Mid-week, the weekend is getting closer!

Morning readers, 

Not sure how you all feel about this recent heatwave but ... I was DELIGHTED to wake up to find it was 19°! Now this is normally warm but with it being around 29°c at the same time yesterday it felt FABULOUS! Stay safe, stay hydrated peeps.

I was away when the new LIM challenge launched so, despite the sweltering weather ... here's my take on the challenge!

My C6 card

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• Card in white and Christmas red, for my card front, insert and matting
• Snippets of leftover card in white and Christmas red, for my image panel
• Inkadinkado image (from 60.30984) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink - I used my MISTI for stamping this silhouette, just in case I needed to re-ink to get a nice even black image
• Paper Artsy sentiment (from JOFY17) stamped using Versafine Clair tulip red ink
• Crystal stickles, to bling up my traditional mantelpiece

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Simply Less Is More - challenge No. 469 - TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS
2. Allsorts - challenge No. 685 - CHRISTMAS IN JULY
3. Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - challenge No. 603 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) USE A DIE CUT OR PUNCH
4. TGIFriday - challenge No. 377 - HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
5. Perfectly CAS - challenge No. 28 - FESTIVE

 

 

I've a make to share with you today ....... an Artist Trading Card, measuring just 3½" x 2½"

My ATC

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of leftover card in white and Costco 300gsm double sided
• On the Costco double sided paper I stamped both my Kaisercraft "script" image and my Studiolight checker image (from SL362) using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• StudioLight iamges (from SL362) stamp0ed using Memento gray flannel and Versafine Clair nocturne inks
• Using a makeup brush I applied Memento gray flannel and Ranger Archival vibrant fuchsia inks to my white card panel
• Sharpie pens in pink and black, to edge my ATC layers

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Love To Craft - challenge No. 69 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 235 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Pattie's Creations - challenge No. 196 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - challenge No. 2229 - ANYTHING GOES
5. TTCRD - July 19th challenge - ANYTHING GOES

And some more pix of our lovely break in Peterborough ......

Thought we'd stepped back in time, parked in our hotel parking lot!

Ferry Meadows, Nene Park, Peterborough

Guess this is why it's called Ferry Meadow!

Swans at Nene Park, Peterborough

Main course of steak (top) and wild mushroom
in a herb suet crust at the Black Horse - DELICIOUS

Sticky toffee pudding (top), Key Lime cheesecake (bottom)
both ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS