Giving Thanks

The joy of parenthood and children is certainly something to be thankful for and I know how blessed I am to have my own two beautiful children. In fact I have turned into one of those Mum’s whose whole life revolves around their children and the activities they have embraced. I am thankful that in all my children attempt… they try their hardest, what more could you ask for! When I saw this image it reminded me of when I was pregnant, and I had this favourite dress I wore and I have copied the fabric design onto my image Mom Loves You from Milk Coffee. 

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GIVING THANKS

Your creation could be about the holiday Thanksgiving, or could be a Thank You for another reason... we don't mind, as long as you're giving thanks!

Milk Coffee  is our sponsor for this weeks challenge and there is a random winner’s prize ! Our Design Team at Card Crafter’s Circle has created some beautiful creations to inspire you! Check them out!

Challenges I am entering:

1. Simply Create Too - Give Thanks + Birthday
2. Penny's Challenge - Give Thanks
3. Love to Create - Give Thanks
4. Di's Digi Designs - Give Thanks
5. The Squirrel & The Fox - Anything Goes
6. Cute Card Thursday
7. Milk Coffee - Thanksgiving/Thanks

Have  fun!!

Hugs Trish xx

Winter Bird Christmas Card

I used Winter Bird from The Doodle Garden for my Christmas card and created an extra few branches for my birdy to sit on using my Bird punch, which has been literally gathering dust as I haven’t used it it ages. I also used the punch poo from my snowflake border for the little stars.  I just love snow and this reminds me of all the wonderful holidays I have had at the snow. I remember that moment when for the first time I actually noticed a snowflake on my ski jacket and it looked like the snowflakes on Christmas cards I had received over the years and I realised that is how they really look…this was a more than 20years ago folks when I had lovely young eyes and could still see everything!

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

Twist of Faith  for our 10th Challenge

SKETCH CHALLENGE

The prize offered to our randomly drawn prize winner is from The Doodle Garden .Pop over and see my team mates cards over at Twist of Faith !

 
Challenges I am entering:

1. Card Mania – Embossing

2. Lawnscaping - Dust em off

3. Kaboodle Doodles - Anything Goes

Have a great week

Hugs Trish Munro

Christmas Angel Card

I used Angel Charity for my Christmas card this week from The Art of Michelle Perkett. I love challenging myself to try to come up with something a bit different and added some glitter,stars and snowflakes to add to the Christmas feel. I used my square punch to cut out either end of my Christmas lyrics.

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Twist of Faith  for our 5th Challenge

ANGELS

The prize offered to our randomly drawn prize winner is the choice of one digital image as showcased by our Design Team at Twist of Faith ! Check them out!
Challenges I am entering:

1. Creative Inspiration Paints - Anything Goes
2. Stampin Sisters in Christ – Music
3. The Squirrel & The Fox - Celebrate the Occasion
4. Totally Gorjuss - Punch & Die
5. Christmas Stampin - Photo Inspiration
6. Stamping with Dragon – Music
7. Forever Friends - Anything Goes
8. Moving Along with theTimes - Seeing Red
9. Cutie pie Challenge -Use a Digi
10. My Mum's Craft Shop - Stars

Have a great day

Hugs Trish Munro

Noble Deer Head Christmas Card

I made this Christmas Card with a masculine theme and used this Noble Deer Head from  Stamp Art Design by Kathryne as my focal point. I love to decorate the house at Christmas time to help celebrate the occasion and it’s great to be able to make my own cards for friends and family to add that personal touch!  

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Card Crafter’s Circle 38th  Challenge

FOR THE FELLA’S

Creations should follow a Masculine Theme

Our Sponsor Di’s Digi Downloads is providing a $10 Store credit to the winner!We also have Stamp Art Design by Kathryne joining us again with sponsorship for you! 

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

Challenges I am entering:

1.  Sketch and Stash - Challenge 95
2. Diva's by Design - Let's Celebrate
3. Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
4. Emerald Faeries - Punches /Dies
5. Creative Card Crew – Christmas
6. LEJ Designs - Anything Goes
7. Hooked on Craft - Cards for Men
8. Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
9. The Squirrel & The Fox - One for Men

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

Margarita

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:

1. Fashionista Challenge - Baby or Birthday
2. Anything Goes Challenge - Lets not be square
3. Oldie but Goodie - Inspiration photo
4. Incy wincy designs - Lets party
5. Stampin Sisters in Christ - Clean & Simple
6. Oozak - Bright Colours
7. Jacksons Digital Expressions - Anything goes
8. Paper Pretties - Clean & Simple
9. Simon Says Stamps - Simon Says Anything Goes
10. Crafts and Me Challenges - Anything Goes

Have a great weekend

Cheers Trish

Tilda Easel Card with Pearls and Lace

  On the love heart panel behind Tilda I distressed Kraft card and then stamps flowers and then added the series of tidy dots with my White Gel Pen. I borrowed this love heart Spellbinders locket from my girlfriend Vicki and then used it the sponge the design by placing the spellbinder over my die cut to mask over design,so now it’s embossed and highlighted. I used my Stamp It Sponging Block to distress the edges of a modern pink love heart designer paper panel both inside and on front of card with Kraft coloured ink after I had stamped my flowers. I added lots lace and pearls to create a soft romantic feel to my card and added lots of flowers! I borrowed my girlfriend Vicki’s die to cut the leaves. I added a healthy amount of glitter glue to highlight and I’m so happy with how this card  turned out, even though I didn’t use half the stuff I had out to get my mojo going. It’s funny how cards take a life of their own once you start creating. My husband is glad to have the dining table back for the weekend!   

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Card Crafter’s Circle 20th  Challenge

We're in a bit of a romantic mood this week, so we would love to see your creations embellished in

PEARLS and LACE

Our sponsor this week is another fabulous returning sponsor DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS! Di is so talented with the pen, her designs are gorgeous, and there are so many for all occasions!  Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive a $10 credit at the shop, which equals about 4 images, or they can choose to use it as a discount of a larger order! Woohoo! 

Our Design Team has been designing a storm this week, and are surely to wow you with their creations in Pearls and Lace! We hope you find inspiration in them!Swing by and see the great creations showcased by the Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team.

Challenges I am entering this week:

1. Colour Create-Rose,pink,kraft and white
2. Pixie dust studio –Embossing
3. Shellys  images- Pastel,Kraft & Flowers
4. A lot a rubber stamps - Easel card
5. Little darlings – Flowers
6. Simon Says - Anything Goes
7. Truly Scrumptious - Distressing, die-cuts/punches
8. Creative card crew – Ribbon
9. Tuesday throwdown-Use some Sparkle
10. Lexis creations- Use punches/Dies

 

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

Magnolia Christmas Card

I made this for my girlfriend Tracey(my bridesmaid) and her family. I wanted to have a bit of fun with Tilda and decided if I was her I’d be swinging around too!As you can see there is lots of glitter..on the card, all over me and Honey my dog has a bit on her as well…everywhere I tell you. I challenged myself to make a Centre Step Card and I’m very pleased with the result and using not just….. non traditional colours, but my favorites!
Challenges I would like to enter:

• http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2011/12/im-dreaming-of-your-fave-colour.html Christmas card or project in YOUR fave  colour theme
• http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-21no-traditional-christmas.html No traditional Christmas colours
• http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/p/monthly-contest.html Happy Holidays
• http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-19-fancy-foldsshaped-cards.html Fancy folds shaped cards
• http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas.html Christmas
• http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/12/cupcake-172-dont-look-at-light.html If it sparkles, shines, gleams, glints and/ or glitter
• http://heartsonginspirations.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-28-snowflakes-andor-doilies.html Snowflakes and or doilies
• http://blog.icopic.com/2011/12/icopic-weekly-challenge-60.html Holidays, must use Copics
• http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/cch-97-more-than-one-fold.html More than one fold

Merry Christmas to all my new friends

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

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

Golf Birthday Card

I made this Golf Birthday Card card for my girlfriends Dad. Clive is 75 today and I was inspired by my friend Vicki Fraser to make this card after she made my hubby a golf card for his birthday. I’m always happy to take bits and pieces no longer wanted in my circle of crafters and the grass and sky are all wallpapers given to me. I love the texture of the green wallpapers they really add a great effect  for the grass and the sky wallpaper… well I wish I had a whole roll of that! I used my Stampin Up Scallop Edge Border Punch to make the grass.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

• Marks Finest Papers-Use your Scraps
• My Sheri Crafts-all about Sports
• The Poodles Parlour-Lets hear it for the boys
• Charisma Cardz - Anything goes
• Moving along with the times-no girls allowed

Have a great weekend

Trish Munro

Magnolia Singing Tilda

I really enjoyed making this card for my daughters birthday,she loves to sing and my girlfriend Vicki Fraser bought this Magnolia Tilda Singing stamp for me so I could make my darling daughter the perfect birthday card. I paper pieced Singing Tilda to get the dress just the right colour and shaped it to give it a slight curve using my flower tool, before gluing into position.  I chose a designer paper that my wonderful friend Frances from Stamp Owl gave me for Tilda’s dress to match the dress my daughter wears on stage that shimmers and sparkles. I used a purple gel pen and highlighted with Ice Stickles Glitter Glue to finish.I wanted to use some shading behind and used my Spellbinder Circle as a mask to get the white edge effect with my Sponging Block and Colorbox Chalk Ink. Then I used the Tim Holtz Alterations Carnivale to personalise the card and add her age using some new Glitter Cardstock. I wanted an unusual shape card  and placed Tilda looking down from the top of the card like my daughter does when she’s on stage.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

• http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2011/10/lawnscaping-challenge-20-paper-piecing.html Paper Piecing
• http://pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-115-girls-girls-girls-cazza.html Girls,Girls,Girls
• http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-134-you-choose.html You choose your own theme BUT must use a stamp
• http://bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.com/2011/10/2nd-year-birthday-challenge-and-blog.html Anything Goes
• http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-97-happy-birthday.html Happy Birthday
• http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2011/10/birthday-celebrations-with-stretch-n.html Birthdays
• http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-17someone-special-and-winner.html Someone Special
• http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2011/10/tuesday-throwdown-71.html Shaped Card

Trish Munro

How to Store Your Inkpads

This storage  idea is perfect for Colorbox Chalk Inkpad, Brilliance Pigment Ink Pad, VersaMark, Castaway, Stazon & Adirondack Ink Pads.It is compact to store on a bookshelf or carry off to your local craft class.I used my Brother P-touch 1000 to label my inkpads and it’s been very handy over the years I’ve had it.

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This year I decided to embrace technology, you know cameras ,computers, anything with an instruction manual and slowly I have been working it out, and I have even bought something on eBay.That’s huge for me. My friend Vicki Fraser has been very helpful in the world of computers and a huge thanks to her for her amazing patience. I have come a long way since the beginning of the year and I’ve done my New Years Resolution justice! So far, so good.
Have a great weekend
Trish Munro

Handmade Flower Card with Martha Stewart Punch by Anita Munro

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My Darling Daughter Anita who is only 10yrs old premade the Flower using all pink flowers but in different sizes, and when she liked what she had made she glued each layer together and added a butterfly bling embellishment to add a bit of her own personal flair. Anita placed a adhesive dimensional under the flower so it would pop off the card for added interest! She used a piece of pink paper and used the Martha Stewart Scroll Heart Deep Edger Border Punch down both sides to create a Lace Trim which she fixed to the card carefully with Glue. Anita added a sentiment using the Stampin Up Modern Label Punch and Stampin Up Word Window Punch and stamped using Colorbox Chalk ink her sentiment from Stampin Up Stamp Set called Teeny Tiny Sentiments.

Anita made this card for her school teacher for her Birthday and I was surprised to see that she had pre written on a notepad what she was going to write inside, which is very cute and thoughtful.

I will enter this card in the following challenges on her behalf:

• http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2011/10/were-back-challenge-53-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
• http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-50-and-winners-of-challenge.html Pink for Boobies
• http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-114-think-pink.html  Think Pink
• http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/cc-87-think-pink.html Think Pink
• http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/?p=1731 Create a card and give it away!

Proud Mum

Trish Munro

Handmade Flower Card Tutorial

This flower is so easy to make. I hope you have as much fun making your own and enjoy my latest tutorial!

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Trish Munro

Circus Birthday

I made this cute Circus birthday card and also made a You Tube tutorial to go with it. My son got me started and I’m now even  learning how to add a title to the video, you can… teach an old dog new tricks! I am entering this card into Annabelles Challenge 3 with 2 Bling. Also Stamps and Fun = Creativity- Animals Challenge and Punch and Die cut challenge at Catch the Bug

Come and see my tutorial for this card on my YouTube channel called Trish and Treasure

Trish Munro

DINOSAUR KIDS CARD

I have also made a You Tube tutorial video of this card and will blog it shortly. Every little boy loves .Dinosaurs so it’s the perfect card for a little man in my life. I am entering this card in Annabelles Challenge 1. I have used 1 new stamp it is the Happy Birthday from Stampin Up – Punch Bunch and 2 punches my scallop square and my round tab punch both from Stampin Up and 3 bling!

I am also entering this in the Cards for Men challenge Anything But Square

 

Thanks again to all my followers who come and check out my cards.

Trish Munro

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas in July!. If you know me nothing makes me happier than real snow, especially to ski on. This is the first shaker card I ever made and it’s filled with fake snow. I started out stamping having private lessons with Louise Magetti on the Gold Coast before I was ready to join a group and know what all the  other girls were talking about. We made this card with great delight and it was also the first time I’d ever used dimensionals. This is also the first stamp set I ever bought. I had no idea how much there was to know and still I’m learning new stuff all the time.


I’m dreaming of a White Christmas! Well one day anyway.
Trish Munro

How do I fix my ColorBox Chalk Inkpad?

I need your help.. How do I fix this? Help!!!!!! If you know please leave me a comment. I have 2 that are like this and I just don’t know what to do.

Thanks and have a great weekend

Looking forward to your comments and advise

Trish Munro