Welcome to a new month.... July already and we're into the second half of 2026

This week I have a couple of stenciled cards to share...

It is also the 5th week of a month as so  Darnell's  Weekly IDEAS prompt has "S" = Stencils

Also over at Just Us Girls challenge #829 it is Anything Goes with Stencils

And another stencil challenge - Stencil Fun June challenge

My first card is once again made up of things from my stash... love this pretty stenciled swirly background -  I can't remember how I made it, but it has a lovely gold sheen... the right colours to show off this floral die cut I hadn't used yet... just finished with a stamped pearl gold embossed sentiment.

And for my Christmas card this week the poinsettias and holly stencil proved a bit tricky to mask, then I finished it with a green card base and die cut sentiment.

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

Spring floral card

 'E' = Embossing.... this week at Darnell's IDEAS prompt, so I'm also joining the challenges at

Just Us Girls - Word Week #823 - Flowers

Just Add Ink challenge 785  - Dies-Stencils or both

Four Seasons May challenge - Spring

An easy card to make from a set which included the embossing folder and dies to make this lovely Tulip design... finished off with a sentiment from my stash and a small bow and a few gems

 

Thinking of You

 

Good to find some time this morning to put together a card inspired by this month's technique over at 

Group of Cardmakers... Textured Tissue Paper with Dry Embossing, 

and to find my mojo wasn't still on holiday - we've just returned from a trip south to celebrate my mums 95th birthday - catching up with family and friends too -- an awful lot of chatting and laughs at memories ----  but oh is so good to be home.

I thought this technique might be a bit messy BUT it was quite easy and quick --- reading the method - the brayer had me digging out some very old inks.. it's a wonder they still work.  Brayered the Kaleidacolour over some scrunched tissue paper I just happened to have handy and the used the brayer also to spread a thin layer of glue to attach it to white card.... didn't take long to dry so embossed it and brayered Fossilized Amber Distress Ink followed by Gold Brilliance ink... which gave it a bit of a sparkle (no metallic ink on hand).  Finished off with a couple of die cut foliage pieces and a sentiment.

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

Thinking of You

Today I'm sharing a double embossed card.... dry embossed and heat embossed

As it is week 3 of Darnells IDEAS prompt - E = Embossing

and 

I'm also joining the Inspiration at Just Add Ink challenge #747 --- using the flowers, and colours as inspiration

I used a narrow embossing folder to emboss as strip along the side of a white panel.  Stamped and watercoloured my Gerbera image and fussy cut them. Found some matching yellow striped patterned paper to highlight the flowers and added a strip of silver washi tape and finished off with a stamped silver embossed sentiment on lemon card and die cut with scalloped oval shape.

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

Just a coupla cards

Last week of the month- can you believe that... August flew by, but being Week 4 Darnell's IDEAS prompt is free for all - Anything Goes.

Dug out some Spellbinders dies and created a frame center piece then blended DI around the edge of the bottom piece.  Used a piece of patterned paper for the background and then stamped two flowers from Blush from Penny Black using Speckled Egg Distress Oxide and fussy cut them out.

This card came about from pieces stacked on my desk... a die cut hexagon frame, a smooched soft purplish background and a lovely holographic butterfly a friend sent me... then finished it with a die cut sentiment cut from metallic purple card.

I'm so thankful to Darnell for her IDEAS weekly prompt that keeps me focused to create cards

Thanks for stopping by my blog, have a Wonderful day, cheers Robyn

A couple of different technique cards

Late with my card making this week as we have a visitor... but I have played around with some ink this morning for Darnell's IDEAS prompt - I = Ink/Colour Mediums.

Didn't have a clue where to start but after scrounging through 'you know that pile of experiments and half finished ideas' - I found this die cut leaf already splotty watercoloured... so I die cut another and used it to 'paint' smooched Distress Oxide ink onto my panel as a background..  with the idea in my head it ending up quite quick and simple, just finished with a stamped sentiment from a long unloved stamp.

My second card is using the technique for this months Group of Seven Cardmakers - Kaleidoscope 

I die cut a hexagon frame from maroon card to match the patterned paper that I cut into 1 cm strips and rearranged to fit the frame.  Attached to a grey square card and finished with a stamped sentiment.

I love this technique and the inspiration the group has shared so I'm hoping to get some actually stamping done when the visitor leaves.

Thanks for stopping by my blog

Have a Wonderful Day

Cheers Robyn

Good feeling to be back making some Cards

Thanks to a blogging friend Darnell - and her wonderful IDEAS prompt... I'm happy to be creating cards again.... this week is A for Anything Goes

My first card features soft blue and cream patterned paper as my background... as the panel was a little narrow for the card I added a matching smooched strip to one edge and used the other remnant for my sentiment. I watercoloured some die cut flowers (Sizzix - Small tattered floral) and added some white die cut foliage and a few blue pearls to finish.   I am joining in the challenge -- The Colour Hues Challenge #TCH83 : Cream & Blue

Honored to have my card mentioned in the Top Few...

My second card today is for the Beautiful Blossoms challenge #15 using the Mood board as inspiration ... lot so yellow.   Again I've used some patterned paper, stamped, watercoloured and fussy cut some flowers and leaves (Altenew - Modern Anemone) and attached them over the florals on the paper trimming the edges where they overlapped... finished with a stamped sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by my blog

Have a Wonderful Day

Cheers Robyn

I am still making cards....

 Anyone might be lead to believe I've stopped making cards, because crochet has taken over my life..          ....  But I am still stamping and colouring and working away at my desk...  but then seem to have difficulty finishing off my cards and then even posting them when I do.... 

Most of you may have heard of Kaisercraft ... well they had these calendars this year with these gorgeous backgrounds, just perfect for a quick card, so I've been cutting them up

This one is for my youngest sister who turns 60 this weekend (can't believe that, we are getting on).  Chose and nice blue background and simply added a stamped gold embossed sentiment and so sparkly gold birds and a 60.

And two others ...

AND, I did finish off my latest blanket this week.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.. have a lovely day and I'll be back shortly with some 'finished' cards   Cheers Robyn

Double embossing resist

 Here today with a couple of cards I made using the backgrounds I created with the 
Deboss Inky Resist Technique the ladies at Group of Seven Cardmakers 

have shared with us this month

This background with created using the Embossing Folder Flower Pod Background from Darice, white embossed the raised areas and smooched with Distress Inks and Oxides - Wild Honey, Peeled Paint, Storm Sky.  Finished with a die cut sentiment (Curly Sue) in dark teal blue and layered with an old gold border on a white card

My second card features Distress Inks and Oxides in Kitsch Flamingo, Shaded Lilac and Mermaid Lagoon smooched over the white embossed Embossing Folder - Flourish from mprress.  Finished with a bright pink die cut sentiment from CUTplorations

And here are my latest crochet projects ... a knee rug for a friend made with yarn she gifted to me and I regifted back to her....  and my 5 afghan squares so far for the 2023 Moogly CAL .

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

Embossing, Stenciling and Birds

 Afternoon and hope you are enjoying your Day.   I've been at my desk putting finishing touches to a few cards.   

Happy Little Stampers challenges resume this month and I have two cards featuring Birds

For my first card, I combined an embossed background with and stamped image...  I watercoloured the kingfishers (Stamploratins - Small Birds set) with Distress Inks and fussy cut them out.  To add interest to the background I used white core blue card and lightly sanded the water ripple and blended darker blue ink over the fish.  Finished with a stamped sentiment and attached the birds with foam tape. I am playing along with the HLS Watercolour Challenge + optional: Wings, I am also joining in the March challenge at Stamping Sensations -Anything stamped with option Wings and Tails

My second card is for the HLS March Stencil Challenge - Anything Goes, and features stamped birds on a stenciled background... I think this looks a bit like feathers. Used bird stamps from Stamplorations - Small Birds set, stamped in black, watercoloured with Distress Inks and fussy cut out.  I used Kaisercraft Stencil Arc and blended over Distress Oxide inks in yellow/orange colours.  Stamped the leafy branch with green ink and watercoloured too.  The black stamped sentiment is from Impression Obsession - Anytime Sentiment and the birds were added to finish the card.

Cheers Robyn

Thinking of You.....

Hi and how has February been at your place... creative hopefully..  I have been sharing my time with crochet and cards and our cat - Watson, who unfortunately was attacked by dogs and has had his rear leg removed... happy to report though, he has made an amazing recovery and now hopping about on his three legs...

My first card is for the Color Hues challenge TCH#58 - Lime Green and Cyan

This gorgeous piece from my stash - using Alcohol Inks on photographic paper was perfect.  Just added some black die cut leaves (Sizzix - Delicate Leaves and a sentiment (Happy Little Stampers - Dandelion Wishes), stamped in black and clear embossed.

My second card is adding to my growing Christmas stash - for the Peace on Earth challenge #34 inspired by the Mood Board ..  I've used the red and white colours with a touch of green

I dry embossed white card with a lovely EF from Chloe's Creative Cards, then again with white card and again with red and fussy cut the two main flowers and layered them over the base card.  Watercoloured the leaves, added some red marker and clear Crystal Drops to the berries and white Crystal Drops to the flower centres.

My final card is for the Christmas Stash builder challenge - Rudolph Days for February

I used this Embossing Folder (Sizzix - 3D Retro Ornaments) recently and love the results, so with this one I added glitter glue to the sanded raised areas

Thanks for popping over to my blog...  have a Wonderful Day,   Cheers Robyn

Two Floral Cards

 Hi and how was your weekend??   

Mine was the usual, working some in the garden, some crochet and finished off a few more cards.

Two Floral cards for The Flower Challenge.. 

and wishing the team ALL the Very Best on their 6th Birthday

For this card I used a new gifted stamp - it's origin is unknown, stamped with smokey grey Versafine and watercoloured with Distress Inks with a little bit of coloured pencil for depth.

Die cut the frame with double stitched square die from Poppy Crafts, and stamped and silver embossed the sentiment from Kaisercraft.

My second card is also using a gifted stamp - PSX, Canna Lily, stamped with smokey grey Versafine and water coloured with Distress Inks.  Trimmed the panel and added a light green border layer. Stamped the sentiment with black Versafine ink on match green cards strip.. Happy Little Stampers: Especially for You set and attached with foam tape

I am playing along with 

• The Flower Challenge #73 - Use a Sentiment
• NBUS challenge #43

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