Tag your'e it!!

I'm really getting in to all this Tagging lark, this week at http://weekendtaggers.blogspot.com/ is to use a picture slide on your tag.

• Picture slide~ from a kit from Poundland.
• CS ~ Papermania.
• Stamp ~ Whisper's.
• PP ~ "Cup Cake" Basic Grey.
• Grommet ~ Making Memories.
• Watercolour Pencils ~ Derwent.
• Ribbon from Stash

Caardvarks "Black & white +1"

The latest challenge for Caardvarks is to Create a card using Black & White + 1 other colour, http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/

• CS ~ Papermania
• Watercolour paper ~ Daler-Rowney
• Stamps ~ QKD
• PP ~Dovecraft Amythest Floral Prints
• Rbbon ~ Recycled from Xmas Gift
• Ink ~ Stazon, Black. Pretty Colour , Red

DCM " Most Distressing"

I just love distreesing bit of paper.......... http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ Challenge was to produce a card with a bit of wear and tear to it. Ive used this weeks sketch from http://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/amyr/

• CS ~ Papermania.
• BP ~ Cosmo Cricket " Honey Pie"
• PP & Grand Adhesion Butterfly ~ K&co "Mira"
• Inks ~ "Spiced Marmalade" Distress Inks, Tim Holtz & Colorbox Queue Chalk Ink.
• Birds and Swirls ~ Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.
• Stamp ~ All Night Media.

Arty Girlz - Handmade Background

At Arty Girlz this week the challenge has been set by Guest Designer Paula from Mini Book Pixie blog who says:

"I love patterened paper very much but it is far too easy to whack on cards etc. So for my theme, I want to see handmade backgrounds. Get those fingers inky & painted & make a custom piece of paper/card for your design" Ive used

• cream Hammered finish CS ~ Papermill shop
• "Brushed Cordroy" & "Peeled Paint" Distress Ink ~ Tim Holtz
• Archaic PP ~ Basic Grey
• Dino Stamps ~ Basic Grey
• Alphabet Shape Cutter ~Fiskar's
• Make-up Sponges ~ Poundland
• String from Stash

I made the background by sponging the ink directly on to the card.http://artygirlzchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

http://sewdelish.blogspot.com/ Has some blog candy which asks to create something you don't usually make well this is my first door hanger so I think I can count this!!

Di Hickmans Sketch April #4

Here's a couple for Di's latest sketch http://dihickman.blogspot.com/ . For the 1st card I've used;

• Basic Grey "Sugared" PP & Chipboard
• All Night Media Stamp
• Colorbox Queue Chalk Ink
• Ribbon and string from Stash

This card is also for the "Tutti Frutti" challenge at http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ The 2nd card is made with;

• Cosmo Cricket " Honey Pie" PP
• "Dinky Dolly" Stamps from Lakelands
• and more of that lovely Bias binding ( I managed to get approximately 45yrds in 10 different colours for £4.00 ........Bargain or What!!!!!!!!!!)

CPS

For #61 at http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/ ive used;

• Cosmo Cricket "Honey Pie" PP
• Heart Stamp Lakelands "Dinky Dolly" set
• Bias Binding from all good Charity Shops!!!

Magnolia~ Girly but Blue

My 1st Daughter being a red-head made dressing her in pink quite difficult ( it looked awful) Girly and blue came quite easy, She looked (and still does) lovely in all shades of blue and green! So for this challenge I made Tilda a Red-Head http://magnoliachallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Ive used #14 from http://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/amyr/ too!

• Stamp - Magnolia
• watercolour pencils - Derwent
• Bloom - Imaginese
• Brad - Dovecraft
• PP - English Paper company, Seafoam
• Butterflie's - Freebie from a magazine