Two Challenges - One Project

Today I managed to combine challenges. Over on Something Completely Different, this weeks challenge is to create a tag, and the theme is 'Crowns'. I've had this chipboard crown for ages, I covered it with 3 bugs papers and added a few embellishments. This weeks DCM challenge is to make a card with a sick child in mind. They have linked up with the charity Post Pals, an organisation that was set up to create smiles for children who suffer from life threatening and long term illnesses. The idea is to post the card to one of the children featured on the home page of Post Pals. Life seems to be throwing me lemons at the moment, but after reading these childrens' moving stories, I realise how lucky I am. Here's the card I made for Amy P.

Challenge 6 Something Completely Different

This week on SDC the theme for June is tags and the topic is Home. Mine is more of a topper than a tag, but anyway, I hand drew a smaller version of a mushroom template I had, and used Imaginisce papers to cover it - I thought the red spotty paper was ideal for a toadstool. Pop over to the SCD Challegne blog to see some really inspiring DT samples. x

Fathers Day

Here's a few Fathers Day cards I made recently. The one of the man in the chair is from a template in a magazine. The little trees was stamped at my craft club and coloured with Marveys.

Challenge Sunday

I managed to get a couple of challenges done this weekend. First over at Something Completely Different this weeks task is to make a tag with a Stars & Stripes theme. I love making tags, so thanks to all at SCD for making June tag month. And here it is using 3 Bugs paper and a footie sticker











OK next up is Penny Black Saturdayand this weeks theme is 'Blooming Gorgeous'. I could have gone completely OTT as primas are one of my favourite things, up there with Chocolate and Johny Depp. Anyway I used an image that I won (Blog candy) and coloured it with copics and added only 3 glittered flowers.

Holiday Journal

This week I've done very little crafting due to among other things, having my email hacked into and dealing with the aftermath. I wouldnt have believed how much hassle its caused. Anyway, I finished a BIA project I've been working on, and it fits in with this weeks challenge on Caardvarks which is to create a 3D paper crafting project. Its a travel journal for a friend who loves her holidays. The papers are Summer Cool by Imaginisce I've embellished it with bits & pieces from my stash.

Tuesday Taggers

This week on TT we want you to be BOLD and BRIGHT, so, my only difficulty was choosing which papers out of my huge range of brights (to the point of making your eyes bleed) should I use. In the end it was the fab K&Co Berry Sweet yet again that won the day.I used a couple of primas, a doodlebug brad and added some butterfly stickers that I glittered for good measure.



















Also, while I'm here, I am posting a pic of some cards I have been making from a kit that a friend bought me for my birthday. Its got loads of clothing stencils and fab papers, some of them look like leather and knitwear. My DD and I have had some nice relaxing times this half term making loads of different 'outfits'. Thanks Niki if your'e reading this x

Wet Wet Wet!

This week the theme on DCM is to make a card/project using water as the theme. I decided to use some decopage I got free with a magazine to cover some little notebooks.I know its stretching it a bit, but there is some water on the background of a couple of the notepads. Ahoy me hearties!

Tuesday Taggers - a new challenge

I came across this new challenge blog and was really chuffed as I do miss Tag Your'e it now that it's closed down. Anyway, being the first week, the theme is 'New Beginnings'. I remembered the chipboard shaped house I got from Ally Pally and used some papers I got in a GoGo kit to cover it. The stamped words are supposed to look like smoke coming from the chimney, but I had to settle on putting them in reverse order as it didnt fit properly the other way.

The Sound of Music - DCM

This weeks challenge on Daring Cardmakers is to create a card with a musical theme - so here it is. Excuse this post being short and sweet but I'm off to work and wanted to get this on before the deadline

Basic Grey Challenge # 35 - Ice Cream

This week on BG we had to make a card inspired by our favourite ice cream flavour. I thought I'd settled on toffee, but then, what about cherry, and mint chocolate and cornish vanilla and...........see the problem? So I decided to create a card to combine all of them using papers from the Phoebe collection, and a download from Crafty Templates.

A couple of BIA Projects

I decided it was time to get my Bind-it-all machine out to play with this week, and used a cupcake template along with papers by Three bugs in a Rug. Each page is decorated with a different paper but i wont bore you with it












The next project is a book for card sketches mainly from challenge sites. Papers used are Sassfrass and the ribbons & bits and bobs are from various GoGo kits. If anyone has seen these papers the owl one is lush - don't see how I'm ever going to cut into it.

18th Birthday Card

I was asked to make a card for a friend to send to her relative. We all know how difficult boys cards can be, but I enjoy working with these papers by Cosmo Cricket. The chipboard letters have been inked and coated with Diamond Glaze and the key has been in my stash box forever just waiting for the right project.