'Twelve Days of Christmas' card no #10

Hi there friends, a very late post today...apologies! we have been doing more cleaning of our new floor/lounge etc., making changes to our lounge and putting our tv on the wall etc. today. Phew that was tiring, still got more stuff to add and new mirrors, rugs coming too. We are getting there though!

Anyway I am here to share Xmas card no #10 with you all, it's another modern one again. Not many more to go now, thank you so much to all those who have left me sweet comments each day, it's so appreciated ;)

Right here it is.......back with no #11 tomorrow ;)

White linen card

Water colour card

Silver sparkly card 

Clearly Besotted sentiment

Versafine Onyx Black ink

N&T Patchwork field stencil

TH Distress inks

Silver washi tape

Green trees card

Hi everyone,a grey and very rainy day here today  so I retreated to my craft room. Here is the result, .......lots of green !       Very brief post from me today.....for a change lol. I blame this horrid cold ......Anyway come and have  a closer look at my card.........and have a lovely  evening too ;)        

      Challenges 'Less is More'    More than one tree 'ALBC'  Clean and Simple or CAS 'Seemacrafts'   Monochrome White linen card TH distress ink Inkylicious Tall trees stamp        

Pink Daisy card

Good afternoon all, quick post today. I have yet another daisy to show you  once more.   Well I just had to do a PINK one didn't I lol ! So  sorry for showing you all these daisies  he he. It seems a lot of you have been sorely tempted to  buy this stamp set....link there now too :)     Anyway here is my card, hope you love the pink daisy as much as I do :)    

  Uniko Studio stamp 'Gerbera' TH Distress ink WaltzingMouse sentiment stamp Momento Tuxedo Black ink I also tried adding a Happy Birthday sentiment, prefer the above though!

Here is a 'Thinking of You' sentiment too ! (see Uniko challenge)

Challenges Less is More 'More than one stamp' Uniko Studio challenge 'Thinking of you' and also  these colours below.                 Quick digi page too, couldn't resist making one with this beautiful photo of my daughter Luisa :)

 

Green daisy card

Good afternoon , hope your weekend is going well so far.     I have yet another 'Less is More' card to show you today. The theme this week is ......       'MORE THAN ONE STAMP'      I decided to use my new stamps which arrived this morning. I blame Gay for me having to buy this set of stamps lol.        I saw the daisy stamp over on her blog recently and just  HAD to have it of course. Having ordered it just yesterday I  couldn't believe it arrived first thing today, great service  Uniko Studio thankyou!         Anyway here is my card, I hope you like it. I did make an earlier card but it didn't work out, I may try again.          

    White Linen card Uniko Studio stamp ( from a set) Gerbera Butterfly ( stamp and die) Clearly Besotted Stampin Up Gorgeous grunge stamp Clearly Besotted  sentiment stamp Momento Tuxedo Black ink TH Distress ink Peeled Paint Wink of Stella white pen Glamour dust

Flower Miss You card

Good afternoon everyone,I have my last 'Less is More' card to show you for this week.The theme is 'DIE CUT'     It's another pink one again too! I made this with several bits left over from my last card. Hope you like it.       Down another 1lb this week  after putting on 3/4 lb last  week. I bought a few Summer clothes today and I had to get a size smaller skirt....happy days! My jeans  keep falling down now too :)       Right here is my card, sorry for rambling on.          

 

      White Linen card Memory Box flower'Fabulous Phlox' Memory Box stem 'Wild Blooms' Sentiment Old Provocraft die TH Distress ink Spun Sugar Momento ink Angel Pink Clear gem from stash    

Splash of colour card (peach)

Good morning friends/bloggers, I hope all is well with  you  today. As it's Saturday yet again , I have another 'Less is More' card to show you.      I am CASing a card of mine I made a while ago. My last version was in  my  usual pink colour. This time I made  it in a nice peachy shade.Here it is, I do hope you like it.     Have a lovely weekend too whatever you have planned. Thank you for all the good wishes too, this horrid virus is going at long last and I am coughing much less now.     More below on health issues and remedies!     This week the theme over at 'LIM' is............      FLOWERS      

    White Linen card TH Distress ink Memory Box flower & leaf die Cheery Lynn butterfly die Pearls from stash         ps. My eyes have had a bit of conjuntivitis  but after using some  bicarb of soda and some tea tree it's much improved.     I try and treat myself rather than going to the Dr if I can. I must say I succeed most times, so I must be doing  something  right.   I think you get more germs or pass them  on by going to the Dr's with every little thing. Or is it   just me that thinks that's true ??    I have treated myself for ear-ache too by just using  tea tree oil. I wouldn't be without it now and all my children know to use it too.    Arnica is another standby, great for bruises. I have  given a large tub of it to my children too for the  grandbabies.      As you can tell I believe in using natural remedies where it's possible.Also it explains why I get called Dr Viv a lot too lol :)     Do go to the Dr's if you are in any doubt though, this is just what I do myself.        

Just a note ...

Good morning, here is my second card for this weeks

‘Less is More’ challenge which is ‘Round and round’.

Lovely sunny day here today, hope you have the

 same, enjoy your day everyone !

Snow white linen card

Spellbinders round nesties die

TH distress inks

Stampendous stamp Ranunculus field

Waltzing Mouse sentiment stamp

Tuxedo black ink

Liquid pearls

 

Splash of blue card

Hi everyone, just popping by to show you another 'Less is More' card I have made.     This week the theme is 'METAL' , I came up with  this idea for my second card.        

        TH distress ink 'Peacock feathers' and a  'Hobby Craft' stamp. I finished the card using a bit of twine and  a dove metal charm. Also some Liquid pearls 'White Opal' on the tips of the flowers.        

Splattered 'Get Well' card

Good morning everyone, here is another 'Less is More' card again. Trying  a bit of inky 'spattering' this time.     Has to be a one layer card and the theme  is .....   Get Well Soon    

    Penny Black stamp, embossed using Wow white pearl,  TH Ripe Persimmon DI. Computerized sentiment  font  'MC Sweetie hearts'     ps. We are off swimming with our grandson later today.  Private pool which is heated so much it's like a bath .................and relax !      

Fairy card

Hi again, here is another 'Less is More' card for your perusal. This week we have a sketch to follow. I will add it at the end as I find it shows up in your feed  instead of your card........ has anyone else noticed that ?? I used  some TH distress inks and dropped some water onto it for a different look.Then  I  added a sweet little new fairy stamp ( Magic fairy Hobbycraft),  the sentiment says 'The magic of you' btw. I used another  new stamp on the little added strip too ( Ornate flourishes  Inkadinkado). Have a lovely Sunday everyone, I think I am  coming down with  a cold again, sore throat atm. Serves me  right for letting our grandson ( he is one) kiss me twice on the  lips,but it was so unexpected  I was quite overwhelmed. He has only done that to his daddy before it seems, so very sweet of him :) Of course he was starting with a cold ,didn't know that. I think my OH also has it ..........drat!!! I am off to make  some  soup now,hmmmmmmm leek and potato I think.Take care :)

     

Thankyou card

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are all enjoying the  weekend whatever you have planned.I had to get up early again,  ( 4.30 am) as I was coughing so much grrrr.  It's a bit ( no... a lot)  chilly here today , so we lit the new woodburner 'Woody' today.  Oh boy does it  heat the whole house quickly. We have had to  open all the doors throughout the house now, which is great as  we now have lovely  ambient heat all through it. Right enough  waffling, onto my second  card for this weeks 'Less is More'  challenge. It's week 91 and a sketch this week which is..... come and have a closer look at my card.  I used the distress  ink technique where you ink onto an  acrylic stamping block first then spray with water then dab that onto cardstock. I  think mine resembles a  nice sky ?? I embossed over it too,  reminds me of raindrops....sort of ?? I drew a few birds  stamped a tree and coloured a little here and there. Quite  pleased with it now, I see so many things  wrong with my first  card now...isn't that always the way?? ps. I do hope you all remembered to turn your clocks back. It took us ages to figure out how to do the tv time. Sooooo many menu's etc. ...I swear it's worse than a computer that tv. When they said  all singing and dancing I think they just mean VERY COMPLICATED.
 

