Ruby's Rainbow - Trees

its challenge time once again at Ruby's Rainbow For this challenge we would like to see your "Trees". I have been playing with metal to make a wall hanging. A freestyle tree coloured with alcohol inks.

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Away with the fairies!

Its the 15th of the month so that means its time for another challenge from Sparkles Monthly Challenges This month the theme is "Away with the fairies" I chose to make a card and used a flower fairies decoupage. The flower fairy is Rose Fairy so I added a rose background for the card

This month the challenge is sponsored by

Hope you can play along with us and if you do - good luck in the draw

Ruby's Rainbow - Bingo!

Its challenge time once again over at Ruby's Rainbow This time we would like you to play bingo! You choose a line either down, across or diagonal so you have 3 items to work with

I chose the diagonal line from top left using lace, flowers and buttons. I have decorated a small jute gift bag and knitted some roses and added a heart shape edged with lace and buttons stitched on.

Ruby's Rainbow - No Image only words!

Its challenge time once again at Ruby's Rainbow. This time the lovely Silvi has chosen the theme and she would like to see no images - only words! This certainly was a challenge until I came up with a brainwave - I used one of my cuttlebug embossing folders and made a thankyou card! The card is coloured with lots and lots of distress inks and finished off with some gems.

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Nature

Its challenge time again at Sparkles Monthly challenge - this month we would like to see your interpretation of "Nature". We have two prizes on offer this month 1st prize is from

and the second prize is an unclaimed one from last month from

I've made a card for this challenge using a fern stamp from imagination and the sentiment is from butterfly kisses

Ruby's Rainbow - Butterflies

Its challenge time once again at Ruby's Rainbow. I have chosen the theme for this challenge and chose "Butterflies". As we are a multi crafts challenge blog, I have made a bracelet for this challenge using shrink plastic.

Ruby's Rainbow - Anything but a card challenge!

Hello everyone - its challenge time once again at Ruby's Rainbow This time we would like to see "Anything but a card" I have altered a small ceramic vase - liked the colour but it didn't fit in with the decor in my living room so I got the string and glue out and altered it! Before

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Ruby's Rainbow - Cute Animals

Its challenge time again over at Ruby's Rainbow and this time we would like to see your "Cute Animals". My card is made using a Daisy and Dandelion paper collection and finished off with a little ribbon. I haven't added a sentiment yet, I can't make my mind up if the card is going to be for a two year old girl or a three year old girl!

Sparkles Monthly Challenge

Its Challenge time once again over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge We would like to see your interpretation of the theme of "Weddings" Our sponsonr this month are:

I have made a card in cream and brown not your usual wedding colours but this card is for a wedding in late Autumn and the colour scheme is chocolate brown.

Ruby's Rainbow - Emboss it!

Challenge time is here again over at Ruby's Rainbow We would like to see your creations using the theme of "Emboss it!" I have made a card using my cuttlebug with the swirls embossing folder. I stamped my lady (Clarity Stamps) and coloured her in with Promarkers. I added some green ribbon to finish it off

Ruby's Rainbow - Black, White and one other colur

Hello Everyone, Its challenge time once again at Ruby's Rainbow We would like to see your creations using the colurs Black and White and one other colour. I chose Red as my other colour and added the flowers and ribbon to my card. I finished the flowers off with a bit of bling in the centre of them.

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Summer Fun

Its challenge time once again over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge. This month we would like to see your interpretation of "Summer Fun". I have made an ATC with a typical beach scene - I have used some sandpaper to add texture to the beach.

Ruby's Rainbow - Tags

Its challenge time once again - This time over at Rubys Rainbow we would like to see your tags! I have used my tag on a card - I think it has a party feel to it with the party popper background papers

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #28 A Sketch

Hello everyone - I'm so late putting this post on once again had a really hectic week! Its Challenge number 28 over at Ruby's Rainbow and this time we would like you to us a sketch This is my interpretation of it. The flower is a stamped image from Little Claire and it is coloured with pro-markers

Ruby's Rainbow - Brown and Pink

This fortnights challenge over at Ruby's Rainbow is Brown and Pink I have had my knitting needles out and made a teddy bear!

Sparkles Monthly Challenge

I am such a bad blogger lately - keep forgetting to use the scheduler and then forget to post!

Sparkles Monthly challenge this month is sponsored by Crafty Emma's

The theme is "Something Male".




My card is for a mad golfer I know!

Rubys Rainbow Challenge #26 Birthday Cake

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Happy Birthday to you!

Its Rubys Rainbows first birthday today!!!!

We would like to see your creations with the theme of Birthday Cake

I have made a birthday card and used a cupcake template - I used corrugated card as my cake base

I'm late - yet again!

Hello everyone - here are my DT pieces for Rubys Rainbow and Sparkles Monthly Challenges

I am extremely late posting these -its been really hectic here - I have been really busy at work and then just had to sort out my suitcase as I am off on my hols in the morning with my lovely hubby to celebrate our Silver Wedding Anniversary.

For my RRC challenge I made an Easter Basket and filled it with lots of lovely cream eggs.

My SMC challenge is a beermat with my depiction of Spring - I always think of daffodils and lots of green!

Rubys Rainbow - Lace

I'm late posting my piece for Ruby's Rainbow this time around

The challenge this time is "Lace"

I have used a beermat for my DT piece - I covered it with some DP and then added the image and stamped the words onto safmat. I finished off with lace to frame the piece.

Ruby's Rainbow #23 White and one other colour

Its challenge time again at Ruby's Rainbow

This fortnight we are asking you to use White and one other colour.

I chose silver for my other colour - I used my cuttlebug with various embossing folders and silver peel offs, silver marker pen for the edges and silver card punched hearts.

Ruby's Rainbow - Vintage

Its time for challenge number 22 over at Ruby's Rainbow

I have used my wood burny tool again - thats the technical term again!!!!

I used balsa wood and stamped my T!m Holtz car and sentiments onto it and then burned them. I aged the wall hanging slightly with some distressed ink in brushed corduroy.

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - February - Something With Wings

Its my very first DT piece for Sparkles Montly Challenges and this month we are sponsored by



Here's my piece for this months challenge - I have created a little bird house the inspiration for which came from Craft Stamper magazine.

I used mountboard for the bird house and ran papers through the cuttlebug using different embossing folders. I added the little bird and then flowers and finished off with the little saying.

Rubys Rainbow - Challenge 21

Its challenge 21 over at Ruby's Rainbow - this time we are asking for you to show us your flowers with some sparkle too!


I found a photoframe in a pound shop - it started out as a black and silver frame!
I made the background to look like a patchwork and used the same papers to make some roses. Lots of sparkle and hat pins finished them off.




I found a lovely poem and added that to the centre.

Its going to be a pressie for my mum and dads golden wedding - its next year so I need to put this away carefully till then.

Ruby's Rainbow - Valentine's or Red and Black and a DT call

Challenge 20 over at Ruby's Rainbow is "Valentine's or Red and Black"

I have gone for the Red and Black option and made a card using a corset bodice and made a skirt with skeleton leaves.


There is also a DT call which will be open unti the 30th January

Ruby's Rainbow - Something for a baby or child

I am really late in posting this piece - yet again!

This fortnights challenge at Ruby's Rainbow is something for a baby or a child. I have made a pair of shoes! I cut the template out and then ran it through my CB with a dotty embossing folder. I finished the shoes off with pink pearl brads.

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge - Monochrome

The challenge this fortnight is "Monochrome" over at Ruby's Rainbow

I have made an ATC this time - using shades of blue.

Ruby's Rainbow - Music

Well I am late again posting my DT piece for Ruby's Rainbow (I really must use the scheduler!)

The theme this fortnight is "Music"

I have made a card and used a sheet music type of backing paper and found some decoupage I had in my box of bits and pieces - had this for ages and never used it

Just For Fun - Favourites

Its favourites month at Just For Fun
I didn't manage to get to do the challenge last week which was to use your favourite stamp!

This weeks challenge is to use your favourite colour.

