6malesandme

All Hail Reverse Garbage!

2012-01-29T19:08:00.003+10:00

I know I've said it before, but I love the stuff I find at the Reverse Garbage outlet! Here is a business card holder I made from a little book which cost me a whole 20 cents!
Just a couple of folds and it was done! This is a great way to store all those crafty cards for future reference.

Search and you will find!!

2012-01-27T22:22:00.004+10:00

For years now I have been looking for some way of displaying my jewellery items. It's not that I have that much (well, I don't think so anyway) but I have quiet a few dangley earrings that most earring holders don't accommodate.
Well finally my search is over!!!
Today we went to the Reverse Garbage store in Brisbane and amongst some other bits and bobs that I purchased I came home with this fantastic piece of steel reinforcing. I knew straight away that with absolutely no effort needed I had my jewellery display covered.
Now I just need to go back and get two more for all the rest of my stuff!
What do you think? Sorry the image isn't too good - I'll try again in the daylight tomorrow.... I was just way to keen to show it to you tonight :)

Beautiful juxtaposition ....

2012-01-24T18:58:00.005+10:00

Hello again.
I am so enjoying going back through my photos and matching them up with quotes that I have been jotting down.

I love this image I took of my lovely agapanthus in bloom last year. The clouds look so menacing and formidable, yet my aggie still shone through the darkness.
I think I got a few funny looks from people driving by as I lay on the wet ground to take this photo!

I couldn't decide which of these lovely quotes suited the image best ..... so I did them both. Hope you like them.
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Create Yourself

2012-01-24T07:20:00.003+10:00

We recently took a trip to the beautiful Butterfly House at Melbourne Zoo. Dave took some amazing photos for me to play with - here is one of them ... Hope you like it :)

The Times They Are A Changing....

2011-12-19T17:06:00.006+10:00

I have not posted to this blog for ages! My creativity has made a right hand turn and gone in a new and exciting direction. I still love all things digital, but I'm tired of creating layouts with Other Peoples Product ..... I want to create from scratch. Be the street planner, not just the guy driving the car.
Obviously this is going to take time, and skills. I have just finished a nine week 1 day a wk course on Photoshop. Very intensive, and I absolutely loved it. So much actually that I have decided to continue this path and I have applied to complete a Diploma of Graphic Design next year at Ithica Tafe. Talk about diving in the deep end!!

Here are a couple of my creations from my PhotoShop course. We were given a starting point (like create a book cover, create a poster using this tin, etc) and the rest was up to us. The thumbnails are the starting images I used in production.
I had a great time creating them, I would love to hear your feedback on them.

Cheers all,

Double Trouble

2011-10-18T09:45:00.003+10:00

Here are two layouts I created using the 'Terrific Twins' Word Art Pack from Jen at Word Art World (available now at her Gotta Pixel store). As the only one on Jen's Creative Team with twins I did offer the other lovely ladies my boys for a while - just so they could get some inspiration, but funnily enough I have had no takers ....can't think why ?

I've been having a great time learning all about PhotoShop at TAFE on Saturdays. It's great to legitimise the excess amount of time I spend on my laptop by saying that I am 'practising' what I have learnt or doing my homework. That's my story and I am sticking to it ;).

Created.... but not yet printed...

2011-10-05T19:41:00.004+10:00

Following on from my previous post Playing With Typography here is my piece of wall art for my sons bedroom. I took ages looking through all the wonderful letters available (see my previous post re great resources). Initially I was going for a 'grungy' worn look, but then reconsidered my colour scheme as it is for my 10 year old son .... and not me.... after all. Aside from his name, I included his date of birth and during my web trawling I even found a vintage stamp showing the hospital of his birth !! Pretty cool huh?

I am intending to print it out 9"x9" and mat it in a 12"sq frame. I have a couple left over from my paper scrapping days. Goodness knows when I'll get that done though, so here is my creation so far.....

A Place I Was Dying to Visit ....

2011-10-05T11:03:00.004+10:00

On Sunday my partner and I had a lovely day at the Toowong Cemetery. This historical site in the heart of Brisbane has some of the oldest grave sites in Queensland. We were lucky enough to join a tour which happened to be on that morning (and is a regular '1st Sunday of the month' event so we discovered) and actually be shown the last resting place of a number of famous/infamous locals with a knowledgeable guide filling in the details.

Our main reason in visiting the cemetery was to take photos! I just love the variety of memorials that are there. Cherubs, angels, plinths and even statues of pets adorn the sites. Unfortunately, due to age - and sadly vandalism- a large number of the headstones and grave sites are in disrepair, making it a very sombre and moving environment to wander.

Here are a few photos we took. I can't wait to 'manipulate' them into some of my Digi Art.