Wasn't going to blog this one but HeyHo.....

.....we have to take the rough with the smooth LOL.

Good morning everyone, 'tis very windy but the sun is shining. I hope all is well in your world, hugs.

I regard my offering today as a failure, big time, but decided that it is only fair to show that we all have off days at times. So, here is how NOT to make a card, hopefully I won't have such a bad one again for quite a while!

I love the image and the bubbly backing, but that is where I draw the line!

The image is a freebie Disney colouring page, badly coloured with my watercolour pencils, matted onto pale yellow card from my scrap box.

Base card is white hammered folded and cut to 6x6.

Green card is Papermania textured card embossed with 6x6 Embossalicious folder.

Flutterbies cut and embossed with SU Embosslits from a pink scrap. 

I hope it doesn't offend your sensibilities too much LOL.

Jackie xx

Another friend's anniversary card

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well with you and yours. The sun is shining here this morning, not sure for how long though!

I can't believe it's the last day of my holiday, I have to go back to work tomorrow! I don't mind though because I have run out of money. The weather wasn't conducive to going out and taking photographs so I went out spending instead. Three different craft shops and lots of dies later, my purse is empty! No, I don't use a card for my craft shopping, I go to shops and see and feel before I buy.

I have 4 friends with anniversaries in August, this is the second card so that's 2 down, 2 to go :o)

Base card is white hammered cut and folded to 6x6.

I versamarked the Lindsay Mason flutterbies onto plain white card and heat embossed with Stampendous detail white, then went over it with brayer using Big & Juicy Spice inkpad.

I layered the main panel onto copper pearlised card from ??? added a scrap of ribbon from stash, then layered onto the base card. Copper flutterbies cut using SU embosslits folder and that's all there is to it :o)

Jackie xx

The positive and the negative

Good morning Bloggers, I hope that all is well with you and yours.

I have two cards to show you this morning, one made with the positive and the other made with the negative from the Cheery Lynn very large flourish die. The cards are quite large, one A5 and the other 8x6 so you can get an idea of how large this die is if you have never seen it!

This is the positive one, stamped images and sentiment are from Lindsay Mason

I chalked lightly in the leaf bits on this one then added the SU flutterbies. Two very simple cards :o)

Jackie xx

Birthday card for a friend

Good morning everyone, I hope the snow has cleared in your area and that you are all warm and well. I still have snow in my garden because I live on the shady side of the street!

On to my card, which is for my very good friend PatEssex on DC. I know she has received it so it's safe to show it LOL.

Of course, it's my own photograph which I took in Bonsall village, Derbyshire, 

about 4 years ago.

I cut and folded brown Bazzil to 5x7, my favourite card size.

Photograph is matted onto ivory pearl card.

Flutterbies are SU Emboslits in the same ivory pearl card, as is the Memory Box corner.

Very simple card :o)

Jackie xx