Two die cut cards.

It's 'Dies' this week at both Just Add Ink #785 - just add dies-stencils for both, 

and also week 2 for Darnells IDEAS prompt -'D' = Dies... so I've two cards to share...  Dies do make it easy to make a card.

This one is pretty self explanatory... A large die plate cut in white card and backed with some more of my recycled calendar pages - and a gold circle that just happened to be on my desk, so finished off with matching gold die cut sentiment.

For this card I have used a floral die - die cut in purple and green card then die cut on the front flap of a small square card -  and then inlaid the flowers and trimmed the front to follow the die cut line.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, have a wonderful day

Cheers Robyn

While I'm waiting for inspiration for my next big project, I've made this cute rabbit and four crocheted cuddlies to donate to maternity ward of our local hospital.

Two Floral Cards

The Technique for this month at Group of Cardmakers is  --  Split Card Designs

I used a large floral stamp and aligned the two card fronts snuggly together and stamped in grey ink.  Then with each of the I realigned the stamp on the other edge and stamped again, then watercoloured the images with Distress Inks. Finished off with stamped embossed sentiments and attached to a card with matching card to frame the images.

It is also week 1 of Darnells Weekly IDEAS prompt  - "I" = Ink  ...   with my mojo being spasmodic it'll a real inspiration to have IDEAS to fall back on and get me motivated.

AND

Double 'D' have Watercolours as their challenge theme so I am joining them too

Thanks so much for dropping by my blog, have a most wonderful day, Cheers Robyn

A few quick and easy cards ...

 

... WOW... it's the start of a new month here in Australia, but luckily USA is a day behind so I do have time to join in with Darnell and her inspiring Weekly IDEAS prompt...  so this last week it is 'A' = Anything Goes

The first two card are made using lovely floral card from last years desk calendars...  I do collect calendars with nice pictures so I can re-use them... and with these two I've just covered over the month name with a stamped and embossed sentiment.

And these two Christmas cards were super easy to make.... die cut and embossed the ornament from holographic card and then found some Christmas patterned papers with the sentiment already on it and there you go all done.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, have a wonderful day

Cheers Robyn

And these are two framed works I've made using the calendar pages and added some crocheted flowers.

A floral card featuring the 'Bleaching' technique...

 hhmmmm, why does one dither when after you've sat down and created a card, it wasn't that tricky.

This month (which is nearly finished) over at Group of Cardmakers they were inspiring us with a Bleaching Technique...  I used water to 'bleach' away the Distress Oxide inks.  I actually blended the background panel days ago and then for whatever reason didn't make myself sit down and finish the card -  I silver embossed the floral image and then watercoloured the image. The water didn't bleach away much of the background blues but enough so the Distress Inks did watercolour the area.  Finished with a stamped silver embossed sentiment that I popped up with foam dots. .... and I'm very happy with the result. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog,

have a Wonderful day

Cheers Robyn

...continuing on from where does the time go!!

 ...well since my last post was a week late for Darnell's IDEAS, I was determined to make some "E"= Embossing cards on time...  and as you can see it didn't work out... my mornings got distracted in the garden; the weather is prefect for a little/big tidy up.   But I have had some fun with this Christmas ornament 3D embossing folder....and why make one when you can make four!!

For my first effort I really messed up the 'right' side of the panel and this is the back.... which worked out pretty cool...  I brayed darkish blue Distress Oxide ink over light blue card, spritzed it with gold spray and finished with a die cut sentiment and a few (long unused) gems

I basically repeated the process 

this is my last card which turned out to be a repeat of the messing up the right side.

And now two cards that show the raised embossing brayed with colour.

Tried to capture a pic of the shimmer gold

Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderful weekend  

Cheers Robyn

We live in the sub-tropics and so most of the garden is various shade and shapes of green, so it is wonderful to see a pop of red when the bromeliads are in flower, and I plant impatients too...........

Where does the time go or am I just distracted by other things !!!

 A week behind but never mind...  

I did at least start this card last week with 

Darnell's IDEAS weekly prompt in mind  -

 week 2  - "D" = Dies

With Mothers' Day coming up in early May I have made a card for my mum, so now I'm sure to get in in the post so it will be delivered on time.  The lovely die sets you can get these days make it easy to put a 3D card together.

Next I've a couple of Christmas cards to share

This one is inspired by this months challenge at Christmas Kickstart #109 - Brimming with Style

So this cute stamped silver embossed image suits really well with their furry white trimmed Santa hats,  added a sparkly die cut sentiment to finish. 

Walking in a Vintage Wonderland is the theme at Jingles Belles challenge, 

so I've watercoloured this silver embossed Vintage Feel stocking

Thanks for stopping by my blog

have a wonderful day

cheers Robyn

I've been crocheting some simple baby blankets to donate to our preemie ward at the hospital

Some Birds for Christmas...

Happy Easter to you all...   

I forgot how much I enjoy the peace of watercolouring.... I so enjoyed that today, using my Distress Inks to watercolour this Christmas tree full of birds for the Walking in a Whimsical Wonderland challenge over at Jingles Belles challenge

and this card fits with the Triple B April challenge ... to include birds, butterflies or blooms on your card.

and Week 1 of Darnell's IDEAS prompt is "I" = Ink

Joining with challenge #85 at NBUS ... this die has been patiently waiting to be used and teamed up with some lovely patterned paper  -  you know that pile you've hardly looked at for ages

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog

I do hope you had an enjoyable Easter

Cheers Robyn

Sunflowers...

Sunflowers are a favourite of our daughter and it was her birthday this weekend so of course I made her a Sunflower Birthday card.

Simply inked up my stamp with mini Distress Ink cubes, very lightly spritzed with water and stamped it randomly around my card face. Then to keep it bright and happy - mounted it on yellow card with a green border and finished with a die cut sentiment.

Then as it is the 4th week of Darnell's Weekly IDEAS prompt - 'S' = Stencils, 

I made another card with a lovely sunflower stencil

AND it is also STENCIL week at

Just Us Girls challenge #816

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

Cheers Robyn

Keeping the Sunflower theme... this is a crochet blanket I made for our daughter a couple years ago