Double Whammy - CPS and DCM

This week's Daring Card Makers Challenge was Peel Off's, set by Lythan. I used the Sketch from CPS to do this card. I'm quite pleased with it even if I say so myself. I actually finished this yesterday and took some photo's last night, but Peel Off's and Flashes just don't work that well together. I'm really glad I waited till I could take another photo because the one's I took last night just didn't do the card any justice at all.

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I used Papers from a Kit called Lipstick Kisses @ Noon, what a fab name for a kit. It's by Polka Dot Plum and it's available at Scrap Orchard. My Daisies are from my Daisy Display Stamp set from The Stamp Man. I inked and embossed the Daisies and finally I added some Peel Off's.

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch Challenge!

This week Papertake are doing a Sketch ! And it's their first one! I think Katherina did a great job with one and I hope they have more Sketch Challenges.

For this card I used Gina Jane's Cottage Roses Paper Pack, I created the Happy Bithday Circle in my Graphic's programme again using one of the papers from the pack. I stamped my Favourite Daisy stamp onto the same paper coloured the edges using a Sakura Stardust pen attached with Silicon.

Gina's papers are available from Daisie Company and the Stamp is from the Aspects of Design 28 - Double Delights Stamp set from The Stamp Man.

Wendy`s Sketch Challenge 2

Here's my take on Wendy's second Sketch Challenge. I actually enjoyed this one even though I'm not a Circles Person. I try to avoid them whenever I can, but I might just do more of them now!

I used Papers from Cens Stuff's Ingebors Garden Kit availalable from Scrappin Digi Kreations (SDK). The stamps are once again from the Daisy Display stamps from The Stamp Man, coloured using my Whispers Brush Pens.

CPS #55

Here's this weeks CPS Sketch, if I hurry I might just get it in before the next Sketch LOL. I've only just realised that the card more or less matches the CPS Blog! Not Intentional I assure you. I realy enjoyed this sketch and did a lot more than I usually do. I actually stamped, haven't done that for ages.

The Striped paper is from Ronna Penner's "In the Pink" Kit which I got from Daisie Company, I made the Green background paper by picking up the darkest part of the flower in a matching paper, using my Graphics Program. I Inked around the edges of everything except the ribbons, used a Rub-on for the Sentiment and finally I used one of Kay Carley's Daisy Display stamps from The Stamp Man.

Sketch This: Cards: 32

It's amazing how quickly you get used to using the PC for crafting. My Magenta cartridge ran out last week and my printer won't print until it's replaced, so I've had to use what was available. Normally I go straight to the PC and decide which papers to use and then print them, then I wonder why I have so much scrap paper. I think I'm going to make December and possibly January my "Get rid of the Scraps" Month/s.

I used some scrap paper and the border is from a goody bag I got on Sunday at the NEC, the Daisy Stamp is from The Stamp Man's Double Delights Unmounted Stamps.

Arty Girlzs Challenge #4

This week's Arty Girlzs Challenge is "Glueless". In other words the Girlzs would like us to use another medium other than our usual pva's, glue sticks and double sided tape.

I thoroughly enjoyed this one and I'm really pleased with the result. Again I've gone for something very Plain and Simple. I cut 4 slits into my Base Card and slipped a corner of the backing paper into each one. I then cut out two Patterned Tags, Stamped a Single Daisy 3 times using the masking technique, attached both with Brads and edged the card with Chocolate Brown Ink.

For the Backing Paper I used one from Manuela Zimmermann's The Circle of Life Kit from Daisy Company. I overlayed it with the doodle (from the same kit) on both corners and then shrunk it down to size before printing. The Daisy Stamp is from The Stampman's Double Delights Unmounted Stamps

Close-up to see the detail of the Tag.

Caardvarks Got Paint! Challenge

PAINT! Brush it on, stamp it on, crackle it, puff it, pounce it, dab it, just do it! This is the Challenge for Caardvarks, they want us to do aything we want with paint. This is my first Caardvarks Challenge and I thoroughly enjoyed doing this card. I just love these colours, I think they're bright, strong, and vibrant. I like them so much we've decided to do our Bedroom and On-Suite with them, slightly more Brown than Turqoise though.

I used some of my Crafts Beautiful Free Papers from the September Issue, and the matching Tag, to which I've added a Rub-On. I Stamped 2 Large and 2 Small Daisie's from The Stampman's Double Delights Unmounted Stamps, painted them using Twinkling H2O's, Burnt Umber and Mediterranean Blue. I didn't have any matching Ribbons so I painted a Sticky Ribbon and some Daisy Ribbon.

Some ATC's

As I've been away for a couple of days and I'm only going to be able to do something new tomorrow, I thought I'd share some of my ATC's.

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This was the very first ATC that I made, at the time I din't know quite what I was supposed to be doing, but after an absolute age I finaly finished it. I used Crafters Companions Backing Papers from the Floral CD.

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It's one that I definately won't be swapping out, not just for sentimental reasons, but because it took so long too make. LOL

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These next 3 are ones I made for the Crafters Companion Monthly Flitters and Flutters ATC Swap for August.

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The Wings Stamp is from The Wendie Rhodes Collection "Metamorphosis Range" and the dragonfly stamp is from The Stamp Man's "Daisy Daydreams" Unmounted Stamps.