Little Birdy Collection

Happy New year everyone! I still can't believe it is the year 2010....Celebrating the year 2000 doesn't seem that long ago. I've decided that this year will be the start of many new things for me creatively. Let's hope when I look back at the end of this year I see lots of new techniques and projects created.

To start this year I've create a very simple collection of cards using the Good Morning Sunshine Design Series Paper along with the Sweet Little Sentiments and Cheep Talk Stamp sets from Stampin Up. These three little Whisper White cards were created with scraps of cardstock I found in my paper stash. Making yourself use scraps of cardstock not only uses up items you may have thrown out but it also creates inspiration for different layouts. The use of Trend Trees perfectly goes with the cute little birdies.

These next two cards were cut out whilst away on holidays. I had limited supplies with me (no ribbon and no paper punches...what was a girl to do without some of her favourite things!!!). When I returned home I added the ribbon and added the glitter shaker card effect. THis first one isn't for anyone in particular...just yet!
But the 2 little owls shaker card will be going out to my friend Jaz who has recently become engaged. When I started fiddling with this card I didn't intend for it to be an engagement card, but along the way the 2 little owls ended up as love birds. The little owl hearts were created with antique brass heart brads. Looking forward to sharing more with you in 2010! Take care!!
Mel!!

Merry Christmas from the Boards!!!

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Kiddy Cards!

Here are the last few cards I have made. One for Beautiful little Lily Maree. One for twins Georgia and Xander. And finally one for little Dylan's 1st birthday. With all these little people to celebrate I haven't even had time to think about making Christmas cards and tags. Perhaps next week!

It's been a while!

Hi everyone! It's been almost 2 months since I last posted on my blog. During this time of no blogging I've been busying myself with sewing of all things. We have had a run of baby girls born to friends and family. I've been making each of the little sweethearts the cutest little ruffled nappy covers and singlet sets. At the moment I'm working on a red and white spot set for Gracey and a floral pink set for beautiful baby Eden. When I've got these finished I'll get Gracey to model her new outfit for you all!

I'm also still creating items with paper. With all the babies born lately, I've had a production line of baby cards on the go. I'll also post some of these images shortly.

Almost forgot...I've also been making tomatoe chutney and bottled salad beetroot from our garden. Both recipes are super easy and super yummy! Expect to see these recipes appearing in the next month!

Lost MoJo!

Just a quick post to say that I am alive and kicken!!! I just think i've lost my MoJo at the moment. Or perhaps it could be I've lost my ability to have a moment to think about things for myself. With two little ones, a hubby and a 5acre home...oh yes and the 2 afternoons I work, life is just hectic. I'm not left with much down time these days.

I hope to add some Christmas inspired pieces soon.

2 in 1!

It's been a while...but I've finally got around to participating in a couple of challenges. First I took the colours from Makeesha's Inspiration Challenge. Then I used this layout from Friday Sketchers. To create this card for one of my two lots of friends who became engaged on the weekend (more excuses to buy pretty dresses...engagment parties and weddding!). It's not a typical Engagement card but I think it serves the purpose well. Again I had a play with watercolouring using my stampin write markers and ink pads. To add a bit of depth I also covered the word love in Crysal Effects. I'm no sure what Stampin Up stamp set the word Love comes from as I stamped it ages ago at a Stampin Night. I finally got to use the 5th Avenue Floral set to create the background paper and grabbed the little heart from the Cheep Talk set. The cute polka dots come from the So Saffron Pattern Design Series Paper Pack.

Organising Gracey's Wardroe

My little girl is very blessed to have so many people who love and care about her. Due to this extreme love, she also has an extreme wardrobe, even though she is only 9 weeks old. She's a very lucky little girl!

Due to the amount of clothes in her wardrobe, I made these size tags to help organise and also to ensure that she wore everything. She's growing so quickly, I'd hate for something to never be worn. WIth these size tags hung on the rails I can now put clothes in the appropriate areas. They were so easy to make. I just used Microsoft Publisher to make the tag template and print the size. I then cut them out and curly embossed them by running them through my Big Kick Sizzix Machine.

An easy project that works well and looks cute too!