Hello and welcome
At last I’m back into things. It’s been a topsy turvy few weeks for us since Christmas Eve. Now, all will hopefully be plain sailing. It’s time for this week’s challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday! Donna is hosting our “All About Occasions” Challenge.
When my local Kaisercraft store had a sale last year, I decided it was time for me to add some Aussie flowers to my stash.
As the January 26th is Australia Day, I thought it would be the perfect time to try out this set – Kaisercraft – Open Road clear stamp set.
The focus of my CAS card is the Australian Waratah. It is a large shrub or small tree with this stunning stiff flower. Found in SE Australia, it is the floral emblem for New South Wales.
My waratah was coloured using Prismacolor pencils, after being stamped on a Spellbinders – Captivating Squares Nestabilities.
The sentiment is a favourite from a There She Goes set – Everyday Greetings.
Thanks so much for visiting and I hope you get the chance to join our challenge this week. Be sure to head to our blog for lots of great inspiration.
Cheers
Helen
Challenges:
Uniko Challenge #51 – Anything Goes, optional twist Love
Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Have a Heart
Dies R Us Challenge -#113 – Anything New
Die Cut Divas Challenge – ‘Something New’
CAS Game #132 – Up To One Third + optional Masking
Moments of Crafting 
A Kaisercraft store has just opened up here and I haven’t been to it as yet… maybe I ‘need’ some Australian flowers too. Yours is coloured to perfection Helen, I adore it!
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Stunning just perfect for Australia day🌺
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Thanks so much Karen! A little different! 🙂
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OMGosh I have that stamp set but only used the gumnut stamp. Your inking of that beautiful waratah is breathtaking. Can’t imagine me doing anything as good as yours but ink mine up one day. Such stunning colours here Helen. Love the die frame you used also.
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Thanks so much for your very kind comments! This set has great clear detailed images that’s for sure! I’ll try to use the others soon! 🙂
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Beautiful CAS design and I was lucky enough to see one of these flowers up close on our visit to Australia last year … all your flowers are gorgeous! What a beautiful country! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘Anything NEW’ challenge at Dies R Us. Good Luck and please come back again soon!
Darlene (DRU Blog Leader)
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I really appreciate your vey kind comments, Darlene! I’m so pleased you enjoyed your trip Down Under! We are a very lucky country! You were very lucky to see a waratah. Not everyone does! Have a good one! 🙂
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What a lovely and unusual flower, beautifully colored too! Thanks for joining us at Die Cut Divas!
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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Such a pretty card. Love your beautiful colouring of the flower, so warm and rich. Thanks so much for playing at AAA Cards and Uniko, hope to see you in our galleries again soon.
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Thanks so much for your very kind comments, Jane! I really appreciate it! 🙂
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what a beautiful bloom, gorgeously colored too. Thank you for playing at AAA cards
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Thanks so much, Maaike! 🙂
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What a beautiful flower and I love the card. So glad you entered the challenge at Die Cut Divas this month.
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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This is beautiful and colored so perfectly! Thanks for linking up to the DRU “Anything New” challenge. Best of luck to you!
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Thanks so much for your very kind comments Birgit! 🙂
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What a beautiful floral bloom, gorgeous card.
Thank you for joining us at Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
luv
Debby
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Thanks so much, Debby! I really appreciate your comments. 🙂
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Superb colouring and what an elegant panel you’ve used to showcase that bloom. Delightful thanks for playing at the Uniko challenge this month.
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I really appreciate your very kind comments Sarah! Thanks! 🙂
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Such a lovely card, love your coloring! thanks for joining us at Uniko
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I really appreciate your very kind comments, Rahmat! 🙂
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Helen, I never heard about an Australian Waratah before, but it looks just beautiful! Lovely CAS showcase of this unique treasure of your country!
Thanks for sharing this beauty with us in the Uniko Challenge #51!
Greetings from Wiebke (Uniko-DT)
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You are very kind Wiebke! It is always interesting to see flowers from other countries! Have a good day! 🙂
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