Love Grows here card

Hi there friends, sorry I have been missing for a while! I have just caught up on my commenting today at last. We went for a little holiday to the Lake District last week, it was my OH's 70th birthday and we celebrated with family and friends. More celebrations to come yet too...lucky OH eh :)

We managed to get together with 17 of our very oldest friends we haven't seen for ages and it was fabulous ! the weather was glorious too so we had a great time. We stayed with relatives at a lovely hotel in the Lake District.

Anyway that's why I have been absent, I will post some pics of the scenery in a separate post (I realised there were so many lol) if you are nosey. If you haven't been there before it's well worth a visit! We both come from near there originally so visit it often but we still just love it.

So much to catch up on now...and we are trying to design our new kitchen too...well I am lol. I have been like a whirling dervish since we got back. I did all the Summer bedding planting today, did some baking (coconut,banana,choc chip, walnut muffins...yum!) and have now cleaned most of the house and caught up with piles of washing/ironing....so much to do yet still...yikes!

Right ...sorry about all the rambling !...here is my card for the latest 'Less is More' challenge which is 'CAS Embossing' this time, come and have a quick peek ;)

Smooth white card

TH Botanical E/F

Spellbinders Labels 9 die

Altenew sentiment

Versafine Black Onyx ink

Blue heart gem from stash

The Flower Challenge #32 Reminder

Hi there friends, I am back with my DT reminder card for 'The Flower Challenge' . Our theme this time is 'Embossing Heat/Dry'. I went with heat and also some dry embossing this time.

There is a PRIZE to be won this month too, the fabulous Altenew who make such gorgeous flower stamps are sponsoring us. See our blog for all details.

Do check our rules too as we have quite a few not following them. Too many cards entered on thier own blog is the most common one!....should be only 6 as well as our own. You will miss out on a prize this time otherwise.

Also we have our February winner as Guest Designer this month too.

Do check out Enna's card and also my lovely teamies cards on our blog too. Of course our gallery has some amazing cards also ;)

A big welcome to Kate for being my latest follower too, welcome aboard and thanks for following me too ;)

Okay here is my card, I was in a lilac mood this time ..... grab a cuppa and come and come and have a quick browse ;)

Smooth White card

Altenew Starry Flowers stamp and sentiment

Gemini Cottage Stone by CraftersCompanion embossing folder 

Altenew water colours 

Altenew Clear Embosing ink

Wow White E/P 

Twinklets Diamond dust

Versafine Onyx Black ink

3d pads

I made my top fold card base, then I took a spare piece of card and embossed my background. I stamped and embossed my flowers then water coloured them all.

I stamped my sentiment on a small piece of card and attached it all to my card base. A sprinkling of diamond dust completed my card. I love all the sparkle that gives, so hard to photograph here though.

                                                                           Please add our cue card below when entering our challenge. You have until the 25th May to enter.  

 

Green and Blue Swirls card

Hi everyone, I have another card to show you today. I seem to be on a roll today as I have another  half made too.    I am loving blue and green just now, reminds me of the sea I think. Using my favourite embossing folder  again too.      I managed to add a little pink and a few  knot  stitches also. This means it qualifies for 'Less is More' (Use three colours or shades of the same colour). 
Hope there is enough white space !!!      Also as I added some stitches I am entering it into  the 'Virginia's View Challenge' (stitching) too.I like the  tiny bit of embossing on the sentiment too, must do that  again.     I used Distress inks I sponged onto an embossing  folder. Then I spritzed it with water before running it through the embossing machine.      I stitched a few knots in the circles on the embossing  for detail.   

 

White Linen card

Stampin Up E/F

TH Distress inks

WaltzingMouse Sentiment

Seweasy Floss

White swirls

     Hi everyone, yet another Saturday so yet another

        ‘Less is More’ card. This time it’s.............

 

     "Our recipe this week has two parts!

Firstly we'd like to see 

THREE

of something on your cards 

PLUS

We'd like you to visit and comment on three other  participants, hopefully ones you haven't visited before!"

Here is the card I came up with. I just adored this

Embossing folder as soon as I set eyes on it.

In my search to find it I ended up buying two which

were very similar. Then I found the original one I

had been looking for of course....and at a reduced

price!

Anyway here is my card, my THREE things are,

three colours and three gems and I coloured three

sections of each swirl.

I will of course visit three and more other participants

as I always do anyway. I will try and visit ones I haven’t

seen before though if possible too.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned.

Full of a cold today so don’t feel that great, had to do

my LIM card though......well you just HAVE too.......

it’s the law :)

Snow white Linen card
Stampin Up E/F Sizzix
Flexmarkers
Hobbycraft gems