Black and white and a colour

Every month, there is a new, fun challenge at the St Lukes Charity site. The best bit about this wonderful challenge site is that when you've finished making your card, you send it in to the address provided, along with any other cards you wish to send. These are sold to raise funds for the St Lukes Hospice in Sheffield, which provides care and support for terminally ill patients and their families. This is such a brilliant idea set up to raise money for a truly worthwhile cause and it would be great if you would join in too.

This month the challenge is to make a card that is black and white with one other colour. Here's what I've made:

Well, you know what I'm like! I can't just do one colour - and anyway, three cards are better than one for a challenge like this!

Hopeful Thoughts was out on my desk and I thought it would make a great monochrome background. I teamed it here with Pacific Point, a fabulous electric blue. The sentiment is inked up first with versamark and then with the Pacific Point before stamping and heat embossing with clear embossing powder. I cut it out with the curly label punch and mounted it onto a punched 1 3/4" circle.

Here's the one I made with Poppy Parade. I LOVE this colour with black and white!

Old Olive is another colour that teams well with black or grey.

And here's a close-up of the embossed sentiment. Can you see how raised and shiny it looks?

Supplies needed for these cards:

Stamps: Hopeful Thoughts, Afterthoughts

Ink: Basic Black, Pacific Point, Poppy Parade, Old Olive, versamark

Card stock: Whisper White

Other: Curly label and 1 3/4" punches, clear embossing powder

You can buy any of these supplies from me and I can have them delivered to your address in the UK. Just send me an email or give me a call on 01280 820593.

Now before I leave you today, I would like to introduce you to the new love of my life. No, it's not George Clooney! Come and see:

These are my new curtains - aren't they utterly divine?! They're made of white linen and I love the way they catch the light. They are beautifully lined, with this fabulous bespoke heading and my family are all fed up with hearing me say "I love my gorgeous curtains" every time I come into the room! They were made for me by my very talented friend Caroline, who works incredible magic with  fabric. Do check out her blog here and perhaps browse her Etsy and Folksy shops for some great gift ideas. If you're thinking of having some curtains or blinds made, I can't recommend her highly enough - her prices are reasonable and her attention to detail is second to none!

Anyway, enough of my wittering! Instead I shall wish you a wonderful weekend and retire gracefully! See you soon,