SSC - Rip up your stash!

Not literally thank goodness! No this was the challenge over on the Scrummy Stash Cafe blog - to use ripping and tearing on your project.

For this card, I embossed a piece of Bazzill bling Cardstock with a Cuttlebug embossing folder then tore off the bottom edge. The papers and die cut flower are Basic Grey infuse and the bookplate was cut on my expression with the tags, bags, boxes and more cart. I added the sentiment with a white gel pen, then added a couple of crystal brads.

More Scrummy Challenges!

Here are my entries for last weekend's challenges over at the Scrummy Stash Cafe blog.

Saturday's challenge, set by Theresa, was to use felt and hand-stitching on your card. For this I used the Love Elsie Roxie papers and epoxy stickers. The felt frame was die cut with an Ellison thick cuts die and I stitched around the frame with embrodiery floss. This one also qualifies for Arty Girlz Challenge 9 to use hearts. (get me combining my challenges for the first time!!)


Sunday's challenge was to incorporate a pocket into your project. For this card I used SEI Auntie Gertie's garden papers and a stamp from Penny Black, coloured in with brush markers.

More Challenges!

This week's challenge on the CTYD blog was to use acetate. This acetate card was made from my Chalk Garden Kit from the Scrummy Stash Cafe and I embossed the acetate with a cuttlebug embossing folder.

Then this card is using Di Hickman's October #4 sketch and also qualifies for the Caardvarks challenge to use die-cuts. The die cut snowflake was cut from the Accent Essentials cartridge that comes with the Cricut Expression - but as the expression is my birthday present I was only allowed to cut a couple of things when it arrived to check it worked OK, and now it's residing in the loft till my big day *insert sad pouty face* LOL

Tags and flowers!

That was this weeks Design Team Challenge over on the Crop til you Drop blog - to create a project using tags and flowers. I wasn't setting this weeks challenge - so I got a chance to play along!

I made this tag book for my OH, to remind him just why I love him. I used the Sizzix super scallop tag die and covered the tags with various HOTP Vintage Sarapapers. The flower and brad on the front come from the HOTP retro embellishabilities and then for good measure, I added half a bottle of primas (well it seemed like it! LOL)

I'll be setting the challenge again this week, so check out the Crop til you Drop blog on Saturday at 6pm!

Yet another LO!

OK, so this is a bit of a cheat - I actually completed this LO a few weeks ago, but realised today that I hadn't photographed and uploaded it.

These pictures were taken on Easter Sunday when we had our first BBQ of the year (we do like our BBQs!). I used SEI beatnik boy papers, stickers and die cut tags, The BBQ FUN title was cut using sizzix Fruit Smoothie alphabet.

Finally something to look at!

So much for updating more often eh?! Can't believe it's been over a MONTH since I last posted! I just don't know where the time has gone!

I have been making stuff, but mainly its been going on the crop til you drop blog as it's been design team stuff.

Yesterday I made this card for a friend who's also a handyman and has been doing our bathroom for us (and a fantastic job he's made too!). It was really fun to make (been ages since I did a sizzix person!) and best of all he loved it!