October Card Chain Challenge Reveal

 

My card for this months Card Chain Challenge went off overseas to Julia in the USA, and features the sketch layout, colours, bear theme and plaid for the product

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have a wonderful day

Cheers Robyn

Fun fold Birthday Cards

Last week of the month and time for a couple of Anything Goes Cards for prompted by Darnell's IDEAS weekly challenge. 

As we had both grand daughters birthdays this past weekend I went very adventurous and made fun fold cards, but I'm not so good with decorating the insides.

Firstly we had Sophie's 11th so I made a 'never ending' folded card - lots of fun and she loved it.

Next it was Mia's 9th so I saw this flash one on Pinterest - looks small but opens up quite large - Mia receives hers tonight

It uses 3 20cm squares of card, folded in half on both side and then once diagonally, they you attach the unscored squares of the center piece to the outside ones and manipulate the valley/hill folds to form a square.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, have a wonderful weekend, Cheers Robyn

In a "blues" mood today

 

Two dry embossed card for this weeks 

IDEAS prompt from Darnell.... 

Week 3 of the month Embossing

Here's a hint... I have numerous very old dryish ink pads, which it turns out are perfect for inking the embossed raised areas of a background panel....and consequentially there was a purge of many ink pads that are absolutely useless.

Created this background, watercoloured a vase of stamped and fussy cut out tulips. Die cut a decorative curvy border and silver embossed the sentiment.

My second card also has an embossed background panel, with two of my favorite die cut flowers watercoloured and arrange behind another die cut curvy scalloped panel with a silver embossed sentiment.

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have a Wonderful Day

Cheers and a hug Robyn

Week 2 -- D for Dies

 

Die cutting this week.... for Darnells IDEAS prompt.

I managed to stir up my mojo a tiny bit and come up with two cards..  the Christmas one I totally CASed a card I saw on Penny Black fb, using a similar die I had for the gold branches inside the triangle tree.... there might be a few more of these quick and easy ones ... my Christmas stash needs quite a few more

and my second features part of a large sunflower die... I trimmed away the frame and other leaves so that only the flower remained... 

Lastly this is my latest Crochet Blanket, I've made this for my sister who lives near mum and does an amazing job helping mum.... we're off to visit mum next month to celebrate her 94th birthday

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have a wonderful day, Cheers Robyn

Getting a bit Inky today

First Monday of the month and with Darnell's Weekly IDEAS prompt I've made a card with just a little bit of watercolouring using my Distress Inks. 

I die cut some daisies and leafy stems from the Sizzix Wildflower Stems #1 set and watercoloured them.  Then arranged them over an embossed section I cut to fit the bottom of the card. Lastly (but should have been firstly) gold embossed the sentiment.

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have a wonderful day, Cheers Robyn

September CCC Card Reveal

Hi and welcome to my card reveal for Septembers 

Card Chain Challenge swap...  

my card went to Lucille in USA

I used the colour palette, the Inlaid Die Cut technique and Friendship theme

I used the large Paper Rose die - Blooming Flowers Background and die cut it three times - blue, red, and yellow, then pieced it together.

Theme Options:  Friendship

Technique:  Inlaid Die Cut

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have a lovely day, cheers Robyn

End of the Month and Two Cards

zooom zoooooom September goes by ------ and hardly any time at my desk to make some cards...  well really the mojo just vanished even with Darnell's Weekly IDEAS prompt.... nothing from me!!!!   I wasn't idle though ...  the garden fared well, and a couple of birthdays were celebrated and of course there was some (well quite a bit) of crochet

So today I made an effort and did some googling on Pinterest in my 'like those card ideas' folder and happily I've made two cards.  There's no stenciling for the last Monday of the month.... so it's sort of Anything Goes theme

I used my old Spellbinder nesting Classic Inverted Scalloped Square dies to create a double window effect on both cards.   Then added a smoochy background and some die cut flowers, finished off with sentiments

This is my corner to corner chevron blanket - pattern by Polly Plum, Step 2 It.

Hopefully next month (well that's tomorrow) I'll be all inspired to make some more cards.

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Have a wonderful day, Cheers Robyn

Happy September

Hello and welcome to the first week of a new month 

I'm late this week making cards as I've been crocheting while watching the US Tennis Open where a few Aussies have competed amazingly... and then after that we've had the Paralympics - always astounded by the determination and achievements of these athletes.

My first card is for the new inspiration at

the Group of Seven Cardmakers who have inspired us with this month - to work with Vellum

I've cheated a little by using vellum which already has a design on it, but then I've stamped and embossed the sentiment.... I've a new embossing ink pad and the white embossing isn't the best.

And as it's a new week I have Darnell's IDEAS prompt to inspire me -  

First week - Using Ink/ Colour mediums

 so here's my second card which is nearly monochromatic -  I opted to ink up the floral stamp with blue Distress Ink and the detail doesn't need for me to do any more.... just stamped and silver embossed the sentiment ... I thought it needed a lift so framed it with orange layer onto a blue panel.

and while I was searching through my long forgotten stamps I chose to stamp this image and used coloured pencils to colour it and framed it onto a large red card.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, have a Wonderful Day, Cheers Robyn