Circle Punch Flower Birthday Card

It was a folding frenzy to make this flower card using 9 x 2 inch circles(1 as a base, 8 for the flower). I had a ball making the petals and I think the pearl brad adds that touch of class. It took quite a while to line up the piercing to create that faux stitching look. It’s the very first card that I have ever taken money for and I sold it for $4 to my wonderful  neighbor, a monumental moment!!

I’d love you to come and Join our Challenge this week at

Card Crafter’s Circle 11th  Challenge

We'd love to see your creations using

  INSPIRATION FROM THE PHOTO PROVIDED ABOVE

... so come share them with us! 

and the Sponsor this week is Di’s Digi Downloads

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/gc140-color-challenge-two-colors-only.html Two colours
2. http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/wacky-wednesday-65-circles.html Circles
3. http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/paper-pretties-wednesday-challenge_22.html Use punches or die cuts
4. http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-52-is-here.html Add a sentiment
5. http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-73.html Anything Goes
6. http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/two-designerdifferent-papers-challenge.html Two designer / different papers
7. http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-103-no-embossing.html No embossing
8. http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-26stitching-and-winner.html Stitching real or Faux
9. http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/cch-107-use-die-or-punch.html Use a die cut or punch
10. http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-12-flower-power.html Flowers

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish

Acetate Flower Bookmark

I decided to make a quick bookmark as a back up gift, as my drawer of giveaways empties as fast as I make them.I used Stazon Black Ink to stamp the flower on acetate and then hand cut to add an extra and unusual layer to my flower.It’s great to be able to give a handmade gift!

Challenges my bookmark qualifies for:

1. I used this inspirational photo as below, and it was a chance to use all of the colours of the rainbow.

http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/01/week-13.html

2.http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-92-anything-goes_26.html Anything Goes

3.http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-70-check-it-out.html Anything goes

4.  http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/01/anything-but-card-challenge.html Anything but a card

5 .http://panpasteluk.blogspot.com/2012/01/panpastel-uk-challenge-3-glitter-and.html Glitter & Glitz

6. http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-92-make-it-sparkle-1292012.html Make it sparkle

Have fun

Hugs

Trish Munro

Flower Bookmark

My friend Vicki Fraser and I made bookmarks together at her place and we each had our own style. We both started with the same colour base card. I riffled through her stash and found a Kaisercraft designer paper pad she used ages ago on a card, which I absolutely adored and couldn’t wait to get started. I used Vicki’s Tattered Florals Flower Die and her Martha Stewart punch and found some really thin string to finish off with a small not too overpowering bow! I really need a bookmark for myself,… every time I make one it ends up as a gift! 

Here is the back of the bookmark , you just slide the corner into the page you are reading.

 

Challenges I’m entering this bookmark into:

1. http://annabellestamps.blogspot.com/2012/01/say-it-withanything-goes.html Anything Goes
2. http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-99-spots-stripes.html Spots and Stripes
3. http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-130-spots-and-stripes.html Spots and Stripes
4. http://www.ibrakeforchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-brake-for-simple.html Clean and Simple
5. http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/simon-saysspots-stripes.html Spots/& or Stripes

I decided to grab a book from the bookshelf to photograph my bookmark and decided to show you a Australian House and Garden  magazine. My husband Mark Munro used to custom build furniture, kitchens, shop fittings and shutters. Here is some of Mark’s work, our business used to be called Munro Originals . Mark built the table, chairs and in the Bedrooms you can just see the shutters. The owner of this house is an artist.

After working for the client he was inspired to paint this for our Lounge Room and it was not long after we had visited Santa Fe,New Mexico,USA and it’s a wonderful reminder of our pre children holiday!!! We spent our time in Santa Fe exploring all the Interior Decorators and Custom Furniture manufacturers in the area and they were happy to show us everything they did which was fantastic. We stayed at La Fonda which was an amazing experience. I love Adobe style housing.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day

Trish Munro

Bugaboo Stamps Stella Nursing Hospital Food Get Well Card

This week I used my new Bugaboo Stamps image called Stella Nursing- Hospital Food and it really brought a smile to my face the minute I laid eyes on her, so I knew it was the perfect card to make this week for something bright and colourful to give to my sick friend. It will be great to look at…. and she will be able to  feel the love even if I’m not there with her. I added these flowers with a set of punches I forgot I had and ran a few through my embossing folder to add some depth and texture to the flowers.

Please come and join us this week at Card Crafter’s Circle Challenge 4 and

Make it Colourful

and the challenge this week is sponsored by

Bugaboo Stamps

Winner’s Prize 7 Images (your choice)

I love how this folds in so many ways and made this card as bright, and colourful as possible.Stella just had to have the classic purple rinse in her hair!Same card folded differently looks great either way!

Challenges I am entering with this card:

1. http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-year-new-design-team-new-anything.html Anything Goes
2. http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-45-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
3. http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/simon-says-new-something.html Use something NEW!
4. http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-29.html Colour-Purple,Green,Pink & White
5. http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-19-fancy-foldsshaped-cards.html Fancy Folds/Shaped Cards
6. http://www.papercreationsink.com/2012/01/challenge-16-die-cuts-andor-punches.html Die Cuts/Punches
7. http://www.vostamps.blogspot.com/2011/12/victorine-originals-24-punch-challenge.html Use Punch
8. http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-52-over-rainbow.html Over the rainbow
9. http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-26-something-new.html Use something New
10. http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas-from-craft-us-crazy.html Anything New and or Humorous

Have a great weekend

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

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

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

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

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

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

SURFERS PARADISE

 

To get the golden sun ray’s I used my Stampin Up Bird Punch. I got the inspiration for this card from where I live which is very close to Surfers Paradise a famous beach here on the Gold Coast,Australia. I got the sandy paper in the pet isle at the supermarket, apparently it’s for birds cages, and it was perfect for this project. I used the glitter to simulate the ocean spray of the glistening water.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://creativecowgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/summertime-fun-with-chi-chi-memories.html
2. http://prairiefairyfridays.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-54-summerfunhostess-is-dionne.html
3. http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-70-summer.html
4. http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-30-and-winner-of-29.html
5. http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2011/06/09-june-sparkle-challenge.html
6. http://littledarlingschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-1-summer-theme.html
7. http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-58-summer-sparkle.html
8. http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-156-splish-splash.html

Blue sky's makes me happy!

Trish Munro

Thinking of you

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-anything-goes-challenge.html
2. http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-39-clean-simple.html
3. http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/2011/05/cbgm-blog-sketch-challenge-8-pinkgreen.html
4. http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-is-on-your-desk-right-now.html

I loved using these gorgeous flower bling.

Trish Munro

May ALL your DREAMS come TRUE

This is such a cute stamp from a set that I picked up years ago at a bargain shop. I’ve finally discovered if you colour your image in the same colours as your papers it all look so much better. I’m going to save up and buy some Sketch Copic markers because you can clearly see my image is furry because the markers I have seem to do this.It might take me five years to save up  for Copic Sketch markers but there is no point only buying one.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://claudiaandcompany.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-82-girls-birthday-card.html
2. http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/colors.html
3. http://creativecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/05/restful-colour-challenge.html
4. http://karensdoodlesnetherlandschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/uitdaging-64.html
5. http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-142-use-die-cut.html
6. http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2011/05/pale-pretty-pastels.html
7. http://nettiegsdandydigitalgems-challengeblo.blogspot.com/2011/05/nettiegs-in-childhood-fantasy-challenge.html
8. http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-56-anything-goes.html
9. http://ecpchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-38.html
10. http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/craftycatz-challenge-no-83-anything.html

I love the the thought that my vice is to be colouring in!

Trish Munro

Hibiscus Birthday

I clear embossed this Stamp It hibiscus  flower stamp over patterned paper then used a Kaiser craft Hot Pink and purple  inkpad with a Stamp It sponging block to blend over card and removed any excess ink by rubbing a tissue over .I then added the glitter,butterflies and bling to finish!

 

 

 

I decided I was on a roll and decorated inside my card as well, it’s nice to add that little extra surprise when you open up the card.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/paper-pretties-wednesday-challenge_18.html
2. http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/simon-says-sparkle-and-shine.html
3. http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-57anything-goes-dt-call.html
4. http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-35-anything-goes-optional.html
5. http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-152-anything-goes.html
6. http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/sweet-stamps-challenge-15-birthday.html
7. http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-40-and-winners-of-39.html
8. http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/05/make-it-monday-37.html
9. http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-116-birthdays.html
10. http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/week-131-ice-cream.html

My challenge to myself is to one day win a card  challenge, I can’t do anymore than try my hardest and have as much fun in the process as humanly possible!

Trish Munro

Perfect Moments

Vicki Fraser and I teamed up on Sunday to try out some new techniques. I took white gloss cardstock and streaked purple and pink inks over it,then clear embossed this sentiment from Stamp It. Then I mixed up purple paint and glitter and painted in the same streaked way as the inks. When nearly dry removed excess paint from my clear embossed sentiment to reveal “Perfect Moments” then added some purple ink over to define words using my Stamp It Sponging Block. I decided my ribbon need a pin so I made my own with beads from my daughters stash and added a little glitter. Then I decided to decorate inside the card with a very pleasing result. I’m happy with these photos you can see a lot of detail.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-12-lace.html
2. http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-46-embossing.html
3. http://hippitywithippity.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-2-flowers.html
4. http://karensdoodleschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/are-you-ready-to-play-along.html
5. http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/2011/05/magical-monday-embossing.html
6. http://creativeinspirationschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-59.html
7. http://bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-anything-goes.html
8. http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-55-lace-and-ribbon.html
9. http://letsinkitup.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-15.html
10. http://annabellestamps.blogspot.com/2011/05/say-it-in.html

Hope you like my creation!

Trish Munro