Embossing Wet or Dry

Hello again, after a restful weekend, it is time to start getting
busy making some cards.
Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday
which was chosen by Meg - Embossing Wet or Dry.
So it's time to either get out your embossing folders or your
embossing powders. Or even a combination of both.
Why don't you pop over to see the inspiration from the DT?
I watercoloured onto my card with shades of blue and green.
Dried it and stamped with Versafine Black ink  -Funky Flowers
 and a Happy verse by Cafty Roo stamps,  sprinkled with
fine clear embossing powder, heat set.
I painted the flower with Sparkle glitter pens.
I matted onto black card with a trip of hessian, 3 brads,
with cord wrapped around the brads. Have fun.

C is for Cows

Hello again, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new

challenge at Alphabet Challenges

Janis has chosen for the letter C - Cows

Please pop to the blog to see how the DT have created

their inspirational cards. 

I have used toppers and papers from Creative Crafting World

The artwork of Pollyanna Pickering who sadly was lost to us

after a very short illness. 

I hope you like my cows, have fun ladies. 

April Showers

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new 

challenge at Cardz 4 Galz

Amy has chosen April Showers

We in the UK have had rain, rain and more rain, for weeks now.

All feeling damp, sad and so looking forward to some rain free 

warm sunny days.

The DT have again created  some super cards, please pop over

to see them. 

My card is from a TV Create and Craft kit - City Chic.

I bought it ages ago, I must play more often with it. 

I love the fresh contemporary style. 

Looking forward to seeing your entries. 

World Book Day

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we are starting a new two weekly

challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz  Sue has chosen for us

World Book Day

There are varied days for this special day, so we feel somewhere

today in the world a country will be celebrating it. 

Please pop over to the blog to see the ideas of the DT, it 

would be  a shame to miss their fabulous creative projects.

I used a 7" sq card, layered with a sheet of paper from my stash.

The Rare Oddity panel is by Graphic 45.

The blue panel from a 12" pad from The Works.

The books panel is from a CD The Best of La Pashe 2012.

Happy reading and creating. 

Inspired by a Film

Hi, thanks for your visit. Today we are going to the movies 

over at My Time to Craft.  The challenge being

Inspired by a Film (Movie)

will be open for the next two weeks. Please pop and see

the inspiration from the DT. Not to be missed.

I have for my film The Pirates fo the Caribbean

One of my favourite all time films.

Who can turn away form the stunning eyes of Johnny Depp?

Getting back to crafting.......

The ship, treasure chest and sentiment are by Tandastamps - Pirate set,

sadly no longer in business.

Both Pirates are by Crafty Sentiments, coloured with Promarkers.

I had fun both stamping and colouring, I hope you enjoy your project.

A New Challeng Blog Starting

Wow! I am super excited today - I am starting a NEW challenge blog.

I feel there is a need to encourage and provide a platform for

newbies, both in the crafting and blogging world. 

So here it is - to educate, encourage and nurture.

Back To Basics and Beyond Challenges

We are a small DT at present, we have a DT Call  to increase

our numbers over the coming weeks, interested? 

Please pop over to the blog to see what we are up to. 

For Challenge # 1 we are starting with

Matting and Layering.

Here is my card to show two level of matting and layering.

I used black card and mirri card to mat the main image, 

I used mirri card only for the back mat panel. I printed the 

main image and patterned papers from the Decadent Days section

from the USB #02 by Hunkydory. 

Black and silver ribbon with crystal gems to embellish. 

Anything Goes Christmas #27

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today  we begin a new challenge at 

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenges 

as usual, it is Anything Goes #27

Please check out the inspiration by the Design Team.
I have given my favourite snowman stamp by Woodware stamps
a touch of red and gold glitter. I also like the vertical greeting.
Have fun with your Christmas stamp in April. 

In TheGarden

Hello, today at Make My Monday we are starting a

new two weekly challenge. It was my time to choose,

I was looking forward to start some serious gardening, so

I have chosen, In The Garden. Don't think the rain is ever

going to stop for some serious garden time. 

So maybe making a card will provide some garden time.

The DT have had fun, please check their cards out.

I wnt to a Craft event yesterday and bought an Issue 03

Hunkydory Cardmaking Collection for half price.

I know it's an old one but hey it's still usable.

I was inspired by one of the cards in the magazine, so

used their stamps. The background was created with DI Fire Brick,

I used a Crafty Roo Splatt stamp with water for a faux

bleach splatt effect. The sentiment is also from Crafty Roo.

I hope you like my different take for this challenge. 

  

The Weather

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new 

challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges. 

Jacky, on the DT has chosen for us

The Weather  - thinking of April, Rain, Wellies, Umberellas etc. 

We in the UK have had rain, rain and more rain, for weeks now.

All feeling damp, sad and so looking forward to some rain free 

warm sunny days.

The DT have again created  some super cards, please pop over

to see them. 

My card is from a TV Create and Craft kit - City Chic.

I bought it ages ago, I must play more often with it. 

I love the fresh contemporary style. 

Looking forward to seeing your Weather entries. 

B is for Bears

Hello,  thanks for popping by.  Today we begin a new challenge

at Alphabet Challenges. Amy has chosen for the letter B.....

Bears

Please check out the DT work , we have some cuties.

My card is from a CD - The Best of La Pashe 2012, 

I know it's an old one but I love them, they will never be 

out-dated for me. Though not obvious it is decoupaged.

I used silver mirri to mat the back panel and the image. 

Crystal gems added with a paper bow. 

Happy crafting, stay well. 

Black and White + 1 Bright Colour

Hello, welcome to my blog, I love having visitors.

Today we start a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz

Sian has chosen Black and White + 1 bright colour.

The Design Team have again produced some amazing creations.

You really should go and take a look.

My card is fairly simple. A 7 2 sq. white based scallop edge card.

A large black mat, a white mat.

The stamped image is Tall Flowers from Kanban, on a black mat.

The butterflies are by Lyndsy Mason - Tattered Butterflies.

The flowers and butterflies are coloured with 

a bright Orange Promarker. 

The sentiment is by Honey Doo Stamps

Have fun, I wonder which bright colour you will choose. 

Travel or Transport

Hello again, today we start a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz

Helen has chosen Travel or Trasnsport.

Please pop and check out tahe DT's inspiration, it would be 

a shame to miss them. 

I chose an image from a Marie G Designs -International CD

Just 4 Men, I purchased this a few years ago on E-Bay.

I coloured the main card with Vintage Photo DT, then stamped

 the background using a Debbie Moore set of Travel stamps. 

Hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Bag or Box with a Matching Tag.

Hi, thanks for your visit. Today at My Time To Craft

our new challenge is to create either a 

Bag or a Box with a Matching Tag or Label

The DT have created a variety of projects, please don't miss them.

I followed a You Tube tutorial on how to make a bag.

I used a 12 x 12 sheet of patterned paper, cut a 1.5" strip from one side, 

to make the tag. 

Punched holes in the folded top, thread threw some pretty ribbon. 

Tied in a bow, with the swinging tag ready for a greeting. 

#26 Anything Goes

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today  we begin a new challenge at 

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenges 

as usual, it is Anything Goes # 26

Please check out the inspiration by the Design Team.

I used a Kraft scallop edge card. The backing paper is from 

my Creative Crafting World stash of paper.

The cute decoupage paper was purchased at a Ross Craft Event.

Have fun with your Christmas project.

Challenge # 68 Things with Wings

We begin our new challenge today at Make My Monday.
Amy has chosen for the next two weeks
Things with Wings
Please pop over to the blog to see the wonderful variations of the 

theme by the Design Team for inspiration. 

Materials Used

6 " card made with white cardstock

 A sheet of copy paper painted with 

Moon Glow Starburst Mica Paints

A piece of white card, blended with Distress Inks - 

Cracked Pistachio - Fossilized Amber - Mermaid Lagoon

I  sprinkled water over the card, patting dry then sponging 

over again with the same colours. 

Stamp - Dragonfly Botanical from The Stampman

stamped with Black Soot DI - clear embossed. 

Draogonfly wings stamped again on a piece of the background

paper, then decoupaged wings onto the dragonfly. 

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Feature a Creature

Today at Sparkles Monthly Christmas, we began our new challenge 

for the month of April.  Helen has chosen Feature a Creature,

 remember it is for Christmas. 

Please check out the Design Team's inspirtion on the blog. 

I have a red scallop edge card. Papers are from my stash.

The cute reindeer head with dressed antlers  and the sentiment 

are  by

Little Claire Designs