The day is full of birds...

Good afternoon All!

Now I know I said in yesterdays Less is More 
post that I was going to save you all the trouble of commenting on multiple posts by posting all my entries together but today I`m back with just one more. I know it`s not the best card I`ve ever made and really I`m posting it because I have something else to talk about but didn`t think you`d bother if there wasn`t a card with it lol.

It`s a bit of a cop out having birds on it as, although they do have legs, they are more `Things with wings`
Anyway, stamp by Inkadinkado Birds Galore stamped in Versacolour Peony.
Sentiment by Crafty Secrets also stamped in Peony.



Now, what I really wanted to say.
I have noticed a few of you have said on your blogs that you are worried and even get a bit stressed at not being able to leave comments on all the LiM entries.
In my opinion you have nothing to worry about. I`m sure that the majority of us are working and I know first hand how busy life gets.
I only work afternoons but there is still housework, family commitments , meals to cook and lets face it, even crafters have to sleep. I really appreciate each and every comment I get and you have no idea how much of confidence boost it is. However hard I try I nearly always run out of time to comment on every entry. That doesn`t mean I don`t like your creations but sometimes it`s a choice between making a card and spending the evening on the PC. I`m sure ( and hope) that many of you can understand this. And lets face it, papercrafting is a hobby, it`s supposed to be fun, not something to stress about.

One more thing. Do any of you have a Kodak printer and if so, what do you think about it?
I used to have a Lexmark all in one and was quite happy with it but the ink wasn`t cheap. When it packed up I bought a Kodak because of the cheaper ink but the colours are no where near as vibrant as the Lexmark was. I`m quite disappointed really. Let me know please.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Less is More #23..Something with legs...The Collection...

Tee hee, couldn`t decide whether to do 4 seperate posts or all in one this week but I thought I`d save your achey fingers and do a `Collection`. That`s not to say there won`t be more during the week, it depends on how well I adapt to being back at work lol.
I`ll try to keep it brief after my ramblings about my beautiful, intelligent, very imaginative Grandaughter yesterday, ( As a grandma, I get bragging rights lol)

Right, on with it. This weeks challenge at Less is More is a one layer card using anything with legs. My heart sank when I saw the deets, most of my stamps are flowers, I haven`t got anything with legs, doh! A quick look at my stamp collection and I found alsorts of things with legs. I`m just too thick to realise. So without further ado here is my first card.

Grandson Nathans birthday isn`t until december but I`ll put it away until then.
Footballer stamp by Rubbadubbado, coloured with Promarkers in Hull City colours, Nathan is a fanatical City fan.
Sentiment is computer generated.

Next is this gorgeous digi Giraffe from Pink Petticoat,coloured in Promarkers.
Sentiment is Computer generated again.

The third one is my first ever Lili of the Valley Stamp that I recieved this week in the post. I love this little teddy and I`m sure he won`t be the last LOTV I buy.
Coloured with Promarkers again but it looks a bit wishy washy in the photo. IRL it is much brighter.
Sentiment is by Personal Impressions.

And last but not least is this one. Not sure about this, I think the sentiment could have been nearer the image.
Chair stamp from Papermania Chatsworth Collection stamped in Memento Ladybug.
Sentiment is computer generated.






That`s the lot for now, we keep having short thunder storms and the dogs don`t like it so I have to keep running down stairs to comfort them. I think we`re having the rain that the rest of the country had yesterday, it`s stair rods here. I quite enjoy a good thunder storm but I`m a bit wary about being in the loft on the PC if there`s a big crack. What a baby!!!

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Playdate Cafe #89

Hello all!
I really hope the weather is better where you are than it is here but going by this mornings weather forecast the whole of the UK is getting rained on. What has happened to summer?

Before I go any further can I say a very big welcome to my new followers ( mad two handed wave)

Anyway, it`s been ages and ages since I`ve had a chance to join in with The Playdate Cafe Challenge
but this week I couldn`t resist the gorgeous colour inspiration so I thought I`d give it a go.

Considering I`ve been off work all week you would think I`d have had more chance to craft but not in my world. I`ve spent most of the week catching up with things that I don`t get the chance to do while working and visiting friends and family. Today, being friday, is the last day of my break ( I don`t work weekends so I don`t count those lol) so I was determined to have a crafting day.
This is what I came up with,

A6 base card.
Pink Petticoat Dots in Buttermilk matted onto Taupe card.
Sentiment circle had Waltzing Mouse Big Blooms Chrysanthemum stamped in Verscolour Mint with sentiment from Personal Impressions Stamped over using Versafineblack ink.
Mint card cut out with scalloped circle nestie and taupe flat backed pearls.
Mint ribbon and bows from stash.




