More Trellis work....

The atmosphere was cooler this morning and it rained a bit overnight, but it was still very smoky here in the morning. However, around 4 it cleared a bit with a stiff southerly - so fires are now moving north I guess - which has blown the smoke away up the river valley. I took this shot outside just before I sat to do this. 

However, I have also made another card using the Climbing Rose set from SU

My trellis is not straight! Bugger!

Stamped image underneath and coloured with w/c pencils

Die cut trellis and glue down over coloured image

Stamped 6 small roses and w/c'ed them and then diecut them also

Diecut five sets of leaves - arrange the roses and leaves on top of the trellis

Stamped the sentiment

Mounted the whole on card and then onto folded card

Quite pretty!

See you soon!

Roses are still Blooming

Even tough it is mid January, roses are coming into a final last flush again. In the funny, smoky red sunlight today, mine looked amazing. All the colours of the flowers in the garden seem enhanced in this strange orange haze. I didn't take any photo's of them though as they are getting a bit passed it.....

The view outside last night - the smoke was so thick. 

My two tuberous Begonias - so pleased they flowered again this year. Isn't that yellow intense. 

A friend's brother passed away so I had to make a sympathy card

I used the new SU Climbing Roses set to create this but the rectangles were non SU (Scrap Dragon and an old Nellies)) and this trellis is from Memory Box. I used the SU markers to colour this with as well and there is some die cutting and some fussy cutting involved as well. 

There is also some layering up

The die set has a trellis in it but it is quite big gaps so I used this one instead for this piece

After the sadness, a happy picture of the Beast recovering on the couch from a big game hunt where he actually got a baby bird. He was pee'd off because I took it away from him and actually bit me - we had severe words as a result! Don't think he was that scared by the threats of retribution..........

Naughty Mr Weasley!

Happy Australia Day!

A slightly different photo today!

Not really the colours of Australian sporting teams but....

Plenty of colour at Cornelian Bay thanks toCassandra Leigh who says:
Combine bushfires, a northwest wind, and sunset, serve with boat sheds and a side of yacht. Hobart was engulfed in smoke from a couple of bushfires yesterday but it made for some beautiful colours.
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Last week Hubby and I went to lunch at a lovely restaurant just to the left of this photo,and sitting inside we looked out on a clear blue sunny day at the boat sheds above. The bay to the top right is Lindisfarne and our bay, Geilston, is just to the left out of the picture. This is the smoky atmosphere we endured a few days ago and there will be more coming over the long weekend as there are over 40 bushfires in the state now. Most of them are in the National Parks so they are hard to reach and hard to fight. We have people from the mainland and New Zealand here helping and a large contingent of flying machines dumping water on the fires as well. while we are not in danger except from smoke everyone is on a short fuse and agitated, including the animals. It is expected to be 40 on Friday and strong winds - just what we don't want!!!

Here is a map of what was happening at 9 am Thursday morning

                                  

Happy 2019 to all!

Hello - thought I should remind people I am about!

It has been a wonderful summer here in Lindisfarne to date - albeit with a few bushfires in the National Parks with smoky days and windy days thrown in. We need it to rain of course, but the garden is not doing too badly - we are lucky compared to the central and northern areas of Australia where the heat wave is bring temps of over 40 degree's day after day. As I write this it is currently 26 degrees here and that will probably be the maximum.  We have been quite social and visited friends and family and they have visited with us. 

This photo popped up in my Facebook feed and it intrigued me.

Are you the kookaburra or the snake?

This kookaburra caught himself a stokes sea snake. The food chain is alive and well!
Photo by Joey Jo Jo at Bushland Beach, Queensland | ABC Open

I have been cleaning up after the Christmas splurge and getting rid of stuff - interspersed with making something when I come across some item or similar that inspires me to have a go. Here are some of them made from Freebies and scraps:

Practicing with my SU watercolour pencils

Using the stamp block and some TH Distress ink and a spray bottle of water to create a background for the frog

Similar technique used below

Copic pens practice in colouring in

This ribbon came off a Christmas present (Dior perfume)

I liked this technique - the small embossing folder strip came with the stamp and this is three different parts of it highlighted with some sponged ink to show the images - cute huh?

I just embossed three bits of scrap SU Whisper White and after selecting the area I wanted, smooched some SU ink around with a sponge 

I have thrown out lots of magazines and collated the bits that I want to keep from the freebies but I still have a long way to go!

I have lots of SU stamp sets (old) that I want to get rid of so I might have a big sale here soon.

I have created some more space which is a good thing as my passion for buying craft stuff has not diminished!!! 

I might make something with the stash soon!!!

Until then - Happy crafting!