Old Post...

This was a post from a couple of weeks back that for some reason blogger would not allow me to post.  I made this card for the Shabby Tea Rooms challenge but as I couldn't post it it didn't get entered!!!!  I am still going to enter it int the Southern Girls Challenge, swinging in the breeze,  banners and penants. Anyway the card from 2 posts ago was chosen for an houourable mention from the Shabby Tea Room and also as a winner in the Card Concepts challenge..... I know its old news now but I still was pretty chuffed just couldn't brag about it at the time.

Well the first of March arrived and I swear someone somewhere flicked a switch and summer turned into Autumn.  The days are cooler and shorter,  the sky seems lower and the leaves are turning colour. Its amazing how quickly it has changed.  I have even had to wear a light jacket this week.  Do in reverse I hope that means that on the other side of the world the Spring switch was also turned on.

Here is the card I mentioned I paper peiced the background with strips left over from cutting,  Graphic 45.  I stamped the little puppy onto craft paper and inked him for contrast.   Restamped the image and cut out his little teddy.

Magiczna Kartka

No I haven't gone crazy this is polish for Magic Card.....
To explain..... I follow Aneta from Artisant.  She makes the kind of cards I would like to make. She is really amazing.  I have come to believe that European paper designers are amongst the most beautiful in the world and boy do I wish we could get them down under.  But as we can't I love to look and wish........sigh........ Anyway from Aneta's blog I discovered yet another paper company that further supports my claim and they are giving away some sweet candy. You really must check this out I have fingers and toes crossed.

Magic Color Depth Collection 

Quilt of hearts

February is of course the month of romance.  No matter where you go on the net at the moment it is pink, red, hearts or anything that represents "love".
For this card I recreated the background using scraps. Most are from the Kaisercraft Tea Time range.  I cut them into squares and then glued them together to form a quilt.  I added hand drawn stitching but could have left it as it was but I wanted to accentuate the "quilt" affect.  I then added some punched hearts and a diecut heart that i edged in lace.  Added some ink and flowers and of course some bling and glitter.

This week the challenge at The Card Concept is Monochromatic Pink. They ask that you comment on your style which I find  little hard to do, but yet again I think it kind of fits it the Shabby/Elegant category.
Over at The Shabby Tea Room the challenge is pink/red/burgundy flowers,  hearts and glitter.

Completely off track I love the song called Happy from the movie Despicable Me which is sung by Pharrell Williams.  It just happens to be on the music channel at the moment.  Its such a great tune a real toe tapper.  It always makes me feel ....well......happy. :-)

Playing with lace

Its back to school for me tomorrow.  I enjoy my job but I also like to be at home.  Alas one needs the money. Can't have it all I guess.

Anyway I have been playing with inlaying lace instead of just adding it as a strip.  I think this has potential, it adds dimension and texture and of course is something a little different. I first cut the oval from the card and glued the lace to the back before gluing it down.  I left some of the background card showing through the lace and then cut a frame to add some more of the background paper and to also try and frame the lace.  The paper is from the Kaisercraft Tea Time range.

This little creation I am popping into the The Shabby Tea Room week #203 Warm and Cosy Challenge and The Crafters Cafe  Challenge #48 Ribbon/Lace.  Oh My goodness I just saw that The Shabby Tea Room are having a DT call........

Little birdhouses

Last week we were at the beach, I did lots of reading and lots of long walks on the sand. I came to the conclusion yet again that I would like to live where I can see the sea. I am not a swimmer and nor do I have very good sea-legs but I do love the sea.

The kids are at an age where they pretty much have total freedom now.  They can go to the beach on their own and find crabs in the rocks fish off the bridge and walk to the dairy for an ice cream.  I still won't let them swim in the ocean by themselves but this year they kayaked in the estuary unsupervised.

Anyway yesterday I sorted by craft area after a year of not putting things away properly in was time for a sort and a little bit of a treasure hunt, finding things I had forgotten about.  Once done I made this card for the Card Concept.  Part of the challenge is to fit into a style.  This is something I have never quite figured out I know what I like but I don't quite know where I fit, I think I fit somewhere in Shabby/Elegant. You had to use texture in the card.

Gettin back into it....

I have had a bit of a lull from creating due to going away, christmas and no computer.  I started to feel like something was really missing so getting back into it although a little slow to start, it was great to sit in my space and familiarise myself with my things again....

I made this card  the other day just using bits and pieces of scraps that have been sitting about.  I am entering this into the colour challenge at The Card Concept and the sketch challenge atThe Shabby Tea Room.

As I still have no computer I am using one of the kids chromebooks and I have to say uploading this  has been a little challenging this morning but now I have done it once I think I shall be ok... I had to use my phone for the photos as I couldnd't get them to download for the camera...so the colour is not as sharp as it should be...I didn't want to sepnd too much time trying to figure it all out as once I get onto sorting out what to do with my computer (I think it needs replacing) I will have to relearn it all.  Its one of those things I need to get onto to but keep putting off.

Clean and Simple

As you know this is a style that I always struggle with but I always admire.  Tiddly Inks challenge is just that, clean and simple.  Well I love little Wryn from Tiddly Inks and I had this chalk paper that has been sitting around for a bit so I put the two together added the little bird and a mat and this is what was created......