Bit of a mammoth post...apologies!

Well, I have had another evening crafting today, caught up with some challenges and played with some new bits and pieces. Not feeling very well today and think that has had an impact on my cards! Not entirely happy with them...but I thought I'd share anyway! My first card today is using the fab Crafter's Companion Humphrey CD and is for the A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge which is 'Here comes Summer.' I really love the detail in this image...there are so many little elephants in the picture...I particularly love the little superhero one! I'd love to have a birthday party in the garden like this one....my birthday is September and is always raining! Lol!
My next card I'd like to enter into the Winter Wonderland challenge which is Swirls and Pearls, the Cute Card Thursday Challenge which is Pins and Pearls (I didn't have an pins so hope just the pearls are enough!) and the Sketch Saturday Challenge which was this fab sketch. I love this little Forever Friend image. He is sooo cute and the little robin just finishes it off nicely. I have used some pearls just to finish the card off and stamped a little swirl to frame my image. I have also used one of my crocheted flowers I bought today...couldn't resist them!

I thought I'd make some simpler cards today...sometimes less is more! I have made this card for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is One for the Guys this week. I have used browns, greens and oranges to make this card and enjoyed using those colours together-thought they were quite manly and I have made this for a male relative so hopefully it fits the challenge! I finished it off with a little card candy.

Over at the Just Magnolia challenge this week is a fab sketch and they also want to see anything floral! I decided to do another Christmas card...not doing too badly now...hopefully will have enough by the time December comes! I have used some lace and pearls to finish the card off and a few gold gems to give it a bit of sparkle.

This next card is using a Lili of the Valley image and so I thought I'd enter into their challenge this week which is Anything Goes! I have never joined in this challenge before and I hope to join in again. I have many of their images so need to get them out of my craftbox and use them up...no doubt I will stock back up when I go to the NEC in November! I'd also like to enter it into the Papertake Weekly Challenge which is Anything Goes as well because it is the first challenge of the month!

My final card today reminds me of my best friends living room! Her living room is purple, green and brown too! Love these colours together. I had a really bad day at work the other day and thought I'd cheer myself up with a trip to Hobbycraft...and Lakeland...oops! I couldn't resist these little owls as I am owl mad! I don't really buy embellishments like this anymore so wasn't sure what to do with it so I tried to keep it simple. I'm not that keen on the finished card but I still love this owl...he is such a cutie!

Well, that is it from me...card wise anyway! As you may have read on an earlier post, it is my three year blogiversary on 7th July so watch out for some candy coming your way...just gathering some bits and pieces in order to celebrate!

I have found my love for baking again recently and am really interested in getting into cake decorating. I have bought some sugarpaste and am going to have a go at doing some simple modelling over the next week...I watched a great hour that was on Create and Craft the other day and I was glued so watch this space....little duck, penguin and teddy bear may be on their way! Lol!

I am reading a great girly book at the mo called 'Meet me in the Cupcake Cafe' so I am now off to bed to read a chapter with my cuppa and throat sweets!

Thanks for reading.

Hugs

Arline

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