Sending floating wishes

 I ran a class recently on different ways to use vellum.

The first idea is using it to create a “floating” greeting.

Using vellum behind the word instead of acetate.

I love this Soft Seedlings that was in the winter mini catalogue.

Sponged the edges with a different colour to the main ink.

Just fussy cut the birthday wishes.

More ideas for you next week.

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx

Rudolph Day February

 It’s that time of the month again already, spring is on the way,

and I need to start building my Christmas card stash…..

This was totally inspired by Emma Goddard of Coastal Crafter fame,

using Celebrate With Tags and a number of ideas from her Class

The snowflakes were inked through a hand made stencil, the mittens embossed with white powder,

the tag has holes cut with a die and a sentiment inside.

Here are the Snippets used, so that means I can join the fun in the Snippets Playground,

as well as the Rudolph Day Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx

Apple Blossom

 This card was a joy to make.

I used Apple Harvest, but covered the apples with flowers, so you wouldn’t know they’re there.

Kim Fee was the inspiration with that idea, as well as her style of colouring with Blend Pens,

that make colouring a dream, so quick and easy, even I can do it!

The pink background has been pin pricked with leaves using the Stitched Greenery die.

There’s lots of layers of leaves and blossom, all cut from white card Snippets.

The stamens were cut from glimmer paper snippets, 

which was a great way to use those tiny scraps of expensive paper I just can’t throw away !

There’s a new challenge over at Just Us Girls where the theme is sparkle,

Here I used the very sparkly glimmer paper and Rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

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Love Cats

 Happy Valentines Day

I made this for my beloved  :)

Using Love Cats it was very quick, added an enamel heart

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

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Goat ate the cake

A super quick fun card using Way to Goat.

 

Stamped, coloured little bits with blue, grounded with grey

 

Then inside……made me chuckle 

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

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Background birthday

 I wanted to join in the birthday celebrations over at Bev’s blog

This is what I used…

I cut myself a frame and ink blended the background with crushed curry and tangerine tango

Then with my hand made frame mask I used the same inks through the stencil ,

 stamped the little circles, added some enamel dots 

To add definition I drew some dashed lines with a fine liner pen.

I’m not normally brave enough to add hand drawn elements, but felt it necessary on this occasion.

Do pop over HERE to join the celebrations, there’s some great inspirational ideas.

There’s also an Inkspirational challenge using stencils, with fab ideas

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

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Happiness is….

 ……being owned by a cat…..or sitting by a nice warm fire.

Two fun cards made using lots of snippets, a Fireside die and stamp set,

plus a very old cat stamp set.

Every year I try to make different cat lovers cards, this involves lateral thinking.

Most of the details are stamped and cut, for dimension,

you may need to zoom in to see the hand made cards on the mantle :)

You can see how difficult mirri card is to photograph.

You can play spot the difference if you like!

I’m skipping over to the Snippets Playground, Challenge #447

as my homework included lots of snippets that I stamped and/or die cut,

So I’ll see you there! 

Edited to add……Apologies …I completely forgot to put the link to the Allsorts Challenge Blog 714

So please do check that out too!

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx

Love Cats

Yes I do love cats, and I have friends who love cats,

So obviously I had to get this stamp set….Love Cats :)

This card was inspired by many, including Emma Goddard and Rebecca Wilmore.

The fence is a background stamp, cut to size.

The one on the fence is saying to the one hanging from the branch

“what ARE you doing?!”

I cut the branch from cork paper, and the tag was made with stamps and simply cut to size.

An enamel heart added.

The cats were fussy cut.

 

I used Seasonal Layers for the branch.

I have lots of die sets that have Dies that can be used in many ways, for different occasions.

I photocopied them and filed the copies, so I can quickly flick through to find tags, snowflakes etc.

It didn’t take me that long, and it’s been so worth the effort.

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx

Soft Seedlings on vellum

 I recently held a class showing ways of using vellum.

I first saw this idea on Bonnie Klass’s blog, 

she has many examples of double stamped vellum, all beautiful designs.

I stamped on one side and then on the other side stamped and embossed with white powder.

Added a frame over the top and sentiment strip embossed in white too.

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx