Happy Mothers' Day

Today my stamping friend Vikki found this gorgeous card at Down Under Direct Inspirations and suggested we make a card.  So yes we did!! Here's my first Mothers' Day card and I wasn't planning to do one of those today.  I chose to back highlight mine with pink, add a few gems and a posy of flowers. I'm pretty happy with the result.  Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Birthday card, Shopping Our Stash

Hi today...1st November - where has the year gone.
Mum's birthday next week so I've made this card for her....I'm really liking it a lot - no colour palette or layout just my ideas, BUT it fits with the challenge at Shopping Our Stash with their challenge this week SOS75    Flowers in 3D   I have some of these lovely ribbon flowers in different colours and just love them, my red one really makes a statement on mums card. SOS is a new blog I've found and looking back at some of their challenges I think it'd be a great idea to play along with their different ideas...I'm seeing some really really nice cards too.    Thanks for taking a peek...

Sketchbook Saturday, Dynamic Duos

Smiling broadly.......'cause I'm sitting here in Townsville in Vikki's new craft room with our friends Estelle and (other) Vikki.....we all rocked up with loads of card, inks, stamps etc. yesterday afternoon and worked away  till round 1:30pm ,- chatting and catching up with our news and are back at  it this morning. Think I might post  some of the cards our friends make too as they don't have blogs.....see you later today.

For my card this morning I've used Dynamic Duos DD#23 colours for last week (again we  missed the deadline) and also the layout for Sketchbook Saturday #80...of course we are sharing our supplies and seeing as I only have a few inks and card with me I get to use Vikki's dies and embossing folders....nice for a change.
I'm liking my soft colours and the contrast..
Thanks for taking a peek

MojoMonday, Dynamic Duos

  

Today I've made a card using MojoMonday #261 design and colours for the Dynamic Duos DD#22 - to use Cherry Cobble and a colour of your choice - my colour is Grey, the designer paper from Kaisercraft helped me decide on the colour combo,the floral stamp one I got as a freebie with a magazine. Thanks for taking a peek.

The Shabby Tea Room, iSpy Sketches

  

  

I'm quite liking my card this morning...feminine.  I've used the sketch from last weeks iSpy challenge, ISSC33 and the colours from The Shabby Tea Room  week 132 "Pretty Party"- pink and green and also to included flowers...  Thanks for taking a peek

 

MojoMonday 258

 Hi there from sunny Perth, Australia....this morning Skyping friend Vikki had me on the go early (there's a 2 hour time difference between us) and wella!! it's worked, my card came together quite well and I'm happy with fresh colours and my take on the MojoMonday #258 sketch. I decided to use die cuts already in my stash and not make any new ones and also to use an embossed background. Now that I'm all fired up lets see if I can come up with another card ....thanks for taking a peek

the Deconstructed sketche, Colour Throwdown challenges

  

Enjoying a few sunny days on my own here in Perth while hubby is away working. Today I've finished off this Friends card using the Deconstructed sketch #68 and the colours from last weeks Colour Thowdown CTD208. I made a whoopsie with the white die cut - when I ran it through my cuttlebug the die had paper cutouts in it from the last time I used it and hence they didn't cut right through so I decided it looked fine and go ahead and use it. Thanks for taking a peek

MojoMonday, Shabby Tea Room

  

Today I had so much trouble selecting a colour theme and in the end the ribbon decided for m eand it fitted perfectly with the Shabby Tea Room challenge #129 'Summer Cottage", I've used the MojoMonday #256 design for my layout...I'm feeling so rusty after my break but I do like my finished card.  Thanks for taking a peek

80th Birthday card

Here's a card I've made this morning for my Aunts 80th birthday - I'm very happy with it and want to thank Wanda for her inspiration - choosing the colours was my first dilemma but finally decided I wanted to use one of these ribbon roses, then discovered I had some green and white flocked card....and wellllaa  Thanks for taking a peek

Mothers' Day card

This card is for my hubbys mum...it's very similar to the one I posted last week for my mum, just changed the colours.  I do really like making those flowers - you can really match them up with your colour scheme and these ones are a bit sparkly as I used my twinkling H2Os. Thanks for taking a peek - enjoy your weekend.

The Play Date Cafe colour challenge 120

  

I've made this card especially for my mother-in-laws birthday next month (trying to get ahead with my cards). I truly love the colours for this weeks Play Date Cafe challenge #120. I'm also having fun making my own flowers to suit the colours of the various challenges.  A card of Andrea Ewens of Ewen Style - has also inspired me -  her feminine cards are beautiful.  Thanks for taking a peek.

Less is More challenge

 

Hello fellow card makers.....my next card today is for the Less is More challenge - to use the colour Aqua as the feature of our card.....which I've just discovered is closed so I'm a little late.....
Anyway on this card I've used some layering....seen other creative ladies using this technique and thought to have a go myself.....so I've layer the flower cut with the Die-namics Upsey Daisies die and also used the Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Petal die to create the border effect. Thanks for taking a peek.

Birthday card

I was recently asked by a workmate to make two birthday cards for her 80 year old friend... so here are my cards. I am pretty pleased with how they both turned out. Thanks for taking a peek.

Colour throw down, the Shabby Tea Room

  

Oh I do like the colours this week for the Colour Throwdown CTD177 - all bright and cheery and then the Shabby Tea Room challenge Week #99 - 'Love is in the Air' - a card with a Valentine's theme and including a mail or postage element - my card evolved into this when I had to decided on a sentiment to add.  I was experimenting with my embossing folders and inking up the raised side and brayering over the card on top to create the background...and here we go my card!!!  Thanks for taking a peek.

   

Hello this late Saturday afternoon....we have a cyclone off the coast so much to our please it has rained on and off for the past day so our high 30deg temps are now low 30s and we're feeling cooool.

Anyway today I've not followed a sketch or challenge plan just made my card from one I'd seen by Becca at Amazing Paper Grace...it was ages ago and I can't find the card but she makes absolutely gorgeous cards...thanks Becca for your inspiration...and thanks for taking a peek

Deconstructed Sketch 35

Hi again, here's my take on the Deconstructed sketch for this week. I changed my mind a number of times with the colours but am now happy with the effect...I have a pack of papers that aren't very user friendly so covering them up seems the best solution. Thanks for taking a peek