Only by His Grace

Tilda with Peony Tail take two

2012-01-25T10:42:00.006+10:00

Hi!
My card today is Tilda with Peony tails again. She is from the Magnolia Stamps. This time I have colored her hair black. I colored her with Promarkers. The papers I used are from a Basic Grey pad and are called Hello Luscious. They are nice and bright. Just how I am feeling today. I used a spellbinder tag for the embellishments and added half pearls. I didn't feel to add any flowers to this one. I do need to work on the skin coloring as I think it is a bit too pale...Poor thing.

A close up view.

I have entered her in the Magnolia-licious highlites challenge Blog
Valentine inspired
And Simon Says Stamp challenge.anything goes

Distressed Tilda

2012-01-21T11:24:00.000+10:00

Hello again!
Today I have colored Tilda with distress inks. I am so out of practice and this one is the best of about twenty attempts. Not much to say about it really except that I really enjoyed getting back into using the distress inks.
I am amazed at how you can get out of practice so easily. This one is for my dear friend. She knows who I mean. She has been waiting for me to put something new on my blog. Now that I am so much better I have no excuse to be slack.
I love this Tilda. She was a Christmas gift from another friend. I am such a lucky girl. This Tilda is called... Tilda with Flower Pot. She is so elegant with her cute coat. She would have it off if she lived in Australia....Phew!! is it hot?

A sort of close up of her....not too close though. Don't want to show too many flaws LOL.

Getting game...a little bit closer.

A full frontal

Lastly a side view.

Tilda with Pony Tails

2012-01-06T11:49:00.002+10:00

Here we are into another year. Happy New year to all my followers and I pray that 2012 will be a healthy prosperous and happy year for you all.
I am slowly getting better after my lung operation so I was able to make an easel card. I got a lovely Christmas card from a Maggie friend that used this die cut so I just had to have it to use myself.
It is a Marianne design Creatables. A really good size for the Magnolia stamps. The little heart pearls around the edges are Jewelry seals. (like what you would use to decorate your mobile phone). The flowers are handmade ones using punches from Fun expressions. I colored Tilda with pony tails using Promarkers and Flexmarkers.

A picture of my card closed

This is it opened

A side view

A close up of the flowers
The flowers are very simple ones as I needed them to be quite flat for closing. The pearls in the middle are from Viva called a Pearl Pen. Color Ice white. Not sure about the black background. I thought it would show up the pale card better!!!

Another Tilda with Koala

2011-12-12T14:48:00.002+10:00

I was feeling well enough today to make a card. Mind you it took me all day and I'm done for.
I love this cute stamp. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and burnished it. Usually I use odorless spirits but I do like this way of coloring. The seam binding ribbon was died with Promarkers. I added crackle paint to the edges and got carrried away a bit LOL. Dear friend Chris Dark was the inspiration for my wild flower coloring at Tilda's feet. First attempt so will improve. I am entering this in the Maggie Lovers Challenge

A Thank you

2011-12-08T22:08:00.000+10:00

I made this card for all you caring folk who supported Maz during her illness. She has a way to go but thanks to your prayers and well wishes she will be able to enjoy Christmas.
Blessings from Doug (hubby of Maz)

This Tilda and Koala is a special one that can be purchased from Shopbron
Doug has colored this Tilda with his Prismacolor pencils and odorless spirits. I think he did a super job.
I am entering this in the Maggie Lovers Challenge for Doug.

Close up view

Full view

Magnolia-Licious challenge

2011-12-08T12:37:00.001+10:00

hi Ladies!
This is my entry for Magnolia-Licious Highlites blogspot I made this lantern from a pattern that Lena Katrine gave a tutorial for. Mine is no where near as good as hers but I did my best and that's what counts right?
I colored Tilda with Promarkers.
For those interested
I have quite a bit of pain today but am feeling much better in myself. Hopefully I am on the way to recovery.
I am not able to take strong painkillers because of having only one kidney so that is not so good. The doctors have said it will take about twelve to sixteen weeks to recover. I say 'give me another couple of weeks LOL.

Here is my Lantern....

Out of Hospital and Tilda with Koala

2011-12-01T09:54:00.000+10:00

Hi my dear Followers!
Well as you can see by my heading I am out of hospital. I came home two days ago. I coped really well with the operation. I had a nerve block put in my back to ease the pain. It is something like an epedural. Apparently the pain can be very bad when they operate on your lung so I was very happy to have this. After four days they removed the drainage tube from my lung (not the best feeling but I braved the storm LOL). I don't have the results yet and am in no hurry to get them. It is a secondary cancer from the kidney cancer of last year so I have learnt to except what will be.

Yesterday I was quite ill but after getting medication from the doctor I am feeling much better today. Good enough to put a card on. I did color this one before I went in and don't tell anyone but it is just sitting on the card not stuck together. You wouldn't know though now would you?? I did make the flower some time ago. It is a native to Australia so thought it would be perfect for this card. It is called a Banksia. Very similar to a Bottlebrush..
The stamp is a special one that can be brought from Shopbron Tilda is so cute holding that Koala.
I colored it with Promarkers.

Banksia up close

Tilda and Koala up close.

Completed card.

Going into hospital

2011-11-23T22:30:00.000+10:00

Just for the record..I go into hospital tomorrow to have a tumor removed from my left lung. I may not be able to put anything on here for a little while until I have recuperated. I am confident that all will go well.
Thank you all who have prayed for me. It has been so comforting and I have appreciated it very much. Thank you also for the wonderful encouring comments I always receive.
See you in a couple of weeks or sooner.

Update on my health

2011-11-15T18:39:00.001+10:00

Hi Dear Followers!
Today I had to go to the hospital to see the Surgeon about the tumor on my lung. As a lot of you know I had a biopsy that had gone very wrong and it had caused my lung to collapse. My specialist told me I didn't have to have it again as the surgeon had agreed to do the operation without knowing whether the cancer I had was a lung cancer or a secondary cancer from the kidney cancer I had last year. (metastatic disease). He said he believed it to be metastatic disease. Not the best scenario as further down the line it will turn up somewhere else.
My faith has held me together. Without it I would not cope at all. He is going to do what is called a wedge resection where they will go in and cut the tumor out and surrounding tissue. I will be in hospital for about four days. He said it will take several weeks of pain afterwards. The hospital will ring me this week with a date that will be within the next two weeks. I came home exhausted and went straight to bed and slept like a baby. It has been a stressful time. My hubby Doug and I have had our share of cancer and were hoping to have a good year this year. Maybe next year will be a good one.

On a lighter note....here is a card I made with Tilda angel on it. The flower is a one I made myself. I colored Tilda with Promarkers. My little buddy Toby loves to help me craft.

The finished article. all in one piece.

