July Card Chain Challenge Reveal

 

Here's my July Card Chain Challenge card that I sent off to Linda W in the USA.  I used circles, stitches and two colours from the palette. 

I remembered I had this scribbly circle die and thought to use them as flowers... die cut from 'pineapple' yellow card and with a little 'peach' ink blended on the centers.  Then I used another stitched die that you would use to create a horizon line and laid them at different angles to create the leaves and stems. Mounted them onto a PP background and added a stamped die cut sentiment (from Jillibean).

Theme Options: Fish / Circles / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Buttons / Stitches

This is my latest crochet blanket... Mosaic in the Round by Beba Crochet

End of the month again!!

Holy Moly --whooosh July has gone and I've not posted anything this month...  but I have been dabbling..

Got a couple of cards for Rudolph Days Christmas card July challenge . --- these are made with a set which includes a stamp and embossing folder... stamped first then embossed...quick & easy

And this decorated box is for the 

Beautiful Blossoms challenge #7 - Anything Goes with Flowers.

Used a lovely floral patterned paper to cover one the lid of one of the boxes I've been collecting... then die cut the flower and leaves from matching card, arranged them and added some white Crystal Drops.

Close up of the flower spray. 

Next these couple are using the technique - 

Off the Edge that the ladies at Group of Seven Card Makers 

have been playing with during the month.

Stamped and heat embossed foliage off the corners of my card panels then blended Distress Ink over the white card.  Finished the yellow one with a simple stamped and silver embossed sentiment and the purple one with white embossed candles, fussy cut and highlighted with distress ink and white Crystal Drops.. and some glitter gel dots for 'twinkle'.

This purple Christmas card is also for the 

Happy Little Stampers July Christmas challenge - Twinkle

And my last card... just because

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog... have a Wonderful Day

Cheers Robyn

June Card Chain Challenge Reveal

My June card for the Card Chain Challenge 

went off to Linda in the USA

I had some fun with this card, using the wheels theme as inspiration and of course most of my cards involve flowers - so a spill of tiny die cut flowers in the colours of the palette worked beautifully.  I enjoyed making this card for Linda.

Theme Options.... Wheels and Friendship.

The Layout is orientated horizontally

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

Cheers Robyn

Rudolph Days Christmas Stash Building

Again!!!!!! we're nearing the end of the month - June has gone and half of the year too, so it's time to share our Christmas cards with Maureen and her team    at   Rudolph Day Challenge

So I've been in my patterned papers stash again....

...... needing not much more that a double die cut glossy silver sentiment and a stamped gold embossed  one for the ornament card.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.... have a Wonderful Day

Cheers Robyn

A trio of cards featuring butterflies, birds and blooms

 Time to share a few more cards that have evolved from my desk over this month

This first card is for the Can You Handle the Pressure challenge - Anything Goes with a Twist of Butterflies.

Blended green Distress Inks over the leafy embossed border EF and stamped on the sentiment.... finished off with 3 die cut butterflies smooched in DI and spritzed with shimmer mist

Second card for the Triple B June challenge. ... with this lovely moodboard for inspiration. 

No stamping on this card... used a pretty pink marbly background (from my Kaisercraft calendar), then die cut the stitched wavy edge on white card - lightly blended edge with pink DI.  Die cut the little bird and watercoloured with DI and finished with a die cut Hello sentiment.

Lastly an Any Occasion card - for two challenges...  Double 'D' Colour challenge - I've used the purple and blues as inspiration.   

AND  Beautiful Blossoms challenge #6 - with a mood board in these colours too as inspiration.

 

I used a scalloped frame die and a number of my flower dies to create this little picture with a lovely patterned paper background - I smooched the flower edges with ink and added some white crystal drops for the flower centers

And my latest crochet blanket... a Mosaic in the Round by Beba Blankets

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

Sharing a few Christmas Cards..

 

About time I joined in some challenges...   It's challenge #75 at Christmas Kickstart and as always I'm happy to add to my Christmas stash.

So I've made a couple of 'teepee' folded cards and used little bit more from my stash of patterned papers.  Finished off with a stamped gold embossed sentiment and die cut Poinsettia flowers.

Next I have two more using the Mood board at Peace on Earth Christmas challenge #42

The Reds and Greens and Florals always catch my eye.

Stamped the same image and sentiments and embossed with both gold and silver EP.  Water coloured then used a shine silver and gold layer to frame the panels on matching red coloured cards.

And lastly a card using a set.. with  an embossing folder and co-ordinating stamp (I think it's Sizzix, loaned from a friend).  Not very well stamped but finished off with a die cut sentiment that I clear embossed. 

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

Birthday Cards

No Spring flowers in our gardens on this side of the world, but some nice Autumn showers today to cool the air and freshen up the greenery in my garden.

 Inspiration for my card today from the Mood Board at 

Double 'D' - Flower challenge

Watercoloured my stamped image (Power Poppy - Simply Camellias), trimmed to fit a square card with matching pink layer  witha stamped white embossed sentiment (Happy Little Stampers - Fun Birthday Sentiments)

A couple more cards using up more of those gorgeous 12x12 pattern papers I've been saving for something special... well now's the time... too many pretty papers, just use them.

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

May CCC card Reveal

My May Card Chain Challenge card went off to Brenda in the UK

I stamped this lovely image (from Stamps Happen - Sophisticated Lady) with grey ink, watercoloured with Distress Inks and fussy cut it out.  Used a piece of this lovely background paper from my recycled calendar and attached to a navy card.... finished with a stamped gold embossed sentiment (Power Poppy - Everything's Even Rosier set) and some dots of white Crystal Drops.

 I used the colour palette and the theme and technique on my card.  

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

Theme - Hats and Friendship

Technique - embossing