Monday 11 March 2013

Hello

Hello everybody, from a bitterly cold and blustery Oxfordshire!

My Card

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My card today is another quick and easy make. I was having   a look through my stash and came upon these Papermania flowers. I knew I had some scrap bits to match  from the Lincoln Linen collection so I cut a couple of pieces in different patterns and used Fiskars Threading Water punch on one of them. I ran another piece of scrap through Couture Creations Damask embossing folder. Finally I used a rub on for the greeting and attached  it to a 5x7  white card. Nice and easy but also, I think, quite effective.

I'm glad I don't have to go out today in this awful weather so maybe I'll spend some time sorting  out my craft stuff. Or maybe I'll just make another card, therefore creating even more mess! LOL! You know that saying about "Creativity is messy - and I am very creative!" ? I think it was meant for me!!

Have a good day everybody.

Love and hugs from Christine xx

20 comments:

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

Great card Christine
yes it's the same here over in the west of the County got to go out once more with mutly then I can relax for the rest of the afternoon :-)
jacqui x

Crafty Lark said...

Gorgeous card Christine, love your paper match. It is actually getting colder here as we now have a sharp wind coming up. My middle daughter bought me USB handwarmers as a giggle at Christmas and I am using the right hand one today, it actually works. Not so sure that I can craft with them on. Stay warm. xx Flora

Unknown said...

Hi Christine, lovely idea, simply but effective. Love the embossing and papers. Just back from walking the dogs and there is a biting wind which cuts right through and the snow is falling again.

Wilma x x x

Rita said...

Snow and Sunshine here Christine, but its bitterly cold. Lovely card and its good to use up things that lie forgotten about. I really need to do that myself. Keep Warm. Hugs Rita xx

Carol said...

Great CAS card Christine. Very cold here too but the sun has been shining. Carol x

Marie-Louise said...

Well done Christine - using up stash and making a lovely card at the same time. Bitterly cold here also.

janieworkum said...

Je kaart is erg mooi Christine
groetjes Janie

Sonia said...

Very very elegant card Christine,gorgeous^_^
Hugs,
Sonia

Carole Z said...

Lovely card Christine..very effective and I love the browns, I think these are my favourite colours on cards. It's freezing here but sunny, where's that warmth we should be having now!? Carole Z X

Sue said...

Gorgeous card Christine. I love the colours and beautiful embossed detail.
Sue xx

Hazel said...


Christine, your card is beautifully put together love the simpleness of it to. Hazel

Doreen said...

Gorgeous card,I love the layout and fab colours.xxx

Sue said...

Hi Christine from an equally snowy blustery Guisborough!!! its freezing outside..I breached the defenses and went to my crafty monday club didnt do much but laugh and giggle LOL anyway I'm waffling as Sue P does (its catching!!) this card is really lovely..so simply done but so elegant, take care hun huggles Sue J xxx

Patricia said...

Fantastic card great what you can make with "finds"
Love the colours and the layout
Plenty snow here and so, so, so, cold!!!!!!
Keep Warm and Keep on Crafting

Patricia. xxx

Lorraine said...

Gorgeous card Christine. The embossed background is so pretty and I love the fabulous flower.
Lorraine x

pinky said...

May have been quick Christine but its just very elegant and eyecatching. Love it.

Desiree said...

Hi Christine,
Just wanted to drop in to let you know that the Brownies did very well with their boxes. I pre-scored all the card for them as that would have taken too long with 26 girls! They then decorated them and put them together. I was working late and had to miss the session but my daughter is one of my Brownies so I received the finished product on Mother's Day! They attached a tag with a list of the box contents which was a Mother's Survival kit. It included items such as a paper clip - to hold it all together; a marble - for when you are losing yours; a Starburst sweet to give you energy when you don't have any, an eraser to remind you that every day you can start anew and a mint to remind you what you are worth to me....
Thanks again for sharing, Desiree.x

Peanut said...

Oh so classy, Christine. Such an elegant combo and you've executed it beautifully. Love it!
Certainly put a smile on my face!
xxx Asha
Sunny Summer Crafts

May said...

Love this card Christine, Very classy & I love the colours.. Great flower! Hugs May x x x

Carole Z said...

What a lovely card Christine, simple and elegant..very classy in these colours, Carole Z X