Hibiscus card

Hi there friends, just popping in to share my
'Less is More' card. It's a colour  challenge this 

week and 'Tropical Fruits'. I love bright colours

and flowers (as you may have guessed) so this

is what I came up with.

 

So sorry I am late leaving comments for last

 week, looking after the littlies and catching up

 with 'stuff 'as yet! I will get there soon.

Enjoy your week whatever you have planned.

It's my birthday tomorrow, I celebrated early being

treated to a fabulous lunch out yesterday and also

a massive bunch of bright flowers today from

a neighbour. 

 

We loved the pub so much (13th century) that we

 are treating our son and his wife to another lunch 

there in 2 weeks time to celebrate their birthdays ;)

We even had three choices of vegetarian meals,

wow that was a great surprise....and what fab food !

 

Sorry enough waffling again lol....here is my card ;) 

White Linen card

Beccy's Place free digi

Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside borders die

Clearly Besotted sentiment

Copics

Little Things & Neat & Tangled sequins

Just a note card

Good afternoon friends, it's  very grey and  windy here. Not venturing outside today !



Nice and warm in my craft room though. Just resting after having a big family 'do' here yesterday.        Managed to make my  usual 'LIM' card  today so here it is. The recipe this week is       FRUIT        Enjoy what's left of your Sunday and I hope you all have a  good week.


Happy Thanksgiving to all my American  friends too, I hope you all had  a fabulous  time ;)

White Linen card Beccy's Place digi (old one) Promarkers TH Distress ink Mowed Lawn Memory Box stitched squares die Cuttlebug E/F Doodlebug sprinkles

Spring flowers card

Hi everyone, as it's Saturday yet again I have another 'Less is More' card to show you today.       It's one layer card week and the theme is.....     'Spring Flowers'       Here is the card I came up with. Luckily I had just taken delivery of some yummy pink Copics. I used an old 'Beccy's Place' digi image which I fell in love with as soon as I saw it.       A touch of Glamour dust and few dots of liquid pearls on the stamens and it was finished.      Now added a new pic as I darkened the flowers, hmmm still not sure which I like best. I was going for a very pale apple blossom colouring at first but then thought it looked a bit too pale.      

     

Darkened the flowers     Hope you like the card, makes me feel more Spring like anyway :) Have a lovely weekend whatever your plans are. We are off to see  our lovely grandson again.           ps. More weight loss last week thank heavens after a small  gain the week before.          

Witches hat card

Good morning friends/bloggers, it's a bit of a chilly start to this Saturday morning. Autumn is definately here brr !   For this week's 'Less is More' challenge it has to be a.....         "One Layer Card.  This week we have decided to have a theme of

Witches & Wizards (Or little monsters too!!)"

      I came up with this idea, using a tall thin card for a change. an old 'Beccy's Place' digi image and a computerized   BaaBook Hmk font.       After seeing the spider /hat combo I decided on this sentiment  I added the usual Glamour dust and job done.      

     

      Have a great weekend whatever you have planned.     ps. We have just bought a new sofa bed (& a new bed for  another spare room, the old one was too hard ). So we are busy  sorting  the spare bedroom yet again.        It is full of baby stuff  for the grandbabies mostly. We will  try and put things away in the large wardrobe there so at least  the room looks tidy once more.       So hard not to have one messy room esp. with grandchildren's things. I do like a tidy house though so........off to sort it now.       Our kitchen is like a brewery once more lol, OH has elderberry wine brewing ( having picked lots from hedgerows) and also Cider this year using all our own apples yum yum. Jam to make soon too ............it's all go here lol.

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Sleepy snowy card

Good afternoon everyone, I hope everyone is well and virus free. I have a cold boo hoo, but it is going away now..... I hope! Just been doing my Christmas food shopping , it's crazy in the  shops of course. I pity the poor people who have to work in  this mad rush, esp. the supermarkets.... thinking of you Jackie :( Anyway today is quite a sad one for me as this is my very last  DT  card  to show you made for the lovely and talented Beccy over  at 'Beccys' Place'.I am stepping down from her team as I will be taking on more babysitting duties  for  my grandson two days  a week at least from next year and won't have the time for making  as many cards then. I have really enjoyed making my DT cards and getting to know Beccy too. Thanks so much for letting me  be part of your team :) ......Right onto my card, it was made  using  the digi image 'Sleepy snowy', isn't he soooo cute! I made a different fold card for a change and masked the 'snow', then used Distress ink for the sky.A few hand drawn birds , a little  daisy/sun? type die added to peek out behind snowy, a sentiment  added and job done. I did the inside of the card to match the  front too btw..........Hope you like my last card for Beccy. ps. Been making and freezing baby food today for Christmas, for my two grandson's. Also made some chocolate truffles too and little bags to gift them in, pics soon.All 'Christmassed' up  now, tree up,lights up outside, decorations up, pressies wrapped :)

So hard to get a decent photo of this card

 You can see the sentiment more here

Card Recipe Image   'Beccy's Place' digi 'Sleepy snowy' Card   Linen white papermill shop Embossing folder  Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes dots' Circle nesties Ink   TH Distress ink Broken China Glamour dust Quickie glue pen TH White string 'Idea- ology' Computerized sentiment Promarkers & Copics Permanent pen black ( for birds) Die ( like half a daisy/sun, sorry can't find it now) 3d pads

Snowy snowflake card & more Xmas 'bits'

Hi everyone, here is another DT card made for 'Beccy's Place' again. The digi  image is called 'Snowy snowflake' isn't he so cute with his hanging snowflakes on his hat. Sadly there will be just one  more DT card made for 'Beccy's Place' as I am stepping down from her team. It was such a difficult decision as I just adore her  gorgeous digi's. As I will be babysitting my young grandson  Alexander for two days a week next year when mum goes back  to work , I fear I will have much less time to make cards.Here is a pic of more soap I made yesterday and some raspberry jam  too . I made 9 jars of jam, smelled fabulous too, will add  ribbon etc. later. ps.My  poor grandson Charlie has the winter vomiting virus yet again and ended up in A&E yesterday as he couldn't keep  even water down. He is better today thank heavens, always such a worry for young babies though.

 

Smells soooo fabulous !

 

Made 9 of these....must make some scones now too!

  Card Recipe Card   Linen  white Papermill shop Black card from stash Image   'Beccy's Place' digi 'Snowy snowflake' Embossing folder Cuttlebug 'snow?' Glamour dust ( on snowflakes on hat and below snowman)

Snowy pair card

Today I have another DT card made for 'Beccy's Place' to show you. It's made with Beccy's digi image 'Snowy pair' , such a cute snow couple aren't they.Keep warm everyone it's freeeeezing again here, warmer tomorrow though we hope. ps. I was just about to post an Xmas card to a neighbour when I slipped on our icy path/slope and fell  heavily onto my knees.  Not nice :( esp. when my feet and ankles are already quite  sore with the dratted Rh.A grrrr!  

Card Recipe Image  'Beccy's Place' digi 'Snowy pair' Card  Linen white Papermill shop Nesty  Lacey squares Embossing folder Cuttlebug Swiss dots Promarkers Glamour dust Chalks Dovecraft ( around image) Sentiment computerized 3d pads Challenges 'Christmas at Sweet Stampin' 'Anything goes' 'The paper Shelter' Two of anything' 'Ruby's Rainbow' 'Christmas with none trad colours'

Winter trees card

Hi everyone, I hope you are all warm and toasty wherever you are. It's week 97 over at 'Less is More' and one layer card week too. This time the theme is....... IN A ROW   "This challenge is just as the title implies...a one layer card with

 something or other in a row... take your pick, it could be

 anything, just use your imagination!"

Hmmm a one layer card, not as terrifying as it once was I must

 admit. I decided to use this pretty digi from 'Beccy's Place', an

older one but a lovely one I think.I printed the trees twice along the 

card, then added a computerized sentiment and drew a few birds

in the sky.A bit of distress inking, a few grey shadows under the

 trees ( doesn't show up too well alas) and job done.

ps. I struggled not to add my usual glamour dust, don't think

 it needed it though.

Card Recipe

Image   'Beccy's Place' digi

Card   Linen card white Papermill shop

Distress ink   TH Salty Ocean

Promarkers ( grey under trees)

Computerized sentiment

Permanent pen black ( for birds)
Challenges
'Less is More' #97 In a Row

Christmas Tree cottage

Good afternoon everyone, more heavy rain here again I am  sad to report grrrrrrrr.We had our first glimpse of snow today too, although very briefly.Right onto my card, it's another DT card  made for 'Beccy's Place' again using Beccy's digi image 'Christmas Tree cottage'. Another adorable little Christmas house, I chose to make a tall slim card for a change. Just a simple printed image with a border and a computerized sentiment also bordered in a matching  colour.I used the coloured image this time but as aways there is also  a black and white one for you to colour however you like. I glittered  the tree and used my sparkly gel pens to highlight  the baubles also.   A very big welcome to yet another follower, welcome aboard. ps.I am sure you all heard the good news about the Duchess of Camb being pregnant.I have to say I wasn't surprised as I predicted exactly that on Nov 14th  on a craft forum I belong too....spooky or what.  I also thought she was only about 4- 6 weeks  pregnant ( which seems likely  now)....I also said I thought it was a girl....hmmm only time will tell.  

