Bees & Bunny Tag-along and ATC’s

 Hi there, today I’m sharing an ATC using an old Penny Black stamp,

and I’ll take it to the Tag-along and ATC’s challenge (in the garden)

And  Pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge (Penny Black AG /water)

It’s would also suit a child, (or AG) so I’ll also enter the Allsorts challenge #827

I think it’s a cute stamp that I will use again for a card.

It’s obviously a lovely sunny day, with the bees dancing around the summer flowers,

so it’s also ideal for Stamping sensations and We love stamping

I used a blending brush for the sky around the image,

then used a sharpie pen to edge a border in blue.

I just coloured it with blend pens, much like the picture on the wooden stamp.

I love how they help us with this guide to colouring, something we don’t get with most stamps these days.

Have a good weekend

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

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Tea or Gin?

 Today’s little offering is an ATC made with some of the new SU

Celebratory Sips designer series paper.

I used an offcut of zesty orange cardstock, an unused white circle die cut,

and fussy cut images from a strip of one of the papers with teeny tiny images.

I stamped a background with SU Itty Bitty greetings, added a strip of the same card 

and a sentiment from my stash that was embossed in white on black card.

It’s only 2.5” x 3.5” , the standard for an ATC

I’m entering the Tag-along and ATC’s challenge (Drinks…..here it’s definitely Gin cocktails, not Tea!)

MyNBUS #75 as the paper that is new to me,

Also Little Red Wagon, as there’s a little heat embossing on the black sentiment strip

I’ve used lots of snippets, so do head over to the Snippets Playground too

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

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

xxx

Tag along

 Hello again, today I’m sharing a tag I made using Yuletide Village from SU.

I bought it late last year, so I wanted to use it for a lot of my Christmas cards and tags this year.

I sometimes buy a set for the following year so I can get a head start, 

and we all know how nice it is to play with something new.

I stamped the houses, then masked them to add “snow”.

Coloured them in with Blend pens, added wink of Stella to the white snow areas.

I then tied some ribbons and twine through the hole, 

adding a die cut piece of silver foiled paper to the die cut tag. 

(Old tag die, can’t remember the name)

It’s quite a large tag that is good for large or family gifts.

I’m entering Tag-along and ATC’s, 

using the Anything goes option, but I hope to return with a themed one soon 😃, based on tea or gin!

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

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

xxx

Enjoy today…

 Hi there, how are you?

I’ve been struggling a bit with life, and have not been crafting for a few weeks,

but it’s nice to be easing back into it with the incentive of a new challenge for ATC’s and Tags.

I’ve had a new-to-me set waiting to be played with,  “Beach Days” from SU……

Brenda shared how to make a pocket, which you can see HERE,

she shares some beautiful artwork too.

My pocket is made with some old SU paper.

The ball on the ATC is about to flatten the sandcastle!

It’s strategically placed to cover an inky smudge 😂

I hope you enjoy today, and get some inspiration from this fab new challenge

Tag-Along (and ATC's)

I’m also popping over to 

NBUS Challenge #74

Snippets Playground #506 (lots of white card snippets and snippet of paper)

My brother in law has Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia, and has sadly been admitted to a care home, after being cared for so well by my sister. I’m sure some of you can empathise.

Then my neighbours, without warning, submitted a Planning Application for a massive 5 bed house right next to our southern boundary, which would impact our privacy and daylight. We’re just hoping it will not get approval. It’s so sad our countryside is being devastated by all the house building everywhere.

I know there’s some of you that have been struggling with so much more, so hugs to you.

 I’m grateful to be among so many caring crafters.

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

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

xxx

The proposed house would be where those tall dark trees are at the back 😢