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

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Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Mothering Sunday

The history…..

Mothering Sunday originated in the 16th century as a religious tradition on the fourth Sunday of Lent (Mid-Lent Sunday), encouraging people to visit their "mother church"—the main cathedral or parish where they were baptized. It later evolved into a day off for servants to visit their mothers and families.

20th Century Revival: The tradition had declined but was revived in the early 1900s, partly inspired by the American Mother's Day.

Modern Traditions: While rooted in visiting the home church, it has become a day for honoring mothers, often involving church services, flowers, and gifts. 

I got the SU Hobby Haven designer series papers a while ago, which covers a lot of hobbies, 

and is so useful for personalising cards.

This is for a special Mum who still nurtures her family, with love and baking 😃😍

She loves reading, knitting, gardening, drinking tea, and other hobbies too.

Some images are on a pre cut sheet, the others I fussy cut.

I decide to just throw it all on!.

My thoughts are with those who find this day difficult,

but I hope you have happy memories to comfort you.

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

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Lesley

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Things with Wings for Allsorts

 I’m delighted to be invited to make a card today as a guest designer for the

Allsorts challenge #845 “Things with Wings”

(Or anything goes)

There’s a wonderful prize on offer.

I recently acquired a new set from Stampin’ Up!  called “Cutest Crew”

It has stamps and dies, featuring little birds, dogs and cats.

I started by stamping the bird group, colouring some parts, then die cutting the teeny dies to go on top…

I’ve been trying to use my embossing folders,

 so here is one of the SU “Heirloom Frames”, which also has dies,

and the background foliage is SU “Greenery”, which has two slim designs.

I placed some tiny foam pads to lift the birds wings, and added some twine.

I debated adding some bling, but nothing seemed to work, so I went with the CAS look.

Have The Best Day, and pop over to the

Allsorts Challenge where the team will inspire you to enter with their lovely designs.

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

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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I’m getting ready for Christmas…

 Don’t worry, I haven’t quite lost my baubles yet!

Although I really don’t want to rush like last year, because I don’t enjoy rushing…

This is a retired set from SU that I really had to have.

I’d been lucky to get the stamp in a sale, and then from a dear friend and upline I got the dies too.

The stamp is Ready for Christmas, the dies are Christmas Staircase thinlits.

I loved this theme from Peace on Earth, so that was my starting point.

I’m taking this one to…..

Peace on Earth #107

Just us girls #813, green/ dies

Colour Hues #128, green and gold

52christmas card Throwdown

Allsorts challenge #844 ribbons and bows (on gifts)

I used some old DSP, stamped the tree, then layered with die cuts.

Stamped and die cut the baubles, then “coloured” them in with stickles and a cocktail stick!

(Pound coin for scale)

I used lots of snippets for both cards

Next is a scene made with old DSP and various elements stamped and die cut.

All SU except the tinsel and baubles here are Gummiapan.

I’m taking this one to

Snippets Playground #527 (see snippets photo)

Enjoy your day

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Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Gold embossed Fragrant Layers

 I’m back with more……

Fragrant Layers SU, stamped and embossed with gold.

Coloured with blend pens, placed behind the oval from Impressions Abloom, SU.

With an embossed background, using SU Arched dies,

with gold stickles in the flower centres.

Die cutting individual flowers, alternating colours.

Added irridescent faceted gems

Enjoy your day

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Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Fragrant Layers on white

 Spring is almost here!

I just looked up when it officially begins…..

Astronomical spring is on 20th March, when the sun crosses the celestial equator.

Meteorological spring begins 1st March for weather tracking.

Anyway, hopefully these cards will celebrate better weather to come…

I said I’d be back with Fragrant Layers from Stampin’ Up!

I die cut the cluster from a white card topper, stamped onto a smaller scrap,

which I then placed behind. I did add some decorative dots to this one.

A darker orange…

This one uses just die cuts from different coloured card snippets.

In the set is this label die, to which I attached some white twine, coloured with a blend pen.

I think this card gives the appearance of being coloured in, but it’s layered die cuts.

This one was cased from Su Mohr Aromas and art,

I just loved the colours she used.

Here I die cut a shape, then die cut the cluster from it.

Die cuts were then placed behind to add the colour.

My mind is still full of the possibilities, so watch this space!

Have a great 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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Embossing for Allsorts with Fragrant Layers

 Following yesterday’s post, I’m sharing a quick card that used the same set 

and it was still on my stamping platform…

I embossed the first layer with SU Ornate Floral.

then fussy cut the spray and individual flowers…

This one is going into

Allsorts challenge #843 (embossing)

Can you handle the pressure (cyhtp) (embossing but no die cuts except the sentiment)

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Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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