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

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

Am sharing this with:

http://rainbowcardchallenge.blogspot.com/ 

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/

Hoping you all have a good week.

Margaret M

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

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

I am sharing these with:

http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com/

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/

http://alwaysfunchallenges.blogspot.com/

https://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/

http://avenue613.blogspot.com/

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

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.

Am sharing this with:

http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com/

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/

https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com/

Hope everyone Down Under  has had a good Australia day

Margaret M

A very glittery Christmas card

A very Happy New Year to everyone.

Especially to Hazel and all her Design Team at

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/

and 

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

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 :

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/

Margaret M

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

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

This is my last post as a DT with 

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/

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

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 

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/  

I wish you all a lovely month of crafting.

Margaret.

2 of a kind

Where is this year going to October already.

Time to post my DT cards for

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/ 

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.

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.

http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/

http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.com/

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/

http://createsandmakes.blogspot.com/

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/

http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com/

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

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. 

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/

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