pin up

Just a quick post to join up with a challenge, not got a lot of time so I'm afraid its the photo & link this evening, will update with more details later xx

Lunagirl image from Pin ups design sheet

 

You can just about see the pink gems on the washi tape.

 

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with nanny

Over on the Gecko Galz blog, the July challenge is 'seaside memories', on receipt of the July email freebie sheet, I spotted a lovely picture, well two actually, to maybe fit this theme - and a butterfly image which will fit perfectly with another blogs theme.

Gecko Galz July email sheet

Do Craft pastel ribbon

pale blue gems

 

Everything was imported into CAP2, I took the colour from the main image and used that to colour the background & sentiment tag.

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                      digitally sweet challenges - anything goes (2nd entry)

oodles of doodles

Wanted to do something quite simple, so ended up with this black and white card, using my first member's gift from Create & Craft - the Tattered Lace die 'with love' (and 'best wishes') I love how it turned out.

 

 

 

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eeek!!

My first Christmas card of the year.

Enough said. *lol*

Creata Christmas backing paper

Creata red mirror card

Gecko Galz image 'Happy Holidays'

Fripperies & Butterflies sentiment

Spellbinder diecut

 

 

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                       Fripperies and Butterflies page on Facebook

its a mans world

How blinkin' hard is it to make a male card????? Oh my goodness, family I'm ok with as I temd to use hobbies etc., but a leaving card for a colleague??

I did manage to fit it round a challenge theme though, even if it was 'anything goes' *lol*

 

Gecko Galz 'Industrail Age' stamp n19

stylish man ???

black card

 

 

I used CAP2 to fill in the stamps bubbles, and add some of my own to fit what I wanted to say in. I think the guy came from The graphics Gairy -- not sure, anyway all I did with him was increase the size to fit the design.

 

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                    digitally sweet challenges : anything goes

sew and sew

the atc challenge over at wicked Wednesday is to use stitching, real or faux.

Last year I was gifted a huge bag of material via my local group in the freecycle uk network, as usual I have never got round to using it, but I did remember there were 2 little pieces of machine embroidery in there, so this morning I firtled them out and reposted the bag on my local group - if some one can use it, its better than sitting in my craft room unloved.

After some nifty cutting, one of the pieces just fit onto an atc!

So we just need a bit more sunshine, a book and a glass of something nice - perfect!

 

paper from 'cottage charm' by nitwit

my scribble

 

 

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charmed, I'm sure

A lovely vintage & lace card made today to be entered into a challenge, not done any crafting last week as Andrew was off so we had a week of walking, gardening and general odd jobs - now need to have a rest!

all papers/image from Debbi Moore 'vintage collection' and 'vintage rose' bookazines

flower lace edging (market stall find)

pearls

gems

doily

heart charm

 

 

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if the shoe fits 2

another shoe card for the same challenge, this time for the lovely Vicki co-host and owner of cheerful stamp pad.
Love the expression on the ladies face as she spies another fabulous pair of shoes.

backing paper "Summer Bloom" DoCrafts

pink ribbon

hot pink gems

image from The Graphic Fairy

sentiment generated in CAP2

 

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if the shoe fits

Wow, its melting here today, the fur & feather babies didn't know what to do with themselves today.... but I did - sit and make 2 cards in the coolest room in the house *lol*

This is card is multi-challenged. as it is also for a swap over on DoCrafts, could be for this month, could be for another month.

 

image from Lunagirl Moonbeams

paper rose

pink posy roses

Docrafts pastel ribbon

doily

blue pigment ink

backing paper "Cottage charm" by NitWit

 

and the pink bow is my first ever one done by using a bowmaker! Woohoo!!

 

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