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Saturday 13 December 2014

Saint Nicholas

Whiff of Joy Saint Nicholas (2)

Good Morning. Hope you are all well and almost ready for Christmas…..I’m getting there. My decorations have been up since the first, my cards are on their way and most of my shopping is done and wrapped, just waiting for a few more parcels to arrive in the post. I have even been helping Hubby buy my presents *Wink Wink* I found him links to some much needed Copics and Dies ;-)

Anyhoo, enough waffle, over at the Whiff of Joy Blog we are showing Christmas inspiration and today is my turn. I’ve decided to make a traditional coloured Christmas card using the fabulous Saint Nicholas stamp from the Winter Secret Stamp Kit.

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This card is going to be hand delivered so I have layered things up a bit, especially with my pretty felt snowflake ;-) The sentiment can also be found as part of the Winter Secret Stamp Kit.

Supplies:

  • Image: Saint Nicholas from the Winter Secret Stamp Kit from Whiff of Joy
  • Colouring Medium: Copics and ProMarkers
  • DP: Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas (Vintage) and Papermania Patterned Christmas Vellum
  • Card: Anna Marie Designs Kraft Card, green card, red card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • Dies & Punches: Various Spellbinder Nesting Dies
  • Embellishments: Gems, Wooden Snowflake and Felt Snowflake

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Saturday 6 December 2014

Chloe with Poinsettia

Afternoon all…..long time no see! I think I’m just about ready to get crafting again but what with the lead up to Christmas it might be the new year before I get back into full swing.

Anyhoo, I’m here to share my card for the new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge. We are having a special 4 week challenge so that we can all have a little break over the festive period. If you fancy joining us the theme is:

Anything Christmas

Here is my card using the gorgeous Poppy with Poinsettias:

Poppy with Poinsettias (1)

I stuck with very traditional colours again and of course there had to be some Kraft card. Trying to keep the embellishments simple for the cards I need to post!

Supplies:

  • Image: Poppy with Poinsettias   
  • Colouring Medium: Copics & ProMarkers
  • DP: Magazine Freebie
  • Card: Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  • Stamps: Sentiment from Pink Gem
  • Ink: Distress Ink ‘Walnut Stain’
  • Dies & Punches: MS Border Punch,Go Kreate Frilly Frames Dies, Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals and Spellbinders Labels 1
  • Embellishments: Paper Flowers, Brad and Glitter Glue

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Wednesday 19 November 2014

Flamingo Thank You

Morning all. Sorry I have not been the greatest blogger over the last couple of months. My health hasn’t been to great and after trudging on with day to day life blogging has been one of the things to take a back seat and to be honest apart from some colouring in I haven’t really felt like doing a whole lot of crafting either. Plus I have been feeling so cold lately that a little colouring in is the easiest thing to do when sat huddled on the sofa under jumpers and blankets (and a hot water bottle too)…think I need a holiday in the sun.

Anyhoo, enough waffle, it’s my turn over on the Sarah Hurley 365 blog today and I’m sharing a thank you card.

Here is a sneak peak

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Please hop over to the Sarah Hurley 365 blog to see the card in full.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Thursday 13 November 2014

Shepherd Henry

Whiff of Joy Shepherd Henry (1)

Morning All. The Christmas card making is still in full swing and this card is previewing one of the gorgeous images from the Winter Secret Stamp Kit from Whiff of Joy. If you want to find out more about it and how to subscribe please take a look here in the shop.

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This will be another hand delivered card as the embellishment makes it a little thick for posting!

Supplies:

  • Image: Shepherd Henry from the Winter Secret Stamp Kit from Whiff of Joy
  • Colouring Medium: Copics and ProMarkers
  • DP: Papermania Craft Christmas
  • Card: Copic X-Press It Blending Card and Blue Card
  • Dies & Punches: X-Cut Corner Rounder and Spellbinders Labels 1
  • Embellishments: Wooden Snowflake, button and twine

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Sunday 9 November 2014

Sarah Hurley 365 Inspiration

Morning all. It’s my turn over on the Sarah Hurley 365 blog today and here is a little sneak peak of my project…

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Please hop over to the Sarah Hurley 365 blog to see the project in full.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Friday 7 November 2014

Penguin Joy

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Afternoon all. I’ve been on a Christmas Card making run and I remembered I hadn’t inked up one of my favourite Christmas Stamps, Penguin Joy by Crissy Armstrong for Whimsy Stamps. Usually I am fond of non-traditional Christmas colours but this year I can’t seem to get enough red and green plus it goes very nicely with my current addiction to Kraft card.

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Quite a lot of my Christmas cards for mailing are very CAS with no embellishments as they need to be easy to post. This one however is going to be hand delivered so I could go overboard with the embellishments. I’ve used some spider webbing, a charm, several die cuts, some roses and a poinsettia.

I do love Whimsy Stamps and Dies, the quality is fabulous so while I’m posting I thought I would throw my hat into the ring for the DT call they are currently holding, if you want to have a try hurry and look at the details here as the call ends at Midnight ET tonight (that’s 5am for any of us night owl UK ladies!!).

Supplies:

  • Image: Penguin Joy Rubber Stamp by Whimsy Stamps 
  • Colouring Medium: ProMarkers and Copics
  • DP: Little Darlings Christmas Papers (free with Papercraft Essentials 98)
  • Card: Copic Xpress It Blending Card and Kraft Card
  • Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Radiant Rectangle Dies, Lace Border Doily 1 die and Holly and Berries die
  • Embellishments: Spider Web, Card Candi, BEll Charm, Paper Roses, Paper Poinsettia and Glitter Glue

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Thursday 6 November 2014

Reindeer Jodie

Afternoon All. The lovely Janet from Pink Gem Designs is sponsering the new challenge at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge and a few of us Pink Gem Girlies have made some lovely cards as Guest Designers. The theme for the challenge is ‘Winter’ and for me that meant another Christmas Card. This one is for my little girl and uses Reindeer Jodie

 

I am still addicted to Kraft and I’m loving using it with some traditional green and red. The papers are some new ones I picked up a couple of weeks ago and are Craft Christmas from Papermania.

Supplies:

  • Image: Reindeer Jodie from Pink Gem Designs 
  • Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
  • DP: Craft Christmas from Papermania
  • Card & Paper: Paperchase Ribbed Kraft Paper and green card
  • Stamps: Relative Stamp Set (Make unknown but maybe Personal Impressions)
  • Dies & Punches: Spellbinder labels 31 and Whimsy Lacy Border die and Holly Leaf die
  • Embellishments: Flat backed pearls, ribbon, wooden star, small white luggage tag and glitter glue.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Wednesday 5 November 2014

Snowmen

KKD Snow Topper (1)

Afternoon all. I’m getting back to my crafting slowly and here is my card for the new Whimsy Challenge where the theme is use two images. I have used two images from the Snow Topper set by StampArt by Kathryne (the images can be purchased separately as well).

When I made this card I was inspired by the current challenge at Less is More which is Non-Traditional Christmas Colours. I decided on the turquoise base but when I was colouring I got a bit carried away and used red on the boots….well turquoise and red is one of my favourite winter colour schemes. So I apologise if this doesn’t fit the theme this week.

Supplies:

  • Image: Snow Topper from Whimsy Stamps
  • Colouring Medium: ProMarkers and Copics
  • Card: Copic Xpress It Blending Card and red and turquoise card
  • Sentiment: Whiff of Joy Winter Secret Stamp Kit

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Tuesday 4 November 2014

Halloween

Morning All. What with my lack of crafting and blogging and Mr Blogger not publishing the post I did do, I’m not doing very well at the moment! But better late than never I’m here with my Halloween make for the current challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge where the theme is ‘Trick or Treat’

I like to decorate the window of the house on Halloween so that other Trick or Treaters know we are are friendly and don’t mind having them knock on our door. So I made this little plaque to hang in the window using the gorgeous Broomstick Chloe and lot’s of traditional Halloween colours.

Supplies:

  • Image: Broomstick Chloe from Pink Gem Designs
  • Colouring Medium: ProMarkers and Copics
  • DP: DCWV Latte Paperstack
  • Card: Copic X-Press it Blending Card and Black card from stash
  • Stamps: Sentiments from the Whiff of Joy Fall Stamp Kit
  • Dies & Punches: Fiskars Border Punch and Spellbinder Plain Circle Dies
  • Embellishments: Flat back Pearls, Paper Flowers, Button, Ribbon, Twine and doodles with a black fineliner.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Friday 24 October 2014

Little Loving Ladybirds

Afternoon All. Was going to post this a few hours ago but after the School run I was just so worn out, at least it’s the last one until after half term (hurrah!). I just wanted to share a quick card with you. It’s the first time I’ve been in the craft room for a while, apart from a bit of lazy sat on the sofa colouring I just haven’t felt up to it. So nothing complicated, just a little card inspired by the challenge at Less is More and this cute little ladybird from a Sarah Hurley Stamp set.

