The Eyes have it!

 Today is the start of a new theme over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge.  Usually 'CAS' themes leave me struggling.  However, I'm really chuffed with how this card came out.

I have some card blanks with an aperture already cut in so I just embossed a dotted square around it and added the image behind it.  I did feel that I ought to do more so I added googly eyes to the image and added a sentiment.  Ta Da! Nailed it.

Please pop over and join the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x 

Summer Daze

 Morning all.  I'm a couple of days late for this month's Sparkles Monthly Challenge.  Sorry, I've been doing extra at work. We have the theme of 'Summer Days' for you this time.  I have some sweet clipart images from Pixel Popsicles on Etsy.  It's a full set of more 'mature' beach bodies.  I think they are so much fun.

The real tragedy is they've all got better beach bodies than I have!

Please pop over and show us your 'summer days'.

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

Catching up

 Sorry guys. Due to unforeseen circumstances I have been unable to post for the last few days so, without any further ado, here are the DT cards that are missing.

Cardz4galz

Things with wings (real or fantasy)

Sparkles Monthly Challenge

Flowers

The Alphabet Challenge

C for Circles

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

Two challenges

 Morning all.  I have two challenge cards for you today.  Firstly, The Alphabet Challenge are looking for 'Quick and Simple' projects.  I always think it's best to stay simple for Thinking of You cards.  This one would be suitable for a male (which I think is challenging for this type of card).

My second card is for my new theme of 'Christmas Florals' over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge.  I have a quick and easy decoupage pad and chose this cute house with Poinsettias on it.  I added a few extra bits of holly and a few flowers from a sticker sheet I've had for ages.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Not Mush Room

 Morning all.  I hope you are ready for a new theme over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge.  It's perfect for this time of year.  We want to see 'mushrooms or toadstools' on your projects please.  I've noticed lots of varieties of mushrooms popping up around our area when I've taken the dog for a walk.  I'm not brave enough to pick them though.

I was a bit rushed for this one so, luckily, I had the perfect backing paper.  I just added my greeting and an autumnal Gnome.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Flutter By

 Morning all.  Today, over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge, we are looking for one or more butterflies on your projects please.  I do have several butterfly dies but I have a favourite one from Memory Box.  I first cut lots of them in white and stuck them flat to my panel.  Over the top I added colourful ones with their wings lifted up.  Other than that I added a few white flowers and leaves with some gems to match the colours.

I love how it turned out.  It's so cheerful.  

Please pop over and join in the challenge. Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Sparkle for the boys

 And for my second instalment of the day we are looking for 'one for the boys' at Sparkles Monthly.  I suppose my card could be for a wine loving girl but to me the die I used is perfect for my Father-in-law.

I saw the paper piecing idea on Pinterest and added it to a fun fold card. I'm really pleased with how it turned out.  The one I did for my Father-in-Law was just on a normal fold but I wish I'd done this one for him.  

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

An Oldie but a Goodie

 Hello all.  I totally messed up the dates for the Sparkles Monthly Challenge.  This should have been yesterday's blog post.  Oh well, better late than never.  This month we are looking for 'something funny and/or a pun'.  Go on, I could do with a laugh.  I've just bought a couple of sets of fun images from Artistic Revolution on Etsy.  These images are fabulous and so funny.

I paired the images with some silly sentiments I'd already got printed out and they turned out to be such fun.  I did another one for O/H's dad for Father's day but forgot to take a picture.  It's a good job he's got a sense of humour.

Please pop over and enter the challenge.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

CAS for Sparkles

 Morning all.  Over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge today we are looking for CAS projects.  I chose to use some pretty scrap papers on my card with lots of white space.  I apologise for the poor photo.  It's so hard to get it right on the boat.  There is either too much light or not enough.

I promise it looks so much better in real life.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Drip, drip drop little april showers

 Morning all.  Halfway through the month must mean a new theme over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge.  As we are in April we have 'April showers bring May Flowers' for you to interpret as you will.  I've gone very literal for my card with a shower of lovely glittery flowers.

I'm hoping it would cheer up anybody feeling 'under the weather'.  Please let us see your 'May Flowers'.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Oh so sweet

 Morning all.  It's the 15th of the month so we have a sweet treat for you over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge.  We would like to see a 'sweet treat' on your project please.

I couldn't really find anything I wanted to use so I dug out this old cupcake die.  It's not really a favourite but I used a bit of glitter card to make it sparkle.  I used the same glitter card on the frame.  The front itself pops up from the card blank for added interest.  

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading

Love Dawn x

Hearts and flowers

 Morning all.  As it is the 15th of the month we have a new theme over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge and it's my choice so I'd like to see 'hearts and flowers' on your creations please.  I chose some pretty paper with flowers on and painstakingly added lots of glittery hearts.  I'm really pleased with the result though.  It was worth the effort.

The design team have really risen to my challenge so it would be lovely if you could check them out and leave them some love.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

New...anything really

 Okay, on to my second DT card of the day.  At Sparkles Monthly Challenge we have the theme of 'New'.  Think new baby, new job, new home etc.  Last year I bought a lovely set of digital stamps from Rachel Vass Designs on Etsy (her shop only has one item in it at the moment so I think she may be taking a break). My set was perfect for new home cards and I've made several.  Well, now I've made another.

I love the simplicity of the design and just added a little colour and a heart brad.  OK, let's see what's new with you.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

We're all mad here

 Morning all.  Over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge we are all going bonkers - all the best people are.  This month our theme is 'Alice in Wonderland'. I used a digital stamp I've had forever from Dustin Pike.

I think any white rabbit image lends itself to a 'late' birthday card.  I'm really pleased with this one.  

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

All the 3s and Typically Tropical

 Afternoon all.  Chaos abounds aboard Whisper at the moment.  I've popped on to do today's blog to find that yesterday's blog is missing so, firstly, let's pop over to Make My Monday where we are looking for 'Three of something' on your projects.  I chose to go with 3 squares and also added 3 gems.

I couldn't resist this beautiful paper from The Range - I really must stop going in there!

And now for today's blog challenge.  As it's the 15th of the month we have a new Sparkles Monthly Challenge and we've gone from 'Christmas in July' to 'Tropical or beach themed' in August.  Not that there has been very much tropical about August so far.

I used my cricut again for the hibiscus and, bonus, some scraps from my many paper offcuts.

OK, over to you.  Please join in with us - on both challenges if you can - as we love to see your projects.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Oh look, another Christmas in July Card

 Morning all.  Over at this month's Sparkles Challenge we are, just for a change, going with a 'Christmas in July' theme.  Got to get them in, there's only 31 days in July, and - by the time we hit August - you will be fed up of making Christmas Cards.

Here's another cute Christmas topper from Hunkydory.  They really do make quick and striking cards.  I just layered this lot up and added the star die cut.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Stamping - Oh no you don't

 Me again.  As it's the 15th of the month we have a brand new challenge - and it was a challenge for me - over at Sparkles Monthly.  I don't really class myself as a stamper but when someone says 'no stamping allowed' I realise that, even if it's just a sentiment, I do stamp on a lot of projects.  It may be only a digital stamp but they aren't allowed either.  So off to see what I've got lurking in the boxes I've not unpacked yet.

These papers and the decoupage topper are the last remains of a paper pad I've had forever.  I think it's probably the first paper pad I've actually finished completely (yes, that's why most of my stash is still in the store room at work).  I very rarely do this style of card anymore.  When you first start card making you try everything and then find your style.  I think mine is still evolving but I'm not really a decoupage person anymore.  Anyway, this fit the bill for the challenge so I have to be grateful that I hung onto it.

Why not pop over and check out the challenge.  We do love to see your creations.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Winging it

 Morning all.  Today we have a lovely new theme at Sparkles Monthly Challenge. We are looking for 'things with wings'. There are plenty of things with wings on the marina here.  The coots bully the ducks something rotten.  I did have a lovely swan stick his head through the duck hatch when I was working yesterday.

Anyway, I didn't choose a bird for this one.  Instead I went for a couple of butterflies.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x