Cards for Life...

2011-10-21T13:50:00.000+11:00

These are some christmas cards I created for a class at Create on Ormond. The focus was on using all your lovely Christmas papers in cards that were quick and easy to reproduce. All the papers are from Echo Park.

Father's Day Card

2011-08-24T16:23:00.000+10:00

Here is an origami shirt card that I made for a Father's Day Card class at Create on Ormond. SO many great UTube videos on origami these days! The tie was trickey as I tied a proper full windsor knot - it is the only way I know how to tie a tie, after 6 years of wearing one at school. Sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Explosion Purse and Card

2011-08-19T14:18:00.000+10:00

I found a template for this cure Explosion Purse - but now I can't find the link!! The little card can fit inside the purse.

Using Vellum

2011-07-26T12:17:00.000+10:00

I am doing a card class at Create On Garden this week, and I decided to use Vellum as my inspiration.

The first card I used Hero Arts stamp, stamped with versamark ink and used white embossing powder and heat set.

The second card I ran the vellum through the Cuttlebug embossing folder, then used Tim Holtz distress inks to paint the embossed image.

Centre Step Card

2011-07-13T17:27:00.000+10:00

I saw this great tutorial over on Splicoast Stampers and had a go. Easy to make but really effective and striking. I love how it is really solid in the way it stands up.

I used the "Friends" background stamp from Hero Arts, and the flower stamp is from Penny Black - 3818J - Wind Caressed. I coloured with pencils then used glossy accents on the petals of the flowers. Paper is from Kaisercraft.

Baby Boy Card

2011-07-13T17:22:00.000+10:00

I am still making lots of baby cards - I sell them at the hospital I work at in the little coffee shop, where people buy their teddies and balloons for new additions to the family. I am constantly restocking which is really nice. It is always nice to think people appreciate a hand made card.

This card is 4 x 4 inches. I used the Papertrey Ink set "Bitty Baby Blessings" for the boat image. I paper pieced the sail and hull. The greeting is from another Papertrey Ink set "Inside & Out: Baby". The check blue paper was from October Afternoon "Ducks in a Row" collection.

Birthday Girl

2011-07-13T16:51:00.001+10:00

Made this card awhile ago but I have been having so much trouble with my internet connection I haven't uploaded anything for ages. We live out on a farm and have no home phone, so using a plug in internet connection and don't really get the best signal at the best of times.

For this card I used a fantastic A La Mode stamp "Birthday Girl" from My Favourite Things Stamps. I used paper from the Bo Bunny "Peacock Lane" Collection. I paper pieced her dress and the paper cupcake patty and used glossy accents and glitter on the cake's icing.

Here is a close up of the image. I coloured her in with Copics.

Spring Wreath

2011-05-17T13:11:00.002+10:00

This is a card I have made for my next card class at Create on Garden. I love this Hero Arts stamp - so versatile. The flower is from Kaisercraft, Ribbon from Martha Stewart. I stamped the wreath with versamark then embossed with white embossing powder. I then used Tim Holtz Distress Inks over the image.

Easter Card

2011-04-21T17:29:00.000+10:00

It's been so long since I posted anything - my computer has been having issues of uploading so haven't been able to post any cards recently. This is a card I have designed for my card class at "Create on Garden". I had fun making it, especially weaving the basket. I used the patterned egg stamp from Hero Arts, the Martha Stewart grass punch and the bunny I pieced together from punched pieces.

Make today a play day!

2011-02-21T18:41:00.000+11:00

I am really pleased to say I have finally found my crafting mojo! It went on an extended vacation about 12 months ago and has finally made it's way back home. I am once again inspired to sit down at my craft table and create, where I had just been sitting down and getting up again, sitting down and getting up with nothing to show.

I waded through my pile of stamps and found some really cute monster stamps from Daisy Bucket Designs that I picked up about 12 months ago at Paperific in Melbourne. And teaming it up with some fab My Mind's Eye paper - Stella @ Rose - Mabel Papers 6x6 pad. I am really impressed by their new releases.

A la Mode - Oh Baby!

2011-02-21T18:31:00.001+11:00

I have really fallen in love with the stamps from mftstamps.com. They are great images to stamp and colour in and really fun to combine with patterned paper.

The stamp I used was one of the a la mode range "Oh Baby!" I used patterend paper from My Miond's Eye Tickled pink 6x6 paper pad. I paper peiced the bear's bow and coloured with Copic markers.

Here is a close up of the stamped image.

Baby Goodluck

2011-02-11T10:03:00.001+11:00

Baby
Originally uploaded by kristina1974

I made this card for one of my staff member at work who is about to go on Maternity Leave.

Beautify My Minds Eye paper and stampes from My Favourite Things.

2010-11-15T08:49:00.000+11:00

I love this image - "Vivienne" from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. She is so sassy. The Patterned paper is from Kaiserkraft.

A close up of the image - coloured with Copics. It's a bit hard to see but I used some stickles on her outfit and in the feathers. I also used glossy accents on her high heels, necklace and feather centres.

Tree-mendous

2010-10-21T09:07:00.002+11:00

Made this fun card last night with the cutest Whiff of Joy stamp N163 "Wee and Christmas Tree" Coloured using Copics.

And the sentiment from hero Arts set CL465 - Tree-mendous was just perfect for this tree themed christmas card.

Kaisercraft trees and Holly

2010-10-20T14:10:00.000+11:00

I love the new Kaisercraft range - Be Merry - with the trees and the holly. They were perfect for this card which was inspired by a card designed by Debbie Olsen. Where Debbie used stamps for the tress, I cut the trees out of the patterned paper. I really love the effect Debbie used with the felt snow cut with pinking shears.

Iris Folded Christmas Cards

2010-10-20T13:59:00.001+11:00

I have been getting into iris folding lately. I always wanted to do it and thought - ooh that looks tricky - but once I worked out how to do it, it is much easier that you would think. And the wonderful world of the internet gives you access to loads of free templates. These two cards I made from templates from www.circleofcrafters.com. The new Alison Ellis range of christmas papers was perfect for the project.

Cute Brigette

2010-10-18T08:14:00.002+11:00

Love my C. C. Designs stamps. Riley went to a friend's birthday party this weekend so made the card for Summer. Always wonder if a 5 year old is going to appreciate the time and effort I went to making a card for them hehe. Probably not.

Used beautiful Echo Park paper, the first time I have used it from my stash. Papertrey Ink sentiment.

