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Still on the Illusion….

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I’m kinda stuck on Day 3 here, but loving it.  My visitors have deserted me and now instead of cleaning the house after camping, working etc I am having some fun in my crafty space (wink).  So today it’s another Optical Illusion and this one is masking, one of my fave techniques, I did do a little embellishing though and guess what?  It’s gold, I know I know, but it’s addictive.

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Hello

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I say I’ll be back real soon with another Card Class installment so until then, have a great one!

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Other Supplies:  Prima Wood Veneer – Birds & Butterflies. Gold sequins.

Have a Great Day at Muse!

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Who would’ve thought wood could be so much fun, today I decided that maybe I could colour with my Copics onto sticky barc and it worked a treat!

Here is my card for this weeks Muse I can’t wait to see how this card inspires you!

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Have a Great Day
Have a Great Day

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All of the deets can  be found here on the Muse blog….     but here’s how it works:

  • Use ANYTHING you want from your stash to create a project inspired by this week’s Muse.
  • In your post, explain how you were inspired and link back to the Muse blog.
  • Provide supportive comments on at least 3 other member’s submissions.
  • Vote for three of your fellow member’s submissions.

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Other Supplies:   Copics – R05,27. C1,5.

Inspired by Harper

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It’s hard not to be inspired by someone as amazing as Charley Harper, his style and colour combinations are incredible and I just had to make my very own ‘Harper’ esque bird.  My card had to be CAS as I wanted the bird as the focal point but I know that I will not be able to stop at creating just one of these…

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 I would like to share this card with the Anything Goes Birthday Challenge at Hero Arts,  the exciting new CAS-ual Friday’s Shades of Gray and Anything Goes with Pearls at Simon Says Stamp.

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Thanks for stopping by, I’ll be back real soon!

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Other Supplies:  Sakura – Clear Star pen.

Musing over a 21st birthday!

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 A BIG thank you to our creator and fabulous 1st Anniversary Muse Jackie Rockwell, Hugs to you GF!  In Australia it is traditional to celebrate our 21st birthdays and one of my nephews celebrates his next month and I thought this design and colour scheme were just perfect.

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Muse 21

You still have time to join in the fun so head on over to  Muse.

 Check out Jackie’s card below…..

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How could you not be inspired by this!

 I’ll  have some more cards up real soon, hope you’re having a great week!

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Bold Pop Designs – Publication

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Back from a lovely weekend with my fam, and now it’s definitely time to hibernate just a little…  or at least til the next party, I think that gives me maybe 2 weeks.  With a bit of luck I may just find some mojo between now and then…

So until I do I have a publication share where I had some fun with the Bold Pop set from Hero Arts, fun sentiments from Paper Smooches and how cool are these design papers by Teresa Collins (not many pages left and hoarding).

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Happy Birthday
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Thanks

Thanks for stopping by today.

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Other Supplies:  Buttons, Mango pearls (Flourish with a Bling)

You Party Animal…. at Scrapbook Boutique (video)!

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Back with another video tutorial for Scrapbook Boutique and today I’m having some fun with Avery Elle.  But I have gotta say, how cool are these Memento Luxe inks….    I’m just loving them (I may just have to collect them ALL lol).

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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Party Animal

I’ve listed all the links to the products below or you can visit Scrapbook Boutique and go shopping yourself (wink).

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Other Supplies:   Copics – RV17. BG72. T0,2.

Merry Christmas!

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It’s Christmas day in Australia, Hugs to you all!

I kept it simple for my Christmas card this year and I love the elegance of a silhouette, of course my ‘wish’ list is as long as the one this Santa is holding…..  so cross my fingers lol.  I made my card a little smaller  and created my own ‘merry’ sentiment on my electronic die cutting machine, love that you can use any font and make it the exact size….   I really need to use my machine a lot more (I know my hubby would agree).

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Merry

Wishing you all the absolute best holiday season, I’m looking forward to a day at the beach and eating heaps of great food today, see you on the flipside!

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A Golden addiction!

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Oh my goodness, I must have pushed my paper around this card for hours.  I started by making this fun panel of colour as I just loved the colours at CASE Study and then that was it.  But it had to be finished…  so I used Chrissy’s fab sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch and shazam it was done….  then I added the birds lol.   In my imagination this would make a great wedding card.

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Golden Birds

Doncha just adore this inspiration!  Thanks for popping by, Hugs

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock – Gold. Twine – Gold.

A Traditional Christmas at Scrapbook Boutique Bloghop & Giveaway!

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Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for  a blog hop…    so of course more wonderful prizes to be won!  You should have arrived here from  Sue’s  fabulous blog!    This month you could WIN Flourishes Star of Bethlehem stamp set, all you need to do is  leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th December (you must have an Australian address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog 

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Star of Bethlehem

For all the deets on how to WIN a $30 gift voucher  just stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of December to join us!

This month the challenge theme is A Traditional Christmas.

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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas

From here you are heading to the Scrapbook Boutique Blog, thanks for joining us, it’s been so much fun!

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Other Supplies:  Green wool  (I think it was originally packaging…)

Smile at Muse!

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Who has time to make birthday cards this time of year???   Although to be honest I would not like to celebrate my birthday in the holiday season it’s so easily forgotten, luckily for me my birthday is conveniently in June, smack bang middle of the year.  My only complaint is that it’s Winter and because I live in the sub tropics and am a ‘cold frog’ the al fresco dining leaves me cold, see I told you not really a complaint at all, at least nothing wine won’t fix lol.

It’s yet another thing I loved about living in the UK, my birthday was in Summer….   aaaaaaah.  Where was I going with this, oh yes, quick and easy birthday cards for me this time of year for sure, sorry guys.

I can’t wait to see how this card inspires you!

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All of the deets can  be found here on the Muse blog….     but here’s how it works:

  • Use ANYTHING you want from your stash to create a project inspired by this week’s Muse.
  • In your post, explain how you were inspired and link back to the Muse blog.
  • Provide supportive comments on at least 3 other member’s submissions.
  • Vote for three of your fellow member’s submissions.

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Other Supplies:  Copics – 0. YG00,03,11,17,25.

Getting all Christmassy at Muse!

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Welcome back, today it’s my turn to play at Muse.  This is reject….   I know, you’re thinking how on earth is that possible but it happens lol.  Of course that means that it’s a card that I love, it’s funny how it works that way… the cards I love the most are often the least commented on or the rejects,  C’est la vie!

I can’t wait to see how this card inspires you!

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All of the deets can  be found here on the Muse blog….     but here’s how it works:

  • Use ANYTHING you want from your stash to create a project inspired by this week’s Muse.
  • In your post, explain how you were inspired and link back to the Muse blog.
  • Provide supportive comments on at least 3 other member’s submissions.
  • Vote for three of your fellow member’s submissions.

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Other Supplies:   White Cardstock.  Ink:  Memento – Lulu Lavender, Sweet Plum.  VersaMagic – Spring Pansy, Pretty Petunia, Eggplant.  Stamps:  Hero Arts – Snowflakes (CL562), Holiday Sayings (CL343).  Accessories:  Fiskars Stamp Press, DST, Foam Dimensionals.

It’s a Bright Speech Bubble video for Scrapbook Boutique!

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Today for my tutorial for Scrapbook Boutique Blog I have made a bright cheery ‘Speech Bubble’ card, I had lots of fun with Lawn Fawn, Hero Arts and I also used a Heidi Swapp stencil.  All the products that I’ve used are linked below or you can head over the Scrapbook Boutique and check it out for yourself!

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Happy Birthday

Just got back from a wonderful week of camping….  not so sure how I’m going to hold up to night duty tonight though, maybe I should try and get some rest, but the washing needs to be done, everything unpacked, cat’s cuddled etc etc etc.  Hope you have a great one!

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Dream with Runway & CTS (video)!

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Maybe I can dream that I have the style of one of these glamorous models at Runway Inspired Challenge and can put together an outfit as stunning as this (let alone look good in it too lol), but I’m afraid for me, I didn’t inherit that gene…..  all I can say is I’m lucky I wear a uniform to work, I would have a melt down every morning if I had to actually choose what I had to wear.

Anyhoo I digress, I thought I would film while I made this card as I had a request to show how I made this card HERE.

You can watch it here or Watch it at Youtube.