Tilda with Hellebores Christmas card

2011-10-29T14:32:00.006+10:00

Hi Friends!
The card I have made today is done with Distress inks on Water color paper. I have done faux stitching on it and distressed the edges with Antique Linen.
The Distress inks I used are Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, Walnut stain, Black soot, Pumice stone, Lipstick and Barn Door.
The Magnolia stamp is from the new Christmas collection. She is called Tilda with Hellebores. The corner frames are by Provocraft. The paper I used is fromThe Paper shelter and it is for the Happy ccouple collection I hope you like it as I had fun making it.

I am entering this one in the Just Magnolia Christmas challenge

and Simon Says Challenge

I will also enter this in the Paper Shelter challenge where they have anything goes.

Pink for Breast cancer

2011-10-27T18:02:00.002+10:00

This card I made for Breast cancer month. Three years ago I had a double mastectomy for breast cancer. I am one of the fortunate ones to have survived.
It has been a quite tiring week with lots of visits to the hospital for tests.I will soon be having an operation on my left lung to remove a cancerous tumor that has spread from the kidney cancer I had last year. Having a strong faith has helped me a lot so I know I am in the Lord's hands.
This card I have made is colored with Promarkers. I am entering this one in the Just Magnolia challenge. Just in time I hope.
I have been having a really hard time getting a good photo lately so these are the best of a bad lot.

Special Edition Tilda

2011-10-08T17:07:00.000+10:00

My card today is a Special Edition Tilda from a shop in Holland. I saw her on someones blog and wanted her. It was hard to work out in Dutch but I finally did it. I have colored her with Promarkers. The doily is a Cheery Lynn one called 'English Tea party'. The frame is a Spellbinder frame. The corners are Bosskut dies. Flowers are from WOC.

A close up

Chess Tilda on mushroom

2011-10-05T10:38:00.002+10:00

Today I have made a card using the mini Chess Tilda and the full size magnolia mushrooms. The papers are Stampin Up ones. (I don't know what they are called). I used Promarkers to color this card.

Sorry about the quality of my pictures. I can't seem to get them as good as I would like.

I will enter this one in the Just Magnolia and Hanglar & Stanglar challenge blog

Just for You

2011-09-27T12:37:00.000+10:00

At last another card. I colored this one with Promarkers...still learning.
Ihe little crochet flowers were made by my friend Tina. I won them in her blog candy. Thanks Tina. she also made the hat pin so you might say this card is a joint effort LOL. The heart DooHickey from Magnolia was a present from my dear friend Patti Jo for my birthday. I am so lucky.

I seem to be liking purple lately.

Birthday card made by my Darling

2011-09-15T10:02:00.001+10:00

I thought I would share a birthday card that my DH Doug made for me. Now I think he is so clever. He got no help from me. In fact I didn't see it until this morning. The only thing he asked me was how to make the flowers. Yes! he also made the flowers. No brought ones for him. He wanted total handmade. I don't think I can even make them that tiny and my fingers are a lot smaller than his. I loved the way he cut around Tilda and put shading on the edges. Oh he is so clever. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it LOL.
I think he is looking for a DT post Hee hee.

Front view.

A close up of his flowers. Aren't they lovely?

Get Well judy

2011-09-13T12:37:00.000+10:00

Today I have made a card for a friend who is starting chemotherapy this week. She has lung cancer that has grown very quickly. I wanted to cheer her up by making some flowers. I haven't made flowers for a long time so I really enjoyed getting back into it. These flowers were made with the Retro flower punch and stained with walnut stain. The DP is from K& Company, designer Mat pad. I also used a Spellbinder frame. I did faux stitching as I can get it straighter than the machine LOL.

Front view

Side view

Close up of flowers.

Maori girl Tilda.

2011-09-02T21:49:00.003+10:00

Hi friends!
First of all I have an update from my disasterous failed biopsy. I saw my specialist yesterday and I have to wait until the end of October and have another CT scan. This is to see how much the tumor has grown or even if it has grown more. Then he said they would operate. In the meantime I have to lose weight. I'm not hugely overweight but he said that it is a dangerous operation and it would be worse if I don't lose weight. After becoming anerexic when I had the kidney cancer I just loved the taste of food when I got better. So now I have to lose the excess. Talk about a see saw ride. At least I don't have to suffer another biopsy. I was so happy about that. Usually they need to know what sort of cancer it is before they operate. It is either a lung cancer or a metastatic cancer (secondary kidney cancer). I am believing for a benign tumor although that is not likely.

I still have a little air in my lung but he said that would come right by itself. Thank goodness for that because I didn't want another tube in my back.

On to my card....
This card is for my nephews girlfriend who happens to be a lovely Maori girl from New Zealand. I tried to make Tilda's skin dark. I probably need a little practice with the skin tone. The purple flowers I made and the white ones I brought.
I have colored Tilda with Promarkers.

The color is not quite right on this card as I quickly took it at night before I gave it to Daina.

The picture of the flowers are the right color.

Lung Biopsy

2011-08-20T09:30:00.003+10:00

This is long....read at your leisure.
As a lot of you have wanted to know how my lung biopsy went so I thought I would write about it here on my blog. Unfortunately things didn't go to plan. The doctor did explain to me before he started that it was a very tricky procedure and he may not be able to get a sample of the tumor because of where it is. The tumor is situated at the bottom of my left lung on the inside. This part of the lung flaps around a bit with the breathing. He said it would be like hitting a moving target.

Firstly the nurse had to put a needle in my arm. Well that seems easy enough..not. Because I have no lymph nodes in my right arm they have to do it in my left arm. You guessed it!! they can never find the vein so it has to be done by ultrasound. Still he couldn't find it...duh! After sticking me umteen dozen times I said just put it in my right arm and don't tighten the band around my arm. Ah! relief. finally I'm ready. Well as ready as I could feel. I was terrified of having this done. (I'm so brave).

I had to lay on my stomach so that he could go through my back.
First he gave me a needle to numb the area and the flesh that goes to the lung.

Then there was another instrument that had to go into that same place to nip some of the tumor. Each time he put it in a little it had to be inspected on the CT scan to see that it was going in the right place. I had to stop breathing each time for a short period and the breath had to be exactly the same each time. (quite hard to do). After about four times of doing this he let me know that my lung had collapsed and he had missed the tumor. By this time my breathing was very laboured and I think I was going a nice shade of purple.

Now the worsed bit..he said he had to put a tube into my lung to get the air out. He gave me another needle of pain relief and started putting the tube in. Honestly I thought I was going to die. By this time I was screaming with the pain....God help me, please help me. He said that as it is paining me so much he would take it out and hope that it had done it's job. He removed it and I was left on the bed still crying out asking for more pain relief. After awhile I got another injection. Still no relief. None that I could feel anyway.
They wheeled me around to have an x-ray. I prayed all the way. Please dear Lord I pray I don't have to have it put back. ahh! prayers answered.