Create on Garden August Challenge Pack

2010-08-16T14:01:00.000+10:00

So I thought it was about time I took on another Create on Garden Challenge Pack. However, as the challenge was a layout, it was kinda hard to get all the elements on a card, so even if it isn't exactly to the recipe I had fun making it anyway.

I used one of my new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Goldilocks. KKS stamps are so fun to play with, the images are just so different to anything else I have seen on the market. They are great fun to colour in with Copics too. The paper used was from Basic Grey.

And of course a look inside the card.

Lime Tart - A La Tarte August Kit

2010-08-14T20:28:00.000+10:00

Got my new Lime Tart - August A La Tarte Kit in the mail this week. Loved the papers, and this is my first card that I put together with it.

Father's Day

2010-08-13T16:39:00.000+10:00

Once again Father's Day is getting closer and closer, and this year I am going to be prepared!! So to inspire me I am going to be teaching a father's day card class at Create on Garden. I will be using the Hero Arts Clear Set - CL335 Happy Dad's Day. The first card is one I designed last year but I loved it.

The second card is inspired by Hero Arts - here. I didn't have all the same stamps but made do with what I had. I loved making the medal. So hopefully my class with love it as much as I do.

Laying Nora

2010-08-03T20:51:00.001+10:00

Playing around with some new C.C. Designs stamps at the moment - love when I get a new delivery!! This stamp is the cutest - Laying Nora. I coloured her in with copics, then cut out with a nestabilities which I used as a frame to then sponge the blue. Used Kaisercraft's new Hippy Girl Collection patterened paper. The sentiment is from PTI - Take Three: Summer Set.

A closer look at the stamped image. I glittered Nora's wings.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, E00, E51

Dress: RV10, RV13, RV14, YR20, YR23, YR16, BG10 and BG23

Hair: E55, E57, E59.

Baby Card

2010-08-03T20:40:00.000+10:00

I have been making more baby cards. I love these little feet by Hero Arts (B1022 - Baby Feet) and the beautiful sentiments from Papertrey Ink set - Inside & Out: Baby

On the inside of the card I used the baby border from the Papertrey Ink set - Night, Night Moon.

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Vivienne

2010-07-28T19:16:00.000+10:00

I have recently discovered and fallen completely in love with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. The designs are so fun and cheeky and really different from a lot of other stamps on the market.

Here is my first card. I coloured Vivienne in with copics, and used the beautiful patterened paper from Bo Bunny - Peacock Lane.

Pure Innocence - better get better

2010-07-17T10:22:00.002+10:00

Such a cute stamp to break out to make a get well card - Better Get Better from Pure Innocence. The paper is Kaisercraft - Utopia collection. Love purple and Green together.

A close up of the stamped image which I coloured with Copics.

Harry the Monster

2010-07-17T09:54:00.002+10:00

My son and I are going to a 5 year old Monster Birthday party today at a local play centre, so time to pull out the monster themed card!

Used the cutes harry the monster from Squigglefly - he is a digi stamp and so cute. The Paper is from a range called Monster from Reminisce, and the sentiment comes from a Hero Arts set CL391 Monster Fun.

Also entered this one in the Caardvarks challenge - to create a birthday card and the Crazy4Challenges challenge C4C46 - Buttons.

Beautiful Peacock

2010-07-11T15:39:00.000+10:00

When the new Hero Arts Catalogue came out and I saw the Peacock Set (CL 447 - Beautiful Peacocks) I knew I had to get it. I am really into purples and aquas at the moment so it was perfect. Teaming the image with the new Bo Bunny Range - Peacock Lane. Coloured with Copics and added lots of bling to the tail.

I also did the inside of the card.

Puppy Kiki La Rue - Caardvarks Challenge

2010-07-11T15:13:00.001+10:00

I have been finding a bit more time to do some cards - seems harder and harder to just get some time to myself these days. So I needed to inspire myself, so a challenge from Caardvarks seemed just the ticket. The challenge was to create a birthday card.

Perfect opportunity to use this cute Kiki La Rue stamp by CC Designs. Coloured her in with my Copics and the used beautiful Kaisercraft Utopia paper.

A closer look at my stamped image.

I have also been inspired to start doing the insides of my cards too, seems to feel more complete that way.

Shaker Card - under the Sea

2010-06-30T10:32:00.004+10:00

Stayed up late last night putting together a card that I am going to teach next week at Create on Garden - a Shaker Card. I have been introducing my students to the great uses for clear acetate.

I used the Hero Arts set CL372 - Oceans of Joy, and coloured in the images wth Copics.

Loving Skater Ian

2010-06-27T14:47:00.000+10:00

Another card I made using a cute Skater Ian stamp from The Greeting Farm. The images are so cute and easy to colour in with Copics. Paper from Kaisercraft.

Anya Ink Challenge #3 Add some bling

2010-06-27T10:11:00.000+10:00

Another Anya Ink Challenge to play along this week, and this week you have to add some BLING!! Always love the bling. And I am doubly excited because I got my new camera - YAY!! So now I can take decent photos again.

I used the gorgeous Greeting Farm digi stamp "Dressy Ebony" and coloured in with Copics - of course! Used some Basic Grey paper and the sentiment is from PaperTrey Ink.

Your Next Stamp Challenge #18

2010-06-20T14:03:00.001+10:00

I'm back - after two weeks of moving house and getting settled in with my parents I am finally back into the swing of things. However I have to apologise for the photo - the camera is one of the things which is in a box .... somewhere ...

Anyway, the Your Next Stamp Challenge is to add Buttons. So I did this card for a friend's son's birthday - he does Karate so I thought the Karate Ian digi stamp was perfect for him. I didn't have a YNS stamp to use. Anyway, layered some Kaisercraft Paper and coloured little Ian in with Copic Markers. Such a fun card to make.

The first challenge at Anya Ink

2010-05-22T22:31:00.000+10:00

It's been such a long time since I played along with any challenges. So when Anya Ink put up their first challenge of making a Easel card I had to play along. I have always wanted to make one of these, so this is my first attempt.

I used CC Designs stamp "Gretel" and paper from Kaisercraft - 6x6 pad - Hey Birdie Collection, Ribbon from Papertrey Ink. Coloued Gretel with Copics of course!!

Breaking out some new stamps and copics

2010-05-21T17:51:00.003+10:00

I have recently purchased a lot of new Greeting Farm stamps and CC Designs. I have also been playing around with my copics, trying to get better - practice makes perfect! And I also ventured into making my own envelope for the first time.

I used the Oliver stamp from The Greeting Farm's Oliver and Amelia "Happy Day" set. He is so cute playing with his dinosaurs - such a perfect stamp for a little boy card. I teamed it with some Kaisercraft paper, and lined the inside of the envelope with the same paper.

Copics used :

Hair - E13, E25, E27

Clothes - R27, R29, G21, G24, E27,B93, B95, B97

Dinosaurs - YG25, YR02, YR04, G94, G99

Face - E50, E51, R20

Farewell card

2010-05-15T23:17:00.000+10:00

A colleague at work left recently and this was the card I made for him.

Copic Certification

2010-05-08T20:41:00.003+10:00

What an inspiring day!

I spent all of my Saturday with a fantastic bunch of people doing the Copic Certification course at the Novotel in Melbourne. SO many new tips and tricks to try, so many new friends and new blogs to visit. It is amazing how inspired you become when you get to speak with other crafters.

I love the Copic markers - vibrant colours, so many uses - and I am in love with the airbrushing!!

This is actually the only image I managed to complete all day. But she is so cute - can't wait to make her into a card.

Now I just have to get back to my craft table and put into practice that which I have learnt.

Hello Again

2010-04-19T16:16:00.001+10:00

Hi All

Sorry for my absence, it has been 5 months since my last post and it is about time I got back into the swing of things.

For those close to me thankyou for all the support over the last 5 months, it has been tough, but good things have come out of it and my husband and I remain the best of friends although we have now parted ways.

So I will be posting more cards soon, I am back doing classes at Create on Garden, and my life is getting back to a new kind of "normal".

Thanks

Kristina

SPCC#24

2009-11-17T20:41:00.000+11:00

I swear that time is on a downward slippery slope because there is no way that 2 weeks could have possibly flown by so quickly!! And it is only a few weeks until Christmas. Time once again for another Scrapmaster's Paradise Colour Combo - look at those luscious colours - just perfect for Christmas.

This week's prize is again sponsored by icopic.com - so join in for a chance to win. And here is my card - decided to go with a Christmas theme and pulled out a SU! set (Merry, Merry) that I bought ages ago but had not yet used.

SPCC#22

2009-11-03T18:47:00.000+11:00

Another fabulous week to participate in SPCC. Up to week number 22 and here are the fabulous inspirational colours.

The prize this week is from Whiff of Joy - check it out on the SPCC blog - here. Such a beautiful stamp!

I thought that these colours were going to defeat me, but then I was flicking through a great new Cosmo Cricket 6x6 pad I bought - Earth Love - and the colours matched perfectly with this weeks combo. So I also used one of my favourite Hero Arts Stamps - F5170 Bouquet Bear. I stamped him on some brown Bo Bunny paper, and used the dotty side for his tummy.

Happy Halloween

2009-11-02T11:54:00.000+11:00

Happy Halloween just a few days late to all those who celebrate it. It really isn't very big in Australia, but you seem to see more and more items in shops every year. This year, I joined a group of lovely ladies over at Create on Garden for an 8 hour Halloween Scap-a-thon. It was great to be in a room full of creativity and really had the creative energy giving me inspiration. So of course I had to do a Halloween card, and as I haven't got any Halloween stamps, I went on a search for a digital image, and found the perfect one available from Pink Cat Studio Digi Stamps. This Itty Bitty Betty image is gorgeous, and so easy to download and print and only $3.00!

I decided to do a slider card, that was featured ages ago over at Hero Arts, and used a Hero Arts Alphabet set to do the message inside.

Farewell Card

2009-10-27T00:13:00.000+11:00

This is a card I made for my Boss who has resigned and taken a job up in Queensland, so I did a tropical themed card. I had fun making it as I got to use a whole lot of stamps, the crab from Stampin Up, the trees from an Autumn Leaves set, the sun from a Papertrey Ink set, the alphabet from a hero Arts set, the Hero Arts Cloud background stamp, and then I ran the blue cardstock through the cuttlebug to emboss the waves.

SPCC#20

2009-10-20T00:17:00.006+11:00

It's been awhile since I have done a posting - been really busy just going about every day life, and have not been spending as much time doing cards lately. I think I am also really tired and when I get home from work and have put my son to bed, I look longingly over at my craft bench then stumble off to bed exhausted!

So what else is there to inspire me more but another SPCC week!!!! And let me just say that I really struggled with these colours. I usually go for the pinks, greens and purples, even like using brown. But these rust and yellowy orange shades really had me struggling.

Our fabulous sponsor this week is DRS Designs. DRS are a family owned company and have a fabulous range of high quality, wood mounted rubber stamps as well as unmounted rubber depending on your preference. DRS is offering a $15 gift certificate for this week's winner!

Here is my card - I wanted a birthday card for a male friend. Used my Making Memories Slice - Noteworthy card, and also my Cuttlebug to emboss the circles. The rub on sentiment is from Kaisercraft.

Baby Cards

2009-10-18T00:20:00.001+11:00

Here is a couple of baby cards I did a little while ago.

SPCC #18

2009-10-05T20:26:00.000+11:00

Another new colour combo over at SPCC - up to number 18! This week the colours are:

Here is my card, which is a waterfall card - so you pull the tab and it reveals all the stamps, which I have used the Stampin Up set - Trendy Trees. I have tried to make the tree look like it is turning for autumn, and loosing its leaves. The backgrounds are embossed with the cuttlebug.

SPCC Christmas Combo #4

2009-09-27T16:00:00.001+10:00

Sam over at SPCC has been putting together some fantastic inspirational Christmas colour combos to inspire you to get started on all those Christmas cards that need to be done - it is only 12 weeks until Christmas!!! Scary I know!. So here are this week's colours.

And here is my card. I used the fabulous new stamps from Hero Arts CL357 Holiday Dolls. The Christmas Paper is from Cosmo Cricket's new Jolly By Golly range - I used paper from their 6x6 pad. Buttons are from Daisyd's Tiny Treasures, and other paper from Bo Bunny and Bazzil. The ribbon is from Martha Stewart's range - Walnut.

More Christmas Cards

2009-09-22T11:53:00.007+10:00

I have been designing some more Christmas cards for my card classes at Create on Garden. Got my hands on some of the gorgeous new Hero Arts stamps, and here is the cards I will teach.

