Last Christmas card of 2019

Good morning folks

The last day of 2019....... It's been an okay year - got my health, a roof over my head, food in my tummy, money in my pocket and all my family close by so I'll count those as excellent blessings. I know all over the world not everyone is as blessed.

Why does the end of the year make me feel so melancholy I wonder? Not my favourite celebration time at all. 

As it is the last day of the year I thought I would share my last Christmas card of 2019 too - 

This is one I made for my hubby and I have used a Polkadoodles stamp called Snow ho ho which I have coloured with Spectrum Noir Triblend and original pens - 

• hats and scarves - aqua blue blend and ice blue blend
• holly - citrus green blend, dull green blend and dark red blend
• snowmen - ice grey blend, pale pink blend, earth brown shade and ice grey shade
• sky - TB1 and TB4

I have also used - 

• white centura pearl
• Sara's signature collection - winter wonderland matt mirri card
• Sara's signature collection - winter wonderland paper pad
• metallic medley embossing powder - Stamps by Chloe
• tinsel silver embossing powder - Papermania
• tumbled glass distress ink
• Sara's signature collection - winter wonderland frosted tree die set
• gems from my stash

Well that's all from me today and for 2019. I hope you have a Happy New year however you spend it and I hope you all have lots of blessings to count too.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Feathers

Good morning

A scheduled post from me today. I will be visiting my dad this morning and then sorting out food for our NYE and NY day celebrations.

This is a card I made for my husband's birthday - 

For this card I have used - 

• Sheena's stamping card, matt balck card and rainbow mirri
• Distress Inks - black soot, salty ocean, seedless preserve, peacock feathers and hickory smoke
• Artistic Flair 101 range stencils - polka dot (51082), clock (51001) and chevrons (51057)
• Woodware's feathers stamp
• Versafine white pigment ink
• Die'sire essential circles die set

A close up of the background detail. I stamp the image twice and then cut out circles from it, inked them using the distress inks and then used foam pads to attached them to the card.

Thank you for stopping by today. I will be back tomorrow with my last Christmas card of 2019.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

SElfie Christmas

Hello and a very good morning to you

Well things never go according to plan do they. I ended up yesterday hospital visiting rather than crafting. My dad had to have a minor op on his back but it all went well and is on the mend now.

I have a festive card to share with you today - 

Not a great quality photo due to taking it in artificial light - apologies.

I stamped MFT Christmas sELFies onto white Neenah card and coloured the image with Copic pens - 

• R27, R46, R59, E51, E21, E11, R11, G21, G94, G99, E35, E57, E79, E09, E18, BG0000, B000, B00

For this card I also used - 

• MFT polaroid shaker frame
• BoBunny elf magic collection paper pad
• white, Christmas red and green centura pearl
• MFT Blueprint 27 die set

Thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Game on

Good afternoon folks

I hope you all had a good Christmas however you chose to celebrate it. Santa was very generous once again and I spent a very pleasant couple of hours yesterday spending my crafting vouchers that my children gave me. 

Today's card was made for my son's birthday but I didn't get around to posting it.

For this card I have used - 

• Sheena's stamping card, matt black card and brushed silver mirri
• distress inks - fired brick, spiced marmalade, squeezed lemonade and black soot
• Versacolour white pigment ink
• Artist flair A4 stencil 297 (spots)
• MFT level up stamp set
• MFT game controller die set
• MFT cross stitched rectangle STAX

A close up of the game controller die cut and sentiment.

I created the background using the distress inks, pigment ink and the stencil.

That's all from me today. I am hopefully going to be spending some time in my craftroom playing with my new purchases.

Enjoy your day.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas folks

Wishing you all the very best for the holiday season. Hope it all you wish for.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Birthday wishes

Hello folks

Well I made it to the end of term. This week we have held three Christmas concerts, had Christmas dinner, Christmas jumper day and a panto - phew that was a week and a half. And now relax........... I have actually done all of my Christmas present shopping and most of the food shopping so all that is left is to wrap the presents. I am planning to have a relaxing day completing a memory book and watching old movies (currently watching The Goonies)

Something non Christmassy for you today. This is a card for my sister so I went all out with Chloe's lovely products.

This is my version of a card featured in Chloe's Creative cards card making box number 5 and I have used - 

• spring luxury papers - papers by Chloe
• Chloe's card making box number 5 stamps
• Chloe's fire opal glitter
• white centura pearl
• velum 
• Cosmic Shimmer true white embossing powder
• birthday wishes die from Crafter's Companion's 2019 advent calender
• gems from my stash

That's all from me today; back to the Goonies.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

21st birthday celebrations

Good morning folks

Christmas preparations are well underway at work which is making me feel a little more festive. We are in the middle of Christmas concert rehearsals and Christmas crafting which is great fun, and the children are very excited.

Today I am taking a break from Christmas and am sharing a 21st birthday card - 

For this card I have used - 

• Chloe's creative cards card making box number 5 - stamp set and papers
• Woodware's 21st birthday stamp
• white and turquoise centura pearl
• Die'sire essential circles and scalloped circles
• Chloe's creative cards unicorn sparkle glitter
• Spectrum Noir Illustrators - LG4, LV3 and MG1
• gems from my stash

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

Crafty hugs

Lesley

15th birthday

Good morning folks

Today is my first day back at work after my illness. I am hoping for a quiet day but somehow I think not. Ah well only 2 weeks until the Christmas break!!!! Don't panic, don't panic.......

This is a birthday card for one of those tricky teenagers - 

For this card I have used - 

• Sheena's stamping card
• matt balck card
• silver mirri
• Harmony inks (Spectrum Noir) - ocean blue and midnight
• black soot distress ink
• Spectrum Noir Midas ink - silver
• Versacolour white pigment ink
• Hunkydory's For the love of stamps - starry skies
• Mama makes sentiment stamps
• 13arts horoscope stencil
• Tonic essential numbers dies

I built up the background using the inks, stencil and stamps. 

Thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Pink Flamingoes

Good morning folks

It's been a while hasn't it. Work has been very busy but I have also been struck down with flu so crafting and blogging has gone by the wayside. 

I am now feeling much better so I am back to blogging. The cards I'll be sharing for the next few posts will be things I created a while ago. 

For this card I have used - 

• fabulous flamingo stamp and die from Crafter's Companion
• Sheena's stamping card
• matt black card
• hot pink glitter card
• Harmony quick drying ink (Spectrum Noir) - pink tulip, fuchsia and plum jam
• Versafine black ink
• Gemini stitched edge oval 2
• ribbon and gems from my stash

The background was made using the flower stamp from the flamingo stamp set and the Harmony inks.

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

Crafty hugs

Lesley