I love Coffee

The theme this week on Gingersnap Creations is Hot Beverages.

I used Brushed Corduroy and Pumice stone inks for the background, plus a little glimmer mist.

I've had the Coffee twill tape for yonks, and the sentiment on the saying made me smile. ( Can't remember who produces the coffee cups and saying stamps - sorry).

I don't know about being successful but I do know that I need gallons of coffee in a morning before I even start to function properly!

Must dash - Shopping trip awaits.

Have fun X

Happy Anniversary

Green, Silver and Gold are the colours at the Playdate Cafe this week.

I made this tag to add to an Anniversary Card I am making.  I embossed the tag with a Damask Cuttlebug folder first and added green, gold and silver ink.  The silver heart ( Damask Hearts from Elusive Images) was embossed in silver on to tissue paper and glued to the tag.

I tinted a Prima flower gold and added a silver charm with a pearl brad.

I had the ribbon in my stash - normally use it for wedding cards, and just added some gold german scrap, a TH tag and a silver frame and gold heart charm.

Yippee it's the weekend!  Have a good one.

Thank you for looking X

New Year Card

I needed a New Year card for one of my friends in Australia, so as the theme on Tuesday Taggers is New Beginnings, and the theme at Studio L3 is Rusted Grunge I thought I'd have a go at both.
I used Alterations dies for the sign and the leaves, made the hanger "rusty" and sprayed glimmer mists on the leaves as a background.
The tickets are Tim Holtz and I added a bit of Inka gold everywhere.
It's a bit Autumnal, but I do like browns and greens!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  I hope it brings you health, happiness and all the things you wish for.

We've had a lovely restful holiday for two weeks, it's been great.  We've just stayed in most of the time - nothing like being cosy when it's freezing out there.  I've only ventured out of the house twice since Christmas Eve - once to get some more fresh veg (how boring!) and then A and I went out for a lovely meal on the 30th Dec.

Hope you've all had a good time too X

Oh the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful........

Actually it's not frightful outside....... just very cold still.  It's lovely and cosy inside though with a bowlful of nuts and a glass of ginger wine, oh and some chocolates and some mince pies too.  Yum.

Happy Christmas everybody! X

A quick Christmas card

This is one of some quick cards I made last week for Andy to take to work.
Card and paper is Stampin' Up!, the December panel in the background is a Tim Holtz texture fade tinged with Forest Fern and Barn Door distress inks.
The words are from the Cricut Christmas Cheer cartridge with some glitter glue and a ribbon added.

Sorry the photo's a bit odd - better if you click on it. X

A little play with Inka Gold

When we were at our Artsycrafts weekend there was a beautiful little sample on display done with an Inka Gold painted background, so I thought I would give it a go.  It's a little bit dark, and I might gesso it to make it a blank canvas and start again, but here it is in its current state:

Stamps used are Paperartsy, Lavinia, Clarity and Judikins.

I think I'll have a go with a white gel pen and do a bit of highlighting before I erase it.

Think (hope) we are having a little thaw outside - time to stock up and batten down the hatches for the next Arctic winds!

Thank you for all my beautiful birthday cards and facebook messages for yesterday my lovely friends. XXX