Pud...

I *may* have suggested the little extra for this week, and then promptly went away to make a card without using the required elements - Yes Kathy you may banish me away to the corner of nortiness *chuckles*

The required elements are

4 brads
3 circles
2 rectangles
and lashings of ribbon... and I made this :)

Paper is the really lush free stuff downloaded from Papercraft Inspirations
4 Brads - Papermania and Bazzill
only 2 Circles - the Pud which is actually felt ribbon and the corrugated card berry
2 backing rectangles
Thickers stickers and Ribbon Oasis Ribbon.

So only a little cheat and not really at all if you count one of the brads as a circle shape....

Don't forget that there is a very yummy prize up for grabs this week over on the Daring Cardmakers site

To be in with a chance of winning:

Make a Christmas card featuring some ribbon
Make it especially for this dare
Leave a message on the "Ribbon Galore" message thread to tell us where we can see it - or email it to us for the gallery

TFL :)

Tagaroonied

I got tagged by the lovely, Anne Now I've got 5 questions to answer:

1. If you could have 100.00 worth of scrapbook paper or assorted embellishments, which would you choose?

Hmmmm I think I would have to go for the papers as they can then be used to make embellies (if that is allowed lol)

2. If you had to choose between using only stamps or rubons, which would you choose?

Hahaha. I am the worst stamper in the world so rub ons win hands down.

3. If you knew how to do both awesome cards and layouts but could only do one for a whole year...which would you do?

Cards :) Not yet attempted scrapbooking (apart from some scrappy cards with piccies on) So definitely think I would prefer to make cards for the year.

4. Would you rather own a scrapbooking store or have your own scrapping room at home...(can't have both he he he)

I guess if you had a scrapstore then you would have your own little place to scrap, not too sure how much time you would get to make anything so will have to go for room at home although my dining room will suffice for the mean time :)

5. And last but not least, what is your CURRENT cardmaking or scrapping style....Now this can be tough to nail down!

Do I have a style? Don't know, if hard pressed I would probably call it randomness lol.

Now for the hardest part, to pick only 5 people to tag! I have chosen, in no particular order: Jane Kathy Saffa Rhi Lynne

I made a card for My Mum and Dad to give to Auntie Margaret and Uncle Ken to celebrate their Wedding Anniversary.

^^Auntie Margaret and Uncle Ken on Holiday^^

I used Pink Petticoat paper, Dovecraft ribbon, Creative Impressions brads, Doodlebug rubons
Bazzill Brads and Primas.

I used word to print text in a circle - a mini tutorial is here :)

And finally, I also got tagged by Patsy :) to list 7 facts about me, I can't actually think of anything else that might be interesting so here are my answers from last time lol!

1) I have Turophobia (might need to google that one!)
2) I have 'shoulder dimples'....so does my sister, never met anyone else with them though...
3) I like drinking tomato juice, coffee and those posh chocolatey drinks with cream on from Starbucks
4) My fav programme (at the mo.) is Prison Break, with Heroes coming a close second.
5) Apart from Sleeping and Bathing, I live in my pink crocs.
6) I don't have a middle name.
7) If I had a big enough garden, I would like a pet cow.

and the others...

1. I once did work experience in an abbatoir
2. I can say the alphabet backwards just as fast as forwards
3. My most favouritist colour in the whole wide world is PINK
4. Loving Dexter and Jekyll on the telebox at the mo.
5. I like eating Pate and Marmalade sandwiches - used to like Pate and Jam but found this new combo a couple of weeks ago...
6. I once had tea with Peter Duncan (lol!)
7. I still have turophobia....


So there you go a whole 14 facts that you probably never wanted to know :) Actually my most favoritist programme on the telebox at the mo has to be Spooks with Prison Break a close second... If you have not yet completed this little tagaroonie, consider yourself tagged :)

TFL!

Ribbons Galore

'We've another special dare this week. Bea from Ribbon Oasis is sponsoring a challenge to use her fabbylicious range of Christmassy ribbons on our cards. So Lucky Us - we all received an envelope full of ribbons to play with and below you'll find the cards we've made (so far!)

