Less is More # 80

Woo hoo, it`s still saturday and I`m posting my entry for Simply Less is More.

Good afternoon All. I`m early this week which makes a nice change. It`s one layer week this week and we are to make a card featuring Fur or Feathers. 
I must admit to still getting a bit jittery at one layer cards although I am getting much better. I also worried that I didn`t have many furry or feathery stamps but then I remembered my Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit set from Crafters Companion.
This is what I came up with,

 My first card features the Robin, coloured with Promarkers and watercolour pencils.
His breast seems a bit bright in the pic but IRL it`s much lighter.

  My second card doesn`t exactly show a lot of fur but it`s there...All you can see is Peters bum sticking out of the watering can, cheeky boy.
Image is coloured with Promarkers.

Thanks for all your comments on last weeks entry. Enjoy the rest of your day.
Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Pixies Crafty Snippets # 31

Good Morning All!

Well I certainly hope the sun is shining as brightly where you are as it is here. It`s a beautiful day today :-)

I`ve been meaning to  post this card for ages but life keeps getting in the way.  I was lucky enough to win a set of Promarkers from Di at Pixies Crafty Workshop. They were waiting for me when I got back from my hols, all beautifully wrapped in the loveliest butterfly ribbon and with a fabby card from Di too ( thanks Di). It seemed rude not to use the ribbon for a snippet make and as I`ve been treating myself to some new dies (no pun intended ) I put this together.

I`ve used those little bits you get left over when you make a 6x6 card from an A4 sheet to make the die cuts, Spellbinders Lace Doily Motifs.
The DP is Pink Petticoat Vintage Roses.
The butterflies are punched with a MS punch from some more PP papers with a bit of glamour dust added.
No sentiment `cos basically there was no room for one, might make a tag later.

Off to play with some more dies,enjoy the rest of your day.
Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Cas_ual Fridays # 64

Hello again, this is my second post today , please scroll down for my LiM card.

The challenge this week at Cas_ual Fridays  is to create a clean and simple project featuring things you`d see in the sky.

Here is my take on the challenge,

The blue card has a bit of sparkle in it although you can`t really see it in the pic.
Stars are cut out with a X cut nested die.
Sentiment is made up from Watzing Mouse Victorian Alphabet set stamped in clear embossing ink and embossed in Silver EP.

Enjoy the rest of your day.
Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Less is More # 79

Good Morning All!
I hope I find you well. The weather here has been wonderful. Noneof the storms that other parts of the country have had and, although we`ve had showers forecast, that`s all we have had. Just the odd light shower. How lucky are we?
Onto this weeks challenge at Simply Less is More. As it`s the first week of a new month, it`s a colour challenge and the colours are...Blue & Green.
I knew just what I was going to do but then I made the mistake of peeking at the other entries and found that someone else had beat me to it. After several failed attempts to try something else I reverted to plan A. Apologies if anyone thinks I`ve copied. I really did try to come up with something else :(

 After my extremely early trip to the craft fair last saturday, I went back on the correct day (sunday) and had a fabby time spending my pennies and just browsing all the lovely goodies on sale. One of the things I bought was this die from Memory Box. I`ve never used MB dies before but they are fabulous. No spoiling your die cut trying to ease it out of the die, they literally just fall out, wonderful.
Anyway I`m waffling. I stamped a script stamp from Indigo Blu in baby blue Versa colour.
Cut out two of the die cuts, one in blue and one in green and chopped the heads off. I added Glossy Accents to the blue flower heads and, when dry, placed them on the stem.
The sentiment is a mix of Waltzing Mouse ( wishes) and Layers of Color ( birthday).

Enjoy the rest of your day.
Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Ruby`s 4th Birthday

Hello Blog Friends,

I`m sure I must have mentioned that it was Ruby`s 4th birthday last tuesday (31st July). It really doesn`t seem like 5 minutes since I watched her being born and with everything that she`s been through these last few months, it seems like an extra special birthday. She received lots of presents, ofcourse, and some fabulous new clothes. As she already has more toys than Toys R Us we got her some books. I like to encourage all the kids to read as much as possible and Ruby does love her books.
Anyway, I made her a card and Angie asked if I`d make one from her too so I`m sharing them both today.

 First up is the one I made for Angie to send.
Image is Wee Suzi from Wee Stamps coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens, cut out with a nestie oval die and matted onto a nestie beaded oval.
DP is by Pink Petticoat 
The butterflys are MS punch
Ribbon from stash

For the card from Alan and myself I used a digi stamp from Mo digital pencil.

coloured with markers and added a bit of glamour dust.
The DP is actually Me to You Christmas paper but as it`s not obviously christmassy I thought it worked well with the colours on the image.
I made 3 glitter stars using a nested stars die by X Cut and made the wand by using 2 dies and adding some clear gems. There is a stick that took me ages to make by rolling some pink tissue paper with a skewer but I`ve almost hidden it behind the image.
The glitter no 4 is from a pack from Poundland.

I`ve scheduled this post so I hope it works, my last one didn`t for some reason. Fingers crossed :)
Enjoy the rest of your day.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

 

New Nest

Good Afternoon All!

Well so much for me posting more this week than last. It`s taken me all week to find the time to get on the computer but at last things are starting to settle down, ( famous last words lol)

Hubby`s work partner, Maggie is moving into a new bungalow this week so he asked me to make her a card. She has a parrot called Connie so this image from Beccy`s Place fit the bill perfectly.

DP is Papermania Capsule Collection.
Image coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens and cut out with Spellbinders Floral Ovals.
Ribbon from stash.

Beccy has a challenge for August to use any digi from her site, free or bought, so I`m entering this card.

I`ve been up since 5.30 this morning. Gone right through the house and got two lines of washing done so I`m going to play in the craft room with my new goodies this afternoon. See you tomorrow with another card.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

St Lukes Charity Card Challenge...August.

Good Morning All!

It`s the 1st of the month which can only mean one thing...a brand new challenge from St Lukes Charity Card Challenge and this month we want you to get into the Olympic spirit and make a sporty card.
Remember, sports are not just for the boys, there are plenty of feminine sports out there too.
Having said that, my card is definitely a male card,

Tent fold A6 card base with scored lines.
Union Jack is a freebie from Pink Petticoat
Image is from Just Inklined  
Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noir Pens.

All details for donating cards to this very worthy cause are on the main blog.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx