tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45681652819645904892024-03-18T22:16:53.205+00:00 KISS - keep it sweet and simpleKeep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.comBlogger1422125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-36109027477932101092024-03-16T15:54:00.000+00:002024-03-16T15:54:34.651+00:00Good Vibes Only<p>Hello. A friend of mine has been ill recently and I wanted a card to cheer her up. <br />Rainbows and puppys should do the trick :o)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0jMzsbGnzbJ-mNEt2UDNdutPKTd-VYMVhw454DKdfoNSAiK9-ZrUm4m01AIR4yJptMlwmfJ4qFZYRVEuujC4C6GUUCoO0zP2DdOtTrhtTngPcVVBIxAMWQP0VBom2J4QBy-e38fFJS6iwj6F8aevf80BrcG069w8KG3SgmURz4BK9Ew5oSLSQG08MCg/s1440/MFT%20StampMarket%20Good%20Vibes%20Mar24%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0jMzsbGnzbJ-mNEt2UDNdutPKTd-VYMVhw454DKdfoNSAiK9-ZrUm4m01AIR4yJptMlwmfJ4qFZYRVEuujC4C6GUUCoO0zP2DdOtTrhtTngPcVVBIxAMWQP0VBom2J4QBy-e38fFJS6iwj6F8aevf80BrcG069w8KG3SgmURz4BK9Ew5oSLSQG08MCg/w640-h640/MFT%20StampMarket%20Good%20Vibes%20Mar24%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've followed the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches and used a rainbow where their semi circle is. <div>Then, I added a little die cut pup, a heart speech bubble, and that lovely bold sentiment.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauMfeow5R4wW6z9WVcl7CnYApwo-7EcWOTeq26qgc9O9uLDxSJhIbs5CSMTT1HvyaTrlTfJmUTUKwg6fLDR5T7VHbK688qj1O34DOcuK6XRcKuZFl8cLDdC7ytvhbBJb2k53qhw2lZqrYJhARukw0jMiCV88Cmd9Fqq-y2LZtSjURR40F_Iz3_uWrE0U/s1440/MFT%20StampMarket%20Good%20Vibes%20Mar24%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauMfeow5R4wW6z9WVcl7CnYApwo-7EcWOTeq26qgc9O9uLDxSJhIbs5CSMTT1HvyaTrlTfJmUTUKwg6fLDR5T7VHbK688qj1O34DOcuK6XRcKuZFl8cLDdC7ytvhbBJb2k53qhw2lZqrYJhARukw0jMiCV88Cmd9Fqq-y2LZtSjURR40F_Iz3_uWrE0U/w640-h640/MFT%20StampMarket%20Good%20Vibes%20Mar24%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/">Freshly Made Sketches Challenge </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCAxWcHN9tvi9LLf7srgZby2A1xkPZxAtP0ZSi1ilJ2hBnvgt9RGf3ClVWGy06L8PF9Kqtjy2rikOR_dBJY7TEn_6tbctKcDfTJs18QX4UZvaOe7iDDWJAPj0y9qx8LvBwQRqbZxKbXzUMRl_7iRUcf4TXhf60IVrdZFdHpaCNUFVIy2jSTqb0IIPSQwA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="309" data-original-width="400" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCAxWcHN9tvi9LLf7srgZby2A1xkPZxAtP0ZSi1ilJ2hBnvgt9RGf3ClVWGy06L8PF9Kqtjy2rikOR_dBJY7TEn_6tbctKcDfTJs18QX4UZvaOe7iDDWJAPj0y9qx8LvBwQRqbZxKbXzUMRl_7iRUcf4TXhf60IVrdZFdHpaCNUFVIy2jSTqb0IIPSQwA=w400-h309" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>the stamp market - rainbows and greetings / little rainbow die</li><li>my favorite things - four legged friends / woof pack</li><li>copic markers</li><li>white gel pen</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIX6QjRVJAiHHI7_TroTWvU00_YxBwrzOdN4ZX8qE-ybrqcdp33N3gOAUOaBO5nthNphv_XuLo3AtZrl6daIoMvMvB0Mqw8l86L2bZmgx3lNTAyA8tlrfhSiWJlmiasNX7H5gxoBV3iu2WQWTMaPiX4XMXZMACGVTxXMA6rbaZRqeaG4E0i4Z88_H59bM/s1920/MFT%20StampMarket%20Good%20Vibes%20Mar24%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1841" data-original-width="1920" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIX6QjRVJAiHHI7_TroTWvU00_YxBwrzOdN4ZX8qE-ybrqcdp33N3gOAUOaBO5nthNphv_XuLo3AtZrl6daIoMvMvB0Mqw8l86L2bZmgx3lNTAyA8tlrfhSiWJlmiasNX7H5gxoBV3iu2WQWTMaPiX4XMXZMACGVTxXMA6rbaZRqeaG4E0i4Z88_H59bM/w640-h614/MFT%20StampMarket%20Good%20Vibes%20Mar24%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-91725854346746268402024-02-28T14:19:00.000+00:002024-02-28T14:19:13.650+00:00Love You To The Stars And Back<p>Hello. Here's an 'out of this world' card I made for my grandson's 3rd birthday.<br />It's a spinner/slider card and he found it lots of fun.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSyyRXRrqcFqzJ79JwmIL5FiVwZqa-bWC59ZRc_nIt9m3cQxyaNqT9SehSYZV_USiHJwom-nOEQnAPpKWCoD9DszeeW-1tQe2JoyjZbFkxT8T-frVcglRJedPMbvmDbGrO4Qew-itJ6Ohx2cBtyVeGJ5hD0SNpdQtY1bTponfPHwRiiiX1mkBnDSle6U/s1440/LawnFawn%20ToTheMoon%20Feb24%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSyyRXRrqcFqzJ79JwmIL5FiVwZqa-bWC59ZRc_nIt9m3cQxyaNqT9SehSYZV_USiHJwom-nOEQnAPpKWCoD9DszeeW-1tQe2JoyjZbFkxT8T-frVcglRJedPMbvmDbGrO4Qew-itJ6Ohx2cBtyVeGJ5hD0SNpdQtY1bTponfPHwRiiiX1mkBnDSle6U/w640-h640/LawnFawn%20ToTheMoon%20Feb24%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's been a while since I made one of these, so I had to head over to YouTube for a demonstration. Then, because I don't have any of the special, little slider discs, I used a couple of pennies and some cut down foam tape and it all works perfectly.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13ZtjYIK79-96rBZ3ItZ_fPA-lqi7hDgqJrCQRQfZWXVp0to9fRC5Z4EOrsBNmflFpNBMZ1qBKwPmTD2r5r5wnYOjScYOmDe-iz89joV3n-tF-QFKCHSjufrYgPwYgmxD-5DO9883g9ZT5g-B5JvzvUSCb6ke8oP5nNVkGuVwynY6xJZxHdveCV4vfGg/s1440/LawnFawn%20ToTheMoon%20Feb24%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13ZtjYIK79-96rBZ3ItZ_fPA-lqi7hDgqJrCQRQfZWXVp0to9fRC5Z4EOrsBNmflFpNBMZ1qBKwPmTD2r5r5wnYOjScYOmDe-iz89joV3n-tF-QFKCHSjufrYgPwYgmxD-5DO9883g9ZT5g-B5JvzvUSCb6ke8oP5nNVkGuVwynY6xJZxHdveCV4vfGg/w640-h640/LawnFawn%20ToTheMoon%20Feb24%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The background was a piece of blue card with added distress inks, splattered with water and white paint. Then I went a bit overboard and stamped some stars with white ink and drew some with a white gel pen.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Challenge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/">Allsorts</a> #769</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Things That Fly</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>distress inks - faded jeans, salty ocean</li><li>lawn fawn - out of this world</li><li>my favorite things - dienamincs surf and turf</li><li>copics</li><li>white paint and white gel pen</li><li>glossy accents on the spaceman's helmet</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJg1L-qGQmmRcep5sNbXY-b8VVTSvqDUfGU0X7L-K_LbpCZZzbk4Wh-9UJzalqx-H7tgD-gjiUE4-9mIbv3WyzSzrWnQS82hZ45UCAIkNjOTk28mEu_YkbsOQTx-7_Ps_Qb59dZTfxXLaLruy0RYlq2J3iV3SNkxv1rJsU2UfDTB6gfTa905LCZFG2P9Y/s1920/LawnFawn%20ToTheMoon%20Feb24%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1920" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJg1L-qGQmmRcep5sNbXY-b8VVTSvqDUfGU0X7L-K_LbpCZZzbk4Wh-9UJzalqx-H7tgD-gjiUE4-9mIbv3WyzSzrWnQS82hZ45UCAIkNjOTk28mEu_YkbsOQTx-7_Ps_Qb59dZTfxXLaLruy0RYlq2J3iV3SNkxv1rJsU2UfDTB6gfTa905LCZFG2P9Y/w640-h614/LawnFawn%20ToTheMoon%20Feb24%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p><br /></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-86546697523595229142024-02-24T14:59:00.000+00:002024-02-24T14:59:32.263+00:00It's Fiesta Time<p>Hello. Finally I've found some time to get into my craft room, and I'm excited to be playing along with the new <a href="https://aaacolourfulchallenge.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: medium;">AAAColourful </span></a>challenge. Congrats to the DT over there - I'm looking forward to having fun and seeing all their fab inspiration.</p><p>Here is my card for their first challenge, where they would like to see a rainbow of colours.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNZr5vHVUSMnz9YJtqyggXCiMo6NtVirK8jf8X-zrgnWcM4tYGjlv8ST74UmarS0YmJ5AM5m1hMG80P9RWyEooQktTKLqnAEjbN3onkV0ATaifaZjQLgZSeb-QtCqvhQ19DeB17RbMcX0XaS5enQzias_0b9jYEc9hZ6h2xChbLpHgzvvIteF5KNQ_Cg/s1440/HeroArts%20Fiesta%20Feb24%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNZr5vHVUSMnz9YJtqyggXCiMo6NtVirK8jf8X-zrgnWcM4tYGjlv8ST74UmarS0YmJ5AM5m1hMG80P9RWyEooQktTKLqnAEjbN3onkV0ATaifaZjQLgZSeb-QtCqvhQ19DeB17RbMcX0XaS5enQzias_0b9jYEc9hZ6h2xChbLpHgzvvIteF5KNQ_Cg/w640-h640/HeroArts%20Fiesta%20Feb24%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I used a strip die to cut my rainbow card, and attached it to a panel with DS tape. Then I added my die cut, and copic coloured pooches with some foam tape.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwB7A9AAYMFbMnfj-8YWpTZ6N3r3v-ZHRCtXMAlu6GtUU1Ms-vamZM5wl78wPhBqfQVTCNGsvc6Hwa1mOKipFbIOehhJTE_kOFqShOIvsnQm-XO0MNMKQ3URFA46RBZg7vQMFafAkb5yE2Zmhu4WH8lCSdcehyphenhypheni1_JvTaGHjC2J5IVaZdzEJzqonwPdk/s1440/HeroArts%20Fiesta%20Feb24%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwB7A9AAYMFbMnfj-8YWpTZ6N3r3v-ZHRCtXMAlu6GtUU1Ms-vamZM5wl78wPhBqfQVTCNGsvc6Hwa1mOKipFbIOehhJTE_kOFqShOIvsnQm-XO0MNMKQ3URFA46RBZg7vQMFafAkb5yE2Zmhu4WH8lCSdcehyphenhypheni1_JvTaGHjC2J5IVaZdzEJzqonwPdk/w640-h640/HeroArts%20Fiesta%20Feb24%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Challenge</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://aaacolourfulchallenge.blogspot.com/">AAA Colourful</a><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX7FrNcBcxz51oe1j1OCu6vY7OfRo-1BS_DbKJkfdaisUbenrdMoL5f1p6DksOfFpKxjBX4sL0QzOh9PBj9gd0QNTBjhwkW6ZF2UfWHag-x1UjoWMin08zySpQT6pdhxuNZOxAI_kB9BEOQNX0L2Var-k6qUpsq2vvlWTIS_ZNl7xnEwn2undUQac-x9U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX7FrNcBcxz51oe1j1OCu6vY7OfRo-1BS_DbKJkfdaisUbenrdMoL5f1p6DksOfFpKxjBX4sL0QzOh9PBj9gd0QNTBjhwkW6ZF2UfWHag-x1UjoWMin08zySpQT6pdhxuNZOxAI_kB9BEOQNX0L2Var-k6qUpsq2vvlWTIS_ZNl7xnEwn2undUQac-x9U=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr45mThyphenhyphenT6xd1O4XV0mo1fAARK0AOzdHm3LO1d6IRAHqqofgZ2q59E4FD2NkpSK4j2C_tbtsxe8seDLlirMo-mJnJ5KacEzYRVebQf9wDQLlbG2OCgOHZSpA028-lbrBZFdjIuEzs4v9EvQSp8wHLKvhQQugY9zGCYFQR7yGpjFcToiwI1Q_GiQVJn2Q/s1920/HeroArts%20Fiesta%20Feb24%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="1920" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr45mThyphenhyphenT6xd1O4XV0mo1fAARK0AOzdHm3LO1d6IRAHqqofgZ2q59E4FD2NkpSK4j2C_tbtsxe8seDLlirMo-mJnJ5KacEzYRVebQf9wDQLlbG2OCgOHZSpA028-lbrBZFdjIuEzs4v9EvQSp8wHLKvhQQugY9zGCYFQR7yGpjFcToiwI1Q_GiQVJn2Q/w640-h602/HeroArts%20Fiesta%20Feb24%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="text-align: left;">hero arts - it's fiesta time</span></li><li>pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle / gradiating stripes</li><li>copic markers</li><li>white gel pen</li></ul></div><p></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-57809411743913428982024-02-08T17:02:00.002+00:002024-02-08T17:02:32.669+00:00Blow Out All The Candles<p> Hello. This was a tricky card for me. I know it looks simple, but if I'm not using stamps with animals, or people, then I struggle a bit. To help me out I used the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuK_UCLXgeIzLch2J6-gVAZt0DAy2rBzZIioPEdVAaTm2J2ADAymE5Ttd_FtoY3LtYUOorUHRmuL2428chiErFNA8B8EElOao_gwK1VvOMWvsRa4cDaEz3_s5SbF4E-4gMnVxehMWVfz3MGB0duiQJNznsbjT5XmuAz4RtpLn_m5hh4gjxzbV59GdKN4/s1440/Cand9th%20Candles%20Feb24%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuK_UCLXgeIzLch2J6-gVAZt0DAy2rBzZIioPEdVAaTm2J2ADAymE5Ttd_FtoY3LtYUOorUHRmuL2428chiErFNA8B8EElOao_gwK1VvOMWvsRa4cDaEz3_s5SbF4E-4gMnVxehMWVfz3MGB0duiQJNznsbjT5XmuAz4RtpLn_m5hh4gjxzbV59GdKN4/w640-h640/Cand9th%20Candles%20Feb24%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The candles are all die-cuts, stuck together (I used some 'stick it' sheets to make this easier) and then adhered to a card panel, where I had already stamped the centre sentiment. I just snipped off the excess bit of candle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXx7PRfA1v6GzCmKdVeh8axk-rkC9PyrlWao4g2rQYv8noFNjTyRt02Alu3XJ6S6UB56lAc_pr0wUJY7DOKqsr4xmEDPPcN-fcr-PRrmLIufBoHIDrVhugFOALmZiKQIeCH-to6-OFmEpNbKS_2Bxjdm-eF_uq1hZgAfsHI0sz6trEHaMijJa1og4BAZk/s1440/Cand9th%20Candles%20Feb24%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXx7PRfA1v6GzCmKdVeh8axk-rkC9PyrlWao4g2rQYv8noFNjTyRt02Alu3XJ6S6UB56lAc_pr0wUJY7DOKqsr4xmEDPPcN-fcr-PRrmLIufBoHIDrVhugFOALmZiKQIeCH-to6-OFmEpNbKS_2Bxjdm-eF_uq1hZgAfsHI0sz6trEHaMijJa1og4BAZk/w640-h640/Cand9th%20Candles%20Feb24%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I added the scallop piece from a frame die cut, and some glossy accents on those flames.<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Challenge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/">Freshly Made Sketches</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFclO_i7dNnspnY4YcGv4xrW6ram7L-72TxIXrlbGsSgB3AkZV1JjLUAowOytfm-Rb6glwGO5eIylUK3N3gbUPtzxWx55ZTJGxn3gdPgsMH6IdSVaEoFoE0S9acWx6S6UX_b6k6yCOZIBiQlnYQ2fnK3GiaAemhgz7CC6tHllhylWypYKHSONEGWWBhMU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="400" data-original-width="286" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFclO_i7dNnspnY4YcGv4xrW6ram7L-72TxIXrlbGsSgB3AkZV1JjLUAowOytfm-Rb6glwGO5eIylUK3N3gbUPtzxWx55ZTJGxn3gdPgsMH6IdSVaEoFoE0S9acWx6S6UX_b6k6yCOZIBiQlnYQ2fnK3GiaAemhgz7CC6tHllhylWypYKHSONEGWWBhMU=w287-h400" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>concord and 9th - make a wish stamps and dies</li><li>ecoline real brush pens</li><li>glossy accents</li><li>mft dienamics stitched rectangle scallop edge</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnl7Y-7o-nu0DC7oB6SrpDOO7IepdHr1xtkRw07gWES-jQ4Q02wbENp0OuTB9wD815nBdd5QnJydJpyszoUMaCOIJ6RKb4l1tW_YEIA9n3dKHeJy73djALHL8NBwsZUuq3gLIb0HwnqLk91O0qNq-1YaNNQx4LXQKqRLWEzXryftO_6455-t17TlW31A/s1920/Cand9th%20Candles%20Feb24%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="1920" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnl7Y-7o-nu0DC7oB6SrpDOO7IepdHr1xtkRw07gWES-jQ4Q02wbENp0OuTB9wD815nBdd5QnJydJpyszoUMaCOIJ6RKb4l1tW_YEIA9n3dKHeJy73djALHL8NBwsZUuq3gLIb0HwnqLk91O0qNq-1YaNNQx4LXQKqRLWEzXryftO_6455-t17TlW31A/w640-h596/Cand9th%20Candles%20Feb24%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p></div>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-31174964008886772762024-02-03T13:59:00.000+00:002024-02-03T13:59:21.447+00:00I'm Quackers About You<p>Hello. Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and the shops are crammed with hearts and roses, cuddly toys with red ribbon bows, and heart shaped chocolates. I've been married for 39 years this year, and I am so over all that - well, maybe not the chocolates :o)<br />I still love my husband to bits though - so here's a red-less, pink-less Valentine's card for him.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgACPjOdG4HQJLmbg4-uWArs0BTjVIV9Zs6BMUHA8HSWHNRzXtvZl8GWP2XEikkefNyq9A2ThlqmTH42tiG2zucrxJcV0_tFEAhu-yFwH_NdNtce-XK_DrRMafpg4O-QGqnYGvdlHIWTa6-n6YYxsXsZ9N211aGkFyxDnuQikirMKrdu0sTVa4SOi1vs/s1440/TFTDesigns%20Quackers%20Feb24%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgACPjOdG4HQJLmbg4-uWArs0BTjVIV9Zs6BMUHA8HSWHNRzXtvZl8GWP2XEikkefNyq9A2ThlqmTH42tiG2zucrxJcV0_tFEAhu-yFwH_NdNtce-XK_DrRMafpg4O-QGqnYGvdlHIWTa6-n6YYxsXsZ9N211aGkFyxDnuQikirMKrdu0sTVa4SOi1vs/w640-h640/TFTDesigns%20Quackers%20Feb24%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I die cut my letters into a card panel, and backed it with blue card. Then I used the cute duck as the 'O' and added the sentiment and a scalloped frame.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQm3ZbnCJGB16SbnJMguhPp-uguwhwSdyH5h_n-Ttvp_qb7y8bR9wUpEkTq5h76AIBlqUs66MVvfHKuZvpcNKlw4rxGZdT6UOzXf-pXvEprkY6Pdq2HmfDzhfTlLWltOZhGcTNOX7Md1byzjPgH8EqLWLRWFmL5dLU8AS2F5MmaMMObnTLGsju5y7RXAU/s1440/TFTDesigns%20Quackers%20Feb24%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQm3ZbnCJGB16SbnJMguhPp-uguwhwSdyH5h_n-Ttvp_qb7y8bR9wUpEkTq5h76AIBlqUs66MVvfHKuZvpcNKlw4rxGZdT6UOzXf-pXvEprkY6Pdq2HmfDzhfTlLWltOZhGcTNOX7Md1byzjPgH8EqLWLRWFmL5dLU8AS2F5MmaMMObnTLGsju5y7RXAU/w640-h640/TFTDesigns%20Quackers%20Feb24%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Challenge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">CAS on Friday</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">#276 VALENTINE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>time for tea designs - lucky duck</li><li><span style="text-align: left;">neat and tangled - journaling alpha dies</span></li><li>my favorite things - stitch rectangle scallop frame</li><li>copics</li><li>signo white gel pen</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjCBEA0M807Opz0CmgX5dKvkaHuRf6TrKd46T2UzreKWSCnrID8JFuacZ1nLlg9c6v7mZkuINGl56_ioxnEdd9Yr5q79iSvQXRxg3GSlkhh4KHt08TMyM1YQwTMMK5qai-Fi64hNH3886UImyXGj7mpaAGdzID8TurNBqjNNHmgpPociJJ-P8Ddl9-QA/s1944/TFTDesigns%20Quackers%20Feb24%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjCBEA0M807Opz0CmgX5dKvkaHuRf6TrKd46T2UzreKWSCnrID8JFuacZ1nLlg9c6v7mZkuINGl56_ioxnEdd9Yr5q79iSvQXRxg3GSlkhh4KHt08TMyM1YQwTMMK5qai-Fi64hNH3886UImyXGj7mpaAGdzID8TurNBqjNNHmgpPociJJ-P8Ddl9-QA/w632-h640/TFTDesigns%20Quackers%20Feb24%203.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div><p><br /></p></div>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-8169524218317143622024-02-01T15:15:00.000+00:002024-02-01T15:15:43.947+00:00You Are The Cutest Thing<p>Hello. I'm so happy to see that the <a href="https://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: medium;">Addicted to Stamps and More</span></a> is back with us.<br />Good luck to the Design Team who are keeping the doors open. I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates all the extra work you're doing.</p><p>This time they're looking for die cuts and/or stencils.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpfndXfoX6jU4jz8iLMhks0x329rTcFOmXlhhB7vza4B8-56bfBeqt96Zsb0CVYcKsDqQvWDTN-JS-Pq8IfHy1IUce_O1RWILUGbOHr3UXsrigXJetRZMRh7f_PsIDT4al_rNyHdBtrrqdnpPNqW3g8lI1vBQEbrWdlYHwHvSs0AhbQwOdf8earfgXGk/s1440/MFT%20TreatDog%20Feb24%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpfndXfoX6jU4jz8iLMhks0x329rTcFOmXlhhB7vza4B8-56bfBeqt96Zsb0CVYcKsDqQvWDTN-JS-Pq8IfHy1IUce_O1RWILUGbOHr3UXsrigXJetRZMRh7f_PsIDT4al_rNyHdBtrrqdnpPNqW3g8lI1vBQEbrWdlYHwHvSs0AhbQwOdf8earfgXGk/w640-h640/MFT%20TreatDog%20Feb24%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a quick card to put together. Just some basic stamping and die cutting and a touch of easy colouring. To go with the sentiment, each dog has his own treat :o)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92xg44a2nHVKPTOorESPVglDLcUrAE1F9GHwnsBSN781-KTQDkRmA10W2wbhBbXAUUyKry3Kdac0LyQjJbYkUcZCCfaXzmRc21XNF5ehNfyctB1JRegtlS-msJGVsJZjaVr8DUoe0qxpDZsioihz8x-eOvIvzAjJEv2OA1i1DXihm3VaMYFdq8ujkU6M/w640-h640/MFT%20TreatDog%20Feb24%202.jpg" width="640" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Challenge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/">Addicted to Stamps and More</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9VtYiiFIbZYaFDiPhPNmKV23FG7xUrvYIN4wXoxq8CNjLUb5g47AmTn7VpK2C7vJaxL-FY3BnjyyVxL8yJeGLh7Wo5BpHvH5MGLrpBUK5CbupSwn9ZAb3E2IvAbGwacuSJP8bbKKHc64eUz95nx0UoHa2bL4eNaI1wNJ59rQL5tyoMV-LSPLgeLVIJAc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="113" data-original-width="320" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9VtYiiFIbZYaFDiPhPNmKV23FG7xUrvYIN4wXoxq8CNjLUb5g47AmTn7VpK2C7vJaxL-FY3BnjyyVxL8yJeGLh7Wo5BpHvH5MGLrpBUK5CbupSwn9ZAb3E2IvAbGwacuSJP8bbKKHc64eUz95nx0UoHa2bL4eNaI1wNJ59rQL5tyoMV-LSPLgeLVIJAc" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> my favorite things - woof pack</li><li>pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle</li><li>copic markers</li><li>white gel pen</li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJQRIU23XNkA2k0jU3hCvsUSE6Db-bXXn3WC8OdrocGXtUAHIu9XAp1oRhV2RC_ZGK1YBHrHjeB3BNus1XqQVXKG27WHTswYYeU-7RfvZ-Disz2vEZRyxovidvOY9P2Ha2EXnP6GNn8Mlerzu8zb2twJ3Q2Kc8BAenjvForU2gF7OJqqiRyVosAWv1ao/s2034/MFT%20TreatDog%20Feb24%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJQRIU23XNkA2k0jU3hCvsUSE6Db-bXXn3WC8OdrocGXtUAHIu9XAp1oRhV2RC_ZGK1YBHrHjeB3BNus1XqQVXKG27WHTswYYeU-7RfvZ-Disz2vEZRyxovidvOY9P2Ha2EXnP6GNn8Mlerzu8zb2twJ3Q2Kc8BAenjvForU2gF7OJqqiRyVosAWv1ao/w604-h640/MFT%20TreatDog%20Feb24%203.