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Thursday 17 December 2015

bling wreath


Doodlebug Sequins and Lawn Fawn Bows and Holly Stamp
Wednesday 16 December 2015

CFC-146 joy


Messing around with the snowflakes inspiration for CAS-ual Fridays 146. 

Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes
Lawn Fawn Scripty Joy
MFT Chevron Stripes
Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear sequins
Tuesday 15 December 2015

CFC-146 merry christmas


CAS-ual Friday's inspiration this week was snowflakes, nice and simple for this time of year.

I cut the Lawn Fawn stitched snowflakes from an acetate sheet and used it as a mask to ink on some old white ink, then I cut the wonderful 'Merry Christmas' from the Hero Arts from some glitter paper and decorated with a few Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear sequins.



Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes
Hero Arts Fancy Cut Christmas
Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear sequins
Thursday 30 July 2015

remember me


My gran would have loved this card, I always made things that were shiny and textured so she could make them out.

Lawn Fawn Blissful Botanicals
Hero Arts Hello Stamp & Cut
Lawn Fawn Stitched Squares
Copics

Wednesday 29 July 2015

rainbow balloons


Still inspired by the Lawnscaping 'rainbow' challenge.

Lawn Fawn Party Balloons
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Lawn Fawn  Stitched Scalloped Rectangles
Lawn Fawn Stuck on You
Mama Elephant Birthday Script

Tuesday 28 July 2015

birthday balloons


I'm going through old stash and trying to use it up... and I found some really old stickers from DCWV that I've attempted to make up with some of my newer stuff.

My Favourite Things Chevron Strips
Lawn Fawn Party Balloons
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear 4 & 6 mm

Monday 27 July 2015

the bling thing


I've had a go at this weeks Wednesday challenge from Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle and Shine.

Paper Smooches Congratulations die
Bling from stash

owl folk feel better


When I have a busy paper I like I just like to leave it well alone to shine... a little embellishment and a woodgrain stamp and another simple card kit for my mother.

Papermania Owl Folk
Hero Arts Woodgrain background
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Pretty Pink Posh Turquoise sequins 4 & 6 mm

Sunday 26 July 2015

5 colours


I've been back at the chevrons again, this time with the broad chevrons.

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Mama Elephant scripty happy
Mama Elephant scripty birthday
MFT Dienamics Chevron Strips
Doodlebug Sequins

Saturday 25 July 2015

owl folk birthday wishes


I think I've probably said before that I make card 'kits' for my mum who only has use of one arm. The kits have everything cut and prepared, all stamping is done and everything needed is included.

My mum gave me a pad of paper from the Papermania Owl Folk collection, so that I could make some cards to share with U3A (whose logo is an owl); instead I've been making kits for her to make up.

This is the first that I shall share.

Mama Elephant Femme Frames
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Mama Elephant scripty birthday
Lawn Fawn Belinda's Borders
Lawn Fawn Stuck on You

Friday 24 July 2015

think pink


Continuing my lessons with the MFT summer school, and this lesson was about using a monochrome family of colours. I dug out my MFT Beautiful Bows dies, and some old scraps of paper and instant new card :)

MFT Beautiful Bows
Hero Arts Hello stamp and cut
Mama Elephant Femme Frames
Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear sequins

red, and yellow, and pink, and green


Messing around, not much more to say...

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Borders
Lawn Fawn Year Five
Lawn Fawn Party Balloons
Mama Elephant happy die
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles
Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Thursday 23 July 2015

sparkle


Another go at the Sparkle & Shine challenge, and I'm happier with this one.. even if my balloons are a bit bright.


Mama Elephant Up & Away
Lawn Fawn Year 4
Mama Elephant Borderlines Trio
Lawn Fawn Scattered Showers
Lawn Fawn Stitched Journalling Card
Hero Arts hello stamp & cut
Copics

Lawnscaping 110 - rainbow chevrons


I've been messing around with my MFT chevrons again, in fact these chevrons are actually the waste between the two die sections :) It also nicely fits this weeks Lawnscaping challenge, which is to be inspired by a rainbow.