For this first card I used the HA Wooden stamp K5260 - Three Penguins, and cute the penguins out. Then I coloured in with Copic Markers and cut the card stock to look like 2 snow covered hills, to create 2 flaps that open up. I used the snow flake stamps from HA CL357 - Holiday Dolls. I stamped with a glue pad and then sprinked over glitter.

For this next card I used my old faithful HA Holly Flourish background stamp, and stamped it with Green ink onto white cardstock. Then I used red pearls from Kaisercraft for the holly berries. The ribbon is also from Kaisercraft. The red button I think is from Basic Grey. For the sentiment I used the Hero Arts set CL354 Let the Angels Sing. I cut the sentiment in half so that it is easier to play around with.

For my third card I wanted it to be all about the stamped images and used the super cute HA Cl354 let the Angles Sing set. I glittered the wings (of course) and colour in with watercolour pencils. The images are so cute and really do not need much added to them.

SPCC #16

2009-09-22T11:17:00.003+10:00

Up to number 16 already at SPCC - WOW! Everyone's contributions have been fantastic - I am amazed at the creations everyone comes up with each week. So this week the colours are set out below - great colours - could go really well for a Christmas feel too.

Our sponsor this week is Such Sweet Tierney, who designs her own hand painted buttons.

And here is my card. I think the button is one from a Basic Grey set, the ribbon is from Martha Stewart, I used the swiss dots cuttlebug folder on the aqua paper and then used the Fiskars threading water edge punch. The patterned paper is from Kraft Cuts - Fancy Paper. The Birthday sentiment is from Hero Arts Set CL139 Birthday Messages.

I loved these colours and the paper so much I also did a second card!

My First Hero Arts Challenge Win!!

2009-09-10T22:59:00.006+10:00

I am so excited to have been picked as the fresh face winner on the Hero Arts Blog for last weeks "manweek" challenge. I feel so honoured - I always ooohh and aaahh over all the winner's work and so it was a huge surprise to open up the Hero Arts Blog today and see my card front and centre.

Thankyou for all the lovely comments on Flickr too.

For this card I used HA CL335 - Happy Dad's Day and also the woodgrain background stamp.

Father's Day 2009

2009-09-08T23:26:00.005+10:00

This is the card that I made on behalf of my 4 year old son for Daddy. I was so excited to receive the My Cute Stamps set (Eeek! A Monster!) set in the mail the other day, and was itching to break it out. This seemed the perfect occasion. I hand wrote "from your little monster!" under the greeting.

The Happy Father's Day came from Hero Arts set CL335 - Happy Dad's Day.

SPCC #14 - More monsters.

2009-09-08T08:56:00.000+10:00

I swear that the weeks are flying by quicker and quicker. No sooner has my last post for SPCC been added then it is time for another on - even though they are only every 2 weeks. This week is a great colour combo for cards for all those men in our lives. I am really enjoying making masculine cards at the moment, love the blues, browns, greys, greens etc that always seem to go into the cards I make for men.

So this week over at SPCC - come and play along with these fabulous colours!

Here is my little monster card - I loved making this card sooo much. As I have a 4 year old son, I am always adding to my stamp sets with boy orientated stamps - monsters, aliens, rockets, trains, trucks, cars etc. This is a cool stamp set from October Afternoon - Night Light Clear Stamps - ST-345. The sentiment is from Hero Arts - Happiness Messages - CL148.

Cute little Monster.

2009-09-07T14:04:00.002+10:00

I have recently purchased a few monster stamp sets, particularly for my son Riley, who love to colour in the stamped images. This fab set is from October Afternoon - Night Light set. I did this card for a friend who was in quite a bad motorbike accident. So I wrapped the little monster's leg in a tiny piece of bandage!

Hero Arts Challenge - Color It

2009-08-31T00:20:00.004+10:00

The latest challenge over on the Hero Arts Blog is to Color It! So I have used my water colour pencils to colour in my little scene to make this card below. It's a little hard to see in the photo but the fairy has glittery wings and I made a fairy dust (glitter) trail too.

Supplies - Hero Arts Stamps - CL305 and CL261, Bazzill paper, Bockingford Watercolour Paper.

Your Next Stamp 1st Design Team Call

2009-08-28T11:02:00.003+10:00

Wow, I am excited about this - I found a design team call for a fabulous new online shop called Your Next Stamp. They have the cutest range of stamps, I especially love their Under the Sea range - sooo cute. So to be in the running to be in the design team, I have to post 2 of my best cards, so here they are... These are 2 recent cards that I really like..

Wish me luck! Now back to more stamping!!!

SPCC #12

2009-08-24T21:51:00.005+10:00

Another lovely Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Combo - up to #12. Look at these gorgeous bright colours. Makes you think of spring and summer.

Once again the fabulous iCopic.com are our sponsor offering a fabulous prize for one lucky person, so play along for your chance to win. The winner this week will win a set of Copic Ciao - Set of 8 Manga Muted Colours Marker Kit and 1 Multiliner pen. This set normally retails for about $40.

I had so much fun doing this one. Used the cute Carousel Stamp (4010E) from Stamp-It. Also used some wonderful copics - BG01 Aqua Blue, YR04 Chrome Orange, RV23 Pure Pink. I also used the pink copic to colour in the pink flowers.

More Blog Candy!

2009-08-21T09:54:00.002+10:00

So many wonderful people giving away fabulous blog candy! Head over to Stephanie's blog at http://stampingsharing.blogspot.com/ and have a look around - you'll get some great inspiration and a chance to win this great blog candy!

Great Blog Candy

2009-08-18T17:51:00.001+10:00

Head on over to Lacey's Blog - here - and check out the awesome blog candy she is giving away to celebrate getting 100,000 hits. Well done Lacey.

SPCC #11 - More chances to win Copics!

2009-08-18T13:34:00.003+10:00

Another challenge has been posted over at Scrapmaster's Paradise Colour Combo Challenges. The colours look tricky, but green and brown go really well together - look at nature!

Fabulous iCopic.com are the sponsors again this week. They are our sponsors for the whole month! Thanks so much iCopic.com!. Look at the prize below that you can win - fantastic!

