Sparkles Monthly Challenge #44 - Monochromatic

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 I made a card this time for my DT work, and as green is one of my favourite colours I used it for this.  I cut a butterfly from a left over piece of paper and used other scraps for the background,  added a bit of stamping and punched a couple of flowers.  As I have added glitter to the butterfly and gems on the flowers, I am entering this for my old blog, the Alphabet Challenge Blog whose theme this time I chose before I left and is Glitter and Gems.

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #54 - Squares

The new theme on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges for the next 2 weeks is Squares.  For my DT work for this one I have made my art journal calendar pages for May and used squares for my days.

Alpha Challenge - K

We are up to week 10 on The Craft Barn's Alpha Challenge and our letter this time is K.  I went for K for Key as I expect quite a few might, but I used an image of a typewriter to represent 'keys' and also a little stamped image of a ticket saying Admit One which is supposed to represent a key opening something to admit someone!

Alpha Challenge - A

This time our letter on The Craft Barn's Alpha Challenge is A.  I went for A for Aeroplane for my ATC as I had a couple of suitable stamps I could use!

The Cupboard Trilogy Challenge #11 - Spring Flowers

And my final blog post for today is the new challenge on The Cupboard Trilogy which is Spring Flowers.  I have used photos taken this year of some of the beautiful flowers in my garden for my LO and had a great time die cutting and punching out flowers and leaves to embellish it!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #53 - Furry Friends

My second post today is for the new challenge on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges which is Furry Friends. For my DT work I have made a LO using photos of my guinea pig boys - the photos seemed to print out a little faded so I used a pale background to match.  I had a Sizzix die of flowers that exactly matched the bp (DCWV) so used that for the first time, I've only had it for about 6 years!

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #28 - Favourite Festive Colours

The new challenge on Sparkles Christmas Challenges for the month of May is Favourite Festive Colours.  For my DT card I used some Daisy and Dandelion transfers I've had for a while (I'm constantly trying to use up old stash!) and bp to co-ordinate.  I love reds and greens for Christmas!

This month we are sponsored by Fantastic Ribbons with a lovely prize of a £10 voucher to be won.

Alpha Challenge - W

Our letter on The Craft Barn's Alpha Challenge this time is W and we have to use circles too.  I've made my usual ATC by using Distress Stain for the background.  The word I chose is Wheels which lots of others probably have too!  I also stamped a world in the left bottom corner which hasn't come out too well but is meant to be a circle.  I've also inked some circles through a stencil, and my letter W stamp is also in a circle so hopefully I am well covered!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #52 - Round and Round

The new challenge on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges was chosen by Debbie and is Round and Round.  When I saw this photo of my daughter at the Ice Bar in London where she went with a friend I thought it would be ideal to make a LO for this challenge!  The papers are from an old pad of Christmas Papers I've had for years but were just right too!  I really enjoy using up old stash and rarely buy anything new these days!

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #43 - Hearts

Time for a new challenge on Sparkles Monthly Challenges, and this time the theme is Hearts, chosen by Ang.  We are sponsored by Di's Digital Images with a $10 prize to be won, so pop on over and take part.

For my DT card I re-used an image from an old birthday card and added some holographic heart backing to it and some heart papers I have had for years from an old Dawn Bibby kit that some of you may also have stashed away somewhere!

Alpha Challenge - R

Our letter on The Craft Barn's fortnightly Alpha Challenge this time is R.  I decided to go for Remember as my word and used a poppy stamp (to represent Remembrance Day) which I water coloured in Red so managed to fit another R in!  I still managed to fit my crackle background stamp in on the edges, which I have used on each ATC so far!

Art Journal Calendar - April

Nearly a week into the month and I have just completed my April pages!

Happy Birthday Ruby's Rainbow!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge blog is 2 years old today and to celebrate that the theme for the next 2 weeks is Happy Birthday.   I made a card for a friend using one of my old much loved Hero Arts stamps that I watercoloured with Marvy Le Plumes, distressed the edges and added some peeloffs (yes I'm not afraid to admit I use them occasionally and like them!).

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #26 - Tag It

The new theme for the month of April on Sparkles Christmas Challenges is Tag It.  For my DT work I made a card using my cute House Mouse stamp and made a tag with it.

We are sponsored this month by Di's Digitals with a $10 voucher for the lucky winner!

The Cupboard Trilogy Ch #10 - Easter

The new challenge on The Cupboard Trilogy challenge blog is Easter.  I struggled to think of something to make for my DT work as I am on the scrapbooking team, but finally came up with some photos of a little rabbit we had a couple of years ago, so made a very simple LO using these!

Alpha Challenge P

I've just made this challenge with hours to spare!  This time our letter on The Craft Barn's Alpha Challenge was P.  I've made an ATC which I painted with Distress Stain.  It changed the surface of the card but as I am short of time I went with it, so now it looks textured!

D for Daffodils

The new challenge on the Alphabet Challenge Blog is D for Daffodils.  I have made an art journal page for my DT work, using a Stampotique stamp I've had for ages and not used for a long time!  It came out more orange on the scan than it actually is though!

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #50 - Easter

Easter is the new challenge for the next two weeks on Ruby's Rainbow Challenges.  As I don't really need to make any Easter cards I decided to do a journal page for my DT work.  I used some card I had painted ages ago from my scrap box as the background and some Tim Holtz stickers I've had for a while, plus an assortment of stamps from my vast collection!

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #42 - Birds

It was my turn to choose the theme on Sparkles Monthly Challenges, and this time I chose Birds.  For my DT work I have made 2 Smash* book pages featuring our birds we have in our garden aviaries.  I hadn't Smash*ed for a while and thoroughly enjoyed it!

This month we are sponsored by Lili Of The Valley with a lovely £10 prize to be won, so pop on over and take part!

C for Coveted

Roxx has chosen the next theme on the Alphabet Challenge Blog, which is C for Coveted, we have to use something we covet from our stash!   I made a LO using some lovely BG Scarletts Letters papers I have had for absolutely ages and have now used!