Lovely Landscapes

 Those topper books from Temu just keep on inspiring me to make more cards

The soft, dreamy pastel shades are so pretty ....

and are so easy to match up with backing papers.

A little pack of cards

 

I picked up this little pack of 20 small cards with a green stripe down one side for only £1.20 and challenged myself to use them up asap!

So they became the central focus on several cards. They stamp well with either a sentiment or image

And the green stripe can be linked into the colour scheme

So I don't think it will take too long to use them all up

Cloudbusting

 

I bought a very cheap 'cloud edge' stencil off Temu, that arrived today - only took 8 days to come from China.

The first cards I made with it are these these 2 new baby cards with a flying elephant - for a boy and girl.

I then found some die cut birds to put against a cloudy background.

Think it was a bargain!

Snap!

 

I found this pack of round snap cards in a local charity shop for £1 - I think they were from a MacDonalds kids Happy Meal promoting the recent Space Jam movie.

I thought they would make great toppers for kids birthday cards

They are bright, cheerful and feature many different Loony Tunes characters!

Sprig of Holly

 

Desite having piles of Christmas stash, I couldn't resist this little cutting die from The Works - it was only £2, and I have cut out about 20 of these already

They look great added as a corner embellishment

also cut out of patterned paper with coloured berries

added to a recycled Christmas card from last year

...and of course, cut out in gold and paired with my festive tiger! 

Condolences Cards

 

One of the reasons that I wanted the Gemini sentiments die set was the inclusion of the word Condolences, as I haven't got this as either a stamp or die sentiment.

Again, I like the simplicity of the font of the die and have made a few of those cards that you never want to use.

Papercraft Essentials 196

 

This months issue of  Papercraft Essentials Magazine had a lovely Woodland Collection topper pad as its freebie, with some sentiments for Mothers Day included

 

So it seemed a good idea to make some cards with it!

And there are still loads of elements, papers and sentiments left.

Not Going Out

 

I am happy to comply with government instructions and stay indoors, when it is snowing like this outside. Snow that lays is a bit of a novelty in Suffolk and we may only get it a couple of times a year.

Of course, the other good reason to stay inside, is to sit in my lovely craft room and play with my new embossing folder. I have used it in several different colour schemes and styles now.

This could be a popular addition to my stack of embossing folders!

A Wedding Card today

 

So many weddings have been postponed this year and there is still no certainty that large weddings with lots of family and friends will be allowed for a while yet.

But despite that, I've made a wedding card!

  It started off uncovering the 3 leaf charm toppers at the bottom of a box of bits and pieces and thinking 'what the heck can I do with them?'  I matched them up with some other odd bits such as the ribbon, flowers and hearts to make a silver and white based card with touches of glitter.

 

Leaving or Getting a New Job?

I found it really hard to find the right sentiment to make a card wishing someone good luck in their new job. Despite having hundred of stamps, I only had one that said JOB and it was tiny!

So I searched around and found these sentiments from Honey Doo Crafts which fit the bill perfectly! Plus they were reduced to only £2.99, so I treated myself to the Birthday Star stamps as well. I discovered that they are a local company based here in Suffolk and they arrived next day on 1st class delivery.

I'm going to team them up with this hot air balloon die from Papercrafter mag.

Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

It was a year ago that Simply Cards Magazine had the 'Country Diary' themed freebie papers and stamps - still using them up!

Wedding Anniversary

Having just celebrated my 35th Wedding Anniversary, I realised that I needed to make some anniversary cards to put in my (ever growing) charity card box. We should have been in New York this week to celebrate, but it was not to be. Instead a visit to the seaside, to walk  along the prom and eat fish and chips was the best we could do. 

Looks like it will be a long time before we get the money refunded, so can't make any plans. In so many ways, this will be a year to remember!

Retirement Cards

Amongst the free stamps with this months Simply Cards Magazine was a 'Happy Retirement'. Very useful as I have several work colleagues who will be retiring in the next few months!

And suitable for both men and women!

Happy Birthday Die

Here's my new 'Happy Birthday' die with shadow backing. I've been looking for something like this for a while, as it will be so versatile. You can snip out some of the curly bits for more masculine makes, like this card!

Bon Voyage Cards

Something a bit different - a couple of Bon Voyage and Good Luck cards. Put together using some old scraps that have been around for ages along with some little wooden embellishments

Two Weddings and an Anniversary ....

Following on from yesterdays post I made 2 wedding cards with the Bride and Groom Silhouette die

Then finished off with a wedding anniversary card that features one of the Honey Doo stamps embossing in silver and coloured with watered down distress oxide inks to give it a delicate feel