Thanks for the Inspiration...

Feels like my mojo is awakening a little bit, as I've made 12 cards so far this month and it helps to check our challenges to inspire one, and to put down ones crochet hook for a bit.

It's E = Embossing week at Darnell's IDEAS prompt... so I've made a card using both dry and wet embossing...

And looking out at the challenges I'm joining in with 

Just Add Ink challenge #742 - inspired by the photo

and

Just Us Girls - Word Week #766 - Green

and

Neglected Stuff March challenge 

I chose this embossing folder with a close pattern so when I applied the embossing ink it would stick mostly to the raised areas, then heat embossed with some long forgotten Leaf Green Embossing Powder (gosh the container is still nearly full - it's a wonder it still worked).  Finished with a stamped and watercoloured hibiscus and some die cut foliage.

And a special birthday card for our daughter who's jetting off tomorrow for a holiday to celebrate her 40th... so we get to be babysitters for the two grand daughters.

This card is inspired by the Group of Seven Cardmakers - Floating Frames technique,

well it's my version of a double floating frame

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

Unearthing some poor forgotten dies, stamps and inks...

Can't believe I'm back again with a couple more cards.... but as the Twinkling H2Os were still out on my desk I figured why not make another card or two.... so I'm using 

Darnells IDEAS prompt with Dies again 

and joining in the #100 challenge celebrations at

  The Flower Challenge and Adding some Circles

No more simple than to die cut a circle floral arrangement, watercolour with Twinkling H2Os and stamp on a sentiment.

Here's another along the same lines - used stitched circle die for a frame and sentiment

The last card is inspired by the Group of Seven Cardmakers technique this month...

and of course it's another floral card...  I stamped, watercoloured with those inks again, and fussy cut them... then arranged them around an oval using foam tape to create the 'Floating Frame' and finally trimmed away the overlapping pieces - found that was easier than die cutting the oval after the pieces were in place as the die didn't have a nice deep cutting ridge.

I also spied there was a new challenge the ladies at Double 'D' have ....  Neglected Stuff Challenge ...  well that fits right in with my use of Twinkling H2Os, those poor stitched circle dies and all 3 sentiments I used...

The stamps I used for the last card are new to me too - gifted from a friend... so I can joining the NBUS challenge #72, too.

Thanks for stopping by my blog,

have a wonderful day

cheers Robyn