An afternoon of paper stroking...

is what I have to look forward to if I can get all of my housework done!  I've been having a little spend (as you do) as I practically have a panic attack if I think I'm running out of my favourite papers.  To be honest, "running out" actually means being down to 2 sheets of said paper.  I'm saving having a stock-up of my flowers for when I get back from York next week - that will be my "end of school holidays" treat, I think.

Anyway, why am I here?  Oh, yes, favourite papers!  A perfect example of this is in my card for today.  I adore these Girls Paperie papers as you've probably realised, as I use them so often! I love the soft colours and floral patterns and the fact that they are double sided makes them even more perfect!

I followed the sketch for the challenge over at Magnolia Stamp Lovers and stamped and masked Tilda with Lamb so that I could put the barrow behind her.  All of the colouring has been done with Copics and I added just the tiniest touch of Glamour Dust here and there.

All of the edges have been distressed using a combination of inks to get a slightly grungy, worn look.  The old Doohickey die has been used again to make a border around the card - it's a fiddly exercise, but I rather like it.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the little ribbon in the top left hand corner was from a pack I got from Lakeland more years ago than I care to remember.

I'm putting this card into the following challenges:-

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Sketch
TOMIC - Masked images

The Boy Wonder and I are off for a mini-break in York next week and I'm really looking forward to getting him away from the X-Box! Hopefully the weather will be a bit better but there will be plenty to do regardless. I really want to do a Ghost Walk (they're very entertaining) and I also would like to go to the Dungeons but Gregor didn't like the Dungeons in Edinburgh because they were quite scary.  I think the Viking place is a must and there's also a Karting track, which is at the top of Gregor's list.  I think it does Gregor good to see life outside our tiny rural community and as I spent so many years in London I get a "city buzz" craving every now and again.  And of course, we can't go to York without popping into Betty's for tea - Faye, my love, I'll be having a cake for you while I'm there!

Tracey xx