Second Blog Award this time from Margaret!!

Hi everyone, I would just like to show you what I got!!

On Thursday night I received an e-mail from a friend saying that I must please check out her blog as she had something for me............

I went and I found myself being one of her 5 blogs to which she wants to give this award!

Dear Margaret thank you SO SO SO much for thinking of me.

You really are a special friend!!!

I accept the award! 

So the aim for this award is to give it to 3-5 blogs you have visited that are relatively unknown and bring them to light (no blogs with thousands of followers already)

So what do I have to do?

First: Create a blog post showing your award and say you accept it. - Done!

Second : Say who gave the award and link back to them - Done! 

Third : Link to 3-5 of your favorite blogs and let them know about the award - Done!

Here is the following blogs to which I want to give this award:

Kelly-Anne From Beautiful Girlhood

Kelly is a dear Christian friend of mine, who lives on a farm with her 4 sisters and parents. She posts about her life on a farm and everything they do!

Izi from My Point of View

Izi’s blog is about ballet! I love ballet, she writes regularly about what she is learning and doing in ballet and I enjoy it a lot!

My Mother From Back To Ancient Ways 

My mother’s blog is to learn and encourage women and mothers across the world. She also writes about what we learn and about lots of fun things we do.

I really enjoy reading my mothers blog.

So check it out, it may just be what you need at the moment!

Paola From Marvellous Maggies 

Paola is a very special friend of mine!

When I need card making and colouring advice, Paola is always ready to help me. I also bought my copics from her! She helped me so much by ordering the right colors. I’m very encouraged by her blog too.

Carlie M. from Carlie Bug     

Carlie is a girl how also love grafting and her mother also helps her (like my mother helps me). She is very creative and I love looking at her creations!

So there they are! Please do hop over and take a look at their stunning blogs!

Have a blessed day 

Crafty Greetings 

Valentine’s Day Card For Stampin for the Weekend

Hello everyone! I hope you are all well.

It’s Friday and time for a new challenge over at Stampin for the Weekend and this time the theme is:

St Valentine's Day!
We are being sponsored by 'Simon Says Stamp', who are very kindly offering the winner a $20 voucher to spend in their online store.

When I saw this paper in a scrapbook shop I knew I had to buy it!

I just love it!!!

I used an old Whiff Of Joy stamp called: Willow with Gingerbread heart

and colored her with the following Promarkers:

Henna, Terracotta, Spice, Coral and Apricot - for her hair (I just love the way her hair turned out!)

Blush - for her skin 

Appel and Meadow Green - for her dress 

Magenta and Carmine - for her apron 

Ruby and Berry Red - for the bow on the heart

Apricot and Spice - for the gingerbread heart

Rose Pink - for her shoes 

Cool Grey 1 - for around the stamp

I used three of my pretty pink flowers and two of my heart pearl pins. 

I wrote “Be My Valentine” in a dark pink, on a light pink paper.

I do hope you like my card and my fellow DT’s cards too.

And I really hope you can take part in our challenge!

Talking about Challenges I would like to take part in the following challenges:

Didi Doodle Shop Best - Valentines

Creative Craft World - love

 I Love Promarkers - anything goes

 Simon Says Stamp - love is in the air

Sisterhood of Crafters  - anything goes

Flourishes - Valentine

Top Tip Tuesday - anything girlie

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Love is in the air

KB Cute monday - Use Hearts

Lexi's Creations - Valentines

Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Some Love

Stamping Scrapping Central - Valentines

Have a blessed weekend 

Crafty Greetings 

Birthday Card for Michael And Some Party Pictures

Hi everyone. I’m here with another card, one I made for my little brother Michael who turned 1 year on the 29th of January.

I sometimes struggle to make masculine cards, since I can’t find much boy embellishments and I don’t work easily with buttons.

But I liked this card a lot!!

I have used an old stamp I have forgotten about.

And used it for this card.

I stuck a 1,2,3 on pop-ups in the middle of the card.

I wrote “Gelukkige 1ste Verjaardag Michael!” in Afrikaans, which means Happy 1st Birthday Michael.

I would also like to take part in the following challenges:

Aly's Sunday Challenge  - For the guys

Let's Ink It Up - Anything Goes

Crafty Emma - Bold & Bright

Alphabet Challenge  - "M" is for men

Polkadoodle -  party time

Totally Papercrafts - for the kiddies

AiFactory  - for the boys

He had a Pirate party and here are some pictures:

On the morning of his birthday, opening his presents.

He got balls, a big one a three little ones.

Look at his little face!

He also got two hard cover books.

We made little treasure boxes, and put sweets inside including chocolate money!

We decorated the boxes with gold sprayed noodles.

And here is the cake..................

We made a Pirate boat!

From the back.

From the side 

And CJ’s (my eldest brother) anchor!

The party table

All the Pirates! 

(Michael didn’t want to wear his pirate dress-up stuff!)

Check out CJ and Josua’s faces!

They drew the mustache with a black pen.

Even Andrew and David had their pirate faces on!

Daniel only whore his bandana.

And some of the girls where dressed as princesses!

Blowing the candle!

I hope you liked the pictures and my card!

Have a blessed day 

Crafty Greetings

Beach Card - For Stampin for the Weekend

Hi everyone! I’m back with another card.

This time, one I made for Stampin for the Weekend and the theme is........

Getting Warmed Up

Could be an image or warm colours, or what ever you come up with!

Since I live in South African and it is currently SO hot here, I made a beach card.

This is the first card I made with more than one stamp!

I used 3 stamps!!

I used stamps from Whiff of Joy’s Fun in the sun kit.

And colored them with the following Promarkers:

For the Girl -

Henna, Terracotta, Spice, Coral and Apricot - for her hair

Blush - for her skin 

Cyan and Sky Blue - for her dress

Pastel Yellow and Dusky Pink - for her top 

Bright Orange - for the book 

Yellow - for her shoes 

Cool Grey 1 - for around the stamp

For the Crab -

Bright Orange - for his skin 

Berry Red - for his mouth 

Cool Grey 1 - for around him

For the Sand Castle - 

Yellow and Pastel Yellow - for the sand 

Bight Orange - for two of the flags 

Cyan and Sky Blue - for the other two flags, water and a sea shell 

Coral - for the sea stares 

Cool Grey 1 - for around the stamp

I used some of my new flowers and a bow I had for a long time as a finishing touch.

Please do hop over to Stampin for the Weekend and check out the stunning cards!

And I hope you can take part in our challenge!!

I would also like to enter this card to the following challenges:

AiFactory -  anything goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty  – anything goes

Oldie But Goodie Challenge - Bright and Cheerful

Let's Ink It Up - NO DIGI and Anything Goes

Pile It On - Anything Goes

2 Sisters  - flowers

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - anything goes
Catch The Bug Challenge - Anything Goes

Have a great weekend 

Crafty Greetings 

Exiting News In The Lues Family!!

Hi everyone

I have some exiting news to share...........My mother is expecting another baby!!!!

We are all so exited and we can’t wait for this new little blessing to be born!

We will now be nine children!!

I myself was expecting my mother to be pregnant, I just knew!

I really wanted my mother to be pregnant again, so I prayed, everyday and................. The Lord answered my prayer!!

I could not believe it when our parents told us this morning that we are expecting a baby! Due end September early October!

I was so happy and just wanted to share it with all of you.

Will be back soon......

Heidi-Mari