For a Friend

It's the end of term!  I've now got two weeks to catch up on sleep, housework, gardening (weather permitting) and, with any luck, get a bit of crafting in!  We're not going away this holiday as our lovely dog, Tam, is really showing his age now.  Mum and dad usually come and house/dog sit, but they can't do as much as they used to, either, so it makes sense for  the Boy Wonder and I to have a quiet time at home.   And I'm quite happy with that :0)

It's new challenge day over at Sweet Stampin' and our theme is to make something that is clearly For a Friend. 

I tried out my new Papertrey Ink stamps & dies for this one.  They are rather gorgeous and very nice to use once you get the hang of the two-step stamping thing.  But crikey, were these bad boys expensive!  The stamps themselves are reasonable enough, but the postage was shocking (and very slow) and to make matters worse, I then got charged as much again by HM Customs! 

Anyway, I stamped and cut the flowers and cut the stitched frame with a Lil'Inkers square die. The sentiment is computer generated as I didn't have anything that fitted the theme.  A couple of gems here and there and the card was done.

Our sponsors this week are Flat Friends who have some digi stamps to give away.  As always, I am in awe of my talented teamies and would encourage you to grab a cuppa and nip over here to see their lovely inspiration cards.

Hope you can play along this week!

Hugs

Tracey xx