123 Challenge - January

 

 I'm a bit excited to share with you today a layout that actually turned out WAY BETTER than I had expected.. lol.. It looks pretty amazing IRL.. :)

 

It is my entry into the January challenge over at the 123 Challenge Blog..

 

 

 

 

This layout was created with one purple cardstock base - it matches the dress I am wearing in the photo..

And one piece of newly released 12x12 Kaiser pattern paper.. I had to do a tiny bit of trimming to all of the squares to make them fit with a small purple frame showing..

 

 

For the texture part of the challenge I have included Gesso, Clear Impasto, Glossy Accents, distressed edges and because "texture" can sometimes be with the eyes not only by touch, I included some faux stitching around each pp block and glitter.. And the final touch for texture was depth - I did this by included the flowers, 3D'd the days of the week, title and the chipboard doily piece..







 

 

I used the word part of the challenge quite differently to what others have.. I have used a photo of ONLY myself and made the journaling about MYSELF... -- However, there is a twist ---

 

Me, Myself & I

2016; I am going to grab the HAPPY! I am taking it upon myself to make the year positive! So together, "me, myself & I" are looking forward to a great year ahead!

 

As it mentions in the journaling, I am taking the steps within myself to be positive.. Put out positive vibes and thoughts! I am no longer going to let bad or sad rule my reactions or decisions.. Every day I am going to make a great day! :)

Now back onto the 123 Challenge Blog... I believe they are having a DT call this month.. So if you're a lover of challenges, why not drop on over to the blog, check out the details and then send through an email to Alicia.. Good Luck!

 

Thank you for joining me today, I hope you've found some sort of inspiration from my layout too.. Toni.. xoxo

Interactive Super Card - Violet Crush

Trying to get back into the swing of things and so far I'm doing not to bad with my crafting.. I have been trying to use up some old stash of 6x6 paper pads.. Cause lets face it, don't we all have way too many of those suckers! lol..

 

Anyway, I found this awesome card fold on Pinterest, not sure what it's called (maybe
"Interactive Super Card" ??? This is what that poster called it..
Anyway, I love it.. So wanted to give it a go myself.. Of course, like normal I didn't go searching for a tutorial, I just winged it and figured it out from the photo..

 

 

This the inside of the card, standing..

 

 

I used the old Kaiser collection - Violet Crush..

 

 

Securing the card shut with a Velco dot..  I couldn't see in the Pinterest one how they closed it, so just improvised with what I thought would be best.. I definitely needed something to keep it closer properly..

 

Here is the back side (flipped over) view of the card..

 

With scraps I was able to whip this little beauty up.. I was having a lot of fun with the layers..

What do you think?  Cards perfect for a teenage girl maybe?!?!?! :)

 

Valentine's - Slider Card

Recently while Hunter and I were searching through Pinterest, he found a really fun Plane Slider Card..   We didn't have a plane, so we had a look at some of our favourite 3D stickers and found this lovely little love birds one.. Hunter adored it and picked it right away..

So with that picked, we got some cute Valentines paper (old 6x6 paper pad stash) and started making our card..



 

I actually really enjoyed making this card and with intend to make some bases so that when I make more in the future, it wont take anywhere neat as long.. I didn't use any tutorials for the measurements of the card, I like to work these things out for myself by just looking at templates..

 

Here is the card slid open..

 

To embellish the card, we picked out some flowers and used some glitter to make it pretty.. :)

 



 

 

 



Fairy Garden - January 2016

 This year I am creating a special Fairy Garden.. This area will be sort of a Calming / Zen place for me to just chill out at.. Hunter has been awesome at making sure we get the stuff done over the past couple of weeks.. lol

Energy Rocks / Mini Zen

First (with Lane's help) we layered some weed-proofing mesh down, then covered with potting mix to give a nice soft base for the fairy garden..

 

As part of my soul journey this year, it included a trip to a local store to pick up some Spirit / Energy rocks.. We used an old glass bowl, filled with clean & washed sand to create a Zen garden feel.. Surrounding and grounding it are some rocks from Hunter's "rock collection".. lol..

 

Fairy House Pot

 



 

Next was to crack out special Fairy house pot.. Hunter had the duty of doing this, he loved it!  Since the pot actually split in two halves, we relocated our operation to the Fairy Garden to glue and fill the pot..

 

Once we were out the front again, we picked the spot right in the middle for the pot.. Hunter was then tasked with opening the Fairies and deciding who was going to live in this house pot while I was filling it up..

 

We placed sand down and then filled the pot with soil and slid in the broken bits.. It has turned out pretty good actually.. :)

Special mention of the Fairy Dust so they can come alive, fly around and play together..

 

We have some Glow In The Dark stones that we placed to the sides of the bot so the Fairies can see at nigh time.. The fake grass at the front looks FAB and we can't wait for our big lot to arrive!

Hunter didn't want the blue Fairy to be lonely, so we put Tink out there too!

 

We made a special pool for our Fairies.. It has a sand base, then covered with blue pebbles and a glass tile on top.. There is also a small bridge on top of it at the moment (which will be getting moved in the future.. lol)  and a tiny little Street Light Lamp by the edge of the pool..

 

Hunter was having a blast playing with the Fairies.. lol..  He especially loves Tinkerbell   Twinkerbell.. We then added some extra sand and spread it around so we could place the cement Toadstools that my Mum got me for Christmas.. Their position may not be 100% finalised just yet.. Some may change when other Fairy houses and other products arrive throughout the year..

 

Here is a little Tree House ornament under one of the toadstools..

 

It was hard getting him out of the garden.. lol.. I finally succeeded by allowing him to play with my inside Fairies in my room..

 

 

DINOSAURS

 

Yes, we are having a Dino section in our Fairy Garden.. :)



 

This is only the beginning, as we collect more things for the Dinosaur exhibit we will be able to add more of the Dinosaurs to the garden.. Hunter and I have some big plans for this area too!!

 

We were very careful not to place the Herbivores too close to the Carnivores.. hehe..



Joy Fold Cards

 

For a fun technique challenge this month in one of the card groups I'm in, the theme was to create a JOY FOLD card..

This just so happens to one of my favourite folds, so as I was making one, I got onto a roll and ended up making 6.. lol..

There are 3 sets of 2 cards per paper collection..

 

 

This is the card that I was making originally.. The base although hard to see, has some clear Impasto paste and glitter on it with some glitter..

 

 

This is the first card and it's pair..

 

Now a fun pair for pre/teen boys..

And the 3rd pair for a little one who loves Farm animals.. :)



 

Not the clearest photo, but here are all the cards together..

Thanks for dropping by today..



Christmas Cards - Teacher gifts - High School

Finally today I am bringing with you a couple of cards that we gave to Lane's teachers.. I keep forgetting to post them up to share..

 

The left of the card has a slider box for the chocolates to be lifted out from the top..

The paper range is of course my new favourite Christmas collection, Silver Bells by Kaiser..

 

Lane's Math teacher told him that apparently he hadn't received a card in a VERY LONG time from a student, so Lane was quite pleased and proud of himself.. He chose to only give two cards this year although he has many teachers.. He chose his form group teacher and Math teacher, both of whim he quite likes.. He will be starting Grade 8 in just a few more days..