Winter Flowers

Pulling out a few stencils ...

My entry to ...

... Just Add Ink #512

... Less is More #423

... The Flower Challenge #46

Cas(e)ing Cards

When I spotted the light and lovely card by Amber, I got itchy fingers to case her card! (Thank you Amber for the wonderful inspiration and tips!)

It will be a while before I can get my hands on the new Build-a-Flower : Primrose set that she used, so I dug in my stash to find a substitute. I decided on a flower from the Build-a-Flower : Anemone Coronaria set. I used the Uniko Birthday Wishes set. 

When I was making another, I didn't realise that my card was upside down! So I had to cut and thought that since it was no longer a one layer card, I might as well change it up a little. I mounted it on matching blue card stock.  

I think I still prefer the plain white. 

Delicate Tags

I had some uncoloured Delicate Flowers from my previous card.  Decided to change up the colours and make it soft and light. I wanted to keep the background light so that it would not overpower the sweet tags, so I coloured some embossing paste with the same colours as the tags and flowers.

I seem to be into fussy cutting these days! 

My entry to ...

... The Color Throwdown #599

... Fusion - Relaxed Living

Peeping Flowers

I've still got so many NBUS items in my stash.  I'm trying to make a concerted effort in using new stuff. I bought these delightful Pinkfresh Studio tags last year and I'm only getting around to using them now.

I added some Tonic Nuvo Glitter Gloss to the centers.

My entry to ...

... Freshly Made Sketches #441

... CAS(E) This Sketch #378

... CAS of Friday #183

... NBUS Challenge #15 - New Tags dies

Mixing Old & New

I don't like to part with my much loved older stamps. I think I have some that are over 20 years old! So I loved seeing the challenge at A Blog Named Hero with the theme of combining old with the new.

My NBUS Tulip stamp combined with the quite old Brushstrokes set. The frame is cut out of biscuit box card ... the South African boxes have a wonderful kraft effect on the inside! Bonus!

My entry to ...

...  A Blog Named Hero : Combine Old & New

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes

The Male Room Guest Designer

I am so happy to be guest designer at The Male Room for this fortnight's challenge.

With the difficult times we are going through across the globe, I think everyone needs some encouragement. My son started his new job 2 weeks before the lockdown and has had to work on his own from home since then.  Being on a computer screen all day by yourself without much support or interaction can be quite discouraging. And it's a long road ahead. So this card is for him.

On the Beach

Some warm wishes from the beach ...

My entry to ...

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Summer Fun

... Die Cut Divas : Summertime Fun

Morning Song

Some stamp sets you just have to have ... and the "Free as a Bird" from Stampin' Up was one of those. This is my first card with it. The sentiment is from the Pinkfresh Studio set called Aviary. Also a NBUS.

A close up ... this was serious fussy cutting!

My entry to ... 

... The Color Throwdown #597

... Le Creablablablog Defi #33

... NBUS Challenge #15

Mistletoe Magic

So many lovely challenges out there with wonderful inspiration. I enjoyed Nancy's  embossed and coloured vellum and decided I needed to incorporate her idea in my next card.

My entry to ...

... CAS Mix Up Challenge : Mixed media - Embossed Vellum

... Freshly Made Sketches #439

... Addicted to Stamps & More : Holiday

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Something Metallic

... Addicted to CAS : Berry

Lovely Lavender

It's been lovely to see Susan Raihala's posts on her blog Simplicity, and I've loved the white on white matting and frames (see here, here and here). I'm so inspired by her CAS design so I thought I would try do a white on white card.  

I love lavender and so was happy to get the new Hero Arts Lavender Bunch.  This is my first card with it and used the no line watercolour technique.

My entry to ... 

... Hero Arts Stay Crafty Challenge #9

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

... NBUS Challenge #15

... A Blog Named Hero : Hugs from a Distance