This card uses the 2"x2" mini folders to make a border and the Score board to cover any lines above the embossed image.
Those prima flowers are lovely to give a focus...
The finished article from the one shown at the top.
The stamp is from the Graphicus Harlequin Rose plate.
And finally one coloured with chalks.
I've been double embossing again - this one is using the diamond rough and friends forever (combo). It is for my Nephew and his Fiancee who got engaged at the weekend.
This one used the paisley folder and a border from the 'with love' set I think! I finished it off using prima flowers and punched leaves to hide where I didn't quite match it up, lol!
Here is my entry for sketch saturday's challenge. The Stamp is from Little Claire Designs and the papers are from Canon Creative Park. I coloured it with my watercolour pencils and puched the flowers, using tulip paint for the middles.
The latest three cards I just made have a distinct blue theme. The first was inspired by something I saw when blog hopping last night, and it is here, on Heart Prints. It involves putting the card through 2 cuttlebug embossing folders, and I love the effect. I coloured it with chalks. The greeting is from Graphicus (Paisley Elephants plate)
With my second card I covered one side of the embossing folder with Brilliance Peacock and then used prima flowers on the bottom edge
This last card uses paper from my Artylicious Butterfly Bliss cd and a graphicus stamp using turquoise gem versamagic - simple, but I love the colours.
This is Peveril Castle close to the small town of Castleton in Derbyshire.
We visited it today. The castle is high on the hill overlooking the town and with magnificent views towards Mam Tor, Hollins Cross and Black Tor, not to mention the breathtaking Cavedale. Up on the tops of the hills were a few patches of snow, but down in the Churchyard there were snowdrops - lots of them!
We also visited the Castleton Visitors centre and yes, we did finish off the afternoon in a tea shop! 
Well, here is my entry for the Graphicus Brick and Teal colour challenge, and I have to say it hasn't been easy! I discarded several attempts saying that isn't brick and that isn't teal! I eventually settled with a mixture of Rust and terracotta for brick and stream adirondack for teal. Stamps are from Butterfly Whimsy plate and Paisley Elephant plate. I also used the paisley cuttlebug embossing folder and Versamark ink pad.
Today we had a lovely day out in Lincoln. We spent the morning looking round the Cathedral. Even on a dull day it is a spectacular sight. Meg took this photo as we arrived. Every corner seems to hold a hidden gem. We were drawn to one of the doorways in the west front which had some incredibly intricate carving to every column (not sure if that is the correct architectural term)
These are just a few of the photos we took just in one doorway!
The pillar that these two carvings were on had a different image in every panel. It was fascinating.
Inside the Cathedral was equally stunning. The stained glass is truly breathtaking. 
We had our lunch in the cathedral's own Cafe, which was extremely tasty and very good value. After lunch we went to the Castle, where we learned about the prison and took a stroll around the castle walls, including up the observatory tower. As someone who really doesn't like heights I was quite proud of myself! With the weather as it was the views were not at their best, but quite atmospheric, with the main Cathedral tower disappearing into the mist. The tower on the right looks all blurry and out of focus. It's sending my eyes all wierd!
We had an hour at the museum and rounded the day off with tea and cakes in a tea room on Steep Hill. Very Nice!
I've decided to enter my second ever sketch challenge, this time on House Mouse and friends Monday Challenge Blog. I've said in previous posts that I've a real soft spot for these little guys and the sketch and prize are very appealing.
I've used the stamp 'Oh! Happy Days!' featuring Monica, colouring her with watercolour pencils. The papers came free with a magazine several moons ago - I can't remember which, and the brads are from my stash. The stamp prize features a mouse bathing in a cup of marshmallows... let me dream!!!
The car is at the garage having a service, Meg has a friend round and I have decided to have a play with some adirondack inks. I bought Lake Mist a couple of weeks ago, and this idea has been in my head after an inspirational/accidental 'post-it' moment! I brayered the sky with lake mist using a post-it circle to mask the sun. I used the rest of the post-it to mask whilst I coloured the sun using Red Pepper. Next I used a torn edge to mask whilst sponging eggplant for the horizon. I stamped the grasses (Lavinia stamp) in Olympia Green and Onyx Black Versafine. Hope you have a tranquil day...
The first is my attempt at something Glenda did back in June 2008, and I found on her Artylicious blog. I stamped the tree from the Aboretum plate and then stamped the flowers and embossed in white embossing powder. I used alcohol inks to colour them pink. It's ok, but not as good as I would have liked. I was rather pleased with the brayering of the background though. I'm getting better at making it more uniform. The plants in the foreground are from the Wild Meadow plate.
The next card uses the Wild meadow plate again and adirondack inks in lettuce and meadow. I stamped the thistle in olive versafine and coloured it with my Aquatone pencils. I then coloured over it with a versamarker and embossed with clear embossing powder. After that I stamped the plants in the background using lettuce. More use of my nestabilities!
I stamped the plain white card with the butterfly stamp using Brilliance twilight ages ago and then couldn't think what to do with it. I suddenly thought last night that I could put a nestabilities centre on it. Here is the finished article using all Lavinia stamps.
These two cards feature a Little Claire Designs stamp called Floral Hogs. the papers are from canon Creative Park again.
