2014 Happy Birthday

 Hi there fellow card makers...wasn't sure how I was going to interpret this pic from Crazy 4 Challenges #217 but I'm glad I went with the clocks because I'm really happy how it turned out.  I distress coloured some water colour card and then ran it though the cuttlebug with the clock embossing folder, ran the versamark clear pad over the raised areas and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder.  I tied it in with the pic with the 2014 banner, a happy birthday sentiment that I could easily add a number to represent the age of the recipient in 2014.  Thanks for taking a peek   Robyn

Best Wishes on your Birthday

  

Wow this card came together for me so quickly after I found the roses designer paper which worked for me with the Curtain Call January 1 challenge - Smitten. This is a new blog challenge for me and I  love the colours, mine are a bit subtler but I like them and I've with this with the layout at Just Us Girls #222. Thanks for taking a peek   

Robyn

Birthday for a Male

TGIF... for those of you who work and don't spend all day at their home desk; no I really have been busy elsewhere in the home today, made cauliflower soup and the filling for beef and mushroom pies, also the sheets and towels are blowing madly on the line because the sun came out today. Anyway I need a card for a male and when I saw colours on the Fusion #1 challenge I thought maybe blokeish colours so I've teamed it with the layout at Unscripted Sketches #238...and come up with this card.  I also tried something a bit different; creating the background by using distress ink on my embossing folder, spritzing the card and quickly running it through the cuttlebug - I like how it's blotchy and the pattern being white really stands out. Thanks for taking a peek  Robyn

Jingle Bells Bear

'A is for Anything Christmas'

TEDDY BEARS

This little bear is a wood mounted stamp I've had for a very long time, he hasn't had much use so the challenge at Winter Wonderland - Teddy Bears was just what I needed. I'm also playing along with ABC Christmas challenge -'A' and Christmas Cards All Year Round - also Anything Goes. I really like the colours I've used and happy with my card....thanks for taking a peek  Robyn

Dream Big Happy Birthday

!!!!!! mmm I've been playing with distress inks again and just loved how this one turned out using TH Crushed Olive and Chipped Sapphire, and I've based the card on the Retro Sketch #96 - it's for a friend who's celebrating a very special birthday. Hope you're enjoying your week...cheers and thanks for taking a peek  Robyn

Shabby Roses Birthday

I've made this "So Ramantic" themed card for a dear elderly relative of mine in the UK and later today I need to brave the rain and go and post it.  I've used the Shabby Tea Room #200 photo  for my  inspiration and added two little ribbon roses with an organnza bow, some die cut foliage and pink pearls.  Thanks for taking a peek Robyn   

What's on my workdesk, Wednesday #240

"Crickey" where does the week go....already Wednesday again so I can take a pic of my desk to share on Julias blog, If you'd like to know more click on her name - these a bucket load of creative people out there sharing their workspaces.

Today mine is pretty neat but as you can see I've a few project piles on the left - does anyone else do that - start on a card and while searching for elements and ideas end up collecting bit for other cards. On left of my laptop are a few backgrounds I made by distress inking an embossing folder, spritzing the card and running it through the machine...I was impressed and one of them is part of a card pile. And the second pic shows the result of my friend Vikki stating how often we see other card makers desk/rooms that are all so organised with their bits colour co-ordinated etc......so I had hubby accompany me to the St Vinnies store and there was this shelf unit just waiting for me. So I've turned it sideways and spent a little time Saturday sorting my flowers and ribbons into containers - yippee, now their close at hand ready for me to use  :-)  
Then there's a pic of our friendly magpie...this morning she was looking all bedraggled (was quite funny, looked like a drowned rat) as we've been having some rain, well a lot of rain, it rained all night and the last pic is out my craft room window - it's duller than that really; but the dead grass has come alive overnight and looking quite a bit greener - it's been so hot here but I can't complain because we see on the news how bad the weather is in the USA and UK. Well enough waffling, hope you're having a 'cool' day wherever you are
and thanks for taking a peek   Robyn

Love and Best Wishes

  Hi there, so I've been able to finish off another card this afternoon for the PaperCraft Crew Card Sketch #74 and I'm really enjoying using some 'pretty shades' of card away from Christmas traditional colours. Was going to leave the chevrons off until I  remember this border die I have and I think the curve matches with the feminie card.  Thanks for taking a peek  Robyn