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:

1. Mishelflos Challenge- Happy Blooming Birthday

2. Paper Makeup Stamps - Easel Card

3. Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime

4. LEJ Designs-Fabulous Flowers

5. Crafty Sentiments - Summertime

6. Clear it out - Anything Goes plus from your stash use something yellow on your card

7. Sparkles - Summer Fun

8. Oozac- Bright Colors

9. Memas crafts.Anything goes

10. Emerald faeries-birthdays

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

Hugs

Trish Munro

Bugaboo Stamps Dino Heart 1

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

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

This week we have Bugaboo Stamps sponsoring our challenge with the

winner’s prize - their choice of 7 images!

Here is my card

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


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

I would like to enter the following Challenges :

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

Have a great weekend

Trish Munro

SURFERS PARADISE

 

To get the golden sun ray’s I used my Stampin Up Bird Punch. I got the inspiration for this card from where I live which is very close to Surfers Paradise a famous beach here on the Gold Coast,Australia. I got the sandy paper in the pet isle at the supermarket, apparently it’s for birds cages, and it was perfect for this project. I used the glitter to simulate the ocean spray of the glistening water.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://creativecowgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/summertime-fun-with-chi-chi-memories.html
2. http://prairiefairyfridays.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-54-summerfunhostess-is-dionne.html
3. http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-70-summer.html
4. http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-30-and-winner-of-29.html
5. http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2011/06/09-june-sparkle-challenge.html
6. http://littledarlingschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-1-summer-theme.html
7. http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-58-summer-sparkle.html
8. http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-156-splish-splash.html

Blue sky's makes me happy!

Trish Munro