Trish and Treasure: Whispers Strokes Markers

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Bird on a Quilted Card

I have always wanted to sew with a sewing machine and make a quilt, so with our challenge this week I made a mini quilt for my card and as I don’t have a sewing machine, it’s faux stitching for me!I punched out 16 squares and I used two matching double sided papers. I know I keep using my favorite colours green and pink but they just speak to me! I then taught my daughter how to paper pierce using a Stampin Up product, she got about half of the squares done for me and really enjoyed it until her favorite show came on TV and she dumped me like a bag of potatoes! I then used a very fine marker to make the stiches. I recently cut a few die cuts in white from my girlfriends new dies and she did the same with mine and I used these on my card, it was great to have these pre cut to fiddle with and made the perfect addition to my card! I used my Copics to colour this cute little bird sitting in a tree called MORNING GLORY and matched these colours to my designer papers. I added glitter glue to my ribbon bow and I am really pleased with how that makes the ribbon look so much prettier, I am so glad I took up card making!!!

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

Card Crafter’s Circle 19th Challenge

Grab your needle and thread, because we want to see you

IN STITCHES!

(Real or Faux Stitching)

What's that you say? You don't sew on your cards? That doesn't matter.... grab a pen to add some FAUX stitching detail to your card instead…just like I have!

Our sponsor this week is another fabulous returning sponsor LIMITED RUNS!

Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive their choice of 3 (three) images from

the Limited Runs shop!

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

Challenges I am entering my card into this week:

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish xxx

Friday, February 24, 2012

Circle Punch Flower Birthday Card

It was a folding frenzy to make this flower card using 9 x 2 inch circles(1 as a base, 8 for the flower). I had a ball making the petals and I think the pearl brad adds that touch of class. It took quite a while to line up the piercing to create that faux stitching look. It’s the very first card that I have ever taken money for and I sold it for $4 to my wonderful neighbor, a monumental moment!!

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

Card Crafter’s Circle 11th Challenge

We'd love to see your creations using

INSPIRATION FROM THE PHOTO PROVIDED ABOVE

... so come share them with us!

and the Sponsor this week is Di’s Digi Downloads

Challenges this card qualifies for:

http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/gc140-color-challenge-two-colors-only.html Two colours
http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/wacky-wednesday-65-circles.html Circles
http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/paper-pretties-wednesday-challenge_22.html Use punches or die cuts
http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-52-is-here.html Add a sentiment
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-73.html Anything Goes
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/two-designerdifferent-papers-challenge.html Two designer / different papers
http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-103-no-embossing.html No embossing
http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-26stitching-and-winner.html Stitching real or Faux
http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/cch-107-use-die-or-punch.html Use a die cut or punch
http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/challenge-12-flower-power.html Flowers

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish

Sunday, October 30, 2011

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:

Have a great weekend

Trish Munro

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Hearts Punch Card by Anita Munro

My daughter Anita 11yrs created this cute card for her Dad’s Birthday with lots of love!

Challenges this card qualifies for:

http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/2011/10/wacky-wednesday-57-anything-goes.html Anything Goes

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-37-anything-goes_26.html Anything Goes

http://scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/2011/10/card-challenge-number-58.html Anything Goes

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/simon-says-anything-goes.html Anything Goes

Anita had a lot of fun making this card.