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-41643539397175891842024-01-26T14:19:00.003+00:002024-01-26T14:19:43.446+00:00Do you love anyone more than treats?<p>Hi. Today I'm making a start on some Valentine's Day cards. We are a dog loving family - between us we have a Border Terrier, a Staffy, and a Puggle - so I am a huge fan of dog stamps and cards, and this 'woof pack' set was a must for me.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6A-3o0qlKmfCor8N-Ix1If81K5oE6xC12K1z7VjFzYdFkgdv9RlX-HN_Tc7Kz2Gpi1Cu38zzrlI1X7IpYN0uaPRnskpv0DDBG0_kuoOlDT67GfBLrtR288K0oldkPyF7I0yIO-dxKYXe2bEdkHzqFhCloMTKu3z9-ELV1jl_LzAjcKqI5-MsJtmY_7U/s1440/MFT%20WoofPack%20Treats%20Jan%2024%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6A-3o0qlKmfCor8N-Ix1If81K5oE6xC12K1z7VjFzYdFkgdv9RlX-HN_Tc7Kz2Gpi1Cu38zzrlI1X7IpYN0uaPRnskpv0DDBG0_kuoOlDT67GfBLrtR288K0oldkPyF7I0yIO-dxKYXe2bEdkHzqFhCloMTKu3z9-ELV1jl_LzAjcKqI5-MsJtmY_7U/w640-h640/MFT%20WoofPack%20Treats%20Jan%2024%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I've followed the sketch at this week's Freshly Made Sketches, changing the large circle for a heart and the smaller ones for the dog and his favourite cushion :o)<br /><br />The background was stamped with a little, grass and flower stamp, and coloured with Copics.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2t5TKSSNR5iibKC8REeFnRnM8wyMkmC0fZosI82tp1R5GUctUqOCKN1GsiG0tVVcVBSnryyQHhifhqIwTstO4ksXswau5DpS0RZ2-DvNVgt8BH8g1VFYcyvSjA1jcquNEX2iIXLlSOvIo-aJ8Ka-HNFDJwuaWPc_ZXM3h8ywWehiOUaTU9_nOu5ukj74/s1440/MFT%20WoofPack%20Treats%20Jan%2024%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2t5TKSSNR5iibKC8REeFnRnM8wyMkmC0fZosI82tp1R5GUctUqOCKN1GsiG0tVVcVBSnryyQHhifhqIwTstO4ksXswau5DpS0RZ2-DvNVgt8BH8g1VFYcyvSjA1jcquNEX2iIXLlSOvIo-aJ8Ka-HNFDJwuaWPc_ZXM3h8ywWehiOUaTU9_nOu5ukj74/w640-h640/MFT%20WoofPack%20Treats%20Jan%2024%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Challenge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/">Freshly Made Sketches</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi36GjwiDqvHcVjzSFwUfEI9b-Mowl6FfgMdThQwumrln-7WOUAxvUzGYe8iPClTwG1wIDlLKSf_lLMxJPCVzRqfIFprdf5P0PZ2FBE0Y8YgBx2fjOUK1qGRk9Zo7CUpBSLL5f3O9VbQDOj-RXCyyrNbyLIwrbSReP-eX0oeWF0yzDshmIj0yJuA5MVDKM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="400" data-original-width="286" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi36GjwiDqvHcVjzSFwUfEI9b-Mowl6FfgMdThQwumrln-7WOUAxvUzGYe8iPClTwG1wIDlLKSf_lLMxJPCVzRqfIFprdf5P0PZ2FBE0Y8YgBx2fjOUK1qGRk9Zo7CUpBSLL5f3O9VbQDOj-RXCyyrNbyLIwrbSReP-eX0oeWF0yzDshmIj0yJuA5MVDKM=w287-h400" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>my favorite things - woof pack</li><li>time for tea designs - lucky duck</li><li>memory box - puffy clouds die</li><li>heart nestie, copic markers, white gel pen</li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgWJUIrBRBaNwG_e7YxMxNLcSYzF1qfP_-JiFctD-SMZQFQvYrtzuxjNFxb1jhyheXcRg-AY3L7ZqqJgt8whyphenhyphen_qgiQdrNu1UnfpdozaeMJRP3zoyYvIRLp1BPPhlWe4gaxRIEP2QJoiQlo7yYLMi-33O0kPtGJtz5lNbM7IjpBQZiGb2wHispL3ijc6Q/s1920/MFT%20WoofPack%20Treats%20Jan%2024%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="1920" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgWJUIrBRBaNwG_e7YxMxNLcSYzF1qfP_-JiFctD-SMZQFQvYrtzuxjNFxb1jhyheXcRg-AY3L7ZqqJgt8whyphenhyphen_qgiQdrNu1UnfpdozaeMJRP3zoyYvIRLp1BPPhlWe4gaxRIEP2QJoiQlo7yYLMi-33O0kPtGJtz5lNbM7IjpBQZiGb2wHispL3ijc6Q/w640-h580/MFT%20WoofPack%20Treats%20Jan%2024%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-3484460191521656372024-01-21T12:49:00.003+00:002024-01-21T12:53:53.301+00:00Happiness is Homemade Soup<p>Tips for those slow mojo days...<br /><br />1. use a card sketch<br />2. head over to <a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/">freshly made sketches</a><br />3. remember their challenge ends on a MONDAY !</p><p>Tick. Tick. And Tick :o)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQArfZZMZkmYWkEqtGQv_XHz8YlTjHGD4ObmgsWSG4dwhdVXnl1jQn7l70SH2M9dVw45j0VYzop7xxWwM4wPUVB20js_GFbUBSNebm6NBBYYkBuOriA0ZEIJWqgGvu2RX6dgCO7pcjwPeH02ZsAotlKXVon8C5dEHOQFovBOnVetS9hSZnafKy04SwHdk/s1440/MFT%20Souper%20Day%20Jan%2024%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQArfZZMZkmYWkEqtGQv_XHz8YlTjHGD4ObmgsWSG4dwhdVXnl1jQn7l70SH2M9dVw45j0VYzop7xxWwM4wPUVB20js_GFbUBSNebm6NBBYYkBuOriA0ZEIJWqgGvu2RX6dgCO7pcjwPeH02ZsAotlKXVon8C5dEHOQFovBOnVetS9hSZnafKy04SwHdk/w640-h640/MFT%20Souper%20Day%20Jan%2024%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm usually guilty of pushing the boundaries of a card sketch - changing the shapes or the dimensions. This time I have stuck pretty much to the plan, just changing the orientation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I stamped some little elements in a random pattern, to make the background and then added my chef and his pots, with foam tape. The sentiment was a bit of jiggery pokery, using a couple of stamp sets.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2FkWT7uaX8Vii6uC4I2UiGQ23w1dD2UsliO8ba14X5NmizyO6E6ZOX3OEMrici1KpQhWpNZ_049n2QIneUn2bsmfddWpJeFXO7Mk02wmeIExgPYOz7_2Znf1R9VnXjyhwvEsPzz07Sz05PL0rcnIJGY9Tv02tJqNfss-bga_fKQXnN_pWvzdG-ubkr0/s1440/MFT%20Souper%20Day%20Jan%2024%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2FkWT7uaX8Vii6uC4I2UiGQ23w1dD2UsliO8ba14X5NmizyO6E6ZOX3OEMrici1KpQhWpNZ_049n2QIneUn2bsmfddWpJeFXO7Mk02wmeIExgPYOz7_2Znf1R9VnXjyhwvEsPzz07Sz05PL0rcnIJGY9Tv02tJqNfss-bga_fKQXnN_pWvzdG-ubkr0/w640-h640/MFT%20Souper%20Day%20Jan%2024%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Challenge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/">Freshly Made Sketches</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivfA21TQNjJGSWLXViS5CqJ1Pf4RGCzDd8BVk0DLZBXDKZy-NSnzZOq2AlZ5PD0s9_Gf4ddIyArWqvFjyVYm3Zgzz0LV3mIn6Xx3fvCMJrfPtjQQsH55aUOtcqqsAs4IPdm1FP_5nvu9Ol0d1CMABLUch91LrCnBsIMh-Yjx6XjreUtRl1oBzLXVaPQOo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="400" data-original-width="286" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivfA21TQNjJGSWLXViS5CqJ1Pf4RGCzDd8BVk0DLZBXDKZy-NSnzZOq2AlZ5PD0s9_Gf4ddIyArWqvFjyVYm3Zgzz0LV3mIn6Xx3fvCMJrfPtjQQsH55aUOtcqqsAs4IPdm1FP_5nvu9Ol0d1CMABLUch91LrCnBsIMh-Yjx6XjreUtRl1oBzLXVaPQOo=w287-h400" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>my favorite things - recipe for happiness, (llama love), in and out stitched square</li><li>altenew ink - sea breeze</li><li>copic markers</li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWrQYzmmiuqRd_lPC12xnvhRPRlNSII-Q7cCJpgI4C6BbAGFuI3gEHubKxaH5jQ41ewbpvIUNqB2BYw3nPwUsTB02hgH6QwJbsA-9n6afDh_T64TiSanN3MrWGvr2K5C3uzABLBGEc4eVK8-yizRA7-yvWoCDPJ4NDfib5_JAsKbVUqSEz0gW7iaebvk/s2004/MFT%20Souper%20Day%20Jan%2024%20Knolling.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWrQYzmmiuqRd_lPC12xnvhRPRlNSII-Q7cCJpgI4C6BbAGFuI3gEHubKxaH5jQ41ewbpvIUNqB2BYw3nPwUsTB02hgH6QwJbsA-9n6afDh_T64TiSanN3MrWGvr2K5C3uzABLBGEc4eVK8-yizRA7-yvWoCDPJ4NDfib5_JAsKbVUqSEz0gW7iaebvk/w614-h640/MFT%20Souper%20Day%20Jan%2024%20Knolling.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-23511985879585428162024-01-18T14:53:00.003+00:002024-01-18T14:53:41.376+00:00Shine Bright Like A Rainbow<p>Hello. Today I've made a custom card for my great niece. And yes, I did have to google 'great niece' - it sounds like something out of Downton :o)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPxf0Nn3gyQNF4Fmb9Yh_AfufLRbCJMH9qwgqHrOe8lSpd3_m15VdQaAZLLXv6ZCCD_wmjazyDgwAa7i7UslK7_H0UKjAIZUmgHteI8bpbgoJ6Tn9EqqJX4-5o6hDNBaxBvuDQNTNqTpLiHO2lSRw188BIMgMxHO-NtVggmOE_reOvP96MImSac8e7F0/s1440/%20CB%20Caitlin%20Jan%2024%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPxf0Nn3gyQNF4Fmb9Yh_AfufLRbCJMH9qwgqHrOe8lSpd3_m15VdQaAZLLXv6ZCCD_wmjazyDgwAa7i7UslK7_H0UKjAIZUmgHteI8bpbgoJ6Tn9EqqJX4-5o6hDNBaxBvuDQNTNqTpLiHO2lSRw188BIMgMxHO-NtVggmOE_reOvP96MImSac8e7F0/w640-h640/%20CB%20Caitlin%20Jan%2024%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I adore these letters from Clearly Besotted. They are just the cutest for creating personalised cards.<br />Today I coloured them with a rainbow of copics and fussy cut them. Then they were popped up onto an inky background.