HIS OR HERS BIRTHDAY?

 Good Morning Everyone,

It is time for a new challenge at As You Like It and we are asking whether you prefer to make His or Hers Birthday cards.

I always prefer female cards. I have a lot more suitable embellishments to use and always struggle with a man's card.  I usually end up with buttons or stars for a man.

For my DT card I have used a LOTV number bear and paper pieced the number in dotty paper. I have coloured teddy with copics and the papers are also from a LOTV old pad.  The flowers are Creative Expressions and I have used a Memory box alphabet die for the name.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a voucher for the lucky winner.

I hope you will be able to join us. I know I'm hoping to get a bit more crafting done now that lockdown has started here, but I also need to do some on-line Christmas shopping. I've hardly started yet!

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - For Children or Teens

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Snippets were used for the flowers, striped paper, lacy border and name.

Creations in Pink - Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Dies and/or Punches (flowers, border and letters)

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Have a good day all, stay safe and thank you for visiting.

Lynne x

GOLD OR SILVER AND/OR GLITTER

Good Morning Everyone,

It is time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas and the theme this month is Gold or Silver and/or Glitter.

For my DT card I have used a Penny Black poinsettia which I heat embossed in gold and fussy cut.  The edge die is also from Penny Black and the sentiment, which is also embossed in gold, is from LOTV.   I have added a few sparklies too.

This isn't the original card I made for the challenge as when I saw the original on screen I wasn't happy and decided after much thought to make a fresh one.  It didn't take long as it is very similar to the first but with a slight alteration to the flower and sentiment placement.

Not long to go now to Christmas, but I think sadly  it will be a lot different this year for many of us.

I would like to enter:

Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas

We Love Chocolate Baroque - Christmas

Christmas Kickstart - Festive Florals

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + a sentiment

Cute Card Thursday - Sparkles

Simon Says Stamp Weds - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and your comments are much appreciated.

Lynne x

CHRISTMAS MUSIC

 Good Morning Everyone,

This is a card made for the reminder post at Christmas Craft Creations where the theme is Christmas Music.

For my card I have used the cute Lawn Fawn set, Here We Go a Waddling, which I won at Pixie's   Snippets Playground run by the lovely Di a while ago. I have coloured a distress oxide background and used the dies for the set to cut out the penguins and lamp after colouring them with copics. The forest tree background die is also from Lawn Fawn and a Memory Box die for the star.

I hope you like my creation and that it might inspire you to enter the challenge where there is a lovely stamp set from Clearly Besotted on offer as the prize for the winner.

Blogger seems to be messing with my paragraphs today. I usually have them on Left align, but this doesn't seem to work at the moment so I've had to put them on Justify, but it doesn't look too bad.

I would like to enter:

October Rudolph Days - Anything Christmas

CCC Digi Creations - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Creatalicious 197 - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - Penguins

I hope you have a good rest of the week . Thank you for visiting, it is much appreciated.

Lynne x

BLUE & ? AT AYLI

Good Morning Everyone,

It is time for a new challenge at As You Like it and we would like to see your favourite colour to go with blue (and don't forget to say why please).

For birthday cards I don't really have a favourite combination, but for wintery cards I think blue and white go so well together.  The combination adds to the coolness and wintery feel.

For my card I have used the cute Mo Manning Giggling Snowman, coloured him with copics and fussy cut him out.  The Winter Doily die is from Joy Crafts and I have cut the Merry die at least twice, once with a scrap of white then the blue to match the bottom layer paper.  The Christmas sentiment has been embossed in white onto a scrap of the blue paper. Little blue pearls finish it off.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Mo's DP challenge - Anything Mo Goes

CCC Digi #119 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Anything Christmas

Creatalicious #197 - Anything Goes

Pixie's Crafty Workshop - Use snippets (these were the doily die, both sentiments and the snowman)

Simon Says Stamp - Layer It Up

Well we had a really miserable day here yesterday, rained all day, but I did manage to meet some friends for lunch and a catch up so it wasn't too bad.

Thank you for visiting and enjoy the weekend when it arrives.

Lynne x

TOO CUTE TO SPOOK

 Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you've had a good weekend.  This is my reminder post for the Cutie Pie challenge where the theme is Too Cute to Spook.

 

For my card I have used a Rachelle Anne Miller digi. I thought these were really cute when I saw them, especially the little squirrel ghost so just had to buy them, as you do.  I coloured with copics and fussy cut them out.  The background is a mix of distress oxides. I masked the moon and coloured that in afterwards and then had a rummage to see what I could used in black card.  I came up with a Memory Box twiggy tree die and the smaller trees and fence are from a Wild Rose Studio die.  The bats were stamped last.

I don't usually make Halloween cards, but I have just the person to send it to, my niece.  Her dad really goes over the top in decorating the house front.

I would like to enter:

Dragonfly Dreams - Spooky and/or cute

Cute Card Thursday - Halloween

Creative Craft Cottage - Spooky and/or cute

Creatalicious 197 - AG optional Halloween

Country View Crafts - Halloween (make a scene)

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I will be back later in the week.

Lynne x

70TH BIRTHDAY

Good Morning Everyone,

I can't believe it's over 11 days since I last posted!   I hope you've had an enjoyable weekend.

I am sharing a card made for my sister in law's Mum earlier this year.

I have used a chipboard element for the centre which I painted with cream distress paint, have hand stitched around the top layer of paper and used lot of embellishments by way of lace, pearls and paper flowers.  The leaves are die cut from a Memory Box die and there is a tag at the top between the layers which has Happy Birthday embossed in gold. 

I'm pleased to say she was over the moon when she received it.

I would like to enter:

Ally's Angels - Anything Goes

CCC Digi Creations - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I love to read any comments you leave.

Have a good week,

Lynne x

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS

 Good Morning Everyone,

The 1st of the month brings a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas and the theme is Vintage Christmas.

For my DT card I have used an image from an old crafting magazine and added gold sheen card for the mats, a gold bow and have distressed the edges of all papers.  A linen impression plate has been used on the deep red paper, but you can't see it on the photo.

I'm afraid the bow will make it a large letter for the post, but that can't be helped.  It does annoy me sometimes how they do it by thickness as well as size. The little gap they slide it through at the p.o. is so small, you can hardly put anything extra on!

I would like to enter:

Crafty Friends - Autumn Colours

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Anything Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I do appreciate the comments you leave.

Lynne x