I then had to go back to recovery and wait another four hours for another x-ray. My blood pressure was that low I was almost passing out. No more pain killer until my blood pressure had gone up a little. 2 pm I could have more pain relief. Slowly the pain subsided. A little relief at last. Not good when you feel like going to the toilet and you aren't allowed to walk. Not good when you miss the little potty they put under you and everything has to get changed.

Doug arrived back at the hospital just in time to miss all the fun. Thank the Lord he wasn't there when I was screaming out or they would of had to admit him.

Another x-ray and all is clear. My temperature is still a little high, and blood pressure starting to get better.
Doctor informs me I will probably have to go the hard way and have an operation to remove it. The hard way...what is he talking about? I don't think anything could feel any worse than that.

So there is my story. I have to see my Specialist on the 1st of September to find out what is going to take place. I forgot to mention that the doctor wanted to have another go and put the needle in another place. You can guess what I said...yep! I said no way am I having that again. He did say that he didn't blame me. Thank you for all those prayers and well wishes. Without them I think I would of had one foot in the grave and the other on a banana skin. chuckle.

i finally went home from the hospital at 4.30 pm. At least I didn't have to stay there.

I am now going to go and do some craft as I am so much better except for an awful cough. At least I didn't cough when he was sticking me...ugh!

edit....my sister Sheryl has just read this and said how come I didn't mention that she had to get up from her sick bed to see me....poor thing has the flu.

Tilda in Red

2011-08-14T11:28:00.004+10:00

Today my sweet Tilda is colored in red. I have been practicing still with my Promarkers and finding out what colors go with what. I still haven't got a huge collection but am working on it.
This card is very plain and just two colors...red and white.
On Wednesday I have a lung biopsy. Not the most pleasantest of things but something that has to be done.
Anyway here is my card.

I entered this in the Magnolia-licious monochrome challenge blog.

Letraset Clouring Challenge #2

2011-08-10T16:43:00.001+10:00

This is my entry for the Letraset colouring challenge. You can win a Promarker 12 set and Ultra fine nibs. The closing date is 17th August. Here is the link. I think it is by random pick so anyone can win.

I am still learning to use these markers and have lots to learn but I think they are an excellent buy. The shading on her nose is not right and I found it quite hard to do her mouth. (not the right color either) Other than that I was quite pleased with it. I colored this with my Promarkers.

Birthday and bereavement

2011-08-06T21:10:00.005+10:00

At long last I have something to show on my blog.
I have had a few health issues and have had to have a few tests and see specialists and have hospital appointments. I have a tumor in my left lung and it wasn't clear if it was from the kidney cancer or a new lung cancer. The good news is that there are no more tumors anywhere showing in my body at this time and hopefully never. In a week or two I will be having a lung biopsy. Something I am not to keen on having but necessary to find out exactly what it is. I am praying that by some miracle it will be benign. I have had enough people praying for me so I have a very good chance. Anyhoo on to my cards.
The first one is a beareavement card I made for a friend. Very simple with some flowers that I made myself and some butterflies.
The second one is colored with Promarkers. I have just got them and have been practicing with them. I still need heaps of practice but am enjoying it a lot. Not much else to say really.

Sorry the pictures are so blurry. I took them at night and on a different camera. My camera crashed...boohoo. Good news is there is another one on the way.

(Hopscotch) Hoppy Tilda

2011-06-18T12:36:00.006+10:00

~~Hopscotch~~ Hoppy Tilda from the Sweet Rainbow Collection 2011

I can remember playing hopscotch at school many years ago. Do they still play it??
I colored this one with my Prismacolor Pencils. the DP is a Digi paper from Bearly Mine They have some really nice papers. The flowers are from Wild Orchid craft except for the white centre one. That one I made.
The side tags are Spellbinder tags.

Hello Little Butterfly

2011-06-12T17:13:00.002+10:00

Another cold day here on the Sunshine Coast. Certainly not as cold as a lot of places but cold for me all the same. The card I have made today is a nice bright one. I have colored Tilda with Promarkers and Prismacolor Premier pencils. I didn't have enough Promarkers so had to mix them. This is the first time I have used markers so be kind to me. PROMARKER ARTIST IN TRAINING that's me. Nothing much else to say about the card. The flowers are from WOC except for those funny little white ones.
Here it is...

Celebration Tilda

2011-06-09T12:20:00.000+10:00

Today my card has Celebration Tilda on it. I have colored her with Distress inks. The frame was made with SB tags joined together. The DP was made by me. The flowers are from WOC.
I thought her cheeks looked a little pale so decided to darken them a little. Well I darkened them a little too much. No worries.

Going for a Ride

2011-06-05T12:18:00.001+10:00

Hi!
Today I have a card for the Little Darlings Challenge blog competition.
This one is called 'Going for a Ride'. Pretty cute don't you think?
The DP I used is from K& Company called Tablette Matelassee Decorative. The doily is from 'My favorite things and is called High tea. Lace from stash. Roses from WOC and leaves from my punches Leone Em brand.
I was a little ticked off as my Digital camera decided to die on me so I used Doug's.
Anyhoo it decided to put a wrong date on it so I thought okay!!!! I will redo them and make sure there is no date. Well to cut a long story short the camera decides to have flat batteries...hence the date on them. I couldn't be bothered waiting for my batteries to charge up so here it is.

Before I show you I went to a copic class yesterday and had a great time learning how to use copic's. The lady that taught was very pleasant and a very good teacher. Whether I get Copic's is another matter but will surely think about it in the future. I have just got myself some Promarkers so the lessons were very helpful for them as well. Her name is Jenny and she has now become a follower on my blog. How nice is that.
Thanks Jenny if you see this.

Tilda with Butterfly dress

2011-05-30T09:32:00.001+10:00

Today I have another card colored with my Prismacolor Premier pencils. This is Tilda with butterfly dress.
She is a real cutie don't you think?

The DP is from Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Collection. The die cuts are from Bosskut called swirls and the doily is from My Favorite things and it is a Die-namics called Time for Tea. Flowers are from WOC
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Tilda with Hawaiian Flower

2011-05-09T10:15:00.004+10:00

Today my card has 'Tilda with Hawaiian flower' from the Butterfly Dreams Collection.
The DP is from Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Collection. I just love that paper. The strip down the middle is from 'My Minds Eye Home.
The doily behind the Spellbinder scalloped circle nestie is from My Favorite things and is called High Tea party.
I also used a DooHickey vintage tag. The flowers are from WOC with some fernery thrown in.
I have been enjoying using my Prismacolor Premier pencils lately and have colored Tilda with them. The sky I did with Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress ink.
I meant to mention that I got the tutorial for the clouds from Cabio's blog here Thanks Cabio. I really enjoyed making these clouds

Maz

Magnolia-licious extravaganza Competition

2011-04-15T16:43:00.002+10:00

At last another post. This is my entry for the Magnolia-licious Extravaganza Competition

There is still time to enter. Diana is offering fabulous prizes. This one is for the category #1 Full size Magnolia image. I used Tilda with bunny. I think she is so cute. I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The corner dies are from Nellie Snellen called Nellie's multi frames. I stitched around the DP that is one from a friend so have no idea what it is called. The flowers are from W.O.C.

