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Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles

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The last of my Spellbinders cards for now. This die is Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles to which I have added a Hearty Crafts 3d image.  I think this would be a lovely card for a little girl. Cute Card Thursday In The Pink Thank you for visiting my blog this week.  I hope you have enjoyed my creations.

Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments

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                                              Todays' card is made with the Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments . I layered a white 4x6 card with black linen card and added the dies in two colour tones then a black butterfly and  a greeting to finish.                                                  Crafting From The Heart

Spellbinders Luscious Labels

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I recently bought some of the new Spellbinders dies .  The first is Nestabilities Luscious Labels.  I layered a white square card with linen card, embossed card, the dies, rhinestones and Paper flowers and  a leaf die.   I would like to add this card to the following challenge:                                                        Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog

Spellbinders Outrageous Butterflies

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I do really love the Spellbinders Outrageous Butterfly die.  The card is a 6x6 square layered with black embossed card . I added a paper doily and a felt doily which I found at our local bargain store. I finished with punched corners and rhinestones I would like to add this card to the following challenge: Crafters Cafe The Sisterhood of Crafters          Thank you for visiting my blog this week. I hope you have enjoyed it.

Royal Queensland Show - Album and Box Set

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  Lots more  photos today This is the second Family Birthday album containing July to December. I have attempted to include as many family birthdays as I could source dates and photos for, I have used Graphic 45 A Place in Time papers and embellishments for these albums.   I was awarded 2nd Prize at the Royal Brisbane Show for my Albums and Box Set.        

Royal Queensland Show - Album and Box Set

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Lots of photos today This is the first Family Birthday album containing  January to June I have attempted to include as many family birthdays as I could source dates and photos for, I have used Graphic 45 A Place in Time papers and embellishments for these albums.      

Royal Queensland Show - Album and Box Set

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Today I would like to show you my entry into the Scrapbooking / Off The Page  Mandy showed us how to make these boxes so I just made this one on a larger scale, covered it in cream and brown card and embellished it with Spellbinders dies and paper flowers.      I was awarded 2nd prize in the Off the Page section.     The box holds two albums of Family Birthdays. The albums are made of chipboard and I have decorated them to match the box.    I hope you will come back next week to see the inside of the first album. Thanks for visiting.

Royal Queensland Show - Gazebo Gift Box

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    You may have seen this on my blog earlier but at my hubbys insistence I entered it into the Papercraft / gift box section of the Show.   I was awarded fourth prize for my entry.   My Gazebo is cut on the Klik N Kut Zing using an SVG Cut file.       I made a couple of chairs and a table to put inside the Gazebo. The top section lifts off to reveal a gift box in the base Thanks for visiting my blog this week. Your interest is appreciated.

Royal Queensland Show - Christmas Decoration

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 I have entered this into the Christmas Decoration Section of the Show I have used a Twiddleybitz cupcake stand for the base, Twiddleybitz church and houses. Tim Holtz trees, Scrapmatts lamp post and other bits and bobs from my stash.                 Front of Christmas scene    Back of the Christmas scene

Royal Queensland Show - Lighthouse Gift Box

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Another Papercraft /Gift Box entry for the Show and also one you may have seen on my blog before.  I was awarded first prize in the Papercraft section for my entry.   The roof lifts off the house to reveal the gift box as well as the top of the lighthouse. The very top of the lighthouse tower holds a  light which flashes. I have used Graphic 45 By the Sea Papers for this project.     The boats were included in the file as a card pattern so I adapted them to 3d boats.  

Royal Queensland Show -Graphic 45 Bookends

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This is my entry into the Off the Page Scrapbooking I was awarded Best Exhibit in the Scrapbooking section and also 1st prize in the Off the Page section for my bookends I have made bookends from an idea from Annes Papercraft. My hubby built the bookends for me and I decorated them with Graphic 45 A Ladies Diary papers. I added two book boxes made to look like  a ladies wardrobe and filled them with handbags, hats, dresses etc all made form stickers backed with patterned papers   The stickers are all from The Sticker Store. The Bookends Bookends and Books Front covers of the books Inside Book 1 Inside Book 2 Just one more picture taken at the Show yesterday 

Royal Queensland Show - Double Wedding Page

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    Almost time again for the Royal Queensland Show or the Ekka as we call it here in Queensland   I would like to share my entries with you over  the next little while. the first is my entry into the Scrapbooking - Double Wedding Page section. I was awarded 1st place in the Scrapbooking Double Page Celebration section.   I have made an interactive double page and included all of our family wedding including my Great Grandparents, Grandparents, Parents, Uncle, Brothers, daughter, Nieces and Nephews and of course our own ( lots of photos)      

Hobby House Baby Card

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I have a baby card to show you today   I have used a 5x7 card layered with dark blue linen card and embossed white card. I have used a Spellbinders die and a Hobby House image and finished with a ribbon tag and greeting.    

Tag

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  My "little extra" tag for my swap partner. I have used bits and bobs from my stash to complete the tag.    

Craft Mad Monthly Swap

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My second card for my partner is made using a 5x7 cars and Echo Park papers, Spellbinders dies for the label and the flower and a die cut bird      I have also used Spellbinders dies for the inside of the card.

Craft Mad Monthly Swap

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This is the first of my cards I have made for my partner for the July Craft Mad Monthly Swap. The theme for last month was Pop Up cards This is the outside of my card using Graphic 45 By the Sea papers I have used stickers from the Sticker Store for the inside and tried to do a seaside scene. I would like to share this card in the following challenge: Eclectic Ellapu

Christmas All Year Round Sketch Challenge

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The Christmas All Year Round Sketch Challenge at Craft Mad this month is a very simple sketch I have used Graphic 45 12 Days Of Christmas papers and a rosette to complete this card.      

Craft Mad Card Sketch Challenge

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Time for this month's Craft Mad Card Sketch Challenge       I have chosen to make a card suitable for a man  as my sample card this month and I have used papers from my stash, chipboard gears and brads to complete it. Thanks for visiting my blog this week