Picture Perfect Creations #74

Hello All!
A quick post from me today as I`m running late as usual.

This is the colour inspiration for this weeks challenge at Picture Perfect Creations. I love green and I haven`t played along with this challenge for ages so I thought I`d rectify that.
Here is my card,

I`ve been raiding the snippet boxes again so all the DP and card, apart from the base card are scraps.
The DP is by Kameo Cards and I`ve cut it into 4 pieces, 2 long and 2 short, matted them onto lime green card and raised them with foam pads.
The image is Stampendous Agapanthus stamped in Versa colour Evergreen and also matted onto lime green card and raised with foam pads. The sentiment is Papertrey stamped in Versafine onyx black.
As it`s a snippet make,I`d also like to enter it into Jules crafty snippet challenge.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Jules crafty snippets #39

Hi all!
I hope your week is going well. It seems Autumn is back after our mini indian summer. Not too bad here today though, just a bit cloudy but definitely cooler than last week.
I had to go to the doctors yesterday for some blood tests which meant a full fast from 10`o`clock the night before. Golly I always knew I liked my coffee but having to go without was terrible. Having the bloods done was no problem, although I do have a decent bruise to show off with, but the caffeine withdrawal was awful lol. It is now confirmed that I do not function without coffee.
Anyway, enough of the waffle. We are on week 39 at Jules Crafty Snippets Challenge and I`m still in Christmas mode. Here is my snippet make,

I had to use a full sheet of card, trimmed down to 15cm x 15cm for the base card but all the punched fern leaves are from my card snippet box.
It was so easy to make, I don`t know why I haven`t done this before and, at last, one that I`m really pleased with. The hardest part is all the punching lol.
Once the wreath was made I just finished it off with a gold bow ( another snippet) and some tiny red gems.
The sentiment is from Papermanias Silent Night Collection stamped in clear embossing and embossed in red EP. And thats it. I might make another of these but put a sentiment in the centre of the wreath next time. What do you think?

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Playdate Cafe #101

Hi All!
I`ve had a bit of time over the weekend to play so I thought I`d join in again at the Playdate Cafe Challenge. They have given us this fabulous inspirational pic,

Once again, the colours were just too good NOT to play along. I have,however, taken lots of liberties with my design,

the main one being the wine Poinsettia with grey leaves.I think it`s called `artistic license` lol.
I`ve used a dark tan coloured base card.
Both DP are from Papermania Silent Night Collection. Gorgeous papers,the stripey one has a touch of sparkle in it matted onto grey card.
The Poinsettia is a medallion stamp from Creative Expressions but I`ve left off the largest section as it`s huge.I stamped 4 of the layers and turned them slightly aswell. They are raised using foam pads.
The leaves are embossed from a Glitter Girls Embossing board and cut out. I`ve glittered the edges of the Poinsettia and leaves but now I`m not sure I should have but ..hey ho it`s done now.
The sentiment is from Chocolate Baroque Deck the Halls set stamped in Versacolor Onyx  black onto parchment coloured paper and matted onto tan card.
I`ve added a cream/parchment ribbon and double looped bow and some cream coloured flatbacked pearls to the centre of the flower.
All in all I`m quite pleased with it but can`t help thinking there`s something missing...

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Eye, Eye...It`s time for another Less is More Challenge.

Hello All!
 I`m a bit late with my entry for this weeks Less is More Challenge. As it`s the first week of the month we have a colour challenge...with a difference,

THE COLOUR OF YOUR EYES

My eyes are brown. Plain old muddy looking brown. I got out the 5x magnifying mirror to try to find anything unusual in there, little glints of gold or even amber but apart from some mucky looking bits around the edges that would terrify an iridologist I`ve come to the conclusion that they`re nothing special. Having said that, I wouldn`t be without them for the world lol..
My creative imagination has dried up in the mini heatwave too, so after several failed attempts at producing a world class work of art, I gave up and made this one ROFL.

I used cream hammered card for the base.
I had some scraps of kraft that had already been run through the Bug with a Woodgrain  EF (Craft Concepts) on my desk from my St Lukes DT card so I cut them into squares with a nestie die before matting them onto dark tan card.
The leaf stamp is from Chocolate Baroque Autumn Hedgerow stamp set, stamped in Versafine Onyx Black onto dark tan card and cut out. I`ve placed them at different angles and both they and the mats are raised with foam pads.
The sentiment is Papertrey Inc also stamped in Versafine Black.

I would like to say a very big welcome to my two new followers Susan and Doreen. Thank you for choosing to follow my little blog :)

Considering yesterday was World Card Making Day, I didn`t get a great deal done in the loft but my garden is looking a treat at the moment. I just couldn`t pass up on what had to be the best 1st October in years. Sadly it`s back to the cardigan tomorrow me thinks lol.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

St Lukes Charity Card Challenge... October

Good Morning All!
Well the calendar says it`s the 1st of October but looking out the window this morning I think we could all have mistaken it for July. Yet another glorious day ahead, make the most of it peeps `cos it sure won`t last lol.
As it`s the 1st of October it also means a brand new month for St Lukes Charity Card Challenge.
This month it`s...Lets Hear It For The Boys.
Uh oh I can hear you all groaning from here lol. Actually it`s a nice easy one, any image for any boy of any age or any occasion- just make it masculine.
There`s another amazing prize for our October winner too from Craftie Charlie. Just look at all this,

My Mind's Eye Limited Edition 6x6 Double Sided Paper Pad - Dwell

East of India Pale Pink Ric Rac

Inkadinkado Mini Stamp - Thanks

Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop - New Sprout

Ranger Liquid Pearls - White Opal

K&Co Glitter Chipboard Alphabet - Smitten

K&Co Amy Butler Lotus Embellishment Jars

Creative Expressions Decorative Pins - Cream Pearl


Wowsers! Such a pity I can`t enter :(

Something a bit different from my usual style.
I started with a pale blue A5 base card.
Ran some Kraft card through the Bug using a Craft Concepts Woodgrain EF.
The image is by Rubbadubbadoo and is from a set called Men at Work, coloured with Promarkers and watercolour pencils.
I cut the image out with a nestie circle and matted that onto a rectangle in dark blue that was cut with a nestie rectangle die, placed at an angle.
No sentiment so it can be used for anyone or any occasion.
I love this image as it reminds me so much of my OH. The countless hours he`s spent tinkering with engines and trying to get old bangers to even start let alone move. His dad was just the same and they were never happier than when they were covered in oil and muck. Usually while wearing a decent, clean tee shirt (sigh).
Alan still mourns the day car engines became computerised.

So that`s the challenge for this month and I just know you are going to astound us with your creativity. Don`t forget you can also donate your cards ( and others you may have) to the St Lukes Hospice. The address to send them to is on the sidebar of the main blog. And please check out the other DT members designs too.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

CR84FN Challenge # 39

Hi All!
Do you ever design a card in your head and it looks perfect but when you actually get down to making it, some how it just isn`t the same? That`s exactly what happened with this card for this fortnights cr84fn challenge. I think it`s because I made the flowers too big and, because I haven`t had time to change them, the whole design has been altered to fit.Still I`m relatively pleased with the result.

I so love this time of the year and it really has to be because of the gorgeous earthy colours we get.So with the inspiration for this fortnight being as they are I simply had to join in.

Brown textured card from Papermill shop (before it closed) made into 15cm square card.
A strip of corrugated kraft card overhanging slightly with gardeners string wrapped around.
The flowers are made from tissue paper cut with a scallop nestie and scrunched.
The sentiment is from Papertrey Autumn Abundance set cut out with a tag punch.

That`s it from me for now, thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Clean & Simple Baby Card

Hi All!
It`s my neighbours grandaughter`s 1st birthday tomorrow. I can`t believe it`s a whole year, I must be getting really old lol.
Anyway you all know that I very rarely do cute and this card is no exception. Still pretty and girly though I think.

 Apoligies once again for the poor picture. It`s quite bright outside and even with my lamp on the piccy isn`t very good. I really should get lessons in photography.
Main panel ran through the Cuttlebug with Swiss Dots EF. Both sets of paper are from Papermania Summer Bloom pack. Main DP is punched with Martha Stewart Doily punch. Spotty DP punched with scalloped heart punch from Woodware.
I`ve added a ribbon to the card and a bow to the heart and finished off with a heart shaped button and some silver thread.
The sentiment is computer generated and cut out with a nestie labels 4 die.

Right that`s it for me. Going to hand the card over so baby can have it first thing.
Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx