Another 50th Birthday Card

What a bad blogger I've become, I really must try harder to get stuff posted. Today I have another of the 50th Birthday cards that I had to make. Today is the recipient's birthday and I hope she is having a lovely day with her family. For this card I used Debbi Moore's Summer Moments CD, The lady was decoupaged and I used one of the scenes from the CD as a backdrop. The flowers are from Phil Martin Dies and cut out from a backing paper from the CD then edged with distress inks and the 50 was cut from a Tattered Lace die set.  The challenge at the moment over at Allsorts is Anything Goes so I thought I would go and join in the fun.

 Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

A Stamped Image

 A Stamped Image is the new challenge over on the Allsorts blog this week and I just happen to have uploaded this card onto the PC from my camera. It's a 5x7 size card made using a stamp by Phill Martin, Daffodils Medley. It's such an easy stamp to use and all you need to do after stamping is pick out the bits you want to add colour to. I love to see the yellow daffodils coming out in the garden, it reminds me that spring is on its way bringing the butterflies and hopefully the sunshine.

 Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

New Home

Just before lockdown started I had a Crafty Friend who moved to Australia. After living with her Daughter during the lockdown downunder she has recently moved into a new home there. I made this card and sent. I know it's been received now so I'm safe to post it here. I used a stamp from Chocolate Baroque designed by Kim Moody and Called Poppy Cottage. I stamped onto water colour card and used my new water colour pens from Phil Martin.

Hoping this finds everyone well and keeping safe.

Thank you for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Spring Flowers

I been rather quite lately what with my Mum coming home from Hospital (glad to say she back to normal now) and the Easter hols. But in between I have managed to get some crafting done, just not had time to share with you all. Here is my card for today, it's similar to one that I made at a Phil Martin workshop at the end of last year but I've put my own twist on it. I started with an 8x8 card base and black card for the matting, some white card cut slightly smaller than the black which I coloured with distress inks. I then sprayed Dylusions Shimmer Sprays onto my glass mat and mopped up some of the colour onto the background I had made. I repeated this for the centre circle and added a sentiment from Chocolate Baroque. I made some flowers that from a die that was bought from the Internet and mopped up more spray from the mat before putting together on the card with some die cuts of leaves, from another die bought from the Internet.

Hope you are all enjoying this wonderful weather that we're having at the moment, I'm off to my Sister-in-laws this afternoon.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts..... Blossoms, Butterflies and Bugs
A Bit More Time To Craft..... Anything Goes
Back To Basics and Beyond..... Use A Spray
My Time To Craft..... Spring Flowers

Thank you for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Retreat Photos

When I went away recently it was to the Craftaganza Retreat that Crafters Companion hold every year, I said I would post photos of what I made when I returned. Well I spent the whole week away with a Crafty Friend doing Crafty type things. These included looking around some Craft shops we came across in magazines, attending a colouring workshop with Sandra Rushton, a workshop with Phil Martin and then another Craft Retreat with Clare Charvill from My Creative Spirit. My post today is to show you what is finished from the Craftaganza Retreat, I say whats finished because I still have about 4 cards to finish yet. The rest I will show you another day or when they are finished.

We had a great time with classes from, Sue Baker, Lizzy Curtis, Fiona Clayton, Debbie Fisher, Leanne Chivers, Sheena Douglas and Sara Davies. All with something different to show us. Sara's workshop was using the new Gemini Foiling machine. I have to say that I was very impressed with this and am currently waiting for mine to be delivered.

Thank you for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue