Thanks gift pouch

Here's a fab swap from Lelly

The pouch (which holds a yummy drink sachet),

 is embossed in gold, wrapped in ribbon, and 

adorned with that fab sentiment and leaves.

The Scallop Tag Topper Punch has been used to shape the enclosure.  

Block Card

We had another play day, where we all bring swaps and make n takes.
This was the cutest swap from Kim.
I wish I'd put something against it, so you could see how tiny it is.
Hop over to Kim's blog sometime.......

Lesley
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More Happy Post!

Phew what a week!

I was awake from 2 am Wednesday night with a poorly cat,

then same again last night, missing him because he had to stay

in the vets overnight .....he had a nasty infected tooth...

ouch in more ways than one!

I'm off to collect him and the bill shortly!

Meantime, what should arrive in the post?!

Another unexpected happy post,

how lucky am I, and what good timing!

It was from a dear friend who is also a great support to my SU business.

I have made some amazing friends through SU,

it has been very much an added bonus to something I really enjoy.

If you know anyone who would like a catalogue,

or class list from me, I'd be so grateful if you'd pass on my details.

After I'd taken this photo, I noticed a naughty rhinestone had

attached itself to a star!

But, as you can see I put it in it's place!

To see the artist's blog go to Lelly's blog HERE

I hope you have a good weekend,

thanks for stopping by

Lesley 

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P.S. Jan you'll like this one too......it's spritzed with shimmer, embossed,

with added sparkly stars.....lots of bling!

Happy Post

Bloomin eck!

I seem to have lost another few days again!

Oh well, soldiering on.....

Here's a quick post,

but please take a slow look at this gorgeous piece of art

from Sarn, isn't it just fab?!

My class loved the offset black mat as well,

so thanks for the card, and the inspiration Sarn!

Lesley

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Rudolph Day August

Happy Monday!

It's the 25th of the month again and you know what that means?!

It's Rudolph Day!

This is where our Sarn hosts a fab challenge to produce 2

christmas cards, and I have to say, I am so pleased

that I have built up a nice head start, so thanks! 

This was one of those that started out totally different to 

what I intended....a bit of an experiment that went wrong IYKWIM!

This is a new set from Stampin Up! shhhhhhh!

It's White Christmas from the new Seasonal Catalogue.

I stamped the trees on Whisper White card first,

 then on Bermuda Bay, and cut along the horizon.

 I lined up the images, then trimmed the blue card to fit over the white.

Then I flipped the bottom blue piece over,

and again trimmed to fit over the white base.

Finished it off with the sentiment and snowman.

Then added some white snow and blobs of glitter.

The second one was much simpler!

This is a photopolymer set, so the trees and horizon can be

 manipulated to make big hills or flatter ones.

Here I stamped it twice, and coz it's see-through, mega easy to do.

I then stamped the banners, car and tree, and coloured them in.

I'm going to have a lot of fun with this set!

There's lots of little images, and you could have a car carrying

a polar bear or reindeer if you want!

If you'd like a copy of the new mini catalogue,

please just ask!

It's one of the best I've seen IMHO!

There's lots of stuff I really really neeeeeed to play with!

Pop back soon and I'll show you some more!

Meantime Happy Rudolph Day,

Lesley

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Punch art Guitar

I had such fun with this one!

A friend's hubby loves playing guitar,

but I have no stamps that are anything musical,

so I grabbed the Owl Builder Punch instead!!!!!!!

I punched a 'body', then trimmed to shape using the 'vest' as a guide.

I used two hole punches, 

(one in black for a faux hole in the middle, which probably has a name too), 

cut a slither of a snippet

for the bar that holds the strings,

(anyone know what it's called?!)

cut a slightly tapered strip for the handle (?!),

used two 'feet' for the key thingys

(guess I should have 'googled' guitar parts?!!!),

and added some linen thread,

phew!

If you're wondering if it was fiddly.......

YES IT WAS!!!!

Can you tell yet that I'm not remotely musical ?!

and I can't sing for toffee either!

I had some snippets of paper that I liked,

which made a nice contrast to the Hello Honey yellow,

plus I know he likes to feed the birds,

backed it with black snippets,

and added a greeting, with a couple of candy dots.

If there's anyone new to card making dropping by,

my tip for today is:

make a 'mat' for your greeting, by punching the same shape in a contrasting colour,

cut it into two, and layer behind by spreading apart.

There a so many snippets on this one,

I'm going to see if the Snippets Playground is open!

OMG I've just hopped over and one of my cards is showcased.....

SQUEEEEEEEALS with delight!!!!!!

Have a SUPER 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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