Autumn Leaf Tag card

Hi there friends, I am back to share another card for the 'Less is More' challenge again, which is 'tags'. I went with a plain tag to keep it more CAS. Also using Autumnal colours too...so many glorious rich colours around in the UK just now, it's most inspiring!

I have lots of posts to catch up on yet but not been feeling that great lately (stomach bug ?) so late adding them....but soon ! Anyway here is my card, enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned ;)

ps. A big welcome to all my latest followers too! Thank you for choosing to follow me and welcome aboard ;)

Plain White card

Gold card

Paper Smooches leaf die 

Waffle Flower sentiment

Die-namics die for bottom of tag (from Blueprints 13 set)

TH Distress inks

Gold pen

Also entering...

CAS Watercolour October Challenge....'Orange, Green, Brown'

  CAS on Friday #144 'Make a Fall or Halloween card' Addicted to Stamps & More #314 CAS

   

Red Blue & White card

Hi there friends, wow how can it be Saturday yet again? the Summer is flying by...July already! Anyway I am here to show you my latest card for  the 'Less is More' challenge this week which is.... 'Colours of Your Countries Flag.' Here is what I came up with, after struggling to find anything with my craft room in such a state just now. 'Stuff' all over the floor...well you  get the idea! The painting is going well, should finish it soon. I will be sooo happy then believe me lol. Ahem and I am still buying more 'stuff' despite saying  I wouldn't do for a while (slaps wrist).   Our conservatory roof is finished at last yeaaaah! My OH is now plastering walls and fitting shelves  as we speak. Happy days!    The new french doors and new lounge/bathroom  windows are being fitted on Tues. Then we can  relax a bit I hope!....well as soon as we get the  house straight again that is lol. I won't mention the leaking boiler we found  in the kitchen today arghhh! Anyway come and have a quick peek at my card  and of course enjoy your weekend whatever you  have planned. I will be mostly painting ;)      

  White Linen card Red card WPlus9 Sunshine layers die Penny Black True Love die Lil' Inkers heart die TH stencil TH Distress ink Neat & Tangled sequins Glamour dust

Purple & Gold

Good morning friends, it's Bonfire night tonight here in the UK. Think I will just be keeping warm indoors though as I have caught my dear beloved's cold grrr!
Happy memories of previous years when our children  were small and got so excited. I would make lots of treacle toffee .......I think they secretly still miss  that too ;)

Anywhoo back to my card, it's a colour challenge  over at 'Less is More' this time and....

PURPLE & GOLD

Oooh I am liking that colour combo very much! My head is spinning a bit with this darn cold, sneeze, cough, sniffle....... but after some thought I managed to make this quick card. Come and have a peek and see what you think ;)

Dear Chrissie over at 'LIM' is stepping down for a while. She is so busy just now so I quite understand. She will still be sadly missed though, sob sob ;(
The DT will do just fine I am certain, such a great talented group of girls and Jen is back too yipee ;)

ps. Please if you have a moment, take a quick look  at my previous post for my latest DT card for  'The Flower Challenge'. It's only the 2nd challenge but the first one proved to be so popular. I think we all love flowers so not surprised, do join  in if you can ;)

A very big welcome to my latest followers too! thank you so much for following me and welcome  aboard ;)

Smooth White card Purple card Gold card Clearly Besotted Bracket edge die Lil'Inkers Love die AltENew Snowing stamp Hero Arts Shadow ink Soft Purple Heart punched from very old punch set

Love

Hi friends, just popping back to show you another quick card I made for this week's 'Less is More' challenge.     'Acetate or Vellum'     The first one I made was sooo difficult to photograph I just gave up. One word........ reflections!!! I will show you a quick pic of it  below my newer card anyway!  
The latest one here was quite similar but easier to  photograph thank heavens. Hmm I don't often use acetate but have ordered more now as I quite like it.      Still not keen on trying to photograph it though  lol! Anyway come and have a quick peek, I am off to try and tidy my craft room now.... I am......I am.......well will make a start  anyway :)

ps. Note to self.......STOP ordering more 'stuff', your blogs I visit aren't helping at all I might add!!! .....I really must find a proper home for everything  too grrr!

 Had a lovely day yesterday playing with 'dollies' sooo much fun with our youngest 16 month old granddaughter awww!

Stampin Up card Pink Pirouette Clear Acetate Penny Black Love die Simply Creative clear heart gem Glamour dust

My other card and the one pic which was half ok!

