trick or treat..pumpkin photo!

Hi..really love anything to do with Autumn time,

just not the dark evenings so have

been sat at my desk with the daylight lights on 

and made this last night...

used one of the photos of the pumpkins that

I got the other evening as the background,

added the lovely die cut scarecrow,

fence,birds,trick or treat wording,

ribbon,brads,faux stitching and a button...

thanks so much,hugs sweet all.xxxxxx

Autumn sunflower..

  Hi..a little Autumn hanger for home,

used a lovely sunflower rubber stamp,

small leaf and autumn words stamps. 

                   

really enjoyed colouring with pencils

for a change and on Kraft card..

(Faber Castell-Polychromos)

used a couple of eyelets for hanging with some string,

added some faux stitching,brads,button and

distressed the edges a bit with frayed burlap ink.

thanks so much..xxxxxxx

            

Love Autumn days and Pumpkins..

Hi..sorry it has been a while,

lovely to be back here and an Autumn make

to share...

this sweet one has been coloured with

distress markers-

(tattered rose,antique linen,scattered straw,

walnut stain,rusty hinge,iced spruce,

weathered wood,forest moss & wild honey)

die cut in the shape

of a pumpkin,added a sunflower charm,

thread,brad and a button..

thanks so much,hugs Xxxxx 

Sweet Tilda.....for Spring and Easter.

Hi.. a little make for Spring 

and with Easter just a few days away :0)

have always loved this Tilda 

and the tree rubber stamp in the background.

All coloured with distress markers,

thanks as always for visiting my blog,

special wishes for a lovely Easter time,

hugs all......Xxxxxx 

Nearly the end of January....already.

Hi.. sorry can't believe it's nearly 

the end of January and been so long since I have posted.

Hope it's been a great start to the new year so far you   :0)

a birthday card to share,

loved making this for one of my special crafty friends

and have used a photo that I took of roses

as the main part and added a bit of detail...

a mdf heart covered with Stampin'Up! paper the same

as the backing paper,

lovely background stamp by Crafty Individuals,
some thread,lace,pearls,mini paperclip,button and faux stitching.

thanks so much for stopping by,
hugs all...Xxxxxxx 

Photo collage make..

Hi.. another little make,

for this one I used a photo collage app to

make up one photo 

with 3 of the images I took a few weeks ago...

simple again with a bit of sparkle too.

hugs all,Lou.Xxxxxxx 

Photo..Christmas cards..

Hi..really can't believe 

how close it is to Christmas, 

hope all is good for you..

a couple of Christmas cards made with

photos I have taken while at Willow Tree Fen this Autumn..

they are a bit simple but

enjoyed using the photos for a change...

thanks so much, hugs all...Lou, Xxxxxxxxx

Halloween...House Mouse

Hi..love October,all the gorgeous Autumn colours,
pumpkins and ooh Halloween...
really enjoyed making this little card,
I used sweet House Mouse characters coloured with
distress markers...

 over stamped on the photo with

a spiders web and added a trick or treat sign,

the photo is of an old barn door that was at the bottom

of the garden when we was on holiday in France

and loved all the detail on it.

I would like to enter my make into

the House-Mouse & Friends Challenge...

thanks so much for stopping by,

hugs all.Lou xxxxxxxxxx 

Autumn colours...

Hi.. hope you doing ok?

really does feel like Autumn here today,

had a lovely good bike ride yesterday....

it was so warm and sunny.

A couple of Autumn photos to share,

hugs all....Xxxxx 

, 

House Mouse..." Berry Sharing " class make.

Hi..a House Mouse make for
a class I have on Saturday at SirStampalot,
love this image so much
and this sweet one is great for Autumn or Winter time...

" Berry Sharing "

 loved colouring this with distress markers,
took a little while,

I have coloured the berries red but orange would be
so nice for an Autumn make...

they are so sweet....

I used some of the dies from

 Die Namics Blueprints 10 and 15

the fence die is Die Namics too

lots of faux stitching, sanding and cross stitched

the decorative strip with natural thread

I also stamped and coloured an

extra leaf to add to the front of the fence

the sentiment is a Molly Blooms one

and makes the card for any occasion...

thank you for stopping by,

have a lovely Monday...hugs all,Xxxxxxxx

.

Sweet Baking Lawn Fawn...

 

Hi... a few makes with a baking theme,

we did these on an all day class at SirStampalot ...

had lots of fun with the gorgeous

 Lawn Fawn stamps and little dies...

 



 

we coloured the little stamped images with distress markers,

added the face to the food mixer bowl with one of the stamps

and the tiny heart to the mixing bowl....





 

the sweet little cupcakes are a die cut too and we stacked them

onto the cake stand,faux stitched the natural ribbon

and added a die cut button,sentiment,paperclip and

 little cherries on the cupcakes...,

 

the tab die set is great with a couple of different shapes

and accessories dies too

 and we added a note card on the

back to write a message on...

 

 

we also made up a lovely recipe book kit

and added lots of baking themed stickers,tabs and swopped a few

recipes between us to stick in the book... 

 

 

thanks so much for your lovely comments,

enjoy the rest of your day...hugs all,Lou.XXXXXX

Stampin'Up!....project life cards

Hi.. just sat the other night and had a couple of hours making

a few project life cards...

i have used all Stampin'Up! products and

really enjoyed it,

i think its nice for a change to work on 

little cards...

love these colours in A4 card,

this gorgeous stamp set the little photo/card pocket

pages are great...

 there are so many lovely clear stamp sets

that are great for project life pages

and also for scrapbooking or to add dates etc

to birthday cards or any really...

 for something a bit different i made an acetate window

and added a little stamped

circle detail on each side...

 

 

thanks so much for stopping by,

hugs all...Lou,XXXXXXX

Sweet...Lilac

Hi..so sorry i haven't put a post on for ages,

i really hope all is good for you?

this make i made for a 2 hour evening class a few weeks ago,

i have lots to post as been really enjoying doing classes at SirStampalot

and will pop a few more on very soon...

also been having fun with my new camera :0)

the sweet image is...

"" Scent of Lilac ""

coloured with distress markers,

the pretty paper is Magnolia,

i have used the wire fence die by Die-Namics

and used aged silver frantage on the wire,

the little tab at the top is made from

Blueprints die set 10

and the green strip is a Tim Holtz die.

 thanks so much,hugs all. Lou,Xxxxxxxxxxx

Birthday make...Sunflower

Hi..how's you? good i hope... :0))

a birthday card for my sister next week,

bit simple and really loved making it.

the base card measures 12.5 x 15cms,

nice size for a change and rounded the corners,

the lovely sunflower is a Die-Namics die

and i used the left over die cut piece from one sunflower

to layer as a stencil to add some detail to the

background word stamp by Crafty Individuals,

 the little tab with the brad is also from a favourite

Die-Namics set-Office Supplies,

added a couple of little sentiments

and a button...

thank you for stopping by,

have a lovely rest of the day...hugs all,Lou.Xxxxxxx

House Mouse..." Painted Pansies "

Hi...really hope you are doing ok?

thank you too for stopping by

and so sorry i haven't posted for a while...

love this sweet image

"" Painted Pansies ""

you know when you just love a stamp straight away :0)

favourite colours again at the moment

purple and green ...

enjoyed colouring this with distress markers,

not many colours...

pumice stone,frayed burlap,walnut stain,

antique linen,black soot,tattered rose,dusty concord,weathered wood

and forest moss.

i used a couple of Sizzix dies-

Lace Scallop and Accent and Leaves

and Magnolia corner.

thanks as always,have a lovely week...

hugs all,Lou.xxxxxxx

Birthday make...

Hi..a birthday make tonight,

no colouring on this one and really enjoyed

making it and 

just adding bits on the way...

 

 

the backing paper is from Graphic 45,

the flowers are a die ..LaLa Land,

wording is a background stamp,

LOTV sentiment,

added some lace,faux stitching,

pearls,brad,thread and a button...

 

thank you for stopping by

 and thanks so much to my new followers too   :0))

 

enjoy the rest of your week...hugs all.Lou.XXX 

Vintage tag...Foxgloves

Hi..hope you had a lovely weekend,

the first light evening last night and it rained...

we still went out for a nice walk  :0))

my make is a tag today,

i have used the really lovely Foxgloves rubber stamp...

 

 loved colouring, a vintage theme again and

i used distress markers...

 also used papers from Pressed in Time,

Heartfelt and Always and Forever pads

love the journal tags and tucked one in at the top

and used words from the little sentiments set,added

lots of faux stitching,natural ribbon,charm,lace,pearl and eyelet

 

there are lots more details and step photos too

on the Weekly Inspiration over on the LOTV website here...

thank you as always for your lovely comments,

have a nice day...hugs all,Lou.xxxxxxx

Flower Dance...

Hi..a little make with the very sweet

LOTV....Flower Dance,

love this image and have also used  some

pretty papers from..Petal Fresh pad...

i have made this card 13cms x15cms, it's

a really nice size and rounded the outer corners...

also used one of the grungy good times sentiments,

she has a bit of sparkle too with gelly roll pen,

a blue picket fence for a change,

added lots of faux stitching a pearl,

bird house and a leaf edge by Sizzix...

Thanks so much for stopping by,

hope you are having a nice week......hugs all.Lou.Xxxxxx

Daffodils...for March.

Hi..lovely to be here with a make,

can't believe we are in March...

sorry not posted for a while...and hope you are

all doing ok? 

really love LOTV flower stamps

and this one is gorgeous...have seen

 a few daffodils open already

and gives such a nice feeling of Spring :0)

"" Daffodils ""

loved colouring this with distress markers,

used one of the lovely little journal tags,

 grungy relations friend stamp and

papers from heartfelt paper pad

used a brad,tiny paper clip and a button

added lots of faux stitching and some frantage on the corner...

thanks as always for stopping by,

have a lovely evening...hugs all.Lou.Xxxxxxx

Tiptoe...fairy.

Hi..hope your having a nice weekend?

we haven't done much today and loved it ;0)

enjoyed making this card,

fairies are just so magical and this one is...

LOTV..On Tiptoe  

the papers are from Pressed In Time

and Always And Forever

added lots of faux stitching,lace,pearls and a button...

coloured with distress markers

and sanded the edges of the papers a bit,

love the little tiny heart banner

and used one of the new fairy sentiments.

thanks so much,enjoy the rest of the weekend...

hugs all,Lou.xxxxxxxxxxxx