Summer Header and Hello Card

Hello Everyone,

Time for change again. Spring's over and daffodils are over too so time for a new summery header.

I've used one of the Gelli plate prints I made a few weeks ago - see post here - for the base panel. It's over-stamped it with seedheads and grasses that make me think of a summer meadow - , pretty randomly but leaving an area in the centre fairly clear- the name of my blog appears in this area.

 Grasses from Hobby Art's 'March Hares' set, Penny Black's 'Aspire' and the dandelion head from a set that was a free gift from a magazine.

Ink pads - We Are Memory Keepers, aqua, green & pink; Memento Dew Drop 'Elderberry & Pear Tart; Versafine 'Imperial Purple' & Olympia Green.

Of course, once I'd taken a photo of the panel, and uploaded it to Serif CraftArtist where it was merged with my blog name, I made a card.

Nothing too complicated. I simply stamped and embossed the greeting, 'Hello' from Papermania Capsule Geometric stamp set, with embossing ink and Stampendous Midnight Black powder on to middle of the panel. Then, to finish, the panel was matted on to a scrap of deep pink cardstock and then adhered to the front of a white scalloped card base.

That's it for me today. Many thanks for dropping in to see what I've been up today - I appreciate your visits and the comments you leave.

Take care and have a wonderful Saturday.

Post Christmas Blues

Hello Everyone,

It's not that I'm feeling post Christmas Blues. We've just booked an early summer break so quite the contrary. However, it occurred to me that now the Christmas festivities are over, and before the New Year fun begins, I should change this blog's header again. And I've gone for a wintry scene that is decidedly blue.

This time, instead of relying on Serif Craft Artist to do all the work, I made the background myself using a mix of inks, stamps, stencils and embossing powders.

Supplies used:

• smooth white card trimmed to 8¼ x 3¼ inches
• stencil - Imagination Craft's snowman scene - this is quite an old stencil which features snowflakes, a winter bare tree and a snowman which I omitted from the header.
• VersaMark watermark stamp pad
• embossing powders - Docraft's Seafoam White, Wow! Bark Regular and a set of Frantage Encrusted Enamels in Teal
• ink pads - Memento's Espresso Truffle & Danube Blue
• Denim Gentle Blend (Pinflair)
• stamps: Winter Woodland - birds in branch; Forest Magic - rabbit; I cut a 'winter wonderland' stamp in two to use the word 'winter' on its own on the background
• title was computer generated

In fact, I liked the finished background so much I thought it would make a great winter birthday card.

To make it, I simply created a base from smooth white card measuring 8½ x 4 inches, matted the header piece on to dark brown cardstock and added a birthday greeting, stamped in blue on white card and also matted on the same dark brown cardstock.

All that remains of 2018 is for me to say is that -

I wish you and yours 

Health, Wealth and Happiness in

2019

Happy New Year !

New Look Header - New Look Me

Hello Everyone,

I have a new hairdo.

I've had the same style since a few years ago when I had the 'big cut' - in fact, about 4 years ago when, due to arthritis, my waist-length hair had become too difficult to care for.

I'm thrilled with the new me. The EM gave it his thumbs-up too.

One change can often lead to another and my new hairdo certainly has. My blog header hadn't had a makeover in too long. I'd simply forgotten it. I opened up my much neglected Serif Craft Artist and set to work. The result is the new header above. Hope you like.

The sun is out and the sky is blue, though it is a tad chilly - a perfect autumn day. It's pulling me outdoors - got to enjoy it while we can, we have a long winter ahead.

Take care and enjoy your weekend.