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Hiya

I'm back with Sky is the Limit

....take 2.....

Similar to the one I shared Tuesday,

but this time I used Stampin' Up! ink pads

and an 'Aquapainter' ( waterbrush ).

I felt it was missing something, so added some clouds

Do you have a favourite?

I would be very grateful for any feedback.

Lesley

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The Sky is the Limit

Warning:

you may need your sunglasses for this one!

I inked some daffodil delight yellow where I wanted the 'sun',

stamped and embossed the sunburst,

then did a water wash before adding some brusho paints.

The paints are a powder, but they spread and blend with the water.

I stamped and embossed the sentiment and  airplane, 

the 'vapour trail' being a happy accident.

Hopefully you can also see the way it's enhanced

 by matting and layering onto black,

a trick I learnt from Eileen Godwin and Sarn.

This was for a very special young man

who has made the whole family very proud,

passing his basic training.

Hope your week is going well,

I think we're in for a wet and windy day tomorrow,

so make sure you keep warm and dry.

Lesley

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Wild about wild about flowers

This triple work of art is by

Sally Heasman

I hope you can see the inked background,

and that wild flower is sooooo detailed close up.

Who is not wild about wild about flowers?!

n.b. did you guess, the stamp is called wild about flowers :)

Sending Happy Thoughts

Here's my make n take at a recent play day,

unashamedly cased from ilinacrouse.blogspot.com

I had the Calypso Coral Celebration add on kit,

and was at a complete loss what to do with the half circles.

I used the waste part from a sticker to frame the sentiment!

Just to show it doesn't matter how much room you have....still stuff everywhere!

Here's the matching set using Watermelon Wonder and Basic Grey

Sending happy thoughts your way for the weekend

Lesley

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Baker's Box

I had a lovely play day recently and made these swaps

using the Baker's Box Thinlits

I'm sharing a few construction pics, so hope you don't get bored!

Tissue paper, a strip of double sided tape, cut into strips up to tape

with glue facing up, roll so the glue is adhering as it goes

take a strip of DSP, add sticky tape, and roll to cover,

then dipped in ink and scrunched

Stamped the box before assembly

added a square of card to strengthen the base

added tags peg and streamer

YOU are so amazing for visiting thank you!

Lesley

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New new home

I know you've seen one similar,

but this one's different honest!

Another new neighbour in the lane,

lots of changes this year in more ways than one.

I used tempting turquoise on this one,

and I have re-discovered it and fallen in love again.

SU do have some gorgeous blues!

Couldn't resist that heart over the chimney again :)

Now, I know you trust me really, (lol)

but to save you looking back, here's the one I did earlier!

'Happy' whatever it is you are doing!

Lesley

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Sheer Perfection Vellum

I was so pleased to have got this free gift during sale-a-bration.

It is the most delightful vellum, that has different designs.

I couldn't resist getting the Treat bag die,

following an awesome training day recently,

which also inspired these colours of

 basic grey, hello honey, and mossy meadow, 

with a bit of lost lagoon too.

Luckily there is two sheets of each design,

so there was enough to make these treat bags, 

that can also be used as an envelope.

I used Painted Petals for the card inside.

These were my swaps at a recent play day.

Thanks for stopping by

Lesley

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make more happy

I just love Sheltering Tree and here I used it with Hello Life

The star-burst is from Kinda Eclectic,

and I used one of the little accent stamps from Sheltering Tree

to make the 'blossom' and to stamp the background.

Happy Sunday

Lesley

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