Lots and lots ....

.... of brown.  Still liking brown as a crafting colour, don't know why, I just do!!

This one I've done using this week's sketch on Friday Sketchers.  The photo is vile, it looks much nicer in real life, especially the flower - it's more softly detailed than shows on the pic.  I'm also entering it in Totally Gorjuss, who are looking for ribbon - I've used the crochet lace ribbony stuff on this one.

The next card I made in a huge hurry for yet another of our friends who turned 50 recently.  They rang a few days before his birthday to say they were calling round, and I had to make the card there and then before they arrived.  Only took an hour and half or so - that's quick for me!!!!

Thanks for looking - I am now off to try and make a birthday card with a horse on it.  I don't like horses. Guess I'll make it a brown horse, then I might be more inspired!!!! Sigh.

Read ....

.... All About It!!! That's the name of my challenge this week on PaperPlay Challenges, and it's quite apt really. I had great intentions of making lots of things, but I got into a bit of a reading frenzy instead and spent several evenings sitting on the couch in front of the telly, book(s) in hand.

Anyway, back to the challenge:

"I want you to use some form of booktext, for example: vintage booktext, script background stamp, newspaper text."

Here's my DT sample:


I didn't have time to do any colouring, so went for some solid stamps, which I heat embossed with gold sparkly powder. Then I went mad distressing everything!!!

I'm also entering it into this week's Daring Cardmakers, the challenge this week is "scraplings", in other words, cards made with narrow off-cuts from scrap cardstock.

Thanks for looking!