There is only one ladybird so I reverse stamped it using a brayer first (the right one) and then lined up the second actual stamp next. The sentiment is also from the same stamp set . And the background is the Crackle Background stamp also from Sarah Hurley.

Supplies:

  • Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
  • Card: Neenah Solar White
  • Stamps: Crackle Background Stamp and ‘Picnic in the Park’ Stamp set by Sarah Hurley from Crafty Impressions
  • Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’ and ‘Ladybug’ Inkpads
  • Embellishments: Wooden Heart

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Monday 20 October 2014

Rosalie with Roses

Hope everyone is well. We have had a nasty bug doing the rounds here. The children have both had nasty coughs and now they have kindly passed it onto me…..well they do say a problem shared…lol!

I thought I would try out for the CC Designs DT Call. I’m cutting it a bit fine but what with all the coughing it has taken me so much longer than normal to make a card. Plus a marker pen is quite a dangerous weapon in the middle of a coughing fit!

Here is my card using an old CC Designs Digi Stamp called Rosalie with Roses:

I love to have super cute birthday cards in my stash ready for friends birthdays, so that’s what I have made. I’ve used some Papermania papers that I have had in my stash for quite a while, and I thought the blue would look lovely matted on some deep red card.

Supplies:

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Wednesday 24 September 2014

Chloe with Reindeer

Quick Edit: Mr Blogger has been naughty and didn’t post this Morning when he should have!

Morning All. I’ve been a little unwell again recently so haven’t really been into the craft room. I have mainly been resting up and catching up on some TV programmes…I’m enjoying ‘Cilla’ at the moment but I’ve quite a few other series on the Tivo box ready to watch!

Here is a recent Christmas make using Chloe with Reindeer:  

Another quick simple card for my Christmas stash.

Supplies:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Saturday 20 September 2014

Mummy Henry

Morning All. Hope everyone has a lovely weekend planned. I scheduled this post as hopefully I’ll be enjoying a lie in :-) We are staying at the In-Laws for the weekend to celebrate my Sister-in-Laws birthday and usually Nanny get up with the children!

In the week I shared a Halloween Trick or Treat loot bag I made for my little boy, well here is the one I made for my little girl. It is similar in design to the other by I tried to add more girly decorations.

Supplies:

  • Image: Mummy Henry from Secret Stamp Kit Number 3 (Fall)
  • Colouring Medium: ProMarkers and Copics
  • DP: Prima ‘Reflections’ 6x6 pad, DCWV Latte Card Stack and DCWV Latte Matstack
  • Card: Copic X-Press It, Core’dinations Purple Card and Black Card from Stash
  • Stamps: Secret Stamp Kit Number 3 (Fall)
  • Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain Circles, Go Kreate Circles and MFT By the Letter Lowercase
  • Embellishments: Raffia Lace, Pearls, Gems, Ribbon, Tag and Paper Flowers

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Wednesday 17 September 2014

Christmas Eve Chloe

Morning All. Hope everyone is well?

I’m sharing a card over on the Gems of Inspiration blog today and my card making is  definitely in full swing Christmas mode. This is a very flat (ideal for posting) Christmas card using Christmas Eve Chloe:

This card uses one of my favourite colour combinations of red and turquoise.

Not sure about you but I have a kind of tier system when it comes to my Christmas card making. Heavily embellished and cards I put a lot of time and love into go to close family and loved ones (that I can hand deliver to), simple coloured cards (like the above) go to special friends and relatives that I mail to and lastly for everyone else I make some simple, quick stamped cards.

Supplies:

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Witch Henry

Morning All.

Pre children, I didn’t really celebrate Halloween but the little ones love the fun of it all! The dressing up, having other children knock on the door. So getting into the spirit of things I have made some little bags for them to keep the fruits of their Trick or Treating in.

I have coloured the image with Derwent Pencil on Kraft card. The Bat and spider are handmade using circle punches and some freehand cutting.

Supplies:

  • Image: Witch Henry from Secret Stamp Kit Number 3 (Fall)
  • Colouring Medium: Derwent Pencils
  • DP: Prima ‘Reflections’ 6x6 pad, DCWV Latte Card Stack and DCWV Latte Matstack
  • Card: Anna Marie Designs Kraft Card, Core’dinations Purple Card and Black Card from Stash
  • Stamps: Secret Stamp Kit Number 3 (Fall)
  • Dies & Punches: Sizzix Hexagon Dies and MFT By the Letter Lowercase
  • Embellishments: Raffia Lace, Pearls, Gems, Ribbon, Tag, Glitter Glue, Buttons, Googly Eyes and Paper Flowers

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Monday 15 September 2014

Marilyn

MC Marilyn (1)

Morning All. It’s my turn over over on Whimsy Inspirations Challenge blog today. And I have made a card using Marilyn from Marika Collins:

MC Marilyn (2)

Mr Mojo went and did a bit of a disappearing act when I was trying to put this card together, so I fell back on one of my favourite colour combinations. Red and teal.

Supplies:

  • Image: Marilyn from Whimsy Stamps 
  • Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
  • DP: Magazine freebie
  • Card: Copic X-Press It and red card
  • Stamps: Everyday Moments stamp set from Whimsy Stamps
  • Dies & Punches: MS Border Punch, Fiskars Heart Corner Punch, X-Cut Square Punch  and X-Cut Corner Rounder
  • Embellishments: Ribbon, gems and pearls

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Thursday 11 September 2014

Rocking Horse

CD Rocking Horse (1)

Afternoon. Hope Everyone is well. It’s been a busy few here as my eldest started school. Doesn’t he look cute in his uniform?

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Anyhoo, back to the point of my post. Our latest challenge over at Whimsy Inspirations Challenge is

Monochrome

Here is my card using the sweet Rocking Horse from Crissy’s Digis:

CD Rocking Horse (2)

Not entirely sure what my camera did to the flowers. They are definitely not yellow IRL!

Supplies:

  • Image: Rocking Horse from Whimsy Stamps 
  • Colouring Medium: Copic Markers
  • DP: First Edition ‘Christmas Village’ 6x6 Paper Pad and Papermania Christmas Vellum (very very old)
  • Card: Anna Marie Designs Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It
  • Stamps: Whimsy Sentiments
  • Ink: ‘Walnut Stain’ Distress Inkpad’
  • Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain and Picot Edge Circles and X-Cut leaf punch
  • Embellishments: Hessian Trim, Paper Raffia, Button, Twine, Pearls, Flowers and a Clear Wink of Stella Pen

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Alicia

A late post from me tonight. The children didn’t settle that early so I’ve sacrificed a little sleep for some crafting me time :-)

I have loved Sugar Nellie stamps for a long time, in fact I think they were the first ‘Cute’ stamps I bought. Before that it was all florals, patterns and sentiments. So I was excited to see that The Sugar Bowl challenge is coming back and more so because they are having a DT call.

I dithered for a bit about which image to use, so I coloured several up but it was the lovely cute Alicia that finally made it onto a card.

With such an adorable image I wanted to go for a fairly CAS look. I’ve used a paper with a lovely small pattern and cut, embossed and glittered a frame from pale pink card. The sentiments are clear stamps so I curved them on the acrylic block to follow the shape of the frame.

Supplies:

  • Image: Alicia from Sugar Nellie/Funky Kits
  • Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
  • DP: First Edition New Bloom 6x6 Paper Pad
  • Card: Copic X-Press It and Core’dinations Textured Card
  • Stamps: Paula Pascual Double Sayings Clear Stamp Set from Personal Impressions
  • Ink: Archival Jet Black Inkpad
  • Dies & Punches: Go Kreate Large Circle Dies and Spellbinders Plain Circle Nestabilities
  • Misc: Sizzix Curlicue & Hearts Embossing Folder Set, Faux stitching with a white gel pen and pink self adhesive pearls

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Tuesday 9 September 2014

Buttons

Morning All. I’m sharing some inspiration over on the Sarah Hurley 365 Blog today. Above is a little sneaky please, please visit the blog for more info. And while you’re there take a look at September’s challenge where the theme is Buttons. Here is my take on it…

My Mum needed a card for her neighbour and I had about 15 minutes tops to make this! So it’s really CAS.

Supplies:

  • DP: A Few of My Favourite Things Kits
  • Card: Blue and White Card
  • Adirondack ‘Denim’ Inkpad
  • Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 18 and Memory Box Parker Number Dies
  • Embellishments: Buttons and Twine

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Monday 1 September 2014

Whimsy September Digi Stamp Release Blog Hop

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Welcome to the September digital release blog hop!

We have lots of new images to share with you today created by:

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All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality. You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project.

Here is my card using the wonderful new Snow Happy from StampArt by Kathryne:

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To find all of today's new fabulous new digital releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store.

Whilst you are hopping don't forget to leave comments on each blog along the way as there will be two mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts! These winners will each win a Whimsy digital image of their choice. The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop which this time round is ME! This winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from the Whimsy Stamps Store.

The hop will run for one week and end on Monday 8th September at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced on the Whimsy Blog.

If you have just stumbled upon this post and would like to join in with the hop please start at the beginning which is the Whimsy Stamps Blog and below is a complete list of the hop in case you get lost along the way:

  1. Henryka Kowacz

  2. Lisa West (Me)

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Sunday 31 August 2014

Maggie

KKD Maggie (3)

My last share for August is a card made with the super sweet Maggie from StampArt by Kathryne:

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This is a birthday card I made for my sister in law for her birthday in a couple of weeks. I have gone pretty cute, sparkly and pink.

KKD Maggie (4)

Supplies:

  • Image: Maggie from Whimsy Stamps 
  • Colouring Medium: ProMarkers and Copics
  • DP: Simple Stories
  • Card: Copic X-Press It and Blue Card
  • Stamps: Alphabet Stamps and Sentiment Stamps from Whimsy Stamps 
  • Dies & Punches: Sue Wilson Calabria Die, Various Flower Punches
  • Embellishments: Pearls and Glitter Glue

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Scarecrow and Friends

CD Scarecrow and Friend (1)

Just a quick post from me to share the second to last of Augusts makes. Here is a tag shaped card made using Scarecrow and Friend from Crissy’s Digis:

CD Scarecrow and Friend (2)

I made a mistake I don’t often do any more when making cards and I coloured my image before picking any patterned papers. I really struggled finding anything to match so I went for plain coloured card and added some pattern of my own with embossing and stencilling.

The flowers are punched from a cork sheet and coloured with a ProMarker.

Supplies:

  • Image: Scarecrow and Friend from Whimsy Stamps 
  • Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
  • Card: Copic X-Press It, DCWV Cork Sheet and Orange and Green Core’dinations card
  • Dies & Punches: Hole Punch, Corner rounder and Flower Punch
  • Misc: Embossing Folder, Sarah Hurley Chevron Stripe Stencil, Brown Paint and sandpaper
  • Embellishments: Handmade Flowers and Card Candi

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Saturday 30 August 2014

Poppy

Morning All. I don’t seem to have quite got back into the swing of blogging since coming back from holiday, not helped by another tummy bug.

Anyhoo, it’s time for a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and this time our theme picked by the lovely Claire is:

It’s Summer Time

Here is my card using Poppy

I’ve used the no lines colouring technique but printed the digi in beige rather than grey (thanks to Alyce at Kit and Clowder for that tip) and it was much easier to colour. Old Mr Mojo has taken a bit of a walk at the moment (if you see him please send him back…lol) so I have kept the rest of the card simple with an embossed background, sentiment and a ribbon.

Supplies:

  • Image: Poppy by Pink Gem Designs 
  • Colouring Medium: ProMarkers and Copics
  • Card: Copic X-Press It Card, Coral and Purple Core’dinations Card and textured white card
  • Stamps: Sentiment from Pink Gem Designs
  • Dies & Punches: Floral Oval Nestabilities and X-Cut Square Punch
  • Embellishments: Glitter Glue

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Tuesday 19 August 2014

Favourite Things

Morning all. I don’t know about you (or if it’s just my funny old brain) but having wrote that title I can’t stop singing the song from The Sound of Music!

Anyhoo, it’s my turn over on the Sarah Hurley 365 blog today and I’m showing the clipboard I decorated for this months challenge, it uses one of my favourite colour combos…yellow and grey.

Here is a sneak peak

Please hop over to the Sarah Hurley 365 blog to see the card in full and to see what the rest of the team made for the challenge click here.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

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