Welcome to the weekend, readers

I'd like to welcome new follower Lori and hope that you will find the time to pop back sometime soon

Here we are, Saturday again and this, for me, usually means challenges. This week I've decided to have a go at a challenge I've not done in ages and don't really know why not. I've also combined it with another.

The first challenge is Cute Card Thursday which offers the challenge "Clean And Simple" (my recent favourite card style) and the second is for CASology (a relatively new challenge blog) where the theme is to take inspiration from their single word prompt - this week "BIRD"

Materials used:

• White, linen look DL card and matching envelope
• Pink DCWV linen look card panel (x2 as I matched the inside and outside)
• White card panel (x2 - see above)
• Inkadinkado bird image inked using Memento rosebud
• Hero Arts sentiment inked using Memento tuxedo black
• Faux pink oil on water gemstone
• Crystal stickles to highlight

Hope you like the card. I always look forward to reading your comments.

Of course, there is my usual CAS challenge over on the Simply Less Is More blog also, this week the challenge is to use colour - in this case BLUE and GREEN

Materials used:

• 300 gsm white, scallop edged card and matching envelope
• Persian Blue Groove card by the Paper Cut
• Lime Green DCWV self adhesive linen effect card
• Marion Emberson image inked in Memento Paris dusk and sentiment inked in Memento tuxedo black on to white card (Rymans)
• Lime green pro marker to highlight flower centres

Mynnette has some surprise candy for the best suggestions of what she should do with the canvas she's been working on - why not go check it out?

Have a great weekend - we're all on tenterhooks as surrogate daughter's baby is due this weekend - will he be making an appearance ....... or not??