CSI#79 - Orroroo

Hi there everyone,CSI #79 sketch is up and running this week 

and with such an amazing colour palette, 

I just had to join in.

So here is my page that I have created

using a photograph on one of our travels in the countryside.

"Orroroo" is a little town just before you enter the 

Flinders Ranges in South Australia.

Driving along everything is dry and barren

A little rain fell down and then

the sunshine follow - we had to stop

and look at the view and take photos of the

awesome Rainbow that appeared before us.

I think you can see the rainbow there

in the distance inside the photo. 
It was so clear and right above us.

I love the poem by Dorothy McKellar "My Country"

she explains in her poem what Australia means to us.

I have printed some of the poem and placed on my page.

For evidence 

Flowers

Leaves

Rub-ons - Australian Flags

For Element

4 Journalling reasons why I scrapped this page

(1. I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains, 

2. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel seas,

3. Her beauty and her terror, the wide brown land for me, 

4. Core of my heart, my country, land of rainbows gold)

I think this sums up why I love this country, and very proud to be an Australian.

Here is ONLY an portion of the poem

(Just the parts I like) Hee hee

My Country a poem by

Dorothea McKeller

I love a sunburnt country,

A land of sweeping plains,

Of ragged mountain ranges,

Of droughts and flooding rains,

I love her far horizons,

I love her jewel sea,

Her beauty and her terror -

The wide brown land for me.

Core of my heart, my country!

Her pitiless blue sky,

When sick at heart, around us,

We see the cattle die -

But when the grey clouds gather,

And we can bless again

The drumming of an army,

The stealthy soaking rain.

Core of my heart, my country!

Land of the rainbow gold,

For flood and fire and famine,

She pays us back threefold;

Over the thirsty paddocks,

Watch, after many days,

The filmy veil of greenness

That thickens as we gaze.

Well that's all for today!

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend :)

Cheers Adriana XX

Holly Bright - Kaisercraft

Hi everyone,

"HOLLY BRIGHT"

is the latest paper release collection from 

Kaisercraft, these papers are the first Christmas papers this year.

 In September there will be another

3 Christmas paper collections release.

Yes, Christmas is just around the corner!!!!

I created a layout and some cards

which were featured over

on the Kaisercraft blog

Here is one of my cards

Here is my layout

all the materials list

is HERE 

Thanks for looking

Cheers Adriana XX  :)

Cardabilities #78

Hi there everyone,

Just a reminder that the new sketch for

Cardabilities Sketch was revealed on the

1st July

 Just a few more days to enter.

I hope you can join in on the fun too, you have

until the 13th of July to join in.

If you enter in this competition your card will be

featured over on the 

Cardabilities  FACEBOOK page.

and on  Cardabilities blog

Check out all the details on how to enter

this challenge over at Cardabilities

Here is the sketch to follow,

In case you missed it here is my card I 

created with lace doily, some diecuts

and my favourite stamp. 

Hope you can join in on the fun.

Stay warm , very cold here in Australia at the moment.!

Cheers Adriana XX :)

Great Moments Card - Couture Creations

Hello there everyone,

Just showcasing a very quick and easy card created

 with Couture Creations latest release Emblossing Folders - All Occasions.

 There are so many new release Embossing folders, 

today I am using the Great Moments Embossing Folder

This image is of a lovely Embossed tree with flowers.

I made it into a very earthy and Autumn toned card. 

LIve full the life you have imagined.

To create this card

Place your white cardstock in the embossing folder, 

run through your Big Shot manual machine.

Lightly dab Broken China Distress Stain on the top of the card, 

spray water on the card with mister filled with water,

let the Stain inks run to the bottom of card, 

repeat process with the other colours, 

misting water each time, until you are happy with the blending effect.

Dry cardstock with the Heat Gun.

Once dry, lightly dab over the embossed image with 

Couture Creations Sponge Daubers and Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Stamp text ramdonly on card,

Highlight dots with Aztec Gold Glitzin Glitter Glue, leave to dry.

Ink edges, mount this cardstock on to a card.

Stamp sentiment on tag, adhere to card with double sided tape.

I hope you like my very earthy tone card........ Happy Crafting :)

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CO723453 All Occasions- Great Moments Embossing Folder

CO721983 Doubled sided tape 3mm x 25m

CO721961 Doubled Sided Foam tape

Glitzin Glitter Glue

Sponge daubers

Other materials

Scattered Straw, Broken China, Peeled Paint - Distress Stains

Water mister

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Kaisercraft text and sentiments clear stamps

Vintage Chocolate Box

Hi everyone, 

Today I have project created for my Meg's Garden Design Team for this month, it is a chocolate box 
with the Elements papers from Meg's Garden and 

New paper collection Dreaming in the Meadows

 Meg's Garden website

Firstly, I ate the chocolates.....yummy.....
then I covered the top and bottom of the box with 
dusty pink coloured card stock, 
which I embossed with a Couture Creations embossing folder.
I applied white Distress Paints on the embossed cardstock. 
It looks and feels like velvet.

On the top of the box I decorated it with
German Scrap border on the each edge. 
Then I glued some German scrap border on the each end.
I apply glossy accents to the chipboard frames and placed
some German Glass Glitter and tea stained fragments. 
I placed a paper Doily and a Vintage Beauty Image
inside the glittery frame.

I adhered two Organza Lace in dusty pink and green 
at each end and a 
transparent Butterfly for an extra touch.

Around the edges I covered with the newest paper collection
Dreaming in Rose paper , some German Scrap
To finish and close this 
box with a Striped satin Ribbon - Brown and latte colour 

Inside the box I covered it with
French Cinema Elements paper from the

Elements Packs available also from 
Meg's garden website. 
Then I decorated on the edges with small
 paper Doily and German Scrap

Inside the box is a Vintage Beauty tag and a little note book
and matching pen. These are made from the new papers 
Dreaming in the Meadows paper - Dreaming in Mulberry & Dreaming in Lavendar

The materials I have used on the tag are 

Viola Pansy violet 
Vintage Beauty Image

paper Doily

Striped satin Ribbon - Brown and latte colour 
5cm white lace

The notebook and covered pen is made with the
Dreaming in Mulberry paper
Cornsilk flower
Elements for the Paris cover

Thanks for looking
Cheers Adriana XX