Eat Lots of Cake - Autumn Sweets with Last Minute Manda

Hello everyone wishing you all a lovely Friday.......I hope that you've had a lovely week! 

We've had another busy week and I have to say that I'm starting to find all the mess and noise etc very unsettling, work is going really well but I want my house back now, a little peace and quiet and I need some proper afternoon siestas! 

We've had a day out and lunch at one of the nearby beaches with friends and were out tomorrow for lunch with more friends so I shouldn't complain!

On my blog today I have another Autumnal card for Last minute Manda using another cutie from the Autumn Sweets Collection 

When we went to France in May this year we treated ourselves to some Macarons or French Macaroons, Saint-Émilion is renowned for them and oh my goodness they were delicious - very expensive but worth the treat.  I'm determined that once all the work is done and things are back to normal and dust free that I will have a go at making them.

Most of the information refers to them originating in France in a monastery in the 8th Century but they made it here to Andalucía or al-Andalus (where I live) in the early 11th Century. 

I chose this digital as it reminded me of our trip this year and how much I loved them.

I resized the gingerbread girl in my graphics software for a landscape A6 card and then coloured her with my Promarkers before fussy cutting out and adhering to the card.

I also decided to use the October sketch from BYSHC too, using up more of my crafty hoard of papers.  Love this layout with these vibrant autumnal papers.

The simple sentiment has been stamped and heat embossed in white, added to the design, following the sketch

I finished off my card today with some simple gold confetti, a few highlights of white gel pen and some clear sparkle over the Macarons.

Don't forget about the fun challenge currently taking place in the Last Minute Manda Facebook group!  to create a Halloween or Fall card/ project - the winner will be able to choose 3 stamp sets of their choice.  

The only rule is you must use one of the images from Last Minute Manda in your project - if you don't have any yet there are some freebies in the Facebook group ! or you can head over to the Last Minute Manda Store

Don't forget to use my special DT discount code Wendy25 to get 25% off your shopping !

I hope that you like my card today 🌞

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

Last Minute Manda digital stamps - Autumn sweets collection 

Magazine papers

Woodware collection Clear Stamps - Francoise Read - Birthday Strips

WOW Super Fine Embossing Powder - Bright White

Sakura Gelly roll pen - white, black

Pretty Pink Posh confetti - gold

Promarkers used :

Gingerbread:    chocolate, light pecan, champagne

Nose & cheeks: pale pink, salmon pink

Dress:              pesto, olive green, herb green

Bow

Ricrac:              burnt orange, orange, pumpkin

Macarons:         raw sienna, honeycomb, apricot

                        sunflower, mustard, vanilla

                        lemon chiffon, pale cream

Pumpkin:          burnt orange, orange, pumpkin

                        pesto, olive green, herb green

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

I just wanted to say Happy Fall with Last Minute Manda

Hello everyone wishing you all a lovely Friday.......I hope that you've had a lovely week! 

We've had another busy week, work is progressing well in the bathroom and the Craft room/study ceiling and new electrics and spotlights are in .... my goodness I cant believe the difference some proper lights makes.

It's going to make a huge difference crafting in there over the darker Winter months.

Still a few weeks to go before we can start to move things back in but I can start to see the light at the end of the very dusty and noisy tunnel now.

We have now lived here in our little spot of paradise for 6 years - time has flown by so we have treated ourselves to a night in Granada, staying last night in a wonderfully luxurious 5 star hotel. I could definitely get used to it!

On my blog today I have another Autumnal card for Last minute Manda with a cute little Autumn card using this sweet little Gingerbread boy from the Autumn Sweets Collection 

One of my favourite Winter drinks in the UK was a Pumpkin spiced Latte although I didn't have all the extras like cream and marshmallows.

I resized the gingerbread boy in my graphics software for an A6 card and then coloured him with my Promarkers before fussy cutting out and adhering to the card.

The background paper again is another oldie that I found in my stash but I love the leaves and the colours and decided just some simple mat and layering with a dark brown cardstock was all that was needed.

It's  difficult to see in the photo but i used a dotty embossing folder to add a little texture to the circle of card that the gingerbread is adhered to.

The simple sentiment has been stamped and heat embossed in white, added to the top of the design.

I finished off my card today with some simple gold confetti and a few highlights of white gel pen.

Don't forget about the fun challenge currently taking place in the Last Minute Manda Facebook group!  to create a Halloween or Fall card/ project - the winner will be able to choose 3 stamp sets of their choice.  

The only rule is you must use one of the images from Last Minute Manda in your project - if you don't have any yet there are some freebies in the Facebook group ! or you can head over to the Last Minute Manda Store

Don't forget to use my special DT discount code Wendy25 to get 25% off your shopping !

I hope that you like my card today 🌞

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

Last Minute Manda digital stamps - Autumn sweets collection 

Magazine papers

Cuttlebug Embossing folder - dotty

Honeybee Stamps - mini messages

WOW Super Fine Embossing Powder - Bright White

Sakura Gelly roll pen - white, black

Pretty Pink Posh confetti - gold

Promarkers used :

Gingerbread:        caramel, sandstone, pastel beige

Nose & cheeks:     pale pink, salmon pink

Dress:                  forest green, bright green, meadow green

Toffee Apple:        forest green, bright green, meadow green

                           caramel, sandstone, pastel beige

                           pale pink, salmon pink

Bow

Ricrac:                burnt orange, orange, pumpkin

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

Hello Sweet Friend with Last Minute Manda

Hello everyone wishing you all a lovely Thursday .......I hope that you're having a lovely week! 

Yesterday I went for lunch with the ladies here and had a yummy Menu del Día and only 12 which is excellent value for 3 courses and including a drink !

Today we are doing a little more work in the garden whilst the renovations continue in the house and then hopefully going on the local town walk as long as my feet feel better later on - they are still a little sore from all the dancing at the Feria last weekend.....

Today I am on my blog with latest card for Last minute Manda with a cute little Autumn card using yummy Gingerbread girls from the Autumn Sweets Collection 

Isn't she a cutie with her toffee apple !

I love making seasonal cards that aren't specifically for Autumn or Halloween and with this generic sentiment it definitely fits in for most of the year really !

I resized the gingerbread girl using my graphics software to suit a smaller A6 card and then coloured her with my Promarkers before cutting her out and adhering to the card.

The background paper that I've used is an older paper that I found in my stash but I love how it matches the main image, with apples and blackberries.

I blended a small amount of orange ink directly onto the card blank behind the gingerbread girl and then used some orange dye ink to stamp the sentiment strip.

I used a little orange card to make some Ricrac, added a few sparkly orange gems and glossy accents to the toffee on the apple to finish off my card.

Before I go I wanted to let you know that there is a fun challenge currently taking place in the Last Minute Manda Facebook group!  

The theme is to create a Halloween or Fall card/ project - the winner will be able to choose 3 stamp sets of their choice.  

The only rule is you must use one of the images from Last Minute Manda in your project - if you don't have any yet there are some freebies in the Facebook group ! or you can head over to the Last Minute Manda Store

Don't forget to use my special DT discount code Wendy25 to get 25% off your shopping !

I hope that you like my card today 🌞

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

Last Minute Manda digital stamps - Autumn sweets collection 

Magazine papers

Adirondack Brights Dye ink - sunset orange

Honeybee Stamps - mini messages

Distress Ink - spiced marmalade

Kaiser craft orange rhinestones

Sakura Gelly roll pen - white, black

Glossy accents

Promarkers used :

Gingerbread:        caramel, sandstone, pastel beige

Nose & cheeks:     pale pink, salmon pink

Dress:                  forest green, bright green, meadow green

Toffee Apple:        forest green, bright green, meadow green

                           caramel, sandstone, pastel beige

                           pale pink, salmon pink

Bow

Ricrac:                burnt orange, orange, pumpkin

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x