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I used this fab sketch from Chrissy at CAS(E) this Sketch, she always knows how to challenge us!   Thanks for stopping by, Hugs

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Other Supplies:  Cardstock SBB – Apricot, Fireberry, Carrot, Poppy, Smoke.

Distress reinker ‘Colour Wash’ technique video for Scrapbook Boutique!

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Today I am having some fun and getting inky for Scrapbook Boutique!  I’ve linked all of the products that I used below otherwise you can head on over to Scrapbook Boutique  where they have a massive SALE on at the moment….  need I say more.

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You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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With Sympathy

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Loving silhouettes – video for Scrapbook Boutique!

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Back again with another video for Scrapbook Boutique.  Today it’s a one layer card with lots of blending using those fabulous distress inks from Tim Holtz.

A quick share before the card excitement.  I’ve just had some excitement myself, this (carpet python) just went through my back yard.  I’m not a real fan of snakes even if they are non venomous like this one….  I just don’t like that it is now is the wood pile near my chicken coop….  hope my hubby gets home soon, this is definitely a ‘boy’ thing lol.  Have a great weekend.

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(ps I’ve got the cats inside with me)

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Hero Arts meets Craft Dash!

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Another quick share, I should be sitting here making DT cards but I really wanted to play with Craft Dash #25 so I did (it’s only 10 minutes after all).  I thought it was also the perfect opportunity to combine the Button It Challenge at A Blog Named Hero, where I haven’t had a chance to join in for yonks.  Anyhoo I had the camera out so I decided to film as I went, hope you like it.

You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.

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CD With Sympathy

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Better get to ‘work’ now lol. Hugs

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Smiling with another Scrapbook Boutique Bloghop & Giveaway!

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Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, and that means that it’s also time for  a blog hop…    and of course yet more wonderful prizes to be won!  You should have arrived here from  Sue’s  inspirational blog!    And YOU have a chance to WIN this gorgeous stamp set from Flourishes, all you need to do is  leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th September (you must have an Australian address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog  September 18th

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For all the deets on how to WIN a $30 gift voucher  just stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of September to join us!

Spring is in the Air

This month the challenge is  Spring is in the Air  and I just had to play with some fabulous stamps from Hero Arts & Flourishes.

Gotta say that this is not my fave colour combination and when I think about it maybe it’s the fact that my school uniform was dark green and bright yellow and I wore it for way too many years….   I don’t mind how this card turned out but you can’t love everything you make right, I’m thinking maybe in different colours?

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Smiling

From here you are heading to the Scrapbook Boutique Blog, thanks for joining us, it’s been so much fun!

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Other Supplies:  Prismacolor Pencils – Yellow Ochre, Lemon Yellow, Olive Green, Limepeel, French Grey 50, 70%.

It’s time for a Challenge (or two)!

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I have a quick share today and with all the anticipation of my holidays, I can’t believe that I am already back to work.  I did manage to get heaps achieved though and my house is a ‘little more’ Spring cleaned than a month ago.  Sadly not a lot of card making time, but today I did have a spare hour where I managed to make a card for the current TAWS Be Inspired Challenge and Simon Says Stamp who are having fun with some Animal Antics.

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Special to me

Have a great week, I’ll be back real soon with some DT cards to share.

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Other Supplies:  Copics – R20,22. B02. Y17.

Another ‘Happy’ die cutting video at Scrapbook Boutique!

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Welcome back, it’s time for another tutorial video for Scrapbook Boutique.  Today I show you how to make this simple bright masculine birthday card with lots of die cutting.  Did I tell you that I’m just totally loving that Scrapbook Boutique are now stocking Lawn Fawn, yaaaaaay!

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Happy Birthday – CTS #41

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It’s time for a new challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch and this week we play with this fun sketch from Chrissy, she sure knows how to challenge us lol!

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Happy Birthday – Detail

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Happy Birthday

And here’s the rest of the team!

Donna
Christina
Chrissy
Gayatri
Jen
Karolyn
Kim
N@Ali
Julie

We’d absolutely love you to join us, all you need to do is create a clean & simple (CAS) card using the sketch  and add it to the link at the CTS blog You can find all the deets HERE.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

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