Non Challenge Cards - July 2012

It is the last day of July 2012 and here is a post of the cards I created that don't fall into any challenges this month....

Beware, this is a picture heavy post - You have been warned!

This card was due to be entered into the Less Is More Challenge for 'Gold', but I missed the deadline :(

The sentiment says it all on this card - RIP Uncle Jack

This card was made for my Dad as he has been in hospital having his knee repaired.

The following cards were all created using elements that came free with 'Lets Make Cards' magazine.  As I sat at my craft desk I decided to see how many cards I could create...

Another evening I sat down and wanted to create some Decoupage, so I set about using a pad of paper I had brought a while ago from my local Range store...

Birthday Card

This week was the birthday of one of our nephews, he is now a young man and I really find it difficult to create masculine cards.

However this card just flew together without too much thought:

The image of the boy riding the rocket was cut from a Cricut cartridge (A Child's Year).  I used some 'glitter card' for the mounting of the sentiment and it just happens that the left over card was a perfect shape to act as a background.

To highlight the stars I coloured them in using a glitter pen and then finished the card with 4 dots of glitter glue.

I do like it when a plan comes together :)

Less is More - Sewing

This week the Less is More Challenge is...

Theme week once more and this time it's

SEWING

For this it could be machine or hand sewing.. faux or stamped... you could even use sewing related images... just let your imagination roam!

 

Although I have a sewing machine I have never used it when making cards or scrapbook pages.  I use it so infrequently & it is just too much effort to get it out of the cupboard, so I decided to use faux stitching.

 

 

This card uses an image from a decoupage paper pad from DoCrafts along with a peel off sentiment coloured black.

WOYWW - 25 July 2012

Good morning crafters...  It's Wednesday again, which means that it is time for 'Whats On Your Work Desk Wednesday' with Julia on the Stamping Ground Blog.

This week life has really been a bit Mad.  I have been able to snatch a bit of craft time but I have hardly had time to think let a lone have a look at the long list of blog posts waiting in my Reader!

I hate weeks like this!

So this is my desk this week...

Ok so what is going on:

• Well I have brought the new Autumn ProMarker colours - One colour was called Tawny Owl, so I HAD to have the set!!
• I decided to use some odd bits of cardstock & patterned paper to make a few cards & also used elements of a decoupage paper pack from DoCrafts.
• On the left you can just see the edge of a card due to be sent to one of our nephews who has a birthday on Friday.  I will post the card once it has been received.

WOYWW - 18 July 2012

What a week it has been so far, and we are only just 1/2 way through!!

However it is lunch time and after I have added this post to Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday as featured on the Stamping Ground blog I will be off to have a look at other desks all over the world.

I did not make it last week as life generally got in the way - and I spent the afternoon at LLindas Card & Craft shop doing a Card Candi workshop (which was brill!!)

So what is on my desk this week:

The other evening I decided that I just needed to do some colouring, so out with the ProMarkers and they have not yet been put away!

Sat in the corner of the cutting mat you will find a collection of Card Candi flowers based on instructions from Linda's workshop last week.

Here is the latest image to be coloured, this image was one of several free with one of the card magazines a while back.  I am slowly getting round to colouring them.

Less is More - One Layer (With 3 Things)

I have not taken part in the Less is More challenge blog for a couple of weeks, life was just getting in the way.  However this week I am back.

This is the Challenge for this week:

Everyone's favourite... the 
One Layer Challenge 

and this week it's really simple

Three of anything that is, three colours, three images, three stamps, three words, the number three.... it's up to you, but don't forget the white space, a simple design and just one layer!

Now One Layer Cards are not my favourite type of card, but I have created a card to enter this week.

I stamped & masked the 3 cakes before using a Circle Mask created the other day.  I added Scattered Straw Distress Ink (applied with a brush) to the circle.  The Cakes were coloured with my ProMarkers & I added a bit of glitter using a glitter pen to the toppings.

The card was then finished with a sentiment.

I think you will agree that it is a very clean & simple card :)

An enjoyable lunch out

We have just got back home after a very enjoyable lunch out at Bardney Heritage Centre.  It is somewhere we have driven past numerous times & I had noticed the Tea Shop sign but we never visited.

Now we have I can safely say we will be back!

They do a lovely selection of basic meals, all at very good prices.  This lunchtime I had a Panini & DH had a Jacket Potato.

Ham & Cheese Panini with side salad