Monday, 29 January 2024

Monday - another week begins!

Morning readers, 

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that you got some sunshine, like we did! So nice to see after all the wet and windy days we've had lately.

I've a make to share with you today ....... an Artist Trading Card, measuring just 3½" x 2½"

My ATC
Materials used:
  • ATC blank
  • Snippets of card in white and green
  • Using a mini blending tool I applied Memento bamboo leaves to the white card
  • Aall & Create leaves stencil (#159) placed on my inked card and  more of the bamboo leaves ink applied
  • Inkadinkado floral image (from 60-30496 "Meadow") and MFT sentiment (from CS.794) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
  • Crystal stickles used to accent the flower head

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-
  1. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - challenge No. 222 - ANYTHING GOES
  2. Stamping Sensations - Jan challenge - MOOD BOARD or ANYTHING GOES
  3. We love stamping - Jan challenge - SOMETHING NEW (new stencil and sentiment stamps)
  4. Love To Craft - challenge No. 78 - ANYTHING GOES
  5. Allsorts - challenge No. 765 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) ANYTHING BUT SQUARE

At the weekend we were celebrating our surrogate grandson's 21st birthday, the party was a hoot in more ways than one. Harry is training as a falconer and his birthday cake reflected his passion. Lovely party too - Happy Birthday "H"
The Birthday boy, Harry, with his cake





Check out the cake!

10 comments:

Pauline C said...

Very pretty atc Kathy .. gorgeous flower stamp and love the sparkle. Looks like it was a fab party on Saturday!
Pauline xx

Linby said...

A lovely CAS ATC design. Thanks for taking part at Stamping Sensations

The party looks good and what a cake!

Pat said...

Such pretty flowers on your ATC Kathy, and love the added leaves in the background in the soft green colour. Great photos of Harry's background, and what a fabulous cake with the falcon and gloves, and that is such an interesting thing for him to be doing, and hope he soon completes the course. x

Sarn said...

The party looks fun & the cake is amazing.

Love that ATC with that fab flower stamp and the stencilling. Xxx

Rainey's Craft Room said...

Beautiful stamping on this sweet little ATC, thanks for sharing at Allsorts this week.
Lorraine

Liz said...

Lovely ATC, Kathy. Looks like a great party, what a fabulous cake!
Liz xx

KraftyKoolKat said...

A gorgeous ATC Kathy, awesome cake as well. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely creation with us over at We Love Stamping.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxxx

Megan J said...

Hi Kathy, a wonderful ATC, love the layering from the stencil to the stamped images. Thank you for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, good luck in the prize draw... Megan DT LPoCF

Dora said...

What a nice ATC. You used a beautiful stamp. Sparkle give a nice touch. Thank you for joining at Stamping Sensations.

Mervi said...

Beautiful card!
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts
and at We Love Stamping Challenges;-))m