Die Cut Dreams - no flowers allowed

This weeks challenge theme at Die Cut Dreams is No Flowers allowed

The Prize this week is lol !!! Flowers to reward you for not using them in the challenge !!

If you need a little inspiration just take a look at the stunning creations our fab Design Team have created!

Just to force myself not to use flowers which is sooooo vital to me I decided to make a book cover cause they normally have to be flat ;). This is for my recipes containing fruit and berries.

I have used Magnolia stamps coloured with distress inks, punch from MS, alphabet is called Supermarket and backing paper is white paper distressed, glimmered and stamped with tattered rose.

My stairway to... the upper floor

No paper product to show you today cause the brush I used was of a slightly different size. This is what we used to have...



And this is how it looks today. Blimey, I had no idea there were so many angles and corners on a stairway, it felt like it went on forever...



See ya all tomorrow for a new challenge over at Die cut dreams :)

Allsorts Just for Men

It's week 42 at Allsorts and this week Kirsten would like to see cards/projects

JUST FOR MEN

We have our regular monthly sponsor this week in the shape of

and I made a christening card for my daughter's boyfriend's sister's baby boy (that sounded farfetched didn't it...hehe) using one of the Coco bears from our sponsor. Coloured with distress ink - mainly vintage photo. The punch is MS and the ribbon is a gift from Victoria.

STFW Monochromatic challenge

Prepare for monochromatic over at Stampin for the Weekend.

is sponsoring with a $25 shopping voucher!

I found a really cheap small plastic box at the local hardware store.I guess it's meant to store nails and screws and such but now it holds more important items ;).

The WoJ image is coloured with antique linen and vintage photo, papers are DCWV the Luxury Stack and the sentiment is computer generated.





Other challenges:

WoJ - coffee and cream
Papertake Weekly - buttons, bows, brads or bling.
Creative Inspiration - lace, pins and pearls

New Distress inks, yey!!!

My new Tim Holtz distress inks came today!!!
And I surprised myself by not throwing myself over the Victorian Velvet and Forest Moss straight away. No, I decided to take the Tumbled Glass and Pumice Stone for a test drive and I don't regret that.
It turned out as below, with a distressed and glimmered background, vintage embossing powder and some wild asparagus paper.



ABC challenge has P for paper piecing so I took a detail picture of that.



Papertake Weekly has buttons, bows, brads and bling (I went for brads) and if you liked the image you can get it (and many more adorable ones) from here.

The prima biggie

That's Right! Prima is giving away two AMAZING prize packages in conjunction with our BIG SECRET!

• One US and one International winner will be chosen on Thursday, March 4th, 2010.

Check it out here!

Green grats

I've made a rather small card to wish someone a happy birthday - not telling who I'm sending it to!

I've used the sketch from Mojo Monday, papers are Wild asparagus (I love them, yes I do), the dew drops are a gift from Susie and Tilda is coloured with distress inks (the dress is a mix of peeled paint, weathered wood and antique linen to get the nuance to match the papers).



Other challenges:
A spoon full of sugar - beads
Creative Card Crew - celebration
Just Magnolia - birthday
Secret Crafter Saturday challenge - stitching
Creative inspirations - monochrome
The Pink elephant - add green

DCD sketch challenge

Morning!
This week at Die Cut Dreams our very own Karen has made a fantastic sketch for you all to play around with.

The Prize this week is to be our Spotlight Guest Designer for 2 weeks (the challenges dated 15th & 22nd March).



I used a WoJ image and Wild Asparagus papers. Flowers from Tabby crafts, pistils from Tiimari and shabby shutters distress ink all over the place.

I'm adding it to:
The Pink Elephant (add green to your colour combo)
Simon says challenge (vintage with flowers)
Spoon full of sugar (distress inks and pearls)

And thank you Leanne for pointing out that it's also eligeble for Charizma Cards (birthday card with a candle)