Happy Australia Day 2014

The weather could not be more perfect for our national day of celebration. It's a warm 24degrees, blue skies, a slight breeze and bbqs are sizzling all over the country. Heaven!

And then there's me, doing what every obsessed papercrafter does on a public holiday...CRAFT! lol.
Well not just craft but also re-arrange  my studio and stash and order more supplies from my fave store, SSS. Which brings me to the true reason for updating my blog after 8 months mia.

I've signed up for another online card class which allows students a discount at several online stores. With the Aussie dollar dropping like a fly any discount is most welcome. If the shipping doesn't get you the exchange rate will, but hey, it's all worth it when you're opening that box of goodies.

This time the class focuses on STENCILS.
I must admit that many of mine rarely see the light of day but that's all about to change, thanks to this informative class. My poor old Silhouette has been working overtime cutting stencils so as I can experiment  with mist, paints, inks and embossing pastes. I'm having soooo much fun! I've even started an art journal thanks to stencils. I just love the dimension they add to a page. The photos below show 4 of my latest journaling papes, a card which features a stenciled firework design, lots of stickles, stella and glitter on that one, and finally a damask stencil I inked on the background behind the birdcage. Sorry it's hard to see.

I must head outside now and get some rays, vitamin D is good for the bones you know! Where's that BBQ?

Have a good one.