Journey Of A Gypsy

A layout I completed. . . .

2012-02-17T14:34:00.002+11:00

Well it has been a little while again but to be honest I am in a rut and sick of making cards that just sit in a box. So I have decided to take on scrapbooking in earnest. I did not follow a challenge or anything. This is completely my own design lol. The pictures are of my youngest daughter Ashleigh and my grandaughter Sophie. These pics was taken last Sunday just gone when they went over to the coast for the day.

I am really happy with how the page turned out and it is now the 4th page I have done in this style which I am totally loving. I love the sprays Mister Huey's by Studio Calico and I have two with two more coming. I would like to get them all. I used various paper lines - Cosmo Cricket, Sassafras Lass, Pink Paislee and October Afternoon. The Alphas are from Basic Grey. I hope you enjoy it but in the meantime. . . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Just Because. . .I felt like making a card!!

2012-01-26T23:31:00.003+11:00

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY for all the Aussies out there in blogland. . . .YAY!!!!!!!

I have been putting this card together for nearly a week but when Sherry and I skyped the other day I put it aside and only finished it off tonight so I thought I would put it up here on my blog as I really like how it turned out eventually lol. This card is not for a challenge or anything it was just because I felt like making a card.

I have used SU cardstock, Modern Label punch and Early Expresso ink pad, I Am Roses flowers (totally in love with them), MFT Dies for the dress form and sewing bits and bobs as well as the doily background and stamp set, some jute twine and a Making Memories vintage garment pin. Oh I nearly forgot the most important bit I used OA Thrift Shop paper pad. That is it for now.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

Clean and Simple Stamping - #174

2012-01-25T14:17:00.003+11:00

Another day another challenge people lol. Once again Sherry and I were skyping and we both chose to do this weeks Clean and Simple sketch. Below is my interpretation of that challenge.

This is the sketch we followed. . . .

Okay hopefully I will be back before the end of the week with another project.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Christmas Card Challenges - #7

2012-01-18T09:23:00.003+11:00

Well here I am another day another challenge lol. Once again during the same skyping session with my friend and partner in crime and laughter the other day here is another challenge from Christmas Card Challenges - this week being using flourishes on your card. I used my beautiful christmas gift from Sherry which was the WHOLE collection of Holiday Style by October Afternoon and I was going to put it away until next christmas but I promised myself I was going to try and not hoard so much of my stash hehehe. I used my lovely Flourish die my MFT which I absolutely adore as it always looks fabulous no matter what you use it on.

Once again the twine is from my friend Sherry. Cardstock is from Stampin' Up! and the chipboard Santa is also from OA same collection. Okay once that is it from me for now.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #35

2012-01-17T21:17:00.003+11:00

I was skyping with my friend Sherry and I decided to do a couple of card challenges while we chatted (4 hours of chatting lol). She told me about CAS-ual Fridays Challenges and what the challenge was for this week so I decided to make a card to meet that challenge and for this week it was a clean and simple card using scallops. Below is the card I entered.

I used October Afternoon Farmhouse collection, the sentiment I typed out myself using an OA Ephemera piece laying it on an A4 piece of paper and putting it through my printer using a typewriter font. The cardstock is by Stampin' Up! The twine is from my friend Sherry and the chipboard house is also OA. The scallops I cut out using an MFT die. Okay that is all for now. . . .

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Marion Smith's 31 Day Challenge 2012

2012-01-03T23:22:00.002+11:00

It is time for Marion Smith's 2012 - 31 Day challenge. . . YAYYYYY!!!

This year will be a little different from last year in that for each day of January we are to take a photo and create a photographic journal for them. Marion does have downloads to make a beautiful journal with all the inserts etc. but because it is just after Christmas I have no funds to purchase any of them at the moment but maybe I may down the track a bit. I have used Kaisercraft's Sweet Nothings collection and it is very shabby chic. I fell in love with it when I saw someone showing it on You Tube. I have had this collection in my possession for not even two weeks lol and I am cutting into it already why you ask???? Because I made a vow for 2012 that I would use my stash and not lock it away in the hoard vault ROTFLOL. I have a tendency to do just that but not this year! I will be doing videos during the month of my progression but not every day maybe every 2-3 days we'll see.

The first pic is of the front cover and I have not added any embellishments yet until I finish the month as I do not want to knock it around unnecessarily.

The second pic shows the inside of the journal and I have used random envelopes, paper bags and those vintage envelopes that was all the rage last year. I will also be cutting my own envelopes using some of the Sweet Nothings paper but for now I am far too tired so maybe in the morning I will start that but for now I just wanted to post on the blog for the day. I am off to bed but in the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day in beauty

The Gypsy

Spicy Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Penne Pasta

2012-01-02T21:25:00.005+11:00

Hi everyone. Well here I am as I promised with my meal from last night and the recipe that I created myself to go with it for those that want to give it a go. . . .

Spicy Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

500gms/1lb Mince/ground steak

1 small Spanish onion chopped

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon Oregano

1/2 teaspoon Thyme

1/2 teaspoon chilli powder

1 teaspoon Paprika

1 tablespoon fresh Flat Leaf Parsley

1 tablespoon fresh Basil

2 fresh cloves of Garlic finely chopped

salt and pepper

Vegetable oil

1 can of diced tomatoes in their juice

3 tablespoons of tomato paste

1 small Spanish onion chopped

1 clove of Garlic finely chopped

further 1/2 teaspoon Oregano

further 1/2 teaspoon Thyme

1 Beef stock cube

1/3 cup of water

a large handful of fresh Basil finely shredded

Mix minced steak, onion, garlic, egg, oregano, thyme, chilli powder, paprika, fresh basil and parsley together in a bowl and once mixed roll small amounts into individual balls until done, place vegetable oil into pan and heat on stove. Cook all meatballs until almost cooked through, then remove from pan. Drain most of the oil from pan whilst retaining the pan leavings there. Add chopped onion, oregano, thyme and finely chopped garlic to pan and cook until onion is transparent, making sure not to burn the garlic as it will become unpleasant tasting if burnt. Add undrained can of diced tomatoes, tomato paste, crushed beef stock cube and water to pan, stirring lightly to assist in the de-glazing of the pan. Once it comes to a boil turn the heat down and add the meatballs to the pan, at this stage add salt and pepper to taste. Place lid on pan and simmer until sauce thickens and meatballs are cooked right through, usually another 1/2 hour is required.

Serve with Penne pasta and top with finely sliced fresh basil leaves.

Okay until tomorrow that is all I have for now. In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty

The Gypsy

WELCOME 2012 With A Few Changes

2012-01-01T12:17:00.002+11:00

Hello everyone! Happy New Year for 2012!

Well 2012 for me will bring many changes especially for my blog. I have decided that I am going to change it up some here on the blog as I am quite tired of just doing cards and things. My daughter Courtney will be re-designing my blog in the near future to reflect these changes. So let me share with you what I will be doing. . . .my main love is cooking especially with fresh ingredients and I have not had much of a chance to do that in the past two years as I need to have a double knee replacement. I have finally seen the specialist and after checking out the x-rays he said to me I am surprised you can walk at all judging by these pics. But I have decided that if I want to cook then I will just have to do it and push through the pain or take extra painkillers when I do cook. I have a stool in my kitchen thanks to my scrubby and that helps heaps. So what this means is I will be doing recipes and taking pics of the finished dishes and putting them up on my blog with the recipe included for those that want to try it for themselves. We put a small vegetable garden in this year and in the first pic is our very first crop of cherry tomatoes and there are more ripening as I type this post hehehe. The second pic is of my daughter Ashleigh and grandaughter Sophie with my very first bunch of shallots/spring onions and we were as proud as new parents when we picked them lol.

Second I will be starting my Remains of the Day journal now that it is completed and I can just work in it so there will be posts about that. I want to do a Photo A Day or a week. I will be tossing up as to whether I will do a fav supply of the week as well and then doing scrappy projects but using a main colour and working all my projects on that colour theme. Of course mini albums will be making a regular appearance. I am going to try and do some scrapbook pages as well this year. Some of these offerings will have a Mr Linky attached to it so you can join in with your fav supply or your fav recipe to share etc. So please stick with me and enjoy the ever changing journey of a Gypsy as she walks through her life.

I went to a New Years Eve party last night to my besties house and made Spanish Meatballs (my own recipe) and Garlic Prawns (also my own recipe) but I forgot to take pics so I cannot post the recipes but I will make them again down the road as I have fallen in love with Tapas and my daughter Courtney bought me a variety of traditional tapas dishes and a traditional Paella pan for christmas so look out for all the tapas dishes to come.

In the meantime. . . .

Always walk about your day with absolute beauty!

The Gypsy

December Daily - Days 3-6

2011-12-06T21:26:00.004+11:00

Here I am once again with Days 3-6 of my December Daily as promised. The bingo card on top here is a genuine vintage bingo card that I was gifted last year and this is the very first one I have used to date hehehe. I used an Echo Park reindeer sticker and a little plastic button in the centre.

The next page is the actual Day 3 and it is about traditions so I did some journalling and then Ray and I decorated the tree. Last year we did not even put it up but this year the grandbabies are able to comprehend what Christmas is about so I had so much fun putting it up and then today Sophie came over and said "WOW Nannie this is bewiful, verrrrry bewiful!" It was all worth it to see her little face light up and now I hope Elijah and Lily do the same when they arrive on Christmas Day *grins*.

This little page is the other side of the bingo card and I used Echo Park stickers again hehehe.

This is day 4 and this was Sunday and Sophie went to the Pony Club and she was the youngest rider there. She has pink riding boots and a gorgeous little pink cowboy shirt her little helmet is also pink. She has only been practising for a couple of months and she is only 3 yrs old. At the end of the day she got seven 2nd place ribbons and one trophy. . . not too bad for a new girl. The crowd absolutely loved her, she is an absolute natural and I am so very proud of her.

Day 5 shows Sophie in the back yard with her Poppie behind her while she gets a bindy out of her foot. In the second pic she is showing off and in the third pic she is in her pool which is two days old lol.

And now we come to Day 6. . . . Today I finished off my handmade christmas cards. This is the first year I have actually made my own even though I am a cardmaker lol I know I am soooo bad! On the handmade kraft envelope (made to look like Maya Road envies) I put rub ons on it and I will put a few extra pics in there.

This is where I was happily colouring in using my brand new Copic markers and I have to say I am having a ball using them. I got out all my old stamps that I have had in my stash for nearly 20 years and went beserk stamping and colouring them in.

So that is all for today and I hope you have enjoyed all my pics to date. I will be back tomorrow with Day 7.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

2011 December Daily Day 1

2011-12-02T18:35:00.003+11:00

Well finally I have made it back to my blog and what a long spell away from it wasn't it? I don't know what was up I just had no love for it so this weekend I am overhauling it with the help of my daughter and then perhaps I will give it the attention it needs. For now though I have decided to do a December Daily as created by Ali Edwards. So here is day one. . . .

Which is deciding what was going to be on the Christmas Day Lunch menu for my family this year. . .

It is a big thing to try and outdo what was on offer the year before and because it is so darn hot here in Australia at this time of year everyone well almost everyone has a cold spread for the big Christmas lunch. So as I said in my journalling we will have the traditional baked ham, roast pork, roast chicken and then of course a huge platter of prawns but I might do Thai style prawns on the BBQ this year. It is the salads that are the thing to beat each year and all year I keep my eye out for new salad ideas lol.

Julie Goodwin a previous winner of Australia's Master Chef brought out a fabulous cookbook with some great Christmas recipes in there so I will be using some of her ideas for sure.

This is the front cover of my December Daily which I did make last year and had big chipboard 2010 on the front cover at the bottom but had to take it all off for 2011 and in the process I ripped some of the scrapbook paper so had to do a cover up ROTFLOL. I will be updating my blog daily with new pages and new photos so stay tuned and I will also intersperse these with Christmas cards I have made using my brand new Copic markers which I have fallen in love with.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

Card Gift Box

2011-09-26T16:49:00.004+10:00

Hi everyone,

Yes I know I am so slack not doing anything but I have been so taken up with art journalling etc that I have not really created anything card wise for ages. I will load some of my art journalling pages up gradually because I am new to it so I am a tad fragile about criticism.

I was skyping with my lovely friend Sherry who makes me laugh continuously. She is good for my soul and I am honoured to have her a part of my life. We met doing card challenges a few years ago now and remain constant friends who skype regularly. My whole family have met her on skype and usually they can all hear me laughing out very loudly when we are crafting together ROTFLOL. Sherry had this tutorial so we both made it together even though Sherry had already made it prior. Sherry did a Christmas orientated gift box and I did mine using Echo Park Victoria Gardens paper. Inside the gift box there are four assorted cards and I have yet to make the envelopes. This is such a good teacher gift or for someone you don't see often etc. So here are my pics of my finished gift box.

I am hoping to put some more work up over the coming days so please stay tuned for more to come.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Moxie's Fab World Vertical Sketch Challenge

2011-08-28T18:56:00.003+10:00

Hello everyone! I was skyping with my friend today Sherry and I had commented on her finished card which I loved because it was a halloween card lol and said I would make one. I checked to see who the sketch was by first and then went to work on it. I have not done a card challenge for Moxies Fab World before today but I can promise it will not be the last *grins*.

Below is the challenge we were to follow. . . .

This is my card which I also love because it has my fav paper collection of all time. . .Basic Grey Eerie collection. I absolutely adore it and I usually keep it in the stash vault but I thought it needed some air today and whilst it was taking in the view from my craft room I took a small piece from the pack lol. The mini alpha stickers are from Cosmo Cricket, the button is from the Eerie collection as well. The twine and Halloween stamps are from my stash. Okay until next time. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Our Vintage Affair Aug 10th Altered Item/Card

2011-08-11T18:41:00.003+10:00

Hello everyone. Well it is a little past the 10th of the month and I should have done this post already but I was busy studying and starting my assignment so crafting takes a back seat then. For this challenge over at Our Vintage Affair we are to use triangles in whichever way we could, either as a card, an altered item or even as Polly did a banner which is gorgeous. I made an individual cake slice box using SU Crumb Cake cardstock and October Afternoon Modern Homemaker DSP and their tin pin. I used my tag punch and some twine I was gifted by Sherry. All in all it was pretty easy to make but I would hate to production line them for a wedding lol.

For this month over at Our Vintage Affair our sponsor is. . . . .

and the prize is a £20 voucher to spend in their store!!

"We are a UK based business selling a wide range of craft supplies including stamps, dies and embossing folders, punches, an extensive range of items to alter and decorate and much more for your scrapbooking and card making projects. We are committed to providing the best, most up to date craft products at great prices, coupled with first class service.

Some of the leading companies that we stock include Stamping Bella, Ranger, Tim Holtz, Crafty Individuals, Martha Stewart, Katzelkraft stamps, Nestabilities, Craftwork Cards, Copic Pens, House Mouse, Viva Décor, Eco Green crafts and Cosmic Shimmer to name but a few.

We are constantly adding new products to our range of craft supplies so be sure to add us to your browser favourites so you can pop back and see us - there really is something for everyone."

I hope you can join us for the challenge this month as I would love to see what each of you create.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Patterns - #127

2011-08-08T00:06:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone. Well it is very late Sunday night here in NSW Australia and I am about to head off to bed but before I went I thought I would post this card that I just finished for Card Patterns. The sketch we were to follow is below. . . .

Here is what I made for the above sketch. . . .

I used SU Crumb Cake cardstock and vintage lace as well as Early Expresso stamp pad, I Am Roses flowers, one of MFT's new stamp set/die combo as well as their doily die, Basic Grey DSP and a Making Memories garment pin. I love how this card turned out don't you? Okay I am off to bed as I am closing my eyes as I type lol. Why don't you pop over to Card Patterns and join in the sketch this week.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Our Vintage Affair Aug 1st Layout

2011-08-03T10:03:00.004+10:00

Hi everyone!! Well here it is another month and of course that brings brand new challenges over at Our Vintage Affair blog. Now don't laugh okay. . . . this is my very first scrapbooking page that I have ever loaded up to my blog! I know right *grins*. I am a cardmaker and a mini album creator and an off the page lover. Polly and Loriete over at Our Vintage Affair gave me some time off as I dealt with family issues concerning my daughter and little grandaughter Sophie. It has been a very long hard road but hopefully there is light at the end of a very lonnngg tunnel. So here I am creating a scrapbooking page.

We have a new sponsor for this challenge and that is. . . .

And here is a little about the company itself:

"Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker is a scrapbooking company specializing in premium papers and embellishments that will make you smile. From whimsical designs to cute, cuddly creatures, Nikki Sivils designs straight from her heart hoping to inspire creativity and expressions of love and life.

http://www.nikkisivils.com/

http://nikkisdoghouse.blogspot.com/"

And here is a prize for challenge winner: the collection from "My Friend Birdie"!!!

Below is the sketch we were to follow for this month. . . .

Here is one of my gorgeous grandbabies. . .Sophie!! I had this black and white pic that my daughter gave me so I thought why not create my page using this pic. The challenge is to also include a bird on the page and I chose a SU DSP pack that has birds etc all through it but I had to cover the gorgeous bird up with the pic so I used a SU punch to put a bird there.

I hope you can join us over at Our Vintage Affair for this months challenge and that you are a lucky winner if chosen for the prize pack on offer this month and there will be another challenge but possibly a card or an altered item for the 10th August so stay tuned for that. Please join us as I would love to drop into your blog and leave a comment on your creation.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Patterns - #124

2011-07-19T17:49:00.003+10:00

Hello once again everyone. Here it is another day and I have another card for you. I did this one at the same time as the other one yesterday but I thought that I would put them up a day apart. Below is the sketch that we were to follow over at Card Patterns and we could turn it whichever way worked for us.

Here is my card following the above sketch. I used Basic Grey's Curio 6x6 paper pad, SU cardstock (of course lol), stamp pad in Early Expresso, stamp sets Aviary and Short and Sweet for the sentiment, ribbon from my stash, flower from I Am Roses and the pearl hearts I have had in my stash for over two years and only now decided to use them hehehe.

Well that is all for another day but in the meantime. . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Sweet Sunday Sketch - #126

2011-07-18T22:05:00.004+10:00

Heeellllooo Bloggers!! It has been quite a while since I did a post and there have been extenuating circumstances that have kept me from blogging or crafting for that matter. I won't go into it here as it is rather private and to do with my family but I have not felt much like crafting for some time. Today I had to teach a private scrapbooking class and decided to work on a couple of sketches after my student went home. I looked for a challenge or two and found Karen's Sweet Sunday challenge which I used to do on a regular basis with my friend Sherry. What better way to get back into the swing of things. I had so much fun making this card and it did take some time as I am so anal about where things go etc lol. Below is the sketch we were to follow. . . .

And here is my card following that sketch. I really love how it turned out. I used The Timsters Vintage Shabby paper pad and Basic Greys Out of Print 6x6 paper pad. I used SU cardstock, inks, and pom pom trim as well as the eyelet border punch. My flowers are from I Am Roses and I cannot do without these flowers now. The stamped image is from Kaisercraft and the sentiment is a SU one.

Okay until the morning that is all from me tonight.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

OVA - June Card Challenge

2011-06-13T09:10:00.006+10:00

Good morning everyone. Here it is a cold and cloudy Monday morning and it is a public holiday in Australia, so I am still in my PJ's and it is after 9am. I have no grandbabies to take care of and nowhere to rush off to so I am going to play for the whole day in my craft room hehehe. . . sheer bliss for me I can tell you after the last six months.

Our Vintage Affair has a new sponsor for the month of June The Craft Barn and the winner of the card challenge will receive 20 pounds English sterling to spend in their store and that is a darn good prize I can tell you because for me it would be nearly $35 Australian dollars worth of goodies. So this month there is a sketch to follow but you also have to include two different stamps in the background of your card and I know everyone will find this challenge easy. So pop into your craft space and get cracking girls and good luck to everyone.

This is the sketch you are to follow for this months challenge but don't forget the two different stamps as above. . .

Finally here is my card for the above challenge. I was a bit rusty I can tell you lol. Not quite sure if I love my card but I will let you all be the judge of that one.

So until next time ladies. . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

Winner of my OVA Blog Candy

2011-06-09T09:58:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone. Sorry I have been MIA lately but I have had major family issues and just recently I have been so very sick with a virus which I am so sick of. I have used Random.Org to choose a winner for my personal blog candy and there were 24 comments and the number chosen was number 17 who when I counted down was Maremat - Marlies. Congratulations Marlies and if you would like to contact me with your details and home address I can get this posted to you as soon as possible.

Thankyou to all my followers who have stayed with me during this time, I promise I will make it up to you all. Projects will commence very soon.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

OVA Blog Candy

2011-04-22T15:24:00.004+10:00

Hi there everyone. How are you all this fine public holiday? For us Australians this year. . .we get five days off instead of the usual four days as Anzac Day falls on Easter Monday so we get an extra day to make up for it.

I have some exciting news for you. Over at Our Vintage Affair we are having a giveaway of individual blog candy on each design team members blog. There are a few guidelines or rules if you will that you need to be mindful of if you want to have a chance at winning the candy and they are. .

If you want to win one of the OVA's candies, here are the 5 requirements:

1. Write about OVA's Blog Candy in your blog.

2. Leave a link to that post in Inlinkz under this post. (over at Our Vintage Affair)

3. Post a candy badge in your blog side bar with a link to OVA blog:

4. Leave a friendly comment in every DT member blog.

5. Become a follower of OVA's and every DT blog if you wish, but it is not a requirement...

The OVA CANDY is open until:

24.00 on 31st of May!!!

Here is the candy on offer on my blog . . .

So good luck everyone and I hope you enjoy playing along.

Walk about your day with beauty

The Gypsy

Our Vintage Affair DT Entry #4 - March Tag Challenge

2011-04-11T14:03:00.004+10:00

Hi there everyone! Here I am with another design team entry for Our Vintage Affair. For this challenge you are to do a tag to put on an Easter gift but the challenge is to use the pic below on your tag hehe. Now I don't have any coloured ink in my printer at the moment so I printed it out on my laser printer and then used my Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol to give it that old world look. So please make sure you copy and paste the pic below or go to Our Vintage Affair blog and choose whichever process you use to be able to print the pic so you can create your tag.

The sponsor this month is Inkido and the prize is lovely so make sure you take part in our challenges.

This is the prize that you could win from Inkido. So come on girls why don't you join us over at Our Vintage Affair.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Our Vintage Affair Design Team April 1st #3

2011-04-03T21:03:00.004+10:00

Hi everyone. I hope you have all enjoyed your weekend wherever you are in the world will depend on how far into your weekend you are or like us here in Australia we are finishing it as it is Sunday evening lol. It is time for another project for Our Vintage Affair. The challenge is to create an altered item for Easter which I have created a picture frame for the family Easter Sunday photo. I hope you can join us for this challenge girls as there is a prize from our sponsor for April and that is Inkido. The papers, ribbon and pearls I have used on my project are supplied to us by Inkido. They are gloriously shabby chic and you could have a chance to win some if you decide to play along with the challenge. So why don't you pop over to Our Vintage Affair and take a look.

I hope to be visiting many entries for this challenge as I know I love doing altered projects as do a lot of people. Good luck to you all with your projects as the prize is wonderful.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Less Is More challenge #8

2011-03-29T12:57:00.003+11:00

Hi everyone! Another card another challenge. I did this card when I skyped with Sherry on the weekend as well and only now getting around to putting it up on my blog. I worked all day yesterday and was just too tired when I got home to even check my blog or anything as it was very busy in the library. Simply Less Is More challenge blog is only fairly new and is co-run by an old friend of Sherry and me as in we three used to do the 365 card challenge very single day for months and months and months lol. That is how I met Sherry several years ago now and there were many of us that became very friendly and we still comment on each others blogs etc. This is why I love blogging so much as you meet so many lovely women during your journey. So I will say hello to Chrissie from Less is More hehe *waving madly*. The sketch we were to follow is below. . . .

This is my take on the above sketch.

Less is More means just that, clean and simple which I find very difficult to do so it was a real challenge for me personally. I used SU En Francais background stamp (a fav of mine) a large Prima flower and I surprised myself by using a flower from my hoarding vault!!! The DSP is from BG. That is it. So until next time. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

FTL #133

2011-03-27T21:48:00.002+11:00

Hi everyone! Here I am with another card challenge. I am slowly getting back into the swing of things lol. I haven't done a Clean and Simple challenge for a while now so while Sherry and I were skyping this morning we both made a card for the challenge. Mine will be winging it's way to Sherry on Thursday with a large parcel that should have gone by now but hasn't. The sketch we were to follow is below. . . .

Here is my take on the above sketch. I have used all SU product except for the embossing folder. I absolutely love this ribbon and have been waiting for ages to be able to put an order in and get some. This came the other day with the rest of my supplies including the Modern Label Punch I have used for the sentiment. Okay I am working all day tomorrow so I am off to bed.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with absolute beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Positioning Systems - #210

2011-03-25T14:06:00.003+11:00

Hello again everyone. Here is another challenge by Card Positioning Systems which I finished the same time as I did the Papercraft Star challenge. I used all new SU product again to create my card. The sketch we were to follow is below. . .

This is my take on the above sketch. I used a new stamp set that is in our current mini catalogue which finishes on the 31st March as does the lace. The DSP is in the new mini catalogue which commences on the 1st April. I am totally loving all my new toys hehehe. It does make a difference when you have lots of nice product to work with. This Early Expresso colour from SU is such a rich brown and has become my firm favourite to use. Here it is both used for the cardstock as well as the ink. Okay I am going to search for more challenges to do hehehe as the bug has bitten once again to make cards. Don't get me wrong I will always love making mini albums and I have three to make for family two will be for christmas presents and one for my Mum for her birthday in May or Mothers Day. I am going to fill that one with heaps of pics of her great grandbabies hehehe. Sorry I digress. . . .again! Alright I am going this time.

In the meantime though. . . .

Walk about your day with true beauty.

The Gypsy

Papercraft Star #38

2011-03-24T15:38:00.004+11:00

Hello there everyone. I got all my new SU products plus some new things from the new Autumn mini catalogue and I have to say I am in love with it all. So on this first card there is a sneak peek at a new product. My card uses all SU product and it was so much fun using new things.

This challenge is for Papercraft Star and my first time taking part although I have had their link on my blog for a while it is only now that I am getting or feeling the urge to make cards again. So please enjoy taking a look.

Here is my take on the sketch at the top. Everything I have used with the exception of the DSP is current and the DSP will be available as of the 1st April. Send me an email if you would like to place an order on bohemiangypsy@dodo.com.au but only if you live in Australia as there are boundaries hehe.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Technostamper #166

2011-03-22T11:55:00.002+11:00

Once again. . .two posts in one day even lol!!!! This challenge is for Technostamper and I always love doing their sketches.

This is my take on the above sketch. I have used SU cardstock and punch. The twine I got from my friend Sherry. The DSP and the chipboard elements are from October Afternoon Modern Homemaker. I typed the sentiment out. Okay I am off for a while now to do some housework.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Patterns - #107

2011-03-22T11:46:00.002+11:00

Hello again everyone. Now don't faint. . .two posts in two days lol. I thought I would join in a few challenges this week and one of them was Card Patterns. The sketch to follow is below.

And this is my take on the above sketch. I used Cosmo Cricket papers and SU cardstock. I used a Crafty Secrets stamp set which I just love and the crinkle ribbon is from my friend Sherry. I hope you have enjoyed visiting my blog.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Our Vintage Affair Design Team March Altered Kitchen Item

2011-03-21T13:33:00.004+11:00

Well hello everyone!! For our March altered item challenge over at Our Vintage Affair we had to do something for the kitchen. So after many ideas I finally decided to do a note pad come sign for the kitchen. I have used Graphic 45 Domestic Goddess for the paper and for the Pot and the Chicken I have used From My Kitchen Cricut cartridge which is fast becoming a total fav of mine. I also used the Storybook cartridge for the lettering. On the white pad I inked all the edges of the whole pad with Vintage Photo Distress ink and then I used a hinge clip to hold it to the board and then to cover that I used a small Prima rose. I also put those roses in several other places and I thought they just completed my project. The embellishments of the mixing spoons, the cookie jar and the red chilli are kitchen embellishments I have had for simply ages and I got to use them today. The cream crocheted lace is from my stash again I have had it for ages and then put some flatback pearls on top of the lace. I used butchers twine for the hanger and just inked the twine with Vintage Photo as well.

I hope you have enjoyed taking a look at my altered 'kitchen' item for this months challenge over at Our Vintage Affair and that you take part . The winner of the challenge will win the whole set of 6 papers from the newest 3ndypapir collection "Sweetheart". And - a spot of Guest Designer for the upcoming challenge! I would love to see what you make. so why don't you join in. Okay that is it until next time.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!

2011-03-11T21:41:00.004+11:00

Okay so now I can officially tell you all. . . . . .I won a position on Our Vintage Affair design team!!!

I have known for little over a week now and I have been unable to say anything until a post was put up over on OVA challenge blog and today it was put up on the blog. Seven of us were chosen from all over the world and I am so thrilled to be a part of it. There is nothing I love better than vintage. . . OH yes there is. . .vintage grunge of course!

So why don't you all take the time and head on over there to take part in the challenge for March. There is a sketch to loosely follow or not but the card must have as many buttons included in your design. Below is the sketch. . .

Here is my interpretation of the above sketch.

I hope that you can take the time to join us in our first challenge as a new Design Team and there are prizes so why don't you join us.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Our Vintage Affair Feb Card/LO Challenge

2011-03-10T16:02:00.004+11:00

Hi everyone. Well I am finally over being sick and back to my normal self thank goodness. It was a very nasty virus. Okay I am just squeezing this one in before the challenge ends over at Our Vintage Affair. It was a card or a layout challenge using a sketch which is below my card. I am so not sure of this one girls let me tell you and even though I have posted it I just don't know.

Okay so that is all for now but I do have some things to tell you down the track just a little bit. So stay tuned for that one.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Our Vintage Affair Design Team entry

2011-03-01T12:39:00.005+11:00

EDIT: Just have to let you all know that I got an Honourable Mention for my photo box on Our Vintage Affair. So I am quite happy with that I think. Thanks for all the lovely comments.

Hi there everyone!! It has been quite some time since I blogged last I know but I was busy working in the library and a few weeks ago my friend Sherry gave me a link to a blog called Our Vintage Affair which she said was right up my alley and it so was. When I went to visit I discovered that they were having a design team call so I quickly made my photobox and did a video on it but did not get around to posting on my blog nor did I get around to applying for the team due to becoming sick with a virus. . . .however I did in fact apply today even though I still feel unwell I knew that I wanted a chance to be a part of this design team so I dragged myself out of bed to get it done. I am so happy that I made the effort too. So ladies, and gents if you happen to read my blog please cross your fingers for me. Below is my entry for the design team I hope you enjoy taking a look. The pic is of my little grandaughter Sophia who at the time of the pic was 15months old and is now 2 1/2 yrs old boy time flys.

This first pic is a back view of the box. . .

This is the inside of the box. . .

and this is the top of the box. I had so much fun making this and the girls on the blog provided the template for the box which I chose to follow. Okay I am going back to bed.

In the meantime. . .

Walk about your day without getting sick

The Gypsy

Technostamper #159

2011-02-02T23:12:00.003+11:00

Hello again everyone. I thought I would make another card tonight and get it loaded but due to the horrible weather affecting Queensland my internet keeps dropping out so it has taken me so long to get this posted lol.

I chose Technostamper again this week and the sketch (below) looked easy enough to follow. . . .

This is my version of the above sketch. . .

I just got these papers and decided to have a little play. The paper collection is the new Valentines collection from Bo Bunny and I love them. The image on the top layer is from the sticker element sheet that comes with the collection. Okay I won't chat much because I want to get this posted before I head off to bed. So I will see you again.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

Technostamper #158

2011-01-26T10:14:00.003+11:00

Hello everyone. Once again I took part in Technostampers challenge. I am on the trot today as it is a national holiday here in Australia for Australia Day and I am off to my besties house for some artistic play lol. Below is the sketch we were to follow. . .

And this is my take on the above sketch. . .

I used SU cardstock as always and stamp pads and punches and sentiment lol. I used 7 Gypsies Conservatory paper on the bottom and then overstamped it with the Timsters Flights of Fancy stamp set in SU Soft Suede. The couple is from Hampton Art in cahoots with Graphic 45 as is the background on the top of my card from the same stamp set. I love how this turned out.

