Two quick cards…

Afternoon…

I had lots of scraps of card left over the other day and I know I can’t throw it away – so decided to just punch out some of it and see what I had left for cards, and this is what I did.

I used quite a few SU punches and just a few colours, and certainly quite a bit of ‘white space’ for me this is what I came up with. I had been blog hopping after no inspiration coming at all and was very taken by someones work (sorry, can’t remember who) and this is my take on it.   Very simple but quite effective so may do a few more for the hospital charity cards.

Boy is it hot, could do with going down to the beach and sticking my feet in the sea!  Will see if my hubby will do that when he gets back…

Just two colours

Good afternoon…

I thought I would make a card today just using two colours, Stampin’ Ups Blushing Bride and Very Vanilla – this is for a friend of mine who is half way through her chemo, very brave lady, and I am doing a card class for her very soon,  just something different to keep mind off everything for a few short hours…

I will be showing her how to use the Big Shot so have embossed the Very Vanilla in the Vintage Wallpaper, Little leaves sizzlits die, embosslits beautiful wings, and used the punches for extra texture, pearls and ribbon to match.  I can’t find my Blushing Bride ink pad so used the marker pen instead, hence the slight difference in the shade for the sentiment from the Just Believe stamp set.

Right, no rain but lots of cloud so going to get outside and plant lots of the flowers I got at the Garden Centre this morning – my french lavender pots by the back door have finally stopped flowering so need a bit of colour, have bought geraniums, cosmos daisies and dahlias to make a change.

Take care and have a great weekend…

Challenge 16

Good Afternoon

Still raining, boo, so more crafting, yeah!

So I decided to do one of the challenges I like, the Simply Stamping Challenge using Stampin’ Up products.  This week’s was a layout challenge and this is my take on it…

This was using the Elegant Soiree Designer papers, Baja Breeze cardstock and ink, Marina Mist grosgrain ribbon, Build a Blossom stamp set from the mini catty stamped on Crumb Cake, with an old fave sentiment. I glittered the centre but didn’t like it, couldn’t get rid of it so covered it with rhinestones, but it still shows on the photo… Oh well, no mistakes just happy accidents.

More Pink and Blue…

Good morning

Raining again here, so after my costly visit to the dentist this morning I looked at my ironing pile, and came straight up to my craft room to make some cards…

I must be in pink and blue mode and saw some similar cards to these yesterday as I blog hopped (such a lovely way to waste many hours) yesterday, and can’t for the life of me remember who had these on her post.  They were lovely anyway so have unashamedly lifted the idea and done my own version…

The blue is Stampin’ Ups  Marina Mist with Whisper White and Basic Black, and the pink is Blushing Bride, Whisper White and Early Espresso, glitter, pearls and my favourite butterflies die, they seem to turn up on all my projects!  I used the scallop border punch and circle punches too – simple and quite sweet I think…

I am making some boxes for gifts for the other support assistant girls in my class today so may get a chance to show them tomorrow.  I have to make some thank you cards for them too so will be a busy day.  Take care and have fun!

Pink and Blue

Morning

Hope you are all having a nice weekend, dull here today and a bit of rain – perfect for crafting!!

I haven’t done a card for the LOTV challenge for ages so thought I would do one for a change.  The theme this time is pink and blue and I ordered the new girlie stamps, just gorgeous, and this is my card for this challenge…

I used the Stampin’ Up butterflies die with some pearls too, a bit of glitter here and there, coloured in with Promarkers…

Only another week before we finish school, don’t know why but this seems to have been a really long term and I for one will be glad of the six weeks break.  Take care everyone…

Little Owls

Evening

I do love these light evenings, so nice to sit in my room and craft away with no lights on.  I do have problems with lights in here, I expect I need to invest in a daylight lamp…

A friend asked me for some small cards so I started with these little owls, jsut love that Stampin’ Up punch.  Very plain as she asked for, mainly using Whisper White, Olive Green, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede, then just added a few Rhinestones.

One of the waistcoats I used the Clearly for you set, and used the sentiment from Party This Way.  She also wants some Bird Punch ones too so had better get a wiggle on…

Sketch 13

Good morning…

This is my card for the Simply Stampin’ Challenge Sketch 13.  I bought this stamp set a few weeks back and haven’t used it, so thought I would give it a go.  The set is Sew Lovely and seems quite popular, but I am not sure yet, but then I have said that about lots of sets I now love…

The colours are mainly Tangerine Tango and Tempting Turquoise, such great names, and using the sketch quite loosely with just a few embellishments.

I am in scrapbooking mode at the moment though and have a few more ready for Jo for her Scrapbooking Club.

Have a lovely day and take care…

You’ve Got Male

Good Morning

I had a look at the Simply Challenged site this morning and this is the card I have come up with…

The base is Bashful Blue with Marina Mist for the matting with the testured  Sqaure Lattice.  I actually brayered Bashful Blue (need to practice lots for that – Jo D would tell you how naff I am at that technique!!) then stamped over with Basic Gray, and I coloured in the Whisper White the sails and at the top for ‘clouds’ but it doesn’t show very well in the photo.  I used the pokey tool for some interest in the corners and used one of the lovely frames for the sentiment.  I like simple mens cards, no flowers or froofroo…

Hope it doesn’t rain today and they can get some tennis matches on!!

Because…

Good afternoon

Watching Wimbledon?  The Nadal match has been good so far…

Made a card for a friend who is not well and at the moment, and I must admit, I am liking layering some of  SU’s stamps.  They lend themselves very easily to doing just that.

I used Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi and touch of Riding Hood Red with the En Francais large stamp for the background, sentiment from Because I care, the stamp set then is Clearly for you with the frame from the Baby Blossoms set.

Take care everyone…

Simply Stampin’ Challenge

Afternoon

Been blog hopping and came across this site through Stampin’ Up girls and thought I would take up the challenge!  Don’t do them normally but I am having a stamping day with this horrid weather…

And I know, I won’t use this set for a little while, promise… but here we go with French Foliage again.  The challenge was to use Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and Concord Crush…

And this is what I have come up with.  The script is in Concord which is hard to see on this photo image but the other colours are easier to identify. The For You sentiment is from Afterthoughts…

Hope this is OK – I enjoyed the challenge!