I’ve been on holidays & WOW was it some fun!  But now I am back & boy do I have some wonderful blogs to catch up on.  I will be sharing some fabulous photos of my trip to Outback Australia after my post… so if you’re interested keep scrolling (Watch out for the red dirt)!  I thought I’d start my catchup with the new Lily Pad Cards Color Throw Down  (Not just 3 but count them, 5 colours) & combine it with the current Clean & Simple sketch.  This is the first time I have used this stamp, I couldn’t resist… have I told you that I ride a scooter?  Well it’s not exactly these colours but it is just awesome (when it’s not raining… then I just get wet).

We went to visit an awesome friend of ours who lives near Karratha, would you believe the flight accross Australia was nearly 6 hours (it’s a BIG country).  As you can see there has been a lot of rain in North Western Australia.  We were in the Pilbara region  – and isn’t it just stunning!  We stayed in the eco retreat (where the tents are pictured) and went swimming at the waterfalls….

Supplies;  Paper:  A4 Hopsack White Cardstock, Bazzill – Dragonfly, Orange cardstock.  Ink:  Memento – Tuxedo Black, ColorBox – Deep Grape.  Stamps:  Imaginisce – Scooter,  American Crafts – Sentiments, Sugarloaf – Happy Birthday sentiment.  Copics:  BG10,15. YG03. V15,91,95.  Accessories:  Fiskars Stamp Press, Nesties Standard Circles, Bigshot, Polychromos Pencils – Cadmium Yellow, Dark Cadmium Orange, Gamsol, Blending Stick, Stickles – Orange Peel, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder – Spots & Dots, DST, Foam Dimensionals.