Onesie Card (Ooh Ah - We've Gone All American!)

This week over on The Pink Elephant blog it's an inspiration challenge from this photograph:



The photograph reminds me of school when we tried our hand at crochet. Once we had got the hang of making squares we went into overdrive making bags, blankets, waistcoats.... well it was the 70's. I can't guarantee that our efforts were in such beautiful colours though.

My entry is this onesie (or babygro to us Brits) card which I've cut using an SVG Cuts file and covered in DP from Smirk which is very delicate with a hint of sparkle. Just the addition of the baby's name, some buttons and a bow to finish it off.



Thanks for looking!

Ladies!

I've just been sent this and I thought I'd share it with you to salve you conscience when you're crafting instead of doing the housework.

Remember .... a layer of dust protects the wood beneath it.

A house becomes a home when you can write 'I love you' on the furniture.

I used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend making sure things were just perfect 'in case someone came over'. Finally I realised one day that no-one came over; they were all out living life and having fun!

NOW when people visit, I don't have to explain the 'condition' of my home. They are more interested in hearing about the things I've been doing while I was away living life and having fun. If you haven't figured this out yet, please heed this advice.

Life is short. Enjoy it! But wouldn't it be better to paint a picture or write a letter, bake cookies or a cake and lick the spoon or plant a seed, ponder the difference between want and need?

Dust if you must, but there's not much time .... with wine to drink, rivers to swim and mountains to climb, music to hear and books to read, friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must, but the world's out there with the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair, a flutter of snow, a shower of rain. This day will not come around, again.

Dust if you must, but bear in mind, old age will come and it's not kind....

And when you go - and go you must - you, yourself will make more dust!

Share this with all the wonderful women in your life. I JUST DID.

It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.

I'm Having A Power Surge....

....my second card for the Less Is More challenge has more colour and faff than my poor minimalist heart can cope with. As you know sweating is not a good look - I think a cold shower is in order.

Anyway can I introduce you to Fifi the giraffe from Little Musings which I've coloured to co-ordinate with some DP from Summer Driggs and added a little ribbon.



That's all for now I'm off to have that shower. Thanks for looking!

A Star Is Born

Over on Less Is More this week the challenge is Anything Goes. Fab-u-lous! But as an extra little challenge to myself I've decided to find an apt song title for my card. For my entry I've chosen Girl On The Moon by Foreigner.

The digital stamp is by Bugaboo Stamps. I love this image - it reminds me a bit of the baby in the Simpsons (Maggie?). It's perfectly plain with the only bit of razzle dazzle being the clouds which have been coloured using sparkly chalk.



So if you want an extra little challenge to yourself and you are kind enough to leave a comment why not tell me the name of the song for your entry?

It also fits with:

Simon Says Stamp - Inspired By A Song

Alphabet Challenge Blog - Q is for Quick And Simple

Totally Papercrafts - Clean and Simple

Have a great weekend and thanks for looking.

Entering A Challenge On A Friday....

....how very dare I! I know I'm a Saturday challenge kinda girl but over on Get Funky! the challenge is Birthday Fun - so that's absolutely ANYTHING birthday related except you MUST use at least ONE Funky Hand element to be entered for the prize. If you don't have anything Funky Hand there's a fun & funky freebie!!!

I haven't entered this challenge for a looooooooong time but I happened to be watching Create & Craft yesterday and the lovely Anice (doesn't she have a lovely smile?) was on which reminded me of Funky Hand.

So my entry is using a Tiffany Doodles image which I've paper pieced using papers from the Funky Daze CD.



It also fits with the following challenges:

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots Challenge - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Birthday Time

Hope you like it and thanks for looking.

Fetch The Doctor....

....no it's OK I'm fine now. I've been having withdrawal symptoms all week as I didn't enter my favourite challenge last week due to a lack of artistic talent. However I'm fully recovered now and entering the Less Is More one layer card challenge with the theme 'seeing double'.

I've use a Pink Petticoat 'With Flowers' image which I've printed twice, repositioned the second flower at an angle and joined the two together. The sentiment is just a text box using the Pea Roxygirl font.



That annoying smudge is back on my camera again (honestly it's not chip fat on the card -this is a fat free household) I really must invest in a new one. That's all for now, thanks for looking and have a great weekend.

Bags Of Fun ....

....on my birthday today. Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me, bread and butter in the gutter, happy birthday to me! I'm doing no housework and intend to do nothing other than play with paper and food. I've made a little handbag box for the Die-Cut Dreams Challenge which is to make a gift box or bag and also the Moving Along With The Times Challenge which is handmade flowers. This is my first ever entry to both challenges.

I've cut the bag using an SVG cuts file using DP by Fancy Pants Designs. The layered flower has also been cut using my Cricut. Just the addition of a button and a gem to finish it off.




Thanks for looking.