Trish and Treasure: July 2012

Friday, July 27, 2012

Choo Choo Train Birthday Card

I have wanted to make a card with a train on for ages and when I saw this train image at Robyn’s Fetish called Choo Choo Charlie I had to have it.

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

Card Crafter’s Circle 33rd Challenge

Our challenge theme for you this week is to be uncluttered, uncomplicated, but bold and fresh.... we want you to create in the style of

CAS - Clean and Simple

We are excited to share that this week we have two prize winners, because we have two sponsors!

A randomly drawn winner will receive their choice of five (5) digital images from

Robyn's Fetish!

Another randomly drawn winner will receive their choice of two (2) digital images from

Oak Pond Creations

Challenges I am entering:

Have a nice day

Hugs Trish xx

I made this card for my sister Margaret who is having her 60th Birthday. I wanted to create something she would like and as she has always enjoyed parties, I felt she would love this image of a Margarita that I picked out at Oak Pond Creations. It’s also a play on her name, so I split the name so she gets the fun side of what I have created and she can clearly see what she is affectionately known as - Marg. I used my Provo Craft Circa 12pts stamp to create the word ..MARGARITA, it's one of the first stamps I ever bought and hardly use ..we all have a few things we buy with good intentions and then forget we own them. I'm on a mission to resort my craft area...so I can find things better and put the stuff I use all the time at the front. I'm one of those messy arty types, and even I can't believe how much stuff I need out to make just one card. All tips or links greatly appreciated!

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

Card Crafter’s Circle 33rd Challenge

Our challenge theme for you this week is to be uncluttered, uncomplicated, but bold and fresh.... we want you to create in the style of

CAS - Clean and Simple

We are excited to share that this week we have two prize winners, because we have two sponsors!

A randomly drawn winner will receive their choice of five (5) digital images from

Robyn's Fetish!

Another randomly drawn winner will receive their choice of two (2) digital images from

Oak Pond Creations

Challenges I am entering:

Have a great weekend

Cheers Trish

Friday, July 20, 2012

Bath Time for Kids

Bathtime is one of my favourite childhood memories and I remember being dried and dressed in front of the heater in winter, that is until all of a sudden… I was too old for that! I used a Dearie Dolls digi called Bath Time . I had fun using some new dies I purchased at the last Craft Fair in Brisbane. I added the waves because when kids and baths get together it always spells… tidal wave…so I added the waves to simulate that for a bit of fun. I also added wiggly eyes to the top of the towel…my kids loved these types of towels!!! Actually one of my kids is a bit old for all that now, he’s 16 and has his Learners Permit to driv and over 6ft tall …. but making this card was like making a memory and I had fun in the process! I made my own flowers so it colour matched exactly to my card. I just bought my first bit of Kraft cardstock and I’m loving it…why didn’t I get more! It’s hard to see but I tucked a tiny bit of lace on the left hand side under the striped paper and this reminds me of my Mum’s bathroom… where she did that folk art about 20 ago and everything had a bit of lace added to it!!!I distressed the edges of my layers to create that fluffy towel feeling.

Children's Bath Time Card 001

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

Card Crafter’s Circle 32nd Challenge

we want to see your creations for

CHILDREN!

Your creation should be for a child... for any reason or occasion.

We are always excited to have our current sponsor Dearie Dolls! Although the Dearie Dolls Shop is closed at the moment, they are still graciously sponsoring our challenges. The winner will have their choice of three images showcased by our Design Team in this post! Don't despair.... I urge you to go visit the Dearie Dolls blog and see what is happening .... it's a blog full of freebies! And they are gorgeous! Do leave some love in your comments when you collect the free images, won't you?

Our Design Team at Card Crafter’s Circle has created some beautiful creations to inspire you! Check it out!

Challenges I am entering:

Have a great weekend

Hugs

Trish Munro

Friday, July 13, 2012

Christmas Fireplace Card

I love sitting by a nice cozy fireplace in winter and naturally that’s never going to happen on Christmas morning in Australia but hey…I can dream of a white Christmas!!! Here I am with a Christmas card ready in July, there lies a miracle. In fact this is the second Christmas card I made this week, I am on a roll! This year I am trying… and it’s not in my nature, but try I will to get as organised as possible this year. I’m so delighted with this card as I used my new Memory Box Die that I got at the Craft Show and it really adds a pretty dimension. This digi is called Christmas Hearth and it’s from Happileigh Scrappin' and when I saw the cat on the mat I knew it was for me!!! This cat reminds me of my daughters singing teachers cat, and when I’m lucky it gives me some attention and sits on my lap while I pretend to read, but really I just sit on the couch and listen to my daughter sing!

