Blue Bazaar's weekly ATC challenge

This weeks theme Coby has challenged us with is Destinations-ASIA. I have a fair stash of Asia things and I couldnt make up my mind on what to do, so I decided to keep it simple this time.

Here is the link if you want to come and play too..

http://www.bluebazaar.com.au/index1.php?f=bb/index

Love Sarah

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Skinny Saturady-Friendship

This weeks theme over at

Skinny Saturday is Friendship. Of course Imogen had to do another this week, in fact she reminded me to check out this weeks theme...

Here is the link to play along.

http://sarahsskinnysaturdaychallenge.wordpress.com/

Love Sarah

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Busy as a bee.

Busy as a bee I have been this weekend. I have organised an ATC swap over at Blue Bazaar, and we have 22 wonderful people signed up. So busy as a bee I went this weekend creating like a mad woman. The theme is "Winged things".

I made a few extra, seven in fact so if anyone out there in blogland that would love to swap, leave me a comment, then email me. Have I ever mentioned I love swapping ATC's. Last week I recievd a beautiful bundle of wonderfully created ATC's by a lovely lady Judy in the US.http://myartisticside.blogspot.com/ Thank you Judy, I shall treasure them.

Ok off to create something, dont know what now, but I will find something.

Yes dad that is my sunflower finally flowering. Beautiful isnt it...

Love Sarah

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The tooth fairy is coming tonight

The tooth fairy is coming tonight for the very first time and we all are very excited to see what she leaves.

Perhaps a trail of gliiter, some golden coins and maybe, a huge maybe a letter too.

Yep my babies 1st tooth has just come out, after almost weeks of wiggling and more wiggling..

Must go to bed before the tooth fairy comes, so night all and chat with you later..

Night Sarah

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Skinny Saturday- Pierrot

This weeks theme at Skinny Saturday is Pierrot. Interesting theme as I have a stamp, but it quite wasnt what I was after, however I remember a trip down to Geelong earlier this year, and on the foreshore they have old pier bollards painted in all different characters. And of course lucky for me, I photographed a pierrot. With a little help of the computer and ink, viola!!! Next to mine is my 6yr old daughters who had to play along tonight as well. Her theme was clowns jugglying the buttons. Isnt it precious... She is going to be so happy to see her work on the net!! God love her..

Love Sarah

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Skinny Saturday

Once again another wonderful challenge to get the mojo flowing.. Over at Skinny Saturadys link here ->
http://sarahsskinnysaturdaychallenge.wordpress.com/
this weeks theme is "Birds." If you havent checked it out, do so, there is so much eye candy!!! LOL
Love Sarah
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Back to the ATC challenges on BB

This week we started the ATC challenges again at

http://www.bluebazaar.com.au/ This weeks theme is part of the season series - AUTUMN.

The mushroom image is a napkin mod podged onto a transparency, then stamped with one of my favourite stamps designed by Julie van Oosten for Stampington and Company.

Off to create to something else

Love Sarah

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Inching artists challenge

Today while it was stinking hot, I decided to follow the inching artist challenges. http://inchingartists.blogspot.com/ Even though they are tiny and fiddly, they are a great way of using your stamps or even parts of them and of course that ever growing scrap stash. This weeks theme is the roaring 20's and I used an image from old old magazine, must have been something like our new idea or womans weekly. Hop over to inching artists blog to follow Lindas greats themes each week.

Love Sarah

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An ATC

This afternoon I sat down to play with Tim Holtz new grungeboard and some beautiful silver glimmer mist from Tattered angels.

Hopefully now, some of the mojo will get flowing again and I can start playing more and doing what I love doing and that is getting all inky and gluey fingers.

Thats about it for now.

Sarah

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Outdoors fun

The last few days have been so much fun. Yesterday we went for a massive 12km bike ride with my nephew, and Imogen. We rode our way along the Yarrowee creek trail, soaking up all the bush and wildlife. Imogen and I couldnt help but stop to pat this beauiful and friendly horse along the way.

Today we visited the Fairy Park at Anankie just outside of Geelong. And wow that place has changed since I was a child. I had fond memories of a massive silver slide, and Barry had memories of go carts. Well the slide isnt all that big now, or is that I have just grown up, and well the go carts, well perhaps exciting for a toddler and thats all I have to say on that one. Sorry Barry. However this place is wonderful, and I cant wait to go back.

