Traveller

Hello and a Happy Easter! We've had our Sunday lunch and hot cross bun, so it's time for a blog post. This is a card that I have made for my mum's cousin. My friend Ruth kindly lent me the Traveller stamp set, as I don't really do 'male' cards as such.

I used a stamp from Timeless Textures to create the sky and sea background in Soft Sky, Pool Party and Lost Lagoon. I have to say I really like this ship stamp even though I'm not particularly mad about ships!

I missed playing around in Pixie's Snippets Playground last week. The time just seemed to run away from me. I was even late with my DT card for 52CCT, which was a first for me. I can only say in my defence that I have a very special and exciting creative project on the go at the mo...all will be revealed soon! It might be time for more Easter egg now. See you soon! April x

Wildflower Fields

 

 

 

 

Hello! Here are three cards that I have made this week using snippets of Wildflower Fields designer series paper. It is one of the products that you can get free with orders of £45 during Stampin' Up's Saleabration. I love it! The first two cards use the smaller flower from Birthday Blooms and the gorgeous chick is another sweet Saleabration stamp set - Honeycomb Happiness.

I'd like to send my first card to Di and Parsnip as my snippet card of the week - Pixie's Snippets Playground. Happy crafting! April x

52 CCT Colour Challenge

At 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week, we have a colour challenge for you.

 

 

 Now this was quite challenging for me, as I realised lots of my stamps have twiggy green branches, holly leaves etc., so I decided to make a card with this lovely sentiment from SU's Cozy Christmas. I have opted for Real Red combined with Lost Lagoon.

 

This is a simple and quick card this week because I am (whisper it very quietly) going for a run with a friend. I have suggested to her she may want to bring oxygen on a trolley and attach a barrel of brandy to her dog's collar...

 

I do hope that you will join us in our colour challenge, hosted by the lovely Fabiola.

 

Have a lovely weekend, April x

 





52CCT Sketch Challenge

Happy New Year!
I am delighted to have joined the Design Team of 52 (Christmas) Card Throwdown!
If you join in with the weekly challenges, the idea is that you will end up with a tidy pile of Christmas cards all ready to send for next Christmas. This is great for me, as I'm always scrabbling around at the very last minute looking for cards. I am very excited to be joining such a great team and I hope that you will play along with us.

Here is my card for the first challenge of the New Year. You don't actually have to stick to a star with this sketch, but I decided to use Stampin' Up's Many Merry Stars stamp set. I have stamped the image on Lost Lagoon cardstock using Versamark and then embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. The sentiment is from the Bright and Beautiful Stars set. The background comprises All Abloom and All is Calm DSP, and I have added a bow of Island Indigo Baker's Twine with a sequin coloured with a Blendabilities marker.

I hope you like it! April x 

Life's Adventure

 

Here is a card that I made for a friend who is going off on an amazing holiday. I have used the Life's Adventure hostess stamps, with Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey cardstock. The On Film Framelits provide a great frame and there are some pieces of Moonlight dsp thrown in too! Hope you like it. April x

Thank You Cards

 

Loving the sparkly In-Colour sequins! They are perfect for adding a bit of bling to your card-making. As the summer term draws to a close, I have been making thank you cards. This one uses the gorgeous new stamp set, Hello Darling (the thank you stamp is from the Everyday Occasions kit).

 

Here are two more! The card on the left uses a couple of the new In-Colours - Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey. The card on the right was made using the wonderful Thinlit Circle Card.

 

I had a great time last night at the 'Love your Envelope Punch Board' workshop. Here are the gift bags we made.

 

Here is some crafting in action...

 

And finally...a photo of Spot chilling out! April x