EMBOSSING

 Morning Everyone,

A new challenge starts today at Allsorts and I have chosen the subject of Embossing (heat or dry) as the theme and there is always Anything Goes too.

When I was looking on Youtube a while ago a video came up about embossing on patterned paper so I thought I'd have a go.  I had a search through my papers and chose this piece.  I didn't want it too patterned as I didn't want it to overpower the embossing.  So I cut out the stitched rectangle first the then embossed it with Altenew's Decorative Florals folder.   Then I lightly inked the raised areas with Hero Arts White pigment ink.  I used a piece of the same paper for the heat embossed sentiment and added a few pearls and gems to finish it off.  

I am pleased with how it turned out especially with the white ink showing up against the darker background and will be trying more of this technique soon.

The prize for the winner is a die, embossing folder and layering stencil bundle from Lisa Horton Crafts

                                               

Have a good weekend.  I think it is going to be a bit cooler today, hopefully.

Lynne x

CAS WITH DIES

 Morning All,

I hope you are managing to keep cool in the heat we are having at the moment.

I won a previous CAS on Friday challenge with my Christmas Birds card and am pleased to have been invited to be a Guest DT for their new challenge which is 'CAS with Dies'.

I don't normally make CAS type cards as I struggle a bit with all the white space.  For this one I used Cute Open Rose from Altenew in a peachy colour card and darkened them in the centre with some ink.  The leaves were cut in white cardstock and inked with two shades of green from Altenew.  A Tessatina die from Memory Box has been added to a stitched rectangle of linen card amd the two flowers added.  The sentiment is heat embossed onto gold card and is from LOTV.

I would like to enter: 

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and have a lovely weekend.

Lynne x

THINGS WITH WINGS

Morning Everyone,

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Allsorts where I've chosen the optional theme of Things with Wings to go alongside Anything Goes.

For my card I have used the Hibiscus Garden die set from Altenew alongside Hummingbird dies from Waffle Flower.  The birds were cut in white and various inks used to make them look pretty.    The leaves were cut from some variegated green dp and the flowers cut in a peach and lemon coloured card and shaded with copics where necessary. Before adhering everything to the card I lightly inked the bottom half in green and top in a pale blue.  The sentiment is from a MFT birthday messages set.

The prize is a $30 gift card from Taylored Expressions and extra prize of an A4 stamp set.

    

                                                             

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

Thank you for your visit and have a lovely weekend.

Lynne x

PERSIAN MOTIFS

 Good Morning Everyone,

Back again with another card.  I've decided this year to try and use some or most of my unused stuff.  I have it in a basket and it's getting a bit overloaded at the moment as I was lucky to get some Christmas crafty presents.

These stamps weren't for Christmas.  They were one of the first Altenew sets I bought quite a few years ago and hate to admit I've never used them.  I stamped the outlines of the motifs with Versamark and gold embossing powder onto Bristol Smooth paper and then coloured them with my Zig markers, just two colours Light Green and Cyclamen Pink.  The sentiment is also heat embossed in gold and from a Penny Black set called Super Day.

I've also used Stampin Up gold sparkly dots, MFT mini scalloped edger and gold and pink papers for the mats.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Markers Christmas Challenge - Add a Sentiment

NBUS - First outing for the Persian Motifs

Simon Says Weds - Add a Sentiment

Creative Knockouts - Celebrations

We're taking our Christmas tree etc. down today so that will be good when it's done.  Have a good one and see you soon.

Lynne x

FLOWERS AT ALLSORTS

Good Morning Everyone,

It is time for a new challenge over at Allsorts and Lynn has chosen the theme of  Flowers as well as Anything Goes.  

I have used an Altenew layering stamp set call Antique Roses using Golden Sunset and Green Fields ink cube sets, cut them out with the co-ordinating dies and arranged them onto my card.  The green striped paper is a snippet of some old Stampin Up paper and gold washi tape, also from Altenew, divides the top from the bottom.  The sentiment is from a Penny Black set.  I've heat embossed it in gold which was a bit risky as most of the card was already made up, but luckily with PB sets being quality, it turned out well.  I've added a few gold enamel dots to finish it off.

I must say this set is one of the easier ones for layering.  I have a couple of others but always seem to struggle getting them in the right place.  

There are 3 prizes on offer:

                               

I would like to enter:

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes

Colorful Options - Orange and Green used

Classic Design - Anything Goes

Have a good weekend all.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE 2 COLOUR COMBO

 Morning Everyone,

We have a new challenge starting over at As You Like It and we would like you to share a project featuring your favourite 2 colour combo.

I have chosen yellow and green as I think it's so clean and fresh looking.  I have used another Altenew layering stamp set called Wildly Loved with various shades of yellow and cut everything out with their respective dies.   The sentiment is from Crafter's Companion, which I've cut in a gold cardstock and a few gold sparkly enamel dots were added to finish it off.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I hope you can join us and I look forward to seeing which is the most popular combination.

I'm up early today as I have a hair appointment at 8.30 and then playing tennis later today. Hope it's not going to be too warm.  See you soon,

Lynne x

MORNING FLOWERS

 Morning Everyone,

I have bought a few Altenew products from a lady on Facebook and this is my first attempt at these flowers called Morning Flowers.  

This is a layering stamp set which takes quite a bit of getting used to so there were a few attempts in the bin before I was finally happy.  The dies also come with the set which I have used to cut them out.  The oranges and green are from Altenew mini ink cubes.  They are very useful for this type of stamping with them being in varying shades of the colours you need.  I have used an Altenew watercolour stripe die for the background and extended it sideways for a square card as it wasn't big enough for my normal 5"x7".  The sentiment has been heat embossed in gold and is from a Yvonne Pascal set which I think came free with a magazine years ago.

I would like to enter:

Altenew June Inspiration challenge 

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything floral goes

Simon Says Stamp - Flowers

Crafty Catz - Hot Colours

Thank you for your visit and have a good day.

Lynne x

JAPANESE ANEMONE

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are well and have had a good weekend.  I have a card to share which has been in the making for at least a week.  This is mainly due to lack of mojo and being busy elsewhere, but I did want to get it finished for a few challenges I've seen.

I've used a set from Altenew called Japanese Anemone Layering Die and inked them up with a few different pinks.  I say a few I mean three as the first two were a bit too pale.  The stems and leaves were die cut in green and then shaded with a green copic.  I arranged them onto a Spellbinders arch die and heat embossed the sentiment, also from an Altenew set, in white.  The backing paper is a random sheet I found in my drawer.

I would like to enter:

Altenew April Inspiration Challenge

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral

Die Cut Divas - Flowers

I will probably go out and do a bit more gardening now.  I did some this morning until it got too warm for me.  I can't work in the heat.  Thank you for visiting and I will be back later in the week.

Lynne x

CLOSE TO NATURE

Morning Everyone,

It's the start of a new challenge over at Allsorts this morning with a theme of "Back to Nature", which involves so much such as trees, flowers, animals, birds and scenery to name but a few.  There is also the Anything Goes option.  

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For my card I have finished something that has been on my desk for a while.  It is an embossing folder from the Altenew Craft Your Life Fragrant Florals set.  A stencil comes with the set which I have used for the colouring together with a variety of Altenew inks.  I have also used a LOTV sentiment, heat embossed in gold, and gold mirri and green card for the layers.

There are three prizes of A5 stamp sets from AALL and Create 

                              

I would like to enter:

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral

Classic Design - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Something to Say

Crazy is our fame, stencils are our game - Use a stencil.

There are two weeks to enter so I hope you will be able to join us.

Have a good weekend.

Lynne x

                                           

  

PAINTED FLOWERS

 Morning Everyone,

This is a card with a first attempt at using Painted Flowers from Altenew.  I've had them for quite a while bought pre-loved from Ebay, but have only had a practice with them so far so thought it was about time I had a play.

I've stamped them using Altenew's mini ink cubes in shades of orange and Versafine for the black outlines.

The sentiment is from Creative Expressions and mini scalloped die from MFT.  I made a few little dots using a circle die and glossy accents as orange seems to be one of the colours I am short of in my stash!

