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Saturday, 1 October 2011

A mixed bunch!

 I had a bit of a crafting session last night and first thing this morning ... hubby's alarm went off at 6am so we were all awake too early for a Saturday!!

  I love the idea that fairies have to do their own washing ... bet they don't iron their clothes!!!
Anyway I adore this Lavinia stamp, especially the stripy tights!  The white cardstock has been embossed using my D'Vine Swirls folder, and matted it onto black cardstock.  The punch is from SU and I added some black gingham ribbon, and then a bow (rather than a sentiment) ... very simples.

Clean and Simple Stamping - sketch
Do you Stack up - swirls
Sisterhood of crafters - silohuette stamp
Paper Play - white + one
Stampin' Royalty - Keep it simple

For this one I embossed the white cardstock and then stamped the SU image in vintage photo, and also the sentiment.  I added some teeny flat backed pearls and some spotty ribbon, which I looped before cutting ... need to sharpen those scissors!!

Challenges:
Less is More - eye colour ... mine are hazel
CAS-ual Friday - ribbon loop/tag

And finally ...
 Another of Krista's images ... Stroppy Beth, coloured in promarkers and fleximarkers.  The dp is MME and i added some thin ribbon and a knot.  the flowers and brads are from my stash.

Challenges:
Saturated Canary - sketch (I promise to be back with a halloween one!)
Crazy4challenge - anything goes (send cards for charity - I send most of mine to the local charity shop)
ABC challenge - Anything Goes

And here is the inspiration for that image ... my stroppy 5 year old!!!  Beth does a good line in strop!!

I have promised the girls a 'ladies that lunch' day ... if they are good and tidy their room ... this might prove expensive for me as they are a hive of activity at the mo!!!

36 comments:

Chrissie said...

Love your LIM card Cathy... simple and effective... I think the stamp is fab.
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"

Juls said...

such a fabulous collection of cards! Hugs Juls

Ali said...

Gorgeous cards love the lavinia stamp!!

Jane said...

Cathy I Love it....I thought it was just my Jude who stropped like that!lol

WencheP said...

Beautiful card, love black and white. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

-Wenche

Mary Jo said...

Very pretty card! Love the idea of swirls and fairies together. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up. Good luck.

Anne said...

Your LIM card is fab, but OH! I love that Lavinia card in b&w, simply perfect
Anne
x

Brandi Wiggins-Côté said...

These are all really cute! Great KISS cards. Thanks so much for playing along this week.

Hugs,
Brandi

Mandi said...

FAB LIM card CAthy
Gorgeous flourish stamp
Thank you
Mandi LIM

RioMissPam said...

Cute cards and you little one is adorable. TFS!

Riet said...

What a gorgeous cards Cathy.

Hugs Riet.xx

Vicky said...

Such gorgeous collection of cards Cathy...!

big hugs Vicky xx

Lynne said...

Your LiM card is great, love that stamp.
Lynne xxx

Sue said...

Hi hun
gorgeous cards, oh the card matches the piccie perfect! lol, great attitude, sue,x

Pop's Cards said...

HI sweetie this is stunning, love your colour choices here, thanks for joining our first challenge hugs pops x

Céline said...

beautiful card, love the stamp
thanks for playing with us at paperply this week
hugs
céline Dt Member

Debgem said...

Lovely picture of Beth - my Kathryn does a strop well too!!

Your LIM card is so elegant. Love the fairy washing too!

Micki said...

Love your cards....the silhouette cards are gorgeous. And I love the Happy Birthday card with the brown ink. That stamp looks just like your daughter....tooo cute.
Thanks so much for playing along with us in The Sisterhood of Crafters!

GinaA said...

Gorgeous cards I especially like the washing line, and the colour for your LIM card is fab.

Aileen said...

All super cards, you were busy! I like the washing line on the first and your embossing on the second is a good background for your stamp. Love stroppy Beth and you "inspiration". x

Jenni's Jems said...

Great cards love them all x

Viv said...

All super cards Cathy & what a cute pic of Beth too.....they do bring a giggle sometimes don't they girls....mine is past the strop stage though as she is almost 40...oh my :O) Viv xx

Brenda Dean said...

Beautiful! I think the CAS card is my favorite! Love it!

Julie said...

Fabulous cards, Cathy!! Love the CAS ones as much as your Sassy!! That Lavinia stamp is gorgeous and your layout is wonderful!! Fab card, Cathy!! Juliexx

Sarah said...

Fabulous cards!Your LIM card is lovely!

Virginia L. said...

Fantastic design with the looping ribbons for the 2nd card, Cathy! Thanks so much for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

Jan Garber said...

Wonderful use of the swirl embossed background! Your daughter is adorable! Thansk for joining us a Do You Stack Up!

Linby said...

lovely cards, really like the fairy washing line.
Linbyx

Annchen said...

lovely cards. The texture of the embossed cards is perfect to the images!

Laura Davis said...

Great work!!
Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!
Laura

Karen B. said...

Great array of cards, and each is so beautiful. Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!

Wendy Colledge said...

Just LOVE it!!! Just gorgeous.Thank you for playing along in the challenge this week
@ Paperplay Challenges.

Karen said...

Oh that is so beautiful, thanks so much for playing along at Paper Play this week:-)
Hugs
Karen
xxxx

Sandy said...

3 gorgeous cards, love the stamped images too,
Sandy

fatmonica said...

They're all great cards!

Dotty Jo said...

A great mix of gorgeousness! Jo x