Marci and her Critter Friends

Hi, how are you today?
It has been REALLY cold here today. I live on the Eastern Seaboard of New South Wales in Australia and the wind has howled through today. If you are able to be in the sunshine and out of the wind it is a typical pleasant winter's day. The weather can have an effect on us all one way or another, so I hope wherever you are the weather is Glorious!

My card today features La-La-Land's Marci, along with her two critter friends.

Here's my Card:

I had fun making this card as I really like the La-La Land images, they are really good fun to colour.
I use Digi's in this card and you can by Marci separately from the Wooden Stump with the lovely little mouse and snail.

I used a piece of light blue DCWV neutral card stock as my main matting layer stuck to the card base of white card. On top of that a Design Ppaer from the Crafter's Block 1 paper pad.

I used Peacock and Bayleaf seam binding from Really Reasonable Ribbon on the left of the card, crossing one over the other.
On the horizontally placed peacock seam binding I layered a piece of patterned HOTP DP (sorry no idea which set of papers) and a few pearls on the vertically placed Bayleaf  seam binding. Where the two crossed I placed a paper rosette. 


TIP & TECHNIQUE:- MAKING A PAPER ROSETTE
This is easily made - cut a 24cm x 1.5cm strip of paper, score at 5mm intervals, concertina the paper using the score marks, then stick the ends together with glue. This is the hard part done, next  just fiddle until it sits as you'd like it too, then glue a little circle of paper on the top AND the bottom. By placing a disc of paper on the bottom of the rosette allows it to be glued easily to whatever you wish to stick it to.

Here's a closer view of the images I used on my card.

The Digi stamps are called: Ruffles Marci and I coloured them both using a variety of Copics. The other Digi's are called Stunp set (Set of 4 images).

I used a clear Spica pen to give a little gloss to Marci.

The lovely pearl piece on her headband is a Prima "Say It In Pearls - Regal Pink and Teal Set" - J530839.

The sentient is a silver Peel Off placed on light blue DCWV card stock, all adhered to the same patterned design paper I had used earlier.

Ingredients I used to make this card:

Ruffles Marci from la La Land	Stump Set (Set of 4 Stamps) La La Land	COPIC Sketch Markers	DCWV Neutral Mat Stack 12 x 12	Provo Craft Paper Symphony Crafter's Block 1
Scor-Pal Tool	Peacock seam Binding - Really Reasonable Ribbon	Bayleaf seam binding from Really Reasonable Ribbo	Kaiser Craft White Pearls	Prima "Say It In Pearls - Regal Pink and Teal Set
At You Spica Pens - set B

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Thanks for stopping by today to look at my card. I appreciate your visit.

The Rose Collector Fairy

G'day. Where did the last 36 hours go to? Time has just run away from me!
Do you experience that too - when you have been busy, you've done your "To Do" list for the day and you come up for air only to discover that your time frame seems to have slipped from the warp speed of life as it has gone on around you?

I also have a short report about the new "Spiderman" movie to give you as promised. (We were invited to the premier showing in Coffs Harbour (about an hour from us) yesterday). I will not give the story line or indeed the plot away; it's a definite "Go see it for yourself". It was REALLY good. Seeing it in 3D meant there were moments when you felt you were the one on the end of the spider thread as he weaved his way across the city. All I will say is this .... Do NOT get up from your seat until at least half of the credits have appeared (BIG clue!)

My card for today is the last of the Fairies that I have in my Stamp collection

Let me show you the card.

How the card was constructed:

I stamped the fairy using Memento Rich Cocoa Ink onto White Neenah Solar card.
I coloured her using a mixture of Copics and Prisma Pencils.
I used Spellbinders Beaded Ovals S4-294 to cut and emboss the image and layering on Black DCWV card stock.
I used my Crafter's Block 1 Paper pad for the background Design Paper.
I used a Martha Stewart Deco Fan punch to cut a strip in a darker coloured lilac paper, on top of this I placed a strip of pink plain paper on top of which I laid the strip of paper I cut from the main DP of the background paper used (used up my scraps!).

Here's a compilation of my card.
You can see the pearls added to the strip adhered behind the oval medallion.
I added purple square crystals to add some bling to the medallion before sticking it to the card.

The butterfly and sentiment tag were from my stash.
and there you have it.















The ingredients I have used:

Fairy blowing a kiss PSX stamp G-3253	Memento Rich Cocoa Ink Pad	COPIC Sketch Markers	Prisma Color Pencils	Spellbinders Beaded Ovals S4-294
DCWV Neutral Mat Stack 12 x 12	Martha Stewart Deco Fan around the page punch	Kaiser Craft White Pearls	Provo Craft Paper Symphony Crafter's Block 1

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Thanks for stopping by and reading through my post. I hope you have had/are having a great day.

A card for Jo

Hello again. I do hope you are having a Great day.

I am married to a very loving and patient (on many occasions) man called Frits. With a name like that it wouldn't be a hard guess to think he might be a Dutchman. Well you' be right (he's an Australian Citizen too!). He has brothers and sisters who live in Holland and Germany. It is the German side of the family I was celebrating with my card today.

Marlies is one of my lovely sisters-in-law and it was her Husband Jo's birthday on June 30th.
Here is the card I made for him.

Jo has fantastic manual dexterity and can do anything practical that he sets his mind too. So I thought a few tools made of shrink plastic would do the trick. This is another shaker card. I think I have improved the recipe a little.

You will recognise these from a previous post (and the freebie Template attached there).
You can see it here: http://sazz303.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/fathers-day-shaker-card-rrr48-challenge.html

The sentiment in German means "Heartfelt greetings/wishes on your birthday". I cut a matting layer for this using Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles S5-090 on Dark Brown card stock from DCWV Neutral Mat Stack 12 x 12 pad (which I also used as the main layer to mat the whole card).
I used my Crafters Block paper pad for the two background papers,  and a WISHmade 3D sticker "On your special day" was added on the bottom left. 

The lace is actually a 3D Gel Border by PORTACraft (I bought these at Catchy Crafts in Hornsby  http://www.catchycrafts.com.au/catalog/default.php)  I popped a few Chocolate Kaiser Craft Pearls at intervals on top of the border. The Wooden Time piece was a purchase at the Brisbane Expo in June (Kaiser Craft).

So a quick post today. I may do another this evening. We are shortly off to watch the latest Spider Man movie (we have a special invite to this premier showing as we are REALLY keen movie watchers). I'll tell you about it when I next write.

Ingredients I used for Jo's card:

Thanks for stopping by today, I really appreciate you popping in to see what I have been up to!

Playing Air Guitar

Hi, How are you today?
Welcome to the 1st July. Where has the first 6 months of 2012 gone?????

I have been simply itching to use a particular Digi Stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil. It so reminds me of my nephew James (Clare's Brilliant Son). We are very proud of him for many reasons not least of which is the hard yacker (aussie word for "work") he is putting in at University these days.

James and his Dad Roger often do an "unplugged" session on their guitars together and there are a couple of sessions they have uploaded for us on YouTube to have a look at. I will ask them for the URL and permission to link them here. I'll come back later with their response! They are quite the brilliant pair when they get into it. So this one is for you James .....

NEW: Added detail of YouTube entries for James and Roger have a look:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4A3jq5yW-U&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNHU6jDnxMg&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E646Sj7f5s&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uZDbsmeUV8&feature=relmfu  (the king will come, one of Clare's favourites)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-mJTfpAPNU&feature=relmfu

Here it is ....

How the card was constructed:

I printed the stamp onto white Neenah Solar card stock and coloured it in with Copics (I even managed to note which ones I used:
Shirt: Y11 & Y00
Skin: E50, E51 & E11
Jeans: B32, B34 & B00
Shoes: R29 & R27
Hair: E15, E17 & E19

I used a Spellbinders Classic Squares Large die to cut and emboss the image, then layered it on Blue/Teal HOTP (Hot Off The Press) Jewel Paper.

The Music paper was a sheet taken from the Kaiser-Craft Sweet Nothings 61/2" Paper Pad also layered on Blue/Teal HOTP Jewel Paper.

I used a little yellow paper from my stash, cut a strip and matted it onto the same Blue/Teal HOTP paper I had used previously. I decorated it with a couple of Teal Pearls from the Kaiser-Craft pearls range. After I took the picture (opps! - not sure why the image looks a little pink??) I added a little highlight of Copics B000 around the image to give it some depth - I knew something was missing!

The sentiment is a 3D sticker from WISHMADE by www.craftybitz.co.uk (Tel +44 (0)845 230 0969) I have tried to find more of these and I have been unsuccessful; I have even sent a quick e-mail to their sales department to see where I can purchase more of them. There is a great website that sells CraftyBitz 3D stickers at: https://www.craftbuyer.com/index.php just not the ones I have used! It can be annoying to find something only to then find it difficult to replace. It's a bit like your favourite Lipstick colour - when you go to buy another - having just found the colour you REALLY like - you find they have discontinued it! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

On the inside of my card I used the JustRite set of Stamps called Musical Notes Labels 20 CL-02215 which has a lovely sentiment that matches the card.





Here are more details about the ingredients I used:

OK. That's my card for today. Thanks for stopping by to have a read. I really appreciate you taking your precious time to look at what I have made.