Giant Happy Birthday

Hello, I bought this lawn fawn die recently, as I often need quick cards,

I love paper piecing, and this seemed a fab idea.

Lots of different pics to share….

This group shot shows how you can cut two and switch the letters.

Sometimes you need to inlay additional bits to the letters, so I kept all the pieces until I’d finished.

Above picture, bottom right might be my favourite. 

I coloured the letters and used the frame as a guide to glue them down.

Above was very messy, a fail as the die moved but I didn’t want to waste it.

I should have added some of the inside lines of the letters.

However this will probably end up in the bin.

I did like the striped paper one though.

As it’s the first time I’ve used this die, I’m entering the NBUS Challenge #49

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx

 

Trellis Meadow

 The Trellis design is very popular, with many variations around.

I received one for my birthday, so decided to have a go using the Meadow Dies.

I die cut the flower heads from scraps of coloured card, then fussy cut to fit the stems.

There’s so many dies in this set, so I made another…

I used lots of snippets of card for the flowers and butterflies, so I’m off to play in the

Snippets Playground Challenge

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx

Sail away….

 I made this for my sister, who is very artistic, using a combination of stamps, and ink blending.

It’s a book fold, and I love how we can create scenes with stamps,

as I certainly don’t have artistic talent myself.

I had to match the left strip up with the main scene, instead of doing it the easy way, ie stamping a bigger piece in the first place! Sometimes these things evolve and take a different direction, which is my excuse! 😂

I fussy cut the boulders, and added pebbles.

I coloured the die cut boat background to blend with the sea and sky.

(There are a few areas that leave a bit of white)

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx

Sending Sunshine

 Hello friends, Happy Easter!

Here’s another one using the Dainty Flowers paper, 

this time fussy cutting some of the tiny flowers.

I die cut the single daisy and colour matched it to the paper using Blend pens.

Some lovely milky dots add some bling.

Sending sunshine to you for a lovely day.

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx

Dainty Flowers

I’m sharing some ideas from Debbie Mageed of secretstamper.com,

using the Dainty Flowers paper again.

I liked cutting the centre of the paper and raising it up using Deckled Rectangle dies

Another colourway

Here’s some using a die cut oval topper and die cut flowers 

I really appreciate all the crafters out there that share their ideas,

I’d be lost without them!

As I used snippets of card for the flowers and frames I’m going to the 

Snippets Playground Challenge to see if they’ve hidden any Easter eggs!

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx

Delightfully dainty

 Today I’m sharing some more makes using the Dainty Flowers papers,

but the layouts could be used for all sorts, I’m sure you have lots of pretty papers.

I got the ideas from Lynn Dunn of stamptasticdesigns.com, who is so generous sharing her designs.

I was able to make a nice selection of cards to pop in the post and brighten someone’s day.

Happy April, spring is here….

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx

Vellum seahorse shaker card

 Yet another way to use vellum….instead of acetate for a shaker card,

but also to die cut for accents, interest and added texture.

Just love the embossing folder, well actually I love all the sea themed products SU have.

The seahorse is just adorable, they are fascinating creatures.

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Lesley 

xxx