tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115765503232291362024-03-16T01:10:04.678+00:00Squirrel's WorldSquirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.comBlogger2251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-17210031617044743732023-12-17T17:25:00.002+00:002023-12-17T17:25:35.820+00:00My Final As You Like It (DT) Anything Goes<div style="text-align: center;"> Let's face it, if you are going to be late, you might as well be late with style,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so here I am a few days behind schedule for my final DT outing with the</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The theme for this time is Anything Goes</div><div style="text-align: center;">but a little word about why you make what you make would be helpful</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I always try to make at least one LOL card each year for a quirky friend, and as soon as I saw this stamp I just knew that I had to have it. It had me rolling on the floor (well, it would have done if I didn't have a bad back and wonky knees) - I mean, just look at the expression on the reindeer, priceless!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFOi2ubZGNTlP1bRbKtQnBQwdPhxNxm7zswZj0b9QlpEVjbJgpDeiyXW3VGd5y9Dz9Hyhqw8GiLopJkEeIiziTyYFQPqTuKndGDcyIUJKf4I03KtBNs3ndklBk1HdOzdSK9D_g30ZCi2RSPIRNIfcdK6IgW9Kat2h2IVfwufLH3k76bS3E_QZYarD6oBP/s1659/SB%20Oddball%20Girl%20With%20Reindeer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1659" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFOi2ubZGNTlP1bRbKtQnBQwdPhxNxm7zswZj0b9QlpEVjbJgpDeiyXW3VGd5y9Dz9Hyhqw8GiLopJkEeIiziTyYFQPqTuKndGDcyIUJKf4I03KtBNs3ndklBk1HdOzdSK9D_g30ZCi2RSPIRNIfcdK6IgW9Kat2h2IVfwufLH3k76bS3E_QZYarD6oBP/w640-h464/SB%20Oddball%20Girl%20With%20Reindeer.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just LOVE this Oddball Girl with her reindeer from Stamping Bella</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Painted in Distress Inks (ReInkers)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Random Merry Christmas sentiment</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MFT 6x6 tartan paper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">The sponsor of this challenge is</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://LastMinuteManda.sellfy.store" target="_blank">Last Minute Manda</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://LastMinuteManda.sellfy.store" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghml0NBtMQwF4YokRggb_2zcJRPO7wHHjvcuHcqWpZYQhtYcgwZKOBo-M-a3jsDNcF8YrtXlRM88mcEOvhePWLwxw1_1DLf_N7PDDLSod5L0C5pC9Wi0jK5EFa0M_slz295ziv5BN71yES6BtIjRj-40vtoUREfCsEX3ClonLai53RDfRZPfMPD8ki/w200-h113/Last%20Minute%20Manda%20Logo.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Well, it's been a blast, I've loved seeing all your amazing creations - keep going and keep challenging yourselves!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Hugs to all</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6vcfBeeX4BfcLon5OmsHZ_FXIXzqdHC67SjXc_sxLb1r5powQbscbtxT9JHQft-06eIEScw8Cv4ZQoTCOMLOQqAetGXDd_XUsRnjTb7GiJX6Q-5ThiwiYis9RCxZFRCW1uiNGjQpYWFffaXAOkdhHXn0Ofd1UT5Yfa-BCXSqO22Uroskj1fCPLLb-6aF/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6vcfBeeX4BfcLon5OmsHZ_FXIXzqdHC67SjXc_sxLb1r5powQbscbtxT9JHQft-06eIEScw8Cv4ZQoTCOMLOQqAetGXDd_XUsRnjTb7GiJX6Q-5ThiwiYis9RCxZFRCW1uiNGjQpYWFffaXAOkdhHXn0Ofd1UT5Yfa-BCXSqO22Uroskj1fCPLLb-6aF/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-67323987683282751972023-11-30T08:00:00.046+00:002023-11-30T08:00:00.134+00:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Your Favourite Person To Make For<div style="text-align: center;"> Hello chaps, hope you are all keeping your toes toasty warm in this</div><div style="text-align: center;">little cold snap, anyone would think tomorrow was December!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, before I tell you about the theme for this challenge, I have a little bit of news for you. This is my penultimate post as a DT member for <a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a>. After several years of putting up with my scatterbrainedness, insanity, and hysteria, the team have finally sacked me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">KIDDING! But I am stepping down, it wasn't an easy decision, and I'm sure I will regret it by January, but I need some time to recharge some creative batteries. I have had a blast with the team, will miss all my teamies, and I should say that I will miss Red Leader, but she doesn't get rid of me, mwahahahahaaaaa.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ANYWAY - the theme for this challenge is</div><div style="text-align: center;">Your Favourite Person To Make For (and please tell us why)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For me, it's my darlin' mum, she loves receiving something unique that she knows has been</div><div style="text-align: center;">hand crafted just for her, and I know she stashes all her cards in a drawer in the dining room (she thinks I don't know about that)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGwppWuDR-tG50Kf2WiQa7wphRd7mxkMRQlC_QbBiQvzfR6paWPKQKnPQoDKQraSHDlVtMKthz8HKM-e1TiXKpbF5v7DTitMdqt8zfEXyUBZCM9f3YJevrQpEWmIm3Rp3Wp-DN71jnXOQgUx613OcY0SvQiqPV18pLUaay8JITChRnw8opQ-yf4F2RZuY/s1757/LOTV%20James%20with%20Tinsel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="1757" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGwppWuDR-tG50Kf2WiQa7wphRd7mxkMRQlC_QbBiQvzfR6paWPKQKnPQoDKQraSHDlVtMKthz8HKM-e1TiXKpbF5v7DTitMdqt8zfEXyUBZCM9f3YJevrQpEWmIm3Rp3Wp-DN71jnXOQgUx613OcY0SvQiqPV18pLUaay8JITChRnw8opQ-yf4F2RZuY/w640-h626/LOTV%20James%20with%20Tinsel.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">What could I use for Mummy Bear other than the adorable James Bear from LOTV</div><div style="text-align: center;">Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sentiment is from a set of rubber stamps (ancient now) from C C Designs</div><div style="text-align: center;">Papers are from two different Christmas sets from Dovecraft</div><div style="text-align: center;">Star punch from Hobbycraft</div><div style="text-align: center;">Red cardstock from somewhere random on Amazon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The sponsor of this challenge is</span></span></div><div><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/leehollandart?" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Lee Holland</a></div><div style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/leehollandart?" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="800" height="80" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add1ee_b40c4a85345f484fa5de06533f26cc39~mv2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEO223V1js/UVDw-TI9FcI/AAAAAAAAMow/ngQzRo5AJgg/s1600/leaves+divider.jpg" style="color: #6a895d; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></a></div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img height="39" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DNhjMb-WaaI/WlK2TMbiyNI/AAAAAAAAATs/Eg20aLFoOaEcuVhdxkgZNVKVRi-xkfe1wCLcBGAs/w200-h39/leaves%2Bdivider.jpg" width="200" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I do hope you will be able to pop over and join the fun, after all, everyone has someone to make for</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hugs</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoqLY-wEin37McFX8-5lJGU6Zz3RdpOB5TEmHEHpB1fJNOH8zxRlM_U1tP_CGdNy1gOimOGshaVmNz8FHVTvD-zjxB7fgcFmRhqi8yH26F-rsBYvSAYQ-eaas437bhp0whdQ88laKm2BxDgq1sHBwWhrkLgoG66yDbZwICoIBmzZ7qeiD6IcUVONqnzDw/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoqLY-wEin37McFX8-5lJGU6Zz3RdpOB5TEmHEHpB1fJNOH8zxRlM_U1tP_CGdNy1gOimOGshaVmNz8FHVTvD-zjxB7fgcFmRhqi8yH26F-rsBYvSAYQ-eaas437bhp0whdQ88laKm2BxDgq1sHBwWhrkLgoG66yDbZwICoIBmzZ7qeiD6IcUVONqnzDw/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-5345718302267462702023-11-16T08:00:00.036+00:002023-11-16T08:00:00.169+00:00As You Like It (DT) Favourite Christmas Critter<div style="text-align: center;"> Hoorah! It's Thursday, it's challenge day, and I'm ON TIME!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes folks, it's another challenge from the <a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT</a> team and this time around</div><div style="text-align: center;">the theme is Your Favourite Christmas Critter (and why)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I do love a teddy at Christmas, they're cuddly, cosy, and oh-so-comfy to squeeze, there is</div><div style="text-align: center;">something reassuring about a snuggly bear, especially a slightly plump one</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAkl18ow501hSt99OZHb1PThvtTM077-JKloYrh4cD2hO5_TPohBkeMnTRtLCAhrIEKbvtLHwUVWzCKt4Ri-g7IJQTJuqokY5-0_ezt4k2F6f-s5JqifAFZ1gtbG9sFiUE-qC_ei5n56897fTX5N8sG5sjFVnEztWzAy2PbPMJ-pZBZZz92MF-NeawZes/s1622/Whimsy%20Teddy%20CE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1622" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAkl18ow501hSt99OZHb1PThvtTM077-JKloYrh4cD2hO5_TPohBkeMnTRtLCAhrIEKbvtLHwUVWzCKt4Ri-g7IJQTJuqokY5-0_ezt4k2F6f-s5JqifAFZ1gtbG9sFiUE-qC_ei5n56897fTX5N8sG5sjFVnEztWzAy2PbPMJ-pZBZZz92MF-NeawZes/w640-h466/Whimsy%20Teddy%20CE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So we have</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=ws-C1425" target="_blank">Whimsy Stamps Teddy Bear Christmas Eve</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)</div><div style="text-align: center;">absolutely no idea about the Christmas word die (sorry)</div><div style="text-align: center;">the wishes word is from a Clearly Besotted typeface set</div><div style="text-align: center;">Matting layers, including Lawn Fawn 6x6 papers</div><div style="text-align: center;">and please don't ask me about the stencil</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The sponsor of this challenge is</span></span></div><div><a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Lawn Fawn</a></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="221" height="147" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0040/8432/t/46/assets/logo.png?v=4657508981150380950" width="200" /></span></a></div><div><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWYZ7MubguAfD7DRxDQBtN9ZA3cBRrLLqAknCaSUFW1oCbgHoSj8fOGv_tLLcvEz8UOsR_M7J97df9tWSQBW9CKvTtXDm6jPF9rJRJJ3nbNQPLPvsGaaHuiWysOEb0YU_RFbztJg-mxyj8D4ZZZ-PDTviZHpb5gV4oub5Vu11RDzahOog77eFLbJLR8X6/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWYZ7MubguAfD7DRxDQBtN9ZA3cBRrLLqAknCaSUFW1oCbgHoSj8fOGv_tLLcvEz8UOsR_M7J97df9tWSQBW9CKvTtXDm6jPF9rJRJJ3nbNQPLPvsGaaHuiWysOEb0YU_RFbztJg-mxyj8D4ZZZ-PDTviZHpb5gV4oub5Vu11RDzahOog77eFLbJLR8X6/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-47729736797486521602023-11-02T19:33:00.000+00:002023-11-02T19:33:01.757+00:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Modern or Traditional (Colours)<div style="text-align: center;"> Well looky here, first Thursday of November and the Christmas adverts</div><div style="text-align: center;">have started on the telly already!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And speaking of Christmas, the <a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">would like you to join in with the new challenge and the theme is</div><div style="text-align: center;">Modern or Traditional Colours (and why)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I tend to flip-flop between the two, one year modern, the next year traditional. This year</div><div style="text-align: center;">traditional is back in favour, I love the richness and warmth of the reds, greens, and a sprinkle</div><div style="text-align: center;">of gold, it's just a lovely cosy feel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-2-acdbTYmgB4_1cZCu5jlLbKp4BxYYo1Dx-ikFcigsE0IHAE1y48JY_WkgGdjFWAafb1RPY4ZLbdmLtMbblU4pk5_inAPAHSKzSTNLP3DlLJkbV55BEazTchcXWlzzjepawkmr2G8p0F8voMUntu03zwuJMOHg9kZ2LJtErs5UvWKb4AosKcJ-DYMje/s1780/SB%20Tiny%20Townie%20Holly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="1390" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-2-acdbTYmgB4_1cZCu5jlLbKp4BxYYo1Dx-ikFcigsE0IHAE1y48JY_WkgGdjFWAafb1RPY4ZLbdmLtMbblU4pk5_inAPAHSKzSTNLP3DlLJkbV55BEazTchcXWlzzjepawkmr2G8p0F8voMUntu03zwuJMOHg9kZ2LJtErs5UvWKb4AosKcJ-DYMje/w500-h640/SB%20Tiny%20Townie%20Holly.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can't get much more traditional than holly for Christmas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=sb-EB1266" target="_blank">Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Garden Girl - Holly</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Odds and ends of papers from my scraps box</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Martha Stewart holly border punch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crafters Companion sentiment</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The winner of this challenge will receive a digi prize from:</span></div><div><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/amandajaynedesigns80?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1193159974" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Amanda Jayne Designs</a></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/amandajaynedesigns80?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1193159974" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4yynSV34w1Wqycac0GA51qyv4Ly4wQN5KGXVUA_qJCDHBz9FBMpXO935LI5GclxJ26G8fW0Pe0CJI3PiJi-aOqChPIUkienc1KpnXYmvkAy6tUJUcazbwe2yavIXUgxdv_8_whFpQpyDcVuK3yeYYVzvt1MV1NvM5BZginjrGwMQyTnSYt160ic6/w200-h200/PNG%20LOGO.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEO223V1js/UVDw-TI9FcI/AAAAAAAAMow/ngQzRo5AJgg/s1600/leaves+divider.jpg" style="color: #6a895d; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></a></div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="39" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DNhjMb-WaaI/WlK2TMbiyNI/AAAAAAAAATs/Eg20aLFoOaEcuVhdxkgZNVKVRi-xkfe1wCLcBGAs/w200-h39/leaves%2Bdivider.jpg" width="200" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do come on over and join the festive fun</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hugs</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIRxhQSYwEuqqXzqGNtHAvoDo0Wjyza84U5QDqfg6TIJCX4-_OanOLJg0-KPXPmWBOCs0kgL68fzCET6D9Yg5EGO8AdEXisgNLikK8oUsO35nhjFTMLeuEcpYoi8lSrBTAzaGHuFDNgj9NAwxTnTIhPjrHIDS8xAInijao0TEH0V_D8OVXX1qtbTMETuf/s1629/MFT%20Holly%20Jolly%20Santa%20YUZU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1629" data-original-width="1234" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIRxhQSYwEuqqXzqGNtHAvoDo0Wjyza84U5QDqfg6TIJCX4-_OanOLJg0-KPXPmWBOCs0kgL68fzCET6D9Yg5EGO8AdEXisgNLikK8oUsO35nhjFTMLeuEcpYoi8lSrBTAzaGHuFDNgj9NAwxTnTIhPjrHIDS8xAInijao0TEH0V_D8OVXX1qtbTMETuf/w484-h640/MFT%20Holly%20Jolly%20Santa%20YUZU.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I inked a band of Distress Inks colour across the card and overstamped</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with the little stocking motif which came with the Santa stamp set</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The MERRY lettering is die cut from the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=mft-MFT-816" target="_blank">MFT Stitched Alphabet dies</a> in white card</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=mft-YUZU-012" target="_blank">MFT Yuzu Holly Jolly Santa</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and fussy cut to add to the card</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sponsor for this theme is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LotvDigiShop" target="_blank">Lili of the Valley</a></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LotvDigiShop" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img data-original-height="280" data-original-width="280" height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f2AYaN2X69M/Yeh4lUEjCJI/AAAAAAAASJg/-bZCB6HUo_46q6Yntz_CbJtGtzMlyPOJQCNcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I do hope you will be able to join in with the festive fun</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hugs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Anyhoo, I don't really</div><div style="text-align: center;">need an actual excuse to get a a gargoyle out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyn_xwL8e6hc1fsz5aAFqZd0zyAjW67SLr4bYEpDExw_ka2BGGhVYG1yxZ6jFV5QATCaAYw0rFP1HSXe1O2wZwzK5IvwMKpNZnLj4GZB_KXMxCIGwhyphenhyphenoJb5bA8Kkt_G782ppilhAC39VM7YLEQ8EJX0NfonPbooJt4BevfU9IK1JBnQHQORrLt2Oyjj7aE/s1815/WS%20Gargoyle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="1815" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyn_xwL8e6hc1fsz5aAFqZd0zyAjW67SLr4bYEpDExw_ka2BGGhVYG1yxZ6jFV5QATCaAYw0rFP1HSXe1O2wZwzK5IvwMKpNZnLj4GZB_KXMxCIGwhyphenhyphenoJb5bA8Kkt_G782ppilhAC39VM7YLEQ8EJX0NfonPbooJt4BevfU9IK1JBnQHQORrLt2Oyjj7aE/w640-h546/WS%20Gargoyle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=ws-DP1077" target="_blank">Whimsy Stamps (Dustin Pike) Gargoyle And Friends</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/products.php?cat=1391" target="_blank">Lawn Fawn 6x6 Papers</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/products.php?cat=1394" target="_blank">Sunny Studio 6x6 Papers</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=mft-MFT-816" target="_blank">MFT Die-Namics Stitched Alphabet</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Martha Stewart Goo Border Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our sponsor for this theme is</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/index.php" target="_blank">DIES TO DIE FOR</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI12b2EkU6RnOp0tiCdsXVBabI2oYuNnCVU3LDzyJ6PPSaF7F2cK5r4SpfV02-1cVhBTI6JIG1dkJ1BM3QwmhL0nNyVS2XlG8t6mIE8botBqJweB7PO_HzTaPlCTOoZJvR6Y8Y1iV8dOUs6oXGOJ6chdvsEhynCwCrFxBxuQnXG_FJV9dngyJIcBjdVFBm/s1230/00%20DTDF%20LOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1230" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI12b2EkU6RnOp0tiCdsXVBabI2oYuNnCVU3LDzyJ6PPSaF7F2cK5r4SpfV02-1cVhBTI6JIG1dkJ1BM3QwmhL0nNyVS2XlG8t6mIE8botBqJweB7PO_HzTaPlCTOoZJvR6Y8Y1iV8dOUs6oXGOJ6chdvsEhynCwCrFxBxuQnXG_FJV9dngyJIcBjdVFBm/w200-h97/00%20DTDF%20LOGO.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8qpmT3wxzyMZk78tG_CJxpfmhx5_IgQOLiZRK_x1s2G1ZV6reABwHntMDvE9jEANFdDD5o2M0eZGijZkBw6Nx-aal4M-VL-snY-1OeCu7a6WFyab9T-uNQDx5QZ47DccG2zBUgihJQh8019oENfyq43FvSK-lCwshJjl68j7HHvd4psKA5t7PZ9j82ps/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8qpmT3wxzyMZk78tG_CJxpfmhx5_IgQOLiZRK_x1s2G1ZV6reABwHntMDvE9jEANFdDD5o2M0eZGijZkBw6Nx-aal4M-VL-snY-1OeCu7a6WFyab9T-uNQDx5QZ47DccG2zBUgihJQh8019oENfyq43FvSK-lCwshJjl68j7HHvd4psKA5t7PZ9j82ps/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-31882817342103233962023-09-24T16:28:00.000+01:002023-09-24T16:28:49.125+01:00Silver Wedding Anniversary<div style="text-align: center;"> Well, I'm not sure how we achieved it, but me and the Toad celebrated</div><div style="text-align: center;">our Silver Wedding Anniversary this past week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How can it possibly have been 25 years? That actually scares me to think</div><div style="text-align: center;">how much has happened in that time, but how quickly the years</div><div style="text-align: center;">have flown past.