Hello Friend...

Another card for my Stamping Saturday and this time I have been adventurous....I have been really liking the cards of late that have had some texture paste/gel added to their background so after much deliberating I took the plunge and bought me some....who know's if it is the right stuff but it worked for me!! I also picked up a new Kaisercraft Template-Tree around the same time with this technique in mind. So for Sketchbook Saturdays current challenge and for my first time playing at The Mixed Media Card Challenge I pulled them out to give them a whirl. I just used part of the tree in the corner of my card then coloured my card with Distress Inks (probably should have done this before I applied the gel...we live and learn), I also coloured the gel a bit too after it had dried and this is the end result! Very happy....I'm also adding my card to the latest challenge over at Virginia's View where the challenge is Die Cuts....thanks for stopping by...

    

Celebrate!

Hello Stamping Friends, well it has been a few weeks since I have sat at my desk to make a card. It's my babies 16th birthday next week so I have made this card for her. She is such a beautiful girl....I love her so much and am so proud of how mature she is for her age, I hope she has a lovely day. For this card I have used the latest layout from Sketchbook Saturday...make sure you pop on over and check it out. I'll be back in a bit to post some Christmas cards I have made for some very special friends. Thanks for stopping by...

Happy Birthday....distress inks

Well I'm on a bit of a roll today considering I started off with no real mojo at all...I actually have to thank my friend Robyn for that, she has kept me going today. I am actually in a much better frame of mind this afternoon from when I sat down this morning. Thanks Robyn! The last couple of weeks I have wanted to play with my distress inks but haven't got around to it but after checking out Sketchbook Saturday earlier, I really got a push along that path...thanks Chupa...and Therese too who inspired Chupa. In saying that, my card was going to be 'female' but the colours pushed me towards a 'male' card so my layout isn't really like Chupa's sketch, only vaguely. Oh well, that happens sometimes anyway, thanks for stopping in.

Sketchbook Saturday: #103

 

Happy Birthday..floral banner

Hi Fellow Stampers, I made this card last night but didn't get a chance to post it. I have used the latest Sketchbook Saturday sketch for design and the colours are the latest combo from The Play Date Cafe...nice and fresh....thanks for popping in.

Sketchbook Saturday: #100

The Play Date Cafe: #191

  

Sketchbook Saturday #85

Hello my blogger friends....how are your Christmas preparations going? I am pretty much organised, so much so I spent most of yesterday just surfing the blogs of some of the talented ladies out there...I NEVER get time to do that so needless to say I had some serious fun yesterday. LOL!! it's funny what makes a person happy!!  Anyway, I visited Christina's blog where she gave a tutorial on making tattered flowers so I gave it a go and here are a couple I made that I have put on my latest card. So, back to my card...this design is over on Sketchbook Saturday, pop on over and check it out...I actually flipped my card because I didn't want to cover up my embossed flower and the lovely circle die is courtesy of my good friend Robyn who is travelling across the bottom of Australia at the moment as she & her hubby make their way back to Queensland....yippee.... not quite back to Townsville but close enough that we should get to see each other a bit more. Every month Robyn sends me a card to say 'hello' and this months card had some little die cuts in it for me, thank you Rob. Well, I will stop 'talking' now, as always thanks for stopping by.

Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #84

Hi Stamping Friends, today has gone so fast I just don't feel like I have done anything!! But in saying that I have made two cards. This card I have made for my daughter who turns 15 on Thursday. I have made my background using some of my new Distress Inks which I am just loving right now!! I don't usually 'do' tags but I like it when I am forced outside of my comfort zone which over on Sketchbook Saturday the latest design has a tag on it...so I have a tag!!

     

 

SSC #80

Hi Stampers, well I am back a lot later than I thought I would be but there has been lots of gossiping along with lots of stamping. For this card, I have used the latest Sketchbook Saturday Challenge with lots of new products too. I bought this beautiful ribbon yesterday at the new Lincraft store that has opened recently with a new embossing folder and my new stamp is from the my flourishes stamp set I picked up from the Craft Show. I really like this card and I loooove that ribbon and mannequin. Thanks for stopping by...

SSC#78 + Colour Q #156

Hi Stampers, I am back with my second card for Sketchbook Saturday Challenge as I really like the simplicity of this layout. This time I have used butterflies + the colour combo of Colour Q's latest challenge.

I am off to look for some more sketches, hope you are having a great Saturday and thanks for stopping by.

 

SSC #78 + DD #21 + LIM #86

Hi Stampers, the card I made today is nice and simple...love it!! For design I have used the latest Sketchbook Saturday layout and for colour inspiration I have used the latest Dynamic Duo combo which is Monochromatic for week 4 and which we were asked to use Always Artichoke + Certainly Celery. I wasn't sure if I wanted to do these colours but after seeing the layout on Sketchbook Saturday I thought they would work really well with it and they have. I even dug out some SU stamps I haven't used in a very long time which always makes you feel that bit better..lol. I am also able to add this card to the latest Less is More challenge where it is to take 3 of the previous challenges they have had. For this I was able to use week 6 - Off the edge, week 18 - Monochrome and week 33 - Anything Goes. Hope you like my card and thanks for stopping by...until next time, happy stamping.

   

Take 3 Challenges

Sketchbook Saturday #77 + CR84F #63

Hi Fellow Bloggers, here is my second card for the day. For inspiration, I have used the latest Sketchbook Saturday challenge for design and the latest CR84F colour challenge. I really like this colour combo, I am always happy using browns and the blue just gives it that nice lift. Thanks for the inspiration ladies.

   

Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #46 & Color Throwdown #175

     

 

 Hi Fellow Bloggers, I have been able to sneek a bit of stamping time in today. For this card, I have used the Color Throwdown #175 colour scheme & the Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #46 design.

The designer paper is a bit different for me but its all about stepping outside the square...isn't it...so on that note, here is my card. I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by. Until next time, hope you all have a great week.