Rain!

We had a miracle on our other block in the form of a storm which dumped nearly 4 inches of rain very quickly and filled our very dry dams. We had taken most of the cattle off this block due to the dry so now we can restock again.  

 Grass in the making......

 On a crafty note....we have been tidying up over the holidays and this card was found. It belongs with this post here. I love these funky houses. They are great for using up all those scraps of papers.

I have made a card recently for a friend, but I can't share this with you yet as the recipient is still yet to receive it. Check back soon!!

Happy Crafting

Gayle

Looking back...



No cards made here sadly......  I do wish that there was twice as many hours in a day so that I could get all the crafting done that I want..Oh to dream....

So I wanted to share cards that I have made for my 2 daughters over the years. I am glad to say that over the years my card making skills have grown.

They are not in any particular order....this is how they come out of the box. Enjoy!

 

 The black flowers are rub ons and the rach is traced around some chipboard letters and glitter added.

 A personal favourite technique of mine is to add hand drawn stitches to the edge of my cards.

 I love to use up my scraps and I also love bright colours....who would of guessed...

 This is an old one....using chalks

 Trying different shaped cards.

 Something different....may have to try this again one day....it is a fun card.

 GIRLS=GLITTER

This one was for a 6th birthday and the 6th butterfly was on the inside of the card.
I hope that you have enjoyed stepping back in time with cards from the past.
Happy Crafting
Gayle

Thank-you!

Hi there again,

I wanted to share with you a card that I made recently out of some pages from an old note book. It was like a mini ring binder so you can see the holes. It had tabs to divide the different sections. I used the tabs to make this card and I was impressed with how well it turned out. So before throwing out those old notebooks.....take another look.

The butterfly was also cut from a page divider. I enjoy transforming old into new again. You should try it some time.
Thank you to you........for taking the time to read my blog...I love your comments.
Happy Crafting
Gayle

Orange...Missing in action

As Brooke can tell you....I love orange....(I also think that green could be my next favourite colour) so since I haven't made anything orange for soooo long. I reached into my scrap box, pulled a few orange pieces of scrap paper, selected the dotty background paper in a 6x6 paper pad and whipped up this ORANGE card....

 This one could pass off as orange too....

 I love how the layering of the butterfly makes the wings look like they are moving.

 This is a recent sunrise through the fog.

 Happy Crafting
Gayle

First post for 2013....

Hi there and a very happy new year to everyone. I have been trying to be very productive on my holidays. I have finished Nicola's quilt top...see here in the top picture. The second picture was some trial and error with colours....I was going to use some brown from my stash and I had it all laid out then when I saw it the next morning I decided....not!! It was very busy and the brown made it very dark.

 I have also been making some cards. My stash of cards is very, very low.
I love this cute bird....and it looks very elegant with the embossed white card for the background.

 This card was made to use up some scrap paper. The flowers were altered using glimmer mist.....I didn't have the right colour flower so out come the glimmer mist for a very bold statement on the card.

 It is hard to see in the picture but the flower does glimmer!!

 Another embossed background.....Stamped flowers......3D butterflies.....

More cards to show you all soon.
Happy Crafting
Gayle

Curly Christmas Tree

I made Thank-You cards using this idea, see them here, and with the left over paper I made this Christmas Card. I layered the papers with a torn edge toward the botton and curled the paper up on the torn edge. I have used a page from an old book as the backing paper....it just happened to be "Alice in Wonderland".

Now I probably need to write on all my Christmas Cards and get them out.
Gayle

Gift Card Idea!!

Here's an easy idea....create a pocket onto your card to place a gift card.
Now who wouldn't love to receive one of these. I will be making these for those hard to buy for nephews in our family.(teenage boys!!) I cranked up the sewing machine to make the pocket on the card. I had lot's of little scraps of Christmas papers leftover from making my Christmas cards and decided to use some of them up with this quick idea. Attach a sticker and embellish!!

Here's a close up.

Since we have been getting lot's of rain....K decided that it would be a good idea to have a mud bath.... needless to say she now has glowing skin!!

Christmas Cards.

I am getting very excited as tonight our craft group do the BIG reveal.....The Black and White plus One challenge gets revealed tonight at craft. I will post my challenge entries very soon. So as for now you will have to settle for some Christmas cards. I have tried with these 2 cards to use up some scraps of paper and have also tried to layer the cards. It is a little hard to see in the pictures but in some places the card has 4 layers.

The bottom card is not made with Christmas papers.

You can do anything with a little imagination!!!

That's all for now

Happy Crafting

Gayle

Funky house card

With all the "funky houses" around on blogs. I thought that I would have a go at making a "funky house". This card is super easy to make. I used up card scraps and added some "doodles" to set it all off. I added a few buttons for dimension. Have a go in your favourite colours......

Having Trouble Thinking of Card Ideas for Males....

Step 1....Go through your left over bits of paper and pull out all your offcuts of browns and blacks. (You can arrange your's in an orderly manner or throw them all out on the table like I have done in the pic.)

Step 2....Gather some matching ribbons, a few washers, a sentiment stamp a punch or 2.

Step 3....Lay the strips onto white card, cut to length and attach with super tape.

Step 4....Add a little distressing with some Walnut Stain distress ink to tie it all in.

This is great for using up all those strips that you cut off other projects. They are super easy and I think they look effective.

Have fun Crafting

Gayle

Back again....

....camera is recharged.I have also added a few black and white cards.

Don't forget you can decorate your envelopes with any leftover puched shapes and few wavy lines.....

Bust your stash....

Well it could take some of us a while this way (depending on the size of your stash).....but it is a great way to get rid of those small pieces of leftover bazzill. I love bazzill and I don't like throwing any away, and this is fun too.

I gather up some coordinating colours.......... punch out some of your favourite shapes.......add some dots, lines, swirls or circles.....attach them on your card.........Don't forget to make a few at a time. This will save you heaps of time and it is a good idea to have a few spare cards on hand for that unexpected event.

Go on have a go this is a fun way to use up some scrap card.

Gayle
PS I was going to show another card made the same way but with a stamped greeting but the camera was wanting a recharge. Will try to do this later. Enjoy these for now. If you make any using this idea I would love to see what you come up with. Please send me an email with piccy attached. I think I will go and have a play around with the colour theme "Black and White" and see what I can come up with.