Win Some Stamps!

Hi All,
I thought I'd share with you an opportunity to win some stamps from the wonderful Annnabelle Stamps range.
It's Annabelle Stamps Blog's 2nd birthday and they are celebrating with this little giveaway. All you need do is post their blinkie in your sidebar, post about their birthday and link yourself up on their inlinkz to win.

Annabelles have some wonderful products, recently I was lucky enough to be chosen a favourite and won some gorgeous chocolate sprinkles. I've also won an awesome stamp set with Annabelle Stamps. Believe me, If I can win - so can you!
So what are you waiting for - get on over to the Annabelle Stamps Blog and get your own blinkie for a chance to win :)

Trish Munro

Baby Dress Card

My girlfriend Vicki Fraser and I decided to make a dress card. We didn’t have a pattern, just an idea. I made this using obviously very thin cardstock because when I tried to make another in a different colour I would have had to use my Spellbinders circles, but with this card I used my punches for the neckline and produced this gorgeous one layer card and I think it is just adorable. I put some dimensional magic on the collar to give it some depth and by using two embossing folders gave it contrast and interest. Sweet and simple and I’m very happy with the result.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

• http://creativecraftworld.blogspot.com/2011/08/card-challenge-for-child.html Child
• http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-30-okkeep-it-clean-theme.html Keep it Clean
• http://kbchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-25.html Babies
• http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/2011/07/ch-53-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
• http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-134-cute-n-girly.html Cute n’ Girly
• http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-68-different-shaped-card.html Different Shaped Cards

Have a wonderful day

Trish Munro

With Sympathy

When I made this card I really wanted to have a cross on the front. A template would have been an excellent help but I just hand drew it and cut it out as I was keen to keep going to get the result I had imagined and visualised in my head. I love the metal brad I used with the flower it really anchored the card design. An extra layer of darker ribbon subtly popped the soft lace detail trim at the bottom edge of the card. I made my own Shabby Chic designer paper  which I distressed and have included a detail description so you can also have a go. I inked all the edges in Denim Adirondack Ink with a Stamp It Sponging Block to complete my distressed look.

Shabby Chic Designer Paper Technique

• I chose some designer paper and clear embossed (wet) some swirls and curls, always use your anti-static bag over your paper before embossing.
• Then brushed over some white gesso paint when almost dry, removed paint off embossed area. Then waited for all this to dry.
• Protect your ironing board with a heat proof sheet like the Tim Holtz one.When paint is finally dry, place a sheet(or a few) of brown paper (not newspaper) over your designer paper and iron off the clear embossing until it vanishes, absorbed into a few layers of the brown paper. Best to use a sheet of baking paper as the top layer before you begin to iron as this will protect your iron base from any potential mess.
• It leaves this amazing effect as you can see by my close up.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

• http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-31.html Handmade Background
• http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/08/make-it-monday-50.html Anything goes
• http://pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-106-distressing-maria.html Distressing
• http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/distressedshabby-chic-challenge-at.html Shabby Chic
• http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/2011/08/speedy-cats-friends-challenge-68.html Distressed
• http://phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-68-vintage-look.html Vintage Look
• http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-32-team-gem-distressing.html Distressing
• http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/08/dare-to-be-sassy-thursday-85.html Distressing
• http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-63-lace-it-up.html Lace

Have a great week

Trish Munro

Shabby Chic Tag

One of the Mum’s at my daughter’s Dance Studio is an ex-police officer and now teaches Child Safety & Protection at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Australia. She is someone who makes a huge difference  in this world we live in and I admire her because she has devoted her life and career to protecting children and teaching others to be like herself. I was inspired to make her something and I decided a bookmark for her text books at work would be perfect!

The unusual wet embossing technique I used to make the designer paper shabby chic I will put the instructions in my next post!

Darling Daughter has had a busy few days and competed in the Gold Coast Eisteddfod.

The school choir routine of a melody of 3 songs was cute and all the kids dressed up like orphans, they didn’t win this year but just being in choir really improves my daughters quality of voice and she seems to sound crisper, not to mention has learnt so much.

