Easter in Lock down!

Usually I have family round for feasting at Easter time, 

but this year we all celebrated in our own homes.

It just meant the Easter Bunny needed to enrol the Post man!

Anyone who knows me, will know I struggle enormously to make more than one card that I design, so this helped me to get over this issue ;-)

Stamp set: Wildly Happy

Ink: Stazon On Saddle Brown, Balmy Blue and Sponge Brayer, 

water colour pencils and blender pens

Card stock: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, 

retired Gingham DSP

Accessories: Word Wishes Dies, retired grass die ;-)

As you can see I'm hoarding SU retired stock,

keep on crafting, GenGen xxxx

Social distanced Celebrations

As always with Sale-A-Bration

 there are stamp sets that jump out as soon as I see them, 

and who can resist meercats?

It seemed mean to put the Meercats 2 metres away,

as we couldn't gather together for our usual celebrations.

Stamp set: The Gang's All Meer, Perennial Birthday

Ink: Staz On Saddle brown, watercolour pencil and blender pen, Pacific Point and Bermuda Bay

Card stock: Pacific Point, retired DSP, Whisper White

Keep on crafting in your virtual gang,

GenGen xxxx

Thank You Thursday!

Just as Clapping for Carers comes to a close,

I thought I would share the sign I  have in my window.

I simply used rainbow card stock with the Stitched Stars Dies, and Rainbow Glimmer Paper for the Thank You Die.

As well as the NHS, living in a rural community, my thanks go to the Post Office workers, Posties, Delivery men & women, Shops workers and my neighbours.

Stay safe, GenGen xxxx

Birch Bark Birthday

Sometimes I struggle with cards for males, 

but always love to opportunity for a background stamp 

with a less is more approach to card making ;-)

So this is Birch Background stamp, printed with Staz On Saddle Brown, with a retired Happy die in Copper foil and Birthday stamped in Copper, and a smattering of copper stars!

Keep on card making in the crisis,

GenGen xxxx

Never throw out mistakes!

You know sometimes, when trying to squeeze in a little card making before you need to be somewhere else and you get ink on your hand and you manage to get it on a section of the card that you were hoping to be blank? Just trim off the affected area, and . . . 

. . . then you have a card front ready for a quick card ;-)

I love the DistINKtive detail of this stamp, 

and tulips are such a happy flower,

keep smiling with card making,

GenGen xxxx

Easter Tulips

Somehow Easter is nearly upon us, and for us it's going to be the weirdest time as I like to gather family together with Egg hunts in the garden, but not this year!

Stamp Set: Timeless Tulips, Fable Friends

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive

Card stock: Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Tulip Builder Punch, 1/4" Daffodil Delight Ruched Ribbon

Keep on cardmaking for calm,

GenGen xxxx

In my thoughts

Even though I watch minimal news it's obvious that the world we live in and people all around the world are experiencing unprecedented times. So here's a card for everyone,

Stamp set: Positive Thoughts

Ink: 19/21 In Colors Pretty Peacock, Seaside Spray and Rococo Rose

Card stock: Pretty Peacock, Rococo Rose and Very Vanilla

Accessories:1/2" Scalloped Linen Ribbon in Rococo Rose, 

Nature's Thoughts Dies (SAB promo)

Creating my own calm with card making,

GenGen xxxx