Share DSP by USING it!

As I have a complete inability to resist DSP, 

my stash is much larger than I'd like to admit ;-)

As I was making a stash of cards for a friend, 

I bit the bullet and actually started cutting up some DSP,

used some retired sheer ribbon,

 and luckily my friend is partial to a bit of gingham :-)

Keep on crafting,

GenGen xxxx

My love of leaves

At difficult times, I find nature comforting

Stamp set: Forever Fern

Ink: Pear Pizzazz

Card: Whisper White and Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: Forever Flourishing Dies, Ornate Frames Dies, 

Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper (white on the reverse)

Our lives are richer for knowing them,

they live with us in our hearts and minds,

GenGen xxxx

Positive Thoughts

This time of year with gardens blooming and butterflies flying around translates into a June Birthday card.

Stamp Set: Positive Thoughts

Card stock: Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla

Ink: Rocco Rose, Pear Pizzazz, Pretty Peacock

Accessories: Nature's Thinlits dies, 1/2" Scalloped Linen Ribbon

Keep seeing Inspiration all around,

GenGen xxxx

Garden Inspiration!

In this difficult time it has allowed some of us to spend time in the garden, and allowed me to play with some goodies that arrived before lockdown.

So a friend needed a card for her garden loving friend, and I wanted to create a secret walled garden, with flowers peeking behind the gate inviting you in. 

Then I thought I'd change the stonework for garden loving Graham, and make the fence wooden . . 

with a few more tumbling trailers,

 and a visiting bird perching on the gate.

Stamp set: Grace's Garden

Ink: Staz On in black and Saddle Brown, Stampin' Write markers

Accessories: Garden Gateway Dies, 

Brick & Mortar 3D embossing folder

Keep on being inspired,

GenGen xxxx

Magical Birthday Wishes

Sometimes I can't resist retiring stamp sets, 

especially when someone sharing your Birthday still loves unicorns!

Stamp Set: Leave a Little Sparkle, retired greeting

Card stock: Whisper White, Lovely Lipstick and Rich Razzleberry

Ink: Momento, Lovely Lipstick, Rich Razzleberry and watercolour pencil for the mane and tail.

Keep on believing in Magic,

GenGen xxxx

Ornate Garden Suite

 A very dear friend of mine had a 90th Birthday in Lockdown,

 so I thought her card should reflect her golden age.

Stamp set: From the Looking Up Card Kit

Ink: Gold

Card: Whisper White, Gold Foil, 

Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Ornate Layers Dies, gold ribbon.

As I had gone with gold reflection, I kept it simple,

keep on card making, GenGen xxxx

Somehow it's July!

You would think without the focus of work, and with more unfinished projects facing me than I'd like to admit, that I would have used the time off constructively and posted all my efforts here!

The reality is that I enjoyed stopping and spending time with family. I've only recently started playing with new goodies from the new Main Catalogue, but anyone who knows me, won't be surprised that I'm this last minute ;-)

It's no surprise that I was taken with the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle,

 and the co-ordinating Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper allows instant sunshine in this case, with minimal stamping, but I love the matching die and used the DSP as inspiration.

Stamp: Retired ;-) as is the punch

(naughty hoarding Genevieve)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight 

and Flowers for Every Season DSP 6"x6"

Ink: Gold

Accessories: 2020-2022 In Colour Enamel Dots

Keep on spreading the love with card making,

GenGen xxxx