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Happy Australia Day 2020

Hi Everyone, Happy Australia Day 2020 <3 On this Australia Day, I am going to take the time to be grateful for all that I have and the people that are in my life especially after the devastating bushfires that put all eyes on Australia recently. My word for 2020 is 'thrive' and I chose it because I noticed lately that my attitude when coming across adversity was just to get through it, coping one way or another. I wanted to get out of this 'survive' mentality and really bring awareness to what was happening around me, look for the good in the bad, see who my real friends were, grow through the experience and really thrive under hard circumstances. I have read so many inspirational stories from bushfire survivors (and survivors in general) that really inspire me and bring much hope and comfort in humanity. Another habit I am implementing this year is taking time out for quiet reflection and meditation. I've started the  30 day Yoga Chal
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Envelope Junk Journal ~ Flourish 'Maggie Holmes'

Hi Everyone, Today I am playing along with the Creative Design Team at Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft. This is the first project of the year, brought to us by one of the newest members Sue @Art, craft & journals here on YT.  Check her out and send her some love and support by subscribing HERE- https://bit.ly/2uaU3cf Sue's original Paper Bag Junk Journal Tutorial can be found HERE I was so inspired to make a junk journal that I dug into my Maggie Holmes Flourish collection (as I am still waiting for my Maggie Holmes Heritage order) and customised my junk journal by making it out of a large envelope.  Here are some pics of my beautiful 'junk journal'- I did try and choose colours close to the ones that Sue chose and I love how they turned out. You  can catch my tutorial on my YT channel  HERE Close ups of the cover And here is a look at the inside cover. I will be back with how I fill the junk jour

Accordion Booklet ~ Sunburnt Country Paper Collection ~ Couture Creations

Hello everyone, Im so exciting to be back and crafting on the design team after being away all year. When I saw the beautiful papers that Aunty Vera had chosen as November's theme I knew I just had to squeeze in some time to come up with a worthy project for our Australiana theme this month. Using the beautiful papers from the Sunburnt Country collection by Couture Creations, I have come up with an accordion booklet that allows you to utilise both sides of the paper instead of always having to chose one or the other. To decorate the inside of the booklet, I used the cut apart pages from 'Sunburnt Country' as well as some ephemera from Kaisercraft's Open Road 2018 collection which I am slowly running out of. When you open the booklet, this is what you see    You can then pull the pages out to the right to see one side that is wonderfully decorated with ephemera that evokes Aussie nostalgia. And when you pull the booklet to th

Valentine Cards ~ Wild Love by Photoplay

Hi everyone, I am back to share some more Valentine Day cards.   If you missed my first set of cards, please check them out HERE. For this set of cards, my aim was to use the Wild Love Paper collection by Photoplay. Card 1- Hello Wild One For this card, I started with a panel of watercolour paper 4" W x 5 9/19"H . I used Distress Ink Tumble Glass and created an ombre background sky heavy on the bottom and light on top. Next, I used the Wild Love Paper.  I cut out a bigger panel of the blush side: 2" W x 5 9/19"H And a smaller panel of the green side:  1 3/4" W x 5 9/19"H I used baker's twine to wrap around a few times and then tied it into a bow. Next, I used the journaling card with the 2 teepees. I fussy cut this out and laid it on the bottom right side corner. Next, from the sticker sheet, I used the 'Hello wild one speech bubble' and a single pink heart sticker. And here is the fina