True Love Circle Card

My girlfriend Vicki and I made this construction style card together and thank goodness for the telescoping card instructions, but like anything it’s easy when you know how!!!It swivels open using the brads,clever design, and I had a lot of fun making it. I used Vicki’s Kaisercraft stamps and several of her dies. I haven’t used blue in ages and thought it was a nice change.

 

 

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-96-anything-goes-no-pattern.html Anything Goes plus No patterned papers
2. http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-17.html Hearts
3. http://houseofgilli.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/love-challenge.html Love
4. http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-58-and-winners-of-57.html Love
5. http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-66-make-valentines-day-card.html Valentines Card
6. http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/monday-challenge-43-valentines-day.html Valentines Day
7. http://trulymadlycraftychallenges.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/february-challenge.html Ribbon & Bling
8. http://www.vostamps.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/victorine-originals-challenge-27.html Love/Valentines
9. http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/ci-paints-inspired-by-love.html Inspired by Love
10. http://papersundaes.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/paper-sundaes-challenge-106-clean-and.html Clean & Simple

Thanks for dropping in to see me

Trish Munro

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

Magnolia Christmas Card

I made this for my girlfriend Tracey(my bridesmaid) and her family. I wanted to have a bit of fun with Tilda and decided if I was her I’d be swinging around too!As you can see there is lots of glitter..on the card, all over me and Honey my dog has a bit on her as well…everywhere I tell you. I challenged myself to make a Centre Step Card and I’m very pleased with the result and using not just….. non traditional colours, but my favorites!
Challenges I would like to enter:

• http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2011/12/im-dreaming-of-your-fave-colour.html Christmas card or project in YOUR fave  colour theme
• http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-21no-traditional-christmas.html No traditional Christmas colours
• http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/p/monthly-contest.html Happy Holidays
• http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-19-fancy-foldsshaped-cards.html Fancy folds shaped cards
• http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas.html Christmas
• http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/cupcake-172-dont-look-at-light.html If it sparkles, shines, gleams, glints and/ or glitter
• http://heartsonginspirations.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-28-snowflakes-andor-doilies.html Snowflakes and or doilies
• http://blog.icopic.com/2011/12/icopic-weekly-challenge-60.html Holidays, must use Copics
• http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/cch-97-more-than-one-fold.html More than one fold

Merry Christmas to all my new friends

Trish Munro

Spellbinder Nestabilities Peony Handmade Flower & Recycling Plastic Bag Tutorial

I received the wonderful gift of socks for a gift and kept the plastic bag with zip to recycle. I made the flower using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Peony using 3 coloured papers, for assembly see my Make a Flower Video on my Trish and Treasure YouTube Channel. I  die cut two Stampin Up Sizzix Bigz Top Note out: one in polka dot paper, and the other in white. I used the white one on the inside to hide out the sock packaging details and I used Tim Holtz Alterations Carnivale lettering die, using up scraps left over from my polka dot paper for the lettering inside for ANITA. I made this for my darling daughter! I have also made a YouTube Tutorial so you can see how easy it was to make!

Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Trish and Treasure.

I am going to enter this project into the following challenges:

• http://gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/gl26-color-orange.html Use the colour Orange
• http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-26.html Anything Goes
• http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.com/2011/10/10-october-punchesdies-team.html Use Punches/Dies
• http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-world-card-making-day-october.html Anything Goes
• http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/2011/10/speedy-cats-friends-challenge-week.html Use Polka Dots
• http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/anything-but-card.html Anything BUT a Card
• http://4craftychicks.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-57-crazy-egg-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
• http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/2011/09/pcj-challenge-20die-cuts-andor-punches.html Use Die Cuts and or Punches
• http://whimsicalwednesdays.blogspot.com/2011/09/anything-goes.html Anything Goes

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

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

Lion King Happy Birthday

I’ve had a winter flu and my kids have been on school holidays(3weeks) and normally that would mean a break but I have a performing arts daughter who auditioned and got a few parts in Jack & the Beanstalk Pantomime at Spotlight Theatre on the Gold Coast,Australia.She played the hen that lays the golden egg and Milky White the Cow(who Jack sells for a handful of beans….. I’m sure she’s worth way more than that!)  and a mean and creepy mini monster who belongs to the Giant, a cute villager and a special appearance as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz (sings her solo) who gets lost and ends up in the wrong Pantomime. So she’s only 10 yrs. old  and it was hair, make up and go go go(8 costume changes per show). She gave a professional performance next to some very well know TV and Theatre celebrities and had a fantastic learning opportunity to fine tune her craft and learn from the greats in the industry and after 20 performances we are both exhausted …..so life in our household has been so full on.

I’ve also just added the adorable  kissing bear at the top of my blog please take as many kisses as you need!

Back into card making which I love and I used this Party Animal paper by Kaisercraft which is so much fun to use.I wanted to emboss the striped paper for added affect and I’m so happy with the result, it really ties the project together.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://www.amberscraftsandstuff.com/2011/07/challenge-18-embossing.html
2. http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/2011/07/ch5-furry-friends.html
3. http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/paper-pretties-wednesday-challenge_13.html
4. http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-57.html
5. http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/07/simon-says-anything-goes.html
6. http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/07/bearly-mine-challenge-no-14-anything.html
7. http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/2011/07/summery-color-challenge-for-birthday.html

Hugs

Trish Munro

Penguin Party Time

I’ve been dying to try some new stuff out lately, and my purchase of this gorgeous string inspired me to try it out with some balloons. Ask my friend Vicki Fraser she will tell you how embarrassing I am at the shopping centre when it comes to balloons, I just love them! I couldn’t resist this handsome penguin gentleman who no doubt has happy feet and can trip the light fantastic. Yes, I’m ready to party. I have a thing for bright colours and know the young recipient of this card will love it as much as I do.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2011/06/ci-paints-inspired-by-bright-colors.html
2. http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/crazy-4-challenges-c4c92.html
3. http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/teddy-bears-and-other-animals-for-kids.html
4. http://suchins.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-60-sponsored-by-eat-cake.html

 

Party on and have a good time!

Trish Munro

Neddy the Nice Horse

Now that I’m an Aunty several times over (my family are like rabbits) this card is for my young nephew.Here’s a poem my Mum used to recite to me when I was a little tacker. I love this poem, sorry I do not know it’s origins.

Neddy is a nice horse

Neddy likes Hay

Don’t you like nuts Neddy

Nay Nay Nay!

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://annabellestamps.blogspot.com/2011/06/say-it-in_17.html
2. http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-22.html
3. http://sewmanychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-57-punch-it.html
4. http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-56-one-for-boys.html
5. http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/2011/06/anything-goes-challenge.html

Have a great day

Trish Munro

Splish Splash

 

I ran one the left side of my envelope thru the Big Shot and embossed the matching polka dots to have a great matching envelope so the excitement begins before you even open the card! This is a perfect card for my nephew’s birthday.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-22.html
2. http://fairyknoll.blogspot.com/p/fun-at-fairy-knoll-challenges.html
3. http://mamidoodles.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-2827th-card-for-boy-or-man.html
4. http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/06/challge-71-die-cuts-and-punches.html
5. http://aifactorychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-fun.html
6. http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2011/06/dysu-24-use-star.html
7. http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/ddcc-117-june-16-for-boys.html

Have a splashing good weekend

Trish Munro

Party Animal

I love this new paper design by Kaisercraft called Party Animals. It’s a different style of card making for me as I’d normally class myself as a stamper, but I'm here to try all new things and experiment and recreate a new style for myself. This year I’m challenging myself in as many new things as possible. He’s such a happy and cute bear, he’s adorable!


Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/its-wednesday-and-that-of-course-means.html
2. http://scrapalicioususa.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-7.html
3. http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/bearly-mine-challenge-12-everyones.html
4. http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-27-bei-den-kreative.html
5. http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-1-and-design-team-call_13.html

Keep smiling
Trish Munro

Cheeky Smiles For Your Birthday

 

I’d been dying to try to make a banner and incorporated that into this card using this gorgeous string. The string reminds me of my teenage year's where I perfected a few tricks with my yo-yo. I feel in love with this range of papers by Kaisercraft, so stay tuned. I’ve been cutting out the animals ready to make some more cards, using my waiting for my daughter at rehearsals time effectively.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/2011/06/card-challenge-no-40.html
2. http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/sweet-stamps-challenge-19-embossing.html
3. http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-fortnightly-challenge-spots-and.html
4. http://happichallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/happileigh-scrappin-challenge-26.html
5. http://woodwareusa-clearstamps.blogspot.com/2011/06/woodware-usa-challenge-31-happy.html
6. http://aifactorychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/its-new-challenge.html

Have a great day

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

Bookmark

I’ve been inspired to make bookmarks lately and I particularly like this Kaisercraft paper and used my Stampin Up Beautiful Wings Butterfly’s to create some movement, and some tiny drops of dimensional magic on the flowers and of course my own glimmer mica mist to finish!

Challenges this bookmark qualifies for:

• http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/2011/04/flutter-by-wednesday-151.html
  
• http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-38-and-winners-of-37.html
  
• http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-24-anything-goes.html

I took my daughter to McDonald's for a treat today and met a gorgeous young Korean girl who is on a working holiday in Australia and gave this to her to remember her holiday.

Make and Take with Amanda

Amanda Cordingley a Kaszazz Consultant in Brisbane,Australia demonstrated this tag and these two cards as a make and take at our monthly meeting of Stamping with Friends at Varsity Lakes Community Centre on the Gold Coast.I really enjoyed making these, and it's nice to try new techniques.

On this tag we took a tag made from acetate and added some dimensional magic and a drop of pink and a drop of teal from re-inkers at opposite ends and some rock candy drizzled all over and rubbed away with one finger to mix up the colours and then put a tissue over the top to blot and leave in position to dry. Then we removed excess tissue as only one layer of my tissue stuck down and then trimmed the edge with scissors and adhered a tag of identical proportions to rear to finish. When I got home I decided to turn it into a bookmark so I added the ribbon and used my black stazon ink and my Upsy Daisy stamp to finish it off with my own touch. Fabulous technique I love getting inky fingers!

We also made this card. I took it home to finish as I had to leave class early to take darling daughter who is 10yrs old to a photo shot with the local paper as she is singing the Australian national anthem on ANZAC day (25thApril) on her own to an approximate audience of 10,000. I was supposed to use a strip of green cardstock with trees and cut out some of the foliage part and stick over the top but I grabbed out my markers and just coloured them in instead and used the scrap of green to make another card, as you will see in my last card.

Then we made this girly style card it's a design & quick and easy to make using this very cute Kaszazz paper. I ordered a sheet I think it was $1.65 so I will be able to make heaps of cards out of just one sheet of paper.


TIP: adhere everything to your square panel first then attach it to your card, as it’s easier to centre and align straight!

After class I had a strip of stamped trees on green cardstock leftover so I made this when I got home and was all inspired. The button is made from coconut shell and the paper on this card is Kaisercraft. I added some dimensional magic to add some detail to finish.

Dragonfly Bookmark

I can never find a bookmark so I decided it was about time I made myself something decent! I made my own glittering mica mist to spray over the finished product, which looks great over the black cardstock.




This bookmark is eligible for the following challenge:

• http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2011/04/bookmarks.html  ends 20th April,2011

Kaisercraft

Here is a beautiful frog who regularly visits our dog’s water bowl on our verandah.

I made this tag at a make and take at the opening of the new Kaisercraft shop at Robina on the Gold Coast. I never would have thought to fold the big flower in half, I love learning new craft ideas.