Oh! Baby

Another interesting challenge blog I have found is Raise the Bar, I believe an Australian hosted blog. Their challenge this week is Oh! Baby!! I made this card very much in the style of Card Craftworks, the source of the Card Candy. Various pieces of card stash lain on silver mirri card. The elephant stamp was a gift, the baby elephant has been made from the same stamp onto shrink plastice. Baby girl pretty ribbon added. It's my first entry on Raise the Bar, I look forward to joining in future swaps.

I feel this will also be suitable for 365 Cards No 258 Tone on tone

To my Followers and Friends

I am thrilled to see I now have 40 followers, Wow! that's fantastic. Thank you so much to everyone, it is so gratifying to see my work is being viewed by others. I am amazed how the internet has changed so many of we ladies' lives, giving us such a wonderful opportunity to have friends throughout the world who all share a common interest of crafting. Thank you to you all.

Ginger Gem Award

I am so thrilled, another winner this week. My thanks to the Gingersnap team for choosing my Autumnal card, for the GC 74 - Versamark Challenge, as one of the 7 Ginger Gems, see here. I will show my badge with great delight.

Halloween Tag

I've had a fabulous busy day, where I have been able to spend ages just crafting away. It has taken me a while to look around the challenge blogs to see which challenges I could stir up some mojo for. My first attempts are this Halloween tag for two challenges.Orange and Black at Something Completley Different and of course Halloween at Crafts and Me Challenge.

I used several of TH Distress orange shaded inks, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge and Wild hiney, rubbing around the edges with Black Soot. I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black. All of the stamps are from Tandastamps. The two pumpkins are orange, though don't look it on the photo, I stamped onto heated Funky Foam, then cut them out, they are raised on a dimensional pad. Thanks so much for looking at my entry.

Take a Leaf - Keep It Simple

I am thrilled to have been invited to join the Design Team of a new challenge Blog - Keep It Simple. Many thanks for choosing me, I am greatly looking forward to the exciting future challenges. At first the idea of keeping it simple, sounds simple, which it is, as long as you can think less is more. I find this in itself is THE challenge, which makes it even more interesting. We are to try to make our craft item, within 30 mins, this is only a guide line, the most important requirement is to Keep It Simple. I have used three leaf tapestry stamps to decorate a die cut, added a dimensional butterfly and stamped the greeting. I used two die cuts, one, I cut off the scollop edges, stamped on it, then fitted it onto the other die cut. All done in less than half an hour. Thanks for looking at my blog.

Walk with me Daddy

This 8" x 8" scrapbook page was, I admit, made a little while ago, but it has always been one of my favourites. I was inspired by the lovely poem Walk with me Daddy. The photo is of my eldest son with his son Matthew, during one of their walks at Centre Parks. I am hoping this will be okay for the Tuesday Taggers challenge of 'Inspired by a poem'. Again thank you for taking the time to look on my blog, I welcome comments.

P.S. For novice bloggers if you click on the photo, it will enlarge, then you can read the poem.

The Sea - Tuesday Taggers

I'm calling this ATC 'Stormy Morning'. I am fairly occupied at present making as many ATC as I can in preparation for the Do -Craft ATC forum's Geordileand Meet to be held in September, so it's probable a lot of my challenges will be ATCs for the next few weeks or so. Again I have used TH Distress inks, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, the sun is Mustard Seed. I finger painted some Frosted Lace Stickles over the sea to add a little sparkle, I hope it shows. I am entering this into the Tuesday Taggers for their Sea- Water - Boats challenge. Thanks again for looking in my blog.