Two weddings….

 I can’t remember making a wedding card…..although that could just be the grey cells 🙄,

but I happened to know two couples getting wed after being together many years,

so set about making these….

I had the blank cards on my desk for some time, inspiration sparked by Kim Fee.

Stamped the car from an old SU set Driving By,

 used wink of Stella for sparkle, die cut a heart border “road”

and gold heat embossed “congratulations” .

I used a stitched rectangle nesting die to cut it the white layer out, backed by a larger gold one.

I decided to add two gold hearts on top of the cut outs,

to signify the joining of two hearts in a subtle non slushy way 😂.

The gold and white layers were Snippets, and the die cut hearts, so I’m going to the

Snippets Playground #493 for a hot chocolate,

Allsorts Challenge #807 has a food and drink theme, but this is for the Anything Goes option,

although there was a lot of food and drink at the weddings!😂

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Allsorts Christmas

 Hey there I’m sharing this one with the

Allsorts Challenge #806

Theme is Christmas, and this fits the bill as it uses some Lavinia stamps.

The words stamp was a gift from a friend, the tree has tiny fairies decorating it.

I can’t remember what possessed me to use lemon lime twist card,

but hey, it’s nice and bright! 

I splattered snow using watered down white craft ink, somewhat heavy hand,

It became a blizzard 😂

I stamped and heat embossed in black and white, (black has irridescent powder )

then coloured the tree lights with some really old Sakura pens that still work!

I love their pens, they’ve never let me down.

Photos are worse than usual due to the very dull days.

See you  over at the Allsorts blog…

Lesley

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Snowy and Hedgy

 Hello again, for today’s I used a Penny Black wooden stamp,

coloured in and fussy cut.

I then placed them on some SU background paper, for a quick card,

adding some wink of stella sparkle

Just a quick tip before I go, do check your blogger comments occasionally,

as I’m often finding the odd one here and there that goes into spam or gets lost.

Lesley

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Justine Hovey inspired

 Two more cards for the box, inspired by Justine Hovey,

showing things can be quick and simple, although I’m not so good at the quick!

Using SU In Colour cardstock, die cut pine leaves and letters

Same but different…..

Quite like the fresh colours and modern feel……what do you think?

Lesley

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Christmas wreaths with Santa

 Today I have another couple of  Christmas cards,

both using a wreath die from SU, but completely different.

Love the Gummiapan Santa, sitting on a pine branch,

having a well deserved rest 😃., before he rushes off to join the Allsorts Challenge #804,

where the theme is cute and/or cuddly…..I think Santa is both don’t you?….

If not, there’s the anything goes category.

This one uses poinsettia flowers,SU, and also the SU wreath.

I’m taking this one to the Snippets Playground #492 ….

I remembered to take a picture of my Snippets too…..

die cut from small pieces of cardstock and bagged up.

Lesley

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Mid century modern wreath

 A couple more Christmas cards to share……stamps from Uniko,

and I’ve cased this first one from their blog…….

This was my favourite, the wreath is not meant to line up, and it’s good to get out of our comfort zone.

This below however was my first attempt and is ….ahem….words fail me 😂

Let’s just say….not quite what was in my head, then I kept adding bits….

I should have just stopped, but maybe someone will like it 🤔🙈😳

Uniko are having a celebration, so do visit for inspiration.

I’m entering the Rudolph day challenge with the first card.

Lesley

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Pink for the cure with Reindeer Days

 I’m back with another entry to the Jingle Bells Pink Christmas 

SU Reindeer Days and Spotlight on Nature dies, (a stand alone set of circles, soooo gorgeous),

and an SU embossing folder Woodland Textured, not used for a while.

I cut a red nose a few times, adding wink 😉 so it stands out.

The bells were cut from gold foil, the berries red glitter paper.

I was quite pleased with this……now do I add a sentiment….or not? 🤔

Taking this to :

Jingle Bells, pink for the cure for breast cancer, 

where there’s a donation by two lovely ladies to breast cancer research.

Lesley

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In the pink for the cure

 Hi, thanks for dropping in, this one is mainly for Jingle Bells,

pink Christmas for breast cancer ….