There hasnt been much creating going on, on my desk of late. Well nothing that I can share at the moment. Doing some LO's and stuff for Scrapbook Shenagians however will endevour to do more for my DT position in the coming weeks, thank you Michele for being so patient with me. OK off to rest my sore bum and bones

Love Sarah

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas to you all, and hope you all have a fabulous fun, family filled day!!!
Love Sarah
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Family of Poppets

After seeing Claudine Hellmuth on Marta Stewart making these cool sitting people, I knew I had to raid Dad's garage for aluminum flashing, and my fabric stash. And of course I had to do the whole family and give them to them on Christmas day. Though no doubt mum and dad will log in and see theirs here first. Hey dad!!!!!

Sarah

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Last minute Christmas cards

Here are couple of Christmas cards that I made at the last minute thinking I had enough already done. Hoping now I have everybodies done..

Sarah

The last few days

The last few days has been a busy one. Friday started off at the Zoo for Imogens end of year excursion for school. It was a stinking hot day here in Melbourne, and of course most of the animals were asleep.

That afternoon, Barry and Imogen went up to McDonalds for dinner, when the lovely As&&^$ banged into our car and drove leaving an $800 bill,

Thank you and hope you have a horrible christmas. (thankfully insured, however paying the excess at this time of the year is a bitter pill to swallow)

That night all was forgotton with a fantastic dinner with a bunch of wonderful women I proudly call friends who I have got to know over this year from school. Never known a bunch of girls to laugh so much so thank you!!!

Then Saturady Barrys work break up party that will have to be next post. Lot of fun and a very long day.

Sunday a road trip down the glorious great ocean rd. Time to just chill and scourer rock pools for wonderful undersea creatures. And to have good fish'n'chips.

In between a few last minute making christmas cards and a house warming card for Lynne who has just moved to the countryside 5 mins from here. Having morning tea with the girls tomorrow morning out at Lynnes new home. Anyway its now 1.10am in the morning, I am totally exhausted after making 60 gingerbread men for Christmas and for Imogens little school mates, so I am now going to hit the hay and will update more later this week.

Sarah

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Wonderful foil

Yesterday whilst wrapping something in foil in the kitchen I wondered what alcohol ink would look like on it. I had to play didnt I.

I scrunched up the foil, flattened it out and smeared the ink all over. It gives it a beautiful lolly wrapper look.

So what is one to do with coloured foil?? Make some ATC's of course. So today I did.

I decided I would play with my Zettiology and Paper Artsy stamps and do something a little odd I guess.

Anyway must dash and go and pick up the girl from school..

ATC & Teacher clipboard

This weeks ATC theme at Blue Bazaar is the last one in the Christmas Series- Celebrate.

In the last few weeks I made 2 clipboards for Imogen's prep teachers as a thank you gift. Thats all for now, off to make some more Christmas cards. Sarah x0x0x0

This is todays waste of time. Over 6 hours of making, baking and breaking gingerbread. I know I could have gone out and bought a beautifully decorated house with nothing to do but admire it. But I had this wonderful romantic idea of making my own. How hard could it be? All the chefs on TV make it all look easy yeah. Yeah right!!! So it all started at midday, with great visions of a building a house from scratch. First side panels cooked, not bad, bit dodgie just needs a few minor adjustments and it will be perfect I say. mmmm should have stopped there. 2nd lot out of the oven and snap. Bugger bugger. More in the oven and more issues. Anyhow construction time. Royal icing made, and yep not glueing the darn things. Out with the pritt glue, it usually sticks everything, everything but gingerbread. So I totally go over board with the icing, and half way through give up with the house looking perfect, well actually couldnt give a S$#@ what it looks like, so me and Imogen just decide to do whatever and here is the finished masterpiece that wasted my whole day. I think I will stick to paper in future...And never ever make another house as long as I shall live.

Week 7 ATC Challenge

This weeks wonderful ATC challenge over at Blue Bazaar is back to the Flea market series, and its Lace and trims..
This week I am focusing on making some christmas presents, wrapping all the presents and getting organised for the big day. So off to make some bon bons tonight..

Sarah
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Week 6 ATC challenge-Movable parts

Been busy this week creating for a Secret santa swap, but managed to fit in this weeks ATC challenge at Blue Bazaar which the theme is Movable Parts.

Christmas Bauble

After Christmas last year, I bought a heap of clear baubles from Spotlight and today I finally got the inspiration to do one. Again my daughter is the fairy, but this time captured in fantasy flower garden inside a bauble...