gails blog
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
No space to craft
Friday, April 12, 2024
don't throw it out
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
you may not like this one
Passion for Markers week 720 - New beginnings.WELL MY CARD MADE TOP 5 SO THE DARK COLOUR WAS NOT SUCH A BAD IDEA
Time Out challenge 254 their theme is New .
Saturday, January 6, 2024
Just for you with flowers
Lets Craft and Create challenge 203 'a penny for your thoughts' - add a sentiment
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Fairy kitten
This is the fairy kitten from 'A Day For Daisies'. Such a cute image and for dog lovers there is a cute sausage dog with wings. I've had both the images for a long time but I noticed they are still available. The kitty body is plain so you can add stripes or patches as you wish. Artistic licence is a wonderful thing so my kitty can have a pink nose and ears.
Butterfly challenge 190 Fairy time again - The yellow paper has butterflies which I thought would be fun as your challenge usually features butterflies.
Friday, December 15, 2023
black 'n' white wreath
I was trying to get a better pic of the glass shapes I have stuck on this card but when they are clear it's very hard. Some are square and some are round. The wreath die is old and reminds me of stag horns, I seem to have thrown away the package it came it but possibly kaisercraft.
ABC christmas challenge - Y and Z - So Zebra ,black n white / stripes.
Crafty Gals Corner - challenge 250 tis the season
Christmas Craft Creations - christmas decorations
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
a gloomy day
a little santa die - I made 2 of these cards as I loved the bauble paper .
December is the start of Summer here in Tasmania and whilst mainland Australia has extreme temps we don't do too badly here. When we have a really hot day we usually get a storm to cool things down . Today is one of those days and the storm has taken out the power . I had started cooking a beef rendang for dinner but that will be put on hold until tomorrow as I have to go out this afternoon . Maybe a quick chicken stir fry if the power is back on by 8pm.
Embossed bauble
Allsorts challenge week 758 - I spy something beginning with "B". A pretty snowflake bauble.
a snowy christmas
a quick card in the making- Die cut trees, house and a sentiment- the snow mound is embossed with snowflakes. The house and one tree raised on sticky pads the sentiment cut out 3 times and stacked. I added a few sparkles to some of the snowflakes in the background paper. I made a few of these as they came out better than expected.
Simon Says Stamps - Monday challenge .Use dies in DieCember - The little house die is from Sizzix , the sentiment is a die from Hunky Dory . I don't have the packet for the trees so unsure of origin.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Australian Birds
Last weekend I went to a market in a local village hall where a stall was selling lots of new unused red rubber stamps on wooden blocks for just $1. This is a large stamp 14cm across from Krafty Lady , The photo is a bit disappointing colourwise as the enamel dots are green to match the gumtree leaves. I tried mounting the panel on coloured cardstock to add a bit of interest, but it just did not work. Less is more on the occasion.
Considering the stamps were just $1 why did I only buy 2 . The second stamp is a large sunflower. I had a look on E-bay and the stamps were listed as $16 to $20 - so a real bargain.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Lilac time
Friday, September 22, 2023
relax it's your birthday
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Flowers from the garden
Triple B- Birds Butterflies and Blooms - September
Soft tones for a butterfly
Lots of soft colours on this card . The butterfly and the design on the white card were embossed in gold. Coloured with marker pens.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Autumn colours
I love all the colours in this card but it does look a bit flat even though the plants are on sticky pads. I've added lots of tiny gold dots around the circles but it seems to be missing something. Any suggestions ?
Double D challenge Fall plaids - I love a good plaid - the shirt I'm wearing today is blue plaid .
birthday cake
Lots of dies in making this card - the cake die is a cheapie from Darice called 'birthday cake' which I cut twice and layered to make a tall cake. The cake stand is actually the base for a birdcage from Kaisercraft and the balloons and words are from a die cutting magazine.It's a bit hard to see but the balloons say 4 you.
Allsorts challenge 745 - A/G or die cuts .