21st birthday wishes

Good afternoon folks

Yes I know I have been neglecting my little blog recently but I promise to try harder to post more regularly from now on.

February is a busy month for male birthdays and this year is 21st birthday year so please forgive the number of 21st birthday posts from now on.

Here is the first of many - 

For this card I have used - 

• white linen card, matt black card, blue glitter card and blue matt mirri card (all from Crafter's Companion)
• Sara's signature collection Just for men - on your birthday embossing folder
• X-cut stars die set
• Tonic essential numbers - 1 and 2

I added a shadow to the numbers using the matt black card.

I used two of the stars dies to make star frames.

That's all from me to day.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

60th birthday wishes

Hello

Sorry it has been a while....... Work has been getting in the way of my crafting recently but as it is the start of half term I am determind to get into my crafty haven.

I have made the occassional card but haven't always photographed them so I have also had very little to post. The good news is I have photographed my more recent makes so I at least have something to post now.

Today's card is one I made to celebrate a 60th birthday - 

For this card I have used - 

Background

• Sheena's stamping card
• AALL and create stencil - totally dotty
• AALL and create stamps - lacy graffiti
• distress inks - pine needles, cracked pistachio and twisted citron
• Spectrum Noir midas ink - bronze

Rest of the card - 

• Tonic  essential numbers dies
• distress inks (as above)
• Spectrum Noir midas ink - bronze
• matt black card
• Honey Bee stamps - happy stamp
• Gemini Happy Birthday stamp and die set
• Sentimentally Yours - classic birthday verse stamp set (for inside the card)

That's all from me today. If you are in the UK stay safe from storm Dennis.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Special bird

Good afternoon 

And a very happy new year to you all. May 2020 be all you could wish for. 

Today I am sharing a card I actually made last year (not done any crafting so far this year!) but didn't post for some reason.

I have used Woodware's special bird stamp which I coloured with my Triblend markers - 

• bird - bright pink blend, pale pink blend and citrus blend
• flower - citrus blend and light green blend
• grass - light green blend
• sky - ice blue blend

I have also used - 

• baby pink and fuschia centura pearl
• delicate petals embossing folder from Sara's signature collection - English country garden
• sentiment from Woodware's daisy bird stamp set
• ribbon and gems from my stash

That's all from me today, hope you enjoy what remains of your Sunday.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

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