Celebrating You Today

 It is not often that I only use die cuts on a card (except for the sentiment), but here goes.

Crisp & CAS, with an embossing folder to add interest.  

My entry to ...

... The Card Concept : Red, White & Blue

... CAS on Friday : Embossing

... Inspired by : Oars

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Masculine

Abstract water wishes

My first card of the year ... playing with abstract stencil shapes.

Added some white enamel accents to the starfish.

My entry for ...

... AAA Card Challenge : Monochrome

... CAS Colours & Sketches

... Less is More : Under the Sea

... Addicted to CAS : Shapes

Sea You Soon

In this crazy world right now, I think we all have people that we haven't been able to see - some of them for quite some time! I was supposed to visit my mother last year in April, but it was cancelled ... and we still haven't been able to see each other.  But thank goodness for whatsapp video & cards!

Let's hope I'll see her sooner rather than later (but it's not looking good for now).

My entry to ...

... Just Us Girls #582 Word Week: Float

... Less Is More #442 : Sea Creatures

... Addicted to Stamps & More : Any Occasion

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes

The Surf's Up!

The surf is up ... just in time for my brother's birthday!

My entry for ...

... The Male Room - Surf's Up

... Time Out Challenge

... Die Cut Divas : Make it Hot

Island Adventure

How about an island adventure?

We went to the Maldives in January ... sand banks on the ocean!

And then returned home to Mauritius! A lush green island.

My entry to ...

... Inkspirational Challenge : Adventure

... Addicted to CAS : Horizon

... Stamp Ink Paper : Let's hear it for the Boys

Life is better ...

I actually won my first online challenge back in 2010 with a Pop up fold card, but it was great to see Jennifer McGuire take it to another level with an opening one. So I had to try it too.

I coloured the sentiment with Prismacolor to make it look like beach sand and sea.

The scene inside used a mix of stamps and dies from Hero Arts, Simon Says Stamp, WPlus9 and Ellen Hutson.

I added some glitter Nuvo to the flip flops.

My entry to ...

... Addicted to CAS : Sea

... Time Out Challenge : Holiday  I went a beach holiday! The best especially if you have children ... can't beat water and sand.

... The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge.