Waves card

Good afternoon bloggers/friends ! I have yet another  'Less is More' card to show you today. Can you tell I  am loving this sketch ( see pic below) lol.I am using  TH distress inks again. I used an Adirondack dauber  in Pearl ( metallics)  to add some silvery highlights to the  'surf'.It looks very shiny and silvery irl. I added  my usual  hand drawn birds again ( becoming a habit now that). I wondered about adding some 'sand' to this scene but  instead imagine you are in  a boat and seeing the waves crash around you and seeing the skyline too :) Oooh is  anyone else quite worried by that image now??....pass the  life jackets lol ! Feeling a bit better today I am glad  to report,thankyou for all your good wishes.Have a  lovely 'rest of the week' too :) ps. A big welcome to my latest follower also, welcome aboard.

Sketch

 

 

 

 

Another pink card

Good morning, a nice sunny start here today, I hope you have sun too.Here is another 'Less is More' card, really enjoying  the sketch this week so thought it would be rude not to do  more :) I bought quite a few new stamps recently so you will  be seeing lots of cards with them on now I fear. I thought this pretty flower was such a nice simple stamp and couldn't wait  to use it. I see my lovely friend Lynne also used it, so forgive me for posting mine too but I had made it already and it  seemed a shame not to post it. I also bought some  cheap  watercolour paper, it is a bit thin but I quite like the effect you get using it. It's a bit like crepe paper don't you think ? I used    TH distress ink and left some of the edges white for texture. Stamp (Hobbycraft), sentiment (Jane's script), lots of heat  embossing (Seafoam white) and liquid pearls on the flower  tips (White opal). I tore a piece of vellum for the little strip. ps. feel terrible today with this horrid cold and didn't sleep  much grrr!

Sketch

Fairy card

Hi again, here is another 'Less is More' card for your perusal. This week we have a sketch to follow. I will add it at the end as I find it shows up in your feed  instead of your card........ has anyone else noticed that ?? I used  some TH distress inks and dropped some water onto it for a different look.Then  I  added a sweet little new fairy stamp ( Magic fairy Hobbycraft),  the sentiment says 'The magic of you' btw. I used another  new stamp on the little added strip too ( Ornate flourishes  Inkadinkado). Have a lovely Sunday everyone, I think I am  coming down with  a cold again, sore throat atm. Serves me  right for letting our grandson ( he is one) kiss me twice on the  lips,but it was so unexpected  I was quite overwhelmed. He has only done that to his daddy before it seems, so very sweet of him :) Of course he was starting with a cold ,didn't know that. I think my OH also has it ..........drat!!! I am off to make  some  soup now,hmmmmmmm leek and potato I think.Take care :)

     

Take flight card

Good morning everyone, hope you all have a fabulous weekend. Today I have my last card to show you  as Guest Designer  for 'The Craft Barn' for this month. This time the theme is  'take flight' so I have used an old airplane stamp coloured red  ( so many of the old ones seemed to be red when I looked  at them.) This stamp is no longer available btw. ( cArt Us one)  so I am giving an alternative below.The  red is more pink  looking  here for some reason ! There is pink in parts from  the sun  but  as I look at it irl. it IS red at the edges.....honestly! Anyway come  and have a closer look........................  

  Card Recipe I first made a  white texturized card base ( 13cm x 15cm) & used  it tent fold. Then I cut another piece of white card (12cm x 13cm)  and cut a border from the bottom.I sponged the spare piece of  card  around the edges to give it  more  of an antique look.I shaded  the border piece in pink then  in a brown shade to match the main  card. I cut a circle then sponged it  in pink then in a brown shades  around the edges to give it a distressed look. I stamped the plane then
 coloured it , shading it as I did so. I printed a sentiment and used a corner rounder on the edges then gave it a  distressed  look also. I  used small 3d pads to stick the spare piece of card to the base  card to give it a bit more dimension. I stuck the border down using  some spray adhesive as it was less fiddly than using glue ( handy tip) .
 I stuck the circle to the spare card using  3d pads to raise it up a bit.  I did the same with  the plane image. After adding the sentiment I  added a few birds for extra interest, using a black permanent  pen, that completed my card. ps. See below for special offers at 'The Craft Barn'.     Our special offer this weekend: Spend and save

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 White textured card

                                        plane stamp alternative: Warehouse District

Nestabilities  Parisian accents ( used for border),

 Plain round circle, used for sun.

