You Little Furball

Here's my august happy post sent to Liz:

I decided to try something a bit different and fun....

It wasn't how I'd imagined....

I was going to have a cat popping out of a bag,

with one peering from behind,

but it just didn't go right.

Once I'd placed two 'bodies',

I decided to stamp a trio, and forget the bag idea.

I cut out the heads and raised them on foam pads,

and added googly eyes.

No cats were harmed in making this!

I am a cat lover....well, I like all animals, 

but we have a ginger tom in the family,

and Liz has a cat too,

and so do quite a few friends,

so I hink I'll be using this set a lot.

I might pop over to the snippets playground with this one,

as I've used lots of card snippets and ribbon snippets too!
I've also noticed there's a challenge for animal theme on here:http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/week-185-theme.html
It's the first time I've entered anywhere other than
the 'playground', so hopefully someone will tell me if I've done it wrong!

August Happy Post

Wisteria Wonder loveliness from Liz this month:

The background is embossed with polka dots,

I forget (sorry!) which flower spray stamp, white embossed,

and covered in petite petal flowers,

a couple of butterflies, bakers twine,

and some cute clay hand made flowers bottom right.

Must have taken her ages to make this one!

Thanks Liz!

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Pictogram Punches for a Star

I love this little set, and it's perfect for male cards.

This was for a lovely friend living in Spain,

 whom we don't get to see as often as we'd like.

I decoupaged the moon and some stars,
(a couple 'hung' on white bakers twine)

and added some random candy dots to coordinate.

Simple, but I liked this one, with it's white space,

and crisp colours.

Do let me know what you think!

I had a fantastic day today with some

Stampin' Up! play mates!

I will have lots to share with you soon.

Be sure to stop by again for some more,
it's lovely to have your company.

Lesley

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p.s. I'm going to pop over to the snippets playground before my tea!
also http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/seeing-stars.html

Corner Garden meets Flower Shop

Prepare to feast your eyes!

This is an easily missed single stamp from Stampin' Up!

I heat embossed with white powder onto pool party card stock.

I then stamped and heat embossed with pool party powder onto vellum.

I added a lush ribbon and rhinestones.

Here's a different layout but same products and techniques.

I shaped the flowers with a dry embossing ball tool.

This is one of those moments when you think yeah I like!

(well I hope you'll agree?!)

Let me know if you preferred landsape or portrait?!

Be sure to drop by again soon.

because I have a lot to show you!

Have a fab weekend

Lesley

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Moshulu sandals

Hiya

so did you make anything shoe coloured?!

I had a quick go at using some Naturals cardstock from SU

just as an experiment, as I suspected it would hold water better,

so I brushed it with water,

splodged some ink on my mat,

and brushed it over a card front.

Inks being those from this mornings post!

Hello Honey, Pistachio Pudding, Calypso Coral.

Hmmmm not overly successful eh?!

had a quick play with a new stamp set,

but I think I may be back.... 

Looks brighter in the flesh,

but as for that stamp set.....

watch this space, because omg it is seriously cute!

watermelon

Happy Friday!

I hope this finds you well.

It's quite a bit cooler this morning.

Luckily Wednesday night stayed dry and fairly warm,

and the garden party went really well.

We didn't have any gatecrashers from 'the playground',

but you'd have been welcome

 to a nicely chilled glass of chardonnay!

It was nice to relax in the garden for a change,

it doesn't seem to happen much these days,

I bet you know what I mean!

This post is just for fun!

I bought these sandals last year......

But I only recently discovered how they match

 some of the new In Colours at Stampin' Up!

Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding and Hello Honey.

The Moshulu sandals are called Watermelon.

So. if you need colour inspiration,

 see if you can come up with something

based on these, or your own favourite shoe colours!

Lesley

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Another Great Year

Here's another one, using 'Another Great Year'.

I shouldn't showcase this one really, because it's retired,

and lots of people are now asking if they can buy it!

I told them at the time how useful this one was,

but did they believe me?!

This is one of those 'go to' stamps,

simple but effective, and you can change it just by using different colours.

This was for a Nephew who supports a team of the red and white variety,

and this paper seemed to fit the bill.

The technique is paper piecing, whereby you stamp onto paper,

cut it out, and stick it over the image.

Midweek already....

I'm holding a garden party tonight,

so fingers crossed for the weather!

Lesley

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