SALT without the pepper!

Here it is a new challenge site http://www.saltfaithchallenge.blogspot.com , I feel honoured and blessed to be involved! We are a team of like minded craft lovers but also brought together by the love of Jesus Christ. The idea is to express out faith through the gifts and talents he has given us. Once every two weeks we will produce work based on a challenge which we hope will inspire you to produce work of your own. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN IN ALL WELCOME!!!

The piece I made for the first topic of 'PRAISE' is a paper bag album, which has been split into the months of the year, so at the end of the year, I will go back and fill it in of how the Lord has blessed me and those around me.

"Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow"

The grand launch of... nope still not telling, only a day to wait though! You better come back to find out hadn't you!

Coming soon to a blog near you!...

Ah now that would be telling, you will have to just coming back to see what happens, only a week to wait!

Check out the check

You might have to look closely to find the 'check' for this weeks DCM challenge, but the black and white theme that Creative Ideas set is a bit more obvious!

Used Anna Griffin paper, with a stamped paisley background, and a charm that says hand made with love to finish off.

COMPETITION CLOSURE

The end of the competition, will pick winner later today....
CONGRATULATIONS to Samm who's name was picked out, and what beautiful work! Take a look at http://samm-l.blogspot.com/2007/07/miss-maisie.html

Home Sweet Home

After having a busy but relaxing time away, I am now back! Trying to catch up on all those post-holiday things like washing and cardmaking! WOW what a fantastic response to the competition, thanks to all who joined in, slowly getting round to leaving comments.. and the winner will be drawn soon. Here are a couple of latest commissions...

A card with the word 'shivers' for a male, my New Zealand friend says this word and it makes her boss laugh, because she is leaving to go back soon, she wanted this card made.

My first commission for a Emerald Anniversary!

Miss Maisie COMPETITION!!!

Right off on my holidays as from Friday till next sunday, so in the mean time, if you happen to visit my blog... you can be kept busy with this...

This is a photo I picked up the other week our local street market (for about 20p!). Not an original idea but a good one, what I want you to do is you Miss Maisie and make a card from her, I haven't had time myself to do one, but please come up with your own creation. When I get back a name will be pulled out of the hat for the winner, if I get 25(or over!) responses I will do a runner up prize too. Will work out the prize when I get back, but worth entering for!!! OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL BLOGGERS!- Now- go and tell your friends!!

Relive the Retro

Oo I do love a bit of 60's retro! really quick knocked together cards using up some scraps of DCWV retro paper. 2 Aims- DCM's retro challenge and Creative ideas brown and blue challenge. Will be going on my hol's soon, so will post a COMPETITION - watch this space!!!
Shirts were made my oneself, using origami technique

Pink Pregnancy

Recently brought the DCWV 5 Stack got a good price for it on readicut! The paper is quite versatile. Used the congratulations paper to stock up on pregnancy cards, and to incorporate it in with the DCM challenge "We'd like you to somehow incorporate text into your cards this week - not just one word.. but a portion of TEXT... like a poem, or newspaper print, Caligraphy, Even rip up an old text book and use some of the paper from it, there are masses of possibilities here, so let your imaginations run riot and let us see you texting to your heart's content!"

"Somewhere over the Rainbow..."

When I saw this Di Hickman sketch, I couldn't help but think- it lent itself to a rainbow! So here is my interpreation of the sketch...

I used ink pads to make the streaky background effect, then used my large cicle cutter to punch some offcuts, and wrote the wording in black.