For something completely different....

This is a quilt for my eldest daughter Katherine. It started off as a monthly block exchange through SCQIS on yahoo groups. 11 others made a block for me and I made a block for them in the theme that thay had chosen. My theme was Bees, Bugs (Ladybugs) and Butterflys. However an Ant made its way into this quilt but at least it is pink. I have done about 9 swaps with this group of lovely ladies and I have been lucky to meet a couple of them IRL (in real life). This quilt started it's journey around Australia in January 2005. The top was machined quilted by a friend here on the Gold Coast. Parts of the fabric used in this quilt top was used at the Canberra SCQ Retreat 2006 in the Scrapbooking for Quilters workshop. Now where is that book? I have moved twice since then. That one can say was the starting point to me scrapbooking. To all the ladies who participated in this quilt top, thank you. I finished this quilt top at 1.39pm today. It is now on Katie's bed waiting for her to come home from school and see it. Now her sister wants me to finish her one. Off to locate a lovely butterfly pattern now.

'Till next time
xox

After 10 days.....

I thought it was about time that I posted something a little more worthwhile and interesting. Yep more ATC's. I think I am getting better, trying to be more adventurous and was not scared to rip a page or 6 out of a book, sand back some german scrap and try painting. The painting I need to work on. Not happy with the result but I keep my prototype card. The ones that go out for swaps are way better.

This ATC is for the Paper Imagery Designs group and the theme of the month is Sarah. I quite like how this one turned out.

The next two cards are for the WTA on ATC World. I have only made two sea horses. Using heat and stick powder and glitter. The secone one All Trees Need a Swing was fun to do. You gotta love plumbing supplies. The Swing itself is an 'O Ring'.



This could be the last ATC's from me for a few weeks, I will stay in my swaps but I need to get my head into the books and start studying instead of fluffing around with techniques. Semester ends next month and I need to get on top of things now.

Take care, keep me in your thoughts and don't forget about me (LOL!!)

XOX

Katie's ATC

During the last week of the September school holidays. Katie wanted to make an ATC to take and trade on Saturday at The Scrapbook Cupboard. Question I kept on asking her was what do you want to do. Katie decided on Christmas. So with a little bit of help from Mum this is the card that she made. Everyone was so encouraging with this and pleased to see a 6 year old do this. The lovely Jan S even showed Katie something new and I didn't know how to do it. As you would expect she was very excited.

For a first card she has done really well and better than my first card which was only this year. Well done gorgeous. Love it.

As of today 10 October she is now 7 and I will post more on this after the weekend.

A few More ATC's

I have finally gotten myself sorted, bought the laptop back into the study and hooked up the scanner to show you some of my latest creations.



Last Saturday (4 October) was the monthly live swap at the Scrapbook Cupboard. I chose to do something simple with a meaning as it is National Breast Cancer awareness month and tomorrow night I am off to a Girls Night In which is a Cancer Council Fundraiser.



Another ATC that I played with and resized to be an ATC was this Dress, i got the template from Paper Imagery Designs and they make bigger dresses and call them a mingle. I must find out what that actually means. But the ones I have seen look great. So this is my feable attempt. Mind you I quite like it.


This card is an experiment. ATC_World are doing a technique from the Bernie Berlin book with magazine images and gesso. I had no magazines here except one from Daycare so I played with a sunflower and this is what happened. I need to get some paints to do it better but I enjoyed playing with my sharpie pens with this.
I would love some comments back on this one as I am not quite sure of what I am doing as this is the first time I have attempted a project from this book.