Dig It!

Happy Tuesday,

Wow! I hope everyone was able to enjoy the glorious weekend - I can't believe how warm it was. I am back in my stuffy classroom today and the children get so irritable when it's warm.

Over at Cardz 4 Guyz today we have a brand new challenge, and our boss Caz has chosen the theme of

'DIG IT!'

Now, this can be interpreted how you wish - that's what I love about the challenges, seeing everyone's own interpretations. But I stuck with a traditional one and went with a gardening theme. Here's what I created for my DT inspiration ...

Quite a simple design, using an image from the internet which I coloured with my Promarkers. Lots of layers using kraft card and a piece of design paper from my LOTV 'Father Knows Best' paper pad. A couple of little banners and buttons and two brads to finish off.

Hope you will come and play along.

Hugz, Jan xx

Time to Retire

Hello there,

I'm back today with our next challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz - my how time is whizzing by! This week it's my turn to choose the theme and I think there was a little wishful thinking going on when I chose it. For the next seven days we would love to see your projects showcasing the theme

'TIME TO RETIRE'

Here's what I made for my DT inspiration using some of my brand new Creative Expressions stamps ...

I absolutely love this set of stamps and couldn't wait to get all inky. It's a hand made background using Peacock Feathers and Tea Dye distress inks, then I stamped over the top with the script stamp using Sepia ink. Next I passed it through my script embossing folder and inked around the edges for a little extra definition.

The topper is the main feature of the stamp set and is also stamped with sepia ink and I added a little colour using my coloured pencils. The sentiment was created on my pc and printed on a spare piece of inky background.

Hope you can join us this week - I look forward to seeing your creations.
Hugz, Jan xx