PaperTake Weekly Challenge

This week the Papertake Weekly Challenge was to use 3 shapes on your card. This is my attempt - I have used a rectangle, a circle and triangles. The stamp is one that I picked up from a car boot sale a few years ago but this is the first time that I have used it. I'm not confident using patterned papers but I really like this one.

A-Z of Techniques

I have signed up to take part in the DoCrafts Monthly A-Z of techniques swap.
This is a real step out of my comfort zone. These two ATCs are both new techniques to me. The first one is... A is for Alcohol Inks. I have only used Alcohol Inks once before but I am pleased with the variation in the colours. The second one is... B is for Bleaching. Again, this is something that I have read about and seen other people do, but never something I have done myself. My kitchen now stinks of bleach, but again I am pleased with the result.

Crafts 4 U Forum

I had hoped to post these much earlier but technology got the better of me and I have spent the last two hours trying to get my scanner to work. Anyway, finally...

I have made three ATCs for the Crafts 4 U January colour swap which is Green and Turquoise...



I have also made this Music themed ATC for the monthly lottery...


And these Vintage ones for the Januray swap...

Penny Black Saturday Challenge and Sketch Saturday Challenge

I have managed to combine two challenges this week - The Penny Black Challenge was to use Pink and Brown whilst the Sketch Saturday was a lovely sketch.
I enjoyed creating this one. Pink and Brown are not colours that I would naturally put together but I am pleased with the result.

Sketch Saturday

There was a lovely sketch on last weeks Sketch Saturday Blog. I used the sketch to create 4 ATCs. The images are of course from Penny Black.

PaperTake Weekly Challenge

This weeks challenge on PaperTake Weekly was "Seeing Spots". Whilst sorting out a loud of old magazines over the last week I came across this set of freebie papers which lended itself quite nicely to this challenge.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

I have finally managed to get round to completing last weeks Penny Black Challenge last night. The challenge was to use "embossing" on your card design. I have used dry embossing on the panels behind the stamped image. The image of course had to be a Penny Black image and I think this little hedgehog is a real sweetie.