Olive & Tangerine card

Hi there friends, ....phew it ain't half hot here......still 27c late at night. Oh well must make the best of it while it lasts I guess ;)

I have another card to share made for the 'Less is More' challenge once again. This time it's a colour one and 'Olive and Tangerine',.....not a colour combo I have ever tried I think !

I had simply no idea what to make so I just looked through my stamps and dies for inspiration. It's what I always do....sometimes it works...sometimes it doesn't lol. ;)

Anyway it wasn't long before I came across this poppies die  and thought....orange poppies yeeeah. I cut the bottom half with white card then coloured it with an olive  marker. I used some olive type ink and a stencil to add interest behind my image and job done!

I also used these amazing clear crystal gems I recently bought, they are like little pyramids and sooo sparkly....I just love them !!...I added a little orange pearl too for colour ;)

I have been busy lately decorating little peg dolls for our two...yes TWO dolls houses my OH bought very cheaply from our local tip who now have a shop. We had to paint one and do a lot inside one of them but the other was just perfect. Anyway will post pics soon of it all....and my OH has been making more little minature houses too he he !...pics to follow soon ;)


Sorry for the rambling post...come and see my card ;)

Smooth White card
MFT Elegant rectangles dies
Penny Black Field of Dreams die
TH Stencil
TH Distress ink
Little Things gems Diamond Dewdrops
Pretty Pink Posh Pearls
Promarker pen

   

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The Flower Challenge #5 Reminder

Hello there, back again with a reminder card for 'The Flower Challenge' where we have to CASE our Guest Designer Therese this month.     All details are on the blog there and also  the amazing DT cards and all the beautiful cards entered already. Do try and join in if you are able, you have until the 25th Feb ;)        Here is my reminder card, come and have  a quick peek.    

    I used a flower die again and shaded behind it.I also made  an ombre sentiment, I reversed the design like last time too.    

  Smooth White card Pink card Penny Black Poppy die 'Field of Dreams' Hero Arts Shadow ink Green Hills Promarkers Penny Black sentiment die Clearly Besotted sentiment stamp Little things sequins     Here is a quick reminder of Therese's beautiful card too.    

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The Flower Challenge #2 Reminder

Hi friends, I am here to show you a couple of my DT cards. Also a reminder to enter  'The Flower Challenge', it's half way point now but still lots of time to enter. See HERE for more details.The theme this month is   'Occasion'
any occasion which is special to you. So an easy one really, birthday, new baby,  Christmas,Anniversary, etc. etc.
Also check out my teamies cards, some super ones there.Anyway come and have a quick peek at my cards, I have two to share today.     Enjoy your day whatever you have planned :)         Purple Tulips  

  Smooth White card  Watercolour card  TH Distress inks Penny Black stamp Blooming Garden AltENew sentiment stamp (from vintage roses set) Coloured Dewdrops Versafine Onyx Black ink      

More stamping and loose watercolouring here again. I curved the sentiment for a bit more interest also.

   I used the same inks on the sentiment to keep a matching look to it all.         Red Poppies

Smooth White card Penny Black stamp Blooming Garden Clearly Besotted sentiment stamp Avery Elle ink Raspberry Hero Arts Shadow ink Green Hills Faber Castell pencils Glamour dust Little Things sequins    

I do sooo love Poppies!, very appropriate too seeing as it's remembrance day today here in the UK as I write this scheduled post.

Sepia Hello card

Just a very quick post, here's another card I made for the 'Less is More' challenge which is to 'Use something tactile'.     More texture on this one I think! Late entry I know but been busy planning our usual big Summer family party on  Sunday ;)          

         

    Smooth white card TH Distress inks Penny Black Field of Dreams die Clearly Besotted sentiment Elizabeth Craft Designs E/F  Clear dewdrops

Sepia and White Poppies

Hi friends, wow it's July already ....time flies by so quickly these days ! Just back from a quick holiday to Somerset, Devon  and Dorset. More about that below.


As it's Saturday yet again I have my usual  'Less is More' card to share with you. It's  a colour theme this time and.....     'Colours Of Your Kitchen'

Ours has Spanish sweet chestnut wooden  units, white walls and cream linen roman  blinds (made by me). The work surfaces are grey/white flecked  and the floor is cream rough textured  with grey grout.

