Chevrons

Good morning peeps. 

I hope I find you well this Tuesday. Today sees a new challenge over at Cards und More.

This time we would like to see your creations using -

CHEVRONS

I had lots of ideas, always tricky. I find it easier when I don't have too many options!

Anyway here is my card.

I wanted to use my free Clearly Besotted stamps I got in a recent mag and as my sewing machine was out on the table, I thought I would use it to make the stems as the originals were too short for what I wanted. Silly me put the curve the wrong way from the stamp so I had a few problems stamping the leaves!

I use DI to w/c the blooms and leaves and to stamp my chevrons. The chevrons were part of a SU set Petal Parade and the greeting is LOTV.

I shall join in over at a few challenges -

I used Distressed inks to colour

Happy Birthday

Thanks for stopping by, come back soon.

On the edge

Evening folks. 

After a dodgy start it's been a lovely spring day today, we will probably count the cost of it tomorrow with a touch of frost.

There is definately spring in the air as our first lambs have come down from the lambing pens this afternoon, 12 ewes and their lambs all frolicking in the sun, such a happy site. I didn't take my phone when I went to look so no photos. :(  Must remember to get a photo or two tomorrow.

Any way I have been in te craft room having a play as I was inspired by the card over at Muse by Shona. I loved the soft stamped circles with the tiny hearts. I had it in my mind to use butterflies as the challenge at Less is More is 'Wings'

After a couple of false starts I ended up with this.

I loved the soft embossing Shona used and it was a little tricky to photograph on mine, so I took a few others to show it off better, not sure if they do!

This is Shona's lovely card

In the end after trying various butterfly stamps I went with some punched butterflies mounted on Silver Pearl embossed discs and diecut circles. The greeting is from Clearly Besotted and the stamped butterflies from Do Crafts. I kept the colours roughly the same, colouring the outlined butterflies with matching Copics.

Here are some more views of my card.

              

The first shows the pearly embossed background discs and the second the diecut front.

OK, it's getting a tad late now so I will finish and get off to bed, early start in the morning as AL will have to go check on the lambs.