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Friday, 14 August 2015

LOC #91


The Challenge that starts today at Left of Center
is 'INSECTS/ANIMALS'
sponsored by Sami Stamps





The image I used was Hello Friend
and I made a little dinkie card...



The card is just 3 by 3 inches. I used nesting dies to cut the image and backing card.
The image was coloured with Promarkers.
Finally I added a gem...





Happy Crafting! Looking forward to seeing your LOC projects!

Wednesday, 12 August 2015

SLS Challenge in August



Today another Challenge starts at SLSLines...Holidays

and look at the Summer Beach Girl image I used for my DT make...coloured with Promarkers



I just cut out the image with a nesting die and added it to a card blank matted with some paper from my scraps. The sentiment was a freebie stamp from a magazine. 



Finalli I added a flower from my embellishments...







Happy Crafting!!


CREATE AND INSPIRE CHALLENGE #28



Today another challenge starts at Create and Inspire
CHALLENGE 28
Our challenge is "anything goes"

This fortnight we have a great sponsor for you
Aurora Wings




I have used Holly Sprite to make a simple Christmas card:



I printed the image on green card and added forest green Promarker, 
liquid pearls and Ice Stickles.
I cut this out with an oval die, mounted it on a larger oval od DP from my stash and added this to more green card matted on a small white rectangular (about 3 by 4) card blank.
Finally I added a shaped staple.




Do go over to Create and Inspire 
and see the other fabulous DT makes.
I look forward to seeing your creations in the Challenge!

Happy Crafting!




Saturday, 8 August 2015

Memorial Hop for Lily Chilvers




We are all so saddened by the loss of Miss Lily Chilvers,
 the owner and artist of The Octopode Factory.
 Alison Heikkila and Suzi McKenzie wanted to host a Blog Hop where we can share some of Lily's images, as well as share our love for her.
 We have gotten permission to have this hop for Lily by her mom Mandy.
 Please join us in honoring our friend and fellow artist.

You should have arrived from Teresa and next stop is Maureen


The first Octopode set that I bought was Alice in Wonderland
 and this has become a favourite!
 You may have seen me using it on the recent Alice in Wonderland Blog Hop which was organised  to celebrate the 150th Birthday of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' book.



But then recently I noticed another set....

For several years I was involved with a Peter Pan Show on tour
 (as a chaperone to the kids!)


 so I was drawn to the Peter Pan collage sheet.


Two of the lines from the show were

Do you believe in fairies?
and
To fly would be an awfully big adventure!

I made a stepper card...




 I then used some of Lily's freebies from the Octopode Factory Blog for some ATCs
using Tim Holtz ATC die to make the bases from scraps.


Another link to Alice - the words on these petals are from Alice in Wonderland.

as this ATC feels very summery!

But now Christmas with Santa's Hat...


and finally a broken Heart, behind pink vellum...



Hope you will hop along! Below is the full blog list:





Today we are remembering Lily Chilvers a truly beautiful artist and soul taken from us too soon.
To honour Lily we are sharing projects we have made in her memory using the wonderful, whimsical and wacky art she shared with us all.


Blog Hop List

Susan Renshaw YOU ARE HERE!!

Friday, 7 August 2015

AUGUST CHALLENGE at DRAGONS LAIR




I do hope you will join in with the August Challenge in the Dragons Lair...
The theme is "Three of a Kind".

Play along this month for a chance to win 5 pounds to spend in the STORE!


I am adding the next month to my calendar:



So August is 'Three of a Kind'. Firstly I am using elements from Home Tweet Home



This shows the first few layers...



Then I am adding three tags...







Hope to see YOUR makes in the Dragons Lair Challenge...

Happy Crafting!