Using SU Yuletide Village and Falling Snow

I used different pink inks for everything except the trees.

I used scraps of card instead of foam pads, to raise the foreground images.

It’s something I do a lot, as it uses up scraps, and easier for posting.

It’s a lovely background stamp, and I built the village from a small selection of the stamps.

Lots of wink of Stella for sparkle.

Taking this to :

Jingle Bells, pink for the cure for breast cancer, 

where there’s a donation by two lovely ladies to breast cancer

Stampin Sensations, anything goes

We Love Stamping, anything goes

Inkspirational, anything seasonal

Lesley

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Water lilies

 Another fairly simple Duck pond, using the DSP, which is quite bright.

I blended a blue background in the centre, creating a waterline, 

with die cut elements from coordinating card

This set has lots of potential for different looks, and I do like watching ducks 😃

I’m taking this to the Allsorts Challenge #802 (anything goes)

and the Snippets Playground #491, as I used lots of paper scraps for the diecuts.

Both challenges have fabulous prizes.

Lesley

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Me and my Teddy Bear….

 Hello,

 I have a friend who loves teddy bears, and I bought these dies a while ago, 

so it was time to play…

These are all Gummiapan dies, plus a strip of old paper, resembling wallpaper.

I did highlight them with a blend pen, to emphasise the detail,

not sure if it was better without, but too late to change my mind!

My favourite bits are the floor and train….love the little choo choo 😃

I used lots of little snippets to build all the elements, but forgot to take a photo again 🙄

I think Miss Di will accept my home work though at the

Snippets Playground #490

It’s also the first time using the bears and presents, so I’ll also visit

My NBUS #67

Thoughts are with those suffering horrendous conditions around the world.

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

Lesley

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Layers of Beauty (2)

 Hello again, a few more cards from the Layers of Beauty set…

A favourite so far is this lemon one…

Embossed background with Timeworn Type, cut off part of the design and laid onto a tag from Greetings of the Season, added gold thread, enamel dots and lots of splattered wink of Stella 😉

Next was inked with Coastal Cabana, same embossing folder, and the complete image.

Lastly, inspired by Emma Goddard, Coastal Crafter, inked with Pretty in Pink,

although it looks red in the photo , and stamped on the edges.

I haven’t put any sentiments on, as I’ll personalise them for Birthdays when needed.

Here’s the trio…

I’m entering the first, lemon card, into the following….

Seize the Birthday, anything goes,

Addicted to stamps and more #478

Crafty Calendar

Allsorts 801, anything goes

The Flower challenge #96, add a stencil (5 layering ones used)

Lesley

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Layers of Beauty

 Happy World Card Making Day!

I’m sharing a couple of makes using the Layers of Beauty Bundle….oh my, this is sooooo pretty.

First, stamped the image, next used the five layering stencils to colour it in with ink blending brushes.

Then die cut it. So easy! There’s lots of extra dies too, as well as more stamps in the set.

I cut the top panel in half, did the same with the die cut, and stamped the sentiment in the gap.

This one I splattered and added a white heat embossed sentiment on black card.

I had to add embellishments too of course!

Hope you enjoy your day

Lesley

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Country Flowers take two more

 Some more Country Flowers cards

inspired by Heidi Collins and others…

Lesley

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Crafty Carrot inspired Country Flowers

If you’re not familiar with the Crafty Carrot Collective, do take a look.

 They inspired these two cards,

 and I particularly enjoyed making a barn or shed door.

Both use the SU Country Flowers set.

Lesley

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Mid century modern

 It’s the first time I’ve got around to playing with these sets from Uniko.

I got inspiration from their blog for this trio….

Using various green inks, I used my stamping platform to stamp the words.

Stamped the present randomly for the background.

Coloured the fussy cut tree and presents with blend pens.

Then I fancied a red version, slightly different but same principal

Finally using Mid Century Modern Wreath builder words that are a bit smaller…

Randomly stamping them down the page, adding a Christmas in black, fussy cut,

and a few gems on top of the little stamped stars.

I’m a bit behind Rudolph Days Challenge for September, but you have until the end of the month,

Also entering Peace on Earth #72 anything goes and a pretty mood board.

Lesley

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