Sunrise, sunset, take your pick, and a few photographs

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world, hugs.

Did you get the thunderstorms? I have never in my life seen rain like we had here yesterday, it was bouncing up off the road at least a foot!!!!! Only trouble is it didn't cool it down any.

I warn you now that this post is picture heavy so get yourself  settled down with a cuppa :o)

I actually made this card a few weeks ago, but forgot to post it.

Base card is hammered white from Papermill Direct, folded and cut to 6x6.

Mat is black card from stash.

I inked up a square of white smooth card, then stamped with various stamps from Lavinia and Art Impressions. The tree stamp has no name on it, but I bought it second hand many years ago. All stamped with Memento inkpad.

There is any more I can say about it really, except that I hope you like it :o)

An now a few photographs, not my best but I was so happy to finally have the opportunity to take my cameras for a stroll after all the trials and tribulations of the last 18 months. I still can't walk far but at least my blue badge now gets me nearer to where I want to be. 

I spent literall just about 3/4 of an hour at Trent Lock the other day and OMG did I enjoy it.

 

Are you still awake? I hope I didn't bore you :o) 

 Jackie xx

Playing with scraps

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world...hugs

Welcome to new follower Carole, Hi Carole, thank you for joining me :o)

My card today is one I made when I was rummaging through my scrap box, so I have no idea where the paper came from! 

Base card is my favourite white linen card folded and cut to 7x5.
On the paper scrap, I stamped Lavinia willow in black and grey with Memento inks, then stamped Stampendous Agapanthus cluster with Versamark, then heat embossed with Stampendous Detail White powder.
Matted onto a scrap of gold textured card then layered onto the base card.
Stamps and Smiles sentiment. 
Gems from stash, coloured with Copic pen :o)
Jackie xx

Resist stamping.....

.....but it doesn't show up too well on the pic!

Good morning everyone, where did the sun go. It's been raining all night here!

I hope you are all well or getting there...hugs

I have decided to leave off taking my statins for a month to see if they are making my shoulder and other pains worse, missed 4 nights so far so a long way to go yet, watch this space!

Onto my card for today. As said above, the resist stamping doesn't show up well unless you enlarge the pic.

I made this a few weeks ago, but decided it wasn't fit to show, but it has grown on me a bit since then, so here it is LOL.

Base card is hammered white from PMS, folded and cut to 7x5,

Red layer is plain card from the scrap box.

I stamped the dandelion clocks (sorry, don't know the make) with versamark onto smooth white card, then heat embossed with holographic embossing powder. 

I then inked with red Memento inkpad.

Stamps are a mixture of Lyndsay Mason and Lavinia.

Sentiment stamp from an old set by Stamps and Smiles :o)

Jackie xx

.....and this is what I made with my belated birthday present

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world. Here's some hugs for those who want or need them {{{{{hugs}}}}}

Well, as the title suggests, here is my card for today. What a lovely crisp image from the fabulous Woodware stamps inked up with Versafine.

Base card is white hammered from the Papermill Direct. I bought one of those huge boxes filled with white and ivory about 4 years ago and I still have lots left because I only use it if I am covering the card with paper etc which I don't do very often!

The other stamps I used are Lavinia. I did the stamping after I had inked the plain white card up with Big and Juicy inkpad.

Sentiment is from a stamp set by My Creative Time. Image was layered onto plain black card before being attached to the base card :o)

Jackie xx

8x8 card for a friend

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all well or getting there, and ready for the big day...hugs

This has to be a quickie as Stephen has his first hospital appointment since coming home and as he can't communicate very well they have asked me to go with him so that I can explain his limitations etc. After that he will be on his own. They will be sending transport plus an escort so we have to be ready at least an hour and a half before the appointment time!

Anyhow, here is my card for today which is my first birthday card for January.

It's safe to show it as she isn't a blogger.

8x8 card blank from Papermania, covered with white pearlised card embossed with Embossalicious A4 folder.

I swiped different coloured Memento dewdrop inkpads across plain white card then stamped with Lindsay Mason and Lavinia stamps then added a smidgin of Glamour dust and layered onto pewter textured card from PDA. Nothing new was used in the making of this card :o)

Jackie xx

Fairy staircase

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world...hugs

A few peeps suggested that the fungus growing up the tree on one of my latest photographs looked like a fairy staircase which gave me the idea for this 12x12 page. Not too sure about it but heyho, I can always try again later :o)

I used several stamps from Lindsay Mason and Lavinia. The fairies were created by myself and PatEssex on Docrafts from two of my own photographs. That was in the days when we were producing CDs from our own pics. The lady we used is from a photograph I took of the Memphis Belle (remember the film) aeroplane at Duxford some years ago, and the wings are a flutterby I took at a bird and butterfly  park somewhere in Dorset or Somerset, I think it was at Rode, also many years ago. The large mushrooms at the bottom are actually a wooden one at Carsington Water, Derbyshire and I thought it made a great resting place for our fairy LOL. All in all, I have created the image using 4 different photographs, then printed it onto Daler-Rowney tracing paper and cut it to 8x8. Dies used are Marianne and Memory Box. I haven't done any journalling as it is just for me, but I may add a title later :o)

Jackie xx