DCM Challenge - Embossing

This week's challenge Was set by Lythan

Embossing.
Dry embossing with a light box or with a die cutting machine.
Using embossing powders or triple embossing.
Using pre-embossed papers.
Embossing with found items.
Just have fun playing!

And as I can't resist being a little (em)bossy - why not see if you can get more than one emboss technique on your card?

So... My card.....
On a plain white, hammered card as a base. I dry embossed (yep! I've got a Shapeboss that never sees the light of day too, until today that is!) a flower into the corner and a couple of swirly bits down the side, which I then distressed using a paper scratcher. I heat embossed a gold border down the right hand side and attached that to the left of the card. I had some left over felt blooms from my Bubbly Funk May Kit, so used the bright green and white polka dot flowers and layered them up with a big, red, spotty brad. Using some lovely green rik rak from my stash as a stem I added a couple of the green polka dot leaves. Just a simple greeting hand written on the bottom and some gems to finish!

There! That's my second weekly dare complete! (Is it Friday again yet, I'm enjoying these challenges?!)

DCM Mid Week Challenge

This is my second rising to the DCM challenges and my first midweek one. The challenge is as follows:

This week we have a recipe challenge for the Little Extra. There's an old rhyme that tells brides what they should wear on their wedding day to be sure of good luck, it goes:

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue

This week we'd like you to incorporate these four things into your card -

It doesn't have to be a Wedding card, despite the verse - just as long as your card features each of those things on it.


So, here's what I came up with....
Old: The Papermania backing papers
New: The large 'golden rod' bloom
Borrowed: The centre of my 'sun' is from a broken necklace
Blue - Well the sky really, some of the journalling and a couple of the flowers.

Whad'ya think? Did I hit the target this time? ;-)

My first ever DCM card

I have had a go in the past at the Daring Card Makers challenges but have never had the courage to upload. Today I decided that this was about to change, so here is my very first DCM card.

The challenge was as follows:

"Hi it's Keryn here and it's my turn to set the dare this week. This time I asked my family for ideas for this weeks dare and the best amongst a lot of ideas including power tools etc, etc was Lachlan's ideas for Space. It's been his topic at school this term. (Lachlan is seven and in Year 3). To make in a little easier on you all I've called it Celestial to also include horoscopes as well as planets, spaceships, stars, suns etc. How you use these items is up to you."



I used a beautiful white pearlescent A5 card base. I cut a star from some black Bazzil card which I outlined in silver pen and added some doodling from a stencil I have. Then just embellished this with a silver star brad. I cut out a border from the black Bazzil, again outlined in silver pen. I wrote the nursery rhyme Twinkle Twinkle on this in silver, finishing it on the card in black Sakura Gelly Roll pen. Doodled some stencilling in the black Sakura pen and some star 'characteristics' around the star itself.

How long has it been...?

Seems ages ago I blogged my photo album and therefore ages ago that I've blogged. Not done too much recently - been a bit under the weather and generally tired. Am getting nagged at to go back to the Doctors, so may have to give in if only for a quiet life!!

My friend had a baby girl on Tuesday morning, they've called her Ruby. I've seen a photo of her but will wait until she comes home to go for my cooing and cuddling. This is the card I made for her...


And another card I made for a friend. It's to celebrate his husband's first birthday since they were married. (I only hope Alex likes his card!)

Bubbly Funk May Kit

My photo album I made from the Bubbly Funk May Kit. I've decorated the inside pages but am yet to print out my black and white photos to add to it. Watch this space, they'll be here soon!

Freya's story book

Freya asked me to make her a notebook so that she can write all her stories in, so I made her one yesterday. She chose the papers and how she wanted it decorated, I just did the work for her.

When complete, I wrote a little note just for her inside the front cover. It read "To the most beautiful daughter that a Mummy could have. You are more precious to me than life itself. I will love you always, you are a 'mini me!' Lots of love, Mummy xx"

She read the words and had a little think, walked away with her book and came back a few minutes later with a reply, written inside the back cover, just for me. It reads "This is the only thing I will have when my mummy dies. It will remind me of the kind, loving and creative person she was"

How can I add to that...?