Sketchy Time

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today sees the start of a new challenge for

the next two weeks at MTTC - My Time To Craft. 

The challenge is Sketchy Time. To see the sketch, check out the details and

see the wonderful DT creations please pop over to the blog.

I have used both background papers and the main image from a CD.

Flights of Fantasy by Katy Sue Designs. - Designer of artwork is

House of Zandra. 

The purple shiny paper originated as wrapping paper - again 

from my bottomless stash. Have fun with the challenge. 

Peaches and Cream

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today sees the start of the new challenge 

at Fantasy Stampers which is 

Peaches and Cream

Please pop over to the blog to see the wonderful inspiration from the DT.

For my card, I was at first concerned for I have no peach coloured paper in my 

vast stash. Then of course, I thought of my Promarkers,

 I have recently purchased some new colours, and I knew there were some 

Peach colours in the set. Problem solved. 

I edged a piece of cream card with the chisel end of a Peach Promarker.

I coloured a strip of cream satin ribbon with the same Peach Promarker. 

I embossed a piece of cream card for the mat.

The stamp from Woodware is Rose Wreath stamp. I stamped this onto

cream card, then stamped again, cutting,  colouring and decoupaging three of

the roses. I used Ivory and Blush Promarkers for the cream roses,

along with Peach and Soft Peach for the peach roses. 

Shaker Card

Hello, thanks for your visit to my blog. Today begins a new

challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.   Amy has chosen a special type of card.

A Shaker Card

If your unsure You Tube have lots of clear, useful videos.

Please check out the super creations from the DT on the blog.

I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest to make my card.

The guitar is an embroided item which a friend gave me some time ago, 

proof once again why we as crafters should keep all bits in our stash, 

for they will in time be used. 

The largest star is mirri card, punched with a Fiskars scissor punch.

The smaller stars are stamped and gold heat embossed - stamps by 

Crafters Companion - Urban Graffiti and sentiment - Street Wise

Gold gems, smaller crystal gems and blue seed beads added .

Have fun, I certainly did, it's simply ages since I made a Shaker card. 

K is for Kindness

Hi everyone, thanks for your visit. Today we are starting a new

two weekly challenge over at Alphabet Challenges. 

Please pop over to see the Design Team's inspiration for you.

The challenge is K is for KINDNESS.

I have made a Thinking of you card,  there is always Get Well, 

Sorry your poorly, Thank you, many ways to express Kindness.

I have again blended TH Distress Inks to create the background.

Shaded Lilac, Fossilized Amber and Cracked Pistachio, don't they

all have wonderful imaginiative names?

I had firstly heat embossed the stamp - Garden Poems from Penny Black.

using a detailed white Embossing powder, I then blended the inks.

This of course, is known as the  Resist Technique. 

The sentiment is from Crafter's Companion. 

No Patterned Paper

Hello,  it is the start of a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.

For the next two weeks we would like to see your creations with

NO PATTERNED PAPER

The Design Team have come up with some interesting and varied cards.

Please pop over to see their creations. 

I always love making backgrounds, especially with TH Distress Inks.

The background has been blended with Tumbled Glass, Squeezed Lemonade

and Spiced Marmalade. 

The floral stamp is Flying Stars - an old wooden favourite from Penny Black.

Heat embossed with white detail Embossing Powder. 

Technique is known as Resist Stamping.

Greeting from Crafter's Companion, ribbon and card candi added. 

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Fun In The Sun (Recipe)

Hello, welcome to my blog. 

Today is the first day for the next two weeks for our new challenge at

Ruby's Rainbow,  ---    Fun In The Sun   ----which is combined 

with  the following recipe.

You are allowed only the 3 named elements on your project.

1 is One Image only,

2 isTWO papers only.

3 is for THREE embellishments only. 

Have fun everyone, the DT have enjoyed the challenge, please

pop over to the blog for more details and to check out the creations. 

For my card, maybe simpler than my normal, but I enjoyed the 

contraints of the challenge. 

White scallop card, the background papers are from Papermania, -

Garden Party pack, cut into four squares.

The image is Annabel  - Upside Down - LOTV.

Coloured with Promarkers

Three silk flowers and a greeting from my stash. 

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Make Us Smile

Hi everyone, welcome once again to my blog. Please don't be shy,

 according to the statistics, I have on average 12 visits per post, 

but only a few comments, which are most appreciated. Don't be shy, say Hi. 

Today we are asking you at Cardz 4 Guyz to 

Make Us Smile.

Please check out the blog to see the DT's creations. 

For my card, some may feel it is a little risque but here goes.

An anniversary card made from a Flippen Families CD by La Pashe. 

Who doesn't know of this scene from Ghost? An iconic scene

with a little sense of humour added. I do hope it makes you smile. 

Thanks for your visit.