So simple

 Morning all.  Over at Make My Monday we would like 'embossing - wet or dry' on your projects please.  I chose to dig out a small strip embossing folder and emboss it three times on my panel.  I then added three different coloured gems to the flower centre.  I do think it will look better with a sentiment but I couldn't decide what to do so I will add that later.

I hope you like my project and will pop over to check out the challenge.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Hey there Girlfriend!

 Morning all.  We are up to 'G for Girlfriend' over at The Alphabet Challenge.  I'm really into using clipart at the moment and I found the perfect set on Etsy from The Ink Pot Store.  I have had so much fun with these images I've made multiple cards with them.  

I really love how these have turned out and there are so many more images in the set.  

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

 Morning all.  We are in the middle of Wedding Season at the moment and all the brides must be so pleased with the weather.  Over at Cardz4galz we are looking for your 'Wedding' cards or projects.  I'm on a mission to get rid of my old stash so you've got bonus cards from me as I just kept creating until I'd used three sheets of 12 x 12 paper. I have a couple of Gnome images left but they will be turned into cards soon.

I made the two fun folds first using the opposite cuts of paper and created the smaller card with some off cuts.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Just add sparkle

 Morning all.  First of the month means a brand new Sparkles Christmas Challenge.  And that's pretty much it.  We want 'Sparkle' on you Christmas Projects.  I found a topper with a little glitter added and some gorgeous sparkly snowflakes but it's so hard to photograph.  You have to believe me, it's so sparkly in real life.

I distressed the edges of my papers and used silver card for my greeting and behind the image.

Please pop over and say hi.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Fun in the sun

 Morning all.  I hope you are all enjoying the warm weather.  Keeping cool on a narrowboat is difficult.  I'm sitting here with the duck hatch and all the doors open but the windows covered.  What I need is a quick dip in a pool - just like my critters in todays Make My Monday Challenge.  We are looking for all sorts of 'fun in the sun' projects.

Aren't these little sea creatures just adorable.  I bought the clip art from Cinematic Circle on Etsy.  I added a sentiment and a couple of seaside die cuts and I love how it turned out.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Alice

 Morning all.  Over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge this month we are going a little whimsical.  We are looking for 'Fairytales or Story books' on your project please.  I have some Alice in Wonderland clipart from Etsy so I've used that. You really need to pop over to the blog to check the DT projects. I am totally in love with Vicki's inspiration.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

E for Embossing

 We are up to E for 'Embossing' (wet or dry) over at The Alphabet Challenge.  I will admit to never having much luck with dry embossing to I turned to my trusty embossing folders for this one.  I had printed my sentiment out and centred it in the middle of the folder.  The only issue is, the side I could see the sentiment through was the back.  So you have the debossed side of an embossed pattern on my card.

I always think that sympathy cards need to be simple to be effective.  I am really pleased with this one.  The sentiment does all that needs to be done.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x