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Outlawz Challenge, March, Songs and Rhymes - Reminder

    This is my reminder post for the  Outlawz Sunday Song & Rhyme Challenge   I do hope you will go and check it out!  This challenge ha...

Friday, 21 March 2025

Color Dare Challenge #644

  This picture shows my make for the



Do pop over to the Color Dare Challenge and take a look at my teamies' makes.

This picture shows the challenge - 

If you look at my card you should be able to see all the above colours.
I matted the card base with a piece of Art By Marlene paper.
I stamped this with a Carabelle Studio stamp in black Archival.
Alice is from Scrimpingmommy
The sentiment is from Art by Marlene and it just appealed to me!



LeighSBDesigns' March Challenge has a Wonderland theme so
I will add this card to Leigh's current challenge #39




Hope you will join the Color Dare Challenge...

Happy Crafting!

 

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

WOYWW #824

It is Wednesday so

 I am linking to WOYWW at Sarah's craft shed

Follow the link to find out more about What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday and maybe join in... This is my post for WOYWW #824 

Well we are back from Matty's and I am back in my craftroom - On my desk you can see some of the junk journaling things I have been making - some chunky tickets and a folded notebook based on this video. There are also, underneath this, two more that I have been sent as a swap. (I mentioned this folded notebook in Week # 821 after seeing Spyder's)

On the desk easel there is a St Patrick's Day journal spread - the images are from Conjuror of Dreams.





As I was away last week I didn't share the recent journal page I had done: - the cat is from Karen Yates at Michelle Grant Designs.


And a zine which I made during a UKSN Zoom - workshop by Mickey. 
This used a lot of Art by Marlene stuff





I missed out on the Conjuror of Dreams Progressive Challenge as I was away - but this is the card I made when I got back with last week's image.


On the way home from East Gippsland we called in at Yinnar. There was a sculpture festival to see. Some of the sculptures were along the main street; some were in a gallery.
These are some that we liked:



That's all for now...

Happy WOYWW! 

Sunday, 16 March 2025

Outlawz Challenge, March, Songs and Rhymes - Reminder

  

This is my reminder post for the Outlawz Sunday Song & Rhyme Challenge 

I do hope you will go and check it out! 

This challenge has no sponsors, but you do have the opportunity to win a top 3 badge.


Now on to the challenge!

 

Our Song/Rhyme this fortnight is from Margaret



I was thinking of fairies...



These images and sentiment come from Scrimpingmommy. I fussy cut them all and then layered them up on a cream card blank. 
The upper layers are on dimensional tape.


But as it is St Patrick's Day tomorrow I also thought of Irish little folk - leprechauns. This image and sentiment are from LeighSBDesigns and firstly a card I made some time ago...then a new one - not quite a leprechaun but that's what it made me think of!!



The second one has layers of green papers - one from Scrimpingmommy, one from Gecko Galz and one just in my stash.

 

I coloured the image with markers and cut it out. 
I will add this card to Leigh's current challenge #39




If you haven't already, please join our 
to stay up with all the challenges.
Thanks for playing along!




Happy Crafting!

Susan

Friday, 14 March 2025

Gecko Galz - March Challenges

          

      

 This month the main Challenge theme is 

Nature's Child Challenge

Follow the link to share your make!

March 1st - 29th.

Feel free to grab our badge, and share on your blogs.




There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE  product from Gecko Galz!!  
It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!!  It is up to you!!
The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree 


My March make is a Junk Journal.. here are the front cover and the first couple of pages:
I covered the cover with fabric before adding the image, mushrooms and seals.


Turn the cover over and you will see the first pages:


Turn another page and see another lovely floral page and a page with a corner flaps. In these I placed a journalling space - see below...





Most of my images come from the Nature's Child Junk Journal Kit.


But we also have challenges on the Facebook Group


These are the March challenges




Then there are also, with freebie images, the





Happy Crafting!


Thursday, 13 March 2025

Gecko Galz extra

 


               

Last month I made several meander books....and I decided to make another today.
I am at my son's helping with the granddaughters so I am working on his dining table on a laminated map.


This time my meander book uses a Coles supermarket paper bag. This made quite a big book - about 11cm by 24 cm. I cut the bag into a large rectangle, cutting down a side and removing the handles and the base. I then folded this in thirds across the shorter side and half and half again on the long side. This makes the 12 rectangles shown below. 
If you are worried that the back does not quite fold over the rest of the book when complete you can add an extra couple of centimetres to the end before folding: I did...






I used pages from a Daphne's diary magazine for the backgrounds and the images I am using are from Gecko Galz Steam Queen Junk Journal Kit. Some while ago Leanne asked for some examples of how we might use the junk journal kits.

The fold for the meander book is basically 3 by 4 rectangles with two cross cuts.

My friend on WOYWW Mary Anne provided this diagram: mine is similar...


This is a quick video I made of the pattern:




These are pictures of my new book:


Front cover


Page 1


Page 2


Page 1 with tag in pocket and corner flap.


Page 2 with tags in pocket and corner flap.


Page 3 


Page 4


Page 3 with tag in pocket.


Page 4 with tags in pocket.


Page 5.


Page 5 with postcards in pocket and behind tuck.


Page 6


Page 6 with tag in side pocket.


Page 7


Page 7 with tags in pockets.


Page 8 with two belly bands with tags.


Page 9


Page 9 with postcard and images in pockets.


Page 10


Page 11 with little notebook.


Page 11 (back page) with belly band for notebook.





Don't forget the March Gecko Galz Challenges:

 This month the main Challenge theme is 

Nature's Child Challenge

Follow the link to share your make!

March 1st - 29th.

Feel free to grab our badge, and share on your blogs.




There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE  product from Gecko Galz!!  
It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!!  It is up to you!!
The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree 


But we also have challenges on the Facebook Group


These are the March challenges




Then there are also, with freebie images, the





Happy Crafting!