Challenge #2 - Lovely Ladies

Good morning crafty friends, hope you're all well.

Welcome to challenge #2 ....here in the UK we celebrate Mother's Day in March

so the challenge theme this time is going to be

LOVELY LADIES

You can go as girly, frilly & fancy as you like or as CAS as you like!

A nice, easy theme this time & only a few simple rules to follow & you could

be the randomly picked winner! Just to recap on the rules as I've made a

couple of small changes.

1- You must follow the theme

2 - Any & all makes welcome so long as you follow the theme

3 - You can use any products you like

4 - One entry, new makes only

5 - You must follow this blog 

Also, I've decided to extend the closing date.........the challenge will still start

on the 4th of every month but will now run until the very last day of the month.

Just like last month there will be a surprise prize for one lucky randomly picked winner!

Here's my make......

I started with a base layer of kraft card, added a distressed paper layer then a cream

card layer with a circle cut out. I die cut 4 paper butterflies, layered them all

together in the centre then added the die cut words & finished with faux pearls.

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2 of a Kind!

Hi crafty friends, hope you're all well and enjoying the weekend so far.

Not much going on here today, my little grandson Asher is so, so full of cold so I'm

not sure if tomorrow's plans will go ahead.........if not, no worries, there'll be lots

of snuggles to be had.

Two mini 4x4 card toppers to share today...... I love how the same die & card design

 can look so different just by changing the colours & one little piece of paper so I

decided to do one each in typical boy/girl colours...........oh, and the die was a real

 bargain.....£1.79!! They were so quick & easy to make too.....a base card layer, then a

distressed paper layer....next, a layer with an aperture cut. The little character was

cut once in each colour then pieced back together, I added peel-offs (yes, peel-offs!)

to the die cut banner strips then finished with a die cut star & some little gems.

Rightio, I'll call it a day.....thanks so much for dropping by......and don't forget the

clocks go forward tonight! 

xx

There's still a little more time to enter my challenge, LOVELY LADIES, here.

challenges
for men & boys (black card) at Incy Wincy
going round in circles at Make My Monday
anything goes at Creative Moments
anything goes at A Gem of a Challenge
anything goes at Send A Smile 4 Kids

On Your Special Day

Morning lovelies, hope you're all well & ready for the weekend.

Do you have anything nice planned? We have my gorgeous Asher to stay

& then we're going out on Sunday (Mother's Day in the UK). a little shopping

and maybe something nice to eat will be the order of the day, I think,

So today's make was an unexpected find......tucked away down the inside of a

 drawer was a little decoupage topper kit. Not sure how long it's been there

but I think it will have been years rather than months!

I imagined it to be a wedding topper but I suppose it would do for any special

occasion really. There's 4 layers of decoupage & I simply matted & layered

onto silver mirri and then white card....think I might add a little gem to the

centre of those little white flowers though. Quite hard to get a decent photo 

without any reflection on the mirri card!

Rightio, better dash....got lots to do if I want a crafty hour (or two) later,

thanks for calling & for any comments......see you tomorrow.

xx

Don't forget, there's still time to enter my challenge, LOVELY LADIES, here.

You Are Sew Lovely

Hi friends, hope you're all well & enjoying the same sunshine we have here.

It's a little too much for me but not to worry.......it gives me the perfect excuse

to stay indoors and craft!

Today's make was supposed to be a CAS make.....but I felt I added a little

too much for that......and now I feel I've not added enough! So I'll leave it as

it is and who knows, maybe I'll come back to it and add something else.

The topper measures approx 6x6 & is full of snippets from my scrap box....

....everything is die cut, the sentiment I typed in Word and printed off and then

I finished with a few faux gems.

Rightio, short & sweet today, thanks for calling &  I'll see you tomorrow.

xx

Don't forget, there's still time to enter my challenge, LOVELY LADIES, here

That Special Someone at Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi friends, hope you're all well & looking forward to the week ahead.

To kick start your crafting week we have a new challenge over at

CRAFTY CARDMAKERS

where our Marlene is the host & the theme she chose is......

'That Special Someone'

As usual, anything you like to make we like to see & if you're low on

inspiration then look no further than the amazing Dt makes over on the main

challenge blog.......we'd love to see you there.

I made a card topper for aspecial friend, a beautiful Kanban image layered onto

pink Kanban card, then Hunkydory mirri card. I then added a border strip of

matching card & finished with a couple of die cut flowers with faux pearl

centres. ......another quick & easy make!

So that's my lot for today, thanks for calling......see you tomorrow!

xx

Don't forget, there's still time to enter my LOVELY LADIES challenge, here.

A Little Bit Vintage.....

Morning crafters, hope you're all well.

It's another gorgeous day here,a bit breezy but still sunny with a beautiful blue

sky......makes me think I should be pottering about in the garden but no, I'm making

the most of the weekend and having yet another crafty day!

So today's topper is from a bargain pad I found in the Works....£2 for a pad full of

enough pages to make at least 12 card toppers....all in a beautiful vintage style!

 I made this one up as per the inspiration pic on the back of the pad but usually with

 these I would add more layers and bits & pieces from my stash. I simply distressed

the paper layer then added all elements on foam pads.

Rightio, better dash......thanks for calling & for any comments you might leave,

see you tomorrow.

xx

Don't forget, there's still time to enter my LOVELY LADIES challenge here

You Are Special

Good morning crafty friends, are you well? I hope so.

It's a lovely day over here on the Yorkshire Coast, the sun is shining.....the skies

are blue......and I'm already in the craft room.....and plan on being here for

most of the day!

I have a shabby chic style card topper to share today, lots of lovely distressed paper

layers topped with a huge layered butterfly finished with a die cut sentiment and

some faux pearls. I'm real pleased with this & think I might make something similar

to pop in a frame.

Rightio, I'm off to make the most of the day..........thanks for calling & for any

comments you might leave.....and whatever you're up to have a lovely day.

See you tomorrow.

xx

Don't forget, there's still time to enter my challenge, LOVELY LADIES, here.

challenges

special female at Dragonfly Dreams

anything goes at Corrosive Challenges

anything goes at Through The Craft Room Door

ladies/girls at Sisterhood of Crafters

polka dots at Krafty Chicks

anything goes/square at Crafty Catz