Inks: Memento Angel Pink, Distress ink ( Antique Linen & Frayed Burlap.)

Promarkers Lipstick Red & Cocktail Pink ( used on plane image).

Sentiment computer generated

Birds hand- drawn Permanent pen black

3d pads

   

All white card

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well and enjoying good weather  wherever you are in the world.It's lovely and warm here today again, I fear it won't last though lol. Today I have a card to show  you with  some flowers I made recently. Hope you like it,  I  think I am  hooked on  making my own flowers now.  Happy crafting :) ps. I will be posting again on Saturday with my last project   'Take flight' as  Guest Designer this month for 'The Craft Barn'.

I prefer the top pic but you can't see the butterfly clearly.

I uses SB Decorative labels 8 and various dies/punches for  the flowers/leaves. The butterfly is a Tonic punch and the  wording was computer generated. I edged the wording  piece using a silver Promarker.   Challenges Craft-room challenge   'So sentimental' ( text, scripts,messages) Creative Card Crew   #34 'Handmade flowers' Die Cuttin' Divas  #112 Flowers Through the Craft Room  Door   'Anything goes'  

Pink butterflies card

Good afternoon all, here is another quick post for the 'Less is More' challenge again.The brief this week was to CASe one of two cards, I chose to CASe Chrissy's yet again.Grab a tea/coffee and come and have a look at what I made......

I used a new Kaisercraft clear stamp called 'Flutter', loving that one now, so pretty. I wantercoloured  the image using TH Salty Ocean and Picked  Raspberry inks. The sentiment is from an old Cuttlebug  die set. I couldn't stop myself using some glitter (Glamour dust) on the sentiment also :) Have a good week everyone, I am trying to lose  weight....again. Lots of healthy eating and more  excercise....wish me luck !

Peacock feather card

Good morning everyone, it's another beautiful sunny day here  again today.I hope you all have the sun too ! Here is  another 'Less is More' card this week we have to.......................... CASe it

"We have only two sample cards this time as we would like you 

choose one (or both if you feel so inclined)  and CASE IT/them.

There could be a variety of ways that this could be achieved... ie

 use of the colours, the layout, the subject matter, technique or the 

 complete card. Please state the inspiration for your CASE "

I decided to CASe Chrissy's card, I have seen a  few cards with

this method in blogland so thought I would give it a go. Anyway

here is my effort , come and have a closer look..................

ps. The square doesn't look quite lined up here so I will add

 a closer pic front on.

I used the spotlight thing too, then kept the wording just black and white on top.

The 'Peacock feather' stamp is a HOTP clear one from  a small set, the 'Hi

 sentiment is from the 'Olivia' alphabet dies set by Provocraft. I used pencil 

crayons for the colouring, I tried Promarkers but it looked too heavy.The

'Hello' sentiment is from  a 'Jane's Script' clear stamp set.

Small scale projects

Hi everyone, here is my third post as Guest Designer for 'The Craft Barn'. The theme this week is 'Small scale'. So I made small cards ( 9 1/2cm x 9cm) with tiny butterflies on,  also matching little tags and  bookmarks also. I used a citrus  colour theme this time, nice and Spring like I thought ! Anyway  come and have a closer look................ See below for special offer details at 'The Craft Barn'  Special offer for this weekend is 10% off Shrink Plastic
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Here they are all together.  