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhoo, we had a lovely day, including a marvellous lunch out, and</div><div style="text-align: center;">are now working on year 26!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_m4N5h47wQPLJEhhE0pNm3sX_lSBrJsTvJxZTxNuSgdnO6UIGtXOARW2ywPlUDv5wHGba3T5UwKnbtoIWl7_UD4Rvn3r6Qcrdb_WXBbZUCwJoceKr4VbYgWztbTl0pkHJE8anYyCQIA0r8BhsVI_SiKR6V3Z1B8jgRWTB3lwJJvcFJ4N8ilbTwVHrc09/s1524/CCD%20Grandparents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="1471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_m4N5h47wQPLJEhhE0pNm3sX_lSBrJsTvJxZTxNuSgdnO6UIGtXOARW2ywPlUDv5wHGba3T5UwKnbtoIWl7_UD4Rvn3r6Qcrdb_WXBbZUCwJoceKr4VbYgWztbTl0pkHJE8anYyCQIA0r8BhsVI_SiKR6V3Z1B8jgRWTB3lwJJvcFJ4N8ilbTwVHrc09/w618-h640/CCD%20Grandparents.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=ccd-CCD-0304" target="_blank">C C Designs - Grandparents Clear Stamp Set</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(I know we're not, but the image was too cute to resist using)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sevenhillscrafts.co.uk/happy-anniversary-duo-stamp-set.html" target="_blank">Waffle Flower Happy Anniversary Duo Stamp Set</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a mixture of grey toned papers from Honey Bee, Sunny Studio, and MFT</div><div style="text-align: center;">Image painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours and fussy-cut</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvnNUPRCDgZS8-JLUdbK3gS6COWdZ_6wXri0NCShGTRyX77V90pVT96znvIW53_mvNLZtilKDyGpTMrACHBolmn3Jq9FixfgsouAUfinMRdV2RhhjhA1--mXAeKtHvR_dD1Vnoa49hDFlO1ihGkeilufwzDMlE84M8_0WAtwCHj4pRwq1gg2faVFenbtJ/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvnNUPRCDgZS8-JLUdbK3gS6COWdZ_6wXri0NCShGTRyX77V90pVT96znvIW53_mvNLZtilKDyGpTMrACHBolmn3Jq9FixfgsouAUfinMRdV2RhhjhA1--mXAeKtHvR_dD1Vnoa49hDFlO1ihGkeilufwzDMlE84M8_0WAtwCHj4pRwq1gg2faVFenbtJ/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-53415601864590415532023-09-21T08:00:00.017+01:002023-09-21T08:00:00.141+01:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Harvest Colours<div style="text-align: center;"> So, here we are, just over halfway through September and into the</div><div style="text-align: center;">very beginning of autumn. This time of year is always the time of harvest festivals</div><div style="text-align: center;">and that is why for this challenge at <a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">we're asking for your favourite Harvest Colours</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I love the warmth of harvest colours, the golds, reds, and greens of ripe</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">fruit and vegetables, a season of plenty, a full table of tasty things,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kHgliau-gzpcpPsYLNXDFVQAzYvrcKozFYe9mgwwMnvwb2mSTo-UtDzANxAQd7Vqi-b4YVWMT0DdyOyJxjdIImTehnwv5tsm_q3SYoWdZVwE28qqgvL7M-eKHFS6AuFURPDqfb-irCxrJIp2VRZxKmNXawjNHJNUnu8ykbdkqNFxzkbsJVZyc3ywdFOb/s1636/SB%20%20Garden%20Gnome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="1548" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kHgliau-gzpcpPsYLNXDFVQAzYvrcKozFYe9mgwwMnvwb2mSTo-UtDzANxAQd7Vqi-b4YVWMT0DdyOyJxjdIImTehnwv5tsm_q3SYoWdZVwE28qqgvL7M-eKHFS6AuFURPDqfb-irCxrJIp2VRZxKmNXawjNHJNUnu8ykbdkqNFxzkbsJVZyc3ywdFOb/w606-h640/SB%20%20Garden%20Gnome.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like this little chap with his golden beetroot, delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=sb-EB1198" target="_blank">Stamping Bella - Gnome Farmer</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=hbs-HBPA-039" target="_blank">Honey Bee - Giddy For Gingham</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=mft-EP-106" target="_blank">MFT - Diagonal Gingham</a></div>Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours</div><div>Polychromos Pencils</div><div>Sentiment by Penny Black</div><div><br /></div><div>Our sponsor for this theme is the ever fabulous</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/index.php" target="_blank">DIES TO DIE FOR</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiYeFpQ9qxVrl80jMECPzCoF2VAYwcrzF2qSBOS6vvzQBlbUFscEi46Ejxg9grpbzfADbxU2iBRAhHDbtOS5RD4g5m3E6v8Z7fbxTM-VAlYVwa_MzS6ki-7RlgTgPYp2BxdX1GTVZNi4L4geZ1zBeKT4jLZRa3HEdQ8RC9ZUA1Iuc4Haln5-2ud1Lpw3Q/s1230/00%20DTDF%20LOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1230" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiYeFpQ9qxVrl80jMECPzCoF2VAYwcrzF2qSBOS6vvzQBlbUFscEi46Ejxg9grpbzfADbxU2iBRAhHDbtOS5RD4g5m3E6v8Z7fbxTM-VAlYVwa_MzS6ki-7RlgTgPYp2BxdX1GTVZNi4L4geZ1zBeKT4jLZRa3HEdQ8RC9ZUA1Iuc4Haln5-2ud1Lpw3Q/w200-h97/00%20DTDF%20LOGO.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGxk59WKnImgMnPP9OyjaZIrr5Qr_wM0fdkMMAoxvIuhN9SKD9bBuqeMEDePGWOF_AHFXqjhLvaZSctBDp443sbRbpMR-mIuLS8SwCjRTixoC4W22g43F0JXPoh3PAALwBC8gx2y11VtDKQWjpWrgbT8sgOe5znuhozomYDuV1ynjjDuC_KlhXhEsc9wQ/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGxk59WKnImgMnPP9OyjaZIrr5Qr_wM0fdkMMAoxvIuhN9SKD9bBuqeMEDePGWOF_AHFXqjhLvaZSctBDp443sbRbpMR-mIuLS8SwCjRTixoC4W22g43F0JXPoh3PAALwBC8gx2y11VtDKQWjpWrgbT8sgOe5znuhozomYDuV1ynjjDuC_KlhXhEsc9wQ/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-89104382225390848152023-09-07T08:00:00.002+01:002023-09-07T08:00:00.149+01:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Autumn or Winter<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Brace yourselves, I'm on time this week! It's another new challenge from the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a> team and this one is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Your Favourite - Autumn or Winter (and why)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With the exception of wasps, I love everything about autumn, the soft light, the gorgeous colours, sunny days but (in theory) cooler nights. I don't even mind it getting darker earlier because I can be cosied up indoors!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFEe5y86TmrGEryK-3266itR2etLYpOd782JA1alHV2MatocSbI60JdzGxLEgNnE7vbwJIXMEP8LDy9CSyAxlcxmFAj7XiJ_c2v9MlWkJ9HMHqQjm_kCAVezjjRJ4QQhOCljTrQopYOAF5tVIR6gSS8jOTQqBk_eLu9NSX-yHZ1AQOQGlWs5iffoQlmVS/s1920/LOTV%20Autumn%20Fox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFEe5y86TmrGEryK-3266itR2etLYpOd782JA1alHV2MatocSbI60JdzGxLEgNnE7vbwJIXMEP8LDy9CSyAxlcxmFAj7XiJ_c2v9MlWkJ9HMHqQjm_kCAVezjjRJ4QQhOCljTrQopYOAF5tVIR6gSS8jOTQqBk_eLu9NSX-yHZ1AQOQGlWs5iffoQlmVS/w640-h640/LOTV%20Autumn%20Fox.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span>This little foxy is from Lili Of The Valley</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sentiment from My Favorite Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">and a mixture of papers from MFT and Honey Bee</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our sponsor (with a gorgeous range of autumn animals to choose from)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/leehollandart?" target="_blank">Lee Holland</a></span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/leehollandart?" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="800" height="100" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add1ee_b40c4a85345f484fa5de06533f26cc39~mv2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hugs</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTk0lSgl8eG2pMo7-6ZEMoPyeaQ94axhBM1GzOy7PegnHsAn0-Xko0rZMFQnT-qEdmFM9xTDl99zpHNakuKkYhHoiP176YtrlaWJd1PAihTI18j4Jh2_q6_uDco9jEKDp0EpKyApn6Hp0Ah-EqFG7EAgHEf7pJL3Q_Jllcr6LhGgvpUYUsPZgST7KBn1sK/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTk0lSgl8eG2pMo7-6ZEMoPyeaQ94axhBM1GzOy7PegnHsAn0-Xko0rZMFQnT-qEdmFM9xTDl99zpHNakuKkYhHoiP176YtrlaWJd1PAihTI18j4Jh2_q6_uDco9jEKDp0EpKyApn6Hp0Ah-EqFG7EAgHEf7pJL3Q_Jllcr6LhGgvpUYUsPZgST7KBn1sK/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-19454230085045712472023-08-26T09:49:00.001+01:002023-08-26T09:53:37.525+01:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Animal<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Oh my goodness me, there is late, and then there is my style of late, so let's pretend</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">it is still Thursday shall we.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The new challenge theme from <a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">As You Like It Challenge</a> is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Your Favourite Animal (and why)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love all animals so this was a difficult choice, but in the end I went down the fantasy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">route and chose a dragon. I'm particularly partial to cute dragons, especially this sort.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The joy of them being fantasy is that you can use whatever colour you fancy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCzjPR6CIBnmVYybbWML3ildAy033sqbPc8lYrIb1ydo71VKJLHzZ6_fTXGSKFZG08kg3DrotcQB5jJ5lov0AcpQhJHovfZp6VzwYZWxDN8h2r0B1AYFbvt33N3456ltIuFve70SS3fAIoxPyLFF1pCy0F9WbqNPOZx9p1wgfRtCsVW3xvyU5GbibNxsf/s1651/WS%20Birfday%20Dragon%20card.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1629" data-original-width="1651" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCzjPR6CIBnmVYybbWML3ildAy033sqbPc8lYrIb1ydo71VKJLHzZ6_fTXGSKFZG08kg3DrotcQB5jJ5lov0AcpQhJHovfZp6VzwYZWxDN8h2r0B1AYFbvt33N3456ltIuFve70SS3fAIoxPyLFF1pCy0F9WbqNPOZx9p1wgfRtCsVW3xvyU5GbibNxsf/w640-h632/WS%20Birfday%20Dragon%20card.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRjtFbYSP2n_SPjJAWU5ReQJod956H2a3LSLClSe1nOFcj87xQjHYfp2WCpFRrGPb_EeMvCi6jPGgn8K5c5QpHkrl2Nw0Y0FoR5yZ3cybMo_0OAcsSX0a3SUAjXUkAq-Dp3vFLCS6avsRgqruMMGKLTTiu47usddINGG7v-iX1_nFKyS_-U_JoQPPzgbN/s1660/WS%20Birfday%20Dragon%20image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1660" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRjtFbYSP2n_SPjJAWU5ReQJod956H2a3LSLClSe1nOFcj87xQjHYfp2WCpFRrGPb_EeMvCi6jPGgn8K5c5QpHkrl2Nw0Y0FoR5yZ3cybMo_0OAcsSX0a3SUAjXUkAq-Dp3vFLCS6avsRgqruMMGKLTTiu47usddINGG7v-iX1_nFKyS_-U_JoQPPzgbN/w400-h333/WS%20Birfday%20Dragon%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't he just super cute all covered in sugar frosting?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The things I used for this make are:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whimsy Stamps <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=ws-DP1052" target="_blank">DP1052 Birfday Dragons</a>, and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=ws-CWSD354" target="_blank">CWSD354 Simple Sentiment Strips</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">HoneyBee papers <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=hbs-HBPA-039" target="_blank">HBPA039 Giddy For Gingham</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Taylored Expressions papers <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=TE-TEPP120" target="_blank">TEPP120 Playful Patterns Sweet</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">MFT papers Petite Plaid</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and lots of Distress Inks (ReInkers) as water colours</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The sponsor of this challenge is</span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/" target="_blank">Lawn Fawn</a></span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="221" height="147" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0040/8432/t/46/assets/logo.png?v=4657508981150380950" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div>I do hope you will find time to join in the animal fun!</div><div><br /></div><div>Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRdivYfdytzA6Hq8ZNZQNUUKldeAKk48csOHbkIGEbV4Wz2H00gVJxdfmNprj96tYUYYjuGtepo89TJGlo-Zr8kzuaQ7D6NEagiOlHoshcYChHi5wue-IoWRe07wxAf74p7WNeUQ4xxG4sGRr5BAnUbOh_jHqqfZF0RVkGOCaxZudFb9NdEqaoQ547FWZ/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRdivYfdytzA6Hq8ZNZQNUUKldeAKk48csOHbkIGEbV4Wz2H00gVJxdfmNprj96tYUYYjuGtepo89TJGlo-Zr8kzuaQ7D6NEagiOlHoshcYChHi5wue-IoWRe07wxAf74p7WNeUQ4xxG4sGRr5BAnUbOh_jHqqfZF0RVkGOCaxZudFb9NdEqaoQ547FWZ/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-453-birthdays.html" target="_blank">Addicted To Stamps And More Challenge #453 - Birthdays</a></div><br /><div><br /></div></span></div></div></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-89250413540725449052023-08-10T08:00:00.001+01:002023-08-10T08:00:00.147+01:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Two Colour Combo<div style="text-align: center;"> Oooh, it's a colour challenge theme over as</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this time, and we would like to see (and hear about)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Your Favourite Two Colour Combo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have lots of favourite colour pairings, but I always seem to come back to</div><div style="text-align: center;">blue and brown, I don't know why, to me it's just a comforting combo, and can be</div><div style="text-align: center;">used in so many different ways.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbynJkB5mqrPXC_SYL4EeTQk7jAzFTFLcJsK-rdoBRbL_VsRxEHwrLgXUk-7bdPuq8IHDDMOHYC7k3C5Dda8SaVvpRFUvEzX7AAZhI5RjcF0MhloSgXllFG_jkUehr7EypX7SvjBxPXQxva8pM0iVMFdxPYvAX0xS3p0KnSioe6kD7B2IsKiRpXerpiG6g/s1665/LOTV%20Gnome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="1665" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbynJkB5mqrPXC_SYL4EeTQk7jAzFTFLcJsK-rdoBRbL_VsRxEHwrLgXUk-7bdPuq8IHDDMOHYC7k3C5Dda8SaVvpRFUvEzX7AAZhI5RjcF0MhloSgXllFG_jkUehr7EypX7SvjBxPXQxva8pM0iVMFdxPYvAX0xS3p0KnSioe6kD7B2IsKiRpXerpiG6g/w640-h632/LOTV%20Gnome.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I've used one of the Lili of The Valley Spring Gnomes stamps</div><div style="text-align: center;">Teamed with a mix of Honey Bee and Sunny Studio papers</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a sentiment from Clearly Besotted</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gnome coloured up with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Polychromos Pencils</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The sponsor of this challenge is</span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://LastMinuteManda.sellfy.store" target="_blank">Last Minute Manda</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://LastMinuteManda.sellfy.store" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghml0NBtMQwF4YokRggb_2zcJRPO7wHHjvcuHcqWpZYQhtYcgwZKOBo-M-a3jsDNcF8YrtXlRM88mcEOvhePWLwxw1_1DLf_N7PDDLSod5L0C5pC9Wi0jK5EFa0M_slz295ziv5BN71yES6BtIjRj-40vtoUREfCsEX3ClonLai53RDfRZPfMPD8ki/w200-h113/Last%20Minute%20Manda%20Logo.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEO223V1js/UVDw-TI9FcI/AAAAAAAAMow/ngQzRo5AJgg/s1600/leaves+divider.jpg" style="color: #6a895d; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></a></div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="39" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DNhjMb-WaaI/WlK2TMbiyNI/AAAAAAAAATs/Eg20aLFoOaEcuVhdxkgZNVKVRi-xkfe1wCLcBGAs/w200-h39/leaves%2Bdivider.jpg" width="200" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hugs</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvdDjb_t2ZJvXYZyWqPO2oos1jkfYxEybnvA4qjAN_UFwZw466SWgjGneYEFFJNUOqECcCuOUINi0VK22HLrlQ3EpPD2Qz0SdsYuZ3KDz3j1YuBEI4s0EghcpwEOHnU2DIKt63jL4i5ehkMC8I9PRprvjlAtpZiipAktkEY1VbHNqahszad5aFzMtCxDT/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvdDjb_t2ZJvXYZyWqPO2oos1jkfYxEybnvA4qjAN_UFwZw466SWgjGneYEFFJNUOqECcCuOUINi0VK22HLrlQ3EpPD2Qz0SdsYuZ3KDz3j1YuBEI4s0EghcpwEOHnU2DIKt63jL4i5ehkMC8I9PRprvjlAtpZiipAktkEY1VbHNqahszad5aFzMtCxDT/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-28983999477330865262023-07-27T08:00:00.001+01:002023-07-27T08:00:00.136+01:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Floral Or Gingham<div style="text-align: center;"> Hellooooooo to anyone out there in the wonderweb world, here I am </div><div style="text-align: center;">again to tell you about this fortnight's new theme over at</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and this time it is your favourite of</div><div style="text-align: center;">floral or gingham</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It wasn't an easy choice but I have gone with the gingham option this time as it</div><div style="text-align: center;">worked so well for paper piecing the ribbon and also for framing</div><div style="text-align: center;">the image</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SB17SRahaM0ztGfhoiAGtk81sWpyoxt8iCixhd0HZDGoTqqdobjuge1UECa2EFdlvL046jhLujix0MIyCDchIPdphA7TAplS9wW_h2fK_253vYxBanMGvyMVH_zSQLcFzOWjOt8bJjrusQ4AnOJRvmqHxIv1r80FrexMqkvP-GNDgoGxJbt9C490Pe5w/s1675/WRS%20Tilly%20With%20Gift.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1675" data-original-width="1450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SB17SRahaM0ztGfhoiAGtk81sWpyoxt8iCixhd0HZDGoTqqdobjuge1UECa2EFdlvL046jhLujix0MIyCDchIPdphA7TAplS9wW_h2fK_253vYxBanMGvyMVH_zSQLcFzOWjOt8bJjrusQ4AnOJRvmqHxIv1r80FrexMqkvP-GNDgoGxJbt9C490Pe5w/w554-h640/WRS%20Tilly%20With%20Gift.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I've used an old Wild Rose Studio stamp which is</div><div style="text-align: center;">mostly painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and I have paper pieced the parcel ribbon</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've used Sunny Studio Pastel Ginghams 6x6</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a combination of MTF Die-Namics Happy Words and Happy Everything dies</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The sponsor of this challenge is</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LotvDigiShop" target="_blank">Lili of the Valley</a></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LotvDigiShop" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img data-original-height="280" data-original-width="280" height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f2AYaN2X69M/Yeh4lUEjCJI/AAAAAAAASJg/-bZCB6HUo_46q6Yntz_CbJtGtzMlyPOJQCNcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkU78lN4J4FjGHl0j0Iyn7vMjhuar0GolhP_nMGM9kbnncGpCyOdPfyfJd3YJr1CcufivW72sEAfqOlG9cxvmNNZkAmVEBMHK8omm4JCeGt2yE0fwjV_YpX41wzEx1CTJC3KGeAUze9fo2mZzY8AmtWkPlkp0p6CcCy0SM3E_BCNJTctvAdmJuxROEuMHY/s1920/Netty%20Christmas%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkU78lN4J4FjGHl0j0Iyn7vMjhuar0GolhP_nMGM9kbnncGpCyOdPfyfJd3YJr1CcufivW72sEAfqOlG9cxvmNNZkAmVEBMHK8omm4JCeGt2yE0fwjV_YpX41wzEx1CTJC3KGeAUze9fo2mZzY8AmtWkPlkp0p6CcCy0SM3E_BCNJTctvAdmJuxROEuMHY/w640-h640/Netty%20Christmas%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So, I used this gorgeously cute chap (well, he was before I got hold of him) from</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://stampingbella.