It's your day

Today's card was inspired after watching a Hero Arts tutorial, I haven't used any of the supplies used in the tutorial but have adapted my own.
I coloured the cat with watercolour pencils and a water brush. Used nestabilities to cut through several layers of card for the window and used a border punch .Supplies:
Stamps: Penny Black - Bubbly
Paper: blue,white & Pink card, DP - Papercraft stack
Other: watercolour pencils, water brush, thread, foam tape, nestabilities circle, Martha Stewart punch

TFL
Maryann

Do You Remember

When I saw this stamp, I just fell in love with it. It just takes me back, what mother doesn't remember their two year old throwing tantrums. This stamp is designed by Mo Manning and aptly named "Toby is two". I watercoloured the image and used punches for the background squares.Supplies:
Stamps: Mo Manning M0104
Paper: blue, white & chocolate card, DP - Dovecraft 6x6 masculine DP pack
Other: chocolate ribbon, water colour pencils, water brush, EK success punches
Take care
Maryann

Here's to you

Hello,
Todays card was made for my friend's daughter, who is leaving Australia to live in London. I have used My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch challenge MFTWSC9 for this layout.
I started by stamping the A'la Modes Image, coloured her and cut it out with nestibilities and sponged it while it was still in the die. To add some bling to the dress, wine glass and shoes, I used a glue pen and glitter.
Supplies:
Stamps: MFT A"la Modes - Cheers
Paper: Shades of pink & white card, DP - Papermania
Other: Ribbon, brad, scallop & oval punch, sponge, glitter, glue pen, copics, adirondak ink - watermelon, brilliance ink - pearlescent coral, black ink, nestabilities - Label 10.

Have a great day
Hugs
Maryann

Time to Celebrate

I thought it was about time I share this card, I made it in January and I was sure I used a sketch but for the life of I can't find which one it was.Supplies:
Stamps: MFT : A'la Mode "Time to celebrate"
Paper: cream pearl, blue, white card, Designer paper
Other: button, thread, ribbon, copics,nestabilities, label die,brads, embossing folder.

TFL
Maryann

Gone fishing

This like like a blast from the past, I had seen this sketch somewhere in my files and when I looked up the link it was from Taylored Expressions back in April 2009.

I made this for my Brother in Law who is always off fishing, sometimes in dams where the only thing you can see is dead trees and water, relying on a gps to get him back home. I used the embossing folder to give the feeling of sticks all around. I hope he manages to catch something and have lots of fun.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampavie

Paper: Designer paper, green, tan and light blue card

Other: embossing folder, copic,nestabilities, paper piercer and mat, brads

Hugs

Maryann

Engagement congratulations

This Saturday I am going to an engagement party, it is themed black and white. I used MFT Wednesday sketch for my layout inspiration, and flipped it on its side. I coloured the "a'la mode" image with copics and cut it out with nestabilities. The designer paper was matted with black on white and then black on white base card, with a little bling on the corners. After assembling the card I used kindy glitz to add bling to the diamond.
I also used the mft die to make the scallops at the base.

supplies:

Stamps: MFT - "Ala Mode" It must be love

Paper: Designer paper - Cre8tiv Silhouette stack, white & black card

Other: francheville ribbon, flower, nestabilities oval & scallop, rhinestone brad, small rhinestones , kindy glitz

MFT die- namics open scallop border die

TFL

Maryann

Remember this moment

Today was my great Niece's Christening, this is the card that I made for her. I started with The Greeting Farm's HG - Snuggle, I cut her out with nestabities and coloured her with copics. The dress was paper pieced. The verse was stamped before embossed.
Supplies:
Stamps: TGF, Kaisercraft
Paper: cream, red card, DCWV sticker paper, papercraft paper pad.
Other: Lace, sizzix - decorative swirls die, flowers, red ink, pearls, nestabilities - label 4

Hugs
Maryann

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's day to all, I hope you shared the day with someone you love. Today I thought I would share a card I made for a challenge a few weeks ago, but this is the first chance I have had to upload it.
This cute stamp comes from stampavie and the designer paper is from Cre8tiv purchased from Kmart.
the verse inside is from Kaiser

Supplies

Stamps: stampavie Pen08, verse Kaiser

Paper: Dp Cre8tiv romance series, white, red card

Other: red & white ribbon, felt heart, button, thread, copics, nestabilities, ds tape

TFL

Maryann

Blogoversary

Wow Today is my 2nd Blogoversary, where have those two years gone. I would like to thank everyone who has looked at my blog and those who have made a comment. I love looking at other blogs and I realise mine is very basic, but I am learning all the time. I have a goal for this year and that is to make more time for cardmaking as I noticed that the number I made last year is quite a few less than the previous year. I don't even have a card to share with you so that is not really a good start for the year, but today I received a parcel from MFT so I will play with them soon.
Take Care and thanks for looking
Maryann

QLD Flood

Happy New Year and it is not happy for some.
I have made a few cards and will post them at a later date, but I have had other things happening on around here.
The start of 2001 has been a very went one. At the start of the year most of the State of Queensland Australia has been covered in flood water. Devestating floods have been in the north, central, west and now the south east. I have been very lucky not to be caught in the flood area, but friends have and I have been helping them clean up. I thought I would share some photos of my home town with you.
Looking down the main street towards the central business district
Looking from the other side of the main street out of town

Somewhere under all that water is the bridge to the west side of town

The water has now receded and an army of volunteers from all over the country have turned up lend a hand, it has just been amazing.

Take care

Maryann