 

I used the waste card etc. to cover this cocktail box also.
Card, Tag, Bookmark Recipes

Cards I first made three white card blanks using some texurized card  to measure 9 1/2 cm x 9 cm and used them tent fold. I stamped a
 large butterfly on a matching piece of card ( approx 7 cm x 6 cm).  I love how the stamp has writing on to add a bit of interest
 too. I used a Memory Box die to cut some tiny butterflies. I  stuck four of the largest butterflies to the body of the large butterfly
stamped earlier. I added two smaller butterflies to the middle  of the other four. The last butterfly I coloured to match the large
 butterfly and stuck that one to the centre of the large butterfly  stamp. I added a clear gem ( coloured to match using a
 Promarker pen),..... handy tip. I used small 3d pads to stick the  butterfly topper to the main card. I used three nice bright
Spring coloured inks to make three matching little cards.  I am so temped to make three more now....blue...pink.... lilac ! Tags  I first printed a few sentiments onto some white texturized card.  I then cut it to (8 cm x 2 cm) and used a corner rounder to round
 off the edges. I sponged some ink to add a bit of distressing  to the edges. I punched a small hole for the ribbon and stuck a tiny
butterfly to the tag ( after first colouring using more  ink to match).  I coloured some narrow satin ribbon ( using same method as  when  colouring the gem) and added that to the tag. I made three tiny  tags in all to match the cards. Bookmarks I used three of the smaller butterfly stamps ( from same set as  the large one used earlier) to stamp on to a piece of white  card (13 cm x 4 cm.)  I stamped a sentiment from the same butterfly  set also. I rounded the corners again then inked the edges.  I punched a hole and added some matching ribbon ,( coloured to match) .

I like the fact that you can have a card, a matching tag for a  gift and even a bookmark as the gift itself maybe :)

White texured card

Memory Box 'Butterfly delights'

Stamps: Woodware  clear stamp set 'Butterfly medley'

Inks Memento (Dandelion,Tangelo,New Sprout, Tuxedo black)

Corner rounder

Clear gems

White narrow satin ribbon

Hole punch

3D pads

Glue  

'Love in a Mist' silk ribbon bracelet

Good afternoon everyone, today I have more jewellery  to show you. It's a  bracelet this time, trying my hand at some hammering and metal stamping.I used a real silk  ribbon again and added this cute metal tag. Took me a  while but getting the hang of doing metal stamping /hammering now. The silk  ribbon is very soft on the  skin and it just wraps around your wrist where you tie it  and tuck the ends in.I will add it to my jewellery website very soon ( link in side-bar).  Makes a change from a  necklace or earrings I thought :) I will be back on Saturday  to show you  my next projects I made as Guest Designer for  'The Craft Barn' where the theme is 'small scale'.  See you all then !

I hammered this tag for texture then added a word  and some flowers using metal punches.

Matching gift card again

Lakeside scene card

Hi again, just another quick post to show you the last card I made for this week's 'Less is More' challenge. Has to be  one layer and with 'A FILM' for the theme. Can you guess which film I chose this time ??.....hmmm probably not ....it's........... High Noon :) No Gary Cooper but the sun is high in the sky so  going with that idea lol. An old Beeswax stamp this time and more  chalking /masking/Promarkering ( is that a word lol...nope but  it should be ).Hand-drawn birds again too. See you tomorrow  when I have more jewellery to show you I think :)  

An A5 card for a change.

Birds card

Good afternoon all, here is another card made for the 'Less is More' challenge again. It's one layer card week and  this time the theme is..................  A FILM

"Any film will do, but preferably one that most people will

 have heard of. We'd obviously like you to tell us the title

 of your film and not keep us guessing."

 

I used an old Lavinia 'Birds' stamp this time & masking

 & a bit of chalking  and a computerized sentiment. The film

 is of course 'The Birds' Have a great evening everyone !

ps. Hope you are liking my new blog layout too :)

Thanks Angie !

Just a quick post today to thank the lovely Angie for doing such a great job on making my new blog set. I love it,  thank you again for all your patience in getting it just how  I wanted it :)  

Lazy bear card

Hi again everyone, it's a beautiful warm ( 19C) sunny day here today for a change.I hope you have good weather too wherever you are. It's one layer card week again over at 'Less is More' and this time the theme is.................. A FILM

"Any film will do, but preferably one that most people will have

 heard of. We'd obviously like you to tell us the title of your film

 and not keep us guessing."

Luckily I soon had an idea and this is what I came up with,

come and have a closer look......... 

 

I used a Digi Stamp Boutique image 'Snoozing Louie'.

The title of the film is very evident I hope : ),but  in case

you are still in  any doubt it is..... 'It's a Wonderful Life'.

One of my favourite films ! I added the zzzzzzz's as

I thought the picture just had something missing.Not sure

 about  my colouring I wanted to give the bear a furry look,

 hmmm must try harder. I am doing a couple more cards

 now. I seem to warming  to this theme, thanks C & J 

once again. Although I did make a card only to realise

 it wasn't a film title but  a song title doh !!!!! Have a lovely

 Sunday, we are off for yet another walk today now :)

 

Wild blooms card

Hi everyone, this is my second card  as Guest Designer for  'The Craft Barn'. This week it's 'circle' week so I decided on a circular card. I made a tent fold card using the 'Lacey  circles' die & using some textured white card.I layered  another piece of white card cut using the 'Fleur De Lis'   die using some tiny 3d pads. .I shaded the Fleur De Lis die  cut just at the edges using some Momento Angel Pink'  ink and also a touch of Heliotrope at the very tips.  

 

    I layered another circle using some lilac card & cut using  the plain circle nestabilities. I cut another plain white circle which  I had first used the flower die to cut out the flower impression,   I used tiny 3d pads to layer again. I then used two Flexmarkers
(Aquamarkers) to shade just the tips of the flowers through the die  cuts. I stamped a small butterfly using the Heliotrope ink and  cut it out,I covered it with some glamour dust using a quickie glue  pen.I stuck the butterfly to the card. I attached an off-cut of  some lilac ribbon to the card and also added part of a heart from  the 'Precious hearts' set. I added a few clear gems to the heart. That completed my card. ps. See below for special offer at 'The Craft Barn'   

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Card Recipe List

Textured card: white, lilac card off cut.

Nestabilies dies: Large Lacey circles, Large plain round,

 Large Fleur De Lis Motifs.

Memory Box dies: Wild Blooms, Heart, Precious Hearts.

Woodware clear stamps: Butterfly Medley.

Memento ink: Angel Pink

Versacolor ink: Heliotrope

Glamour dust ( Clear)

Aquamarkers

Ribbon

Clear gems

 

'Emerald Dreams' silk ribbon jewellery

Hi everyone, today I have more jewellery to show you. This time I have teamed a lovely bright emerald green handmade/hand- dyed real silk ribbon with some  dramatic black and silver. I hope you like it too. As usual I will be adding this set to my jewellery  website in the near future ( see daisy in  side-bar). ps. I have been making lots more paper flowers again, so more cards with them on very soon.Think I am addicted  now! I will be back  here on Saturday with my second card made as Guest Designer for 'The Craft Barn'.See you  all then, take care and enjoy your week :) pps. Just realised this is the right colour for this week's ' LIM ' challenge

LIME & BLACK

....how strange...again!  Adding my card to it now ( see below).....well it is the right  colour on the ribbon lol....lime to emerald shading !  

Silk Ribbon necklace

Matching STS earrings !

Gift card to match

Pink flowers card

Hi  friends/bloggers, a very quick post today. Here is a card I made recently with some handmade flowers. I hope to make quite a few cards with handmade flowers on now........just to warn you lol.You will have noticed I am using my fav colour PINK again too. Very sunny here  today, I hope you have it too. ps. I did a tutorial  for the flowers a while ago  see HERE.

Challenges In the Pink    #18 Fly away ( see butterfly under sentiment) Love to create  'White on white with a splash of colour' Kaboodledoodles    #166 'Use any shade of pink' Card Mania    'Punches and/or die cuts' Clear it out   'Theme' 'Spring'  'Stash'  'Flowers'