WICKED WEDNESDAY ATC #53 - ONE YEAR CELEBRATION

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all at Wicked Wednesday ATC.
I found this little challenge blog in their week 2 and have played along every week since. I know how difficult it can be to work with a digi image and a theme so I have the greatest admiration for the DT who come up with the best cards ever. I work with digis for my DT so being able to do whatever I want on the WW challenges suits me completely especially when I can look at the future themes list so my thoughts have time to form - well that's the theory anyway!!
For this week's card I've used a Magnolia stamp, some alcohol inked card, some sticky backed paper, watercolour pencils, a couple of brads and of course - a birthday candle:

Congratulations to all the DT and especially Jenn. Mwah.

WW ATC #49 - LOVE TO LEARN (NERDS/GEEKS)

I did my usual trick of checking out the future challenges over at Wicked Wednesday ATC challenges before I went on holiday in July, and managed to complete several of them in readiness. This week's challenge has now got nerds and geeks as a little extra. My card however, is just 'love to learn'. Hope it's ok:

I went to a Copic colouring get together last year where we took our own pens but could use the stamps which were there. This is made from 2 Magnolia stamps and a stamp block which allows you to line up one stamp against another image giving the illusion of one sitting, standing, leaning etc on the other.
I tried really hard to blend reds - which isn't easy - so Magnolia has a red dress on. I think it worked ok.

ONE MORE DONE - 8 TO GO

I actually made a Christmas card yesterday!!! I just started it and before I knew it was done. Hope all the others appear as quickly.
I finished another page for the chunky book swap being run by She. Here is a little sneak.

No more on that though.
I've spent a little while going through my new Magnolia magazine and can  say the cards in this issue are unbelievable. I'm going to try and make another Christmas card based on one on page 19. I don't have any of the products used so spent a while last night going through my stash to find card, paper and embellishements that will make something similar. However, that blooming wallpapering isn't done yet, 'peg leg' was so poorly yesterday that he was either asleep on the settee or in bed. I didn't get it done, so today's the day. Yak!

WOYWW BEFORE THE CLOCKS GO BACK

Can you believe the clocks are about to alter for another winter?? I hate it when it happens but get used to it as the weeks go by and snuggle up at night in my dressing gown watching tv. But how nice would it be to never see the winter??? Well I for one would not mind 12 months of summer for at least one year. That's just what my neighbours have EVERY year!! They set off at 5am this morning for Goa and will not be back until next April!!! How exciting is that?? Safe trip you two, see you in blogland, email land and Skype for the next 6 months.
We, on the other hand, can jet over to Julia's to spy on the craft desks of the world from the comfort of our own little pads. I have been up to a few bits and bobs these last few days, making pages for She's chunky book swap.

I used Tim's papers to stamp flowers on to and made up 3 roses. My, do I find it hard to get the 2 petals bit folded correctly. These flowers are made with a medium size stamp, but I also stamped out some tiny flowers and will have a go at those today. Doubt they will have middles made with the 2 and 1 petal bits!!
I also found some 'fluffy stuff' in my cupboard which I haven't used yet, so I 'splodged' a bit on a punched snowflake to see what happened. Nothing! so I heated it a bit and it did 'puff' slightly.

I must practise more with this 'cos it's time for those Xmas cards!!!!









I should have been wallpapering yesterday, but the weather made the light really poor and I don't do artificial light. Just can't see properly in it. Ok, I'm using a desk lamp now - being 7am - but it's got a daylight bulb in it, so 'peg leg' and I went out instead. I was after the new Magnolia magazine, which I finally managed to get after a 40mile round trip.

The cards in this issue are a dream. I wish I could make them all and frame them.
I also ended up with 2 new Martha Stewart punches, one courtesy of my DH.

I was browsing a few blogs yesterday and came across a card which had the gorgeous border on it. Little did I think that I would have that punch by the end of the day. Better still, right next to it in the shop was the corner punch. Well, what good is one without the other eh???

My poor 'peg leg' has man flu now. He is in a right old mess because coughing is really bad for him what with his double hernia and all. I reckon a trip to the chemist for some cough medicine is on the cards today. Enjoy your woyww hopping everyone. I will try (probably in vain again) to get round everyone 'cos I love a good 'ol nosey.

WOYWW #55

Have to admit I took my photos last night so that I could post today. These mobile web thingies are very good, but if you only get 2G, which is all I can get where we are now, it takes an age to do anything.


I made a few ATCs last week plus the card flower you can see. The instructions for this are in the latest Magnolia booklet. They call for 3 sizes of punches but I used my gorgeous rubber stamps which I bought from the Artistic Stamper.



It was then a case of - move over, it's my turn, and 'peg leg' decided to show you the 'wing' he bought at the flying show. This is what he hopes to teach me how to fly with. It's an amazing plane, fully aerobatic and there are 450 LEDs to go on it so you can fly it a night. It needs a bit more assembling and the soldering is next.

Another scorcher of a day here in marvelous Dorset, so we are off out to enjoy it.