Butterfly Challenge 26 - Patterned paper and butterflies

I am just about in time for Mrs, A's Butterfly Challenge, and I really wanted to use my new butterfly dies from SU.

Aren't they gorgeous?

I have used the paper players sketch for inspiration.  The patterned papers I have used are from Pink Petticoat new collection, Floraline Linen.  As I have used a snippet of silver mirror board, I shall scoot over to the Snippets Playground too.  See you all soon.  Happy Crafting. Lynn x

Mojo Monday 389

Hi everyone, it has been busy at my neck of the woods so I haven't posted for a few days.  Hope all is well with you all.  I have used the Mojo Monday sketch you see here as my starting point for my wonderful mum's birthday card

Here I have used pattern papers from Pink Petticoat, along with the new Mums Sentiments.  The flowers are SU Secret garden. Thanks for looking.
Lynn xx

Hexagons and butterflies challenge 25 - Take two

Hello, on this beautiful sunny day!  I have another card for Mrs.A's Butterfly Challenge:

For this one, I embossed my garden green cardstock with the hexagon folder, and I die cut a template to sponge a background in Pear Pizazz and Wild Honey.  Stamped on a Penny Black stamp, and used various die cuts - job done! I do like the green and honey tones on this one.
As I have used snippets of card stock for the embellishments, I shall pop over to the playground with this one.  Hope the guard dog doesn't get hold of it and rip it up! :-) Thanks for looking. See you soon.
Lynn x

Butterflies and Hexagons challenge 25

Hi there.  After missing the last butterfly challenge I thought I would be early this time around.  So Mrs. A has chosen hexagons together with the butterflies.  I thought I would try a new technique this time (new to me anyway).

I used my emboss folder to make this watercolour effect background.  I inked up the emboss folder on the side where the name appears with TH distress inks broken china and bundled sage.  Spritzed the folder with water and laid the watercolour paper on top and pressed the ink into the paper.  Left it to dry naturally.  The stamps are from SU and Clearly Besotted.  Added a few pearls and some glitter glue.  I am quite pleased with the background and will use this technique again.  Thanks for looking.
Lynn xx

Butterfly Challenge 24 - Butterflies and ribbon

How long can it take to make a card?!!  This little darling (A6) took 2 hours and several attempts! But, I would not give in - and it took a massive clear up of the craft room afterwards. ;-0

This is for Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge, and I am just in time I think.  The papers are new from Pink Petticoat called Floralie, which is still on offer at an introductory price at the moment.  My photography does not do them justice though, as the green on the papers should be a delicate limhttp://www.pinkpetticoat.co.uk/index.phpe green.  Must stop rambling now and get linked up.  See you soon. (p.s. Hubby is at home and feeling much better.  Thank you to those who have asked about him, much appreciated.)
(Edit - Darn it, missed the link!  Sorry Mrs. A.)
Best wishes to you all
Lynn x

Beauties

Hello everyone, I really enjoyed paper piecing this card today.  This is a digi stamp from A Day for Daisies, their 'Beauties' collection - and she really is a Diva don't you think?!

Followed the Spectrum Noir tutorial from the SN website to colour the hair and skin, which helped tremendously.  The papers are from Pink Petticoat, ice-cream doodles, as is the sentiment.  The flowers are from the SU Petite Petals punch (much used), and used TH distress ink 'broken china' to go around the edges.  As I have used a snippet of black card for matting, and recycled the ribbon from a gift package, I shall be entering this card into the Snippet Playground.  I wonder what all the playground pals are up to? *shudder to think, lol*.

Happy Crafting.
Lynn x

A finished card - at last

Hello everyone, I have been making this card over a period of 3 days, just snatching bits of time.  Where does all the lost time go? - some magical Peter Pan place I suppose! *sigh*.  I promised a touch of watercolour, and here is my novice attempt.

This is little Bebunni, and I watercoloured with pencils, and layered up with nesties and vellum.  As I have used scraps of pink card, I shall be entering this into the Snippets Playground.  If I don't catch up with you this weekend (still hospital visiting, but hubby on the road to recovery), have a good one.

