Tag for a fisherman

 Hi there, today I’m sharing a tag I made using Waterside Retreat from SU.

There are some lovely papers you will be seeing more of,

from which I cut some fish, oars, floats and life jackets (or vests.)

I used the blue card behind just to show it off better, so I hope that doesn’t confuse you.

I didn’t have anything else suitable to hand for a contrasting background to photograph the tag.

The fishing net is a Gummiapan die I’ve had a while.

I used some old SU woodgrain paper for the background.

Some of the fish were cut from the edges of the paper, and were not quite whole,

so I tucked them under the other pieces. I do like to use every bit of the papers.

I stamped the text onto some old paper and cut them out.

SU are now selling their Paper Pumpkin kits worldwide,

which lots of us have been waiting for for years!

These are similar to other SU kits, in that there is usually a stamp set included.

However the PP kits have extras like coordinating dies.

There is a whole suite, including a stamp and die set Relaxing Waterside,

which I didn’t get, but I have found some old sets that gave me similar elements 

that I can use for future projects.

I can’t wait to share more, they are great for, but are certainly not limited to, masculine cards.

Tag-along and ATC’s  June Challenge asks us to add some text, which I’ve done, 

but there’s always an anything goes option.

 Thanks for taking the time to visit, and I really appreciate your comments

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Friends are flowers…..

 Hello again, just a simple one today using SU You are Remarkable.

I love these sayings about friends and flowers.

The teeny bee is also delightful 😍

The sentiment die went a bit wrong, so I chopped the end off and hung it at the top.

It’s another one for the Allsorts Challenge #851

There’s always fabulous prizes on offer.

Also don’t forget the Snippets Playground challenge which has fabulous prizes too.

I already handed in my homework yesterday, 

so you’ll find me on the swings or in the treehouse, where the breakfast club will be in full swing!

Thanks for taking the time to visit, and I really appreciate your comments

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Jar of Flowers Thanks

 I received a Sizzix set for my birthday and needed some thank you cards…

It’s called Jar of Flowers…

I inked the “water” while it was still in the die, then blended over the stalks after they were glued.

I’m taking this to the Allsorts challenge #851 (flowers, from the garden)

I received a handmade card from a Welsh relative (see below) that I tried to copy…

Mine are not as good, but they were quick and simple, and time was short.

(I think the solid leaf+stem is Uniko)

The Welsh card is at the bottom of the picture above.

I love the bright colours, and they were textured and raised on foam pads, with a doodled frame.

The next one was also simple. I cut a blue jar and added the jar grey “grooves” from the set.

I used lots and lots of snippets for stems and flowers, so I’m visiting the 

Snippets Playground

Some Snippets used…

Here is an earlier post in March using this set for the first time.

Have a good day

Thanks for taking the time to visit, and I really appreciate your comments

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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More flowers from Impressions Abloom…

 Hello again!

I’ve had lots of fun with SU Impressions Abloom, here I’ve used the stamp set, as well as the dies.

I used SU Eyelit Blooms die to produce the lovely background.

This was a special ‘product of the month’. Above it’s in white, below it’s Berry Burst.

I stamped the envelopes to match.

I used lots of snippets for all the cards for this set, die cutting is a chance to use up those scraps!

Here’s one that’s left…

So I’m off to the Snippets Playground #533 with the berry burst one above.

Allsorts are having a bumper birthday bash not to be missed.

I’ll also take it to MyNBUS #86 for the background die.

I’m taking the first one to Little Red Wagon #860, ‘make your own background’.

It’s mighty warm in the southeast of the UK, and our local water company is causing havoc.

Lots of people have had no water for days, despite us having a wet winter, 

and this being the first spell of hot 🥵 temperatures 🙄.

They’ve also been responsible for dumping too much waste into our streams, rivers and seas.

Unfortunately they are extremely slow at fixing the many leaks too!

I dread what’s going to happen in the summer ! 😳🤪

Happy Days!

Thanks for taking the time to visit, and I really appreciate your comments

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Impressions Abloom

 Hi there, hope all is well with you….

Today I’m sharing another SU set Impressions Abloom.

The layout was inspired by Kim Fee, “simplyfairies.co.uk”

I’ve used an old SU paper for the colourway, and an SU embossing folder ‘mini corrugated’.

The flowers and leaves are die cut and blended with ink.

The sentiment is white heat embossed on black.

There’s a few challenges I’d like to enter….

Allsorts Challenge #850  , anything goes for their huge birthday celebration!

Creative inspirations, anything goes,

MyNBUS,  May #86, never before used this embossing folder.

I’ll be back tomorrow with a couple more …….

Thanks for taking the time to visit, and I really appreciate your comments

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Lots of birthdays!

 Hi everyone!

There are lots of birthdays happening at the moment, including Bev at Uniko,

who designed this birthday scramble stamp which is so versatile.

Allsorts challenge blog is having a huge 17th birthday celebration,

where I’ll be entering this …..

I’m trying to use the lovely papers I have in my stash…you know, the ones that are too good to use!

All the papers are retired SU, always lovely quality.

I’m hoping you can see the gold veins….its lush and vibrant.

This one is slightly darker. I coloured them with SU blend pens in different greens.

Coordinating SU cardstock used for the card base.

This one is bright white and silver foil, (the camera does lie🙄),

Coloured with blue SU blends, placed on a turquoise card base.

Lastly a thick speciality SU cardstock with silver foiled stripes, which I used as the card base.

All the papers started out 12” x 12”

I stamped it with silver embossing powder, then layered onto a silver foil card snippet.

It was a fairly quick and simple card making session for upcoming male birthdays.

Do join in the celebrations at Allsorts Challenge #850,

where there’s an abundance of fabulous prizes!

Thanks for taking the time to visit, and I really appreciate your comments

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Lights of Aurora

I made these a while ago, using Stampin’ Up! suite “Lights of Aurora”.

I expect some of you have seen this natural wonder, and I had often thought about making my own background using inks, as there’s tutorials online.

However, my time is always short, so was I glad when SU brought out this set of papers?!

There’s stamps and dies in the set too.

 A few scenes awaiting finishing touches…

Cased from Lynn Dunn, stamptastic designs

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Cased from Emma Goddard, Coastal Crafter

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Cased from Glenda Mollet

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I left them sentiment free, ready to personalise.

I then needed a card for a family member who lives near Snowdonia,

and I had some bits left over, so die cut a few more, to make this…

I was blog hopping when I saw AAA Colourful Colourboard #28,

so I decided to finish drafting this post to share.

Thanks for taking the time to visit, and I really appreciate your comments

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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