It's definitely not a card

 Morning all.  As it's the start of another week today must be a new Make My Monday Challenge.  It's slightly different this time as we want 'Anything but a Card'.  Ok, the world's your oyster here.  I chose to put my origami skills to the test and created a gift box.

I have a really lovely pad of oriental papers and this fish one made me smile.  It also gave me an opportunity to use my Hero Arts pond die for the fish and the waterlily.  Our waterlily flowered for the first time this year.  It was so pretty.  The ribbon has been in my stash for ages so it was nice to be able to use it.  It's a bit too big to go on a card.

Please join in as I'd love to see what else you can create.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Majestic Monochrome

 Morning all.  Time for a new challenge over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge.  Tammy has chosen 'Monochrome' as a theme.  I usually go grey and white for this sort of thing but I stuck to simple Black and White for this stunning elephant stamp. It was a magazine freebie and I've been itching to use it.

Have you noticed all those beautiful little black gemstones.  Aren't they lovely.  And yes, they are there because I smudged the the ink on a pristine white panel!  Inky fingers always let me down.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Just one word

 Morning.  I absolutely love the recent entries for my Insect challenge  on The Alphabet Challenge Blog.  I was stunned by the variety on display.  However, we have to move on to the letter 'J' and 'J' is for 'just one word'. 

I recently bought an embossing folder that also cuts out part of the image.  I was testing it out for a wedding card I have been asked to create and I loved the panel it created. I chose to use it for this challenge as just adding the word would let the embossing shine.

I think this folder is going to get a lot of use.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Flock it!

 Morning all.  Today we have a fun new theme for you over at Cardz4galz. We would like to see some 'texture' on your projects please.   I loved this one as it gave me an opportunity to use some stuff that's been hanging around my craft room for ages.  I have a whole box full of die cut circles and some of them have a lovely flock pattern on them.

The background paper has also been stuck in a pile for an age too.  I only had to cut my butterfly and stick it together.  I'm really pleased with the result.

There are tonnes of options for adding texture to your cards so please join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Ageing Disgracefully

 Morning all.  I was so impressed by all the fabulous entries to my 'Shades of Blue' challenge but it's time to move on over at Cardz4guyz. Our new theme is 'Age is just a Number'.  I am fully intent on not acting my age.  I always said I would grow old disgracefully. Despite my body screaming at me that I am the wrong side of 50, Wednesday evenings see me scampering (ok, scampering may be pushing it a bit) about like a kid on the local cricket pitch.  The under 11s think it's hilarious to make me run about.  I try to teach them to do as I say not as I do.  I can't throw for toffee but I can teach them the technique.  I bowl at least one wide every over but I can show them how to do it properly.  As for my batting - well, nowadays I take my glasses off, hand them to the umpire, squint and pray.  They still love it if they can get me out.

Anyway, you don't get many lady cricketing images - and besides it's Cardz4guyz - so I used this fabulous image from Dr Digi's House of Stamps.  

I am no where near 60 yet but I know someone who will get there sooner than me.

Please pop over and join in the challenge.  We love to see your projects.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

The only slimline thing around here!

 Morning all.  We would love to see your 'slimline' projects over at Make My Monday today.  I won't be uploading any selfies then!  Lockdown didn't do my waistline any favours.

For my slimline project I have created another Christmas card.  I did go mad and break out a different sheet of backing paper.  Hang the extravagance - give the cat another goldfish!

I used these cute little dachshunds from The Lovely Studio and cut them out after I'd coloured them. I couldn't resist placing them in a line along my card.  I ran out of space so I still have one doggies head and a dogs bum on my desk.  I can't see them making a card but they may be making me smile.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

 

Have a very Musical Christmas

 Morning all.  I'm an hour late with my post.  Detention for me then.  I just looked at the date on the computer and panicked. Over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge we want to see 'Christmas Music' on your projects please.  When I saw the subject I instantly thought of the perfect image. 'singing so beautifully' from Mo's Digital Pencil seemed just perfect to me.

I coloured it over a couple of days so it didn't cause me too much pain.  And, yes, I have used those same Christmas papers again (pop in tomorrow when I ring the changes a bit).

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x