So, although it wasn't my Diva week at SPCC, I have made a card for the challenge - and I will be giving it to my Gran who turned 87 on Friday! Happy Birthday Gran. I used a sentiment from the Stampin Up Tiny Messages set and the background is actually a cuttlebug Folder - Victorian - which I used as a stamp. Embossed with versamark, ran it through the Cuttlebug and then embossed with white embossing powder.

2 more cards

2009-08-16T22:47:00.006+10:00

Still on holidays and still making cards - getting inspired at the moment, so the ideas are flowing which is always nice.

I was given the beautiful Cristina Re paper for this card, and it went perfect with the asian doll from the Hero Arts Four Dolls set (CL297). You'll also notice that it is the same paper that my husband used to make my banner.

I stamped the flower in the background with versamark ink then clear embossed it. I then used the Tim Holtz inking tool to rub on the pink ink to really bring out the flowers. I also used black flock on the doll's hair, it worked really well. The sentiment comes from the Sparkle Clear Mini Messages set (CL307). I also used the reverse side of the paper to line the inside of the card, and I folded the card so that you could see the inside on the card when it was closed.

For this card I broke out my Hero Arts High Heels set (CL303). I also used the Background Flourish stamp S5034 with a glue pad and then sprinkled with glitter. Also used glitter on the shoes, so the card is really sparkly.

My First Blog Award!

2009-08-15T21:20:00.004+10:00

Wow, I feel so special - my first blog award - thanks so much Stacey over at Scrappin' Everyday Life.

This award is called the "Eye Like Your Style" from Janis at Pause, Dream, Enjoy. This beautiful award was created by her daughter.

The rules are easy....

1) by accepting this award you recognize that the giver "likes your style."

2) you agree to proudly display this award on your blog and post a link back to the giver.

3) you will share this award with those whose styles you like...because there are so many wonderful blogs out there!

So I am going to share this with:

1. Lynnette

2. Lysa

3. Alice

Check them out and see their great work!

Next Card Class

2009-08-15T18:35:00.003+10:00

I am quite excited about the next card class I am teaching at Create on Garden. I got my hands on some of the beautiful new paper from Kaisercraft's Loire Valley Collection, played around with my stamps and this is what I came up with. I had supplies left over, and as the card did not take very long to make, I decided to add 2 smaller cards, one a gift tag, and the other a small card - no point wasting paper is there!!

I stamped the owl (Hero Arts - F5210 Curious Owl) on two of the patterned papers, then cut them out and layered them. Stamped the branch from Hero Arts CL337 Birds and Branches and cut it out and layered it. The sentiment is from Hero Arts CL180 Happy Greetings.

Couldn't resist using the bird stamp below from the Birds and Branches set, and had to bling him up with blue gems, and one little red one for luck!! Then used a glue pen and glitter to do his curl and his tummy. The sentiment comes from Hero Arts CL255 Holiday Wishes.

Then I had just enough of scrap to do a little gift tag - simple, quick, yet effective and useful.

Thanks to a wonderful hubby!

2009-08-15T12:44:00.001+10:00

Just like to say a huge thankyou to a wonderful and talented hubby who prettied up my blog. Don't you just love it. He is so clever!! I am really thrilled with the result.

Christmas Cards

2009-08-12T01:50:00.000+10:00

Marisa at Create on Garden gave me some beautiful Delish Designs paper to play with to put together some Christmas cards for a possible upcoming class. The paper is so versatile, and you can make so many cards with just the paper and a few embellishments - ribbon, flowers, etc.

The first 2 use the same concept of the background paper, but I played around with the ribbon colour, cardstock colour, and used different sentiments. The Hero Arts Felt poinsettias are great, and it is great to see that they have them again in their latest Holiday Catalogue that has just been released.

For this card I pulled out the EK Success Retro flower punch to make the flower. The ribbon which is called Bisque - actually looks quite gold, so fits in nicely.

I made 4 other cards as well with the papers, so in all 7 for the day - yes I did say I was on holidays, so there will be lots of cards churned out over the next 2 weeks - really looking forward to focussed creativitiy!!! And considering that it is ten to two in the morning, perhaps I should go to bed!!

TTFN!

SPCC Finally Friday - Monotone

2009-08-12T00:26:00.004+10:00

Finally got around to playing along with one of SPCC's Finally Friday Challenges. This week the wonderful Robbyn has set the challenge and it is to make a card in Monotone - picking just one colour. So the colour I picked was purple, and okay, her face is flesh colour - but hey I couldn't really make it purple as well!!!

I actually used paint swatches for the project - no better way to get monotone that using paint colours - so many different purples to put together. I stamped the tree (Hero Arts K5094) with the Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Soft Lilac - then embossed with clear embossing powder. Coloured the doll from Hero Arts CL297 with purple copics after embossing her in black. Then layered it all together with lovely gems, and put on a Bazzil Bling purple card and used Martha Stewart ribbon in Plum and Hydrangea - an here we are.

SPCC #10 - Win 12 Copic Markers!!!

2009-08-11T11:27:00.001+10:00

Hi All - another fantastic week on SPCC. Here are the colours for this week - great inspiration - especially if you want to do Halloween Cards. But being in Australia we don' really do Halloween, so I don't have an Halloween stamps - oh well.

Our sponsor this week is:

iCopic.com as the name suggests is a Copic retailer. They sell all the Copic varieties and accessories for your colouring needs. iCopic.com has awesome prices, great customer service, and an awesome selection. If you need Copic markers, iCopic.com is the place to go, and this week they have offered a fantastic prize - a pack of 12 Copics!!! Amazing - thanks so much iCopic.com - I wish I was in for a chance to win them! I'll just have to drool...

Here is my card - probably my most favourite card that I have ever made - and I used wonderful Copics - love them, love them, love them. I have always been a watercolour pencil girl, so all my images have been really light and shaded. But now I have discovered the wonderful brightness of Copics! I used the following colours: V04 Lilac, YR04 Chrome Orange and Y35 Maize.

I used the copics to colour in some white Kaisercraft flowers, and the paper flowers just sucked the colour in and left them looking amazing and bright. For the flower I used Hero Arts stamp F5158 Heart Winged Butterfly, and stamped him in black and coloured the wings. Then from inspiration from the amazing Ashley - here - I stamped the butterfly with black Staz On onto Acetate and cut it out, bent the wings and overlay it on the coloured butterfly to give it beautiful wings. The sentiment is from Hero Arts Clear Design CL285 and the purple swirl from a Hero Arts Christmas set from a few years ago, which I don't have the number of - sorry. Used a fiskars punch to do the bottom of the card. Gems used from Kaisercraft.

