SQUARE OR NOT AT AYLI

 Morning Everyone,

We have a new challenge starting over at As You Like It and this week wold like to know whether you prefer to make square cards or not and don't forget to give your reason why please.

I do make both square and rectangular cards but square are my favourite as there seems to be more space on them to fit things in.  I usually make 6" square, but this one is a 7" and I definitely needed it for the large sentiment which is from Memory Box.

The cocktail glass etc are from Spellbinders and I have cut it out with gold card and then used coloured card for all the extras with a bit of inking on them for more depth.  The sentiment has been cut twice, once in white and once in gold and I've offset it a tiny bit so you can see the gold.  Some pearls and a little pearly heart finish it off.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I hope you can join us and you can pop over here to see the inspiration from the rest of the design team.

Have a good day and thank you for your visit.

Lynne x

WOODLAND CRITTERS

Morning Everyone,

We have a new challenge starting at Allsorts where the theme is Woodland Critters as well as Anything Goes.

I thought I would take the opportunity to use an image from my Hunkydory Woodland Wildlife pad which has all the co-ordinating papers too.  I chose this cute red squirrel, cut him out with a stitched square die and used the co-ordinating papers and kraft card for the mats.  The sentiment tag is from CraftadditionUK finished off with a piece of twine.  I didn't add any embellishments as I thought this would be more suitable for a male card.

There are two prizes of Lavinia stamps, stencils and stampscapes, but to celebrate World Animal Day which is October 4th, as well as the Lavinia prizes below, there will be some surprise random spot prizes open to all entrants Worldwide.

 

I would like to enter:

Crafty Catz - Autumn/Fall colours

Simon Says Weds - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

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

Lynne x

FAVOURITE DIE?

Morning Everyone, 

It's the start of a new challenge at As You Like It and we are asking you to share a project containing your favourite die (and don't forget to say why please).

Just lately mine seems to be this arch die from Spellbinders.  It makes a change from the usual square, rectangle etc and looks good on whichever shape card you choose.  A smaller arch die has been used to cut out the middle and make the frame.

I have used it with a digistamp by Louise Dunne which you can buy from CraftAddictionUK.  I've coloured him with copics and to insert the background die, which is from Memory Box, I have fussy cut him up to his scarf and slid the tree die and snow layer underneath so there are 3 layers under the arch as well as the red mat layer.  White glitter has been added to the trees and glitter glue to the snow.  The labels are also from CraftAddiction.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Paper Fundays - Anything Goes

Colourful Options - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in September

We Love Stamping - Make It Cute 

You can see the rest of the DT inspiration here.  Thank you for taking the time to read this. Have a good day and I will be back soon.

Lynne x

TREES/LEAVES/PLANTS AT ALLSORTS

Morning Everyone,

A new challenge starts over at Allsorts today and the theme apart from the Anything Goes option is Trees/ Leaves/Plants so it can be any one, two or all of these.

I have a folder on my desk of unfinished projects and on looking through found this tree image.  I have used a frilly die on a piece of scrap card and inked through it with Stampin Up Bashful Blue and then stamped the tree from Stampin Up Lovely as a Tree set a few times for the background.  The main tree was then stamped in DI Stormy Sky and I've added stickles to parts of it, although this can't be seen very well in the photo.  This was then backed with silver pearlescent card and added to a Spellbinders embossing folder called Forever Green.  

The bottom layer is also silver, but looks very dark in the photo. I just couldn't get it to look the correct colour!  Silver ribbon has been used for the centre and the Noel is also from Spellbinders.

There are two prizes on offer for the lucky winners:

I would like to enter:

Creative Moments - Trees

ABC Christmas - T is for Trees

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in September 

I hope you can pop over and see the inspiration from the rest of the team.  Have a good weekend.

Lynne x

LAYERED OR FLAT?

Morning Everyone,

I hope you're having a good week.  Today is the start of a new challenge at As You Like It  and we are asking whether you prefer your cards to be layered or flat and don't forget to say why please.

I love having layers on my cards but if it is being posted I try to make them as flat as possible.  They don't have to be very thick to have the price bumped up.

For this card I have used an image from a LOTV art pad and die cut with a Creative Expressions square postage stamp die.  This was adhered to a piece of pink paper to match the image, another larger stamp die, some lacy trim and a piece of deep pink for the backing paper.  No embellishments as I didn't think they were needed, just a sentiment also from LOTV.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I hope you can pop over and see the inspiration from the rest of the DT.  

Have a good day. I have quite a busy one today so no time for crafting I'm afraid.

Lynne x

40th Birthday

Morning Everyone,

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Allsorts where the theme, alongside Anything Goes, is Birthdays.

I made a 40th card for my daughter-in-law to be using papers from a LOTV pad.  I don't get chance to use my huge stash of paper flowers much so went the whole hog with this one and used lilac, pale green and cream flowers to go with the papers.  The die cut circle is from Craft Consortium and I die cut the large 40 in silver card.  The sentiment, which I think is a magazine freebie, is heat embossed in silver.  A mini scalloped die from MFT has been used as an edger and a few pearls finish it off.

There are two prizes of 2 stamps sets on offer for the lucky winners

                                             

You have two weeks to enter and we look forward to seeing all your lovely entries.

Thank you for your visit and have a good weekend.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE COLOURING MEDIUM

 Morning Everyone,

A new challenge starts today over at As You Like It and we are asking you to share a project using your favourite colouring medium

Copics are my favourite markers mainly because I have used them from the start of my crafting journey and I have lots of colours.  I would like to try pencils some day but I never seem to have much time or, if I'm not happy with the results straight away, patience either!

For my card I have used a Gina K designs stamp set call Wishful Florals, cut them out with their dies and adhered them to my silver frame, which I think is an unbranded die from Amazon.  I've had it for ages so can't quite remember where it's from.  The sentiment is heat embossed and from Pinkfresh Studio.  Clear and purple dots were added for a bit of sparkle.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a prize for the lucky winner

I would like to enter:

Flower Challenge - Add embellishments

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Stitch it (stitched rectangle used)

We Love Stamping - Flowers

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral

I hope you can join us this fortnight and I look forward to seeing all your lovely colouring.

Lynne x