Month: July 2021

Thank you for your kindness

Hello once again. I am managing to make some cards – I can start to sit normally with my foot down for short periods – I don’t have to keep it elevated all the time. I am being careful and not doing too much of that, but as I am able to get into my craft room I am so much happier…..

Here is a card I created as a thank you to all the people who sent me ‘get well’ wishes, and flowers, and just keeping in touch with me over the past few weeks:

I made a few of these – the same colours and layout – as I liked how it turned out so much.

I used a dark blue slimline base card, and the die cut elements from the Concord & 9th ‘Eclectic Garden’ stamp and die set. The banner is also from Concord & 9th, as is the sentiment.

I decided to keep the birds single white layer to stand out on the background. I did some that were layered with colour, but I thought this idea was better for these colours.

I used some Tonic Nuvo drops in the centre of the flowers and the end of the shorter banner words.

I’m probably going to play a little more with these birds – different colours etc – but they look so elegant in white, don’t they?

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Inspiration Station Challenge – photo inspiration

Color Throwdown – purple, green, blue

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations – Oh Birdie

2 Crafty Critters Crazies – anything goes with a critter

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

Squeeze The Day

Hello once again. I have a card for the new challenge beginning at Happy Little Stampers CAS challenge. The theme this time is ‘Citrus and Zing‘. Here is my card:

I actually don’t have that many stamps – even digi stamps – which I felt would fit this theme, and still remain CAS. I had a very detailed look through my Color My Life app – and for some reason this stamp set from Newtons Nook didn’t come up on the search……….I hadn’t actually put it into the database! What a numpty!

Thank goodness I remembered I had it – but I had forgotten who made it……..searching began and lasted a good few minutes…..

Anyhoo – I stamped the image on water-colour card stock, masked it, then stamped it again at a jaunty angle.

I used my Zigs to water-colour it – very simple, no shading, no messing – just coloured really.

I then used a Catherine Pooler die with the postage stamp edge, and decided a yellow/lemon card base would keep this fresh.

I hope you can come and join us…..I look forward to seeing you there. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Creative Moments Challenge – anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenge – anything goes

Lil Red Wagon – fruits

Green or Gold…..

Hello. A new challenge has started at The Alphabet Challenge. Meg has chosen the theme of ‘Green or Gold’. Here is my card:

So – did I go for gold or what???!!!

Using the same embossing folder used previously, I embossed with some gold mirror card – and that shine and detail is stunning in real life…….

I didn’t want to hide too much of the design, so I just added the ‘Sweet Tulip’ die from Simon says Stamp – layered three times, and another sentiment strip.

The Design Team has some very varied makes as inspiration – so I hope you can come and join us with this challenge. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Designs – anything goes

TTCRD – anything goes

Thank you, Friend

Hello. I am managing to spend a little time sitting ‘normally’ now so have been able to so some crafting. My foot is recovering nicely, but I still have to be careful how I walk – it’s a very funny sight, I can tell you. Think penguin crossed with a crab……….

One of the cards I was able to make before my surgery was this card for the new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz:

The theme chosen by Shell is to ‘get inky’, so I played with my Distress inks and oxides, created some ink smooshing backgrounds, then die cut these leaves and flowers from a Sizzix die set.

The background is a 3D embossing folder – just on white card stock – to add some subtle interest.

The sentiment is a label sticker from Tim Holtz. In hindsight – I maybe should have put it onto a piece of card instead of sticking it directly down onto the textured background – but there we are………