New Cards

New cards!!

(sorry about the sideways photo - I'm having some trouble with it and can't get it to post upright even though it's saved that way!)

Christmas Cards 2011

 

So I've made a good dent in the number of Christmas cards I like to hand make for friends. Here's a look at the first few I've accomplished so far. Link me to your blogs and Christmas creations :) I'd love some merry inspiration!

My Dad's jeans..

 

 

Pink and painted!

 

 

Asian Happy Birthday

 

 

I found some really pretty (and cheap!) gift paper the other day and because it wasn't too glossy I thought it would work well on a card. This is what I did with it. I've also been playing around with paint in my card making. Trying to make the most of my mojo and my free time. Only a week and a half til uni goes back...eek!!

Beaded Bunny

 

 

The black and white patterned paper is from the inside of an envelope, believe it or not!

Basics Outline

I was inspired by a card I saw by Kristina Werner on her blog, and created this card last night. You can find the card that I CASed (copied and shared) here. Let me know what you think! :)

Retro Happy Birthday

If anyone knows which stamp this is, please let me know. I received it via an image swap and I really love it - she's so cute! The paper comes from a scrapbooking kit by Me&My Big Ideas that one of my best friends gave me for my 19th birthday. It has some really retro patterns incorporating bright colour combinations like this strawberry/kiwi-style one. Thanks to Sammi, I can now tell you that the stamp used is 'Rain Anya' from a set by The Greeting Farm.

Let me know what you think :)

Celebrate

The damask patterned paper is actually gift/wrapping paper that I have recycled and glued down - I loved it so much I had to keep it and reuse it some how. One more card to be posted today.. Stay tuned!

Russian Nesting Dolls

I'm baaaaaaackkk!! Semester 1 has just ended at uni. My final exam was on Thursday, so fingers crossed for my results :) Time for some card making and potentially some scrapbooking and/or art journalling - we'll see how long my mojo holds out hey? Haha!

This card was made a few months ago using the 'Russian Nesting Dolls' stamp set from Hero Arts. I'm obsessed with it - aren't they simply adorable. The set was reasonably expensive considering the size of the dolls, but I think I'll find myself using them over and over for all kinds of occasions.

More cards to come... So leave me a comment, and I'll be sure to pay you a visit asap - I can't wait to get back into the swing of thing, and get my creative juices flowing again :D I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, especially this beautiful sunshine we have been showered in in Sydney!

Fabulous Flowers Journal and Card set

It was my best friend's 19th birthday at the end of October, but I didn't manage to get her present or card together properly until now. Here is the journal I jazzed up, and the card I made for her using the Fabulous Flowers stamp set from Stampin' Up!. I bought the chocolate journal off Etsy from JR Crown (it only cost me $3!). Uni has been hectic, and I have only just finished exams for the year. I can't believe that my entire first year of university has already come to an end. What I also cannot believe is that my last post on this blog was back in JANUARY this year!! That's madness!! Anyway, hopefully I am around on the odd occasion over my time off uni because gee have I missed you guys and my card-making. I've decided to take up Summer School which is running for six weeks beginning in January, so I have a good time off now, then some study, then a good time off before uni goes back for good.

How has everyone been? What's been happening? What have I missed since the 26th of January? Tell me...tell me alllllllllllll :) Hahaha!