Hobby Art Baubles

 Happy Easter! 🐣 

Today I’m sharing another Christmas card, sorry!

Another fab prize from Snippets Playground challenge,

Hobby Art Christmas Baubles, which I stamped onto DSP (old SU) and heat embossed in gold.

I fussy cut them, adding gold WOS on the crowns.

I heat embossed the sentiment too, and “hung” them on gold twine.

I’m taking this one to the latest Snippets challenge #529, where there’s another fabulous prize on offer!

(Snippets photo further down below)

I then did a portrait version using another old SU DSP, but used stem die cuts in gold instead of twine.

I’m taking this one to the Allsorts challenge 846 anything goes (or spring)

Here’s some of my snippets!

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

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Spring at Stamping Sensations and Allsorts

 Hi there,

today’s card is all about spring flowers.

There seems to be a lot of challenges with this theme recently, understandably,

so I’m taking this to

Stamping Sensations March theme which is Spring (or anything goes)

Allsorts Challenge #846 -Spring

I received a Sizzix die set Jar of Flowers for my birthday….

I cut a lot of flowers and stems in various colours of scrap card.

I cut the jar from white card and vellum.

I blended some blue ink on the reverse side of the vellum, and glued the stems behind.

A strip of glimmer paper acts as a table for the jar to sit on.

I added the twine before glueing the jar down, adding the flowers last.

The little label is from the Greetery, stamped and die cut.

I added some detail with a white gel pen, but not very successfully, I need more practise.

I did cut lots of spares from this set, so I will be back sometime with lots more ideas.

As it’s the first time it came out to play I’m also taking it to MyNBUS  #84

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

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Wildlife at We love stamping

 Hello, today I’m sharing a card for a nephew who likes wild animals.

His favourite is Capybaras, but funnily enough I didn’t have anything for those!😂🤣😂

It just so happens wildlife is the theme at

We Love Stamping (wildlife) challenge.

I used an old SU stamp Animal Outing…..

I simply stamped the animals in brown and grey, trees in green, 

added a thin black strip to ground them, and mounted the panel on some old SU papers.

I don’t know why I included Sassy Salutations in the photo, as I only used it for inside the card 🙄

I wonder if any of you have any Capybara craft items, or did you have to look it up like I did?!

Enjoy your weekend

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

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Poinsettia tag

 Hi there, how are you doing?

I’m popping by today to share my tag in a few challenges.

Tag-along and ATC’s was the initial inspiration, under the “anything goes” option.

It’s a large Crafty Roo stamp, approximately 4 x 3 1/2”

which I heat embossed in gold onto some old SU papers, and fussy cut.

I added some ink with blend pens but I’m not sure about it…..what do you think

with or without 🤔?

I added sequins and ribbon, so will enter it into Just Add Ink #782

Below are the snippets I used, and the stamp sets I was lucky to win at the

Snippets Playground challenge,  #528 so I’ll be taking this tag to the playground too 😃

I’m hoping to pop by later with another project…..

meantime, I hope you have a relaxing 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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Vintage decoupage

 I was given a couple of vintage scene builder paper sets 

I like the soft green/grey colours of this one….

The sentiment is an old SU set, the scene was layered onto soft sea foam card.

I added some silver and gold pearls and touches of WOS. (Wink of Stella)

The second fireside scene is warm and cozy.

I inked the edges and distressed them with scissors, adding WOS to the fire.

I added red pearls on the berries, and used scraps of card to raise the top sections.

I sometimes prefer that to foam pads, and it uses up unwanted scraps.

I hope you have a relaxing 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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Vibrant Fragrant Layers

 Hi how are you?

Some vibrant cards today, to celebrate spring….

Firstly using  lime twist card, with inserts from coastal cabana.

Secondly, made with a Blueberry Bushel card base….

This last one was inspired by Emma Goddard, Coastal Crafter,

Simply stamped around the edges and coloured with Blends,

adding an old SU sentiment…

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

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Flying by with the cutest birds

 I’m flying by again, with a small flutter of wings from my Cutest Crew set from SU.

I was making a card for the Allsorts Challenge #845, and did a second, plainer, almost opposite one….

Here’s the two together…

Have the best day

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

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

xxx