Lyn's thoughts..........

What a fun day

It was so nice to have Carolyn up here last Wednesday......it's been ages since we crafted together. Gosh I look so tired in this pic......LOL! Looks like my hair has been through the wringer....he,he.

Thanks to to Jim for taking this pic of the two of us with our Cards.....

I was able to show Carolyn how to make a Step Card......so she happily made a few of these fun cards.....using the NEW Fiskars Interchangeable Border Punches and some of the Stampin Up product that I have here.....

We had a lovely day......chatting away and crafting.....we also took a lunch break for an hour or so....so I took Carolyn up to the Patchwork Tea House in Warburton for lunch.

Hasn't Carolyn done a fabulous job of her cards.....can you see where she used the NEW Fiskars Interchangebale Punches? She also loved using the Fiskars Everywhere Punch - BURST!

These are the two cards I created during the day..........................

Rod came home with these gorgeous flowers for me  in the afternoon.......

They are still going strong in our kitchen.....

Carolyn and Jim have now returned to Perth ! It was so nice to see them again!

I'm working 6 days a week as from MONDAY at the WATERGARDEN......4 days in the Boutique, SUNDAY in the CAFE and Thursday doing Rod's shift in the NURSERY / GARDEN SHOP....so no rest for the wicked for the next 7 weeks.......we'll be hanging out to get down to our HH in Payensville come APRIL......kids have booked the house for the first 2 weeks in APRIL....so looks like it won't be until mid APRIL before we get down there......we may even go away for a few days somewhere else ....just for a break over EASTER

PLAY DAY and CATCH UP

I'm having a PLAY DAY tomorrow with my good friend Carolyn.......it's been wayyyyyyyyyy too long since we crafted together......

I've been having fun the past few weeks crafting some cards for family birthdays coming up....

...........................and one more......using the

Fiskars Interchangeable Border Punch -  " LACY DOUBLES "....I double punched this strip to get this gorgeous pattern....I had some Cloud 9 Stickers in my stash that I added along with some Kaisercraft Pearls.

....and just to be different ....a Place Card using my NEW Butterfly Punch and Decorative Frame Stamp from STAMPIN UP...I like to off set punched out shapes and put some 3 D adhesive underneath.....

I need to get some Photos printed off soon so that I can scrap them.....it's been ages since I scrapped the grandkids.....so I'm looking forward to that when time allows...

It's a busy time around here at the moment with the WATERGARDEN SEASON!

Bus Groups are now coming up every day.....and the weekends have been busy....

Punch Crazy at the moment

I've been a bit punch crazy the past few weeks when I get some crafty time to myself!!

Here's another CHEERY CARD I created using the following FISKARS TOOLS!

Thanks to STAMPIN UP I have some wonderful cheery cardstock,papers & Ink Pads to play with also!!!

Hope to get crafty again later today!!!!

Getting out in the garden for awhile today.......need to cut back some roses and do some much needed weeding.............................then working SUNDAY at the WATERGARDEN!!

In case you missed my earlier Sneak peek Video from the BLUE LOTUS WATERGARDEN....here it is again......ENJOY!!  Make sure your sound is turned up!!!

                           Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

Valentine Card - Punch Happy - Birthday Step Card

I've had a lovely time playing with some NEW TOOLS from FISKARS!

The Interchangeable Border Punches are a dream to Punch with..............so creating this card for hubby was easy....

I used up some Black Fusion Cardstock by Bellla from my stash along with some Bella Ribbon.

Fiskars Tools used :

Fiskars Interchangeable  Border Punch - Ivy League

                                                        - X  Marks the Spot

Fiskars Everywhere Punch - Burst

Fiskars Surecut Trimmer

Fiskars Microtip Scissors

After I finished the Valentine Card I kept playing with my latest product from STAMPIN UP and FISKARS......combining the products from Two Great Companies to create a fun and cheery birthday card for my Step Mum who turns 84 on February 12th......here's what I used....

