Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - P for Paper Piecing

Wow well I haven't got a clue where this week has gone, but yay it's nearly the weekend :)

And yes it's that time of the week, time for the new challenge over at Alphabet Challenge Blog this week is P for Paper Piecing!!! I was going to stamp an image and piece the image together but the night I was doing the card I couldn't get to my ink pad so I decided to go for making a whole image out of papers. This was something I used to do when I was little, I love the effects you can get and it's great for using up all those little scraps of paper. I used some shimmer chalks for the cloud and and the smoke from the chimney, and then added gems to all of the flowers on the paper I've used for the grass so there's plenty of sparkle there.

Supplies: Papers by October Afternoon, Bo Bunny, Making Memories, Chalk by Pebbles Inc, Rub-ons by Doodlebug
Extras: White Card, Gems

Right well I'm off to bed very soon (posting Thursday night) and still got to pack my bag for tomorrow, hope you like the card and take part in this week's challenge XOX

Bed Time

Yay blogger is back up and running, missed an earlier challenge cos it wasn't working, ah well never mind lol will save that card and post it over the weekend. Actually had quite a productive day, went down to the Job Centre, went and collected my car from it's repairs, and then managed to get 3 and a half cards done (lol - need to print the sentiment and find some ribbon to match for the last one). And now a quick post, watching Time Team (so semi-educational lol) so bed as soon as that finishes.

This card is for friends of our's who moved into their new house a few weeks ago, I started the card at the time but with one thing and another have only just stuck it all together lol. I love the autumn colours of it, for some reason think the colours work really well for New Home cards. Think it's cos everyone I know seems to move then. I've used the same gate-fold design as on my Buttercup card I made for Kerry (and yay she used the layout on a couple of her cards so it must be good lol), I love gate-fold cards, make a change from the usual, just need to have a go of doing something different with them I think I've used the same design on them all lol. Anyways onto the card...

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges...

The Pink Elephant #86 - COLOUR CHALLENGE: BROWN AND ORANGE

Oh Alice - CHAPTER 32: GATE-FOLD

Paper Cutz Challenge #63 - ANYTHING GOES

Supplies: 'Love Shack' Stamp by Whipper Snapper, Double Dot Card by Bo Bunny, Paper by DCWV, Double Dot Ribbon by Bo Bunny
Extras: White Card, Promarkers, Beige Ink Pad, Glossy Accents

Right well I'm knackered so I'm off to bed now, got a busy morning getting everything organised and then a busy few days but hopefully be back on here on Sunday. Night Night. XOX

101 POSTS!!!!

Yay my 101st post!!! (I missed that it was my last one was my 100th ooops must be the old age getting to me) and also missed that it was 6 months since I started the blog!!! Oh how time flies and things change.

Well this is going to be a super quick post because it's nearly 12.15 and I have to be up in 6 hours :S (and got a cold so probably not going to sleep much anyway so maybe better to be on here rather than getting annoyed with myself when I can't get to sleep lol). Anyways another New Home Card, this time for my cousin and his girlfriend who are moving into their first flat this weekend, all I've got to do now is remember to write it lol.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges...

The Pink Elephant Card Challenge TPE84 - RECIPE CHALLENGE: THE COLOUR AQUA, DP AND EMBELLISHMENTS OF YOUR CHOICE

Aly's Sunday Challenge - ASC26 - RECIPE CHALLENGE: ATLEAST 2 DESIGNER PAPERS AND ATLEAST 2 BUTTONS

Sarah Hurley Challenges - Challenge 10 - AUTUMN

this card is nothing like the planned card which involved the same papers but with a tree on, but I couldn't find that stamp and for me moving house seems to be an autumn-theme - I've been doing so many new home cards lately (plus all the new uni students moving away too)

I love these papers, I've had them in my stash for ages so I'm guessing they're getting quite old now, they're from the Vintage Carnival range which has similar colours to the Kitchen Spice range love the aqua with the autumn colours :)

I've added some glossy accents to the flowers, leaves and heart - makes a change from the glitter that I'm still finding everywhere after that snowman card lol

Supplies: 'Love Shack' Stamp by Whipper Snapper, 'Vintage Carnival' Papers by Bo Bunny, Double Dot Card by Bo Bunny, Ribbon (from Stash can't remember who it's by maybe Bo Bunny, maybe someone else)
Extras: White Card, Promarkers, Glossy Accents, Buttons from Stash

Right that's it for me now, Ian's card is done - can't wait to show you that on Saturday, and got another card to post before then :) But now it's bedtime :) XOX

Moving On

Had a nice day today, yay got a bit of a lie in, and then went and did a bit of shopping then spent the afternoon watching old eps of Gavin and Stacey and the Inbetweeners. Then back to work catching up with the cards that need doing.

Well seem to moving on from the wedding cards (almost... still another couple to be done in the next few weeks) and on to New Home Cards - 3 to be made this week lol. This is the first of them. I'd like to enter this card in Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge Number 2 - the challenge was to make a card using Scalloped Circles. Not something that I think I've ever used on a card, had to dig out my scrapbooking templates lol. Decided to keep this card nice and simple (keep thinking that it's missing something though lol), love these papers and the nice autumn colours (like that it has the aqua colour in it too, brightens it up a bit lol). The circle is actually the reverse side of the background paper :) so didn't have to cut up more sheets of paper lol.

Supplies: 'Love Shack' Stamp by Whippersnapper Stamps, 'Kitchen Spice' Papers by Bo Bunny, Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug
Extras: White Card, Copics, Promarkers, Blue & Turquoise Ink Pad

Right I'm off to bed, hopefully back tomorrow XOX