Sleigh ride

Hello again

Last day of June already. Not long now until the school summer holidays - I do hope this weather lasts.

Today I am sharing some more of my Christmas card making

marathon - 

For these cards I have used - 

• Love Christmas - Festive sleigh ride card kit from Hunkydory (free with Cardmaking and Papercrafting magazine a long time ago)
• gold centura pearl
• white cetura pearl (for the card bases)
• gold gems

Once again I have kept the cards small - 6 by 6 inches.

That's all from me today. Enjoy your Sunday.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

It's CHRISTMAS!!!!

Good morning

Well the weathermen are promising the hottest weekend so far this summer so I thought I would cool it down a little with some Christmas craft. 

I have been busy all week making Christmas and am very proud to say this is the result - 

A very full box.

I was watching the new Hunkydory launch of their new Christmas collections deciding whether to buy it or not when I decided to check out what was in my Hunkydory boxes. So all my cards this year have been made using what I found in my stash. Yes I am polishing my halo.

I will be sharing them with you over the next few weeks. 

I'll start with this collection - 

For this collection I have used - 

• Hunkydory's Love Christmas - Spakling Poinsettias card kit (this came free with Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine many moons ago)
• gold mirri
• gold gems
• white centura pearl (for the card bases)

These cards are 4 inches square.

And these 2 are 6 inches square. I am trying to keep postal costs down too this year.

I am very proud to say I didn't have to buy anything to make these cards - that halo is now dazzling!

Thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Neve

Good morning folks

I have been busy with my festive crafting for the past couple of weeks and my Christmas finished card box is looking pleasingly full. Be prepared for Christmas overload in the coming weeks.

And it starts today - 

This is Neve from Whimsy Stamps which I have coloured with Copic pens and Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. I made a mistake with my post on 21th June 2019 and mixed up my stamp names. This is Neve and the stamp used on 21st June was called Eleanor - 

• skin - E50, E51, E21, E11 and R11
• hair - YR04, E09, E18 and V99
• clothes - B00, B91, B93, B97, C00, C1 and C3
• sky - moonstone and crystal clear Sparkle pens

I have also used - 

• white centura pearl
• Sara's signature collection - winter wonderland paper pad
• Sara's signature collection - winter wonderland glitter card
• silver brushed mirri
• Tattered Lace lacy days squares die set
• Sara's signature collection - contemporary Christmas snowflakes of joy die set
• dazzler from my stash
• bow from my stash

That's all from me today. Thank you for stopping by.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Another little friend

Good morning folks

Well summer seems to have disappeared again. Wet and windy here in the North West. Having major wardrobe issues with this changeable weather!!

Here is today's card - 

This is another stamp from the LOTV little firends stamp set which I have coloured with Spectrum Noir pens -

• rabbit - BG1, BG2, BG4, BG6, DP1, DP2 and DP3
• flower and grass - DP2, DP3, AG1, AG3, MB1 and MB2
• sky - VB1

I have also used - 

• kraft card
• Sara's signature collection - vintage tea party paper pad
• MFT wonky stitched squares STAX die set
• MFT plentiful petals die set
• LOTV's everything's better sentiment stamp set
• antique linen distress ink
• dazzler from my stash

That's all from me today. Enjoy your day.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Peony Dreams

Hello folks

Well it looks as if summer has finally arrived in the UK - hooray long may it last.

Here is today's card - 

For this card I have used - 

• Hunkydory's Peony dreams - the greatest gift cards kit (members free gift)
• Hunkydory's Peony dreams inserts
• Hunkydory's Peony dreams Adorable Scorable
• silver mirri
• ribbon and gem from my stash
• white cetura pearl (for the card base)

That's all from me today folks. I am off to enjoy the sunshine.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

**** EDIT**** Eleanor

Good Friday morning folks

Another unseasonal card for you today. I am trying to build up my stash of Christmas cards so I am trying to make a least one per week. Hopefully I can keep this up and have enough in time for Christmas.

This is Eleanor from Whimsy Stamps which I have coloured with Copic pens - 

• skin - E50, E51, E21, E11 and R11
• hair - YR04, E09, E18, V99
• clothes - B00, B91, B93, B97, G21, G84, G99, C00, C1, C3 and C5
• sky - B000
• ground - C00, C1 and C3

(Apologies for the fuzziness of the photo.) 

I have also used - 

• white centura pearl
• Sara's signature collection - Winter Wonderland paper pad
• Sara's signature collection - Winter Wonderland glitter card
• silver brushed mirri card
• Tattered Lace's lacy days rectangles die set
• Sara's signature collection - contemporary Christmas snowflakes of joy die set
• ribbon and dazzler from my stash
• LOTV Christmas tags sentiment stamps

I cut the snowflakes from silver and blue glitter card and then layered them up.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Little mouse

Good morning

Today's card is one I made to add to my stash. I bought these stamps from LOTV recently and I am sad to say that this is the last rubber stamp launch from LOTV. They are still available in digi stamp form though, check out their website for more details (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LotvDigiShop).

I have used Little friends stamp set from LOTV which I have coloured with Copic pens - 

• mouse - C00, C1, C3, C5, R81, R83 and R85
• grass and flower - YG03, YG17, YG67, BG45, BG49 and BG57
• butterfly - BG45, BG57, Y17 and C5
• sky - B000

I have also used - 

• My Mind's eye Happier paper pad
• ivory centura pearl
• Tattered Lace torn edge hexagon die set
• LOTV sentiment tags
• tumbled glass distress ink
• ribbon and gems from my stash

That's all from me for today, enjoy your day.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Father's Day

Good morning folks

As it was Father's day yesterday I thought I would share the cards I made for my dad and my Father-in-law.

This is the one I made for my dad - 

For this card I have used -

• Happiness is ...... The open road deco large card kit from Hinkydory
• gold Adorable Scorable
• Happiness is ..... papers
• Happiness is ...... inserts
• Die'sire Father's day die 

My dad had a black Morris Minor when I was a baby and we have several photos of me and him with the car so when I saw this kit I knew it would be perfect for him.

And this is the one I made for my FIL - 

This is a really difficult card to photograph but hopefully you will get the idea.

For this card I have used - 

• Midnight butterflies - butterfly moments card kit from Hunkydory
• Midnight butterflies acetate
• Midnight butterflies inserts
• gold mirri card
• Gemini Father's day die

That's all from me today folks. thank you for stopping by.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Paris

Good morning folks

Today is Father's day in the UK so I am going to visit my dad. I will share the cards I made for him and my FIL later in the week. 

A little while ago I bought some stencils from Crafter's Companion and this is one of the cards I made using them - 

For this card I have used - 

• Sheena's stamping card
• ivory centura pearl
• purple centura pearl
• Postmark Paris 3D layering stencils from Crafter's Companion
• Postmaek Paris stamp set from Crafter's Companion
• Made in France stamp set from Crafter's Companion
• Harmony inks (water reactive) - pale fig, damson wine and crushed velvet
• antique linen distress ink
• diamond sparkle meduim from Imagination Crafts
• Gemini happy birthday die
• ribbon and pearls from my stash

That's all from me today, have a fun Sunday.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Snowman joy

Good morning folks

Well if this is the summer I think I need to rethink my idea of what the summer should be!!! Isn't it terrible? We have actually put the heating back on, in June! So I decided today to post something that fits the weather - 

The image is Snowman Joy from Whimsy Stamps. I did buy it last year but never stamped it (slapped wrist for me). I have coloured him with Spectrum Noir pens, Sparkle pens and Triblend pens -

• snowman - ice grey blend, C00 (Copic), BO3 and BO4
• hat - BG6, BG8, BG10, DR7, DG3, DG4, TN5, TN7 and TN8
• scarf - tan blend, TN5, TN6, TN7 and TN8
• trees - DG3 and DG4
• snow - ice grey blend and C00 (Copic)
• lantern - BG1, BG2, BG4, GB7 and GB10
• sky - peacock blue and crystal clear Sparkle pens

And because it is Christmas I added lots of glitter.

I also used - 

• Merry little Christmas papers from First Edition
• brushed gold mirri
• ivory centura pearl
• Gemini Christmas sentiments 2
• Sara's signature collection - contemporary Christmas snowflakes of joy die set
• gem from my stash

 The sentiment from Christmas sentiments 2 die set.

I used the different papers to create the snowflake.

That's all from me today. Have a good Friday.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Inky birthday wishes

Hello folks

Today's card is yet another birthday card made using some recent purchases - 

For this card I have used - 

• Spinning in circles stamp set and Words and whirls stamp set both from Mama Makes
• Neenah crest card 
• Matt black card
• distress inks - cracked pistachio, squeezed lemonade and peacock feathers
• lagoon Harmony ink
• Die'sire celebration word set 1
• Tim Holtz words
• Finese black ink

I created the background using an inky sponge which I 'pounced' onto the paper to create circles of ink. Then I stamped onto it using the lagoon and black ink.

To create this background I make the circles splodges as above and then second generation stamped the images again with the lagoon and black inks.

That's all from me today. Thank you for stopping by.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Birthday book

Good morning everyone

Today's card is one I made for my mother-in-law's birthday - 

For this card I have used - 

• storybook die set from Crafter's Companion
• Happy birthday die from Crafter's Companion
• Sara's Signature collection - sew lovely paper pad
• Sara's Signature collection - floral delight - pretty petals die set and leafy flourish die set
• scraps of green core-dinations
• CR3 Spectrum Noir pen
• ribbon and pearls from my stash

That's all from me today, enjoy your day.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Pink ink dragon

Good morning folks

On Friday it was my eldest son's birthday and this is the card I made for him. This is a very detailed post - so grab a cuppa and make yourself comfortable.

He is a big fan of Game of Thrones so when I saw this dragon stamp from Pink Ink designs I knew it would be perfect. The stamp is called Dragon from Pink Ink's mythical series. I stamped the image onto Sheena's stamping card and coloured it with pixie powders which I used as a watercolour paint. I also stamped the wing stamp onto velum and colour it in the same manner.

For this card I have used - 

• Dragon stamp - Mythical series from Pink Ink Designs
• Pixie powders - burnt orange, lava red, peacock green and rich gold. All from Creative Expressions
• Spectrum Noir's black onyx Sparkle pen
• Sheena's stamping card, watercolour card and velum all from Crafter's Companion
• matt black card (for the card base)
• brushed gold mirri
• black soot distress ink
• Tonic layering squares and circles die set 

To make the background I made a wash from the black onyx Sparkle pen onto watercolour card and while it was still wet I sprinkled on some pixie powders. Then I allowed it to dry.

To make the white background I sprinkled a wet piece of watercolour card with the pixie powders and then dried it with a heat tool which allowed me to make some of the areas 'run' and blend. I then cut out a circle of the card and stamped the swirls around the edge. Finally to finish I added some black soot distress ink to the outer edge.

Quite a detailed card but I am really pleased with the way it turned out.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Little cat

Good morning

Happy Saturday folks. 

Here is today's card - a CAS one that I made for my stash - 

For this card I have used - 

• MFT cool cat stamp set
• Copic pens - C1, C3, C5, R81 and R85
• black core'dinations
• Neenah Crest card

I made my own backing paper using the cat stamp and black ink.

The sentiment and paw print are from the stamp set.

A very simple but cute little card.

Thank you for stopping by.

Crafty hugs

Lesley