Never Fear I Am Still Here!

It has been so long since I have posted and to make this even worse I have not been busy with cards or layouts in this long hiatus from Blog World! BUT lots of other exciting things have been happening and I will have these coming up for you in the next week or so - so please stay tuned! I have to say though - it has been hard catching up on other blogs reading pages and pages of posts but it has also been fun! Lots of ideas for projects to complete and post for you!

I will post again soon!
Heaps of Hugs
Rach

A Long Awaited Return

Hello everyone and I hope that you are all having a great start to 2010! It has been a while since I have been on here and updated you all with what has been happening - to tell you the truth I have had quite a bit on and haven't really gotten back into the swing of things in creative terms! Since my last post we went to Coral Bay for a couple of days over the Christmas break - it was absolutley beautiful as I expected. It was great to get away and just relax, go snorkelling, walks along the beach and we also went on a sunset Quad Bike tour (so much fun). Here is a picture of the boat ramp area of Coral Bay...yes the water is that colour! More on this once the scrapbook pages are finished!

I then had to go away for work in January - only for a week though but any travel from here takes a while so it seems like it is forever - the best part was I could shop for some crafting goodies to bring back with me. Then it was catch up until February came along work wise! The begining of February though is my parents wedding anniversary and this year they celebrated 30 years. I made a card for them and I am very happy with this one as it was one of the first I had made in a while! Here it is:

I have been trying to get back into the swing of challenges and I try to get some done and then miss the cut off or something else comes up so once I get back from my next trip away I will endevour to do just that! Another trip I here you say...yes this week Damo and I leave for New Zealand for 2 weeks. For 5 of those days it is my works conference so that is not all that exciting but it will be once the conference is over. I am looking forward so much for cooler weather...trust me you do miss it after 12 months of heat and no rain!

So there are lots of plans and plenty to do - 2010 is going to be very busy for us and I cant wait - but I will make sure that I keep everyone up to date! Here is one last card I have done lately...not overly happy with it but I will share anyway!

Thanks for stopping by and Hugs to all of you!

Merry Christmas!

Hi everyone!
MERRY CHRISTMAS! I know that I am late but we kind of made a pact where we wouldnt go on the computers over the break! I was spoilt and I hope that everyone had a great time with their families or like us with there friends!
We also had a couple of days in Coral Bay which was absolutely beautiful - we havent been theere before but plan on going back more often...so relaxing and great to unwind!
Talk to you all again soon!
Rach

2 Challenges In 1

I have decided to participate in two challenges this week but decided to combine them into one card! Firstly we have the Embellish Snowflakes Colour Challenge and the wonderful Makeesha's Sketch Challenge which is up to Number 17! The colours were Yellow, Kraft, Brown and Light Blue which was another good challenge in itself and of course you need to include snowflakes! The sketch also looks great and I think that I will definitely be using that one again! Please select the links to access the blogs and also have a look at all the other wonderful creations that they have over there - maybe even inspire you to make some yourself if you haven't already!

And here is my card for you:

Yes I know another Christmas Card but this time using non traditional colours and yes that wonderful snowflake stamp that I love so much - but this time it is not embossed - I am so proud of myself...haha!

Ingredient List:
Stampin Up: Chocolate Chip, YoYo Yellow and Very Vanilla CS. The Snowflake Spot, Snow Flurries and Happy Christmas Mate Stamp Sets, Tempting Turquoise, YoYo Yellow and Chocolate Chip Ink. Tempting Turquoise Brads.
Kraft CS is Bazzill.

Thanks for stopping by!