Get Well ... not

Hello, dear friends. Last time we met it was at the start of the weekend. And now we meet again at the end. Where has the weekend gone? I declare, 2 days just ain't enough to recharge my ageing batteries. 20-odd years ago when I first started working, I didn't care much for weekends. I was an ebullient employee, wide-eyed, eager to please and very very ambitious. Nowadays, I look forward to those two precious days to do as I please. And how do I spend it? Cleaning, groceries, laundry and a never ending list of chores... oh I'm glad it's Monday tomorrow!  Here's my card for today. I'm using the sketch from RetroSketch #11 and colours from Just Add Ink #117 to make a Get Well card for Perfect Sentiments #31, the catch: not use the words "Get Well". Here's what I've come up with:

Just Add Ink #117

   

The papers are from Papermania Capsule Collection - "Sunshine" by Tina Higgins 

 I stitched down the various panels and tucked a paper doily  behind the sentiment.

 The sentiment is from Personal Impression's "Double Sayings" set, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black. I attached  the piece to the card with a couple of tiny brads. 

 To finish, an oversized bow to obscure the sentiment! My own actions baffle me at times.

 I could bear to throw the remaining half of the doily so here it is on the inside of the card.  

That's it for today, tonight. Thanks for swinging by and I wish you all a dandy week ahead.

Beijinhos!


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   Irish Coffee, dark chocolate and

Soulful yet folksy. Intimate yet
expansive. Perfect for late nights.

Happy Birthday

Here we are, dear friends, at the start of another weekend in May. A nice sunny start to the day and I'm looking forward to a lazy couple of days. In the meantime, I've got a card to share with you. Made it yesterday, meant to blog it yesterday but ended up sitting on it instead. Nothing figurative about my last action, I literally sat on it. Luckily no lasting damage was done, which only strengthened my belief in miracles! The sketch for the card is from Skipping Stones Designs #127, the colours are from ColorQ #137, the birthday theme is from Dutch Dare Cards #164 and finally I picked a flower from DYSU #71.

SSD #127

The papers are from Papermania Capsule Collection - Verde and Sunshine by Tina Higgins.

For the lace green border I used Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents die. The sentiment is from WMS half Pint Heroes set, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and I cut it with Spellbinders Ribbon Banner die, and did some sponging with TH's Wild Honey.  

Here's a close-up of the flower. I cut the CSs with a die from Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents set and attached a green button in the middle.

I carried on the same color and theme on the inside.  

I've off to enjoy the rest of my lazy Saturday in the sun. Have a great weekend, y'all! Thanks for taking peek and I'll see you soon.

Beijinhos!

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Iced-tea, sunshine and

Great CD/DVD set with remixes of
the band's hits.  For Third Day fans.

Bonny New Baby

Happy Wednesday, dear friends! And what a glorious day it has been so far - blue skies, sun, wonderfully warm day, cool breeze.... o joy! I received more good news today. A colleague and friend delivered a bouncy baby boy. Although he arrived a couple of weeks ahead of schedule, he seems to be doing just fine. The twee li'l nipper is blessed with a tangled mop of fine flaxen fluff. Altogether adorable and oh so squeezable! This card is for Fiona and her bonny blond bairn. The sketch is from Waltzingmouse Challenge #96.

Square card, dry embossed it with Cuttlebug's "Swiss Dots" folder. 

The paper is from Daisy & Dandelion's "Candy Floss and Marshmallow" A4 pack.  

The sentiment is from WMS "Say It Loud" set, I cut it out with Spellbinders Classic Oval die and layered it on pale yellow CS cut with Beaded Oval die. For depth I sponged with TH's Antique Linen. That central piece is not unlike baby Gavin's wee li'l head! 

For embellishment I attached a strip of baby blue gingham ribbon and 2 small buttons. (Is it me or is the sentiment slightly wonky? Oh well, too late now!)

I continued with the blue gingham ribbon on the inside and added 2 teeny tiny blue brads... with plenty of room for me to gush!

I'm also linking this card over at Crop Stop #70 " Emboss It", Divas by Design #34 "One for the Boys" and Make It Monday #88.  You'll find some super creations over at these blogs. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great day too!

Beijinhos!


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Still not bored yet ... 

For my Mum...

Hello there, dear friends. Hope this post finds you in good spirits. We had a wonderfully wicked weekend. All made possible by the excellent weather: sunshine, not too hot, just perfect and no rain. Hearts singing, tails wagging, together we skipped, ran, jumped, even rolled on the grass and managed to stay dry! O joy! And then we have today... don't get me started. Suffice to say, we are not happy. In fact we are manifestly morose, downright despondent ... sigh. Still, chin up, shoulders back I marched over to my craft corner and drowned my anguish in paper and card stock. A couple of hours and an undetermined number of Hershey's kisses later, I walked out with this card for my Mum. The sketch is from MojoMonday #240 ,for the colours I turned to Charizma Cards #17 "Pink & Black" and for inspiration: Just Add Ink #116 "Just Add...Mother".

Here's my take on the sketch: I rotated it and made a few changes to suit Mum's tastes. She's not big on ribbons, bows, bells or whistles. The paper is by Papermania. 

I managed to sneak in a little bow to tie a small bouquet of pink paper roses. I'm hoping Mum won't notice it. But I'm sure she will ...  what is it about Mothers - they see everything! The sentiment is from WaltzingMouse Stamps and I heat embossed it with Stampandous Fine White EP. 

The doily background is made up of a couple of Spellbinders die-cuts: Hearts Circle and Flower Doily Accents. 

I also played with some pink ricrac and teeny tiny pink blings.  For the lace trim I used Woodware's Hearts Lace punch. 

On the inside I have a strip the pretty patterned paper and the hearts lace trim 

I'm going to discreetly dispose of these peculiar wrappers strewn all over my worktop and after that I'll shove my plaything neatly in the toy-box. To this day I can still hear Mum say "Put away your toys!" Then I'll gingerly step on the scales, gasp in horror and blame it all on water retention. Thanks for dropping by.

Beijinhos!




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Lightening, Hershey's kisses, Thunder  and

Great songs with meaningful lyrics.

Hey Dude!

Welcome to May, dear friends. We had a restful May Day break. I got in touch with my inner sloth and now am having trouble sending it back! It's still raining... <sigh> The low temperature we've been having lately is provoking hibernation in the bipeds and quadrupeds at our place. This much rain is positively painful. I'm not the only one whinging and whining; even the dogs are restless (when they're not curled up & snoring). We haven't had a decent walk in quite awhile. Each time we venture out, we come scrambling back home, soaked to the undies. Ok, that's me; the dogs just smell like ... wet dogs. Urgh! Armed with a hair dryer, I ambush the pooches to be forcibly coiffered, usually into spectacularly static and soulful afros, reminiscent of the '70s. So yes, I stand by my ruling: The rain is a pain! With that verdict we have a seamless transition to today's card... didn't see that coming, did ya! I made this for our friend who fancies himself a man's man... a dude! The sketch is from Skipping Stone Designs #126 and I picked the colours from ColorQ #135.

SSD Sketch #126

The patterned papers are by Basic Grey "Life of the Party" 6x6 pack.

It's a simple card, typical of how I tackle my masculine projects.  I've used red eyelets and some red string for embellishment. Basically, that's as fancy as it gets.

I cut the yellow CS with Spellbinders Edgeabilities die. On the background paper, I've attached 4 teeny tiny blue brads. 

White CS for the sentiment, which is a mix n match of a couple of stamps from WMS's Half Pint Heros set. I'm having a blast with this set. It's not just for half pint-ers, there's plenty of fun for dudes as well! The ink is by Versacolor and the die is from Spellbinders Labels 19 set, which coincidentally, seems to match the Edgeabilities border. 

Nothing special on the inside; my usual stuff.

Thanks for hanging out with me today. I'm linking this card over at Paper Playtime #73 for the "Anything Goes" challenge and Cute Card Thursday #215 where it's "One For The Boys" this week  I'll you again soon... in dry undies!

Beijinhos!



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Perks me up - even on the
gloomiest day!

A little fib...

Hello, my friends! I hang my head in shame and stand before to you confess that I fibbed... a teeny weeny one. I brazenly announced yesterday that there will be no more cards from me in April. Not true. Here I am ... again ... with another card. But I promise you this will be the last for April ... Guide's honour! I simply could not resist getting in the sand-box with MojoMonday. Sketch 239 is soooo cute, I just had to make it. And then there's the colour challenge over at CR8FN #53 - cute colours, I simply couldn't look away. I'm have no self-control and easily fold in the face of temptation. So here it is... 3 Kitkats later,  a happy marriage called CR8-a-Mojo!

The patterned paper is from Papermania's Capsule Collection by Tina Higgins in "Red Hot". I cut it with Spellbinders Classic Circle die and distressed the edges.

Then I stitched it to another 2 die cuts: Spellbinders Lacy Circle on pink CS and Hearts Circle on black CS.  I stuck the ensemble onto the card base which I cut with the same Hearts Circle die.

The sentiment is by Paula Pascual, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black on to pale blue CS and cut with Spellbinders Labels 19 die. The black-white contract was a bit much for me, so I filled in the gaps with little pale blue punch-out hearts and some Crystal Stickles. Finally some pale blue ribbon to finish the card front.

When you open the card you see the impression left by the Hearts Circle die (I used the crease pad to get this effect) and the little blue hearts in the middle. Another Lacy Circle die cut and I added the innies from the black CS to make it look less like a baby card. Finally I inked the edges with TH's Antique Linen... and called it a day. Otherwise I'd probably end up fiddling with it well into May!

Thanks for dropping in on me today. I promise you this is the last you'll hear from me this month! See you in May!

Beijinhos.


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  4 KitKat, 1 cappuccino and 

"What if kindness really could
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Sweet!

Happy Sunday, dear friends! April is all but over and I suspect this will be my last card for the month. I'm closing with something sweet and pretty...in my humble opinion, at least. The weather has been kind; ungrudgingly bounteous. Why? Nary a drop of rain all day! On the contrary, we've had sunshine all day. As you can imagine, my elation is beyond description, and with my spirit abloom, I made this floral number, befitting a sunny spring day. The sketch is from Card Patterns #163 and the recipe is from Basic Grey Challenge #67. For inspiration I turned to CES Challenge #83 "Candy & Cupcake" and Raise the Bar #102 "Lei" led me to add the floral garland. Divas by Design Challenge #32 is all about buttons and bows, so I'm taking my card to party along with them.

Square card base measuring 4.25". The patterned papers are from Basic Grey "Sweet Threads" 6x6 pack.  

The recipe: 1 image, 2 patterned papers and 3 embellishments (ribbon, button & floral lace). 

The cupcake stamp is by Papermania, coloured in with Promarkers. I cut it out with Spellbinders Beaded Oval die did and some stencilling with TH's Antique Linen.

A little foam tape to lift the label off the card.

On the inside I did some stitching and threw in some scraps  of the floral paper.

Swing by Make It Monday #87 for some truly spectacular cards and other crafty creations.

Thanks for hanging out with me on this glorious Sunday. I'm going to sit out in the garden, enjoy the sun and listen to some music. Hope your Sunday is equally blessed. Until tomorrow, my friends.

Beijinhos!


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because she's cute as a button and sings like
an angel.