T is for Tags

Already we at Alphabet Challenges have reached the letter T, which for the next two weeks is for Tags. I am so much in the creative mode preparing for Christmas. I will as normal be making the tags for my family and friends this year. Tags can come in all shapes and sizes, whatever you want them to be. I used two Marianne Dies for the shape. I used Habico snowman and snowflake stamps, with an Archival brilliance Mediterranean Blue ink pad. Finishing it with a Christmas greeting and a selection of fibres. I again look forward to visiting you to see you creative tags. I greatly enjoyed the spooky creations the last few weeks, many thanks to everyone who had a go. 

It's Bingo Time

Hello and once again it's time for a Bingo challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. Here is your card

Bingo # 4

and here is the card I made

the line I chose is Orange - Black and Dies.

I used 3 colours of TH Distress Inks to colour the background of the card, Dried Marigold, Wild Honey and Spiced Marmalade. Two label dies for the stamped sentiment from an Indigo Blu stamp set. The swirls and dragonfly are from Sheena Douglass - Flying Colours. I stamped the dragonfly with Versamark and used Black Twinkle WOW! embossing powder. I again stamped the wings to add a second layer, coloured the dragonfly with 3 Promarkers, Peach, Honeycomb and Burnt Orange.  I look forward to visiting you to see which bingo line you have chosen and how you have interpreted it. Most importantly have fun and yes, if you can experiment, it can be even more fun.

Last Week in France

Well it is our last week in France at Make My Monday - Thanks Fliss I have enjoyed our little journey around France, I decided for our last week which is Feminine or Romance to spend my time browsing around the fashionable shopping areas. The backing paper is another lovely free download from a Vintage site, so suitable for our theme. There are two on my side bar, why don't you check them out.  I filled the shop with three dresses - stamps from Kanban.  Coloured with Promarkers.  I know I have used these stamps a lot but I still love them and find them so fitting for many occasions. The fancy corset is a Bravura stamp. I know many haven't joined our trip round France, but maybe for the last week we'll find a few more taking part, I do hope so for I love to visit your blogs and see how you have interpreted our challenges.

Beautiful Blue

Last week at CD. Sunday Challenges we had some fabulous entries for our Poetry Corner. This week Christine has chosen for the challenge Beautiful Blue. The Design team have produced, once again a beautiful and varied display for the challenge. I do love visiting the ladies who are reaching out and making use of their CDs, it is so heart warming to see so many variations, I am inspired and learn so much from many of the entries. Here is my card.............

Apart from a  few embellishments and the mirri card everything was taken from the Paintbox Poppets produced by Crafter's Companions. thanks ladies for all of your comments and welcome to my latest two new followers, I hope I will continue to maintain your interest. 

Make Your Mark #4

Here we are at Addicted to Stamps and More and already it is time for Make Your Mark #4. Pop on over and you will find the instructions are simple, we don't have many rules only the important ones. LOL.
I used Promarkers to create my mark, I used two Holly Hobbie Christmas stamps, the backing paper is also from a Hollie Hobbie booklet of Christmas Papers, both were free gifts with a Cardmaking magazine.

The greeting is from LOTV stamps, leaves, lace, flowers all from my craft stash. I look forward to seeing what you create and visiting you over the next week, remember no more than 5 entries, is very important.
I am entering this card into
I love Promarker's - Christmas is Coming
Totally Papercrafts - Christmas 9 weeks and counting

Blue, White and Red at MMM

We are still in France for our challenge at Make My Monday, this week Fliss is challenging us to produce a French themed card with the French Tricoleur of Blue, White and Red. Please do visit the main blog for the Design Team and our guest Designer have produced some manifique samples. For my card, I have used Chipped Sapphire and Fired Brick for the blue and red, a Hero Arts Tag stamp and lots of small clear stamps of Paris to produce the collage background. Red and white ribbon for the tag. I didn't have any dark blue ribbon but I have got to say colouring with a dark blue Promarker was both so easy and effective. My first time I have used this method, I am very impressed. Watch out, I'll be only buying white ribbon in future. LOL I apologise for the poor quality photo, I had to take a pic very late at night, I so ran out of time today.

Poetry Corner

This week at CD Sunday challenges Carol has chosen for us 'Poetry Corner', as long as you have a poem, use part or all of a CD then we really look forward to visiting you to see your poetic creation.
 Please do visit the main blog for we, the DT, have a wide selection of poetry in our samples. Your Autumn splendour last week were simply stunning, such a colourful array.
I am currently working on a Halloween book, this is my second year, I usually only work on it during the month of October, at this rate, it won't be finished for a few more years, unless I can find the momentum in the spring or summer months to work on it. Maybe if you looked at the earlier parts of the book, all collected  here, you''ll understand what it is all about. There is no purpose to this book other than my guilty pleasure in enjoying creating something I wouldn't normally make. This will be the next page, it is an envelope for a tag.  The tag, below,  being my 'Poetry Corner' DT for the challenge. Have fun everyone, I sure did.
I have used various sources for materials, including he background papers for the tag from Sheena Douglas CD Paint Fusion, Stamps from Tandastamps, pieces from my craft stash.