CHALLENGE 84 - NEW

Wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy and Peaceful New year.
May all your hopes, wishes and dreams come true this year of the Tiger.
Many thanks for the lovely DEER  entries - they can be seen on the sampler.
Your new challenge, the first of the year will be NEW. 
New Year, New You, New products, New techniques or New  gifts that you received for Christmas.  Anything new would be a good start to the new year I think.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL

Many thanks for all your lovely entries and comments over the year.
I  just wanted to say have a Happy and Safe holiday season and a wonderful New Year.
The DEER challenge will last another week to give you chance to have a go and I will be back on 31st with a new challenge for you all.
Take care and love and hugs to all xx

CHALLENGE 83 - DEER OR LARGE ANIMALS

Well another challenge ends and a new one begins.  Thanks for your entries not many but lovely they are - you can see them on the sampler.
This challenge will last until the 31st of December and I challenge you to make something showing a DEER OR LARGE ANIMAL.  This could be tame or wild whatever you choose - I used a STAG as it is that time of year (we see them all the time in the Highlands beautiful creatures they are too) so if you have a DEER do use it but if not any large animal will do.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.
If you want to be a Guest Designer next year just add GD to your message.

Wishing you all a very Healthy, Happy and Wonderful Christmas and thanks for all your support over the year.

Here is my STAG for you.

CHALLENGE 82 - MICA POWDERS

Many thanks for your lovely entries last week - you can view them over on the sampler.
This week my challenge to you is to use MICA POWDERS or MICA SHIMMER MISTS on your creation. These are always popular (though they don't show up on scans too well I am afraid) and look wonderful in real life.

As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

I am looking for Guest Designers for next year so if you would like to volunteer just add GD to your message posting.

Here is my card for inspiration - enjoy the challenge.

CHALLENGE 81

Yet another week gone by and we are on the December count down to Christmas.
Many thanks for your beaded entries last week - you can see them on the sampler.
Now for a new challenge for you - if you still have cards to make here is your chance to make one extra - I would like you to use a CHRISTMAS CAROL as your topic but with a twist..... Please use a BLACK CARD as your base...

As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.


Here is my card based on 'Away in a Manger' one of my favourite carols.

CHALLENGE 80 BEADS

Many thanks for your patience folks.
At last the heating is all fixed and I can get into my craft room so here is your new challenge for this week. I would like you to use BEADS on your project and if you would like a double challenge you can use FEATHERS as well.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge which will last until 3rd December.

Here is a little bookmark I made earlier - as they say.

New challenge today

I promise there will be a new challenge later today, just having new heating put in so can't get at my computer and scanner very easily. Just popped in to say I will be with you all later on hopefully and maybe by then I will have some heating in the house.
xx

CHALLENGE 79 ANNIVERSARY

Thanks for all your fab halloween scaries last week - the sampler will be over on the favourites blog very soon.

Now for this week - today 23 years ago my husband and I got married so I thought you could make something for an ANNIVERSARY - not for me actually of course!! This challenge will stay open for two weeks as I am suddenly going to the NEC for a few unexpected days - yipee I fly off tomorrow.

As most of you will know I am now back in UK - yes Yoyo by name and nature I am afraid so have not had chance to make a card this week - hope you will forgive me.

As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

CHALLENGE 78 HALLOWEEN

Another week gone by - I am now over the waters in Bermuda getting settled in. Passed the dreaded driving test so am at least mobile again.
Thanks for your entries last week - you will see them on my favourites blog very soon.
BOO......Now for the new challenge which just had to be HALLOWEEN as it is geting very close.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy whether it be card, scrapbook or fat book page, or simply a tag or mobile. The scarier the better this week I think.
Add your creation to your blog - if you don't have one just email me and leave a comment and I will pop over to see your lovely works of art. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and have a great and scary Halloween. BOO


Here is my not too scary ATC for inspiration.

CHALLENGE 77 - POPPIES

Well hello again - I am back from my holidays (early but long story there so won't bore you all) and am now in the process of packing up my stuff for the move over the waters to Bermuda on Monday.
Thanks for your lovely Christmas entries.

And the lucky dip winner is you No 9 SUSIE LITTLE, please email me your address and I will send out the fab stamps courtesy of Caroline's Rubber Stamps. Many thanks once again for your generosity Caroline. You can see the sampler over on the favourites blog.
Now for this week's new challenge which I have named POPPIES. My friend in my local craft shop suggested this idea to me when I went in to buy some wonderful poppy stamps from Papermania (a donation is given to the November Poppy Appeal so well worth buying them for this reason alone).
So the idea is to make your own Poppy badge or broch or tag - something you can wear with pride on Remembrance Day or just keep if you don't want to wear it.
My creation is still drying so I will post it tomorrow.
Enjoy the challenge and take a break from those Christmas cards.
I shall be offline for a couple of days whilst I get sorted in new house but I will be back to see your entries very soon I promise.

This challenge will stay open for two weeks.

CHALLENGE 76 - CHRISTMAS WITH THE STARS

Many thanks for all your lovely OWL cards this last week - you can see them all on the sampler over at my favourites blog - they are wonderful creatures in my opinion and your cards show just how lovely they are.
This week we have a lovely sponsor in Caroline from Caroline's Rubber Stamps and she has given three unmounted stamps as a prize - a Patterned Christmas Tree, Jewelled Snowflake and some Lacy Snowflake essentials. Do be sure to check out her site and blog to see some of her fabulous creations and supplies.







Now for the challenge which will last for 3 weeks as I am away on my painting holiday with my friend Dragon from 21st September.
So what is the challenge you ask? Yes, you guessed it - CHRISTMAS but with STARS please. You can add one or more than one as you think fit and this time I would like you to use at least one rubber stamp.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

Here is my card to give you inspiration - as if you need it.




I will choose the winner on my return from holiday so please be patient.

OWLS CHALLENGE

Here is my Owl fat book page made using Lindsay Mason's lovely owl stamp and my favourite cat stamp from many moons ago. The fat book page background was created using a Cuttlebug embossing folder overinked with different colour die inks and the cat background used alcohol inks. Yellow crystal lacquer was used for the eyes.

PS please post using Mr Linky on the post below and not on this one - it has got a bit confusing lol.

Tune in again tomorrow for a chance to win a fab prize sponsored by the lovely Caroline.

THE ROSE SAMPLER AND NEW CHALLENGE

You can see it over at my favourites blog. Many thanks for all your lovely entries.
Now for this week's new challenge - OWLS have been, and still are, so popular this year so I would like you to feature one on your creation please.
Mine will be up a little later as having a very hectic day and not had time to scan yet.

As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

AWARD TIME AGAIN

The lovely Lyn (Spyder) has given me this award today on the understanding that I tell you 5 things about me and then pass it on to 5 more bloggers.
So here goes:-
1. My husband and I are returning to Bermuda after 8 years away. He has a new job there. I shall be spending half my time there and half here from now on.

2. I am to be Assistant to the Director for the Panto in Bermuda this year, it is 'Robin Hood' this time.

3. On Sept 21st I go on my first ever painting holiday- 2 wks to France, Italy and Switzerland - am I excited - yes I think so.

4. I just helped to raise £50.00 for the Highland Hospice and Children First charities selling cards and donating to my friend Bob's Bikeathon.

5. I am going to have to retake my driving test in Bermuda as my licence has run out - I am dreading it!! after driving for so many years who wouldn't?

I really am finding this too difficult to choose 5 people so if you don't have this award please take it and feel free to pass it on to other deserving bloggers.
You are all wonderful friends and do some fabulous works of art.
Do check out Lyn's blog as she makes some lovely stuff.

CHALLENGE 74 'THE ROSE'

Firstly an apology for this not going up earlier and also for not showing the slide shows . Could not get on blogger at all last night and had slide show problems too. Hope to resolve all later in the day computer glitches allowing.
Thanks for all your entries - will look at them later Blogger allowing - those I saw were fabulous.
This week I am in song mode and 'The Rose' is a lovely one. Westlife of course recorded it recently but I also have it as an instrumental by Acker Bilk from years ago - love the clarinet sound.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

Hopefully Blogger will improve as the week goes on and I will be able to get on and see how you are all doing.


Here is my card, made from Steph's 'Special Edition Roses' cd and covered with an acetate bubble (the light catching the bubble on the photo).

CHALLENGE 73 ACETATE

Many thanks to the lovely Lyn, Blackdragon, for last week's Dragon challenge and for your great entries. I will do the sampler as soon as I return home late on Thursday evening.
Now for the new challenge this week - I would like you to use some ACETATE on your creation please.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

Here is my acetate covered card to help give you inspiration if you need it.

Caroline you have not put a link so I can't get to see your card.

Back on line again

Just to inform you all I am back online over the waters right now however, I am flying back home on Weds arriving Thursday so there will be a new challenge this week - it just may be a little late on Thursday rather than early morning.
I would like to thank Lyn Blackdragon for her great Dragons challenge last week.
The sampler will be up as soon as I get home and organised once more.
Hope everyone well and happy
xx

BREAKING NEWS

My husband has just got his work permit for his new job overseas so there will be no chance for me to put up a new challenge for a couple of weeks. We need to get there and buy a new computer and get internet set up which will all take time.
So this week's challenge will stay up until further notice.

Sorry about this - we just heard last night and fly out on Tuesday.

Hope you will all understand and forgive me for not posting comments for a wee while.

Talk soon from over the waters xx

CHALLENGE 72 DRAGONS

Many thanks once again for your lovely alphabet creations, you can see the sampler on the favourites blog.

This week I have another lovely Guest Designer - Lyn - otherwise known as Blackdragon. Here is what she has to say.

'Hello... my name is Lyn, but I use 'Blackdragon', a name given to me by my dad, as I love all things dragon and I wear nothing but black.
I'm quite new to blogging, and the challenges, but I've been crafting in some way or another all my life.... so I'm a jack of all trades, master of none.
I am a widowed mum of 3, with a grown up son and twin girls of 4, I also look after my oldies, my grandparents 24/7.
I'd like the theme of the challenge this week to be anything 'DRAGON'.... scary fire breathers, graceful Chinese dragons, comical cute dragons.... or even dragonflies. I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone creates.
Thanks to Cynthia, Rainbowlady for having me as her guest this week... its been fun.
Hugs Lyn x... Blackdragon'

So there we are DRAGONS it is. Also the lovely Lyn is giving a prize this week - thank you my friend - she will choose from the entries at the end of the week.

So get your thinking caps on and create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

Here are Lyn's ATCs for inspiration

FUTURE SLIDE SHOWS

From this week I am going to put all my samplers onto a separate blog here.

Many folks are having problems viewing blogs with slide shows so thought I would try something new by putting them all together and see how that works out.


the link is rainbowladysfavourites.blogspot.com

Hope that this works out and you find you get onto the challenge site quicker this way.

CHALLENGE 71 S IS FOR ...

Lovely entries again last week - thank you everyone - you can see them on the sampler.
This week another alphabet challenge - S is for....... in my case Snowman, as I am trying to get going with my Christmas cards. Could be sand, sunflowers, sea, sailing - you get the drift.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. Please add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.
Am away until Tuesday so please forgive me for not posting entries or comments until then.

Here is my card for inspiration - not that you need it at all.

CHALLENGE 70 - FOUR CORNERS

Another week another challenge gone by and we are almost at the end of July - time does fly.
Thanks for your lovely WHEELED entries - you can see them on the sampler.
This week I would like to see FOUR CORNERS on your creation. I have been playing with my new Metal Magic - you can see my silver corners on my card below. Yours could be peel offs, hand made corners or just simply stamped corners
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours.
As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge and have fun playing.

now to see if Mr Linky works again this week - fingers crossed.

CHALLENGE 69 WHEELS

There were some fabulous creations last week and some new participants too - many thanks everyone for your continued support. You can see the sampler over at rainbowladysfavourites.blogspot.com
This week's the challenge was selected by my dear husband Geoff who would like you to show some WHEELS somewhere on your work of art. There is a lot of choice here, cars, trains, carriages even fishing (I said you mean reels - he said 'weels wearly' lol - if you say it you will get the drift from the crazy man.)

So create whatever you fancy be it atc, scrapbook page, card tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.
I shall give My Linky another chance this week and hope he works for you all and my card will follow shortly.




OK Mr linky seems to have been fixed so please enter using this new link below.
Many thanks

WHEELS CHALLENGE

Here is my WHEELS card, you can actually see 7 wheels here as the other one is obscured by the man. This card was made from decoupage from Arts and Crafts Direct.

CHALLENGE 68 HATS

Many thanks for your lovely entries last week - you can see them on the slide show on my other blog. Please forgive me if your card is not there - having probs with slide show tonight and also Mr Linky. Will try rectify tomorrow.
A new challenge this week is to show a HAT or HATS somewhere on your creation.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

Here is my collage effect card showing a lovely pinky red hat - coloured with chalks.

SCRIPTED FLORAL CANVAS

Many thanks for your lovely Christmas entries this week - you can see them on the sampler over at Rainbow Lady's Favourites Blog http://rainbowladysfavourites.blogspot.com/. I am trying to avoid slide shows on this site now as they seem to be freezing everyone's screens.

This week a new challenge with the topic SCRIPT. I would like you to feature SCRIPT somewhere on your creation. It could be as a background or the main feature 'tis up to you.

As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. As always add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

Here is my canvas made whilst on the Stamp Addicts retreat last month.
Enjoy the challenge.

BOB'S BIKATHON

A very good friend of mine Bob MacDougall, the Residential Manager at Inverness Prison (I used to teach there and worked closely with Bob) is doing his annual charity bike ride soon. He will be cycling from Inverness to Ullapool, Stornaway, Harris, North and South Uist, Barra, Oban, Mull, Iona, Camusnagul, Fort William and back to Inverness - total round trip 450 miles - yes, he is totally mad! but very fit to be able to cycle so far in 9 days.

He will travel alone taking everything he needs on the bike which includes sleeping bag, food and cooking equipment. The funds he raises will go to two very worthwhile charities, the Children's Hospice Association Scotland and Children 1st.

So, I thought I would try to do my bit by asking everyone if they would like to donate a card or cards to me and I will sell them here in the Highlands and the total proceeds will go to Bob's funds.
If you would like to join in please email me at the address on the sidebar and I will let you know where to send your cards.

Here is Bob's email if you wish to contact him direct with a donationRobert.Macdougall@sps.pnn.gov.uk

CHRISTMAS WITH A PET

Here is my Christmas card with Daisy May and her lovely little pet dog and Mr Snowman too. Sorry scan looks lopsided but in real life it is all equal lol.

CHALLENGE 66 CHRISTMAS WITH A PET

Well another week and month gone by - this year is certainly flying at a rate of knots. Many thanks for your lovely sunny entries last week you can see them on the sampler.
Hot and sunny everywhere at present and lots of folks struggling to keep cool so here is the answer. Think Winter and Christmas - yes it is July and all downhill now to the big day. Lots of folks are making their cards already so here is your chance to get in on the act. As always I ask you to make at least one special Christmas creation per month for the festive season so today please make something for CHRISTMAS WITH A PET.
My card will follow once the glitters are dry lol.
As usual you may create whatever you fancy be it atc, card, scrapbook layout, tag, inchie, 4 x 4 - the choice is yours. Add your creation to your blog or email me direct with the picture if you don't have a blog. Leave me a comment with a direct link to your work of art and I will pop over to have a look. Please include a link to my challenge site on your blog. Thanks and enjoy the challenge.

A NEW AWARD FROM ANITA

This lovely award has just been given to me by Anita in Norway - thank you so much. Please do check her blog and see her great creations.
As there are so many people deserving of this award I cannot choose any so please do feel free to snag it for yourself whilst on my blog.