Another week flies past....

 

Good afternoon everyone! I can't believe it's Sunday again already! -where DID last weeek go!

I've had a lovely lazy day today, playing about with inks and getting nice and messy! I wanted to make a card for this weeks Less is More challenge which is a one layer card -wings, and I didn't want to use butterflies(!!)  birds, fairies , angels, I wanted to make a card with a dragon for a change, so I made this one ... I had loads of fun , stamping, embossing masking, painting etc BUT it is impossible to get a decent photo!

The card is actually black, not dark blue, and I really love the sentiment - I think it's very sound advice!

Well after this, as I had time- and loads of stuff already spread all over the kitchen as well as my workroom (how can I make such a mess making one card???)- I made this one (back to the butterflies!!) The green panel was made using a mask, not a stamp, embossing and then inking through a hand cut acetate mask. Then I stamped the black butterfly twice (judiciously placed to cover the green inky fingerprint......) 

Better go and clear up the mess now! Have a good evening!

Chris

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Challenges entered:  LIM 89   one layer -wings

onestopcraftchallenge heat embossing

JUGS emboss resist

Hi ho silver!

Good evening all, hope you have had a pleasant weekend. I haven't had a lot of time to craft, been a bit busy and finding it difficult to concentrate on anything, my head's still all over the place with all the horrid things going on at work!
 I've made a couple of quick and easy cards for tis weeks Less is More challenge - silver.

That's all from me for now.
Thanks for looking!
Chris
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Less is More 88 silver
delightful winter holiday
fabnfunky no patterned paper

Happy days!

Good evening all. Just thought I'd share the card I have made for my lovely daughter's fast approaching birthday. I was lost for inspiration until I found these lovely digis at Digital Pencil Too,

these little beauties could have been modelled on my gorgeous grandaughters! Daughter and family are eagerly anticipating their first holiday abroad together a few days after her birthday, so the idea for the card just sort of fell into place!
I used the stepper card technique that I was taught at a recent card class, coloured and cut out the little girls (I've added glossyaccents to sunglasses, but it doesn't show in photo!)  and attached them to the middle step. The sun is just a punched paper circle with a smiley face drawn on and 'rays' attached to the back, 2 little clouds and some die cut letters (happy days) complete the backdrop.
The flipflops (daughters favourite footwear!) are cut out from a designer paper I had in my stash, just added some tiny buttons to finish. I hope she likes this card as much as I enjoyed making it!

Chris
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Challenges entered-
DP2  Ribbons and bows
onestitchatatime buttons
stamps and fun 2 images
cutiepie use digi
craftyboots 3 pairs of flipflops!
deepocean more than 2 colours
pennyschallenges more than 1 fold
guylous weather inspired

..back home..

Good evening all! It's lovely to be back home, Devon holiday was fabulous but it's always nice to sleep in your own bed, and I really missed my craft room!!! Have had quite a lazy day, enjoyed a lovely visit from my gorgeous girlies (anxious to see if Nanny had any presents....!) caught up with a few phone calls and I made this card for this weeks Less is More challenge -Love and marriage.  (Sorry photo isn't good!) The lovely shoe stamp was stamped and heat embossed cut out and mounted onto the embossed white panel then mounted onto silver card. Small tag, bow and brad and a few tiny gems to finish -quick and simple! I can hear a large glass of wine calling to me... so I'll wish you all a pleasant evening!
Chris
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Challenges entered LIM week 87
casology shoe
thepapershelter anything goes

My first DT card!

Morning all! I am at present on holiday in beautiful Devon (my husbands favourite saying is "it's heaven in Devon" and I can't disagree!) not really looking forward to going home tomorrow, although it will be lovely to see my gorgeous girlies (grandaughters are very special people!). This is the card I made for my very first DT challenge over at southerngirls challenge. If you haven't already discovered this fun challenge blog just pop over and take a look, you'll love it! This card was made using Lila May fairy, a lovely digital image from dtsart . She is so easy to work with! I paper pieced her dress and shoes, coloured the rest of her with copics and added a tiny touch of stickles to her wings. This is the first time I've paper pieced a digital image and I'm quite pleased with the finished effect (think the lovely clean lines of the drawing helped here!).

also entering these challenges partytimetuesdays anything goes

papermakeupstamps anything goes

crazychallenge spots or stripes (this has both - does it count?)

whoopsiedaisy things with wings

victorine originals dots

nomatterwhichchallenges. die cuts or punches (the lettering!)

2sisters things with wings (+glitter -just a tiny bit!!)

pattiescreations anything goes

craftingforallseasons. things with wings

divasbydesign fairies and fantasy

fabnfunky starts with f

flutterbywednesdays fairy

Well that's all from me until I get home - back to reality - holidays are great while they last but WHY does the time pass so quickly???

Chris

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First the good news....

... and very exciting news it is! - I have been chosen to join the design team at southerngirls, an amazing New Zealand based challenge blog! It's really fun , with something for everyone, so if you haven't already discovered it check it out now! I am really looking forward to it, can't wait to start - my very first DT!

On another level, life has been a bit difficult lately (work related, not going to whinge about it here!) haven't been able to concentrate on anything much, so very little crafting has been done. However, I have made a couple of CAS cards based on this week's Less is More challenge-foliage.They're not quite what I envisioned when I started, but at least making them made me feel a bit better! I got nice and inky which is always good!
Wishing you all a very pleasant evening
Chris
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PS -Have linked both cards to challenge as totally messed up the first link (brain just not fully functioning....!)

old favourite

For this week's Less is More challenge I decided to use this gorgeous flower stamp, a real old favourite of mine. When I first bought it I used it loads, but it has been left, sad and neglected for ages! Just stamped it on pink cardstock, cut it out, shaped it slightly and mounted it onto brown card. used glossy accents to stick tiny seed beads to the centre of the flower - there are now lots of tiny seed beads decorating the floor.....stamped and embossed the sentiment and that's about it!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Chris
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