Go Westie

I find a simple sketch is sometimes all you need to get you routing about in old stash for a stamp set you haven't used in a while .....

.... and the 'Lucy Loves Lines' sketch over at Lily pad cards did just that :)

I just love this stamp from Little Claire Designs and it actually stamps as a 9 square grid so I've cut out 5 images, popped up the little westies for dimension then added a piece of faux red leather collar instead of a ribbon tab, as per the sketch .

I'm quite pleased with the linen card base which I thought was too flimsy to do the job but with it being a small narrow card base  (A5 folded length-ways) it stands very well :)

That's all from me today .... I've been busy tidying the blog up and finally learnt how to add extra pages, now I can feel a headache coming on so I've probably been looking at the screen too long :(

Don't forget to check out the "Less is More" blog in the morning , it's a lucky dip week being the 5th Saturday of the month :)

Thanks for visiting  X 

Make it special

Good morning everyone ,

..... the sun is shining and the ironing pile is growing so I decided to post a couple of cards, figure that one out !!!

This mornings card is for a couple of challenges that I've found whilst hopping about in blogland , that's what I love most about blogging , apart from seeing all your wonderful creations you gain inspiration and ideas from the challenges you come across too :)

Here's the card

I found a great picture inspiration challenge at Jay Gees Nook here which has some gorgeous images and colours to play with and as my newest Lawn Fawn stamp set has just arrived I knew what I wanted to do .

I've also followed the sketch from Lily pad cards which are running a Lawn Fawn challenge at the moment here , in fact it closes tomorrow .

I used my Houghie board to make some pleated paper and added a button tab to keep up the sewing theme even the sentiment has the word 'make' in it too ...... see , some thought has gone into this . Lol

I'd also like to share a card for my dad who retired yesterday after working for 47 years of his life ..... the last 40 being at the same company . I'm sure he'll really miss the routine but has lots of hobbies and interests to keep him occupied , I'm very proud of you Dad and here's to a happy retirement .

We had a day trip to the coast at the weekend I had the idea of writing a message in the sand and Hannah was in charge of the camera so took the picture . We had fun keeping the dog away as he thought we were playing in the sand with him and he nearly ended up in the shot a few times . I've simply matted it onto two layers of cardstock and then stuck it to a card base .

We had a great time until the Norfolk rain/mist set in for the day ..... something you get used to in that part of the country :)

That's all folks ..... better tackle the leaning tower of ironing.

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my recent posts , I really appreciate your kind words and thanks for popping by today X