Wedding Party Blog Hop

 

For something a little different, I thought I would join in Stephanie's Angelic Accent's Wedding Party Blog Hop.  I was only looking at these photos tonight on the computer of our friends' Carrie and Josh's wedding.  Carrie and Josh are two of our most treasured friends.  We have known them since we were at school, but became friends when we went to Uni.  We have lived in Newcastle and on the Gold Coast with them, but now we live in different towns and we do miss each other a lot.  We have spent many Friday or Saturday nights together eating out, going to the movies or getting ice creams or hot-chocolates.  We have many special memories together and have shared many of life's moments.  Here are some pics from their gorgeous wedding a few years back at Hope Island Golf Club, the Gold Coast.

The picture above is Carrie and I on the way to the wedding - we were both so excited!

This is the boys...we always have a laugh at this photo!

The girls...after all our pampering...hair, make-up, nails etc...weddings are a great excuse to treat yourself!

This is the four of us signing our lives away!

This is a photo of Ben and my entire family...My family is on the left and Ben's is on the right.

The beautiful bride and groom - they look so happy!

Just thought I would share some happy memories tonight...I am up very late because I had a big sleep today (sleeping off my cold). 

Want to join in the Wedding Party Blog Hop?

Hop on over to Angelic Accents and join in the fun!

Paper Play Challenge - "It's Sunny Here"

I am excited to share with you my first DT card for Paperplay Challenges. Our theme this week is "It's Sunny Here" and we want to see sun or sunglasses on your projects. Just perfect for us Aussies who are in the middle of winter! We need a bit of sun to remind us what Summer is all about! The challenge is sponsored by Bunny Zoe Crafts and the prize up for grabs is a $15 gift certificate.

I coloured the gorgeous "Midsummer Tilda" that Loz stamped and posted to me with Copics (Thank you so much Loz!) and a Magnolia background stamp. The green DP is Magnolia and I teamed it with Cameo Coral cardstock. Not one of my normal colour combos but I was matching it with the DCWV DP beind the sun (which you can hardly see). The punched flowers are out of that paper as well and so are the little cut-out flowers down the bottom of the card. I used a square lace doily, added some ribbon and a sentiment. It turned out to be a cheery card I think. I am sending it to a friend for her birthday next week.

Well, I hope to see you play along! I will come and comment on your beautiful creations.

I hope you had a happy, sunny Friday.

Take care,

Another Male Card...my Husband's design...

This card is for our friend Josh.  He turned 29 last week and he is in love with guitars.  I wanted to make him a special card that he would really like.  I searched for this image from The Greeting Farm and would you believe it is called "Josh's New Guitar" - quite appropriate!

I wanted it to be very masculine and I asked my husband to help me...so he chose the colours and the design.  He loves plain cards...not into fancy like me!  I coloured the image with Copics and used Very Vanilla, Next to Navy and Night of Navy card.  I inked the edges a little - couldn't help myself, had to ruin that perfect white look!

I would like to play along with the following challenges:

Crafts and Me Challenge - Birthdays

Charisma Cardz Challenges - For the Boys

One Stop Craft Challenges - One for the Boys

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - Clean and Simple

I am feeling much better after my day off today ~ thank you for your well-wishes.

Off to work tomorrow and then its the weekend!

Thanks for popping by,

A sweet little card for a sweet little girl...

I have a card to share tonight that I made for one of my ex-students.  She rang me recently to say she made her First Holy Communion and Confirmation.  I thought it would be nice to send her a little card and she is such an angel, so I thought this image would be appropriate.

I went for the colours Lilac and Lemon for a challenge that is well and truely passed now.  And it was a challenge for me...I dont often use these colours together.  I coloured my paper flowers with Copic markers to make them match in.  I added a lace doily, some real lace, ribbon and a floral spray of little white flowers and pearls.  I drew on some faux stitching...sounds bad, but my sewing machine is in another room and it is too cold to go up there at the moment, so I am lazily using faux stitches instead.  Much quicker as well...and I don't have to think about what coloured thread to use : )

I would like to play along with:

Crazy 4 Challenges - Paper Flowers

Totally Gorjuss - Sugar and Spice

I am excited to announce I will be working as Design Team member for Paper Play Challenges.  It will be great to be part of a Design Team again and challenge myself to make some cute cards and visit and comment on people's blogs.  I will post my first card soon and hope you will all join in!

I am sick with a cold and so am having tomorrow off work, then it will be Friday and then the weekend again! Then only one more week of school before holidays!!!  Can you tell I can't wait?  I am excited because I have booked a week at the Gold Coast and plan to catch up with all my friends who I  miss so much.  I should post a pic of where we will stay.  Not far from where we used to live in these new apartments. 

Hope you are having a great week.

Thanks for visiting,

One for the Boys

 I needed a card for my cousin Ambrose.  He was turning 15 years old.  We all know how difficult it can be to make a card for a 15 year old boy.  I decided on this digi image from Digi-stamp boutique - Josh with Football I think he is called.  I went for some boyish DPs and tried to keep it masculine and simple.  I coloured Josh with Copics.

Because I have been making some bulk cards lately I decided to make six of these as well.  But you can only see five in the photo below because I had given Ambrose his card before I took the photo.  So that leaves five for my growing card stash!

I thought these cards would fit with the following challenges:

Die Cut Dreams - Green and Blue Combo for a teenage boy

Creative Inspirations - One for the Boys

One Stop Craft Challenge - One for the Boys

My plans for a big crafting day today did not work out so well.  My sister rang me early this morning and asked me if I wanted to go to town with her.  We went and checked out a lingerie sale and I spent $100 on about 16 pieces of new underwear...they were really good buys and good brands, Calvin Klein etc.  Then I went to her house for lunch and chatted and played with her littlest girl while the eldest was at school.  So I didn't get home till about 4pm.  I made two cards tonight so will endeavour to post them soon.

Tomorrow I have an old school friend coming over for afternoon tea.  She lives in America and I keep in contact with her on facebook, but she is home visiting her family.  I havent seen her in ten years or more, so it will be a good catch up.

Then it will be back to work for the next three days...lets hope they go quickly and smoothly!

I hope you are getting some lovely crafting time in and making some beautiful creations.  Thank you so much for visiting my blog today.

Alicia xx

Long time no post!

 It is so nice to get on here and post tonight.  It has been a week since I have even hopped around blog-land and I have missed it a lot! I have been very busy with school.  My program (school planning document) is due this week and it took over my life for a week.  I finished it this morning and now I am free! I will be even more free after this two weeks is over and I have finished my contract at the school I am currently working at.  I am so excited! I can't wait till it is all over!!!

I did do some crafting mid-week to make these invitations and so i thought I would share them tonight.  They are for a 5th B'day party.  The blue ones are the boys and the pink, of course, are for the girls invited to the party.  I kept them pretty simple.  Would you believe I made them all in one hour? I was working hard and fast that night.  Started them at 10pm and finished them at 11pm.  They needed to be made for the very next day.

I would like to play along with the following two challenges:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - Clean and Simple

Fussy and fancy Friday Challenge - Monochromatic and Wings

Tomorrow I am hoping to stay home all day and craft, so I will be blog-hopping and visiting all my neglected blogging buddies.

Till then, happy crafting and thanks for visiting.