Same pink card as above Silver card Heart nesty die PB Love die Clear heart gem

With Love Kraft card

Good afternoon friends, we have a lovely warm sunny day here today, hope you have  the sun too.     Here is my 'Less is More' card for this week. The challenge this week is to use.... 
  'White space but not WHITE'     Had to think about that for a while, I do  like a white card base. However after a lot of faffing and pondering, I managed to produce this card.     Not my usual colours, a mixture of warmer  shades for a change. It will not escape your  notice that I did manage to sneak a little pink  in there though :)     Please do come and have  a closer peek at my  card. Enjoy your Sunday and next week,  whatever  you have planned. I am hoping for  a rest lol !     ps. Been so busy again, yesterday we packed all  our old furniture in a van and took it to auction. Busy buying some modern (gulp) art for our walls  now.      We managed to agree on two choices at once, .....unheard of ! and also two watercolour bright  cushions. (Yes they did have some pink in them  lol). Just seen more bright watercolour cushions  which  matched the paintings really well. Shhh....  they will be arriving soon too he he.      

  Supplies   Kraft card Waffle flower die Lil'inkers heart die Lawn Fawn trimming Little Things sequins Copics      

Pink wire card

Good afternoon friends, I have another pink card to share with you today. Now there's a surprise I went for my favourite pink  colour yet again lol.     I also added some pink wire too as over at 'Less is More' ...........  

"The challenge this week is a 

Recipe 

and for that concoction we would like you to

 include

SOME WIRE

We realise that this is quite a tricky one, so  if there's no way you can produce a card with
actual wire on it, an image or die-cut depicting  wire will also qualify!"

As most of you probably know I also make  'wire' jewellery so I happen to have lots of wire in my craft room.........so happy days!


I did a bit of watercolouring, added a few stamped hearts and a sentiment. Then I did a bit of random wire twisting........I went a 'loose' look...and job done.

ps. Thank you for all your good wishes I am on the mend at last now btw! Have any  of you bought one of the small precision  tipped  bottles for decanting your glue  into?

I bought one and almost lost the will to live trying to fill it with glue yesterday. You would have laughed so hard if you had  seen me trying various methods !      I tried a small funnel, it kept 'glooping'  everywhere as a vacuum developed in the top  of the small bottle. In the end I used a  cocktail stick dipped it into the glue and  'dripped' it into the small bottle scraping it  down the side as I went.

Won't be doing THAT again in a hurry, I will try and buy one ready filled ( do they  do them?) or get a top to fit the larger bottles.

Anyway come and have a peek at my card. enjoy your weekend whatever you have  planned ;)

Supplies
White Linen card White Watercolour card Die-namics pierced square stax die TH Distress ink Versafine Onyx Black ink Mama Elephant sentiment Lawn Fawn small heart stamp Silver and pink wire from stash

Also entering this into the 'CASology' challenge which is 'Distress'

Faith Hope and Mad Love

Good afternoon friends, I hope you are all having a lovely day!  Over at 'Less is More' the challenge this week is to make a 'one layer' card and the theme is.....     'Include a Stem'     This is what I came up with, been dying to use this new stamp for ages. Oh the shame!     Yes it has been sitting on my desk for a  while now, with others just looking at me.  I pick it up, look at it, then put it down again.  Sound familiar lol !     Anyway I decided I just MUST use it today. So here is my card ;) I tried a few 'stampings' which didn't look right at all......answered a telephone call from DD.... almost burnt  the lunch too as I had lost track by now!!!

My wrist is swollen and I am having to wear  a support atm. Not easy typing or card making  grrr! Anyway I tried again and decided  watercolouring was the way to go. Happy  days! I used pink and purple shades on the  flower....hard to see now though!

A quick sentiment.....well it turns out NOT  that quick as I tried several inks and  sentiments until I was happy....and relax ;)

ps. It's our Anniversary today btw., 45 yrs. so it's a 'Sapphire' one too. My engagement  ring is a sapphire (& diamonds). I already have matching earrings and a necklace.  
But by chance I saw this beautiful sparkly very fitted lace 'sapphire' coloured dress. My lovely OH bought me it...and a coat ( not matching just a fab beige raincoat I also fell in love with.)      A whole lot of other stuff that day too, I am so spoiled! Lots of craft 'stuff ' fell in my  basket recently.....well you know how  THAT happens I am sure !


