Silence!

December 3rd 2011
The new theme at The Octopode Factory Challenge Blog is "Movies/Films" so this was a great opportunity to make something with "Charlie"!

Of course my printer has run out of most of the colours and so he's feeling a bit "green" but I think he actually fits in well with the black/red & purple colours I've used. As you can see I've used a "Numbers" embossing folder for the tag background - to symbolise being at the movies and the old films had the "countdown" before the movie started LOL might be showing my age here!!! I've used little letter stickers to make the wording.

Black & White Challenge

December 1st 2011

Doesn't black & white look effective? This week at the Wicked Wednesday ATC Blog our challenge is to create a black & white ATC!

My ATC has been made using several images and designs from CS Designs - firstly the "Spirelli" shape is from the great little Spirelli Kit that Chris sells and I've also used a new "Priscilla" image with a great "Snowflake" sentiment!

We would love to see what stunning creations you can come up with for this great colour challenge so make sure you get creating and link up to our blog!!

Xmas Coloured Boxes!

November 30th 2011

This week I am a Guest Designer at the Friendship's Garden Challenge Blog and they have a great photo inspiration for you to base your entry on so make sure you visit the site to "check it out"!

I've created 3 little handmade boxes using the colours from the photo - I used a box I already had to make the template but there are lots of little box templates around!

I've used patterned paper, textured paper, hessian type ribbon, some braid, other embellishments, a cute little collage image and some great Spellbinder flower die cuts!

These little boxes are perfect for that special "little" xmas gift!!

I can't wait to see what everyone creates! But remember this new challenge blog does NOT allow the use of stamps!!!

Six White Boomers, Snow White Boomers.......

November 29th 2011

What a great new theme at the Fashionable Stamping Challenge Blog - "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas". Now as you all know I live in Australia and you would think the only way I would get a White Christmas is by dreaming it BUT what you wouldn't know is we have a great Australian Christmas Carol "Six White Boomers" ("boomers" meaning KANGAROOS!!!!) soooooo I made my Christmas card using a fantastic Kangaroo Rubber Stamp I purchased a very long time ago and I stamped out "6 boomers" on metallic white paper and fussy cut them and arranged on my card front.

I've used Copic Markers to colour just the "Kangaroo Paw" Flowers they are holding and I've added a Merry Christmas Sentiment to finish it off. It was a bit hard to photograph the metallic white finish of the card  but hopefully you can still see what I was trying to achieve.

Below is the chorus of the song and if you click here you can see the rest of the words:

Six white boomers, snow white boomers,

Racing Santa Claus through the blazing sun.

Six white boomers, snow white boomers,

On his Australian run.

I hope you all appreciate my "interpretation" of the Fashionable Stamping Theme created to suit my Christmas "Climate"!!

It's Tea Time!

November 26th 2011
What a great new theme at The Octopode Factory Challenge Blog this week - Anyone For Tea??

I've used one of the first and favourite images I purchased from Lily - "Steampunk Violet" - I just love her hairful of clocks LOL!!

The collage background uses images from some great freebie sheets from Freubels Freebies - these little tea cups and jugs and plates were just perfect for the effect I wanted on this card - thanks Rian (she has a great blog with all sorts of goodies)!

And you know at my house it is always tea time!!

A Traditional Red & Green Challenge!

November 24th 2011
Our new challenge at Art With No Boundaries is a colour challenge! Perfect for Xmas BUT you don't have to make a Xmas creation - it can be anything as long as it's red & green!!

I've made this card with a brand new CS Designs image "Priscilla's Winter Play Time" - Isn't she gorgeous?? And although here in Australia it's HOT at Xmas I still loved making this "wintery" image Xmas card.

I used  the November Challenge Sketch from the CLP Challenge Blog to "arrange" the elements on the card. I wanted to achieve a bit of a vintage type look hence the patterned papers with an aged look. I embossed a piece of green card with a Tim Holtz embossing folder and "wiped" it with a white ink pad.

New Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge

November 23rd 2011
Our new challenge at Wicked Wednesday is "Books & Reading" and our sponsor is Michelle Perkett Studio.

I've had a bit of fun with this image and have added a quirky sentiment and poked fun at E-books which are all the rage at the moment. LOL I don't have one - I prefer to read a real book!! I've also used a text patterned background from my 6 x 6 Basic Grey "Out of Print" pad. I've coloured the image with Copic Markers.

We would love to see your creations for this theme so get creating and link up to our blog. Remember you can win this great image from Michelle.