Rosie-Dee's Challenges

Helloooooooo!!! Hope you've all enjoyed the sunshine this weekend as we have. It's been glorious to say the least!

It's my turn over on Rosie-Dee's to set the challenge and this week I'd like you to triple emboss. I had a little dabble last week stamping into hot, melted embossing powders so this week I've gone slightly different and I love the effect it's given me! I must say it reminds me of the plastic covered table cloths you can get HAHAH!!!

Anyhoo... here's your sneaky peek....

Some cards...

I've been a bizzy lil' bee recently making some cards for friends who have birthdays/anniversaries or babies and have come up with these...



Brenda's anniversary card is made using the gorgeous BasicGrey Two Scoops with ribbon from Ribbon Mad. The lettering is cut using Sizzix Curlie Girlie die which I've then used Glossy Accents on to give it some oomph!



Jayne's birthday card is BasicGrey Two Scoops again (can you tell I'm loving this paper atm?) Again the alphas are from the Sizzix Curlie Girlie dies and embellied up with Glossy Accents.



Lily's card is for my neighbour's daughter who had the most beautiful little girl recently. Congrats Michelle and Ging on your such a gorgeous daughter! Buggered if I can remember where that paper came from as I found it sitting all neglected and wanting to be used! That's even got a rub on which I don't normally use as well. Alphas are Sizzix Curlie Girlie.



Lola is the new daughter of Emma over at the Bubbly Funk Forum. Such a lovely lady. What a wonderful addition to her family Lola will be! She got the Two Scoops treatment too! Ribbon and the flowers from Ribbon Mad. The little elephant embossing die is from Cuttlebug.

On a slightly sadder note, you should never be without a sympathy card or two as tragedy hits us all at some time or another and always when we're not expecting a visit!






The black blooms on these are from Bazzil. The others are from Prima and the swirly 'stem' is cut using a Sizzix die. The stripey, glittered paper is from the DCWV Glitter Stack. Ribbon from Ribbon Mad. Ink pad Stazon

DCM - Me and My Shadow

Hiya fellow darers, Jane here ! How are you all ? This weeks dare is a hard one !! Sorry everyone, but it had to be done !! :)

I want you to create not just one but TWO cards ! But wait........there's more ! I want both cards to contain the same embellishments and papers, ribbons etc- but arranged in a different way for a different occasion....the only thing being different is the wording....I'll let you have different wording ! (How nice of me eh?) I'm well aware this is a really hard challenge, and that I have thrown everyone into 2008 off the deep end....but go on- give it a go - I DARE YOU !




Everything is from stash and has been there for a while. Even the green paper has been stamped and embossed for over a year just waiting to be used (it was stamped with a snowflake for Christmas 2006!) I cut the leaves with a Sizzix Thick Cut die. and used the shadow filled with the die cut sample that you get with the original die.

My aim with this dare was to go simple with a masculine touch - hope I managed it!

Di Hickman - October Sketch #5

My interpretation of Di Hickman's October Sketch #5 is this...



Papers were from SEI Hippie Chick range. The chipboard frame is embossed with red then double embossed with UTEE and finished with 2 gold brads. I used a peel off for the greeting (all those who know me know that I actually HATE peel offs but decided to use one just because!) A little doodling finished it off.

Di Hickman - October Sketch #4

Right, I'm on time with this sketch (about time too I hear you cry!).



Christmas is knocking on the door so I'm now using sketches as an excuse to start making some of my cards.

Papers are from the English Paper Company. Stamp is Whipper Snapper Designs from Bubbly Funk and the vellum is embossed with the Cuttlebug 'snowflake' embossing folder.