Friends are the Essence of Life

Hi and thanks for visiting my blog....I've made this card for the March Card Chain challenge at Society of Stampaholics using their colour theme and them based the card on the layout at Cardabilities #95 .
I used some designer paper for the base card and the front panel and then played around with a lace circle die to make my sentiment tag. I hand dyed and made the flowers and then added pearls as a final dress. I decided that these colours are way out of my comfort zone as the card changed many times throughout the day.  Have a great week and thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Birthday Wishes

Week #210  'Anything Goes'

It's our daughters birthday this coming week so I have made this card for her...I'm really happy with how it turned out. I'm playing along with The Shabby Tea Room #210 this week where their theme is Open -"Anything Goes". I stamped the background card, dry embossed the corner on the underlying card and layered two Chocolate Baroque flowers, then finished it off with a fancy tag and sentiment .  Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Best Wishes on Your Birthday

My second card this afternoon is using the layout at Freshly Made Sketches FS#128 and at House of Cards - Classic with a button.  Just a two tone card with a vintage feel...I found this lovely designer paper I over-stamped with a tiny script and teamed it with some ribbon and an embellishment I made with a button. Finished of the bottom panel with a sentiment from Inspired by Stamping.  Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Merry and Bright

Hi there this fine Saturday...I've made a card today for Merry Monday #100 - so firstly congrats to the team on their 100th challenge what a fabulous event and lots of Christmas cards...go team!!.  This week I've been playing around a fair bit with distress inks and making backgrounds - here I sponged the branches and stamped them a few times, water spritzing in between. Then I decided to team the soft branches with these bright baubles in the colour theme, they really stand out, with some gems and bows. Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Best Wishes

 

Early morning post for me today (went to bed too early so now up early, so I'm quietly blogging). I made this card a few weeks ago but didn't finish off the sentiment till yesterday, I'm playing along with Inspired by Stamping IBSIC#79 colours - white, blue green, emerald green (with a touch of mustard). I made the background card some time back using a Whoo Hoo WHW#126 techinique and loved how it turned out, so it's been patiently waiting to be used along with the gorgeous Chocolate Baroque flower stamp and IBS sentiment.  Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

What's On Your Workdesk, Wednesday?

Hi there WOYWW #250 peeper...if you're a visitor and already lost regards a desk photo and snooping you'd best pop over to Julias blog and check out what it's all about.  Firstly thank you everyone for visiting and leaving comments - I enjoying reading about other crafty peoples lives.
About my desk...well I'm in here most days; pretty much as soon as I do the bare minimum chores and shower and hubby leaves for work but as I'm in Australia our Wednesday starts way ahead of all you others...so this morning I'm in here, check my emails and  already got the place tidied up from my recent playing with distress inks and stamps (see two cards centre front - now finished here) and before you know it it's 10:30 and I'm still in my morning clothes before my shower - so off I went, all done come back with a coffee, takes some photos and finish off my cards while I wait for the rest of the world to wake up.  On my desk on the left are some Christmas cards ready to be glued, a two tone green card for a challenge, behind my mug and water glass two new sets of cheapie stamps, then further to the right the stamps I'm using to create my watercolour cards. My second pic is of my card stock drawers, a friend pointed these out to me last year and I have sorted my stock by colour and 3 sizes...tiny scraps, cut sheets and full 12x12 sheets...I like using up my scraps. You can just see my trusty guillotine on the side bench - it would have to be about 18 years old. Enough now I'm off to check out some crafty desks...cheers and have a great week Robyn

Just a Note

Hi and happy hump day...this week I've been trying out this watercolour technique I saw Heather Telford using (I love her work) and just took a deep breath and had a go...this is way out of my dreams but I'm really happy with my first two efforts so I can't wait to play a bit more.  I scrounged through my stamp drawers and came up with this sunflower stamp and a daisy I'd made years ago from foam and then found that great leaf stamp I'd forgotten I had...that set is staying out in plain sight now.  I edged the orange flower with black PaperMate and because the paper was so wet it bled. For the second card I just used a fine paint brush and distress ink to outline the flowers.  My first card fits with the colour palette at Inspired by Stamping IBSIC#81 and I've used their lovely script sentiments on both cards.  Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Our Beautiful World

Here's  my "Green" photo for this weeks Our Beautiful World #38.

I was scanning my photos for a pic of the new green growth of cycads after the fire burn-offs that leave the landscape black - it's amazing but alas I couldn't find the pics.  

I saw this one though of the greenery in my sons fish tank...he was just setting it up and waiting for the water to clear before adding the fish and I took this pic that reflect the leaves on the underside of the water level. Normally I would post flowers and outside greenery and landscapes but this is ok for a change.

OOPs I couldn't resist...these are flowering in our yard at the moment..

Thanks for taking a peek Robyn