Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #34 - Anything But A Card

The new theme on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges for the next two weeks is Anything But A Card.  So for my DT work I have made another page for my calendar that I have been making this year using photos I have taken in our garden.  As always though I am behind and really should get on and make my August page seeing as we are now in it!!

M for Men Only

The new theme for the next two weeks on Alphabet Challenge Blog, is M for Men Only.  For my DT work I decided to make another page for one of my art journals.  I used Distress Stain and inks and some of my Paper Artsy stamps.

Ruby's Rainbow Challenges #33 - Cute Animals + DT Call

As well as a new theme on Ruby's Rainbow we also have a DT call running so pop on over and take part if you are interested in applying.  Our new challenge for the next two weeks is Cute Animals, and for my DT work I've made a couple of pages for my Smash* book of my guinea pigs as they are very cute!

Sparkles Monthly Challenges #34 - Weddings

The new theme on Sparkles Monthly Challenges for the next month is Weddings.  We are sponsored by Di's Digi Designs and you could win a $10 voucher, so pop on over and take part.

For my DT work I finally got round to making a LO of my sister-in-law's wedding which was 25 years ago!  It is their Silver Wedding Anniversary this year - where does the time go!  Papers are by K & Co.

L for Lace

Time for a new challenge for the next fortnight on the Alphabet Challenge Blog, and we are now up to L, so the theme is L for Lace.  I used my Martha Stewart lace punch to make this card for my DT work.

The Happy Scrappers Ch# 3 - Birthday Celebrations

It's time for our third challenge on The Happy Scrappers and it's been great to see so many people joining in with our challenges.  For the month of July the theme is Birthday Celebrations.  For my DT work I have made a DLO of my granddaughter's 2nd birthday.  I used Cuttlekids dies to cut the words and bps are from my stash and the name escapes me!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #32 - Emboss It

Time for a new challenge on Ruby's Rainbow and for the next 2 weeks the theme is Emboss It.  For my DT work I made a LO using a photo I took of my mum on her birthday last year.  I used a Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder and various bits and bobs from my stash!

The Cupboard Trilogy Ch#1 - Colour Palette

I was delighted to have been chosen to be part of the Design Team for the new monthly challenge blog, The Cupboard Trilogy.  This challenge blog has 3 sections, and you can either enter a card, scrapbook LO, or digi LO - or all 3!  For our first challenge we have a colour palette for you and you must use 3 or more of the colours on your work in order to take part.

The prize for this month is a lovely kit put together by Sarah's Cards, containing Webster's Pages.

For my DT work I made a LO of my daughter doing the Race For Life and used 3 of the colours from the palette.

So come on over and take part, the challenge will run for a month so plenty of time to have a go!

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #18 - Sketch + DT Call

There is currently a DT call running on Sparkles Christmas Challenge as we are looking for 2 new members, so pop over and take a look if you are interesting in applying.  The new challenge for this month is a sketch, and we are sponsored by Joanna Sheen with a fab prize of a £10 voucher and Robyn's Fetish with 5 digs to be won.

For my DT work I made my card using one of my old favourite snowman stamps.

K for Kitchen

The new challenge on the Alphabet Challenge Blog for the next 2 weeks is K for Kitchen.  For my DT work I made a LO using photos of my granddaughter eating one of our home grown strawberries!  The bp is printed from a download, and the strawberries are from a Craft Stamper stamp that I have finally found a use for!

The Countdown is On!

Just a few days to go until the new monthly challenge on The Cupboard Trilogy Challenge Blog is announced and each day up until 1st July there will be a fab prize up for grabs.  Just visit the blog (click on the link above) and follow the instructions to be in with a chance of winning!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #31 - Black, White And One Other Colour

The new challenge on Ruby's Rainbow is Black, White and One Other Colour.  For my DT work I made a card and I cut the mat on my Cricut and stamped the edges and the central image with some Heidi Grace stamps I have had for ages and never used!  I used a pink Promarker for my One Other Colour and added Dazzling Diamonds for a bit of sparkle.

J for Journey

The new challenge for the next 2 weeks on Alphabet Challenge Blog is J for Journey.  For my DT work I made a page for my art journal using some Personal Impressions stamps I've had for ages, Dylusions sprays and Distress Inks.

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #33 - Summer Fun

The new challenge on Sparkles Monthly Challenges is Summer Fun.  We are sponsored this time by Lili Of The Valley with a lovely prize of £10 to spend in their store.

For my DT work I made a LO of my daughter when she was a baby and her first time on the beach!

You Can't See Me!

This is a LO I made for a challenge, of my granddaughter hiding in the garden amongst the flowers, thinking we couldn't see her!

Flying High

The Cupboard Trilogy currently have a challenge running entitled 'The Wind Beneath My Wings' and we have to take inspiration from the words of the Bette Middler song for our work.  My hubby went up in a glider a couple of years ago and I thought that would be an ideal theme for this challenge as he certainly had the wind beneath his wings!  The photos were a little difficult to scrap as they don't have much colour in them and I take my inspiration for my LOs from the colours in my photos so I did my best with this one!  I wasn't going to put flowers on but my Liquid Applique smudged so I had to resort to covering it up!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #30 - Tags

The new theme on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges is Tags and we are to either make a tag or use a tag on our work.  For my DT work I made a page for one of my art journals using Dylusions spray inks for the background and made a tag with a stamp I bought years ago and never got round to using!

The Happy Scrappers Ch#2 - The Great Outdoors

Goodness a month has passed already since the launch of The Happy Scrappers, and we are really pleased with the amount of entries we had for our first challenge - although there were also quite a few cards entered that had to be deleted as we are ONLY for scrapbooking!  I have chosen the theme for our second challenge, and it is The Great Outdoors.  For my DT work I made a LO of a favourite place we like to visit that we are lucky enough to have just a few minutes from where we live.  So dig out those photos and have a go at scrapbooking, it is great to look back over albums in years to come and relive those memories!

I for Ice Cream

The new theme on the Alphabet Challenge Blog for the next two weeks is Ice Cream.  I didn't think I had anything with ice cream on then I remembered my cute little penguin stamps so have made a fun colourful card using them!  The papers and words are by DCWV.

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #17 - Monochromatic

The new theme on Sparkles Christmas Challenges for June is Monochromatic and for my DT card I chose to use blues.  My cute little stamp is by Elzybells, sadly no longer available.  This month we have 2 lovely prizes of a £10 voucher from Joanna Sheen and a $10 voucher for Di's Digi Downloads so go on over and take part!