Finally a peek at all those things I made.

First there is this card that I made with a Sugar Nellie stamp (and yes, I checked, its right this time! I hope) I made it for the leader of the Cheerleading squad that I coach to say thank you for all her hard work.
The paper is from my scrapbox. The flowers are Prima and some from the Chinese market. The beaded pins are from my stash. Cardstock is Bazzil and the image was coloured with my Copics.
Here is a close up of her and the flowers. Aint she sweet?

Here follows the rest of what was on my desk, or some of what was on my desk. LOL

The jersey that I knitted for little Liam, its supposed to be summer in South Africa, but we have had some cold spells and very rainy weather lately, so ouma had to make a plan to get the two littlies something warm te wear. True to form, little Gemma's jersey disappeared before I could take a photo.

While my eldest daughter could not drive after having her baby, it fell to me to drive her around. One of the things I had to take her to was a jewellery making class. Now I couldn't just sit there like a blob, could I? I had to join in and then the inevitable happened - I got hooked!

This is what I made for myself. I am quite proud to say that I had no help in making this one apart from a picture and instructions in a local mag,

Here's a close up of the cluster at the end. Gorgeus don't you think?

And last but not least, here is the cupcake giftcard holder that I made for my DD who's birthday was on the 28th of December. My first try at one of those, but you can bet it won't be the last one I make.

Just ordered some more yummy Sugar Nellie new releases in digi format, so I am off to play! Have a great evening everybody, maybe I will have something exciting to show you tomorrow.

WOYWW

Its What's on your Workdesk Wednesday, so pop over to Julia's blog ( http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2011/01/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday.html) to have a peek at what everybody else is busy with. You might be lucky and see a desk even messier than mine, even though I doubt that is possible.
At least I know one thing for sure today. I am not going to get this wrong, because its my desk and I know exactly who made the mess! I admit, it was all me and nobody else. You will see remnants of at least 4 different crafts lying around. There's the jewellery I made as Christmas presents, the giftcard holder for DD's birthday on the 28th of Dec, some knitting and of course the remnants of a last minute card for DH's best friend who's birthday is today.

In the background is a framed piece of art that somebody asked about. So here it is, the whole picture. It is a piece that my daughter did as part of her portfolio for her final year at school It actually has a long story attached to it and if you would like to hear the story one day, I will tell you. I decided to frame it with all her scrolls that she recieved in High school. We only included one of each for every sport and cultural activity, but she actually had 3 or 4 for each activity. Her blazer was covered in scrolls. Normally we don't actually make a big fuss of rewards in our family, because I try to teach my children that they should do things because they love it, and not because they will get rewarded for doing them, but because I want to be reminded of the story behind this drawing, I decided to frame it. It serves as a constant reminder of my child's resiliance, loyalty to team members and her ability to bounce back when many would just give up.
I will show you some of the results from the mess on my table tomorrow, because I have to run now, DH is shouting for some attention.
Have a great evening.

NOT AGAIN!!!!! New beginnings.

Edited: I can NOT believe I did it again! I got the stamp wrong! Got excited for nothing - Somebody pointed out that the stamp was a Penny Black and not a House Mouse stamp. I feel SO STUPID! I blame it on old age. (That's my excuse and I am sticking to it!)
I was so excited when I recieved a card in the post today telling me to collect a parcel from the Post Office. I could not wait and went to fetch it immediately. What did I find, my blog candy from Jay-Jay. This adorable House Mouse stamp. Of course I had to ink it up immediately. Then, when I read my daily inspirational blogs I discovered that Curt posted on a Monday (he usually only posts on a Wednesday) - his post? He is part of the House Mouse Challenge Blog blog hop ( http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-beginnings-blog-hop-for-challenge.html). I think its a sign. Especially since the challenge is 'New beginnings' and I think this little stamp is the beginning of a beautiful relationship with House Mouse stamps.

The dp is Making Memories, cardstock is Bazzil. The image was coloured with my beloved Copics. Lace and ribbon is from my stash (I used my brand new Bow Easy that arrived in the mail last week) The little blingy heart was a gift. The sentiment is a digi freebie and I forgot to check by who.
Here's a close up of the bow and heart, beautiful, don't you think?
It is raining cats and dogs here. In fact, my garden is saturated, the water does not even drain any more. Not complaining though, we really need good rains.
Have a great day everybody. I'll be back soon to show you some of my other crafty endeavours.

OOOPS - Not LOTV Challenge - New beginnings and a few Christmas cards.

The challenge over at LOTV ( http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ ) Is "New beginnings", You can interpret that any way you please - new baby, new year, or simply new stash as I have done. I used my new LOTV stamp (Edited to add: My good friend Paola pointed out that this is NOT a LOTV stamp, but from Kanban. Hanging my head in shame, that will teach me to look at the stamp again before I blog. Thanks Paola ) and my new Martha Stewart punch.
The dp is Melissa Francis, the cardstock is Bazzil and the flowers are from my stash, the image was coloured with my beloved Copics and given the Stickle treatment.

Here is a close up of the image, hoping you van see the glittery wings, wand and tiara.

Next is a couple of Christmas Cards that I never got around to showing you. All are very Clean and Simple. No time for elaborate cards this year. All images are digi images from Just Inklined and Bec's place, coloured with my Copics. Cardstock is Bazzil and everything else from my stash.

Don't you just love that pointsettia?

Thats it from me for today, I have to finish my potato bake for tonight's 'braai' (barbeque) at friends. Have a lovely day, see you soon.

Peace.. at last!

My DH and son are off to play gholf (in the rain), Ankie has slept over at a friends after a house warming party, so I do not expect her home early. Daniela is still not allowed to drive and Karin celebrated her birthday yesterday, so no chance of them visiting early today. Peace and quiet at last! (Does that sound very selfish?) I have not done much in the line of crafting since my two grandchildren were born - I have been too busy playing and then there was Gemma's cot curtains that needed to be made and my own net curtains kinda disintegrated from old age and needed to be replaced in a hurry (Don't you just hate making curtains?) And then, Daniela is not allowed to drive after the baby and her DH works in Polokwane, so ouma had to do all the driving around for her, and then it was Christmas and then DH's birthday on the 26th and DD (Karin's) birthday yesterday.... so you understand why I have been MIA. Here they are, the two cousins on Christmas day. Aren't they just adorable? Wearing their shirts, designed and made by their uncle, just for them. These shirts have become a tradition in our family. Every baby that is born, gets one from him. For those of you that don't understand the Afrikaans, it reads: 'My uncle is the best"

And the back says,: 'no really, he is the best.' Cause for a lot of laughs and comments, but you don't understand... I wish I had an uncle like him. His very first salary ever, the first thing he did was buy toys for all the nieces and nephews. He gives the most amazing gifts. The kids all adore him. He is the only young man I know, that will take three kids under 8 to the circus or the zoo for the day, or on the Gautrain all on his own.(Can you tell I am proud of my son?) My biggest wish for him? That he will meet a wonderful girl and have his own children one day.

Here he is! The proud uncle, holding both babies! He would not give them back to their mothers untill they needed feeding and then he did so reluctantly! They were fascinated by him and kept looking at him. Eventually they both fell asleep in his arms.

Hope you all had a great Christmas and did a lot more crafting than me. I hope to get something done today and will be back to show you soon,

Have a wonderful day everybody.

And baby makes 5.

Just a very quick post to tell you all that baby number two -little Gemma - was born yesterday at 9h30 in the morning. She weighed 3.3kg and is only 49cm long. Short and chubby, like her ouma. Just loading a quick pic of the family, my DD, SIL, Luke and Hannah with little Gemma. All so very proud.
Gemma was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around her little neck. Thank God that there was no serious injury. Mom and baby are both doing very well and should be able to come home today.
The title of my post? Not obvious to you? There are now 5 members to the Webber family, but also... and this is the great part, we now have 5 grandchildren! I knew I would be rewarded some day for not killing my kids during puberty!
Gotta run, have to take DD no 1 to the dr. for a check up and then have to fetch Hannah and Luke from school, and I have to finish the curtains for Gemma's cot TODAY (hanging my head in shame because its not done yet), hopefully before she gets home from the hospital.
Have a great day everybody, if there is time later (and I can muster up the energy) I will post pics of cards made this week.

Blue Christmas -Sunday Stamptacular challenge.

The new challenge at Stamptacular Sunday (http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/)is "Blue Christmas" I thought this card would fit perfectly! The image is a new one from Sugar Nellie. I can't believe how quickly they made it to my door after I ordered them! Fantastic service.
She was coloured with my Copics, the stars on her dress and her wings were glitterified with Stickles and the fur trim on the doggie's hat was given the Flowersoft treatment. She was cut out with a Nestie. The dp is from Fab Scraps, a local South African company (Love their papers!)

Cardstock is Bazzil. The ribbon is from my stash and the paper doily from my kitchen.

I have been very busy all weekend, making curtains for our new baby's cot (will show you as soon as I am finished) and playing with grandchildren. I had three of them for sleepovers since Friday. (Great fun, but very grateful they have gone home)

Its my last week at school this week, so hopefully I will get some crafting time in between the grandbabies and DH that will be on leave too.

This card also fits the following challenges:

1. Stamps R Us - Holiday card (http://www.stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com/ )

2. Dutch Dare =Winter/Christmas (http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/ )

3. Secret Crafter- Christmas (http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/ )

4. 2 Sisters challenge-Sparkly Christmas (http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/ )