 Card Recipe Image   'Beccy's Place' digi  Card   Linen white Papermill shop Computer generated sentiment and  borders Glamour dust ( on tree) Sakura metallic gellyroll pens ( on baubles)

 

Christmas Star cottage

Hi fellow bloggers, it's chilly here today 5C brrrr! here are two  more DT cards made for  'Beccy's Place' again.They were  made using Beccy's digi image 'Christmas Star cottage', I used  the black and white version of each  image, with and without the  star. I used a brick embossing matt for the first one and coloured  it to match the bricks on the main image. Almost lost the will to  live colouring all those bricks too! I coloured the second image in more summery colours and used various pastel shades.Such  a pretty cottage don't you think. Anyway enough waffling from me come and have a closer look.......... ps. A very big welcome to yet another follower also, thankyou for  choosing me to follow :)

Card Recipe Card   Linen white, pink card from stash PP Washed Damask digi paper ( blue one) Image   'Beccy's Place' digi 'Christmas star cottage and summer cottage' Embossing folder   Creative Expressions 'Brick' Cuttlebug 'Swirls' & 'Swiss dots' Promarkers & Copics Dovecraft chalks Glamour dust Quickie glue pen Computerized sentiment 3d sticky pads

Christmas light garland cards

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are all well today. The  rain here has been very heavy again, I hope none of you were  flooded out.Looking at the news on tv it looks  terrible, all  the homes flooded, stay safe everyone.Today I have two more DT cards to show you. Made for 'Beccy's Place' again, using  Beccy's digi image 'Christmas light garland'.A great simple image to use as the sentiment is included in the image.Two very quick cards, I used some embossing to highlight the pretty image. Come and have a closer look........ ps. A big welcome to yet another follower, welcome aboard & thanks for choosing me to follow :)

I used a Stardust gellyroll glitter pen to highlight the baubles here.

Card Recipe Image   'Beccy's Place' digi  'Christmas light garland' Card   Linen white Papermill shop Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder Cuttlebug   Snowy embossing folder Ribbon from stash Promarkers ( for edge of rectangles) 3d pads Stardust Gellyroll pens

 

Christmas pig card

Good afternoon all , I hope you are all well and free from colds today. I have another DT card to show you made for 'Beccy's Place' again using Beccy's digi image 'Christmas pig'.I used the coloured version of the digi and cut along the top of the image and used 3d  pads to add height behind it.I chalked a soft green background and used a quirky sentiment curved to match the piggy shape. ps. 'Beccy's Place' has some cheap digi's atm...just $1.00 so go check  them out before they are discontinued...look HERE.  

Card Recipe Image   'Beccy's Place' digi 'Christmas pig' Card   Linen white Papermill shop Ink   Promarkers ( for shadow below pig & around sentiment) Computerized sentiment Dovecraft chalks Glamour dust ( on berries) Quickie glue pen

Christmas tree cards

Good morning everyone, we have rain, rain and yet more rain  here today.Hope it's a bit nicer where you are.I have some quick Christmas cards to show you today. All made with a pretty digi from 'Beccy's Place' again . It comes with others as a whole  'mini sentiment set', there are twenty in all. Coloured  versions and black and white as always. All very similar as I had a  production line going lol. Take care everyone and happy crafting ! ps. I have a few older cards to show you , will get those posted  asap. An all white one too with lots of handmade flowers which  I am quite pleased with. Also I will do a whole post about my new  'Happy Cuts' machine. There isn't much info in blogland as yet so I  will put as much as I have found out about it here in one place  for others to see. I am very pleased with it I must say, it's for  Christmas though so trying not to play with it too much as yet. Well .....apart from (ahem) research purposes ;) Viv xx

Nesty is Lacey Squares

 

EF is snow? folder by Cuttlebug

Nesty is Fleur De Lis Squares

Nesty is Plain Squares

Nesty is Fleur De Lis Squares ( used as a mask with Distress ink)

Nesty is Plain Squares

EF is snow? by Cuttlebug

Close up

Card Recipe Image  'Beccy's Place' digi 'mini sentiment set' Nesties ( listed under each card) Copics & Promarkers TH distress ink Picked raspberry Glamour dust Quickie glue pen 3d pads