Close up of Tilda.

Another close up.

I went to the hospital to find out what was going to be done next and I have now been referred to a Respiratory specialist. A little frustrating as I now have to wait for an appointment. Hopefully I won't have to wait too long. My Urologist has said that it is no longer his department. Oh well!! That's life huh!!

Anything but a card

2011-04-01T20:58:00.008+10:00

Hi there friends!

Not such a good week for me. I had my results for my CT scan on my Abdomen and chest. It seems the Kidney cancer that I had 6 months ago when I had my kidney removed has spread to my left lung. It is called metastatic disease. At the moment it is only very small but still a tumour. I see my Urologist on the 12th of this months so I will know then what will be done. Hopefully it can be cut out. I was hoping for a better year but I have beaten it twice so hopefully and prayerfully I will beat it again. I have too many projects to do.

This box that I have made is for the Magnolia-Licious Easter/Spring Extravaganza contest. Check it out. There is still time to enter.Fantastic prizes to be won and supplied byDiana from the Magnolia Store

I don't think you would have seen this Tilda with lamb. I mixed up two images. I'm sorry but I forget what thisTilda is called. Yep! that's right! Tilda with Spring bundle and of course the lamb is from the Tilda as shepherd stamp. I had fun with this one after about three attempts. The entries are so wonderful.

This picture is not the best. I need a good camera or I need to improve with my photography

Tilda with hearts colored with Prismacolor Premium Pencils

2011-03-06T14:34:00.004+10:00

Okay...my card.

I have been trying out different papers to use with Prismacolor Premier Pencils and odorless white spirits e.g. Gamsol. A paper with tooth is need for these pencils as a smooth paper is no good for blending. The paper I used here is from a Derwent Visual Art Diary. As Derwent are an oil based pencil too I thought okay this paper must be good. It is 110 gram weight. It seems to be quite good. I think the problem is me and my blending so my coloring is not as good as I would like. Also when I stamped this image it wasn't stamped very good but I used it anyway and made a card with it.

I made the flower with a Bosskut design a flower die in the same DP as the background. Added a few grape leaves and maiden hair fern from Leone em punches.

The paper is from Basic Grey called marjolaine from Suzannes blog candy...thank you Suzanne. The brads are Christina Re Boutique collection pink diamond. I also used Spellbinders nestabilities to frame Tilda.

Tilda with balloon

2011-02-11T14:08:00.000+10:00

Hello fellow crafters!

It's been a little while since I posted but at long last I have made another card.

I love how the gals put doilies on their cards. I didn't have a doily so have used a spellbinders frame instead. My Tilda is colored with distress inks. The little flower I made.

The first time I have tried doing this background technique. Taught by Angie Hunt on her distress ink classes.

This is the inside of the card. I made this one for my DH Doug. He loves Tilda and doesn't mind saying so. I am so blessed with the husband I have.

60th Birthday Card

2011-01-12T14:55:00.002+10:00

Here I am again with a 60th birthday card for a man. I haven't put embellishments on it only a Vintage tag from Magnolia Stamps. This little guy is also a Magnolia stamp called Edwin. He is the cutest little fellow. They can both be brought at Diana's store. I used the Cuttlebug embossing folder called happy Birthday.

I colored this image with distress inks and over the next few months you should see a lot of improvement in my coloring as I am taking Angie Hunts Distress ink classes. You can find the information here.

These classes are fabulous. I have learned so much already. Things that you wouldn't think of doing.

This is just showing the tag tucked inside the scalloped circle. I had to print it on an angle to get it on the tag.

Here is the finished card

Herbert the Turtle

2011-01-07T21:18:00.005+10:00

Hi there!

I have just finished this Easel box card for a friend that is giving me her old Lap Top. I got this idea from Norma's blog. Even filled up the drawer with yummy chocolates.

The stamp is a Digi from karen's Doodles and it is called Special Delivery. His name is Herbert. I think he is kind of cute don't you. My friend collects Turtles so when I saw Herbert I just had to get it. I have colored him with Distress Ink re-inkers. I just put the watercolor paper through my printer and was able to use the ink without any problems. The DP's I used are Stampin Up ones. I didn't have a knob for the drawer so used what I had. It is not a good color but I had to get it finished in a hurry as we were going to their place for dinner tonight. Next time I make one of these Easel cards I will make sure I have the knobs available. I was disappointed with my little bunch of flowers on there and wished I had of done something different. Never mind. Next one will be better.

Side view

2011-01-02T09:34:00.000+10:00

Happy New Year to all my followers. May this year bring you Happiness, health, prosperity and joy.
I have so appreciated all your terrific comments.
God bless you all.
Hugs and blessing Maz

My Friends Christmas card

2010-12-27T16:12:00.001+10:00

Hi blogger friends!

I had a terrific Christmas day with my sister and her family. Here is a photo of Doug and myself. We have had such a hard three years battling cancer but 2011 is going to be a stress free year.

This is the card I made for my dear friend Patti Jo. She sent me this stamped image so the least I could do was make her a Christmas card with it. Just had a thought....do butterflies fly around when it is snowing?

Snuck another Christmas card in

2010-12-20T12:55:00.000+10:00

Yes! I know I said I had finished my Christmas cards but I found I needed one more.
This one is very glittery. The cardstock I have used is a thick glitter one. It looks real nice in real life.
I used Spellbinder nestabilities to put Tilda on. She is colored with distress inks and I then put Star Dust Stickles on her dress which was colored with Victorian Velvet distress re inkers. The tag is also a Spellbinders tag and the sentiment is computer generated. Hope you like it.

This is a close up showing the glitter

And this is showing the little angel charm. Rather cute I thought.

NZ Aunty

2010-12-13T14:40:00.001+10:00

Hello Friends!
My final Christmas card is going to my aunt in New- Zealand.

She is 88 years young. I have colored this one again with distress inks.

the DP is from a Stampin up designer collection. I have also used a favourite Spellbinders frame.

It is also one of my favourite Magnolia stamps.

Snowy Hugs

2010-12-09T11:05:00.007+10:00

Hi Friends!
Here is another card with one of the new Christmas stamps from Magnolia.

