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Hello and welcome to my little piece of blog-land where I share my cards and other crafty stuff I do.

Thanks for looking, Lorry :o) xx

Saturday 20 April 2013

Let's Craft and Create: Challenge #68 – Flowers

Here is a card for the Let's Craft and Create challenge #68 – Flowers. Come over and join us.

Thanks for looking, Lorry :o) xx






Ingredients:
Stamps: Secret Garden and Happiest Birthday Wishes both from Stampin' Up!
Dies: Secret Garden by Stampin' Up!.
Pro Markers: Rose Pink, Hot Pink, Soft Green, Turquoise, Lime Green and Moss

Thursday 11 April 2013

Cool Old School

I ordered some things from Simon Says Stamp, I know the postage is expensive but some of the stuff on the site is brill and just can't get from the UK. Among my goodies was a stamp set from Cosmo Cricket called  Sweet Disposition. It has a cool retro tape cassette and camera on it, as well as some great sentiments.

Here is a card I made for a friend of ours, Neil. I think this set will be making a few more appearances as it just right for blokies (especially ones of a certain age!).

Thanks for stopping by, Lorry :o) xx




Ingredients:
Stamps: Sweet Disposition by Cosmo Cricket and My Type by Hero Arts for the sentiment.
Tools: Colour Spritzer by Stampin' Up! with water colour pens for the splatter background. Shaving brushes from Wilkos and ink pads for the grad background of the main image.
Embellishments: Home made washi tape, stripes from the Building Blocks stamp set by Clearly Besotted stamped into tracing paper, then stuck with double sided tape. 


Wednesday 3 April 2013

ATCAS #9 – Spring

We have had 2 day of sunshine and dare I say that spring is here? I hope so.

Here is a sunny card to hopefully help it on it's way, and to enter into Addicted to CAS: ATCAS #9 – Spring challenge.

Thanks for looking, Lorry :o) xx







Ingredients:
Stamps: Four Frames, Posy Punch and Made for You by Stampin' Up!.
Punches: Decorative Label by Stampin' Up! and various flower and circle punches from Hobby Craft.
Embellishments: Flat backed gems and ribbon from my stash. 

Little Fella's Robot

This card is one of several I made in different colour ways. It is my son's birthday soon and I am trying to be organised, making the cards ahead of time so the thanks you's can go out before too long has passed by, well that's the plan!

I am entering this card into the Addicted to Stamps and More!: Challenge #39 – Additicted to CAS.

Thanks for looking, Lorry :o) xx






Ingredients:
Stamps: Little Fella and Simply Said both by Paper Smooches.
Promarkers: Cool Grey 1 and Turquoise.


I Made the Team!

The lovely ladies over at Let's Craft and Create have asked me to be their guest designer for the next 3 months, of course I said yes! I am really chuffed and honoured, thanks ladies.

Here is my card for Challenge #67 – Anything Goes, hope you can join us.

Thanks for looking, Lorry :o) xx







Ingredients:
Stamps: Clockworks by Stampin' Up!.
Punches: Star and Spiral punch both from Stampin' Up! and both retired but Fiskars do a notepad border punch that is very similar.
Embellishments: Button and Twine both from Stampin' Up!. 

Monday 1 April 2013

Happy Birthday Jamie

Here is the card I made for my Grandson Jamie, I cannot believe he is 2 already, time flies (a sure sign that I am getting old, that and the fact policemen are getting younger!!).

I am entering this card into the HIMCR #91 – Freestyle challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, Lorry :o) xx





Ingredients:
Stamps: Happy Dirtday by Stampin' Up! and Building Block by Clearly Besotted.
BG papers: Plain paper from my stash.
Dies: By the Letters and By the Numbers by Die-Namics.
Embossing Folder: Seeing Spots by CuttleBug. 

Happy Birthday Hound

I made this card for my daughter-in-law's birthday. She is mad on dogs so I try to include them on her card each year.

The dotty patterned paper was a bit too in ya face so I toned it down with some tracing paper, a tip from the pattern paper class, thanks ladies.

I am entering this card into the Simon Says… Anything Goes card challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, Lorry :o) xx



Ingredients:
Stamps: I Love My Dog by Hero Arts and Sentiment Sampler by Paper Smooches. 
BG papers: Building Block (Gingham stamp) by Clearly Besotted and Sweet Owl by First Edition.
Embossing Folder: Polka Dots by Stampin' Up! 

Embellishments: Ribbon from Dartford Market.