2 Weeks Holiday!

2009-08-10T16:35:00.003+10:00

I am officially on 2 weeks holiday from work - my first real break for about 18 months. I changed jobs about 12 months ago, and without really thinking, went straight from one to another. So the only time I have had off is a week at Christmas, which was so super busy it hardly counts as a holiday. So on the insistence of my boss - thanks Annabelle - I have taken two weeks leave.

Everyone keeps asking me where are you going? Well easily answered - nowhere! I am going to enjoy 2 weeks at home pottering in the garden, doing some spring cleaning, spending some time with my son, visit some friends and of course - make LOTS of cards.

But first things first - I have to finish an assignment which is due tomorrow - so you guessed it - I am only really procrastinating by doing this post!!! So I'll have lots to add when I finish as I have a heap of new cards to share.

TTFN! (ta ta for now - for all those Winnie the Pooh watchers!)

Teaching Classes!!

2009-07-31T23:53:00.005+10:00

I have finally started teaching classes at Create on Garden - a local scrapbooking shop in Geelong. I have done two and another one tomorrow - so 3 in 8 days! It is really exciting to share your knowledge with others and see them be enthusiastic too. This is the card that I am doing tomorrow - a baby card - with the gorgeous buttons that I embossed with Pink embossing powder. I have also done a version in blue for the boys - hopefully my class will get the chance to make two cards.

SPCC #8

2009-07-28T19:53:00.002+10:00

Can't believe it is another new week already - another Monday - and another SPCC Challenge. This was my first challenge as one of the SP Divas! Head over to Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Combo - here and check out all the SP Diva's fantasitc inspiration.

This is the colour combo for this week, and at first I thought it would be tricky but my card came to me pretty quickly. Don't be intimidated - the colours go together fantastically, giving a really natural, rustic feel. Have a bash and you could win some fantastic prizes from Sammye Jo @ 62 cards.

Here is my card - I first did the stamped images using the colour combo for inspiration for the colour box chalk inks I used. I busted out my Stampin Up set - Botanic Blooms (love the two setp stamping and would be lost without my stamp-a-ma-jig!!) and the sentiment is from Hero Arts CL231 - Happy Hello. I think the button came from a Basic Grey set, and the green ribbon from Cristina Re, and the green grosgrain ribbon from Kaisercraft. Love the string - gives a really natural look.

I {HEART} Hero Arts Blog Hop

2009-07-25T00:10:00.005+10:00

So excited about this blog hop - that I am up at midnight Australian time finishing my card and posting it here!!! Thanks so much to Ashley for organising the blog hop - she is such an inspiration to me!! Love all your designs Ashley!!!

I used lots of Hero Arts goodies!! For the background used the lovely S5099 Misty Swirl Pattern, stamped on watercolour paper with Soft Lilac Shadow Ink and Soft Leaf Shadow Ink. The sentiment is an old Hero Arts one - LL229 A Great Big. I then used birds from 2 sets, LP103 Holiday Birds and LP032 Decorative Birds. Also used felt flowers from CH175 Spring Felpot Flowers. Really, all Hero Arts need to come out with is some Ribbon, and where else would you need to shop!!!

Now to the questions - where did my Hero Arts journey start??? Well I have been stamping since about 1994, and when I look back in my stash, Hero Arts stamps have always had pride of place - what a long way Hero Arts has come. I had a hiatus from stamping for about 8 years, and have gotten back into it over the last few years, and I think my stamp stash is now 80% Hero Arts - I can't wait for the new products and the next catalogue and always have room for the next cute stamp!!

I am so thankful to Hero Arts for their inspiration, encouragement, challenges, great products and for bringing together so many wonderful stampers into a great online community, where encouragement is the first words everyone types, and you feel honoured when someone likes how you put your card together.

THANKS SO MUCH HERO ARTS!!!

SP Colour Combo#7

2009-07-22T23:43:00.003+10:00

Time for another Scrapmaster's Paradise Colour Combo - here. Love these summery colours - brightens up things here in cold Victoria - I think it is about 7 degrees and raining outside at the moment. But then again most normal people are probably tucked up in bed at this time - midnight!!! Once again I have been caught out doing more cards - I have to admit it is an addiction!!

So here is the card that I came up with. I wanted a quite neutral subtle background so I used Kraft cardstock. I used Hero Arts stamps, gems and flowers. The yellow and blue flower I found in a pack of Making Memories {note}worthy glitter diecuts. Matched pefectly!

Supplies - Hero Arts CL151 Share Laughter and S5142 Floral Wood Background, versamagic chalk ink - turuoise.

Red Bird

2009-07-22T00:06:00.003+10:00

I have been doing some cards on request from work colleagues - I think they are just wanting to see what I come up with each time and I am loving the challenge. This is a birthday card for a 20-something girl. I drew some inspiration from the recent Creative Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine where they used vellum and Japanese inspired paper. I thought stamping on vellum would be a bit tricky, but it was so easy. I just used versamark ink and gold embossing powder.

Supplies - Stamps - Birds Galore (inkadinkado); Sentiment - Hero Arts CL130 - Frames and Messages

SP Diva!

2009-07-21T16:53:00.002+10:00

I am so excited, and feel honoured to have been selected as one of the SP Diva's on the design team for Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Combos - here. This is a blog created by Samantha, where she posts colour combination challenges each Monday for you to use as inspiration to create a card or a scrapbook layout. There are great prizes to be won, so head on over there and see the latest color combo #7.

This is the first blog design team that I have been on, and hope that I will be able to create cards that help inspire others, as I get so much inspiration from all the other card makers out there.

Colour Inspiration #56

2009-07-17T23:07:00.002+10:00

Seems I am becoming a little addicted to these challenges - they are such great inspiration when I am sitting at my desk staring at a blank card. This week I have played along with Kristina Werner's 56th Color Inspiration Challenge - here.

Here is the card I came up with. I absolutely love doing scenic cards - I like them to be able to tell a little story. Marisa at Create on Garden gave me the fabulous ribbon I used for the stems with the gorgeous leaves - she wanted to see what I could create. It is perfect for flower stems.

I used one of my favourite Hero Arts stamps - the Cloud design block, but I don't know the brand of the stamp i used for the flowers. The sun stamp came from my 4 year old son's stash. I gave him his own farm animal set of stamps, and they are just so darn cute - and the sun was perfect!.

SPCC #6

2009-07-17T15:18:00.002+10:00

Played along with SPCC#6 - and after I had been to the shop and came back I realised that the colour that I chose to represent the razzleberry was more berry than purple - oh well, come from not having my colour printer working so I could print out the swatch.

Here is the card I came up with - as I do not have the Stampin' Up colours I had to improvise so not an exact match - but I had a go. I am disappointed at the wrong purply colour :( At least I had a go I suppose. I liked how the card turned out though - It will be good for a birthday card for one of my son's friends.

Supplies - Hero Arts CL318 and S5163 - Sentiment from Stampin' Up - In the Stars.

Color Throwdown #51

2009-07-17T15:10:00.004+10:00

Played along this week with Color Throwdown #51 - here. Lovely shades of lavender, green an yellow.

Here is the card I came up with. I was inspired by a card on the Hero Arts blog - here. And also this week on the Hero Arts blog the challenge is to make a card which has been inspired by something you have seen on their brand new website - check it out here. The website looks great. It is a bit hard to see in this photo but I used stickles on the swirls on the scalloped stamp to make it all glittery.

Supplies: Hero Arts Stamps - CL305 for sentiment, S5152 scalloped circle, Cuttlebug swirl embossing folder, colourbox chalk inks.

Two for one - two challenges - one card

2009-07-08T22:20:00.003+10:00

Wow - this is a first time for me to use two challenges for inspiration. I played along with SPCC for the colour inspiration -

And then I decided to play along with Mojo Monday week 94 for the layout inspiration -

And here is the card....

I will be giving this card to my husband's grandmother who is in hospital with serious burns, so hopefully it will bring a smile to her face. I used a brand new set of stamps I got in the mailbox today from Woodware stamps - FRCL081 - Get Well Soon.

Buttons Challenge

2009-07-08T09:25:00.005+10:00

I think I tend to use buttons quite a lot on the cards that I make, so this challenge over at Charisma Cardz - here - is one that I wanted to put something up on.

Yes once again another baby card - seem to be doing so many of them lately - so many babies around, and so many requests to make cards for friends to give to their friends - I am quite flattered! So even though there are only two tiny buttons for wheels - I think they are cute! I think it was a Fiskars baby stamp set for the elephant.

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #11

2009-07-07T20:20:00.002+10:00

I finally got around to playing along with Dawn McVey's Raspberry Suite Colour Challenge #11. And for me it was very challenging.

Here is the card I came up with. I used a Penny Black Stamp 3867K Constellations, and stamped it with pink, red and green colorbox chalk ink. I put gems on the flower for bling and then used some kindy glitz as well which doesn't show up very well on the picture. Need to get my cards done earlier in the day so I can take pictures of them in better light! For the sentiment I used Hero Arts Sparkle Clear CL307 - Mini Messages.

Time for a change

2009-07-07T17:25:00.002+10:00

I got a bit sick of the dots on my other template - so have gone for this one - still have to do something about a banner for the top - that will be a project for my husband - so handy having a graphic designer in the family!

Stuck at home feeling horrible, with a bad cold - and looking after a sick 4 year old as well - getting to the end of the day and feeling very tired.

Been busy lately!

2009-07-06T16:34:00.006+10:00

I have been rather busy making cards lately both for myself, for a few requests from work colleagues, and getting ready for my first card making classes that I will be teaching at Create on Garden!!! So exciting I know, but a little daunting as well. Anyway, I thought that I would share with you what I have been making.

Anyway this first card I made for my friend's little boy who just turned 2 and I missed his birthday!!! Feel so bad about it, but to have the glass half full attitude, it was a perfect opportunity to pull out my Stampin Up stamps - Unfrogettable. He is so cute. So this card can now go in the mail and I can cross it off the list (Yes the list of cards to make is verrrry longgggg.....)

These next 2 cards I made for a colleague at work who wanted a card for her daughter's 30th, and for her partner's 50th.

I used lots of Bazzil bling - silver, pink and black for the first one - black and pink always look amazing together. Used some Stampin Up stamps and for the Sentiment I used an alphabet set from MSE.

For this last card, my instructions were for a 50th birthday, for a mad keen Melbourne Supporter - AFL Football. So the card came instantly to my mind to replicate the Melbourne gurnsey with the Navy Blue and Red.

2009-07-02T20:11:00.002+10:00

Wow - can't wait to see the new and improved Hero Arts Web site on the 15th. Here is the little blinkie that you can add to be in the draw for some prizes - see here.

Hero Arts Challenge - Complimentary Colours

2009-06-28T22:40:00.003+10:00

I finally found some time to participate in a Hero Arts Challenge, which for this week was complementary colours. I decided to use the Orange and Blue option for my card.

I drew my inspiration, and flower technique from Dawn McVey - here. Love her vintage distressed flower technique. I didn't have those flower punches she used, so I used my Slice, using one of the flowers on the Basics 1 card.

Depth Perception Challenge

2009-06-17T15:49:00.004+10:00

Here is my contribution to the Caardvarks - Depth Perception Challenge - click here.

I have wanted to do one of these accordion cards for a long time, and thought this was the perfect opportunity. I had such fun colouring in the jungle animals!

I used Tim Holtz distress inks for the grass and sky - broken china and shabby Shutters. The animals I coloured in with watercolour pencils, and the stamps are from Autumn Leaves.

Here is a side on view to see the folds.

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge Week 6

2009-05-21T00:12:00.002+10:00

This week I am participating in my first Raspberry Suite Challenge - see here. I really struggled with this one - probably doesn't help that it is midnight!!

Here is my contribution - not as lovely as a lot of the others I have viewed, but hopefully my inspiration will come back in the next challenges. Used the Hero Arts windy tree and lots of blingy flowers!

Hero Arts Dots Challenge

2009-05-16T00:32:00.003+10:00

Finally sat down tonight to do my contribution to the Hero Arts Dots Challenge - here.

I have one again turned to my favourite of the Four Stylish Owls stamps. He is so cute, and was crying out to be stamped and embellished. This set is so versatile as the images are a perfect size to be used for a focal point on a card.

I am also loving the slider cards that I am now getting very quick at making. So simple!! Here I have used silver Bazzil Bling (I think it is white, but looks silverish), and Kaisercraft blue droplets on the owl's tummy, as well as blue Kindy Glitz.

