Trish and Treasure

Friday, August 31, 2012

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!

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Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

Friday, August 24, 2012

Thank You Card with a Family Baked Dinner!

I have only used fabric once before on a card and it was quite a challenge to think what to do for my card this week. I recently went thru my daughters wardrobe and anything she won’t wear or is too small I popped in bags under the house and plan to take it to the Op Shop. I dug through the bags and found a brand new dress she refused to wear and used my Stampin Up Top Note Die to cut the fabric and a Sizzix Hearts Die to cut some old denim shorts of hubby’s for the heart. Hubby nearly had a heart attack at the chopped up shorts until he realised they were the one’s that were too small for him now!! I used my fingernails to pull at the edges of my fabrics to fray the fabric for a Shabby Chic effect.I used a paper pad I received Free with Australian Simply Cards Magazine recently, the paper is from Webster’s Pages Petite Papers-Collection Combo Pack. It’s great when you can use pre colour coordinated papers and the card comes together that much easier, I really love this script paper in the background. I borrowed a Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die from a girlfriend at my group day last week and it’s such a pretty flower. I used an image from Milk Coffee called I Love you Mom. There’s nothing like a family roast dinner to warm your heart!

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Card Crafter’s Circle 37th Challenge

FABRIC

We are talking fabric, sewing material, things our clothes are made of, not ribbon or lace (but of course they are welcome additions)!

Milk Coffee Stamps is sponsoring and the winner's prize is their choice of 3 Milk Coffee images of their choice and our super sponsor also provides each of our Top 3 with an image of their choice too!

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

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Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

Friday, August 17, 2012

Immies Scarf Christmas Card

Christmas is coming and I’ve now made a start to have a few cards ready in time for Christmas! I used Immies Scarf from The Digi Garden and I love that cheeky smile! I used a metallic gold paper to cut my snowflakes instead of traditional white to give the card a touch of class and keep a warm cosy colour scheme going, it’s change for me as I usually love to use pink and green. I have never been a scarf wearer but my daughter’s singing teacher has insisted we invest and wear them. We have a nice collection of scarves thanks to Nanna Joan who has knitted us quite a few now, so we have lots of colours to chose from when we go out.

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Card Crafter’s Circle 36th Challenge

RICH AND EARTHY COLOURS

The Digi Garden has kindly sponsored our challenge and there is a winner's prize is their choice of

6 Digi Garden images!

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

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Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

Friday, August 10, 2012

Baby Girl Card

I adore this cute little baby girl in her pram that I picked out at Pink Gem Designs and I just couldn’t wait to colour it in! I always enjoyed dressing my daughter when she was a baby in pretty pink clothes…and still do. Just for a bit of fun I used stickers for a change to embellish my card, and I have thrown a rattle out of the pram in fond memories of my my kids!!! I couldn’t tell you how many times we came home after a day at the shops pushing my pram around and arriving home with baby with just one sock or shoe or missing toys! I did a bit of faux stitching and used acetate to create a bit of a see thru section. I got to use my new Die-namics Flower Border both inside and outside my card and I used glitter glue in the centers. I cut the baby head and bib out and added this as a dimensional layer. I cut my Valerian Flourish Memory Box die cut into three pieces and arranged it to create a Cinderella carriage feel.

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Card Crafter’s Circle 35th Challenge

BABIES

Your creation should be for a baby... boy or girl, we love them all!

Our current sponsor is Pink Gem Designs and the winner will have their choice of 4 Black/White images!

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

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Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish

Friday, August 3, 2012

Heart Shaped Card -Teddy Loves Hugs & Kisses

I used my favourite colours again Pink & Green and as my daughter said when I had finished my heart shaped card “it’s very bright Mum”, well maybe she is right! We all need a hug sometimes and this is so very cute and bright to cheer anyone’s day, I picked this cute little teddy bear out at Whimsy and the sentiment inside . I borrowed my girlfriends Spellbinder Nested Hearts die (I use it way more than she does) and used my Spellbinder Scallop Hearts for all my layers. The pale pink layer has pretty love hearts and I decided to paper pierce all the scalloped hearts for extra detailing. I tried to make my bear look like he was so loved.. he was losing some fur in places, just like my favourite bear who is so well worn he’s nearly bald!

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Card Crafter’s Circle 34th Challenge

create a SHAPED CARD

(Be inventive...a shape other than our regular square or rectangle!)

What's this? We have two sponsors? This means two prizes for random winners!

Our challenge this week is sponsored by MelJen's Designs, who continues to delight us with magical images!

Our MelJens prize is 4 uncoloured images.

And we are enjoying another sponsorship visit by Kathryne of Stamp Art Designs by Kathryne!
Our SADK prize winner will receive their choice of 4 SADK images!
Our Design Team at Card Crafter’s Circle has created some beautiful creations to inspire you! Check it out!

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Here is a photo of a friend of mine who comes to visit every day. He is an Australian rainbow lorikeet! He loves our local honey soaked bread that I soften with hot water.

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Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

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.

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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

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Have a nice day

Hugs Trish xx

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!

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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

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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

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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.
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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!!

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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.

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

Hugs

Trish Munro

Friday, June 29, 2012

Nurse Get Well Wishes Card

For my construction card this week I made a ZIG ZAG CARD. I used this adorable Charlotte is a Nurse from Milk Coffee to make a Get Well Card as I do not seem to have any Get Well Cards in my stash, it also seemed appropriate as I myself have a cough/cold this week. It’s been pouring with rain for days where I live, so I been having a few sleep in’s as luckily it’s school holidays. I recently learnt the trick to half fussy cut and half spellbinder cut my image and I’m very pleased with the result. I used my new Molotow white paint pen which I picked up at the craft fair to add a few highlights to her shoes and dress.

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Card Crafter’s Circle 24th Challenge

This weeks theme is

CONSTRUCTION CARDS!

more than a single-fold or gate-fold card

We are excited to welcome back our sponsor, Milk Coffee! Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive their choice of 3 Milk Coffee images and also one image to each of our chosen Top 3!

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Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs

Trish Munro

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Wedding Card

I do not usually make wedding cards but I decided James Bond has to get married sooner or later!!! A funny thing happened to me the other day (and no this is not a joke it actually happened) I attended a seminar and a lady sitting opposite me looked very familiar and all day I thought to myself that I knew her face. I finally remembered at the end of the day about 15 minutes before it was over… I said to her “you sang at my wedding”!!! Well I got married 20 years ago…. next Christmas. No wonder it took me so long to remember it must have been filed right at the back of my brain So with refreshed images in my mind of my own wedding this card came to mind!!! I paper pieced the base half of her dress and ran it thru my Big Shot and stuck down near her waist and used dimensional adhesives to lift and fluff out her dress and I used lots of glitter on her dress to add some Glitz.

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Card Crafter’s Circle 23rd Challenge

This weeks theme is

WEDDINGS

We are happy to welcome back Whoopsi Daisy Digis as our sponsor for this week's challenge! Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive their choice of 2 sheets of Whoopsi Daisy images... which is 8 images! Fabulous!

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Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs

Trish Munro