Yesterday was Linda`s funeral and I was asked to look after my youngest Grandaughter Ruby so Mum and Dad could attend. I don`t often get Ruby all to myself and I worried a little as to how I was going to keep her amused and occupied. She will be 3 at the end of this month so she needs amusing. Or so I thought!. Turned out SHE amused ME.
I had planned to take her to the park but the sky  kept clouding over and I didn`t want to risk a soaking so we started by taking her to see my neighbours chickens and cockerel. They kept her entertained for all of 2 minutes but she spent at least 20 minutes collecting sticks. Apparently she has a thing about sticks and by the time she went home I could have built a bonfire with the amount she collected. Then she discovered the watering can in the garden so the tubs got a good soaking along with Ruby`s feet. Once she got fed up with that game, she found Alans junk corner at the side of the shed. This is where he puts things that haven`t got a home or are waiting until he decides whether or they are any good or not. Ruby found a huge plastic container which became her drum. She showed me a mean Phil Collins impression then informed me that it was my turn.While I pounded out a beat, Ruby did a dance, now this was the cutest thing I`ve seen in a long time.
Having danced herself out Ruby went back to the junk and found a piece of copper pipe that Alan had bent over on itself. This pipe had a strange connecter thing on one end and immediately Ruby said " Grandma drum, this is my trumpet".
I tell you, that child has one vivid imagination. We had quite a percussion band going at one point with me on the drums and Ruby ooohing in her trumpet or banging stones together in time to the beat. She also read her favourite book, The Very Hungry Caterpiller along with me, I found that hugely entertaining. At around 4,o,clock Ruby had a nap which was great as I was wilting a bit by then. We had a fabulous time and it was just so lovely to have her to myself. I can`t say I wasn`t ready when Mum and Dad came to collect her though, kids are sooo tiring, I was in bed at just gone 10 last night.
Do you know, I wouldn`t swap being a Grandma for the world!

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

cr84fn # 33

Good afternoon all!
First of all can I shout from the rooftops to tell you all I got A TERRIFIC TOP 3 place in last weeks challenge at CR84FN I am so chuffed. As soon as I recieve my badge I`ll put it at the top of my sidebar..

The colours for this fortnights challenge at CR84FN are red,pinkand a neutral. Now red and pink are colours I would never normally put together and I did struggle to come up with something I wanted to admit to making lol. My first attempt went straight into the bin but that was mainly down to not having any mojo on monday. How typical, I take a week off work and my mojo goes on holiday.
Yesterday was completely different. I took a different approach and within minutes came up with this one, much, much better than the first.

I`ve kept it CAS as this seems to be my preferred style at the moment.
A6 white card base.
Panel cut slightly smaller than card, I`ve embossed lines on one side of panel with score board.
The DP is a from my snippet box and is by Pink Petticoat from the His/ Hers papers
The image is by Chocolate Baroque Fresh Florals set, coloured with a mix of watercolour pencils and promarkers then cut out with a nestie oval.
The sentiment is from Flourishes Orchids set, stamped in Versafine Black and cut out with a nestie circle.
I`ve added a pink gingham ribbon and bow.
The panel is added using foam pads.


I`m being extremely good just lately and going straight to my snippet box for papers rather than cutting into new sheets or printing more off. Not that it`s making much of a hole in the amount of snippets I have but every little helps and I`m determined not to buy new papers for a while (until I see something that I just can`t live without lol)

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

I`ve got the Baby Blues...

....only kidding.Lol. But I have been making baby cards.

WARNING! Very long post!!!

As it`s Sunday, and that means Jules crafty snippets day I thought I`d share them with you.
First is this cutie one.

One of the girls I work with has become a Grandma for the first time and I thought, what better occasion to make a card for. It has been a strange week one way or another. As my daughters MiL died on Sunday night, Jacob, the baby the card is to celebrate,  was born on Monday morning. In my experience that seems to happen alot.
Anyway, I digress. The card is very CaS.
A6 card base. I cut a panel slightly smaller and embossed the top half in the Swiss Dots EF.
The DP on the bottom half is a small snippet from Papermania`s Blueberry Hill Collection.
The Giraffe is a Digi from Pink Petticoat coloured with promarkers and cut out.
I`ve added a ribbon from my stash and a tag.
The sentiment is a joint one from Personal Impressions and Flourishes.

