Spring Yesterday

Hello to all my crafty pals and thank you for your lovely comments on my wee bit of crochet. It is strange what I can remember from a couple of decades ago and I cannot remember what I am doing, from the time I go from the bottom to the top of the stairs. Maybe it is an altitude thing telling me I should start looking for a bungalow, lol.  Yesterday was such a beautiful day and today we are back to the grey. 
Decoupage is not my forte but I had made this up and I thought it was a shame to waste my cutting. I also used my "contempo border" die. I have had it a while and I hadn't quite worked out what to use it on and it had slipped my mind until I saw one of your cards. Hopefully this card will encourage a bit more of spring, but I might take things a bit easier on our next spring day. 

Image - Forever Friends decoupage and sentiment,

Paper and card - card blank is a 6 inch square from centura pearl ivory

and backing is  from stash,

Dies used – Memory Box Contempo Border &

part of the Butterfly Vine Border and,

Die-namics Let's Chat.

Lace and all

Good Afternoon my blogging friends, I am completely in slow motion today. We are fogbound here and to be honest we could be anywhere.I think you will all spot a bit of fiddling about here but I was in a bit of a texture mood. Anyway I'll pop it on here before it becomes tomorrow's card.

Paper and card - card blank is an A5 gatefold made from centura pearl ivory,
  the die cut flowers are from dreamcatcher 6x6,

as is the backing paper.

Dies used – Spellbinders resplendent rectangles to cut the aperture and inlaid bits,

and Die-namics layered rose 

seam binding and bling from stash and the lace was a beautiful gift.

First Washi Play

Thank you all for your lovely comments on my little ski boy. I am pleased to be playing again so I got out my new goodies and did just that. I was going to put a topper on this card but I might leave it. So without further ado here is my play.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen ,

   the papers are from annamariedesigns bought at Westpoint.

Dies used - Spellbinders Grand Decorative Circles One (smallest die) for the background, 

also used Die-namics Bookmark, layered rose and Retro Squares

and topped it off with 2 black roses and 3 white from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I put the washi tape onto 160gsm Text and Graphics then cut it with the retro squares die, I separated the end piece which had a small piece of washi tape to use in the top right corner.

 

 

Flowers1

A bit out of my comfort zone today. Not cute, and I have decided that there is to be no more special card/paper box (they have been in there for ages). If it is special enough it needs to be on a card, not in the box. Having said that this purple paper was not easy to cut with the complex Anja die, I'm hoping it was the stretchiness on the paper that made it so difficult so the jury is out on this die. I do love the other dies in the set.
My brother-in-law was so chuffed with his card, declaring he had received a card you wouldn't find in the shops that I think his wife will expect something special next week, so hopefully this card will be good enough. I made up some of the flowers but cannot remember where I bought the Gypsophila ones.

A different set of ingredients today :-

Paper and card - card blank is an A5 made from Centura Pearl,

   the backing papers are from my special card/paper box.

Dies used - Marianne anja frames and leaves, Crealies 11 and

Die-namics Fishtail flag stax and Layered Rose,

and ribbon and bling was from stash.

One Lazy Cat

I think I could slumber away today myself, it is bucketing down outside. I do need an occasional belated birthday card and I think this could meet the requirement. It is yet again a very favourite and well used stamp and gives me the giggles. The mirror card is actually pink and a good match to the rest of the card but my camera is determined to fib about it. I typed the sentiment.

Image - Uplifting Occasion (1738K)  stamp from Penny Black

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing paper is from Annabelle's Meadow 6x6 Paper Pack,

Dies used - Spellbinders,  Die-namics Lets'Chat

and Memory Box Nestled Bird,

bling from stash.

Challenge covered :-    Penny Black at allsorts

Walkies

My goodness the thunder rolled on and on this morning. Decided against putting my computer on just in case although I think the lightening was being doused by the heavy rain. My kindle has gone to sleep so I'm charging it up and hoping it will reboot, it is still under guarantee. So it is a good job us crafters don't need technology, especially as I had the forethought (or luck) in printing the paper yesterday. So fun was still had this morning and although I didn't come up with a super photo I am happy with the card. I double stamped this image and layered it and although a bit finicky for me to do I like the result.

Image - Lead the Way stamp from Funky Kits

 coloured with letraset and copic pens with a bit of sakura stardust clear.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing paper is from a nitwit digi.

Dies used - Memory Box orchard tree frame, 

Spellbinders labels,

and Die-namics Fishtail Flag Stax,

bling and mirror card from stash.

Challenge covered :- The Sugar Bowl: Challenge 89 - Maria Therese's Sketch (Butterflies)
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Same image 2 cards

Not going to mention that weather today but I received my new wellies in the post. I played with one of my favourite stamps twice. I also learned a valuable lesson, diecut your topper before putting the bling on, even with a soft piece of card to protect the bling the bigshot took revenge.  A few days ago a friend put a card on her blog with some lovely nitwit paper and I thought "I like that lots", fortunately I checked what I had already downloaded and there it was, already done. (One up against FM, I have to work very hard at being that logical). Part of these cards is my attempt to use some stash so hopefully they don't look to bitty as a result.

Image - Daisy stamp from some time ago

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing paper is from Nitwit digi papers

Dies used - Marianne LR0236, and Die-namics Let's Chat

Card 2 and my attempt  to use more stash.

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing paper is from Papermania Lemon Sorbet

Dies used - Marianne LR0156 , spellbinders circles, 

 and a CREAlies die from Joanna Sheen shop

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Simple Tractor

A bit of an overcast day here but an early start for me. I kept this card totally simple in the end having had 2 goes at colouring in the image. Got so close to it the first time and then messed up completely, never mind. Don't know where this year is going to but it is hurtling along at a fair pace. The card - This little fella is such a cutie and reminds me so much of my friends little boy. I have messed up my corner rounder cutting thick acetate so the corners aren't quite what they should be, must get hubby to look at it. Please spy my new die which is chat bubble. I'm really taken with these so you will see more of them. I suppose to be honest I'm just addicted to dies.

Image - Little Farmer stamp from Funky Kits

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing paper is from Nitwit digi papers

Dies used - Spellbinders Frame4, and Die-namics Let's Chat

Tea Fairy

I cannot believe it is Friday already, where did the week go to. I pottered about yesterday with a bad FM day so didn't get anything done except help a little with dinner. Wednesday was one of these days when I got things wrong like doing my die cut before stamping the image, putting the clear sentiment stamp on the block writing side down and inking it, couldn't get the embossing powder to do what I wanted so decided it probably wasn't a day for a heat gun. I had a great day on Tuesday and managed a 3 hour round trip to help a forum friend. It was a lovely day and also great to have a look round another crafter's den. 
So here we are on Friday and I've had fun with this little fairy. Fairies are definitely among my favourite things.

Image - Sprinkle Some Love stamp from Funky Kits

 coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is a 6x6 from Joanna Sheen
and backing paper is from Kate Night summer fiesta paper pack

Dies used - Sizzix framelits Flowers, Spellbinders circles, 

Marianne flower and Die-namics leaves,
Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts.