Mid challenge reminder

When we were thinking of new challenge themes over at Try it on Tuesdays, we hoped this one would appeal to  many folk.  We still hope a few more will join us during this coming week.
This was quite a quick card for me  to make. No inks, no stamps and no messy desk.
I'm still in shock.
I used a flowered  base layer card.
These are my 3 edges-
A dry embossed layer, cut with a fancy edged pair of scissors
A die cut layer [Spellbinders]
A shaped flowered topper.
The sentiment reads, Special Friend.

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A winters tale

This is my take on the new challenge 'Christmas Snow and Ice' which starts today over at
Crafty Cardmakers. Please pop over for all the details and see what our generous sponsors are offering as prizes,  Di's digi Stamps and Hobbyart
I began by random stamping my base card around the edges using Broken China distress ink.
The snowflake layer was again random stamped then heat embossed using silver metalic glitter Wow  embossing powder. There is a piece of angels web material next but it is hard to see on the photo,  a piece of dry embossed music was my next addition.
All shading  used  on the card is Broken china DI
The snowflakes are stamps by Chloe.
There is a Spellbinders snowflake die cut under the ribbon bow.
For the main image I used a Stampendous stamp using London Fog memento ink.
I only  coloured the sprigs of holly as I wanted it to look  a bit grey. Hopefully  it looks  like one of those dusky days in winter when it has been snowing and every thing is still.

Challenge No 7 over at Country View Crafts  is Layers. So I will be joining the fun over there as well.

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Count your blessings

Had fun this morning playing with some left over bits and pieces. Just enough to make this tag.
 The base is  from my latest Gelli plate experiments. There were a few white areas as I hadn't used enough paint. Easily covered with some Spiced Marmalade and Vintage photo distress inks.

I used an old photo image, not sure where it came from now.
This I die cut and layered up.
The oval metal trimming shows the word 'blessings'.
This started off a green color in the center, before I used gilding wax to tone it down.

There is a new Challenge blog called Tag Along, who's very first theme is Vintage. So I will be joining the fun over there.

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Summer Safari

Just had to find a bit of , 'me time',  to try out some new stamps I bought while I was in Derbyshire at The Artists Trading Post. This one is from Crafty Individuals.
This is one of the cards I made.
A couple of the base layers are dry embossed using Embossalicious folders.
I used distress inks for shading, Spiced marmalade, Mustard seed, a touch of Mowed Lawn and Vintage photo. After all elephants live in those parts of the world where lush greenery is hard to find, even in summer, hence the toned down shades. The orange layer is a piece of scrap material, other additions came from my stash as well.
I will be linking to these challenges-
Happy Campers  -Challenge 21,  Use a stamp
Stampin for the Weekend  - Colours of Summer, hope my African Summer will fit this challenge.

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Estelle

'3 Fancy Edges',  is the new challenge theme over at Try it on Tuesdays.

Please pop over to see what we have been making and we hope you will join us.

For me this was an excuse to use a fancy edged card as my base, covered with a paper from 

 my Graphics 45  Ladies Diary stack.  I used these papers entirely to make this card.

My second fancy edge  is the trimming strips behind the frame, cut using two different  Martha Stewart punches.

A Sizzix die cut,  my third fancy edge,  frames the picture of the lady.

Vintage photo distress ink was used around all the straight edges, a bit hard to see on this photo.

Sorry I have been missing for a few days, I hope to catch up with you all soon.

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Back to School

'Back to School', is the next challenge theme over at Sugar Creek Hollow.
The long summer holiday is nearing an end here in the UK and soon the children will be returning to school. I think most of us will have some memories of what that feeling was like.
I have made a simple twisted easel card, not easy to get photos, so I have added a couple of extras.

On the left is a view of the stopper.
The card was make using Graphics45 papers, with additions from my stash. Plus the Vintage Photo D. Ink for shading.

All I can say about the picture on the right is that those little ones so look happy. good old fashioned learning, without a computer in sight.
'Those were the days'.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look. I always appreciate your comments.

My Hero

Today I am sharing with you  one of my Fat Pages [4 x 4 inches]  that  I swap with a friend.
This one used up some scraps torn from a book page as well as a script stamp for the background.
The clock is edged with embossing powder, with a lock and key brad in the centre.

On the left is the other side of the page.
The stamps are mainly from Chocolate Baroque and all the shading is Vintage Photo distress ink.

Sorry I am not able to get to visit you all  just now. We are  off to meet friends and family in Derbyshire, where the menfolk and some ladies get to play with their Landrovers in preferably muddy fields, woodland and steep sloped gullies that look impossible to drive up or down. Add to that they have to pass through gates not much wider than the Landrover itself at various stages of the course or get penalty points. They call this FUN.


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