Thursday, 24 September 2026

A robot celebration

I'm not typically a sticker user but recently the lovely Jo at Dotty Pudding sent me a few to play with, including a couple of cute robots. This week I was struggling to come up with an idea for a friend’s birthday card — remembering that her academic research includes software for robotics at about the time I moved Jo's card to a new spot gave me my eureka moment.

The flow chart elements (computer generated) are a riff on something in one of our friend's research papers (yes, I went looking for extra inspiration!), background elements are a circuit board stamp; Jo’s cute robot is part of a set she got here. He’s raised up a little with some cardstock scraps. 

I used up a few extra stars left over from the tomato paste tube embellishments I cut recently for the Die Cut Divas "recycle" challenge (on this card) so I'm linking up again there. They form part of the celebratory explosion of shiny things (nail art gems being the others).

Stamps: Circuit board backgrounder (Cornish Heritage Farms, no longer with us)

Paper: Cryogen white

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress ink by Ranger (Rusty Hinge)

Other:
Robot sticker
Fineliner
Tomato paste tube metal 
Confetti die (Mama Elephant)
Nail art gems
Computer generated text

Thanks for stopping by!

5 comments:

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Awww - adorable robot sticker and I love the background you gave him, Joanne!! And those tomato paste tube stars are still brilliant for embellishments!! Thanks for sharing again at Die Cut Divas!!

Cindy C. said...

It's so cute, love that float chart!! Thanks for linking up to our September challenge gallery at Die Cut Divas.

HilaryJane said...

This is brilliant and so personal for your friend xx

Arlene said...

I love it, fun, eye catching and just super cute. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas

Dotty Jo said...

This is just perfect, Joanne! I bet your friend will love it. How clever and how very personal. Bravo! Jo x