Happy 10th Birthday, Panda Girl!

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Today I'm celebrating my youngest daughter's 10th birthday! Where did those years go? They pass by so quickly! She loves pandas and so I made her a panda holding a rainbow of balloons. :-)

I used Mama Elephant Pandamonium and Stampin' Up Balloon Celebrations stamps.

Happy 10th Birthday, my darling girl!

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 216 - Blue Skies

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Oh my goodness, things have been busy at work for me lately! Thank goodness the kids are on school holidays so I don't have to worry about school lunches, sports, ballet lessons, and all the rest of the activity that goes with school term! I do wish I had a quieter time at work so that I could enjoy the kids while they're relaxed.

With all of the busy-ness of my work life, I really felt like making a calming card, and I did. :-) This is my card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge. For the stripey background of the sketch, I made "stripes" of clouds.

I used SU! Balloon Celebrations and MFT Blue Skies stamps.

Cool sketch, hey? I hope you're inspired to join us in the fun!

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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Happy Little Stampers April Watercolour Challenge - Rainbows!

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A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month! For those of you with pranksters in your life, watch out! It's April 1st! ;-)

Oh what fun we have for you this month at Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge! The optional twist is RAINBOWS! I love rainbows! I cannot wait to see the gallery. :-)

For my card I made a rainbow bunch of balloons coloured with Derwent Inktense pencils. I just the the vibrancy of Inktense colours.

I used Stampin' Up! Balloon Celebrations stamps.

I'm also joining in with Time Out challenge #80 where the inspiration is 'When it rains look for rainbows, when it's dark look for stars'

Thank you for visiting and I hope you're inspired to join in the rainbow celebration with us at Happy Little Stampers.

Michelle
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Let's Sit Together and Drink Coffee

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Every time a Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is happening, I wish to join in. Until now, I haven't. Today, at the very last minute, after looking at so many GORGEOUS coffee, tea, and cocoa themed cards, I'm jumping in to join in the fun! In addition, the latest Tag You're It! challenge is also coffee-themed, so I'm joining in there, too. ;-)

I made a simple card using SU! Balloon Celebrations and Gorgeous Grunge stamps. The die is PTI.

Here in Brisbane we have the most beautiful blue-sky Spring day. There is a good breeze, the temperature is perfect, and the birds are singing. It's so lovely. My laundry is out swinging in that breeze. :-)

Thank-you for dropping by to visit!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 188

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For this week's CAS(E) This Sketch challenge I've made a happy bunch of birthday balloons! I didn't completely follow the sketch this week because, try as I might, I just couldn't get those little tags to work for me. I need to give it another go, because I'm sure I can make it work, haha! I just love this sketch.

I used SU! Balloon Celebrations stamps, which is just a fabulous set. The inks are Altenew. They layer with a really interesting effect that I haven't achieved with other die inks. I'm looking forward to playing with them further.

The whole team have come up with some amazing cards this week. I hope you can take some time to visit them all.

Because both my stamps and inks are NBUS, I'm entering this card into Darnell's NBUS Challenge #7.

Thanks for visiting!


Michelle
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