Snowy Xmas card

Good evening all, just popping by to share another quick Xmas card I made recently.     Glad to report I am well on my way to making most of mine now. I seem to have got all my Xmas pressies too, not like  me at all.     Hope you are getting Xmas things done, it does tend to creep up on you and surprise  you otherwise !


Right here is my card, have a lovely  evening ;)       ps. Adding it to this week's 'LIM' challenge which is to make a 'one layer' card and 'Santa' as a theme. Hmm not sure it's too busy but the  penguin does look like a Santa....right ??      

   White linen card  DSB digi  Snowy background DSB Artic ice play digi image and sentiment Promarkers Glamour dust

Feminine versus Masculine cards

Hi friends, just popping in to show you two cards. I saw that 'Make the Day Special' wanted  us to join in with them and show different  contrasts   in cards using different techniques they had shown over a week.      One of  the choices was to use the same set  of stamps and make a feminine card and also  a masculine card. I thought that sounded a  great idea as I had only just bought one  of the sets they showed us.       I made the cards and was going to link them  there . Alas today when I looked the linky thing has closed !! Doh, why didn't I check the dates. Anyway I thought I would just show you all  instead ;) Handy to  be  able to make both types  of card from the same set of stamps.What do  you think, does it work ??....I will let you decide !         Feminine version  

     

      Masculine version  

         

      White Linen card Kraft card WPlus9 Fresh Cuts stamps TH Distress inks Hero Arts Shadow ink  Glamour dust Twine Tiny staples   Challenges      'Less is More'  #222 Colour 'Use opposite colours on the wheel' I used red and green for the top card so think it qualifies.

 

Purple and Yellow card

Good afternoon friends, I hope you are all  enjoying your weekend. As it's Saturday I  have another 'Less is More' card to show  you.     It's a colour challenge this week and...       "Use opposite colours on the wheel "
"The  two chosen colours should predominate  and any additional shades should be minimal  and limited to neutral colours only."        I decided on using purple and yellow. Not two colours I would normally use together but I think it works. Just to add I have added a clear gem to that bottom flower now !      Have a great weekend, we are having all our family here tomorrow so off to do preparations now ;)     ps. Congratulations to William and Kate on the birth of their new baby girl this morning too! can't wait for our latest granddaughter to arrive now....just 6 weeks  to go ;)

     

     

      White Linen card Purple card Sue Wilson die (bottom)  Mama Elephant die (sentiment) Crealies dies (butterflies) Memory Box stencil (dots) TH distress ink Promarkers  Glamour dust Hobbycraft gems

Challenges   'Less is More'    'Use opposite colours on the wheel' CASology    #week144 Flight  

Enjoy your day card

Hello my lovely friends, it's a very sunny Spring day here, I do hope you have the sun too.     As it's Saturday yet again I have another 'Less is More' card to share with you again. Inspiration came quickly today luckily, don't you  just love it when that happens (smiles).     This week the theme is......     Up, up and away!    

"For this one you can think balloons, planes, other

 things that fly and things that can be carried along

on the breeze. Let your imagination take flight!"

Anyway this is what I came up with, come 

and have a closer peek. Btw. see my last post for a

 very different card from me ! Enjoy your weekend

whatever you have planned, I am just relaxing ;)

ps. I saw an idea in blogland about replacing glue

tops with babies bottle nipple things. It helps the

 glue to come out in a straight thin line and doesn't

 get the top all clogged up et. etc.

 It looked like  a great idea, it seemed to work,

I smiled at the simplicity of it. It did work for  a

 couple of times too but then......disaster.....

... the top flew off and I was covered in glue!

All over my best black jeans ( will I ever learn not

 to wear stuff which isn't old whilst crafting !) All

over the card I had just made and all over  my desk.

Arrrghhh, I wasn't best pleased to say the least lol.

My advice is.....just don't go there folks!

White Linen card
Pink Petticoat sentiments
Clearly Besotted stamps and die
Memento Angel Pink ink
Doodlebug sequins
Glamour dust


Challenges
Less is More  'Up up and away'
Bloggers   Black & white + a splash of colour'
Chocolate, coffee and cards  'Use a die cut'
Just add ink  'Sequins'
In the Pink  'Make it sparkle'

Twinkle twinkle card

Hi friends, it's Saturday again so time to  show you another 'Less is More' card.  This week the theme is......      