This one is done in red and pink. I used a MS punch and threaded ribbon through it top and bottom.
I have colored it with Distress inks.

Christmas Hugs

2010-12-07T16:45:00.000+10:00

Hi Friends!
This Magnolia stamp of Tilda is called 'Tilda wants a hug' and she can brought from Diana here. She is from the 2010 Christmas collection. My dear friend gave this stamp to me for Christmas. Wasn't I blessed?
The card is quite a simple one for posting. I have found out the hard way how much it costs to post cards with all the trimmings.
I have colored Tilda once again with Distress inks.
Her dress is colored with Dusty Concord
Hair: Walnut stain
Face: Antique Linen
Cheeks: Tattered Rose
Holly in her hair: Bundled sage and berries.. Barn door.

Another Christmas card

2010-11-27T11:10:00.001+10:00

Hello Fellow Crafters!
This is another take on the same Tilda stamp. You can tell I haven't got a lot of Tilda Christmas stamps. Once again I have colored her with distress inks and have put an MS border down the sides.
Hugs Maz...A woman of very few words hehe.

Traditional Christmas

2010-11-19T11:51:00.001+10:00

Hi Friends!

This is a card I made to enter the Magnolia-Licious Front page.

It has to be in green and red and have a Christmas tree. Yeh! I know it's not much of a tree

I have colored Tilda with distress inks.

A close up.

Yellow and Pink challenge card

2010-11-15T12:59:00.002+10:00

Hello Friends!

This is my card for the new Magnolia-Licious Challenge Blog They are asking for a card made in Yellow and pink colors. I have colored Tilda with Distress inks and put her on a Spellbinders Frame. Flowers made by me (It's cheaper LOL). MS branch punch. DP's from my stash.

I will restore

2010-11-07T15:10:00.005+10:00

Hi Blogger Friends!

Today I have made a get well card. This is another one done with Prismacolor Pencils and odourless white spirits. The sentiment is from ODBD .The flowers are handmade by me. The cardstock is plain hehe!
I have no idea what this Tilda is called. It could be Tilda with Peony flower!!!!!
I'm so good at writing up my blog...yeeeeh right.

Christmas Tilda

2010-11-05T10:48:00.001+10:00

Hi Blogger Friends!

Today I decided to color with Prismacolor pencils and odourless white spirits (Gamsol).
I find them so easy to use. I have used some of the new Stampin up papers.
Made the rose and leaves myself. Distressed the edges and did some faux stitching.
These days my machine stitching is rather crooked. I am pleased with my coloring on this card but not so the layout.
Oh! it is so good to be back crafting and feeling well. I go again to the hospital on Monday.
This time I will be having an ultrasound on my stomach and liver. Praying all will be well.
Click on image to enlarge

Christmas Gifts

2010-10-30T11:25:00.004+10:00

Hi Blogger Friends!

Another Christmas card done. Only about 25 more. At this rate I will be here till Christmas..hehe!!
I have tried to find the name of this Tilda and haven't been successful. She is a favourite of mine. I have coloured her using Distress Inks. The rest is pretty much self explanatory.
No DP's this time. Just embossing on plain cardstock and some flowers that I coloured the edges and made the leaves.

Blessed Christmas

2010-10-28T10:49:00.002+10:00

Hi Friends!
To those that wanted to know my prgress....
I went back to the hospital yesterday for my first checkup since being out of hospital. It wasn't the best news that I would have liked. The Urologist said that because the cancer had gone outside the kidney and into the fat surrounding and the renal vein it would be more than likely the cancer will return. At the moment they have removed all the cancer that they could see and say I am cancer free at this time. The good thing is that they have a new chemo treatment for this that is meant to be very good so that is a plus if it does rear it's ugly head again.

Now onto my card....This is my first Christmas card. I thought I had better get started as I am so slow these days. I used the new Stampin Up Designer papers and cardstock and coloured Tilda with distress inks. This time I didn't make the flowers and have ones on that friends have given me (I'm very lucky).
The Tilda I used is called "Tilda with Violin" and can be brought at Diana's store here.

Best Friends

2010-10-16T11:51:00.001+10:00

Hi Friends,

I thought I would try out this scrunched up flower. I have seen it a few times and don't know where it first originated. I made this one with cardstock sprayed with water to soften it and then scrucnhed it up. The punches I used are the medium retro flower punch and the large one. I also coloured the edges with some ink.

2010-10-14T14:02:00.002+10:00

Hi,
It has been a month since I last posted. I had my operation and am slowly improving.
I don't think I would like to go through that again and hopefully I never will.
I see the Urologist on the 26th and will know more then. The cancer had spread outside the kidney but as far as I know they got it all.
This month is breast cancer awareness month. As a survivor of breast cancer I urge you all to have mamograms. It will save your life.

The card I have put on today is one that I made for my friend Patti Jo's birthday. The first one I have made for ages. I coloured her with distress inks. Hope you like it.

Update

2010-08-13T12:22:00.000+10:00

Hi followers,

I have seen my Urologist and I have my left kidney removed the first week of September. Not long to wait thank goodness. I have not been able to eat anything. I have lost 10 kilo's recently which is 22 pounds. Doug is buying me some iceblocks today so hopefully I can suck on one of those. I had a bone scan yesterday and thank goodness there were no nasties. Monday I have a liver ultrasound for the lesions found there so all I need is good news there.
I can't wait to do craft again. Once I get my energy back after the operation there will be no stopping me.
Al the symtoms that I have been having like the loss of appitite, dizzy head, continual cough and fevers are all to do with the tumour so I will be a new person when this is over.
thank you so much for your support.

Whats been happening

2010-08-03T20:25:00.000+10:00

Sorry I haven't been posting for a little while. Since my hubby had the Liver cancer I have been struggling with my own illness. I have been ill for nearly three months and have had heaps of tests. I have had an infection in my system that has brought me very low and without energy. I am very low in Iron and have aneamia amongst other things.

Yesterday I had a chest, Abdomen and pelvic CT scan with dye through the veins. The results came straight through to my Doctor and I have been told I have Kidney cancer. Now I know you can live with one kidney. I thought to myself enough is enough. After having a double mastectomy for cancer two years ago and then my hubby having colon cancer and now has just got over liver cancer ones starts to wonder what is going on and when it will end. Don't get me wrong I am not complaining.

I am missing my craft so much ( NOW I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT)and have not been able to color my new Spring collection. I want to go in the nautical comp for Magnolia-licious highlites but looks like it won't happen. The good thing is I already have an appointment at the hospital to see a Urologist so hopefully I will have an operation soon and have my appetite back.

