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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.comBlogger1693125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-29896303264561966262018-05-27T09:00:00.000+01:002018-05-27T09:00:03.852+01:00Christmas Card Club - "Trees"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://silverwolfcards-shaz.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Shaz</a> has asked to see "Trees" (indoor or out) over at the Christmas Card Club this week.<br />
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A very quick batch of four as I have my Mum staying for the weekend. Stamps are Penny Black and were a magazine freebie. Die from Spellbinders.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-31316962620014601902018-05-13T09:00:00.000+01:002018-05-13T09:00:00.548+01:00Christmas Card Club - "Sentiment as Focus"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It was my turn to set the theme over at the Christmas Card Club this week and I've asked the ladies for "Sentiment as Focus".<br />
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It was my intention to make several cards this week but with a busy month of birthdays time ran away with me. This uses dies from Crafters Companion and Spellbinders and the sentiment in from Stamping All Day.</div>
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Please excuse the awful photograph but I had to take it at night!</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-42433041409501262582018-04-29T09:00:00.000+01:002018-04-29T16:26:18.368+01:00Christmas Card Club - "Christmas Wreaths"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm running late today....another fortnight gone so it must be time for the Christmas Card Club to share our wares. The lovely <a href="http://rmgcreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rita</a> has set us the theme of "Christmas Wreaths".<br />
I used my favourite wreath stamp last year to make a batch of last minute cards so couldn't use it this time. I did however find another magazine freebie to make this card with.<br />
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All the stamps were in the freebie, stamped on white card and simply matted. Dies are from Lawn Fawn and Spellbinders. I did add some stickles to the berries after taking this photo.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-61252077260802166322018-04-15T09:00:00.000+01:002018-04-15T09:00:00.583+01:00Christmas Card Club - "Poinsettia or Christmas Greenery"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's Christmas Card Club time once more and this week <a href="http://carolinacardsbymaryh.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mary</a> has asked us to show her our "Poinsettias or Christmas Greenery". I managed a quick card last night as it's been a busy week birthday card wise with my Mum 85 and a great niece one today and my son in law later in the week!<br />
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Using a cute stamp from Wild Rose Studio coloured with promarkers...it's so long since I coloured anything I've forgotten how! Dies are from Wplus9.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-84156041593589769842018-04-01T09:00:00.000+01:002018-04-01T21:37:48.795+01:00Christmas Card Club - "Animals at Christmas"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wishing you all a Happy Easter and hoping the weather isn't dampening the holiday weekend too much for you. The light evenings this last week have been lovely and it's certainly starting to feel more like spring, especially in the garden.</div>
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"Animals at Christmas" is the theme set by the lovely <a href="http://cuilliesocks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kate</a> this week over at our little Christmas Card Club.<br />
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I managed to make a quick couple of simple ones last night. Spent the week getting the house cleaned thinking we were going to have visitors today but found they'd gone home early yesterday due to the weather!<br />
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Card and topper from The Works, die from WPlus9.</div>
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Card and decoupage topper from The Works, tag die from Die-namics, tree and bow from my stash.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-69119814028012283402018-03-18T09:00:00.000+00:002018-03-18T09:00:45.941+00:00Christmas Card Club - "Christmas Flowers"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"Christmas Flowers" has been set as the theme for our little Christmas Card Club this week by the lovely <a href="http://fisherscardsandcrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rachel</a>. One quick decoupage card from me this time as I have my Mum staying and didn't get myself organised before she came.<br />
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Decoupage from Joanna Sheen which has been in my stash for many a year! Dies from Wplus9 and Spellbinders.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-90024922661836373172018-03-04T09:00:00.000+00:002018-03-04T09:00:05.565+00:00Christmas Card Club - "Robins"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hope everyone is warm and dry in this wintery weather. We had about a foot of snow but it drifted badly off the field above us and there were 6/7 foot snow drifts filling about half a mile of road down into town. We were cut off for the best part of two days...which wouldn't have mattered except I badly needed a prescription picked up so eldest had to battle his way in on foot, about a four mile round trip!</div>
