Stars

 Good Afternoon. I have made two cards today, both of them for this week's Less is More Challenge - Stars,
The first one is a stamp by Chocolate Baroque which was stamped with Versamark and the embossed with a silver glitter embossing powder, matted onto silver mirri with a computer generated sentiment.

For the main image on second card I have used Clarity's Wired Star stamp this time I have embossed with a gold glitter embossing powder.  The smaller stars were made with a clear Kanban stamp and embossed with the same gold ep.  Not very happy with this one as the embossing powder doesn't show up very well, and it has been remade a good few times.

I hope you like my cards and thank you so much for visiting and the wonderful comments you have been leaving me, they mean such a lot to me.
Beryl x

Tie A Yellow Ribbon

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for this week's Less is More Challenge -  Cocktails. I had a couple of ideas for this but decided to get out my beautiful Chocolate Baroque stamp again.  Fingers crossed that Chrissie and Mandi will be happy with my Cocktail of Flowers.  I stamped the image with Versamark and used Silver Lustre embossing power, by Cosmic Shimmer, I coloured with Promarkers, matted the image onto Papermania shimmer card and silver mirri, added a yellow ribbon and some aurora gems from my stash.  I used my Quickie Glue pen and crystal glitter on the 'bubbles'  I've just noticed that I've left the bow a bit too close to the right hand edge, can't change it now because if I try to take the topper off I will ruin the card and have to start all over again.

I will have to make another card like this with red flowers, as it's my Mum and Stepdad's Ruby Wedding Anniversary in December.

I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting today.
Beryl x

Less is More No.2

Good Evening, I am posting a second card tonight for the Less is More Challenge - Anything Goes and the ladies are hoping to get 1000 posts.  I probably won't manage another as I am off on my hols on Wednesday for a couple of weeks.  The image is Chocolate Baroque (Elusive Images) stamped with Versamark and embossed with Judikins Gold Twinkle embossing powder.  The sentiment is Clarity embosed with the same ep. The gold beads are from my stash

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you like my card.
Beryl x

Joy to the World

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for this week's Bah Humbug Challenge - Christmas Sentiments/Text.  I have used Clarity Stamps by Barbara Grey, inked with Versamark and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Gold ep. I used a Kaleidacolor ink pad and my brayer to colour the inside of the 'O', I think I need a lot more practice with my brayer.  The base card and Cuttlebugged card are Stardream and I stamped the the image  onto Clarity Silk Finish Card.  The blue satin ribbon is from Carnmeal Cottage.

I am also entering my card into Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Let's Emboss It,

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today
Beryl x

Less is More -Flags

Good Afternoon from a very wet and miserable Shetland, we are certainly not having a summer here.  I have two cards today for this week's Less is More Challenge - Colours of you Nation's Flag.  First off I have to apologise to Mandi for bothering her with a stupid question, I must learn to read things thoroughly before jumping in with my two left feet!  I almost failed my driving theory test because I didn't read the questions properly.

On to my cards, I am English but have lived longer in Scotland than I have in England and I am married to a Scotsman, so I have gone with the Scottish Flag of  Blue and White.  When I finished it I didn't think the blue was dark enough to represent the Saltire, but as it's the right blue for our Shetland Flag I am still posting it.  The images on both cards are from Fantastic Florals Unmounted Plate from Chocolate Baroque.  For this card  I used the resist technique by stamping and embossing with white embossing powder and then using cut and dry foam I added the blue using DI Faded Jeans and Adirondack Stonewash, the sentiment is printed directly to the card.

For the second card I stamped another of the stamps with Versamark and embossed with white ep, had a few probs with this one, because I was working in artificial light on pearlised card and ended up with lots of white speckles.  I got there in the end.  The sentiment was also stamped and embossed with white ep.

