Things With Wings at International Art and Soul

 Good morning and hope this finds you well. Our challenge at IAAS this time is "Things With Wings".  That gives a very wide spectrum - fairies, angels, birds, butterflies, bees etc etc etc. I chose the theme this time and for my card I used butterflies.

My Card

I was going through my stash and found quite a lot of Hunkydory which I have had for a long time. When I saw this, from the Flutterbye Collection, it was perfect.  The images were so lovely I didn't want to detract from them so I just added a couple of pearls to the front and a Sue Wilson sentiment to the inside.

My sister lives alone and throughout the last two years of lockdowns I sent her a card every week, with only one or two exceptions.She appreciated them so much so I still sent her a card every few weeks.  This is the one she received on Saturday.

Why not pop over to the blog and check out the cards from my team mates?

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

 

Using Toppers at International Art and Soul

 Well here I am for my third post in three days. This time it is my DT card for IAAS where the challenge is to use a pre-made topper. What could be more simple?  I'm sure we will have many entries this time.

If you are looking for my CCC card please scroll to previous post.

My Card

 

I bought this Hunkydory Magazine kit just before Christmas. I had actually finished my cards but I loved the gorgeous gnome images so decided to buy it and use it for this year's cards.The backing card was cut down from one of the A4 sheets of cardstock in the pack. Yet another very simple, but effective, card.

Why not pop across to the blog and check out what the other ladies have made for the challenge.

Take care.

Art Deco at Moving Along With The Times

 Good morning and I hope you all had a good Bank Holiday weekend if you are in the UK. It is time for a new challenge at MAWTT and the theme, chosen by Ang, is Art Deco.

My Card

 This Hunkydory image is one of my favourites and sentiment is great. This is from a Hunkydory book and I have already used it three times and I think there is one remaining. I have made it into a 7" square card. The colours of her gown are gorgeous so I picked out the teal to mat and layer in  pearlescent and glitter card. I think the lavender pearlescent card toned nicely and so I just added the feather and bow.

Please pop across to the blog and see what my team mates have made for this challenge.  They are all super.

Take care.

Bouquet of Flowers at MAWTT

 Good  morning and it's time for a new challenge at MAWTT. The theme has been chosen by Jenny and she wants to see bouquets of flowers. Who doesn't like to see flowers?

The sun is shining and looks like the start of a fine weekend.

My Card

 

This card looks quite washed but in real life it is not quite this pale.I used two small toppers from a Hunkydory pack which was a freebie I think from one of the craft shows I attended some years ago. I matted the toppers and card with silver mirrror card and diecut the Crafter's Companion butterflies from the same silver cards.

Please pop over to the blog and check out the cards made by the rest of the DT.

Take care and have a good weekend.

Male card or Gift at International Art and Soul

 Good morning.  Our new challenge at IAAS has been chosen by Jennie and she wants to see a card or gift for the male of the species. My card is for  my nephew who has a birthday later this year and he is a very good cook. The sentiment on my card will amuse him and I am well prepared for his birthday now - as long as I don't put it away and forget what I did with it.  Actually, I don't do that now since I have a box  for the cards I have made for specific people and another box for other cards.

Please scroll to previous post if you are looking for my 

Christmas Card Club entry

My Card

This card is 6" x 7" so I needed to make an envelope to match. I used kraft card and cream card. i used Crafter's Companion "Hessian" embossing folder. I have the Hunkydory Book of Quotes which is where this image is from and the colour is perfect for males. The embellishments were just a few I had left over from another card and since they were suitable fro this I decided to make use of them.

Please pop across to the blog and check out the cards from my team mates.  If you are like me I always need as much inspiration for male cards as I can get.

Take care.

 

 

Winged Creatures at IAAS

 Good morning.  I'm back with my DT card for IAAS. The theme of Winged Creatures was chosen by me this time.

My Card

 If you are looking for my Christmas Card Club card

 please scroll down to previous post.

 I used a Hunkydory topper, from Feathered Friends I think, and made it into a 7" card. I mounted the sentiment topper onto a pink poinsettia which now looks nothing like a poinsettia. 

Please pop over to the blog and you will see the amazing array of cards made by team mates. It's great how we have all interpreted this theme in so many different ways - which is exactly what I had hoped for.

Take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

 

Spring is Coming at MAWTT

 Good morning and hope this finds you all well. We have had some lovely spring-like days for the past three days and it does make you hopeful that before too long spring will be on the way. There is a quote I have sometimes used on cards "No matter how long the winter spring is sure to follow." I chose the theme for MAWTT this month and as you see I chose Spring.

My Card

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I used some Hunkydory products that I have had for years and the packs are still intact so I need to get on with using them up because they do  look very pretty.

This is another card to send to my sister becasue she looks forward to them coming.

Please pop acorss to the blog and check out the cards from the rest of the DT.

Take care.

Tic Tac Toe at IAAS

 Good day to you all. I hope it finds you well.  We have some sunshine here in Oxfordshire which is rather pleasant since it has been like winter lately and been lighting the wood burners.

We had some fun this time around with a Tic Tac Toe grid, chosen by DT member Jane.  Ifollowed the left vertical column and  used up some Hunkydory scraps I found in my box to make this card that I will be sending to my sister.

My Card

Recipe 

5 x 7" ivory card base

Hunkydory paper

bird die - The Works

sentiment die - Sue Wilson 

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We had fun this time with the tic toe grid so please pop over to the blog and check out he DT makes and perhaps join in with us.

Take care.

Make it Red for the Christmas Card Club

Good morning.  I'm here with my cards for our friendly little Christmas Card Challenge group. As usual I'm a day early. The idea is to make our cards mainly red, so very traditional this time.

Card # 1

 

Recipe

Red base card made from cardstock I bought at the NEC

embossing folder - Falling Snow Sue Wilson

snowflake border - The Works

image - Hunkydory Little Book of Christmas Poems

Card # 2

 

 Recipe

Red card as above

image - Greeting Card Factory

e/f - Snowflake Lattice Sue Wilson

snowflake edge die - unknown

scalloped circle die - Spellbinders

twiggy leaves - Sue Wilson 

Card # 3

 

Recipe

A6 white base card

red card - as above

e/f - Crafts Too 

snowflake die - The Works

 

Three simple but very different cards and all meeting the brief - and building up my stash. We do have the option of going for "Anything Goes" but I like to challenge myself to fulfill the brief - and I find I procrastinate too much with anything goes and so find it more difficult.

Anyway, I hope you haven't been washed away or blown away with this awful weather.  Thoughts and prayers are with anyone experiencing difficulties and especially those  in Texas.

Take care and enjoy your weekend.

Anything Goes -at Winter Wonderland.

Good morning. Today's challenge is a tribute to Eileen, the former owner and DT coordinator of the Winter Wonderland  Challenge Blog, who sadly passed away at the beginning of 2017. This challenge is our way of remembering her and showing our appreciation of all she did  at the Winter Wonderland Challenge.

Although our challenge this time is Anything Goes please remember that we are a Christmas challenge so only Christmas projects are allowed.  Our sponsor is https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SheepS...

My Card

 

 Recipe

6" square white base card. 

raspberry pearl card - Hunkydory Adorable Scorable

patterned paper - Decosse's Dynamite 

Pierced Noble Squares - Sue Wilson

Promarkers tocolour

sponsor's image - Snowmen Selfie 

I kept my card pretty flat but raised the image with foam pads.

Why not hop over to the blog and see the creations from the rest of the DT.  This is a good way to get ahead with your Christmas cards so you don't have a panic situation in November ... lol!

Well it's Friday already and the weekend looms ahead so take care and enjoy.

Little Friends at Winter Wonderland

Good morning and welcome to the first challenge of 2020 at Winter Wonderland. The theme, chosen by Geesje, is "Little Friends" and our sponsor is Wink Wink Ink.  

My Card

Recipe

6" square white card base - Rymans

digi image - "Season's Tweetings" Wink Wink Ink

glitter card - Hobbycraft

Adorable Scorable jade card - Hunkydory

snowflake die - Marianne Creatables

This is such a cute image of this chubby cheeked snowman and his little feathered friend.

The prize on offer for the winner is $15 to spend on digi images in the Wink Wink Etsy store. Why not pop over to the blog and see what the rest of the DT have made with their images and maybe you will be inspired to join the challenge.  Just think that if you start your Christmas cards now and make just one a week you will be laughing come December! 😉

Well that's all from me today.

Take care.

 

Snowy Forest Scene

Good morning.  Sorry this is a bit later than  I usually post.  I did actually schedule it, as I always do,  but for some reason it didn't work this time.

Kate chose the theme this time and wants to see a forest scene with lots of tree, snow and glitter.  Very wintry and Christmas-sy. Here is my offering; only one due to my busy couple of weeks recently.

My Card

Recipe

7" square white base card 

green pearlescent card- Hunjydoey

green glitter card - Hobbycraft

backing paper  -the Paper Shelter

A2 bracket borders - Spellbinders

triple tree die - Memory Box

sentiment die - Sue Wilson 

I love this paper and felt it didn't need too much else doing to it except adding glitter to the trees in the background and the diecut trees.

Hope this finds you all well and coping with the cold and wet weather.

Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend.  I'm hoping for a quiet day today!

Things With Wings at IAAS

Good morning. IAAS have another challenge today and the theme is Things With Wings.  This is my DT card.

Please scroll down to previous post if you are looking for my card for the Christmas Card Club.

My Card

Recipe

A5 base card

Hunkydory toppers and backing card "Feathered Friends"

Unusually for me I have made an A5 card and cut the front back by half.  here. Since I came across a load of Hunkydory packs a few weeks ago I have decided to use some of them. I used three of the toppers here.  It's amazing how much stash you accumulate - and then misplace .... lol! I must have had these years.

Why not go across to the blog and check out the cards from my teamies?  Perhaps you will decide to join in the challenge.  We would love to see you.

I hope you are having a good weekend.

 Take care.

Flowers for IAAS

Good morning.  This is my DT card for International Art and Soul. I was going through some stuff last week and came across a lot of Hunkydory stuff so I thought I would use it for this challenge

If you are looking for my Christmas Card Club  card please scroll down to the previous post.

My Card

Recipe

7" square base card

acetate

Topper and card stock - Hunkydory"Fabulously Floral"

It has been years since I did anything with acetate so this is what I came up with. I cut away most of the card front and just left enough at the top to attach the acetate. All I need to do then was to add a header and footer with a topper and sentiment topper.  I added silver floral peel off borders because they are so like the silver flowers around the topper. A very easy card but looks so pretty. Mind you, it was terrible to photograph without getting reflections showing ion the acetate but I think I did okay in the end.  Why not pop over to the blog and see what my team mates have come up with and maybe you will feel inspired to join in the challenge?

We had a very successful day at the village show yesterday but I was absolutely shattered when I got home.  We raised £1200 - and when I tell you that we only charge £1 for tea and coffee and £2 for cake you can just imagine how many people we served!!  No wonder we were all cream crackered ... lol! I think next year we may have to think about raising the prices a wee bit because we have charged the same for the last five years. But then again, maybe that's why we have so many customers? It was rather breezy initially but the wind soon died down and the sun shone so we were very lucky considering - that we had torrential rain and high winds on Friday and it is raining again this morning.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Take care.

Non Traditional Colours for Christmas Card Club

Good morning to you all.  First of all I must apologise to my friends in the Christmas Card Club for being a day late. I 've had a busy week with my family here and also four DT cards to produce! Anyway I am here finally.

Card #1

 

Card # 2

 

These two cards are very simple 6" square cards using images from the Hunkdory Little Book of  of Festive Poetry.  I am determined to us this as much as possible.

Card # 3

 

 Recipe 

Decided to make a rocker card for a change.

Papers and topper are from The Paper Boutique "A Whisper of Winter".  I love this set and the muted colours are perfect for Sylvie's challenge.

round dies - Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Decorative Circles

stitch hole round die - Presscut from Crafts Too

Tonic Nuvo drops

Card # 4 For Rachel

This final card is for Rachels' reindeer challenge which I missed when I was on holiday back in June.  Sorry it has taken so long but I got there eventually!

Recipe

6" square base card 

papers and topper as before

reindeer die - magazine freebie

shimmer gems - Hobbycraft

When I saw this topper with the reindeer I knew it would be perfect for Rachel's challenge.

Well that's it for now.  Hope you all had a great weekend and feel refreshed and ready to start the new week.

Take care.

More Stars and Stripes

Good morning.  I hope this finds you  well and enjoying some sunshine.

Jenny is hosting our challenge at MAWTT and she wants to see Star and Stripes.  My last card featuring stars and strips was a masculine card so this time I made it feminine.

My Card

This is a very simple flat card. I made the six inch square base card from Hunkydory Adorable Scorable card stock. I then added a pink and white striped mat from Anna Marie Designs card stock but I din't want it to show as a mat, just peek through the stars. Unfortunately I don't know where the die cut background is from.  I bought a pack of them, pre-cut, from a craft show some years ago and this is the first time I have opened the packet.   The pack also includes the centre star die cut. I just added some pink pearls and a rub on greeting (remember those?) to finish off a simple card.

Why not pop over to the blog and check out the DT's card? You might decide to join our challenge too.

Have a good day and I hope it includes some crafting.

Take care.

Christmas Flowers for CCC

Good morning and hope you are all well.  It's time for me to show the cards I have made for the Christmas Card Club.  I missed the  last challenge because I was away on holiday so I will need to catch up on that one , which was Rachel's choice of reindeer.  Kate is our host this time and she wanted to see Christmas flowers.

Recipe 

base card made using Go Kreate Frilly dies # 10

red and white card - Rymans

Snowflake lattice e/f - Sue Wilson

Joy die - Sue Wilson

poinsettia dies - Britannia

 Card # 2

  Card # 3

 

These two cards are very simple. The pink one has a border of pretty flowers across the top while the red one has side borders of roses. I am determined to use that Hunkydory Festive Poetry book.  I just layered the image and then added Tonic Nuvo drops and a small poinsettia die from Marianne Creations.

I said that we were on holiday and unfortunately the weather was dire - rain every day!.  It didn't stop us going out everyday but we were unable to do some of the things that we had planned.  We had a beautiful cottage in Powys so at least we very comfortable when we were inside.

But I think the weather was even worse here.  We got home to find there had been a really bad storm which brought down an enormous ash tree at the bottom of our land. Fortunately it fell to the right, rather than into the road, but it damaged our farmer neighbour's fence so as well as sorting out the tree John had to sort out the fence.  Mind you the fence was in an appalling state anyway. He doesn't exactly spend money on decent fencing - some of it is old pallet wood and bits of other rubbishy stuff, including pieces of old rusted metal.  We do have two log burners so it means we will have lots of wood when it has had time to season.

Well that's it from me.

Take care and happy crafting.

Festive Food

Good morning.  Happy St Patrick's Day and also happy birthday to my brother Morgan - an Englishman, born on the Irish Saint's Day and christened with a Welsh name.

Here we are again at the Christmas Card Club.  These two weeks come round so quickly.  This time the theme is Festive food chosen by Lorraine.

My Cards 

 #1

#2

 #3

All three cards are 6" square and are what I think of as my "bread and butter"cards.  In other words simple, flat cards which are cheaper to post.  I save my other cards for special friends and family members when I can go to town. 

The first card uses an image from the Paper Shelter and then I added a holly corner from Joanna Sheen Signature die and some pearls. The other two are using images from the same Hunkydory pad as I used last time. I also used a Marianne poinsettia die in the corners. I must thank Lydia for the tip she gave about looking at Ebay for taster packs.  I have checked them out and think it is a great way because although ot might be a little more expensive initially you save in the long run by not ending up with loads that you won't use. I didn't actually buy any Hunkydory, but I did buy some taster toppers and papers from Helz Cuppleditch so thanks again Lydia.

Gosh the last few days have been really wild!  I do so hate wind because it can be so destructive. It has also been very cold but no rain or snow, unlike those in the far north and also Wales.  I think next week is supposed to improve - if you can believe it.

Well that's all from today and I hope you are all well.

Take care.

Beads or Sequins for IAAS

Good morning, and apologies to my team mates at IAAS.  This should have been posted yesterday!

My Card

An extremely quick card to make.  This is a 5" x 7" base card made from Hobbycraft card stock.  The image is from Hunkydory .  I just chose the three colors from the image and used  card from my stash to mat and layer.  The sequins have been in my stash for years and this is the first time I've used them!

Why not pop over to the blog were you will see some great makes from the DT.

I hope you didn't suffer too badly in the storm.  Our lounge is upstairs and we were watching "Endeavour" on television (one of my favourites and I'm sorry it was the last episode) when there was an almighty crash on the roof!  We dashed outside but so dark and rainy that we couldn't see anything.  However this morning John went up onto the roof early and the wind had torn the chimney cowl off.  The concrete base had been totally smashed and it was all wedged in the guttering.   Once the wind dies down properly he will see what he can do with it.  I do so hate wind - it is so destructive! Still I suppose we got off fairly lightly.

Sorry for the quick post but I am about to leave for an optician appointment.

Update -  The wind also brought down a huge limb of a tree and blocked the narrow lane which is the access to our house.  It was still partly attached so I had to go back and get John to bring his chainsaw.  Fortunately I had anticipated there might be problems and had left early.  I made the appointment by the skin of my teeth and running all the way from the car park. Note to self -  must get fitter ... lol!

Take care.