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Hello to you all.  Just a quick post this morning because we will be going out shortly.

My Card

My card is 5" x 7".  I used some white card stock and coloured it Hessian using Pink Petticoat Natural Neutrals. I ran just over half of it through SB M-Bossabilities Bark folder. I added a piece of Hobbycraft jute ribbon to a strip of brown card and glued it to the base card. The stars were punch outs from the same brown card with a brown pearls added, and then Happy birthday was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa.  A nice quick and easy card to add to the box.

Hope you are all well and enjoying the glorious sunshine.  Take care!

CCC Clare's Challenge - Pastel Colours and Use a Circle

Hi everybody!

Last week John and I decided we needed a break so we booked a last minute holiday cottage in West Wales and took off a few days later. And weren't we lucky with the weather? Incredible. The last three UK holidays have been a bit of a flop weather-wise and last year in Scotland it was total washout! Unfortunately, I think I left my mojo in our beautiful riverside cottage in Ceridigion! I really would have liked to have stayed an extra week, but you cannot be too greedy!!

My Card

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This was not my first idea. Initially I stamped and coloured an image and then remembered I needed a circle on my card, and the image didn't fit ! So I used another LOTV image instead, Angels With Crib, and coloured it with Promarkers. It was then die cut it with SB Lacey Circles. I used Memory box Snowflake Corner and a Carla Craft punch for the snowflakes. The backing papers were from an extremely old C&C CD. I then just blinged it up with Papermania Shimmer Dots. If in doubt use lots of bling and glitter - you cannot go wrong with that at Christmas!! I didn't use a sentiment because of the script paper.

Well, rather a boring offering I'm afraid but let's hope my mojo follows me back home soon! Lol!

Hope you are all enjoying summer at last. I'm whispering this but - it's a bit too hot for me!! My personal body thermostat doesn't deal well with extreme heat and I have suffered from heat stroke in the past so I am very wary. Also being very fair I burn easily, so it's brimmed hat and Factor 50 for me!!

Love and hugs from Christine xx

Entered into http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/chnc-challenge-extra-for-july.html
http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-48-christmas-in-july.html
http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/christmas-in-july-challenge.html

Friends and Flowers

Hi everybody on this very wet Oxfordshire day! We did have a nice day out yesterday when we visited the NT property but the rain was absolutely awful, so it was a house tour and no walk in the garden! Still, at least the rain is finally getting rid of the snow - and not before time. It has been a long time since it has hung around as long as this.

 I would also like to say hello and welcome to my new follower kfranciola. I hope you enjoy what you see and please leave a message so I can return the favour and visit you too.

My Card

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A 6 x 6 card matted with daisy backing paper from Clear Dollar Stamps Bugs and Blooms set.  I love the googly eyes on the snail. The daisies are from an extremely old Woodware punch and again some very old brads which have been there for years. So another very simple card with the sentiment also from Clear Dollar Stamps. I am not an orange person at all but I do have one piece of orange cardstock in my stash and I was going to use it for matting and layering, but I chickened out. There is another bug in the set so maybe I'll persuade myself to use orange then.

Must be off now. Love and hugs from Christine xx

Flower Fairy

Hi dear friends, thank you once again for coming to visit. As you can see, I think I must be in a pink phase. It wasn't intentional but I've just realised this is my third pink card in a row. Note to self - change colours girl!!

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I have been going through my stash thinking that I really ought to use up some of it. It's amazing how much you collect over time when you go through different phases of crafting.  I was into decoupage for a long time and have quite a lot of images still so I think every now and again I'll stick one in. This image is the Almond Blossom Fairy but since I don't have any almond blossoms I had to settle for cherry blossoms instead.  I added just a sprinkling of fairy dust to her wings! The metal butterfly and ribbon are also from my stash. I mounted her onto narrow pink and  silver mats and than attached it to the pink pearlescent card with foam pads to add a little dimension. I often don't put on a greeting until I am ready to send the card then I can add the appropriate one as needed, which is why there is a gap at the top of the card.

Well, I hope you all have a good day today.

With love from Christine xx

I am entering this card in http://willowsketchiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/willow-sketchie-challenge_13.html Things With Wings;  http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/things-that-make-you-go-awwww.html  Things that make you go Awwwww. http://raisethebarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/challenge-111.html I believe I can fly

PS Just checked my blog and wondered why my post wasn't here. I could swear I had scheduled it (I always do!) but it was sitting in drafts!! So here it is now!

Thank you for the lovely comments that you leave. I appreciate each and everyone of them.

Masculine card

Hi,

A late start for me today.

Yesterday we were out all day and this morning I have been helping John scarify the lawn i.e. John does the work and I empty the wheelbarrows!! This year there is so much moss in the lawn it is an absolute disgrace. He was going to dig it all up and start again but he decided to try this first.  On the internet there are many varying opinions on scarifying  - some think it is great, others say don't do it at all. Ah well, it can't look much worse than it does now.

I had in my mind a masculine card and when I was going through my stuff I came across this Hero Arts Wordstamp - another of those I haven't used for years. I don't usually use mirri card in such quantities,  normally I would just use it as a narrow mat.  However, I tried it with some dull gold cardstock but because the dark green was very dark  I felt it needed something to lighten it. I stamped and embossed it with detailed gold embossing powder onto more of the dark green card.   Before attaching the gold mat I punched out the maple leaves. The other leaves are Spellbinders foliage and then I attached some   green and gold ribbon - with a masculine knot rather than a bow. A very simple card but  I think it looks quite classy - oops! I meant classic!

I have never entered a challenge before but I thought this might be a good one for the http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
Well that's it for now. Hope to be back tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Lots of love from Christine xx