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Large Happy Easter Egg

Hi there!

It’s been a long time since I played along with a Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge but I was particularly inspired this weekend AND I had time to create so I was able to enter more challenges than usual!

The challenge theme  is Spring and/or Easter – I opted for the latter and made a quick CAS card using a very old Memory Box die, Speckled Egg distress ink and a Spellbinders embossing folder.

I think this would make the perfect Easter card for my dad!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Die cuts only – delicate floral buds

 

Hi there!

It’s been a long time since I played along with a Just Add Ink challenge and now that work is calming down, I have more time for crafting and decided to play along this week.

The challenge theme is no stamping so I pulled out my new  Delicate Floral Buds die set by Birch Press Design and got busy with my Gemini Junior!

The sentiment is by Simply Graphic and the embossing folder is by Spellbinders.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Bunny Kisses

Happy Sunday everyone!

It’s been a while since I played along with the Can You Handle the Pressure challenge, but as I was able to craft a lot this weekend, I decided to join in with the current challenge which has the optional twist of Easter

I’ve been excited to play with the cute Bunny Kisses die set by The Greetery and today was the day! I coloured the images with distress ink and added a little mini pompom to the bunny. I embossed some light pink cardstock with a Spellbinders embossing folder and assembled my little scene on a panel cut from an older My Favorite Things Die-Namics set. The grass is cut with a Lawn Fawn die.

The sentiment is by Clearly Besotted.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

 

Blue, rust and brown bouquet

 

Happy Saturday  everyone!

Today I’m playing along with the Color Throwdown which has a fabulous combo of blue, rust and brown. It’s all change at my favourite colour challenge this week as the team welcome the talented Kelly! The team is always pretty stable but somehow I missed the farewell to Barbara, I loved her amazing takes on the colours. Many congrats Kelly on joining the amazing DT!

Last week I received and played with the amazing Spring Meadow stencil set by The Greetery. I enjoyed playing with it so much, I was determined to play with it again, although I surprised myself by reaching for it again so soon! I thought it might work well with this combo? What do you think? I used three shades of blue and added rust/brown to the flower centres, although I did use black for the darkest flowers.

The background embossing folder is by Spellbinders and the sentiment is by Clearly Besotted.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Filigree Easter Egg

Hello again everyone!

Next up today I’m playing along with the Color Throwdown ! The combo this week is perfect for Easter cards – so I decided to make my first Easter card this year!

I snapped up a few Easter bargains in a Simon Says Stamp sale last year – including the fabulous Filigree Message Oval. I’ve been waiting a year to use it and it was worth the wait! I die cut the image twice – I removed all the tiny die cuttings from the first image, which I coloured yellow with distress ink.  I left all the leaves, petals and dots in place on the second image and just coloured them with alcohol markers before adhering the yellow oval on top – much easier than inlaying all those tiny leaves and petals!

The sentiment is also by Simon Says Stamp and the background is embossed with eth fabulous Spellbinders Flower Frenzy embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Texture and layers

Happy Sunday everyone!

Today I’m playing along with the Color Throwdown ! After struggling with last week’s palette, this week’s was very similar…. but I was determined to play along! I pulled out my new bargain die set that I picked up in the Spellbinders sale and got crafty!

I remember actually seeing this set when it was the December 2021 large die set of the month. Our post was all over the place and I knew I couldn’t risk an international order at the time. Nowadays Spellbinders dispatches from the UK and so I was so delighted to finally get my hands on it – and it was very good value!

The stitching took FOREVER, but I enjoy doing it on the odd occasion. It does make me think about taking up embroidery… but I just don’t have time for another hobby at the moment sadly!

Anyway, I added the various layers from the die set and a few blooms and foliage from the Big Blooms and Holiday Blooms sets.

The sentiment is by Clearly Besotted.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.