More from the Lake District

Here's another layout from the top of Haystacks. This is the steepest hill I've climbed so far and the descent, to my mind, was far worse. Plus I was bitten by a moorland pony! Pity the camera wasn't to hand for that.

Paper: Bazzill, Colorbok; die cut circle: Nestabilities; film strip: Tim Holtz; other die cuts: K&Co; ribbon: American Crafts

Farm Fresh

Gingersnap Creations is on the farm for its Chestnut Theme challenge. My farm specialises in strawberries!

Strawberry stamp, Stickles glitter glue,
letters by American Crafts

Bluebell Wood

Paper: Sugartree; overlay: Fancy Pants; letters American Crafts; paints: Twinkling H2Os

Last week's walk in a nearby bluebell wood. This is about the fourth layout I've done - becomes a bit challenging thinking how to tackle it each year! I had the idea of "extending" the bluebells onto the paper, using lovely shimmery paints.

Buttons

Layers of Color has an interersting challenge: to use buttons in our art projects.

I created a card suitable for a man using a button stamp that came free with Craft Stamper a while ago with teal Staz On, a flourish rub-on by BasicGrey and some buttons and a transparency. Vinyl letters are by American Crafts.

A rose by any other name

Here's a simple layout showing one of my best roses this year. I have mainly two types, Gertrude Jekhyll (pictured) and Scepter'd Isle. Gertrude is a magnificent rose, very hardy, very vigorous; it keeps flowering all summer and the blooms are amazing, huge and perfect. When I took the photo it had recently rained.

I'm on holiday now so this post was written and scheduled before I left (clever huh!). I brutally de-headed all my roses before I went so that when we return, hopefully there won't be too much petal carnage.

The paper is by Best Creation, the glittery purple letters are Thickers by American Crafts; the hand-made paper is from Lakeland and the white felt is by Queen & Co.

If you want to know more about my rose hobby, check out my other blog.