Many thanks for visiting today and I hope you like my cards and thank you in advance for any comments you may wish to make. 
Beryl x

Snippets Day

Good Evening, my card to share today is for Jules Crafty Snippets Challenge.   The silver mirri is made up from 3 strips of left overs, the smallest being just the width of the ribbon so the joins don't show.  The bp is two strips of DCWV left overs and joined together with the green cs.  Not sure where that came from, just found it in my box and realized it was the right colour.  The image is Elusive Images (now Chocolate Baroque)  I used Versamark and Stickum Powder to get a sticky surface in order to use this lovely silver/multi glitter from Debbi Moore.  The corners are a Cuttlebug die, the ribbon was lying at the bottom of my ribbon box  and the sentiment was computer generated.  I have got masses of different white card offcuts so I have started using removable glue tape and sticking these bits to a piece of cheap copy printer so that I can use them in my printer to make sentiments.

I am also entering my card into the Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Must try and do this more often, it really is surprising what you can do with all of those offcuts.  I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting
Beryl x

Out of my comfort zone

Good Morning,  As I was up and showered and dressed before 7.30 this morning, for the second time this week (unheard of normally, my alarm doesn't even go off until 8.30!) I decided to have a play.  After seeing Frankie's tag for her TIO challenge - Dreaming Haute Couture  I thought I would have a go. I started off by colouring the tag with Silkies -Tuscan Satin, Pearl Satin and a very little amount of Bronze Brocade I bought these early last year and this is the first time I have actually used them. I found out an old set of Art Deco unmounted stamps and overstamped the background with scent bottles and handbags, with DI Tea Dye,  I also stamped 'Dream a little Dream' randomly.  The main image is coloured with Promarkers and mounted onto some brown cs. I've had these stamps for ages and cannot remember the manufacturer. I added the feather and a couple of hatpins.  I finished off with the flower which was white, I swiped it with Versamark and then dusted it with some mica powder to tone in with the card. 

I am also entering my tag into My Time to Craft - Ladies Day

Thanks for visiting and also for the lovely comments you have been leaving
Beryl x

Oranges and Lemon

Good Morning. It's a beautiful morning here, blue sky and sunshine with just a few clouds dotted around.  Hope it lasts.

My card today is for two Challenges - Sketch and Stash No35 and Ooh La La Creations 'Bright and Cheerful'.
The image is from Clarity, stamped in Versamark and dusted with copper mica powder, the papers are Cuddly Buddly, sentiment computer generated, leaves Marianne Creatable, flower,  ribbon and gems from my stash.

For Sketch and Stash, the new elements are  the Clarity stamp and mica powder.  The neglected is the orange ribbon, which I think came as a magazine cover gift ages ago.

I hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by and leaving me such great comments. 

Oriental Fan

My card for today is for Rainbow Lady's Challenge. She wants us to use a fan on our cards in some form or other. I used Stardream Opal card which in real life is a beautiful buttery cream colour. The bookmark and fans come from one of the first stamp sheets I bought from Elusive Images (Glenda) I have stamped in Versamark and used a green Moon Glow ep, added a simple sentiment and a green tassel attached with a gold coloured brad. Thank for visiting my blog and for all the lovely comments you make. Every single one is really appreciated. Beryl x

3 in 1

I've managed to fill three challenges with today's card. Arty Girlz and Tanda Teaser this week are both for 'Frames' and Cute Card Thursday requires 'Hearts' on the card. I needed an Anniversary card and used this image and backing paper from Joanna Sheen's Dancing With Shadows. I used Stardream Opal for the card and the frame which I cut with the largest scalloped Nestie, I used gold mirror card for the matting; the sheer organza ribbon came from Joanna Sheen. The hearts were red and I think they came as a cover gift on a cardmaking magazine. I used my Versamark pad on them and sprinkled on Halo ep from Sparkle and Sprinkle to make them gold and glittery. I hope you like my card and thank you very much for dropping in and for any comments you may wish to make - which are always greatly appreciated. Beryl x