Butterfly Challenge - Z is for zero and/or zuchini

Hi everyone, hope you are all well.  I have to get my skates on to enter Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge as there are only hours to go!  Here is my card, I have gone for zuchini (hues of yellow and green).

The stamp is a Claritystamp, carnations.  I decided to try a watercolour background starting from two shades of yellow, and going through to three shades of green, using my SU markers.  The carnations are also watercoloured.  I am not great at this, and I forget that the painting can be quite loose, but my inner tidy self says I must colour within the lines. :-)  The next photo shows the background  better I think.

I cut the butterflies from a scrap of the background.  Must dash and link up now.  See you soon.
Lynn x

Field of flowers

Hello, and happy Wednesday.  I have to remind myself of what day it is, it feels like a Monday as it is my first day back at work.  Here is my card which I will take into Di's Snippets playground as the small white pieces with the artwork on and the black card are scraps.  I think this is the last of my black card 😒.

The flowers and butterflies are from the SU stamp set 'Field of flowers'.  I needed some inspiration so I went to my pinterest board for this layout.http://craft-e-place.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/two-cards-one-stamp-set.html

Thanks for dropping by. Lynn x

Petals and Posies

Hello there, I do hope that you have all had a reasonable first day of January 2017.  Mine has been spent with family, and we had a lovely Sunday lunch.

I have a few birthdays in January, so I thought I would crack on with my makes.  Here is my card:

This uses the Petals and Posies from SU, and the current Freshly Made Sketches was my starting point

Thanks for looking. Lynn x

Happy New Year - 2017

Hi there everyone, it a long time since I posted, and I do apologise.  Sometimes life gets in the way of crafting!  I have done a few new year cards to send to friends and family I do not see regularly, and this is my design:

My little good luck charm has made an appearance.  A gift from a friend from when she went abroad on holiday.  My card features the new SU design papers 'posies and petals'.

I do hope that 2017 brings you all peace and contentment, and that a little sprinkling of hope and determination will see you through the uphill struggles that life invariably throws at us.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Gold and Copper card for Snippets Playground 252

Hi there, my card today is a masculine card, one of many I have to make over the next few days.  Why is it that when I need to make a masculine card my mojo goes AWOL!  For this card I used the current FMS sketch

 

and my last snippet of SU Blackberry Bliss cardstock for the A6 base and the strips. I heat embossed in gold and copper and used gold and copper shiny card for the mats.

I shall enter my card into Di's Snippet Challenge and find out what everyone is doing in the playground. Thanks for dropping by.

Lynn x

Butterfly Challenge 63 and Snippets Playground 249

Hello there, I hope you have enjoyed your Sunday.  I am relaxing now and watching 'Victoria' on telly.  The butterfly challenge is to use wire and/or white on white.  Here is my card.

I have used the gorgeous butterfly die I won from Mrs. A.  I thought this was just right for wrapping wire around the body.  Now, this card did start off as a white on white, but as I used up snippets the whites were all different shades - amazing eh!  So, I decided to get out my ink brushes and distress inks and put a bit of colour into it.  This card will  also head for Di's Snippets Playground.  Thanks for stopping  by.
Lynn x

Snippets playground wk 245 and NBUS #7

Happy Sunday folks.  My card today is for Di's Snippets playground and I have used a baby groovi plate never before used so I have entered into Darnell's NBUS (never before used schtuff).

The snippets were the gold and green layers, and the half a doily I had left over, and the tags.  The baby groovi plate is from the Claritystamp Groovi Club.  I used my Stampin Up markers to colour on the back of the parchment.  I have not yet perfected the art of snipping out with the parching scissors, so I used my trusty cutter to trim up the artwork.  Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Lynn x

Butterfly Challenge 61 - Kraft and kaleidoscope

Hi there, it has been a glorious day here today - I have managed to paint a shed!  Time to relax now.  Here is my card for Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge, to use a range of colours and/or kraft card.

