Some Me Time

 

Yesterday I decided to have a little me time and to forget all my commissions, and Design Team work and just do something I wanted to do.  Sometimes I forget that this is a hobby and not a way of life it then becomes less enjoyable.  I took an age making this card but enjoyed every minute of it.  I do realise how lucky I am to be on some fabulous designer teams and have fantastic products to work with and I wouldn’t change it for the world but I must learn not to take it so seriously that it takes over my life. 

 

 

I have used lots of Lili of the Valley Stamps on this little step card, “Together Forever” image and sentiment from the Romance collection,  Ribbon stamp from LOTV Additions and I have added a Cherry Blossom from the Additions range to the main image I wanted to give the impression of the swing hanging from a cherry tree, I think it has worked quite well.  The new LOTV Additions stamps will be available at Ally Pally next week and on the website from 19th April.

 

 

A mixture of Marianne and Doo Hickey Swirl Dies have been used as well as Medium and Small Retro Flower Punch and MS Butterfly Punch, I also had some punched branches punched before my MS Punch died  in my little box of die cut spares, I really enjoyed playing with these until I got the effect I was looking for.  The Ribbon stamp has been coloured with Copics and Glittered with Glamour Dust.  The paper is from a Tilda Pad I bought from Lili of the Valley at the NEC last week.

 

 

The Colours used are:

Flesh: E00, E01, E11, E13

Hair: E53, E51, E50

Dress: R11, R21, R22, R35, and flowers

Jumper: G82, G85, G94, BG99, E43, E41, R40

Swing: E71, E70, E40

 

 

Going to have a shower and hair wash now to make myself beautiful for my Dinner Date.  Have a lovely Sunday everyone

Hugs

Jacqui xxx