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

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Upsy Daisy

I made this card for the Annabelle's challenge of colours this week http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-74-sponsored-by-aifactory.html

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-74-sponsored-by-aifactory.html  and a Flowers Challenge

Trish Munro

Bold,Bright & Bring on the Bling Star Christmas Card

I decided to have a play around and try to clear emboss onto patterned paper which is something I’ve never tried before. I adore bright and bold colours because they make me happy just looking at them.so I chose this patterned paper sheet in my DCWV The Blossoms & Butterflies Stack to try out this new technique combined with this scalloped star stamp that I bought from a lovely lady clearing out all her old stamps. Well …she never made it out of the car park to try to sell them at our group day I bought them all, because they were so unusual and she gave me an absolute bargain and threw in some free stamps for my darling daughter. I knew the scallops on the star would soften the strong diamond pattern and make an unusual Christmas Card. So I clear embossed the star onto the patterned paper then used my Stamp It Sponging Block with Vicki Fraser’s  Stampin Up Temping Turquoise Inkpad. I’m definitely getting that Temping Turquoise  Inkpad I just love this colour.Anyway,I sponged it until I covered the square of patterned paper and then rubbed over with a tissue to remove he excess ink to reveal my clear embossing. I think it turned out great.Then to the job of mounting it.I went and bought some new cardstock so it all matched beautifully .  I was passionate about doing some paper piercing and using my new Stampin Up photo corner punch and very pleased with the result of this card inside and out. Those who know me well, know I am currently addicted to glitter and bling. I’m sorry but I just can’t help myself there is glitter and bling everywhere on this card and the dog who forever sits underneath me, but really who doesn’t love glitter and bling!

Challenges  this card qualifies for:

1. http://karensdoodleschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-no-64.html
2. http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/2011/05/anything-goes.html
3. http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-18-color-my-world.html
4. http://ccmspotlight.blogspot.com/2011/05/spotlight-challenge-yourself.html
5. http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2011/05/ci-paints-inspired-by-bling.html
6. http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-63-bling-it-on.html
7. http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/chnc-challenge-21-lets-see-some.html

I really enjoyed making this card, I’m going to give it to my son’s Learning Support teacher for Christmas.I know she will love it.

Trish Munro

Christmas Card Shoebox Swap

All the girls at Stamping with Friends card making group got together and we organised a Shoe Box Swap. Every Shoebox contains all the stamped images, or stamps and inkpads, ribbon, bling, cardstock etc .to make that card exactly, and all you bring is your basic tool kit as usual and supply all you own adhesives and stamp cleaner kit. These were the amazing cards I ended up making, perfect for my Christmas stash…. that is if I can bear to part with them!



The dimensions are better when not too thick, to make this pocket work effectively.

The ribbon around this circle shaker card concealed the dimensionals.

Happy Mouse

Happy Easter and here is another card my daughter and I made while we were all inspired and so pleased we can now emboss and had a ball… with glitter everywhere!


Challenges this card qualifies for:

• http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-36-photo-inspiration.html
• http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-77-bling-it-on.html
• http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-79-childrens-cards.html

Blue Mouse

Here is another card darling daughter and I made together…she’s famous today…… front cover of the local newspaper THE TWEED SUN a huge photo with a story on page 3 of how she is honoured to sing the Australian National Anthem on ANZAC day  25th April. We hope you like our glittering mouse!

Challenge this card qualifies for:

• http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/2011/04/paper-piecing-or-paper-piercing.html
• http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-55-glitter-glitz.html