The Cupboard Trilogy Ch#8 - A Sprinkling of Red and Romance

The new theme on The Cupboard Trilogy challenge blog for February is A Sprinkling of Red and Romance.  For my DT work I made a LO using a wedding photo of one of my niece's.

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #25 - Anything Goes

It is the second birthday of Sparkles Christmas Challenge blog, and to celebrate the theme for the month of February is Anything Goes.  I have made a fairly simple card for my DT work, using one of my cute Penny Black stamps which I watercoloured in using Marvy Le Plumes.

This challenge is sponsored by Fantastic Ribbons, with a fab prize of a £10 voucher to spend!

Sparkles Monthly Challenges - DT Call

We are currently looking for 2 new DT members at Sparkles Monthly Challenges, so pop on over to the blog to have a look at how you could join this great Design Team!

The Alpha Challenge - C

I am taking part in the Alpha Challenge on The Craft Barn blog, and the second letter we have been given is C.  I chose to use C for Car on my ATC and used my Tim Holtz stamps that have been tucked away for ages!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #46 - Valentines

Time for a new theme on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges, and this time it is Valentines, to run for the next two weeks.  I don't 'do' Valentine Cards so had no need to make one, instead for my DT work I made a page for my small art journal.  I had great fun getting inky with this one, there is a lot of gold glimmer mist sprayed on it but you can't really see it in the scan, and it inspired me to make the ATC on my previous post too.

The Alpha Challenge - V

I came across a new challenge on The Craft Barn's blog, originally to alter a dictionary and a different letter of the alphabet will be set every 2 weeks.  This has been extended to make other things for the challenge using the set letter, so I have decided to make a series of ATCs and use my word torn from a small dictionary.  I will bind them into a little book when it is completed.   This time the letter is V so I have gone for V for Valentine.

Y for Yummy

The new challenge on the Alphabet Challenge Blog, chosen by Sheena, is Y for Yummy.  I made a LO using a photo of my granddaughter when she was little eating her dinner!

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #40 - Die Cuts and Flowers

Time for a new theme on Sparkles Monthly Challenges, and for the next month it is Die Cuts and Flowers.  I used a Cuttlebug corner die and punched some flowers for my DT card.  Lousy photo because of the poor light though!

This month we are sponsored by Di's Digis with a prize of $10 to spend online.

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #45 - Smile

The new challenge for the next two weeks on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges is Smile.  For my DT work I made a LO using a lovely photo of my granddaughter that I took on Boxing Day!

Art Journaling Calendar

I decided to finally get round to making one of the art journaling calendars I have seen so often on my journeys around blogland inspired by Kate Crane and her blog.  I have made my January pages and am quite pleased with them - I think they more or less turned out how I had in mind!  It's hard to see on the photo but they are shimmery with silver mist sprayed on them and if you click on the photo it shows in more detail.  All I have to do now is remember to fill in each day!

X Marks the Spot (and Stripes!)

The new theme for the next two weeks, chosen by Shaz, on the Alphabet Challenge Blog, is X Marks the Spot (and Stripes!).  For  my DT work I used some freebie papers and a Penny Black Stickeroo together with some punches and die cuts to make my card.

I am also entering this card for
Emma's Crafty Challenge - Animals

Configuration Box

The new theme on Sparkles Christmas Challenges for the month of January is Snowmen.  I decorated a Tim Holtz Configuration Box for Christmas that I have had for a couple of years in my cupboard and as I have put a snowman in there it was just right for this challenge!

We are sponsored by Di's Digis with a prize of a $10 online voucher so come on over and have start making your cards and decorations for next Christmas!

The Cupboard Trilogy Ch#7 - Lead by Example

The new theme on The Cupboard Trilogy challenges is a different one for me, it's called Lead by Example.  Us DT members could use whatever theme we liked, and people taking part can choose one of the DT entries to copy for inspiration, layout, colours, theme etc.  I made a LO using some lovely frosty photos I had taken and it was a good chance to use some of the Tim Holtz lacy ribbon thingy I had bought a while ago as it looks just like frosty flowers!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #44 - Nativity

The new theme on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges for the next 3 weeks is Nativity.  For my DT card I used a lovely image I found amongst my stash and just added some glitter glue and peel offs!  It was hard to get a decent photo what with the bad light lately and the glare off the paper!

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #39 - Anything Goes

To celebrate the 2nd birthday of Sparkles Monthly Challenges, the theme this month is Anything Goes!  I have made another page for my calendar which I have been making all year and have finally finished! We are sponsored by Digital Delights this month so pop on over and take part for a chance of winning!

W for Winter White

The new theme on the Alphabet Challenge Blog for the next 3 weeks, is W for Winter White.  I chose this theme this time as I thought it would be nice to see some all white work!  I cut the large snowflake on my Cricut.  It's hard to get decent photos these days with the bad light!

A Change from Papercrafting!

I've gone back to my old love of sewing, knitting and crocheting lately and I decided to tackle a tree skirt kit I had bought many years ago from QVC.  I didn't manage to finish it all in time for putting up the tree, but here is a big part of it!  It's been great fun even though the sequins and beads kept pinging all over the place!  I will finish the rest before next Christmas hopefully!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #43 - Christmas with Non Traditinal Colours

A new theme for Ruby's Rainbow Challenges, and this fortnight it is Christmas with Non Traditional Colours.  I used my cute Elzybells eskimo stamp for my DT card and some pink DCWV bp.

The Cupboard Trilogy Ch#6 - Frosty Winter

The theme for our 6th challenge on The Cupboard Trilogy is Frosty Winter.  I decided to make a LO with a photo of Holly and some papers I have had for a while but use often for these wintery LOs!  There is some hidden journalling to the right of the photo.

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #23 - Button or Bow

The final challenge for 2012 on Sparkles Christmas Challenges is Button or Bow and is sponsored by Joanna Sheen with a lovely £10 voucher for the prize.

For my DT card I decided to make a CAS one, using a Daisy and Dandelion shiny rub on.