'Aloha'

It's TREND week over at Just Us Girls

and Hostess this week is Sue and chosen Pineapples

 

 

Well this threw me as I have nothing relating to them.

How excited I was when I went to my monthly

girls day out card making and our Demonstrator Tania

had chosen a card with just that.

 Thanks Tania - you saved the day. All credits to you.

 

 

I didn't finish my card that day

but came home and added some splatters from a

Tim Holtz stencil. Also added a few strips

of paper under the pineapple.

Card stock is SU and has been stamped on the edges with the

pineapple stamp which is part of the

 set Pop of Paradise from SU

My sentiment is from Gina K.

 

Now pop over to Our Blog

and check out what our October Guest Jaydee

and my Team Mates created.

Join in and you could be our Chic of the Week

and be in the running for

Guest Designer in December

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Once again my card qualifies for the latest (For the Birds) challenge over at
The Mod Squad
You can find the details Here

Thanks for dropping in

PS Will be flying over the other side of Australia in a few days

but never fear I have all my cards done dusted and scheduled

for while I am away catching up with family. I'm Excited!

 

 



Falling 'Autumn Leaves'

 

I just couldn't help myself making another

'Autumn Card' even though it is Spring here.

 

 This time my card is more the 'Autumn Colours' 

I got out the Memory Box stencil - Texture Distressed Grid

and added dimension with white texture pastes.

I love the old Cuttlebug leaf dies I have had for ages

 and that is what I turned to for my card.

After blending distress inks and adding

a few speckles from  TH Speckles Stencil on to

water colour paper.  I cut the leaves

and heat embossed them with clear powder.
Scored them to add veins but very hard to see.

The branch is from Memory Box - Woodland Branch.

 Sentiment is from MFT - Simply Fab Sayings.

 

This card is again for the 'New Blog in Town'

CAS Watercolour Blog

You can find the details Here

 

Thanks so much for dropping in.
I love reading your lovely comments.

It's all about 'AUTUMN'

I came across a 'New Blog in Town' called

CAS Watercolour Card Challenge and excited

as it is one of my favourite types of card

Watercolour! and cas too.

Details are Here

There are times when I just love making

a cas card - so relaxing with water colouring

in all sorts of colours.

For this challenge it is 'Autumn'

Here are the products I used -

Coloured cs/water colour paper

Distress Inks and Inka Gold

for the water colour background.

I decided to move away from leaves and

 heat emboss grass from

SU Inspired by Nature in black.

I cut this in 3 added the sentiment

from Spellbinders in Black & Gold

Black Pearls and lines with a

gold gel pen to finish.

***
The October CAS Card Challenge at
STAMPlorations Blogspot is up
Details Here -  so I am joining
them again this month using plenty of  BLACK!

 

I am also going to play over at

Crafty Boots Challenge for their

'Autumn is in the Air Challenge'

Here.

 

Thanks so much for dropping in.

 

 



A Birthday Card for 'Someone Special'

I have made this Birthday Card for my Daughter

and chosen the stamps specially for her.

 

 

Over at Crafty Cardmakers Pam is Hosting

our 'Birthday Card Challenge'

 

The stamp I chose is from Inspired by Stamping Here
called Nature 1. It has the Ulysses butterfly and the
 Cooktown Orchid. This butterfly if you are lucky
(and I have been) can be seen fluttering by in
my daughter's back yard. She also has the most
beautiful orchids blossoming on her patio.
Now you can see the reason why I made this card.

 

 

I have added several coloured layers

added to my card base

and the background is inked up with

several Tim Holtz distressed inks.

The Cooktown Orchids were stamped randomly

and heat embossed in white.

(My daughter lives close to Cooktown)

The Ulysses butterfly has been inked up

with TH peacock feathers with

 a smidgen of  pearl ex powder added

giving it a nice shimmer. Also

in black and covered with glossy accents.

Happy Birthday sentiment is a Spellbinder die.

Finished with a few coloured gemstones.

I have made a computer generated greeting

for the inside adding the tiny butterfly for a final touch.

 

Thanks for dropping by.