Game on

Hello folks

Back to work for me today. Oh boy did that week go fast although I did achieve quite a lot especially in my craft room. All my March birthdays and occasions cards are complete so now I can concentrate on my Easter cards.

This is a card I made for a teenage boy - 

I have used - 

• white linen card
• Sara's signature collection - Just for men brights collection paper pad
• Tonic layering circles and scalloped circles die set
• scraps of matt black card, silver mirriboard and core'dinations
• Sara's signature collection - Just for men Happy Birthday die
• Die-namics game on die

Enjoy your day today, whatever you may be doing.
Thank you for stopping by.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Final 18th birthday wishes

Good morning

Sunday already and the last day of my weeks holiday. It has gone extremely quickly but I have done very little and feel refreshed and ready for the next half term. 

Today's card is one I made for my children to send to their brother - 

I have used - 

• white linen card
• Sara's signature collection - Just for men brights collection paper pad
• Die'sire Edgeables back of the net die set
• Tonic chevron number 1 and striped number 8
• Sara's signature collection - Just for men Happy birthday die

A really simple card which looks really effective.

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

More 18th birthday celebrations

Hello everyone 

This is the card I made for my son's 18th birthday - 

As you know I struggle with cards for men and especially teenage boys so I took inspiration from Pinterest and Splitcoaststampers. 

I used - 

• black, white and grey core'dinations
• black glitter card
• Crafter's Companion chevron embossing folder
• Sara's signature collection - Just for men pop dotty embossing folder
• Sheena's Timetraveller perfect partners geared up dies
• Tonic chevron number 1 and striped number 8

I used the outer die from both number dies to cut the numbers.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge - 
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk - week 404 - metal and/or charms

Thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

18th birthday wishes

Good morning

Well I hope you all survived storm Doris without much damage. We were remarkably unscathed, thank goodness although I did have a near miss with a men at work sign!

Today is my son's 18th birthday and he shares it with two of his friends. These are the cards I made for them -

I have used

• Woodware 18th birthday stamp
• Sara's signature collection - Just for men paper pads
• gold and silver mirricard
• Neenah crest card - white and desert storm
• gold and silver embossing powder
• Tonic layering circles and scalloped circles die sets
• Die'sire congratulations die

That's all from me today, I am off to wake the birthday boy now and I will see you all soon.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Paper flowers

Good morning folks

Wednesday already...... my week off is flying by. I have been busy in my craft room preparing all my cards I need for March and today I am off to visit my eldest son in Preston and will take in a little crafty spending too!!

This is a recent card made with Tattered Lace's decorative trifold card die set (it looks wonky on the photo but it isn't in real life).

I also used - 

• pink and platinium centura pearl
• First Edition's Paper flowers paper pad
• Tattered Lace blooms die set
• Tattered Lace Happy Birthday with embellishments die
• Tattered Lace pearl flourish 7
• gems and ribbon from my stash

A little photo heavy from now on.......

Well that's all from me today, I hope you all have a good day.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Exquisite florals

Hello folks

My final samples for the Colourista Dark launch for me to share with you today. These were both made using Colourista Dark Premium pencil pad - Exquisite Florals.

Firstly a picture - 

• Colourista Dark Premium pencil pad - Exquisite Florals
• Spectrum Noir Metallic pencils - green, blue, light blue, silver and nickel
• scraps of matt black card and platinium centura pearl
• Sara's signature collection - floral delight pretty petals die set
• Sara's signature collection - Butterfly lullaby fancy flourishes die set
• dazzler from my stash

And finally a MDF heart hanger

For this heart I used

• Colourista Dark Premium pencil pad - Exquisite Florals
• Spectrum Noir Metallic pencils - purple, violet, yellow, green, rose gold, blue and pink
• MDF heart
• black gesso
• Sara's signature collection - Love and romance - I love you die
• ribbon and pearl from my stash

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Turning to teens

Good morning folks

Today sees the start of my half term holidays and I am hoping to get some crafty me time this week. My son is celebrating his 18th birthday at the end of the week too and my garden is in need of some TLC so it is promising to be a busy week. Lets hope I can fit it all in.

Today's card is one I made for my god-daughter's 13th birthday. She isn't a girly girl so I am hoping that this hit the right tone, pretty (not too pretty) and a little grown up - 

I used my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens to colour the whole card and I was very pleased with the results.

I used - 

• Sheena's stamping card
• Neenah white stamping card
• matt black card
• blue core'dinations
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens - inspired violet, aquarmarine, amethyst, starry sky, crystal clear and onyx black
• Sheena's perfect partners dragonfly dance stamp and die set
• Tonic Chevron number 1 and spotted number 3 dies
• pearl swirl from Creative Expressions
• sentiment from Crafter's Companion Inspirations magazine

I created the background using the Sparkle pens which I scribbled onto a glass mat, spritzed with water and blotted with a piece of Sheena's stamping card.

I coloured the numbers in a similar way to the background but added onyx black to the edges and then blended with the crystal clear pen.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge -
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk - week 403 - anything goes.html
http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk - animal magic

Thank you for stopping by today. Enjoy your day.

Crafty hugs

Lesley