Daisy, Daisy...

 Hello all.  We have a fresh new challenge over at  Make My Monday  today.  We would love to see 'Daisies' on your projects please.  I made mum a mother's day card with this in mind.  I love the way the white really pops on the dark background. 

I did ink the centres of the flowers and used yellow glitter card for the die cut rings.  Mum was pleased with it too.

Please pop over and have a go.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Got the Zoomies

 Morning all.  Over at The Alphabet Challenge we have, once again, completed another go around with 'Z for Zoom'.  We are looking for anything that goes fast.  Tempted as I was to get a video of Ava chasing a pigeon on the dog walking field, I went for something more conventional.  To be honest.  I've had the decoupage image for donkey's years and couldn't think what to do with it.  I used a sketch from Pinterest and I'm so pleased with the result.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Stripey!

 Afternoon all.  It's my choice of theme today over at Cardz4galz and I would love to see Stripes on your creations please.  I used washi tape to create the stripes on my panel and rose gold mirri card to enhance the design.  I kept everything else white so as not to detract from the background.

I did cut my square panel a little wonky so I stuck it on the card base wonky to compensate.  I'm really pleased with the result.

Please pop over to join my theme so I can comment on your lovely creations.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

It's all fun and games

 Morning all.  We are having lots of 'fun and games' over at Cardz4guyz this week as that is our new theme.  I had just the card idea as I'd just bought a download from Debbie Moore in order to create a card for my son's birthday.  I'd not used all the layers so I created this one from the bits left over.

I'm really pleased with how this turned out.  I think it makes a perfect 'Guyz' card.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Going Green

 Hello all. Over at Make My Monday we would love to see 'green' on your projects please.  It's lovely and green around here.  I'm lucky enough to live on the water and we have lovely fields to walk in. The whole place is alive with wildlife and I'm lucky enough to have a kingfisher for a neighbour.  He sits on one of the jetty bollards further down from our mooring and I've used him as inspiration for my card today.

I'm so very blessed to live here with all the bird life around.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Yummy Scrummy

 Morning all.  Over at The Alphabet Challenge Blog we are at 'Y for Yummy'.  I have a whole set of food dies and couldn't decide what sort of food to go for.  In the end I went for luscious doughnuts as I've used most of the savoury choices before.  And, if you are going to have doughnuts, you really need icing and sprinkles on them.

I just kept it simple and added a greeting.  I was tempted to through some sprinkles at the background but decided less is more.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Spring into Spring

 Tomorrow is the first day of spring in the UK.  It would have been my grandma's birthday.  We always had spring flowers out for her birthday.  For this week's challenge over at Cardz4galz we would love to see your 'spring' cards and projects.

I've gone all cute with mine.

I got this adorable clipart from Auroracraftery on Etsy.  I didn't even realise how similar it was to my blog name until I came to publish it.  It must have been meant to be.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Sweet 16

 I'm sorry that my posts this week are late.  I've been ill for about 3 weeks now and haven't been on the computer much.  Over at Cardz4guyz we have the challenge of 'S for ...'.  I've gone crackers with this one (a card I made for my nephew Charlie) - stars, stripes and 16.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Easter Blessings

 Morning all.  I know Easter is late this year but it's this month's challenge over at Sparkles Monthly. The colours for Easter Sunday are Gold and White and that's what I've used for my inspiration.  I've kept it very simple and, when I can find my Easter stamps I will add a greeting.  I've tipped the boat upside down but I can't find them at the moment.

Please pop over and show us your Easter creations.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Dies and punches

 Morning all.  We had some lovely entries for our 'stitched' challenge last time and I'm sure that the theme of 'dies and punches' will also bring out some awesome creations over at Make my Monday. Dies are my favourite thing to use when making cards.  I have so many.  I used some pretty floral and foliage dies for this 80th birthday card.

I hope you will pop over and join in our new challenge.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

XOXOXOXOX

 I've been on a course this week and it's set me all out of kilter.  I'm sorry this is late.  Especially as the choice over at The Alphabet Challenge is mine.  How hard it was to pick a theme for the letter X.  I've gone for 'Xs and Os' hugs and kisses.

This frame has been in my stash forever.  I finally put it to use as a shaker window and filled it with Xs and Os.  I was going for a plain background but it wasn't quite the colour I wanted so I've muted it by layering a sheet of patterned vellum on top.

Please pop over and join in my theme.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Keeping Mum

 Morning all.  Over at Cardz4galz this week we are looking for 'Mother's day' projects or something 'for a special lady'. In the UK mother's day is at the end of march so I have a couple of cards to make.  Here's the first.

The die I've used is a sunflower die but I really love using it in white.  I did add a layer in yellow behind to separate it from the background.

I hope you like it and I hope you will join in.

Thanks for Reading. 

Love Dawn x

Dress it up

 Evening all.  It's my choice for a theme over at Cardz4guyz and I have chosen 'Men's clothing'.  I'm not sure what was in my mind when I picked this but I've gone with a rugby shirt and boots.  I've had this in my stash for so long.

I couldn't decide on a backing paper for this so I kept it simple and left it black and white.

I hope you will join in the challenge.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Christmas Critters

 Hello all.  We are in March already!  As it's the first of the month we have a lovely new theme at Sparkles Christmas Challenge.  Let's see your 'Christmas Critters' please.

These cute little deer are from a decoupage sheet I had but, me being awkward, I decided to use them for this instead.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Winging it

 And for my next late post I will be winging it.  The Alphabet Challenge are up to 'W for Wings'.  I'm obsessed with the adorable images at Cinematic Circle Clipart over on Etsy.  I used this cute flamingo for my card and added googly eyes to enhance his surprised look.

 I'm so pleased with this one.  I also managed to use up some scrap paper and stickers that had been hanging around in my stash.  

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Embellish it

 Morning all.  I'm running so late with my posts this week.  Over at Cardz4galz we are looking for 'Embellishments' on your projects please.  I used some sparkly brads to adorn my cute little bunny.

The image is from a clipart set I bought from Etsy.  I think she's so cute.

Thanks for reading.  

Love Dawn x

A little bit sketchy

 Hello all.  Just a quick post for today's Cardz4guyz challenge.  We have a sketch for you this time.

I love this for a challenge.  I went through my dies and decided on my theme first and then just through some papers together. Hot Dog! What a challenge.

Thanks for reading.  

Love Dawn x

Feel the love

 Afternoon all.  I know it's Tuesday but the marina is having some work done and the electric has been off.  We do use battery power when we are off grid but I try not to overload it.  I figure it's more important to run the freezer than the computer.  We have solar and, when we are travelling on the canal, the engine charges the battery but I was being cautious.  

Yesterday, the new Make my Monday challege went live and, of course, we have a 'love' theme for St Valentine's day.

I've gone very CAS and used one of the Fuzzy Moon images I got from a local charity shop.  I have a load of them and I am always looking for an excuse to use them up.

Please join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Does vintage add value?

 Morning all.  We are at 'V for Vintage' over at The Alphabet Challenge this morning.  I have to say vintage is not my go to style.  I had a friend over last week and she suggested using vintage wine, thanks Ellen.

I used a clipart image I had from a set of french images from Etsy.  Adding it to some pretty paper and torn vellum, I just needed to print my sentiment.  I can't decide if it needs a few gems to finish it off.  I will stare at it for a bit before I decide.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Going Dotty

 Hello all.  We are all going dotty over at Cardz4galz today.  We are looking for 'polka dots' on your projects please.  I had some dotty silver card so I used that for my main panel and added spotty balloons for good measure.

Do you fancy going dotty with us.  Pop over and join the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

CAS for the Guyz

 Hello all.  I find CAS really difficult to get right.  Guyz cards also don't come naturally.  So, let's have 'CAS for the Guyz' this week. I dug through my box of die cuts to see what I'd got handy.

I was going to make this a birthday card but decided it would make a good thank you card, maybe for someone who'd done some work for you.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

A cup of Christmas Cheer

 Hello all. Our monthly Christmas challenge is up at Sparkles Christmas and we have the fun theme of 'A cup of Christmas Tea.  I only had one idea for this one.  It had to be this cute little image from Mo's Digital Pencil

Adorable or what.  I'm more of an Earl Grey girl than peppermint tea but he's obviously very cosy.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

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Gnoming me, Gnoming you

 Morning all. Hopefully this post won't disappear.  Today, over at Make My Monday we are looking for Gnomes.  I have a couple of Gnomes for you.  A Happy Couple of Gnomes.

Isn't this the cutest.  I have a whole sheet of these sweet little gnomes.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Missing posts catch up

 OK, I'm not sure what's happened to the two posts I thought I'd done for last week but they aren't there and I can't find them.  So, catching up we first have 'anything but a square' for Cardz4galz.  I'm really pleased with this one.  I followed this tutorial from Sam Calcott and I will be doing more of these.

I chose to do the triangular shape but she also has a tutorial for an oval.

Secondly, we have the theme of 'underwater' for The Alphabet Challenge.  This was one of those rare cards which translated from my head to the card just as it was.  Normally, I think something up and have to alter something or change my mind.  This one, I'm pleased to say, is just as I imagined it.

I stencilled the background and used a die from Hero Arts for the fish.

I hope you will pop over to both blogs and have a go at the challenges.  I'm off to schedule tomorrow's.  Keep your fingers crossed.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Seeing the light

 Hello all.  We have a very different challenge theme for you today over at Cardz4guyz.  I can't remember ever having the theme of 'a lighthouse' before in all my years doing this.  

For my card I used a die that you've probably seen me use before but I backed the aperture with coloured velum.  The velum is in gradual stripes and I love how the yellow goes outwards from my lighthouse. 

Please join in the fun.  

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x
 

 

Soft Stencilling

Whilst my computer is in a good mood I will also publish my Cardz4galz  card.  We are looking for 'Stencils' on your project please.  I've gone with an old Funky Fossil stencil and just added it softly to one corner. I'm really pleased with this as I think it's a perfect backdrop to my new coffee cup die.  Can you tell I've had some birthday money to use.

Sorry about the poor photo.  I can't wait for lighter nights so I can get some shots in daylight.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Hello Foxy

 Sorry this is late but my computer has been playing me up. Over at Cardz4guyz this week we have a Tic Tac Toe challenge for you.

I have some new animal dies so I was always going to start from the top corner.  Going down, I've added texture and brown.

Isn't he adorable.  Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Warm and Cosy

 Afternoon all and a Happy New Year.  Starting the new year with a 'warm and cosy' theme over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge.  It's been lovely and cosy on the boat this Christmas and Santa did manage to get down our little chimney (the trick is to leave the stove door open so he can get out).  Here's a little Tatty Ted by a much wider fire place waiting for Santa.

Take the opportunity to join in and get ahead for next years Christmas cards.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x