Many Thanks

Hi crafters!  We have been playing with Luna Paste for this card.  I started by taping the A Touch Of Class mask to a piece of coconut white card.  I used Stellar Mink  Luna Paste and pulled it through the mask with a plastic palette knife.  I removed the mask and allowed it to dry overnight.  Once dry, I made a multi-layered white frame using the Double Stitched Square die set and added it with foam over the background.  I used a bit more of the Luna Paste directly onto another piece of white card and once dry, I cut the backing from the Joanie die set out of it.  I cut the Joanie again using the decorative portion this time and glued the two together then added it to the centre of the frame.  I stamped a sentiment then cut a small frame using the Double Stitched Circles and mounted it around the sentiment.  I added it to the centre of the frame and added three small flowers that were cut out of a small leftover piece of the Luna Paste card.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"  x  7 1/2"  in size.  All for now Sue x

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You Make Me Happy

Hi there my crafty friends!  I have a wild blue one for you today! LOL    I started with my pixie  powders, Midnight Blue and Aqua Lagoon to be exact.  Once it was dry, I used the decorative die from the Stella die to cut into the card, randomly all over the background.   I backed it with white card to show through the cut out detail of the Stella die.  Next I used the Double Stitched Rectangles die set and cut it into rectangle steps.  I added mounting foam to raise up the two inner levels so the centre was standing the highest.  I cut the You Make Me Happy sentiment die in white and added a black die cut shadow behind then glued it into the centre of the card.  I completed the card with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7" x  8 1/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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You Make My Heart Smile

Hi bloggers!  This one is a different sort of colour combo, but I really liked the way it turned out!  I started with a piece of the Silver Sparkle Alcohol ink card from Ranger.  I cut the You Make My Heart Smile All In One die twice, once out of Antique Gold card and once out of Gold mirror card.  I glued the gold mirror card behind the Antique Gold card as an offset shadow and then glued the die to the Silver Sparkle card.  I used the extra flower die from the Magnolia Corner die set and created some simple white flowers for the top left and bottom right corners.  I used the corner die cut up as leaves for the flowers.  The card was completed with white, Antique Gold and Gold Mirror card mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6"  x  7" in size. All for now Sue x

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Dream

Hi crafters!  This one started with a pixie powder background and cling film!  I selected the Teal Wash, Pale Olive and Straw Yellow pixies and sprinkled them all over a piece of coconut white card.  I spritzed them with water and covered them with a piece of cling film, then scrunched it to create interesting lines.  I allowed it to dry over night, then removed the cling film.  Next I cut the decorative die from the Joanie die set into the card in opposite corners.  I covered another piece of white card with a sticky adhesive sheet, peeled the backing off and added the background over it.  I used Frosted Sparkle Glitterbitz on the exposed adhesive areas.  Next I cut the Dream Circle die in white and added it to a white shadow backing.  I cut the die again out of a left over piece of the backing and paper pieced the fall away back into the white die cut version.  I used the Joanie die's outer cut die to cut a thin decorative frame and added it around the Dream Circle as an accent.  I added three white pearls in opposite corners, then completed the card with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/2"  x 8"  in size.  All for now. Sue x

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Guess Who Thinks Your Special

Hello bloggers!  Today's card is super simple, but a very pretty one too!  I started with a piece of coconut white card and used the Sublime Swirls 3D embossing folder to add texture to the background.  Next I cut two of the Magnolia Corner out of Khaki card,  I used the extra flower die in the set and cut a bunch of them and made some dimensional flowers out of them.  I used Powder Pink card and added the flowers on top of the corner where the three flat flowers are part of the die.  I used the Guess Who Thinks You're Special die sentiment and cut it twice  out of Old Rose card and layered them.  I glued it in the centre of the card and added the two corners to the opposite sides.  The card was completed with white, powder pink and old rose card mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4"  x  9" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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Happy Birthday

Good Sunday morning all!  Today would have been my Dad's 100th birthday (he passed away at 91)  He liked these simple sort of birthday cards, so I thought it was appropriate to share it with you today.  I started with the Flourish Border 3D embossing folder and embossed a piece of coconut white card.  Next I cut the Noble Happy Birthday out of white card.  I sponge colour on to each of the letters to make it multi coloured.  I used post it notes to mask off the letters as I went.  I used Sailboat Blue, Carved Pumpkin, Worn Lipstick, Twisted Citron and Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide Inks.  Next I cut two of the balloons from the Dotty Balloons die set and two of the "strings" in white.  I used Carved Pumpkin and Worn Lipstick on the balloons to colour them to match the sentiment and added the white strings on to them.  I added the balloons with mounting foam and then glued the words in place and tucked the tails under the "y" in Birthday.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x   8 1/2" in size.

And, in keeping with tradition, I am reprinting the column of Life's Lessons as I do every year on my Dad's Birthday!  In case you are new to the blog, my Dad did not write this column, but he sent it to me years ago and I have always loved it and it reminds me of my Dad so it is very near and dear to my heart.

Here goes:

: 1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch. 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. 6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone. 8. It's OK to get angry   9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck. 10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. 11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present. 12. It's OK to let your children see you cry. 13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it. 15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks. 16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind. 17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful. 18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger. 19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else. 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer. 21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special. 22. Over prepare, then go with the flow. 23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple. 24. The most important sex organ is the brain. 25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you. 26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?' 27. Always choose life. 28. Forgive everyone everything. 29. What other people think of you is none of your business. 30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time. 31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. 32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 33. Believe in miracles. 34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do. 35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. 36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young. 37. Your children get only one childhood. 38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. 39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. 40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,we'd grab ours back. 41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. 42. The best is yet to come.. 43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. 44. Yield. 45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."  Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves  I think that we all need to take a few moments every day and be grateful and appreciative of what we have.

I love you Dad!

All for now, Sue x

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