Being Together....Best Gift of All

Today I have another Christmas card using the theme at One Layer Christmas Card challenge #13 - Anything Goes with a twist...Gift. I have also used the palette at Pals Paper Arts PPA259 - Blue, Red and Silver.  This cute House Mouse stamp was perfect for the 'gift' twist and just used the blue and red for the gifts and then I decided to colour all the bows silver and add a hand drawn border to finish the card. Thanks for taking a peek

 I did make this card first but as you do at times I muffed the sentiment stamping and had to cover it with a label.

  

Plant Love

I have had this stamp for quite a while and never used it, so I am happy today that it's made it's mark. Two challenges for this morning; Pals Paper Arts PPA258... colours - navy, green, watermelon. I have used the July Sketch at Happy Little Stampers - which suits my tree really well. Thanks for taking a peek

Freedom... and ...Happiness

This little bird has been sitting on my desk for some time waiting to be used...so with the theme at Shopping Our Stash SOS#196 who have a joint challenge with Words 2 Scrap by W2SB16

The Earth Has Music - bird song was a image that came straight to my mind.  I love the sounds of Nature - just the wind or the sea, it's never quiet when you really listen.

I have also used the colours from Pals Paper Arts PPA247 challenge - Blackberry, Eggplant and Plum. I created the back panel with Distress Inks and Perfect Pearl Mist so it has a gorgeous shimmer, then randomly stamped some music and leaves. I layered the sentiment and 3D mounted the circle frame and bird. 

Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

W2SB Challenge #16: The Earth Has Music

SOS #196: The Earth Has Music

Happy Birthday

Good to be back at my desk and finishing off a few CIPs (cards in progress), but it was lovely to have a break, catch up with family and enjoy Easter.
My card today is a birthday card for Seize the Birthday  - Anything Goes and Pals Paper Arts PPA246 - lovely colour palette. It is also for my friends ABC Tags and Cards Project - letter E for Embossing.
I have double embossed the white panel by first placing the Label die face down white card which is placed on my rubber embossing mat and then my open Swiss Dots embossing folder on top - I ran this through the Cuttlebug and I got a frame on the card and dots all around....I like this. Then I stamped the sentiment on a smaller die cut Label and 3D foam mounted it in the center.  I layered the panel on an orange shade of card and finished it off with a die cut flower, leaves and a 'kraft' hessian bow.  Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

On Your Special Day

 

Hi and hope you're enjoying your day...I've been busy at my desk making a card for the Whoo Hoo Wednesday technique tutorial #132 over at Inspired by Stamping. Joanna has a video tut on how to incorporate a larger stamped image into a die. I have done this before but it's a great way to display an image and add dimension.  I played along also with the Pals Paper Arts PPA197 card layout, used some soft pink DP as background, watercoloured the lovely Rose image from IBS Flowers Bloom set and the sentiment, and dressed the card with some ribbon, lace and pearls.  Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

WHW #132–Using Your IBS Nestie Dies with Our Larger Stamps

Thanks

"Sighing" ...  a Grey card, wow that's so different for me - but I'm really really happy with it.

I'm playing along with Inspired by Stamping Blog Hop - Flowers also using their "Thanks" sentiment stamp,

 and the Paper Players #185 theme - Thanks

Using the layout at Pals Paper Arts #PP193

and the Shades of Grey colour for the CAS-ual Fridays #CFC129 challenges.

I made my two tone flowers with a new Cheery Lynn flower strip die.

Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

  

  

Just because...

Hi there this bright rather warm Saturday where I'm at my desk again skyping with my friend Vikki.  Today I've made a card using the layout at Pals Paper Arts PPA192 and the colours for the Inspired by Stamping #76 challenge.  I scrounged deep in the paper drawers to find this piece of gold background, stamped a couple of rose buds on the bottom corner and layered a few die cut labels to carry the sentiment and topped it off with three deep purple flowers with bling centers.  Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Happy Happy Birthday

 

 Here's a cute bird card using the layout at Pal Paper Arts #PPA189 and I've include "Chevrons" as the Toppings for the Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes challenge and "Five Colours" for the Colour Me CMCC#5 challenge - my first time playing this challenge. Thanks for taking a peek Robyn
 

sending SMILES

 

Recently I bought this new die or rather a stitching stencil by Ann's Paper Art and it works a treat in my cuttlebug. I'm playing along with the colour scheme at Pals Paper Arts PPA186 and I'm liking  these colours for a change, the flower is from Chocolate Baroque and I've touched it up with some ink and gold inference powder.  Thanks for taking a peek and hope you've having a creative good time this weekend.

Friends

Tonight I'm having a skype session with friend Vikki while hubby watches the football ...mmm... where would I rather be I wonder!!     I was so inspired by Pals Paper Arts DT member Sandra Conner's card (check it out here) I even found similar colours for this weeks sketch PPA161 - my pics not true colours in this lamp light but I've enjoyed putting these different colours together.  Thanks for taking a peek

For You, Mum

Hello this Thursday - here in Australia it's ANZAC day when we remember those who went to war, fought and lost their lives for us so there has been many dawn ceremonies across the country and at Gallipoli.
So friend Vikki and I are back at our desks making cards.... :-)

I'm making Mothers' Day cards today as it's early next month and I have to get mine in the post... here's my first for Stephens mum nice and pink and feminine using the layout at Pals Paper Arts PPA157...thanks for taking a peek.

Be happy

  

Hi blog visitors....so good to be back at my desk and skyping with Vikki after two weeks away....getting excited too as our furniture etc arrives next Friday and I'll finally be able to set up my stamping space and have all my gear after 10 months without it. I think I've done pretty well with what I was able to cart about with me in the caravan but in all aspects it will be nice to be settled in one spot for a few years.

Here's my card today using the layout at Retro Sketches re#57 and 

the colours at Pals Paper Arts PPA156......there's no stamping on this card I  used the Friends embossing folder; inking the smooth side so the words would stand out white.

Thanks for taking a peek

Sending you a smile

Well this afternoon I'm happily back Skyping with friend Vikki (at least we're in the same time zone now, only 720kms away) and enjoying the company of the native birds in our park who have become some friends they feel they can hop on up into the caravan looking for food, they're chatting away so loudly Vikki can hear them.....lorikeets, butcher birds, magpies, blue faced honey eaters and noising minor birds.  Anyway I've made a card using the layout at Freshly Made Sketches 76 and the colours from Pals Paper Arts PPA154 challenge - putting raspberry and coral together proved a challenge. Thanks for taking a peek

Butterfly Mornings

My first card today uses the layout from Pals Paper Arts PPA151 and my own colour theme - :-) I'm reeaally happy with it - possibly because the colours are me!!!  say no more.
Thanks for taking a peek