Winter Woollies!

Talk about 4 seasons in one day!  We started with snow and black ice, then had rain followed by bright sunshine and higher temperatures than we've had since Christmas.  The forecast for tomorrow... snow again. 

No surprise, then, that this hAnglar & StAnglar stamp jumped out at me.

I coloured the little cutie with my Copic markers and kept everything quite simple by using a limited palette of green/brown/orange.

Thanks for stopping by!

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The card that no one wants to make

Mostly I make cards for happy occasions but there are times when we need to send our love to those who are coping with loss.

Flowers often manage to say what words can't and this lovely Mama Elephant image seemed a good choice for an unfussy card.

I stamped the image in Versamark ink and heat embossed it in white. I used watercolour pens to colour the image in a pale peachy-pink and added a sentiment onto a small  die cut panel before adhering the image onto a fog card base.

These cards are never easy to make but having a simple, pretty stamp is a huge help.

Thanks for stopping by.

xxx

My brother had a tank top like this one!

It's so nice to dig out your old stamps and show them a bit of love every now and again.  I had great fun colouring up this little chap.

The image is a red rubber hAnglar & StAnglar stamp and was coloured with Copics.  The papers are all from my stash and are ancient in crafting terms!  I suspect they were all in the same original pack and would guess that they are by My Mind's Eye, maybe.  I couldn't tell you the last time I bought patterned paper but I'm not likely to run out anytime soon!

Thanks for visiting!

xx

Is it nearly Spring yet?

I've done a fair bit of crafting over the past couple of days - finishing off, though,  rather than starting anything new.  Unfortunately the rain here has been relentless and the resulting lack of light has put a stop to any photo-taking. 

Instead I'm sharing a card I made ages ago but didn't get around to posting. 

The cheery colours in the design paper shout "Spring" to me.  I can't wait for the weather to improve so that I can get out into the garden and start sowing and planting ready for the summer months.

Will be back with another card that I made a while ago and will post this week's makes as soon as I can get some decent pictures!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

xx

Group Hug!

I hope those of you who are in the path of Storm  Dennis are safe and cosy.  It's certainly more than a little breezy here, I can tell you!

I'm here to share a card I made for a colleague a wee while ago, so it's now safe to post. 

I used an older Mama Elephant set and matching polaroid frame die and popped these up on my card base using some foam tape.  Fairly CAS and quick to make!

We have a rare couple of days half-term holiday this week so I hope to be back soon with some more crafty makes.

xxx