Who can resist smiling when you see this happy duck?!
My entry to ...
... NBUS #55
Monday, 23 October 2023
Musical Birthday Wishes
What card do you make when your friend is an incredible musician and loves hydrangeas? One with blooms and notes!
My NBUS music set from The Greetery ... it normally has Christmas Theme songs, but I found a skinny birthday wish that I could bend to follow the staff lines. The flowers are from the Pinkfresh Studio Roses & Hydrangea Set.
My entry to ...
... The Flower Challenge : Anything Goes
... NBUS #55
Sunday, 15 October 2023
Two for 1 Rainbow Blending
I love rainbow colours ! Using the negative flower die cut as a stencil, I ink blended everything which means I got a twofer!
Here is the negative cut. I added enamel accents to the flower centres to match the colours in that area.
I used white enamel dots for the rainbow flowers.
My entry to ...
... AAA Birthday : Favourite Colours
... AAA Card Challenge : Colourful Ink Blending
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Wedding Wishes
Keeping it simple - but elegant - with a lovely embossing folder, platinum embossing and a touch of Copic colour.
My entry to ...
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Goodbye to my Gracious Gentleman
It has been 5 months since I've had to say goodbye to my husband, my gracious gentleman. He is deeply missed and his parting has left a great void in our lives.
I have hesitated whether to share this online as he was such a private person, but a life so beautifully lived deserves to be remembered and honoured.
Charles Henri Jean Lartigue Ribet
"Jano"
7 November 1959 - 5 April 2023
"Jano"
7 November 1959 - 5 April 2023
My eulogy to Jano ...
It is difficult to condense a life into a few words but Jano was a quiet man, a man who listened, a man who chose his words carefully and used them sparely. On the day that I married him, I said that he was such a gentleman – maybe too much of a gentleman. Yet in all the years since then, he has not wavered once in the courage, control, consistency and strength of character it takes to be a gentleman.
I would like thank Tracy to turning my thoughts and sentiments into this beautiful poem for Jano.
Our Gentleman
We say goodbye to a great man today.
A man of courage and strength and the deepest humility.
A man of patience and generosity and the greatest integrity,
Jano was a good man, a rare, true gentleman, a man of light,
A man of peace, a man of calm, a man of grace.
A man of courage and strength and the deepest humility.
A man of patience and generosity and the greatest integrity,
Jano was a good man, a rare, true gentleman, a man of light,
A man of peace, a man of calm, a man of grace.
We say goodbye to a great family man today.
A man who prayed over his sleeping children.
A man of consistency who’s love never wavered.
Jano was a beloved husband, a treasured father,
A man who prayed over his sleeping children.
A man of consistency who’s love never wavered.
Jano was a beloved husband, a treasured father,
A cherished brother, uncle, godfather and son,
A protector, a provider and a man deeply loved.
A protector, a provider and a man deeply loved.
We say goodbye to a favourite friend and colleague today.
A man of discretion and discipline and absolute trust.
A man of patience and dignity and a wondrous sense of humour.
Jano was a loyal friend, an admired and respected colleague,
A man of honesty, a man of joy, a man with a plan.
A man of discretion and discipline and absolute trust.
A man of patience and dignity and a wondrous sense of humour.
Jano was a loyal friend, an admired and respected colleague,
A man of honesty, a man of joy, a man with a plan.
We say goodbye to Jano today.
We'll miss him sitting, relaxed in his chair
As he wrapped his wings around those he loved.
We’ll miss the feeling of safety and comfort
As he fully embraced every moment shared.
We’ll miss the kindness, love and generosity
But will honour him by spreading some of the same.
We'll miss him sitting, relaxed in his chair
As he wrapped his wings around those he loved.
We’ll miss the feeling of safety and comfort
As he fully embraced every moment shared.
We’ll miss the kindness, love and generosity
But will honour him by spreading some of the same.
Find yourself in peace dearest Jano
You have run the good race
You have been the faithful servant and lived a life in love.
God’s grace and mercy are yours.
Be now at rest.
You have run the good race
You have been the faithful servant and lived a life in love.
God’s grace and mercy are yours.
Be now at rest.
Friday, 18 August 2023
Monday, 31 July 2023
Abstract water wishes
My first card of the year ... playing with abstract stencil shapes.
My entry for ...
... AAA Card Challenge : Monochrome
... CAS Colours & Sketches
... Less is More : Under the Sea
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Calming Bouquet
Shades of pink with the contrast of black and I immediately thought of the Calming Bouquet washi tape.
Thought I would go with a slimline card this time. I hand drew the line to give a frame.
My entry to ...
... Altenew February 2023 Inspiration challenge
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
Rainbow Colours
I can't resist rainbow colours ... and this time I'm pairing them with the crisply graphic leaves from Uniko (Natures Treasures II) and the bold butterfly from Ellen Hutson (in the Up the Happy set).
I used the MFT Stitched Interactive Window Trio die to make my own stencil (I had to cut the part that would have been the hinge). I love the way the colour has gone through the stitches too.
My entry to ...
... Time Out Challenge #231 : Photo Inspiration
... Uniko : Let the Celebrations Begin
... AAA Birthday #46: Use Stencils
... Inkspirational Challenge #283 : Use Stencils
Thursday, 9 February 2023
Artist Flower
At one stage brown was quite "in" ... brown & pink, brown & turquoise ...
And it's back again.
Playing with my NBUS die Artist Flower No3. I was originally going to go very CAS and use plain colours, but I think the pink I used was too intense (see the second card - which is the first one I made).
Which one do you prefer?
My entry to ...
... Just Us Girls #665 : Color Week
... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Fun with Dies
... NBUS #47
... CAS on Friday #250 : Ink Splatter
... The Flower Challenge : Use your latest stamps or dies
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