Birthday Easel

Good afternoon everybody! Hope this finds everybody well. We've been pretty busy over the last couple of days so I apologize if I haven't visited your blogs lately. I have been popping in when I could - but my visits have been rather sketchy!

My Card

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For my card today I have used a combination of Spellbinders Detailed Scallops and Radiant Rectangles with white card stock and pearl pink card stock. The leaves are a Marianne die. The two sentiments are from JustRite Stamps Grand Sentiments. The ribbon and pearls are from my stash and the pretty ribbon and organza flowers I found at the back of a drawer; they must have been there for ten years or more!

Well that's it from today. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Love and hugs from Christine xx

I would like to enter this into:
http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/14/post/2013/05/2nd-lady-annes-challenge.html
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-127.html
http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/r123-tic-tac-toe.html (Tic Tac Toe-pink, 3 of anything, bling.)
http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/ o's and x's challenge (diecut, flowers,ribbon, )
http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.se/2013/05/challenge-86-lucky-dip.html (diecut, pearls, ribbons)

New Dies To Play WIth

Good morning my dear blog friends. Hope you are all surviving the snowy, wintry conditions! I would normally have been going to the NEC on Thursday or Friday but this year I decided to give it a miss. Just as well considering the weather and conditions here over the last few days. Yesterday we managed to get out and do the food shopping fortunately, because this morning is really bad with snowdrifts because it is also very windy. I think it snowed most of the night and still it comes down! There'll be no newspaper today!!

 I saw these dies on Becca Feekins Amazing Paper Grace blog   here  and so decided to treat myself - well I would have spent much more if I had gone to the show, now wouldn't I?  They really are gorgeous and large enough to use for an actual card since the largest die, used here, is 6½ x 4½ inches. Her card is stunning, as always, but I'm not unhappy with mine. LOL!

This will probably be for my sister's birthday which she will be celebrating whilst away on holiday, so I didn't want to make it too bulky for packing. However, knowing me I could well change my mind!

My Card

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I used the largest size in the Detailed Scallop cut twice. I made a smaller light weight card to join the two pieces together and make it stable and I also glued the scallops together along the top edge. The packaging says 5 x 7 inches but that's a not quite true.  I then used Radiant Rectangles for the centre. The largest of this set is approx 6 x 4 inches, so again would make a decent size card. The sentiment is from JustRite Grand Sentiments and the roses are WOC. The pearls and ribbon are from my stash. I must try to wean myself away from purple and lilac - but I do love those shades!

Well I hope you all have a great weekend and I  hope the weather doesn't spoil any plans you may have made.

Love and hugs from Christine xx

Just Because

Hi friends and fellow bloggers! Well at last it looks as if the snow is starting to thaw. Thank goodness!

My Card

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My card today 5 x 7 inch and made from cream hammered cardstock. My Martha Stewart trellis border punch was still on my desk from the other day so I thought I would use it again. This time I did actually use it like the trellis above the garden fence and put flowers, leaves and butterflies around it. The flowers are from Spellbinders Rose Creations, the leaves are SB Foliage and the butterflies from SB Jewel Flowers and Flourishes. The sentiment is JustRite Grand Sentiments.  I love this set of stamps because there are so many very useful sentiments. Finally I then  added some pearls which I coloured with Promarkers. Nice and simple.

Well that's it for today. Hope you all enjoy the rest of your day.

Love and hugs from Christine. xx

Thinking Of You

Hello dear blog friends. I am more than ready for Winter to take a hike and allow Spring to come in. I'm getting really tired of the snow! Fortunately the rain took it's place over night and most of the snow has gone but I think more is forecast. I have been to my Zumba class this morning and oh boy did she work the upper arms!! Aching or what?

My Card

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Today's card is for my friend whose mum is very ill in hospital and thought I would just drop her a card. It had to be a quick make so I settled for a CAS card. The card is my usual 6x6 and matted with yellow pearlescent cardstock.  I then used a Martha Stewart punch - I think it's Lace Doily Edge punch - on two pieces of white and one piece of yellow and lined them up. The stamp is from JustRite stamps Grand Sentiments - not quite straight! You see, you are not the only one Patricia!!! The  flowers are actually Medium Rose and Miniature Rose from Cheery Lynne, and by just using two flowers on each I think they resemble daisies.. I always admire the corner dies that Jacqui uses  (http://jacquibourne7.blogspot.co.uk/)
so I bought the Cheery Lynn Lace Corner Deco Die C.  They are all so pretty that it was difficult to make a choice. I'm sure I'll be getting more at some point!! Lemon ribbon and pearls from my stash finished it off and it was ready for John to pop it through the letterbox as he passes shortly.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Love and hugs from Christine xx