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

Merry Christmas

Just some relaxing with my card making today.... simply stamped in grey ink and water coloured with Distress Inks and finished with a stamped gold embossed sentiment.

Joining in the May challenge at Rudolph Days .. because it's always nice to be adding to your Christmas card stash.   And of course this week at Darnells Weekly IDEAS prompt - 'A' = Anything Goes

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

Spring floral card

 'E' = Embossing.... this week at Darnell's IDEAS prompt, so I'm also joining the challenges at

Just Us Girls - Word Week #823 - Flowers

Just Add Ink challenge 785  - Dies-Stencils or both

Four Seasons May challenge - Spring

An easy card to make from a set which included the embossing folder and dies to make this lovely Tulip design... finished off with a sentiment from my stash and a small bow and a few gems

 

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.