My second card is also for this weeks Less is More Challenge 
which is to make a card using shades of blue.

I have used snippets on this one too.
Tara made a bow like this on her St Lukes card which you can see HERE
I told her that I had tried to make one like that ages ago and it was so rubbish I never bothered again but, not to be outdone I gave it another go and I`m rather pleased with it. Since I was already in baby mode I used it on a card that I can give to those who don`t like cutsie.
A really simple 5x5 card base.
A snippet from Papermania Capsule collection matted on to some pale blue card then matted again onto some pale blue pearlescent card. ( all from the card bit box)
The sentiment is once again Personal Impressions and Flourishes Stamped in Memento Blue Danube.
I`ve added some pale blue gems to finish off.

And, as I have made 2 boy cards I just had to carry on and make a girl one too.
Same principle as the last but the pink DP is from a snippet from Papermania Blueberry Hill again.
Matted onto slightly deeper pink cards.
This time though I lightly stamped some flourishes from Papertrey`s Fancy Flourishes on to the DP and used them as a guide to place some pink gems.
I`ve gone a bit more overboard with the gems on this one because it is girlie afterall.

Well it might have only made a small dent in my snippets stash but I`ve had great fun using them.
I`m off work this week so look out for more snippet makes.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Less is More meets OLW

Good afternoon all!

I hope I find you all fit, healthy and happy. I certainly am not least because this is the first day of my week off work, yippee!!!

As it`s saturday it is ofcourse Less is More day and this week is a colour challenge. We have been asked to produce a card using shades of blue.
As you might have noticed I have been in blue mode recently so I was quite chuffed. I also mentioned in my last post that my Daughter`s Mother in Law died last Sunday evening after a long battle against cancer. She was only 58 which somehow makes it even more upsetting and I know that all the family are suffering at the moment. I have been wracking my brains all week trying to come with a suitable sympathy card to send and this weeks challenge made everything fall in to place.They are never easy cards to make so I hope I`ve done this justice. Here is my card,

I have used 3 stamps.
Delicate Branches from Inkadinkado stamped in Versacolor Baby Blue. It is very faint.
Elegant weeds from Hero Arts stamped in Memento Bahama Blue.
Autumn Hedgerow from Chocolate Baroque stamped in Memento Danube Blue.
The sentiment is from Papertrey also stamped in Danube blue.

For the purpose of the challenge I have left the card plain but to give to my daughter and son in law I`ve added a ribbon.

One Layer Wednesday # 60 is asking us to make a OL card using quck layers of ink by overlapping stamped images and/or sentiment without masking.




Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

St Lukes Charity Card Chalenge July

I can`t believe it`s July already. Where is the time going? Ofcourse a new month means a new challenge at St Lukes Charity Card Challenge. We had 40, yes 40 fantastic entries last month. Thank you all so much and keep up the good work.

This month is an easy peasy one (aren`t they all). We want you to send us a card using Black and White + one and only one, other colour of your choice. Your card can be any style, size or shape you wish. I can`t wait to see your fabulous designs.
Here is my card,

I seem to be a bit obsessed with this shade of blue at the moment but for me, a predominantly black and white card needs a vibrant colour, bright blue, hot pink or bright green. I used hot pink on my Less is More card and last time I made a green flower it reminded me of a cabbage (or maybe a lettuce) so bright blue it is.
The DP is Pink Petticoats Perfect Papers range.
The sentiment is Personal Impressions stamped in black inside a Waltzing Mouse Vintage Labels stamp in Bahama Blue and cut out with a nestie.
The ribbon is from a local haberdashery store and the flower is made from card from Papermill direct.

My daughters MiL Linda died of cancer last Sunday and although she wasn`t in a hospice,that would have been the next step I think. Most of us have seen first hand the wonderful care that is given to terminally ill patients in hospices around the world . In the UK they all rely on charitable donations so this challenge is invaluable to the St Lukes Hospice. Please keep joining us and sending your cards to sell to raise funds.
Pop over to the St Lukes blog and see the other DT cards to inspire you. Thank you.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx