Little bird - happy birthday

I'm listening to Michael Buble singing "It's a beautiful day" and it sure is here in Yeppoon...sun's shining in a bright blue sky  and everyone's happy.

My card this morning is for the Freshly Made Sketches layout  FMS 91 this week - a nice simple one. The piece of printed paper jumped into my hand and became the basis to make the card - I  like the colours - seems I've made a few this week  with green :-)  Anyway thanks for taking a peek and hope your're have a wonderful weekend at your place.

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

Happy happy birthday

As you can see by my sunrise photo of the kookaburra I'm becoming quite attached these funny birds... they visit us on our balcony everyday and we hand feed them...this one is a regular and was watching for me when I appeared quite early to get this gorgeous sunrise,  he was quite happy to be part of the photo too. 

So as I just happen to have a kookaburra stamp my card for Retro Sketches  #68 this week features them.  Thanks for taking a peek

Happy Birthday

  

Oh doesn't that cupcake look too gorgeous to eat...love the folded flower and tiny pearls to finish it - so thank you Scrapbook Boutique for the June inspiration photo. I was definitely inspired to make a card.......I love these lovely fabric flowers you can buy now and so I designed my card around it and now I have my tiny flower punch unpacked I guess I'll be using them again too.  

Thanks for taking a peek

Adventure...see the sights

Hi there again this afternoon - just a quick male card for the CAS-ual Friday challenge CFC105

with the challenge being Mapquest or my interpretation of travel...with this great designer paper I have half my work was done and my navigation collage stamp finished it off...

Thanks for taking a peek

G'day Friend

"G'day"  now isn't that truly Australian...we shorted everything, mostly.

Along with the sketch at Paper Craft Crew Cards #46 this week they asked for a Patriotic theme - so for me this Golden Wattle stamp from Flourishes would be very appropriate; the wattles are coming into bloom across the country just now creating a mass of yellow through the bush.

Thanks for taking a peek

Wishing you Well

WHW #105–Sponging with Inspired by Stamping Nestie Dies

The weekly technique challenge over at Inspired by Stamping is to sponge a background feature on your card using a die cut shape...and I'm really pleased to be back at my desk and having a go at this technique....actually I put it together late yesterday because the urge to make a card was extreme - think I might put a couple more of these together as they're quite quick and you can vary the die shape easily....just take care to sponge lightly and check the amount of ink on the sponge or you'll get blobs.

Thanks for taking a peek...happy hump day

Hello Friend

OR  One of the following themes: Luau  or  Laundry  or  Friends 

Good to be back...it's been a busy couple of weeks, with my mums visit and a bit of car travel to see my sister Helen in Gympie for her 50th and then taking mum to visit our kids in Townsville....a fabulous time all round and now back home to catch up on normal life.
I got to visit with friend Vikki while I was away and half made my card for the June card chain challenge over at SOS using Vikki's card stock, ink, embossing folder, stamps and die cuts - thanks you Vikki - cool to use stuff you don't have yourself.  Thanks for taking a peek...now off to catch up with the washing