Morning all. Time for a new challenge at Make My Monday. Let's see your projects with 'Checks or Plaids' please. I had no idea where to go with this one and the obvious place to start was my paper stash. I dug out all the checks and plaids I had to see if anything inspired me. I found a cute pink, green and a hint of blue and popped it on a card front before adding some layers of stitched squares. I wanted to us a very old rubbishy plastic 'baby' stamp that I've had forever and I coloured it to match. The problem was it looked lost on my card. I just didn't really know where to go with it. I could have coloured a baby image (I have plenty) but I wasn't in the mood. In desperation I went through my toppers box and found the absolute perfect image. I had it from the Dollar Graphics Depot years ago (they don't sell to Europe since they altered the law a while ago - something to do with tax I think). It's been sitting in that box forever. I'm not sure I could have made a better card if I'd started with the image.
Monday, 12 April 2021
Check it out - it's Plaid
Friday, 9 April 2021
Happy Anniversary
Morning all. We start, once again, at the letter A over at The Alphabet Challenge and we want to see your 'A for Anniversary' projects please. Both my husband and I (do I sound like the Queen) are a couple of soppy souls but we don't really do anniversary cards. Our anniversary sits nicely between his birthday and our sons birthday - all in the same week. However, if I was going to send him a card then I would like it to say exactly how I feel about him.
Please pop over and join in the fun.
Thanks for reading.
Love Dawn x
Thursday, 8 April 2021
Slimline (in my dreams)
Morning all. We have a new challenge today over at Cardz4galz. We want you to go slimline. Luckily, we only mean your cards. Having regained most of the weight I'd lost before lockdown I can say with all honesty that a slimline card is the only thing slim going on in this house at the moment.
I do like a DL/slimline card for a change. Let's see what you have to inspire me.
Thanks for reading.
Love Dawn x
Tuesday, 6 April 2021
Ink Credible Art
Morning all. I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend. Back to normal this morning but, before I go to work, let's check out the new challenge at Cardz4guyz. Pamela would like us to use something new from your stash. Now, if that isn't an excuse to go shopping I don't know what is. To be fair, I didn't need to go shopping as I already had a lovely stamp set that Mum and Dad gave me for my birthday and I hadn't had chance to ink yet. I totally fell for the cute art work from Tracey Hey and I will be getting more of her stamps in the future. I regularly visit Kuni's Bastelblog as she often joins our challenge and it was her cards that led me to discover Tracey's stamps. If you need inspiration please check out her blog. You won't be disappointed.
Monday, 29 March 2021
Wishing you all a Blessed Easter
Morning all. We have a very seasonal Challenge for you over at Make My Monday. We would like to see your 'Easter or Spring' projects please. Easter has sort of surprised me this year. Still being in lockdown means I have to book a place at Church on Sunday so I've only been going occasionally to give everyone a chance at the limited spaces. Watching on-line isn't the same as being there and, as we have no hymns, it doesn't seem seasonal. Oh well, I can still create an Easter card or two.
Friday, 26 March 2021
Were all going to the Zoo tomorrow, Zoo Tomorrow, Zoo Tomorrow...
I used to sing that as a kid. I wish I was going to the Zoo tomorrow. I'm going to work instead. However, over at the Alphabet Challenge we do have 'Zoology' as a theme for you. Put your thinking caps on for this one.
Thursday, 25 March 2021
A Cup of ...
Morning all. Are you ready for a new Cardz4galz challenge. We want to see you 'Tea/Coffee' projects please. Now, for a tea drinker I have surprisingly few items to use for this one. I suppose it's because I don't send cards to myself. However, as Will is a coffee addict I don't have to worry. I have tonnes of stuff for coffee.
My stash busting lead me to an old background that I'd created that had been hanging around forever. I layered it onto craft cardstock. I then used a stencil from Funky Fossil (yes, I am obsessed with their stencils at the moment) and stenciled the images and words. I cut the panels with a stitched die. On the largest panel I stamped the coffee mug from the Altenew set Coffee with a Splash. I stuck the largest panel on first and arranged the others around it. I'm quite pleased with this one. I can see me using the stamp and stencil together again.
Time for you to join in the fun. Please pop over and see what the DT have created to inspire you.
Thanks for reading.
Love Dawn x