Author: luciegcards

A Nest of Speckled Eggs

Happy Friyay everyone!

Today I’m playing along with the spring challenge at The Paper Players.

When I saw the challenge graphic, my eye was immediately drawn to the little nest  and knew that it was time to pull out my Easter dies! I bought the Twiggy Nest die by Memory Box back in 2020 and only used it once or twice last year, so I’m determined to show it more love this year! I paired it with the Poppystamps Whittle Eggs which I cut from a panel of card that I’d covered in Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink. I don’t recall using Speckled Egg ink for my Easter cards last year… not sure why as it’s clearly the perfect colour!

I smooshed some Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide ink on my card base and splattered some Speckled Egg ink. Finally I added a Memory Box sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

A vase for the best!

Hello everyone!

Yoday I’m playing along in the sketch challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches using Penny Black dies and stamps.

I started by blending some distress ink onto my card base and then cut two sections of white card using an edger die from the Border Collection (51-717) and adhered them to my card base. I cut the foliage using the Frosted Greens (51-710) and Garden Greens (51-652) die sets and coloured three of them with distress ink.

I used a stamp from the Perfectly Potted (30-874) stamp set for the vase (super easy to fussy cut – if only all fussy cutting was this simple, eh!!) and adhered everything to my card.

Finally I added a sentiment from the Snippets set (30-283) and a few sequins.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Birthday Branch

Hi there!

So, today’s card was intended for the Time Out Birthday challenge but sadly I got the closing time wrong!

I used my fabulous new Waffle Flower Crafts Geometric Cover Plate on the card base and added some Stickles.

The branch is from Altenew’s Weekend Doodle set  and coloured with my Twinkling H2Os.

The sentiment is by Sugar Pea Designs .

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Spring Window

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Today’s card of for the embossing folder challenge called ‘Can You Handle the Pressure‘ where the twist is spring.

I’ve used the beautiful Domed Window Folder by Memory Box – it embosses a beautiful window frame and also cuts out the window panes too. I waited a LONG time for this one (bought in October and finally arrived in January), but it was worth the wait.

I created a window box using the fabulous Springtime Border (Memory Box) plus the Grand Flower Box (Poppystamps). As I was assembling the card, I felt it was lacking a little something so I added a little Simply Graphic kitty!

The sentiment is also by Memory Box.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Waffle Flower bouquet

Hello again everyone!

Next up today I’m playing along in the sketch challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches using dies from the Flower Stems set by Waffle Flower Crafts.

After colouring the dies cuts with Distress Oxide inks and coloured pencil, I cut an oval from my card base. I then adhered a piece of vellum embossed using the Simon Says Stamp Geometric Lattice embossing folder.

Finally I added a sentiment by Sugar Pea Designs, some sequins and stickles.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Falling cherry blossom

Hello everyone!

Today I’m playing along in the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

I love that this week’s sketch is so open to interpretation – leave that big central panel blank.. or use an embossing folder… or add a focal point… or… I had so many ideas!

In the end, I chose to use some of my patterned paper mountain and the Stamp Market’s Ready to Bloom cover die.

The sentiment is from an old Simon Says Stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.