

3. Rudolph day challenge over at Scrappy Mo's 

4. ODBDSLC263 Our Daily Bread anything goes with Religious Christmas challenge.
  All have Christian verses on them all but one from the "ODB Joy to World" set on them.

Friday Smiles, Snippety Christmas challenge! aka Rudolph day.

{ For WOYWW post, please scroll down, or click here - thank you}

Here's some of my Annie's Friday Smiles and entry for the Christmas challenge over at Scrappy Mo's.

Also there is a Double embossing challenge over at Our Daily Bread so going to try join in with it, too. First of all, to the snippetty card for ODB and Scrappy Mo's challenge

If you look on the post below .. or click here .. you will see the beginning of this card.
The background cardstock began its life as two different colours of bonbons from a year ago or perhaps two. Actually dry embossing the two joined pieces (with CB Christmas Snowflake folder) really made it look even more special!
Had this verse printed and cut already. The gold embossed "Stampendous" Luke 2:11 stamp is really special. I love the fact that in it Christ is called our Saviour and LORD, to all who come to Him.
SB die-cut is SB Divine Eloquence, Britannia Poinsettia dies set also used in three colours.

Now to my Friday Smiles.. this is my favourite bird.. (or one of them, as we have so many really). It's an Eastern Rosella. As I came around the garage, here he was - looking rather lost .. Took a number of shots of him walking up and down the fence top, and a *video.
Then... the one who he was waiting for appeared. (*Once I've worked out again how to compress them to upload to You tube, I will post video, too.)

..." okay! so where've you been? 'bout time! I've been here for ages..."

... "sorry traffic hold up.. so what's the plan? something okay up there, you reckon?.."

... "Mm? not sure??"

"Nope, looks pretty empty up here, wait on .. till I look some more .." ..

" mm... that's right ... I'm waiting again..."

What these Eastern Rosellas were doing wasn't clear, as this was taken on full 24x zoom. Maybe eating the salty seaside flavoured moss on very top of neighbour's roof ventilation hole, as it looked like he was eating it. I had the feeling the one left on fence was either a juvenile, or not interested.

One last Smile pickie: this is the flowering succulent in the courtyard garden (where I take card photos), love the tiny yellow buds, so pretty and delicate.. the bright pink is a poinsettia! flowering now for seven months. Really Downunder it should've been pruned last month, so that it flowers for our next winter in June/ July, but it still looks too nice.

Thanks so much for popping over for peek and chat .. will return your visit as soon as I can, as do love to see your work too. :D
I apologise as have not commented on many from last post .. but will do you first, sorry. 
 May God bless your day and those you love, wherever you may be.

Shaz in Oz.x

In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:6

1. Di's 200th Snippety challenge - Used all snippets, except for card base. 
2.Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au

3. Rudolph day challenge over at Scrappy Mo's 

4.ODBDSLC260 Double Embossing (heat and dry) Our Daily Bread Challenge blog.