Which one's your favourite?

Hi There Everyone,

I am back from a wonderful stay at the Sunshine Coast. Just not long enough. The weater at the coast was amazing....32oC. Then we come home to a 40oC day and you really notice it.

Thank you so much Brooke for looking after our family dog and farm!!

Before I went away I was going to blog about these cards that I made......but blogger had different ideas. It is still being temperamental...so I had to go around the problem....Anyway here they are.

 

It is a little hard to see but the spotty black and white paper is flocked paper and feels great.

I like the colours in this card....odd but I think that it works.....

I love the cute little bow on this card.

Tried to make a manly card.

I am really into butterflies at the moment....and dot's as usual....
I will be back soon with a post about Nicola's quilt. Nicola got her quilt while we were at the coast. I think she liked it....a bit hard to tell.
Which is your favourite card? Leave me a comment, I'd love to hear from you.
Gayle

No Picture Post....

Hi Everyone,
I am having a few isssues with adding photo's to my blog post's which is a real bummer because I have got lot's of things that I wanted to share with you before I head off on holidays.
I have been very busy finishing Nicola's quilt. (all that is left to do on the quilt is the hand stitching on the binding) Nicola may get her quilt this visit to the coast after all.
While the days are super hot I like to sit in the air-conditioning and do some cardmaking. So, I have been busy making a few cards to replenish my supply. I like to use up papers that I have got on hand before cracking open a new 6x6" paper pad. So that is what I have been doing while making these cards. (photo's to come soon)
At home I have been frantically watering my lawn and garden to save it from this heat and we moved the cattle to new paddock's so that everyone is happy while we are away.
Back Soon and hopefully with some pictures!!
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

2012's crafty things....enjoy!!

I hope that you all had a terrific Christmas. I have put together some photo's from 2012. Here is a sprinkling of what we have made in 2012. Can't wait for 2013....and more craft to share with you. Best Wishes for 2013.

Happy Crafting
Gayle

Merry Christmas

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope that you have lot's of fun times with family and friends, safe travels. See you all in 2013 for more craft.

Gayle and Brooke

What I did this Wednesday....

Hi there, I am sharing some photo's from Wednesday just gone. Scrap 4 Fun held a kids scrapbooking workshop, with the main aim of the workshop to teach making a banner as a title. I was very impressed with their outcomes and will share some of their work with you.

 

Below Mr T had recently visited the zoo and had some cool zoo photo's to scrap. Mr T. made his banner into a sign post!! See photo's below.

 I could not resist putting in this photo of Mr T's. photo....I thought that this sight was soooo cute. Reminded us of the giraffe in Madagascar...

 Below Mr E. had some photo's of a recent holiday. Mr E. had the longest title for his scrapping page and did a great job persisting and getting it all finished. Well Done Mr E.!!

 

Miss K. worked very hard to complete a very special layout about her family. See below.

 

 

 Miss M. completed two single layouts, one about her BFF's and the other about her holiday.

 Some of the kids from the scrapbooking workshop.

 Miss J. completed a massive 4 single layouts. I added the one below to show the banner title.

 ....and a close up.

 Random picture alert.....I saw these the other day heading out to our property.....it is a herd of emu's ...I normally see one or two and maybe a mother with it's young family but never this many all at once. I couldn't get them all in the picture I think that there may have been a few more in this group.

Happy Crafting
Gayle

K's Christmas Cards

Hi Everyone,

Christmas time is getting well on the way here, the girls finish school today, the Christmas tree is up and Chirstmas cards have been sent...

These cute little fairies and elves were soaking up the early sun the other morning and caught my attention. A friend made these....see her work here 

 

 K. made these for her friends at school. I was very proud of her she went and sat at my scrapping desk and about 1/2 hour later had 5 cards ready to write on. After they dried she wrote on them and added a little blue sky (this was added after these photo's)

Happy Crafting
Gayle

Over-worked.....read on

Hi there,

This arrived on Sunday while we were out mustering....so hubby has a new toy to play with for awhile. It is meant to have a stickrake on the front....Long story that I am sure you do not want to hear about.

 

 Saw this massive birdy along the road on Sunday too....

I have had a break down in the scrapping room......My corner rounder has died on me....maybe I over worked it.....I do love to round off the occasional corner or two....I couldn't round all the corners on this card so it will be 1/2 rounded and 1/2 sqaure...

Have a good day and round a corner for me....
Happy Crafting
Gayle

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

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