Beaded Dragonfly

G'Day!

Yet another activity from our recent cruise... and I promise this is the last!

These are some Beaded Dragonflies we all made, they were a little challenging at the start, but I think once we all got the hang of it, they became quite easy :) 

They also offered Beaded Gecko making, but we unfortunately missed that session because it was at lunch time so we were eatting and realised after lunch we'd missed it (but I am planning to Google the pattern and hope I can make some because they were super cute and would make great gifts!)

Ill be back soon with some Stampin' Up! Cards for you to admire, Im all out of cruise activities now haha.

Until next time,
Keep Smiling and Happy Creating!
Kirra :)

Towel Animals!

Howdy!

Another post featuring something from my recent Cruise with my sisters....

Here are 2 Ooober Cute Towel Animals that our Room Steward, Arnold, made and left in our room after making our beds (best bit of the Cruise, not having to make a bed hahaha)

Here is the first one, an Elephant which we named 'Johnson' (as in Johnson and Friends, the ABC TV Show from the 90s we all grew up watching).  Isn't Johnson just the cutest little Elephant ever!

And here is 'George' the Monkey! (as in Curious George, another cartoon, more from today though I believe).

We were amazed at the skill put into these two amazing animal creations! We wanted to deconstruct them to learn how to make them, but after naming them we didnt have the heart to pull them apart!

Until next time,
Keep Smiling and Happy Creating!
Kirra :)

Quilled Card

Hi Everyone!

If you missed my last post, I was telling you all how I went on a 3 night Comedy Cruise with my sisters over the weekend and that I managed to be in the middle of the Ocean and still find somewhere to do some Card Making!

Here is the card we made in our Arts and Crafts Session on Quilling.  I had previously done a little Quilling back in High School as one of my last week of school activities back in year 8 (man, that was like, 11 years ago! Feeling a tad old right now!), but hadn't done any since then.  Ive been wanting to get back into it as I found it fun then and I've seen some super cute Quilled Cards I'd love to CASE.

This card, however, is completely different to the Quilling I'd learnt 11 years ago, and when Id seen samples using this particular technique I was busting to know how they done it! Well now I know the secret and it was completely different to how I would have thought it was done! So glad I went to the class and learnt how to do these delectable little flowers!

Until next time,
Keep Smiling and Happy Creating!
Kirra :)

Returning to Reality after a Cruising Adventure

Good afternoon!

This week I had to return to Reality after 4 days and 3 nights Cruising aboard P&O's Pacific Dawn!

The Cruise was a 3 night Comedy Cruise, which 3 of my Sisters and I really enjoyed! There was plenty of laughter, smiles, sun, seasickness, drinks, food, dancing and photos! The Comedians were hilarious and I even managed to find a couple of Arts and Crafts Activities aboard, one being Quilling where I made a cute little card. I thought it was quite funny, even in the middle of the ocean I managed to get Card Making done! HAHAHA!!!  It was the ultimate getaway for a mum! No washing, cooking, cleaning, dishes, making beds, changing bums, NOTHING! Just 100% pure relaxation!

Here are a couple of the pictures from the Cruise!

 The Ship was MASSIVE!

 Passing under Brisbane Gateway Bridge - It seriously looked like it was NOT going to make it! I was expecting it to fully hit! haha!

 What's a Cruise away from the Kids without Cocktails?? Mine was the yummy Chocolate one!

 Some of the entertainment at the Sail-away Party as we were leaving the Brisbane Harbour

 Us four sisters waiting for one of the Comedy Shows to start and having a few Cocktails while we waited :) 

And a gorgeous Sunset on our final night aboard the Pacific Dawn

Now its back to day to day life, being a mummy, cooking dinner, changing bums and cleaning the house, and most importantly CARD MAKING! hehehe. I did miss my daughters and partner ALOT! There were a few tears on my behalf when I realised even with international roaming, I couldn't call home to talk to them all. 

Stay tuned, Ill post the Quilled Card and  Beaded Dragonfly I made in Art & Craft Sessions and some cute Towel Animals that our room steward made for us! 

Until next time,
Keep Smiling and Happy Creating!
Kirra :)

Stampin' Up! Card Trek

Just a bit of fun today :)

What a fun job I thought I had! 

But look what they get up to in the Home Office! 

Stampin' Up! Card Trek

(Please click on the writing above to watch the video on YouTube)

Until next time

Keep Smiling and Happy Stamping!

Kirra :)