I was thrilled when my card was selected for an Honourable Addict at Challenge #372 – Make Your Mark. Thanks so much. I really appreciate it!
Hello and welcome
Wishing you and your family a wonderful 2020!
Today it’s time for our new challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday! I hope you’re liking our new look challenge titles! This week it is Tristan’s Challenge –All About Occassions.
Living here in Australia, and watching all the reports on the terrible bushfires sweeping across much for the country, I felt I’d like to make an Aussie inspired card this week.
Looking through my stamps, I found this cute little Koala – an AI unmounted Stamp, I had received as a Freebie, but had never used!
I started by stamping it 3 times on water colour paper and did some no-line colouring using Tombow markers, before fussy cutting.
I cut a heart from a scrap of old DP and from some vellum. These were added to the tall card front and the koalas were arranged to look as though they were resting on the shape.
After stamping, colouring and fussy cutting Pink Fresh Eucalyptus Fantasy leaves, they were added behind the koalas resting on the heart.
The CUTplorations XOXO die was die cut 3 times and stacked with a black on top and attached to the heart.
The cute little MFT – Die-Namics – Tic Tac Toe dies gave me more ‘x’ and ‘o”s. I arranged them to look as though the koalas were throwing and catching them! I hadn’t used these before, either.
The sentiment from Mama Elephant – Occasional Lables was added to finish the card.
Don’t forget to head over to our blog to check out the wonderful inspiration from the rest of our Design Team.
I look forward to seeing what you create this week!
Thanks so much for taking the time to visit. I love to read your comments.
Have a great day
Cheers
Helen
Challenges:
Art Impressions – Hugs & Kisses Challenge #273! Week 2!
Inkspirational Challenge 204 – Word Prompt – Fauna
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #372 – Make Your Mark
Brown Sugar January Challenge #297 – Anything Goes
Craft Challenge 540 – Anything Goes
Do-Al(l) Creatives January – Australian Challenge
Stamplorations – January Theme and Photo Prompt Challenge
Moments of Crafting 
OMG.. this is just super cute and perfect for my special challenge at my blog! I would like to invite you to play with us! https://do-allkreatives.blogspot.com/2020/01/australian-challenge.html
Many thanks and big hugs
Doris
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I really appreciate your very kind comments, Doris! I will head over and join in your special challenge. What a lovely supportive thing to organise. Aussies really appreciate all the love and help we have received from all over the world at this terrible time! It is wonderful Big hugs and kisses to you!! xx
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Your Koala card is simply adorable! It sure looks like they are having so much fun. Your design and arrangement of all the details is so pretty! Sending many prayers to you all in Australia! Thank you very much for joining the Hugs & Kisses Challenge at Art Impressions.
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You have made my day with your lovely comments, Carol! Thanks so much! And thanks for your prayers for all those effected by the terrible bushfires. It has been so heart warming to see all the help and kindness offered from all around the world at this terrible time. x
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Oh what a cutie x 3 Helen! Love it!
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Thanks so much Therese!! 🙂 🙂
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XO this cute card🐭
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You’re very kind my dear friend! Thanks so much! xx
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What a great idea, to use a koala on your card. 3 of them is three times as cute. Love how they look like they are scampering around your card. Thanks so much for playing along at CASology.
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Thanks so much for your very kind comments, Joyce! You have made my day! 🙂
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Stunning images and great design.
Thank you so much for entering our challenge this week at CRAFT Challenge looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Hugs Sheryl xx
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Thanks so much for your very kind comments, Sheryl! I really appreciate them. I have just found your challenge and hope to join in often! 🙂
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A wonderful idea to put 3 little koala in this stunning card!!!!
Thank you so much for participating in our Brown Sugar challenge.
Hope you participate in our next!!
Kisssssssssssssssssssss
Bettascrap DT
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Your sweet comments have made my day, Betta! Thanks so much!! Hugs and kisses to you too!! 🙂
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Gorgeous card Helen and so fitting to have our lovely koala’s feature here. Love the dp you found and looks so cool with the vellum. I find that CUTplorations die so handy.
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Thanks so much for your very kind comments, Ina! I felt I’d like to use Aussie animals and I was thrilled when I found this one. 🙂
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Those koalas are adorable, Helen, and I love the layout you created. Thanks for playing along with CASology this week!
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I really appreciate your vey kind comments, Jen!! Thanks so much! 🙂
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These cute koalas are full of fun and love! Thanks for playing with us at STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt challenge this month.
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Your very kind comments have made my day! Thanks so much, I really appreciate them! 🙂
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Helen, I love your darling fussy-cut Koalas. (Art Impressions images are so well done, aren’t they?) This is the way I like to think about the animals in your part of the world, cavorting around, having a good time, sending out love to the rest of us, not as statistics in one of the most tragic fires of this and many decades. Love the colours you’ve used and the design.
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Thanks so much Heidi! We Aussies are so grateful for all the help and love we have received from all over the world! So heart warming! This was onw of the reason I wanted to make this card! ( I agree ! AI images are so much fun!!) 🙂
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What sweet little bears! I love that you paired them with the heart and the X Os… very creative and perfect due to the recent crisis in Australia. Thanks for playing at Inkspirational Challenges!
– Shauna
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Thanks so much, Shauna! Kaolas are such cute animals! I felt the same way! I really appreciate your very kind comments!! 🙂
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Oh my… your card is amazing beautiful. Love the koalas!
Thanks for sharing in our special challenge for Australia! Hope you will join us in our normal challenges, too..
Crafty greetings
Alex
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Your very kind comments have made my day, Alex! Thanks so much! It was great finding your challenge! Hope to visit again! Have a great day! 🙂
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Adorable card, I love the kaolas and the OX embellishments across the card. Arohanui from your neighbours across the ditch. Thanks for joining us at DO-AL(L) Creatives. Jonnece DT
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Thanks so much for your very kind comments, Jonnece! I really appreciate them! Have a good day! 🙂
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