Birthday card

Hello again. Just popping in to share a birthday card I made for a friend.

I kept the background quite neutral, using a paper from Prima Fairy Belle collection, free with a magazine years ago.

I made the frame in mid grey card using dies from Crafting for you.
The flowers are from Wild Orchid crafts
Leaf die is Marianne designs
Sentiment is PC generated and punched with a tag punch finished off with a piece of bakers twine

Thanks for popping in x

Bouquet birthday card

Hi there,
I was asked to make a card by a friend with no instructions other than lots of flowers.
Hmmm, I tried lots of different colour combinations but couldn't find anything I was happy with. Then I remembered I had some flowers in a vase in the kitchen. My daughter works in a shop which sells cut flowers and when the sell by date is up they get thrown away. So daughter puts some money in the charity box and brings them home for me. The ones I have now are well over a week old and still looking good. Such a waste to throw them.

 The DP is Prima Fairy Belle collection which was freebie in a magazine a couple of years ago.

I used two sheets of similar colour, using one to cut a corner using Spellbinders Curved Corners die
Some texture paste on a Studio 75 stencil with some very pale pink glitter sprinkled over to give some sparkle.
Flowers by Wild Orchid crafts.
The sentiment is PC generated cut out with a SB scallop circle to finish.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

For Mum

Hi there,
Flying in to share the card I made for my mum for mothers day.

The DP for both the background and the tag are by Prima Fairy Belle collection which was a freebie in a card mag.
The leaf die is Marianne designs.
Sentiment is Chocolate Baroque.
Flowers and ribbon from my stash.
A really quick card but with some impact I think

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Jules Crafty Snippets # 22

Good Afternoon All!

I have the week off this week and had plans to do no end of things. It`s wednesday already and I have done nothing much. Don`t get me wrong, I haven`t been sat about and I have got some much needed cleaning jobs done and the garden is finally sorted but as for decorating the kitchen (top of the list) and making loads of cards...no chance. Just where does the time go???
We`re going to the caravan on friday so I won`t get much done over the week end either..hey ho.. it`ll still be here when we get back.

One thing I was determined to get done though, was my card for Jules Crafty Snippets I spent most of yesterday afternoon going through my bit box(es) and sorting out what will go with what. Then I made this card...

For some reason the piccy looks a bit blurry, if I get the chance I`ll take another and repost it.

The flower paper is by Kameo Cards and the check paper is Papermania Blueberry Hill. I think they go really well together.
A few bits and pieces of blue card for the matting and layering and I`ve used a Fiskars Punch along the edge of the triangle.
I had to use a full sheet of ceam card for the base but I cut it down to make a 5x5 card and used the cut off to make the sentiment label.
The sentiment is by Paula Pascual and the fleur de lis thingies are by Prima.
Some punched flowers in blue finished off with some gemstones and thats it.

Pop over to Jules Blog and see what fantastic inspiration she has to show you. You will be amazed.


Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

A quick card

Good evening friends!

.I have a quick card and an even quicker post today. 

I realised late on sunday evening that it was my neighbours daughters 13th birthday today. As I usually have to think about how I`m going to put a card together for a while before I start, it didn`t give me a great deal of time.
So, I did most of the work before I went to work yesterday and finished it off last night. A quick photograph this morning before I handed it over and a long wait til I had time to actually post it on here.
( As you can tell I haven`t quite managed a routine yet lol ).

It really is a basic card but, I think, pretty enough for a birthday girl.
I used digi papers from Pink Petticoat, using the Martha Stewart Doily punch on the flowery paper.
I added a piece of lilac ribbon and topped it off with a collection of Prima flowers and a sparkly brad.
The sentiment is computer generated and cut out with nestie.

Thats it from me for now, got to ring my dad so might be some time lol.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Tuesday Trigger

Good Morning all and a Happy Saturday.

I`m really enjoying doing these challenges that I`ve recently got into. When I found this one  fromMoxie Fab World I was so excited. This one is the Tuesday Trigger and this is the picture we were asked to take our inspiration from.
I love it and couldn`t wait to get started. I knew exactly where to get my papers from and had loads of the right coloured flowers.

Ha! Why do I do it to myself? I loaded up the Pink Petticoat Dots, chose the Pistachio and set it to print. Now I knew my ink was running low but, you know me, I always try to squeeze the last little bit out. My beautiful Pistachio paper came out a mucky grey colour !!!

Not to be out done I had a good rummage in my   " spare paper " box and found half a sheet of  the perfect paper. The dots aren`t as big as I would have liked but, hey beggers can`t be choosers.
Then I set about making the card. I got all the ingrediants together, set it all out, went to get my "perfect" green brads for the centre of the flowers... not enough of them....Have you ever felt like screaming?
In the end I compromised and improvised and came up with this.

I used cream for the base card as it seemed to go better with the green.
The spotty paper is by Pink Petticoat and layered onto some darker green card.
The flowers are from Prima.
I punched out some more flowers for the centre from  the same spotty paper and added a gem stone.
The sentment is from Flourishes Sweetpea set.
I`ve added my usual ribbon and bow to finish. I just can`t resist a big blousy bow lol.

Thanks for popping in and putting up with my ramblings.
Lynne xxx