Big Birthday Celebration Card | Couture Creations

Well 2013 has started off with some milestone birthdays...

Here are the 40th and 50th Birthday cards I created for two very special ladies.

Happy Creating 
Kerrie

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Big Birthday Celebration Card | Couture Creations

Back to School 2013

2 Down 1 To Go

It is hard to believe I only have one child still at school!!!  
Here is Taylah all ready for her first day of Year 8, we are lucky as her school is a Prep - Y12 so all we needed to purchase was a senior school hat and tie. Look how grown up she is looking.

Happy Creating Kerrie

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Back to School 2013

Australia Day Wild Weekend

Well what a weekend Australia Day weekend was!

Taylah and I went up to Imbil for my cousins 50th birthday and ended up trapped up there with the flood waters rising so quickly. 

trying to find a road out, but the water was rising so quickly

When we tried to leave we ended up trapped in between flooded roads and bridges and looked like we were going to spend the night on the in our cars on the side of the road. Luckily we were not alone my Aunty, Cousin, Sister In law and 2 daughters of my cousins were with us so 7 of us in total and 4 cars. While we were sitting in a bus stop on high ground contemplating our day/night ahead, a car pulled over with the most lovely people inside who offered to take us to their house, so off we went and ended up spending the night with Alan & Joanne, their son, his girlfriend and their nephew his wife and their young daughter. Alan & Joanne not only welcomed us into their home they fed us and gave us a place to sleep. The power went off about an hour or so after we arrived at their home so it was candle light, buckets of water for the toilet, BBQ dinner and lots of chatting with our new friends. 
We were all woken around 4am with a fire in the house as one of the candles that was left on so we could find our way to the bathroom throughout the night caught fire, luckily Chris had woken and got to it in time

the lovely Alan, Joanne & their nephew Chris with all 7 of us before leaving their place and some of their furry friends

The next day my one of my other Cousins and her family came to take us to their place as the flood waters had gone down around their place but we still were not able to get out and get home. So we bid farewell to our saviours and headed to my cousins place. We stayed there until around 4pm when her husband Ronald went to see if we could get out and thankfully we could so we bid farewell to Imbil and my cousin and family and headed home. 

heading to Ronald & Kathryn's we had to cut the barbed wire fencing so it could be removed from the road

A day later than we had expected but full of thanks for Yasmine for trying to get us out, Alan & Joanne for taking in 7 strangers and making us all feel like part of their family and to Ronald, Kathyrn & Aunty Merle for worrying about us and coming to get us and helping us to get home in time for Taylah's first day of Year 8.

on our way home, quite amazing how quickly the water goes down and the extent of the damage.

I should add we had a fabulous time at my cousin Jeanette's 50th we certainly won't forget her birthday weekend.

Happy Creating Kerrie

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Australia Day Wild Weekend

Happy New Year

Well it is 2013 here in Australia

Happy New Year Everyone 

I hope 2013 is an amazing year for you all

Hopefully a very productive and creative year for me

Kerrie

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Happy New Year

Christmas Tree 2012

here is a look at our Christmas Tree for 2012 (not many presents under the tree as my children got experiences this year instead of gifts that clutter)

This year we have just the one tree as we didn't have our ladder to get into the ceiling to get any others down :( so while it was disappointing not to have a forest of trees I love how our tree looks and may even repeat this colour theme  for 2013. We went with the black tree which was down (but packed away) from last year and it was perfect for our theme of Red, Black, Kraft & Cream.

I created the rosettes on the tree using old dictionary paper, paper doilies and some old ugly poinsettias that I glittered. 

I had to purchase new lights as my lights that I have had for approx 30 years finally just stopped working, not too happy with the lights as they have white wiring, which stands out too much for me but that was all that was left in the stores.

I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas

 Kerrie

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Christmas Tree 2012

Christmas Cards 2012

 after I started the season off so well with my creating decorations...I finally got around to making some Christmas Cards
same card 3 different colours of bling sticking to our Christmas theme for this year of Red, Black,Kraft & Cream

 and the gift tag

Products Used
Cards
EK Success 2 Point Flag Punch
Teresa Collins Patterned Paper Haunted Hallows Chandelier Crowns & Fabrications Linen Green Fluer De Lis (using the back side of both of these papers)
Core`dinations Tim Holtz Kraft Core #4 Cardstock
Stampin` Up Stamp
Bling Red, Black Charcoal
Tag
Kraft Tag
Couture Creations Blossom Yarn Doily Die
Couture Creations Intrinsic Embossing Folder
EK Success Xmas Tree Punch
Stampin` Up Stamp
Old Dictionary Paper




Happy Creating Kerrie

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Christmas Cards 2012

Christmas Gift Giving

I just love Christmas and I love to give presents to friends and family. Yesterday I had Christmas lunch with some very special friends. I thought I would share with you some Instagram photos of my Christmas gift wrapping.

 my lunch ...very delish, i love Hogs Breath

even more yummy desert

and this Card Album is to store all our Christmas Cards that we receive this year, so we can treasure them always ...for instructions and a list of the products used pop over to Create & Play Club's Blog

Happy Creating Kerrie

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Christmas Gift Giving

Australian Scrapbook Ideas Magazine #16 Christmas Craft Ideas

I created these two Christmas Decor pieces for the Christmas Craft Ideas booklet that comes FREE with Issue #16 of Australian Scrapbook Ideas Magazine.

I love creating off the page items and really enjoyed creating both of these pieces.

For instructions of how to recreate these pieces you can purchase your own copy of Australian Scrapbook Ideas Magazine either from your local newsagent or online HERE

I also have these couple of layouts in the readers gallery of this issue.

Happy Creating 

Kerrie

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Australian Scrapbook Ideas Magazine #16 Christmas Craft Ideas

Wooden Birdhouse

I created this birdhouse for the Create & Play Club Blog using the middle boxes from the Craft Concepts Wooden Shadow Box

This will make a cute gift for a special little girl. 

Remember when you are out and about to check out all the Christmas decs for things that you can alter and use in other projects. This is where I found the little bird

Before

After

with just a bit of paint and glitter you can change an ugly bird into a cute little bird.

Instructions can be found HERE 

Happy Creating Kerrie

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Wooden Birdhouse

Create & Play Club's 12 Days of Christmas Inspiration

I have been creating some quick projects for Create & Play Club for their 12 Days of Christmas feature.

Here are two Christmas cards from days 2 & 3 if you go to Create & Play Club Blog you can see more as well as the instructions to recreate these for yourself.

Create & Play Club are also having a sale with 20% off everything in their catalogue   a great opportunity to stock up


Happy Creating Kerrie

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Create & Play Club's 12 Days of Christmas Inspiration