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Hello again friends.

I have another card using an SC image for you today.  This is Alternative Beauty.

I kept the card very simple and just added a word die from my new set.  This is from My Favourite Things Blueprints #11.

She's a bit different  but I really like the colouring on this.  Hope you do too.

TTFN Jude xx

Classic Christmas Card

Good morning all and Happy Monday. Can you believe that this is our 750th post on this little blog? and we will hit the two year milestone this week too. That's an awful lot of waffling from us. but here's to the next 750!.

Anyway, It's not that long to go now to Christmas so I am trying to crack on with the Christmas cards. So my apologies if you are fed up of them already lol. 

Today I have done a simple but classic style for a card, all in cream and copper colours. 

The tree is a Creative Expressions stamp and the sentiment is from a Crafters Companion stamp set. I stamped them both with a copper coloured pigment ink and then heat embossed with copper embossing powder. You don't have to use a coloured ink if you are using a coloured embossing powder but I just like how rich the colour comes out. 

I stamped them both on cream linen effect card and then used a copper satin paper for the background. 

Then I found a piece of golden brown ribbon in the scraps box and used this to tie a bow. 

Then I finished it with one simple gold pearl on the tree. 

Hope you like it. Take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Tea and a Book

Morning everyone

Today's card is made with another Saturated Canary digi.  I am seriously obsessed with Krista's drawings and have quite a sizeable collection.  This one is Tea and a Book.

I used one paper from the stash and a new sentiment die cut from adhesive backed card.

The flowers are made using 2 punches, with teal cosmic shimmer for the centres and a heart die cut to form leaves.

I'm very happy with the shading I've achieved on this card.  Hope you like it.

TTFN Jude xx

Christmas Ornament Luka

Good morning folks, and welcome to November. 

Well after days of sorting out the craft room and rearranging things, I finally found some time to actually make something!!!

The image is a rubber stamp from La La Land Crafts called Christmas Ornament Luka. I stamped it on to some light blue and pink coloured cardstock and then coloured the image with Copics.

The paper is from the stash and I backed it with very dark brown card and mounted it all on to a cream A5 card blank.

Then I used a couple of Cheery Lyn dies for the mistletoe and Merry Christmas banner. I added some glossy accents to the mistletoe and snowflake to give them some shine. 

Then I added a few gems to finish it off. 

Hope you like it. Take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Hanging around

Hello friends.  I've tried something different with my card today.

This is a Digi stamp boutique image featuring Murphy the dog.  He's a sweet little character and I wanted to try doing a proper background for him.

So using stamps, inks and copics I created this.  Isn't he a sweetie?

The flowers are a Clarity stamp I've had for ages and rarely use.  It came in very useful here.

I coloured the background using 3 shades of blue distress ink to create the cloud effect.

Hope you like it.  TTFN Jude xx

A peek in the craftroom...

Good morning crafty friends. Today I thought I would give you a peak into our craft room. We have spent hours sorting it out and trying to make better use of the storage. Now that we have the large Ikea Expedit unit, it is a little better, but there is still a long way to go lol.

I have got rid of my large corner desk and swapped to a smaller table. I have now got to clear the rubbish from my desk to give me somewhere to work!

We have managed to get all of our card blanks; card and large papers out on to an accessible shelf and put some of the things that we don’t use very often away in the harder to get to areas.

I finally have somewhere to store my jewellery bits and pieces and they no longer have to live on the floor under my desk. But they are still handy for me to get to easily, without having to lift them too far.

We have managed to get the printer situated between Jude and me, so that we can both connect to it rather than just me. It is wireless but for some reason it just doesn't work to our PCs. It’s also much easier to get to, to change the paper/card etc.

Unfortunately we still have to share the space with nosy cats though lol. Only kidding, we just love it when they sit on the keyboard or walk paw prints over our work lol ;o))

Anyway hope you have enjoyed that little tour around our craft and cat room.

Take care and I’ll see you soon.

xxx

Tilly Christmas

Hello again.

I've got another Christmas card to share today.  This one uses the fabulous Tilly from Saturated Canary.

I coloured her with Copics then used Distress Inks to give her a background and markers for her aura.  What do you think?

I didn't originally set out to do a Christmas card, it just sort of developed.  That is why I've used non-traditional papers.

I think she turned out ok.

TTFN Jude xx