Here is the inside of the card. I haven't stamped a sentiment on it yet, as I don't want to limit myself for what he can be used for. I think a hello, or thank you card would be good.

Anyway it is now 12.39am and I really should be going to be. It is my son's 4th birthday on Sunday and we are having a party tomorrow at 10am at a local indoor play centre. With a superhero theme, it is sure to be very active and tiring!! Wish me luck and stamina!! lol!

Some Baby Cards

2009-05-12T00:53:00.005+10:00

A friend asked me to do her a few baby cards to keep on hand, so tonight I made 2 for her.

I am also going to use the one below in the Caardvarks Quote challenge - here. I found the beautiful quote online, but I do not know who the author is - it just said "unknown".

(Hero Arts - B5004 - Awww)

(HA B047 - Baby Handprints, B1022 - Baby Feet, LL254 Sweet Baby sentiment)

This one was very quick to make but I think it came up well. Love these HA stamps with the feet and hands that I purchased off Ebay - gotta love a bargain!!

Fun with Cards

2009-05-09T21:09:00.006+10:00

I have discovered a great blog by Dawn Griffiths over at Dawn's Stamping Thoughts - here. She has some great inspirational videos on You Tube with really fun cards - cards that open up, slide, etc.

It has inspired me to try a few cards - one a slider card, which I had seen before but had not tried, and the other is a flap card.

The first one below is the slider card. I used Hero Arts Bear Stamp F5170 - which is now my favourite stamp. I really am beginning to love the woodblock stamps now - preferring them over the clear stamps. The rubber on the woodblock stamps gives such a crisp image.

Below is the card opened up, I think I must have slid it open about 50 times already, and my husband thinks I am crazy!!! I was just so excited that it worked. And it is so easy to make too. That is the great thing about most of these fun cards - they look tricky but once you have made one, you see how easy it really is.

The next card has two flaps which open up to reveal the inside of the card. Here I used one of the Hero Arts Four Stylish Owls. They are so cute and a great size too.

Graduation Card

2009-04-29T23:39:00.003+10:00

A friend has asked me to do a Graduation card for her son who is graduating tomorrow. In lieu of the fabulous new Hero Arts Graduation stamps that are coming out soon - which I will have to purchase - I decided that the obvious choice is a mortar board. So here it is...

I used the Stampin Up Contgratulations set, and embossed with Hero Arts white embossing powder. I made the tassel as well - what would I do without Google??? The inside of the card was printed out on my computer, and I actually did two inserts so that my friend could choose which one to use.

The Big 30

2009-04-29T21:23:00.000+10:00

I am quite proud of this card if I do say so myself. It was a colleague at work's birthday today, so I offered to make a card for him for everyone to sign. Happy Birthday David!

I used the Penny Black big Alphabet for the letters and chipboard numbers which I painted black and then put on dimensional lacquor to make it all shiny - love the stuff. As usual lots of buttons, a few rounds of stitching on the sewing machine, and even used staples for the first time on the ribbon tabs. Bit tricky the staples, considering I had the staples yet could not unearth the stapler anywhere, so I improvised and pushed the staple in by hand and then pressed over the ends. It worked so I am happy.

My First ever Colour Inspiration Challenge!

2009-04-28T22:14:00.001+10:00

This is my first card to participate in the Kristina Werner Colour Inspiration Challenge #50.

I have seen quite a few of these flower pot cards on blogs and knew that I had to give it a go. Thanks to Stephanie Luman for her inspiration and easy to follow instructions on the Flower Pot Card - here.

And here is the inside of the card. I printed the words on my printer.

(Stamps - HA CL184, HA white embossing powder.)

Blog Candy - WOW!!

2009-04-28T09:11:00.000+10:00

Gotta love this huge blog candy give away - gotta be in it to win it - Happy Blogoversary to Debbie over at Passion for Crafts - click here.

Caardvarks Challenge - Tree Card

2009-04-22T01:04:00.000+10:00

Yes it is now 1.03 am on Wednesday Morning (Australian Time) and I have just finished and uploaded my card for the Caardvarks Challenge. It worked out just as I had pictured it so I am happy and can now go to bed!!!

HA Stamps - CL177 - Sparkle Clear: Hello Birdie and CL218 - Sparkle Clear: Love That

Late Night Cards..

2009-04-21T21:26:00.000+10:00

It seems that inspiration is only coming to me at about 11.30pm, which makes getting up for work at 7.00am very difficult.

Here is my latest creation, which has been inspired by a lot of the window cards that I have been looking at lately.

Here is the inside of the card.

All HA Stamps - S5051, LL050, CL184

I embossed the background with clear embossing powder, and stamped the tulip on watercolour paper and used watercolour pencils to colour in. To give dimension I put two layers of tulip petal on. I also embossed the green strip under the ribbon with my cuttlebug.

Now I am off to start making a couple of cards that I have been planning in my head all day for Caardvarks new challenge - to create a new tree themed card - see here. Hope my ideas work........

Happy Birthday Dad

2009-04-19T23:16:00.000+10:00

It was my dad's birthday today - Happy Birthday Dad!! Had dinner with mum and dad which is always fantastic - I am so blessed to have them living so close to us now.

Here is the card I spent ages making - couldn't quite decide how to put it together, but was inspired by Kristina Werner's Finally Friday card here. I had initially used a different "DAD" combination, but it didn't quite suit, so changed to the one below.

Finally the weekend!

2009-04-17T22:34:00.000+10:00

Another week is over - although this looks like I am posting on a Friday morning, here in Australia it is 10:30pm Friday night. Perfect time for relaxing after dinner with family, and my darling boy is fast asleep in bed. Riley turns 4 in a month and has already requested a superhero birthday party so he can wear his batman suit. He had a pirate party last year.... hence the photo below and the fabulous Treasure Chest cake that I made!!

I love ewe!

2009-04-17T13:25:00.001+10:00

I love ewe!
Originally uploaded by kristina1974

Made this card for my Husband. I thought it was super cute, but we all know what men think of pink!!!

Hello world!

2009-04-17T12:53:00.000+10:00

I have finally joined the blogging community after spending hours pouring over other people's blogs getting inspirations for my card making. I think I have finally built up the confidence to be able to share my work with other people and hopefully give them some inspiration as well!

Wishing everyone a belated Happy Easter, and here is my favourite Easter card that I created.

Hero Arts CL154, CL307 and D5182