My Favourite Things Chevron Strips
Lawn Fawn Year Three
Lawn Fawn Winter Penguin
Lawn Fawn A Birdie Told Me
Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear in 4, 6 & 8 mm

Wednesday 22 July 2015

being complementary


I'm still playing along with the MFT summer school, and lesson 7 was about the use of complementary colours. I think this card would work well with any pair, but it needed the little bit of neutral on the card base, as white blue and orange all looked silly. BTW did you also spot my placement follows the rule of thirds?

MFT Dienamics- Chevron Strips
Lawn Fawn Scripty Hello
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

cas(e) myself


Cas(e)ing myself with another one of the stamps from the Stampin' Up Crazy for Cupcakes set.


Stampin' Up Crazy for Cupcakes
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Lawn Fawn Treat Yourself
Copics
Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear 4 & 6 mm


Tuesday 21 July 2015

cas(e) this sketch 132


Cas(e) this sketch 132 made me want to dig out an old Stampin' Up stamp set, and an old Hero Arts background stamp, sometimes its good to dig out old favourites.


Stampin' Up Crazy for Cupcakes
Hero Arts Envelope background
Lawn Fawn Treat Yourself
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Copics
Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear sequins, 4 & 6 mm

sparkle and shine challenge 10


The Sparkle and Shine Challenge this week was a  sketch challenge, and I've found it incredibly




Monday 20 July 2015

revisiting the theme and variations


I really quite liked my sunset skies cards, and since the inks were  still out on my desk I thought I'd try a variation... This time I tried to 'shade' with a grey as well as the black stamped image... I have my big star down by the word 'my' that was cover a splat from when I took the lid off my copics... secret fix :) and its a nice simple one layer card.

Lawn Fawn Admit One
Mama Elephant Borderlines Trio
Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Copics

This card was featured on Fawny Flickr Friday on 17th July 2015

Sunday 19 July 2015

merry


The challenge this week on Daring Cardmakers was 'Christmas in July', and so I am getting a head start on those christmas cards, go me! I don't know where this whole Christmas in July thing has come from but I even heard it out in the wild in town today... very strange.

Lawn Fawn Bows & Holly
Lawn Fawn Stitched Journalling Card
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

Saturday 18 July 2015

elemental


I have loads of little flash drives, all tiny, all identical, and each containing different things and so I wanted to find a way to identify each drive.

I love science, I really do, and all of my hard drives are named after elements, and I just thought mixing in the conical flask from Science of Love just worked so well with the Quinn's abcs on shrink plastic. A 3/16 hole punched with my crop-a-dile before shrinking with my heat gun and I was done.






Lawn Fawn Science of Love
Lawn Fawn Quinn's abcs

Friday 17 July 2015

is it a bird?


Playing along again with the July challenge from Mama elephant to have a colourful rainbow card and decided I would colour my superhero in a rainbow uniform :)

Mama Elephant Tiny Heroes
Mama Elephant Purrfect Pair
Mama Elephant Femme Frames
Lawn Fawn Scattered Showers
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear

Thursday 16 July 2015

cas(e) this sketch 131


I found this weeks sketch from cas(e) this sketch almost impossible to make into a card, ah well I had a go...


My Minds Eye Boy Crazy 6x6 pad
Lawn Fawn Hearts die
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles Die
Mama Elephant Femme Frames
Pretty Pink Posh Aquamarine 4 & 6 mm sequins

Edited to add: this was a CAS(E) this sketch honourable mention



theme & variations three


A year ago I made a wedding card for a pair of surfers, and now it is their wedding anniversary, so another surfy card was in order. More handout surfboards.

Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine
Mama Elephant Borderlines Trio

Wednesday 15 July 2015

mft summer school - rainbow bright


The My Favourite Things summer school was talking about colour today, specifically primary colours and colour wheels. So I've used my much loved chevron die and a few sequins to make a lovely rainbow.

MFT die-namics chevron strips die
Lawn Fawn year one
Doodlebug sequins

theme & variations two


Another effort at a sky, but this one is less perfect in my blending :( I was impressed with my up cycling of the sentiment from year five!

Lawn Fawn Blue Skies
Lawn Fawn Year Five

Tuesday 14 July 2015

theme & variations one


I've bought the 1" distress ink pads, and have been trying to use them, practicing my blending. I'm not great with using them yet, and I'm always surprised how much smoother the ink is after fully drying.

Anyway, this was my attempt at a sunset sky, I've tried a few after making a mask, I'll share them in the coming days.

Lawn Fawn Home Sweet Home
Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings

Monday 13 July 2015

Weeeeeee!!!!!


I think the Lawn Fawn Cruising Through Life bike is sooo much fun and I was really excited to see a matching die for it in the latest release. I feel I'll use it so much more now I can easily cut it out :)

Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders
Lawn Fawn Cruising Through Life
Lawn Fawn Scattered Showers
Lawn Fawn Year Three
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Mama Elelphant Femme Frames

Sunday 12 July 2015

a-chev-ron-ron-ron, a-chev-ron-ron


New toys, I'm late to the chevron party, but there is some great inspiration out there...

My Favorite Things Die-Namics Chevron Strips
Mama Elephant Femme Frames
Lawn Fawn Scripty Hello
wPlus9 Strictly Sentiments

Saturday 11 July 2015

birthday tweeting


The challenge this month at Make the Day Special is to use a christmas stamp set for a non christmas set. I've discovered I have very few christmas sets, but one set I do have is Winter Sparrows from Lawn Fawn.

I've taken the bird with the ear muffs, and turned them into ear phones... I've also used part of the sentiment, the music notes and branch and leaves.

Lawn Fawn Winter Sparrows
Lawn Fawn Year Five
Lawn Fawn Feathered Friends
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Lawn Fawn Fluffy Clouds
Copics
Pretty Pink Posh Sparking Clear

Friday 10 July 2015

that's fintastic


Quite a few of the design team at Lawnscaping Challenges have been using their new Lawn Fawn So Jelly and Fintastic Friends stamps, and I just had to give them a go too as they've mostly been unused since buying a few weeks ago.


Lawnscaping Challenge 109 was 'sparkle & shine', and since buying my first Pretty Pink Posh sequins I've used them on everything so this one was easy for me :)

I've attempted a bokeh background, starting off with a selection of blue distress inks, and circle template cut from a sheet of acetate. I was quite pleased with my first effort :)

Lawn Fawn So Jelly
Lawn Fawn Fantastic Friends
Lawn Fawn Critters in the Arctic
Mama Elephant Femme Frames
Copics
Distress Inks
Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear, 4, 6 & 8 mm

Edited to add: this won me the queen of green



get well


Needing a get well card for an older gentleman, this is what I came up with. More distress ink blending :)

Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves
Lawn Fawn Get Well Soon

Thursday 9 July 2015

rainbow paw prints


The July challenge on the Mama Elephant blog is to create a colourful rainbow. So I decided to make a rainbow background with paw prints and a little heart to show off my pure white cat.


Mama Elephant Purrfect Pair
Mama Elephant Femme Frames
Mama Elephant Bold Banner

Copics
Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear sequins

Wednesday 8 July 2015

sparkle and shine challenge


The challenge on the Sparkle & Shine blog this week was all red white and blue for American independence day, but I'm not american so I just interpreted the colours and used it as an excuse to try out my new ocean waves dies from Lawn Fawn,  I'm really loving the sparkling clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh, I'm using them on almost everything at the moment :)


Lawn Fawn Float My Boat
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles
Lawn Fawn Ocean Wave borders
Mama Elephant Femme Frames
Pretty Pink Posh Sparking Clear 4 & 6 mm

Edited to add: this won the sparkle and shine challenge :)

Tuesday 7 July 2015

roller rink


I found some glitter tapes in Paperchase, 4 colours, 5 m of each for only £3. For some reason the colours remind me of the 70's specifically roller boots and disco. Simply teamed with a sentiment from Paper Smooches I think I've got a cute card :) and it fits perfectly with this weeks Anything Goes at Paper Smooches Sparks



Mama Elephant Femme Frames
Lawn Fawn Puffy Stars
Lawn Fawn Stitched Journalling Card
Paper Smooches Congratulations