Thank you

Good morning

Well isn't the weather miserable? We were on a school trip yesterday to the zoo and it never stopped raining, all the animals were hiding in their homes. You really couldn't blame them. And so it continues today - will it ever stop I wonder.

As it is January I have been busy making Thank you cards and here is one of them - 

I have used - 

• matt black card, fuschia centura pearl and watercolour card
• candy pink and rich gold pixie powders
• Express yourself sentiments stamp set from Inkadinkado

A simple card which is easy to batch make.

That's all from me today. I hope you are able to stay dry.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

So sorry.......

Good morning folks

One of those cards that we never like to make but are an unfortunate fact of life - 

I always struggle with this type of card so sort inspiration on Pinterest and this card is the result of an amalgamation of several cards I found on the site.

I have used - 

• black and platinium centura pearl
• scraps of black, white and grey centura pearl
• Tattered Lace feather die (sorry don't know the exact name)
• Recollections stamp set for the sentiment
• pearls from my stash

The sentiment stamp set I found in a craft store when I was in America last year.

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

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Birthday wishes

Good morning folks

My second day back and work and it already feels like we have never been away. Never mind not long until half term ha, ha. I wish my life away sometimes.

Today's card is one I made last year for my husband but never got around to posting it (I have a lot of cards like that from last year. Took so long to make them I never had the time to blog them)

The picture quality is dreadful, I do apologise but it was taken at night hence the graininess.

I have used - 

• black onyx and starry sky Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens to create the background. I faux bleached the moon and then added crystal clear Sparkle pen.
• Sheena's A little bit sketchy - looking up stamp set (for the trees)
• Hunkydory For the love of stamps - starry skies stamp set (for the constellations)
• Sheena's stamping card
• matt black card
• platinium centura pearl

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

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Use three

Good afternoon folks and a very Happy New Year to you all.

I hope 2018 is everything you could wish for and more.

I haven't started the new year very well, I am late for my DT make for the latest Alphabet Challenge. (Knuckles well and truly rapped). This fortnight we have reached the letter U and Julie has chosen the challenge....

U is for use three

So that can mean three of anything and here is my card for the challenge - 

I have gone a little overboard on the three part. I have used 3 dies, 3 flowers and 3 gems.

I have used - 

• black, ivory and blue centura pearl card
• Die'sire create-a-card What a hoot die
• Die'sire create-a-card Thank you die
• Die-namics plentiful petals die
• gems from my stash

Die number 1 - What a hoot

Die number 2 - Thank you

Die number 3 - plentiful petals

I do hope you are able to join in the fun this fortnight. If you click here it will take you to our blog where you can see what my fellow teamies created for the challenge.

That's all from me today folks. Off to prepare myself for the new working week.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Festive greetings

Merry Christmas everyone

I have been MIA for quite a while but I promise in 2018 I will be back crafting and posting.

May I take this opportunity to wish a very

Merry Christmas

to those who celebrate this holiday.

See you in 2018

Now off to tackle that turkey

Crafty hugs 

Lesley

May the force...........

Hello folks

Another birthday card for you today. Yes I have made some Christmas cards but haven't yet got round to photographing them.

This is a card I made for my children to give their dad - 

He is a huge Star Wars fan so when I saw this stamp I just had to buy it. The stamp is Edwin with laser sword from Magnolia which I coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and pencils, Sparkle pens and Illustrator pens - 

• skin - FS2, FS4, FS9, CR2, 089 and 009
• hair - TN7, TN8, EB8 and 103
• clothes - EB1, EB2, EB3, EB5, sand, 086 and 103
• sky - IB1
• ground - BG1, BG3 and 117
• sword - IG6, IG8, IG10, aquamarine Sparkle pen and 119

I also used - 

• brown core'dinations
• Sara's signature collection Just for men paper pad
• Sara's signature collection Just for men Happy birthday die and male sentiment dies
• hessian
• antique linen distress ink

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

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Girlie arch

Good evening

Well it has been a while hasn't it? I do not know where the time is going at the moment; the days are racing by and the big C will be here before we know. Are you ready yet? I'm not...... Not a present bought, a card written or a pie minced. I really need to get a wriggle on.

Today's card is one I made for my god-daughter - 

I have used Jasmine selfie stamp from LOTV which I coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and pencils -

• skin - FS4, FS9, TN2, CR2, 089 and 009
• hair - EB5, EB7, GB8, GB10 and 103
• clothes - BT1, BT2, BT3, BGR1, BGR2, AP1, AP2, AP3, DG1, 043, 063 and 093
• boots and phone - IG8, IG9, IG10 and 120
• sky - IB1
• ground - BG1 and BG3

I have also used - 

• Sheena's stamping card (for the card base)
• Chalkboard paper pad from Craftwork cards
• Tattered Lace 3D arch die set
• Tattered Lace love is in the air sentiments die set
• tumbled glass distress ink
• matt black card

I am going to enter this card into the Lili of the Valley Facebbok challenge for December which is 'anything goes'.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley