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Sunday 25 March 2012

Less is More

That's it, I have just packed all of my craft stuff away and can now see my dining table lol.  I am not going away until Wednesday, but have got a lot to do in the house before I can go away, so I had to pack up today. 

I have two cards to share today and they are both for this week's Less is More Challenge - Take Three Challenges.

Week2 - A Flower or a Tree;  Week 6 - Off The Edge;  Week 54 - Stripes. Stamped with Big n Juicy Hydrangea, the border is from a Dimension Fourth Art Deco stamp set, my favourite Agapanthus from Stampendous and as usual I have no idea about the sentiment stamp.

Wee12- Off Centre;  Week 34 - Sketch; Week 35  - Colour of your Eyes. The image is a free cover stamp from Craft Stamper, the sentiment is Papermania, all stamped with Momento Rich Cocoa, the brown matting is from my scrap box

The first card was a second card I made for the Stripes challenge but never got around to posting it.
As for the other 5 challenges that I have used, these were challenges I missed whilst on holiday.

I hope you like my cards and many thanks for visiting and for any comments you might wish to make.
Beryl x 

Thursday 22 March 2012

I'm still here

Good evening everyone.  I am still here but have been busy doing other things and not had much time to blog new cards.  I have to get all of my April cards sorted because I am away next week until the middle of the month.  This is one that is needed for the 2nd of April, and it fits  Rainbow Lady's Challenge - House and Home.  The image is from Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia cd, the backing paper is Nitwits, the embossed strip is from my offcuts box and the sentiment is computer generated

Thanks so much for stopping by
Beryl x

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Pansies

Good Morning, my card to share today is the one I gave to my Mum for Mother's Day.  The image is decoupaged and from the La Pashe CD, The Big One and is in the Labled With Love Section, the prints are designed to work with some of the Spellbinders Label Sets.  The backing paper is Cuddly Buddly, the flowers, gems and offset card all come from my stash, the corners were cut with a Cuttlebug die, and the sentiment was computer generated.  I am entering my card into this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Spots and Dots.  The pattern on the backing paper is made up with lots of individual dots, but they don't show up very well.

Thank you so much for your visit today, and many thanks for any comments you may wish to make.  I love to read them
Beryl x

Monday 19 March 2012

Less is More

Good Afternoon, it's horrible here today, torrential rain and the wind is picking up as well, just the sort of day to stay in and craft.  Trouble is the lighting is atrocious for taking photos in, even Picassa hasn't been able to improve this pic today.

My card to share today is for this week's Less is More Challenge, Week 50 - Masking.  My images are all from an unmounted plate by Chocolate Baroque, coloured with Promarkers and matted onto a scrap of dark brown card from my offcuts basket.  The sentiment is from a clear set and, as usual, I don't know who the manufacturer is.

Many thanks for stopping by today.
Beryl x

Friday 16 March 2012

A Bit O' Blarney

Good Morning all, my card for today is for Rainbow Lady's Challenge - St Patrick's Day.  As I have no need of a St Patrick's or even Irish Themed card I played with Serif Craft Artist yesterday and made this digital piece.
I started by turning a Nitwits Kit - A Bit O' Blarney and turned it into a scrapbook kit and this is the basis of my piece.  I used some of the various filters in the programme  to make it look a bit more 'real'.

 I hope you like it and many thanks for visiting today.  Please leave me a comment as I would love to know what you think of this piece
Beryl x

Thursday 15 March 2012

Better Late Than Never

Good Afternoon, I am struggling with the old mojo still, just can't seem to settle down an play for some reason, so I'mreally late with this week's Less is More Challenge - One Layer Card - Script.

The image is a La Blanche Stamp inked with Big n Juicy Hydrangea and the sentiment is from a clear set, but as usual I don't know the make

Thank you very much for your continued support
Beryl x

Wednesday 14 March 2012

Rugby

Good Evening, my card to share today is for a young rugby fan and player.  The image is from Just Inklined's  The Next Big Thing cd and is a ready coloured image.  The  flag is from a Scottish Clear Stamp Set by Woodware, the backing paper is a freebee from the very talented Jak Heath, I finished off with some card candy and a computer generated personalisation.

I am entering my card into this week's challenge at Make it Monday

I hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by.
Beryl x

Tuesday 13 March 2012

Yellow Roses

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for this week's CD Sunday Challenge - From Me To You.  It is a card for my best customer, Norman, to give to his Mam on her 80th Birthday.  The backing paper is from Sharon Duncan's Embossibilites Elegance cd and the decoupaged image is from The Big One cd..  The rose embellishment was sprayed with Gold Spray & Sparkle, the ribbon is from my stash, the numbers were cut with a Cuttlebug Alphabet and the sentiment is computer generated.

Thank you so much for visiting today and sorry I have not been around much recently.
Beryl x

Wednesday 7 March 2012

Imagine

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for this week's challenge over at CD Sunday - Imagine.  The image and backing paper are from Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Dreams. The punched border came from my scrap box.  The sentiment is computer generated and the gems came from my stash. 

I hope you like my card and many thanks for your visit
Beryl x

Monday 5 March 2012

Where Have All The Years Gone!

Good Afternoon, it's a beautiful sunny day here in the Northern Isles and it's quite warm too.  My card to share today is the one I made for my eldest daughters 40th birthday today.  The image is from a Kanban Set - jasper and coloured with promarkers, the backing paper is a pale yellow polka dot that I have inked with Dried Marigold DI then overstamped with small images from the same stamp set.  The yellow cardstock came from my stash and did the flower and ribbon.  The sentiment is computer generated and the number is a Cuttlebug Alphabet.

I followed Sketch No 82  from Sketch and Stash, the new element is the stamps and neglected is the backing paper, I have had it for ages. I am also entering my card into this week's Make it Monday


I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting today
Beryl x

Saturday 3 March 2012

Coffee and Cream

Good Evening all, I have actually managed to get my Less is More card made on the first day of the challenge this week.  Chrissie and Mandi have asked us to use Neutral Colours this week. My base card is Brown Tapestry, I have used Cream Tapestry card for the butterfly and sentiment.  The butterfly is a Cuttlebug Die and matching embossing folder.  The ribbon and gold beads are from my stash and the sentiment in computer generated.

Many thanks for your visit today and I would be delighted if you leave me a comment
Beryl x