Anything BUT a Card

Hello, thanks for popping by, snow is falling, but thankfully it 

isn't lying, wonder if there will be a white covering in the morning.

Today a new monthly challenge begins at 

Sparkles Christmas Challenges 

Angela has chosen Challenge 110 Anything BUT a Card.

Please check tthe blog for details and to see the amazing

varied projects by the design team.

I have added a new decorated candle with two made previously.

The new one has stamped tissue melted into the candle.

The stamp I used was by LOTV - a sweet ornament garland.

Coloured with Promarkers. 

Enjoy your project, have fun and start getting ready for the 

big annual event of Christmas time. 

Your Favourite Stamp

FANTASY STAMPERS CHALLENGE BLOG 

HAS ARRIVED

At last Fantasy Stampers has arrived. Good luck and best wishes to my good friend Jan Brown who is venturing into blogland with her own challenge blog. I am so thrilled to be part of the Design Team.  Jan has decided she would like to have more members on the DT, all you have to do is to join in the challenge and add DT on your entry.  For the first challenge Jan has given something which we will all enjoy - Your Favourite Stamp. I have so many so it wasn't an easy choice for me to choose, but poppies are one of my favourite flowers. I do love this stamp so decided to make a card and to decorate a candle for a small present. I used the Faux Silk/Linen technique on the card.  I look forward to visiting the entries during the first challenge, we are hoping to see many of you popping onto the blog and  would welcome any comments on the challenge blog and of course on own blogs. 

White base card  + Black card - Red Core-dinations card. 

Tissue Paper on card and candle

Inkylicious Botanical Poppy - stamp

Diamante Ribbon Slider

Promarkers

Glue Stick

Candle £1 from Poundland

Anything but a Card

Can't believe it is the 15th of the month already and here we are Sparkles Monthly back again with another challenge for you. Of course we are still all in the throngs of Christmas preparations or if well planned which I am not, everything is ready waiting for the big day. Our challenge is Anything BUT a Card, there is so much we can make, the design team have some wonderful ideas, please do pop over to see them. At a recent class we again decorated candles, the ladies do enjoy this technique. Please click on the picture, it will enlarge for more a more detailed close up. The stamps used above are
Left LOTV - Ornaments    Centre - I believe from Chocolate Baroque  - Right - Stamps Away
All gently coloured onto tissue paper with Promarkers. Melted onto the candle.
Sorry about the dirty mark on the left side, it is a shadow, the candle is actually clean (thanks goodness).