A Couple of Cards

I have been a bit slack lately... I made a card for my DH's birthday last month and I have yet to put it on my blog. I used the Wanted set, the Wonderful Favourites set and the Outlaw DSP. It is also the first card that I have made using the new jumbo eyelets. He loved the card!!



This second card was made using the Oh So Lovely Hostess set and the Polka Dots Background stamp. I loooove this format of using the spiral punch to make "photo" slides. I have used Wild Wasabi and Groovy Guava cardsock and ink.

More Layouts

Here are a few more 6x6 scrap pages I have completed in the last few days!

This is my favourite photo of my babies! (not that they are babies any more LOL). It was taken at the airport earlier this year.
Sorry about the photo...
I call this photo is my DD's supermodel photo! She is just beautiful!!!! AT the retreat I went on in May... my upline Kim showed us how to colour black and white photos.

Scrap Pages

I have never really been a scrapper. I have done a few pages but have struggled to get a page finished. I decided to try my hand at 6x6 pages. Here is my first attempt.

This is my DS. He was being a bit silly one day and put on his sister's hat.

I am quite pleased with the results.

An Award

My friend Susan has honoured me with a brilliant weblog award. And while I don't feel I deserve it but I am thrilled to receive it! Thank you Susan!

I am going to pass this award on to three ladies that inspire me.
Nerine for her simple elegance in cardmaking.
Diane for the great ways she takes a simple idea and shows me how to use it many ways!
Kim because she is not only the best upline ever! but also a great cardmaker!
Congratulations!!

Cheers
Chrissie

To Resist is Impossible!

Now I know I said that I would post all the cards and 3D projects I have been making... and so far I haven't but.... it's school holidays! I have had my two darling children home with me and not much has been done!

I am working on my next class that I will be offering at the end of July. I will teaching three different techniques in resist- wax, crayon and emboss. I also wanted to use some of the things in my stash that I haven't used in quite a while (or ever LOL)

This is my first attempt at wax resist. I followed this tutorial from SCS. I am very pleased with the results and it was soooo easy. I have used Always Artichoke and Elegant Eggplant as my colour combo.

My second card uses the crayon resist technique. I just love this technique as it is very easy but very effective. The colour combo I used is Pale Plum and Orchid Opulence.

My last card was made using the embossed technique. I have used the new In Colours of Wild Wasabi and Groovy Guava.

I have had fun making these cards... I am going to make a few colour changes for my class but I am sure everyone will have fun making them too!

Cheers,
Chrissie

Good Bye Miss Treena

Ok... so first up... sorry it has been such a long time since my last post! I have been flat out at work, had sick kids and me too and I have been busy with 2 classes within 2 weeks of each other (and another one on this Saturday) But I have heaps to share and will do so in the next few days!

My DD's teacher aide leaving our school after 15 years to move north to a "small" mining town. I have know Treena for the past 12 years and she is just the loveliest lady I know. She always has a smiling face and a great outlook on life. I am going to miss her terribly... so I thought I sould make her a going away gift.





I used So Saffron and Rose Red cardstock as well as the DSP palette of prints that were available last month from SU. I used lots of different stamp sets and dragged out my Sizzix machine to make titles. It made Miss Treena cry... and say that it was too beautiful to put photos in.

Thanks for looking,
Chrissie

More Thank You Cards

Here are some more Thank You cards I have made for my friend Julie.

I absolutely adore the Garden Whimsy set and the butterfly image just screams out to be rocked and rolled. Here I have used Soft Sky and Groovy Guava (the new In Colours). I used the So Swirly wheel in Soft Sky to add a feature for part of the background.

This is similar to a card I made earlier. I used the 2 lardg square punches this time to make the squares and only ued one layer instead of 2 around each of the Berry Bliss DSP.

Again, this is a take on a card I have made before. This time I have used Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, Pixie Pink and Yoyo Yellow from the Bold Brights family. I have used the Polka Dots and Petals set on whisper whit and used the crayon resist technique.

I just love (so many actually) the hostess set A Little Bit of Happiness set. It is just perfect for using the spotlight technique on. I have used So Saffron and Always Artichoke to frame the set and Crosshatch (retired) down the botton for a background.

This last card I used one of my new favourite colour combinations- Elegant Eggplant and Always Artichoke. This set is called Just Like You and was a gift for me froma friend in the US. I have used Elelgant Eggplant grosgrain ribbon and Always Artichoke brads to finish the card

My friend was thrilled with these cards and can't wait to use them.
Let me know what you think!
Cheers
Chrissie