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 

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Watercolour Window

 Hello again

Today's card was inspired by Gail Ellis, 

using the Welcoming Windows Bundle, In the Pines and Fireside Trimmings.

The Balmy Blue topper was embossed with the Tasteful Texture embossing folder.

The view out of the window used the trees from In The Pines, and a watercolour wash.

The deer (*Animal) was stamped, die cut and coloured with crumb cake.

The photo above was in direct sunlight, not as good as the first one do you agree?

I'm linking to the following challenges....Apologies I had trouble trying to share their pictures...

Addicted to CAS Challenge #192 - Animal*

Just Us Girls #574 Word Week Animals*

christmasblogchallenge - Trees

Happy Little Stampers - christmas 

Happy Little Stampers - Dies

Lesley

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Fireside Trimmings

 Hello again

I did promise to show you behind the blue door.....

I have been longing for a fireplace stamp set for absolutely ages,

And SU did not disappoint with  Fireside Trimmings, so I have had lots of fun making up scenes.

I do love itty bitty things, always wanted a dolls house, but that didn’t happen.

You’ve probably heard the saying about little things.....

well this does please me, I don’t mind admitting it.

I used the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (so many wonderful images, I may need another pack)

to give a wallpaper/ carpet feel, then I stamped a fireplace on one that's like tiles.

After playing around, I decided to try a Tri-Fold, cutting an A4 in half longways,

then scoring at 10cm.............the last section, being a tad smaller, makes it all fit and fold really well.

Easy peasy!

This is up for the most boring photo award :)

showing the inside..........below,........... before sentiment sheet added

a close-up.....

It was only seeing someone else's creation, that I realised what I thought was a twig/branch,

was in fact the fire basket/grate! ...............I laugh at myself a lot, (like when I put the kettle in the fridge....oh have you not done that yet?!)..........I had got out my old craft knife and carefully cut the inside of the fire out, so I could place another paper behind...........then discovered the "sentiment" rectangle,.................was in fact......to cut the back out!.........Numpty!

Still, at least the next set of cards will be easier!

Have a good weekend

Stay Safe

Keep Crafting

Lesley

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