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.

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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

50th Birthday

  

Cheers everyone on this fine Friday here in Yeppoon.  My sister is celebrating her 50th next week and we're off tomorrow to visit and make this a special day for her.

My card layout is using the Cardabilities #75 sketch 

and the colours from CAS-colours and sketches#25.

On my blog cruising I noticed someone had made a beautiful butterfly by stamping on vellum so thought I'd give it a go too - I just used distress ink and layered it to give it a soft colour.

Thanks for taking a peek and have an enjoyable weekend

Happy Birthday

  

Oh boy my mojo's been asleep for a few days, isn't that what happens when you really have to make a card - I need two by this weekend as I will have little time to create over the next few weeks with my mum visiting and I just want to spend special time with her.

So from somewhere this card has appeared and I'm quite pleased with the effect of embossed vellum.

I've used the layout for CAS(E) this Sketch CTS#28 and the colours for Just Us Girls JUGS#189.  I've swiped Coral chalk over the raised vellum but it doesn't show too well in the photo.

Thanks for taking a peek

Just a Note

SOS #101 - Scrap Attack

Great challenge from Shopping our Stash SOS#101 this week - challenging us to use up our scraps - I have a whole drawers full and always scrounging in them (sorted into colours and patterned) so it was hard to find some strips that suited each other and I decided to use the birdcage as a focus, so of course you need to add a little bird; I even found the border diecut and coloured it to suit .....

and so this card came to be....Thanks for taking a peek

Best Wishes

 

My  second card this afternoon is a "Best Wishes" card to add to my stash to fill my little boxes I'm making - I've used the layout at Freshly Made Sketches FMS86 

and the colours from Just Add Ink  JAI 166. I've also stamped my flowers on designer paper to fit with the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays CFC101  ...... I'm not sure about my colour combo but I do like the design.  Thanks for taking a peek

Day and Night

  

Afternoon visitors to my blog....today my card is based on the colours at Crazy 4 Challenges C4C185  -  lovely bright orange and grey... I thought I'd do a shell/beach card but look what I've ended up with something way different using a stamp I've had for a very long time - it's a wonder it isn't perished and gone hard, also some star brads and a moon embellishment so all that's crazy that I've been digging into my stash.... I've used the layout at RetroSketches rs#63 - I really like their simple lines and try to tackle them as often as possible....just made this post :-)   

Thanks for taking a peek 

30th Birthday

Just made a 30th Birthday card for our son-in-laws birthday next week - I am totally inspired by Silke Ledlow and she has just posted a card I've used for my inspiration ...check it out here. And over at Dynamic Duos they are celebrating their One Year Anniversary DD#52 where you get to select any past colour combo - so I've chosen DD#14 Orange and Green.

Thanks for taking a peek...and have super week