EMBOSSING

Morning Everyone,

A new challenge is starting over at Allsorts and the theme alongside Anything Goes is "Embossing - Heat or Dry". 

I have used Gina K Ruffled Blooms for my card.   I cut them out with their die then embossed and then used the co-ordinating stencil.  I did it this way instead of just embossing onto a piece of card as I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it at first, but it is quite a large stamp so it fills most of the card anyway!  I used various shades of inks, added the die cut to a the white rectangle which had been heat embossed with the sentiment from a Penny Black set.  A lace edger from Altenew was added to the bottom.

The prize is a Lisa Horton Rambling Woodgrain Rose embossing folder and coordinating stencils.

                                               

I hope you can join us, have a good weekend.  It looks as though we're going to have a sunny but cold day here.   I'm hoping to get some crafty time in as hubby is going to watch a football match.

Lynne x

CUTE OR ELEGANT?

 Morning Everyone,

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at As You Like It where the theme is "Cute or Elegant?".

I do like to make cute cards for children, but more often than not my makes are floral.   I make quite a few for an elderly aunt to give to her friends.  For this card I have used a Stampin Up layered peony in cream and used snippets of green and brown papers for the die cuts.  The sentiment is heat embossed in gold and from MFT.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Snippets Playground - Snippets used were green leaves, square, sentiment and scalloped brown paper, but no photo sorry.

I hope you can join us in the challenge and you can pop over here to see the inspiration from the rest of the DT.

Have a good weekend.

Lynne x

CREATE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

 Morning Everyone,

Time for a new challenge over at Allsorts and Donna has picked the theme "Create Your Own Background" to go alongside Anything Goes.

For my card I have used a rectangular die to make a template and coloured with Distress Oxides, Shaded Lilac, Picked Raspberry and Saltwater Taffy. I have to say that one of the edges wasn't perfect - I couldn't have held it down properly - so I had to cut the inked rectangle out to tidy it up and add it to a stitched die cut piece of white cardstock.   I then stamped Sweet Bouquet by The Ton when the inked square was in place,  matted with black and used a sentiment from LOTV.

The prize for this challenge is a set of four background stamps from AALL and Create

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

Lynne x

FAVOURITE DIE?

 Morning Everyone,

We have a new challenge starting over at As You Like It and we are asking you to share a project using your favourite die.

I use quite a few dies but for this challenge have chosen my Waffle Flower postage collage as a favourite.  It's very flexible and can be used as it is or cut up to create any style of card you wish.  It can also be used for any small stamps and not just the stencils that co-ordinate with the die.  

I have used the spring flowers stencil on this one, cut them out and used a butterfly die and small flowers.  The sentiment has been heat embossed in gold. The colours of the tulips and small flowers look blue in the photo, but they are purple. I used little snippets for the butterfly and flowers, but no photo, sorry.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would likje to enter:

Simon Says Weds - Anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crazy is our fame - Stencils are our game - Use stencils

Snippets Playground - Snippets used for the flowers and butterfly

Thank you for your visit and I hope you have a good weekend when it gets here.  

Lynne x 

BOYS AND MEN

Morning Everyone,

We have a new challenge starting over at Allsorts where Ellie has chosen the theme of Boys and Men and there is always Anything Goes.

My card is made up of an image and papers from Maja Design.  I have inked and roughened the edges of the papers, fussy cut the number plates and also used a mixture of cog dies which were a purchase from Amazon. The sentiment has been stamped in a dark brown to match the rest of the card.

The prizes are two stamp sets from Sweet Poppy:

                                             

I hope you can join us and that your mojo is back now we are back to normal.  I know mine disappeared a bit over the Christmas and New Year period, but it's beginning to come back.

Lynne x

 

FAVOURITE OCCASION?

 Morning Everyone,

We're back at As You Like It after the Christmas break and asking to see your favourite type of card to make.

Mine are birthday cards. They're the ones I make the most and when they're for a family member I like to make them according to their interests when I can.

This one was for the grandson.  He's mad about Spiderman and his friends and I found this image on Etsy. I tend not to colour images for little ones as they are quicker to make and they don't know whether it's hand coloured or not.  This is a larger than normal card, A5 size, and all I had to do was print out the image and find papers to match, which are from a Doodlebug pad.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I hope you can join us for the first challenge of the year.  Thank you for visiting and have a good day.

Lynne x

WINTER ANIMALS

Morning Everyone,

A new challenge is starting over at Allsorts this morning and Helen has chosen the theme of Winter Animals to run alongside Anything Goes. 

For my card I have used my Impression Obsession reindeer family die cut in kraft yardstick.  I have cut a rectangle from a piece of white card to make a frame and then made the winter scene with a woodland die which  I think is an unbranded one from Amazon.  This was cut three times and glued together, the top layer being from grey and white paper.  I found a suitable piece of snowy   paper  in my snippets box for the background and then made the snow by tearing two lots of white card.  The sentiment is heat embossed in silver and from LOTV.

The prize is a Visible Image stamp set with it's matching dies.

I would like to enter:

Sparkles Christmas - Animal and tree

Critter Crazy - Anything goes with a featured critter

Sinon Says Stamp Weds - Add a Sentiment

Thank you for visiting and have a lovely weekend.

Lynne x