JOY OF SETS CHALLENGE JOS#002 - THE LETTER 'S'

 We had a great response to our first Challenge last week over at my challenge Blog The Joy of Sets.  This week we are working with the letter 'S'.  Which set would be your favourite for this one?

I opted to use Sweet Home - mainly to show that you don't just need to use the framelits to make houses to use this versatile set.

 I've used some of the new Wood Textures Designer Series Paper and offset them a bit and also used them to cut out the frame of the house.  This would be a cute card for someone moving house.

To join in with the challenge and see what the other Design Team members have chosen as their stamp set with the letter 'S' click on the image below.

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#WWC120 - GAIL'S CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE

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 I know - I bet that surprised you all - Christmas in May!  But it's never too early to make a start on those Christmas cards, right?

I've thought a little outside the box for my card this week - using Pretty Kitty Stamp Set for the cute little cats, Foxy Friends for the lovely Trees, Sweet Home for the little banner and Banner's For Christmas for the Christmas word.

 I must admit it does feel strange making Christmas Cards when the weather is lovely and warm outside - reminds me of being back in Houston when we used to live there - our weather there was so different from the UK!

I'm looking forward to seeing all your Christmas cards.  Just think if we all made a few a month it would take all that pressure off come December!




 

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #119 - Judy's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Our challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #119 - Judy's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

We all seem to get a bit stuck with men's cards unless the stamps are obviously masculine.  My card here hasn't really used any such stamps per se.  I have used some of the new lovely Wood Textures Designer Series Paper - coming soon - 1st June!!!  I've teamed it up with two sets - Sweet Home Thinlets and Bookcase Builder.  I find the images in the Bookcase Builder set so versatile and I just love this sentiment - I have a husband who is a hoarder!!!  Am I alone?

 The little door opens to give you a welcome into the shed!

We hope to see you play along with us and I look forward to coming and visiting your blogs.

I am also putting this card in for voting at Kylie Bertucci's International Highlights blog hop - I hope it gets a few votes.  Click on the image below to be taken to all the entrants.  Click on this link below to place your vote

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MEDITERRANEAN MOMENTS MEETS SWEET HOME THINLETS

How exciting - my project was chosen as one of the SplitCoast Stampers Weekly Favourites this week!!!

 

I loved this set when I first saw it - and with the watercolour pencils it was an ideal marriage.
 
I wanted to do something slightly different with it though and really wanted to get that image of the door onto our Sweet Home thinlets.  And hurrah it just about fits.

The top image has been coloured in using the watercolour pencils.  The Vespa scooter was cut out and put on dimensionals so it looks as though its in front of the house.


The house on the left here was coloured in with Ink Markers - it makes it a lot more vivid.  Still a work in progress I think

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RAK - GLOBAL DESIGN PROJECT

The Global Design Project has a great challenge this week - Random Acts of Kindness.  I've been making lots of these box cards with attached tealights - they make great presents and so far I've made a New Home one and a 60th birthday one - 

My entry for the GDP is a Christmas one.  I've used the lovely Candy Cane Lane DSP and Real Red cardstock.

 The size fits three little tea lights perfectly - I think Yankee Candles are slightly bigger than these ones though.

 I cut out the house from the DSP and attached it to one of the Merry Tag Framelits and attached to the card with some lovely Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine.  I used  Banners for Christmas Framelits for the sentiment and the sentiment itself came from Jar of Love.

The ribbon is Very Vanilla Stitched Satin - so beautiful to work with.

The whole card is then presented in a lovely box - I used Real Red Cardstock for the base and Candy Cane Lane DSP for the top.  A belly band was made in the same DSP and I used the Decorative Label punch with sentiments from Sweet Home stamp set.

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