Card Recipe

Card   Linen white 'Papermill shop'

Stamp   'Create a scene' tree stamp

Sentiment   Jane's Script clear stamp

Accessories

Ink   Momento Tuxedo black

TH distress ink   Salty ocean

Embossing folder   Cuttlebug snow ?

Promarkers

Permanent pen black

Sticky pads

Challenges

'Less is More'   #91 Sketch

 

Talking with the moon card

Good morning everyone, I hope you are well and happy today. Not feeling that good today, the old Rh Arthritis is back for the winter so lots of pain and not much sleep again .Will try not to  moan too much though lol, at least now it has stopped raining and the sun is out. Today I have another 'Less is More' card to show you. It's a 'one layer' card  we have to make this time  with the theme of ......... Wings  Such a cute fairy image ( details below), I have been dying  to use this for ages. I just made a strip using distress ink  and added the image with lots of bling for the wings. Not  sure it shows here but it's like crushed glass and sparkles  a lot. I also added a few  digital  'sparkles' on the wings and my fairy shoe prop......can you spot them :) Top tip .... To make your digi image stand out more on a card,  I outline mine using my Ice grey Promarker. Didn't do it here as the image is quite small but now added a pic of one I did earlier.  

Close up of sparkle

Image with grey pen around the edge, see tip above!

  Card Recipe Image   'Day for Daisies' 'Talking with the moon' digi Card Linen white Ink TH Distress ink 'Picked Raspberry' Promarkers and Copics Sentiment  (came with image) Twinklets Diamond dust Glamour dust Quickie glue pen Challenges 'Less is More' One layer card & 'Wings' TTT 'Things with wings'

Handmade flowers & a tutorial

Hi everyone, it's a lovely sunny Spring like day here today.
I hope you are all having good weather too !
I made these little handmade flowers the other day when
our electricity was off due to our new gas boiler being fitted.
So lovely to have hot water and heating again now. Anyway
it was something to do while I couldn't be on my computer.
I made a few in  different colours, mainly using distress inks
to colour them. You may see them in weeks to come
 appearing on my cards now :)
 Here is a little tutorial on how to make them  as I thought
 you may want to have a go yourself. They are quite fiddly but
 quite easy to make really,maybe you already know how to
 make them ?? I have seen a lot of tutorials on the web, but
 this is just a handy reminder in case you haven't seen any.
I did get rather covered in glue and distress ink after making
 them, so we warned ...it is a tad messy !!!!!
After making a few, I quite liked the sepia coloured ones best
so made more of those as you can see. The last flower was made
just using a five petal flower punch , shading with distress inks
 and then scrunching & adding a few stamens...not sure about
that one !
In the tutorial I first cut a strip of thinnish card, then used my
 fancy scissors on the edge of one side. I made little cuts along
 the top. I then curled the small cut ends & used distress ink
 along the edge and  the curled bits.I used some tacky glue to
stick the flower as I rolled it up and pulled back some of the petals.
I shaped it a bit and played about with it until I was happy with it. I
used more glue on the edges and sprinkled glamour dust on top of that.
I think they will look a lot better on cards...they do look better irl too :)

ps. Can you see my two cutie pie grandsons at the top here :) Charlie's
first smile caught on camera and  an updated one of my latest grandson
 Alex too! I got my first pressie off Charlie too on Sunday, a mug with
monkeys on & "to my Granny from your little monkey"......don't they just
melt your heart :)

Sorry this is blurred, just couldn't get a sharp pic of it after MANY tries argghhh!!!

                                                                         HUGS