My First ATC!!!

Ive never really been that fussed with ATC's but there was a pack of pre-cut cards in my new kit and Tanis at http://paperprincessatplay.blogspot.com/ is having a week of challenges and the prize is some lovely Queen kat stamps so I thought it was worth a go. If you would like this card for your collection please leave a comment saying just that!!

Lovely stuff in the post......

Waiting for me today when I got home was this luuuuurvly parcel of goodies from http://katstamps.com/shop/ , The very lovely, gorgeous James Bought me a years subscription to their monthly 6x6 card making kit as part of Christmas present. The kit contains some gorgeous Dreamstreet Papers, Raw chipboard, CS, 8yrd ribbons and fibres,brads, square clips,photo anchors,metal edge tags, pricking tool,gems embossed card, die cuts and a wonderful set of stamps .Certainly well worth the $23.99 (£12.00) incl p+p. this first card is made using the kit. this card is for http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ "Roses are Red" Challenge and uses Challenge Sketch 2 from http://www.charmedcrafttalk.com/forum/index.php This next card uses the same sketch and is made with K&co/ BG papers-Mortifica, chipbard and paper ribbon aquired from Ebay, the photo was part of a prize I won last year!

Green IS a nice Colour!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today over at Do crafts Forum http://www.docrafts.co.uk/ someone said that you can't make nice cards using green so I thought I'd have a go at proving them wrong!!!!!! Both of these cards are made using K&co Brenda Walton Brookfield papers, Prima- Got Daisies, K&co/Basic Grey Metal Sentiments,Papermania CS, Whispers Ink and Dovecraft chalk, yellow mulberry flowers from Ebay, again the fairy stamp is Dawn Bibby and is stamped with Stazon and painted with Twinkling H2O's.

Happy birthday follows a sketch set by http://ismaki.wordpress.com/ this is their first challenge.

Believe is for Sketch 35 at http://carte-maniak.over-blog.fr/ I discover them today while blog surfing

While I'm at it I suppose I cant but this forward for another go at DCM http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/

Well I like them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Green!!!!!!!!!!!

Simple but pretty!

This card is for Sketch 26 http://sketchesbytamara.blogspot.com/

Simple but effective the flower stamp is from Lakeland and the "Get Well Soon" is All Night Media, Painted with H2O's and trimmed with some ribbon from my stash.

DCM " Me and My Shadow"

DCM challenge for this week is...............

" to create not just one but TWO cards ! But wait........there's more ! I want both cards to contain the same embellishments and papers, ribbons etc- but arranged in a different way for a different occasion....the only thing being different is the wording." http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/

My cards are made with CS from The Papermil Shop, K&co Brenda Walton "Dolls house"Papers, Prima- Got Daisies, Papermania Brads and Gems, MM Petite Signage - Summer,ribbon from my stash and the fairy stamp is I think a Dawn Bibby. I have stamped both images with Jet black Stazon and coloured with Twinking H2O's, inked the edges with whispers turquoise and added a touch of dovecraft chalks too!

Ive used a couple of Di's Sketches too.. http://dihickman.blogspot.com/

Seeing as there are a few brads on each card I think I can put these forward for this weeks http://scrummystashcafe.blogspot.com/ "Brad Pitt" Challenge.

Personally I'm more of a Johnny Depp Girl myself but I can appreciate the attraction!!!!!!!!!!!

Lots of time for Cards and Blogging

Like the complete Dozy Mare that I am, I fell over ( with the help of a broken paving slab) right in the middle of Norwich wednesday morning on my way to work. Ive torn a Ligament in my ankle and have to keep off my feet for a few day's so no work!!!! Which is great in one respect but due to the nature of the work I do I don't get sick pay so not so great there! I seem to be falling over a lot lately and unfortunately alcohol has nothing to do with it!!

So with time on my hands I've been doing a few more challenges...

I've kept them on the oriental theme as I'm really loving my new oriental stamps from Lakeland and also painting with Twinkling H2O's.

The Purple card is for Michelles Challenge for a Thank you Card http://www.cardgrotto.blogspot.com/ the images have been stamped with Stazon Jet Black and painted with "Wild Orchid" Gold highlight and "Thank you" symbol are done with Sakura Quickie glue Pen and Pearl-ex Pigment powder "Aztec Gold"

Ive used January Sketch 2# from http://dihickman.blogspot.com/ again

The Orange card is for CPS 46# http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/ for this card Ive used "Permisson" Twinkling H2O and backing paper is from DCWV Far East Mat stack

Scrummy Stash Cafe " Scrappy New Year" Challenge.

This ones for SSC http://scrummystashcafe.blogspot.com/ Scrappy New Year challenge.

The backing papers are scraps from K&co Garden College, Somersett and Brianna pads, the flower petals are made using the same papers with a free template from Papercraft Inspirations, butterflies are K&co Grand Adhesions Sparkle Flies and the Brad is from K&co Amy Butler Range.