"This makes me happy!

 It could be a colour, a technique, a design, a

 subject that pleases you... whatever! 

However, we would like you to TELL US

 what the thing is that pleases you!"

 What a lovely challenge ! Well I think most

 of you know already about my love of PINK

lol.

My main loves are of course my family,esp.

my gorgeous grandchildren. My other loves

are crafting, making cards, jewellery, 

photography, walking, music etc. etc.

But pink and babies do feature quite often

with me. As my lovely DIL's will tell you

lol.

 I always pinch the babies for a kiss & cuddle

as soon as they arrive at our house. Often

before they have even got out of the car.

My DIL's find this sooo amusing!!!!

So my card features pink and is a  baby 

card. The sentiment is exactly how I

 feel about all my 'little stars' .....

or grandbabies ;)

See side pics to see just how adoreable 

they are! ....ahem well yes I am a

tad biased !

Anyway here is my card, come and have

 a closer peek.

Btw. I am experimenting using the

'manual' option now with my new fancy 

camera. So  pics may vary...but I hope to

 improve as I go.

ps. A big welcome to my latest follower too.

Thank you for choosing me and welcome

 aboard.

Have a lovely week everyone whatever

you have planned. We will be celebrating

Alexander's 3rd birthday on Monday ;)

Easier to see the die cut here!

White Linen card
Cuttlebug E/F
Clearly Besotted Die Bracket Edges
My Favourite Things stamp Beautiful Baby ( sentiment)
TH Distress ink Picked Raspberry
Star gem from stash
3d pads

Misty Trees card

Hi everyone, another very quick post again. I have been making lots of digi cards today.     Mostly for friends or family, also for my  grandbabies too. Result..... I made  seven!!! why is it either lots of nothing at all ?     I can't believe Lana will be  one in December too....where has the time gone!!

Anyway in between making those I managed  another 'trees' one..... and another also in  progress  ;)


Yes I know....... it's simple but I quite like it ! I used some PP Ombre digi papers I had printed out a while ago in a very pale grey  colour.     Not sure you can  see here but it's light grey at the  bottom fading to white at the top.

I stamped my trees ( yes I know I know it's THAT  stamp again lol !!!)  using some Momento London  Fog ink. The sentiment was from part of a set,  stamped in the same grey ink.


Come and have a closer look........is it saying  'morning mist'  to you ??

Challenges
Less is More   'More than one tree'
White Linen card Ombre digi by Pink Petticoat My Favourite things (Beautiful Baby) stamp, sentiment Tall Trees stamp by Inkylicious        

Fingerprint cards

Good morning friends, another dull day here today. What happened to the Summer ?   As it's Saturday yet again I have more 'LIM' cards to share. It's one layer card week this time and.....       'Adapt a Fingerprint'      Hmmm could be a tricky one this time ! Luckily I remembered a card I made ages ago, so decided to try and recreate that one.       I made some fingerprints and added a few whiskers and also a piece of string for tails ( hope that's allowed). A bit of shadow and a CB stamp for the sentiment and  job done!       They were supposed to be mice but ...ahem...I think  they are more like cats lol. So you choose :)      
I made another card too, this time making a heart with my fingerprints. I had to do it several times as it was a bit too light in colour. It is my fingerprints  though I promise !         I used a quick swish of Distress ink for a background this time and added another CB sentiment.....and relax :)         A very big welcome to all my latest followers too, welcome aboard and thank you for following me:)        ps. Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned. I am still sorting menu ideas for parties we are hosting soon. It seems we will have two now, one for about 14 people and one for 8 or 10 and the babies of course too.       Think I am going to be very busy lol, we have a wedding 'do' the day before one also, so I will have to freeze things.       Still knee deep in jewellery making too atm., 'stuff' everywhere! Of course now I have my jewellery tools out I have decided to order  lots  more 'bits' too arghhh !        

 

Just because

Good afternoon bloggers, another very quick post again. Here is my latest card for the 'Less is More' challenge. Where the theme this week is...........     WATERCOLOUR       Of course I couldn't help but make a PINK one lol. More splattering again and THAT butterfly again too :)     Back with yet another tomorrow I hope !      

  Challenges Less is More 'Watercolour' Clearly Besotted 'Anything goes'   White Linen card Clearly Besotted butterfly and sentiment Stampin Up Gorgeous grunge background TH distress inks Momento London fog ink Glamour dust    

Red Tulips card

Hi everyone, just popping by with  another quick card. I will be brief for a change today  :) Hope you like it.     Also a very big welcome to my latest follower, thank you for choosing me to follow.    Hmm I posted this ages ago and then it just dissappeared. Blogger is misbehaving again me thinks!!!    

      White Linen card Penny Black  tulips stamp Clearly Besotted sentiment stamp Versa Color ink Cardinal Momento ink New Sprout TH Distress ink Worn Lipstick Gems from stash   Challenges Less is More  One layer card  'Off the edge' Clearly Besotted   'Anything goes'    

Watercolour card

Good afternoon everyone. Just a very quick post today as  we are expecting visitors any minute lol. The theme over at 'Less is More'  is .......................    

  "Our challenge for this week... We want you to use a 

RUBBER STAMP

In addition if you could use watercolours that would be wonderful!"

 

 

This is what I came up with , Penny Black stamp & sentiment

& watercolouring. I used cream card for a change as it went better with

my watercolour card ,which was a sort of off white colour.I used

 a touch of glamour dust on some of the letters also.

 

 Have a lovely weekend whatever you have planned. We are

 hosting a big  family 'do' again so we will be very busy I fear :)

All I want card

Hi everyone, here is another card for the 'LIM' challenge this week. Here is the inspirational pic we have to use.     Here's what I came up with, I even remembered to  use some stitching this time too.    'JustInklined' digi image ( I removed the ball and  chain part). Computer  generated sentiment, coloured  with Promarkers &  glamour dusted the bow and  'Shoe' wording part.     The gorgeous shoe and red sole reminds me of  a  similar very expensive pair of Louboutin's my niece  wore to her  wedding ( pic below).Aren't they fabulous!      While looking for a  pic of them I stupidly  managed   to safely remove my external hard drive & the safely remove  button. Much panic ensued  ( I am not good at computer  stuff & soon panic)..... until order was returned with help  from my son lol. Now I  need a large glass of something!      ps. A big welcome to my latest follower too, welcome aboard  

Anyway enough rambling YET again, sorry !!!...... here is my  card, hope you like it...............and relax :)

   

The quote is by Katherine Hepburn btw., probably too small to see here.

     

Pink flowers card

Hi everyone, phew still boiling here at 26c! Made some yummy blackcurrant jam with our own berries last night.  It tasted so good on some freshly cut bread today too.   Sorry enough rambling, here is yet another card with  flowers on. Hope you aren't sick of  seeing  them now lol. This is a card I have been trying to finish for days  now, ( Mojo gone missing!).However  I managed it at  last today....and yes it's PINK too !     ps. another digi page here (see below) of our son and DIL.    

Adding a link HERE for an old tutorial on how I make my flowers as requested.      

      Challenges   'LIM'  #129   'Handmade flowers' 'In the Pink'   #25   'Hot Pink'

Yellow and peach flowers card

Hi friends, a very quick post today. I have another 'Less is More' card to show you.The theme this week is 'Handmade flowers'.    I made some yellow and peach flowers on this card. PP  sentiment and a few swirls and Spellbinders ovals and  job done. The oval sentiment is centred although doesn't  look it here because of the angle.I made this one a while ago, hope it's not too busy for LIM.My mojo has gone atm. I fear.

Flowers and leaves card

Hi everyone, it's 'scorchio'( 27c still at 6pm) here again today  yippee!!!    Almost a disaster today, a car came out of a side road   and almost hit us side on. It stopped midway in our road in  front of us.When we looked inside there was no driver !      It had rolled down a slope into our path on a busyish road. We  stopped the traffic and OH knocked on the door of a shop it was  parked outside of. The driver came out swearing and no sign of  a thankyou either.No damage to it luckily.   Anyway enough rambling !  Here is a quick post to show you  a card I made for the 'LIM'  challenge this week. Details below........     ps. Our lovely new conservatory windows are in at last.We  just  have to fix the guttering back etc. and do the inside shelf.  Really pleased with them though.Now we have to replace one  of the back conservatory ones and  a patio door.OH built them  both front and back of our bungalow to conserve heat. Works  like a dream too :).........not that we need it in this heat lol !    

"For our 

One Layer Challenge 

this week we  would like to see cards which are 

NOT SQUARE or RECTANGULAR"

 Card Recipe   Stamps  flower ( Rubbadubbadoo Flower Heads) an old one! Penny Black sentiment (Gratitude) Ink Momento Angel Pink & London Fog ( sentiment) Flexmarkers ( for flowers and stems ( stems drawn freehand) Dovecraft chalks ( used on stem area) Liquid pearls ( centre of flowers) Glamour dust ( on sentiment)   Challenges 'LIM' ( see details above) 'In the Pink'   'Pink and Pearlie'

LIM baby cards

Hi everyone, I hope all is well with you all today.Here is another quick 'LIM' post again. This time it's.....................  

"For our 

One Layer Challenge 

this week we like to see cards which are 

NOT SQUARE or RECTANGULAR"

 Hmmm, not  as easy as it sounds I fear, anyway this is what I  came up with after a bit of thought and much panic.Baby's bib  template www.polkadotmaker.com, dress cut freehand.Stamps Lindsay Mason Designs.     ps. Quick pic of our pool which was much enjoyed by us all this weekend and one of our daughter and grandson too.    

 

  

Blue butterflies card & a win!

Good morning friends/bloggers, I hope all is well with you all today. I have another 'Less is More' card to show you again. We have to make a card  suitable for Jen's birthday this time. As she says she  likes butterflies I came up with this idea. Come and have a closer  look...............................

I think the butterflies are a DSB digi image, computerized sentiment and ribbon from stash. ( Ribbon was cut off a tee shirt I think).Trying a new  sort of bow too.

My win ! Thankyou so much Joanne (angelnorth.blogspot.co.uk)

Pink flower card

Good morning everyone. The sun is just starting to appear, hope it stays all day. Today I have another "Less is More'' card to show you. It's Jen's birthday today so that is the  theme for this week's card, to make a card suitable for....   JEN!   I made this simple card using a ribbon flower I made  ( see tutorial I made a while ago). I added a butterfly as Jen says she likes them. Hope you have a lovely birthday Jen and enjoy your holiday too :) xx

   

Hexagon card

Good morning everyone, very windy here today, sun earlier but now we have rain boo hoo! Here is another card for this week's  'Less is More' challenge. This time it's a theme which is .......................................................................   HEXAGONS   I was so happy to be chosen again for the showcase,  ( happy dance), thankyou Chrissie and Jen :)    I haven't got any hexagon type stamps or papers etc.  so panic set in at first ( no change there then). Then I  came up with  this idea. I chose an image from my GCF  ( Greeting card  Factory) programme. I made it into a pentagon,  then  squished  the top to make it into a hexagon shape.   All that  sounds quite easy but the programme is working  erratically  atm.  ( to put it mildly) and it kept switching  to a different edit mode grrrrr! .    After almost losing the will to live I  managed to do it however.  I faded some of the images,altered the size and moved them  around etc. then I added a sentiment and printed & cut it  out. I 3d that  piece onto another card base & added  my usual glamour dust. Job done.............and relax.   ps.It's been a strange week, happy news about the new  grandbaby ( smiles). Then our DIL got made redundant, then she aquired another job she had been after the very  next day lol.  Oh and I have lost 5 lbs on my new 'diet', hate that  word....but it is one really. Just hope the weight loss  continues next week now lol.   Have a lovely weekend  whatever you have planned :)  I plan to relax after finishing  both  grandbabies first year  albums at long last.Oh and here is my first effort at digi  scrapbooking too, hope you like it.  

First effort at digi scrapbook page.

 Also entering the Hexagon card into another challenge now. A.R.T. Card challenge 'Sketch'