Fleur de lis pendant

Here's a card made with the very intriguing Spellbinder fleur de lis pendant,,a bit difficult to get the c/s out of the die,,,the only tip i can give you,, use waxpaper with each cut and it will pop out, otherwise you've got to struggle with a pin or toothpick to get it out. At the end,,, its worth it.

Embroidery cards

Here's two cards i made, embroidery cards are sooo relaxing and you can do it anywhere, at the drs offices,in front of the tv, just relax and make these gorgeous cards. the pink one is for a group challenge, the monogram for my friends birthday.

Paper Crimper

What a great idea,,not my idea but it looks great , dont you agree? super easy and fun to play with my crimper for a change.

Ribbon Weaving

Here's another ribbon weave i did. Just love this technique, you can do so much with it.

Creative Weaving

Got this weave idea from Becca's site,,Amazing Paper Grace,, quite tricky but i did it,,,the frame is from Spellbinders.

Embroidery work

This technique is called Temari. Its embroidery worked in straight lines and you dont add any sequins or beads, simple straight lines overlapping each other. I wont say its one of my favourites but it was a challenge on one of my groups and i made it in shades of blue, dark blue and black.  Corners are Fleur de lis nestabilities die.

Ribbon weaving

I watched this You Tube video and made this beautiful wreath. just fell in love with this easy ribbon weaving. try it out,, its addictive!!!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgT94EbGQtc&feature=player_embedded

Punching

I punched this card with my Fiskars Water threading punch, then spirelli around the corners with embroidery thread, the beads and threading was done with a back stitch. not a good quality pic, sorry,,

calendar box

The drawer is empty,, and I plan to keep the choccies away this year,,,

At the sea

I had a ball in the water,, haven't been at the sea for about 6 or 7 years, it was fantastic!!!

Holiday pics- out of my box

Here I am,, totally out of my comfort zone,,, wasn't afraid at all,, just because they said so,,,,here i'm holding an Australian cobra and the huge Burmese Python.

Happy New Year!!!!

To all my friends all over the world,,, a very Happy New Year to you, may all your dreams and wishes for 2010 come true. May you all be very creative and enjoy another wonderful year of cardmaking. Life is short,,, make everyday count!!Have a Blessed Year!!

Embroidery work

I made this Alphabet letter for my dutch friend, card embroidery is so relaxing and seeing the finished project is just so satisfying.

Great tool

I love this little handy jewel/pearl/bead tool, it can pick up the smallest jewel, you add your glue and put it on your card with ease. this is a must have for your basic kit.

Grid technique with Scorpal

Reverse grid technique on the Scorpal, stamped and covered with chalk pastels.

Grid technique with Scorpal,stamped and covered with chalk pastels

Boxes

I played a bit with my scorpal and made these pizza boxes,, they are A6 card size and the small 1 8cmx8cm. just love making these boxes with my new toy.

Christmas cards

It's this time of the year that your mojo is on vacation but you need to make cards for friends and family for Christmas, well, i got the newsletter of Gina K this morning and she had the Split negative technique on her video, that was the right inspiration for me to make a few of my favourite cards, just love this technique but always forget about it, well, here's 4 cards i made in a jiffy. quick and easy. Hero Art stamp.

I belong to the Scorpal group and our challenge were a Wiper card, i made this one , the black and white came out lovely.

Beautiful Jacaranda street!!

Another beautiful jacaranda street in Pta North, Absolutely fantastic to drive through this street.

Jacaranda City!!

This time of the year, Pretoria is called the Jacaranda city because of the beauty of all the purple jacarandas, i love driving through Pretoria North especially as the jacarandas cover the street from side to side and you drive through it all, its just beautiful. i've taken a pic of a white jacaranda, its in Marija street and then the purple jacaranda. enjoy!!