We really need a new kitchen but as we  intend to move house soon it's just not  happening! It's very large and square  which  I love and plenty of units so.....      Anyway come and have a look at my card. I went with a simple brown and  white combo with lots of texture ;) I spattered a bit of gold ink and did  some  random ink swiping for a bit  of contrast.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you  have planned. I am recovering from all the walking I did while away ;)


ps. We went fossil hunting, visiting lovely  castles and gardens. We found the most beautiful pub too with amazing food.  Such a relaxing little break !     Sorry I am late commenting this week, we only got back home last night. I will be visiting you all very soon I  promise ;)

Sooth white card Brown hessian Penny Black Field of Dreams die TH Distressed spray ink Tarnished brass

Congrats card

Good morning friends, another scorcher of a day here again. 26c but feeling much hotter!!!       Not sure I like it this hot.... it's said 37c in our  back sun lounge for several days lately.  Daren't even look what it says in the  front one as it's  smaller.        I certainly boiled taking this photo there today, and did it very quickly lol.  We shouldn't complain though.......at least  Summer has arrived ;)


Right onto this week's 'Less is More' card. It's a colour theme this week and....       RED, WHITE and BLUE


This is what I came up with, I found it a strange combination but hey ho. I seem to be stencilling a lot more lately too!


Enjoy your day and weekend whatever you  have planned. I will be cuddling our new granddaughter yet again...and taking more photo's of course.        I think Amelia already thinks my camera is  just an extension of my  face....oh my! I made lots more scrapbook pages of course.....do you  want see another?.......oh go on then lol ;)       Sorry for the rambling YET again......come and have a closer look at my card.


ps. Handy tip!.... not a good idea to craft in  white trousers. Will I ever learn !!!

White Linen card Memory Box Wave stencil Hero Arts Shadow ink Soft Sky PoppyStamps Arched Poppies die Hero Arts Congrats sentiment Promarker Poppy red Clear sequins from stash

Poppies card

Hello friends, Just popping by to show you another 'Less is More' card I have made.  It's a theme this week and 'Hello Sunshine'.     Just had to try out my new stamps. It was a  bit fiddly to get the stamps to line up but got  there in the end.       Hope you are having a lovely weekend ........see you again soon ;)        

       White Linen card Clearly Besotted stamps TH Distress inks Memento Angel Pink ink Memento Tuxedo Black ink Glamour dust Clear sequins      

Pretty Poppies card

Good afternoon everyone,I hope all is well in your  world today. I have another 'Less is More' card to  share with you again.     Didn't have time for making a card yesterday as we  had another family party here. We were celebrating my OH's birthday and also my DIL's 40th too.       We had a  lovely day with our children and grandchildren once again.       Exciting news for my DIL this week too via  Gok Wan no less, see earlier post for details. or his facebook message is  HERE     Also famous chef Rachel Khoo has mentioned  her also HERE. Woo hoo! Now onto my card, this week the theme is....  
DIE CUT     Not a problem for me as I seem to have quite a few dies. I took the chance to use my newest die which I am loving already. More watercolouring of course too !     Have a good bank holiday weekend those in the UK and everyone else too wherever you call home.       

      White Linen card Poppystamps die 'Arched Poppies' TH Distress inks WaltzingMouse sentiment Momento Tuxedo Black ink  

With Love White Poppies card

Good afternoon/evening everyone. I have one more 'Less is More' card to show you today.   The theme is 'Flowers' this week and I couldn't resist using my Poppy die again.....and more watercolouring!     I was so honoured to be chosen as this week's featured stamper over at Splitcoast Stampers HERE Such a shock, made my week though :)      

    White Linen card Penny Black die 'Field of Dreams' TH Distress inks  WaltzingMouse sentiment        

Poppies card

Hi everyone, another beautiful sunny day again here. I have another 'Less is More' card to show you today. This week the challenge is a....... Colour Challenge  "This month we would like you to choose TWO opposite  colours from this Colour Wheel" This time I decided to use orange and blue. The blue looked a lot more like turquoise when I took  the photo. So I had to do a bit of altering in PSP to get it to show  the right colour.I always have trouble with my reds looking  pink too for some reason! I used some distress ink again  and also another of my latest stamps ( Memory Box  Luminous Poppies). I stamped , coloured  and cut the  flowers out to add behind the little frame. A tiny butterfly completed the card, come and have a closer look........... ps. Had trouble with my cold/ virus /Asthma/breathing today. I  just couldn't breathe properly at all and OH was most  worried I might pass out lol.Called 111 and they said  to call an ambulance....oh my! I managed to wait until our surgery  opened and the Dr gave me steroids. Now breathing again I am glad to report lol. pps. a big welcome to my latest follower too, welcome aboard!

Colour wheel