Latest Creations

Below are my latest creations. The first one is a very quick card I made over the weekend, from an image I'd had coloured for quite some time. I have to admit I'm not 100% happy with the card, when I stuck down the pearl strand around the outside, it didn't sit perfectly like I'd hoped. However, once stuck, it was stuck!! It seemed a waste of everything else to trash the card altogether, so here it is ...


With a craft room full of unfinished projects, I finally got around to completing this box I painted a while back. I used a left-over Princess Tilda that I'd coloured for the hen's night invitations I made, and had lots of fun with heaps of flowers (I hope I didn't over do it) ... lol

I'm going to enter this box into the Mad For Markers comp, which is themed Pink Pink Pink !! I just love pink (as you've probably noticed), and even though my life is full of boys, boys, boys, it's nice to play with girly things sometimes, and I'm getting quite a collection of pretty girl creations. Check out M4M's blog here (http://madformarkers.blogspot.com). All you need to do is use pink Copics on your creation - head over to M4M's blog now, and check out the awesome creations - they are just amazing.

This box will also be my entry for Bizzy Bec's monthly challenge, where the theme is "Anything Goes". Check out Bec's website here (www.bizzybecscardmakingscrapbooking.com.au) for all the details, and this is where you'll also find the incredible cards made by Bec's design team - so inspiring!!

Thanks again for stopping by. Take care, and happy scrapping !!

Honor xo

Happy Hump Day !

Happy Wednesday everyone,

Sorry it's been a while since I've posted, however life has a way of interfering with the important things .... like scrapping ... lol.

Below is a pic of an invitation I've made for a friend's hens night. It's quite a simple design, however as I had to make 20 of them, it needed to be simple !!!

The most time consuming part, of course, was Tilda .... but I really wanted to incorporate her somehow, as I can't get enough of her at the moment. Although, after colouring 20 of these images in a row, I think I'll give her a rest for now .... lol



Today, I'm finishing off the wedding invitations that are for the same person. It will be good to see them finally finished and in the post. Then I can get back to my own projects!!

On a personal note, my eldest son Lachlan is heading off to high school next year, and just received his acceptance into the school he wanted. He is very excited, and he also received a Leadership Scholarship for Year 7. He worked very hard for this, and we are all so proud of him. Well done Lach, you're a star !!

Time to get back to these wedding invites .... hope you all have a lovely day. Here in Vic, it's freezing, windy, and very very wet. Keep warm everyone, and take care.

Honor xo

Happy Monday !!

Good Afternoon everyone,

What an exciting weekend I've had!! Firstly on Saturday, I attended a Copic class at Chandon Craft with Mandi-Lee Klinger. You have to check out Mandi's blog here (www.copicme.blogspot.com). Mandi's cards are just gorgeous, and after all the tips, techniques and fun of the class, I'm so inspired to just colour, colour, colour !!!

Below is a pic of the card I made in class, and after just 4 hours with Mandi, I think my Copic blending has improved (not that I want to blow my own trumpet or anything ... lol). Even though some blending techniques still need plenty of practice, I'm pretty happy with the way this card turned out.

Thanks again Mandi for such a great day!!


Then, after coming home from class on Saturday, I logged on to the pc, only to find that I'd won a gift from Mad For Markers from commenting on their Facebook page. How exciting !! I'm not sure what I've won, but can't wait for the postie each day now !! Thanks Sammi :)

Anyway, thanks heaps for stopping by, and thanks so much for all your comments and support. It's great to get feedback on my work, and I really appreciate it. I'm off now to prepare for another Chandon class tonight .... I can't get enough at the moment !!

Take care everyone,
Cheers, Honor xoxo

ATC

This is definately a first for me. Below is a pic of the very first ATC I've ever made.


Over at Mad for Markers (www.madformarkers.blogspot.com), their July challenge is ATC's (using Copics somewhere on your creation).

An ATC is an Artists Trading Card, and is 3.5" x 2.5", either landscape or portrait. It was definately a challenge for me to make such a small card. I usually like to fill my cards with flowers and bits & pieces, however I enjoyed making this ATC, and will definately be making some more. What a great way to use up some scrap paper!

So hop on over to Mad for Markers today, and create your own ATC. Make sure you check out their blog, as there are some gorgeous ATC's to see.

Well, it's almost time for me to pick up my little one from day care. I hope you've all been having an enjoyable school holiays. I can't believe it's almost over!!

Take care for now,
Honor xoxo

Finally .....

I've found some spare time for "me" !! With the school holidays in full swing, it's been a battle to find some time for myself, however I've managed to do that today, and below is the result.

I've decided to enter these into Bizzy Bec's July challenge. The theme for this month's challenge is "pearls and swirls". I've gone with these strings of pearls which I love. Something simple, yet still effective I think.

The kids and I have been having lots of fun these holidays. We've been to the movies, out for lunch, and my junior "masterchef" Lachlan, has been having a ball cooking up a storm. I think I might be able to retire from cooking dinner soon .... he is doing such an awesome job!!

Anyway, thanks for stopping by. Take care for now,

Honor xo

Very Excited !!

Happy Sunday evening to you all ....

I hope you've had a wonderful weekend, and managed to stay warm. It's very cold here in Melbourne, great weather to stay indoors with a cuppa and scrap, scrap, scrap.

I'm very excited today, as I received my very first blog awards. I received these from the gorgeous Cassandra, who's blog you can see here http://www.cassiesscraps.blogspot.com/. Thank you so much Cassie, it made my day. Make sure you go and check out Cassie's creations, her cards and off the page projects are truly amazing!

The first award is the "Blog Buddies" award, which is very cute, and the second is the "Trendy Treehouse" award.

I'm not sure how many people I'm supposed to pass these on to, so I just chose one. I've been following Ros' blog (www.noteverypicturezperfect.blogspot.com), for a while now, even before I started my own blog. I love Ros' work, and I love taking classes with Ros at Chandon Craft from time to time.

Anyway, thanks heaps to my followers and to anyone who stops by. I love reading the feedback I get from people, it's very encouraging and very much appreciated.

Take care everyone, I hope to have something to show you soon.

*Hugs*
Honor xoxo

Welcome Back !

Firstly, I must apologise for the lack of posts recently. With everyone in the house being sick, card making has taken a back seat. Anyway, everyone seems to be on the up and up now, so I'm hoping to make some more cards very soon.

Below is a very quick card I made yesterday. I bought a CC Designs stamp a couple of weeks ago, just to have something different to my Magnolias (which I love dearly, and are still my favs!!). This little cutie is called Swiss Miss, and I think she's just gorgeous. I might have to get a couple more, because they are very sweet.

I hope you enjoy this card, and hopefully I'll be back very soon with some more to show you.
Thanks for stopping by.
Take care,
Honor xo