                                                    To create this STEP CARD

I must admit I love to PLAY,PLAY and PLAY some more when I get NEW product to see what I can do with them........I am loving the fact that I can combine the Punches from these Two fabulous Companies to get the effect I want with my projects.....thanks guys!!!!

Tools used on this card were:

Fiskars Interchangeable Border Punch - Banners Away

Fiskars Surecut Trimmer

Fiskars Everywhere Punch - Burst

Fiskars 3 in 1 Corner Punch - Summer fun

Fiskars Round and Round Squeeze Punch - large

Stampin Up Punches - Butterfly

                                 - Decorative Label

Stampin Up Stamps x2

Stampin Up Ink Pads x3

Cardstock and Paper was also from Stampin Up

Off to play some more.....................................back soon!!!

                                                               

Fiskars and Stampin Up - great combo

I have had some wonderful HAPPY MAIL this week from both STAMPIN UP and FISKARS so I finally had a play tonight with some of the fabulous goodies to create this fun birthday card for my great niece Kimberley who turns TWO today......

We are attending her party this afternoon......

I must admit I had such fun playing with the NEW FISKARS INTERCHANGABLE BORDER PUNCH - BANNERS AWAY....and the NEW CARTRIDGE for my FISKARS EVERYWHERE PUNCH- BURST....I thought these two punches complimented each other on this card.

Next I used my NEW STAMPIN UP Four Frames Stamp and Melon Mambo Ink Pad to stamp an image on white cardstock.

 The sentimant is also a STAMPIN UP stamp that was given to me by a friend....thanks Pam!

I used the Tempting Turquoise Ink Pad for this as I thought it looked great against the background cardstock........................also from STAMPIN UP.......thanks guys!

 I then punched out the image with my NEW STAMPIN UP Punch - Decorative Label

I love how STAMPIN UP have these co-ordinating stamps and punches.....just fabulous!!!

Paper is from the Stampin Up - Designer Series Paper

Cardstock is from Stampin Up - A4 Smooth Cardstock

Clown and flower embellishments were in my stash......thought they looked cute and added some more colour......

                                    HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIMBERLEY!

I can't wait to play some more with these fabulous tools.....that arrived today!!

.......ok.....I've played around a bit more with Kimberley's Card...just wanted to get a Number 2 on there with a Butterfly as she loves Butterflies.....and she is turning 2

So I used my NEW Stampin Up Ink Pads - Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight  and .......Melon Mambo along with my NEW Stampin Up Butterfly Punch

It probably is a bit overloaded now with Embellishments...but hey.....this is for a Child's Birthday....so I'm sure she'll love all the little touches.....

Now I just need to wrap her present and I'm ready to PARTY!!!!!

                        

       Have a  lovely weekend everyone!!!

gotta' love Happy Mail from " Stampin Up"

 This wonderful box arrived today from STAMPIN UP...thanks guys!!!

Ooh can't wait to play with all these fabulous products.....I've already ripped open the two Punches...Butterfly and Decorative Frame..............LOL!  Love how these punches have a lock on them for storing and travelling with them.....fabulous idea!

Hope to have some time to play later today.......I have a few fun projects in mind.....thanks to Sophie for sending these to me.......

Have been catching up on housework today after working the past 4 days at the WATERGARDEN.....hubby did his hamstring on Saturday....so I have had extra shifts of work.

Rod is at the Specialist today ..................re-his kidney stone.....hope all is well...he's having a bad trot to start the year......Health Wise.....

Looking forward to catching up with Carolyn and Jim tomorrow for lunch and then taking them around to the WATERGARDEN.....and SAM(grandson) is coming up for another overnight stay tomorrow afternoon.......

This pic was taken October 2010 the day that Carolyn and Jim headed off around Australia in their HUGE BUS

They have flown back to Melbourne for a few weeks and then they fly back to Perth to continue their Adventures around Australia.