Birthday Cards

Hello and thanks for stopping by my blog...  it's April already!!

Week one IDEAS....  I = Inks/Colour Mediums...

I'm sharing two birthday cards today using Distress Inks to watercolour the images.  For the first card I chose a patterned paper background and coloured the die cut flowers (Sizzix - Wildflower Stems #1) to match.

For my second card I stamped the sunflower (Hero Arts) and leaves twice, coloured them and fussy cut them out.  I scored vertical lines on white card panel and layered it with green onto a yellow card - then finished the arrangement with a stamped gold embossed sentiment

I'm joining in the Seize the Birthday Challenge #280 - Spring Floral, with my sunflower card

I'm back with another card using the Group of Seven Cardmakers April technique - Cover Die Eclipse. 

Using some very detailed patterned paper and using a corner die from Sizzix Mixed Media set this time and added a pink card die cut layer to help show off the pattern...  maybe it's a bit too detailed but it looks ok in real life.  Finished off with a black die cut sentiment layered on white.

Have a wonderful day, cheers Robyn

Birthday Cards

Seems I'm in a purple mood today with two embossed cards ... really I'm rather tired as I spent a few hours in the garden this morning; repotting and deleafing mango leaves that just smother the plants.

But I have been truly inspired by Darnell's IDEAS prompt.. so I'm back again this week using more Embossing Folders 

My first card featured an embossed background (unknown), lightly smooched edges. A stitched die cut rectangle (cut from matt metallic perfume packaging) for a window effect, with die cut flowers (Sizzix - Wildflower Stems #1) watercoloured with Distress Inks and added some tiny purple micro beads.  Finished with a stamped sentiment... the photo doesn't show the sparkles.  I'm joining in the Seize the Birthday challenge #279 - Anything Goes.

For my second card I embossed a smooched background from my stash (Cuttlebug - Victoria) then swipped with Versamark and white embossing powder.  Stamped my sentiment (Inspired by Stamping - Aster set) on a die cut stitched rectangle and added a single stamped flower to finish.  I am playing along with Word Power challenge #3

Thanks for stopping by my blog

Have a Wonderful Day 

Cheers Robyn

Christmas and Birthday Cards

Hope you're enjoying your weekend...  thankfully it's been a bit cooler and less humid  here with some rain about...  so that's nice to spend some time at my desk finishing off some cards

Lets start my post today with a TWOFER- Christmas cards...  I used white core card  with 3D Sizzix Retro Ornaments EF , so I could lightly sand the raised areas.  Die cut the sentiments 3 times and glued together to added depth to them.   Playing along at Christmas Kickstart challenge #71 - Baubles

For my second - a Birthday card for the Double 'D' challenge - BIRDS .....  I have taken liberty and used Feathers

Die cut my feathers (unknown) and smooched them in a puddle of Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide.... and teamed these with some die cut foliage - Sizzix Delicate Leaves and layered them over a circle of coral card.  I used an embossed background (unknown) and stamped sentiment (Happy Little Stampers - Fun Birthday Sentiments) to finish the card

At Seize the Birthday challenge #255 -- the challenge is to Use Your Initials as a prompt for inspiration... hence R for Robyn and RED ROSES.   Just Us Girls challenge #667 - has a Mood board featuring Roses too, so I am playing along with them too.   Stamped the Roses and Leaves (Kaisercraft- Rosabella) and watercoloured them with Distress Inks, added some depth with coloured pencils and fussy cut them out.  Embossed the background with magazine freebie EF and arranged the florals with a die cut leaf (Sizzix - Delicate Leaves) and finished with a stamped and gold embossed sentiment (Stampin' Up - Happy Birthday to You.

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

Some friends and I are learning to do some Tunisian Crochet - using a rather long hook and it's quite different to 'normal' crochet...  here are my first four squares

Wishing You a Very Happy Birthday

Hello and hope you are enjoying the weekend... hot and humid here so inside for us in the air conditioning ...   BUT  do you have days where nothing seems to pan out as you might expect when the day started...  Well today it seemed like I was not going to get to my desk... son Ryan was working on the dining table rebuilding the cooling system in his computer, not much I can do there to help but then very late afternoon - light bulb moment and I was at my desk making a PINK card... and it came together so nicely.... just in time for the 

Double 'D' challenge - Shades of Pink


 

• Inked up part of a large Penny Black stamp - Garden Gems, with Distress Oxides : kitsch flamingo, picked raspberry, bundled sage  ....   using the stamp positioner so I could add layers o colour.  Used Distress ink: picked raspberry and fired brick to add more depth, also used coloured pencils to add a bit more outline
• Die cut the panel with a rounded corner stitched die (no name) 
• Stamped the sentiment with Versafine black and clear embossed it... stamp from Kaisercraft: Birthday Wishes set.
• Layered the panel on a dark pink and attached to a square pink card

I am also joining in the challenge at Seize the Birthday  #233... theme Dichromatic -  two colours pink and green

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

 

Happy Birthday

 Hello from hot blustery Queensland in Australia...

we've had strong winds for two days now and it's drying out my garden and blowing more leaves off the trees - don't want to venture outside except in the mornings when it's a tiny bit cooler and I need to water the pot plants.  How is it where you are?  I expect cold!!

Today I'm sharing a card for the Seize the Birthday challenge #230 - and I've used and embossing folder for my background.

• Stamped and silver embossed the florals from STAMPlorations: Darling Dog Roses in the corners of the panel and watercoloured with Distress Inks: candied apple, mustard seed, spiced marmalade, shabby shutters, mown lawn...
• Then I decided to fussy cut the inner edge and raise these pieces with foam sheet on the embossed background from Tim Holtz: Dot Matrix 
• I attached these to a white card and finished with a die cut sentiment Creative Expressions: mini happy birthday, cut from silver mirror card

I am also adding my card to the Never Ending Anything Goes challenge at STAMPlorations

Thanks for stopping by my blog

Enjoy your day, Robyn

 

Happy Birthday

I have truly had the pieces for this card on my desk for ages..... used some die cut leaves - Kaisercraft Vines and flowers - Sizzix Wildflower Stems #1, and loosely watercoloured them.

In my stash I found this smooched background - then gold embossed the sentiment - Happy Little Stampers Fun Birthday Sentiment. .....  this was not the best as the watercolour paper and "old" embossing powder kind of spread and blurred - I added some white gel pen around the letters to hid the mess up.

I am playing along with two challenges -  

• The Flower Challenge #59 - Use a Die
• Seize the Birthday #221 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting,  have a Wonderful Creative day,.....   cheers 

Happy Birthday Rose

I have used this embossing folder and watercoloured it before.... I just love the EF and card

• Embossed the Kaisercraft Sketched Rose on white watercolour card
• Watercoloured with Distress Inks - squeezed lemonade, fossilised amber, abandoned coral, old paper, peeled paint
• hint.... I am by no means perfect at colouring in between the bumps, so a little white gel pen helps to disguise this
• Stamped the birthday sentiment from Cardmaking & Papercraft - All Seasons Wreath set, trimmed the white card strip and attached with foam tape.
• Finished the card with a dark yellow border onto a yellow card.

I am playing along with  

Let's Squash It! - Watercolouring and Nature

and  Seize the Birthday #217 -  Embossing Folder

Thanks for visiting ,  have a Wonderful Creative weekend,   Cheers

   

Happy Birthday Bouquet

Stamped this lovely floral bouquet with black ink and coloured it with Pencils.  Stamped and gold embossed the sentiment and die cut onto a tag.  slip the edge of the flower stems and threaded in some matching ribbon and attached the tag.  Layered with matching aqua green card onto a white card.

I am playing along with Seize the Birthday challenge #214 - Make it a Bouquet!

Thanks for visiting...   have a Wonderful Creative day   - Cheers

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Power Poppy - Pure Prairie Spirit,  Kaisercraft - Birthday Wishes

Dies:  Simply Made Crafts - Sent with Love -tag

Inks: Versafine - black, Versamark

Other: Coloured Pencils, gold embossing powder, ribbon

Happy Birthday

Love the sight of the Spring country side ablaze with yellow from the various wattles in flower...not at the moment here in Australia but thought wattle would be perfect for these two challenge.

• Stamped the image randomly off the page around a white card panel
• Watercoloured with Distress Inks
• Die cut the sentiment in yellow card and sponged old paper DI in the white space which helped to highlight the sentiment.
• Assembled the panel on a matching yellow card

I am  playing along with 

• The Sisterhood of Crafters - Mellow Yellow
• The Rainbow Card April challenge  #28 - Delightful Daffodil
• Seize the Birthday challenge #212 - Spring Flowers

Thanks for visiting ---  have a Wonderful Creative weekend,  cheers

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Flourishes - Bloomin Aussie Florals

Dies:  Creative Expressions - Mini Happy Birthday

Inks:  Versafine - smokey grey,  Distress Ink - squeezed lemonade, mustard see, old paper, peeled paint

Other: