Its friday again! ....

And time for the last dare of the year. I hope you all had a great christmas and that Santa was very generous with his crafty shopping? If so we have just the thing for you to try your goodies out on.

This week over at Daring Cardmakers we are daring you to make a Simple and Stylish Thank You Card, just right for all the load of thank you cards and notes that need making.

Here's mine for this week, a quick and simple one as I have loads to do and not enough time to do it!

Thanks

I started off with a small light tan cardstock base, and mounted a square cut from a squared paper from March 05's Self Addressed kit. It aleady had a white edging so I left that on too.
I then mounted a ready made twig heart embellishment in the centre.

Finally using a black pen I handwrote THANKS.

Quick simple and to the point this week.



Please head on over to The Blog to check out the design teams work and leave us a comment showing us your creations. Next time I speak to you it will be 2007, so I would like to wish you all a Happy new year and may it bring health, wealth, happiness and all you wish for. xxxx

Merry Christmas......

And a Happy New Year!!!!

Its a Friday and you know what that means in blogland? Yes its the release of the last dare before Christmas. This time we are asking you to design a New years card using the following recipe

• 3 Brads or Eyelets


• 2 Different Patterned Papers


• A punchie or Die cut

I had a right old palavar trying to get this weeks card uploaded, seems my camera is on its Christmas Break already - First we had no battery power, then no focus, then "internal Memory Error" but finally after threats of being put on Santas Naughty List and being replaced I managed to upload it. Please excuse the dodgy photo, the light this time of year is awful.

Happy New Year

I started this one with a Blank white A6 Size card blank and covered the top portion with a green stripe pattern running vertically and the bottom part with a dotty pattern running vertically (Both papers are from a DCWV Scrapbook in a Kit Stack). I then disguised the join with a yummy blue ribbon from American Crafts. I used three pieces of the same ribbon and made them into tabs and attached them in the top right with light blue Making Memories star shaped brads. Then using Colin, my new Craft Robo (sssshh dont tell Santa I used it) I cut the greeting in light blue and the mat in green from the same DCWV kit as before.

Hope you like it and I hope you all have a fantastic Christmas and get everything you wish for.

Stamp yourself Silly ....................
It was Keryns turn to set the dares over at Daring Card Makers this week, and boy what a good one. Keryns plan was to get us to stamp with a difference. She wanted us to create a card using stamping, but not using conventional commercial stamps hmmm, surprisingly inspiration hit instantly and off i went....

Wheelie Great Birthday


For this one I inked up the Wheels of the other halfs remote control car (ssshhh!) and drive it over the paper to create a typre track border. I then used a offcut of black leather I had laying about. On that I mounted a plain piece of card bordered with checked ribbon with my Wheelie Birthday greeting on it. I then 34 mounted a steering wheel keyring I got when I brought my car, Geoffery.

Tiny Package



This one is my favourite out of my two. My other half is forever making "baby footprints" using his hand on steamed up windows so I made him make me one too. He curled his hand, dipped it in pink ink and stamped onto the paper, then used his little finger to stamp toes. I then mounted that on flowery pink rob and bob studio paper. I used a black rub on greeting to a piece of white card and attached it behing a pink slide mount, and created a double layered flower using blooms from Sarahs Cards and a pink mini brad. I then attached both of them onto a piece of yummy pink American Crafts ribbon which I attached to the side of the card.

Dont forget to get yourself over to Daring Card Makers to see other creations by the Design team. Did you know if you check out their individual blogs there are normally more detailed information about each one?

Till next week bloggers xxx

Sing When You're Winning .....

This week was Kel's turn to dare us all. Our Dare was inspired by her fabby blog and we were to make a card using a song title or lyrics. Hmmmm was a lot harder than I thought as my mojo seems to have gone on christmas break already. I tried 4 or 5 designs till I come up with an idea I actually half liked so here it is

Material Girl

I used a white square card blank this week for a change. I matted a dark pink textured cardstock with rob and bobs dot stripe paper and stuck that flat to the base. I used the rob and bob sizzix dress die to cut the dress from the same paper, using black to accentuate the trim. I also added a hand punched flower. I then 3d mounted the dress on foam pads. Then using my new friend Colin (the craft robo) I cut the words MATERIAL GIRL and stuck them down the side. This weeks was simple and to the point, but I think it meets the challenge. Why not head on over to Daring Card Makers now and show us your cards too?

Cyber Sunday
Remember Kathys fab Christmas Tree card from last weeks dare? Well on Sunday Scrapstars are hosting a cyber crop, and Kathy has kindly provided a class on how to make it. Unfortunately Kathy is away this weekend so I am standing for her. There are fabulous activities running from 9am - 9pm, my class is at 2pm and I will be around to help with any questions then. I hope to see you there!