Clean and Simple Day 1 - Part 2

Hello!

Here is my second card for the Day 1 Clean and Simple Card Making class.

This one is based on a card by Maile Belles. I can't tell you how much I like Maile's cards, they're CAS-perfect!

Here is my card:

It's a bit BRIGHT isn't it? :-)

Here is a close-up of the flower die-cut:

I used PTI White card, SU! Only Orange and Yoyo Yellow (both retired), Twinery twine, and a SU! flower brad. The sentiment is PTI Botanical Silhouettes. The die is MFT, I forget it's name. I slipped the orange flower into the space left by the die-cut in the yellow panel.

I'll be back later with Day 2.  I have to go visit my 10 month old niece first! Definitely a pleasure worth skipping a bit of blogging for. :-)

Michelle
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Clean and Simple Day 1 - Part 1

Hello!

A quick one today, I am taking part in the Clean and Simple Card Making online classes. It's actually almost the end of Day 2, but I thought I'd start at the beginning with what I've created for Day 1!

We had three sketches to work with. I got to two of them.  This first one is based on Kristina Werner's card.

I've used Jane's Doodles Pretty Peonies for the stamping in SU! Real Red and Memento Tuxedo Black, MFT mini rolled roses (oh, these are a work in progess, I need to practise, practise, practise to get these right!). The card is PTI White.

I quite like how this one turned out.

Michelle
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RIC#3 - Black and White Love

Hello!

I've been pondering Runway Inspired Challenge #3 for a little while now, trying to think how I would use those black and white stripes. Today the idea came to me, so I sat down in this 36 degree heat (96.8F) and whipped up a little card quickly before I go for a swim. :-)

Here is the inspiration:

Black and white isn't my forte in card-making. Neither are stripes, really, but I like them!

I went for a black and white heart, and I picked up the circles off the runway floor.

Here is my card:

PTI Heart dies, PTI Background Basics: Circles, PTI Botannical Silhouettes (sentiment). A really easy card, and I really like it.

Now, I'm going to try to beat the afternoon thunderstorm to the pool.  It was a clear blue day 30 minutes ago, now we're looking at this:

It doesn't look much, but it won't be long until the sky is dark grey with lightning and thunder - that's my prediction anyway. It's rare for us to have this heat, and high humidity all day without an afternoon thunderstorm. We can't swim in a storm, so it is a matter of getting there before the thunder starts growling.

Michelle
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PDCC#113 - Baby Congratulations

Hello!

The Play Date Cafe Challenge this week has the most beautiful sea glass colours as the inspiration. I think these colours rival yellow as my absolute favourite.  Unfortunately, I don't have sea glass colours in my ink supplies, a major oversight that I MUST take care of.

This is the colour story:

Yum, don't you think? I am pretty sure I have that top left photo torn out of a Better Homes and Gardens magazine, for future reference for paint colours somewhere in my home. :-)

I have gone for a "blue" theme and hope it fits well enough.  One of our cousins has just had a baby boy within the past 24 hours, and this card will be winging its way to him very soon.

My card:

I absolutely adore this card, totally. The frog is one of my favourite images from Jane's Doodles' Garden Friends set. The dies are PTI. The embossing folder is Sizzix, I inked it up before embossing to get the blue stripes. The sentiments are from PTI - Inside and Out: Baby. I coloured the frog using my Inktense pencils.

I hope you like him.

Michelle
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2012 in photos - first week

Hello there!

Due to ongoing wall construction and painting work (which has caused massive dust issues here), I have not had any crafting time. I can't pull my gear out, or it will be instantly covered in dust. So I thought I would share a little of my other project - participating 2012 in Photos.  Here is a collage of my first week:

Would you like to take a look at the stories to go along with the photos?

You can pop over to my other blog Happy Snap Michelle. I'd love to see you there.

Michelle
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For Your Inspiration #21

Hello!

Welcome to my post for the first challenge of the year over at For Your Inspiration.  We are up to challenge #21 already, gee time flies when you're having fun!

There is lots of fun to be had, as always, and there are prizes too! Our sponsor is The Wax Fruit Company and the prize is a $15 store credit. Go take a look, there are lots of lovely digi stamps to choose from.

The image I chose to work with for this challenge was Heart Quilt. The reason for this is that the inspiration photo is a church, which made me think of LOVE.

Here is the image for this challenge:

And here is my card:

Yep, the photo of my card isn't great, LOL!  Here is another view:

And another close-up:

Thinking my light may not have been the best when taking those photos.

I used SU! Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink, and Soft Suede (sentiment). I used The Twinery Blossom twine as my washing line to hang the quilt on. The "white" paper is PTI Vintage Cream.

Now, have you thought you might like to be on a Design Team one day?  Well, the call is out for some more Design Team members over at For Your Inspiration. I can tell you that this team of ladies is fantastic to work with, and Steph's inspiration photos for each challenge make it EASY to come up with ideas. If you haven't already been there, pop over to the For Your Inspiration blog for more details on how you might join the team.

The rest of the DT has come up with some gorgeous work for this challenge, why don't you pay them a visit too?

Debbie

Debby

Peggy

Rochelle

Sara

Steph

Vicki

Michelle
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2012 in Photos

Hello,

I started a new blog. My blog-friend Steph brought to my attention that Lori Boyd is running a 2012 in Photos blog.  Since I am working on improving my photography skills, I thought I'd start a blog to keep my photography adventures separate from my other crafty adventures. I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep up with this Photo a Day idea, but I'll give it a shot.

My first photo was this one:

If you'd like to take a look at my new blog, come on over to Happy Snap Michelle. I'd love to see you there.

Michelle
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