A Just Bex challenge for today was 'Something to Wear' so I made the card with Joanna Sheen backing paper and silver peeloffs. I made the kimono from another backing paper and decorated it with peeloffs. Additional embellishments are shoes, flowers, fan and coin silver peeloffs.
'Blooming gorgeous' was the topic for another Just Bex challenge. The background I think, is gorgeous, flower fairy vellum, very misty. The die cut frame has another flower fairy inside.
Here is a Die Cut Decoupage santa made for another Just Bex challenge. The background is done with Cuttlebug embossing folder and the die cuts are from a Dutch Christmas die cut book. Yes three challenges, I am on a roll today, must have some lunch now. 
This very simple but striking card was made for the Daring Cardmakers 'Beady Eyed' challenge. The pink background was embossed using Divine Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder on pink and silver mirri card. The butterfly was stamped and covered with silver micro beads and the happy birthday tag attached. I added a small string of pink and silver beads to the edge.
The Wednesday Stamper challenge this week was Hats. The image is from a free download site from Mardar's Stuff. I have decoupaged the lady in the hat main image for a change and placed her on the coordinating background sheet on a gold dekkle edged card. This is embellished with gold peel offs and pink, purple and clear gemstones. The stamp is from SeeD's collection 'Hats off to You'. Hope you like her.
The Daring Cardmakers mid week little extra challenge was 'Gimme Some Lovin''. As I am so behind with my challenges (blame my husband who has been home for two weeks!!!) I made this really quickly using a Joanna Sheen background on a gold dekkle edged card. The main image was placed on a pink mirri card embossed with the Cuttlebug small squared embossing folder.
A new challenge for me is Creative Ideas on Sunday. The topic this week was Buttons. The background of this ATC was stamped in red Stazon with shoes and the 'New Shoes ' words. The dress is a double gold peeloff on Joanna Sheen backing paper embellished with ribbon bows, hearts and buttons. Hope you like it.
Again another ATC which fits the Creative Ideas on Sunday topic Buttons. The background is stamped in red Stazon with handbags and Pretty Girl words. The bodice is a silver double peeloff embellished with heart, ribbons and buttons. I wish I was thin enough to wear it!!!
The Daring Cardmakers challenge this week was to make something out of the rubbish or packaging that we would have thrown away. Initially I found this quite difficult then suddenly, whilst having tea, thought of using my old tea bag, tea bag packet and empty sugar sachet (my husband's not mine, I am sweet enough!) to make the card. I stamped a graduated mauve card (yes again) with 'Tea for two' , 'You're my cup of tea', teapot and tea cup and 'Come round for a cuppa' all Joanna Sheen unmounted stamps in black Stazon. I used an old magazine recipe for the background and added the teapot, cup and teabag, packet and sugar sachet. The edging was done with yellow and purple stickyback ribbons. I hope you will enjoy your tea and cake!!!
I made this card for the Wednesday Stamper challenge Eggs. Thought I would do something a little bit different so hope you like it. The background is the Cuttlebug embossing folder Divine Swirls chalked with a green chalk. The 'surprised' chickens are part of a back and front stamp set watercoloured and chalked. The egg is a medallion egg stamp chalked, glittered with Art Institute glitters and painted with Sakura stardust gold pens. The stickers are from a Lisa Bearnson box set.
This Fabulous Frock was created for the Daring Cardmakers little extra Fabulous challenge today. A purple plaid background paper from Joanna Sheen was placed on a mauve pearlescent card. The fabulous frock, from Joanna, was stamped on purple sprigged paper also from Joanna and embellished with Sakura glaze pens. It was attached to a piece of torn silver crumpled paper and added to the card. The stickers and ribbon were also added for effect. Can you tell I like Joanna's products ? !! and purple !!
This card was made for the Daring Cardmakers embossing challenge this week. The background and fan are from Joanna Sheen's Cardmakers Year CD and the silver matting is embossed with the Cuttlebug embossing folder 'Divine Swirl'. The card is embellished with silver border and text peel offs and pink ribbon.
Private family/friends gig held in what was the old engine room of the Lighthouse.
Just spent two days up North at Dunnet Head for a gig with Cathryn Craig from Nashville, Brian Willoughby ex Strawbs, and my friends John and Isaac Sutherland. Fantastic music, perfect weather and scenery like this. What more can you ask for. Hope you enjoy the music and love the photos as much as I do.
I love this Celestial challenge from Daring Cardmakers almost as much as the Oriental theme. I used the Heavens Child creative-stamping stamp on acetate, coloured with Sakura stardust pens and glittered with Art Institute glitters, then attached it to mauve mulberry paper. The background is mauve rainbow paper embossed with Cuttlebug snowflakes (they look like stars too) embossing folder edged with silver peeloffs on a lavender pearlised card. The final embellishment is the Dream sticker. I do hope you like it.
I made this last week for my friend's Birthday. I matted and layered a silver background, done with the Birthday Cuttlebug embossing folder, on to the fan background paper on a pink pearlised card. The background paper and fan were printed from the Joanna Sheen Cardmakers Year CD and embellished with jewels and a butterfly sticker. Hope she likes it and hope you like it too!
This card was created for Wednesday Stamper 'Flowers' challenge.
Two simple ATC's created for a 'Sea' swap. Background blue bubble card with die cuts, blue stickers on sparkly glossy blue paper with a covering of silver mesh. The sea horse also has one movable eye!
This card was done for the Daring Cardmakers dare 'I can see clearly now'. Inside the Oriental butterfly, script and flowers were stamped onto graduated purple card with purple Staz on. Best friends was also stamped inside in purple (my favourite colour). The outer cover or 'outsert' (as opposed to an insert!) is a purple flowered and butterflied acetate wrap which is attached with purple flowered sticky ribbons. It also has an Oriental vellum insert which can't be seen!
Created this extra card for the Wednesday Stamper 'Door' Challenge. Could not resist doing something connected to the group The Doors. The door is stamped in black Stazon and opened and a CD is peeping through. The photos are from the Doors website.
