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

Meljens Birthday Cake Mouse Card

I had a lot of fun creating this Happy Birthday card this week with my new Birthday Cake Mouse Digi from Meljens.. Hope you like how I decorated the inside of the card with balloons everywhere! The balloons flip back and forth as you wiggle the card, it’s so much fun to play with. I used a border punch to create paper lace and then embossed it so it looks even more like lace, but with a fresh and funky feel. I can’t honestly believe I actually had fluro pink cardstock and fluro green cardstock, and after digging through all my green ribbons… yes I actually had fluro green ribbon…what the …where did all that come from!!!!I used a combination of fluro gel pens for the 3 candles and icing and Copics to colour the cake and hungry mouse! I used my new flower soft and after much debate with my daughter to use white or cream we decided on cream flower soft because it looks like real cream oozing out the sides of this delicious chocolate cake.

I’d love you to come and Join our 5th Challenge this week at

Card Crafter’s Circle

our theme is BIRTHDAYS

and the Sponsor this week is Meljens

Winners Prize is 4 B & W Digis (Your choice)

Here is the image I used this week from Meljens

Challenges I am entering with this card:

1. http://dancinginpajamas.blogspot.com/2012/01/blog-hop-tcp-tuesday.html Embossing
2. http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2012/01/monday-challenge-40-its-delicious.html It’s delicious
3. http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/january-monthly-challenge-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
4. http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-birthday-challenge.html Happy Birthday
5. http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/9-ribbons-lace.html Ribbons and Lace
6. http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-45.html Child’s Birthday
7. http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-140-ring-in-new-year.html Ring in the New Year and use some thing NEW!
8. http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-142-punch-it-out.html Punch it out
9. http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-1-happy-3rd-birthday-charisma.html Happy Birthday plus option of adding  3
10. http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-21-happy-birthday.html Happy Birthday

Have a Great Weekend

Trish Munro

Bugaboo Stamps Dino Heart 1

I do hope you will be able to join us for our very first challenge over at Card Crafters Circle. Our theme this week is CREATE FOR ANY CELEBRATION!

The challenge will run from Friday 16th December (Australian Time) for a week

This week we have Bugaboo Stamps sponsoring our challenge with the

winner’s prize - their choice of 7 images!

Here is my card

This is the very cute digital  image I used  and it’s available at Bugaboo Stamps Here
I borrowed my friend Vicki Fraser’s (who has Blog Candy at the moment) small polka dot embossing folder for the smaller heart,which I paper pieced. I also paper pieced his feet and embossed as well, and I think it just adds that something extra.


I cut a strip of cardstock and scored to create a zigzag strip to attach to his head so Dino could have a wobbly head! The other stamps (Nitwit Collections) I used on this card came as a free gift with Australian Simply Cards Magazine Issue 34. I used sandpaper on the embossed footprints and had a ball colouring in with my Copics. This is Basic Grey Ribbon , American Crafts Amplified Designer papers Saturday Night Fever and Boogie and matching American Crafts Elements Round Buttons in Leaf.

I would like to enter the following Challenges :

• http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/12/make-it-monday-67-with-cupcake-cards.html
• http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/?p=1880 Cards with hearts
• http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-139-anything-except-christmas.html Anything except Christmas
• http://squigglestamps.blogspot.com/2011/12/lets-celebrate.html Let’s Celebrate
• http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-2-embossing.html Embossing

Have a great weekend

Trish Munro

Noel Christmas Card

I made this Christmas card that folds out like like a banner which becomes not just a Christmas card but a decoration too. I looked up the dictionary  meaning for Noel : Noël [nəʊˈɛl] 1. (esp in carols) another word for Christmas 2. (Music, other) (often not capital) Rare a Christmas carol . I kept the colour palette simply sticking with red, green and gold for a touch of class. I stamped the background using Versamark Ink and Gold Mica Powder. To get the letters I used a scrapbooking letters sheet like a template and traced out the letters in pencil (remember to pencil on the reverse side by flipping the stencil over) hand cut the letters in red and green and have saved the scrapbooking designer paper letters for when I finally get to do some scrapbooking. I edged all the letters with my Gold Krylon pen and finished by attaching all the circles with some sheer red  ribbon I found with with gold stars on it to match perfectly. There is plenty of room on the back of the card for the whole family to write their own personal message.



Challenges this card qualifies for:

• http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-58-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
• http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/2011/11/paper-sundaes-challenge-96-beautiful.html Beautiful Bows
• http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-148-festive-cheer-news-and.html Red,Green and Gold or Silver
• http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/11/little-claire-monthly-challenge-15.html Shaped card
• http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-number-41redgreen-and.html Red, Green & Metallic
• http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-83-colour-combo-of-red-green.html Colour combo of Red & Green
• http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/11/arabella-barbara-cleota-leah-ann-peggy.html Simplicity

Have a great day
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

Martha Stewart Scoring Board Gift Box

I made this box with my Martha Stewart Scoring Board and I wanted to be a bit tricky and made it slightly angled as you can see by my last photo. This necklace is a gift for my sisters birthday and I wanted to present it in something I had made myself rather than a pre purchased gift bag, just to challenge myself and see what I could do.

 

Challenges this project qualifies for:

• http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-6.html Anything but a card
• http://mariannedesigndivas.blogspot.com/2011/10/dying-to-diecut.html Dying to Diecut
• http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/11/ddcc-138-punch-time-patties-creations.html use your punches and dies
• http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/2011/11/were-going-minimalistic-and-our-winners.html Minimalistic
• http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/11/arabella-barbara-cleota-leah-ann-peggy.html Simplicity
• http://bowsnberries-bosenberries.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-13-clean-and-simple.html Clean and Simple
• http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/11/cch-92-something-with-wings.html Something with Wings

Thanks for stopping by

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

Flower Bookmark

I made this extra wide bookmark for my sister as part of her birthday present because she loves to read and loves art. I wanted to create a bookmark in relaxing colours ,but not too busy to distract you from reading your book. I used my Colorbox Chalk inks with my Stamp It Sponging Blocks to create an arty background, a technique I have been trying to perfect for a while and I am so pleased with my morning mist look for my background .The stamp is from Stamp It called Grevillea (an Australian Flower). I added the silky smooth ribbon to contrast with the embossed  texture band I placed at the bottom of the bookmark, so it not only looks good but feels good too!

Challenges this qualifies for:

• http://heartsonginspirations.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-23-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
• http://bowsnberries-bosenberries.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-13-clean-and-simple.html Clean and Simple
• http://letsinkitup.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-17.html Show us your favourite stamping technique
• http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2011/11/jai-92-just-add-tag-or-bookmark.html Tag or Bookmark
• http://cookingitupwithkatie.blogspot.com/2011/11/cooking-it-up-82-anything-but-card.html Anything but a card

Thanks for visiting my blog

Trish Munro

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

Baby Dress Card

My girlfriend Vicki Fraser and I decided to make a dress card. We didn’t have a pattern, just an idea. I made this using obviously very thin cardstock because when I tried to make another in a different colour I would have had to use my Spellbinders circles, but with this card I used my punches for the neckline and produced this gorgeous one layer card and I think it is just adorable. I put some dimensional magic on the collar to give it some depth and by using two embossing folders gave it contrast and interest. Sweet and simple and I’m very happy with the result.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

• http://creativecraftworld.blogspot.com/2011/08/card-challenge-for-child.html Child
• http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-30-okkeep-it-clean-theme.html Keep it Clean
• http://kbchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-25.html Babies
• http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/2011/07/ch-53-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
• http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-134-cute-n-girly.html Cute n’ Girly
• http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-68-different-shaped-card.html Different Shaped Cards

Have a wonderful day

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

Hair Bow

I really enjoyed making this bow for my daughters hair and I finally got the chance to share this after she has already worn this in 20 shows. The wardrobe assistant asked me to sew this onto a comb as it was the perfect green to match one of her costumes. I thought I could just see myself making a mess of that, so I bought a glue gun and used lashings of glue along the top edge of a hair comb and the pre tied bow stuck like a dream to the hair comb. The glue line is completely concealed once in her hair. There is nothing like having to do something that pushes you outside your normal boundaries and I now feel I could certainly expand on this idea,time permitting! The best part about the bow is my daughter loves it, and she can put it in her hair on her own.
I’m entering this bow in a challenge at Reasonable Ribbon http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-29-sizzlin-summer-theme.html

Have a great week
Trish Munro

Be Merry

I received this gift of a handbag size tissue holder from my friend Kaye Clyma. It is so cute and very useful.

Handbag Card

This gorgeous handbag card was  made using a handbag template. I used dimensionals to lift the handbag which gives a nice effect with the embossed card underneath.(Tip: Place the dimensionals so that you can place a gift card or cash in the bag). The ribbon was from a $2 importer style shop and already has the beading attached and stuck under the coloured paper panel on the top of the bag gives a great trendy styling to the bag.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/2011/06/anything-goes-challenge.html
2. http://guylousinimitability.blogspot.com/2011/06/monochromic-challenge.html
3. http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-number-19-monochromaticshades.html
4. http://shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/terrifically-thrilling-thursday.html
5. http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/2011/06/going-grey-with-scrap-creations.html

Have a great weekend

Love Trish Munro xx

Teddy Bear Card

I’m entering this sketch challenge, hope you like my big teddy bear!
http://annabellestamps.blogspot.com/2011/04/absc037.html

I'm also entering http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-19.html

which is all about teddy bears!

I had so much fun colouring in this teddy, he is so darn cute! I popped up his nose and heart for some extra dimension.

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