Fantastic Fantasy

 Morning all.  Over at Cardz4galz we have the theme of 'fantasy'.  Think fairies, dragons, witches, mermaids etc. Anything fantasy goes.  I went under the sea for my card with this lovely mermaid.

Believe it or not the paper I used is from a Christmas pad but I thought the colours went well with my image.  

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Watch out for the squirrel hiding his nuts

 Evening all.  The autumn leaves are falling all around us here on the marina.  Mainly because, every time I take Ava into the woods, there is a squirrel up in the canopy making his plans for the winter.  The woodland path is full of little holes were they are digging and burying their stores.  There are also some massive mushrooms growing but I'm not tempted to pick them, just in case.  Anyway, this leads me to the new Cardz4guyz challenge which is 'autumn colours and themes'.  Let's see if I can catch a squirrel then.

Cute isn't he.  Let's see your autumnal projects please.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Apple Sauce

 Evening all.  We have another fun theme for you all over at Make My Monday today.  We would like to see 'Apples' on your projects please. I've gone with some cute fruit from WonderBloomHouse on Etsy.

Isn't he a sweetie.  I have lots of other fun fruits to use too.  Please pop over and join in the fun.  

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Just Kidding

 Morning all.  Over on The Alphabet Challenge this morning we are up to the letter J. We have 'Just Kidding' as our new theme so humour is the order of the day.  

I found some fun 'drunk animals' on Etsy from Artzypics.  I love the look on this Tiger's face.  He seems very pleased with himself.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Keep it Moving

 Afternoon all.  Over at Cardz4galz today we are looking for an Interactive element on your projects please.  I rarely do anything like this but I love watching tutorials of how they are made.  One of the best on You Tube, in my opinion, is Sam Calcott and I've linked the tutorial for this card type under her name.  Here is my version of her card.

Before pulling the tabs

After pulling the tabs

I will admit I had fun making this one.  Sam's tutorials are really easy to follow and she gives measurements to make it simple.

Please pop over and have a go.  Let's see your kinetic/interactive cards.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

How Sweet is Christmas

 Morning all.  The first of the month yet again.  These months are just whizzing by.  We have another lovely theme for you over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge.  Roll out the goodies as our new challenge is 'How Sweet it is'.

I've used some sweet clipart from The Crafting Zone Shop on Etsy.  The set includes lots of cute Christmas images.  I've gone for a gingerbread man and a Christmas pudding.

As it's a Christmas card I've used lots of glitter cardstock for the layers, frame and sentiment.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Mellow Yellow

 Afternoon all.  Over at Make My Monday today we have my new theme for you.  I honestly can't remember picking this one.  I may have been 'one over the eight' at the time. For some reason I chose 'yellow, white and one other colour'.  An obvious choice as yellow is my least favourite colour and, if I wear it, it makes me look pasty and pale.  Anyway, I've gone with green as my other colour.

I'm struggling with the lighting now I have my new craft spot as it's lower down in the boat than the dinette used to be.   Please forgive the awful picture.  I am working on it.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x