Not been very well recently so we are going  away later in the year to celebrate properly. We still have a spa day from our children to take also sometime. I am so blessed ;)


Right enough 'waffling' come and have a peek  at my card ! do enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned ;)

Supplies
White Watercolour card Penny Black Pure Iris stamp Mama Elephant sentiment TH Distress inks Versafine Onyx Black ink


Challenges
'Less is More'    One layer card and 'Include a Stem' Addicted to CAS  'Bloom' Fantasy Stamping challenge  'Just one layer' Sweet Stampin   'Clean & Simple' CASology    'Valentine' 

With Love card

Hi there friends, I hope you are all enjoying a  lovely Easter. As it's Saturday yet again....  (where did March go to?) I am sharing my  'Less is More' card today.   It's a colour challenge this week and......    

Predominantly Black! 

"Your whole card doesn't have to be all black and 

you may use a little of another colour, but whatever

 you add to your design, even if it's minimal, should

 be mainly black.

So think silhouettes, monochrome, ombre, chalkboard

 technique... there doesn't have to be a lot of black...

 if your design is minimal, it just needs to be

 the predominant colour."

This is what I came up with, come and have a 

closer look.....well after reading my usual rambling

 below first if you so wish ;)

ps. I am busy cooking today as we are having 

the children and grandchildren over tomorrow.

I tend to cook for an army too, just cannot help

 it.

 My daughter once invited other people

without telling me. She said 'Well I knew

 there would be enough food....and there was lol!

Savoury quiche now in oven and about to start my

huge fresh cream triple chocolate & salted
 caramel merangue ( lots of

 small choc eggs on  top).

 Already made some small choc nests with

 choc eggs on. Mango salsa, jasmine rice, and 

Neiman Marcus starter to do yet.
Will do the rest tomorrow, wish me luck.

Oh and I can't find a thing in my craft room

after doing  a major sort out arghhh! Ooh

and I now have my new camera lens too,

whoopee!!!!

Happy Easter my lovely friends :)

White Linen card
Black card
Alt E New Painted Flowers stamp
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Waffle Flower sentiment die
Wink of Stella ( wasn't keen so added...)
Glamour Dust
Black sequins from stash
Copic RV10

With Love card

Hi there!, very Spring like weather here today, ( well sunny but still a tad chilly yet), ................I hope you all have sun too.     Here is another 'Less is More' card I made yesterday. Trying a bit of stencilling for a  change.         It has to be a 'one layer card' and the theme is...       LOVE      My OH made some Gesso recently so I pinched a bit and mixed some pearlescent  pink paint with it. Here is the result ;)       I die cut the sentiment, used some M/E Blush ink and stuck it back in the card. The colour does match the Rose, not  here though grrr.       Anyway come and have a closer look...........        

    White Linen card Imagination Crafts Stencil 'Rose Duo' Home-made Gesso Pink pearlescent paint Mama Elephant ink 'Blush' Waffle flower sentiment die Gem from stash       ps. Chinese New Year tomorrow, it's the year of the Goat/Sheep. We will be celebrating with our  Taiwanese DIL (and son and daughter) and a  Chinese take-away ;)      

Love Ya card

Hi playmates, I am late doing my 'Less is More' card this time. Busy with a family party yesterday so no time to play until today !     As usual last week's card would have been  perfect....well if it had been one layer it would  have been lol.     This week we have to make a 'one layer' card  with the theme of......     LOVE     Anyway here is my card, come and have a  closer peek...         ps. I will show you my  heart shaped chocolate cake I made for our Valentine's day themed party yesterday.        It was our 44th Wedding Anniversary the day before so double celebrations.        I made a red velvet  chocolate  cake with two layers  of chocolate and raspberry cream  inside  and  covered it with chocolate icing too.       Yum yum, only a small piece left now of course lol.  We had  an  amazing day too, all 11 of us ;) I made  some chocolate 'bark' with a rose each for the  girlies too.        

      White Linen card Heart nestie ( I used negative and inked it) Momento Angel pink ink Paper smooches sentiment & larger hearts stamps Momento Tuxedo black ink Clearly Besotted stamps ( birds and tiny hearts)     Challenges Less is More   'Love' CASology   'Love' Fantasy Stampers 'Pretty in pink'     

My chocolate cake.... yes real truffles on top too ;)

Pressie for the girlies !

Spreadin' a little love card

Hello playmates  , here I am with another quick card. I seem to be in a mood for blue lately as here is yet  another one.     You know when you get an idea and you just have to  rush and make a card ? Well that's what happened here!     My craft room is so cluttered atm.....shame on me.....but I managed to just find room to make this card....just!!! I really really must get on and tidy it today........I will... I will.........after I post this card anyway !       Enjoy your week playmates :)     

      White linen card Mama Elephant sentiment Die-Namics leaf die (part of a set) Stampin Up Gorgeous Grunge stamp (dotty bits) Momento Summer Sky ink Gems from stash Hemptique True Hemp twine    

Mr & Mrs card

Just showing you a quick 'LIM' card today, it's week 87 and a lucky dip this week with the theme of......... Love and Marriage

Card Recipe Card   Linen white DP   Pink Petticoat Brocade in silver Embossing folder   Cuttlebug snow Hearts  cut free hand Sentiment computer generated Swirl   Die-namics fancy flourish  Clear gems from stash Challenges 'Less is More'   # 87 Love & Marriage   Thanks so much for popping by !

Joy & Love cards

Hi everyone, another hot and sunny day here today again. It's week 84 over at 'Less is More' and it's one layer card  week with the theme this time being ............... Foliage I made two quite different cards this time.For the first one I  printed some foliage around the edges of the card.Then I  added a quote from Mother Teresa. For the second card I looked for a font with some leaves and printed the word  Love. I stamped some leaves over the L and glittered the leaves on the letter L. I thought it wasn't quite finished off so I used my new folder to emboss all over the card for more interest. I would also have added a lovely white silk bow to the top part, if it was not one layer card week, so  just imagine that part please. Hmmm maybe some tiny  white pearls to the centres of the embossing too.The  second card is my  favourite I think but you choose ! 

Card Recipe Card one Card   Linen  card Foliage   printed using GCF  Computerized wording Card two Card   Linen card Computerized wording Stamp   Clear ferns ( from an old set with lots of others, no name sorry) Ink  Momento Pear tart Embossing folder  Tied together Couture creations Glamour dust  Quickie glue pen Challenges Less is More   #84 one layer and foliage

 

Key to Love card

It's week 58 over at 'Less is More' & it's the dreaded 'one layer card' this time & also 'Script'.
Not quite as terrified as I used to be at the thought  of one layer card week... but still  a bit worried.
Does everyone else panic at  the thought of that blank card in front of them lol ?? It always surprises
me when an idea pops into my head !!!! I am glad to report one did....and quite quickly this time ,
which is always a blessing....not to mention a  relief !!!
Anyway enough of my ramblings.............I found this beautiful keys stamp ,which was a prize I won from
'Less is More' too so how appropriate I use it here :) It's part of a set (Clear Art Stamps' Keys to Life'.
I first made a computerized script in GCF, took me ages spacing it all, getting each word  to be straight
and also craning my head sideways........... as it's a tent fold card. Anyway I did all that and chose a soft
 grey colour for the wording, apart from the main sentiment which I left black. Then I stamped my keys
 image over the top using Momento  Tuxedo black ink ( love that ink). I used a soft grey Promarker to
shade the ribbon and keys as I wanted it to be a monochrome card. I added a little glamour dust on the
 ribbons & that was it finished :) Hope you like it.

Love peace and happiness card

It's week 56 over at 'Less is More'
& here's what they want us to do.....
'This week we have a simple recipe
 for you to follow which is to use some
 of those left over bits and pieces we
 all tend to keep so this week it's
             Don't scrap it ! 

I had a narrow piece of Linen card over
from the last card I used so that was my
starting point . I then looked through my
 ever growing pile of spare card/paper( oh
my I have three large boxes of it now !!!).
I found this pale beige/green stripey paper
and used my (Marianne leaf die) on it. Then I
found a tiny scrap of flowered paper in
matching colours. I was so pleased at that
 rarely happens I find ! I used my (Crealies
creative flowers) die to make a flower with it.
I edged the leaf and the flower with some
 distress ink ( Frayed Burlap). I found some
chinese stamps I hardly ever use and stamped
Love, Peace & Happiness with them using
distress ink ( Antique Linen). A spare large
 pearl I found on a  bit of paper which I
coloured to match completed the card.
It's lovely and sunny here today, I hope
everyone is enjoying the weather & has
a good weekend.
ps. No baby yet !!!!!! :(