Lynn x

Hello

Hi folks, no card to show tonight.  Not much crafting done whilst dear Hubby is in hospital.  He had his Op to repair a heart valve on Thursday.  He is doing really well, although still in critical care until Saturday, but hopefully will be back on a post-op ward then.  Normal crafting will be resumed as soon as possible.  I have quite a few  birthdays coming up.  I have been having a go at watercolouring, so hopefully will be able to show you my results.

Take care out there, and happy crafting.
Lynn x

EDIT:  I have read through my post this morning, and, how rude of me, I forgot to say my 'thank yous'.  I would like to sincerely thank all of you great people who have wished us kind thoughts to help us get through this difficult period.  It is very much appreciated.

And Finally ....

Hello there, it has been a strange week for me, and not many posts.  I started to make my card for Mojo Monday and LIM challenges and another for Sunday Snippets on Wednesday.  Unfortunately I had to deal with the very sudden death of my little dog Pippa.  Needless to say I cried buckets of tears.
Later this week I heard that my hubby, who is waiting to have a heart valve repair, could go for his pre-op and that the operation is scheduled for next week - so preparations needed there.

However, things have settled down, and we have had a quiet weekend.  If you are still with me, here is my card.

The layout if from the Mojo Monday sketch, and the inchie squares, were for the LIM challenge 'little ones.  I shall enter this card into the Snippets playground for this week, as I have used snippets of ribbon,  and cream card for the inchies.

Have a good week everyone.  Take care.  Lynn x

Valentine + butterflies 21, and Snippets Playground 162

Hi there, I shall try and post this card before the internet goes down yet again! Over at Mrs. A's she would like to see butterflies, and any connection to valentines.  So here is my card:

The valentines connection is the 'Heart'felt sentiment.  All the stamps are the freebies from Clearly Besotted featured in the Simply Cards and Papercraft mag this month.  I cheated and pre-ordered the dies for the fuschia bud and leaves so that I would not have to fussy-cut. (Shame on me!)  I hope Mrs. A lets me get away with just the sentiment on this one for the challenge.

As I have used snippets for the diecuts, I shall be playing in the Snippets Playground again this week.  Some beautiful cards over on that blog, from Di and the challenge participants.

See you soon. 

Lynn x

Sweet 16 - FMS 171

This is a card which I need for the weekend, and I thought the FMS sketch this week would do the job.
Two happy accidents, I think, on this card :-)  I used my NBUS Sheena Douglas emboss folder to emboss the pink card.  It needed two passes, and as I was putting the card back in the folder, I dropped the folder and the card!  When I embossed - yep, you guessed it - I got it the wrong way round, so the top of the card is deboss, and the bottom emboss.  But, you know what, I think I like it.  And the second happy accident?
I stamped the sentiment in Blackberry Bliss onto a piece of card - then lost it!  Do you think I could find it - how does that happen?!  So I stamped again with a lighter purple ink, and I think it works better as it does not detract from the image.  I, found the first sentiment stuck to the bottom of the sewing machine when I went to put it away!

Anyway, if you are still with me after all that rambling, here is the card and sketch:

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Pinterest CASE day and Snippets Playground 161

I had been pondering a punchy title for my post, but I can only ever come up with boring ones - straight to the point! (lol).

My card today was inspired by my pinterest board pin

and Becky's link can be found HERE.  So thank you Becky for the inspiration, and here is my card:

This is a tall, skinny card, and I decided to add a Really Red mat.  The butterflies were dry embossed, inks used are Real Red, Tangelo Twist, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise and Gumball Green.  The spatter stamp was from the SU Grunge set.

As I have used snippets of card for the butterflies, this card is winging its way to Di's Snippets Playground.
(Thanks for showcasing my card Di, much appreciated).
Thank you for visiting.
Lynn x

Less is More - Week 208 - Sketch

Hello there, here is the sketch for LIM

and here is my card:

I received a freebie stamp set from Simply Cards and Papercraft on Saturday - by Clearly Besotted - and I just had to play with the rose and stem stamps straight away.  The heart and sentiment stamp are from Stampin' Up called Perfect Pennants.  The other freebie stamps are equally gorgeous, and I may have to use this fabulous sketch again.

I used Spectrum Noir pens to colour in: PP2, PP4, BP1, BP£, CG4, DG1, and the blender for highlights.  I am not that great with blending just yet, and had to have a few goes on scrap card before I got the colour tones I wanted.  Thanks for looking.  See you soon.

Lynn x

Less is More, and Fusion challenges

Hello there, hope you are all nice and warm in your craft pods because it is freezing out there tonight.
I am entering my card into two challenges today - Less is More (Week 207: Theme) which is about FRIENDSHIP, and Fusion Challenge -TWO HEARTS (and yes, i know, I only have one heart on my card ;-)  ).

Here is the Fusion inspiration:

The background colour inspired me to use SU Blue Lagoon for my circles, and I brayered the wood stamp in Soft Suede.  I have used the SU Petite Petals and punch, and the sentiment and heart is from a Whimsey stamp set.  Other colours are Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey.  See you soon, take care.
Lynn x
EDIT:  I shall also be entering this card into the CASology challenge - Week 130 Friend.

Snippets playground #160 and pinterest share

I have got quite a few pins on my pinterest board now - and I am thinking, 'what do I do with all of them?'
So I have decided that each week ( no particular day - because I am quite  a random-type person you know)  I would take a browse through and CASE a card.  So here is my first one

Here is my card which has been CASEd from this  beauty:

So my thanks goes to Stephanie, and you can find the link to her blog HERE.

As I have used up scraps of white card to stamp and punch out my flowers, and for the mat and sentiment, I shall be joining all the pals over at Di's Snippets Playground.  There have been some wonderful showcases this week.
Bye for now,
Lynn x

Getting organised!

Well, I haven't got a card to share with you today, but I thought I would show you the boxes I have made to store my dies and emboss folders, ready to put on my shelf once hubby has decided to make a start on the DIY.

Now these little darlings were made using the fabulous instructions and videos courtesy of Sam, over on her blog Pootles.  Just scroll down the archives.  Thanks very much Sam :-)
It is such a good way of using up those scraps of designer papers, ribbons and embellishments, and so I shall be skipping over to the playground again this week.  Catch up with you all soon.
Lynn x

N.B.U.S.

Here is my card that I wish to enter for several challenges:

Yes, I am again taking part in Darnell's wonderful using up our 'never before used schtuff'.  My  card features the Clearly Besotted tag outline stamp, and the sentiment stamp, which are my NBUS, oh, and the butterfly stamp.  I have used the dies before, but sometimes I get too idle to stamp!  This card will also be linked to the following challenges:

Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge #22 - Butterflies and brads

CASology - cue NBUS

Pixie's Snippets Playground - week 159

Deconstructed sketch No. 183

Hello there, today I have a card for 18th birthday - the sketch from Deconstructed Sketches:

This card base is SU chocolate chip, and daffodil delight. Flourish is a Marrianne die, and the flower is a Sizzix.  Stamps are SU Memorable moments.  Some lovely sketches on this website.

Lynn x

Freshly made sketches 168

I thought that the sketch at FMS this week was just the one for my Project Life cards.

And here is my card:

Because of the size of my mats, I felt that they suited a square card base, but all the elements are there. Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Butterfly challenge 21

I haven't been able to join in with this challenge for a long time, so I have thoroughly enjoyed making a card for this challenge.  This time it is "thank you with butterfly/flies".

I do apologise for all the background, but I could not figure out how to do it, as I uploaded a different way.  However, the card showcases some of the Project Life mats - my bargain buy which was in my previous post, some SU burlap ribbon and butterfly die cuts from Clearly Besotted.

Lynn x