Three cards from me this week....

 .... and where is this month going????  So much happening all at once, so I am pleased I sat down at my desk with a couple of challenges in mind.

Firstly the CAS Christmas July challenge... is for Snowmen  --  which for some of us is tricky with only having seen snow twice in my lifetime and never at Christmas.  I created a little snow scene for my stamped snowman and added some falling snow with my white paint pen.

 

Next a card for Darnell's Weekly IDEAS prompt... week 3 is "E" = Embossing.  I brayered ink from a  Kaleidacolor ink pad over an embossed panel and added some die cut leaves and sentiment.

My last card is also a Christmas card being inspired by the colours at Jingle Belles - Unicorn Holiday  - Christmas colour palette... to use 3 or more colours - I think I've used all the colours   ....   And also joining again at Christmas Kickstart challenge #112 - Grace Us with your Presents

I went for an easy card - simply cut some patterned papers into present shapes and added a contrasting die cut ribbon bow and finished with a die cut sentiment.
 

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

At last my first cards for 2026

 Well I bet you weren't expecting to see me any time soooooon....   well yesterday I made myself stay away from the garden and not pick up a crochet hook but to try and find my love of card making mojo... it's been absent since mid December - I can't believe this...  I could rave on but I'm just happy to be back.  And I had some fun, and went to my old favorite blogs for some inspiration.

Firstly I started easy with this gorgeous 3D embossed image - lightly sponged with a deeper shade of green Distress Ink to highlight the lovely flower images.  Stay simple I think and not cover over those flowers so I just added a small stamped/diecut Thanks.   

And as it's the third week of Darnell's Weekly prompt - 'E' = Embossing - this is perfect.

Next I thought I try this months technique over at 

Group of Cardmakers  --   Faux Cyanotypes

I used purple Distress Ink instead of the blue and a simple no fuss solid stamp featuring tulips for the image and finished with a stamped and silver embossed sentiment.

On a roll ... so I kept going after lunch... and have my first Christmas card for my stash.

Joining in with Christmas Kickstart challenge #108 - Out of the Woods

And a Never Before Used Stash set made it easy to put together this card... for the NBUS challenge #84

Embossed the snowglobe image which handily included the sentiment and the stamped on the little dear scene and watercoloured it with Distress Inks...  mounted it with a red border to highlight the bow around her neck

And lastly because stamping and watercolouring flowers is the favourite part of my cardmaking I dug out this lovely old PSX Waterlily stamp... thankfully it still works.

Stamped in grey ink and watercoloured with Distress Inks and finished with a stamped silver embossed sentiment.

It features a small dragonfly which I glitzed up with some glitter glue... so I joining in also at 

Just Add Ink challenge 781 - Just Add Wings 

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

I made my Thanks card for a lovely lady who this week gifted me this cat teatowel with a crocheted topper... and it is so cool as one of our cats Henry - is a ginger.

And these are some of the smaller crochet projects I've been making lately ... as coasters or to hang at my windows.

And Very Hungry Caterpillars from the Children's story book

Decorative Dies

 

Trying hard to get back my mojo... so I've had some fun with Dies today

I've three challenges to join

Just Us Girls - Die week #791

Darnells IDEAS prompt - "D" for Dies

 Group of Cardmakers are using Dies to create Embossing

I have a set of wavy edge border dies --- so after I die embossed and cut one from white card to attach to the front of a card, I used the offcut and embossed it with a different edge and quickly I had two cards started. 

For my first card I blended yellow Distress Ink behind the wavy edge to create a spotlight to display my favorite die cut daisy... watercoloured with Distress Inks, and to finish stamped on a sentiment

My second card had a simply die embossed edge and thinking to add a block of colour I used some aqua blue mulberry paper flecked with gold threads.... which made me think to use some die cut gold leaves.  I also die cut a butterfly from glittery aqua card and added some matching gems... used these also to help hide the dobs of glue to hold down the mulberry paper... lastly a die cut 'smile' from my stash to finish.

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

Best Wishes

 Hi !!!!
Now don't collapse with shock, yes I'm here --  all good, no health issues --  it just seems the arty farty part of my brain went walkabout...  maybe it was overcome with fresh air in the mornings I was out enjoying the weather and fiddling in my garden, and then too exhausted in the arvos and slouched off into the arm chair... you know as you get older you should slow down and do little bits at a time - that's what I tell my 95 y/o mum who still loves to potter in her garden. 

I'm not sure the arty mojo has found it's way home yet because I made this card early June

It's been 9 weeks since I joined Darnell with her inspiring IDEAS weekly prompt - this week it is 'E' for Embossing ... and this card just so happens to have an embossed background (from my stash) and some tulips I stamped and coloured with some long forgotten Distress Marker (that actually still work) - finished with a red card frame and die cut sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by my blog..

have a Wonderful Day

Cheers Robyn

Sitting in the armchair I still managed to finish a couple of crochet projects..

A Pokemon hat my son requested

and a small rug using my remnant yarn

Last card before Christmas....

Back with another card using the

Group of Seven Cardmakers technique... 

Textured Backgrounds using Die Cuts

I have had fun with this technique and inspired by the lovely cards the GOS ladies have shared.

For this card I die cut the leaves in white, and after attaching them to a white card panel; blended Distress Oxide ink - broken china, over the whole piece so parts of the leaves were highlighted. Finished off with a stamped sentiment and an arrangement of leaves and circles.

Thanks for stopping by my blog

Wishing you all the Very Best for a Merry Christmas and extra Happy New Year

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.

Thanks for stopping by my blog

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

Some Fun Watercolouring

I saw this technique on Pinterest and figured why not try this with an outline stamp.... so I smooched Distress Oxide inks on my worksheet and inked my stamp from this and used a wet brush to pull the colours from the outline... I love how it turned out... bit similar to last months technique at Group of Seven Cardmakers using a Speedball Elegant Writer.

And it's the first Monday of the month so with Darnell's IDEAS prompt it's time for some INK/Colour Medium.

I used the colours for the Just Add Ink challenge #704- and randomly stamped the image on white card then finished off with a stamped sentiment.

I had so much fun I made a second card and added some turquoise ink.  I think these are very summery colours so I'm joining in the challenge at Four Season - Anything Goes Summer

Thanks for stopping by my blog..

have a wonderful day

cheers Robyn