Ahoy! It be Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Some of you may recall this card I made a little while back. At the time I was having so much fun with Matey and those colours that I decided to make a few more cards, and since this is International Talk Like a Pirate Day I thought I'd share them with you now!

Can you even tell there is "flowery" paper on this^ card?
Here^ I used my "three rhinestone brads" idea for Matey's sunken treasure.
"Flowery" paper strikes again, and Matey's parrot seems to be trapped.

All supplies by Stampin' Up!
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, Confetti White, Blue Bayou, River Rock
Stamp Sets: Ahoy Matey, Matey's Map
Inks: StazOn Jet Black, VersaMark; inkpads used for watercolouring: Blue Bayou, Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip, River Rock, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Aged Copper hodgepodge, Ice Square & Circle Rhinestone brads, hemp twine, Earth Elements brads, Crystal Effects, aquapainter, Cutter Kit, Spring Showers DSP

And now for my pirate smiley fest...

My Elf Self

It's really beginging to look like I am not a hobbit afterall...

I've found out that not only have Cadbury's Magical Elves finally made it OS, but there's this fun little thing where you can discover your "Elf Self" which informs me I am...
But really I think I am more of a Wulfenite (except for that last comment... switch that and the dancing and you've got me). The US site also has lots of fun stuff (though the names of the elves have been changed), which begs the questions why the Aussie elf page is... laughable. Anyway, our Christmas tree is finally up, and I'll be back later with a card

Who's your elf?

Your Elf Name is...

Buddy Stocking Stuffer

What's Your Elf Name?

Tig Tog Tag

I know I know... I've been quiet once again! I kept meaning to come back and post and never quite made it. But I'm here now.

So, during my absence, Sephi tagged me, so now I am finally getting around to responding.

* Link to your tagger and post these rules
* Share 7 facts about yourself: some random, some weird
* Tag 7 people at the end of your post and link their blogs
* Let them know they've been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs

and now I have to think of 7 things...

~*~ I went "missing" for a week a few years back. I went to Sydney with a friend and left information with my hosuemate of where I was going... but when my mother rang that couldn't be found (housemate was drunk when I left ). They did think of ringing my friends mother, promptly sending her into a panic, but somehow wires were crossed there too and yeah... my friend nicked home during our trip (some pre-arranged appt IIRC) and at least set her mother straight, but I had to ring mine when I found out so she could calm down.

~*~ I used to rub noses with a wild koala (that frequented a tree outside our house), sometimes making it do it's mating call I was only like 5 or 6 at the time

~*~ I am a twin. A fact that has been played on a few times, but probably most amusing was when we did a musical of Superman (written by the principal) in primary school, one scene involved a magic act. I was made to disappear from the stage, only to seem to appear at the back of the hall moments later. Now this was a small country town and everyone knew we were twins, but that still fooled a few.

~*~ On second thoughts, most amusing twin-related prank was in high school when we convinced one boy that I was in fact twins with someone else and my real sister was actually our cousin. What can I say... Queenslanders

~*~ I bought cd's before I even had a cd player.

~*~ I share my birthday with Alice Cooper, and a few other wierdos (see twin comments above )

~*~ I know where my towel is

As for nominating another 7 for this tag... I'm so behind on things I've got no idea who's been tagged and who hasn't, so I'll open this up as another free-for-all

Names Tag

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet, current car) Scruffy Commodore
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (favorite ice cream, favorite cookie) Sorbet Shortbread
3. YOUR FLY “GUY/GIRL” NAME: (first initial first name, first 3 letters last name) C Dun
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Lavender Dragonfly
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Lynette Mt Gambier
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters last name, first 2 letters first name) Dun Ca
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink and add” the”) The Red Kahlua
8. NASCAR NAME: (first names of your grandfathers) Ernie Glanville
9. STRIPPER NAME: (favorite perfume, favorite candy) Maja Dark Chocolate
10. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s and father’s middle names) Jean John

Thanks to Marelle for tagging me. I know this has been going around for a while, so my chances of tagging someone who hasn't already been tagged are pretty slim... so if you are reading and haven't done this yet, consider yourself tagged! Then again... AT has been rather quiet in blogland... Tag you're it AT!

It's official

I'm a Winter girl.

You Belong in Winter

Quiet, calm, and totally at peace... You're happy to be at home, wrapped in a blanket, completely snowed in Whether you're lighting a fire or having a snowball fight, you always feel best in the winter.

What Season Are You?

Pine Thyme

Friday night was a cyber night over at The Inklings forum. The first challenge was a sketch challenge, I decided to go very simple.

The card base is Naturals Ivory. I made a mask for the cardfront by tearing the centre out of a scrap of paper. The tree (from Lovely As A Tree) was inked in True Thyme, stamped off once then stamped on the cardfront (sometimes stamping a second time on the cardfront). I also stamped some in Mellow Moss. The sentiment, from Many Merry Messages, was stamped with Chocolate Chip. The gold organdy is wrapped around the whole cardfront and tied through a buckle from the Aged Copper Hodge Podge tin. I love how this turned out, and so simple it could well be the design of a heap of my Christmas cards this year.


On a completely different note... has anyone seen Shrek The Third? There was a song in it that I thought I knew, but I just couldn't recall. That really bugs me. So I finally looked up the songs on the soundtrack, and as soon as I saw Led Zep's "The Immigrant Song" listed I knew that was it. I'm obviously not a huge Led Zep fan, but I know the song thanks to the Viking Kittens. It was done about 5 years ago, but it still cracks me up... so here is the Viking Kittens video for The Immigrant Song

Purple through and through

I so did not rig this!

Your Brain is Purple

Of all the brain types, yours is the most idealistic. You tend to think wild, amazing thoughts. Your dreams and fantasies are intense. Your thoughts are creative, inventive, and without boundaries. You tend to spend a lot of time thinking of fictional people and places - or a very different life for yourself.

What Color Is Your Brain?