Simply a 'Thistle'

It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls and choosing

those 3 Colours as Host is Maria.

(Neutrals are welcome)

I had recently added a few more colours to my

Brusho stash and they came in extremely handy

for this weeks card. 

I used Yellow and Orange for my background

and since I only needed a small piece I

experimented with 2 different inks.

For my first card I used SU Rich Razzleberry

for my Lavinia Thistle. Everyone knows that is
my Favourite Flower (not a weed to me)

I inked up a script stamp and added it to the

background for effect. Finished with some

scoring and variegated cotton with a bow.

 I heat embossed the image above and found it

wasn't as dark as the stamped one. 

I made this while I had a friend visiting and she said

it would make a nice bookmark so that is just what I did.

I picked out the sentiment especially for her

which is from STAMPlorations and was heat embossed also.

Did a bit of distressing on the edges and 

added some yellow cotton to the top.

Aren't they just a gorgeous combination!

I loved playing with this one and hope you will

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Hi there Blogger Friends - 

My post today is for the current challenge

over at Addicted to Stamps and More

After seeing Kylie Purtell's Water Coloured Flowers

I knew I had to ink up my STAMPlorations Blossom Sprays 1 too.
Isn't it gorgeous!
I knew I wanted to just heat emboss it on kraft
as I just love using white/kraft together.
My sentiment is from MFT SimplyFabThings
and cut from a MFT stitched die heat embossed in white.
My other sentiment is from CUTplorations Awesome Word Die.
This was cut from a stitched die and
My card base and die  are from SU Groovy Guava.
A pretty cas easy card that came together nicely. 

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These are the stamp and die used above.


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Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #56

Hello and Thanks for Popping in.

Today's post is for the latest Challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz and choosing the Theme is Maryvonne.

Welcome Little Baby.

I have very little in the way of baby supplies but

lucky for me I found this Teddy and inked him up

with Altnew Coral Berry

My base is white and I embossed the front with

the old CB Swiss Dots folder.

Scrounged through my dp bits and found

this pinky piece cutting it on an angle and

punching the edge with a SU punch.

I then cut out my Teddy and added a frame

behind from Spellbinder dies.

Added glossy accents to his ears nose heart and paws.

My Congratulations is from paper Smooches

(love the funky font)

Tied some variegated cotton to finish.

That's it for me today.

Hope you will pop over and see what 

The Team have created and come join in.

A Quick Christmas Card

I was sorting through my Christmas card stash and

was surprised at just how few I have so  thought I would 

have a little play with a few new products.

I decided I would try Tim Holtz Antique Bronze

Distress  Spray Stain (very shimmery) squirting it a few times

on my card stock. This was cut from the

CUTplorations Crazy Double Running 

Stitch Rectangle Nesting Die

I liked the look for a background

then I cut out my  

CUTplorations Christmas Icons - Christmas Tree 1

Attached that to a cuttlebug embossed background

again using the same nesting die.

Finished with a simple Merry Christmas die from Lawn Fawn.

I kept it simple for easy posting. 

I am just in time to add it to 

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge

#258 Holiday.

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we can pop our creations Here

and the never Ending Anything Goes Challenge

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