Elegant ladies

 Hi there

I often want to enter challenges, but invariably am far too late by the time I get round to making something that’s relevant.

Today’s cards are simple, and were meant to fulfill the “elegant” criteria on the

All sorts Challenge Blog

So instead I’m entering them into their new challenge….”I love”

Because I LOVE Stamping!

I really do. I’ve tried all sorts (pun intended teehee ) of crafts but I get the most fun from stamping.

I stamped simple backgrounds, having stamped and masked the ladies,

Then paper pieced their outfits with some of the marble paper, that’s free during sale a bration.

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Navy, blue, black and white….

Navy, pink, black and white.

I’m also entering the Dichromatic challenge at Seize the Birthday.

I’d never heard that word, but it’s using two colours with optional neutrals,

Which in this case are black and white.

I have two birthdays coming up for two ladies, so these will do nicely.

I didn’t feel sentiments were necessary, so I just did those inside.

I hope you are safe and well, with all that’s going on in this world.

Lesley

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Charming Cafe

Morning.....I'm sharing yet another version of this cute set,

Charming Cafe, with Mediterranean Moments.

I like it's simplicity, hope you do too.

I'm trying to get in the habit of decorating envelopes at the same time.

Have a great weekend

Lesley

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Charming Café Bundle by Stampin' Up!

As soon as I saw this set, I fell in love......
memories of being abroad watching the world go by,
and sunny days in gardens with friends....
ooooooo how I'm longing for warm sunny days!

I also wanted to try something out with Mediterranean Moments stamp set,
I don't often get those "light bulb " moments, but this is one....

...The chairs are so similar, so I thought it would make a nice backdrop,

with the Cafe chairs in the foreground.

This Cafe set is in the Spring Catalogue 146361,

and it has adorable stamps, combined with the Framelits 145665,

makes it such a versatile set, and the Bundle is a bargain!

I tried various ways of using it, I think this one was a diecut front with the backdrop adhered behind

I also had the dilemma of to colour or not to colour!

So I went with some colour on most of them!

Decided to colour the tablecloth in this one below......

 I cut the backdrop with a circle die and adhered inside the card

Then there's the dilemma of adding the garlands, and cute topiary pots or not!

On one I tried to draw in lines to continue the "window" upwards,

made a mess so it got covered with a garland!

I then decided to try the street scene out on some scrap paper,

I think it works, but then I'm no artist so the perspective may be wrong?

This made a nice simple flat one to go in the post.

I had quite a few birthday cards to make, plus I was trying to design one for my next Class,

and you can see I really enjoyed playing! 

I decided to lump my pictures together instead of doing separate posts,

as they are a bit "samey".

Plus it's Sunday, so you may get chance to relax and look at some pics!

I might pop over to the Snippets Playground with this one.....lots of white snippets!

I hope you enjoy today wherever you are, whatever you do.....
Lesley
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Beautiful You

I used Beautiful You for this one.

I stamped the chair from Mediterranean Moments,

then roughly cut a mask.

I then got the stampa ma jig out so I could position the lady with her hand on the chair.

I know it looks a bit like she's stood in the plant pot!

I gently watercoloured the image and layered it up with coordinatling card.

Have a Beautiful You Sunday

Lesley

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Beautiful You in the Mediterranean

I'd wanted to try this out  ever since I saw it.....

I stamped the lady, masked her off with a sticky note,

then stamped the scene over the top.

Remove the mask and you are left with the first image in the foreground.

I then had fun colouring it in with pencils.

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