Using Tonic Carnation punch and Stamp set, Chocolate Baroque Indian Elephant and Textiles sets, Dylsuions and sentiment is Artistic Outpost
Morning Peeps, thank you for all your kind comments over the weekend and a warm welcome to my new followers.
I do hope you have had a good weekend and got some of the lovely sunshine we had here in the Fens. It's much cooler today but still nice and bright and slowly everything is showing a bit of colour. I was looking back at my blog and saw that I shared some pictures of blossoms in the garden on April 2nd last year, at the moment nothing is anywhere close so we are a good three weeks behind.
I thought I would share a couple of the recent samples I made for Ruth using her two latest Tonic Punch and Stamp sets, I will note below each which set I have used.
Using Tonic Peruvian Lily Punch and Stamp set, Hero Arts Leaves and Dylusions and Pan Pastels
Making the most of the sunshine I managed to get a few photos of the dogs Saturday, not an easy task getting all seven to sit together for any period of time and in the end the best I managed was six of them, with Holly finding a better option indoors as you will see below.
Above from left George, Daisy (back) Pixie (front) Lily (back), Poppy (front) and Bernie. Holly got bored with the photo session and sloped off back to the sofa in my craft room and here she is splayed out in her favourite position.
As always my thanks for your visits and wishing you all a good and crafty week.
Hi Brenda...Wow!!!! Love the burst of colour in the first pic! And the stamping looks like it is dripping down to the flowers ~ a totally gorgeous creation Brenda. Love it heaps!!!
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Love the pic of your dogs enjoying the sunshine, and of course your cards!!
ReplyDeleteCan't believe what LS is going to get up to next, but hope we manage to keep him!! What an idiotic thing to do!!
Two wonderful cards, I wouldn't like to choose between them. The colours on both are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photograph. Oh my, 7 dogs! :o)
Jackie xx
Haha, Holly is funny ! Great shots of all the dogs, they're beautiful !
ReplyDeleteMy God, your first card is divine, love the colors wow ! and the second is stylish, love it too of course !
Spring is late, so sad weather this year ! pfff !
xxx
Beautiful cards Brenda, I love the background colouring in the first.
ReplyDeleteWell done getting the photo of the pooches, at least the boys are posing properly LOL
Beautiful cards Brenda, love your flowers.
ReplyDeleteLovely photo's from your dogs too.
Gr Elly
Two lovely cards Brenda love your lily stamp
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Brenda, your canine family is just amazing :D They're all soooo cute! Quite the brood you have there :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards too, I love the sentiment on the first one and the bright colours too! And I love the colours and leaves on the second, very autumnal and pretty :)
Tags xx
Both cards are beautiful Brenda, I love the colours and flowers on the first one,the design and flowers with the large leaves on the second, all the dogs look happy and healthy, I think Holly is a poser lol.
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Oh, those dogs are so gorgeous, just love the face of Bernie! I can quite imagine it was a bit of a struggle getting them altogether! Love the two cards as always, those leaves look so real and the colours of the first one are fantastic. Michelle x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. I love the photo of the dogs, they all look so happy in the sunshine.
ReplyDeletebeautiful cards and cute dogs Brenda - what more can I say??? Hugs rachel x
ReplyDeleteLove your 4-legged furry friends.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are amazing as always. Love the nature themes of both.
Hugs
Desíre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}
Gorgeous cards and equally beautiful dogs too Brenda, they are adorable. Its lovely to enjoy some sunshine at long last isn't it?
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WOW!! Your cards are stunning. I love the mix of colours and gorgeous flowers and leaves which look so real.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing such wonderful photos too, certainly made me smile!
Sue xx
Two gorgeous cards, those leaves on the second are fantastic. Absolutely adore the photos of the dogs, especially Holly!!!!
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I love your second card Brenda. Looks so simple yet so pretty. Those leaves are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards, lovely dogs especially Bernie.
ReplyDeleteScintillating colours on the first... and a big wow for the second - right up my street, and so beautiful. Love the doggy pictures... thanks so much for sharing them!