<br />I went a bit crazy with the white gel pen, but I was having fun. It seems, using rainbow colours really does cheer you up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gG9rcC6tl7Z6ObZ02TqQ1Z0JdtY-CHTBaIrDd2FOfEpnsXaWD6siVLYi1tbzGsfUuAjInWk8FbKdcY3kLnTFEWR0t-s8lil0GkKyXctp3gub-uU4mibKIu-BKd91wAGdpLG70YSODiBuR3aYepgVAAedw0D4My99z7OKxh7EVPgYc7pXTA8kqy1K18w/s1440/%20CB%20Caitlin%20Jan%2024%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gG9rcC6tl7Z6ObZ02TqQ1Z0JdtY-CHTBaIrDd2FOfEpnsXaWD6siVLYi1tbzGsfUuAjInWk8FbKdcY3kLnTFEWR0t-s8lil0GkKyXctp3gub-uU4mibKIu-BKd91wAGdpLG70YSODiBuR3aYepgVAAedw0D4My99z7OKxh7EVPgYc7pXTA8kqy1K18w/w640-h640/%20CB%20Caitlin%20Jan%2024%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://aaabirthday.blogspot.com/2024/01/game-57-rainbow-or-rainbow-colours.html">AAA Birthday Challenge</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBRPzRJtdWp2Z-MhhDWpr7tpeExYOXEfSIvef07V-mY3ddV7c-b9l1AFGhCVzLrMvOZjmeqEEDXVZx8J6SOVg9ea_xyX1mxdbuqv2tp9Tb-wPZOv9Us1lov2t7Wb-GvP9Id71SO2VdqrVFM7P4mrNMIPjozxvSnUAWWXZq4-9QdtDkOhPSKqCiWzJR5KA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBRPzRJtdWp2Z-MhhDWpr7tpeExYOXEfSIvef07V-mY3ddV7c-b9l1AFGhCVzLrMvOZjmeqEEDXVZx8J6SOVg9ea_xyX1mxdbuqv2tp9Tb-wPZOv9Us1lov2t7Wb-GvP9Id71SO2VdqrVFM7P4mrNMIPjozxvSnUAWWXZq4-9QdtDkOhPSKqCiWzJR5KA" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>clearly besotted - as cute as abc</li><li>my favorite things - stitched scallop edge die</li><li>distress ink - tumbled glass</li><li>copic markers, white gel pen</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gPQQBkzW1G0-raTcCCQihjI9SaIfSk93tMviZ4nexpaxJxsh2V8k1R8ab99r4WkuyHHTwYYr4s-f2e4hGCNHW4HlyszxKfNdC1IyRStSNM5rO3y-dN2zpzY9APrUcyjExmT-kSzLAl9EiM3Ft63ibLT4y5YL5tvhMhesaFrJ7ZK2o-Hn8ln2q80XSCg/s1920/%20CB%20Caitlin%20Jan%2024%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1920" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gPQQBkzW1G0-raTcCCQihjI9SaIfSk93tMviZ4nexpaxJxsh2V8k1R8ab99r4WkuyHHTwYYr4s-f2e4hGCNHW4HlyszxKfNdC1IyRStSNM5rO3y-dN2zpzY9APrUcyjExmT-kSzLAl9EiM3Ft63ibLT4y5YL5tvhMhesaFrJ7ZK2o-Hn8ln2q80XSCg/w640-h630/%20CB%20Caitlin%20Jan%2024%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-3290666525561392912024-01-14T13:24:00.001+00:002024-01-14T13:24:16.177+00:00Peach Fuzz Pantone Colour of the Year 2024<p>Hello. How is everyone's weekend going? <br />We went out for breakfast this morning, so I'm posting this card before I slump into a full english coma :o)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1FpOYHStBufRlLbvG1W-xcVTBMZFuNuQiEzRLzpQkp6fd6wyblOB5AdbjkqhFB687ghywD-ohALAvu0TDh1LKOzfii567KwyciHT7loTW8BMUB5DwHDjq_M6nThPnM06eEEwfn5NCb4zajIC_JHVMhXzP1_19s8nVUKeNrlytpoFAkNR43bEXljZWGI/s1440/TheGreetery%20Peach%20Jan24%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1FpOYHStBufRlLbvG1W-xcVTBMZFuNuQiEzRLzpQkp6fd6wyblOB5AdbjkqhFB687ghywD-ohALAvu0TDh1LKOzfii567KwyciHT7loTW8BMUB5DwHDjq_M6nThPnM06eEEwfn5NCb4zajIC_JHVMhXzP1_19s8nVUKeNrlytpoFAkNR43bEXljZWGI/w640-h640/TheGreetery%20Peach%20Jan24%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Daring Cardmakers want to see Pantone's colour of the year - Peach Fuzz. So, I rummaged through my inks and came up with only one peach colour. This made those 2 step blooms tricky. Usually I can get away with stamping the first layer lightly and then stamping the second layer a couple of times to get a deeper shade, but that wasn't happening with this ink, so I had to go over it with copic marker.<br />IRL it's a lovely, soft peachy colour, but the camera doesn't capture it well.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrExCLXkIkxkQg6C4WULom3XXvM1-LXwV0EbIVaDI8eoBnKy5a_LFcxv-Gyr07nmNIEGAr9ynk_4hZQkuCktvrbZiWx2TA7Ma9bzkJy8kyKOM6WyyNodskn1MpfoIgNLX5YFlM6xpV_ocXF5GTouN321SBPnkkBkD-b6-DGtxmr58DTGxi-UEcpe-H3JM/s1440/TheGreetery%20Peach%20Jan24%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrExCLXkIkxkQg6C4WULom3XXvM1-LXwV0EbIVaDI8eoBnKy5a_LFcxv-Gyr07nmNIEGAr9ynk_4hZQkuCktvrbZiWx2TA7Ma9bzkJy8kyKOM6WyyNodskn1MpfoIgNLX5YFlM6xpV_ocXF5GTouN321SBPnkkBkD-b6-DGtxmr58DTGxi-UEcpe-H3JM/w640-h640/TheGreetery%20Peach%20Jan24%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/">Daring Cardmakers</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyfHlNKDEAgGaBxo5tGnlU-d9HBMFmZFb6dKdg5CFwT8lIn2tmVfZu1sigdmpW4MdInC-lsYgmN-GQPd7hHYxU7MjyUmt3_s1wUKj9rjAr24Wla8D0jV4TUXWmt7s_DW4FbXtZNqRnZg3JQBDMYr4WCrC9aK2-sMV76yPqRPSh5cLWRqV5hojnNM-yJ60" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="317" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyfHlNKDEAgGaBxo5tGnlU-d9HBMFmZFb6dKdg5CFwT8lIn2tmVfZu1sigdmpW4MdInC-lsYgmN-GQPd7hHYxU7MjyUmt3_s1wUKj9rjAr24Wla8D0jV4TUXWmt7s_DW4FbXtZNqRnZg3JQBDMYr4WCrC9aK2-sMV76yPqRPSh5cLWRqV5hojnNM-yJ60" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>the greetery - flower market bouquet</li><li>pinkfresh studio - perfect sentiments</li><li>altenew inks - peach sorbet, dark chocolate, sea breeze</li><li>lawn fawn ink - sage leaf</li><li>copics </li><li>clear bubbles</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><br /><br /><p></p><p> </p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-26224025603778897852024-01-13T14:26:00.006+00:002024-01-13T14:26:58.326+00:00You're Souper Cool<p> Hello. Today I'm sharing a 'souper' card with you. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGApkUEEsLFdUW8K4WKknwWzrIYbb21mgiWsC55vuVPhBuVDebWQANRKEu_BnKmd_XjXzgo8gVQlCPf4gnVues7t366HGXRPXCR-S76YOpBOt8M9QYzFwRulhNcknRVbqEcAiJ9WQKShRHLRGnYzK9xpTET01VvEuVlULUsLgEvqo7CJGI6vs9lqLprqA/s1440/MFT%20Souper%20Cool%20Jan24%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGApkUEEsLFdUW8K4WKknwWzrIYbb21mgiWsC55vuVPhBuVDebWQANRKEu_BnKmd_XjXzgo8gVQlCPf4gnVues7t366HGXRPXCR-S76YOpBOt8M9QYzFwRulhNcknRVbqEcAiJ9WQKShRHLRGnYzK9xpTET01VvEuVlULUsLgEvqo7CJGI6vs9lqLprqA/w640-h640/MFT%20Souper%20Cool%20Jan24%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This cute 'recipe for happiness' collection was my last purchase, and this is it's first inking up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think it's going to be a good set for masculine cards, but I also want to try it with some pinks and purples to mix it up a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBR6awAhMl7QhWbT0EF-HOBoU6GLkUbgG39qQRsZKluc_1P8o5LP9VcRPbSixlDxzLKltCHOTTPFlTflls4uT45_bgI8V3t6RCy2jC8BzBJahugF3tVG-D7RnDHdjtu7KjYsl5IcTsOiIimEgUmKNrRQHjqLJqrt48Ml05p5M1JdFY4JZ9JpGS402C9c/s1440/MFT%20Souper%20Cool%20Jan24%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBR6awAhMl7QhWbT0EF-HOBoU6GLkUbgG39qQRsZKluc_1P8o5LP9VcRPbSixlDxzLKltCHOTTPFlTflls4uT45_bgI8V3t6RCy2jC8BzBJahugF3tVG-D7RnDHdjtu7KjYsl5IcTsOiIimEgUmKNrRQHjqLJqrt48Ml05p5M1JdFY4JZ9JpGS402C9c/w640-h640/MFT%20Souper%20Cool%20Jan24%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm a bit annoyed at my salt and pepper pots floating in the air, but they were well stuck down before I realised. Argh!<br /><p style="text-align: center;">Challenge</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">Time Out Challenges</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGYXXm1rI7KLPSVmfCz7MbyQmcHqSLhg8xTLnKzWcOQ2zk4OHTE1lCYhax4Tn4mwk8neR_6pMFDXudXRRIgX_f_UTv0hiOuCG-nPCb-c7d-Smt9guCBiT4f-sW7u8lh1XBTfz99ZL4HOVOWuN211jJSXqVL7BpeRVuzaMIWi5_PyF_1krDi9qF8T_T9vc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGYXXm1rI7KLPSVmfCz7MbyQmcHqSLhg8xTLnKzWcOQ2zk4OHTE1lCYhax4Tn4mwk8neR_6pMFDXudXRRIgX_f_UTv0hiOuCG-nPCb-c7d-Smt9guCBiT4f-sW7u8lh1XBTfz99ZL4HOVOWuN211jJSXqVL7BpeRVuzaMIWi5_PyF_1krDi9qF8T_T9vc" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>my favorite things - recipe for happiness / tri frame cover up</li><li>my favorite things - finishes and textiles paper pad</li><li>copic markers</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-27925654994923778092024-01-06T13:43:00.001+00:002024-01-06T13:43:59.998+00:00Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree<p>Hello. I hope you've all had a lovely Christmas and Happy New Year.<br />Today I'm sharing another Christmas card with you. This stamp set arrived a little too late to make more than a couple of quick cards with, and I really don't want to put it away. I do love my Christmas stamps, and last year I had so little spare time to craft, that I was just rushing through the process. I think this year, I will leave them out and enjoy using them.<br />Do you put your Christmas stash away?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQen8crqnYZZhTDbdPZY8Ox6OYC2ImZSV4ri4ir4kgDedzW8x9HwwOD5Pycw5CKGZvm4wk6yfiiTQwnJBBMNN0AfMwJ8GkbC4G4RppE2JFXl6pSktvl1AThiJ5UF_c6pm8YUogGBpwTsCV7wiDE-zir4V5euHuR3YPzZf62vYBkGRU_as6yYwsEvXszY/w640-h640/ME%20Christmas%20Tree%20Dec23%201.jpg" width="640" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I couldn't resist this cute set. It was all die-cut, coloured with copics and popped up with foam tape for some dimension.