Valentine Gift

I’ve wrapped up some traditional old style butterscotch in a tin,remember those??? It’s just the perfect Valentines Gift…. sweeties for my sweetie!! I made this gift tag using a doily as a base and it’s so pretty with all these love hearts .

Challenges this project qualifies for:

• http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-59-to-one-i-love.html To the one I love
• http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/have-heart.html Have a heart
• http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/sweetstamps-challenge-51-love.html Love
• http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/paper-pretties-monday-challenge-create.html Valentines Day Project

Hugs

Trish Munro

Dearie Dolls Laundry Day Snowman Christmas Card Set

Join us for our second challenge over at Card Crafters Circle.

Our theme this week is:

Create for CHRISTMAS!

Sponsored by Dearie Dolls.

Winner's Prize is their choice of 3 digis.

Here is the digital image I used and printed it in two sizes.

Dearie Dolls Laundry Day Snowman

 

 

 

I embossed the inside pockets of my cardholder for a touch of class and place 3 cards either side and held closed with a ribbon..

Inside view of the gift cards

In an effort to be frugal I always try to be as economical as possible with my projects as you can see.

As you can’t see…. as once it’s all glued down….. and otherwise it’s just such a waste!

I made this Christmas card set as a present for one of my sisters.

Challenges I would like to enter with this project:

• http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-141-winter-wonderland.html Winter Wonderland- Must use Digi
• http://blog.icopic.com/2011/12/icopic-weekly-challenge-61.html Last minute Christmas cards
• http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/2011/12/magical-monday-bird-image.html Anything Goes, but must include a bird
• http://paperandsuchonline.blogspot.com/2011/12/time-for-another-challenge-here-at.html Last minute Christmas Card
• http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-95-snowman-with-die-cut.html Snowman with Diecut
• http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/baby-its-cold-outside.html Winter/Cold Project
• http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/2011/12/cyda-challenge-35-snowmen.html Snowmen
• http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/cold-and-frosty.html Cold and Frosty

Merry Christmas

Trish Munro

hAnglar stAnglar Christmas Card with Snow

My perfect holiday involves snow and I really enjoyed making this card with snow. My daughter recently commented on my stamp collection and said  “if I really want to enjoy my colouring in, I‘ve got to get some images I really want to colour in”, so I have recently added some new stuff to my collection that visually appeals to me and I got myself some Copics so I can really enjoy myself.The Copics are really my Christmas present early so I will have to wrap them up and put them under the tree on Christmas Eve. I added a railing behind as her background to set the scene and coloured with Copics and added a thick layer of snow(Ice Stickles) because that’s just how it sits on the fence, when it really snows. I love this embossing folder because it looks like swirling snow , yet still pretty and feminine like the soft subtle curves of fresh flowers, and I slightly distressed the edges to add some interest like the way the snow plough clears a slightly uneven path. I used my new Martha Stewart Snowflake Border Punch which was a wonderful find at the recent craft fair. I added the white stars and snowflakes to finish off the card, and to add a (Ice Stickles Glitter Glue)shimmer of blue and coldness to the card to help set the scene. I love these pastel non traditional colours I used in this card with some inspiration from the Shabby Tearoom.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

• http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-84-sponsored-by-phooka.html Let it Snow
• http://kennykkraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-69-emboss-away.html Emboss
• http://heartsonginspirations.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-25-gold-or-glitter.html Gold or Glitter ( I used glitter!)
• http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-12.html Punch or Die cut (I did both)
• http://blog.icopic.com/2011/11/icopic-weekly-challenge-56.html Copic Background
• http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/11/pink-elephant-tpe125.html Embossing
• http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com/2011/11/week-88-shabby-pastel-christmas.html

 

 

 

SHABBY TEA ROOM -create a card or project inspired by the above photo using these pretty PASTEL COLORS AND A HOLIDAY THEME!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On a personal note my Golden Retriever ‘Honey’ had a dog version of a stroke on Sunday afternoon and poor Honey is at the Veterinary Specialist Centre with hope for rehabilitation, only time will tell. Here is the technical stuff off the internet. In Honey’s case it’s one rear leg. I’m spending as much time as I can at the hospital with her as possible, and went twice yesterday. It’s such a shock to see her so unwell, she is only 7.5yrs old and the words spinal injury are never words you want to hear. She was just playing on the grass when it happened casually sniffing around and then yelped about 20 times, just like that… fine one minute and her life changed the next.

Fibrocartilaginous Embolism. In this condition, a small amount of disc material ruptures and gets into one of the blood vessels leading to the spinal cord. As the vessel narrows, the disc material obstructs it, depriving a certain segment of the spinal cord of its blood supply. Without proper blood supply, that segment of the spinal cord dies, resulting in paralysis. Surgery will not help these dogs because there is no pressure on the spinal cord. Often, paralysis involves only one rear leg, or one rear leg is more severely affected than the other. Complete recovery may occur in a few days to weeks, or there may be permanent damage to a portion of the spinal cord. Diagnosis of fibrocartilaginous embolism is based on the correct clinical signs and a normal myelogram. Definitive diagnosis can only be made after death by performing a spinal cord biopsy.

Keeping positive is essential!

Trish Munro

hAnglar stAnglar Christmas Card

In an effort to be prepared for Xmas I made this Christmas card for one of my son’s teachers. I wanted to use non traditional colours and decided on pink and green. I’m in the process of mastering the fine art of colouring using Copics and it’s harder than it looks, I thought I was an expert when I was 8yrs old at colouring ! This is the first time I’ve used this image and it’s kind of weird for us Australian card makers to make wintery Christmas Cards as it’s the hottest time of the year for us ,so the thought of be rugged up makes me hot.. so I popped a butterfly,a park bench and some greenery behind my hAnglar  stAnglar Christmas girl and sat her in her own field of pretty pink  flowers. I’d love to have a white Christmas once in this lifetime and for the meantime I have white flower brads instead of snowflakes to embellish my card and it’s hard to see by this photo I added sparkly glitter on the flowers and the fluffy white sections of her coat and hat and it was just the extra touch this card needed!

Here’s the part that makes, making this card - a little more exciting………

Challenges this qualifies for:

• http://christmasstampin.blogspot.com/2011/11/never-seen-inkand-three-winners.html Never seen ink
• http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-53.html Floral Frenzy
• http://floweretstamplar.blogspot.com/2011/11/8-julkort-christmas-cards.html Christmas Cards
• http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/11/non-traditional-christmas-colors.html Non Traditional Christmas Colours
• http://mamidoodles.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-37.html Christmas
• http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-67-christmas-themed_11.html Christmas
• http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-44-cutesy-2-week-challenge.html Cutesy
• http://crimbo-crackers.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-2-make-it-sparkle.html Make it Sparkle

Have a great day and Thanks for stopping by to see me

Trish Munro

Magnolia Birthday Card

As you can see I got carried away and embossed two layers on this card and then used my sponging block with some chalk ink to highlight the embossing. I adore this cute Magnolia stamp she is so versatile and had a ball colouring her with my new Copics. I saw the balloons inside the card idea on Valita’s Fresh Folds ages ago and finally tried it out and it adds a real cuteness to the Happy Birthday card!

Challenges this card qualifies for:

• http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/11/craft-challenge-128-cute.html Cute
• http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-44-cutesy-2-week-challenge.html Cutesy
• http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-31-sugar-and-spice.html Sugar and Spice
• http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/10/young-at-heart.html Young at heart

Have a great weekend

Trish Munro

Flower Birthday Card

I’m a huge fan of lime green and pink together and by having the lime green underneath as my base card it really popped the pretty pink flower off the card . I wanted to create some interest in the flower and add another pink layer so I punched a plain white flower and then stamped baby butterflies on it and then edged it with pink ink so that the flower has lots of layer but kept it’s pinkness. I feel  in this creation I have achieved - less is more!

• http://createmepink.blogspot.com/2011/11/cmp-3-flower-challenge.html Flower
• http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/2011/11/were-going-minimalistic-and-our-winners.html Minimalistic
• http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2011/11/tuesday-throwdown-74.html My favourite colour combination
• http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2011/11/ci-paints-inspired-by-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
• http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-4-hats-or-flowers.html Hats and/or flowers

Keep smiling

Trish Munro

Hearts Punch Card by Anita Munro

My daughter Anita 11yrs  created this cute card for her Dad’s Birthday with lots of love!

Challenges this card qualifies for:

http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/2011/10/wacky-wednesday-57-anything-goes.html Anything Goes

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-37-anything-goes_26.html Anything Goes

http://scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/2011/10/card-challenge-number-58.html Anything Goes

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/simon-says-anything-goes.html Anything Goes

Anita had a lot of fun making this card.

Trish Munro

Magnolia Singing Tilda

I really enjoyed making this card for my daughters birthday,she loves to sing and my girlfriend Vicki Fraser bought this Magnolia Tilda Singing stamp for me so I could make my darling daughter the perfect birthday card. I paper pieced Singing Tilda to get the dress just the right colour and shaped it to give it a slight curve using my flower tool, before gluing into position.  I chose a designer paper that my wonderful friend Frances from Stamp Owl gave me for Tilda’s dress to match the dress my daughter wears on stage that shimmers and sparkles. I used a purple gel pen and highlighted with Ice Stickles Glitter Glue to finish.I wanted to use some shading behind and used my Spellbinder Circle as a mask to get the white edge effect with my Sponging Block and Colorbox Chalk Ink. Then I used the Tim Holtz Alterations Carnivale to personalise the card and add her age using some new Glitter Cardstock. I wanted an unusual shape card  and placed Tilda looking down from the top of the card like my daughter does when she’s on stage.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

• http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2011/10/lawnscaping-challenge-20-paper-piecing.html Paper Piecing
• http://pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-115-girls-girls-girls-cazza.html Girls,Girls,Girls
• http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-134-you-choose.html You choose your own theme BUT must use a stamp
• http://bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.com/2011/10/2nd-year-birthday-challenge-and-blog.html Anything Goes
• http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-97-happy-birthday.html Happy Birthday
• http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2011/10/birthday-celebrations-with-stretch-n.html Birthdays
• http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-17someone-special-and-winner.html Someone Special
• http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2011/10/tuesday-throwdown-71.html Shaped Card

Trish Munro

Recycle Plastic Packaging to make a Bling Holder

I purchased some undies for hubby and recycled the packaging to create a Bling Holder for my Rhinestones,Pearls and Bling. Honestly how could I have thrown this packaging in the bin, I just had to recycle it !

 

Hope you enjoy this tutorial!

Challenges this project qualifies for:

• http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2011/10/were-back-challenge-53-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
• http://papermakeupstamps.blogspot.com/2011/10/digi-makeover-challenge-6-anything-but.html Anything BUT a card
• http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-9.html Anything BUT a Card
• http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/week-152-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
• http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-155.html Anything Goes as long as it Sparkles

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Have a great week

Trish Munro

Spesch Birthday Card using Paper Piecing

I have to say I am feeling very special as my girlfriend Vicki Fraser arrived with a card ready to make and like twins we made one each only differing with our coloring in and ribbons and buttons. We used her new Spesch Designer Stamp and she is so very cute, and cut around her so she popped off the background paper. Vicki had already sorted out two paper piecing- firstly the dress and then the balloons and pre cut them both ,how lucky am I! I used my Whispers Strokes Marker to colour her hair,eyes and dress trim and my favorite markers ever are my Copic  Markers E11 & E00 which I used for the face/skin tones.Copic markers are so on my Santa Wish List!Vicki got these lovely rounded bling as a gift with purchase from the Craft Queen, they are so classy.I used some glitter to accentuate her pretty bow in her hair. Vicki cut the grass using her border punch that had a kind of soft wavy line then going back thru the punch off center this time and not lining it up makes grass, too easy! I had a heap of fun making this card!

 

Challenges this card qualifies for:

• http://madformarkerschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/10/favorite-copic-combo.html  Favourite Copic Marker Combo
• http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-79-multiple-sponsors.html Anything Goes plus use Ribbon
• http://heartsonginspirations.blogspot.com/2011/10/hsi-challenge-18-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
• http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/winners-challenge-8-and-deep-ocean.html Happy Birthday
• http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/sweet-stamps-challenge-35-anything-goes.html Anything Goes

A huge thank you to all my wonderful followers for coming to visit me and leaving such lovely comments

You really make my day

Trish Munro

Handmade Flower Card with Martha Stewart Punch by Anita Munro

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My Darling Daughter Anita who is only 10yrs old premade the Flower using all pink flowers but in different sizes, and when she liked what she had made she glued each layer together and added a butterfly bling embellishment to add a bit of her own personal flair. Anita placed a adhesive dimensional under the flower so it would pop off the card for added interest! She used a piece of pink paper and used the Martha Stewart Scroll Heart Deep Edger Border Punch down both sides to create a Lace Trim which she fixed to the card carefully with Glue. Anita added a sentiment using the Stampin Up Modern Label Punch and Stampin Up Word Window Punch and stamped using Colorbox Chalk ink her sentiment from Stampin Up Stamp Set called Teeny Tiny Sentiments.

Anita made this card for her school teacher for her Birthday and I was surprised to see that she had pre written on a notepad what she was going to write inside, which is very cute and thoughtful.

I will enter this card in the following challenges on her behalf:

• http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2011/10/were-back-challenge-53-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
• http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-50-and-winners-of-challenge.html Pink for Boobies
• http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-114-think-pink.html  Think Pink
• http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/cc-87-think-pink.html Think Pink
• http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/?p=1731 Create a card and give it away!

Proud Mum

Trish Munro

Handmade Flower Card Tutorial

This flower is so easy to make. I hope you have as much fun making your own and enjoy my latest tutorial!

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Trish Munro

Circus Birthday

I made this cute Circus birthday card and also made a You Tube tutorial to go with it. My son got me started and I’m now even  learning how to add a title to the video, you can… teach an old dog new tricks! I am entering this card into Annabelles Challenge 3 with 2 Bling. Also Stamps and Fun = Creativity- Animals Challenge and Punch and Die cut challenge at Catch the Bug

Come and see my tutorial for this card on my YouTube channel called Trish and Treasure

Trish Munro

Handmade Flower Bloom Card

I made this flower using beautiful Basic Grey designer paper to make this Shabby Chic Flower and using Stickles Glitter Glue in Crystal Ice to accentuate the flower. I also made a video tutorial which I will blog as soon as it uploads to You Tube. I made this handmade Bloom to enter into Annabelle's Birthday Challege 2 . I made this bloom very simply by ripping two different sized circles and rolled the edges with bamboo skewers.

I’m also entering Craft Your Days Away - Make your Own Flowers and

Decorate the inside of your card at Truly Sumptuous

My You Tube Channel is called Trish and Treasure

Trish Munro

DINOSAUR KIDS CARD

I have also made a You Tube tutorial video of this card and will blog it shortly. Every little boy loves .Dinosaurs so it’s the perfect card for a little man in my life. I am entering this card in Annabelles Challenge 1. I have used 1 new stamp it is the Happy Birthday from Stampin Up – Punch Bunch and 2 punches my scallop square and my round tab punch both from Stampin Up and 3 bling!

I am also entering this in the Cards for Men challenge Anything But Square

 

Thanks again to all my followers who come and check out my cards.

Trish Munro

With Sympathy

When I made this card I really wanted to have a cross on the front. A template would have been an excellent help but I just hand drew it and cut it out as I was keen to keep going to get the result I had imagined and visualised in my head. I love the metal brad I used with the flower it really anchored the card design. An extra layer of darker ribbon subtly popped the soft lace detail trim at the bottom edge of the card. I made my own Shabby Chic designer paper  which I distressed and have included a detail description so you can also have a go. I inked all the edges in Denim Adirondack Ink with a Stamp It Sponging Block to complete my distressed look.

Shabby Chic Designer Paper Technique

• I chose some designer paper and clear embossed (wet) some swirls and curls, always use your anti-static bag over your paper before embossing.
• Then brushed over some white gesso paint when almost dry, removed paint off embossed area. Then waited for all this to dry.
• Protect your ironing board with a heat proof sheet like the Tim Holtz one.When paint is finally dry, place a sheet(or a few) of brown paper (not newspaper) over your designer paper and iron off the clear embossing until it vanishes, absorbed into a few layers of the brown paper. Best to use a sheet of baking paper as the top layer before you begin to iron as this will protect your iron base from any potential mess.
• It leaves this amazing effect as you can see by my close up.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

• http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-31.html Handmade Background
• http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/08/make-it-monday-50.html Anything goes
• http://pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-106-distressing-maria.html Distressing
• http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/distressedshabby-chic-challenge-at.html Shabby Chic
• http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/2011/08/speedy-cats-friends-challenge-68.html Distressed
• http://phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-68-vintage-look.html Vintage Look
• http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-32-team-gem-distressing.html Distressing
• http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/08/dare-to-be-sassy-thursday-85.html Distressing
• http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-63-lace-it-up.html Lace

Have a great week

Trish Munro

Shabby Chic Tag

One of the Mum’s at my daughter’s Dance Studio is an ex-police officer and now teaches Child Safety & Protection at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Australia. She is someone who makes a huge difference  in this world we live in and I admire her because she has devoted her life and career to protecting children and teaching others to be like herself. I was inspired to make her something and I decided a bookmark for her text books at work would be perfect!

The unusual wet embossing technique I used to make the designer paper shabby chic I will put the instructions in my next post!

Darling Daughter has had a busy few days and competed in the Gold Coast Eisteddfod.

The school choir routine of a melody of 3 songs was cute and all the kids dressed up like orphans, they didn’t win this year but just being in choir really improves my daughters quality of voice and she seems to sound crisper, not to mention has learnt so much.

Then she competed in her group dance routines. Under 10’s in 4 sections and she won 1st place in all 4 sections.I am so proud of her and all the effort she has put into her dancing this year, she has a work ethic to be envied. I am now thanks to you tube an expert hair dresser & make-up artist. I’ve also now perfected the art of applying False Eyelashes of which I am so proud of myself.

Yesterday at my daughters Year 5 Church service all the Year 5 kids did a play and sang. I looked everywhere but darling daughter wasn’t an actor or singer ….what the …..Anyway I spot her she is down at the back of the church coaching the year 5 choir on stage with all the actions and expressions for the kids on the stage.. I was great to see her Year 5 teacher use her talents in such an unusual way.

After church we headed out to watch hubby coach and my gorgeous son who is 15 play in the Under 19’s Youth Soccer game. I took 100’s photos and really enjoyed watching them both in action . I really enjoyed my weekend!

 

 

Challenges this tag qualifies for:

• http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/week-116-anything-but-card.html
• http://justsomelinesblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-challenge-embossing-and-winners.html
• http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-95-emboss-it.html
• http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/08/anything-but-card.html
• http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/?p=1595 Bookmarks
• http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-13-distressing.html
• http://unityopportunity-challenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/banners-tags-flags-challenge-aug-14-27.html
• http://scrap-it-girl.blogspot.com/2011/08/scrap-it-girls-saturday-scrap-challenge.html

Thanks for visiting my blog

Trish Munro

Best Friends

We celebrated my girlfriend Roz’s 39th Birthday and I made this card for her. It’s so nice to have young friends! Roz,Vicki Fraser and I  went to The Elephant Rock Cafe at Currumbin which is right on the beach front and has an amazing view to celebrate with a lovely lunch. I’m entering this card in  challenge all about Friends http://stampwithfun.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-121-freundefriends.html and Anything Goes at http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/2011/07/simon-says-stamp-and-show-anything-goes.html

I used this photo as an inspiration for my project and am delighted to enter this challenge at the Shabby Tea Room

http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com/2011/07/week-72-relax-and-enjoy.html

I wanted to try something new with my Stampin Up 2 Step Bird Punch and I used the cardboard that I had punched out the leaves as a stencil template to create my background paper for my cute little birdie. You can see I also used the bird’s wing as a leaf with my flowers. I used my own homemade mist to add some pink sparkle. I love paper piercing, it is so relaxing so added that as well and to lift my pink background used a yellowy gold background to lift it and put it all on a gold card and voila!

My friend Roz recently took a family trip to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo so I cut out a sachet full of mini Australia’s using my Big Shot and my QuicKutz Australia Die in dark green cardstock and popped them inside this cute little heart sachet so she can scrapbook all her photos as I knew she was planning her Australia Zoo pages. I used the template from Papermaia to make this gift sachet then embossed it. Roz loved that I remembered her zoo ideas and was really excited to see all her little Australia's inside the sachet!

Trish Munro