Delight In Life Canvas

Here is a canvas I worked on this arvo. It only took about 20 mins.

I just used good old finger painting - dont ya just luv that?.........good fun.

The acrylic paint is "poppy field" then I added some "sparkle glaze" to give it a bit of shimmer, then some clear rhinestones and the stamps are by StampinUp using brown StazOn ink.

I also added a 3 toned orange ribbon and of course my famous Daisy Loom flowers using a burnt orange raffia.

Thanks for looking.

Luv Sandie

Doodledoo..........

I have been doodling away for about the last half hour and came up with this card.
I have just used an old cardboard box, ripped it up a bit. I also cut a hand drew a flower and cut it from the same cardboard box.
Then I simply got to and started doodling away. Its very relaxing to just let the pen flow...........you really just make it up as you go along. I have used black/white/blue/greeen/red and orange markers. A little bit of ink for the edges of the card and some green twine.

Thanks for looking.

Luv Sandie

Happy Easter!!!!!

Well we have had a jam packed day today.

Kids started off searching for their eggs - suprisingly they woke up at 7.30 - normally a lot earlier. Chocolate before breakfast - of course!!!!!! Then we had a nice roast lunch with Nana and Pa. Finished lunch and then headed off to Nan and Pop's to spend time with my family.

Was great to see both families on the one day.

I made these cupcakes this morning and just had to share some shots with you. They were really, really yummy!!!!! Also some shots of the kids stash of chocolate........they broke them up into a container each.

Hope you all had a great day.

Stay safe on the roads.

Luv Sandie

(P.S. I was suprised when Sean presented me with a fab magazine from the UK - a stamping mag.......how cool was that - beats chocolate........especially as I'm not really supposed to be having too much.)

Last Diabetes Meeting tomorrow

Last week we finished up with our Diabetes course that went for 4 weeks. Tomorow is a volunary thing - we are to meet at our Coles supermarket and the Dieticain is going to go through the supermarket and show us what to buy and what not to buy. I have a fair idea myself but I am always wanting to learn more things. So it should be great. Shall share any wisdom with you after lunch.

I have lost a total of 5.2kilos since Christmas now and I'm feeling great. I probably have another 10 to 15 kilos to go but I'm just so pumped to reach my first 5 kilos. Slowly but surely.

Luv Sandie

I won!!!!!

I won 4th prize in the easter raffle at school today. There were 68 prizes in all..........that's a lot of eggs.
The kids were pumped and have made me promise to wait til Easter to share as they have given up chocolate for lent..............might be able to manage to wait that long.

Lucky me.

I shall post a pic to this thread in the morning when there's better light.

Finally...................

.........the weather has broken from 30+ degree days to a nice cool breeze and spots of rain..........bring on the rain........dont ya just love the smell of rain.........thank you God for rain!!!!!

Hope it is nice where you are.

Luv Sandie

.....and....................some more!!!

For this challenge it was a step-by-step challenge.

It is a Birthday Card Box. We had to make cards to mark each month and decorate each card as we wished.

I opted for stamping, doodling and some embellishments.

I have just included some of the pages that I completed. Of course I went with the red/green combo as they are my fave colours.

TFL

Luv Sandie

.........and some more!!!!

For this challenge we were could only use one double sided pp, 1 ribbon, 2 embellishments and one sentiment and we had to create

3 cards with these products.

A few things I have whipped up over the last few days.

There was a Cybercrop over at LSBS on the weekend and here are some creations I made - in between a busy weekend.

Fun at the fair today

Recently a new shopping centre opened in our area. Today they are holding a mini fair to celebrate Easter and to raise some money for a new school that has opened in one of the new housing estates. It was a great morning. They had free fairy floss, which the kids were quite pumped about. Free ceramic painting with easter themes, jumping castles, a young animal zoo - possums, wombat, snakes, baby crocodile, wallaby and some birds, and face painting. Tam and Josh wanted there face painted - Em opted out of that one. Managed to grab myself a very nice skinny latte and the newly opened cafe - very nice indeed. I can see a few visits happening there!!!!!!

Here are some shots of the kids faces.

Hope everyone is having a beaut weekend - not as hot here today - hot but can cope better today.

Luv Sandie

Catch up with my dear friend Fleur.

I had a beautiful catch up with my friend Fleur today. We met at a cafe for lunch/brunch.

Lauchie was there too and boy has he grown. Nice to see both of you.

Oh and Fleur gave me the most beautiful birthday present - one of my fave things in the world................"apples" Just have a look at this little beauty. How exquisite

Thanks guys.

Luv Sandie

Would ya take a look at this face...............

We had a suprise visit from our dear little Stephen last night. He is just coming up for 6 months old. He is such a dear little boy. He looks more like 12 months old. Medina is such a great mum.

He also was introduced to Rice Cereal for the first time yesterday and loved it to bits - he knew what to do. He has such a gorgeous nature. I tell ya - I could eat him up he is so, so yummy!!!!!!

Oh and we discovered he can now sit up by himself.

Look at this face - priceless!!!!!!!

And here is a bracelet I bought in the op-shop today

I popped into the op-shop looking for something else yesterday and stumbled across this retro bracelet in amongst all the other jewellery and instantly loved its retro feel. I didn't even have enough to buy it - it was only $2.75. So I popped back in there today - praying that it would still be there. Sure enough it was...........and the lady on the register said that is was actually half price.................now it doesn't get much better than that.

Its in olives/greens/greyishgreens/browns.

How funky!!!!!!!

When I was at the market on the weekend I bought myself some birthday pressies

Here is a necklace that I bought. I just loved it as it is so different. I also bought a bracelet with silver and red beads.

Speaking of goodies

Has anyone checked out Target lately? They have a new range of scrapping goodies. I was in there last week looking for a little pressie for Em's school mate and stumbled across some very nice stuff. While I was there I bought myself these goodies.

They are actually on sale this week too 20% off I think.

Thanks dear friend

Look at these yummy goodies my online buddy sent to me. How lucky am I? Very lucky.

I have already used one of the circle scallops to make the card from a few days ago.

thanks heaps Wirg..........you're a gem.

Luv Sandie

Rub-Ons

I dont normally use rubons but I saw these Kaisercraft ones and thought I just had to have them - so I used them and was happy how this turned out.

I also used a crochet flower that I bought at Spotlight.

The only way to have a friend is to be one!!!!

Here is today's card using a photo stamp- dont ya just luv these old photo stamps.

Tadahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Well that's a nice surprise. I just received another Blog Awar from my online friend Jendo...........thanks heaps Jen.

Now I've copied these details from Jen's Blog simply because I am too lazy to retype it so here it is.

"The rules for the You Make My Day award are to re-present it to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blog land. Let them know through email or by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times, and if you do, consider yourself really, really loved."

Thanks Jen.

Now my 10 people would be - Jen (of course), Fleur, Pretzy, Wirg, Renee, KaylaRenee, Lavs, Tash, Kim, Julie.

Luv Sandie

Monday At Remember When's Blog

This is the card I created for yesterday's Remember When Blog.

I have used one of the Square Overlays in the Card Making section at Remember When and then I have added some Heidi Grace pp and flowers/brads.