Just a note

I was just a little unhappy with my last card. I felt the script was a little heavy. Here is another attempt. The font on this script is fine and I like it better. I do like the feather and the spot so I thought I should try again.

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Thanks for looking!

Script

Hello again, I've been thinking about the challenge and remembered some great stamps that I could use.
This is my second card for "Week 58- one layer card with script" at Simply Less is More.
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The first photo is a close up of the feather and the spot and sentiment ( PTI stamps).
 I love the detail in the feather. 

The background stamp is from darkroom door. I've used a metallic ink and it 's quite faint in the right light.

I realised after I stamped that I should have left more white space. 

My husband says it looks good though , so I decided to stick with it!

Thanks for looking!

Thanks

The challenge at Simply Less is More this week is a one layer card with SCRIPT!

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I haven't made a card for a while so I decided to have a go.  

My card uses words and score lines on kraft paper. The stamp is from Stampin Up. I've used a gloss pen on the THANKS and the hearts but it doesn't show up in the photo. 

Thanks for looking.!

PTI blog hop Jan 2012

It wasn't hard for me to choose my favourite card with PTI elements for 2011. 

This is the card I used for my very first ( and only) PTI blog hop just before Christmas last year. I was rather happy with how this turned out! The PTI die has been covered with glossy accents and I've simply placed it with a coordinating PTI stamp and some lovely MF dp. The die's are all great to use. Love them!

I've decided to use this idea for this year and here are two cards that I've created. 

For the first I used the same PTI die with a glitter paper and a different PTI sentiment ( I cut it because it originally said "Christmas Blessings"). 

The 2 step tree from StampinUp ties it together I think.

The last card and clearest photo ( sorry for my hazy snaps) is for families with children.
I love this one and it was quick and easy to make.

The shiny cardstock was hard to stamp cleanly so, I used a rub on and it worked  well!
Does any one have any hints about which ink to use on shiny cardstock? Rudolph is an ek punch!

Thanks for looking!

just sittin' here thinkin' of you!

Thanks for the kind thoughts for my husband. He's home again and he's just come back from a lovely walk on the beach. It's perfect ( though rather dry) here at present and it's good to have him back again.

This week over at http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/ the challenge for Week 51 that Mandi & Chrissie have set is a  theme- "Cut it Out" and they'd like to see some kind of hole or aperture in our cards!  

Here is what I came up with. I love this rabbit stamp and this is the first time I've used it. It's from Kaszazz. I stamped him and sponged on some colour. He has a glossy accents nose which is difficult to see in the photo.

The clouds are a Hero Arts background stamp, the sentiment is from PTI and the grass was cut from dp using an MFT die. I placed some grass inside the card as well. The panel is raised on Kraft card.

I guess there isn't a lot of empty space but it's not overloaded with detail either. 

It looks clean and simple to me so I decided it was ok - what do you think?

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!