For the books

 Brrrrrrrr it’s cold outside, but not as cold as some parts.

It’s a bit brighter, which is a good thing.

I treated myself to a new Stampin’ Up! set called For The Books.

The dies are completely different to the stamps, which I think works well in this case.

There’s a die that looks like a comb, which makes the little tassel!

On my card I used the teeny bookmark die to go “inside” the book.

My inspiration was from “Cards by Juliet”, who made a bookmark with a card.

I used the dies to make a book with, then made a bookmark, 

and stamped books on shelves, made with a blend pen.

A made an embossed pocket and attached a ribbon to the bookmark.

I dug out some really old cat sets, one is SU, You little furball, the other doesn’t even have its packaging.

I fussy cut the tiny cats on the card and bookmark.

Allsorts are having a matching pairs challenge #814.

So my card and bookmark qualify, but I also decorated the envelope, 

although I don’t expect extra marks 😂.

I’m also taking this to the Snippets Playground, where a birthday party is being held.

Here’s a pic of some of the snippets used.

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

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Purrrrrrfect Happy Wishes in a Furball....

A Purrrrrfect Birthday card for a cat-loving friend....

I combined sentiments to make up the one I wanted, using a marker pen.

and added the little 'friend' from another set....

A purrrrfect case of cat 'n' mouse :)

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Capital Cats

We had a team challenge to make an Initial the focal point of a card.....

.....needed to make a birthday card too, so combined them......

...she loves cats, so I had great fun making this.

I 3-d'd the head, and added peel-off greeting

and fishys up the side.

Lesley

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Birthday fun

A fun card for a fun friend....

who loves dogs!

hence I had to add a doggy insert!

I struggle with birthdays around Christmas,

so I have a resolution to make them earlier for the next one!

Lesley

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Happy Poppy Day

Happy Remembrance Sunday

We should always remember

Here's Jan and I sporting our fab hand made felt poppies

Now to share my swaps for a recent

 Stampin' Up!

 gathering of lots of lovely friends.

I love being part of the Stampin' Stars Team

I hope you like my little 'Rocker Card'

made in 3 colourways

here's a 'pride' of them !?!.......

I added linen thread whiskers

and made 'springs' for the cat's heads

fold or glue two strips at right angles

 fold the underneath one over the top of the other

 repeat until you have the desired length

 trim off any excess

 here's a bird's eye view

I hope you are having a lovely Sunday

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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You Little Furball

Here's my august happy post sent to Liz:

I decided to try something a bit different and fun....

It wasn't how I'd imagined....

I was going to have a cat popping out of a bag,

with one peering from behind,

but it just didn't go right.

Once I'd placed two 'bodies',

I decided to stamp a trio, and forget the bag idea.

I cut out the heads and raised them on foam pads,

and added googly eyes.

No cats were harmed in making this!

I am a cat lover....well, I like all animals, 

but we have a ginger tom in the family,

and Liz has a cat too,

and so do quite a few friends,

so I hink I'll be using this set a lot.

I might pop over to the snippets playground with this one,

as I've used lots of card snippets and ribbon snippets too!
I've also noticed there's a challenge for animal theme on here:http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/week-185-theme.html
It's the first time I've entered anywhere other than
the 'playground', so hopefully someone will tell me if I've done it wrong!