Wednesday Stamper " Stripes"

The Wednesday stamper challenge this week is " Stripes" I used a striped background to pick up the colours in the girls top and hat ,The seat and flowers are stamped and water coloured .

The text reads " It's the simple joys,the simple pleasures the heart remembers and dearly treasures"

Saturday Workout " Make it Embossed" and 4x4 Friday " Florals"

4x4 Friday ..and Saturday Workout "Make it Embossed"

For these challenges I used collage images and an image of a rose I photographed last summer in my garden, for the side panel I inked Old rose and khaki versa colour inks then stamped and embossed some flourishes with silver ep.

Make a moo or two " Girls"

Make a Moo or two...

This week Sija hosts “make a moo”. with “girls” as a theme.

Wednesday stamper " Insects"

The Wednesday Stamper theme this week is " insects" For this challenge I chalked a background with pastel pinks and blues I then stamped and gold embossed the flower and text, The tiny butterfly collage was digitally made up by Debs daughter I folded the collage onto stamp board and edged with gold pen then raised it on the card with foam mounts I then finished off with another butterfly doubled up to make it 3D.

TMTA Water sprites-Mermaids

TMTA

"This time we’re going beyond the sea. Mermaids and water sprites are fascinating creatures that are inspiring the human imagination every now and then."For this ATC I chalked colours of the sea on cs tearing in strips edging with gold pen then layered the strips to represent the sea, the gems are water drops and finished off with a seahorse charm and some tiny gems on the mermaids hair.

Gothic Archs. " My doll and me "

The Gothic Arches theme this week is " My Doll and Me " for this challenge I chose the little Indian image because I thought it was a bit different, I inked the background with red and Butterscotch Adirondack ink, to give a linen effect I turned the red pad over and stamped the inked background , I stamped the Indian images with stazon and finished off by highlighting with bleach.

Created By hand " Quotes"

I made this card for the Created by Hand Challenge which is " Quotes " and because the photo makese smile !

( Click card to read quote )

4x4 Friday " Circus"

4x4 Friday Circus

I made a little circus collage for the 4x4 challenge with a background of hand made tiger print paper some scrapbook images and a hero arts stamp.

( Quote) "This week we challenge you to use one or both of the above images and to ALTER them Use the whole cabinet card or just elements. Create any kind of artwork you desire. Just remember to use at least one rubberstamp!"

Oops! seem I misread the above challenge and thought when it said "Create any kind of artwork you desire" it was ok to use the images as they were or just alter the sizes etc, not change the look of the photos.

Scrapwest ,Quick Note Cards...

This week it is my turn to do a Scrapwest tutorial and here are a few more ideas if you want to give it a go! It is a very simple little card which could be used for a quick note , a party invitation or a Gift card etc. All details are on the Scrapwest site.

Make a Moo or two " Women "

This weeks “make a moo” theme doesn’t need explanation because it’s so clear: “women”.

For this challenge I inked three thick cards with brilliance inks then stamped and embossed with text I then added the women images.

Acetate Card.

I made this Acetate card following Audreys Scrapwest tutorial ( it is difficult to see the acetate in the photo ) for the background I used alcohol inks and stamped the girl image and text with black stazon I layered them onto gold then black card and attached to acetate with bronze eyelets.

Wednesday stamper " Arrow"

This weeks Wednesday stamper theme is " Arrow" I stamped and embossed the image with black detail embossing powder, Covered the image with water based ink and highlighted with bleach.

TMTA ...Middle Ages

TMTA...Middle Ages.

This week we’d like to take you on a trip to the Middle Ages.

For this ATC I printed the lady and horse image on vellum put some stamped text behind it and framed it with a print out Arch.

TGIF " Faces"

The theme for " Thank God its Friday this week is "faces" . This is my take on the challenge ! I simply stamped and embossed two similar images with black detail embossing powder and coloured with red marvy marker then layered on black and red cs, finishing off with some small red gems.

Wednesday Stamper " Trees"

The Wednesday stamper theme this week is Trees,For this challenge I used alcohol inks for the background edged with gold ink,I then stamped the tree image ( With three hidden ladies ) on black cs and gold embossed.

Daring Cardmakers " Pretty Pastels"

The midweek Daring cardmakers theme is Pretty Pastels, For this card I used cuttlebug embossed butterflies to make a pastel background, a digital ballerina printout and some dotty organza ribbon.