It's been a while......

It's been a while since I blogged but I've not been scrapping or card making for a couple of months. My dear Mother passed away on 13th October, so I've not really had the time to do any playing. Things are getting easier, and I've finally made a card - only it's a sad card as one of my close friend's Mother passed away earlier this week. This card is for Laura x

It started out flat ....

I've been looking for "flat" cards on loads of blogs and found my favourites on Vicky's blog . Mine started out the same way - an aperture inked and then stamped (I found the easiest way to ink was to use a "mop" brush). I made a mess of the edges though, so inked in a border and then decided to ink in the area around the aperture. I made vellum butterflies and a bee - and there the flat card idea disappeared as I was determined to use the Stampin Up Rich Razzleberry striped grosgrain ribbon. The card was for my cousin's birthday, so I went to the post office myself - to save being grumped at by my husband because it didn't fit the normal 1st class dimensions. The next one will be cheaper to post ..... maybe....!

I've been playing!

I've been playing with a new (to me) technique - using the negative part of a die cut as a stencil, and inking through the hole.
I used my Little Claire beach huts again, and a Stampin Up sentiment from Curly Cute. The finished card is much flatter than it would have been if I'd used my usual layers, so it's cheaper to post - always good!

One of the blogs I've been following is Little Claire's and challenge #10 is to use pink and brown.
Here's my effort using the Little Claire's Beach Huts Stamps.
Thanks for looking x

my first ever blog post...

I've been thinking about starting a blog for ages and looking at other people's challenge blogs has made me want to have a go at their wonderful challenges - so here goes and watch this space!
The title of the blog took ages to decide but I thought it had to be "it's only a piece of card..." as that's what I keep telling my ladies at the card class I run. I use the phrase whenever they show any hesitation or make mistakes - and now they all use the phrase too! It's catching on....