Christmas, Just a Note and Birthday Wishes

Been a busy week here and even though I had these cards made a few days ago, I'm only finding time today to share them and join in a few challenges.... that keep me inspired.

    Darnell's Weekly IDEAS prompt - "I" = Inks/Colour Mediums  - All my cards feature me playing with INK

    Christmas Kickstart challenge #112 - Grace Us with Your Presents.... how cool is that play on words

    Jingle Belles challenge - Stars or Stripes Forever  ... and I guess that a play on a US event.

For my first card I stamped and watercoloured this cute House Mouse stamp using my watercolour pencils... they haven't seen daylight for a while ... then used silver glitter pen on the ribbons and matched up with silver embossed sentiment.

My second card is using the sketch from Just Add Ink challenge #789

Trimmed some pretty papers into strips and added some die cut leafy shapes that I inked up with Distress Oxides, then finished off with a die cut flower from my stash and a gold embossed sentiment

My last card was a bit of fun for the   -  Love those Pretty Papers July challenge 

Using a stamped bird image from my stash that I watercoloured with my Twinkling H2O inks and fussy cut it out.  Then attached it to some fun birdie patterned paper and a stamped sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by my blog... have a wonderful weekend

Cheers Robyn

Welcome to a new month.... July already and we're into the second half of 2026

This week I have a couple of stenciled cards to share...

It is also the 5th week of a month as so  Darnell's  Weekly IDEAS prompt has "S" = Stencils

Also over at Just Us Girls challenge #829 it is Anything Goes with Stencils

And another stencil challenge - Stencil Fun June challenge

My first card is once again made up of things from my stash... love this pretty stenciled swirly background -  I can't remember how I made it, but it has a lovely gold sheen... the right colours to show off this floral die cut I hadn't used yet... just finished with a stamped pearl gold embossed sentiment.

And for my Christmas card this week the poinsettias and holly stencil proved a bit tricky to mask, then I finished it with a green card base and die cut sentiment.

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

A large crochet project finished, so time for some card making

 Jingle Belles challenge - "Twas the Sketch before Christmas

Rummaged around and found some patterned papers that would go together, then in the leftovers pile I found the die cuts for the sentiment and a circle - together they looked like an ornament -  so I went with this theme and stamped and coloured some onto white card and assembled the pieces to match the sketch - finished off with a die cut sprig and gold thread for a hanger

My second card, was an easy one... this front panel was in my stash... the background colours are much deeper and the silver embossing shinier and all I needed to do was add two layers to frame the panel and finish off with a stamped sentiment...  Perfect for week 4 of

 Darnells IDEAS prompt - "A" = Anything Goes

Final card fits with two challenges:

Just Us Girls challenge # 828 - Moodboard

Tripple B June challenge

Stamped this lovely floral bunch and watercoloured with Distress Inks, added a darker purple layer to frame the image and attached to a purple card.

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

This is my completed Hooked on Sunshine Small Ripples rug

Couple of Christmas cards

Fluffy around in my stash of Christmasy bits I found this die cut ornament that only needed me to cut the leaves and berries to inlay into the shape.  And in the pile was also this embossed sentiment strip I'd cut from a larger an embossed panel... so needed me to put all together.

And for this card I embossed the white panel with a poinsettia design and from my stash found this flower and teamed it with some gold metallic ribbon to add some colour.  The embossing folder set also had matching die cut to overlay the words onto the sentiment

I used Darnell's Weekly IDEAS prompt  - week 3 "E" = Embossing.

And I'm joining the challenges at

Can You Handle the Pressure - Anything Goes

Peace on Earth Christmas challenge #113 - Anything Goes

And just one more fun card for the Just Add Ink challenge #787 - Choose Two or More - I've chosen Patterned Paper and Animals.

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

Three cards to share this week

 Hi there today... start of a new week and three cards to share with you.

My first is a 'flat' card - stamped directly onto a card and watercoloured with Distress Inks (carefully so it doesn't seep thru to the other side) and then I added some detail with coloured pencils.  --- And joining in the Jingle Bells challenge - Flat Feliz Navidad

And as it's another Bird card - from the 12 days of Christmas set I have and never used till this week - I am joining in with CAS Christmas June challenge - Birds, so glad they're back !!

AND so I'm also joining in the NBUS Challenge #87

My second card is a 'SNOWY' one --  a bit of masking and 'Inking Direct to the Card' to create snow hills ...  stamped on some trees and a little deer - see his gorgeous red bow and added lots of snowflakes with my white paint pen.

And I'm sharing this one with Christmas Kickstart challenge  #111 - Snow Day

Also Group of Cardmaker technique this month - Direct to Paper Inking

And another one over at Double 'D' - Add a Bow

Lastly a Birthday card featuring a Die Cut Butterfly

Quite simple to make - cutting a card front with a couple curves to show off lovely pattern paper positioned underneath - gold embossed the curved edge and the sentiment and finished off with a butterfly die cut from gold card and a few gems

Joining in the challenge at Just Us Girls challenge #826 - Use a Die Week

And it's also Week 2 with Darnells IDEAS prompt - D = Dies/Die cuts

I've had such a good time making card this week and being inspired by all the challenges

Thanks so much for stopping by my clog, have an awesome day

Cheers Robyn

Merry Everything....

WOW, I'm back again today.... can't believe it myself...  but I've had a great day at my desk, and this card just came out of thin air because I was experimenting with the Group of Cardmakers technique this month ...  Direct to Paper Inking.

Do you remember those Kaleidacolor ink pads... mine have been hiding in a cupboard... well they still seem to work.

I've made an 'Ombre' card for the Jingle Bells Ombre Wonderland challenge... just added a large silver embossed sentiment to the ombre panel... so easy.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, hope you have a lovely inky day too

cheers Robyn

Three Christmas Cards

 So happy to see 

CAS Christmas challenge is back and running again after 3 years... it's always great to have a prompt to make cards for my Christmas stash.  For their June challenge the theme is Bird.  So I've had a rather lovely day stamping and watercolouring a pair of doves and die cut another ...

Also joining in the June challenge over at Triple B - Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

And the cute Mood Board at Peace on Earth challenge #112 had me looking at my House Mouse stamps and this one was already stamped waiting for me to watercolour - perfect  ...   so now I have 3 more cards for my stash

Thanks for stopping by my blog... have a lovely day, cheers Robyn

Twofer Cards today

Haven't dug into my patterned papers too often of late... but I've put together a card featuring

  'polka dots' for the Just Add Ink challenge #786.  

Combined two green shades of paper and a strip of polka dot embossed card as a background for my stamped, watercoloured and fussy cut flower... finished off with a stamped sentiment strip.

Then I had a play around with my Distress Oxide ink pads  -  swiping the whole pad across the white card - fossilized amber top to bottom, then crushed olive bottom up, followed by peeled paint ---  I like the 'wispy' effect achieved.  Then I used the same inks to swipe card and die cut some foliage and finished with a stamped and clear embossed sentiment.   Joining in the technique challenge over at Group of Cardmakers - Direct to Paper Inking

And with Inks it's all to do with Week 1 ...  'I' = Inks with Darnell's IDEAS Prompt...

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

Here's my latest crochet creation....  a floral wall hanging