So this week we'd love you to join in and make Christmas cards using lots and lots of fabby, yummy ribbon - now that shouldn't be too hard, after all we all love ribbon, don't we?'

All the ribbon including the really fab felt stuff is from Ribbon Oasis,
Paper is Pink Petticoat
BG rub ons
Creative Impressions Hanger attached with a brad from stash.

Josh was star of the day last week so we had Monkey home for the evening...


and two monkeys had ice lollies :P


(note the new Jared 'do' - nothing to do of course with the rather nasty lady in Sainsburys who told him unless he got it cut, people would think he was a girl grrr!)

and... This Week's Little Extra...

is a template given to us by the wonderful Kathy;

Hmmm square cards are not my forte lol so I made this one instead, the template is still there - honest!

Supplies are
Pink Petticoat paper
Retro Punch
Circle Punch
Primas
Papermania brads
Doodlebug eyelets

It was Mum's birthday last week so we popped over for a very yummy roast cooked by Dad, I made her this card...


and I don't think that I have yet blogged this one - I made it for Kathy for her birthday last month :)



see you all tomorrow as it is dare day yay :)

Last Week's Little Extra....

...was to make a card with a tree on it. I did make one then promptly forgot to upload it! So here it is :)


Supplies are;
Rusty Pickle paper (which was an absolute steal at 10p a sheet at the Newbury show)
Bazzill card
Papermania brads
Doodlebug rub ons
White ribbon from a local sewing shop (was 10p a metre so a bit of a bargain there too!

I got this fab award this week from Kate , Rhi and Liz


-Thank you so much :) I have to nominate 10 blogs to pass it onto so in no particular order... I pass it on to...Melissa Roree Bety Ana Anna Patsy Monica Sadie Flossie's Follies and all of the Daring Cardmakers lol.

and... the cards that I designed for Pink Petticoat are on the site :)

You can see all the cards designed by me and all the other very talented designers here.

TFL :)

Our Amazing Circle Of Friends

This week's dare is rather special as it marks the 1st Anniversary of the Daring Cardmakers Blog :)

The subject is, as in our original dare "friends", but this time the title is
CIRCLE of FRIENDS
and we'd like you to incorporate at least one circle into your card.

It would make it a very special occasion if for this dare you'd make a card just for the DCM rather than doubling up with other challenges.

Please join in and celebrate our first anniversary with us,
without all of you - our wonderful extended "Team of Darers" and of course all those who've joined us as Guest Designers over the last year it wouldn't be half as much fun.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARING CARDMAKERS ALL




Supplies are;

Pink Petticoat Papers
CI Photo Turn and Pin
Doodlebug Card and Brads
Papermania Ribbon
and some lyrics rather unashamedly 'stolen' from Mr Mercury :o lol!

Where the Wild Things are..

Kathy gave us a rather wonderful animal themed dare this week...



Supplies
Pink Petticoat Paper
Papermania Brads
Paperchase Ribbon
Creative Impressions Photo Hanger
The little kitty is made from MellowFonts1 and SP Three Ring Circus Font, colourised in photoshop.

I have another idea brewing for a card but will have to have a go over the weekend now... Such a busy week this week :) and off to Leamington tomorrow to partake in some watching of football...

TFL :)

Answers on a Postcard

V late with Jane's fantabulous dare....

Hello Happy Darers !!! It's Jane here ! It's my turn to dare again .........and I'm still on the postal theme ......yep thats right - I want you to design a post card - and whats more I want you to actually post it! Aren't I mean ? Honestly, its not as bad as it sounds- just a bit more thinking 'outside the square'.....excuse the pun :0).



Supplies are
Scenic Route Papers
Paperchase Monster - thanks to Correna for alerting me to their existance :)
Cuttlebug Stamp
American Crafts Rub On
Dooodling
Xyron Design Runner Postcard thingy

TFL :)

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Some of you know that Grandad passed away recently, thank you to everyone for your kind thoughts and comments. I appreciate every one of them.

I made this card for my Nan.

Supplies
Pink Petticoat papers and image
Little Silver Hat ribbon
Bazzil Brads
Prima Flower
Papermania Eyelet.

TFL.

Jo xx