Blending

For this card I used a blending method which might not immediately spring to mind,... I blended a variety of embossing powders  over this negative flourish stamp from WOW.

It's so simple to do, really effective and a great way of using some powders that may not look their best alone! Lots look really good accompanied with a little gold or silver.

The butterfly is from SSS as is the sentiment!

It's actually the card I made for one of my LIM teamies Sarah G!

It's also for the challenge at AAA Cards

Brushos

Since attending the Happy Little Stampers retreat in Swindon a few weeks ago, my interest in Brushos has been rekindled. Although I had bought a set of them, they had remained practically unused, but now they are having a renaissance!

This card was made from part of an unsuccessful piece of experimentation, but a panel cut from the original piece looked good enough to use! The stamps are from PolkaDoodles, clear embossed and I shook and spritzed various shades  of Brushos over the stamping!

The sentiment is from Stamplorations, layered in black and white, the butterflies are from SSS and All Occasion Dies.

It's for CAS Mix Up Challenge

Music

Music has always been a large part of my life and so consequently we seem to have lots of musical friends. One such has a birthday about now and he is a composer, singer, brass player, teacher  and conductor amongst other This is the card I made for him.

I simply used an Impression Obsession cover the page stamp which I stamped onto black card and embossed with white EP. I then cut some apertures and mounted the computer generated sentiment in the space. I tried to choose a font which reflected the hand drawn nature of the manuscript.

Simples!

It's also for the challenge at Addicted to CAS. Although not really a lot of white space, the design is as simple as simple can be!

Proud Granny

A long awaited 3rd grandchild has arrived!

It seems that my method of holding a baby hasn't changed in the 40 years which separate these two pictures.

The one in colour shows me proudly holding Cleo, my son's new and much beloved baby daughter and the much older version shows the new daddy when he himself was brand new!

I was struck by how alike the two poses are... the angle of my head, the tilt of the shoulders, one hand holding a little leg and the other on the tummy... the broad smiles look pretty similar too!

Proud moments all round!

This is the nappy cake I made for her...  I hope the contents will come in handy!