And The Winner is…………………

CHARMAINE BLACK!
Congratulations Charmaine, for having your name pulled out of a Tupperware container, in my first ever Blog Candy give-away.
We are babysitting another child tonight – so I had him pull a name out. It was pitch-black in the loungeroom, so he couldn’t see whose name he was pulling out.
I laughed to myself about [...]

Side Step Card & Another Birthday Girl!

This is another very unique style of card – which was shown on ESAD Yahoo Group by Andrea. Check out her beautiful Side Step Cards – they are GORGEOUS.
I have so many Birthdays in June (not mine anyway) to make cards for, it’s unbelieveable – so far I’ve made 5 & this is my 6th.
The stamp sets [...]

Happy 5,000 Hits to me & Blog Candy!

Wow, 5,000 hits to my lil’ ol’ Blog!
Thank You to Everybody for visiting or leaving a comment on Purple Buttons over the past 17 months.
As I’m celebrating such an inaugural event/milestone, I have to give away some Blog Candy!

Included in the Blog Candy:
- Haiku Designer Series Paper
- 1m approx. Tangerine Tango 5/8″ Striped Ribbon
- 1m approx. Old Olive 5/8″ [...]

Tri Shutter Card

I first saw this card on Splitcoaststampers & thought “WOW! What a great & different style of card”. Then the Lovely Leonie showed us her beautiful card on a Yahoo Group which I belong to – I knew then, I had to try it.
So I did!
This card is going off to yet another Birthday Girl (busy month [...]

FANTASTIC Health News!

It’s been almost 4 months since my DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) scare. Today I visited my Treating Doctor & received some FANTASTIC news.
 I CAN PLAY TENNIS AGAIN!

Roll On Wednesday & Please No Rain!
I play social tennis with a bunch of LOVELY ladies – afterwards we usely hit the local cafe for a coffee n chat. [...]