Welcome back.
My neighbour has a big magnolia tree and every so often the tree produces beautiful large blooms. I managed to capture this flower opening over the space of half an hour. Here the flower is almost completely open and the centre is exposed. I love the creaminess of the petals with the purple and green/yellow of the centre. I will put a range of photos showing the flower opening on my photograph page.
Have a good day
Patricia
Sometimes I need a little inspiration for my scrapbooking whether it be traditional or digital. So some clever people have come up with scrapbook layout sketches that make it so easy to get great results. One of these very clever and smart people is Chris Lothian who is has a Facebook page called Christine’s Creative Capers. She has designed pages that we can download and use on our StoryBook Creator and get a great page in 5 minutes.
I have used the lovely photos I took off the monarch butterfly last week and teemed them up with the Enchanted digital kit and they went really well together.
This was so easy to do as all I needed to do was click and drag the various papers and photos onto the layout. I did have to just add the paper to the scalloped strips on the sides by selecting them and then adding the paper to the selected element. And to finish off I just substituted the flowers with flowers from the kit. Easy Peasy!
First here is the original sketch:
And this is the finished layout:
This sketch is also suitable for traditional scrapbooking. Please note that all sketches on Chris’ Facebook page is for personal use only.
Have a great day and Happy Crafting.
Patricia
Today I went out to take some photos down at the Hutt River and came across an errant bunny in the bushes around the bridge. I managed to get one photo of it before it disappeared. I thought the timing was quite timely especially as we have just had Easter in the weekend. However, I could not find any Easter eggs – lol!
While on Easter I have just purchased the Creative Memories Border Maker rustic fence cartridge and I could not resist making one last Easter card with it. I can see myself using this cartridge a lot – and distressing it with inks as well. This would look lovely with flowers and leaves climbing up on it on a card. This cartridge is while stocks last only.
It seems strange to put a cute lamb on an Easter card in the southern hemisphere as Easter is a sign of Autumn for us with the changing colours of leaves and cooler temperatures (?), but it is a sign of rebirth that is universal. I also love using the Classic Stickers from Creative Memories they are so colourful and pretty. Plus they are reasonably priced.
The sentiment on this card was last weeks freebie from Creative Memories that I printed off from my StoryBook Creator, as well as the background paper.
Materials used in this card:
Creative Memories Cardstock – Green Apple
Creative Memories Stickers – Easter
Creative Memories Border Maker – rustic fence cartridge
Creative Memories Reflections Digital Kit
Creative Memories freebie sentiment
I hope that you all had a great Easter.
Happy Crafting
Patricia
Another bee on a flower photo. I know this is getting a bit boring but I just can’t help myself when I see a bee flying about my flowers. Plus I had the bonus of some raindrops on the snapdragon.
I hope you are enjoying all my flowers and that they bring some sunshine to your day.
Have a good day
Patricia
Just proving that we have had some rain. Another lovely macro shot.
I love this photo. I think my macro photography is improving – still a long way to go though.
Another photo of the day. I just managed to capture the little rain drop in the centre of this flower.
Photo of the day.
My photo of the day. I had just come home after getting some photos printed for a camera club competition when I saw this monarch butterfly outside. I rushed inside to get my camera and managed to take a series of photos with this one being the best. I love the majesty and fragility of these butterflies. So I was back at the shop to print this one of for the camera club competition. This is my first entry so I do not know how I will go. Will keep you posted.
Have a great day
Patricia
My photo of the day. This year I have planted some gazinias in my garden and they have been amazing with such bright colours. This shot is my first attempt at a close macro and I am really pleased with the photo. I am so thrilled with what I can achieve with my camera. This is another photo that will remind me of summer in the midst of winter. I hope you take pleasure in this photo too.
Have a good day and happy snapping
Patricia
