The Minute You Have All Been Waiting For!

Hi, my lovelies!  I hinted in my last post that something exciting was happening and you said you couldn't wait to know what it was!  Well, as you will have already seen, when you came in, its my . . .  new look blog!

My dear, sweet, friend Loll Thompson (of course you will all know Loll)  generously offered to help me give my blog a whole new fresh look!  Of course, I jumped at the chance!  I love creating things, but I am no good at the 'nuts and bolts' of it all.  All  my input here was the choices of colours, fonts, etc., and I did the header and signature, but Loll, bless her heart did everything else for me, including my nice new watermark!  To say I'm over the moon is an understatement!  So I made this card with Loll in mind ready for the launch!

As it has stencilling and stamping, plus a die-cut, it was only fitting that I also enter it into Loll & Bonnie's CAS Mix Up Challenge which calls for those things.

So, without further ado, here is the card . . . this one is for you Loll . . . thank you so very much!!

I sponged Encore Silver Ink through a stencil in two corners, splattered it with some silver paint, wound some silver thread around and adhered it with the die-cut.  Then I stamped the rest of the sentiment in silver ink and added two strips of card-stock on the left hand margin to tie everything in.

So, what do you think . . . I LOVE it!!


Thank you so much for your visit today and especially if you have left a comment.  You are all appreciated more than you know!

A CASE'D Card for Fun!

Today, I thought I'd do something different and CASE one of my crafting inspirations Loll Thompson of StampingWithLoll  If you click on the name, it will take you straight to her amazing blog with all her wonderful designs.  Unfortunately, I couldn't find the actual card that I CASE'd - I had seen it on Pinterest quite a while ago now - but I'd always meant to try it!  If I find it again, I will link to it.

Of course, I've changed the design a bit and my card is nowhere near as clean and beautiful as Loll's, but it was mainly the little parcles that I wanted to recreate.

So, without further ado.  Here is my card.

I have never CASE'd a card before - it always felt like 'cheating' somehow and I do not wish to offend anyone by copying their work - but I couldn't resist those sweet little parcels.

Supplies used:

Various embossing folders, bakers twine, textured cardstock,
Neenha Solar White card base
Hero Arts background stamp.
Clearly Besotted 'Happy' die and the birthday part from their 'Little Sentimental' stamp set

Thank you for taking the time to visit and for any comments.  I will always reciprocate where possible.  have a great weekend.  Hazel x