Its been a while!

My how time flys, its been a while since I posted anything here.

This does not mean I havn't been being creative!! 

I have been Uber active on that front.

I've been away at at scrap-meet weekend 

with over 100 scrap-mad ladys in Ski, 

a highlight of the autumn, 

much fun was had.

I've made a bunch of cards and mini albums and

even painted a few more canvases.

I have taken down my art exhibition peices and am looking forward 

to painting new canvases that will be displayed at the same gallery (cafe) 

next year in April and March. - Very exciting!

I still need to caych up and document most of the work,

 so today i'm going to show you 

the card I made for the last challenge over at Vintage challenges.

There is a new challenge posted today! 

(make a winter project/layout/card)

so do join in if you have the chance.

Here is my DT card for Vintage. 

I used the joker and another spare card from a pack of old playing cards.

 I gave the card a layered effect, by using 3D sticky pads between the paper layers.

A relativley quick and easy card, 

what took the most time was painting and distressing the wee frame, 

from a powdery lilac colour to this vintage gold, 

it turned out much better than I had hoped, 

so I'm pleased with the frame at least ;O) 

Hope everyone is well, I've not been on a blog round myself for ages! 

But I hope to change that soon.

Bye for now!

Nina

Lets play BINGO ;OD

A while back i ordered this cute wee Edwin from
Magnolias mini world.
He has been sitting on my desk
waiting patiently for me to get around to him,
when I saw this weeks challenge over at 'Just Magnolia'
he finaly broke out of his wrapper hehe.
This is a tiny card measuring in at 5.5cm x 9cm,
made with paper scraps...
(and a ribbon scrap to hold the pin in place)

I have painted him with distress ink refils,
the text is a freebe rub-on I got with a scrap mag many moons ago.
The corners are embellished with kaiser gems,
the pin is homemade.
To finish I gave all of the edges a light doing over with
distress ink - Vintage photo.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - 'Lets play bingo'
(I chose Gems, Distressing and pins).

Cards for men Challenge #18 'G is for...G'day mate!
(inspired by my Aunt visiting all the way from Oz)

Totally Gorjuss - 'As you like it'.

A Spoon Full of Sugar #162 - 'Happy Birthday'

Hope all you are all having a creative happy time.
Hugs Nina

Totally Gorjuss challenge #39 - GDT.

Heeellooo peeps another flat out busy week has just flown by, things aren't stopping at the week end either, its full steam ahead into next week!
This week Totally Gorjuss has a great challenge. 'Thinking of you' is the title, its a great one because it can be used in so many ways, as you will see if you look at all the different styles on the DT cards.
You've got a whole week to make a card a load it up so what are you waiting for!!! :O))
Here's my GDT card:


I have never made a card before using black and gray, so that was a bit of a challenge in itself!

The lovley DP is from maja design, CreaDiem, and its gorjuss don't you agree?!

I used white and gray bazzil paper, flowers from story teller, black colour box chalks on the edges, MS rose petal, MS fern, MS around the page Iron gate punches. Ribbon from Papermania, half pearls from a local craft store.

Last but not least a rub on sentement from Basic Gray, phew! :O)

AAgghh shit its 1am already and my wee boys have taken to waking up at 6am recently!

So I must throw myself in bed at superhero double action speed!! ;O)

Hope you's are all haveing a great weekend where ever you are what ever you are doing.

Summery hugs from Nina