Everything tastes horrible (even chocolate). As a matter of fact I now can't eat anything so hopefully that will be sorted soon. There are a couple of other things that still need to be looked into like lesions on the Liver which I am hoping will be nothing and a cyst on the spleen. The good news is that it is only in my right kidney and is not associated with the breast cancer. It is called Renal Cell Carconoma.

So with much regret I need to leave my blog for a little while. I want to thank everyone that have left comments. They have been so encouraging and uplifting. I appreciate every single one.

Tilda and Friend

2010-07-11T15:05:00.002+10:00

At long last I have put a new card on. I must say it has taken me a long time.
Since my DH Doug had his operation (a roaring success) I have had some sort of infection in my body that just doesn't seem to want to go no matter what. I certainly have improved but find my energy levels are very low. I enjoyed making this card of Tilda with lamb. Little lamb looks not quite right in color but I wll practice some more. I actually used my Prismacolor pencils and white spirits for this one.

Wonderful news

2010-06-25T23:45:00.002+10:00

What a month this had been.

To those who prayed for my darling hubby Doug I thank you so much. He had his operation on the 1st of this month where they removed nearly three quarters of his liver. Five days later he was out of hospital. Such an amazing recovery. The doctors at the hospital called him their miracle man. There was no sign of cancer in the area around the liver that was removed. An excellent sign of complete removal of any cancer.

We are so blessed and have a wonderful Lord. Each day is a blessing for us. He has a check up at the hospital on the 5th of next month and we are confident of an excellent report.

Now to get back to life and crafting yeh! God is good. all the time.

Explosion box and not such good news

2010-05-21T21:25:00.002+10:00

Hi all,

Just to let you know what's happening in my corner of the world. Some of you would know that my hubby Doug has gone through cancer recently having a year of chemo, once every week and five weeks of radiation everyday. His last scan has shown that he nows has Liver metastisis which means it's a cancer that spreads to other organs. He will be having an operation to remove half his liver on the 1st of next month. It's very serious and a very dangerous operation because of where the cancer is. If he gets through this operation it will mean that he has an excellent chance of a longer life. It has been a rather hectic week with Hospital appointments etc. Soon I will need to have a break while I look after Doug but hopefully I will still be able to get some projects done.
This is my explosion box. I think I am just in time with it. I really enjoyed making it.
I hope you like it. I don't normally use pre-made flowers choosing to make my own. These are ones I have made myself. I have colored all my Tilda's with distress inks keeping the outside of the box very plain.

Box top

Tilda's on the sides

Sorry for all the pictures.

My Sketch card

2010-05-16T12:14:00.004+10:00

At last I have decided to do a sketch card and enter into the http://magnolia-licioushighlites.blogspot.com/
Thanks Becca for the great Sketch. Becca also put a tutorial on her blog on how to do a tight frame with the spellbinder frames. I have used the idea on this card.
I have colored Tilda with distress inks.
The hair: Walnut stain and black soot
Face: Tattered rose
Dress: Forest Moss. star: Mustard seed.
I also used star dust stickles on her wings, star and the edges of her dress. Also at her feet.
I don't know the DP as it was a gift a long time ago.
I used spellbinders frame and Martha Stewart Gothic border punch on the triangle shapes.

Bereavement card

2010-05-09T11:16:00.004+10:00

I have made this card for a friend who lost her Mother last Tuesday. She is Dutch and I thought this Magnolia stamp of two flowers was so right. I wanted to make the card very simple.
I have coloured it with distress inks. Dusty concord for the flowers and Bundled sage for the leaves. I used Pumice stone to put shading around it. I used Spellbinders oval frames and a scalloped frame. I also used a spellbinders tag for the sentiment. The two side panels are from an embossing folder. Sorry I can't remember the name of it.
The Magnolia Stamp is called Two Tulips and it's from the Hoppy Easter collection. You can get it here

Princess Tilda For Grand daughter

2010-04-30T19:51:00.000+10:00

Here is a card for my step grand daughter who will be 10. She lives in New Zealand has has just been over here to be in an Australasian Dance competition. While here I introduced her to the Tilda stamps and gave her lot of images to take home and colour. Also some cardstock and watercolor pencils.
Princess Tilda has been colored with Distress inks
Her hair...Antique Linen, Walnut stain and black soot.
her face...Tattered rose and for her cheeks I used Worn lipstick
Her dress was coloured with Aged mahogany and black soot for shading

The flowers are Prima and a punched flower behind to enlarge them MS branch punch for leaves
I don't remember the DP as I have had it for a long time.
Rasberry rhinestones to finish.
The birthday stamp is a Stampin Up one given to me by my dear friend Patti Jo.

Best Wishes

2010-04-26T10:28:00.000+10:00

Here is another Tilda that I have coloured with distress inks. The roses are by Prima. Martha Stewart branch punch. I'm not sure what the lace ribbon is made from. I put some stickles on her dress.

Tilda with presents

2010-04-12T21:32:00.008+10:00

re is my Tilda with presents. She has been coloured with distress inks.
The design paper is from K&Company designer Mat pad. One of the blog candy gifts from Angie Hunt.
The roses ar Prima flowers without the leaves. I put my own leaves on and then put stickles on. (another part of my blog candy) Thanks Angie.
The edging is a Martha Steart punch. I can't remember the name of it.
Pearls are Kaisercraft.
Colours of distress inks I used...
Hair. Antique Linen and Walnut stain
Face. Tattered rose and antique Linen
Dress and shoes. Mustard seed
Apron and socks. Rusty Hinge

Sweet Tilda

2010-03-24T10:54:00.001+10:00

At last I have finished another Tilda. My dear friend Patti Jo gave me this stamped image and I think it will be one I will be getting. I think she is adorable. I made this for another dear friend who is 93 today She is actually an artist so I hope she likes this card. I have coloured her with distress inks.
The flowers are simple ones that I have made and put some stickles on.

Distress ink colours.
hair: walnut stain, antique linen and black soot
face: tattered rose and cheeks worn lipstick
dress: stormy sky and dusty concord
shoes: stormy sky.

You can click on the images if you need to see them bigger.

Hugs Marion

Tilda with bird

2010-03-17T10:59:00.002+10:00

Another go at the distress inks. I am so determined to get it right.
I'm a gal of few words so here it is.

Tilda's Easter Baket

2010-03-13T16:38:00.002+10:00

Hi!

I have been having fun making this great woven Easter basket from here
I made the flowers from the Nelli Snellon punches and the leaves from Martha Stewart punch. This Dinner Tilda was one of my first Tilda's from Magnolia stamps
Tilda is coloured with distress inks. I must say I still haven't really got the hang of them yet but hey! I'm having fun learning. Tilda is sitting inside a Spellbinders frame.

No Easter eggs in there yet.

Hugs Marion

April Showers

2010-03-04T14:06:00.000+10:00

Hello!

Well it has been a long time since I have put a card on but finally have one. This one is called April showers. I have coloured this one with distress inks. I have been practicing but still need a lot more practice. The flowers I made are called Wattle. They are native to Australia.
Here in Australia on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland the rain hasn't stopped falling for days.
There are floods everywhere. Fortunately we live on the top of a high hill. The grass here is usually brown from the heat and dryness. It is nice to see the green grass like my home land of New Zealand.
Hugs
Marion

Award

2010-02-11T21:07:00.000+10:00

Thank you Angela and Jenni for sending me this award. These girls have great blogs. Check them out and leaves some nice comments
Hugs Marion

My Pretty in Pink card

2010-01-30T11:22:00.002+10:00

At last I finally made my Pretty in Pink card for Magnolia-licious Highlites blog hop. My first blog hop entry....yahooooo!!!! This is Valentine Tilda (she can be brought here) and she is coloured with Prismacolor pencils and OMS. I have sat her on a Spellbinders frame. The flowers are made by myself from the small blossom punch. (not sure of the brand). They were quite fiddly to make as you can see they are very tiny. Then I just added some tiny stones to the corners.
Hugs Marion

Tilda with umbrella

2010-01-29T13:56:00.001+10:00

This is a card I did for a friends birthday. I coloured her with Prismacolor premier pencils and OMS. I tend to not put a lot of patterned papers on my cards as you have probably noticed. The side panel is one that a friend had given me and I believe it is a Martha Stewart punch. Tilda's background is a cuttlebug embossing folder.
I hope you like it. Hopefully my colouring is improving.

Flowers for a friend

2010-01-23T15:20:00.003+10:00

This is a card I made for a friend. I made the flowers from paper. Sometimes I use cardstock but for these it would be too thick.
I have coloured her with Prismacolor premium pencils and OMS.
Hugs Marion

Happy New Year

2010-01-04T10:38:00.004+10:00

Happy New Year everyone.
Yes! I know I am a little late. I have had a computer crash and it has taken me since before New years eve to fix it.
Here is my wrapped Tilda that I was able to finally put on.
I coloured her with Prismacolor premier pencils and odorless spirits. I have put her on Spellbinders scalloped oval and the plain oval. The flowers are ones I have made and the leaves I punched from the maple leaves punch and coloured them to look like Ivy. Then I added Faux brads that I copied from Patti Jo's card. I thought that was a great idea. I haven't made them before. Hope you like it. My colouring is still being worked on.
Hugs Marion

Christmas Day

2009-12-25T07:04:00.001+10:00

I just want to take the time to wish all my followers a very Blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year. it is Christmas Day here in Australia and it is going to be a hot one. Oh for the snow....I wish.
Thank you to everyone that has made comments on my blog. They mean so much to me and are very encouraging.
God bless you all.
Hugs Marion

Silent Night

2009-12-11T12:23:00.001+10:00

Gosh! not long to Christmas. Where did this year go?
Here is another cute Tilda. I feel so relaxed colouring these gorgeous little girls in.
I have coloured her with my Prismacolor pencils and a colorless blender. I usually use an odorless white spirits but thought I would try the blender pencil. They work quite good I think! I sat her on a Spellbinders die cut frame and blinged it up a bit.
I hope you like her. I'm really getting to like stamping (something very new to me). I didn't even put flowers on this. Most unusual for me as that is my passion...to make sculptured flowers. It is nice to have a change.
Hugs Marion

Cream Christmas card

2009-12-02T12:06:00.005+10:00

This is a Christmas card I just finished. I used the Poinsettia border from Spellbinders and the Fancy tag also from Spellbinders.
I love this border die cut as it can be used in so many ways.
I hope you like it.
Hugs Marion

Friends birthday

2009-11-28T11:00:00.003+10:00

Hello!
Today I have made a card for a friends birthday. As you can see I haven't got any design paper on it. Instead I have used gems to make it sparkle and a Spellbinders frame. Then of course there is Tilda sitting there. I love these colours together.
I used Prismacolor pencils to colour Tilda.
Hugs Marion

Prismacolor Tilda

2009-11-22T12:10:00.001+10:00

I thought it was time to get some Christmas cards together.
I have just received my Prismacolor pencils and have been practicing using them. I haven't mastered doing the shading on the white yet.
Hugs Marion

Tilda thank you

2009-11-16T11:46:00.001+10:00

Hi!

Today I have made my first Magnolia stamp card. I still need lots of practice colouring yet. I coloured this one with Tombows. From now on I will be trying out the Prismacolour pencils as they have just arrived at my front door....yeeeeeeh!!
Hugs
Marion

God grant me

2009-11-10T14:43:00.002+10:00

Hi!
Today I have made a card with the serenity verse. (computer generated). The small frame is a die cut from a friend that made it from her Gazelle machine. The roses are hand made by me and are made from the small blossom punch. I have added a photo with my finger on it to show you the size. If you double click the pictures you will see a close up. I hope you like it.
hugs Marion

Easel card

2009-10-31T08:46:00.001+10:00

Hello!
I have had the worst week. The pipes burst in my bathroom wall. When I walked into my craft room the floor was flooded. What a mess. I had two large drawers and they were soaked on the bottom and are now all warped.
Thankfully my craft things were okay. So I have had the plumber in and the carpet man to dry the carpet. almost back to normal where I can at least do some craft.
This is my first easel card. I love these cards. The flowers are ones I have made from daisy punches. Spellbinders die in the middle that I stamped.
hugs

Marion

Clematis

2009-10-18T12:02:00.002+10:00

This morning I thought I would have a go at making a Clematis. They come in such pretty colours. I have coloured this with my blue and mauve Tombows. It kind of looks like the real one.
Hugs Marion

My first stamped image

2009-10-16T12:00:00.002+10:00

I really thought hard about putting this card on.
I have a long way to go before I can call myself a stamper but one has to start somewhere. This is so different to what I usually do. I did have fun and that's the main thing. I don't mind constructive criticism. That is how I will learn.

Hugs Marion

My Doug's card

2009-10-07T11:34:00.001+10:00

Hello!
Today my DH is going to New Zealand for a well earned weeks holiday. I sure am going to miss him. Hopefully I can get a few Christmas cards done. He is going to see his 104 year old Mother and his daughters. I thought I would put a card on that is one of two he has made for his girls. The Kangaroo is a die cut from Bosskuts and the Poinsettia is from instructions on Peejays blog. Thanks Pam. This is a terrific flower to make and a lot of fun. Doug has made an excellent job of his card. He had forgotten to put paws on the little Joey before I photographed it but he has paws now. Still an awesome job. Hope you like it.
Blessings

Marion

Special Birthday card for Joyce

2009-10-01T19:16:00.001+10:00

Hello!
My next door neighbour will be 77 tomorrow. I made this card for her.
My dear friend Patti Jo sent me these lovely flower die cuts from her Gazelle machine.
I love them. They make a lovely flower.