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2110&search=gnome&page=4" target="_blank">Stamping Bella - The Gnome And The Christmas Tree</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours</div><div style="text-align: center;">The holly die cut border is one I bought online but now I can't remember the make or where I bought it</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rymans coloured cardstock</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tonic word die with handcut shadow layer</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Our beaches though aren't beautiful soft, golden, sand, they're hard and lumpy pebbles! I do like a day-trip to the beach, for a picnic or a paddle, but I couldn't spend a week there, I'd be bored rigid after one day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOHPz2dZKbdIrggG-fmhez10n01K_lVVbjl08DvLGEj8480i1Yd1lLDu7VbmJ48GHCidHqLrZY6Lnnzok8UVasRWEbbeTlzhblqfyhskmQ5w-eieLYpknh4mdeOPt68xg0im7U5UAk3a5nEl-ab9lu7qBMUlJq2q5WUa2xbnBOWE5coK1j0b2Kp98__K4/s1685/WS%20Beach%20Dragon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="1471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOHPz2dZKbdIrggG-fmhez10n01K_lVVbjl08DvLGEj8480i1Yd1lLDu7VbmJ48GHCidHqLrZY6Lnnzok8UVasRWEbbeTlzhblqfyhskmQ5w-eieLYpknh4mdeOPt68xg0im7U5UAk3a5nEl-ab9lu7qBMUlJq2q5WUa2xbnBOWE5coK1j0b2Kp98__K4/w558-h640/WS%20Beach%20Dragon.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">So I have used one of the uber cute Dustin Pike dragons from Whimsy Stamps</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=ws-DP1046" target="_blank">Dragon Water Fun</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">and a tiny shrub from Colorado Craft Company</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">with the <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=mft-ST-100" target="_blank">Mini Cloud Edges Stencil</a> from MFT</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">all painted in Distress Inks (ReInkers)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Papers are a mixture of <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/products.php?cat=1394" target="_blank">Sunny Studio Designs</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our sponsor for this theme is <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/index.php" target="_blank">DIES TO DIE FOR</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCosySmW9P3afBoZFZ89pO0pCvASkSvpz0Rl68qK-dYBBEn1T8WZevNv7ELsz-HWznIT8oPworcFxvsVEbd4A2U_s9G-r9n8_JoEPO-nQMZ3Ky5tr8w8xDtUSbtghhwo5vo44P7mhT44RCooH8ap_TnhxFnviRlR3Om1ODekkyTen4ffC1NE8CYT4CUbV/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-14278909094728200792023-07-01T10:13:00.004+01:002023-07-01T10:13:51.869+01:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Plain or Patterned Papers<div style="text-align: center;"> Yes, I know, I'm late - sorry chaps, should have been here Thursday but was feeling a</div><div style="text-align: center;">bit under the weather, so our Beloved Leader was very kind and didn't shout at me when I</div><div style="text-align: center;">promised I would catch up!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, if you haven't already seen it, the <a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this time is Plain or Patterned Papers (explain your choice please)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm a complete and absolute sucker for patterned papers, they can add so much to a card, they can be subtle or in-your-face, but add instant interest. I love it when manufacturers coordinate colours throughout their range so you can choose papers from any pad they've made and know they will still work together nicely. I've gone for contrast in this one, spots and stripes, with complementary yellow and purple, and coloured up my image to pick out those colours</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-u9iRD7KjXgBXu8lAb202HtwE76hmi88zuQmAKJk-Ny0Yeyojlm5zRYqq2dcG2UupMJNXmR7RCKIo_DMwstl4W3GNpcfms7AqrHGcu93--7eJIZ1dMA2hDHANrpKkxaFDvUuEeLQRw_t9DDKwGUpRKnr9ZAsw1oGUKMPgGVUj7MsH0UoOCCi67h0KfdR/s1562/CCD%20Celebrate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="1562" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-u9iRD7KjXgBXu8lAb202HtwE76hmi88zuQmAKJk-Ny0Yeyojlm5zRYqq2dcG2UupMJNXmR7RCKIo_DMwstl4W3GNpcfms7AqrHGcu93--7eJIZ1dMA2hDHANrpKkxaFDvUuEeLQRw_t9DDKwGUpRKnr9ZAsw1oGUKMPgGVUj7MsH0UoOCCi67h0KfdR/w640-h582/CCD%20Celebrate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I've used these cute meecies from the CC Designs "Celebrate" clear stamps set</div><div style="text-align: center;">Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Used a tiny birthday sentiment</div><div style="text-align: center;">and teamed them up with delicious Lawn Fawn papers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The winner of this challenge will receive a digi prize from:</span></div><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/amandajaynedesigns80?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1193159974" target="_blank">Amanda Jayne Designs</a></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/amandajaynedesigns80?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1193159974" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4yynSV34w1Wqycac0GA51qyv4Ly4wQN5KGXVUA_qJCDHBz9FBMpXO935LI5GclxJ26G8fW0Pe0CJI3PiJi-aOqChPIUkienc1KpnXYmvkAy6tUJUcazbwe2yavIXUgxdv_8_whFpQpyDcVuK3yeYYVzvt1MV1NvM5BZginjrGwMQyTnSYt160ic6/w200-h200/PNG%20LOGO.png" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB-vnS2ixasdBXxdxmXMKpix1PHySOW_bCee1z9Snd6b40nRtDWX6lJqRRNu9T3y4WJfUd7zkw2aNdkk0qjw9Er_rMEiJBh1dF6Ui-4EvoZTuWs3OF9KJxwhe2CEbh65NnWpgUugUPbsXL-Th1tNKDCdza-Z0GsK_AYCNM_DjuKyIFYpFGEPByTz18MVY/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB-vnS2ixasdBXxdxmXMKpix1PHySOW_bCee1z9Snd6b40nRtDWX6lJqRRNu9T3y4WJfUd7zkw2aNdkk0qjw9Er_rMEiJBh1dF6Ui-4EvoZTuWs3OF9KJxwhe2CEbh65NnWpgUugUPbsXL-Th1tNKDCdza-Z0GsK_AYCNM_DjuKyIFYpFGEPByTz18MVY/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-89223641656768154032023-06-15T08:00:00.011+01:002023-06-15T08:00:00.138+01:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Non-Birthday Occasion<div style="text-align: center;"> So, when January clicked around this year, I was determined to be a better blogger than last year. Well that worked well didn't it?! Unfortunately, due to the change in family circumstances, I have far less crafting time than previously, so I'm not getting as much made as I would like</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">However, I have so far managed to squeak in a make for the</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and this time around our theme for the fortnight is</div><div style="text-align: center;">Your Favourite Non-Birthday Occasion</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I like making get well cards for poorly friends, to give them a little lift of spirits or a</div><div style="text-align: center;">smile when they are feeling low. I made this one for an elderly friend when she had a bout</div><div style="text-align: center;">of shingles, apparently it hurt when she laughed, which wasn't part of the plan!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhenUSYOvkxjGSRMrJA5NUoWBaNwjQghb8wu21S4yvN7_IpmfLlmi2SWnEjLMbPjZK7d3KFchi2rSkzgwIx7YwGgEE_Ym8wLdGhLQE_U0pUi2Vf9JucOuOS4h_oJzCgQRZ9BNDFGml_f7tD6_ziTj8ZLmNc21orEQMOlJ1uz-KbKzBl5DU1WNx3mJrA/s1727/WS%20Sick%20Dragon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="1727" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhenUSYOvkxjGSRMrJA5NUoWBaNwjQghb8wu21S4yvN7_IpmfLlmi2SWnEjLMbPjZK7d3KFchi2rSkzgwIx7YwGgEE_Ym8wLdGhLQE_U0pUi2Vf9JucOuOS4h_oJzCgQRZ9BNDFGml_f7tD6_ziTj8ZLmNc21orEQMOlJ1uz-KbKzBl5DU1WNx3mJrA/w640-h502/WS%20Sick%20Dragon.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So, I have used</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=ws-DP1034" target="_blank">Whimsy Stamps (Dustin Pike) Get Well Dragons</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=mft-SY-50" target="_blank">MFT SY On Solid Ground</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Layered with a piece of MFT 6x6 spotty paper</div><div style="text-align: center;">and painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the sponsor of this one is</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/leehollandart?" target="_blank">Lee Holland</a></span></span></div><div><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/leehollandart?" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="800" height="100" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add1ee_b40c4a85345f484fa5de06533f26cc39~mv2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br style="color: #333333;" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdh7w83vS18Hb5vyLqmmqCNRCqiMSlaevbWp9Lu9hyJNMj3VkToDx9xIF_OSBs6iRwzsfRUp9lflMcC2GVUjwZRJle2RTRl24WhNG0yQypKYWsBzuL6AHgu4qpWP-RKV489IU3qquUZo0Ah2qfPaqtQrd2zyq7YKB5e2SpDdFfDyu-9bhIFAjUu5kWw/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdh7w83vS18Hb5vyLqmmqCNRCqiMSlaevbWp9Lu9hyJNMj3VkToDx9xIF_OSBs6iRwzsfRUp9lflMcC2GVUjwZRJle2RTRl24WhNG0yQypKYWsBzuL6AHgu4qpWP-RKV489IU3qquUZo0Ah2qfPaqtQrd2zyq7YKB5e2SpDdFfDyu-9bhIFAjUu5kWw/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-76798506112525181592023-06-01T08:00:00.039+01:002023-06-01T08:00:00.138+01:00As You Like It (DT) Pastels or Brights<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Helloooooo! Time for another <b><a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/?m=1" target="_blank">As You Like It Challenge</a></b></span></div><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333;"><div style="color: black;"><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">Your</span><b style="color: #333333;"> </b><b><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">Favourite</span><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"> Pastels or Brights </span></span></b><b><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333;">(& why).</span></b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite</span></b></div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><br /></div></div><div style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #333333;"><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Someone not too far away from here seems to believe that I favour the</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">brights, so just to prove that I can do pastels occasionally...</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LVX8Qeh99agfC1s5Ngg5XYO4b7hHUdm-KOCu5na5UlbTDw9UlM-6hl2qo2hqHtSa0ti99twyJunCjn1UQVw_1dbmi0AbMku0nBNJYYBfSy9nVjlEPedJu4KlcZ3LsgDH-W3KCeDESBXHyTQsG1rJnEd0E7UIuyTZ4ncgD2L23fSsHsTcE695jtjXSA/s1777/SB%20Daisy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1777" data-original-width="1327" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LVX8Qeh99agfC1s5Ngg5XYO4b7hHUdm-KOCu5na5UlbTDw9UlM-6hl2qo2hqHtSa0ti99twyJunCjn1UQVw_1dbmi0AbMku0nBNJYYBfSy9nVjlEPedJu4KlcZ3LsgDH-W3KCeDESBXHyTQsG1rJnEd0E7UIuyTZ4ncgD2L23fSsHsTcE695jtjXSA/w478-h640/SB%20Daisy.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="color: black;">So, I have used</div><div style="color: black;">Stamping Bella Squidgy with Daisy</div><div style="color: black;">Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)</div><div style="color: black;">a Stamping Bella sentiment</div><div style="color: black;">and a mixture of Lawn Fawn and MFT papers</div><div style="color: black;">from my leftovers pile </div><div style="color: black;">Martha Stewart "grass" border punch</div><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black;"><div><div style="color: #333333;"><div style="color: black;"><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">The sponsor of this challenge is</span></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/" target="_blank">Lawn Fawn</a></span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="221" height="147" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0040/8432/t/46/assets/logo.png?v=4657508981150380950" width="200" /></a></div></span></div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEO223V1js/UVDw-TI9FcI/AAAAAAAAMow/ngQzRo5AJgg/s1600/leaves+divider.jpg" style="color: #6a895d; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></a></div></div><div></div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEO223V1js/UVDw-TI9FcI/AAAAAAAAMow/ngQzRo5AJgg/s1600/leaves+divider.jpg" style="color: #6a895d; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></a></div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img height="39" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DNhjMb-WaaI/WlK2TMbiyNI/AAAAAAAAATs/Eg20aLFoOaEcuVhdxkgZNVKVRi-xkfe1wCLcBGAs/w200-h39/leaves%2Bdivider.jpg" width="200" /></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">So now it's over to you.</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">We hope you will join in our challenge and show us your style.</span></div><div style="color: #333333;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Don't forget, you MUST explain WHY it is y</span><span style="background-color: white;">our favourite to be eligible to win.</span></span></b></div><div style="color: #333333;"></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><br />Good luck, and happy crafting.<br />Hugs</span></div></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-76512158057485467812023-05-20T11:55:00.000+01:002023-05-20T11:55:17.330+01:00Party On .... But Not Too Long<div style="text-align: center;"> Aren't we all our own worst critics? I know I am, and am particularly hard on</div><div style="text-align: center;">myself at times. However, now and again I make something that I am really chuffed</div><div style="text-align: center;">with, and this is one of those - it very nearly didn't get sent to the recipient (but</div><div style="text-align: center;">she's special so it did get there!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7qiiOmF87ZUT4eYst7vuT5lDnFAss8QTYRm6EdhaNyoWadu8FMYDiLRP-_qSLfR2dRBfcNOb39UqU7L45FrLifyj46Ju8THnUurUxQ_qJg9cg96Uoe5hmNB4v22wO7qrUx0GuRk5DR9hU29qoB9uFWq-nId1q2L6xLPWrx9h5oZ4CAxIqHov8aY9nQ/s1597/CCD%20Rockabilly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="1580" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7qiiOmF87ZUT4eYst7vuT5lDnFAss8QTYRm6EdhaNyoWadu8FMYDiLRP-_qSLfR2dRBfcNOb39UqU7L45FrLifyj46Ju8THnUurUxQ_qJg9cg96Uoe5hmNB4v22wO7qrUx0GuRk5DR9hU29qoB9uFWq-nId1q2L6xLPWrx9h5oZ4CAxIqHov8aY9nQ/w634-h640/CCD%20Rockabilly.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So, I used one of the <a href="https://ccdesignsrs.com/products/robertos-rascals-rockabilly-gals-rubber-stamp?_pos=1&_psq=rockabilly&_ss=e&_v=1.0" target="_blank">Rockabilly Gals from CC Designs</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">painted her with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and fussy cut</div><div style="text-align: center;">For the background, I cut a stencil using an older Spellbinders Nestabilities die</div><div style="text-align: center;">and then stencilled through that with <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=gk-GKDST6" target="_blank">Gina K Daisy Chain stencil</a> with a</div><div style="text-align: center;">Distress Ink Oxide pad</div><div style="text-align: center;">Corners done with an old Woodware punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">and simply layered with some pink paper from my stash</div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple of sentiments from the <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=mft-CS-582" target="_blank">MFT Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 3</a> set</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and that's it, it took all afternoon, but I really, really, enjoyed making it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/week-729.html" target="_blank">Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes (14th Birthday) Week 729</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0U9K49T_dp8Fg12rskxV_N2ux58ZQzVsLD72W-FQkjy8lxVDSMviYpZxubiQibdbccx-y_yfSzOq0JpVM6fTo26WjE2321kwOy4m1hVe6UvIoDRVsuCqG81I_YWqmZeNIKh-bLbUCeyEa4XS-VOM5lEA-IoEnifGqrIKqQEd-wvijJagFrMok-R73g/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0U9K49T_dp8Fg12rskxV_N2ux58ZQzVsLD72W-FQkjy8lxVDSMviYpZxubiQibdbccx-y_yfSzOq0JpVM6fTo26WjE2321kwOy4m1hVe6UvIoDRVsuCqG81I_YWqmZeNIKh-bLbUCeyEa4XS-VOM5lEA-IoEnifGqrIKqQEd-wvijJagFrMok-R73g/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-37173590293454837722023-05-18T08:00:00.039+01:002023-05-18T08:00:00.157+01:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Boys or Girls<div style="text-align: center;"> So of course it's Thursday, they happen every week, lol, but every other Thursday means a new theme from As You Like It Challenge!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The theme this time round is</div><div style="text-align: center;">Your Favourite - Boys or Girls</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The majority of my makes are for the ladies, but I really enjoy the ones for the fellas - they're not bothered about frills and flowers, and you can get away with a really cheesy sentiment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSM0ZSRLBaFpsQAI6OayXQKBtUa2WElWmhYcwAHOYXsGliQxWgW5iFxXMFn1CC_G2PTmGG8IXG3zR-7sLF99EnxwjDPY6e4SL7Js0pKz3WWSpdjbfdM2Yn-EzaqtsnSTUY8YufCoRLie5GCLV813rC5PJiVnd19ZOcrw-oSr_RMqe9OHENM4zpE5hMA/s1695/SB%20Ugh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="1695" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSM0ZSRLBaFpsQAI6OayXQKBtUa2WElWmhYcwAHOYXsGliQxWgW5iFxXMFn1CC_G2PTmGG8IXG3zR-7sLF99EnxwjDPY6e4SL7Js0pKz3WWSpdjbfdM2Yn-EzaqtsnSTUY8YufCoRLie5GCLV813rC5PJiVnd19ZOcrw-oSr_RMqe9OHENM4zpE5hMA/w640-h508/SB%20Ugh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I made this one for my brother-in-law and used</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stamping Bella Oddballs</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cave Couple and a dinosaur</div><div style="text-align: center;">Whimsy Stamps UGH die and</div><div style="text-align: center;">the sentiment is from a Whimsy Stamps Dinosaur Friends set</div><div style="text-align: center;">Papers are a mix of Honey Bee, Lawn Fawn, and The Works</div><div style="text-align: center;">Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our sponsor for this challenge is</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-79339094908736204602023-05-04T08:00:00.015+01:002023-05-04T08:00:00.146+01:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Spring or Summer<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Hello peeps, I hope you are all ok.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's time for another challenge from the <a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and this time the theme is Spring or Summer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(please remember to explain your choice)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hate summer! It's too hot and sweaty, I get burned outside, it's too hot to sleep, nobody opens enough windows, and it's full of bugs. There, I've said it. I. Hate. Summer.</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So I made a Spring card, because everything is still fresh, new, and delicate, and there are no wasps.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WSgqXdkJNBO9yPb6mWsLg1PQJvIo_Ft-Kk5kVCOrNlZ0TaUJw6IHwzrtsNALMkM8DoVNklP_oBq_4IuK5XZjITKwh6q8iJ4AMED9oet72yIrezQX7dAa65a3fGvLJMD_OFnhNjXOGaiQzq5mz-UkCttSTuTk-praI5tm-qmu4ZLPZ9_BQp374LQgww/s1580/LOTV%20Spring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="1502" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WSgqXdkJNBO9yPb6mWsLg1PQJvIo_Ft-Kk5kVCOrNlZ0TaUJw6IHwzrtsNALMkM8DoVNklP_oBq_4IuK5XZjITKwh6q8iJ4AMED9oet72yIrezQX7dAa65a3fGvLJMD_OFnhNjXOGaiQzq5mz-UkCttSTuTk-praI5tm-qmu4ZLPZ9_BQp374LQgww/w608-h640/LOTV%20Spring.jpg" width="608" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span>I've used an older stamp (rubber!) from Lili Of The Valley and</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This has a real Spring feel about it with all the sweet daisies</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sentiment is from an Easter set from Pretty Pink Posh</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The squeak of pink matting layer is Lawn Fawn</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The sponsor for this theme is</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/amandajaynedesigns80?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1193159974" target="_blank">Amanda Jayne Designs</a></span></span></div><div><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/amandajaynedesigns80?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1193159974" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4yynSV34w1Wqycac0GA51qyv4Ly4wQN5KGXVUA_qJCDHBz9FBMpXO935LI5GclxJ26G8fW0Pe0CJI3PiJi-aOqChPIUkienc1KpnXYmvkAy6tUJUcazbwe2yavIXUgxdv_8_whFpQpyDcVuK3yeYYVzvt1MV1NvM5BZginjrGwMQyTnSYt160ic6/w200-h200/PNG%20LOGO.png" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">You have two weeks, come and join us</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hugs</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurRMpkoZPSpoC7mkChXuh5Sj0wnemD1Sg8Nl-X4ikXRLwbzoyRhSiSJEBWFLw9sSxHewPPSG3cn9xcU-1jM9f9zd7C3MVkZcXCIMjyh_Ws-SFzRnYadHImFmJjHBjQs_Rw-4bz-h66srlUv4jDujh9PhMg72tjZj2q2cKVQ6AJjxLuTS6iY7i61uGRg/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurRMpkoZPSpoC7mkChXuh5Sj0wnemD1Sg8Nl-X4ikXRLwbzoyRhSiSJEBWFLw9sSxHewPPSG3cn9xcU-1jM9f9zd7C3MVkZcXCIMjyh_Ws-SFzRnYadHImFmJjHBjQs_Rw-4bz-h66srlUv4jDujh9PhMg72tjZj2q2cKVQ6AJjxLuTS6iY7i61uGRg/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-42775820376877304272023-04-20T08:00:00.004+01:002023-04-20T08:00:00.216+01:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Flowers<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, yes, I'm still hanging around, like the smell of boiled cabbage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's time for another new themed challenge with the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and this time it is Favourite Flower/s </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I like most flowers, perhaps with the exception of orchids (I find them to be a bit creepy) and those odd ones that translate from the German (or so I was told) as "willy on a plate". Anything that grows in the garden is good with me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUllushPk_WwsIRuNP5u_l5ImlXGV4LNb-PjKs6oAV10Jws544pk5kS9JTNSI7GlxOhHNHSPQMO1u3ZmmC11EUj_RYsjELk8JqVVvlHMP4O5P-oeTwo_I1cH0a9-RcY2qe21eZtk2762XWL6tf82LhlV5F5AT8nfBir8Cv_31VcTYbP-SOn4m1-gcznA/s1520/MFT%20Favourite%20Flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUllushPk_WwsIRuNP5u_l5ImlXGV4LNb-PjKs6oAV10Jws544pk5kS9JTNSI7GlxOhHNHSPQMO1u3ZmmC11EUj_RYsjELk8JqVVvlHMP4O5P-oeTwo_I1cH0a9-RcY2qe21eZtk2762XWL6tf82LhlV5F5AT8nfBir8Cv_31VcTYbP-SOn4m1-gcznA/w584-h640/MFT%20Favourite%20Flower.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made this one for my dear mum for Mother's Day</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a stamp from <a href="https://sevenhillscrafts.co.uk/mft-sy-gathered-with-love-stamp.html" target="_blank">My Favorite Things (suspect it might be a peony) SY Gathered With Love</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sentiment and little dots from the same stamp set</div><div style="text-align: center;">Backing paper is <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=lf-LF1732" target="_blank">Lawn Fawn 6x6 Knit Picky Fall</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The sponsor of this challenge is</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LotvDigiShop" target="_blank">Lili of the Valley</a></span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LotvDigiShop" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img data-original-height="280" data-original-width="280" height="156" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f2AYaN2X69M/Yeh4lUEjCJI/AAAAAAAASJg/-bZCB6HUo_46q6Yntz_CbJtGtzMlyPOJQCNcBGAsYHQ/w156-h156/image.png" width="156" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEO223V1js/UVDw-TI9FcI/AAAAAAAAMow/ngQzRo5AJgg/s1600/leaves+divider.jpg" style="color: #6a895d; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></a></div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="39" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DNhjMb-WaaI/WlK2TMbiyNI/AAAAAAAAATs/Eg20aLFoOaEcuVhdxkgZNVKVRi-xkfe1wCLcBGAs/w200-h39/leaves%2Bdivider.jpg" width="200" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hugs</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgff0fDkpvM7KzMZR-twREAE3Ufc0-NziYAPjy-hLOmfO-g7zHosvKqqrDG7HjyxLUga90Ir8k3R5PYP_H7HwHgui01utque0TBgjED29DndkvjFYIEULhMQhuMkxoXCLBjF1EmOMaSv-BaTGCDO4MYInO_oGYB7eU9TIh7FXcYhN6iQYGUCB8ogLhcrw/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgff0fDkpvM7KzMZR-twREAE3Ufc0-NziYAPjy-hLOmfO-g7zHosvKqqrDG7HjyxLUga90Ir8k3R5PYP_H7HwHgui01utque0TBgjED29DndkvjFYIEULhMQhuMkxoXCLBjF1EmOMaSv-BaTGCDO4MYInO_oGYB7eU9TIh7FXcYhN6iQYGUCB8ogLhcrw/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-17879325041102255802023-04-06T08:00:00.040+01:002023-04-06T08:00:00.240+01:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Pearls or Gems<div style="text-align: center;"> I had started this year with the plan of blogging more often, but here we are into April and I'm actually blogging less than before. Sigh. Must try harder.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As it is a Thursday, you just know I am here with my DT card for the new challenge over at</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and the theme this time is Pearls or Gems (please explain your choice)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There's a time and a place for blingy gems, and that, for me, is Christmas for that little bit of sparkle. For the rest of the year, a more subtle effect is required, and that demands the softness of pearls. I actually shocked myself by how many of both I have stashed away!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_EzTilZUzdQRPGyn9Dva1IZcBCyvjWLNLmNmzQFfUOs7SFz1GiWXE2AtoQA-jUA6Lhq8HETfAYh9OP2___gO1ZA-3fHsBbZB-P-AGT74qTee4PNAkThVooiJYbhFGaljtDuBcaaitm9e_VyXUCILrYVlJs6ggm3E_Jbt-lUPboGqecF43BifMh9fuQ/s1247/WS%20Early%20Birds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1247" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_EzTilZUzdQRPGyn9Dva1IZcBCyvjWLNLmNmzQFfUOs7SFz1GiWXE2AtoQA-jUA6Lhq8HETfAYh9OP2___gO1ZA-3fHsBbZB-P-AGT74qTee4PNAkThVooiJYbhFGaljtDuBcaaitm9e_VyXUCILrYVlJs6ggm3E_Jbt-lUPboGqecF43BifMh9fuQ/w640-h636/WS%20Early%20Birds.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">So for this little chap I have used</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=ws-DP1018" target="_blank">Whimsy Stamps Early Birds DP1018</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've used a selection of old Nitwits paper pads (because the colours were right and they make me think of spring tulips)</span></div><div><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=me-19-42" target="_blank">Mama Elephant Mini Everyday Messages</a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">A little snippit of <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=lf-LF1860" target="_blank">Lawn Fawn 6x6 Really Rainbow</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">and some pink and blue pearls from my bottomless stash</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div>Our sponsor for this theme is the lovely Tracy at</div><div><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/index.php" target="_blank">DIES TO DIE FOR</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqvCZ_PZhq6QENrQgCtMyulbskMtFd_6LWr52NBMiiGgYQDJw1XwSna5LmLWZQwIRaMJGvX42cYot3M79kXD7li0hGNm93x2FQVXGhQlSX02AT6rZWBtUbKh-gYHPGhr8CC4Lc7jMHqJTSAEJdKFGhOavCuwtOb84NeR_n3eP4Gi2CxC_LWsG5tFrwg/s1230/00%20DTDF%20LOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1230" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqvCZ_PZhq6QENrQgCtMyulbskMtFd_6LWr52NBMiiGgYQDJw1XwSna5LmLWZQwIRaMJGvX42cYot3M79kXD7li0hGNm93x2FQVXGhQlSX02AT6rZWBtUbKh-gYHPGhr8CC4Lc7jMHqJTSAEJdKFGhOavCuwtOb84NeR_n3eP4Gi2CxC_LWsG5tFrwg/w200-h97/00%20DTDF%20LOGO.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do come over and share your fabulous makes with us</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMVONXNPFGnCJ_M9BS7JOxvdwvakbcqhdp962AwkbRpTqvQ2WlsgR5uOsvvku7U6xvPhccABLOh80NrBEWRY-GjCkrq-NDAfM2Yc_5SnLlXA3MO-aQtnO3Z6TpAhlampd5kMAmTfnTT6r-BT8-nG1JQZUrFu8m3-Jtnw93WxGkd9tqgcQoCnn0XlNTg/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMVONXNPFGnCJ_M9BS7JOxvdwvakbcqhdp962AwkbRpTqvQ2WlsgR5uOsvvku7U6xvPhccABLOh80NrBEWRY-GjCkrq-NDAfM2Yc_5SnLlXA3MO-aQtnO3Z6TpAhlampd5kMAmTfnTT6r-BT8-nG1JQZUrFu8m3-Jtnw93WxGkd9tqgcQoCnn0XlNTg/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-86812253249168736192023-03-23T08:00:00.013+00:002023-03-23T08:00:00.193+00:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Animals or People<div style="text-align: center;"> It's Thursday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So that means.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A new challenge theme from <a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and this time it is</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Your Favourite - Animals or People</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">(and please explain your choice)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, I'm nothing if not contrary, and I use a lot of animals on my makes, but recently I've been</div><div style="text-align: center;">using a lot more people! There are no many great character stamps out there.</div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favour people designers will always be Birdie Brown.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDa_7kMFxnBZIDKiQnbWg0_X3yCo_oOtP14WZiMPP9htQWOzvZsuSIBQYHyciYPF7KmC4_K6BKUqDKLDvw8vKeD_XLRQajvzg90-3YlloVOXRKgyI5HM9Y_uESkx6Lfq47wDGlBSsfKU6Xmc49k3LY3ZHGnMLhzK0C_WQ-S3bKrxlufFAibCHyYU7kSQ/s1563/MFT%20Bring%20Out%20The%20Sunshine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDa_7kMFxnBZIDKiQnbWg0_X3yCo_oOtP14WZiMPP9htQWOzvZsuSIBQYHyciYPF7KmC4_K6BKUqDKLDvw8vKeD_XLRQajvzg90-3YlloVOXRKgyI5HM9Y_uESkx6Lfq47wDGlBSsfKU6Xmc49k3LY3ZHGnMLhzK0C_WQ-S3bKrxlufFAibCHyYU7kSQ/w494-h640/MFT%20Bring%20Out%20The%20Sunshine.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is Bring Out The Sunshine (Birdie Brown) from My Favorite Things</div><div style="text-align: center;">Coloured up with Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours</div><div style="text-align: center;">Funky flowers in the background are an accent stamp from a Personal Impressions</div><div style="text-align: center;">sentiment set, inked with Memento Inks</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the sentiment is destined to be anonymous unless someone recognises it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Layering paper is a paisley design from Whimsy Stamps</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The sponsor of this challenge is</span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/leehollandart?" target="_blank">Lee Holland</a></span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/leehollandart?" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="800" height="100" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add1ee_b40c4a85345f484fa5de06533f26cc39~mv2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEO223V1js/UVDw-TI9FcI/AAAAAAAAMow/ngQzRo5AJgg/s1600/leaves+divider.jpg" style="color: #6a895d; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></a></div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img height="39" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DNhjMb-WaaI/WlK2TMbiyNI/AAAAAAAAATs/Eg20aLFoOaEcuVhdxkgZNVKVRi-xkfe1wCLcBGAs/w200-h39/leaves%2Bdivider.jpg" width="200" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Come on over and join us - challenge runs for two weeks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpD4qzciFx3sK1OvC90aKxnbzg2WqP9WFdT45RM8OzkCHS3Mw_EN1ep3DYqEm5Y3MLtcKpHTI0jE-250H7lnwG_zjKlnL7emJzxYAj7pEatiHLv1RrO6Q8TYbPksZbzo9c_wCyMsq5GokSzQ2rtmqZZy8kr9Kd_G64hnrrqIdMRZdPxh9WoHKNLeL58Q/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpD4qzciFx3sK1OvC90aKxnbzg2WqP9WFdT45RM8OzkCHS3Mw_EN1ep3DYqEm5Y3MLtcKpHTI0jE-250H7lnwG_zjKlnL7emJzxYAj7pEatiHLv1RrO6Q8TYbPksZbzo9c_wCyMsq5GokSzQ2rtmqZZy8kr9Kd_G64hnrrqIdMRZdPxh9WoHKNLeL58Q/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-64123374891032966282023-03-09T08:00:00.010+00:002023-03-09T08:00:00.227+00:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Easter Critters<div style="text-align: center;"> Well, before you ask "what are they playing at", it's actually not that far away!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The new theme from <a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">As You Like It Challenge</a> is</div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter Critters (tell us about your favourite)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know it is predictable, but I do love a bunny - they are soft, they are fluffy, and</div><div style="text-align: center;">they have the cutest twitchy noses and whiskers. I have had bunnies, my last one used to chase the neighbour's cat around the garden, and not in a friendly way either!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVCZvtsJbkDLd4eHBgkaK54JdwQYxVP_jH0luCkjNoyyXAF3QxQW8FfV_ZMvEvHilLAVIpGtCSf_uhPJLkPf0vDySzGhX_sgT8EA9I6M6DK87ix_xgMRn4uNt9c7zwdBRGGkcigtt-SSsCGBs7F85wttKTqnPFK39e162R-K9LUcgAO-UaldhzGOJkQ/s1612/PB%20Easter%20Critters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1612" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVCZvtsJbkDLd4eHBgkaK54JdwQYxVP_jH0luCkjNoyyXAF3QxQW8FfV_ZMvEvHilLAVIpGtCSf_uhPJLkPf0vDySzGhX_sgT8EA9I6M6DK87ix_xgMRn4uNt9c7zwdBRGGkcigtt-SSsCGBs7F85wttKTqnPFK39e162R-K9LUcgAO-UaldhzGOJkQ/w640-h468/PB%20Easter%20Critters.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I have dusted off one of my first stamps from Penny Black (Margaret Sherry Collection)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and inked him up with Distress Inks (ReInkers)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The background stencil is a Gina K Mega Flowers done with DI Oxides</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Backing paper is Lawn Fawn Spring Fling 6x6</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MFT Sentiment </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">The sponsor of this challenge is</span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://LastMinuteManda.sellfy.store" target="_blank">Last Minute Manda</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://LastMinuteManda.sellfy.store" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghml0NBtMQwF4YokRggb_2zcJRPO7wHHjvcuHcqWpZYQhtYcgwZKOBo-M-a3jsDNcF8YrtXlRM88mcEOvhePWLwxw1_1DLf_N7PDDLSod5L0C5pC9Wi0jK5EFa0M_slz295ziv5BN71yES6BtIjRj-40vtoUREfCsEX3ClonLai53RDfRZPfMPD8ki/w200-h113/Last%20Minute%20Manda%20Logo.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEO223V1js/UVDw-TI9FcI/AAAAAAAAMow/ngQzRo5AJgg/s1600/leaves+divider.jpg" style="color: #6a895d; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></a></div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img height="39" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DNhjMb-WaaI/WlK2TMbiyNI/AAAAAAAAATs/Eg20aLFoOaEcuVhdxkgZNVKVRi-xkfe1wCLcBGAs/w200-h39/leaves%2Bdivider.jpg" width="200" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go and get your critters on!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgiuZYLCvumn8fGtIogq4pYMuQRL-pQ2G3p2JceWWS5vXMBbyn7xsrnBT6qb3-ygCqe18oxHbealriYmveFLWXb2ByPJ7xknntK6pTyZEp-Igk48xVL94ir_Kn_SSsqTOVMNFQQv7jTUk6oW3wP1x7Idfjk0DUz3s176HktPGSm_9PkaEIBrPwRF29w/s117/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="117" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgiuZYLCvumn8fGtIogq4pYMuQRL-pQ2G3p2JceWWS5vXMBbyn7xsrnBT6qb3-ygCqe18oxHbealriYmveFLWXb2ByPJ7xknntK6pTyZEp-Igk48xVL94ir_Kn_SSsqTOVMNFQQv7jTUk6oW3wP1x7Idfjk0DUz3s176HktPGSm_9PkaEIBrPwRF29w/s1600/00%20Red%20Squirrel.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Squirrel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434487376876963497noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811576550323229136.post-66642115311850642582023-02-23T08:00:00.008+00:002023-02-23T08:00:00.202+00:00As You Like It Challenge (DT) Freestyle or Stencil<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hellooooooo!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thursday again chaps, they come round fast, and here we are with another</div><div style="text-align: center;">new challenge theme from the <a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This time the theme is</div><div style="text-align: center;">Your Favourite (Background) Freestyle or Stencil</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My collection of stencils has been slowly growing over the past couple of years, I have formal ones, casual ones, graphic ones ..... they all have their uses. I've now started to stencil through stencils (which pleases me no end) which is how I formed this heart shape.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Aka6RfQ3HT092R_4QR5KSe7ZbiFpN7eCH3401GgZ_1_SEypioP7ErSMR4-4e6a0fTVRTFsAwIO-BY0AbQnuhERp2u7ZN7gB2hDKQZH4JPdLfkeu8gw8FqRPbS_WPD11NqxLYPA5ACHPisV3jAfFYXDcXcXkhP5n4AOlBnbpJ_6_dHuMKQdOdmP6eCg/s1692/WS%20Garden%20Dragons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="1692" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Aka6RfQ3HT092R_4QR5KSe7ZbiFpN7eCH3401GgZ_1_SEypioP7ErSMR4-4e6a0fTVRTFsAwIO-BY0AbQnuhERp2u7ZN7gB2hDKQZH4JPdLfkeu8gw8FqRPbS_WPD11NqxLYPA5ACHPisV3jAfFYXDcXcXkhP5n4AOlBnbpJ_6_dHuMKQdOdmP6eCg/w640-h568/WS%20Garden%20Dragons.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I have used <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=ws-DP1075" target="_blank">Garden Dragons from Whimsy Stamps</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/proddetail.php?prod=TE-TESN183" target="_blank">Taylored Expressions "Flickering" stencil</a> inked through a home made heart stencil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lawn Fawn 6x6 papers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Ink Pads</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><div style="color: #333333;"><div style="color: black;"><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The sponsor of this challenge is</span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/" target="_blank">Lawn Fawn</a></span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="221" height="147" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0040/8432/t/46/assets/logo.png?v=4657508981150380950" width="200" /></a></div></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; 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