Colouring Pages are brill!

Wow!  It’s been a while, hasn’t it, since I last blogged but I’m not going to make excuses…..other than sometimes life gets in the way!  Whoa, profound, eh?
Well, today is like no other.  I’m still going at a million miles an hour….but today I have the added bonus of it being “NEC Day”!!!  CFMF WHOOOOAAAA!  I’ll be on my way shortly, girls (I’m the driver) and don’t worry….I’ll slow down, a bit!
So, just a quick share today and to shout….Colouring Pages are brill!  I was a bit worried when a friend asked for a card for her great grandson, with the theme of farmyards and tractors.  Nothing in my stash for that, but after a lot of pondering, I came up with this:

It’s a stepper card made with Crumb Cake CS and layered with Marina Mist and Certainly Celery DSP.  Then I’ve printed, coloured and cut out the animals and tractor and added them to the different steps.  Here’s a close up of the layers:







So, hope you like it.  Now….off to the NEC!
BFN
Linda
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Wedding Season is Approaching….

…yay!  I love wedding season!!  Don’t know if I’ve mentioned that before!?

So in readiness for the confetti to start falling I’ve made a card for that special occasion…oh and for the challenges over on Make it Monday and Crafty Creations where “Anything Goes” .

So…this is a 15cm square card with 2cm cut off the front and a border added.  I’ve used the scalloped edge from Stampin’ Up! here.  I’ve then cut a mat and mimicked the border.  I’ve run it through my Big Shot to add the Stampin’ Up! Vintage Wallpaper embossing and stuck it flat to the front of the card blank.

I’ve then cut two squares and matted one in the gorgeous Elegance Designer paper.  I’ve offset the squares and stuck them together and the 3d’ed them to the front of the card.

I’ve added an image from the very versatile Fun & Fast Notes stamp set and coloured it using Cherry Cobbler (very confidently because my Color Coach told me this colour would work!)  I’ve finished it off with a few pearls and a ribbon twist because…well…it is for a wedding!

So what do you think?  Here’s a couple of pics from different angles…

…showing the front,

 

 

and the depth.

 

Hope you like it.

BFN
Linda
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New Stampin’ Up Demonstrator

Now you might have already seen the subtle changes to my blog recently….but I would like to officially announce….

I’m now an Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator!!

….and I’m sooo excited *girly hand claps*.   So check out my side bar to peruse the catalogue…but especially to review the March Frenzy offers!! 

(Here’s a sneak peak at my new samples.)

I have been working on some samples and making plans  for the last couple of weeks so I’ll be sharing those over the next few days.
This first card I’m sharing is made using a tutorial found on Lady& the Stamp.  I’ve adapted it to an A5 size so email me for dimensions if you want to recreate it. It’s a Box Arm Card and I think this is quite effective.
I’ve entered this in the ‘Flowers’ challenge over at Little Claires.

It’s a three panel card where the front panels stand out and prop the back panel up.   I’ve used the dainty flower stamp from the ‘Simply Said’ stamp set and the “Just for you” from the Afterthoughts set, both stamped in Pumpkin Pie ink.  The backing paper is from a recent Stampin’ Up win courtesy of Blue Jelly Stampin’ but unfortunately I can’t tell you what it is.  It’s very pretty though and matches the delicate flower image perfectly.  I’ve trimmed it with a punched border (which in hindsight probably should have been Pumpkin Pie in colour) and added matching ribbon.
Here’s a picture from the top of the card to give you an idea of how it all fits together.

Hope you like it…let me know what you think . 
BFN
Linda

When in doubt, get the Pink Petticoat out!

So every now and then, I get a request for a handmade card from one of my husband’s friends.  It’s great that they consider a handmade card as a special thing for their ladies….but to put it bluntly, boys are so rubbish at telling you what they want! 

This time however, I sent hubby armed with printouts of all my cards.  His friend only had to pick on….and he did – a black and red themed Valentine Card. No problem.  Colour scheme?  “Exactly as it is in the picture”.  Great! Seems straight forward.

However, by the time hubby’s got home to point at the required card, requirements had mellowed somewhat into “A card like that, but not that style and could you change the colours so it’s not so dark.  He didn’t want to say anything ‘cos he didn’t want to be a bother”. *sigh* 

So to the trusty Pink Petticoat papers and my interpretation of what is required

I think he’ll like it.  It’s a 8 inch easel card trimmed with ribbon and gems and embellished with flowers.

Let me know what you think

Thanks for reading.

Ever get the feeling you missed the point?

OK….now my new favourite blog at the moment is Less is More.  I favour the simple, clean looking card and indeed, search through my gallery and I think you’d agree…..so did I get it right with this week’s challenge?

The theme this week is ‘Pastels’.  This instantly put me in mind of Spring Wishes collection from Pink Petticoat!  Easy!  I created a lovely heart-shaped card, backed it with one of my favourite spring time papers in all its pastel-y beauty and finished it off with a topper from my lovely new Stampin’ Up stamps.
But as I stood back to view my creation, I’m thinking….card shape, busy background, ribbon and a border…..where’s the white space??
Alas, I am out of time so submit this card for your viewing.  I still like it….it gave me a chance to use my new blender pen and chalks from Stampin’ Up to and the heart-shape is a good one for Mother’s Day, don’t you think?
You do you reckon?

TSK! 
I thought the closing time was midnight!  Missed it!  Oh well….plenty of time to practice for the next one
 

I know it’s gone, but….

I wanted to show off the Valentine’s Card I made for my husband.  It’s my first twisted easel card.

I’ve used Pink Petticoat papers (again!) from the Old Fashion Girl range, and one of my new Fizzy Moon stamps!  Now, I’m not a cutesy stamp person…but I kinda like the silly “bear dressed as a bear” range.



I’ve coloured the image with my promarkers (of course) and used my nestabilities for the circle and heart shapes. 


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I finished the card of with a ribbon twist on each side and a bit of bling with the heart gems.







I think he liked it…but then it’s hard to tell at 6am on a Monday morning!!

I've entered this is the "I {heart} you" challenge over on Cupcake Crafts and  "Love"over on Crafty Calendar Challenge.
Hope you like it and thanks for reading

Daisies and Dragon flies…

Now I don’t know if you actually get green daisies but I have a lot of green scraps, several daisy punches and my mum-in-laws birthday coming up soon….and I bet she likes green
I’ve made this card before with blue (check out my gallery) but I wanted to use the so-in-vogue kraft card.  This is a trifold card, but you can make it five-panelled if you have the time.  I think I went a little mad with the dragon flies on this…but it kinda works. 

I’ve just realised I have to put a greeting on this one….but not tonight!!
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