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

Card Crafter’s Circle 31th Challenge

This weeks theme is CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Our sponsor this week is Happileigh Scrappin'! One randomly drawn challenge winner will receive the fabulous selection of Happileigh Scrappin' digital images that our design team at Card Crafter’s Circle created with this week... what a great prize!

and other wonderful sponsor this week is.... Stamp Art Design by Kathryne images are available exclusively at the Whimsy Stamps Store. We also have a prize for another randomly drawn winner who will receive the selection of images provided by Kathryne, that you see showcased at Card Crafter’s Circle . We are so honoured to have such fabulous sponsors.... do visit their blogs, won't you? Say that I sent you! Swing by and see the great creations showcased by the Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team.

Challenges I’m entering:

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

Christmas Smoochie Bears

I used this Christmas Smoochie Bears Stamp by Stamp Art Design for my Christmas in July card. I have been dying to use my white flower soft on a Christmas card and this was the perfect product to add to the hats to make them look soft and fluffy. I also used my new Memory Box die to give my card some pretty snowflakes and finished off with ribbon with dots. I love this polka dot paper, the dots feel like velvet and add to that warm fuzzy feeling with this card. I’m putting this card aside to give hubby for Christmas as we got married just a few days before Christmas and hopefully he will think this is cute! I paper pieced the jackets and gloves and if you look closely it has faint Christmas running writing through the red designer paper. First I printed onto this image onto White Cardstock and did my colouring in with my Copics and then I decided what paper to use to paper piece with.

For the paper piecing I printed off a sheet of my images using copy paper and then stuck my designer paper down with double sided tape using a 6 x 6 sheet and ran it through my printer again. I did this so I didn’t have any wastage with my designer paper and positioned it exactly so I could use this for another card at a later time and now I have a spare set to fussy cut out when I’m waiting for my daughter at her next singing lesson!

The Mikado Opera July 2012 005_thumb[11]

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

Card Crafter’s Circle 31th Challenge

This weeks theme is CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Our sponsor is Happileigh Scrappin' and one randomly drawn challenge winner will receive the fabulous selection of Happileigh Scrappin' digital images that our design team at Card Crafter’s Circle created with this week... what a great prize!

And we also have another sponsor.... Stamp Art Design by Kathryne and her delightful images are available exclusively at the Whimsy Stamps Store. We also have a prize for another randomly drawn winner who will receive the selection of images provided that you see showcased at Card Crafter’s Circle ... another fabulous prize! We are so honoured to have two such fabulous sponsors this week.... do visit their blogs, won't you? Say that I sent you!
Swing by and see the great creations showcased by the Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team.
Challenges I’m entering:

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

Friday, July 6, 2012

Stella on Summer Holiday 5 o’clock

This stamp reminded me straight away of my mother in law who will be 83 soon and I know she will show the whole neighborhood this card, and they will all totally love the humor!!! As soon as I saw this image at Bugaboo Stamps I knew it would get a laugh and I love how this image comes with it’s own perfect sentiment!! To add a tropical feel I used a cocktail umbrella and added some bright flowers. I used yellow as my 5% accent colour to go with the blue sky & ocean and used it on the frame of my image and added flowers that I have had in my stash for at least 5 years and finally used them.I actually have a whole drawer of flowers, and as I am a hoarder have amassed a fair few over the years and it’s time to start using them up!!! I really love this sand paper to literally bring the beach to my easel card, there is nothing like the feel of sand beneath your feet..it really makes you feel like you are on holidays!!

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

Card Crafter’s Circle 25th Challenge

This weeks theme is SUMMER HOLIDAY

Our challenge this week is sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps! Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive their choice of 7 Bugaboo images.

Swing by and see the great creations showcased by the Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team.

Challenges that I am entering:

Have a great weekend …I love weekends….and thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs

Trish Munro