Back in the groove!

Warning: this is a picture-heavy post, so get yourself a cuppa and a biccie!

I'm entering this week's Less is More challenge, which is to use a ribbon or button.

That's better! I had withdrawal symptoms because I haven't made a card in about 10 days! I also haven't played along with Jules's Snippets challenge for far too long, when she challenges us to use up those snippets of leftover paper in our stashes! Three of these cards qualify, but for the last one I cut into a pristine sheet of paper.



Okiedokie, I'll keep this short'n'sweet! The patchwork squares were punched using scraps of Pink Petticoat papers, and the pink flowers are Papermania Honey and Hugs, I think. There are purple gems in the middles of the flowers. Sentiment is Penny Black, on a die-cut Nestie, and the gorgeous ribbon is recycled from a cardigan!



I used a smaller punch on this one, and doodled lines around them to look like patchwork. There are 4 small butterflies, though they don't show well in the piccie, with blobs of Liquid Pearls on the bodies. Papers are K and Co, ribbon is from Dovecraft.



Unfortunately these last two are sympathy cards, since my neighbour's grandmother has died aged 95. The images are Penny Black, paper pieced with Papermania capsule collection in Heather and Aqua, and the sentiment is also PB. Ribbon is recycled, too.



I love these sketchy Penny Black images, so versatile!

I'm off on me travels again tomorrow, this time just to Shrewsbury to stay with The Lad and his Missus for a couple of nights. It's all go (or should that be going away?) at the Manor. Be good when I'm away!

Thanks for looking!

luv, Mags x