Then she competed in her group dance routines. Under 10’s in 4 sections and she won 1st place in all 4 sections.I am so proud of her and all the effort she has put into her dancing this year, she has a work ethic to be envied. I am now thanks to you tube an expert hair dresser & make-up artist. I’ve also now perfected the art of applying False Eyelashes of which I am so proud of myself.

Yesterday at my daughters Year 5 Church service all the Year 5 kids did a play and sang. I looked everywhere but darling daughter wasn’t an actor or singer ….what the …..Anyway I spot her she is down at the back of the church coaching the year 5 choir on stage with all the actions and expressions for the kids on the stage.. I was great to see her Year 5 teacher use her talents in such an unusual way.

After church we headed out to watch hubby coach and my gorgeous son who is 15 play in the Under 19’s Youth Soccer game. I took 100’s photos and really enjoyed watching them both in action . I really enjoyed my weekend!

 

 

Challenges this tag qualifies for:

• http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/week-116-anything-but-card.html
• http://justsomelinesblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-challenge-embossing-and-winners.html
• http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-95-emboss-it.html
• http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/08/anything-but-card.html
• http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/?p=1595 Bookmarks
• http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-13-distressing.html
• http://unityopportunity-challenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/banners-tags-flags-challenge-aug-14-27.html
• http://scrap-it-girl.blogspot.com/2011/08/scrap-it-girls-saturday-scrap-challenge.html

Thanks for visiting my blog

Trish Munro

Hair Bow

I really enjoyed making this bow for my daughters hair and I finally got the chance to share this after she has already worn this in 20 shows. The wardrobe assistant asked me to sew this onto a comb as it was the perfect green to match one of her costumes. I thought I could just see myself making a mess of that, so I bought a glue gun and used lashings of glue along the top edge of a hair comb and the pre tied bow stuck like a dream to the hair comb. The glue line is completely concealed once in her hair. There is nothing like having to do something that pushes you outside your normal boundaries and I now feel I could certainly expand on this idea,time permitting! The best part about the bow is my daughter loves it, and she can put it in her hair on her own.
I’m entering this bow in a challenge at Reasonable Ribbon http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-29-sizzlin-summer-theme.html

Have a great week
Trish Munro

Best Friends

We celebrated my girlfriend Roz’s 39th Birthday and I made this card for her. It’s so nice to have young friends! Roz,Vicki Fraser and I  went to The Elephant Rock Cafe at Currumbin which is right on the beach front and has an amazing view to celebrate with a lovely lunch. I’m entering this card in  challenge all about Friends http://stampwithfun.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-121-freundefriends.html and Anything Goes at http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/2011/07/simon-says-stamp-and-show-anything-goes.html

I used this photo as an inspiration for my project and am delighted to enter this challenge at the Shabby Tea Room

http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com/2011/07/week-72-relax-and-enjoy.html

I wanted to try something new with my Stampin Up 2 Step Bird Punch and I used the cardboard that I had punched out the leaves as a stencil template to create my background paper for my cute little birdie. You can see I also used the bird’s wing as a leaf with my flowers. I used my own homemade mist to add some pink sparkle. I love paper piercing, it is so relaxing so added that as well and to lift my pink background used a yellowy gold background to lift it and put it all on a gold card and voila!

My friend Roz recently took a family trip to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo so I cut out a sachet full of mini Australia’s using my Big Shot and my QuicKutz Australia Die in dark green cardstock and popped them inside this cute little heart sachet so she can scrapbook all her photos as I knew she was planning her Australia Zoo pages. I used the template from Papermaia to make this gift sachet then embossed it. Roz loved that I remembered her zoo ideas and was really excited to see all her little Australia's inside the sachet!

Trish Munro

Nintendo DS Carry Case

I made this personalised Nintendo DS carry case to store my daughter Anita’s DS, recharger and games. I converted a small metal  case and naturally she totally just loves it! I used bright summery colours which totally suits her personality and am entering  the following challenges in the hope of winning :

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-41-summer.html 

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-29-sunshine-colours.html 

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-49-anything-goes.html 

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/07/week-113-free-n-easy.html

http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/07/ddcc-122-july-21-color-combo.html

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/deep-ocean-chellenge-4.html

To make the games folder I used this clear plastic pocket sheet that usually I use to hold my ATC’s. I purchased this at EB Games in Australia but you can buy them usually as a baseball or trading card holder .By adding some Velcro dots the DS games don’t fall out and as all you Mum’s out there know these games set you back a small fortune and are so small and easy to loose.This has worked out to be an excellent storage solution by being both compact and easy to see at a glance if a game is missing!

I really enjoyed making this project for my daughter and even though it took longer than I expected it is an amazing result and really cute, bright and happy addition to our home and has the added bonus for Anita & I being a little more organised !

Trish Munro

Be Merry

I received this gift of a handbag size tissue holder from my friend Kaye Clyma. It is so cute and very useful.

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

Lion King Happy Birthday

I’ve had a winter flu and my kids have been on school holidays(3weeks) and normally that would mean a break but I have a performing arts daughter who auditioned and got a few parts in Jack & the Beanstalk Pantomime at Spotlight Theatre on the Gold Coast,Australia.She played the hen that lays the golden egg and Milky White the Cow(who Jack sells for a handful of beans….. I’m sure she’s worth way more than that!)  and a mean and creepy mini monster who belongs to the Giant, a cute villager and a special appearance as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz (sings her solo) who gets lost and ends up in the wrong Pantomime. So she’s only 10 yrs. old  and it was hair, make up and go go go(8 costume changes per show). She gave a professional performance next to some very well know TV and Theatre celebrities and had a fantastic learning opportunity to fine tune her craft and learn from the greats in the industry and after 20 performances we are both exhausted …..so life in our household has been so full on.

I’ve also just added the adorable  kissing bear at the top of my blog please take as many kisses as you need!

Back into card making which I love and I used this Party Animal paper by Kaisercraft which is so much fun to use.I wanted to emboss the striped paper for added affect and I’m so happy with the result, it really ties the project together.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://www.amberscraftsandstuff.com/2011/07/challenge-18-embossing.html
2. http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/2011/07/ch5-furry-friends.html
3. http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/paper-pretties-wednesday-challenge_13.html
4. http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-57.html
5. http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/07/simon-says-anything-goes.html
6. http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/07/bearly-mine-challenge-no-14-anything.html
7. http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/2011/07/summery-color-challenge-for-birthday.html

Hugs

Trish Munro

Amanda Cordingley here to visit

Amanda Cordingley and Karen Harper, who are Independent Kaszazz Consultants, have come to visit, having cake and coffee, and talking about blogging.  Todays lesson is how to set up a blog.  Keep an eye out for some new blogs from Amanda and Karen that I will link to in the future.

pictured left to right, Karen, Amanda, Vicki Fraser and me.

Crimper Day with Jane Norrish

My friend Roz had a Stampin Up Party on Sunday and these are the cards we made with our wonderful Stampin Up demonstrator Jane Norrish  using the Crimper, and we really were dying to try the cupcake punch and matching stamp set. We also tried for the first time the stamps on wheels. Jane showed us the builder wheels, I love trying new things. Now I have an even bigger wish list of stuff I REALLY NEED.

We crimped the bottom half of the envelope after we stamped with the Stampin Up builder wheels and the top then fitted nicely over the bottom crimped section. Jane said I really need to practise my bows , which I will get to and she said the secret is to trim the ribbon in the same direction and it does look so much better. Live and learn. This is the insert that goes inside. Isn't it a great design for a card.

This is the back view,I love these silky smooth Stampin Up envelopes they are so lovely to work with.

Happy blogging

Hugs

Trish Munro

Grassy Head

This Grassy Head was a gift to my son from Linda, who is such a wonderful teacher at his school. She bought it at the local Art Markets because he is such a hard worker at school and always tries his hardest in all that he does.It sat in the gift bag until the end of the Xmas school holidays and the instructions said place in a glass of water and regularly keep topped up with water. This activated the grass seeds and voila, he had hair! He is such a cute character that lives on my kitchen sink catching a few rays of sun and I also snapped a few photos on the back verandah. Very arty,unique and unusual gift!

Keep smiling

Trish Munro

Penguin Party Time

I’ve been dying to try some new stuff out lately, and my purchase of this gorgeous string inspired me to try it out with some balloons. Ask my friend Vicki Fraser she will tell you how embarrassing I am at the shopping centre when it comes to balloons, I just love them! I couldn’t resist this handsome penguin gentleman who no doubt has happy feet and can trip the light fantastic. Yes, I’m ready to party. I have a thing for bright colours and know the young recipient of this card will love it as much as I do.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2011/06/ci-paints-inspired-by-bright-colors.html
2. http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/crazy-4-challenges-c4c92.html
3. http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/teddy-bears-and-other-animals-for-kids.html
4. http://suchins.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-60-sponsored-by-eat-cake.html

 

Party on and have a good time!

Trish Munro

Neddy the Nice Horse

Now that I’m an Aunty several times over (my family are like rabbits) this card is for my young nephew.Here’s a poem my Mum used to recite to me when I was a little tacker. I love this poem, sorry I do not know it’s origins.

Neddy is a nice horse

Neddy likes Hay

Don’t you like nuts Neddy

Nay Nay Nay!

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://annabellestamps.blogspot.com/2011/06/say-it-in_17.html
2. http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-22.html
3. http://sewmanychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-57-punch-it.html
4. http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-56-one-for-boys.html
5. http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/2011/06/anything-goes-challenge.html

Have a great day

Trish Munro

Splish Splash

 

I ran one the left side of my envelope thru the Big Shot and embossed the matching polka dots to have a great matching envelope so the excitement begins before you even open the card! This is a perfect card for my nephew’s birthday.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-22.html
2. http://fairyknoll.blogspot.com/p/fun-at-fairy-knoll-challenges.html
3. http://mamidoodles.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-2827th-card-for-boy-or-man.html
4. http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/06/challge-71-die-cuts-and-punches.html
5. http://aifactorychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-fun.html
6. http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2011/06/dysu-24-use-star.html
7. http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/ddcc-117-june-16-for-boys.html

Have a splashing good weekend

Trish Munro

Party Animal

I love this new paper design by Kaisercraft called Party Animals. It’s a different style of card making for me as I’d normally class myself as a stamper, but I'm here to try all new things and experiment and recreate a new style for myself. This year I’m challenging myself in as many new things as possible. He’s such a happy and cute bear, he’s adorable!


Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/its-wednesday-and-that-of-course-means.html
2. http://scrapalicioususa.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-7.html
3. http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/bearly-mine-challenge-12-everyones.html
4. http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-27-bei-den-kreative.html
5. http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/challenge-1-and-design-team-call_13.html

Keep smiling
Trish Munro

Cheeky Smiles For Your Birthday

 

I’d been dying to try to make a banner and incorporated that into this card using this gorgeous string. The string reminds me of my teenage year's where I perfected a few tricks with my yo-yo. I feel in love with this range of papers by Kaisercraft, so stay tuned. I’ve been cutting out the animals ready to make some more cards, using my waiting for my daughter at rehearsals time effectively.

Challenges this card qualifies for:

1. http://scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/2011/06/card-challenge-no-40.html
2. http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/sweet-stamps-challenge-19-embossing.html
3. http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-fortnightly-challenge-spots-and.html
4. http://happichallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/happileigh-scrappin-challenge-26.html
5. http://woodwareusa-clearstamps.blogspot.com/2011/06/woodware-usa-challenge-31-happy.html
6. http://aifactorychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/its-new-challenge.html

Have a great day

Trish Munro