CarolG ... creates (creationsnz)

Welcome, I'm so glad you're here! Being creative is a big part of my life, and this is where I can show you some of the things I do.

10 January, 2016

Hot butterflies

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CASE'd  Kylies card from Happy Little Stampers (CASE the designer challenge - see right).  I think what Kylie did was so simple and s...
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09 January, 2016

Piggy

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Pigwit "Love you to the stars and back" is what is written on the BP; it says it all, so it doesn't need a sentiment.  T...
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Poppy

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As you all know I love working with sketches and this was a bit tricky because I wanted to combine it with some other elements of another ...
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Zebz

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Gotta love Zebz,  and three are better than one, right?  It seems like he is looking right at you. My new thing this year is to work in...
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08 January, 2016

Scarlette dahling!

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Scarlette here, talking to all you gals out there!  Let's drink to a fantastically superdelish 2016!  Are you with me? YES! This im...
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07 January, 2016

Hello flowers

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I don't like flowers, said no girl EVER! We all love a little bouquet now and then don't we?  Even on a card?  Here's one f...
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Smooshed

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Smooshed!Pinspiration; Neutrals I smooshed some linen finish card with distress inks hickory smoke and black soot and a some metallic s...
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In the woods

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I am now officially obsessed with neutral gray cards!  I can't stop making them and getting more ideas as I go. I stamped the back...
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Dress for Ellie

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My neighbour's teenager won a national design competition with her dress, so I made this to congratulate her. I was away from home at...
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06 January, 2016

Warm Fuzzies

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I made this for I(heart)sketches, but missed posting it, however it uses the stamp of the month so that's okay.  I thought the snuggl...
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04 January, 2016

Birthday wreath

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Neutral CAS I am always amazed at the effect of light and found when I photographed this in the same room with two different backgrounds...
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03 January, 2016

Something New

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I am so thrilled to be part of the Come and Get It design team.  Thanks for inviting me and for the great welcome. When I got the brief f...
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ferny

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I hardly ever work in neutrals (they're not really me), and find it really difficult, but I love grey and black together and thought ...
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01 January, 2016

HeartArt

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Clean & simple As a crafter of all kinds, I use this heart for a kind of signature especially on quilt labels.   It is one of my old...
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27 December, 2015

Celebrate 2016

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This is for a January cardswap which had to use a watercolour resist technique.  I stamped (a great stamp I have had for ages) and embosse...
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23 December, 2015

gift triangle

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This is a small triangular folder that holds Ferrero Rocher chocolates. Makes a great little gift for teachers or a neighbour etc. The...
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20 December, 2015

winged things

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This card started with the fabulous Hearts Ease (Couture Creations) paper in the background.  It determined the theme and the colour pale...
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18 December, 2015

Celebrate Graduation

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I was asked to make a graduation card for a friend's daughter's friend for her university graduation last week.  The brown is her...
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13 December, 2015

Summer Christmas

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Photo inspiration Summer Christmasses are more concerned with keeping cool and having fun outdoors.  I love this stamp because it says ...
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Seasons

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I have had this stamp set for years and never used them together.  Separately, yes. When I saw this sketch I saw the opportunity f...
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Starbright

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Inspiration from the sketch and the photo. I like the simplicity of this card, both in design and in colour choice limita...
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12 December, 2015

Leafy goodness

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Techniques I particularly like are smooshing, stamping and heat embossing, but I LOVE smooshing.  I smoosh on smooth paper, I smoosh on ...
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Jingle

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'T was the night ... He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I ...
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Cookie & Cocoa

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Christmas Chaos Day7 I chose snowflake, embossing and pink & teal to make my card. I like this combination because it is non-tr...
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Frosted

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I thought I'd try this snowman 'in the raw' without colouring, and I like it more than the coloured one I did.  I left him w...
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Bird call

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I love these smoky colours together and the misty effect they give. I added the stripe to give a subtle pop of colour and a bit of movemen...
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11 December, 2015

Christmas post

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I love getting stuff in the mail, especially at Christmas time.  I think it's sad that people email greetings now instead of taking th...
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Santa gift pillow box

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Christmas Chaos Day6 Pouch made with stiff patterned d/s paper, formed using a WeRMemory Keepers Pillow Box punch board.  Image coloured...
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Merci Monsieur

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Monsieur, he has just been to get his daily baguette, and he looks very French in his paper pieced beret and scarf.  Image cut into banne...
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