Flowering Blooms

 Hello again

I'm sharing some simple cards, using the detailed Flowering Blooms set.

The images are exquisite, so I simply stamped and matted onto two coordinating cards

I added a few rhinestones for sparkle

  Thank you for stopping by

Lesley

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Another Good Man

 Hi there

we gave Mum a good send off on Tuesday.

It was a lovely day all things considered, the sun shone,

everything went to plan, and we laughed as well as cried.

With immediate family there were about 20 of us.

We were so lucky that we were able to attend, 

and to have been with her during her last week on this earth.

So many have suffered much worse during these exceptional times.

I have not posted much lately, so have much to catch up on!

Using those lovely papers again, giving the illusion of texture,

and A Good Man stamp set.

I coloured him in with Blends, and wrapped some twine around.

It was a simple card but the stitched dies add lovely detail.

I hope you have a good weekend

Lesley

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Scrappy Strips technique

Hi there

have you heard of the scrappy strips technique?

Lots of videos out there, Bruno Bertucci and Kim Fee among them.

It's a fab way of using scraps of paper, and quite addictive funnily enough.

Mix up your papers and patterns, glue them to a piece of white,

trim off the excess....

Mount onto coordinating card,

add a topper or two.....et voila!

this one was in Liverpool FC colours,

added some enamel dots for interest..

I did a very quick video, which you can see HERE.....

.......my very first, so be kind!

Lesley

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Whale Done Nemo

Hi there

do you like a bit of punch art?

I had great fun making finding Nemo.....

I looked online for ideas, but ended up making my own version,

a mixture of punching and stamping

but the best part is the papers from the whale done suite,

just looks like he's swimming through the vortex of fish.

So, it was a lot easier than it looks, but it made me smile :)

I hope you are enjoying the weekend

Lesley

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Way to Goat....Blow Out The Candles....wheres the cake?

Hello there

this was for a friend with a lovely sense of humour....

I used a die to cut the top and bottom of the pink layer,

stitched die for the focal topper,

stamped the goat, and stamped and diecut the cake

using Way to Goat and Blow out the candles.

Then inside I used another die cut shape to stamp the other goat,

and used a second cake die cut, cut into pieces,

to show the remains of the goat's feast!

I do love this set, it's so much fun,

however there's only certain people you can call an old goat!

Lesley

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A Very Good Man

Hi there

I have been unable to blog recently, due to a bereavement,

but I wanted to celebrate my better half's birthday today,

so I'm back, and hoping to share some of my recent makes.

I just love A Good Man stamp set, and needed a quick and simple design,

so got out the In Good Taste papers, and cut two designs to fit the A5 card.

A little bit of colouring, and stamped greeting on fussy cut "bricks" did the job. 

Sadly Mum died recently, but we managed to get her home from hospital to spend her last week,

where we could be at her side, until she was ready to go to join Dad who died last year.

It has been a difficult year in so many ways, for so many of us,

but we were so lucky to be with her in her final days. 

I hope you and yours are keeping well

thanks for stopping by

Lesley

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Flowering Blooms Sympathy

Hello again,

today I'm sharing a sympathy card made with Flowering Blooms,

Flowering Dies, Lasting Lily and Very Versailles.

The inspiration came from Narelle Faruggia,

you can see her beautiful card HERE

I stamped the background in Petal Pink,

Embossed the strip with the Subtle Embossing Folder,

which I turned both ways ( a tip I saw), as it gives a more detailed look

I then added the stamped and die cut flowers, which I coloured with Stampin' Blends.

Some glittered enamel dots completed it.

Here's Flowering Blooms, I just love it. See earlier posts for more...

Take Care

Lesley

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