Thursday, 4 June 2020

CREATE A SCENE OR NOT?

Good Morning Everyone,

It is time for another challenge at As You Like It and the theme is "Create a Scene or Not?".


I don't create scenes on my cards very often as I find them quite difficult, especially the sky.  I definitely need more practice, so for this challenge I am a "not" and have used a little bunny image from LOTV.  I coloured with copics and used a die cut frame from Craft Consortium.  The papers are from a First Edition pad and the sentiment has been stamped in metallic silver.

If you pop over to the challenge here there are some fabulous cards on show from the rest of the DT.

I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything with a Critter
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
June Classic Design - Anything Goes
Creations in Pink - ATG mainly in pink

I hope you have a good weekend whatever you may be doing and thank you for visiting and hopefully leaving a comment.

Lynne x


Monday, 1 June 2020

CHRISTMAS BELLS

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you have had a good weekend in all the lovely weather we've been having here lately.

It is time for a new challenge over at Sparkles Christmas challenge and the theme this month is Christmas Bells.



For my card I've used two Dee's Distinctively dies.  Both layers have been cut from snippets, one in a cream colour, which I've added a bit of shading to, and the top layer from gold mirri card.  I've layered them onto another snippet of christmas paper which has holly all over it, but not very visible in the photo.  The fern die cuts are from a Sizzix Tim Holtz set (also snippets) and I've embossed the sentiment in gold and this is from Penny Black.

I would like to enter:

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use snippets (mainly all snippets apart from the two bottom layers)
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas
Simon Says Stamp Weds - Anything Goes
Christmas Craft Creations - Use a Die Cut



I can't believe it's June already, even with lockdown time seems to go so fast. Whatever you are doing this week, have a good one and stay safe.

Lynne x



Monday, 25 May 2020

ANYTHING GOES AT CHRISTMAS CUTIES


Good Morning All,

I hope you have had a good weekend, really windy here in my part of the UK for the last couple of days, but I think today will be the best day, sunny and warm.

It's time for a new challenge at Christmas with the Cuties and it is Anything Cute and Christmas Goes with the optional Ribbons and Bows.


For my DT card I have used the cute Stamping Bella gnome stamp called "One Sip Too Many".  I've coloured him with copics and used a MFT background stamp on the red backing paper, heat embossed in white.  The sentiment is computer generated.

We hope you can join us this month and there will be a prize from the sponsors who are:



I would like to enter:

May Rudolph Days - Anything Christmas Goes
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Anything Goes
Di's Digi Designs - Include a Sentiment
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Have a lovely day whatever you may be doing.

Lynne x

Thursday, 21 May 2020

FAVOURITE EMBELLISHMENTS AT AYLI

Good Morning Everyone,

It is time for a new challenge at As You Like It and for this fortnight we would like to see your favourite embellishments on a project.



I love to add pearls, flowers and lace/ribbon on cards, more so on special occasion or, as in this case, "BIG" birthday cards.  I think they make them a little bit special and they stand out more from the rest of the cards received.

This is a card made for a friend with Maja design papers hand stitched round the edges and all the embellies added, together with a chipboard decoration. I've heat embossed the sentiment in gold onto vellum to match the gold numbers.

The sponsor for the challenge is:


You can pop over to the challenge here to see the inspiration from the rest of the DT.

I would like to enter:

Creations in Pink - Anything in Mainly Pink Goes
Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Fabulously Feminine
Ellibells's Crafty Wednesday - Make It Feminine
Penny's Paper Crafty #471 - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a good weekend.

Lynne x






Monday, 18 May 2020

HAVE YOUR SELFIE

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you are all well and had a good weekend.  I thought I would have a play with a sketch challenge and have made this card with the Christmas Selfies set from MFT.



This is the sketch



I stamped the little elf and then coloured him with copics, cut him out with a stitched rectangle and layered him up as near as I could to the sketch.  The sentiment comes with the stamp sent and this has been heat embossed in white onto a stitched banner. 

I have used a red base card as it went well with the colour scheme. I have used snippets for all parts of the card.

Challenges I would like to enter:

All fun challenges #8 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + a sentiment

Thank you for visiting.  I will be collecting a shopping order today and probably a bit of gardening.  Whatever you do, please stay safe.

Lynne x

Thursday, 7 May 2020

PURPLE AND ? AT AYLI


Good Morning Everyone,

A new challenge at As You Like It starts today and we would like to see your projects using your favourite colour to go with purple.



I have chosen green for my DT card.  I do love purple flowers so thought green was the obvious choice and I thought I would have a go at an all over flower card.  I have embossed the images, which are from Altenew Peony Bouquet, in gold and coloured them with Zig clean colour brush pens.  I am still a novice with the pens, but do like using them for florals.

The sentiment is a freebie from a magazine.  I embossed it onto vellum, but didn't like seeing the images underneath on this one as the leaves were quite busy, so I cut a piece of the card the same size to attach with the vellum.  Tiny crystals and sequins have been added for a little sparkle.

The sponsor of the challenge is:


with a prize for the lucky winner

I would like to enter:

Double D challenges - Lavenders - Lilac - Purple
Penny's Paper Crafty #470 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Colour Crazy wk 17 - Anything Goes
Lets Craft & Create - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting.  Beautiful weather here today, so enjoy it if you can.

Lynne x






Friday, 1 May 2020

RIBBON, LACE OR TWINE


Good Morning Everyone,

As it is the 1st of the month it is time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Forum and the theme  this month is "Use Ribbon, Lace or Twine" on your Christmas projects.



For my DT card I have used Pion Design papers, distressed all round,  and added the embellishments of lace, twine and die cut poinsettia and foliage.  The foliage is from a Sizzix Tim Holtz set and the flower is from Spellbinders.  I've also added glitter to the flower and foliage.

I hope you will be able to join in this month and you can pop over here to see the inspiration from the rest of the DT.

I would like to enter:

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes
Creatalicious #180 - Anything Goes/Add Sparkle
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - L for Lace
Penny's Paper Crafty #470  - Anything Goes

It looks as though it might be a nice day today so I think I may be working in the garden.

Thank you for visiting and whatever you are doing today, I hope you have a good one.

Lynne x