Special Day

Good morning , and it really is lovely today.  The sun is shining although still a little fresh, but it's early yet.  Hope everyone is feeling fit and well.  We are going to go off to another National Trust property again today - make the most of the weather!

My Card

Recipe

5" x 7" card base made from Hobbycraft card stock

lilac card stock - Hobbycraft

Elegant Labels 4  die - Spellbinders

Labels 4 die - Spellbinders

A2 Tranquil Moments die - Spellbinders

Faux Quilled leaves - Creative Expressions

Flowers, ribbon and pearls  - from stash

pearl pin - gift from Wendy (Spanish Crafter)

Sentiment - computer generated

I used lots of dies on this card but I think it looks very delicate.   I have this sentiment on a stamp and wanted to use it on this card but it didn't fit the Tranquil Moments die unless I turned the die and I didn't want to do that.  Instead I played around with different fonts on my computer until I came up with something I liked.  I think this card could be used for birthday, anniversary, wedding etc so quite a versatile one to have in my box.

Take care and enjoy whatever you are doing today.

One Stitch At A Time - Anything goes With Nature

Good morning to my friends and fellow bloggers, and if you have arrived by mistake, or by chance, you are very welcome.  Please leave a comment and if you have a blog I will visit you in return.

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

 Time for another challenge at OSAAT and this time it is "Anything Goes ... With Elements Of Nature".  Now that is a really wide brief so you can go with trees, flowers, animals, birds etc. As you can see I have gone with a bird.

My Card

Recipe

6" base card - Papermania card stock

grey pearlescent card stock - Pennies Worth

DSP - "Feathered Friends"  Coosty Creations

image - "Feathered Friends" Coosty Creations

black feathery fibre - from stash

card candi - Craftwork Cards

I have been pretty busy lately with a lot going on so my cards are tending to be fairly simple, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I think this will make a great male card so will make a good addition to my box.  I have plenty of cards in there - but never enough masculine cards!

"Feathered Friends" by Coosty Creations can be found here in the store  There are four papers as well as the digi image in the set so a great pack to have. Why not visit the blog and you might be inspired by the projects of the design team to enter the challenge. This is waht you could win.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.  Take care.

Entered into:

613 Avenue Create  Birds of a Feather

Christmas Card Club - Snowmen

My goodness these two weeks seem to come round so quickly!  Well it's the weekend so naturally it is raining but just that horrible drizzle - "sea fret" as we called it in the north east.  I would much rather have a good old downpour.  Hope you are all fit and well.

My goodness these two weeks seem to come round so quickly! This card is not due until tomorrow but I have another card topost then so su usual I am posing a day early.  Lorraine has chosen our theme this week and it is snowmen.

My Card

My Card

6 inch square kraft base card - Anna Marie Designs

backing paper - "Handmade Holiday" by Simple Stories

Image - Lili of the Valley topper

sentiment stamp - unsureof make I'm afraid

gems from stash

I really like this backing paper which actually I felt didn't need anything adding to it apart from the gems.  A very simple, flat card.  My purse will appreciate all these flat cards when it comes time tobuy the stamps!!

Well that's all for today.

Entered into :
Pink Gem - Let's Get Krafty
Sparkles - Snowflakes
ABC  - No Rules
12 Months of Christmas #19

A Christmas Tree For Winter Wonderland

Good morning.  After a rainy start to the day it came out nicely so we went off to visit  a National Trust property, Buscote Park in Faringdon. The house was fine, but the gardens and park were absolutely fantastic and we had a wonderful time wandering the grounds. It is only open between 2pm and 6pm and we could have spent the four hours in the gardens and probably not covered it all.  Another visit is due I think.

Pat is the host for this week's challenge.  We now have two themes each time so you can choose "Let's See a Christmas Tree" or "Make It Cute". Of course you could also combine the two.

My Card

Recipe

6" square card base - Rymans card

green pearlescent card - Pennies Worth

Pierced Noble Rectangles - Creative Expressions

tartan backing paper - Dovecraft 12 Days of Christmas

Christmas Tree topper - LOTVArt Pad

ribbon and pearls from stash

Please pop over to the blog and see the inspiration from the design team. We have two generous sponsors this week.

Di's Digital Stamps ,  offering the winner a $12 voucher to use in store

And  The Craft Barn who have a £10 voucher for the lucky winner.

Well the weekend is almost upon us again and I will be back both days with more cards.  Four in a row!!  A record for me.

Take care.

MAWTT - No Patterned Paper

Good morning.  A quick post for me today.  It is time for another challenge at Moving Along With The Times. Our host for this challenge is Janice who chose the theme.

My Card

Recipe

white pearlescent card - Crafters Companion

Floral Ovals die - Spellbinders

Garden Lattice e/f - Spellbinders

Sentiment stamp - Creative Expressions

Ribbon and pearl from stash

I was wondering what to do for this challenge when I found this part finished card in my stash which fit the challenge. I found some multicoloured ribbon which matched quite well and added toning pearls.  Voila! Job done.  Since I was short of time I was very pleased about this.  I'm not sure how log it has been in the back of the drawer but it is years since I made an A5 card.  Anyway, it's used now.  Please pop across to the blog and and see wht my teamies have come up with.

Hope all is well for you and you have a great day.  Guess what?  It's raining here ... lol!

Snow Angel

Good morning.  It's time for another challenge at Winter Wonderland and the theme, chosen by Anet, is "Snow Much Fun - things to do in the snow". The alternate theme is to add three embellishments.  That means you can use either theme, or even combine the two.  Mine actually combines the two - although if I'm honest that was by chance rather than design.  When I had finished my card I realised that I had added pearls, a snowflake and a row of icicles.  Anyway, I'm sure you will be able to make a card to fit - but remember Christmas Cards Only. 

My Card

Recipe

6" square base card - cardstock from the Range

 Papers - LOTV "Snow Princess"

purple pearl card - Hunkydory Adorable Scorable

Embossing folder - Snowflake Lattice Creative Expressions

Image - "Snow Angel" from The Paper Shelter

Icicle die - Joy!Crafts

Sentimetn - computer generated

Pearls - Hobby House

Snowflake - was already die cut in my box so not sure which it is

Promarkers to colour

 We are sponsored this time by Crafts U Love who are offering £10 to spend instore.

Hope this finds you all well. This post is sceduled because I am off to the NEC today  I was given a complimentary ticket so I thought I would go and see what this new show is like. The emphasis is on Stitching and Sewing I think.  None of the usual papercraft/stamping companies.

Well that's all from me so take care.

Sunburst Card

Good morning.  Hope this finds you all well. Yesterday  we decided to go for a bike ride. John got the bikes out whilst I was serving up lunch so that we could be on our way after lunch.  And then it got very, very dark, rolling thunder and the heavens absolutely emptied!  What a deluge. I'm glad we decided on lunch first otherwise we would have been out in it.  Ah, the joys of the British summer.

Please scroll down if you are looking for my CCC card

Today's card is my DT card for the OSAAT challenge "Anything Goes With Flowers".

My Card

Recipe

6" square base card - Papermania card stock

Papers - "Spring Blossom" pack from Panda Bear Designs

Circle die - Spellbinders

Stamp - Petaluma

Ribon and pearl  - from stash

I saw this technique on Splitcoast Stampers and decided I would give it a go. I think it looks so pretty and very easy to do.  I will certainly be dong it again.

Why not pop across to the blog and find out what my teamies have made and perhaps you might feel inspired to join the challenge? This is what you could win so why not have a go?

Well that's it from me today.  I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Take care.