Japanese lady

Here is an example of a card that I just "threw" together rather than placing each element carefully and edging it with a complementary coloured border etc etc.
I think it works equally well! Might try some more "flung together" cards! In fact I might become a believer in "less is more" after all!

Tree-lined card

This week's Lotstodo challenge is Stripes and/or lines so this is my take on it.
Not my usual style but I acknowledge there are "horses for courses" even in cardmaking.

Let's Face it!

Here is my entry for this week's challenge on Lotstodo. I tried out a technique using a polybag, PVA and gold embossing powder which is then distressed with a heat gun. Think I should have kept going and made it "holier" but it is knowing when to stop, isn't it? Anyway, I will definitely give it another go.

Baby boy

Here's a card I made this morning for a special friend who has finally become an aunt. I hope she doesn't peek on here before it arrives! It is my first success using shrink plastic and a heat gun.

Alcohol inks and acetate

Had a play around today with alcohol inks on acetate then stamped some butterflies on the other side. I mounted the acetate onto an A5 card which had the same butterflies stamped (but not embossed) in gold. Difficult to see the true effect from the photo but I liked the outcome.

Black & White challenge

This is a card that I made for this week's challenge on Lotstodo. The brief was black and white so I tried out one of my new stamps which had a rather nostalgic look about it so I typed up the background (one of Terry Wogan's little nuggets)and card done. Now just got to find some-one with a sense of humour..........

Another chic lady card

Still playing around with Tim Holtz distress inkpads. Got a way to go but getting there!

Parisien lady

Played around last night with some Distress Inkpad techniques I saw on Create and Craft and Tim Holtz videos. This is the result. I have to say that I am quite pleased with the results .......

Customised heat gun

I played around last night with my alcohol inks and decided to change my heat gun. This is the result...... Don't forget to click on the photo to enlarge it.

Art challenge piece

The challenge this week is entitled "art" which leaves it wide open to interpretation. Here is mine.