MAWTT April 2016 Challenge. . . . . . . . . . .

Good morning everyone and welcome to my creation for the DT for MAWTT.

This month's challenge has been chosen by Gail and is to use Spring Flowers.

Now, that immediately led me back to daffodils, I'm afraid and as they are beginning to look past their best in my garden, I thought I'd make the most of using them on my cards. Hope you don't mind another daffodil shot.

On the above picture, the background paper looks more green than yellow but I photographed it about 10 times standing up as this was as good as it got. The other couple of photos are more representative of the true colour of John Lockwood's gorgeous paper.

Ingredients

Cream Card

Lemon yellow card from John Lockwood's Spring Shades 8x8 pad

Embossalicious Floral Vine A4 embossing folder

SB Lonely Hearts die (cut twice and joined in a cross in the centre)

SB Captivating Squares

HC Sunkissed Fleur (Daffodils)

Presscut Squares

Sentiment from John Lockwoods Cherry Blossom stamp set

Pistachio Memento Dew Drop ink

Pearlage

This snap shows how I double padded the centre of the crossed Lonely Heart die cuts to raise the focal point. The ends of these were then glued flat where they emerged from under the frame (hope that makes sense lol???)

Please pop over to MAWTT to see what the other gals have created and hope you can enter the challenge................go on, get those daffs and tulips out .

Will probably see you all the other side of the weekend noe, so have a good one.

TTFN

Ang x

Moving Along With the Times Challenge. . . . . . Colour Theme

Good morning, its me again, just when you thought it was safe to blog lol!!!

Also, I've noticed that this is my 250th post. . . . . and they hoped said it wouldnt last hahaha!

Today its another DT card as its time for another challenge at MAWTT and the theme, as chosen by our head honcho Hazel (Didos) is this. . . . . . . 

                         Make your creation predominantly in your Birthstone Colour.

Hope you're able to go take a peek at my team mates creations here and it would be lovely to see some familiar names joining in.

Now, the reason my card is greener than a leprechauns longjohns is because I'm a May baby so my predominant colour is green.

I did wonder how I could make such a big splash of green look good but I'm quite pleased with the result.

Its an 8x8 as I wanted to use my new SB Lonely Hearts die (another similar to a Striplet) to make a panel by cutting it 3 times in a row (can anyone see a row of 3 "crabs" along the top with their pincers in the air?. . . . . .No? Just me then, lol!!!)

When I glued the cut out piece to the paler green card, I ran it through the GC as I would if using a mask to emboss. This has two purposes, in that it helps to stick the 2 pieces together and also the paler green card embosses slightly through the cut out piece. You can probably see it on this next photo a bit better. . . . . . . . 

Ingredients 

Cream Card (Ross)

Green card (Lidl)

Green paper (Lidl - its 135gsm & complements the card packs) for bottom green layers

SB Lonely Hearts die

SB Fancy Tags 3 (cut one of the dies 3 times and glued together to form a circle)

SB Peony dies

X-Cut circle die

Cuttlebug Kassies Brocade embossing folder

Hobbycraft sentiment

Cottage Ivy Memento Dew Drop ink

Pearls

Cream organza ribbon

If green is not your thing, I'm sure it would look ok in another colour (may try that one out actually lol!!) 

That's me for today and don't worry, you'll have a few days reprieve before I'm back again hahaha!!!

Im still trying to catch up with commenting but time keeps running away with me and Im at work for the next 3 full days so I will be pushed again. I will do my best so Im sorry Im behind.

Have a Happy Good Friday tomorrow and enjoy the hot cross buns (ummmmmm!)

Be good.

TTFN

Ang x

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PS. . . Maureen, I won't ban you unless you say something bad about Jenson Button lol!