Spring Flowers!

I have been missing in action for what seems like ages

but I have been sick as a parrot.

First I got a V & D virus.

That floored me for a couple of days.

Then I got a head cold immediately after

and it has since become a sinus infection.

I am worn out completely.

Finally got an antibiotic yesterday

and don't start me on the hurdles

I had to jump to get speaking to 

a doctor. Seriously!!

But hopefully I will be on the mend

by Monday and play a bit of catch up.

It's time for my midway post for our

Spring Flowers/anything goes at

Tag-along (and ATC's).

For my tag I  punched out a plain piece of card

with my Best Trio Punch (SU) and rounded

the bottom corners too.

I then inked the background in blue ink.

Next I used an old SU stencil to add some

 crystal paste to two corners.

I then stamped the other two corners using

a stamp set from Visible Image called

Grunge Tones in yellow.

I stamped, coloured and die cut the flowers

and teapot using a set called Country Flowers (SU).

Before sticking in place I stamped the small

flowers in black.

I finished with a ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

HQSCAT - shaped card or tag

Pearly Sparkles - mixed colour flowers

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Crafty Catz - anything goes

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For my ATC I used two stamp sets called

Timeless Tulips and Fable Friends.

I created the background by mixing inks

from IndigoBlu and Distress inks.

I brushed some gold ink around the edges

and then stamped, coloured and cut the tulips

using markers.

I stuck them in place then splattered some

white ink over the top.

I stamped and cut the sentiment

and placed over the flowers.

I would like to enter this into

Art Nudge - inspiration board

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Love To Scrap - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

I hope you get time to join us and be sure

to pop over the blog to check out 

Lynn and Brenda's beautiful makes.

This lovely prize is up for grabs!!

Shutter birthday card

It's coming up to my one and only Aunt's

birthday and I always like to make her

a shaped card, so this is what I did.

I used a die from Tattered Lace for the shutter card.

Papers and card from my stash, probably SU.

I stamped the flowers using a set called

Country Flowers (SU), coloured with markers.

I die cut some butterflies and lacy borders

and punched some flowers and leaves for

decoration.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun Art of  Scrap - use designer paper

Girlz & the Art of Letters - S for shutter card

Pearly Sparkles - use patterned paper

Daisy Chain - use dies

Love to Craft - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

 

Animal antics!

Our September challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS 

is anything goes with the option animal antics.

We have two lovely prizes from AALL & Create up for grabs so be sure and

get your stamps out and join us!

For my card I went with a stamp set called Stylish Sketches (SU).

I made my card base in garden green and then added some

torn papers from a pack called Pretty Prints (SU).

I then stamped the fox and the greenery around him

and coloured them with my markers.

I matted him onto some green card and added him to the card.

I finished with a sentiment stamped in garden green

from a set called Country Flowers (SU)

and added a bow made of garden green twine.

It's our 45th wedding anniversary today!

Nothing planned for today but hope to be

celebrating away with a short break soon.

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Four Seasons - Fall with optional mood board

We Love Stamping - hand coloured image or anything goes

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

In the garden

Our new challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

for August is anything goes option summer in the garden.

We have some prizes up for grabs too!!

For my card I went with a stamp set from AALL & Create

and a fun fold on the inside which joins the front to the back.

I also used a couple of other stamp sets from SU called

Sweet ice-cream, Approaching Perfection and Country Flowers.

The inside is where the fun fold happens.

It has a pocket at either side for either a tag, cash

or voucher.

I hope you get time to join us this month.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Kreativtanten - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Pearly Sparkles - floral

We Love Stamping - focal sentiment/quote or anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - flowers

We have a day of rain ahead of us but I

did enjoy a bit of pot planting and gardening yesterday.

So today I will prepare my blog for the week,

do some commenting and maybe some crafting.

Enjoy you day and thanks for stopping by.

Say it with flowers!

It was my turn to pick the theme this time over at

TAG TUESDAY

and I have gone with flowers!

I used a stamp and die set called Country Flowers from SU.

I stamped the background with one of the smaller stamps

and added a band of pink to ground my design.

The teapot is being used to water the plants 😁

I mounted it onto pink card and finished with some matching ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink

Beautiful Blossoms - flowers with optional mood board

We Love Stamping - fabulous florals

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

PINspirational - June flowers

Allsorts - blooms, bees, butterflies or anything goes

Wet day here today so I will stay in my craft room for

as long as I can get away with it lol.

Working on a Christmas project would you believe!!

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by.

Colourful tag!

It's the second week of  Valerie's theme COLOURS

over at

TAG TUESDAY.

For my tag today I pulled out a stencil from Polka Doodles

and blended my colours for the striped background.

I added a piece of scrap paper leftover from one of my albums

to put along the bottom then stamped, coloured and die cut

the little teapot and flowers from a set called

Country Flowers Bundle.

I finished with a little punched heart.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - colours

Crazy  is our fame - STENCILS - option birthdays

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

A Place to Start - anything goes option no cards

Incy Wincy - winter snow and/or summer flowers

 Dragonfly Dreams - tag your it or shaped card

My Mother-in-law sadly does need an operation but she doesn't want

it and they don't want to give it to her because of her age and health.

So they sent her home with antibiotics and painkillers.

We are just hoping the inflammation reduces

and she gets some time without too much pain.

Country Flowers Bundle (English)

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June Mood Board

It's time for our June challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

and we have another mood board to inspire you.

My card was inspired by the black, silver and pink colours

along with the flowers.

We do of course have a great prize up for grabs so be

sure and join us!

For my card I decided to make a striped background using

1/2" strips of black and white paper.

The flowers have been stamped, stencilled and cut.

I then added a sentiment and some silver thread along with

enamel dots in red and silver.

I even followed the stripes onto the inside with some

stamped and coloured flower corners and a sentiment.

I hope you get time to come and play along.

I would like to enter this into

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - flowers optional moodboard

We Love  Stamping - fabulous florals

Everybody Art - circles and/or stripes

Path of Positivity - anything positive

PINspirational - flowers

Enduring Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Enduring Beauty Decorative Masks

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Hope You Know Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Simply Elegant Trim

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Basic Gray & Smoky Slate Pearls

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Pearlized Enamel Effects Basics

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Sympathy card....again!

No video today but I do have another card for my

Sympathy/Thinking of you box.

This time I used two layers of vellum, one plain, one embossed.

The background has been masked to allow me to make

some pink stripes.

I used country Flowers set again and coloured them up using my blends.

I finished off with lots of pearls.

The inside got treated the same way only I used the dies

to add flowers and leaves which were coloured using my blends.

I would like to enter this into

Creations in Pink - anything mostly pink

The Flower challenge - colour your flower

TGIF challenges - make your own background

Product List

Country Flowers Bundle (English)

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Eyelet 3 D Embossing Folder

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White Vellum A4 Card Stock

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Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

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Stampin' Up! Masking Paper

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Country Flowers sympathy card

Happy Monday!

I made another card using my mini cards and yes,

another sympathy card.

I decided to fill the box with sympathy/thinking of you cards

as I am donating them to the carers who drop in to my

Mother-in-law's.

I used Country Flowers bundle along with some papers from the

Country Woods pack.

As I have a full pack of 12" x 12" vellum I am trying to use it

in most of my makes at the minute.

It embosses beautifully too!

I used my rectangle dies and layered up the rectangles,

twisting for a bit of interest.

The flowers were stamped and lots of green and vellum leaves

were layered underneath them.

A bit of ribbon, pearls and a sentiment finished off the front.

So I followed it through inside!

I would like to enter this into

Beautiful Blossoms - flowers with option mood board

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Can You Handle the Pressure - use embossing folder

My poor hubby had been out to a golf competition on Saturday

and got hit just above his ankle with a golf ball flying at full speed!

How he drove himself home I do not know.

He is struggling to put his weight on it and it is badly swollen.

But he is a man and refuses to see a doctor nor take a pain killer!

Seriously!! Give me patience!!

Product List

Country Flowers Bundle (English)

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Eyelet 3 D Embossing Folder

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Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Petal Pink & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Diagonal Trim Combo Pack

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Basic Gray & Smoky Slate Pearls

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White Vellum A4 Card Stock

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Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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