Okay I am off to play.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Patterns - #99

2011-01-24T21:29:00.003+11:00

Well here it is the very next day and I have completed another card challenge lol. I jumped straight in and did Card Patterns sketch this week and I have about another three I will be doing over the next two days or so. Below is the sketch for this week. . .

This is my take on the above sketch. . .

Of course I used by fav paper line Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante. I used Sherry's crinkle ribbon and made my own rosette button. The stamped sentiment is from the Timster. The nuts and bolts stamp at the top of the card is from my SU Robots stamp set hehe which I just love as is the border punch. Okay that is it for me tonight. I have made four videos today for Marion Smith's 31 Day challenge and I am playing catch up. If you would like to see them jump over to my You Tube channel and take a look.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Technostamper #157

2011-01-23T12:21:00.002+11:00

Okay ladies here is another challenge I have taken part in this week and the sketch is from Technostamper. I used flowers for my 3 x 3 embellies. Not too sure whether I like my card for this challenge or not yet. . .as they say the jury is still out!!

This is my take on the above sketch. . . .

Once again using October Afternoon Modern Homemaker papers. I used the clear buttons from Stampin' Up! and put the Modern Homemaker paper behind it and used Linen thread. Make sure you look below this post as I have another card that I made for another challenge.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Positioning Systems - #201

2011-01-23T12:11:00.002+11:00

Well finally here I am with another challenge. Sorry for being absent but I have been doing Marion Smith's 31 Day challenge over on You Tube and I am a tad behind on that at the moment but plan on catching up over the next two days. It depends on how much time I get to myself. This card is for CPS but it might be a little too late but never mind I still took part and that is the main thing don't you think? Below is the sketch that we were to follow. . .

And this is my take on the above sketch. . . .

I just got this paper collection from Ellen Hutson.com and it is relatively new from October Afternoon called Modern Homemaker and I love it. I got the chipboard and stickers etc to go with it. I will be back with other cards very shortly so make sure you take a peek at all the other cards I have been making.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Technostamper #154

2011-01-02T22:58:00.003+11:00

Hello again. I decided to make another card tonight as I was sitting here watching YT videos on Marion Smith's challenge - 31 days, 31 videos, 31 goals. I think I might take part in this so be prepared for 31 videos in the month of Jan. I was procrastinating so much about it but I think I will commit. You should go over to YT and take a look at apieceofcraftdotcom and try it out for yourself. I chose Technostamper once again to follow their sketch as laid out below. . . .

This is my take on the above sketch and I used October Afternoon Thrift Shop papers which is a fav of mine and I have the HomeMaker coming lol. The flower I made using white Primas and I glimmer misted them in red velvet which has a black sheen to it which matched the card. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark and embossed in SU gold embossing powder. Oh the flower I dusted in Diamond Dust. . .another fav thing of mine hehe.

I hope you have enjoyed my card and please leave a comment so I know you have visited my blog.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Cardabilities - #18

2010-12-31T17:17:00.002+11:00

Well here I am again before the end of the year of 2010 lol. Sherry and I managed to find some time to skype this afternoon when I got home from work and this is the challenge that I worked on. More talking than cardmaking lol but Sherry got two to my one done hehehe. I have not done a Cardabilities challenge before and the sketch looked good so I now have one card in my stash for next christmas ROTFLOL. Below is the sketch we were to follow. . . .

And below is my interpretation of the above sketch.

I hope you like it. Please leave a comment so I know you have visited. I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year from the Land Downunder as it is New Years Eve here tonight. Scrubby and I are off to babysit for Ash and Michael while they go to the dam for the night with all their friends and will be returning in the morning.

In the meantime though. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Patterns - #96

2010-12-28T21:07:00.002+11:00

Hello fellow bloggers. Well here we are at the end of another year bar a few more days so I thought I would do a challenge or two before the end of the year lol. I hope you all had the most lovely christmas as did I. We spent the day with my daughter Ashleighs partners family. So my four grandbabies, both daughters and scrubby and I went over and his family had the best day ever they said thanks to my grandchildren and us. Apparently they normally have a very quiet day with just the four of them but this year was rowdy to say the least and Michael's mum kept saying thankyou so much for allowing me to spend the day with your family. It was an honour to be able to spend it with people that you genuinely like in my opinion.

I am going to try and partake in more challenges next year but honestly I do challenges and get nowhere so I gave up this year because no one makes comments and there is no recognition etc so I thought that is was a waste of time so I stopped. That makes me sound shallow and I really am not, but really it costs money to continually make cards etc but I am determined to make at least two cards per week for starters to get me back on track. My friend Sherry will love it that I am doing challenges again. We skype regularly and Sherry has gone ahead in leaps and bounds with her blog and completing challenges and is now on several design teams and she deserves every bit of her success she does amazing work.

Okay that is my rambling done hehehehe. So now onto the challenge. I chose Card Patterns this week as it seemed an easy sketch to do or so I thought but that just wasn't so lol. It took me quite some time to get it completed. This is the sketch we were to follow below. . . .

This is my interpretation of the above sketch. I used October Afternoon Thrift Shop DSP. SU cardstock in Crumb Cake my all time fav, as well as Very Vanilla. The background stamping is also in Crumb Cake using an Invoke Arts stamp and then the main image is a Hampton Arts stamp set (from a very dear friend) based on Graphic 45 paper lines which are among my favs. The twine is from my friend Sherry.

I hope you like my card. If so please leave a comment so that I know you have visited my blog. Also I hope you like the changes I have made to my blog, I know I do hehe.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Don't Faint Okay??? New Projects

2010-12-17T22:15:00.004+11:00

Hi girls and perhaps guys lol. . .well you never know who is going to look at your blog I mean it could be the Timster now could it not? I wish!!

I know I haven't posted for quite some time but life sometimes get in the way even with the best laid plans. But I do have news. My scrubby is making a stand/tripod extension for my video camera so I can start to make vids again. This way I can have the camera directly overhead of my workstation without having to manoeuvre the camera and tripod or contort myself to be sitting at the right angle etc. I will commence over the christmas break while I have some time and for starters I may just do some vids of what I have made lately and then in the very new year I will start tutorials, or maybe not tutorials as such but process vids.

Okay below are just some pics of what I have been up to besides being sick. . .do you know that as one gets older (turned 54 yrs old on the 12th Dec. . .YUCKO!) you get sick more often? Well it seems like it anyway. Once upon a time I never got damn sick but now every time I turn around I have a cold, or tummy bug or if nature really wants to push my buttons then I get them combined, now that is nasty let me tell ya! You may as well get that cuppa that you thought of making you may be a while reading hehehe. I hope you are all organised for Christmas or more organised than me I should state. I am so not organised but then that is how I roll . . .by the seat of my pants ROTFLOL.

Okay the first pic here is of a christmas card using Cosmo Cricket supplies from a very dear friend of mine lol and the second one beside it is using stamps from my ancient stash (18 yrs old) and they still stamp amazingly clear. I like both cards for different reasons.

This second pair of cards is once again christmas cards. The first one is using all SU supplies except for the DSP which is Cosmo again. The red polka dot ribbon is from SU and I use it so very sparingly hehehe. The second card I stamped the image from SU Season of Joy stamp set and embossed it with white embossing powder and I love how it looks on the red cardstock. All supplies are SU except for the DSP and the piece of ribbon.

This third image is for a challenge using my cricut machine and my brand spanking new Gypsy which is a birthday/christmas pressie from my family. I just love my Gypsy so very much. The challenge is to use a cartridge that you have not used and do the project in the beginning of the booklet that comes with the cartridge. This card and the cuts etc are from the Winter Woodland cartridge. All cardstock and inks etc are SU except for the pearl of Rudolphs' nose and the rose which I dabbed gold acrylic paint on for the collar. Although a plain card I still like it *grins*.

Now this lovely charm is for a swap on Regan's blog Emora Designs and it is the christmas swap and the instructions were to make one charm using a Timster swivel clasp and put at least 12 charms/buttons or whatever onto the clasp.

I had so much fun making this charm for my swap partner Anna Fallas in the US. Anna asked for it to be in silver and that was about the only stipulation. I hope she likes it. It is now on its way to the US.

Now this last beauty is for Marions birdhouse challenge. I watched her UStream show the other night and I just loved the little birdhouses. I went to Marions website and purchased the template for US$3.99 and I decided to enter into the challenge which Marion set. Entries have to be in by US time Saturday night which is our Australian Sunday morning. Marion is so talented and I usually watch her shows after the event as the time zone difference sometimes does not marry up. Marion works with Prima now and she creates the most amazing original art pieces. Now the holly leaves on my birdhouse I only purchased today down town in the cheap shop. They had these lovely picks or should I say this was more like a 12 inch stem with about 10 leaves and four beautiful cones, I am going to go back and get more I think. The DSP I used I am unsure of the brand as it was from my stash, but I love the colours of it and the chocolate brown goes so well with the shade of blue don't you think?

Okay peeps we are on the home stretch now and if you are still with me then thanks you are a champion lol.

I used one of my Prima flowers which I normally hoard them as my friends and family will tell you but hey for me they are hard to come by without costing my right arm that is. The small roses are from IAmRoses.com The ribbon is from my stash once again as is the bling I used.

This was so easy to put together I want to make heaps of them. This is an ornament for my tree so I might make my girls one each for their trees.

Okay people that is all for me. I have to get up early for work tomorrow so I had better head off to bed.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with real beauty.

The Gypsy

This is for Sherry

2010-11-17T22:22:00.004+11:00

Okay so Sherry wanted to see Kangaroos when my family went on a picnic which we do regularly. They are all around us at the local dam which is also a huge recreation area with BBQs and park areas. You can fish out there etc. You will see all manner of wildlife out there and as I said the Kangaroos are everywhere lazing in the sun hehehe, eating all the fresh grass shoots.

So there you go chick as requested. . . .Kangaroos!!!!!!

Hugs

Michelle

SSSC - #93

2010-11-17T22:14:00.003+11:00

I promised that I would be back with another card and the challenge Sherry and I did this time was Karen Girons' Sweet Sunday Sketch. We had fun doing this one.

Once again I broke out the snowflake embossing folder hehehehe. The tree I cut out is from the DSP once again the collection is from last year when I was loathe to cut into my papers but now I just cut them including my favs Graphic 45 ROTFLOL.

The wrinkle ribbon was a gift from Sherry and she does such a wonderful job. She sent me a whole package of all different colours that she does herself. Pop over to her blog and check it out as she does sell it and you get a good deal too. Okay short and sweet for this one and now I have to do a post just for Sherry.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Technostamper #148

2010-11-17T22:01:00.002+11:00

Well hello everyone!! I know I have been absent for a week or so but I have been so busy with working and having my grandbabies living with us for a while. I have to sneak time to come in and play in my craftroom lol and it ain't easy at time lol. Sherry and I were finally able to skype and craft the other day and we did a couple of challenges in between laughing and chatting. We both did the Technostamper challenge first as you can see by the sketch below. . . .

This is my interpretation of the above sketch. . . .

Even though I am a card maker I find it so hard to sit and make christmas cards for some unknown reason. I think it might go back to the late 80's early 90's when I made so many of them and in those days we hand coloured our images and I got so sick of it it put me off stamping for many years lol. I think that is probably why I have not got into the Copic epidemic that has hit you tube lately lol. I would love some to play with but they are very expensive so I will have to wait for those but in the meantime I am buying rubber stamps from TGF and Kraftin' Kimmie etc in readiness for when I get the Copic markers. The DSP I used on my card is from last year but I love it and the snowflake dies are Spellbinders which my friend Sherry sent me and this is the first time I have used them. . .I heart them so much hehehe. I even cracked my snowflake embossing folder for this one which has never been used. I told you I struggle with making christmas cards. Okay I will be back later with another card and then a pic just for Sherry.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Skipping Stones Designs - #49

2010-11-04T18:13:00.004+11:00

As promised here is another card I made today while skyping with Sherry. We both worked on this challenge together and had a fabulous time while we did it. Skipping Stones Designs have fabulous sketches to follow. This one was challenging but an interesting sketch. . . .

And here is my interpretation of the above sketch. . .

I really love how it turned out. I also love the paper line I used and if you would like to know anything about the supplies I used for this card please don't hesitate to email me and and I will respond straight away.

Okay I am off to work on a mini album lol.

Until next time. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Sasya's Sketches #35

2010-11-04T17:14:00.005+11:00

Hello everyone. Well since I have been absent from my blog for nearly two weeks and even though I have been skyping with Sherry and making cards with her etc and I have taken pics of them, none of them got uploaded to the blog. . . .shame on me hey? But today a parcel arrived from Sherry with some awesome goodies inside, things that I was not expecting at all so I was totally surprised. She is so good to me honestly and we have so much fun when we skype. It is her birthday next week on the 7th Nov so why don't you pop over to her blog then and give her some birthday love. I decided to use one of the embossing folders that she sent me which blew me away because I was only expecting the one Timster set not four sets for goodness sake!!! See how much she spoils me. She also sent me some of her awesome wrinkle seam binding which I am so in love with. So if you want the best wrinkle ribbon out there today then pop over to her blog and buy some because she won't have it very long, it goes like hotcakes!!

Below is the sketch we were to follow. Which is very simple and clean lol so I put this card together in ten minutes.

Okay folks that is it for about five minutes until I load the next challenge card hehehe.

So until next time. . . .

Walk about your day with absolute beauty.

The Gypsy

Sasya's Sketches - #33

2010-10-22T17:32:00.003+11:00

I thought I would do Sasya's sketch again this week as I really enjoy them. I even broke out my Basic Grey stickers which I normally hoard lol and used the teapot. I used the matching paper line to go with the stickers, as well as the stamp set and some broderie lace from Websters Pages and one of my handmade flowers. I used SU Chocolate Chip cardstock which I just love and Early Exspresso ink pad which is fast becoming a favourite of mine.

Below is the sketch we were to follow. . . .

Okay everyone that is it for me I am being called to dinner lol. Until next time.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Patterns - #86

2010-10-20T23:35:00.002+11:00

Well after a few days of having no internet due to problems with my router I am now back online. I am hoping that it is for good but will get my daughters partner to have a look at it tomorrow just in case. I did this challenge last night but could not load it up which is why I am late lol. I followed the sketch from Card Patterns this week and below is my finished Halloween card.

Below is the sketch we were to follow this week. . . .

Okay girls I need to get off to bed now as I have a full day of work in our library tomorrow.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Welcome to the World Ryan Max Grant

2010-10-18T15:54:00.004+11:00

Well girls this was a special day today which is Monday the 18th October, 2010 because it is the day that my fourth grandbaby was born. We were up at the hospital for Ashleigh to be induced at 7am this morning as requested by her doctor. The doctor broke her waters but nothing came out until she stood about an hour later and Michael (her partner) and I made her laugh hehehehe. Then the floodgates opened. From that moment on there was no respite from the pain until Master Ryan Max grant was born at 10.50am this morning weighing in at a healthy 8lbs 15ozs, he measured 81cms in length which is 32 1/4 inches long with a head circumference of 38 cms which is 15 1/4 inches. He is a beautiful beautiful boy and we are all thrilled. So without further ado here is my fourth grandbaby. . . .

Okay Nannie is off to have a well earned nanna nap.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

This could be baby news!!

2010-10-14T19:17:00.003+11:00

Hi everyone. We have had false alarms and false alarms and now we are nearly two weeks overdue for our fourth grandbaby. I just got a phone call from Ash saying could they bring Soph over as the pains are pretty constant so things may be moving along. Fingers and toes crossed for us okay? I am off to the hospital as my girl wants her mum in the labour ward with her along with her partner Michael. She would love her sister with her too but her sister will be holding down the fort with Soph and her own two little ones.

If my little grandson Ryan chooses to arrive tonight I promise a pic tomorrow on my blog. For now I am off to the hospital for the serious part of the whole business lol.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with Beauty.

The Gypsy

Technostamper #142

2010-10-08T00:06:00.003+11:00

I have another post so make sure you check out the post below this one to see what else I have made today. This card is for the Technostamper challenge blog. I enjoy these sketches as you can either make them clean and simple or more involved which is what I normally love to do. I won a Top 3 blinkie the other week playing along with these sketches. So why not pop on over and play along you just never know.

This is my card that fits the above sketch. I hope you enjoy it and if you would like to know the details please leave a comment.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Sasya's Sketchs #31

2010-10-07T23:23:00.008+11:00

Well here we are again with another challenge. I am enjoying Sasya's sketches a whole lot. Sasya does exciting and challenging sketches which make you think before you plow right in to create your card.

My card this week is a Halloween card again lol and I used my Cricut and my October 31st cartridge to cut the cobweb and then brushed over it with Stampin' Up! Shimmer Paint in Frost White to give that spooky look to the web. I love how it turned out. I bought these cheap plastic spiders down at Spotlight and glued one of them onto the web. If you would like to know what the DSP is please leave a comment and I will get right back to you. I also turned the sketch on its side so I could use the image that I used.

Ooooh I just love Halloween ROTFLOL. I have another card to post later on.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with spooktacular beauty.

The Gypsy

Skipping Stones Designs

2010-10-05T21:24:00.005+11:00

Hi everyone. Well it was a long weekend for us here in Australia and I spent the day creating my clinic room for my therapeutic massage business with my bestie Sonya. It looks fabulous and if Son had not nagged me to do it, it would still not be done ROTFLOL so many thanks Son, we did good. I went over to Karen Giron's blog today to see what the challenge was and Karen has been selected to be a guest designer for October on Skipping Stones Design blog using one of her own sketches this week. So I thought I would join in but they have not put the challenge up yet I jumped ahead of myself, but I did the card anyway so I will link up with them tomorrow perhaps. I used all Stampin' Up! supplies which included the brand new colour Early Expresso and can I say what a rich chocolate colour it is!!! It is so very yummy! I think I will be using it a whole lot over the coming months hehe. I also used Greenhouse Gala one of the new DSP collections from the new catalogue and of course my beautiful vintage brads which I cannot leave alone. I think I will be going through heaps of these in the coming year.

Okay, okay I'll get on with it hehe. Below is my card that I created. . . .

Below is the stamp set that I used with the stamp pads and the DSP collection.

Well until tomorrow when I will probably be back with another something to share with you. I hope you are all enjoying the extra daylight here in Australia.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with the sun in your face.

The Gypsy

Another challenge from Creations With Christina

2010-10-03T01:53:00.003+10:00

This is the second challenge for Creations With Christina and it will be the last one for me as I am going to bed now lol. The challenge was to make your card predominately pink. I think I managed that hehehehe. All my supplies are SU except for the pink bling and the ribbon. The DSP is retired but I still love it.

Okay have fun with Christina today/tonight. I cannot keep my eyes open anymore.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Creations With Christina & World Cardmaking Day 2010

2010-10-03T00:30:00.003+10:00

I did not want to go to bed tonight until I had taken part in Christina's World Cardmaking Day challenges which will be running every hour on the hour from 10am until 5pm US EST and for us here in Australia at the moment it is 12.33am on Sunday morning lol. I was dozing off prior to making this card while I was waiting for it to start and I thought one card then bed. But now I might wait for the next one lol and then perhaps go to bed.

The first card is a sketch which is below. . . .

This is my take on the above sketch. . . .

I have used all SU cardstock and Oval All stamp set and Soft Suede ink pad and Oval and Scallop Oval punches. The flower and DSP are other brands and if you would like that info please leave a message and I will get back to you.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Cute Card Thursday #131

2010-09-27T20:26:00.003+10:00

Hi again everyone!! Two posts in one evening you will all be wondering what the heck is going on! I received a parcel in the mail today from my very good friend Sherry. I was like an excited schoolgirl opening it up. The card I have made tonight has put to good use some of the wonderful things from within that parcel. The stamp set it very vintage and to die for as well as the very current Halloween 6x6 paper pad and matching chipboard from Cosmo Cricket. I found this challenge over at Cute Card Thursday on the weekend so I decided to give it a go.

Here is my interpretation of the sketch above. I just love it. Gosh I love Halloween. Okay that is the last post from me tonight.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Waltzing Mouse challenge #16

2010-09-27T18:11:00.003+10:00

Hi everyone. I hope you are all enjoying your Monday. For me here it is nearly 6.15pm at night in Australia and I am just about to have dinner but I thought I would get this card posted first before I went and ate. This is a new challenge by Waltzing Mouse, for me this week but I liked how it was set out so I decided to do it as Sherry and I were skyping again lol.

I used SU cardstock, scalloped oval punch and oval punch as well as Oval All stamp set which I just love and SU Basic Black stamp pad. If you would like to know what DSP paper I used then please don't hesitate to email me or leave me a comment and I will let you know the name of it. Okay I am off to dinner now.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Technostamper #140

2010-09-24T21:31:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone. This is a challenge blog I have not seen before but Sherry assures me that it is a good one and after seeing the sketch I have to agree of course. So we made our cards while we skyped but I never seem to get my cards up on the day we make them for some unknown reason lol. This is the sketch over at Technostamper this week. . . .

. . . .and of course this is my take on the sketch. Once again I feel safe in saying the brands of all the products as we do not have access to all the Halloween goodness that Stampin Up! have to offer here in Australia like the demonstrators get in the US. So once again I used Basic Grey Eerie paper collection, Inkadinkadoo stamp set, Cuttlebug spiderweb embossing folder. All cardstock used is SU as is the little Boo stamp and tiny tag punch and string. I used Versamark and black embossing powder on the spiders and bat. The top note shape is a die from SU too. I hope you like my card because I just love it and anything Halloween in fact. So that is all for tonight gotta get to bed early for work tomorrow.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day in spooky splendour.

The Gypsy

Sasya's Sketches #29

2010-09-23T18:29:00.005+10:00

Hi there everyone. Well this is another day which brings with it another challenge of course. I decided to do Sasya's sketch again this week.

I chose white cardstock then used my SU Weathered background stamp for the small section underneath the circles on the sketch. I used Pumpkin Pie for that. Now in Australia SU do not sell any Halloween product at all whereas in the US they do and let me tell you it is the most amazing stamps, papers and embellishments. So because we don't have access to it here I feel quite easy stating the brand of the paper line and embellishments that I used as well as the stamp set. The paper is Basic Grey Eerie collection and I used SU 1 inch circle punch to punch the paper out, the chipboard is from My Mind's Eye from 2009. The ribbon is from my stash. I hope you like what I have created and please feel free to leave comments. Comments are always appreciated.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Just Because. . . .I felt better!!!

2010-09-21T19:26:00.002+10:00

Okay so I felt a little better today and decided to make a card just because lol. I had no challenge to follow, nothing needed to be met creatively speaking. So I sat and looked at my supplies, coughing and wheezing lol and decided on what to make. I bought the stamp set on the weekend when I went down to Tamworth to Spotlight. If you would like to know the details of this card please feel free to leave a comment and I will email you the dets.

It is a lovely simple little card that brightened my day (I crack me up sometimes). I am working all day tomorrow at the library so no chance to get creative until tomorrow night if I have enough energy.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day without getting a cold.

The Gypsy

Card Patterns - #82

2010-09-21T00:32:00.003+10:00

Hi everyone!!!! I know I have been absent for a bit. It is called studying and being sick. I got a terrible flu and lost my voice etc which scrubby just loved hehehe. I now have my voice back but it is very very scratchy, some people have called it sexy I just call it dirty old woman ROTFLOL. Okay enough frivolity it makes me cough too much. I was well enough to get into my craft room and create a card so I decided to do the Card Patterns challenge this week. Nice sketch to follow. . . .

This is my interpretation of the sketch. I would also like to add that all supplies are from Stampin Up! I am in total love with the new vintage designer paper packs for the new catalogue people. I am also in the middle of creating a paper bag mini album using this SU paper collection as well as the Newspaper paper collection which is another of my favs. I am almost finished so I will show all when it is complete. If you are interested in ordering any of the new SU lines please drop me a line on thegypsycart@gmail.com and we can get those supplies to you asap. Sorry this is only for people in Australia. I am sure that if you lived in the US or NZ that you can contact a SU Demonstrator near you. Also the new vintage stamp sets to go with the gorgeous paper lines are also out of this world and I have used them time and again already hehehe. So drop me an email if you would like to order supplies or would like to peruse a catalogue. I am off to bed now.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Patterns - #80

2010-09-07T22:28:00.002+10:00

Here I am back again with another challenge for you. This time I chose the Card Patterns sketch and as Sherry had already done this one she worked on another challenge while I did this one.

Here is my interpretation of the above sketch. . .

I really like this card even though I find it to also be clean and simple and you know me I love to put lots on my cards usually. I chose the same sentiment as I put on a card two weeks ago lol but I do love what it says. Okay so since I have to work tomorrow I had better get going.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

FTL #106

2010-09-07T22:17:00.003+10:00

Well hello strangers lol!!! I have been so busy studying etc that I have not had time to create which is not good for my soul. So today with my friend Sherry I rectified that. We skyped and made cards and laughed for quite some hours. First we did the Clean and Simple sketch below.

This is my interpretation of the above sketch. . .

I just love it and I typed the sentiment in Word myself as I did not seem to have a stamp to fit the images hehehe. Okay I am off to put up another post.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Sweet Sunday Sketch -#81

2010-08-19T10:36:00.004+10:00

Hello again everyone. This was the second card that I made while skyping with Sherry lol. I really loved this sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketches and enjoyed working with it while chatting away. It was not how I originally wanted it to be but you know how it goes lol.

This is the sketch we were to follow. . . .

This is my interpretation of the above sketch. I used some of my fav paper of course and the sentiment stamp is one I bought online recently and if you would like to know the brand just email me, but I so love what it says. My SU buttons just happened to be a perfect match for the lace that I chose how was that. All cardstock and stamp pads are from SU as was the 3/4 inch circle punch. I hope you have enjoyed seeing my card and if so please leave a comment so I know you have visited.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with glorious beauty.

The Gypsy

FTL #103

2010-08-18T22:40:00.004+10:00

Hi everyone. Well for those that go between Sherry's blog and my blog you will know that we skyped the other day and we only get to do this once a week now which is not enough in my book lol. We both made two cards and I honestly forgot to post my two creations yesterday lol. Too much study the day before and cranking out the assignment lol. So I did the Clean and Simple sketch this week and I like these sketches but I really struggle to stop lol and keep it clean and simple, just ask Sherry hehehe. So here is the sketch we were to follow. . . .

and here is my interpretation of the above sketch. I once again used my fav papers. The yellow ribbon was a gift with an order I made online. The sentiment is from SU as is the cardstock and stamp pads.

I hope you enjoyed visiting my blog and if you did please leave a comment so I know you have been.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Oh Alice Challenge Chapter 26

2010-08-15T08:21:00.004+10:00

Hi everyone out there in Blogland lol. Well it is another week and another challenge over at Oh Alice. This week we are to follow the sketch below to create our card. But before I get to my card I have to say that my entry for last week WON!!!!. I am so thrilled as this is the first time I have ever won a challenge even though I have done so many but also it is the first time I have ever actually won a prize, so my sincere thanks go to the design team over at Oh Alice for choosing my card as the winner. . . .thankyou so much ladies!

Below is my interpretation of the above sketch. . . .

I used Tim Holtz papers and SU cardstock for both the card base and the mats. I used another fabulous image from Alice in Wonderland. I love these images they are a little dark (as in how the artist portrayed it) but so much detail. Once again I used my watercolour pencils and an aqua brush to blend. Prima flowers once again. This card is so dark compared to my card of last week lol but I still love it. I have not put a sentiment on it yet as I will leave that until I need a card. I hope you have enjoyed visiting my blog and seeing my card this week.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Oh Alice Challenge Chapter 25

2010-08-09T12:16:00.003+10:00

White Rabbit, White Gloves, White Wonderland. That is what the challenge is over at Oh Alice! this week. To create an all white card with the exception of your main image, everything including embellishments had to be white. I loved this challenge. I have been following the blog for a while but never did one of the challenges but this week was my week to complete it. As you can see by my card everything is white except for my main image which is Alice and the Red Queen. Your card does not have to include something from Alice in Wonderland but I wanted to and found some great vintagy type images so I used my Derwent watercolour pencils and an aqua brush to colour the image in. The ribbon, braiding and lace are from my stash. The white flowers are Prima E Line. I used the Swiss Dot and Victorian embossing folders. Now the card itself I cut on my Cricut machine from the Sentimentals cartridge which has some awesome card shapes and matching envelopes, I just love them. The cardstock and stamp pad are from SU of course hehe. The pearl brad in the centre of the flowers are from my cheap shop in town where you get 16 pearl brads for two dollars!!!! I bought 3 packs and I will go back for more lol it is a great bargain.

Okay I had better get back to my studying as I have an assignment due this Friday.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with absolute beauty.

The Gypsy

Sasya's Sketches #22

2010-08-08T21:20:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone. I hope you are all enjoying your Sunday. It is now Sunday evening in my neck of the woods in Australia and I have had a lovely day crafting with my two daughters who came to visit without the grandbabies lol. This week over at Sasya's Sketches we were to follow the below sketch. . . .

So now you will find my interpretation of the above sketch. I used my brand new 8x8 paper pad from Making Memories for the Slice for the background paper and then I used Graphic 45 DSP. I used all SU cardstock, stamp pads and Butterfly stamp set as well as the leaf Sizzlit die. The flower I made myself using Prima E Line flowers.

Okay I hope you like what I have to show you today. Make sure you pop back tomorrow as I will have another card I made for another challenge.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

FTL #101

2010-08-02T17:07:00.000+10:00

Hello again. Today as promised here is another challenge card that Sherry and I did together. One of our favs is the Clean and Simple challenge so once again why not pop on over and do it with us. Below is the sketch we were to follow. . . .

Here is my interpretation of the above sketch. Once again I used Basic Grey Origins DSP and embellishment. I then used everything else Stampin' Up! The stamp set is a retired set but I still love it called All In The Stars.

I hope you enjoyed coming to my blog and taking a look at what I have made. Make sure to pop back regularly to see what I make next.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

All Things Unity - Sketch It Up

2010-08-01T16:53:00.006+10:00

Hi everyone. Sherry and I have been playing on Skype this morning and we chose two challenges to work on. Playing with Sherry is one of the highlights of my week and we have so much fun. Sherry found this new challenge which I also liked so we both did our interpretation of it. The challenge blog is called All Things Unity. Why don't you pop on over and join in the fun. Below is the sketch for this week.

Here is my interpretation of the above sketch using of course Basic Grey Nook and Pantry paper collection and I used my fav butterfly stamp set and matching punch from Stampin' Up! as well as Real Rust and Chocolate Chip stamp pads and Short and Sweet stamp set for the sentiment cut with the word window punch. So other than the DSP the rest of the supplies used were from SU my fav company for everything matching and coordinating. If anyone would like to purchase anything from SU please let me know but only customers from Australia . . .sorry!

Okay girls that is it for me today I will hold over the other card we made until tomorrow hehehe.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Sasya's Sketches #21

2010-07-30T22:55:00.004+10:00

Hello everyone. It is Friday evening late here at the moment and I thought I would do this challenge before heading to bed as I have to work all day tomorrow in the library. I will be doing Sasya's Sketches as my very good friend Sherry got onto their design team the other day and we play together on Skype on a regular basis so we may as well do this sketch together lol.

Above is the sketch we were to follow this week and below is my interpretation of the above sketch. Once again I used October Afternoon Thrift Shop collection which I am totally in love with. I thought I would add one of the die cuts cards this time and I just put the words "I miss you" on there which is a nice reason to send a card when you are missing someone in your life but have not touched bases with them in a while don't you agree?

Onto a different note. . . .On Fridays I have both my girls over with the grandbabies but I have to say as much as I love and adore my grandbabies I am so glad to see them waving bye to Nannie hehehehe. They are so full on when they are all together. I love having them here but around 4pm they start getting ratty and cranky and it is difficult to keep them happy lol. I have so many grey hairs now hehehehe. I just collapsed into my lounge chair when they all went but then I only got 5 minutes relief as I had to do a massage. What is that saying. . .no rest for the wicked, now ain't that the truth people!!

Okay I am off to bed but will be back with something tomorrow night I hope.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

My Circle Journal

2010-07-28T07:35:00.005+10:00

Hello again everyone. Below is my new circle journal which I will be sending away for other women who will be part of my circle to do a double page spread in my journal and I will be doing the same thing to every one of theirs. When it returns to you after several months of travelling it will be a complete journal for you to treasure for always. I have titled my journal "The Divine Feminine" and that is what the journal will be about, so every woman that does a spread in my journal will do their interpretation of what the divine feminine is to them.

