Scraps and flowers!

I have finally attempted a challenge card, i must admit i dont love it..but im bored and I just wanted to make something.
I think this would actually be OK if i had a nice colour behind the pattern blocks of card.. I just didnt have any scraps that worked!
i will attempt another card but this is OK as a start point.

I got some SU stamps last week.. thats the little poinsettia image, which i colours with SU markers on watercolour paper.. a nice little habit to get into when bored.. i sat there and watched Masterchef and coloured images.. (yeah i have NO life)

Pop on over to Creatalicious Challenges and look at everything that others have created!

My first digital scrap project

 

I was just playing with elements and photos and the like and thought Ok i may as well print it!
Pen

Picasa

 

I got a new laptop today that has Picasa built into it, i just used the simple editing tools to play with an old photo.
im sure it can do more than that, but i like simple..and EASY.. and as a bonus it has an easy upload tool for blogging..

woohoo.

More Gimp edits

im getting the hang of this, slowly.
now i have to learn to cut out the image and lay it over another image, or colour.

Gimp, photo editing program

wouldnt it be nice if things were easy, this process of making the photo black and white then adding eye colour should be easy shouldnt it. Well it is fairly easy once you know how.. but really..i want one click simplicity.
adding this photo to show that a bit of patience can get the results yoru after

A birthday card for the special party on Sunday

Im loving this card, i used my new stampin up markers and how nice are they, bright and popping off the page!
this card is still drying you may not be able to see it, but there is kindyglitz on each of the cirlces SB paper, and on the edge of the petals, glossy accents on the shoes and crown and beads...
i love this Kaszazz Stamp, its one of my favourites

Post it notes

Have you ever thought... hmm paper would be good right now!
I quite often write on my hands as i dont have paper handy, other than unprofessional.. its a bit gross!
I came acros this tutorial last night which is so simple, and it makes a cute little cover for a pad of post its. Ok its a bit gimicky but imagine the mess if you just chucked post it's in your bag. I think i may need to pop a little closure on it somehow.
Post it note tutorial here

Birthday Book

Im going to a party for a wonderful friends daughter next week, she is turning a massive ONE year old!
I made her a little guest book to commemorate the day, we can all sign it.. and when she is 21 she can laugh at us all saying look at how old you all are now!

Universal Studio, Animal Actors

I just did this last one prior to heading for bed. There is something to be said for sleeping in till midday then staying up late to scrap! Its so quiet! i do have to work tomorrow though so bedtime it is.
I did a whole heap of lettering on this but it took the focus off the pictures. I have simple used white gel pen to journal the event instead of masses of lettering!
Im loving the film strip that i cut on the pazzles!
incase your wondering about some mounts being rounded and others not, i used the cut outs from the film strip as mounts (waste not want not), they were rounded... so i left them as is!

night night

I think this rates as one of my favourites

When i first saw this Kaszazz workshop (on the website) I didnt like it, but once i got the stamps and saw them stamped out.. i fell in love!
This rates as one of my favourites!
Im currently searching my craft room for a missing dragonfly... Its meant to be mounted on the large ivory piece giving it a 3d effect! I think i may need to restamp it, Oops! Oh and i just remembered the bling!
the bling is on each dragonfly and just under the three dragonflies (small)... now it looks finished.
im a happy girl tonight I really am loving craft at the moment

More xmas layouts

I have more xmas eve photos to scrap from our 2008/09 holiday to canada, Big White. So i repeated the recent red and white layout in antique colourings for these pages. Im not sure that copper is the right choice for the embossing but its Ok.
I have to do some wording for under the main photo.
It makes me want to get back to canada, really soon every time i look at the photos. HoHum!

I won a prize!

I dont normally enter "blog candy" giveaways on sites, as i dont feel my work is good enough. But i stumbled across a giveaway that only required me commenting on the blog and linking to it, now lets face it, it cant get much easier than that. Add to this that the blog was lovely and right up my alley!
Anyway I won... the link is in the side bar for Sarah Paris, check out her site. I will post some photos of what i make with the prize once i get busy.
Here is my prize, a digital download to use for my card making!