Golden wedding celebrations

 Good morning folks

Today in the UK is a bank holiday and the weather men have promised sunshine so I am going to take my crafting into the garden.

Here is today's card - 

This was a commission and the recipient was very pleased with it.

For this card I have used - 

• Chloe's Creative Card's white pearl card, white pearl paper and gold glitter card
• white centura pearl (for the card base)
• champagne shimmer Sparkelicious glitter
• Chloe's Creative Cards fancy floral embossing folder
• Chloe's Creative Cards basic squares die set and fancy rectangles die set
• Chloe's Creative Cards geometric heart die set
• Chloe's Creative Cards Christmas roses and spring foliage stamp set
• Chloe's Creative Cards sentiment border die set
• WOW embossing powders - opaque bright white, twinkling lights and metallic rich gold
• pearls
• Die'sire words of endearment set 1 

I love making this style of card. They take such a long time to make all the elements but the results are so worth the effort.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

You're a star

 Hello

Yes I am back....... 

Here is another simple card for you today - 

For this card I have used - 

• white stamping card
• brushed silver mirri
• Crafter's Companion's stars and celebrations stamp set
• Crafter's Companion's birthday swash sentiments stamp set
• Harmony quick dry inks - oasis, parakeet and lagoon
• Harmony midas ink - silver
• black gems
• black micron pen

Another simple card kept flat for posting.

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

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Let's party

 Good morning

Apologies for my silence over the last few weeks, work once again has taken over my time and I have been away from my craftroom. But it is half term so I will be spending lots of time with my crafty stash.

Here is today's card - 

For this card I have used - 

• matt black card
• gold mirri
• Crafter's Companion Let's party stamp
• Crafter's Companion birthday swash sentiments stamps
• Harmony quick dry inks - parakeet, honey pot, chinese red, smoked emerald, ocean blue, fuchsia and grasshopper

A simple card kept flat for posting.

Thanks for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Three for

 Good morning

A scheduled post from me today and I am sharing not one but three cards. 

They were all made using a lovely kit from Hunkydory called It's a cats life.

For these cards I have used - 

• It's a cat's life - Tortoise shell and Maine Coon card kit and insert from Hunkydory
• brushed gold mirri
• white centura pearl for the card bases
• Die'sire celebration words set 1 die set (for the sentiment)
• pearls from my stash

The first card is A5 and this card is 7x7.

And this card is 6x6.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Schmetterling

 Good morning

I hope this Monday morning finds you well. 

A quick card for you today featuring the statement butterfly from Crafter's Companion.

For this card I have used - 

• white stamping card
• fuchsia centura pearl for the card base
• brushed silver mirri
• Crafter's Companion butterflies in flight stamp set
• Harmony quick dry ink pads - fuchsia, parakeet and honey pot
• Crafter's Companion statement butterfly
• gems from my stash

I created the background by using second generation stamping of the butterflies in the stamp set. I cut the butterfly from fuchsia centura pearl, brushed silver mirri and white stamping card which I coloured with the parakeet ink.

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

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Another manly moment

 Good morning from a very wet and miserable Manchester.

A quick card to show you today. I have been having fun making different card folds and here is another one - 

This is a different take on a zed fold card and to make it I have used - 

• white centura pearl for the card base
• brushed gold mirri
• Hunkydory's manly moments Adorable Scorable card block
• Hunkydory's Little book of manly moments
• Die'sire celebration words set 1 and 2

I used several pages from the little book to decoupage the image.

That's all from me today. A trip to the post office and some housework to do today before I can get back into my craftroom.

Have a good day

Crafty hugs

Lesley

And now for something a little different

 Good morning folks

I have had this particular kit in my craft stash for a long time but have always been afraid to use it. I have watched countless You Tube videos and craft demonstrations but have always been afraid to just "have a go". However after a craftroom sort out I thought to myself that it was "use it or lose it" time so I decided to jump in and have a go. This is the result ...... (it's a bit photo heavy)

I was quite pleased with the result although there are a few things I would change for next time, not use embossing powder around the edge for one, and I think I would do another one in the future.

Here is what I used for my plaque - 

• That's Crafty surfaces - MDF round with inchies, twinchies and dominoes
• That's Crafty small elements stamp set number 4
• That's Crafty surfaces - Craftyboard - bees and keys and lace borders
• Provencal peony stamp from Sara's Signature collection - Parisian collection
• Sara's Signature collection - Shabby chic - paper pad
• PaterArtsy fresco finish chalk paints - pixie dust and blue bayou
• Pebeo empire gold gilding wax
• Wow rich gold metallic embossing powder

I used some of the inchies, twinchies and dominoes as single layer embellishments and others as double or even triple layers.

I used the gilding wax to add colour to the MDF embellishments.

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

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Wedding anniversary gnomes

 Hello

It is another Bank holiday here in the UK but the weather forecast is not good so I am indoors doing household chores and then some crafting. The rain is much needed as we haven't seen the usual rainfall for April and my garden is looking very parched so I shouldn't complain too much.

I have spent a lot of time crafting over the past few months but have been unable to show you the results for various reasons but now I can start to post what I have been doing - 

The image is Gnome together from Polkadoodles which I have coloured with my Spectrum Noir pens and Triblend pens - 

• girl gnome - FS blend, FS2, PP blend, GT blend, CR blend and GB shades
• boy gnome - FS blend, BG shades, GT blend, CR blend and IG blend
• flowers - DG blend, CR blend and GT blend
• ladybug - CR blend, BG shades and BG blend
• ground - IG blend and IG1
• sky - IB blend 

I have also used - 

• white centura pearl for the card base
• hearts and happiness paper pad from First Edition
• silver centura pearl
• Chloe's Creative cards 8x8 square dies
• Woodware happy anniversary stamp
• pearls from my stash

Thank you so much for stopping by today, have a good Bank holiday.

Crafty hugs

Lesley