Enjoying summer gardening

Hope everyone is ok in blogland, I personally am more than ready for the summer holidays. Joshua breaks up from school on Wednesday (hurray- no more pack lunches to make) and routine will definately be gone for six weeks! Callum doesn't finish preschool till Friday but I am dreading that because I lose my baby to school in September and that just leaves Jasmine, they are growing up too fast!
Been a bit manic here so only just done another card for my blog, it's for Truly Scrumptious' challenge incorporating a sketch with 'How does your garden grow'.




I used the following:
Cosmo Cricket paper - garden variety/bloomers
Sarah Kay stamp
Stampin Up colours, choc chip designer button, 1/4" Grosgrain ribbons, Boho blossoms punch.
Thanks for stopping by
Nicola xxx

Distressed nature!

Hope everyone is ok and finding time to craft. My little girl isnt very well and I'm sat with her on the sofa, otherwise I would not be doing this until much later! The inspiration for my crafting this time comes from two challenges I would like to enter:
One Stop Craft-Distressing
Totally Gorjuss-sketch
I did a little more distressing than usual to emphasise it for the challenge but I think I might do more rather than less in future as I think I like it!



I Used:
Paper Shapers-3" Scallop punch
Papers - Kaisercraft 'Blushed: Devotion and Passion'
Stampin Up chocolate chip ink
stamps- butterfly and bird 'Touch of Nature'
'thankyou'

Thanks for stopping by
Nicola xxx

Strawberry dream...

If anyone has been kind enough to stop by, this is my very first blog and has taken far too long in the making, but here it is finally! I'm a little bit nervous about it as I am far too critical of my own work, it's a miracle anything has made it onto my blog.The lovely weather we have been enjoying lately has inspired me to do the "Strawberries and cream" sketch for the Truly Scrumptious challenge


To make the card I used: Cosmo Cricket Strawberry Fields paper
Magnolia Tilda with striped apron and Lace jam jar stamps
Stampin Up Circle of Friendship Thanks for everything stamp
Stampin Up inks; old olive,blush blossom,close to cocoa,
ruby red,and cameo coral


Thanks for stopping by
Nicola xx