Lavender Fields

I love lavender ... and I have some in my garden. I seen bigger groups of them on my travels in Italy, but I've never been to lavender fields. But I would love to!

So I couldn't resist the new Hero Arts Color Layering Lavender Fields. Got inky as soon as they arrived!

My entry to ...

... A Blog Named Hero : Anything Goes

Birthday Cake

Cute and CAS Birthday wishes ... with lashings of thick icing!

I added Tonic Nuvo shimmer before topping it with gloss accents.

My entry to ... 

... Less is More : Tiny and Few

... Perfectly CAS : One Layer

... AAA Birthday Challenge : Cute

You are in my Heart

Sneaking in with this quick card ...

My entry to ...

... Color Throwdown #578

... Freshly Made Sketches #420

... La Carte à Idées Defi 67

... Time Out Challenge : Affectionate

... Paper Players : Love is in the Air

Bring on the Cake

I'm starting to play with the stamps and supplies that I ordered around Black Friday!
Yes, it does take that long for postage!

I could not resist this set from Simon Says Stamp ... and I could picture this card from the minute I saw the set. 

My entry to ...

... CAS Colours & Sketches : Sketch #355

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes

... Uniko Challenge : Anything Goes Cool Winter Colours

You Brighten My Day

A quick one layer card to brighten someone's day.

My entry to ...

... CAS(e) This Sketch #356

... Fusion Card Challenge : Critter 

... Less is More : OLC Off Centre

... Addicted to Stamps & More : Clean & Simple

Beach Shaker Card

I've had some beach sand in a container in my studio since one of my kids did a school project ... and that was at least 6 years ago! I've been meaning to make a shaker card with it, and now is the time.

See how the sand moves ...

And the inside ...

My entry to ...

... Birthday Card Challenge : Shaker Card

... The Male Room : Anything Goes

Plant Lady

I haven't made cards since before Christmas ... time to dig out some of those new supplies that I bought last year, but have never been used!

On my first card, I coloured in with distress inks, but not using watercolour card.  Not the best results, but I will still use it.

On my second card I did the background with distress inks and Taylor Expressions brushes.

The plant lady and plants were coloured with Copics. This will be for my mother ... she is an amazing gardener!

I also made some plant labels to stick in a pot when planting seeds.

My entry to ...

... Die Cut Divas : New Things.  This stamp set is new for me.

... Addicted to Stamps and More : Make your Mark

Modern Anemones

Using a WPlus stamp set ... Modern Anemones. Today I'm using warm colours, with the lovely 3D ribbon embossing folder background from Stampin' Up. 

My entry to ...

... Just Us Girls : Create Dimension

... Seize the Birthday : Layer it

Rejoice

Rejoice! It's Christmas morning ... and we celebrate that our Saviour is born!

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! 

The gift of joy

The gift of love

The gift of peace

🌟

May all these be yours this Christmas

Then I used one of the other little angels ...

Here is the pair of them ...