a rose for you

 This was supposed to be shabby chic- I need to be more aggressive and actually tear the background paper- It only got a light sanding which is not really enough - the flowers are all raised and I did go back and add 3 red gems .

all about "B"

 Allsorts challenge week 673  - I SPY with the letter 'B' -  blue, beige ,black , butterflies,bird  .The butterflies and bird are all raised slightly . I bought a pack of envelopes years ago that were quite slim and short so this card measures 14cm x 8.5cm - the panel is 12 x 6.5. the light is not so good today ,the card base is a sort beige/taupe colour and not grey at all.

This was a fun  to make - I am always surprised how things turn out from a blank piece of white card.

Flowery

This card recycles and uses up old stuff from my stash. The flowery circle was a huge heart from an anniversary card along with the sentiment . I did pretty well cutting the circle , a heart and I had a shaped die which fit the words perfectly. I visited New Zealand just after the devastating earthquake in 2011 and found a little stationery shop that had a few of the shaped pieces of paper - I still have some to use up.

 This card uses some more of the dreaded precut bits with white edges - I haven't found the time yet to go on the attack with the scissors.

This bunny stamp is huge ( about 8cm tall ). I was going to throw it away but decided I should at least use it once. The ribbon around his neck is raised on sticky pads. What would you do with bunny ?It was very sunny when I took the pic the colours IRL is so much darker and the pink is so much pinker.

 This is for card layout 14 at John Bloodworths blog andYoutube .

Lots of layers

 still recovering from Covid - the lack of energy means it takes me ages to do anything - even standing to do the ironing has been hard work and as for the gardening- 30 minutes and I am worn out.

I did make a few little cards to use up some of my stash - I have to admit I'm not a fan of the craft packs with all the cutouts as shown in the bottom card-  the white edges really mess with my tidy mind. I think a cutting session in front of the TV is called for .