Alpha Challenge - Y

Our new letter on The Craft Barn's Alpha Challenge is Y and we also have to use Yellow.  I decided to make my ATC yellow using Mustard Seed Distress Ink and chose Young as my dictionary word.

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #46 - Autumn Colours

The new theme on Sparkles Monthly Challenges for the next month is Autumn Colours.  We are sponsored by Di's Digis for this challenge with a lovely $10 prize to be won.

For my DT work I have made a LO using a photo of my youngest granddaughter a few years ago and used autumnal colours for my BP and embellishments.

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #50 - Recipe

We have a Recipe for this challenge on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges and it is to make our own BP, emboss and use ribbon.  For my DT work I made a card stamping the backgrounds with delicate flowery stamps.  I heat embossed the greeting and coloured it in with a Promarker and finished off with a piece of ribbon and some punched butterflies.

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #30 - Christmas Trees

The new theme for the month on Sparkles Christmas Challenges was chosen by me this time, and it is Christmas Trees.  I thought I would use some Crafty Individual stamps I bought ages ago and not got round to using so created a little scene and added some sparkle to it.

We are sponsored this time by Di's Digis with a $10 voucher for the lucky winner.

Ruby's Rainbow Challenges #57 - Things With Wings

The new theme on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges for the next 2 weeks is Things With Wings.  I made a birthday card for my DT work, using some K & Co. paper I have had for ages, and one of my very useful Penny Black Stickeroos that I love to use these days!

Alpha Challenge - B

We are halfway through the Alpha Challenge now from The Craft Barn, and our letter this time is B.  I went for B for Bloom for my ATC.  I need to make a book to keep all these in, the pile is growing!

Sparkles Monthly Challenges #45 - Steampunk or Vintage

Time for a new challenge for the next month on Sparkles Monthly Challenges, and the theme is Steampunk or Vintage.  We are sponsored this time by Crafty Ribbons

with this lovely prize for the lucky winner!

For my DT work I have made a page for my art journal and I went for the Vintage option as I don't really have anything steampunky in spite of my love of inky and messy things!

Alpha Challenge - U

This is the 12th challenge on The Craft Barn's Alpha Challenge and this time we were given the letter U.  I used this Tim Holtz image the other day so knew it would be right for this challenge too!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #56 - Inchies

The new challenge on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges for the next 2 weeks is Inchies (1" square).  I love making these as I think I prefer working on smaller areas than large ones!  These are made on mountboard using Distress Inks, Tim Holtz Doodads and various stamps from my stash.

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #29 - Buttons and Bows

Time for a new challenge on Sparkles Christmas Challenges and for this month, the theme is Buttons and Bows.  We are sponsored this time by Fantastic Ribbons with a lovely £10 prize for the lucky winner.

For my DT work I made a card using a stamp I've had for ages which I stamped and glittered.  The snowflakes are punched with a Martha Stewart punch.

Alpha Challenge - F

Our new letter on The Craft Barn's Alpha Challenge is F but it has to be between FE and FR in the dictionary.  I went for Flight for my ATC and was able to use a Tim Holtz stamp that I have had for ages tucked away and never used!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #55 - Baby

The new challenge on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges for the next two weeks is Baby.  For my DT work I have made a LO for my daughter's baby album (she is 26 and I'm working on it now!).   The bit on the left is a door hanger I had to make for a previous DT a few years ago and it came in handy for this page!

Happy Birthday

I needed to make a batch of birthday cards recently, and as the Alphabet Challenge Blog's current challenge is Happy I can enter this for it!  It's quite a simple card, made using an image from an old birthday card I received, and although I love inky and messy I also quite like clean and simple too!

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #44 - Monochromatic

The new challenge on Sparkles Monthly Challenges for the next month is Monochromatic.  We are sponsored this month by a new sponsor for us, Crafty Ribbons, with a lovely prize of a £10 voucher to be spent with them.

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 I made a card this time for my DT work, and as green is one of my favourite colours I used it for this.  I cut a butterfly from a left over piece of paper and used other scraps for the background,  added a bit of stamping and punched a couple of flowers.  As I have added glitter to the butterfly and gems on the flowers, I am entering this for my old blog, the Alphabet Challenge Blog whose theme this time I chose before I left and is Glitter and Gems.

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #54 - Squares

The new theme on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges for the next 2 weeks is Squares.  For my DT work for this one I have made my art journal calendar pages for May and used squares for my days.

Alpha Challenge - K

We are up to week 10 on The Craft Barn's Alpha Challenge and our letter this time is K.  I went for K for Key as I expect quite a few might, but I used an image of a typewriter to represent 'keys' and also a little stamped image of a ticket saying Admit One which is supposed to represent a key opening something to admit someone!

Alpha Challenge - A

This time our letter on The Craft Barn's Alpha Challenge is A.  I went for A for Aeroplane for my ATC as I had a couple of suitable stamps I could use!

The Cupboard Trilogy Challenge #11 - Spring Flowers

And my final blog post for today is the new challenge on The Cupboard Trilogy which is Spring Flowers.  I have used photos taken this year of some of the beautiful flowers in my garden for my LO and had a great time die cutting and punching out flowers and leaves to embellish it!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #53 - Furry Friends

My second post today is for the new challenge on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges which is Furry Friends. For my DT work I have made a LO using photos of my guinea pig boys - the photos seemed to print out a little faded so I used a pale background to match.  I had a Sizzix die of flowers that exactly matched the bp (DCWV) so used that for the first time, I've only had it for about 6 years!

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #28 - Favourite Festive Colours

The new challenge on Sparkles Christmas Challenges for the month of May is Favourite Festive Colours.  For my DT card I used some Daisy and Dandelion transfers I've had for a while (I'm constantly trying to use up old stash!) and bp to co-ordinate.  I love reds and greens for Christmas!

This month we are sponsored by Fantastic Ribbons with a lovely prize of a £10 voucher to be won.