Hi Everyone. Well... I did it. I finally made a card. It was late for our Paper Players challenge - but I finally cut some paper, inked up some stamps and colored an image! It's the first card I have made in over a month. I generally try to get my challenge cards made well in advance, but I didn't quite get them all finished for the rest of the year before my mojo went south. It's the fabulous Joanne's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a sketch for us: Now, this sketch was... Read more →
Hi Everyone. Happy Saturday. It's a big day across at Addicted to CAS today. We are celebrating our 5th birthday! Huge thanks to our challenge creator and entrepreneur, Kylie for starting this journey and inviting me along. :-) It's the very talented Ceal's turn to host our challenge this week and she has chosen the following keyword: We also have two sponsors for our challenge this week: Happy Little Stampers is offering a $15.00 GC to the store. Create a Smile Stamps is also offering a GC for 15 € We also have a new guest designer joining us this... Read more →
Hi Everyone. Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Sandy's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a Clean and Simple Theme challenge for us. Now, the weather here this week has certainly called for warm drinks and roaring fires and a good book.... but I decided not to go with the drink theme and used one of my favorite new Stamping Bella stamps. I had SO much fun coloring this image. I still have such a long way to go - and see so many things that I should have done differently, but I enjoyed doing... Read more →
Hi Everyone. Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Nance's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a corker for us: Isn't that badge just gorgeous? I love it! White on white is such an elegant combination, especially paired with silver. I looked through my stash and decided that I would pull out an old Tailored Expressions die with snowflakes on it. I thought that would be the ideal thing for the challenge. I began by die-cutting a piece of Neenah Solar White card stock and then adhered it to a Solar White base. I die-cut a... Read more →
Those of you who have been with me for a while may remember that every Poppy Day (Remembrance Day) in England, my father would proudly wear a poppy and visit the cenotaph. He never missed it. Never. It was his own way of remembering his friends and comrades lost in arms. Always guilty and always grateful, that he returned home to his family. Even though Dad has been dead for some 30 years, I never let this day go without paying tribute to those we have lost. As the War to End All Wars fades and we are now 72... Read more →