Summer flowers flutter by

 I can’t believe we’re in August, and I’m exhausted with this heat,

my garden is exhausted, and so too I think, is all of nature.

However, there’s lots of suffering around the world, so I’m very lucky really.

  Allsorts inspired me with their summer colours challenge, to break out a new to me 

Spellbinders set, Wild Cone Flowers, with which I die cut lots of snippets in yellow, orange and green.

I’m taking artistic license with the colours 😃

I also used a new to me set from Uniko, English Country Garden Butterfly, 

which I coloured and fussy cut.

I didn’t realise the phrase was wonky, until I looked at the photo 🙄

I used SU coverplate Stitched Greenery for the Lemon Lolly background,

and made a frame with their Arched dies in Calypso Coral.

I’m not totally happy with the overall look, but I’ve got lots of die cuts left to play with,

maybe when it’s cooler, as I find it hard to concentrate in these high temperatures.

Snippets Playground #538 - snippets used for flowers, leaves and butterfly.

Allsorts challenge #855 -colours of summer

AAA Birthday #88 -Flowers

 Triple B august challenge - blooms, butterfly

MyNBUS #89 -never before used Spellbinders and Uniko sets

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Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Christmas presents and stockings

 Hello, hope you’re all keeping safe and well….

I’m desperately trying to get ahead with cards, but I’m not finding it easy in this heat,

which is soooooo frustrating.

Anyway I managed two small square cards using some old wooden stamps from Paper Nation,

which I then coloured and fussy cut (the girl and boy).

I used SU retired Ready for Christmas for the backgrounds.

There’s a few challenges I want to enter before the deadline, so…..

Peace on Earth #116 

Little Red Wagon #869 (one thing)

Merry Little Christmas #69

Christmas Kickstart #112 (presents)

Addicted to stamps #522 (Christmas)

Inkspirational #372

Stay safe, keep cool (or warm), and see you soon!

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Lesley

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Blue Balloon Festoon

 Today I’m sharing a couple of cards using SU Ballooon Festoon.

There’s a nesting set of balloons and lovely stamps giving enormous possibilities,

which made it difficult for me to decide what to use.

I decided to keep a simple layout using the sentiment stamps, and I think third largest balloon.

I stamped the stars after adding the “highlight”, which also has three sizes of dies to choose from.

I added a twine bow on this one.

I’m ashamed to say it’s been waiting to be played with for months now, so I’m taking to MyNBUS #88, 

where there’s a celebration going on for sharing our new or never before used schtuff.

Also We Love Stamping where the theme is Summertime but I’m using the anything goes option.

The second card is similar, but switching the stamps around,

and adding the die cut “string”, of which there’s two, which saves time when producing multiples!

I did also wink the stars, and added a few sparkles,✨ which you can’t actually see,

because I hadn’t added them until after I took the photo 🙄😂

This one is my homework for the Snippets Playground #537.

It’s also for Dudley’s birthday, who’s 8years old and so cute. 

Here’s a photo of some snippets. I used some packaging to cut extra balloons,

which I glued to the back, to add dimension.

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Lesley

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Happy Birthday by the sea on our bikes

 It’s my beloved’s birthday today, and I made him this card…

It’s been sooooo busy here and soooo hot, it’s been hard to keep up with my card making.

Waterside Retreat from SU to the rescue!

Images are from the DSP, fussy cut the bikes, used die cut words from my stash,

and added some “pebbles”.

Fingers crossed he likes it, as it’s a reminder of some of our leisurely bike rides 😍

EDITED TO ADD:

I have been reminded by a couple of lovely crafters that I could enter this into the following challenge,

so as long as this is ok I’ll enter in the Allsorts Challenge #854 “At the Seaside”

There is also a “Summertime” Challenge at We Love Stamping

Have a great day!

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Lesley

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Cabin on the lake

 Hi, I hope you don’t mind another Waterside Retreat card…

This one features a cabin on a lake, so needed an Adirondack chair, (die cut from an old SU set),

and a life jacket (fussy cut from the papers) to go out on the boat.

Stamped the sentiment onto another section of the paper, 

and the woodgrain background is another old SU paper.

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Lesley

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Bicycle by the sea

 Phew, I’ll be glad when the temperatures drop a little,

meantime I made some more cards using the Waterside Retreat papers.

I had a few old SU sets that went with the papers, stamped the birds and sentiment,

die cut the fence, fussy cut the bicycle.

I also used the Paper Pumpkin die set for the framed sign.

The lovely muted scenes of the papers do most of the work for you,

so you can just add elements to suit.

I hope you have a relaxing weekend 

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Lesley

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Shiny baubles

 It’s July already, so it’s Christmas!

I am soooooooo behind with my Xmas cards, but here’s one using one of the Hobby Art stamps.

Foliage and sentiment are old SU sets.

I used holographic card for the base, and really really old LuminArte paints!

Have you got any?!

It’s not my favourite look, but it sure is shiny!

I was struck by the shiny baubles in the latest Peace on Earth challenge #115

Have a good day!

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Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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