I am sorry the pics are so dark with my new room the lighting is all wrong so from now on I will have to take my pics at my work desk with my ott lights on them for a clearer pic.

I have used the Graphic 45 -Fashionista paper collection. I made my own lace flowers and paper flowers using Prima E Line flowers, it is also a Prima E Line pearl swirl lol. I used SU Crystal Effects on my tag as it will be used as a bookmark so I wanted it to be durable. I hope you liked my journal and I plan to have another project for you tomorrow.

In the meantime. . . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

Another Because I wanted too!!!

2010-07-26T18:21:00.002+10:00

Hello again I told you I would try and be a better blogger and that I had some more projects to show you lol. Today once again I am using October Afternoon Thrift Shop paper collection and this time everything is by October Afternoon except for the ribbon which was a free gift with one of my purchases. Man this is such a lovely collection isn't it? I have been coveting this image but today I thought why not, just use it. . . . and here we are!! I made this card for no particular reason other than I wanted to use this paper collection once again hehehehe.

Okay people that is all I have today make sure to check back tomorrow for another project

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

CPS- Card Sketches #177

2010-07-26T18:00:00.003+10:00

Hello everyone. Sorry to have been MIA lately I am such a bad blogger, just ask Sherry she will tell you lol. I thought I had better extract the digit and make some cards as this is why I started my blog. I chose CPS - Card Sketches this week as I quite liked the sketch as you can see below.

This is my interpretation of the above sketch using October Afternoon Thrift Shop paper collection which I just adore and Websters Pages lace trim. I used SU Kraft and Riding Hood Red cardstock as well as their Signo white gel pen and then I also used their bird punch which I also love. I stamped the image onto the bird using Riding Hood Red stamp pad and Old Olive to highlight the branch. Let me know what you think I would be happy to hear your opinions.

Okay that is all I have but I do have some other projects which I will share with you over the coming days.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Sasya's Sketches #19

2010-07-18T22:39:00.004+10:00

Hi everyone. . . it has been a little while again but I have been working so hard at the library this past week or so because of school holidays that I have not felt much like crafting by the time I get home again each evening.

Over the weekend Sherry did this challenge from Sasya's Sketches and as I loved the layout I decided to take part as well. I really like it.

So, above is the sketch we are to follow of course lol. . . .

. . . .and this is my interpretation of the sketch. I used my brand new Invoke Arts Fleur de Lis stamp and inked it up with Rose Red SU ink. Cardstock in Kraft, Old Olive and Rose Red is also from SU. DSP is from My Minds Eye and is on the bottom half of the card and also one strip behind the image. The image is from the internet, ribbon from my stash and the mini rose is a Prima mini rose.

Okay I officially commence uni studies tomorrow so it will be a big day studying and getting into my first module *grins* and my daily reward will be to come into my craft room and that will only be if I complete all tasks I set for myself. That is all for me tonight.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Just Because. . . .

2010-07-07T23:47:00.003+10:00

Hello again everyone. . . I have some rather exciting news that I want to share with you. I applied to university several weeks ago now to do a Bachelor in Information Services (Librarianship). I was accepted into university and I commence on the 12th July which is only next week. I will be studying externally part time as I am working in our town library as well and doing two subjects a semester for now to see how the study load will go. I will be trying to upkeep my blog as well and it should not be too hard as I still need to create for my own sanity lol and sometimes I love coming into my craftroom and just making a card just because which is what I have done tonight.

Cardstock and ink are Stampin' Up! and the stamp set is Fox and Friends from the Autumn mini also Stampin' Up! Ribbon, DSP and brads are from my stash. This is something different for me as I don't normally do cute but I love this stamp set.

Okay I am off to bed now as it has been a long afternoon teaching young children jewellery making in the library for holiday activities.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

FTL #97

2010-07-04T15:23:00.003+10:00

Well hello everyone. . .I bet you all thought I had fallen of the face of the earth lol. We moved house and it took our internet provider a month to get us reconnected even with me jumping up and down and complaining loud and long and threatening to take the matter to the telecommunications ombudsman did not work. I just had to wait it out and now here I am finally back on deck. If Sherry did not see a post from me soon she was going to disown me for sure. For my first challenge in a while I chose the Clean and Simple challenge which was nice and easy. I don't do clean and simple well because I always want to add a bit more and a bit more after that. It was very difficult to stop at what you see before you. All supplies are by Stampin' Up! except for the strip of green dsp which is from my stash.

Okay girls that is all from me for now but I will be back with more I can promise you that.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

My New Bot Stamp Set

2010-05-30T22:14:00.005+10:00

Hello again everyone. I decided to have a play with my newest stamp set from SU and it is all about the 'bots', Robots that is. Now I am so not a bot person but this stamp set took my eye from the very first time I saw it in the mini catalogue and I knew I was going to be buying it. With the robots making a splash in the crafting world I have wanted so many different robot products lol, and it is so not me. I am a vintage girl through and through not a 'bot' girl. However this set is way cute don't you agree?

I used all Stampin' Up! products to make this card which is a change for me lately. I hope you enjoy what I have done here. I had time after packing all day up until about 3pm to get in here to make another card and work on some other projects. That is it for tonight ladies and quite possibly gents.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

A Vintage Card

2010-05-29T22:17:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone. I have been so busy packing and working that I have not had time to make a card or anything of value to put up on my blog. . . .sorry! Tonight after working all day I decided as a way to wind down, was to come into my craft room and make something just for the hell of it. I am always loathe to use my vintage paper collection as I love to just get it out and look at it. This time however I got it out and cut into it lol. Not only did I cut into it I used one of the die cut tags from the collection hehehe. So I am getting brave. The flower is a Prima knock off that I made and I just love how they turn out. The lace on the card I tinted with Vintage Photo as it looked too new hehe. The stamp set is one of the new ones from SU - Vintage Vogue and is one of my favs.

I hope you like what I have created here and I hope to make at least one more card before I pack up my craft room this week to move.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with absolute beauty.

The Gypsy

Wedding Card

2010-05-23T23:30:00.003+10:00

My daughter asked me to make a vintage wedding card for a friend at work. I love to use the paper line that I have used on this wedding card, it makes it worth while lol. If you would like to know what any of the products that I have used to make this card please drop me a line and I would be more than happy to give you that information.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my card and it is time for me to get off to bed have to babysit the grandbabies tomorrow hehehehe which is so much fun.

In the meantime. . . .
Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

Project Tuesday - Card with Matching Bookmark

2010-05-19T22:53:00.005+10:00

This week over at Project Tuesday the challenge is to create a card that has a matching bookmark. I had to jump right into this one as I got new papers and embellishments today as well as a new stamp set so I just had to create a card using them and I am totally in love with all of it lol.

This is the bookmark and I have perforated the folded edge so as to be able to remove the bookmark for use. I really think this is a great little gift idea for someone who loves to read and I know a few of those now that I work in the town library as a casual hehehe. So I guess birthdays this year will be taken care of for the staff there. I used SU Kraft and Very Vanilla cardstock, and Choc Chip stamp pad.

Okay girls that is all for me tonight. The weather here is starting to turn so cold. . . Brrrr!!

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy.

A few things I have been making!

2010-05-13T23:56:00.003+10:00

Hello everyone. I have been busy packing lately and have not had much time for creating. But did manage a few times to sneak away into my craft room to make these little beauties below. They are made using white flowers and they have been glimmer misted, twisted and have had rose buds added to the centres and then diamond dusted to finish off. I absolutely love them and this is about my third bunch of them lol. . . .me thinks there is another addiction coming!!!

The next pic shows the flowers I have created for a swap I am in where we had to make 9 flowers. I made three of each of the colours below using DSP from my stash. They have all be diamond dusted to finish off and once again I just love them.

This third pic shows a card I made just because. . . .

Not sure if I like it or not but there you have it in all its glory girls. Okay I am off to bed.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day in creative beauty.

The Gypsy

FTL #89

2010-05-09T01:25:00.002+10:00

Well here we are again girls lol. I went to bed fairly early but could not sleep so I thought well put yourself to good use woman so I made a card for the Clean And Simple challenge blog. I love doing these challenges although I am normally a detailed in depth kind of cardmaker making these cards does me good as well because it is hard not to add more therefore keeping it clean and simple hehehe. The sketch we were to follow this week is below here. . . .

This is my interpretation of the above sketch. . . .

I like it. All products used are Stampin' Up! except for the flowers and designer paper which are from my stash. If you would like to know those details please leave a comment or drop me an email. If you visit my blog to look at my card please leave a comment so I know you have been.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

Sweet Sunday Sketch #67

2010-05-06T23:35:00.003+10:00

Here is another day and another challenge girls. I thought I might do the Sweet Sunday Sketch today as I really loved what Sherry had created so I decided to make a card for this challenge. It is lovely creating cards again but I have so many and I need to sell some to make way for new cards lol. Below is the sketch we were to follow for this weeks sketch. . . .

And once again this is my interpretation of the above sketch. . . .

I bought these loopy brads today while I was downtown and what better way to use them hey? The cardstock, stamp pads and sentiment are all Stampin' Up! and the rest is from my stash. If you would like to know all the details please email me or leave a comment and I will let you know. That is all from me tonight.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

Taylored Expressions #111

2010-05-05T14:34:00.004+10:00

I chose to do the Taylored Expressions challenge today and I had some fun making my card for this one. Sherry and I were skyping and making cards and I have to say we have a lot of fun doing it. My little 22 month old grandaughter loves it when Shezzie is online and thinks she is top notch when she sits on Nanna's lap to chat to her lol. I am truly blessed to have Sherry in my life. . . .thankyou Sherry for your friendship it means the world to me. Below is the sketch we had to follow this week. . . .

This is my interpretation of the above sketch. I cut the card and matching envelope from my brand new Cricut cartridge Sentimentals. It is such a fabulous cartridge and when you are looking at them at online stores you don't see all that is available and believe me there is such a lot available on the cartridge. I was having a wonderful time last night playing with it and then I also got Home Decor Solutions cartridge which I haven't played with yet but I will be very soon lol.

This next card below is for my bestie Sonya which she ordered for her Mum for Mothers Day this Sunday. Sonya gets all her cards from me and there are plenty in her family. She used to pay me but I insisted and I mean I insisted she tried to fight me on it lol but I insisted because she does so much for my family and particularly for my girls who love her like a second Mum. Sonya does pay me in love and friendship which are priceless. I am very very blessed to have such wonderful women in my life. Cherish your friendships they keep you grounded girls.

I used mostly Stampin' Up! products on this card. Sonya chose this one after seeing my purple one on my blog which I did for a 365 Card challenge two weeks ago thereabouts. Okay girls that is all you are going to get out of me for now lol.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

Basic Grey Challenge Wk #19

2010-05-04T00:46:00.003+10:00

Hello everyone. I have been toying with the Basic Grey challenge all day today wondering if I would do it or not and then at 11pm decided that yep I was going to participate this week. The pic below was the inspiration for this weeks challenge. . . .

And this is my interpretation of the above inspiration. I purchased this digi image yesterday from BugalooStamps.com and I just think she is so very cute. I was inspired by the bunting or the flags in the top of the pic. I always choose my papers and cardstock first and put them all together etc and get the main part of the card glued and then I do the image and it is not often that I colour an image in as I choose not to do that much anymore. I used to colour all my images in about 15 years or more ago lol but now I will leave that to others who do it so much better than I can. I hand wrote the sentiment and used SU ink pads and my aqua pen to colour the image.

Okay it is nearly 1am and my eyes are saying close me or I will close them for you, so it is time for some shut eye. If you take the time to visit please leave a comment so that I know you have been to visit.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

FTL #88

2010-05-02T12:48:00.003+10:00

It is another week over at Clean and Simple blog and that means another challenge. . . of course! Below is the sketch to follow and as usual it is very clean and simple but this week I really struggled with it as I kept wanting to add more but Sherry kept saying it is meant to be clean and simple so she was acting like my live conscious lol.

This is my interpretation of the above sketch. This is also my second attempt as I ditched the first card, I was just not liking it very much and I am sure we all have those cards don't we girls? I ended up with the card below and I am more than happy with leaving it CLEAN & SIMPLE lol.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my card today and that you will pop back again as I am back into the swing of cardmaking again but I have not forgotten mini albums not for a second lol. I just missed making cards and the quickness of it is all. Please if you make the effort to visit my blog I hope you leave a comment so that I know you have been to visit.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

Project Tuesday Folded Paper Frame

2010-04-30T12:28:00.004+10:00

I chose the Project Tuesday challenge to do again this week as I just loved what they did for the challenge this week. You can find the instructions over at Splitcoast Stampers here. I hope you take the time to join in with this challenge and it was really easy to do.

So this is my interpretation of the challenge set out by Project Tuesday. I hope you enjoy taking a look at my project and please leave some comment love so I know you have been to visit.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Positioning Systems - #164

2010-04-28T12:28:00.003+10:00

Here I am with another challenge and another card lol. Over at Card Positioning Systems this week I liked the look of the sketch and I have not done one of theirs for a while so I thought it was high time I did. The sketch to follow is below. . . .

My take on the above sketch is listed below here. I have used mainly Stampin' Up! supplies for this card using the new In Colour - Rich Razzleberry and new stamp set Vintage Vogue which I just adore. I also used the new DSP Cottage Wall which is lovely and rich using the new in colour as well. The ribbon is Old Olive grosgrain.

I hope you enjoyed popping in to see what I have made and please leave a comment so I know I am not making cards in vain lol. Okay that is all from me today.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Patterns - #61

2010-04-25T12:33:00.002+10:00

Well it is another day and another challenge girls. Today I thought I would do the Card Patterns challenge once again as it was nice and clean but you could work within that and create something lovely as seen on the Card Patterns blog by the design team. The sketch we were to follow is below. . . .

Once again this is my interpretation of the above sketch. . . .

I made the flower using white flowers and glimmer mist and I glued a rose bud in the centre. I then used Diamond Dust to sprinkle over the flower. I used SU Whisper White cardstock, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive stamp pads and the Eyelet Border punch. I also used SU Vintage Labels stamp set which were part of the Sale-a-bration promotion this year. I just love the stamp set. The ribbon is from my stash. Okay that is it from me for the moment.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

365 Cards - #54 - Fancy Folds

2010-04-24T14:14:00.003+10:00

It has been quite a while since I did a challenge over at 365 Cards. I chose to do the challenge today because a friend of mine, said you don't make cards anymore, what happened to all your beautiful cards? I have been making so many mini albums and 3D projects that I did not have time for cards so today is the day that I decided to participate in a challenge again and because I used to do 365 Cards all the time I thought what better challenge to do that Pam's challenge. It was a Joy Fold card that we were to make today and if you want to check out the measurements zip on over to 365 Cards and join in.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

FTL #87

2010-04-24T12:46:00.004+10:00

Hi everyone. It is time for another Clean and Simple challenge and I so love these challenges as they are simple but elegant and so easy on the eye once you are done. The sketch to follow is below. . . .

This is my interpretation of the above sketch. I made the flowers by stacking plain white flowers of different shapes and sizes, I sprayed them with Glimmer Mist and put the rose bud from my stash in the middle. I then sprinkled Diamond Dust over the top. I used SU Whisper White cardstock, Perfect Plum stamp pad and Baroque Motifs stamp set.

I am just cruising the net looking for other challenges to do as I am in the mood to make another one or two if I can find the right one.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

FTL#86

2010-04-20T12:25:00.003+10:00

Hi everyone. As promised here I am again and it is only the very next day. I have been sitting here talking to Sherry on Skype and she has been going through her stash to get ready for a garage sale and I have been making this card for the Clean&Simple challenge blog. It took me this long to make the card because we were chatting and laughing away. I have the best time chatting to Sherry, she is a really good friend and I value her friendship. Below is the sketch we were to follow. . . .

And this is my take on the above sketch. . . .

I have used SU Soft Suede one of our new in colours, Kraft cardstock (my fav), I have also used Old Olive stamp pad and Basic Phrases stamp set. The other stuff is from my stash. I might do another one later today but first I have two one hour massages to do early afternoon.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

TWS Mini Album Swap for April

2010-04-19T23:29:00.005+10:00

Hi everyone. I know it has been a little while since I posted but I have not been idle I promise. I have been working a mini album for my swap partner on Tradewind Scrappers Life on the Scrapbeach and thought I would share some of the finished pages with you all. my friend Sherry said I have been a slacker for not posting, so I hung my head in shame and thought I had better get to it and I promise that even if it is not a card if I have been creative then I will post it on my blog. . . .DEAL??? So enjoy the pics.

I hope you enjoyed the pics and stay tuned for further pages as I complete them. If you want to know anything or want me to do a tutorial on any of the techniques you see here drop me an email and I will see what I can do for you.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

A Vintage Tag

2010-04-09T23:32:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone. Today I was chatting to my good friend Sherry on Skype for about 3 hours lol and we chat and craft because she is in the US and I am here in Australia so this is the cheapest way for us to chat, and chat we do. Sherry showed me how to do these rose bud flowers and before we finished our call I said I will have something made and up on my blog before you get up in the morning, it was a challenge to myself. So here it is 11.36pm at night and I have been fussing around with it for quite a while now trying to get everything just right. Sorry about the images girls but I am tired and I thought it looked better on camera but obviously not hehehe but I am not taking the pics again. Anyway on with the tag. . . . the tag itself is a size 8 shipping tag that I embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder (Victoria), then Glimmer Misted in Vintage Pink, Key Lime Pie and Suede. I used my new SU Sizzlit leaf die, then I made that lovely pink flower on the right using Prima Hydrangeas in white and glimmer misted them in the vintage pink with a small spray in Key Lime Pie, I then gave them the treatment from a video I watched the other day that Jade from Jadedstudios put out and I just love the outcome. I sprinkled Diamond Dust over the flowers once finished. The rose bud is made from SU Pink Pirouette cardstock. The fibres are from my stash as are the charms. The vintage pic is from a gorgeous woman on you tube Rosanne - roxycar11. The lace and pearls are from my local fabric shop.

So there you have it girls my vintage tag. Sherry I met my challenge lol and had fun doing it. That is it for me tonight as I have to get up early and make cupcakes and vol eu vants for my daughters birthday tea party that she is having tomorrow for her friends who are driving up from Armidale and surrounding areas. Should be a great tea party.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with artistic beauty.

The Gypsy

Week 8 Challenge

2010-04-04T13:14:00.007+10:00

Happy Easter everyone!! I hope you are all enjoying your Easter break I know we are here in North West NSW Australia. We are half way through our Sunday and we have grandchildren who have had a little too much Easter Egg chocolate today hehehehe. . . .so glad we are the grandparents and not the parents of little ones anymore ROTFLOL.

Well girls it is another week which brings another challenge. This fortnight the colour scheme for us to work with and they are Stampin' Up! colours of course and they entice us to think about Spring and Summer and for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere as we work our way through Autumn and then through Winter we will look forward to Spring and Summer after that. For now it seems a long way away. I for one am so happy that the colder months are headed our way lol. I hope you join Courtney and myself in participating in this fortnights challenge. Colour challenges can be quite challenging within themselves especially when we see what colour scheme we have to create something with. A humdinger was chosen this fortnight. But once I sat down and put my sunglasses on I was able to create something worthwhile and very summery in my opinion lol.

This is my interpretation of the colour challenge I hope you enjoy it.

Blog Giveaway from Injoy Stampin' with Robyn

2010-03-29T00:22:00.002+11:00

Evening girls,

As most of you are aware I have become a you tube user and follower lately and one of my fav you yubers that I subscribe to is Robyn from InjoyStampin, which is her you tube name, if you would like to subscribe to her video channel. Robyn is the most caring and considerate woman I have had the pleasure of watching on you tube, very genuine and giving. You have to watch some of her videos girls because her mini albums are to die for they truly are and we both go in for the monthly mini swap over on the Scrapbeach and I would just kill to be her swap partner and receive one of her minis, it would be a real honour to be able to call one of her minis my own

This is just some of the booty you could win on her blog hehehe.

Anyway the point of my post is that Robyn is having a giveaway on her blog which you may want to join to have a chance to win this prize because it is lovely. Why don't you make the effort to pop over to her blog and follow her directions to be in with a chance. Also go over to Youtube and watch some of her videos you will not be disappointed at all. Good luck everyone.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

Week 8 Challenge

2010-03-24T23:34:00.006+11:00

This week over the challenge was to alter a recycled item or go green so too speak. I alter these tins all the time so I chose to do that this week as I sell so many of them. I love the brightess of these papers by Stampin' Up! and the flowers made with Stampin' Up! punches just complete the picture.

I hope this inspires you to go and find something that you would normally throw out and recycle and alter it. I would love to see what you make. That is all I have for you now.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

Monday Night Madness Wk4

2010-03-22T19:12:00.004+11:00

Tonight over on Swap Sisters it is my night to present a challenge for the members. This week I chose to use only SU products for a vintage look. It is not quite what I like but I did manage to use all SU products and nothing else. If you would like some information about joining Swap Sisters please send me an email to thegypsycart@gmail.com and I will get straight back to you.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy

Swap Sisters Week 6 Challenge

2010-03-13T23:03:00.005+11:00

Hi everyone, this week over at Swap Sisters it was technique week and we all know what that means hey. . . . .it means I present the challenge for everyone and it is a technique that I choose. This week I chose the ghosting technique and I have to say that I just love it. I had forgotten how much fun it is to 'reveal' the image with the brayer lol. I chose SU Sense of Time stamp set which is no longer available but a real fav of mine so I keep using it lol.

I also used the Linen background stamp and an old in colour stamp pad colour which was River Rock. I hope you like what I have done. Okay that is it for me at the moment.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with creative beauty.

The Gypsy