What a week!!

Hi everybody,

Well what a crazy week!! Last week of school, so many school events to attend and preparing for our trip away this morning to Kurow. Haven't been on a family holiday for a year, so children very excited. Thought I would leave you with this image of my most favourite project of the moment. I managed to get my hands on these 20cm polystyrene wreaths from local dollar store. I had some bakers twine and gorgeous rhinestones from Papervine so wrapped the twine around and then used my glue gun to attach the stones. I think it looks amazing and have made one in blue as well. Love them so much I'm going to give them as Xmas gifts this year. So simple and yet so stylish!! Will make some in red twine/green stones and green twine/red stones for a Xmas theme.

We are away now till the 4th Oct and won't have any internet access (how will I survive!!). Have made some great cards recently and I'm visiting my favourite craft shop Artful Crafts in Timaru, so will have lots of new projects to share.

Take care and enjoy the first week of the school holidays!!

Shona

Canvas Project

Am so tired...can hardly keep my eyes open. Really need to go to bed but keep getting caught up in different people's blogs and Pinterest. Hours seem to disappear when I start 'pinning'!!

Decided to show a project I did for my daughter a few months ago. We got our dog 'Bella' as a puppy for Christmas 2011. She was a huge bundle of white fluff (and still is) and we all just loved her. My daughter has a special bond with her so I decided to put together these photos on a canvas to celebrate their friendship. She shows it to everyone that comes to the house and has it at the head of her bed.

Speaking of bed, must go and visit mine......Thanks for stopping by!!

Shona

I've had my first blog comment!!

Well, I couldn't have been more excited seeing my first ever comment on my blog this morning! Its so lovely to know that someone took the time to look at my card and also that my blog actually works. I'm not the best with computers, so wondered if I had done everything properly.......

I have made this card for my daughter to send to her new friend on Waiheke Island, Auckland. She is 9 years old so wanted to send something fun, bright and colourful. And what a perfect opportunity to use some of my HUGE washi tape collection. I purchased all of these from Papervine and they have the best variety of washi tapes I've seen.  I just used a plain white card stock and put the tape straight on down the side. This is very bad but can't remember which collection I found this yellow woodgrain from but just loved the pattern.

I have become obsessed with bakers twine of late and never used it on a card. I think it adds that little bit of fun I wanted. And I used a tip that I had seen on a tutorial by the wonderful Kristina Werner. She has a fantastic blog with the best tutorials and beautiful card designs. She suggested cutting a little 'v' in the top and bottom of the card where I want the twine to sit. It gives it a groove to sit in and stops it from slipping around. And it worked perfectly!!

Am really enjoying writing this blog. A bit scary putting my creations out into the world but I'm excited to hear the good and the bad comments and meet some wonderful people along the way.

Thanks for visiting!

Shona