Option to add lemon or yellow at PTW ....

As I prepare this post for Tuesday 5th February, the snow is pouring down and the world outside has gone white!! Oh no, I thought we had seen the back of the white stuff last week - I hope it doesn't last too long.  The new challenge at Papertake Weekly is Anything Goes with the Option of Adding something lemon or yellow - there are some fabulous cards by the PTW design team - please try and find time to pop over and be inspired to let us see your card - you have a whole week to make one.

As you can see, I went all out with the lemon/yellow theme!!  I coloured the LOTV image in with Copics 

and added yellow twill stripe ribbon, gold ric rac, white cotton lace, round sparkly button, natural button twine

Wild Orchid Crafts ivory small gardenia with ivory crysanth, ivory hip rosebuds and then Ribbon Girl lemon/ivory sparkly roses.  I also used the new white sprigs - perfect for adding as a filler in any flower arrangement on cards.  All available from here - see below for details

See you soon, Mary G

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Happy Birthday Less is More ......

The Less is More challenge is celebrating it's 2nd birthday and I was amazed when they asked if I would like to be a guest designer!!  As you may know, I never know when to stop when I'm piling on bling, flowers, ribbon and lace, so I surprised myself when I turned out this (to me, very clean and simple) card based on their theme of 'cream and kraft'

There are some fabulous cards to inspire you over at the Less is More blog and I hope you will pop over there and be inspired to enter your own project into their challenge.

For this card I added walnut distress ink, a tiny bit of stardust stickles, a wooden button distressed with walnut ink and a piece of natural button twine. (Button, twine and stickles all from The Ribbon Girl)

See you soon Mary G x

Have a wizard day ........

Its sketch week at Papertake Weekly - you can make a card based on Sketch 75 as I did or you can choose another from the special Sketch Section on the papertake Weekly blog.   I used a LOTV mini masterpiece diecut, saddlestitch ribbon, a gold hat pin and a wizard hat charm (see below for more info) and no flowers, glitter, pearls or bling!! wow, sometimes I amaze myself lol

There is almost a week left for you to get your project in so please pop over to the PTW blog to be inspired 

see you soon, Mary G x

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Forever friends .......

I was thrilled to be invited to be a guest DT for the Forever Friends Challenge Blog - Ribbon Girl is sponsoring and the challenge this week is 'Use Ribbon and/or Lace'

See you soon, Mary G x

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New Magnolia Only Challenge ........

I'm delighted to tell you that The Ribbon Girl has started a brand new Magnolia Only Challenge and today is our very first challenge - 'use ribbon or lace' - not hard when you're making a Magnolia card is it? and 

there is a great prize for the winner consisting of a £10 voucher to spend in the Ribbon Girl Online Store plus a Magnolia Stamp 'Love is in the Air'

This is my card 

I coloured the gorgeous 'Tilda with Ballet Shoes' with Copics. 

I added a doohickey swirl and a nestie heart covered in Glamour Dust

Please see below for products used on this card

I really hope you will join in with this new Magnolia challenge which will take place on the last Sunday of every month - we have a fantastic Design Team and I  urge you to pop over to the Ribbon girl blog to admire their creations for this very first challenge!

See you soon, Mary G x

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Treasured times .......

The challenge at Lili's Little Fairies this week is 'anything goes' so long as you use a LOTV stamp or diecut and there is a host of inspiration by the rest of the design team so please do pop over and be inspired!

The background layers were cut with dies Andrea bought me as a Christmas gift - they are a lovely shape - all the edges were distressed with walnut ink.   I coloured my LOTV image with Copics and added stardust stickles, satin ribbon, lace, ivory hearts and a WOC 20mm ivory open rose (click on the thumbnail pictures for more information)
See you soon Mary G x

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