Trish Munro

Friday, October 21, 2011

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

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Men's Golf Card

My husband is so sporty and Golf is one of his many loves! I really enjoyed making this card and decided to make my own background using my Provo Craft Circa 12 pts stamp where you can roll the letters around and print any word you like, I have had it for years and only used it a couple of times, mostly because i forgot I had it. I found this golf stamp at the Opportunity shop about 2 years ago and here is finally the card it was destined to be used for. I also finally used my oval punches for the sentiment which I am very pleased about, I will have to use them more often.I was inspired to make this card by the Golf Movie with Will Smith & Matt Damon in The Legend of Bagger Vance, hubby needs a golf angel. I used dimensional magic on the club handle and golf balls to add some dimension. I coloured the edges of the stamp to look tartan as with a last name like Munro I know there is some Scottish blood in there somewhere.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-40-no-design-papers.html No Designer Papers
http://cardsformen.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-20-sports.html Card for a Man-Sports
http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-141-one-for-boys.html Card –One for the Boys
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/week-151-just-for-men.html Just for Men
http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.com/2011/10/10-october-punchesdies-team.html Punches/Dies
http://simplycreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2011/09/53-challenge-older-than-6-mos.html Older than 6 months
http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-94-book-or-movie_29.html Inspired by Favourite Book or Movie

Trish Munro

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Spesch Birthday Card using Paper Piecing

I have to say I am feeling very special as my girlfriend Vicki Fraser arrived with a card ready to make and like twins we made one each only differing with our coloring in and ribbons and buttons. We used her new Spesch Designer Stamp and she is so very cute, and cut around her so she popped off the background paper. Vicki had already sorted out two paper piecing- firstly the dress and then the balloons and pre cut them both ,how lucky am I! I used my Whispers Strokes Marker to colour her hair,eyes and dress trim and my favorite markers ever are my Copic Markers E11 & E00 which I used for the face/skin tones.Copic markers are so on my Santa Wish List!Vicki got these lovely rounded bling as a gift with purchase from the Craft Queen, they are so classy.I used some glitter to accentuate her pretty bow in her hair. Vicki cut the grass using her border punch that had a kind of soft wavy line then going back thru the punch off center this time and not lining it up makes grass, too easy! I had a heap of fun making this card!

Challenges this card qualifies for:

http://madformarkerschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/10/favorite-copic-combo.html Favourite Copic Marker Combo
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-79-multiple-sponsors.html Anything Goes plus use Ribbon
http://heartsonginspirations.blogspot.com/2011/10/hsi-challenge-18-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/winners-challenge-8-and-deep-ocean.html Happy Birthday
http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/sweet-stamps-challenge-35-anything-goes.html Anything Goes

A huge thank you to all my wonderful followers for coming to visit me and leaving such lovely comments

You really make my day

Trish Munro

Friday, June 10, 2011

Happy Fathers Day Card

I enjoyed making this Tiger Card as it oozes masculinity, which really suits my hubby and will be the perfect Fathers Day Card for him.

I added the textured card at the bottom to accentuate the mirrored effect of the water in my stamped image, and it was nice to add some natural coloured texture to try to man this card up a bit! I added a purple highlight to offset the grey colouring, for the cool colours that are under the Tiger’s neck . I started colouring this last year at my daughter’s play rehearsal for the same theatre company as this year and finished it finally the other night, only one year later and another play later. It was a marathon to colour and took a lot longer than I thought. I don’t mind waiting for her at all and it gives me a bit more time to do my crafting, unfortunately there is only 2 more weeks of rehearsals for Jack & the Beanstalk a Pantomime ( she’s the back half of a cow, a villager, the hen that lays the golden egg, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz(singing Were off to see the the Wizard solo) & a scary monster monster. That’s a lot of costume changes for one play.This is her 4th play for the year. Her 3rd Play this year has performances next week. She is small Alice in Alice in Wonderland a Disney play,so it’s go go go around here. Hair,Make up, Action!

Challenges this card qualifies for:

I’m so proud of myself , I have actually made this card in advance… rather than a last minute job. Wonders will never cease!

Trish Munro

Monday, June 6, 2011

Best Wishes

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Hope you all enjoyed your weekend.
Trish Munro

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Relax

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Trish Munro

Friday, May 27, 2011

Teddy Bear Card

I’m entering this sketch challenge, hope you like my big teddy bear!
http://annabellestamps.blogspot.com/2011/04/absc037.html

I'm also entering http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-19.html

which is all about teddy bears!

I had so much fun colouring in this teddy, he is so darn cute! I popped up his nose and heart for some extra dimension.

