Gothic Arch - Haute Couture

I have kept this very simple so that the smart lady stands out. She is very stylish. I found her in my decoupage box and cut her out. I added some old buttons to the black arch. I'm very pleased with this.

House Mouse Challenge - Sketch

This is the first time I've taken part in this challenge, my opportunities being limited by the small selection of House Mouse images available to me. However, I love a sketch challenge, and thought this mouse was ideal. I'm afraid I don't know who made the papers I used, but the flowers are by Paper Cellar. I cut the circles by hand after drawing round the inside and outside of a couple of rolls of DST.

Penny Black Challenge - Thank You

This is a quite a simple ATC but I think it's effective. I embossed the ATC blank on the Cuttlebug, stamped and coloured the hedgehog, and added a jewel dragonfly and a peel-off greeting.

Sketch Saturday

I am new to this challenge and was very impressed by the quality of the DT cards. I hope this one of mine is up to scratch (if you pardon the pun). I began by placing a black mat on the white card, followed by some paper from DCVW Oriental stack. The pink paper came from Papermania's Oriental Spice pad. I cut the oval ( a bit tricky seeing as I haven't any shape cutting gadgets) and some squares from the black card. On these I put Prima flowers with pearl brads, and a stamped image from the same set as the lovely cat. These stamps are by Pink Cat Studio and are wonderful. I added some colour to the cat with Sakura Stardust gel pens.

Tag You're It - Autumn

The card for this tag comes from HOTP's book 'Earth Tones'. The tree stamp is by Rubber Stampede and is one of my favourite stamps. I made the word Autumn using some peel-off letters that look like joined-up writing when placed correctly. I added some Prima flowers and a collection of fibres in suitable colours.

Make A Moo or Two - Dance

This is a faux stamp of an Argentinian dancer. I edged it with Fiskars Deckle egde scissors and matted it onto some distressed-effect gold card. I set some eyelets at the bottom for the ribbon to be threaded through, and at the top I added a Prima flower, adhesive gem and a Tim Holtz 'Doo-dad'.

Cute Card Thursday - Buttons and Bows

I love this cute bear! I stamped him and coloured him with coloured pencils. I used some Papermania paper, organza ribbon, a Prima flower and an old button.

Cute Card Thursday - Christmas Animals

I bought a set of Forever Friends bear stamps at a fair last month and hadn't used them until I made this card last night. I stamped the bear on watercolour paper and coloured him using Distress Inks. The papers are from the Forever Friends 'Christmas Glow' pad.

Small World of Inchies - Fall

I have to say I prefer the word 'Autumn'! I am a bit late with this one. I stamped a Crafty Individuals leaf onto paper from K & Co's lovely McKenna pad, added a green flower jewel and the peel-off letters.

Make A Moo or Two - Clocks

Only one Moo this time, and just the one clock. These images come from the HOTP picture book Vintage. I sprayed the lady with silver Cosmic Shimmer, attached the clock with a silver brad and stapled on the scrap of ribbon.

Penny Black Challenge - Sketch

I decided to make an ATC for this challenge. I used a dark pink blank and some double-sided papers that were given away in a craft magazine. I coloured the little dog with Distress Ink. As I have no gadgets to cut out shapes I had to draw round things to make the circles and the rounded corners on the card. My thanks to a pot of Heat It Up clear embossing powder, a Cosmic Shimmer spray bottle and a penny! I added a Prima flower and Woodware brad to finish.

Tag You're It - Altered Fabric Flowers

The papers on this tag and the label come from HOTP's Vintage book, which I like so much I have two copies! The flowers are silk and I got them from WH Smith. I stamped them with a Hero Arts tiny swirl and a Paper Artsy bigger swirl. I attached them and the label with gold brads.

Penny Black Challenge - Seasons

Having recently acquired some Penny Black stamps, I am delighted to be able to join in with this Challenge. I thought the cat image was very summery. I stamped the cat on smooth watercolour paper and coloured it with Distress Ink and Whispers pens. I took some paper from a Dovecraft pad and put it on the buff-coloured card. I put the glitter ribbon greeting border on and then attached the paper flowers with large brads. Hope this entry to acceptable!

Make A Moo or Two - Wings

Well, I made a Moo or four! These Moos form a set or stand alone. I cut them from cream mountboard and coloured with Distress Inks. The stamps come from Paper Artsy Wings plates. I love the dragonflies.