Variation on a Theme

If you saw my post on Sunday then you will see that today's card is a variation on that. I loved the layout of the card when I saw a similar one showcased by Aida (here) so I decided to try it with a flower rather than a butterfly and, I have to say, I was really pleased with the result.
As with Sunday's card I used Gorgeous Grunge but this time stamping in Raspberry Ripple and added a flower stamped with stamps from Flower Shop and Petite Petals, both cut out with their respective punches and the sentiment is from Perfectly Penned. A large basic pearl was added to the centre of the flower.
As usual I have made a matching box to go with this card which I will show you tomorrow. Please pop back and take a look :0)

Margaret x

 

Simples Sunday One Layer Card

I am a little late with my entry to the LIM challenge this week as, yesterday, I took part in a Blog Hop so I am combining it with my 'Simples Sunday' post again. The challenge this week is a 'One Layer - Anything goes' and I wanted to try something a little different so this is what I came up with. I used the Squares Collection Framelits to make some masks (which I have attempted to show you in the photo bottom right) and used a flower from Petite Petals and a smaller flower from Summer Silhouettes stamped in Elegant Eggplant. The lighter shade was achieved by stamping off first. The sentiment is from Perfectly Penned and I finished the card by adding a tiny Basic Rhinestone to three of the flowers.
This is a fairly simple card but if you want an even simpler one how about this?

Three flowers from Mixed Bunch stamped across the card in Daffodil Delight, a few tiny flowers from Summer Silhouettes stamped in Pumpkin Pie and a sentiment from Four You, again using Pumpkin Pie - job done!!

Have a great rest of the weekend

Margaret x

LIM - Hearts

A super quick post today as I'm running late! This is my entry to the LIM challenge this week which is - One Layer Hearts.
I don't have many heart stamps so I decided to do some masking and use the small heart from Banner Blast (a SAB set coming soon) and a sentiment from Perfectly Penned. Rather than the usual 'across the card landscape' masking I inked a panel diagonally using Wisteria Wonder and added the sentiment and hearts in Elegant Eggplant. Just to add a bit of interest I added some score lines to the sides of the inked panel and four tiny Basic Rhinestones.

Must be off now but I'll be back soon

Margaret x

Gift Set

This is a gift set I made for a friend's birthday last week - a box to hold some M&S Bath Fizzers and a matching card. The inspiration for the design actually came from the gift itself as the bath fizzers had a honeycomb pattern on them and were in a black and cream hexagonal box. So no choice but to use the Hexagon Punch and Embossing Folder!!
The DSP is from Modern Medley, sentiment on the box is from Bring on the Cake and the sentiment on the card is one from Perfectly Penned. The ribbon is Basic Black Satin now retired.

Margaret x

LIM - Get Well

The challenge this week at LIM is a one layer, Get Well card and, whilst I know some people find one layer cards a challenge in themselves, I actually like making them. Probably because I'm plain and simple :0)
For my card I used a Sahara Sand card blank and scored a few lines to add a bit of interest. The flower stamp is from Love & Sympathy, coloured with Old Olive and Elegant Eggplant markers, and the Elegant Eggplant sentiment is from Perfectly Penned. For the insert I stamped another flower image off one corner and added the sentiment from Field Flowers.

My apologies for the lack of posts this week but, going back to work, the week seems to have flown by and what little crafting I have got done has either been for forthcoming birthdays or my class next week so it's too early to share those! Hopefully I'll be back in a routine soon :0)

Thanks for stopping by and I'll try to get round to comment on the lovely LIM creations this week (something I didn't quite manage last week!)

Margaret x

Card Swap Group Birthday

This is the card I made for Ann (a member of the card swap group) whose birthday was last week. Ann likes Pink Pirouette so I used that, along with Early Espresso, for her card.
I cut a circular aperture in a piece of Pink Pirouette cardstock, using one of the Circles Collection Framelits, and did a couple of rows of paper piercing around it. A panel of Pink Pirouette (retired) DSP was placed on a card blank, the pink panel positioned on top and the sentiment, from Perfectly Penned, stamped in Early Espresso. Three flowers from Flower Shop, stamped in Pink Pirouette and punched out with the Pansy Punch, were arranged around the aperture with the addition of a few Crumb Cake leaves, which had been punched form the Bird Builder Punch.
Hope you had a good day Ann.

Margaret x

Cards in a Gift Box

This is a gift I made for a friend and work colleague who left at the end of term. The box held six 4" square cards (below) and was made with Naturals White cardstock teamed with Summer Starfruit. I decorated the box with flowers from Flower Shop and the Pansy Punch, leaves from the Bird Builder Punch, sentiment from Bring on the Cake and butterflies stamped with Papillon Potpourri and punched with the Elegant Butterfly and Itty Bitty Butterfly punches. I tied the box with Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon

The two cards below used Stippled Blossoms (left) and DSP punched with the Hexagon Punch (right)

These two used the Artisan Label and Dotted Scallop Ribbon punches (left) and Flower Shop with a sentiment from Perfectly Penned (right)

And these two use Scallop Circle and Bitty Butterfly punches with a sentiment from Four You (left) and the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, Mosaic Madness stamp set and an Itty Bitty Shapes punch (right).

Finally my card to give with the set, which matched the box.

Pop back tomorrow and I will show you a very similar set I made for another friend but with a different colour combo

                            Margaret x