A Flower for All Seasons (Unscripted #50)

I was surfing blogs today and I must have caught a glimpse of the new Unscripted Sketches because I made this card tonight and it looks quite similar to the sketch!!! So I decided to submit it, but I had to be honest and say, I didn't realize I qualified for the sketch until after I made it! I have wanted to ink up this stamp set for a while now! It is the "Flower for All Seasons" Set (111592). I coloured the image with my Stampin' Write Markers. I used the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder (115964) on the white cardstock at the top of the card. I used some of that pretty DSP from the Good Neighbours pack for the bottom of my card. The sentiment is from "Oval All" (113790). I also used my favourite ribbon Old Olive Satin Ribbon (117292), I love the sheen!! The cardstock base is Old Olive.

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Smiles,
Lesley :)

20 minutes or less Scrapbook Challenge

I played along with Carole'Anne and Sandi today with their 20 minute Scrapbook Sketch Challenge. I wanted to create my own DSP so I used the Fifth Avenue Florals set to stamp the background in Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and Chocolate Chip. I used some DSP from the Sweet Pea Pack in the Mini Occasions Catalogue and some pink satin ribbon. The journaling I did was more of a title "My Dear Kind and Wonderful Friend" from the stamp set called "All Holidays".This page was meant to be simple. I thought this could be a cute page for a Spring Friendship theme. I did this as a 81/2 x 11" page and it took me awhile to design but less than 20 minutes to put together! Does that count?!! LOL!

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Smiles,
Lesley :)

Colour Throwdown and "Just Us Girls" Challenge

I made this card for the Colour Throwdown and the JUGS Sketch Challenge. I wanted a fresh card for Mother's Day! I did the panels from the sketch in white on white. The flowered panels I created using my Fifth Avenue Florals Set. Can you see the panels better at this angle? I finished off the card with some pearls and some pink satin ribbon.Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Lesley :)

Curtain Call Colour Challenge and OCC Sketch

I made this card for the current Curtain Call Colour Challenge to use Garden Green, Tempting Turquoise, Kraft, So Saffron and White. I decided to make a Tent Topper Card which I had yet to do!I stamped the flowers from "God's Beauty" and cut them out. Them popped them up on the "For All You Do Leaf". I wish I had left it with just two flowers, I may have to remake this card!!! The OCC Sketch Challenge was just a circle and they wanted us to take inspiration from that circle and that is what prompted me to make a tent topper card!

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Smiles,
Lesley :)

Some Exciting News

Keeping up with the current trends, Stampin' Up has made some changes to their colour families. Those changes will take place with the new Catalogue in July! I am very excited about these changes and LOVE the colours they are bringing in. Some of the colours used to be "In Colours" but now they are here for a while and I am so happy!!!

Here are the new colours:

I am so excited about Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette and River Rock!!! Yeah!

Stampin' Up is letting go of some of their older colours and so if you have inks you really love and they are not on the list, you may want to get some re-inkers for your ink pads. Once these sell out they will be gone.

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Smiles,
Lesley :)

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge

I was so inspired by the design team samples over at the Sweet Sunday Sketch Blog that I had to play! I decided to keep my card simple using the Fifth Avenue Florals set and the DSP from the Good Neighbours and Sweet Pea Packs. I actually used all scraps on this card. I cut out the circle with my Circle Scissors Plus and then used the Circle Scallops #2 Die in my Big Shot. I also completed the inside of the card using my Curvy Verse set. I used Melon Mambo and Old Olive as my colours. I smudged the top righthand side of the inside of the card with my thumb! Don't you hate that when that happens!!!

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Smiles,

Lesley :)

Stampin' 411 Sketch Challenge

For the past few weeks I have missed the deadline for the Stampin' 411 Challenge and so tonight I was determined to make a card for it! I wanted to try to stretch myself and to really use the "Charming" set in an interesting way. So I decided to make a flower! The sentiment is from the SAB set Vintage Labels and the flower stem is from Fifth Avenue Florals. I tried to tie a bow to the ribbon but it just didn't look right, so I kept the ribbon fairly simple. I did use 2 ribbons...the Vanilla Satin layered on top of the wider retired Chocolate Satin Ribbon . I used Really Rust, Chocolate Chip and Always Artichoke as my colours.

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Smiles,
Lesley :)

Scrapbook Pages of our Honeymoon and Engagement

I was looking through some old pictures on my computer and found some scrapbook pages I had made a while back.

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Smiles,

Lesley :)