AYLI - FAVOURITE FLOWER

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you are all keeping well.

We've had a wet few days lately, I just hope it picks up a bit for those going away on their Easter hols.

It's the start of a new challenge over at As You Like It and the theme for this fortnight is to showcase a project with your favourite flower (and don't forget to tell us why please).

I love all flowers, but this time I have chosen tulips.  I really love to see them in the garden, it means warmer weather is on the way and they come in so many beautiful colours, but their season isn't a very long one, that may be one reason they are a favourite.

For my card I've used an image from Little Claire Designs, I think he's so cute.  I've coloured him with copics and added some fun flock to his tail.  The papers are old LOTV and I've used kraft for the  mini scalloped borders. I've used a sizzle oval die and the stitch banner is from Creative Expressions.

I hope you like him and if you'd like to pop over to the challenge here you'll be able to see the inspiration from the rest of the team.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Di's Digidesigns - Spring Flowers

Daisy Chain - Spring

Noor Design - Spring

Southern Girls - Die Cuts

Dream Valley - Spring Colours

Deep Ocean - Easter/Spring

Thank you for visiting and if you can leave a comment I do love to read them.

I'll be back at the weekend. Have a good Easter,

Lynne x

Christmas with the Cuties DT - Bingo

Good morning everyone,

I hope you've had a good weekend.  Yesterday was a lovely sunny day here so let's hope it's a sign of things to come.

It's time for a new challenge over at Christmas with the Cuties and the theme for this one is Bingo.

This is the Bingo grid and I've chosen straight down the middle for my card - Blue, Cute Christmas Image and Green.  I did actually buy some gingham card specially for it, but when I started making the card up it didn't look right to me so I went for a different line.

The sponsor for the challenge is Bugaboo stamps who have kindly provided the team with images and mine is "Christmas Mice - Sign It". I've coloured them with copics and heat embossed the sentiment from LOTV in silver.  The paper is from The Works and I've added Wink of Stella to the silver parts of the baubles and blue ribbon and green enamel dots to match the baubles.

It's a fairly simple make but I like how it's turned out and will probably try it again in a different colour way.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Rudolph Days March challenge - Anything Christmas
Hiding in My Craft Room - Any Holiday
ABC Christmas - E for Embossing (sentiment)
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Stamps - Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Challenge Wk12 - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I appreciate any comments you may wish to leave.

Have a good week,

Lynne x

AYLI DT - Favourite Easter Character

Good Morning Everyone,

It's time for a new challenge at As You Like It and the theme for this fortnight is to showcase a project using your favourite Easter character (and don't forget to tell us why please).

I love chicks and bunnies, but I always associate bunnies more with Easter and they are so cute and cuddly, in fact, have you seen the new Peter Rabbit film that's coming out?  I'd love to see it, they look really cute!

For my card I've chosen a pre-printed image from LOTV.  I don't make Easter cards so thought this could pass for an Easter or a Spring birthday.  I've used 2 sheets of different papers and the kraft swirly bits are from a Marianne Design numbers die that I have.  I'm still not sure why they are on a numbers die though, but they've come in useful for this. All the squares and rectangles have been cut out with stitched edge dies.

The sponsor for this challenge is Crafty Ribbons with a lovely prize for the winner.

If you'd like to pop over to the challenge here you'll be able to see the inspiration from the rest of the team.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes
Crafting with an Attitude #37 - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts #235 - Spring is on the Way
Digi Choosday Wk 11 - Anything Goes
Lets Craft & Create - Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Spring Cuties
Noor Design - Spring

I think that's all for now apart from thank you for visiting and I hope you can leave a comment as I do love to read them.

Have a good weekend.

Lynne x

SHOP TILL YOU DROP

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you are having a good weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all you Mums out there.  I will be having visitors later today so it will be nice to see my two girls.

This is a card I've made with Stamping Bella Uptown Girl Posh.  I've coloured her with copics and added some sparkle to her dress and the presents.  I didn't use the sentiment that goes with it but used one from a Penny Black set I have as it seemed quite appropriate.  I've used an old LOTV pad called Dress Shoppe for the papers.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - Layer It Up
Creative Craft Cottage - Make It Feminine
Simon Say Stamp Weds - Girl Power
Creative Inspirations - Any Occasion
Crafty Friends - For a Special Lady
Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and enjoy the rest of your weekend. I hope you can leave a comment as I love to read them.


Lynne x

AYLI DT - SINGLE OR MULTIPLE LAYERS

Good Morning,

We have a new challenge over at As You Like It and for this fortnight the theme is to showcase a project using either single or multiple layers (and don't forget to tell us why please or you won't be eligible for the prize or Top 3).

I think single layer cards can look so good, but I just can't do it! I do like pretty patterned papers and when I've tried single layers I always feel as though I have something missing so I stick with more than one. 

The sponsor for this challenge is

who have kindly provided us with images to work with.  

My card shows Polkadoodles Cute Robins with Stockings digi image which I've coloured with copics to match the First Edition paper.  I've added fun flock to their pom poms, glitter on their hats and liquid pearls on the mistletoe berries.  I found it difficult to know how to decorate this card because the image seemed quite busy so I've kept it fairly simple with some velvet ribbon and pearls.  I've also used mini scalloped dies from My Favorite Things. This is my third christmas card of the week so I'm certainly getting on with them.

I hope you can join us and if you could pop over to the challenge here you'll be able to see the inspiration from the rest of the team.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge wk 8 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Things with Wings

Allsorts - I Spy something beginning with B - Birds

Thank you for visiting and I hope you can leave a comment as I do love to read them.

Have a good weekend and keep warm, I know I won't be going far, I think the snow must be up to 7 or 8 inches on the lawn.

Lynne x

SPARKLES CHRISTMAS DT - STARS

Morning Everyone,

I hope you are all well and keeping warm.  Lots of snow here yesterday and the dogs are loving it.  They've been like excited children chasing each other around the garden, but on the down side it took our daughter 3 hours to get to work and she only lives 6 miles away, if that.

Anyway it's the first of the month so time for a new challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge and the theme for this month is "Twinkle, Twinkle Stars".

This is my card and I've used a free stamp and sentiment from a Creative Stamping magazine which I've embossed in silver and added small punched silver mirri stars from my Fiskars hole puncher.  The photo hasn't come out very well I'm afraid,  I think it was quite a sunny day when I took it.

I would like to enter this into:

Penny Paper Crafty 369 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Weds - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + a sentiment
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes


I hope you can join us this month and if you'd like to pop over to the challenge here you'll be able to see the inspiration from the rest of the team.

Thank you for finding the time to visit and I hope you can leave a comment as I do love to read them.

I will be back soon with another DT card.


Lynne x