Here I have used Create and Craft topsy turvy cardstock to form the base and panel.  Kraft card to mat, and  a range of mini distress pads to stamp my hexagons, and I managed to use up scraps to match up the ink.  I used a scrap of white card and made a rainbow effect with the inks and then diecut my butterfly.  You can't see here, but I have overlayed the butterfly with a sparkle pen.  Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Butterfly challenge No. 60 + Snippets playground #242

Hello there, I have a fancy fold card today for Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge, which is V for vase and/or vanilla.
I saw a Z fold card on Di's Snippets Playground from Meena.  She has kindly done a tutorial on her blog which you can find HERE - thank you very much Meena.  She gives such clear pics and instructions that I found it super easy!  Here is my card

I have used SU Flourish Thinlets dies and stamps, and Clearly Besotted mason jar stamp. The cardstock is SU Very Vanilla and Soft Suede.  I hope you pop over to Meena's blog, leave her some love,  and give this style of card a try - the possibilities are endless!
Lynn x

Edit: I used some snippets on this card, the cream band going along the bottom - Di kindly gave me a nudge, so I will bounce this card along to the Snippets Playground.  See you there. 

CD Sunday Challenge - Shape it up

Hello there.  A drizzly Saturday morning here, but I hope the sun shines through later.  The flowers could do with a drop of rain water.

For the CD Sunday Challenge Margaret has chosen the challenge of using shaped cards. Now that is a challenge for me!  Here is my card

Obviously this challenge calls for some elements from a CD to be used.  I have used papers and topper from the Crafter's Companion Nordic Christmas collection, from the Crafter's Inspiration magazine CD issue 8.  I have tried to do stepper cards before, but for some reason they never turn out so they stand up straight!  This took 3 goes, but what helped was the video by Sara Davies on her Ulti-cards and Boxes Video Project DVD - this came with the issue 9 magazine.  I quite like this one, and there will be more to come.  My first christmas card of the year!!  Have fun with the challenge.
Lynn x

Snippets Playground 241

Hi all, here is a card which uses up some white and pink card and so a visit to Di's Snippets Playground is in order.

I have had this stamp from Crafters' Companion for simply ages, but not had a need to ink it up until now.  Can't wait to cuddle a new babe due in September.  See you soon, Lynn x

Butterfly Challenge - Punches and/or pink

Hi there, back at last - the pace seems to be slowing down and the 'jobs to do' list getting a little bit shorter.  I am entering my card for Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge and I have done pink and punch.

I have used this little lady several times, but I have never heat embossed, so here she is embossed in tonic nuvo white.  The punch is a corner punch by Stampin' Up, and I have used it to add detail to the mat panel and the tag.  Oh, the flower is also a SU punch.  If you pop in to take a look, it is very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day.
Lynn x

CD Sunday Challenge - chosen by Sue

Hello there, I am just in time I think to enter the CD Sunday Challenge, and the theme is 'no image or photo' on your creation.  Here is my card:

Now, as it it a CD challenge, you must use something from a CD 'no matter how small'.  Here I have used the Crafters Companion Sara Signature Country Garden collection papers.  These were taken from the Crafter's Inspiration magazine issue 10 CD, along with the digi image, which I have resized to fit into my die cut.  The layers are Stampin Up card colours Rose Red and Daffodil Yellow, which seem to match well with the papers.  L ittle bit of sparkle on the digistamp, a few pearls and ribbon were used to finish off.

I shall also enter this card into the Freshly Made Sketches challenge, as I used the latest sketch, which you can find HERE.   Hope to catch you again soon.  Thanks for visiting.  Lynn x

Butterfly Challenge - #55

Hi there, such a scorcher this week that I have not been in my hothouse   craftroom, until today.  I made this card for Mrs. A's Butterfly challenge, which this time around is 'A for aperture and/or apricot.'

The cardstock is SU crisp cantaloupe, which is the nearest I had got to apricot.  I embossed a piece of vellum to go centrally down the cardbase.  The butterflies were punched out of parchment, and embossed using parts of baby groovi plates (Claritystamp).  Dies are Apple Blossom from Craftstash.

Thanks for visiting the blog, and have a lovely weekend. Lynn x

Snippets playground 232

Hello there, phew what a scorcher today has turned out to be!  I do hope you have managed to enjoy some sunshine where you are.  Di is on 'teacher training' this week so there is sure to be good behaviour (not) in the playground.   My make for this week is a Father's Day card.