I would like to enter:

Colourful Options - Orange

Beautiful Blossomes - Anything Floral

Creative moments - Monochrome

Classic Design - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes/Autumn Colours

Thank you for your visit and have a good day.

Lynne x

HENNAH ELEMENTS

 Morning Everyone

I wanted to enter the challenge over at Seven Hill Crafts where the theme is to use Shades of Autumn as shown on the chart below.  

I decided to use Hennah Elements from Altenew which I've coloured with copics.  I was only going to fussy cut a couple of them but after an inking hiccup had to cut the already stamped ones out and start again so they all ended up being fussy cut.  The upside to that was that I could manoeuvre them whichever way I wanted and this is how it ended up.  The sentiment has been heat embossed in white and I've added a could of enamel dots for a bit of interest.

This is the palette for the colours:

So I would like to enter:

SevenHills Crafts - Shades of Autumn

Creative Knockouts - All Stitched Up (square stitched die used)

Simon Says Weds - Anything Goes

Digichoosday - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Anything Goes

It looks as though it's going to be a sunny day here today after quite a chilly start so I may do some tidying up in the garden.  Have a good weekend whatever you may be doing.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE TWO COLOUR COMBO

Morning Everyone,

It's time for the start of a new challenge over at As You like It and we are asking you to shar your projects with your favourite two colour combination.

I like grey with most colours, but this bright pink really stands out so well with it.  I have heat embossed the Altenew Statement flowers in silver and coloured them with my Zig markers.  After fussy cutting them out I placed them onto the white base which has been trimmed with an old Spellbinders edging die.  The sentiment is from a Clearly Besotted set and has also been heat embossed in silver.

The sponsor for this challenge is:

with a voucher for the lucky winner.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Blooms, Bees and Butterflies/Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - pink from the mood board

Paper Funday Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Weds - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - Fabulous Florals

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral

I hope you can join us and be in with a chance to win a lovely voucher.  Thank you for visiting.

Lynne x

STATEMENT FLOWERS

 Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all well.  I've had a nice afternoon of crafting and managed to get this card finished.

 

It's an Altenew stamp called Statement Flowers.  I stamped with a grey Memento ink for a change and coloured with copics.  I wasn't quite sure how the card was going to end up so I fussy cut the image to make it easier to experiment with layout etc.  I ended up by placing it on top of a Tuck In Scribble die from Tattered Lace, cut in grey and just added a sentiment heat embossed in white and a few dew drops.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Flowers Galore

We love Stamping - Fabulous Florals

Stamping Sensations - June Flowers

Altenew June challenge 

Simon Says Stamp Weds - Bright & Cheerful

Thank you for your visit and I will be back tomorrow.

Lynne x

GUEST DESIGNER

Morning Everyone,

Today is the start of a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and I am delighted to be their Guest Designer this month. 

The theme is Anything Stamped/Option to use this sketch, which I did.

 

I used my Hannah Elements set from Altenew and coloured the flowers with copics.  I added a few little stamps from the set and the 3 dots are enamel dots made with Ranger Enamel Accents.  The sentiment is white embossed from a MFT set.

The prize this month is a £25 bundle from:

so a fabulous prize for the lucky winner.

I would like to enter:

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty#539 - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and have a lovely day whatever you may be doing.

Lynne x

DELICATE FLOWERS

Morning Everyone,

It is time for a new challenge at As You Like It and we are asking you to share your favourite reason to send a card, e.g. birthdays, Christmas, friends etc.

My two favourites are Birthdays and Christmas.  With Christmas just gone and having made lots of that type I decided on a birthday card and I also need to build my stock up a bit too.

I have used my Altenew Delicate Flower Bed stamp for this one and stamped in one colour. I must admit that it didn't turn out as I had intended and I had to cut the stamping in half and used my mini scalloped borders to add a bit of a pattern and added a Gummiapan birthday die, covered in glitter, in between. I've also added a few clear gems to some of the flowers.

I would like to enter:

Classic Design - Anything Goes

PIP challenge 2301 - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

I would like to thank Pam for becoming my latest follower, thank you for taking the time to visit and hope you all have a good weekend.

Lynne x

FLORAL OR CUTE?

Good Morning Everyone,

It is time for the start of a new challenge over at As You Like It and we are asking whether you prefer using Floral or Cute images on your projects.

I love both and often send cute cards when appropriate, but I have to say I love colouring floral images best, especially with my Zig markers.  They can appeal to a wide range of ages too.

For this card I have used Altenew Precious Peony stamps heat embossed in silver and coloured with Zigs.  I thought I'd try some different colours this time,  They've turned out brighter that I thought, but I quite like it.  The flowers have been cut out with their respective dies and I've added them to a Clearly Besotted frame die and a Spellbinders lattice die.  The congrats sentiment is from The Greetery.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Classic Design April challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - I love ...colouring with Zigs and dies

Thank you for visiting and have a good Easter weekend.

Lynne x

FLOWERS ALL OVER

 Good Morning Everyone,

What beautiful weather we're having here at the moment.  I thought we'd seen the last of the warm sunny days.  

I've had a play with some inks after seeing a video on Youtube.  I put three colours of ink onto a mat, sprayed them with a bit of water and then stamped my flowers from the Adore You set by Altenew in a random manner. 

This was cut out with a stitched square and I added the birthday sentiment, heat embossed onto vellum, before attaching to an orange mat.  I've used a cream base card for this as it looked a lot better than white. A few sequins and enamel dots have been added to finish it off.

I would like to enter:

We Love Chocolate Baroque - Any celebration 

Simon Says Stamp Weds - Stamp It

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes

I hope you have a good day, thank you for visiting and any comments you leave are appreciated.

Lynne x

JUST TO SAY ...

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you are all keeping well.

I have made this card for a couple of challenges I saw recently.  I have used a die for the centre which was a magazine freebie and this is it's first use.  I don't know why I haven't used it before, I love the effect it gives.  Have stamped Altenew flowers and leaves from the Adore You set,  coloured with copics, fussy cut them and arranged around the die.  I wouldn't normally use such a bright colour as the blue paper, but I really like it.  The sentiment strip is from LOTV and I've added a few bubbles from Little Things from Lucy.

I would like to enter:

Flower Challenge - Use a Die

Altenew August Inspiration challenge 

Simon Says Weds - Add a Sentiment

Thank you for visiting and I do love to read your comments, they are much appreciated.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE WAY TO ADD RIBBON

 Good Morning Everyone,

It's time for a new challenge at As You Like It and we would like to see your favourite way of adding ribbon to your projects.

Looking back I've realised I don't use ribbon as much as I used to.  I do dislike how the post office gauge letters by thickness so even a small bow can make cards go as a large letter.  If I do add ribbon, and it is to be posted, then I often add a flat strip with double sided tape.  I'm not saying I never use bows and I'm not really mean, it just annoys me as when it used to be by weight alone, it was a lot better.

My DT card is a little different to normal.  I've had this sentiment die from Whimsy stamps for quite a while and never used it.  It often looks too big next to an image so I decided to use it with my Delicate Flower Bed stamp from Altenew which I stamped with Pistachio Pudding from Stampin Up.  I've used gingham paper for the backing, ribbon and a few gems.  The green gems are showing up really bright with the light, but they are in fact the same colour as the ink.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a prize for the winner.

I would like to enter:

Simon Says Stamp Weds - Feminine

Dream Valley - Embellish It

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to visit and have a good day.

Lynne x

BLACK AND WHITE

Good Morning Everyone,

This is a card I made for a birthday for a lady who had lost her husband a few weeks before.  I didn't want to send her one that said Happy Birthday so this is what I made.

I stamped the flowers and leaves, which are from A Beautiful Day set from Altenew, onto snippets of white card and fussy cut them out.  I used a MFT mini scalloped die for the top part and stamped a sentiment from LOTV.  The patterned paper was an oddment in my drawer.  Sequins and a little die cut in the corner finished it off.

I would like to enter:

Stamping Sensations - Monochromatic

Allsorts - Any Goes/Monochromatic

Colour Hues - Black and white

Pixie's Snippets #399 - snippets used were all the flowers and corner die cut

Little Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Lynne x