Anything goes at Incy Wincy

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Another Monday, moan moan.. back to work, doesn't feel as though I have had a weekend though! Hopefully this week will not be a busy as last week, had a long long week at work, it felt as though it was never going to be weekend lol!

This weeks challenge over on Incy Wincy is one for everyone as it is anything goes, no excuses peeps, all of you can join in!!!

We are being sponsored this week by Aspire to Thrive Children's Charity and the prize is an amazing $10 voucher to the shop.

The images on my card are available to buy over on ATTCC and don't forget you are helping out a worthwhile charity when you buy the images!



I have made my card using Inger Harding - Chelsea 4 and ATTCC Wishing Well. The images are coloured in using Promarkers, the small roses are from my stash and the ribbon flower is one of those fiddly ones I made a while ago! Papers are by Paper Cellar.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Sketch
Passion for Promarkers - Handmade flowers

Celebrations at Incy Wincy

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Finally I have been able to craft again, life has really been throwing me some tough times recently but hopefully we are getting to the end of our bad luck (fingers crossed). My mother in law is recovering well from her heart operation and Zaid is now out of plaster but has to undergo physio on his wrist as he hasn't got 100% movement in it yet, but he should be fine to go back to school on Tuesday! The younger two are back at school on Wednesday and Riaz starts his work experience in a pharmacy tomorrow, he is doing 1 week in a community pharmacy and then 1 week in a hospital pharmacy, can't believe this time next ear he will have left school, yikes how old do I feel!!??!!

Anyway, this week over on Incy Wincy is a "CELEBRATIONS" challenge. This week we have an amazing prize from Simon Says Stamp who is our sponsor, the lucky winner will receive:




I have used this amazing digi by Mary Helen Sim which is available over on the children's charity Aspire to Thrive website.



The image is coloured in using Promarkers, flowers are Prima which are both available over on Creative Craft World, lace is from my stash and the papers are Papermania.

I have followed the sketch over on Sketch Saturday so I am entering into this weeks challenge.

Distressed travel tag

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Today I have made a distressed tag! Still playing with my Tim Holtz distress ink pads LOL - can't wait for payday when I can treat myself to some more colours!

I am entering this into Simon Says Challenge which is distressed and the Creative Card Crew theme for their current challenge is "vintage/aged" and also Tuesday Taggers which is to make a tag. Georgina is offering a FAB Paperartsy prize this week!!!

Distressed the whole tag in Frayed Burlap. Stamped the bike and suitcase (Clear Choice Stamps) in sepia and the key in Stazon. I then stamped a swirl randomly in versamark and heat embossed with clear powder. Using the blending tool I worked Faded Jeans over the whole tag and finally stamped the text in stazon. The clock stamp in the corner is a digi from Stitchy Bear Stamps and is from a set called Timeless Beauties. I coloured her scarf and hat in with pencils. I am entering the challenge over on One Stitch at a Time which is "anything goes", as I was on the last minute for last weeks challenge they will probably fall off their chairs in shock that I am soooo early for this weeks LOL!! (Mind your head on the way down girls LOL)



Ribbon and fibre from my stash. I had a little mishap with the bike charm as the saddle with the little hole in snapped off (oops!!).

Think I need a bit more practice with the distress inks and of course I won't be so limited when I have some more to play with but it took me out of my comfort zone and challenged me LOL - the challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers is a "challenging challenge" and this was just that!

Thank you card

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I don't often use Penny Black stamps for some reason - even though I do own some. This "Uplifting Occassions" is a stamped image I received in a swap. The challenge this week on the Penny Black Saturday challenge is "Butterflies and Bees" (don't know what happened to the birds and the bees LOL!

For the layout I have followed the Papertake Weekly sketch over as it is quite a big image and I don't think it needs much embellishments.

I have coloured the image using watercolours and pencils, glittered it with Ice Stickles. Papers are DCWV Sweet Stack.

Recently I won some blog candy over at Lisa's blog (Mess 2 Magic) and this is to say thank you! She is such a kind and generous lady - Lisa if you are reading this before you have received the card look away NOW!!!







I am entering this into the following challenges:
Sophisticat - Raining cats and dogs
Cute Card Thursday - Dimensions
Simon Says Challenge - Easter/spring and glimmer!