Calendar Cards

With Katelyn turning the big 13 on Monday, I set about creating a card for her this morning. My inspiration came from a card made by the lovely Agnus Kasprzak in a recent SM magazine. I just loved the way she had used a die cut tag with ribbon and added a whimsy touch with some leaves behind her flower.

With a bit of a modification to her design I created a square card, used a chipboard flourish and in place of the die cut tag I replaced this with a die cut calendar. I used a small jewel to circle the date of Kate's birthday and finished off with chipboard numbers and a Prima flower. I would have to say this is one of the prettiest cards I've ever made.

Thanks for the inspiration Agnus.


With the theme already arranged for Kate's card, I set about making another for my niece for September and my Mother who's birthday is in February also. By changing the base card shape and colour, the whole card looks that little different but still has the same principles as the other two cards.

100 Creativity Starters

This weeks challenge was to layer two accents from our stash to create a new embellishment. The monogram 'C' was covered in handsewn patterned paper. I then attached a small bear sticker mounted on cardstock and trimmed to the middle of the monogram. To finish I added a small pink bow.

The small flowers were also cut from another piece of patterned paper, mounted with pop dots and placed over the existing pattern to add more dimension. To complete a small dot of stickles was used in the centre of each flower.

Scrapapple January Project

This months pack from Scrapapple included some groovy papers from Imaginisce Sweet Cheri range, a set of three frames from Kaisercraft and the cutest of houses from Collections.

This has got to be the cutest of projects I've ever done and couldn't wait to play with this little house. Each of the DT ladies received one of the houses to decorate in our own style. These will be on display at all the fairs Scrapapple attend and I can't wait to see what the Ebony and Nina came up with also.

This was a little bit more of a challenge for me than I originally thought. My plan was to create some 'classy' frames by painting them in black then painting several decoupage sealant levels on top. Good theory but didn't quite look like I had them pictured in my head.

I kept the embellishments simple on the family and boys frames but went a bit girly with Kate's by adding heaps of flowers and pearls.

Cruise photos

So here they are - some of the best of the bunch of photos taken on our cruise.

From Darling Harbour the day we left - very hot on the top deck waiting to depart the dock.


What a thrill going under the harbour bridge with some people enjoying the bridge climb waving down on us.

Coming back from Lifou by tender and getting a close up of the side of the ship.

Happy snaps from Lifou.

Looking back to the ship from Isle of Pines.

First trip ashore to Isle of Pines.

One of the ports I didn't get to see but Christopher took some great shots from Champagne Bay.

No Mojo

So, what have I been doing over the last week? Well, not much that's for sure. I really love taking a break from scrapbooking and during the cruise didn't think about it at all. Here am I, thinking that when I got back, with some great photos, all the creativity would be oozing out of me. Umm...so ok where's it gone?

I know I struggled the same fate last year when we came back from Norfolk. Zip, it was gone again and took a good few weeks of constant flipping through mags to get me back in the swing.

God I hope she comes back soon, I've got far too many commitments to be sitting here staring at my desk and looking out the window.

Let's see what next week end will bring and hopefully I'll be back to my popping best. Fingers crossed.

100 Creativity Starters

The start of another year and a fresh group of 100 Creativity Starters challenges. This weeks challenge was to use three colours on a layout and not match them to your photos.

I love browns, obviously, and couldn't go past a mixture of dots and paisleys with a touch of checked blue and a smidge of green.

Scrappit Pack - January

Wow 2010 Scrappit Packs already. First day back from the cruise and I opened my pack to find some fabulous papers from Gypsie Market. I really loved the tones of these papers and an extra bonus was using my new Matha Stewart lace punch.

I used a simple block style design which really complimented the photo I had.

Back on Board

Well back on board, almost. I've had the dreaded lurgy this last week and haven't felt this bad in some time. I promised Kate to take the day off on Friday to take her shopping so couldn't afford to take any other time off, although I really needed to. Unfortunately Kate had worked herself up so much for the day that she had twisted her stomach in knots and we stayed home instead.




Now for the zero urge to be creative. Well I'm going to sit at my craft table today and create something even if it kills me. Feel the creative side, be the creative one....umm we'll see.