All in a row

Hello again,  I hope all your Christmas plans are falling into place. Our's are. Our daughter and her husband are bringing their new little daughter (our first grandchild)  home for the first time....we can hardly wait!

The new challenge on Simply Less is More is one layer and "all in a row". 

I have just the stamp and decided to have a go.

 I hope you think the sentiment fits the image... for us in Australia.. we understand that the song of the kookaburra is loud so I think it fits. We have 3 in our garden at present. 

The image is from Stamp It and the sentiment is Papertrey Ink.

I'm rather pleased with it and I hope you like it as well.

Thanks for looking! 

The road ...

Hello there,

I've been missing for a few months and it's been quite some time since I've made a card for a challenge. 

The last months have been busy with family life.. some good and some sad. 

We are now grandparents for the first time to a lovely little girl and we've had a trip away to visit and meet her for the first time. And, as is sometimes the way ...the good is tinged with sadness as my husband lost his twin brother to cancer....sad and happy all in the space of a few weeks...!

So, I've not been in the card making groove and I need to be, because Christmas is just around the corner.  Tonight I've manged a card for the "Less is More" challenge!  

This week is ONE Layer week 93 and the theme is HOUSES.

Here is my card.

The house is from Maya Road and the sentiment is from dark room door.

 I've masked and sponged the hills with Distress ink.

Thanks for looking!

Clean and Simple Card Class

Well, it's day 8 of the two week class and this is my first card. I've wanted to join in but things just keep getting in the way. I've been looking, and thinking and trying to find time and finally I've had a go!

This card is the technique from day 5.  Never tried it before and I really DO like it!  Not centred perfectly etc. but I  LOVE the pearly sheen. I tried one stamp across the panel  and I'm happy enough with how it turned out. I'll make sure I centre the image with a ruler next time.
The embossing powder is Amethyst and the Distress inks are worn lipstick,scattered straw and milled lavender! I mounted the panel onto Kraft card. The sentiment is from darkroom door and the image is from Lucy's Stamps ( it's old- I bought it second hand).

Thanks for looking.

One layer birds!

The theme for the challenge at Simply Less is More t( week 50) is a : 

ONE LAYER CARD 

with the subject of 

BIRDS 

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Well  at last a challenge where I can use a card I've made previously and what good timing! My husband was admitted to hospital last night and I may not have time to make a card! 

Sorry if  this is a little on the dark side. It was a night time photo as I recall. 

I've simply placed my distress ink pad on the paper to create the background and then masked the edges and placed the birds on top. They are embellished with glossy accents which you can't see in the photo.

The sentiment is from Gina K Designs.

Thanks for looking!