With Christmas fast approaching, wow only 23 days to go not sure how many shopping days that is but it seems to have rushed up awfully quickly!

Deb Wisinski has used the Green Tara Metal swirls White and Silver Grey petals and Burgundy Silk and Swarovski flowers to frame this gorgeous family christmas photo.

With Winter approaching for those in the Northern Hemisphere Deb has done this lovely layout of their home under snow last year. Those of us in the south will meanwhile be sweltering under the hot Summer sun and perhaps dreaming of having a White Christmas one year.

Deb has used Green Tara Black and Silver Grey petals to great effect with the added sparkle of the silk and swarovski flowers in the centre. The Green Tara metallic silver Maple leaves add to the cool effects of the page

Merry Wishes

Our favourite card! Green Tara Burgundy Mesh ribbon tied with an Olive Green star and a stamped greeting. It is simple and sensational!

Leaping Reindeers

A fun Xmas card using Green Tara Silver Reindeer ribbon leaping across green Xmas paper with a stamped greeting. The reindeer ribbon is available in Silver, Red, Brown and Burgundy - a perfect match for all your Xmas papers.

Any Occasion Card

This lovely card used Green Tara White Mesh ribbon, White Leaf Garland and a 5cm Turquoise petal finished with a button embellishment. A perfect birthday, thankyou or easter card.

Purple Elegance

This card uses Green Tara Organza Cirle Design Black/Gold ribbon wrapped around purle paper and finished with a gold flourish sticker. An elegant card for that special occasion.

Merry and Bright

A Xmas card using Green Tara 5cm red petal with green bling centre and Green Tara burgundy Metallic Lace ribbon. Copper Metallic Lace ribbon would also look great with this colour combination.

Birthday Petals

Another simple, elegant card using Green Tara Turquoise 5cm petals and Dark Brown Leaf Garland. Finish it with buttons and a stamped greeting.

Organza Swirl Card

A very stylish card that could be used for many different occasions. Red cardstock with a strip of Green Tara Organza Circle Design Red/Gold ribbon with a Green Tara red metal swirl. The organza circle ribbon is available in a variety of colours - perfect for wedding or engagement cards.

Just Because

This card uses Green Tara 5cm Red petals, Lime Green Leaf Garland, button embellishments and a stamped greeting. There are endless possibilities for different colour combinations with the petals and ribbon. Another elegant card by Peta!

Create a Flower

Peta has created her own stunning flower using three pieces of torn paper edged with gold, Green Tara Organza Cirle Design red/gold ribbon and black Leaf Garland for the stem.

Autumn Birthday Card

A great card for that special man in your life. Use pale blue cardstock with a matching strip of paper, Green Tara Maple leaves in black, silver and white and a stamped greeting on the white leaf.

Male Birthday Card

Have trouble finding a masculine birthday card? This card is perfect! Use Green Tara Navy Blue Mesh ribbon edged with Dark Brown Leaf Garland and a Copper heart.

Thankyou Card

This card used Green Tara marbled yellow paper (from the Art Deco Pack), Orange paper string, 10cm Daffodil Yellow petal and a 7cm Liquid petal. A button and stamped greeting complete the look.

Congratulations Card

This simple but stunning card uses Green Tara Red Milled Mulberry paper, 7cm Cream petal, 5cm Red petal and a Black silk flower with Swarovski crystal centre. Black ric-rac and gold stamped "Congratulations" are the finishing touches. The colour combination could easily be adjusted to match with your special occasion.

Birthday Card

A very cute card by Peta using Green Tara 2.5cm petals in assorted colours with stamped flowers stems and butterfly. Buttons have been used to embellish the petals.

Our Little Reindeer Page

A great Xmas page by Peta using Green Tara brown Reindeer ribbon, 10cm White petal, 7cm Silver Grey petal, red Silk flower with Swarovski crystal centre and Red Satin Lace ribbon.

Petal Xmas Card

This card by Peta uses a 10cm Xmas Green petal, 6cm Red petal, 2cm White petal and a section of Red Bead Garland for the centre piece. It is finished off with a stamped greeting but would look equally as good with Green Tara Reindeer ribbon or Star Edged Organza ribbon across the lower edge.

Reindeer Card

This card by Peta uses Green Tara corrugated Xmas tree die cuts and silver reindeer ribbon with a stamped greeting. A very simple but effective card.

Candles by Peta Burrows

A Christmas theme candle with the big day rapidly approaching, probably a lot faster than most of us would like! Peta has decorated this green and white candle with Green Tara Stars, Lace ribbon and a Silk and Swarovski flower.

Wouldn't this look great on a wedding table? Peta has used the Jaipur Wedding paper to wrap the candle then decorated it with White and Silver paper leaves, Metal Swirls and a Silk and Swarovski flower

New Organza Ribbon Card

Wow, Lyn obviously has too much time on her hands at night! But she produces some really lovely cards. Here she has used the New Organza Ribbon which is available in 9 stunning colour ways. Great for wedding invitations and layouts.

Metals and Mesh by Lyn Senior

Lyn has been really busy making these great cards using some of Green Tara's new Metal Embellishments and Mesh Ribbons. We think you will find lots of ideas where you can use some of these great new products on your favourite craft project

Lovely Card by Lyn Senior

A very elegant card by Lynn Senior using the 70mm Gold Organza Ribbon as the centre piece. We have 9 different coloured Organza ribbons so there should be something for everyone.

Sepia Wedding

This sepia 1960 wedding photo is very simple but stylish. The only embellishments used are Green Tara flower sprays, a silk and diamante flower and a gold edged bow! A very simple but elegant layout by Peta Burrows

An Early Halloween

Deb Wisinski has decided that halloween is early this year!! Nothing like being prepared I say!

Deb Wisinski Layout

Another great layout from our US designer Deb Wisinski

Seaside Layout

Peta Burrows has used the new mesh ribbon to good effect on this seaside scene. The finishing touch of the small sea shells really add to the composition.

The new ribbons have been a huge hit with one of our New Zealand clients saying that her staff nearly got rsi from cutting and selling our ribbon at SENZ so much so that they nearly sold out of it all!

New Design from Deb Wisinski

Something really different from our Designer Deb Wisinski in the US. Great work Deb!

If you have a layout or off the page piece you would like featured just drop us a line at info@greentara.com.au

Back From Orlando

Back again after CHA in Orlando. It was great to see all the other exhibitors and meet lots of new people.

Everyone was really helpful and welcoming.

We came away with lots of new customers and some great contacts. We are already planning CHA in Annaheim in January next year!

Had a couple of days R&R at Amelia Island (just Nth of Jacksonville) with a dear friend of Alison's on the way home. Great to relax in the sun and have my first swim in the Atlantic.

Lots of summer storms while we were in Florida which led to our flights being delayed in Jacksonville and Atlanta on the way back and ended up missing our connecting flight to Sydney.

Delta were great once we got to LA and put us up for the day and rescheduled us onto a Virgin flight, so we had the day in LA.

Caught a bus up to Santa Monica and checked out the shops and the Baywatch beach, had a coffee by the beach but didn't get to the water the sand between the water and promenade would have to be about 250-300 metres, my torn calf muscle just wasn't up to the walk thru the sand! Really wanted to swim in both the Atlantic and Pacific within 24 hours.

Over all the jet lag and back into it with a vengeance.

The above shot is from the show, taken on an Iphone so not great quality!

New Ribbons

The new ribbons are certainly proving popular with some nearly sold out. The shipment is due early July so not far away now. We have reordered already as well as adding some more to the range..we know you will love the latest ones as well. Check them out at http://greentara.com.au/home.php?cat=473

Hat Box by Angella Peardon

A really different Hat Box using a variety of Green Tara Petals mainly the new Batik Range.

Angella has inverted the petals to create beautiful Lotus Flowers. By Adding some Glimmer Mist she has created a stunning display.

The vibrant colours of the Batik range are certainly shown to their advantage in this wonderful piece.

Exhibiting at CHA in Orlando

Green Tara will be exhibiting at the CHA Summer show in Orlando Florida from 28th til 30th July 2009.

We will be in Booth 1540 so if you happen to be passing do stop by and see our products...they look so much better in real life!!

We are really looking forward to catching up with all our US clients as well as making some new friends, so we would love to see you if you are attending.

By Sherry Mendoza

By Pam Nelson

Krazy Krafters Taupo New Zealand

What do you think of this for an amazing piece? Angella Peardon has created this beautiful dress using Batik Multi petals and highlighted the bodice with Water Hyacinth string Got any great ideas that you would like published? Just send them to us at info@greentara.com.au 

Another layout by Peta Burrows this time using Green Tara Daisies and Water Hyacinth string.

Peta Burrows has created a simple but effective layout using Water Hyacinth string and Green Tara petals to frame two lovely sisters who have been in Mum's garden raiding the Gerberas!

Yet another one of Angellas' beautiful creations! 

Well we have finally been dragged kicking and screaming into the world of blogging! We see this as a work in progress and would love any suggestions on what you would like to see here and how to develop the blog as we go along. 

Our initial thoughts are that we would love to showcase your work here when you use any Green Tara products in either layouts, cards, off the page projects or any other creative use you may find for the products.

We will have contributions from our talented team of designers plus of course other contributions.

So give us your suggestions, ideas and submissions and of course your comments