Still Time To Hop Through The Ages

This is one of the New Releases from Ladybug Crafts Ink, if you fancy winning some of the new releases yourself, why not join in with the blog hop before time runs away with you!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Speedy And Friends 150, Shaped card,

CIC70, Die cuts,

DD26, Die cuts,

4CCC132, Dies,

CUC38, Anything goes,

DDCC207, Girls.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Now For Something A Bit Different

A bit of a different style from me today but I have to admit that I thoroughly enjoyed playing, masking,inking,stamping and then of course a bit of the almost obligatory bunting.

I ordered my Lavinia stamps at the weekend, after seeing their new challenge blog I decided to challenge myself and try something different. Way back when I started my blog,I began following the lovely 

Brenda of "Floral Fantasies"

her work inspired me to buy my own Speedball brayer, I've never really mastered it but I love the look but used ink pads and sponges for my card. I thought I'd make this card also as a tribute to B, as she has now reached  four years of blogging and can you believe it, almost 4000 followers. B loves fairies so I thought that this would be rather fitting.

 I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Stamping Fantasies, Brenda's style,

Lavinia Stamps, Anything goes,

SYCB2, Mothers day,

FBW230, Open,

Stamp n Doodle, Mothers day,

CCC5, Mothers day,

CMC15, Butterflies/Fairies,

CCCB5, Mum,

MIM130, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Starring Off Cuts

A quick post to share a card I made for my Nephew. I don't know about you but I often end up with lots of strips of paper remnants, this was a good way to use some of them up. I roughly drew around the star die onto card then glued the strips of paper over it, by trimming them to slightly bigger than the drawn star. Once dry I then cut  and embossed the star, distressed the edges with inks and drew stitches around the edges. The background was embossed and distressed then pierced using a pattern making tool, instead of leaving just the piercing to show, something else was needed so I simply ran my fine liner over the piercing to fake some stitches.

The sentiment is some tape I bought from a local shop, the letters are clear and so the red card shows through from behind.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
DOCB 46, for a boy,
Papertake Weekly, Anything goes,
PTT110, Die cuts,
Here Come The Boys 47, No stamps,
PIO9, Happy Birthday,
MIM130, Anything goes,
TPP135, In stitches.

Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

Mid way Reminder

Just a quick post to remind you that the Ladybugs are having a blog hop and there is still time for you to join us. 

 

I'm loving the "Through The Ages Digis" 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
Joanna Sheen, Layers,
PIO9, Happy Birthday,
MTTC211, Embossing,
MIM130, Anything goes,
C4E15, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

Thanks Lou!

Just a quick post to say thanks to the lovely Lou

She is one talented lady, just check out my blog makeover!

I'm one happy bunny:)

Thanks for stopping by to take a look,

Julie.x

Two Halves Make A Whole

I've had a photo on my phone for ages, I have no idea where I  took the photo from but I'd seen a butterfly made up of two halves and placed together looking like it was fluttering off the page. I wish I'd taken a photo from a different angle of mine to show it off better, I might see what I can do tomorrow.

The panel was made by sponging pink and apricot inks together then using a Lavinia stamp and the same two shades and stamping hap hazard onto the panel. The sentiment is from a set, one of my first ever buys by Woodware.

(The artificial light seems to have enhanced the apricot but washed out the pinks)

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

LIM109, Colours,
MIM129, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Trouble With Bows.

My lovely nephew and his sweetheart got married on Monday,I made a simple design card which ended up taking too long, just because I decided to add a bow after I'd finished it, it caused me no end of trouble trying to stick it on.  

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

LIM108, Paper piercing,

CRAFT 196, Embossing,

Crafty Ribbons 40, Anything goes,

Milk Coffee, WOW,

MIM129, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x