Spotty Hello card

Hi there friends, I am back with my first 'Less is More' card for this year. I really struggled making this one for some reason...no flowers.....mojo not working.....or maybe it's just the weather lol. 

After a while this card 'evolved' luckily, LIM want us to use two colours this time Living Coral and True Blue. Not a combo I use often I must say... but after rummaging around my supplies I found these two ;)

Enjoy your week/weekend whatever you have planned.....I seem to have bought felting supplies now...oh my...will I even be able to do it...time will tell ;)

White Linen card 

Die-namics Stitched Dome Stax

Newton's Nook Bokeh Stencil set

Die-namics Hello die

TH Distress ink Blueprint Sketch

Promarker  Lipstick

N&T sequins 

 

I made my A6 base card then cut another top panel and used my stencil and the DI to make the circles. Next I cut another top panel using my dome die to cut out an edge piece. I layered that all up using 3d pads on the top panel to raise it up a bit.

 

Using my sentiment die I cut my 'Hello' and coloured it using my Promarker pen. I attached that to my card, added a few sequins and my card was complete.

   

 

     

               

Love card

Hi there friends, I hope all is well in your world today? I am still very busy packing up our old kitchen, we have had some of our grandchildren staying also. Sorry I have got a bit behind leaving comments and posting cards lately but sometimes life just gets in the way doesn't  it!

Anyway I am back with my usual card for the latest 'Less is More' challenge again. It's a colour one this time and 'Tangerine, Aqua and White'. 

Hmm not a colour combo I have used before I think, in the end this card just...erm... evolved lol!

I used a mask for my 'sun' and my sky is an unusual shade of turquoise but.... hey ho it's my world and I like the idea of a turquoise sky ;)

 

Btw. I blended with those cheap make up soft brushes which are a whole lot cheaper than the craft ones I see for sale...bargain! (Pics soon, along with my newest best buy a magnetic board)

I offset the sentiment die so a little turquoise peeped out under the white die. Hope you approve ;)

ps. It's my birthday today ...yipeee...and I spent it at the beach, eating ice-cream, fresh strawberries and raspberries. The weather was fabulous too...so happy! I got some beautiful cards and some lovely pressies too, I am one lucky lady me thinks ;)

Also a big welcome to my latest follower, welcome aboard and thanks for following me.

 

I hope to post pics of our recent trip to Cornwall very soon...I promise! Also pics of our recent 'magical' themed family party.

 

Of course as always,....enjoy your week/weekend whatever you have planned ;)...I will be knee deep in boxes (see pics below) and appliances as our new kitchen gets underway...more soon!

 

Smooth White card

Penny Black True Love die 

Memento Tangelo ink

Versa Magic Aqua Splash 

Spellbinders circle die for masking etc.

 

 

     Kitchen!  

     Back conservatory!  

 

 

White Daisy card

Hi there friends, hope you are all doing ok? It's been so wet here lately , three months of rain in one week in some parts. Our Summer bedding tubs are  all water logged. Hoping for warmer sunnier days soon and back to some Summer weather.

I have another 'Less is More' card to share with you today. It's a colour challenge this time and 'Duck Egg Blue, Plum and White' and I must admit I struggled at first. Hmm is my Plum more Purple looking now I look again...oh well at least I had a bash!

Anyway this is what I came up with after a bit of thinking! No idea why I struggled either as it's a colour combo I love lol. Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned.

More kitchen news,... after weeks of planning (years and months of looking at 'stuff' too) deliberation and negotiation on prices lol, we have it designed at last. Phew! I can't tell you what a lot of work it has been sorting it all and choosing tradesmen etc. I have a whole file on it now for goodness sake!

Hey... I might even get to make more cards now too! I have also been super cleaning and sorting 'stuff' like I always do in Summer. I blame Mrs Hinch!! (for any fellow followers here who will understand).

Back to our kitchen again...I am pleased to say we have a date now and it will all start in the middle of August. Yikes, still filling me with dread.The whole kitchen is to be gutted (it's like 30-40 yrs old) so it will take a while but it will be worth it (I keep telling myself that at least !). I will show before and after pics (and progress maybe too) as it happens if you are nosey ;)

Right....sorry about the waffling... I am sure you are mostly here just to see my card so here it is below ;)...also sorry about photography.....lighting/camera issues!!

Smooth White card

Neat & Tangled Rice Paddies stencil

Memory Box Daisy Silhouette die

TH Distress inks

Little Things sequins

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

Colour challenge cards

Good morning friends/bloggers, it's a lovely sunny day here  today. I hope you have sun too! Over at  the 'Less is More' challenge  this week it's a .................................................. Colour Challenge  "This month we would like you to choose TWO opposite  colours from this Colour Wheel" (I will add it at the bottom or otherwise my card won't  show up in posts.)  My first thought was to use 'violet red  and yellow green', but my violet red ink wouldn't stamp very well with my image. I tried instead some violet ink which worked really well. Of course then I had forgotten the colour violet should be teamed with yellow and not  yellow green. Arghhh!! I only realised after I had finished making the card and taken a photo...typical. So I set to  work and made another, this time I couldn't get the image  to stamp cleanly. So after numerous attempts I resorted to making a matted image with one I was happy with. I  added my yellow butterfly, gems and sentiment and job  done.Phew.....and relax.Come and have a closer look  at  my cards. I will show you both versions seeing as I have already taken photo's of them.Rather liking the violet  and green myself but you can choose which looks best.Not  made a card in almost 2 weeks now, so struggling a tad. ps. I am still feeling terrible with this  horrid cold virus and I  am SO glad you can't see me too. I am not a pretty site atm.  believe me lol, my eye is partially closed because of  conjuntivitis. Having not slept again ( awake at 1 ish then  got up at 5am., coughing all night etc. ) I don't have bags  under my eyes now I have mahoosive suitcases! My eye was  glued shut when I woke up so I was stumbling about trying  to find the bathroom looking a very sorry site. Almost  frightened myself when I caught site of my face in the mirror  too.It's all not good people lol.Sorry for the long post now too. pps.Ooops mean't to add.......a very big welcome to all my  latest followers , welcome aboard and thanks for choosing me.  

 

  Image Hobby Art stamp 'Damask' Ink Color Box Violet Butterflies   Cheery Lynn Designs Small exotic butterflies ( both coloured using Promarkers) Gems from stash coloured purple Sentiments  'Janes's script' stamped in same purple ink  Colour wheel