Not your usual pair!

Hi everyone and a big welcome to my new follower Lady Anne, thanks for joining me.

Well last week I said that winter was "supposedly" to arrive this week and it did.  We had frosts Monday Tuesday and Wednesday and the temps down to 4 degrees.  Yes I realise this is a summers day in some parts of the world, but here in Auckland its very very cold.  Following the frosts we had spectacular sunny, but still cold days.  So yes I think winter is hear.

You still have a couple of days to join in the challenge at Gerda Steiner Designs subscribe to Gerdas newsletter to receive the monthly freebie image and enter the challenge.  The May image is this delightful pair.  Not your usual couple but realy precious, don't you agree.

I am entering this into Artfull Crafts May challenge Anything Goes and 613 Avenue Create also Anything goes.

Shabby Notes

Hi everyone and welcome to my new follower Munch, thanks for joining me.

Well its a very wet sunday here today.  Rumour has it that winter will hit this week.  Apparently there is a big cold snap due to arrive.  It maybe wet today but it is still quite warm.

Soccer (football) season is back and you will find me on the sidelines of a game Saturday mornings from now through till about September. I think yesterday was game 5.  So far 5 wins although the team are still not playing to their full potential, it always seems to take several games to settle in. Its interesting this season to watch Nick starting to take notice of gaps in the field and suggesting (yelling and pointing) to his team mates to fill them and mark players.

Anyway on to craft, first off there is a new challenge at Southern Girls, get out your rhinestones and pearls and enter the Sparkle and Shine with a bit of bling challenge.

I don't seem to have been in my little area much of late but this is a notebook, probably acttually more of a journal book really as its bigger than what I would think of as a notebook, that I made. I picked it up at a $2 store just because of the pink spotty cover which I decided to keep as art of the design.  I used some srcap paper and quilted the background, I think they are a combination of Kaisercraft Tea time and American Craft,  I then added some distressing and lots of embellishments.  I left the green diecut blank ready for an initial to be added.

This is being entered into the following challenges Totally Gorgeous buttons and/or bows  Sunflowerfield Vintage/shabby/rustic The Shabby Tea Room Flowers and Balloons and 613 Avenue Create Always Anything Goes with additional shapes.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for your lovely comments, I always love to read them.
xo

Who Loves watermelon

Yum I know I do....watermelon season is over for us though and we are now enjoing citrus fruit namely mandarins are just starting to pop up in the stores.  Yummy Kerikeri mandarins, absolutely the best.

This is a little card I made using an image from Gerda Steiner Designs .  The image is super cute and I kept it pretty clean and simple, which is alway a challenge for me.  Now make sure you pop over to Gerda's website in the next few days as she is about to load a gorgeous image for you to use for the latest challenge.  If you haven't already sign up for Gerda's Newsletter to get the challenge image for free....well worth it trust me.

Popping this into the challenge at Cute Card Thursday "Here comes Summer"
and  613 Avenue Create always "Anything Goes"