I have used a snippet of green card behind the parchment to show it up  better.  I have used Claritystamp Groovi plates for this one.  This is my first attempt - it is by no means perfect, but you gotta start somewhere.  Here is a close up of the design.

My white work definitely needs working on, lol.  Have a good week. Lynn x

'Lets go Lilac' CD Sunday Challenge

Hello there, I am showing you my card for the latest CD Sunday Challenge which was chosen by Jocelyn, and the theme is 'Lets go Lilac'.  I do like lilac, but I had to search hard through my CD collection for what I really had in my mind.

Here I have used a topper from the Makey Bakey Mice Everyday CD by Crafters Companion, and the dark background and gingham papers are from the same CD.  The striped paper is from the Crafters Inspiration Magazine CD (4 Spring) from Crafters Companion, and this is within the Rachel Anne Miller collection.  Just in case you are wondering the butterfly, flourish and flowers diecuts are by Apple Blossom, and the hexagon dies are from the current Crafters Companion Inspiration  Magazine.

There are two new Design Team members, so if you visit the challenge site, please say hello to them.
Thank you for dropping by my blog. Lynn x

CD Sunday Challenge

Hello, I have my make for the CD Sunday Challenge, which the theme is 'Something beginning with B', and the challenge was chosen by Wynn.

My card was made with the elements from the Crafters Companion Inspirations magazine 10 CD, and these papers and topper and elements are all from the 'Sugar and Spice' collection.  As you can see my card features butterflies, blooms and bow.  The card companion was printed twice, and I die cut the topper from one to 3D the front.  Here is a peek at the inside which used up what was left from the die cut paper 

I received some happy news from Carol to say that I was one of the  winners in their birthday challenge, so a special prize is on its way - I love happy mail!  Thank you so much to Carol and the rest of the team.

Rina's sponging technique challenge and Snippets

Hello there everyone,  I hope you have enjoyed some sunshine today.  Here is my card for Rina's challenge

I have used distress inkpads to create my panel and tag, and I stamped the leaves and stems whilst the mask was still in place.  I decided to 3D the elements, and the stamping then added shadows to the leaves.  I  added a little bit of sparkle to the flowers, but the photo does not really pick it up.  I enjoyed the sponging technique.
As I used snippets of white card for the flowers and tag, I shall also be taking this card into the Snippets Playground.  Thanks for looking. Lynn x

CD Sunday Challenge - 'Songs from the Shows'

Hello there, goodness gracious we have just got through a very heavy thunder storm!  I wish I had left the car out now, the rain would have washed it, lol.  The CD Sunday Challenge has been chosen by Carol, and it is to choose something from a CD, which reminds you of a Song from the Shows.

I had to scratch my head on this one, and look through my very limited CD collection.  I came across some toppers from the 'Destinations'  CD from Crafters Companion, which was featured on the  Crafters Inspiration CD 9 (Spring edition).  Here is my card:

As you can see this features Paris, and I thought of the song 'April in Paris'.  Here is the info:

‘April in Paris’ – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

1930s jazz standard ‘April in Paris’ first became a hit thanks to a debut 1934 rendition by Freddy Martin, but it wasn’t until its timely revival in 1952 as the title hit for a Doris Day musical film that the song was properly welcomed into the jazz canon. 
 And you can listen to the recording here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCsNg6XB3dg&list=RDfCsNg6XB3dg

I noticed that my entry for 'All creatures great and small' was chosen as top 3 by Jocelyn - so thank you vey much!

Thanks for dropping by - Lynn x

Butterfly Challenge #53

Hello everyone, I do hope that you are enjoying your Bank Holiday.  I have just got back from taking the dog for  a bracing walk - so windy in the park!

On to my make for Mrs. A's Butterfly challenge, which is T for texture, teal and butterfly/ies.

I decided to use my new embossing folder and die for this one.  The emboss folder was in the Crafters Inspiration 10 magazine from Crafter's Companion.  It is a narrow die for the diamond press machine.  I just matched up the pattern and embossed along the panel. Some of the emboss got flattened, but I think that just adds to the texture.  The diecut panel is one from the Die-Cutting magazine.  I cut two panels and snipped out the corner die to make the four corner frame, and gave the butterfly a lift.  The little flower on the side is a Die-sire die.  Thanks for looking. Lynn x