04.03.2009

PTW Challenge – Hot Chocolate,

Orange and brown is my favourite colour combo this week so I am delighted that the challenge over at the Paper Take Weekly blog is those colours with pink too. My mojo came back a wee bit tonight probably because I was back in my comfort zone with my fave colours. I did make a card for the Cupcake Challenge too but I’m not sure I am all that pleased with it – again. It may need to be tweaked before I can share it with you!! The base card is Bazzil, the papers are the gorgeous Stampin Up ones and I bought the stamp from a lady on UK Scrappers. I love this stamp so much !! The Happy Everything stamp (which I didn’t do all that well) is one of Steph’s Papertrey Ink ones.
Right, I feel I’ve had therapy tonight with that little crafting session! I have had a tiring day helping my mother-in-law pack her house up – she’s moving on Friday! She isn’t going far though – she’s going from No 4 to No 13 (we live at No 2!!).
Off for a quick cuppa then bed>
Night night.
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03.03.2009

Hmmm, not sure about this one.


Hi all, I have had one of those nights where I have sat and struggled to put something together that I’m happy with. I was attempting to make a card for the Cupcake Card Challenge and DT call this week but for some reason I am having a mare! I think there are a couple of reasons:

1. I’m not a “yellow” kind of a gal and the inspiration for the challenge is a photograph of some very pretty yellow flowers. Funnily enough, my favourite flowers of all are yellow roses – go figure (as they say in the States).
2. I’m tired!!
3. I have a cold!! Boo hoo.

The challenge at the Pink Elephant is “Ribbons and Die Cuts” so as I’ve used my Sizzix heart die and wrapped it in ribbons, it does qualify for that challenge too!

Anyway, I made this card but there is something about it that is niggling me. I’m not sure I’m entering this card at CCC and may try again tommorrow and see if me juices get going any better than today!! Any helpful advice on what is wrong with it would be welcomed.

I’m off for a lemsip…

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03.03.2009

A Spoonful of Sugar – Torn Edges challenge.

Our challenge over on A Spoonful of Sugar this week is to use torn edges somewhere on your card. I think just about every edge is torn on mine!!! I have also used my other favourite things as you can see – yes it’s Gorjuss girl again. Do these stamps have individual names by the way?? I’m sure they do but have no idea what they are!! I am loving my sewing machine so there is stictching on there too, oh and of course, glitter. The DP is Basic Grey, Lily Kate and the ribbon is We R Memory Keepers – matched that BG range perfectly.
The other DT cards are just brilliant this week (as always) and there is a great prize on offer too from Nutcrafters so pop on over and have a go at the challenge. Can’t wait to see what you all come up with.

Oh yeah and I made it in to the top 5 last week in the Cupcake Challenge (my chocolate orange Gorjuss girl card). How chuffed am I. Thanks so much for picking me you guys, it was a great sketch.

Well I finally managed to make it along to the card club run by Dawny P in Ellesmere Port last night. I had a lovely time and met some lovely ladies. “Aunty Jean” showed me the ropes and was kind enough to share her stuff with me as I had flown out of the door at such speed I’d left half my tool kit on my desk!! Thanks for a lovely night Dawn, it was great to meet in person. Hopefully will see you again at the next one – will bring my friend Rajinder along too. She loved the cards we made.

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