Birdhouses

I have been working on several things I can't share yet but this is a quick card I made using lovely Mintay papes. All the main elements are from the paper pack, I simply added a wooden bird from Hobbycraft and some roses from Wild Orchid.

Graham kindly shared his cold with me so yesterday I was feeling rather poorly. Hopefully it won;t linger. There have been some horrible viruses but this seems to be just a common cold. Graham went to line dancing and Tesco on his own yesterday as I thought I should spend the day indoors. I wouldn't have had the energy for line dancing. 

Faithful friend

This is a really simple card but I really like the way it turned out. I fussy cut the dig from the Mintay Cozy Evening sheet and added it to one of the papers from the pack, then added a LOTV sentiment distressed with vintage photo distress ink and a heart from a pack from Hobbycraft.

Short and sweet scheduled post whilst Monday's dinner is cooking.

Pumpkins

This really is a simple Autumn card made with Mintay Cozy Evening papers.  The image is so nice that I merely added a cluster of flowers to one corner along with some wooden and fabric leaves.  Really not much else to say about this card other than how much I love the colours. The large pumpkin looks like it could turn into Cinderella's coach doesn't it.

I have a Birthday card I must finish this morning before our line dancing class at 1pm. We are still loving it and learning slightly more complicated dances now.  In fact we have progressed from being the absolute beginners class to beginners. and she has started a new absolute beginners class.  Then we are off to Prima Rosa as I need to restock a few items as sales are going really well. I was going to stop making fairy doors but as they sold 3 in there last month I have some more to make.

Birds and flowers

Yes another card made with the gorgeous Mintay papers. They are so beautiful that it is easy to make lovely cards, I added some lace from Crafty Ribbons, a wooden bird from Hobbycraft and a mix of flowers from America, The Hobby House and Wild Orchid.  The leaves were made with a Joy die.

I hope the weather at the weekend was as lovely where you are as it was here. I love sunny Autumn days, so much fresher than the Summer. We got a lot done in the garden and hubby finished painting the fence whilst I did some crafting. I am doing a lot of sewing at the moment as well as making cards, some I can't share with you yet.

Autumn

A busy day yesterday doing lots of gardening so I never got the chance to post on here. The pots are all planted up for Autumn with cyclamen, bulbs, pansies and violas. Lots of things cut down and tidied, more to do on Sunday including planting some wallflowers and moving a few plants.  Then we went out for the evening with friends for a a meal and a show at the theatre.

I have been playing with the gorgeous Mintay papers again. This card uses items from the Coxy Evening pack. I fussy cut the seed heads and added lots of diecut leaves using an Impression Obsessions set. Enjoy your weekend,

Cozy Evening New Home

This is the second of the new home cards I made using Mintay papers. This time I used Cozy Evening papers. The images that come with the papers are fabulous. I added some burlap with lace, a stamped LOTV sentiment, some wooden leaves coloured with vintage photo distress ink, some flowers I have had for years secured with a brad and added a clock embellishment I found in my stash.  I shall be making several more cards and scrapbook layouts using both packs of papers as the designs are so gorgeous.

Playing with some new papers

I had a lovely crafting day yesterday as hubby was out all day at powerboat racing where he is part of the rescue team of volunteers. I ordered two packs of gorgeous new Mintay 12x12 papers and made a couple of cards, one from each pack. I also made some other things which I shall be sharing on here during the week.

There are some gorgeous toppers on one of the sheets and as I needed some new home cards I used one of the toppers, a suitcase from a sheet of images and one of the pretty papers from the Dreamer pack. I used a Doohickey banner die with some spotted card and a Joy leaf die along with some flowers from Te Hobby House.  The sentiment was diecut with a Doohickey die and stamped with a LOTV stamp.

I have lots to look forward to this week. Today we are going into the city and I am having my hair cut. Tomorrow we are back at line dancing class where we shall be recapping on many of the dances and learning a new one. On Wednesday I am having a facial and massage and on Friday we are out for a meal and the theatre with friends. Enjoy your week.