Friday and probably the last of my "virtual" crafting weekend makes .... or is it?

Morning readers

If you've visited my blog since last weekend then you will know that I SHOULD have been crafting with some pals. Due to the current restrictions in place, courtesy of the Covid-19 pandemic, that had to be rescheduled. We'd been so looking forward to a get together and I had acquired a set of stamps (identical sets, one for each of us - the set appears bottom right in the "materials" pic) so I challenged my pals to use these stamps over the weekend to make as many and varied projects as we felt able, in the time. We had a video chat on Sunday and it turned in to a show and tell! I've already shared a few makes (Monday and Wednesday) and have another make to share with you today .... I have managed (over the course of the weekend's crafting) to ink each and every stamp in the set .... YAY! Come on, own up, how many of us have sets of stamps with one (or more) image that has NEVER seen ink?, this was obviously a very useful set of images, I can see them getting a lot of use.

My card

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• Orange C6/A2, 300gsm card and matching envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of black card, cut to mat
• Stamps used: Sparkle 'n Sprinkle set 777, Magazine free image set from Dina Wakley, background stamps 222647
• Inks used: Versafine Clair nocturne, Memento tangelo and canteloupe

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Lost Coast - challenge No. 100 - CELEBRATE IT
2. WaterCooler Wednesday - challenge No. 274 - ANYTHING GOES WITH A FEMININE TWIST
3. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 472 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Sisterhood of Crafters - May 27th challenge - FAVOURITE TECHNIQUE .. I do LOVE to layer stamps
5. Crafty Gals Corner - challenge No. 207 - FOR THE LADIES

And now, a journal page ... discovered it was my first foray in to journalling in 2020!! YIKES

Materials used:

• One page of my Crawford & Black journal (£1 from The Works)
• Using an egg shaped sponge I applied pan pastels in yellow and red (top only) over the entire page
• With my Paper Artsy stencil in place (PS034) I applied the red pan pastel through the stencil
• Dark Room Door quote stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Silicone stamps (from 222647 - my Crafting buddy set) stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist, nocturne and tulip red inks

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Welove2create - June - ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES
2. My Time To Craft - challenge No. 433 - USE A STENCIL

In the latter half of 2019 I had a bit of a health scare and was advised to take up some form of exercise ... I chose walking. Turns out that I really quite enjoy my morning walks and .... apparently, I DO LOVE a footpath! Where we live is semi rural and there are some lovely walks around me and within easy reach. I took a familiar walk recently but spotted a stile/footpath so decided to take a detour! Wander with me, if you have a moment ...

Who remembers Bill and Ben the Flowerpot men? Didn't expect to meet them on my walk!

And, finally ..... sat in my garden the other evening ... imagine my surprise to look up and see ... a skywritten smiley - apparently, it made the news too!