Easter cards using the space left from Cutouts

Hi again.... wow two posts in two days it would have to be a record lately :P  just another quick Easter card idea using the space left from cutouts. I first seen the bird card on pinterest but the link was broken so i cant give credit to who came up with this idea but thank you anyway! the bunting card was all hand drawn and I cut the triangle flags with a craft knife. Anyway sit back and enjoy the video. Happy Easter!
Blessings to you

 and a last thought

When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave

 me renewed hope and cheer.

 Psalm 94:19

 

Easter Bunny face card

Hi all, Finally getting a card up after working out all the hassles with my email address and dealing with some very ugly problems here.... changing churches..... it all hasn't been easy but we are working through it. Mum's 80th was such a lovely time together..... the first time in ages with all my seven siblings in the one place! missing them all already.

 Ive also stayed busy with other bits and pieces.... Madaleine and I have had a go at some bobbin lace making, my Dad made us both the boxes and we made some book marks with a basic stitch. I taught myself to make YUM! Pad Thai, Made some Easter decorations, Made a huge whale out of foam for a skit Madaleine is in and Dave bought me home a vintage Koala ....like i had as a kid. We praise God for having His family in many different places not just our home church of 40 odd years...

 I had also been cleaning out my craft room and trying to get rid of some clutter and it too is coming along nicely.

so I know it a bit late but if you are interested in the bunny face card you can purchase the template here and watch how i made it on my you tube channel :)  enjoy!
Bunny Face Template $3.95

Blessings to you

and a last thought 

( a message from our daughter)

"When people write you off... God's got a bigger pen! And He writes in the graceful, most powerful blood of His Son."Where to from there?"I'm a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world."

whimsical Easter

Hi all, First of all please remember my instructions that I have for sale are WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS ONLY you do not get a video or the materials need to make the project. If you need any other advise about the pattern please email me before you buy!


I had another quick play with my Fancy that leafy swirl die from the paper hub and I thought it looked like something out of jack and the bean stalk! to me this card has a real whimsical Easter feel about it. I used Light bulbs die from quickutz for the large eggs, Fancy that leafy swirl for the branches, Lacey Ovals spellbinders die as a backing and the emboss folder was a cuttlebug/die set called With Gratitude. I glittered the eggs and mounted them up on some foam tape and to finish added a ribbon.... pretty simple but I love how it turned out!

I have also been playing in the garden and was so inspired by this blog post http://nogginsandnonsense.blogspot.it/2012/03/easter-centerpiece.html I had to make my own and here is how it turned out. The kids willl be home on for Easter on Wednesday! Yay!!! we are so excited :)

Blessings to you

and a last thought

“I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises”
(Psalm 34:1, NLT)

Balloon dies into Easter eggs

Hi guys, Ive been playing with my balloon die set which I purposely bough to use for eggs, I didn't want to but a die set that was just eggs and only use them once a year so the Nesting Balloons die set from QuicKutz was a great alternative and now I can get two uses from them and use them all year round. This is so easy to do using a long ribbon or pretty thread I glued the balloons the same length apart. To glue them on I used the flap end of the balloon to my advantage and folded it over my thread then to cover the back glue another balloon on with the flat cut off and you have a very quick simple Easter egg garland... see the video below

I hope you have enjoyed this tip.
Blessings to you

and a last thought

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;
I have come that they may have life,
and have it to the full”
(John 10:10, NIV)

I also made one from crochet, you can find the pattern for the crochet egg garland here http://www.mamamichie.com/2011/03/easter-egg-garland-tutorial/

Making a Bunny face for your Pillow Box die Slippers

Hi all, Really exciting news for our son he has just booked his tickets to Nepal for the mid semester break a group of them from the Uni (similar to what Beth did last year to India) do a high school prac in an orphanage there and then they get to hike to base camp of Mt Everest, he will be then going on through Vietnam with some of his friends before coming home, we are so happy and excited for him..... he showed me this video of the fight they will have to take to get to Mt Everest apparently the most dangerous fight in the world... ok now I'm worried.....I know its a mother thing lol. All our love goes to you and your adventure Ben Xx :)

here is a pic of the really easy Easter door wreath I made using some scrap tulle, ribbon and plastic eggs. On some wire simply thread on the eggs and tie strips of tulle and ribbon in between and your done!

Ok so here is a fun way to give some Easter chocolates this year. You may have seen my Pillow box die slippers instructions that I posted some time ago well I have made some cute bunny faces to go on the front of the slippers, being autumn here it took me ages to get my feet warm last night and this idea came to mind lol. I also found out that putting these on a card can make it quite heavy so I used my new die set called Card & Photo Easel from Lifestyle crafts and it worked a treat at holding my card up! very happy :) so here are the punches i used for the bunny face.

click here of the Pillow box die Slipper instructions and enjoy!
Blessings to you

and a last thought

“Those who know your name will
trust in you, for you, LORD, have never
forsaken those who seek you”
(Psalm 9:10, NIV)

fringe scissors flowers

Hi all, Ive been playing with my fringing scissors from Martha Stuart (see some more ideas here ) and thought I'd show you these flowers I've made. The first experiment was with recycled paper I got between a new dinner set using a large pearl for the center, they were nice for a box or something 3D but I wanted something that sat a little flatter for card making so I made some white ones with button centers and they worked great. Craft Critique has a great product review of these scissors here


These were made in the same way as the heart wreath I made for Valentines day. see all my details in both my videos below on how i made these flowers.

I was really disappointed to get and email from someone telling me the things I have on my blog should be free and I should give freely of my talents I quickly let them know that they should have a look through the rest of my blog as I have so many free tutorials, patterns and videos and give very freely of my time and effort in showing and sharing with the world what I know. I know God has given me a gift in this area and I also know that God would not want our family without their bills paid or no food on the table and if He has given me a talent to be able to supply this them I thank Him daily. I thank all those from the bottom of my heart who have purchased patterns from me, since my husband was redundant my income from my blog has helped to keep us going. So before you judge please browse the rest of my blog I have so many ideas for your personal use.
Blessings to you

and a last thought

“God shall supply all your need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus”
(Philippians 4:19, NKJV)

crochet cards!

How cute is this little bunny! makes me smile each time I look at it. This clever idea was designed by a special Iris Folding friend that Ive known for some time now, her name is Silvia Griffin a beautiful lady who is raising money for down syndrome, you can find her site here.
Besides being a master at making Iris fold patterns Silvia has designed these great crochet cards and more which you can find on craftsuprint site. Now who has a stash of fibers like mine and you dont know what to do with it?

These crochet cards are perfect for your fibers! I only know basic crochet I cant even read a pattern so that's how easy these cards are! My daughter loves this kind of stuff.... so would the older generation! pop over to craftsuprint and check out all of Silvia's other patterns (hearts, Easter egg, cross, sheep, flower etc) they are a very reasonable price. Add a an old but new dimension to your paper crafting!
Blessings to you

and a last thought

"…We went through fire and water, but

You brought us to a place of abundance"

(Psalm 66:12).

Making those cute carrot boxes using your largest heart Nestie die!

Hi all, We all like to save a few dollars where we can so today I wanted to show you how to make those cute carrot gift boxes using the largest heart Nestibilities die instead of the expensive petal cone die. I will say though this makes a smaller box and pouch but hey it's a great alternative especially when all the kids are really interested in is whats inside! You could use the pouch to hold some money for the older kids in your life ;) and smaller is sometimes better when it come to sweets! all the details will be below and I hope you will enjoy!
you can purchase the written instruction for the small price of $3.95

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These instructions are in pdf format that are delivered via download. After completing payment, you will receive an email from Fast Wagon with a link to download your purchase. If you don't receive the email, check your spam box. Contact me with any questions or issues woodyrey3@yahoo.com.au Non Australian buyers Please Pay Pal ONLY. If you are within Australia and don't have pay pal please email or phone me for bank details.If you are interested in these for workshops purposes please contact me for group rates! I know you will enjoy making these.

Thank you for your purchase.

and a last thought

“I will answer them before they even call to Me...”
(Isaiah 65:24)

I love this text and had it proven to me just lately.... as the last 2 and 1/2 years of battling panic attacks I have not driven myself more than a 15 minuet drive from home or been to a dentist appointment by myself ever! (I still don't like the dentist) When i was faced with doing both these things last week i started to melt down wondering how I could do this....God answered before i even called and gave me a such peace that everything would be OK and the day was great! Such an achievement that most people would take for granted but I know God gave me the strength to reclaim back these simple things I need to do. Remember, you are very special to God, and He hears you and answers you. Reclaim parts of your life and know that He always has your best interest at heart. He is working things out for your good, and He will always answer — sometimes before you even call!
Blessings to you

2 step owl punch Tulip

HI all Ive had this made for a while now but recent events put some things on hold for a while. We are off to visit our kids in Uni this weekend which we are all looking forward to and the break from things will be a breath of fresh air, I miss my kids so much and our youngest daughter has had a few melt downs and tears over the past 2 weeks getting use to being the only sibling at home. I talked to my son on skype yesterday and today and he made me feel so happy. My family is very precious to me. Any ways enjoy the video and instructions as I did making them :)
Blessings to you

you can purchase the written instructions here for the small price of $3.95

View Cart

These instructions are in pdf format that are delivered via download. After completing payment, you will receive an email from Fast Wagon with a link to download your purchase. If you don't receive the email, check your spam box. Contact me with any questions or issues woodyrey3@yahoo.com.au Non Australian buyers Please Pay Pal ONLY. If you are within Australia and don't have pay pal please email or phone me for bank details.If you are interested in these for workshops purposes please contact me for group rates! I know you will enjoy making these.

Thank you for your purchase.

and a last thought

When the Lord comes He will turn on the light
so that everyone can see exactly what each
of us are really like, deep down in our hearts
....... at that time God will give each one
whatever praise is concerning him.
1 Corinthians 4:5

Retro Punch Tulips

Hi, ive been talking to our daughter and she is getting ready to come home for the easter break from Uni......sooooo looking forward to seeing her. And i put my first Stampin up order in which was very exciting and a little frustrating at the same time! you can make an order with me by clicking here on my Stampin up web site or on the right side bar. So ive been playing with my punches again and come up with these retro tulips, i hope you like them! here's a list of the punches you will need:

Stampin up's Wide oval, large oval, small, Scallop circle, 1 and 1/4 circle, spring bouquet, and the round tab punch for double punching. Also Stampin up's new 2 step bird punch. Different coloured inks and a white gel pen to add highlights.

enjoy...........Valita

and a last thought

"I gave you this work", He explained,
"to go and produce fruit, fruit that will last".
John 15:16

Punched tulip and leaves using oval punches + video

Hi all, well life is settling down a little as Beth settles in to Uni life...hasn't been easy for her, the change of food has made her sick and now she has a cold, plus making new friend circles has been challenging plus stressful. there's been a few calls home!
Ive been enjoying having a play with my punches again and discovered how to get a nice shape leaf with my oval punches! . Its sometimes gets a bit frustrating keeping up with the seasons regards to card making as we are always out of season to most of the world or so it seems. Ive found here in Australia we don't seem to send Easter cards as some other countries may do so while i see heaps of spring projects coming form USA here it is autumn so this was my reason for not adding an Easter sentiment..........I also need to say a big thank you to Juliana my up line with Stampin up, she so kindly sent me some stamp sets and other goodies. So lets get started. You will need:

2 Stampin up wide oval punches in green for the leaves
4 Stampin up large oval punches for the flower and to double punch the leaves
Stampin up scallop circle punch to double punch your flower petals
card stock of your choice. I used Pink Passion and green galore
inks to match, foam tape

Starting with the flower you will punch out 4 large ovals, then using the scallop punch pick up 2 of the scallops and make a double punch and you will end up with a shape like in the pic above.
ink around the edges and layer these up with foam tape. I added some white gel pen to accent the flower (refer to the above pic)

Cut a thin stem and ink the edge. Now starting on the leaves you will need to punch 2 wide ovals
then using some snail adhesive tape this to a scrap piece of card.

next make a double punch on a slight angle using the large oval punch and only going in part way.

Now you have a long moon shape.

Thread the wider end of the moon shape back into the large oval punch where it fits nicely to one end and make another punch. this will round off the leaf.

So now you can leave this flat or score a center vein and make a fold. then ink all the edges. And its as simple as that!....so now check out the video tutorial.............and enjoy Valita

and a last thought

Above all else, guard your heart
for it is the well spring of life.
Proverbs 4:23

fresh folded easter eggs

Hi all, it's been a hectic 2 weeks for us here getting our daughter packed and off to uni. This last week has been a blur for me as i have missed her so much so i haven't been in the frame of mind to do a whole lot at all, but its getting better, she has settled in nicely and has an on campus job cleaning to help with finances. Makes me happy to know she's starting her own life doing something she's been passionate about for a while now...primary teaching!. So to get get my mind back on some positive stuff i thought i'd give you another look at my fresh folded easter patterns i have for sale. Ive done a quick video tutorial on how easy these patterns really are to make. This will give you an idea whether you would like to try this type of paper crafting. you can click on the pic above and it will take you to my easter patterns. enjoy...Valita

and a last thought

To everything there is a season
a time for every purpose under heaven.
Eccl. 3:1

Happy Easter

Hi all, this last month has been a whirlwind of stuff happening with Granny her condition has had the added complication of heart failure now along with infections...but she is stabilizing in this condition. As you can imagine this is having a huge impact on every day life for all of us. I guess we are blessed the hospital is only 2 streets away which makes time with her a whole lot easier. So forgive me for the lack of posts but Im sure you will understand. These are some of the easter cards we did in class and i thought i would share them with you ....i will be having a few weeks off for the school holidays.

These 2 above folded card patterns are available for sale on my pattern blog in an easter pack


I know one thing i have understood more fully lately and that is to walk each day by faith in Jesus. and ill leave you with a text that has helped me......have a happy easter all.... Valita XX

and a last thought

You shall weep no more, for He will
surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry.
He will answer you. Though He give you the
bread of adversity and the water of affliction,
yet he will be with you to teach you-with your
own eyes you will see your teacher.
And if you leave Gods paths and go astray,
You will hear a voice behind you say,
"No, this is the way; walk here."
Isaiah 30:19-21