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpR3uXwoYwPOP5rps9tZ5A8psiH_neGvk8d60UsTNFQI21iSd_o_GXIJg7UxuUDZ03O2Zvp_DXZkYclMw1kRGOsDQHgtxkBsp2v54oDug_R4mi8MEB3p_Z6TdIyU9r0IUtmeuDZXivEZDPELyVoyHW6pzrzov4PQlblg_mZAps9ReXfdepEO5Sz8K1HGE/s1440/ME%20Christmas%20Tree%20Dec23%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpR3uXwoYwPOP5rps9tZ5A8psiH_neGvk8d60UsTNFQI21iSd_o_GXIJg7UxuUDZ03O2Zvp_DXZkYclMw1kRGOsDQHgtxkBsp2v54oDug_R4mi8MEB3p_Z6TdIyU9r0IUtmeuDZXivEZDPELyVoyHW6pzrzov4PQlblg_mZAps9ReXfdepEO5Sz8K1HGE/w640-h640/ME%20Christmas%20Tree%20Dec23%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Challenge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/">Little Red Wagon</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What's New</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>mama elephant - decorate the tree</li><li>copic markers</li></ul></div><br />Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-78898804482625739772023-12-22T09:00:00.001+00:002023-12-22T09:00:00.135+00:00Strike Up The Band for New Year<p>Hello.<br />I'm excited today, to be joining the amazing team at <a href="https://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/">CAS on Friday</a>, as a Guest Designer.<br />This is such a great blog, and my 'go to' for CAS inspiration and a fun challenge.<br />I know it's a busy time right now, but I hope you'll manage to carve out some crafting time<br />and play along with the Happy New Year theme.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXRclV5twONLKq_KPr3j2hzmOWGYZ1fybrDntm-L1GGZKDk0CsaZXgfdLsW7vF9z6XY_uEhAaH2gl3MMi8MTIGQfc_9YccB4Y-vZbhPt1XDVmFlzKYeO1Ldd2hI0z4hwjnS1OZkJoIOyRZTNFB_9IYVdzOAvlVbjYvpwLptfBhhb04mCKgEPtQQwYqYc/s1058/MFT%20HappyNewYear%202023%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1058" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXRclV5twONLKq_KPr3j2hzmOWGYZ1fybrDntm-L1GGZKDk0CsaZXgfdLsW7vF9z6XY_uEhAaH2gl3MMi8MTIGQfc_9YccB4Y-vZbhPt1XDVmFlzKYeO1Ldd2hI0z4hwjnS1OZkJoIOyRZTNFB_9IYVdzOAvlVbjYvpwLptfBhhb04mCKgEPtQQwYqYc/w640-h602/MFT%20HappyNewYear%202023%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are my band bunnies, playing in the New Year. I love these guys and they have been such a versatile stamp set. They're getting a bit yellow, and have lost their sticky now, so I need to take extra care of them. Have you ever had to replace a much loved stamp set?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDDwDvln9lEUXhOyYTP8GGeBrrJba6i0XOyoDzZePhAA3C_Lrk4vZkfQ4vrSVf0PzUe9Tvrxu7UbD-138urZpBcj097Ipleyt1I98ORbNyAWhexQrdlKlCRHtKXOszlmRnXhup4L2sKWs2pjdO23XzDm8AORlkYiJGEjDv5I7GQAc7Z2W-S0LWRibVnA/s1140/MFT%20HappyNewYear%202023%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1140" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDDwDvln9lEUXhOyYTP8GGeBrrJba6i0XOyoDzZePhAA3C_Lrk4vZkfQ4vrSVf0PzUe9Tvrxu7UbD-138urZpBcj097Ipleyt1I98ORbNyAWhexQrdlKlCRHtKXOszlmRnXhup4L2sKWs2pjdO23XzDm8AORlkYiJGEjDv5I7GQAc7Z2W-S0LWRibVnA/w640-h608/MFT%20HappyNewYear%202023%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I know it's supposed to be CAS, but it is for New Year, so I couldn't resist some tiny stars, with a touch of stickles glitter.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/">CAS On Friday</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Big thanks to <a href="https://happystampin.nl/2023/11/more-whises-christmas-wishes.html">Janneke</a> and the rest of the DT for the chance to join them xxx</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Theme this week - Happy New Year</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">my favorite things - strike up the band</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">my favorite things rectangle scallop edge die</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">copics</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">winnie and walter big bang confetti stamp</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">stickles glitter</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">avery elle - merriest sentiments</span></li></ul><p></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-10661420230808417462023-12-03T16:02:00.000+00:002023-12-03T16:02:00.057+00:00Friends With Fins<p>Hello. This was one of those cards, where we almost came to blows o:)<br />I had several attempts at that circle background, and then, just when I though I had it right, I stamped the sentiment - and dropped it! And - it bounced! Argh! <br />I had sentiment echoes all over the card. <br /><br />This was my fourth attempt....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipg7RJBLARjOUc9l1PppfQlb8l_uRxkvUDczV8HbgoPOgJ73g3TnHLoCtGNGVievOXPUX5cgQ5_AEY_Vo3GHAU013YtLWKhdlbyJe0BNHfGhjnQhiStp0ZVo8dAB2W7QHaqB2Sc7XKlQEAfYyrNb87WESI4PSItoaCTw4jYYgRzmoWkz595yIi-mIXGik/s1440/MFT%20Friends%20with%20Fins%20Dec23%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipg7RJBLARjOUc9l1PppfQlb8l_uRxkvUDczV8HbgoPOgJ73g3TnHLoCtGNGVievOXPUX5cgQ5_AEY_Vo3GHAU013YtLWKhdlbyJe0BNHfGhjnQhiStp0ZVo8dAB2W7QHaqB2Sc7XKlQEAfYyrNb87WESI4PSItoaCTw4jYYgRzmoWkz595yIi-mIXGik/w640-h640/MFT%20Friends%20with%20Fins%20Dec23%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm glad I persevered, cos I think it came out kinda cute.<br />I used a stencil for the bubble background, stamping a few fish here and there. The big fish were stamped, die cut, and coloured with Copics.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT0tv1fXOuoQrnt8be_5hxDkieuCWRlu29MrMJJ31TCqtBc3HznaT3AUTgfZp8bBc4uqkay1KPflmPZLOEiNhIWAX6OKU3w5gOydLRSo2bjMQMyr6n4qPEpBRk9N8n8cFpOhBzdYRCBg15MzmPsNIyBUGpNPAkeXWfUHP23-NxrrP5CbZAXr8a4Mzhj8/s1440/MFT%20Friends%20with%20Fins%20Dec23%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT0tv1fXOuoQrnt8be_5hxDkieuCWRlu29MrMJJ31TCqtBc3HznaT3AUTgfZp8bBc4uqkay1KPflmPZLOEiNhIWAX6OKU3w5gOydLRSo2bjMQMyr6n4qPEpBRk9N8n8cFpOhBzdYRCBg15MzmPsNIyBUGpNPAkeXWfUHP23-NxrrP5CbZAXr8a4Mzhj8/w640-h640/MFT%20Friends%20with%20Fins%20Dec23%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/">Freshly Made Sketches</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzGjhvS0n8lBG7rvPCpGXzn-izRaWafeT7165dsHW_Y6NOtYu44kWOaj0Fro59ZKNJzrPqc_-xdtT9Vb8ELWztskJk1_m02NiCp-DliZ10YpbFfNjU_4_-V6vHayWAWM2RKEwLyttiKvYEot-yttyATiQx0UTclRq59gYRS4WBawfyxbOg6j298lOOI0U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="400" data-original-width="286" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzGjhvS0n8lBG7rvPCpGXzn-izRaWafeT7165dsHW_Y6NOtYu44kWOaj0Fro59ZKNJzrPqc_-xdtT9Vb8ELWztskJk1_m02NiCp-DliZ10YpbFfNjU_4_-V6vHayWAWM2RKEwLyttiKvYEot-yttyATiQx0UTclRq59gYRS4WBawfyxbOg6j298lOOI0U=w287-h400" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>my favorite things - friends with fins / basic circles stencil</li><li>sentiment - hero arts - I'm a puffer for you</li><li>distress ink - tumbled glass, salvaged patina</li><li>pink fresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle</li><li>copics. clear dots</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-60866725540713921582023-11-26T13:53:00.000+00:002023-11-26T13:53:48.405+00:00Deck The Halls<p> Isn't this bear cute? This is one of those stamps that has really stood the test of time. I bought him back in 2010, and here he is, getting his annual inking up o:)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOxDk6LjMnh0ljjXLgldJQPOgL1WbQC6Swms7s67J5HZ0i9HiWCAjTPP-ZBdwdPgHUfSiKeDaNYY4XZBV9UTn-e-j3Q63kWM0lqdBSi8YhIlfPRcl41ueMYZ8TJb00rIUqah4TKUnB-iWmdR0JXg7Rlqr9pKbYBSzpHOwtTBuTYNW5WWHhcQ-ihPUIys/s1440/LOTV%20Christmas%20Bear%20Nov23%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOxDk6LjMnh0ljjXLgldJQPOgL1WbQC6Swms7s67J5HZ0i9HiWCAjTPP-ZBdwdPgHUfSiKeDaNYY4XZBV9UTn-e-j3Q63kWM0lqdBSi8YhIlfPRcl41ueMYZ8TJb00rIUqah4TKUnB-iWmdR0JXg7Rlqr9pKbYBSzpHOwtTBuTYNW5WWHhcQ-ihPUIys/w640-h640/LOTV%20Christmas%20Bear%20Nov23%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I followed along at Freshly Made Sketches, just flipping the sketch and making one edge a little softer.<br />After inking, I splattered some water around, and then overlaid a star/snow stencil and used some white paste. The little bear is stamped and coloured with copics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-ye8Ogvkdp46dNTvLfFipP3ew5LheSku3No3fjKpzqLLlflMiAZ93behmHXIm00hujnB4OHi79JHVd2qT-VA_UYA5zcU-h7oUzg3hkNabzbY2kBjx_6TwfUwXzIPRzSM6Qrn5Am8oI_EcKSKJehJeJVWsa4Q6BR_Flnaia1s9Gi1D00PMTwn3sUqDNA/s1440/LOTV%20Christmas%20Bear%20Nov23%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-ye8Ogvkdp46dNTvLfFipP3ew5LheSku3No3fjKpzqLLlflMiAZ93behmHXIm00hujnB4OHi79JHVd2qT-VA_UYA5zcU-h7oUzg3hkNabzbY2kBjx_6TwfUwXzIPRzSM6Qrn5Am8oI_EcKSKJehJeJVWsa4Q6BR_Flnaia1s9Gi1D00PMTwn3sUqDNA/w640-h640/LOTV%20Christmas%20Bear%20Nov23%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>It's hard to tell on these photos, but I raised that middle panel onto foam tape, so it's much more 3D IRL</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/">Freshly Made Sketches</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfFKYmcBz-swshOok5WmvElSbvLDnVtKcucYOURAhtUTqN5OoGqU6QmnvBxzPRY_Z75HOWMq9d8MGKJq8dSQdKtKZCuUSqW37g6xWjux2fYDq9ympfrJGsO2ML_XAOoI2MfXk3Igt1DmGmgmSkR87Q4ThHrIu6OqqFm04BaVXyvSvv1kvpJ0yFCkl2qfk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="400" data-original-width="286" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfFKYmcBz-swshOok5WmvElSbvLDnVtKcucYOURAhtUTqN5OoGqU6QmnvBxzPRY_Z75HOWMq9d8MGKJq8dSQdKtKZCuUSqW37g6xWjux2fYDq9ympfrJGsO2ML_XAOoI2MfXk3Igt1DmGmgmSkR87Q4ThHrIu6OqqFm04BaVXyvSvv1kvpJ0yFCkl2qfk=w287-h400" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Lili of the Valley bear stamp, coloured with copics</li><li>distress oxide - salty ocean</li><li>spellbinders all the stars stencil, with white embossing paste</li><li>sentiment from colorado craft company - on the lookout</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-73382989338567985212023-11-25T15:37:00.000+00:002023-11-25T15:37:28.997+00:00Driving Home For Christmas<p>Will you be driving home for Christmas?