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Monday, May 6, 2019

Same but different

I was asked to make a thank you card so having fallen in love with


this card I made decided to make another.

This time I used Squeezed Lemonade.


Once I had stamped the flowers I embossed them with clear
glitter embossing powder.
Then went back to fill in the colour between them.
After cutting out the sentiment 3 times to give it dimension. 
I covered it with glossy accents.
I think I love this one even more than the first.



Margaret

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Pink for a little girl

I was asked to make a card for a new little baby girl,
so everything had to be pink.
The lace I found in my sewing box when looking for 
knitting patterns and the bow, which is a better match than it looks,
was a left over from my daughters ballroom dancing days.


The ducks and rattle are SW dies

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Hoping you all have a good week.

Margaret M

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Flower power


This morning when I was just floating around You Tube
I came across this video which I found intriguing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5vQZKQu38Q&t=19s

I only have a few Oxides myself which I haven't used as yet
and thought I would give it a go.
My effort is not distressed, distressing is not my thing at all.
First I had to find a large stamp  and after
rummaging around all my stamps I had a light bulb moment.
Didn't I own a drawer full of PSX Botanicals?



This was so quick to make and I love the way the flower is
sort of peeping through a mist of colour.

It was stamped with Scattered  Straw.  Being a wood
mounted stamp you have to be careful not to over lap.
However this doesn't matter too much as you are blurring  the
stamping anyway.
I did sponge the edges of the card with Memento  Desert Sand
and also I painted the white areas of the flowers with my glitter pen.


I chose to use this SW sentiment as I have so many 
birthday cards to make.


Hope you all have a wonderful week end coming up.


Margaret M

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Pansy Borders


Today I have 3 of a kind to show you.
These pansy borders have been lying around in my craft room for quite a while.
What I intended them for I cannot remember but as my clean up 
progresses { not very quickly I have to admit } I was 
determined to use them.
I embossed the lower part of the card and then hunted out
larger scraps of coloured card to matt them onto.
I was lucky with all 3 having only to trim them down very minutely.
I coloured the pansies to match or contrast to the coloured card.
stamped out some more pansies and 3D the middle 3 flowers.
It was easy to find ribbon to match as I have heaps that I like to stroke
or just admire and forget to use.
Added a bit of sparkle to the flowers too.








That stamp must be 25 years old or even older.
Bought in Melbourne from the Krafty Lady

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After a cool day yesterday it is not quite so smoky today
but my eyes are still very sore from the smoke that lingers.


Margaret M

Saturday, January 26, 2019

All on a Summer day

The Bumblebees, Bees and Butterflies all love my Buddleia
I took this early morning as with the heat they are not very active during the day.



This was taken at about (9pm) just showing the smoke in the air.
Tasmania is taking a heavy pounding from fires caused
by a dry thunder storm the other week.


The smoke has completely obliterated the mountain which is usually visible
over the foot bridge.

Continuing my clear up of my craft room I am making a real effort to use
all of my stash some of which has not seen the light of day for years.
This card has brought out leaves punched with the Beech leaf.
The flowers were stamped with an Artee stamp probably over 20 years old.
I found a scrap of Copic blending paper to stamp these 5 out and
coloured with my copics than fussy cut.
The blue gingham paper was hiding in a packet of scrap papers.  
It reminds me of Mum's best pinny.
I finished it off by using a glitter brush on the flower centres.



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Hope everyone Down Under  has had a good Australia day



Margaret M

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

A very glittery Christmas card

A very Happy New Year to everyone.
Especially to Hazel and all her Design Team at
and 

Here is the last card that I scrambled to make before the 25th.
Since then I have found at least 2 hidden under the MESS on my desk!!!



The holly leaves were sitting on the table so I went with them
and some green sparkly card stock.
There is glitter around the border where I stuck down 3m DS tape
and sprinkled the glitter over it. 
The berries are pearls coloured with Copics.

Today I have begun a massive clear up in my craft room.
All very well but truth is I still do not have the stamina to keep 
going for too long have to have a break then tend to get side tracked.


Am entering this in :



Margaret M

Monday, December 31, 2018

Welcoming in 2019

Yes I know I have not been around much this year
but that has been due to ill health.
I was iron deficient for over 6 months until in early October 
I was found to have Bowel Cancer
which was operated on a week later.
My surgeon was a master at his craft as he managed to remove
the Cancer fully contained about the size of an orange
with only keyhole surgery.
So I am one of the lucky ones who needs no follow up treatment.
It was never the less major surgery but I am well on the way to a full recovery.

Just to finish up the year I thought I would give 
you all a look at the cards I haven't put up this year.
This will be photo heavy.


With these 2 cards I pulled out some border dies



This die I used 2 different ways to get a completely different look



Here is a stamp that was coloured in years ago with Tombows


The flower was coloured in by my daughter and I just swished 
a coloured stamp pad over the embossing



A wonderful way to use up scraps.
Especially for those males


Another male card with a few leaf stamps


 Not a very good result of blended background and water 
colouring on the wrong type of paper of course.

  
With this one I brought out one of my very oldest
stamps Sweet Impressions Inc 1996.


Well there you have it a few of the cards you never got to see this.
Now to new beginnings with a lovely New Year.
May I wish you all good health and happiness.


Margaret M

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Christmas is coming.........FAST

This is my last post as a DT with 


I have enjoyed working with Hazel who is always so helpful 
and encouraging.


This is my card for December  so it had to be a Christmas card.
The paper was from a SW pad.  
The purple bauble has die cut silver gloss over it 
and the silver one
is recycled from the protective layer from a tin of Sustagen.
I then put it through an embossing folder.
Some silver ribbon and a couple of bows finish it off.

Have a good weekend.

Margaret


Thursday, November 1, 2018

Roses in bloom

This is some beautiful rose paper that I have been hoarding for years.
I think this is the last of it but you never know 
there may still be some hiding away in my stash.
As the roses are now in full bloom I thought it only fitting
to use it for my November DT card at 





I wish you all a lovely month of crafting.




Margaret.

Monday, October 1, 2018

2 of a kind


Where is this year going to October already.
Time to post my DT cards for


I seem to be making cards in 2's  at the moment trying to use up 
odd scraps of paper that I have lying around.
I really haven't had a chance to shop much this year
and I hate shopping on line as I like to browse and compare
when choosing new craft so am being very good
and using what I already have.
Needless to say I have enough to last a lifetime with out buying more.
I think this DP was in a Christmas pack.
It has a red and blue stripe which looks completely
different against the Red and Blue card I have put with it.

Looking forward to see all the lovely cards you all produce this month.


Margaret.


Friday, September 7, 2018

Lets hear it for the boys

My daughter gave me an envelope with part of a card that she had 
received from Myer ' departmental store' 
and she said "See what you can do with this Mum".
I ended up with 5 cards but only took photos of 3.
Actually I did start on a 6th but that ended up in the bin.
I am having trouble with my MOJO anyway
hope it comes back soon.


The design of the pattern just lent itself to Black and White


and I am quite happy with the result.




It is about time I entered a few challenges again so here goes.







I am beginning to wish spring would hurry up and arrive
we did get 4 days of 17 and got lulled into thinking it had, 
but then we dropped back to single figures again and
I feel colder than I have all winter.

Have a good weekend

Margaret


Saturday, September 1, 2018

Down memory lane

Today I have dug deep and pulled out stash that has not seen 
light of day for some time.
I am in the process of trying to get rid of things I haven't used
for years to make room for something new.
Alas I find it too hard to part with anything even though 
I do less stamping I can't part with any of them.
So today I did a little trip down memory lane and came up with
These two very quick and easy cards.
My DT cards for September's patterned paper challenge. 

The papers are Nitwit which have been in my stash for ages.
2 sizes of a plain circle die and 1 of a scallop die.
both of which are the first I ever bought.  
The happy birthday and rose stamp go way back  
and the jewelled flowers were among my hidden treasures.
The border die would be comparatively new about 5 years old


I am looking forward to seeing all the lovely ideas you come up with.


Margaret M