Thursday and an unexpected day to post ... for me!

Morning readers, 

I KNOW I usually post on Wednesday and not on Thursday but ...... hubs and I have just returned from a couple of days away - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! Did you miss me? I probably WON'T be posting again tomorrow though - next post Saturday, normal service will then resume! If you want to see some pix then ... scroll down to the end of this post - thanks!

I've a make to share with you today ....... I recently made a fairly similar card to the one below but using a stencil and glass bead glitter gel. I really liked the pink/purple/glitter/stamp combo and wondered what it would look like in more spring like colours and without the "bling" of the glitter gel - FORTUNATELY the set of images I used offered the perfect stamped solution - check it out below - I changed the colours and sentiment font in addition to stamping the dots rather than stencilling. I think it works too, don't you?

My C6 card

And a closer view of the images used

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• White card - for my card front and insert
• Creative Expressions images (from CEC897 - in my collection since Jun 2018) stamped using Memento dandelion and tangelo inks
• Clearly Besotted sentiment (from "brushed sentiments") stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Orange sharpie, for edging my panels - to give definition

And here's my original make ..... see it here

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

1. Sweet Stampers - challenge No. 66 - CAS (Clean And Simple)
2. Allsorts - challenge No. 668 - FEMININE
3. Sweet Stampin' - March 12th challenge - KISS (Keep It Simple Silly!)
4. Simon Says Stamp - Monday challenge - Simon Says ... BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL
5. Retro Rubber - challenge No. 178 - ANYTHING GOES (stamps older than one year)

And now for an ATC ... this deploys a taylors dummy image which is Never Before Used Schtuff! Always good to ink up "schtuff" you've had for ages but never seen a use for .... I swap with a pal and we do "themed swaps" this theme is SEWING so it was a perfect excuse to use this image - IMHO

My ATC, measuring just 3½" x 2½"

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of leftover card in white, green and navy
• Tim Holtz dummy image (from THC001 "blueprints 1") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Stampabilities sentiment (from "cute borders mix" 384032) stamped using Versafine Clair paradise ink
• Using a makeup brush and Memento Bahama blue ink I applied a light layer of colour, taking care to avoid the stamped image 
• Blue sharpie used, to edge/define the layers

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

1. Love to Craft - challenge No. 67 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - challenge No. 178 - ANYTHING GOES
3. TTCRD - March 15th challenge - ANYTHING GOES
4. Stamps and Fun - challenge No. 406 - ATC's
5. NBUS - challenge No. 36 - USE NBUS

And now for those pix ..... we were SOOOO lucky with the weather, the company, the hotel and the restaurants ....

Stratford on Avon

Our lovely friends and a VERY nice restaurant

Warwick

And lunch on the way home