Hugs Marion

Lemon Surprise

2009-09-27T12:03:00.002+10:00

Hello again!
Todays card is a simple lemon card for any occasion. I love this colour. It is quickly becoming a favourite of mine. The flowers are ones I designed using the medium Kikyou punch. For the centres I used two of the small cosmos punches. A very simple flower. Then added a couple of ferns.

Hugs Marion

Christmas Card

2009-09-23T13:03:00.003+10:00

Today I made my first Christmas card.
I used the spellbinders largest circle die
and the new Fancy tags. I love those tags.
I also used a snowflake punch from Punch Bunch.
The flowers are Poinsettia's. I got the instructions from a tutorial done by
Peejays-crafty-bits.

Front view

Close up of flower and snowflakes.

Double click for closeup view.

Hugs

Marion

Framed flowers

2009-09-18T20:15:00.003+10:00

I'd love to show you a beautiful framed flower arrangement made by my friend Angie. She has called these flowers Penny flowers. These are all handmade sculptured flowers and leaves as are all the flowers displayed on this blog. I received this for my birthday last Tuesday. They are so lovely in real life.

Hugs Marion

My Birthday and a little about me

2009-09-16T11:54:00.001+10:00

Hi!
Yesterday was my birthday and I had a fantastic time with family.
I also got my haircut really short from long. I feel rather bald but just in time for our beautiful hot Queensland summers.
I got a new camera for my birthday so hopefully my photo's are going to look more clearer.
I also want to take the time to thank you for commenting on my blog. I love to see comments from other parts of the world and to also see your blogs.

My DH Doug has made me a beautiful card for my birthday. He is such a talented man.
When I work out my new camera I will put it on to show you.
He has been having treatment for cancer for the last year and has improved so much that he is now in remission. We are both cancer survivors. Two years ago I had a double mastectomy for breast cancer. We have so much to thank God for. We are nothing without Him.
Hugs
Marion

Simple Birthday card

2009-09-13T12:25:00.002+10:00

A birthday card using the

Spellbinders shapeabilities Ribbon Tag Trio 2

Frameabilities Foliage frame

Nestabilities Labels Four.

The flower is a very simple one made from a Bosskut die

60th birthday card from friend

2009-09-09T14:30:00.004+10:00

side view

Front view

hi there!
Today I want to show you a fabulous card I got from my dear friend Patti Jo.
I just love it and how it sits. It's not my birthday until the 15th but I am so impatient when I get a parcel. Especially when it comes all the way from the USA. Yes! next Tuesday I will be a spritely 60 years old. I have photographed it twice to show how it sits. How neat is that? Thanks so much Patto Jo. You can see Patti Jo's blog here

pink Haze

2009-09-06T10:59:00.006+10:00

Hi there!

Today I have made a very pink card using the new spellbinders Labels six.

Down the sides I used the Spellbinders Grand 12" Classic lace border and just had half of it showing.

The flower was made from Penny flowers called a Double Daisy. It has a fringing in the middle.

The box is decorated with the cutout of a Spellbinders Scalloped oval and I just added Cuttlebug corner dies to it in the same colour.

Hugs

Marion

Porcelain frame

2009-08-29T12:22:00.003+10:00

Another beautiful day on the Sunshine Coast.
Today I want to show you an example of a frame I did on a card
using Dimensional Magic. This is my first attempt so it could be improved upon.
I think next time I would use plain cardstock rather than textured as it showed through. I photographed it like this to show the shine. If you want a close up of any of the photo's just double click on them.
Hugs

Marion

Designer flower

2009-08-24T22:28:00.003+10:00

Hello again!

This card was made using a flower that my friend designed from another similar flower design. She simplified it and beautifully so.

Hope you like it.

Hugs

Marion

Card for my name sake

2009-08-22T14:13:00.003+10:00

I just finished this card for my dear Aunt Marion who has had a stroke.

She lives in New Zealand so I am unable to see her.

I love these spellbinder frames. I also used the Cuttle bug corners.

The flowers are called Liliums. I coloured the inside of them with a deeper pink and then added the stamen's.

Hugs

Marion

Ornament

2009-08-20T09:44:00.003+10:00

Hi everyone!
This is my take on Becca Feeken's beautiful ornaments.
Becca has kindly allowed me to copy her creation (mine is not quite like hers) and allowed me to put a Link to her blog. Click here
Thank you Becca.
This ornament was made using the Spellbinders In Spades Borderabilities and the Spellbinders Grand 12" Classic Lace Border. Next time I will make it a little different so that the back border stands higher like Becca's. They say practice makes perfect. They are so much fun to make. My next one will be a Christmas ornament.

Hugs Marion

Trinket box using Spellbinder dies

2009-08-19T15:55:00.002+10:00

Hello,

I thought I would show you another project that I had entered in the Spellbinders competition. we were allowed to enter three.

I really enjoyed making this box. I was trying to photograph it with a white background. I still need to perfect this way. I hope you like it.

hugs Marion

Prize winner at Spellbinders

2009-08-18T06:51:00.006+10:00

Double click on picture to get closer look.

Wow! How about that? I am one of the five winners of the Spellbinders Pendant and Borderabilites contest. I have already won $100 worth of dies of my own choice. I am so blessed. "Thank you Lord". Check here to see the other winners.

http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/pendant-project-contest-top-5/#comments

Hugs Marion

Lovely liliums

2009-08-17T21:21:00.003+10:00

I made this card for my friend Patti Jo some time ago

Excited

2009-08-14T23:38:00.002+10:00

I am so excited. My birthday present arrived to day.
A brand new camera to take clearer pictures of my cards.
As my birthday isn't until next month it is sitting unopened
on the piano. What a temptation. Am I learning patience?
Anyway I am now concentrating on how to take pictures
with nice white backgrounds. Hopefully from now on my cards will be much better presented.

Marion

Flower frame

2009-08-14T23:33:00.002+10:00

I thought I would show you a frame I did a few years ago

using flowers from floral Punch craft books.

I made it for my Mother who has since passed away.

Bumblebee flower

2009-08-14T23:24:00.002+10:00

A card I made using the bumblebee

punch. I was happy with the colours I use for the flowers.

Wedding Bookatrix

2009-08-09T22:51:00.004+10:00

A wedding card for a friend
using the bookatrix

Bouquet

2009-08-09T22:36:00.002+10:00

I made this card some time ago and thought I would show it.

Wattle flower

2009-08-09T22:29:00.002+10:00

This card has the lovely Australian native wattle flower

Another sculptured flower card

2009-08-07T21:47:00.000+10:00