I decided to combine last weeks and this weeks challenge together.

I have used my favourite stamp - Agapanthus cluster from Stampendous and my favourite colour which is purple!

Ruby's Rainbow - Things With Wings

Oh dear - I'm really late putting this onto my blog!

Rubys Rainbow Challenge this fortnight is "Things With Wings".
I have used stampboard to make a wall hanging for my DT piece

Just For Fun - Anything Found

Its Thursday so that means its Just For Fun day!

My apologies for being absent from the challenge the last couple of weeks. My hubby has been in hospital and my time has been spent going to work and then to the hospital - not had any time at all to craft. Thankfully he is now back home and recovering well.

Its the final week of re/upcycling challenges. This week its to use anything found be it natural or man made.

I have used a piece of wood that was ready to go to the recycling yard - we have just had a new wooden staircase built.

I have stamped my stampendous agapanthus cluster on the wood and then used my "wood burny tool" thats my technical name for it! to burn the image onto the wood.

Hope this qualifies for this weeks challenge.

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge - Metal

Its challenge time again over at Ruby's Rainbow and this fortnight I have the pleasure of choosing the theme.

I have chosen "Metal".

I have used a mirror I got from IKEA which cost about £1.

Aluminium has been coloured and put through the cuttlebug and sanded back to reveal the original colour, all stuck with strong glue and then leaded window tape used to edge everything.

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We would love to see how you use metal!

Sparkles Forum Challenge - Remembrance Sunday

The latest challenge over at Sparkles Forum Challenges is "Remembrance Sunday".

I have made a diptych ATC, one side is the famous poem "In Flander's Fields". The other is an image I found of a soldier standing by a grave and some poppies in the foreground.

I have been to the battlefield cemetaries in Belgium and been to the Menin Gate at Ypres and heard the last post played. It moved me to tears to think of all the soldiers that bravely gave their lives for us.

We shall remember them!

Ruby's Rainbow - cute and cuddly

Its challenge time again over at Ruby's Rainbow.
The theme this fortnight is "Cute and Cuddly".

I have made a card and my image is a papermania stamp of Daisy coloured with pro markers.

Less is More - One Layer Week - Hearts

Its One Layer Week over at Less is More.
This week Chrissie and Mandi have asked us to use hearts.

A very simple card from me this week - I used a stitching template and pierced through the card and then added faux stitching with a red pro marker. I added the sentiment and then 3 small gems.

Just For Fun - Recycle month

Its recycle month over at Just For Fun. This week we are being asked to use books or magazines in our projects.

I have made a bookmark. I made some beads out of an old holiday brochure and put them onto a metal bookmark.

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Christmas Songs

This month's challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge is Christmas Songs.
I have chosen "Oh Christmas Tree".

I have been out to a craft show today and bought these two stamps from Little Claire. They are both coloured in with promarkers and glamour dust has been added and finished off with some ribbon.

Less is More - Eye Colour

I had a week off from LIM last week - not because I was on holiday or anything - MIL was taken into hospital (again) and it wasn't looking too good at one point. Thankfully she is now on the mend and hopefully coming out of hospital in the next couple of days.

This week Chrissie and Mandi are asking us to use our eye colour in our cards. My eyes are Hazel so thats a brown/green mixture

I have used my Martha Stewart deep edge punch with brown paper and added a few gems in brown and green

Still got to add a sentiment - not sure what to put on it as yet!

Just For Fun - Anything but a card

This weeks challenge at Just for Fun is Anything goes but it has to be anything but a card!

I have used my brand new - just delivered craft stamper freebie stamp and used it on some stampboard which I have had to stick together to make a 2 inch square. I coloured the background with distress inks. Stamped the image with Staz-on and then scraped some of the inks away.

Craft Room Challenge - Anything Christmas

The current challenge at Craft Room Challenge is "Anything Christmas". I have made a card for this challenge - stamped image is from papermania and I can't remember where the papers are from the top of the card is embossed with a cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder. The oval nestie is covered in glitter to give a wintry feel.

It can also be entered into Sparkles Forum challenge which is Anything that sparkles