<br />We are lucky this year. With our house move in August, we are now only 5 or 10 minutes away from all the family and they will be coming to us for Christmas dinner. Perfect chaos :o)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K7fh2uKfoh3jnbB9ICXalCgVAWvLLx01__m9odmgGtUoGlwMyMQphQPYj5sIbSBv7snqMpmkH8juHArTTTeO_yfLpE5Ocs0HI6HDO0ZjgQB7gZf8pZYU8YnuHyKB8v6Y_-xh4H7YF_a4axIITU03W7lxWEwm41i4L8fnZf5a093_2_eO4wHTHQrntYY/s1440/The%20Greetery%20ChristmasVan%20Nov%2023%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K7fh2uKfoh3jnbB9ICXalCgVAWvLLx01__m9odmgGtUoGlwMyMQphQPYj5sIbSBv7snqMpmkH8juHArTTTeO_yfLpE5Ocs0HI6HDO0ZjgQB7gZf8pZYU8YnuHyKB8v6Y_-xh4H7YF_a4axIITU03W7lxWEwm41i4L8fnZf5a093_2_eO4wHTHQrntYY/w640-h640/The%20Greetery%20ChristmasVan%20Nov%2023%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I loved using that bright pop of red on this van.<br />It can be a bit tricky to line up this stamp, so once the red was done (and the brown lines) I coloured the top in with a copic marker. Then I added the tree, garland, and front and rear bumpers.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvXQmxQY4lvhxl3CsTtmXtZfu1PMWIqT1wN50HFT8PtXZ79dkcQGx0cR7H7JH3fBd6I4UNvhAqf6HCZKOIlkWfnPoY2DDCOKsZRec5Onj0xOxOWAuZS3VKsWroHn5GqIQCrHzsYJMk0VWSirORq4-YeFqmaa4lCZ4mUncLTfOc0-TxPVJdyCYk_VMW58/s1440/The%20Greetery%20ChristmasVan%20Nov%2023%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvXQmxQY4lvhxl3CsTtmXtZfu1PMWIqT1wN50HFT8PtXZ79dkcQGx0cR7H7JH3fBd6I4UNvhAqf6HCZKOIlkWfnPoY2DDCOKsZRec5Onj0xOxOWAuZS3VKsWroHn5GqIQCrHzsYJMk0VWSirORq4-YeFqmaa4lCZ4mUncLTfOc0-TxPVJdyCYk_VMW58/w640-h640/The%20Greetery%20ChristmasVan%20Nov%2023%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/">CAS on Friday Challenge</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">CHRISTMAS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">the greetery - christmas care-a-van</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">sentiment from concord & 9th - tiny trees</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">mft inks - poppy, sour apple</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">copics / white gel pen</span></li></ul><div><br /></div></div>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-38534916045959888092023-11-11T14:30:00.001+00:002023-11-11T14:30:54.405+00:00Gnome For The Holidays<p>Ok, hands up if you have no idea what you're doing with a white, gel pen.<br />Somewhere, in a parallel universe, there must be a white, gel pen diploma course. I need that course!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQ32eWkHwAwd4yf6if6b4f7QeWt61PE7TQQVsPFeK62-Uo0auTcKRKeEnc67AVafweN_HU9D_FNyM1jQjXJhPILKtnuJ75h9u1U3THzHKVbaFQJa1emVVA5glqVEtCz2QvUichpHWqUNVLhSypMR6THitbYLdRwuSSAcEb8CuMg4ovQL7zPHrycFIJcQ/s1440/Spellbinders%20Gnomes%20Nov%2023%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQ32eWkHwAwd4yf6if6b4f7QeWt61PE7TQQVsPFeK62-Uo0auTcKRKeEnc67AVafweN_HU9D_FNyM1jQjXJhPILKtnuJ75h9u1U3THzHKVbaFQJa1emVVA5glqVEtCz2QvUichpHWqUNVLhSypMR6THitbYLdRwuSSAcEb8CuMg4ovQL7zPHrycFIJcQ/w640-h640/Spellbinders%20Gnomes%20Nov%2023%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was hoping, when I bought this fall gnome set, that I would be able to use them for Christmas cards. And here they are. I stamped some extra gnomes, so that I could cut out their hands and stick them over what they are carrying.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4Ah3yRUNqW3zlX7JWTwV0I8vG0pnjDVZaVWQOIFVykGFGp3-5EOCjYDfSjpJ_j1w5HOojIw6QO5n7mFBtSQvu2nobtwnA2gT82hsdF_J0iIQU4LfG6Yh0Do5s3spFx0Ok4rgpPV8L9uSH_2iTZvQOZdfF73MlmZZi-7sMjsecVQHjla05Km-ZAMJj-8/s1440/Spellbinders%20Gnomes%20Nov%2023%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4Ah3yRUNqW3zlX7JWTwV0I8vG0pnjDVZaVWQOIFVykGFGp3-5EOCjYDfSjpJ_j1w5HOojIw6QO5n7mFBtSQvu2nobtwnA2gT82hsdF_J0iIQU4LfG6Yh0Do5s3spFx0Ok4rgpPV8L9uSH_2iTZvQOZdfF73MlmZZi-7sMjsecVQHjla05Km-ZAMJj-8/w640-h640/Spellbinders%20Gnomes%20Nov%2023%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/">Inspired By Challenge</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6nmpQnUfWl_V2m8LRH2XLLIzYZPl1mcYA47yDvkXstJLniEFqu1kEqo8-I2ao5QXCL8VEGTyW4Xp-fKQQs_TcK8pgJOGnAEj5T3c_KC4jFlLKY9IHPMG-Uyha96Y2qNyPIXb4E9MDXx_BHGGcpf2M0aqHXbVmJ0iBA75YMu_Ue_E92h-jXA_tgJCpGx3/s400/IB262.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6nmpQnUfWl_V2m8LRH2XLLIzYZPl1mcYA47yDvkXstJLniEFqu1kEqo8-I2ao5QXCL8VEGTyW4Xp-fKQQs_TcK8pgJOGnAEj5T3c_KC4jFlLKY9IHPMG-Uyha96Y2qNyPIXb4E9MDXx_BHGGcpf2M0aqHXbVmJ0iBA75YMu_Ue_E92h-jXA_tgJCpGx3/s320/IB262.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>spellbinders - fall gnomes</li><li>candy cane from sugar pea designs - hey winter</li><li>lights from mama elephant - decorate the tree</li><li>pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle</li><li>mft dienamincs - stitch scallop edges and snow globe sentiments</li><li>ecoline brush pens and copics</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-84874245607562948532023-11-10T14:45:00.000+00:002023-11-10T14:45:36.384+00:00Holiday Reindeer Vibes<p>Hello.<br />I love this cute, floral stag set, but it does take me forever to put it together. It seemed crazy to just make one card, so I had a little production line going. There was a scary moment, when the dog nearly knocked over my tray, full of tiny die cuts, but I saved it just in time and managed to make four cards.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjudts46fM4tXKSOQyMmUG00HiawdjgTwg_k-qXh67KEU1TrdUW0cvVgWYn_2xDxH4MRj_BPfOGGdGBkCB2jelDakM_GnHr3W7X81Q8B7RbuL2_flSYgywneN2XmPo8quxbINnWGcw_IC5GNOGR0QkNnfLb4WKAGSuc-hh-HKvHCrnLhkPDJCv9L0lKm8/s1440/Spellbinders%20Stag%20Nov%2023%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjudts46fM4tXKSOQyMmUG00HiawdjgTwg_k-qXh67KEU1TrdUW0cvVgWYn_2xDxH4MRj_BPfOGGdGBkCB2jelDakM_GnHr3W7X81Q8B7RbuL2_flSYgywneN2XmPo8quxbINnWGcw_IC5GNOGR0QkNnfLb4WKAGSuc-hh-HKvHCrnLhkPDJCv9L0lKm8/w640-h640/Spellbinders%20Stag%20Nov%2023%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>I started by die cutting all my pieces and then assembled the stag and flowers. Then, I used a combination of tape, glue and foam pads to add the stag and floral bouquet onto the die cut panel.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtUaoN5xIWpyjM5EfeoZ6l0D7T4Fd2158n88zdKih33wG48OXLYuqQ1Dbx6tiq-3YZa8msy8jcI9-3W8I8RTiJymaoISZ-gDLgxL7alz5WU-5woBQ0R0aaTtOUsyXx1nyK8F2OGiO-2NMm7MKEUq0nl99E5QPVR9r8Ao52Tw097p5Du2IzFHNa879674/s1440/Spellbinders%20Stag%20Nov%2023%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtUaoN5xIWpyjM5EfeoZ6l0D7T4Fd2158n88zdKih33wG48OXLYuqQ1Dbx6tiq-3YZa8msy8jcI9-3W8I8RTiJymaoISZ-gDLgxL7alz5WU-5woBQ0R0aaTtOUsyXx1nyK8F2OGiO-2NMm7MKEUq0nl99E5QPVR9r8Ao52Tw097p5Du2IzFHNa879674/w640-h640/Spellbinders%20Stag%20Nov%2023%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Challenge</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">Moving Along With The Times</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm2A-EGamhLhrE52RQ1vPkq4fidRqQb9-X_8iAIyOPxiw2kUXr_htO3yXBxOQtbTuVf-z9--aOue_1aH06Gs2OCSi4oRzDMrZD-mmxBRuh25ChZbRZdlXHkfPXRz12ekfQY2Kl0hPUBSvewmZV16lf4Uo20rJvrhiOeasmere4G3-VWtQDQVxY6yT9r-E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="124" data-original-width="320" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm2A-EGamhLhrE52RQ1vPkq4fidRqQb9-X_8iAIyOPxiw2kUXr_htO3yXBxOQtbTuVf-z9--aOue_1aH06Gs2OCSi4oRzDMrZD-mmxBRuh25ChZbRZdlXHkfPXRz12ekfQY2Kl0hPUBSvewmZV16lf4Uo20rJvrhiOeasmere4G3-VWtQDQVxY6yT9r-E=w400-h155" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;">spellbinders - floral stag</li><li style="text-align: left;">pinkfresh studio - stitched diamonds coverplate die</li><li style="text-align: left;">sentiment - wplus9 - heartfelt holidays</li><li style="text-align: left;">copics / stickles glitter</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-68907200091639176512023-11-04T15:55:00.001+00:002023-11-04T15:55:27.784+00:00When The Snow Lay Round About<p>Hello.<br />Today's Tip : don't underestimate a set of brown inks. They might not be top of your wish list, or your most exciting purchase, but they are oh so useful. I use mine for everything from little critters, cakes and pastries, to antlers, tree trunks and plant pots - and all sorts in between.</p><p>Here, I've used them for my trees and animals.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Mwm7W5iVDwjaY3ArwXqq9v9RwQhA_IhjdxlrNPu2NthezM59uYpU36Oy9vmoBUppdFXvswMm0tYyt1O-R-MltnXuyIDq6eGiYV5SYc4ZP7M4EbTN_5NH1uNdbEq_PpbTS_5n2gVRjtcbylaIhitJEKqkzCZam1xuVYUi58TCW1mkRKOzOdTELpcWAUg/s1440/WPlus9%20Winter%20Nov23%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Mwm7W5iVDwjaY3ArwXqq9v9RwQhA_IhjdxlrNPu2NthezM59uYpU36Oy9vmoBUppdFXvswMm0tYyt1O-R-MltnXuyIDq6eGiYV5SYc4ZP7M4EbTN_5NH1uNdbEq_PpbTS_5n2gVRjtcbylaIhitJEKqkzCZam1xuVYUi58TCW1mkRKOzOdTELpcWAUg/w640-h640/WPlus9%20Winter%20Nov23%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a stamp set I have had for ages, and it's always lovely to get it out again. I stamped the trees on a background panel and then added a 'snowy' hillside. The deer, rabbit and birds were stamped and die cut, then popped up with foam tape. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithuapRd8nKyCoQMd-8OZZu-FIMsBmee9ZFim0cptByC-7Sup9aEYmd5syfISonf4239vB7hUZAru8SN1NqSBv1htNr6SL8dsCh4e8veg8CSSD3f9FB-LVPeYa1d0928Ie9BPMZDmgh39vbxPwv-E8bW8XukdZUAkWhcAEOgtutSgJpNpHy4SHL5iUA0c/s1440/WPlus9%20Winter%20Nov23%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithuapRd8nKyCoQMd-8OZZu-FIMsBmee9ZFim0cptByC-7Sup9aEYmd5syfISonf4239vB7hUZAru8SN1NqSBv1htNr6SL8dsCh4e8veg8CSSD3f9FB-LVPeYa1d0928Ie9BPMZDmgh39vbxPwv-E8bW8XukdZUAkWhcAEOgtutSgJpNpHy4SHL5iUA0c/w640-h640/WPlus9%20Winter%20Nov23%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/">Freshly Made Sketches</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I rotated the sketch, but hopefully you can still see it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgujTiH4wOusSzbPczd_QHf48TmX3G0OkJK56wL-_vPnC36xV9t5_zQW6k25ylCdwAeUVtiqMaS6AH_VOaZrt7NpHI-QkyvM2zuPLzdkRJ3O7PuMSkZIe5bKdqP8Q6hNt8w8GHVx3QEhavY8htndOqpQ433dx9w1AOJKMpzn71oz8QDrU20Hz79ObuUxbE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="320" data-original-width="229" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgujTiH4wOusSzbPczd_QHf48TmX3G0OkJK56wL-_vPnC36xV9t5_zQW6k25ylCdwAeUVtiqMaS6AH_VOaZrt7NpHI-QkyvM2zuPLzdkRJ3O7PuMSkZIe5bKdqP8Q6hNt8w8GHVx3QEhavY8htndOqpQ433dx9w1AOJKMpzn71oz8QDrU20Hz79ObuUxbE=w287-h400" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>wplus9 - winter woodland</li><li>pinkfresh studio inks - warm buff / doe</li><li>distress ink - festive berries</li><li>lawn fawn stitched hillside borders</li></ul></div><p></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-65356235177551140102023-11-01T12:34:00.000+00:002023-11-01T12:34:36.654+00:00Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<p>Hello. Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween. It rained here - of course it did - but it didn't put off those trick or treaters.<br /><br />Today I'm sharing this cool 'go girl' card, for a new teenager. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YFfUVaDzrEWehMFT4cQGJ59v0Sy8XBj-9xGu6r5B_xBUOQaqtZ2oMnwrazzc8DaWA1Eghvvwhm1hs50HyG3LEGlyfV65G37b47-F2yXK5DkKPQsAapz-7louteE-_7qCXnWi5-khezJqCEHiBWTOorr3ivzW0akRl3_P7bJtN8kBK8-afSEE0dbllk4/s1440/WaffleFlower%20Go%20Girl%20Nov%2023%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YFfUVaDzrEWehMFT4cQGJ59v0Sy8XBj-9xGu6r5B_xBUOQaqtZ2oMnwrazzc8DaWA1Eghvvwhm1hs50HyG3LEGlyfV65G37b47-F2yXK5DkKPQsAapz-7louteE-_7qCXnWi5-khezJqCEHiBWTOorr3ivzW0akRl3_P7bJtN8kBK8-afSEE0dbllk4/w640-h640/WaffleFlower%20Go%20Girl%20Nov%2023%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>This was a quick make. It's mostly die cuts, but I did just have to fussy cut and colour, the neck and head. Then I stuck them together and popped my girl up with foam tape. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQV2Zmf1Hh10SCkAOVwd0dkH7Qxcs_w9t_JFAi2yhyQ-V84d9C-lR0t7ItbSKRKK82tDM52RVPuF1XgvlxWvdATdnJjQ7K_mH23Vog2DI-Q5ZJVs7iGur_v8pk_dnUsD-XJ66hd8rkZRom2Dt1I-6sln80Ohct0CmBkNLbhqiZSmEOxKTpTPJ3gIZIZw/s1440/WaffleFlower%20Go%20Girl%20Nov%2023%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQV2Zmf1Hh10SCkAOVwd0dkH7Qxcs_w9t_JFAi2yhyQ-V84d9C-lR0t7ItbSKRKK82tDM52RVPuF1XgvlxWvdATdnJjQ7K_mH23Vog2DI-Q5ZJVs7iGur_v8pk_dnUsD-XJ66hd8rkZRom2Dt1I-6sln80Ohct0CmBkNLbhqiZSmEOxKTpTPJ3gIZIZw/w640-h640/WaffleFlower%20Go%20Girl%20Nov%2023%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/">Less Is More Challenge</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I now there's a big pop of yellow in there, for the hair, but I figured I could get away with that as a 'necessary neutral' Ha ha!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlFkN6o-kl-VpfEYOsWM3v6fCGrt4Ywp9VXtvmr4xfPlyeNE5fC9CqiAlq0A_yV9wPtzgx2jVbL1VZTEjzEIFj7Dwh_fJ7bUtAcq4TxwfYX7nKh1jm3nmL9VdkxMd-ORVc9zfryDeX8x2Mgq4cK6VMLyUc_o8qO1_Szt8elB9OqE0hdZG7sDqevKmlYxg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="400" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlFkN6o-kl-VpfEYOsWM3v6fCGrt4Ywp9VXtvmr4xfPlyeNE5fC9CqiAlq0A_yV9wPtzgx2jVbL1VZTEjzEIFj7Dwh_fJ7bUtAcq4TxwfYX7nKh1jm3nmL9VdkxMd-ORVc9zfryDeX8x2Mgq4cK6VMLyUc_o8qO1_Szt8elB9OqE0hdZG7sDqevKmlYxg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>waffle flower - go girl</li><li>distress ink - salty ocean / festive berries / pickled raspberry</li><li>mama elephant - labeled messages</li><li>copics</li><li>glossy accents</li></ul></div></div>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-20853134102319698792023-10-26T21:01:00.000+01:002023-10-26T21:01:49.118+01:00Oh, the weather outside is frightful<p>Well, I can see from Instagram that some of you crafters have snow already. I'm jealous.<br />I hope we get some in Yorkshire this year - but only when I don't need to leave the house :o)<br /><br />Here's my card for the 'cold' theme at Inkspirational</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8sCc3ENHe2eqsD4jcbwQ-s6OAIqGwhKtkxvNyHK4SjItwS8oc0LDKcrVXVOxQ9qIJV1ai6fF4hCVUe8LgV3vMwiNbxPOTS0Tod_fgWEbFlaz9qcT3qM25WFuddMhE35Ca5J7TwLhERyA0YBbMR9gyVsGA5aLCaJCkwFue5j-HHg5VfXW3pk98OUdh90/s1440/CCC%20SnowBunny%20Oct%2023%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8sCc3ENHe2eqsD4jcbwQ-s6OAIqGwhKtkxvNyHK4SjItwS8oc0LDKcrVXVOxQ9qIJV1ai6fF4hCVUe8LgV3vMwiNbxPOTS0Tod_fgWEbFlaz9qcT3qM25WFuddMhE35Ca5J7TwLhERyA0YBbMR9gyVsGA5aLCaJCkwFue5j-HHg5VfXW3pk98OUdh90/w640-h640/CCC%20SnowBunny%20Oct%2023%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I stamped the cute bunny and robin image, and then masked it with a circle die and inked up a sky background. After colouring, I added some water splatter, and then some white 'snow' splatter. I don't know what I do wrong with splatter, but it never really comes out great for me - so I added a few snow drops with a white gel pen.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGzNUG3HWlS4moGiBPdMEwu8JX7G09e0_un00SuzmTyabBHiiva7LPsbcX_exHrGRqe780xGF87sB19QxAM_NE1ZOFxSaSpH8NUUV1pWuNMlR_3Sm02qM7ddnozmy5AyGITJa-fL3gqUSLG3bbgTREc7weYDt4NkuwexfIasDbqx1_EVpJ2owZZk0thU/s1440/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGzNUG3HWlS4moGiBPdMEwu8JX7G09e0_un00SuzmTyabBHiiva7LPsbcX_exHrGRqe780xGF87sB19QxAM_NE1ZOFxSaSpH8NUUV1pWuNMlR_3Sm02qM7ddnozmy5AyGITJa-fL3gqUSLG3bbgTREc7weYDt4NkuwexfIasDbqx1_EVpJ2owZZk0thU/w640-h640/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/">Inkspirational Challenge</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAI7XAD8AymcTXzEB_1acanrwDh_wkC6KdfyFn1iZU8_HtUu_5i1tVuslYbNrAskxdOhR7K0K1w0KqhVDl4gI_EbcochAQyD2QS5zzTvRNniXHNm3Sljq-iC4KnRnfX8RJDyqRlfweYHQ2xDmiB1dei23YN6HC88aBimd_5Qx30qxbhpZJd82KgUYwIEI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAI7XAD8AymcTXzEB_1acanrwDh_wkC6KdfyFn1iZU8_HtUu_5i1tVuslYbNrAskxdOhR7K0K1w0KqhVDl4gI_EbcochAQyD2QS5zzTvRNniXHNm3Sljq-iC4KnRnfX8RJDyqRlfweYHQ2xDmiB1dei23YN6HC88aBimd_5Qx30qxbhpZJd82KgUYwIEI" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>colorado craft company - christmas presents / on the lookout</li><li>copic markers</li><li>distress ink - salty ocean</li><li>circle die </li></ul></div></div><p><br /></p></div>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-38912190328181069802023-10-23T21:12:00.003+01:002023-10-23T21:12:31.084+01:00Christmas Trees<p> Argh! I can't believe I've missed the deadline for Freshly Made Sketches - AGAIN!<br />It seems I have a mental block for the end of the challenge. Next time, I will write it on my forehead :o)<br />Anyhoo... it's another card for the Christmas pile.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNauvQ2xmPiC-3228NpcwVuQHTZleSQx_1A3CVpNvTN2UmYn5P3Sls41JB_qdcV9kbObtuR5Fiw49j6Reeac5SYqyxC8Kq3n9MtBRKXs6OJ8IT6qwM9rtvOLS4wdVYi_9MYHJBSCeCVQbdrjAYKCK9HVVrRcTimfRg6dI5A5LgTCRmgsqexgz-C9LZt1c/s1440/Concordand9th%20Trees%20Oct%2023%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNauvQ2xmPiC-3228NpcwVuQHTZleSQx_1A3CVpNvTN2UmYn5P3Sls41JB_qdcV9kbObtuR5Fiw49j6Reeac5SYqyxC8Kq3n9MtBRKXs6OJ8IT6qwM9rtvOLS4wdVYi_9MYHJBSCeCVQbdrjAYKCK9HVVrRcTimfRg6dI5A5LgTCRmgsqexgz-C9LZt1c/w640-h640/Concordand9th%20Trees%20Oct%2023%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was a very simple card. I stamped and die-cut the trees and popped them up on foam tape. I used just 2 similar colours to make it even easier. Then I added some stickles glitter on the trees and some gold, heat embossed stars.<br />Can you spot my deliberate mistake? I forgot to add glitter on one of the middle tree's 'baubles'.