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HI Brenda, I LOVE your two beautiful designs. The top one is in my fav colours, and of course I love the CB images. And wow those leaves on the 2nd card are stunning along with the flowers.
ReplyDeleteThank you posting the photos of your fur family, they are adorable! You are a busy lady, but I'm sure they are all well trained. Holly is so funny! Have fun, Shirleyx ps... I thought by the title of your post I was going to see Dylusions ink ON a dog! :)
Gorgeous cards. I love the colours on the first one and the leaves are wonderful on the second.
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Wow Brenda ~ that second card is totally gorgeous ~ I have these punches and haven't even taken them out of the box yet ~ lol. Fabulous photos of the doggies ~ how do you cope with seven! We have three and that's a handful! Bev xx
ReplyDeleteLovely flower cards, but I enjoyed the dogs photo's even more. How super cool, so many familyfriends :-)
ReplyDeletexxx Marianne
Gorgeous flowers and leaves Brenda. The sun was such a relief to see at the weekend and it looks like your dogs all enjoyed themselves. I hope little Holly is doing well? Enjoy a sunny crafty week,
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gorgeous ards, love how the colored flowers and paper flowers on the first card go so well together and love the second one to with the flowers and leaves !!
ReplyDeleteDogs are sooo cute !!!
Paula
Gorgeous cards. love both of them but love the dogs more....lol
ReplyDeleteWow Brenda, your cards are amazing! I love the flowers and colors. Your dogs are so sweet! Seven of them, it must be challenging to walk them, lol. Hugs, Hanneke
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure where to start - so let's go with the first: striking how the marking of the punched petals top left echo the stamped image bottom right & I love your layering combined with the whitework. The saying is delightful.
ReplyDeleteThe second is my favourite of the two - it's just those leaves & the pretty flowers with the colours of the whole design.
As for your furry family - Holly seems to be quite a character with both George & Bernie knowing exactly what is required when you point the camera. Lovely seeing Pixie & Poppy together & how different their fur is.
Paula (PEP)
Late here too with all the flora.
Бренда, очень красивые открытки, великолепные цветы и палитра!
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous cards Brenda.....what gorgeous pictures of the dogs...at least one of them know how to relax..lol..lol
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Gorgeous cards Brenda. So different and love both.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics of your dogs too which made me smile (especially Holly).
Hugs, Fliss xx
Love the colours on the Dylusions card and the elegance of the second one. Gorgeous photos - they are all very photogenic - love Bernie! Pauline xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards Brenda. The look fabulous and I love the flowers.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo's of the dogs too.
Lorraine x
Love the lily card! And the carnation card. Holly has the same sofa pose as me lol xx
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are so pretty Brenda and loving the second card, my favourite. Thanks for the smile a fab piccy of your brood and Holly, has to be one not playing ball. Carolxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards Brenda. Love the colours on the first and love those leaves on the second. But I just love all those dogs. Such a great bunch together in the photo.
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Gorgeous! Gorgeous! I am amazed with the second card of how the leaves look so real, Brenda! Great work!
ReplyDeleteLove all your babies and my kids are choosing which one they would like to have! TFS!
Oww don't those punches make a card that bit more special :)
ReplyDeleteVon ♥
I love what you can do with the punches, Brenda, your flowers are gorgeous as are the dogs,
ReplyDeleteRosie x
Oh I am LOVING that lily!!!!
ReplyDeleteBoth Cards are great!
I just had a needy week last week, so I have to quit 'loving' so much, but Thanks For Sharing!
And your brood outside & in....priceless!
Gorgeous cards Brenda. My favourite is the first one, I love carnations almost as much as poppies.
ReplyDeleteLove the doggie photos. Catriona's dog Missy often lies in that kind of position too. And so does our Max. Not nice when he lies on his back!!
Take care,
Kat xx
What a wonderful assortment of eclectic images, styles, and awesome photographs, too! Love your fur kid. Beautiful cards, ma'am - always so fun visiting your blog. hugs, de
ReplyDeleteWhat a great pic of the dogs! That's a hole bunch of joy! The flowers are great again. Love the bright colours and stam-combination on the first card! Look almost as if you took some real leaves at the second card... The sun is good here, sunday and today was fine, hope the next couple of days aswell, so we can work in the garden a lot more... Hugs, Gerrina
ReplyDeleteGreat floral cards Brenda, wonderful colours on the first.
ReplyDeleteLove the pics of the dogs, especially the 'sofa pose'
Avril xx
Gorgeous bright and beautiful make Brenda! I so need those Dylusions... They are on my list! LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the beautiful flowers and leaves too! Just gorgeous and so realistic!
Your pooches sure look happy and content! Especially Holly! LOL Both my dog and cat do that pose! I must share pics of them soon!!! xoxox
both the cards are so beautiful and the leaves looks so real brenda
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards and the flowers look fabulous,loved the picture of the dogs and Holly my Harley lays like this lol.
ReplyDeleteLouise xx
Oh what a wonderful beautiful cards, my fave is the second one and I love the pics of the dogs.
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Debby
Fabulous cards Brenda. The flowers and leaves on the second are amazing - and as for the first. Well I'm blown away by the vibrant colours and the beautiful stamping. Great to see the dogs in the sunshine too.
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Wow Brenda, two wonderful cards, especially love the colors and the spring feeling on the first one. Thanks for sharing the photos of the dogs.
ReplyDeleteWow, both of these cards are gorgeous. I love the flowers on both. Thanks for sharing the pics of the dogs.
ReplyDeletehi Brenda,
ReplyDeletetwo beautiful and gorgeous cards, maybe the first colourful is my favourite this time, lovely flower punches.
Oh those your dogs, great family and friends;-))m
Gorgeous dogs, how do all manage to fit in the house? LOL.xxxxx
ReplyDeleteHello Brenda, Absolutely love these cards, gorgeous sentiment on the first, the leaves and flowers the second card are stunning, all beautiful work. I love your dogs too aren't they gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHugs Teresa xx
Beautiful cards Brenda, just got my first set of tonic punch and stamp sets from Ruth at the weekend, think I will LOVE them. I had a wee titter at your doggies, how cute and love Holly's pose lol. That must be a noisy household when they all start to bark!! On antibiotics so hopefully this pain will die down soon.
ReplyDeleteFabulous. Adds Brenda. I met up with Ruth last week at the craft fair. What a lovely lady she is,
ReplyDeleteBloomin iPad, meant cards not adds, and it doesn't let me edit lol! Xx
ReplyDeleteStunning cards!!! Loving the first one!! The colours are amazing!! Hugs Juls xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Brenda, Love your cards, The colours of the first are amazing... Love the flowers on the second... What a treat to see all your furrballs together, Minus madam doing her own thing on the couch of course...It's made my day seeing your furry family... Hugs May x x x
ReplyDeleteTwo more gorgeous card...Those flowers sets are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI did not know you had 7 dogs...little Miss C would be in her glory...I won't let her see the pictures or she will be campaigning to move to your house...or next door!!!
Great cards! My favourite is the second one *_*
ReplyDeleteTotally loveing those punches Brenda.
ReplyDeleteMight have to try and sweet talk the hubster into buying me some LOL
Love the overall effect of them.
Awwww bless. Your babies and really beautiful hun.
They realy fill the gaps in ones lives don't they :)
Julie
YOur latest cards are fabulous Brenda. You really are so artistic. Judy x
ReplyDeleteOh these are stunning too! Absolutely love the colours and layout of the first one and the leaves on the second one are gorgeous, the pictures of your dogs made me smile, Bernie looks so cuddly!
ReplyDeleteLindsay xx
I really love the lillies brenda, you've made them look really beautiful, gorgeous creation.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous bunch of fur balls, you know who's my favourite and doesn't he sit proud and grand. They are all gorgeous brenda, and Holly looks so relaxed tee hee!
happy crafting
Tracy x
What fun looking bunch of dogs Brenda bboth of your cards are so stunning. Love brightness of that first card.
ReplyDeleteLOVE what you did here, Brenda! That second card with the leaves is just so adorable!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to know how you managed to get the veines of the leaves that greenish, to show up? Did you heat emboss with clear embossing before coloring with PP? (my guess).