Birthday and more...

Hi There, Well I am getting over another birthday and then this week there will be another one for hubby.

Hope you had a very Happy Birthday K!!

 I did manage to make some cards. It has been rather hot here so in the middle of the day when it is too hot (40oC) outside I can crank up the air-conditioner and sit and craft. I also tidied up my poor neglected scrapping area. This card was very simple and highlighted the nice scrapbook paper. The little white ball in the middle of the flower is a small white pom-pom. A bit hard to see in this pic.

 We got a new texture plate and I have been trying it out. I inked over the raised texture with distress ink. I think that it highlights it nicely.

 Here's a close up....

 More texture......and a groovy one eyed monster.

Another hot one today....but no crafting for me, we are off to do some mustering. Will have to cool off in some water somewhere...
Happy Crafting
Gayle

Add a banner to your title....

Hi there,

I have made a scrapbook page using the idea of a banner as the title. Using the Big shot, I cut out some fancy edged circles and folded over the tops on a piece of string, add some texture with the Big Shot, ink the edges of the circles, attached some letter stickers, tied some cute little bows on the ends and hung my banner. I think this is such an easy title idea.

 

 here.....I used the same idea of a banner but have used some cute little monsters as the flags.

Happy Crafting.
Gayle

More distress ink cards

Hi there,

It is school holidays here and rather hectic.....however before the craziness began I did manage to make a few distress ink cards. In my distress inks post I said that I would like to make some more distress ink cards. If you want to make some go here for the instructions.....and have fun creating your own.

 

 Lynn and I started making our Christmas Cards at Tuesday night craft. Some in not so traditional colours.

 

 Then we started working on our fence..... this is the fenceline after the dozer had been in and cleared the old fence away. It was 4.1km long and we put the new fence up in 3 days. (520 steel posts, a pallet of barb wire and 2080 twitches later.) So happy that it is done!!

 We did a little bit of sightseeing on our fencing retreat...LOL....
These are the "caves"............................a nearby dam............................. and the view from the caves.

 Very beautiful!

Distress ink cards

 I stamped these images using distress inks. I inked up the stamp....using a green for the flower stem and an orange or blue for the flower top(you could use any colour you like), lightly misted the stamp with a water mister, then stamp it onto some cardstock (I used Bazzill). I stamped the same image up to 3 times before reinking giving different layers of intensity. The image appears like a water pastel rather than a clear stamped image. I like the effect that it gives. I liked it sooo much I have already given the top card away to a friend!! I will have to make some more like these....they are fun to make.....and very easy too!!

Happy Crafting
Gayle