Michi Photostory

But I will share my growing collection of gnomes. I started collecting gnomes last year when I joined Craft with Sarah Countdown. I already shared some of her gnomes on my blog but I still have a long list of gnomes I want to cut if I have extra time. 

You can purchase an Instant Access Bundle of these two craft countdowns or per gnomes on her website or Design Bundles. https://designbundles.net/craftwithsarah?ref=tYwaqO

I already cut some of these gnomes multiple times like Coffee Gnomes, Teacher Gnomes, and Cricut Crafting Gnomes.   

This is supposed to be rainbow gnomes but I changed the colors.

This time I want to try something else, ayaw ko ng pictures namin so first, I want to make some cards. I already searched different sentiments for puzzle cards like… 

Love you to pieces 

Life is like a puzzle. Each piece has its own place. 

You’re an important piece of the puzzle. 

The smallest pieces make up the bigger picture. 

We fit together 

Wishing you a piece-ful holiday 

But I remembered that I recently made a watercolor card so I wanted to do something different. I searched my files and I found this Family Puzzle Laser Cut. There are 10 designs on this bundle and for my family of three, my choices are seal, fox, whale or rabbit. 

They are all cute designs but yesterday, I chose Seal. Like I said before, this is a laser-cut file and I don’t have a laser machine or basswood so I upcycled our cake box. Using my Cricut Maker, I cut the design into multiple pieces hanggang sa magamit ko yung buong cake box. Then I use cardstock for the front layer using the Draw then Cut function. Watch my short process video here. 

This looks like an easy project but it took me a long time cutting and assembling the project. I also applied Glossy Modpodge for the first layer and edges of the puzzle to protect the paper. But despite that, I enjoyed the process and am happy with the result. Now, may paggagamitan na ko ng ibang cake boxes na hinohoard ko. :)

I purchased the Essential Ticket of Big Bus Sydney Tour via Klook which is good for 48 Hours. You can read our Sydney Route here. 

The first bus on the Bondi Route started slightly late compared to Sydney Route. The first bus leaves Central Station at 9:30AM and at 9:45AM at the Australian Museum. We are fortunate that Hyde Park Inn is just a few minutes walk from the Australian Museum so less travel time.  

Since we were a bit early for the bus schedule, we went to Archibald Fountain and Hyde Park Barracks first. You can see the Sydney Eye Tower at the back of the fountain. 

Just like the Anzec Memorial, we were not able to visit this museum even though this is just a few minutes walk from the hotel. There is no entrance fee but we need to prebook the ticket and I don’t know what time we are going to finish our Hop-On-Hop-Off Tour so I couldn’t prebook a ticket. So we just checked the place and took a picture outside the museum. 

It is open every day between 10:AM to 6PM except Good Friday and Christmas Day. Last entry is 4:30PM because a visit would take 1 hour and 30 minutes. 

Hyde Park Barracks is a former barracks, hospital, convict accommodation, mint, and courthouse. It has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage List since July 2010. 

After taking a photo, we went to the Australian Museum bus stop. The Bondi Route bus was not on time so we left the Australian Museum, around 10AM. One complete tour of Bondi Route is 1 hour and 30 minutes but we decided to get off at Bus Stop 30 which is Bondi Beach. The Blue Route bus trip is less frequent so we didn’t want to waste our time waiting for the bus. 

Bondi beach is one of the famous beaches in the world. It is popular with locals and tourists because of its proximity to the city. It is known for its golden sand, surf iconic waves, and blue water. This is where you can see the Icebergs, Bondi Graffiti Wall, Bondi Story Room, and Bondi to Coogee Walking Path.

The beach is about 1km long so dito pa lang mapapagod ka na maglakad. We were there during springtime so it was cloudy, windy, and cold but we did not waste any opportunity, we checked the sea water and walked on the sand. 

One of the most scenic ways to see Sydney is to walk from Bondi to Coogee but the famous coastal walk is 6 km and we didn’t want to drain our energy. 

Bondi Beach to Bronte Beach is a popular coastal walk with 2.5 km walking trails. You have an ocean and sandstone cliff view. It was a long walk where you could see Bondi Beach, Bondi Icebergs, Mackenzies Point, Mackenzies Bay, Tamarama Beach, and Bronte Beach. 

We tried to walk up to Mackenzies Point but we did not continue anymore kasi baka wala na kami energy na maglakad pabalik. Hehehe! So we just walk kung hanggang saan lang kaya ng energy namin.

Actually, I planned to eat Fish & Chips and Calamari & Chips but we didn’t know where to go so we just ended at Grumpy’s and Bondi Kahve. We just ordered Grumpy’s Meat Lover’s Pizza for AUD29 and Nuggets and Chips for $12.50 (Kid’s Menu).

I remembered the kid’s meal that we ordered at House of Canteen, the serving was big but here, pang kids lang talaga. Hehehe! The pizza is also small too. We just finished our food and we went to the bus stop. On our way to the bus stop, we found a restaurant that serves fish, calamari and chips, etc. Waah! Kung sinipag lang pala kami maglakad, nakain ko sana yung gusto ko kainin. 

We rode the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus again and got off at the Australian Museum so we could go back to our hotel and rest. 

Even though we wanted to rest na, we still pushed ourselves to go out so we could maximize our ticket so we went to the Australian Maritime Museum and Darling Harbour. You can visit SEA Life Sydney Aquarium, Wildlife Zoo and Madame Tussauds here but we were not interested so we just walked and enjoyed the view. 

Then we walked to the nearest bus stop; we were supposed to go to Chinese Garden pa but we were tired already so we got off near our hotel. We dropped by at the grocery and David’s Kitchen for our food.

End of Day 4, we needed to sleep early because our next day's itinerary was Blue Mountain.

Read: 7 Days Trip in Sydney Australia 

There is a premade template that you can use and a tutorial if you want to make your own. I’m sharing the cards that I finished. 

We can use 5 Gate Fold SVG files, but I only use the Gate Fold Semi Circle. I printed my own pattern paper using Digital Christmas Pattern. 

There are 7 Fractured SVG files but I only use one design. I shared this Congrats Card before. I don’t have a lot of patterned paper so I used Embossing Folder and Lunar Paste to design the card. 

I think this is the first layered card I designed from scratch because I usually use premade designs to save time. I am Bee Happy Card. 

I did not attempt making my own Gift Card Holders so I just cut the Coffee Cup and Present SVG files. 

There are 7 Stacker SVG files and I used the circle stacker card. This is an easy project using the Print then Cut function on Cricut Design Space. The Watercolor Sydney Opera House is designed by Radiant Tango but the file is no longer available on the Hungryjpeg website. 

There are 3 SVG files for these Word Ribbon Cards, you can choose the birthday, butterfly, or Christmas file. You can personalize these cards. I used the Happy Birthday design and added the Happy Birthday SVG file. The Happy Birthday is part of the Give Me a Hug Cute Animals Bundle 

I did not design my own fold-out flower cards because the premade SVG files are so pretty so I cut the Bouquet Card and Vase Card. I like this design because I can use my scrap paper. There is an individual flower SVG file too so if you just want to cut the flowers. 

I love making easel cards but so far I only made square and round easel cards. If I have extra time, I will try other shapes. But last month I cut the Road Trip and Flower & Butterfly Template.