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31 Days of Halloween 2026 Day 1

During October you will see many Halloween-y projects on my blog.  T his is my 13th year in succession of joining in with 31DOH!  That must ...

Friday, 16 September 2022

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #514


This is my make for the



Do pop over to the Color Dare Challenge and take a look at my teamies' makes!

This is today's colour scheme - 




I have used colours of floss in three colours from the picture and the frame is gold.
I was inspired to make this ornament as the picture also made me think of mushrooms...




Hope you will join the Color Dare Challenge...

 Happy Crafting!

Thursday, 15 September 2022

Outlawz Crash Your Stash Googlie Eyes

 

 The Outlawz Crash your Stash Challenge now has a new home!


PLEASE REMEMBER: Our purpose is to encourage and challenge you to use items you already have stashed away somewhere waiting to be appreciated and loved again!

 

Please do not purchase or make items for this challenge.


Our sponsor for this month is Oddball Art

With a prize of a $10.00 coupon to the store!


 


The challenge for this month is Googly Eyes

(photo is for example purposes only)

  

I have used Big Eye Party Girl, painting her with watercolours.



This is a page in my Halloween junk journal for this year...


 

If you haven’t already, please join our Outlawz Challenges Facebook FAN Page 


and The Outlawz Challenges MAIN blog to stay up on all the challenges taking place!


Happy Crafting!




Wednesday, 14 September 2022

WOYWW #693

     WOYWW      

Wednesday again, so I am linking to the Stamping Ground. 

Follow the link to find out more about What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday and maybe join in... This is my post for WOYWW #693


This is where I have been working today - the utility room surface:


This is the current Wanderlust project - making focal points using images and dried teabags. the main page looks like this so far (texture paste) and is drying on the washing machine.


Thank you Lynne for the tip about the Susan Bates Finishing Needles - I have ordered a set for both me and my daughter!

I was pleased with my journal page that I blogged about on Monday  - I used an image transfer technique using matt medium onto calico...




The jigsaw is not much further:




But things are happening at the house - the driveway is underway... this picture shows a pile of stone that has arrived - and Kevin, who has now been back from Egypt for a couple of weeks. He goes back at the end of October...






Anyway, all for now - see you next week...

Happy WOYWW!

Addicted to Stamps and More - Birthday Challenge #438

 



Here's my Birthday project...for Challenge #438 at Addicted to Stamps and More

This is a card I made for one of my granddaughters...


I embroidered the bee and placed it behind the aperture - then added the metal charm.

 Hope you will enter the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge! Do hop over to see the fabulous inspiration from my team-mates!



Happy Crafting!


Monday, 12 September 2022

Gecko Galz Challenges

  

 This month the main Challenge theme is 

 "A Stitch in Time"

Follow the link to share your make!

September 1st - 29th.

Feel free to grab our badge, and share on your blogs.



There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE  product from Gecko Galz!!  
It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!!  It is up to you!!
The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree 

These are my September makes:

a set of ATCs:


and two journal pages:









Don't forget to check out the challenges on the Facebook Group


These are the September challenges:



Then there are also the





And the



Have Fun!




Happy Crafting!