World of Dreams

A new home card.....with a twist

being bird lovers I decided to use the nest instead of a conventional house

I used marker pens to paint the colours on the stamp

Lesley

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Happy Splatty Birthday

Happy Birthday to another BFF

I used the ink splats from Gorgeous Grunge in three colours,

stamped the image and sentiment from World of Dreams,

then winked the leaves with some clear Wink of Stella.

Have a Super Sunday

Lesley

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postal swap

So, those same backgrounds...

picked another....

knew it would look good with crsip canteloupe...

Stamped in black and clear embossed again.

Was going for a tiled look,

ended up discarding one rectangle, it was too much,

added a butterfly again instead to fill the void. 

Was experimenting, but might plan layout better next time.

Shame the true colours don't shine through.

Used Best of Flowers and World of Dreams.

Life's a bit of a challenge lately,

so posts are short and sweet,

but lots to share,

and I really appreciate you dropping by.....

Have a good week

Lesley

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Can you tell what it is yet?.....

Firstly, apologies for not visiting your blog lately.

I'm very 'time challenged' at the mo.

I WILL catch up sometime soon, promise!

I went to a fab workshop recently with Eileen Godwin.

What a fantastic fun teacher she is!

I'm itching to show you what we got up to,

but for now, here's a background I made using cling film....

I think I might have then taken a second print from the same sheet

(my memory is challenged too!)

This makes it slightly paler.

I then stamped with black archival ink on glossy card.

I slipped a bit, but it made a little shadow that I actually liked,

around the birds and branch, so I didn't bin it!

I only wish I'd chosen a different sentiment,

but was in a rush as usual to get it in the post!

It actually shimmers in the light,

 but I won't be surprised if my friend

thought it was a bit mad!

I have a thing about cards arriving on the day.....

it's not the same if it arrives later....

or is that just me?!

Happy Wednesday!

Lesley

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You Little Furball sympathy

Hello everyone
Firstly can I give a warm welcome to my new followers.
I do try and visit and leave you a message,
but sometimes time just runs away or I forget!
You know how it is I'm sure!?
Anyway, I just want you to know how much I appreciate your visits.

Today's post is

A Furry Friend Fond Friday Full of thanks for the memories.

It's always sad to lose a furry friend that's been part of the family.

I sent this card to a friend as a token of my sympathy.

The sentiment is from You Little Furball,

but I chose a simple frond from World of Dreams

as the focal point.

Soft inking round the edge helped the topper

stand out from the base card.

Have a great weekend with hugs from your nearest and dearest.

Lesley

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Stampin' Up! Scallop tag Topper Punch card

Hi everyone!

I hope your week is going well.

I took this pic when the sun was shining brightly,

hence the shadows. 

I found directions for a similar card on pinterest.

The idea is you use the punch by inserting the card

into it without cutting to size, and bypassing the channel.

I found this left a raggedy edge,

so I tried it a different way.

I cut a section off either side of where I wanted the punched closure,

leaving a small tab, which I then punched.

(I think I need to show you in pictures?!)

I then cut panels of whisper white card.

The top one I used the vellum flowers I didn't use on

the Corner Garden card (are you keeping up?! lol).

The inside panel was stamped with 

World of Dreams, stamping the image 3 times

to get the shadows.

A bit of Blackberry Bliss ribbon to tie. 

Lots of snippets, especially the vellum, and ribbon,

means I'm popping over to the snippets playground.

Enjoy the rest of your week

Lesley

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World of Dreams

I love this stamp set!

Not only lovely images,

but lovely sentiments too...

Similar to before,

punched a circle from some scrap card,

inked through, stamped over.

I hope your week echoes the sentiment!

Lesley 

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Bloom in your heart

Here's my first attempt.....

punched a heart from scrap, making a stencil,

inked through it, then stamped.

But I wasn't happy with the layout.....so

take 2, with the aid of my stamp-a-ma-jig

Matted it onto matching card, added a rhinestone.

The Bloom with Hope and World of Dreams stamp sets could be my latest favourites.

Have a great weekend
Lesley
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Bloom with Hope

Here's a card we don't like to have to send,

but is strangely comforting to make,

because it enables us to focus on the departed,

and is a small token made with love for those left behind.

Susie was a lovely lady who was also a crafter,

and expert seamstress, and I am lucky to have some of her makes.

I chose these elements, because they seemed peaceful.

Hardwood is the background stamp,

the leaves are from World of Dreams,

and the sentiment is from Bloom With Hope.

Inks were Hello Honey and Memento black.