Monday - make it a good week

Morning readers, 

Is it just me or did you all have a soggy weekend too? STILL raining this morning, which totally matches the mood for all the England fans this morning, sorry it didn't go our way but congratulations to Italy.

Well, we're close to the middle of July and rapidly approaching the date when we are EXPECTING the final release of lockdown regulations here in the U.K.. I'm not sure how I feel about the 19th, part of me can't wait to be shot of the rules and regulations and wants to get back to normal and another (fairly large) part of me is thinking that ship has sailed and normal is going to look a lot different for a while to come. I fully expect to be asked to "mask up" in some stores, restaurants and (probably) on public transport too, and will have no issue complying with this as well as hoping that others will too, if asked.

I've a make to share with you today ....... It's not CAS but it doesn't use patterned paper either ... it's just a good chance to use a pretty stencil, some inks and a nice sentiment - quick and simple!

My C6 card
Below: the front/back/inside of my card and the front/back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• Card in white and deep purple, cut to fit and mat
• Using makeup brushes and my TCW circles stencil (TCW278s) I applied Adirondack sunset orange, watermelon and purple twilight inks
• On a white snippet I stamped my Uniko sentiment (from Anniversaire Art Decoratif) using Versafine Clair nocturne ink before adhering to a snippet strip of the deep purple card

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

1. HLS - July Stencil challenge - ANYTHING GOES
2. Love To Craft Challenge Blog - challenge No. 60 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Scrapping4Fun - challenge No. 196 - BIRTHDAY
4. Seize The Birthday - challenge No. 218 - ANYTHING BIRTHDAY GOES + (optional) FRAMED
5. Daring Cardmakers - July 9th challenge - IT'S ALL IN THE BACKGROUND

And now for an Artist Trading Card - such a great way to use up a whole load of snippets .....

My collection of snippets for today's project - white/orange/black

My Artist Trading Card - measuring 3½" x 2½"

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in white, black and orange
• Using a makeup brush I applied a light layer of Memento Paris Dusk to the white snippet
• Inkadinkado images (from 99132) stamped using Versafine Clair twilight and nocturne inks

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

1. Pixie's Crafty Workshop - challenge No. 407 - USE SNIPPETS
2. Gem of a Challenge - challenge No. 14 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Two Old Bats - July challenge - ANYTHING HALLOWEEN GOES
4. Crafters Castle - challenge No. 43 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Crafty Calendar - July challenge - ANYTHING GOES

Still walking and enjoying the wonders of nature, close to  home .... whilst they're too tiny to make out in my pix, there are a pair of moorhens and their young enjoying an outing on the pond below - so nice to see