Art Attack Dare.

Here is what Rhi has to say about the dare she has set for us this week;

I dare you to make a card inspired by a work of art. Look out for colours, patterns, textures, compositions, shapes or themes that inspire you, and remember to show us the piece of art that inspired you to create so we can see the common ground.

I was inspired by the Dog Art Dog's Pugs - aint they cute. The original Pic of the guys was taken at Aldershot train station on our way to Waterloo.

I quite like how it turned out, and have DH's fathers day card from the boy. This is a great dare to have a go of. If your not sure where to start, have a look at the links Rhi has added to the Daring Card Makers Blog...... 'I dare you'





***Edit***
I've edited to answer Rhi question about how this card was coloured.
Rhi - you know I am a total techno-twat, this card is hand coloured with water colour pencils, no gizmos here..... :D

Inspiration.

I've had a busy couple of days - Craft wise. Think I'm making up for Zero crafting in March - BOOOOO!!!!

My Mojo was kinda low, so went for an easy option to give it a kick start. I found a great little kit at Sarah's Card's for a cigar tin book designed by Anita Mundt, and boy did it work. It is a fab kit. A few pages left to complete, but will have to wait for my pictures as my wee photo printer seems to have given up the ghost :(





Updated my 2007 Journal - this is my March page.


I'm really behind with the 'A Deck of Me' challenge on Emilys 52 week challenge, but have managed to get another two done.

Week 1 - Something your Proud of .....
...... My relationship with my Boy. He is always telling me I'm 'sound', so I must be doing something right ;D



Week 8 - What/Who do I miss.......
.... it has to be my Granda, more so this week - as it is his 3rd remembrance on Tuesday. He was the heart of my family, to his 6 Children, 13 Grandchildren and 6 Great Grandchildren, and I will be doing the race for life in his memory in May.

We miss you Granda Tosh .... xx



I have started this weeks dare, and hope to get it finished later today.
That little Minx Rhi has got my little wheels spinning with this one ..... hmmmm!!!

Hunny, I'm home...... :D

............. and I'm exhausted.

We had a fab time, spending time together away from home so no pesky work calls to interrupt us. We drove for 6hrs to my sisters home in Aldershot. I was so excited about seeing the J's, it's been awhile and Jess is getting so big (see cutie pic below) - and bossy - she is just like her Ma - and my Gran ...lol.. :D

After a few days, we got the train into Waterloo and spent a couple of days walking about London, seeing the sites - fab. The sun was out and it was so relaxing just pottering about, then back to Aldershot to get the car for the 6hr drive home.


Buckingham Palace - The Aquarium

Trafalgar Square - London Eye

Jessie Woo - Leicester Square

Off on my Hols ...... WooHoo!!!

I'm off on my holidays tomorrow, so no blog update for the next week or so ..... ok Rachel ...... ;)

We are going to do the 'Tourist' in London, and then I'm off to visit My Sister, BiL and Niece - haven't seen them for nearly a year so sooooo looking forward to that.

Have fun, I'll 'see' you all when I get back .... BD

Cancer Research UK - Race for Life.

On Sunday 20th May 2007 @ 11am, I will be joining 4000 women in Camperdown Park, Dundee. To help raise funds for Cancer Research UK, by doing the Race for Life.So please-please-please make a donation (large or small)to this amazing charity through the link on the left.

Each year in the UK, more than a quarter of a million people are diagnosed with cancer. Doctors estimate that more than one in three of us will get some form of cancer at some point in our lives. Thank you....L.xx

Shamed into Blogging ...... ;)

I've been totally shamed by Rachel - so I ran out to my studio this morning and made my Dare card.

Keryn set this weeks dare over on Daring Card Makers, she said;

Your dare for this week is to create a card using any technique, any style, to welcome the birth of multiples. If you keep the card long enough there is bound to be someone you know having twins or more to send it to.

Bad Blogger ....... :(

I've been told off by Rachel, for being a naughty-naughty Blogger ....... I'm sorry :(.

I have been sooooooo busy with real life - I've not had a chance to play in my studio. So I've added a couple of Pix I took last weekend on my Girlie weekend in Edinburgh. It was great fun, and we are already making plans for the next one.

DCM - How Random.

Kel set this weeks dare over on Daring Card Makers

Firstly make a list of 10-20 crafty items you have in your stash, whether it be brads, ribbons, peel-off's, craft robo, dies, stamps, glittter, buttons, flowers, patterned papers, paint... You get the idea! Give them all a number or print them out a sheet and pop them in a hat all folded up.

Next, ask someone non-crafty to either pick 3-5 of your numbers or pieces of paper from your from your hat.

Finally, make a card using ONLY the items chosen. A card blank, some sort of sticky stuff and your basic craft tools are allowed If you want to make it really challenging, list plenty of items that you haven't used in a while, or thought you may never use again!

Clever eh!!!



J picked out my 4 items, which were;
Paper Pad (I have so many that I haven't even used. This one is Boho Chic by MM)
A template - (by Anna Griffin)
1 embellishment (only 1 ***Gulp***)
Ink

I did cheat a wee bit and used the sewing machine (don't tell Kel ;)), but I'm blaming that on Gillian - cos she has me addicted to the thing ;)

Out on a School Night.

Vagina Monologues
Last night I went to see Carole Smilie in the Vagina Monologues at the Dundee Rep Theatre. My Friend bought me tickets for my birthday. It was soooooo funny - we all had a blast. So if you want to see Carole Smilie in a very different light, I'd recommend it.

DCM - Little Extra.

This weeks Little Extra is a sketch. Check out the Design Team members blogs and see all the fab cards they have made.



I've gone for a gate fold card.
Bitz & Bobz used;
Chipboard shapes covered in papers from Scrapbooks on the go 6x6 stack. Ribbons from my stash.

Super Hero - Dare.

My first dare as Guest Designer with the Daring Card Makers certainly had my little wheels working hard, thanks Jo.

Super)Heroes
he·ro (hîr'ō) n., pl. -roes
1.A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose;
2.A person noted for special achievement in a particular field

Jo said -

Hi all, Jo here to dare you this week :) and I would like to challenge you to make a hero themed card. It could be a card for the Hero in your life or a Superhero themed card.

Action Man was always the Hero in my house - my DS loved playing with him.

So initally this was the inspiration for my card, but as I started work on the card I began thinking about my Sister (who is just returning to 'civvy street') and my BiL who is about to prepare for his 4th tour of Iraq, and how proud I was of both of them. The commitment and the sacrifices they have both given up over the years. My Niece's first Christmas, Anniversaries and Birthday's.

So they are very much Hero's to us.
I love you guys and miss you soooooo much..... xxxx





Bitz & Bobz used;
I really didn't use very much for this card.
I scanned a combat jacket for the backing paper. Tags and buttons were all taken from the combat jacket. Net is from Persil washing powder - dyed black. Dymo. Sizzix die numbers. Purple Onion 'Happy Birthday' & Frame.

Guess What ..... ?

........I've been asked to join the Daring Card Makers Design Team for a couple of weeks, as a Guest Designer...... 8D

I'm am sooooo chuffed and honoured and excited to be joining, a very talented bunch. So thanks Girlies for asking me, and thank you all for inspiring me, for also reminding me - what I think I was begining to forget, before the Dare Blog came along - that crafting is fun, and I really love it.

Here's my DT's 'Little Extra' -

Three x Three - The ingredients are:

3 buttons, 3 different papers, and 3 different ribbons.



Bitz & Bobz used;
Scenic Route Papers. Rhonna Farrer Swirl Stamps. Ribbons & Buttons from my stash. Large Angel Kiss Bloom.

The Hangover, The Eclipse & The Dare .....

The Hangover.
This is a pic of me and Jack & Les - my two bestest buds. We got together on Friday night - we all had a great night, but we were all feeling the worse for wear on Saturday.

I was lucky I could spend the whole day in bed, cos I don't work at the weekends - but they do....... Mwahahahahaha!!!!!!!!



The Dare.
Tracie set this weeks dare over on Daring Card Makers, and she wants to take us out of our 'Comfort Zone'.

So this week I dare you to step outside your comfort zone and have a go at something new - be it something you have never tried, or something you havent done for ages.

So I decided to go for something new.

I'm teaching my class Iris Folding next week, so this dare came along at the right time. I did actually make a mistake of my first one ***blush***

Not very keen on this technique, but I'm sure the Class will love it.



The Eclipse.
Here are a couple of Pix I took of the Eclipse last night.