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<a href="http://itsanalienlife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mrs A</a> set this weeks theme over at the Christmas Card Club and she'd like to see a "a Robin or more". We've had a few of them in the garden and I have a few photos I intend to use for family cards but haven't got around to getting them done yet. So here are half a dozen little cards to add to my stash.<br />
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Stamp is from a magazine freebie, coloured with promarkers. Dies are from Spellbinders. A very simple design which was easy to batch make.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-6108331450637207322018-02-18T09:00:00.000+00:002018-02-18T09:00:01.379+00:00Christmas Card Club - "Reindeer and/or Friends"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://stampingscene.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Zoe</a> has set the theme for this weeks Christmas Card Club and she's asked to see "Reindeers and/or Friends". After my photography workshop was cancelled two weeks ago I spent some time in the craft room getting ahead of myself! Here's four I made for this challenge.<br />
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Stamps from Creative Expressions, a very simple OLC.</div>
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The embossing folder and stamps were a magazine freebie last year which I didn't get around to using...diecut using a Spellbinders die.</div>
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For these two I used a stamp from Penny Black and the die is from Spellbinders, finished with a little stickles.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-31117806861638706522018-02-04T09:00:00.000+00:002018-02-04T09:00:27.695+00:00Christmas Card Club - "Angels or Fairies"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://granmargaret.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Margaret</a> has set us the theme of "Angels or Fairies" this week at the Christmas Card Club. Four very quick cards from me...I'm doing a couple of photography workshops this weekend and having been ill last weekend these are very last minute on Friday evening!<br />
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<i>Update...workshop was postponed due to rain, thick cloud and generally lousy weather, hopefully today is going to turn out better.</i><br />
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Using stamps from La Blanche...the first design is one layer.</div>
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This second design uses a die from Wplus9, stamp is also from La Blanche. I do love these stamps, although they're quite large they always stamp perfectly.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-87649342070218317292018-01-21T09:00:00.000+00:002018-01-21T09:00:25.629+00:00Christmas Card Club - "Christmas Baking"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The lovely <a href="http://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Maureen</a> set the theme of "Christmas Baking" this week at our little Christmas Card Club. I didn't have much stash to use for this challenge but managed to find a Lawn Fawn set which I hadn't yet opened!<br />
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-49027321257649956762018-01-07T09:00:00.000+00:002018-01-07T10:47:19.793+00:00Christmas Card Club - "Gnomes, Pixies or Elves"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Can't believe how long it is since my last post...my computer went haywire with a Windows update and took forever to make it usable again...by which time I was way behind with all my Christmas preparations! However Santa did bring a new Surface Pro so I now have back up.</div>
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Our first challenge of the year at the Christmas Card club has been set by the lovely <a href="http://dutchessat62.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Margaret</a> and she's asked to see "Gnomes, Pixies or Elves". This year we have decided that Anything Goes is acceptable if you don't have anything suitable to use for the challenge theme, so this week I have gone with that.</div>
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A dozen very simple cards...one layer, no insert. I found these little 33/4" cards when I was making last minute cards in December so I thought I'd use some more of them up.</div>
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Having somewhat lost my mojo of late I have to say I quite enjoyed the forage into the craftroom to make these. I do need to have a good sort out though!</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-78881936511917135422017-10-29T09:00:00.000+00:002017-10-29T11:56:14.710+00:00Christmas Card Club - "Sentiment as Focus"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Less than two months until the big day...must get my skates on and get some more cards made! <a href="http://colledgeangel.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sylvie</a> has challenged us to use the "Sentiment as Focus" this week at the Christmas Card Club, here is my effort!<br />
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I've gone White on White - better picture taken during daylight hours.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-91702443621388198222017-10-15T09:00:00.000+01:002017-10-15T14:56:54.166+01:00Christmas Card Club - "Non Traditional Colours"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Good morning all. I can't believe how quick the nights have come in this year and will be glad when the clocks change at the end of the month!<br />
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Finally got my computer up and running again so touch wood it stays that way! I've also started a new blog for photography....I've recently started a year long online course to learn how to use the controls on my camera (amongst other things), so this will chart my progress and I'll also be posting my holiday photographs too. My <a href="https://cmdesign-photography.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">first post</a> goes live this morning if you'd care to take a look.<br />
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I'm playing catch up at the Christmas Card Club again...sorry ladies and promise I'll get round you all in the next day or so to leave my comments,<br />
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Two weeks ago <a href="http://itsanalienlife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Val (aka Mrs A)</a> asked us to "Make it Round", here is my card.<br />
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Don't know why navy always looks black in a photo! Using a new die from Crafters Companion, a nesties die from Spellbinders and a sentiment from Clearly Besotted. Not sure about these new dies from CC, they're a bit fiddly to use and line up although they do make nice cards.<br />
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This week it was my turn to set the theme and I asked for "Non Traditional Colours".<br />
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Kraft and white is one of my favourite non traditional colour combos. Using dies from Wplus9 and Spellbinders and a Typografia Christmas stamp from STAMPlorations...a quick and easy card ready for posting! Think I need a new pot of white EP...mine is looking a bit yellow!</div>
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I'm Guest Designing over at STAMPlorations today, we have a <a href="https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2017/10/typografia-motivate-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">blog hop</a> going on and you won't want to miss it. You'll find all the details in this <a href="https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2017/10/typografia-motivate-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">post</a>.</div>
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Using the new TYPOGRAFIA Motivate stamps (you're going to love these!) here is my inspiration.</div>
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Using <a href="https://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/s38054/Persistence-Typografia-Motivate-P5774221.aspx" target="_blank">Persistence</a>, I thought this stamp was the perfect addition to this canvas I created with a photo taken last year on our trip to New Zealand. I've had the kit to create the canvas for some time and now I know how easy it is I must do some more....although note to self - heat embossing on plastic canvas was not the best idea I've ever had!</div>
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My second project uses <a href="https://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/s38054/What-You-Get-Typografia-Motivate-P5774225.aspx" target="_blank">What You Get</a>, this stamp reminded me of the WW11 posters Your Country Needs You so I wanted to create something simple and to the point. Using black card, gold mirri card and gold embossing and a few dies and I was happy with the result. This may be used for a card topper, or to decorate a notebook but would also make a good fridge magnet.</div>
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I've dropped by at STAMPlorations today to join in the <a href="https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2017/09/typografia-christmas-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">TYPOGRAFIA Christmas blog hop</a>. Do pop over to <a href="https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2017/09/typografia-christmas-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">STAMPlorations</a> to see what's what and check out what the other girls have made.</div>
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Final day of our trip around the North Coast 500 here in Scotland....the washing machine will be taking a hammering later!<br />
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<a href="http://cuilliesocks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kate</a> has picked the theme this week over at the Christmas Card Club and she's asked to see penguins and sparkle.....my favourites!<br />
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A new stamp and die set from Lawn Fawn, coloured with promarkers. The penguins have been die cut several times to add dimension. I used stickles on the hats and lamp to add sparkle.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-6223656540703872362017-09-04T09:00:00.000+01:002017-09-04T09:00:10.136+01:00Christmas Card Club - "Magical and Mystical"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Huge apologies for not being around, I'll catch up with you all soon hopefully.<br />
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Wedding is all over...it went really well and we had a lovely day. Hubby and I are off this week to drive the North Coast 500,looking forward to some time away from home after all the wedding prep and building works of the last few months.<br />
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This should have been posted yesterday (and two weeks ago) but my computer packed in straight after the wedding and isn't fixed yet. What a struggle to use DD's laptop which doesn't take a memory card to upload photos from my camera!<br />
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I've got two cards to share today... <a href="http://fisherscardsandcrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rachel</a> set us the theme of "Magical and Mystical" for our latest challenge. I struggled a little with this as my mojo has gone astray and I was short on time to get inky...this is what I came up with.<br />
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Combining old with new....backing card from Kanban and new dies from Crafter's Companion and a sentiment from Penny Black.</div>
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Same card from Kanban used with a stencil from STAMPlorations and a sentiment from Clearly Besotted.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-8738543738676822652017-08-06T09:00:00.000+01:002017-08-06T09:00:10.699+01:00Christmas Card Club - "Carol Singers"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was at a 60th birthday party last night and may feel a little delicate this morning...so if you could go quietly it would be appreciated :)<br />
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Only one week to go to the wedding eek!! I think everything is under control...just wish we could order in the weather to suit!<br />
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<a href="http://granmargaret.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Margaret</a> has asked for "Carol Singers" this time at our Christmas Card Club, I've made a couple to try and bolster my numbers a little!<br />
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Using one of my favourite stamps from Penny Black coloured with promarkers. Sentiment die also from PB; sentiment stamp from HLS. Mat dies from Lawn Fawn and Spellbinders.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-77541373705680634592017-07-23T09:00:00.000+01:002017-07-23T09:00:13.947+01:00Christmas Card Club - "Jingle Bells"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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What a positively miserable weekend we're having, hopefully it's to get better during the week. There was an airshow near us yesterday and we had the Red Arrows (among others) flying over the house...we could hear them but couldn't see a thing!<br />
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Another fortnight been and gone...they're coming in far too quick for my liking! <a href="http://dutchessat62.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Margaret</a> has given us a theme of "Jingle Bells" at the Christmas Card Club this time. I've managed two cards!<br />
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-13315362542957358922017-07-09T09:00:00.000+01:002017-07-09T09:00:11.211+01:00Christmas Card Club - "Christmas/Snowy Scene"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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What a gorgeous day we had yesterday, some more of the same would be very nice!<br />
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I can't believe two weeks have passed since our last Christmas Card Club outing...I'm sure someone pinched one of my weeks! <a href="http://silverwolfcards-shaz.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Shaz</a> has set us the theme of "Christmas/Snowy Scene" this time, I've managed two cards.</div>
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My first is a Joanna Sheen decoupaged image...a real oldie from my stash! Dies from Spellbinders and Wplus9.</div>
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My second uses a recent purchase from the Works....cheap diecut decoupage, sadly in this case "you gets what you pay for"! Whilst the layers match up okay they've been cut to the left of the main image so the white border around the image isn't equal. Dies from Spellbinders.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-19684034917120565312017-06-27T14:00:00.000+01:002017-06-27T14:00:16.112+01:00STAMPlorations 4th Birthday Blog Hop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A relatively simple birthday card for our former neighbour's little girl, which I messed up horribly!! As the Numbers is a plate die you can cut it easily from a background mat to use as a focus as I have here....just ensure when you stick it down you have it the right way up!! Luckily I was able to substitute the 9 in this instance.</div>
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I've used the largest of the <a href="http://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/Crazy-Double-Running-Stitch-Rectangle-Nesting-Dies-CUTplorations-P5623511.aspx" target="_blank">Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies</a> and cut the <a href="http://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/Numbers-Plate-Die-CUTplorations-P5674960.aspx" target="_blank">Number Plate Die</a> from it's centre....then added several more number 9's to layer up. The image and half the sentiment is from <a href="http://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/Tweet-Love-Dees-Artsy-Impressions-P5633678.aspx" target="_blank">Tweet Love</a> with the image being die cut with the <a href="http://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/Tweet-Love-Coordinating-Dies-CUTplorations-P5633680.aspx" target="_blank">coordinating die</a>. The other half of the sentiment is from <a href="http://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/Kathryns-Big-Wishes-Dees-Artsy-Impressions-P5623570.aspx" target="_blank">Kathryn's Big Wishes</a> stamp set.</div>
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And my second card using the same stamps and dies, this time for my little great nephew who was two a couple of days ago. Sentiment from the <a href="http://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/Party-Time-Shery-Russ-Designs-P5333447.aspx" target="_blank">Party Time</a> set.</div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713948057407503172noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090970288854327266.post-2411210061184383592017-06-25T09:00:00.001+01:002017-06-25T09:00:24.153+01:00Stencil Sunday #102<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>This is my 2nd post today, if you wanted to see my card for the Christmas Card Club you'll find it <a href="http://cmdesign-cmdesign.blogspot.com/2017/06/christmas-card-club-lorraine.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</i><br />
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I'm up on the <a href="http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2017/06/stencil-sunday-june-25.html" target="_blank">STAMPlorations</a> blog today inspiring you once again to use your stencils. You still have a few days to get messy and join in our Mixed Media Challenge...just remember it's anything but a card and you must use a stencil.<br />
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Today I have a small canvas to share with you....this was started eons ago and has lain unfinished for months. It started life as a hessian coloured canvas and I'd added some texture to the top left and bottom right corners using the <a href="http://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/Foiled-Again-ARTplorations-Stencil-P5216263.aspx" target="_blank">Foiled Again</a> stencil and texture paste. It's now got so many layers of paint on it must be twice it's original weight!! Lots of white gesso then I used Distress Spray Stains to colour through the stencil. Lava texture paste was used through the <a href="http://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/Perched-Bird-ARTplorations-Stencil-P5470742.aspx" target="_blank">Perched Bird</a> stencil to create the focal, adding some liquid pearl for an eye. Background stamping used the <a href="http://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/Scribbly-Splattery-Grunge-December-2016-P5659999.aspx" target="_blank">Scribbly Splattery Grunge</a> stamps with distress ink and the sentiments are from <a href="http://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/Trendy-Birds-2-Shery-Russ-Designs-P5617747.aspx" target="_blank">Trendy Birds 2</a> stamped onto tissue and adhered with gel medium.</div>
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I'm not sure where the weeks are going to at the moment but two more have passed and it's Christmas Card Club time again! <a href="http://raineyscraftroom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lorraine</a> gave us the theme of "White Christmas" this week and here is my card.<br />
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Using a very old embossing folder from Spellbinders, a stamp from Clearly Besotted and some square dies...finished with some stickles! Another very simple card as I had this and a birthday card to do last night. Now I need to get July's cards all made and then I can get back to wedding stuff...less than 7 weeks to go eek!</div>
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I'm late on parade today for our little Christmas Card Club showing. <a href="http://colledgeangel.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sylvie </a>has set us an easy one of "Anything Goes" this time...how come the mind goes suddenly blank when faced with such endless possibilities!<br />
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Apologies for the photo but this was the best I could manage today :(</div>
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A fairly simple WOW using a magazine freebie die, silver stickles and a sentiment from Stamping all Day which has been heat embossed with silver EP.</div>
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I'm up at <a href="http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2017/06/mixed-media-tutorial-carol.html" target="_blank">STAMPlorations</a> today with what will be my final tutorial for a while.<br />
I'm taking a little break whilst we get the new sun room built and finished, do the final preparation for no 2 son's wedding in August then hopefully hubby and I will fit in some travelling....possibly back to New Zealand in the New Year but a definite trip to John O Groats combined with the North Coast 500 in late summer or early autumn.<br />
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Today's project is a remake of a small canvas board.<br />
This was one of those projects which caused joy and despair in equal measures but finally came through! To see the processes pop over to <a href="http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2017/06/mixed-media-tutorial-carol.html" target="_blank">STAMPlorations</a>, I hope I've inspired you to use your stencils.<br />
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