Getting Retro in the Heat

Good morning all,

Well, the stinking heat does absolutely nothing for the mojo I discovered yesterday. This was the inside of my car at 2.19pm:

Apart from the need to clean my car, you'll also see it was a whopping 47C, Sydney's hottest day since records began. Phew, makes me want to hop on the plane and fly back to Old Blighty for a cool down and a hot cup of English tea!

Anyway, I really did the simplest card last night, based on the colour scheme at CR84FN and a sketch at Retro Sketches:

Couldn't get more CAS than that could you, but like I said the mojo had melted away in the heat. You can just see a My Minds Eye lace stamp peeping out from under the patterned papers. I loved the sketch and will definitely be using it again for some quick cards in the future.

Thanks for stopping by - hope you don't freeze or melt, wherever you live!

Claire x

Cr8ing for Freshly Made

Hello peeps,

Time for  a sketch at Freshly Made, together with this weeks colour challenge at CR84FN:

It's rare for me to find a quote that I like...but I think this is a lovely one for anyone going through a hard time, so I made it the focus of the card. It's from the Camellia set at Waltzingmouse. The blossoms have been embossed on to some raspberry coloured paper from American Crafts and, of course, there's the obligatory twine which seems to make an appearance on everything I make at the moment!

Hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for popping by!

Claire x