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.  EDIT... well I messed that up properly... no stars or stripes!

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

Four Cards for the IDEAS prompt - Anything Goes

Hello from unusually cold sunny Queensland Australia... yes we've been having temps overnight in the low teens (C) and windy days that keep the sunshine cool ....  and along with this the household has been unwell with the flu ... so not much activity is happening..  and today I sat myself down at the desk and rummaged around in the stashes and have finally finished a few cards.  So I am joining Darnell again with her IDEAS prompt - week 4, Anything Goes

My first I'm adding to a new challenge - Love those Pretty Papers challenge  ---  so this soft grey patterned panel was just right to enhance my die cut floral that I watercoloured with Distress Oxide inks.  Finished the card with a stamped silver embossed sentiment and added a purple piece at the back which brings out the flower colours.   

I am also joining the challenge at 

The Flower Challenge #93 - Birthday

Next I have a couple of cards featuring embossing for the 

July Can You Handle the Pressure challenge

On this first one I used the Scorpal to emboss lines in the background and then added a watercoloured floral from my stash and a stamped silver embossed sentiment.

My second embossed card has a panel of embossing (from Couture Creations: Wild Holly) and edged with a die cut lacy strip.  Again from my stash a gold embossed floral (STAMPlorations : Darling dogwood roses), watercoloured with Distress Inks and fussy cut.  Finished by attaching to a matching apricot coloured card.

And lastly a card using a leftover strip from my Distress Oxide smooching recently attached to a panel of blended DO inks and finished off with a black silhouette diecut floral and sentiment.

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