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifL6o1xCe5I2Khyphenhyphen1_JrDwkjA8WW3T9h_Ypa2gW3FqggwmblD7Dre_Jg6FyDCEeBnU_MscSyK-WXul3lCZaA_hYKmD0abJzQtfLjQu8xzTtvpPQesbxZ2vYqiahS3zxBxgehruq3UBPEDB1v9OYjDxr8wAUqmr3y5W6YcGrUopp9GLfyj0vHmNY6CJi-TM/s1440/Concordand9th%20Trees%20Oct%2023%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifL6o1xCe5I2Khyphenhyphen1_JrDwkjA8WW3T9h_Ypa2gW3FqggwmblD7Dre_Jg6FyDCEeBnU_MscSyK-WXul3lCZaA_hYKmD0abJzQtfLjQu8xzTtvpPQesbxZ2vYqiahS3zxBxgehruq3UBPEDB1v9OYjDxr8wAUqmr3y5W6YcGrUopp9GLfyj0vHmNY6CJi-TM/w640-h640/Concordand9th%20Trees%20Oct%2023%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Challenge<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/">Freshly Made Sketches</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(missed deadline)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6OEzkI8n8olUnTT0XmIyJggs8PTfON6Z9kkvKVlmhDJiXR1vxHB73Al8oiSEXP7jngLKsrZZmYS35LPzaujc9_phAddX6xPa5Si-uD1km-dzdUCLQ64GJkk0Fnz3KMEej30eUaZqrRj3RXRhl4Ee9DlPSXyCJIOTqdg9wVB1hlYpnoglg51-8y6R_kVw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="400" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6OEzkI8n8olUnTT0XmIyJggs8PTfON6Z9kkvKVlmhDJiXR1vxHB73Al8oiSEXP7jngLKsrZZmYS35LPzaujc9_phAddX6xPa5Si-uD1km-dzdUCLQ64GJkk0Fnz3KMEej30eUaZqrRj3RXRhl4Ee9DlPSXyCJIOTqdg9wVB1hlYpnoglg51-8y6R_kVw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;">concord and 9th - tiny trees</li><li style="text-align: left;">distress ink - salvaged patina, peacock feathers</li><li style="text-align: left;">wow gold embossing powder</li><li style="text-align: left;">stickles glitter, gold</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-12682776694347425452023-10-20T15:27:00.000+01:002023-10-20T15:27:49.126+01:00Ghostly Greetings<p>Hello.<br />Today I'm sharing another ghostly greeting with you.<br />I stuck to a 'moon' background - have I mentioned I'm obsessed with the moon :o)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ent2eMr0tUr9Tv9v_NK6pxhKN3MKvlUZPrLuTmjVmCmLJ_TLWp4VSB-iz3gnh37KmXYozFUm1X-NXoUiQW5JvsMhk-Dh6089tr1BUOaP7Ac1WJjQcQu_bW9rGvCGifVX9pMs3GkeA9Z1nP7CYZRKofcbrAMoct4NlNHpq8gu-UkWwV7ZwfgbWACQ6FA/s1440/MFT%20GhostlyGreetings%20Oct%2023%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ent2eMr0tUr9Tv9v_NK6pxhKN3MKvlUZPrLuTmjVmCmLJ_TLWp4VSB-iz3gnh37KmXYozFUm1X-NXoUiQW5JvsMhk-Dh6089tr1BUOaP7Ac1WJjQcQu_bW9rGvCGifVX9pMs3GkeA9Z1nP7CYZRKofcbrAMoct4NlNHpq8gu-UkWwV7ZwfgbWACQ6FA/w640-h640/MFT%20GhostlyGreetings%20Oct%2023%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>This time I got my Copics out for the background effect. I started with a yellowish moon, and then used pale lilacs and purples, blending a little as I went. I'm not great at this sort of technique, but I'm chuffed with how it turned out.<br />I stenciled some grass at the bottom with distress ink, added a few bats, some splatter and the sentiment, and popped up the ghosts with foam tape.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFD3LcOTj3DvG1MKYDWleC-8dIWeuTUlObMgXjHrS5bLM6-KfdF28ZUZ96c12RCn4oIbtDxHZbATKuESAgUe_tItLFsgi-dW_Z7x5UunapuGF-CuSYwatw4SxC9Ygt8RYCA-K-5WyHP05B_5hOZ79ujdkHSTf9DYzyKDsBRP7Kc4ypXni6z6RSuXgi0ys/s1440/MFT%20GhostlyGreetings%20Oct%2023%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFD3LcOTj3DvG1MKYDWleC-8dIWeuTUlObMgXjHrS5bLM6-KfdF28ZUZ96c12RCn4oIbtDxHZbATKuESAgUe_tItLFsgi-dW_Z7x5UunapuGF-CuSYwatw4SxC9Ygt8RYCA-K-5WyHP05B_5hOZ79ujdkHSTf9DYzyKDsBRP7Kc4ypXni6z6RSuXgi0ys/w640-h640/MFT%20GhostlyGreetings%20Oct%2023%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/">Inspired By Challenge</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh80w6NXaLTpLdexHtFnBUEYoBS6ETfzFTbLrM-BI5C93hsUSzfYTxk0V-gTA5nuAKi95dNLpSeBX8__mP9YNHwDL644e3NLNkhtHG0KAlGLaUfV9U38s7TbK7sbWPp2XS9HGwknjNau507l0lVwRCKGo7zNsyG0UV646lYHw8oUG7ZhCQuGD2eO2k-sA0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh80w6NXaLTpLdexHtFnBUEYoBS6ETfzFTbLrM-BI5C93hsUSzfYTxk0V-gTA5nuAKi95dNLpSeBX8__mP9YNHwDL644e3NLNkhtHG0KAlGLaUfV9U38s7TbK7sbWPp2XS9HGwknjNau507l0lVwRCKGo7zNsyG0UV646lYHw8oUG7ZhCQuGD2eO2k-sA0=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">favorite things - ghostly greetings / grassy edges stencil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">distress ink - hickory smoke</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">copic markers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-74067967895563767112023-10-14T11:17:00.001+01:002023-10-14T11:17:46.777+01:00Art Deco Christmas<p> I'm not going to lie - I struggled with Time Out's 'vintage' theme. I googled - a lot! Thank goodness my grandson had an extra long nap :o) Eventually I decided on something a bit different - maybe not what you would typically think of as vintage, but I hope it works.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGndlWZn-A771DZ9V-gwM0w3JfEWg53N0Y1mOK0hJBwTMpbqnyevRfBJ0Cge3YBs76LGEVW1F-V0i2fvAggjYhcVxu_gfgIiHh9lNZPa4VfbeEaZDy-r84skF5NciqwSAu1li7crZE6CfLkoLLo29iXTPM08bgU_Q7FXKROMq8NBt4tKT8Jiqu5ibmcLc/w640-h640/Spellbinders%20StitchedXmas%20Oct%2023%201.jpg" width="640" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I went for an Art Deco pattern and colour palette, with this stitched, cover plate die. I also mounted it on gold, glitter paper for a touch of decadence.<br />I think the 'sending' font has that Art Deco vibe too - I'm just annoyed I didn't attach it further up! Oh well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlth1PAcASKA3L-Nx0mx26GWXFF4oVP55KoUIKJoZ3tECZEL7kOAypqDnK1XbF-DRQJBLOV-xSKPqMNsOUpCFzsx0tumuoVKVe4qlnUvmseZP-GEjQGCzj523ROrnWvaHZuKmzqwPz1TwrefsMajoGCcymn97lDYv5YkfuoqkyHkt5q2VDqpy_UN5ZRB8/s1440/Spellbinders%20StitchedXmas%20Oct%2023%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlth1PAcASKA3L-Nx0mx26GWXFF4oVP55KoUIKJoZ3tECZEL7kOAypqDnK1XbF-DRQJBLOV-xSKPqMNsOUpCFzsx0tumuoVKVe4qlnUvmseZP-GEjQGCzj523ROrnWvaHZuKmzqwPz1TwrefsMajoGCcymn97lDYv5YkfuoqkyHkt5q2VDqpy_UN5ZRB8/w640-h640/Spellbinders%20StitchedXmas%20Oct%2023%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/">Time Out Challenges</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_N0h9luX8KTk9-AViciDBg28dkT76CPpgj5LtC9XeubVgBDTyQnmD9yDTxsfubUEJjV2Fyr0T7IhkJoBfWRMvW1MyLlCKyB-saOpgBjkDwO_8hkMd_WvixxKSXdYGxp6RzQZ3dNhOvNqYLvfReh0vfNuJIiBxoshwGs4414ph8Y3Cag1HsSlH2SURnAs/s320/249.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_N0h9luX8KTk9-AViciDBg28dkT76CPpgj5LtC9XeubVgBDTyQnmD9yDTxsfubUEJjV2Fyr0T7IhkJoBfWRMvW1MyLlCKyB-saOpgBjkDwO_8hkMd_WvixxKSXdYGxp6RzQZ3dNhOvNqYLvfReh0vfNuJIiBxoshwGs4414ph8Y3Cag1HsSlH2SURnAs/s1600/249.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>spellbinders - stitched fanfare with various threads</li><li>spellbinders - sending you stamps and dies</li><li>gold glitter paper</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br />Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568165281964590489.post-89466868359700981972023-10-12T16:18:00.003+01:002023-10-12T16:18:51.878+01:00It's time to get SPOOKY<p>Hello.<br />Well, it may be autumn here, but no-one has told the weather! Here in Yorkshire, I haven't even got my big coat out yet ;o)<br />Halloween is fast approaching though - so here's another ghostly greeting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgHdjwSmVDrcINfsdZc9-klmPtaMj_VFn247yqI3EVuwEjXEjXJlYVabf5hnuesuOfe-nD1yEj6lHcj8qP3TF80FDUcRBitUUih0QwjmH1cCf5HEUUO1F8sSqJkeg_KZKcjyx5MQjWmB2ugsJ_h8YE6pNYovrGjiduZTKzNMfVHAbVvYGxK0ra1X0SY0/s1440/MFT%20SpookyBoo%20Oct%2023%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgHdjwSmVDrcINfsdZc9-klmPtaMj_VFn247yqI3EVuwEjXEjXJlYVabf5hnuesuOfe-nD1yEj6lHcj8qP3TF80FDUcRBitUUih0QwjmH1cCf5HEUUO1F8sSqJkeg_KZKcjyx5MQjWmB2ugsJ_h8YE6pNYovrGjiduZTKzNMfVHAbVvYGxK0ra1X0SY0/w640-h640/MFT%20SpookyBoo%20Oct%2023%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The trickiest part of this card was those damn letters. They nearly went out the window! I die cut them in black foam with some ds tape stuck on it. Then attempted to stick the orange die cuts on top. They stuck to my fingers, the end of a pen, my craft knife... anywhere but where I wanted them. I am so annoyed that I couldn't get them to line up perfectly. Ah well..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOA5S7Vx2OYu-b-GpvTNP6Y-MczIMGK3Y2ArnwmNm-8C1KLFaiKKKUymRU6YBmsORN-EailXADXxRgP3J3oFw88GfyReK5w6xCA-7ajt6zKMVtDIgeVow5oe19rGZsVcma9Z4LqhhdvOnp-XVYg8Ke7SCDKMiet-A91nH8brthJWRWTrvY5uYVaNFk7PE/s1440/MFT%20SpookyBoo%20Oct%2023%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOA5S7Vx2OYu-b-GpvTNP6Y-MczIMGK3Y2ArnwmNm-8C1KLFaiKKKUymRU6YBmsORN-EailXADXxRgP3J3oFw88GfyReK5w6xCA-7ajt6zKMVtDIgeVow5oe19rGZsVcma9Z4LqhhdvOnp-XVYg8Ke7SCDKMiet-A91nH8brthJWRWTrvY5uYVaNFk7PE/w640-h640/MFT%20SpookyBoo%20Oct%2023%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com">Four Seasons Challenge</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Anything Goes - FALL</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDIJvzvBxCDawsEX5A5jX3CStOolDmUR9d_xOoEXQIcy0wPCjFGCZVjFUp81EOKwTAlyDq6zYo_8ZeDxq_dc2DpbDrjzOENWS59LV_wF3qG_Iz7J7VK1B5YdgnvJR7rKxdnVK3_YD4e8xG7kr7Q6RJctf_JGyN3lfhIN3TPKuqcbIxGpGkzhiV6uKak-A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="399" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDIJvzvBxCDawsEX5A5jX3CStOolDmUR9d_xOoEXQIcy0wPCjFGCZVjFUp81EOKwTAlyDq6zYo_8ZeDxq_dc2DpbDrjzOENWS59LV_wF3qG_Iz7J7VK1B5YdgnvJR7rKxdnVK3_YD4e8xG7kr7Q6RJctf_JGyN3lfhIN3TPKuqcbIxGpGkzhiV6uKak-A" width="195" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>my favorite things - ghostly greetings</li><li>neat and tangled journalling alpha dies</li><li>distress inks - shaded lilac, dusty concord, hickory smokoe</li><li>my favorite things - grassy edges stencil</li><li>copics</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><br /><br /><p></p>Keep It Sweet and Simplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631256850026881941noreply@blogger.com1