Wednesday, 23 January 2008

todays challenges

Challenges this week at http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/ and http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ both involve Blue tones, this card is also for A challenge on http://www.crafts-beautiful.com/site/index.php/forums/ to make a Valentine card without using red or pink. As well as colour the Challenge at http://funkyfairychallenge.blogspot.com/ is "Winged things" The QKD Blog party is still going on at http://sierragrannie.blogspot.com/ todays Challenges were, "Colour and lots of it" and an ATC with a Beach feel to it!!
Ive used the small Paisley stamp from my January kit to make the fish.

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

DCM "Hide & Seek"

This weeks challenge at DCM http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ is to create a card with a hidden some thing. Ive chosen to make mine a Tag Photo Frame . The photo is me and my little sister when we were about 7 & 6 . Thought this would make the perfect card for June's 35th Birthday in June
I've used BG Periphery papers and ribbon, Blush fibre, K&co/BG Mortifica rubons and MM chipboard & Colorbox Queue Chalk Inks.

Monday, 21 January 2008

Todays Challenge cards.

First up we have http://dihickman.blogspot.com/ Jan #3 these scrummy papers are BG Two scoops, rubons MM and the metal sentiment is K&co/BG.
This weeks Challenge at http://magnoliachallengeblog.blogspot.com/ is Shinny Silver, Ive painted Tilda with H2O's and foiled the stars and streamers using a glue pen. Backing papers are HOTP.
http://sierragrannie.blogspot.com/ Is taking the next leg of the QKD Blog party, her challenge for today was to make a card using only Black,White and shades of Grey. BP is DCWV Black and White mat stack, Stamp is from www.katstamps.com/ flowers are punched using a small Dovecraft Punch. Ive also used Sketch #48 from http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/
And finally CPS #47 to catch up from one I missed. Papers and ribbons from BG Lily Kate as is the undressed chipboard. colorbox chalk Inks used through out

My New Tempates arrived........

My New Arty Farty Templates arrived this afternoon so its been non stop crafting here today.....well in between chores and collecting Aiden from school. I apologies for the awful pictures. this first is the "Tilly" wedding Cake
And second is the "Roni" Highchair. These two are soooooooo easy to make.

Sunday, 20 January 2008

Blog Candy, The Winner Is..........

.............Debbie! you can see Debbies creation here... http://bubble-deb.blogspot.com/2008/01/blog-candy-over-at.html .We chose Debbies card for her Fab use of an old Table cloth! Please email me your address and I will get your candy out to you!

Saturday, 19 January 2008

QKD Blog Party.

Its the last day of the Blog party at Nancy's today and Yesterdays challenge was to produce a card using just the QKD logo colours......... Here's my offering!
The swirls at the side are my new BG rubons, Ive found these so easy to use I don't think I'll be buying any other brand from now on!

Todays Creations!!!!!!!!!

Today's http://scrummystashcafe.blogspot.com/ is to use 3 pieces of chipboard , well Ive used 4 if that still counts, papaers and chipboard are both from K&co Addison range.
There is a challenge on at http://www.craftdiner.co.uk/ to make a New Baby card with Stamping on it. This is my first ever Penny Black card.... The stamps are from the Fresh New Day set And this final card was commissioned by my friend as agift for her Mother-in-Law.