Hello, crafting friends!
Christmas and new year are well and truly over now and all my decorations are down and have been put away for next year. I've got heaps to do this week so I thought I'd get a little crafting in while the going is good!
I've had this Cityscape stamp from Clearly Besotted for a while now but have only ever used it to make Christmas cards. Today I had another idea for it and it's getting an outing as a CAS thank you card. I stamped it directly onto a card base using Stampin' Up Smoky Slate ink. The flag pole was doodled in and I added a tiny scrap of striped designer paper for the flag. The sentiment is from Simply Said Blocks by Uniko, stamped in red, heat embossed with clear embossing powder and snipped out.
CHALLENGES
The red and grey colour palette is from this month's Color Hues challenge; I'm also joining in with Time Out's Life In the City challenge.
AND IN OTHER NEWS
Hi ho, hi ho, it's back to work I go today! My (grown up) children are always telling me they can't do anything without hearing my little catch phrases in their heads. 'Zip zip undo me!' when they needed their anoraks taking off when coming in from outside; 'It's feeding time at the zoo!' at mealtimes; 'Let's go up the stairs to Bedfordshire,' at bedtime; 'Let me wipe away your ears,' when mopping up tears; 'Trit trot little pony' or 'Quick sticks!' when we needed to speed up - oh and many, many more! Little do they know I say these things to myself too but I haven't been carted off to the funny farm yet!!
Such a pretty card, Vicky. I talk to myself all the time too xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhat a GREAT card Vicky, I love the cityscape with the touch of red, making it quite sophisticated. Love your Funny sayings.
ReplyDeleteFaith x
Another CAS card. Like the red and grey together.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Sarn xxx
A fabulous CAS card love your choice of colours and the tiny flag
ReplyDeleteSo sweet ~ The card and the sentiments! Most of them I've never heard of being a New Yorker from the US ~ We said lot's of less endearing messages! I just started the putting away of decorations as we went away for a week vacation, so you are way ahead of me ~ Enjoy the accomplished feeling, you deserve it!
ReplyDeleteLove your cityscape with the red banner and sentiment! A great way to say thank you, Vicky! (We have our sayings too, handed down from my Dad. He had some doozies!)
ReplyDeleteClever CAS grey and a bit of red thank you card, Vicky. TFS your card and your silly catch phrases. You sound like such a fun mom. TFS Love and hugs...Nancy
ReplyDeleteLove the cityscape so very clever
ReplyDeleteYou know I love a cityscape and I just love how CAS this is and in the perfect miss of colours. What makes it special is the doodle you added and the flag ot is these creative touches that make it just so much more interesting. Love it and don’t work too hard and talk to your self as much a you want! Always great to see you at Time Out x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great design for the city scape! And the touches of red really pop! I love a CAS card, and you certainly nailed it! Thanks for joining us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteI am in love with this card. Brilliant skyline, and I love how you added that doodled flag. Love the color scheme as well. Thanks so much for playing along at Time Out.
ReplyDeleteLove your card, Vicky! The flag and thank you are the perfect pops of red and the cityscape looks great. I have those sayings too - let's boogie, let's roll! as we headed to pile into the car for an outing. Thanks for playing at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteA pure CAS-perfection this one! Love the gray with that super little touch of red! Thank you for joining us at TIME OUT!
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