Spring into Life

I have produced three ATCs for this months Crafts 4 U colour swap. The colours were "Spring Colours" which is open to a range of interpretation. I chose to use yellow, orange, green and pink along with pale blue and lilac to reflect all the colours that nature is starting to produce in my garden. I have also used the Serendipity Embossing Technique which I discovered from Sonia's blog. You can see the tutorial here.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

And finally for today (I think), the title on this weeks Penny Black Saturday Challenge was "Something to eat". I have used this cute stamp of three mice sharing a cake and then added two more cakes at the top. I have used some Forever Friends backing paper because it fitted the title nicely.

Friday Sketchers

A very simple but effective sketch on Friday Sketchers this week. Again, I have been able to use my new stamps, this time "Bubbles".

Colour Create - Blue and Bown

Blue and Brown are not colours I would naturally put together, but it works. I have been able to use my new Daisy and Dandelion stamps that arrived in the post this morning. They really are lovely. The card is for this weeks Colour Create challenge.

Two Challenges in one

I have combined the colour theme on Papertake Weekly Challenge (Orange, Pink and Brown) with the sketch on Sketch Saturday to create this card. I am beginning to feel braver working with stronger colours from taking part in these challenges.

Crafts 4 U Forum

The theme for this months lottery on Crafts 4 U is "Fun and Games". I have used a mini deck of cards that I got in a cracker on this ATC.

Children's Book Characters

At my local ATC swap group the theme on Saturday was children's book characters. These are the 5 that I chose.