Allsorts challenge

Over on the Allsorts challenge blog this week, the theme is distressed with button/s and a bow. I'm always very wary of making a new card and then tearing it up but I enjoyed making this one. I used my scissors to distress the green card and then ripped the paper. I used a kaisercraft butterfly stamp.

Moving challenge

Over on Brenda's blog, she is running a blog hop and special challenge to celebrate Sir stampalot moving to bigger premises. I had real trouble getting some inspiration for this one, but found a free template for this pop-up bird house. The bird moves in and out of the house. I've taken a couple of photos to show the movement. On the front of the card, I used a kaisercraft bird stamp and tore some paper to make hills.

polkadoodles challenge

Whilst blog hopping I found this fab challenge at polkadoodles. They are asking for a Valentine's card in non-traditional colours. I've used some more great paper from Kaisercraft and a really cute chipboard owl called Ozzie! I used glimmer mists on Ozzie and just added some green pearls in the right hand corner. I kept it quite simple as I wanted Ozzie to be the star! I'm thinking of giving this to hubby for Valentine's day, although he's bound to cringe at the cheesy sentiment.

Allsorts challenge

There's a fab sketch to follow on the allsorts challenge blog. I've used a fab digi stamp from Charmed cards and crafts and a slightly unusual (for me) colour combination, which was inspired by the lovely paper from kaisercraft I have used here, that can just be seen.

A bit of bling!

When we were in Canberra last week, I found a fab bead shop. Amongst the beads that fell into my basket were some gorgeous blue glass flower beads. I decided to use them to make a choker style necklace and am entering it into an Oscars challenge which is being run on the Crafts Beautiful forum.

Hearts and flowers

Hi all. Here's tonight's effort. It's for the challenge over at Allsorts, which this week is hearts and flowers. I decided to try out an easel card (my first one) and just to make it easier for me (!) I cut the front out into a heart shape. Then, I used some K and Co papers to make a patchwork heart. As I don't have my sewing machine with me here (boo!), I used a pen for faux stitching. I then added flowers and some new pearls I bought with Christmas money. They will now be seen everywhere!

Secret garden

Here's yet another card for another challenge on the Crafts Beautiful forum. It's my take on a box card. I used my stamp tapestry stamps to decorate the front and attached a chipboard flower strip to the centre strip of the card. I really enjoyed making this one.