Stencil

Hi Everyone, today I have a card that I tried to emulate and failed by Karen at Snippets which I loved, but at least I tried. I'm not sure how or if I will add a sentiment to the card. It's taken me a week or two to even think it's worth blogging. I tried to copy it as I had the same dies. 

Anyhow, I cut the stencil out on my Silhouette, then added it to card, made a circle frame and added the dies. I dribbled some embossing powder onto the stenciled image and heat set for a little sparkle. If nothing else I'm learning.

Round fern Lace - Jamie Koay Silhouette Design Store

acetate sheet - stash

hollyhock die - Impression Obsession

circle dies - Tonic

embossing powder -  Papermania

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-433-use-stencil.html

TMR Landscapes

Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Unbelievably instead of going to my digital files to do this card, I actually went to my stamps, Yep! I know! must be lockdown LOL.

Anyhow, I used a set which had the stamps and the embossing folder. I embossed a piece of card, cut it out and then thought I should have coloured it first. I thought, I'll colour it over the embossing, easier said than done, but in the end I am pleased with the result even if it is a bit ameuratish with the colouring. I stamped the bird and birds, a bit of grass, and cut the clouds on my Silhouette Cameo, then found the cloud die was included in the set! I stamped the balloon and fussy cut it out adding it to the stamped basket I had added onto the card. I found a sentiment which suited in another set. I've not done a stamped scene like this before, so I am pleased with myself.

freebie stamps & EF - Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine issue 189

Distress inks

blue card - Lidl

die - Sue Wilson Noble square die

Initial card

Hi Everyone, a card I did a while ago for an old work colleagues birthday, I had very, very short notice to make it, so the easiest for me at the time was to go digital. This is the result.

In Photoshop, I added paper to the background and used a floral font to add the "H". I then added the sentiment and her full name. After printing it out and adding it to the card, I used 3D gloss to the initial and adding white gel pen to just add a little light to the words. Hubby came along and said he really liked it, so I felt better about sending it.

dp - Autumn Gold Patterns from Font Bundles

gloss - Nuvo Crystal Glaze

Digital die card plus

Hi Everyone, my card today is because I saw a digital cut file and thought it would make a lovely card, I hope you think it is too.

The shapes were cut on my Silhouette Cameo, after I had duplicated the shape, cut the word out and turned it on it's head. I used beautiful floral card, then realised that most of it wouldn't be seen, so instead of removing the letters, I added them back in to show a little of the card. I added sparkle pen to the word so that it showed up even more, then added some words to make a sentiment. I also print and cut them with a shadow on the Cameo 3 times to add height. I thought of adding lots of gems but decided to leave the cut as a CAS design. I'm not sure who it will go to. It was quite easy apart from adding all the circles back into the flowers, but that kind of thing is done in ordinary dies isn't it? 

this is showing the sparkle pens

I have another poem by Gill Reed, she is so clever with words.

Now you have some freedom, now you have some choice

But it will take time and effort before you can rejoice.

We may still have rules to follow and laws we must obey,

But still you might be longing for life like yesterday.

When friends were just a smile away, and holding hands was nice,

Before socialising sanctions, put our lives on ice.

Take a tip from Gladys, whose life was not policed –

Across the Serengeti, she’s a lovely wildebeest.

Her life is now confusing, she can no longer roam

The herd can’t hunt together and a tiny space is home.

“Be brave,” she told them all, “be brave! We’ll have to face the weather.

We’ll change the rules, we will adapt, to beat this thing together.

We’ll make some plans to stay apart, we’ll keep it strictly formal,

We’ll nod and wave and pass right by and then we’ll be gnu normal.”

AND seeing as it's a bloom card I thought I would share a couple of photos and a video from the garden. The foxgloves are great this year and we have quite a few self seeded.

I love these next to the Continus. (Smoke Tree)

I caught a bee in this one, he is really into the flower

This foxglove is the first of a few others with it and is standing stately amongst the lupins.

Try Magic

Hi Everyone, it's a Friday and it's my DT card at 

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/

We will select two winners each week 1 using QKR Stampede

 or Eureka Stamps image and 1 using any image!

Anything Goes every Friday

I've had this image in a challenge win a while ago and decided he needed to be seen. A perfect situation for the QKR challenge. I used digital paper for the background, paper for the edge and a clock die for the little addition. I coloured him with Distress inks, then die cut him to add to the card. I made the sentiment in Photoshop and fussy cut it out. The made up by me insert, was also done in Photoshop. I added Nuvo glaze to the ball and his eye, shame it can't be seen.

Image - Wizard Mouse

backgroundpaper - Creative Market
edge card - stash
circle die - Tonic
clock die - unidentified

it says - I can't - so you will have to be older this year!

Poppy

Hi Everyone, my card today is for a neighbour of ours, who without going into details has had a tragic few years. Then to top it all off his wife dies last week. I cannot believe what has happened to this family. I am so sad for them. All this and during Covid too, when they needed their family support and not being able to have it. So many stories like this have been happening during this awful time.

Anyhow, this is the card I sent, very simple and I felt, adding the leaf and the bud apart is what he must be feeling like at the moment. I stamped the flower and just added distress inks to the flower, bud and leaf, a few gems and the simple sentiment and all finished. I've been putting off using this lovely stamp as I thought it could be difficult, but actually I didn't even need to use all the layers for it to look effective, I hope so anyway.

image - Altenew Layered Poppy

 freebie stamps - Simply Cards & Papercraft Magazine issue - 194

watercolour card - Crafters Companion

inks - Distress inks

gems - stash

Lockdown Stories

Hi Everyone, after my last scrapbook page it put me in the mood to make another one and, as I was sent photographs of my Niece with her grandchildren, I felt they needed a scrapbook page to record them. Hence this page.

I loved Dorothy sitting down to listen, live, to her Grandmother reading her stories, she is so intense and very interested in them too. I had to include the lovely photo of the 3 of them, this time Owen joined them, they are enjoying their stories before lockdown. I did the journaling as if my Niece wrote it. When I was searching for papers etc in my files I came across a digital kit I haven't used, (so many of them). I loved the fresh colours and then noticed the kit's name! - Perfect! I then went on to make my own scrap page design, OH! This lockdown is doing funny things to me LOL.

digital kit - Morning Story

 by Gina Cabrera digitaldesignessentials

I have another poem from Gill Reed my SiL's Sister for you. She is so clever with words.

Keeping a Lert, by Gill Reed

A Lert is the most adorable creature,

Its home-loving nature

Is a notable feature.

Its eyes should always be shiny and bright

For it is famous

For measuring two metres by sight.

It is trained in the art of hand sanitation,

And knows how to prevent

The hugging temptation.

A Lert with its knowledge can always be trusted

But updates must always

Be daily adjusted.

With a Lert as your guide, you’ll covidly know

You R-valued for freedom

To get up and go.

Getting a Lert can be a wonderful thing

But remember it’s for life

Don’t get a Lert on a whim.

Soon you and a Lert will find a new way

Together you’ll conquer

And you’ll want it to stay,

A Lert.