WOYWW, Male Birthday cards 2yo & 13yo, house moving Snippets + NBUS

 Hi everyone, about time I did another craft post and warning I've lots of card to share. 

The first card is an oldie but a goodie - using a LOTV stamp called Patchwork of Balloons.  I've a number of LOTV stamps and printed coloured images sheets I bought, but as I'm out of touch with UK scene I didnt realise Lily Of The Valley or LOTV was out of business. For WOYWW at Sarah's Craft Shed (What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday) I'm sharing my desk, I've stamped image!

 Testing Prismacolor shades on rough stamp on back of card. Proper stamping on other side. This card is a CASE from Debby Yates see HERE. Debby also no longer blogs. Loved her work.

It's a 2nd birthday card for Chester. Used same papers, snippets left over as previous makes. Now to my second male cards for a 13y.o using an optical illusion found online. I die cut a vertical happy birthday, shadowed in gold like the 13 in top right. It was harder than you think to get this sorted! 😂

My dear friend's birthday in April, her name is Robin! the base was an ink block smooch then stamped with NBUS but Disc Darkroom Door Robin. Coloured in promarkers. Die corners are snippets of black from edges from an ancient Spellbinders square die. Card below that is Disc Penny Black Flower Cascade stamp, fussy cut out. Coloured in pencils then Stickles on top, Jo Rice style - squirt on inky mat, and add to image with an old shimmer pen, and keep it just for Stickles. Rectangle die set is NBUS PB Semi-Circle stackers, yet a Rectangle set!

 This is a Lavinia card, masked the inked and stamped. An encouragement card for a dear friend. ODB verse stamp disc.

And a last card, a house moving card a Bugaboo image, I found out they closed down last year too!

I was really sad this family were moving as they were the loveliest neighbours. Someone has bought the house and no idea what they're building there. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

 Now to Aussie photos - taken on walks, but no beach walks at the moment.   I've had an SCC taken off my left shin 5 days ago. I must rest it for a while. Have another SCC on left arm to come off too. At least it was only 2 this time. 😄

Vibrant purple Morning Glory down at the beach. 

This is where I go swimming in high tide, like this photo. 

Love walking on the dog beach!

Thank you very much for your patience. I had no idea how many cards I'd done, and I've more to share! But halved the post. I have a lot in a few months. 

May God bless you wherever you maybe,

Prayer hugs, 🙏🏻🤗

Shaz in Oz.x 

Thought of the Day  

 This is the verse on my encouragement card.

Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my Salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for the LORD JEHOVAH is my Strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.

Another verse came to mind as I pondered this one... Psalm 56:3 - What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee.

David knew all about fear, and trusting in God, in fighting the bear and lion and Goliath, the Philistine giant. We maybe facing a giant in our life, or a lion or bear, but the same Almighty God is with us, with our Jesus we are NEVER alone. Praise His name. 

Linking up to the following Challenges:
 1.Allsorts Challenge blog In the Garden - or Anything goes. 
A number of mine are in the Garden but will enter the Penny Black stamp. 

2. Snippets Playground first card made from snippets as made this card twice before with exact same two sets of 12x12, took some finding this time so put them together 😂 

3. Word Art Wednesday is HERE!! all cards. 

4. NBUS Challenge Never Before Used Schtuff. Robin is a NBUS as is Dies on Penny Black stamp card. 

5. And lastly Darnell's I.D.E.A.S challenge. Week 3 is Embossing ! So will enter 2.yo male, house moving, Penny Black Floral and Robin cards, all so varied, but some embossing! great to support challenges.