Trish Munro

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

May ALL your DREAMS come TRUE

This is such a cute stamp from a set that I picked up years ago at a bargain shop. I’ve finally discovered if you colour your image in the same colours as your papers it all look so much better. I’m going to save up and buy some Sketch Copic markers because you can clearly see my image is furry because the markers I have seem to do this.It might take me five years to save up for Copic Sketch markers but there is no point only buying one.

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I love the the thought that my vice is to be colouring in!

Trish Munro

Friday, May 6, 2011

Happy Mother’s Day

It’s Mothers Day in Australia this Sunday 8th May and I made this for my Mum (she’s in her 80’s). I fussed over this card for hours and now I’m very happy with the result. I like how this embossing folder changed the affect on the polka dot paper and I have been inspired by : http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net (for those who don’t know about her she is so talented and in my circle we call her The Brayer Queen. I signed up for her email internet tutorials and this has inspired me to make more of my inks and expand on my stamping style but I don’t have a brayer yet so I used my sponging Blocks and ink to make up my background to suit the cardstock that I wanted to use… I just love getting inky fingers! Daisy’s remind my Mum of my Dad (he loved to grow daisy’s in their garden) so this was the perfect image for her especially because Mum is such a huge fan of pink (and so am I). I enjoyed decorating the inside of the card to compliment the main image and can you tell that I’m into butterfly’s at the moment and very partial to glitter.

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Wish me luck, sooner or later I might win a challenge. Dad always said “you’ve got to be in it to win it”!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Mouse

Happy Easter and here is another card my daughter and I made while we were all inspired and so pleased we can now emboss and had a ball… with glitter everywhere!

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Saturday, April 23, 2011

Blue Mouse

Here is another card darling daughter and I made together…she’s famous today…… front cover of the local newspaper THE TWEED SUN a huge photo with a story on page 3 of how she is honoured to sing the Australian National Anthem on ANZAC day 25th April. We hope you like our glittering mouse!

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Make and Take with Amanda

Amanda Cordingley a Kaszazz Consultant in Brisbane,Australia demonstrated this tag and these two cards as a make and take at our monthly meeting of Stamping with Friends at Varsity Lakes Community Centre on the Gold Coast.I really enjoyed making these, and it's nice to try new techniques.

On this tag we took a tag made from acetate and added some dimensional magic and a drop of pink and a drop of teal from re-inkers at opposite ends and some rock candy drizzled all over and rubbed away with one finger to mix up the colours and then put a tissue over the top to blot and leave in position to dry. Then we removed excess tissue as only one layer of my tissue stuck down and then trimmed the edge with scissors and adhered a tag of identical proportions to rear to finish. When I got home I decided to turn it into a bookmark so I added the ribbon and used my black stazon ink and my Upsy Daisy stamp to finish it off with my own touch. Fabulous technique I love getting inky fingers!

We also made this card. I took it home to finish as I had to leave class early to take darling daughter who is 10yrs old to a photo shot with the local paper as she is singing the Australian national anthem on ANZAC day (25thApril) on her own to an approximate audience of 10,000. I was supposed to use a strip of green cardstock with trees and cut out some of the foliage part and stick over the top but I grabbed out my markers and just coloured them in instead and used the scrap of green to make another card, as you will see in my last card.

Then we made this girly style card it's a design & quick and easy to make using this very cute Kaszazz paper. I ordered a sheet I think it was $1.65 so I will be able to make heaps of cards out of just one sheet of paper.

TIP: adhere everything to your square panel first then attach it to your card, as it’s easier to centre and align straight!

After class I had a strip of stamped trees on green cardstock leftover so I made this when I got home and was all inspired. The button is made from coconut shell and the paper on this card is Kaisercraft. I added some dimensional magic to add some detail to finish.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Be Happy

This mouse stamp is just so cute and to finish I added some glitter and butterflies. My 10yr old daughter and I teamed up to make this card. Be happy… to all my wonderful followers, I appreciate all your thoughtful comments.

This card qualifies for the following challenges: