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I started this blog in April 2012 so I could join Challenges. I am now on some design teams. I hope you like my cards. I started stamping in 1995 but my cards are still mostly cute.
Thank you to those who have joined as followers and to those who comment.
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The lovely banner was made especially for me by Amanda at Faery Ink Art & Design when I won her first blog challenge. 2025 - Now due to my sore hands and bad eyes I make mostly digital cards and scrapbook pages.
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Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Sketch Saturday No 283

This is the sketch at Sketch Saturday this week
http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.ca/


This is my card
I have embossed green card with Cuttlebug "Christmas stars" , added Washi tape and layered onto red card.  Printed Kenny K digi stamp "City Star" onto white, coloured with markers and layered over washi tape.  Added pearls to end of each washi tape and around star.  Added glitter to embossed stars (it doesn't who on scan).

I would also like to add this card to Becky's Place Month of Holiday cards.

Kenny K's Craft Krew - pumps and pearls (I was told pumps means pump a lady on your card)

Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas challenge 149 - Bling it Up

and Crafty Hazel Nut's monthly Christmas challenge - Anything goes as long as it is Christmas




Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Beccy's Place a Month of Holiday cards - card 2

This is my second card for Beccy's Place a Month of Holiday cards
http://beccysplace.blogspot.com.au/

Day 4 challenge was stamping and Beccy referred us back to a tutorial for Stamping to Create depth
http://beccysplace.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/technique-class-stamping-to-create-depth.html
I had a go at it today and this is the card I made

I coloured white card with green and blue Distress Stains and then stamped Stampin Up "Lovely as at Tree" three times as per the instructions in the tutorial.  Stamped Hero Arts "Happy Christmas".  Printed Digi Stamps 4 Joy "Christmas Tree 3" onto white, coloured with markers and layered onto stamped card.  Layered all onto red card.

I would also like to enter this card into Crafty Hazelnut's Monthly Christmas card challenge anything goes.
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/

Monday, 4 November 2013

Lacy Sunshine challenge 20 plus others

Challenge 20 at Lacy Sunshine is Anything goes
http://lacysunshinechallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/

Each month Heather at Lacy Sunshine gives us a free stamp to use in her challenge if we have used one of her stamps in the previous challenge.  If you haven't joined in before you can buy the stamp at a special price and if you make a card for the challenge you can request the free stamp for the next challenge.
This month Heather has offered two stamps and we had to choose one.
Go to http://lacysunshine.weebly.com/  scroll down till you come to the two stamps selling for $2 each.

This is my card for this challenge
Embossed green card with Stampin Up embossing folder.  Cut out pieces of Christmas pattern paper with Creative Memories punch and attached.  Printed Lacy Sunshine digi stamp Polly Poinsettia and coloured with markers and layered  her onto green card.  Added sentiment from Imagine That Christmas Angel Set.
Layered all onto red card

I would also like to add this card to Crafty Hazel Nuts Monthly Christmas challenge - Anything goes
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

and Beccy's Place - A month of holiday cards
http://beccysplace.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/a-month-of-holiday-cards-challenge.html

Corrosive challenges  - tic tac toe (I have used the middle line across: Patterned or digi paper, Image, sentiment.
http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com.au/


Whoopsi Daisy challenge 4 November 2013 - Monochromatic

The challenge at Whoopsi Daisy on 4 November is Monochromatic
http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com.au/

I have made my card all in different shades of pink.

Printed  one of the pre coloured images from sheet No 479 onto white card and rubbed pink chalk over background. Embossed light pink card with Cuttlebug daisies, cut out an oval and layered over image.  Added dark pink punched flowers with light pink punched circle in the middle.  Stamped Stampin Up "Thinking of you" with pink ink.  

Friday, 1 November 2013

Craftitude Challenge 52 - Anything goes/Tie one on (add string or twine)

Craftitude Challenge 52 is Anything goes/Tie one on (add string or twine)
http://craftitudechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
and our sponsor for this fortnight starting 1 November is Robyns Fetish
http://robynsfetish.com/shop/
This is the ATC I made

Embossed pink card with Cuttlebug daisies.  Added red washi tape.
Printed Robyns Fetish digi stamp "Red Hat Bear", coloured with markers, cut out and layered onto pink card.  Added red,white and green twine.

Go over and have a look at the other ATCs and cards made by the design team and join in the challenge.  You can make an ATC or card or other project to the theme.


Creative Fingers No 9 - Emo/Gothic

Creative Fingers challenge No 9 is Emo/Gothic
http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/

Our sponsor this week is Dilly Beans stamps and Megan has kindly given the design team some of her digis to use for this challenge
http://www.sillydillybeans.blogspot.com.au/
This is the card I made

Layered two papers from Delicious Doodles Gothic Papers onto purple card.  Added washi tape and black paper lace.  Embossed with Cuttlebug Divine Swirls embossing foldser.

Printed Dilly Beans "Lulu framed" and coloured her with markers and layered onto papers.  Added brad.

I hope you will go over and see the other lovely cards by the design team and enter the challenge.

Feeling Sketchy No 73

Optional challenge for Feeling Sketchy No 73 is include some bling
http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.com.au/
Our sponsor for November is http://shop.sansdesign.se/ and they have kindly given the design team some images to use.
This is the sketch for this fortnight
 This is my card
Cuttlebug "daisies" embossing folder sponged with distress ink.
Sans Design SN00183 "Sweetheart" coloured with markers and distress ink.
Stampin Up "Thinking of You" sponged with distress ink and border coloured with distress marker.
Added punched flowers and purple rhinestones for the bling.

When I added my card to the design team blog I noticed it is very similar to Debbie's.  I didn't see her card before I made mine so we thought alike on this one.

I hope you will go over and see the other lovely work by the design team and join in the challenge.  Also keep an eye on Feeling Sketchy.  We will be having a blog hop starting 7 November.