MerryMade Crafts etc ...

I am now up to date, this is my final card to share with you from 2015.  :-) A quick and easy birthday card made with a variety of my washi tapes.  The flame shape I cut from foam to create a stamp then used to shades of yellow/orange ink to stamp the flame. Hope your day is a good one…..or a happy one. :-)

We have just spent the ANZAC long weekend up at Tea Tree Cottage Daintree……not really a cottage but more a tree house.   We arrived up there late Friday afternoon.  This was the first holiday we have ever taken our dog with us, a nice change.  Although the older that he gets the more anxious he is in the car.  He has never been sick but these days is on the back seat and tends to watch the floor like he can see the road.  But we all made the trip and he enjoyed his break away with us.   This is the view I had on my first night while washing up the dishes after a BBQ meal cooked by my husband. Saturday morning we were greeted with this view while drinking our first coffee of the day. Looking back towards the BBQ and to the right is the kitchen window I was looking at the moon the night before. From my seat on the verandah I could see through the dining area to our bedroom as you can see the house is made of trees…..everything ...

This swap was way back in August last year and we had to swap to cards using diets.  I used my leaf die to cut out these lovely leaves then added a page from a novel behind.  Machine stitched the black card to the pink card stock  to create the card front.  Finished with some glossy gems and a die cut Happy Birthday. This was my first chance to use my bike die.  I filled the basked with punched paper flowers to which I added a hint of glitter.  Finished the basket with a charm and some string.  Pin pricked a design around the edge of the topper and attached to this lovely floral background paper.  Finished with this beautiful die cut Happy Birthday sentiment. Thanks for dropping on by.

Time to get this card posted as it is almost this girls birthday again.  I made this in August last year for my friends daughter who turned 16.  I did some faux stitching around the edge.  The butterfly is a Kaiser Craft stamp which I stamped in black ink onto the card front, I then coloured it with my copic pens.  On top I attached another butterfly which I had stamped onto acetate.  Gave the butterfly a bling trail.  I really love the effect. Thanks for popping on by.

This was a fun swap we did last year in Craftmad….we had to use a sentiment and make it the focal point of the card.  This did put me out of my comfort zone and delving very deep in my stash.  This first card I have used a beautiful pad of Kaiser Craft papers I was given which came with this wonderful sentiment.  I have teamed it with the collection of ribbons, wire, flower and pearls.  Really happy with the end result. Digging again in my stash I found this terrific sticker that I have had for years.  I created a topper with it using my leaf, oval and labels, dies.  I attached a couple of bronze skeleton leaves I bought some time ago.  Adhered all this to the peach coloured paper which I had run through one of my new embossing folders.  One moment I like this card and the next I am not that keen….I think it is the colours as they are not ones I would normally use. Hope your day has been a good one. :-)

Hi everyone, this is another Slider Card that I created this time using Stampin Up papers. Finished with a Happy Birthday clear sticker and these lovely gel spots….I just love how they shine. Here is the view when the top tab is pulled to reveal another two levels.  More Stampin Up patterned paper from the same set. Thanks for taking the time to pop in.

Hi everyone, I have surprised myself and completed the April Craftmad Card Swap during April and managed to get them to the mailbox so that my partner can receive them during April.  Yay!  I did have fun creating these.  My partner and friend enjoys a cup of coffee so when I saw these shapes appearing in Pinterest I had to have a go. I found a template by Deonna here and I cut the shape from brown card stock attached the corrugated green card stock then created the cap which is attached to the inside of the card where the message can me written.  As I had my sewing machine out I decided to stitch all around the edges of the card.  I then stamped the card with one of the flourishes from my Stampin Up stamp set.  Finished with a Thank You sentiment and pink paper flower. This is where you can add your Thank you message. I just loved these chicken cards when I saw them and as my friend/partner is a country girl at heart I thought she would ap...