Birthday Wishes Birgitta

image: Swiss Pixies Tulip Birgitta by C.C.Designs, sentiment from magazine cd-rom freebie,
others: Sizzix Ornate Swirls embossing folder, doily (pre-coloured with Pelikan shimmer paint, Basic Grey Nook & Pantry paper, Martha Stewart Pinking Scallop border punch, retro flower punch, green card stock, Faber Castell watercolour pencils, Johnson baby oil and tortilon

Challenges:

1. Papertake Weekly - sketch #70
2. ATS Wednesday - anything goes
3. 7Kids College Fund - anything goes
4. A Blog Name Hero - emboss
5. Simon Says - anything
6. Basic Grey Saturday - punch
7. Joanna Sheen - going dotty
8. Clips n Cut - anything 
9. Jay Gee Nook - photo inspiration (inspired by polka dot)
10. Natalie and Amy's Challenge - anything goes

Bookmark

image: Magnolia Edwin

free digital paper download from web, shell template from Scrapbook Etc, Prismacolor pencils, Daler Rowney LOT

Challenges:

1. TOMIC - sea, shell, magazine cover inspiration
2. Lovely Hanglar & Sweet Magnolia - favourite image
3. Tilda's Town - school
4. Magnolia-licious Highlites - anything but square
5. By The Cute & Girly - boy/man 

LO-Yummy arrowhead crackers

First time trying my hands on frying the Chinese Arrowhead which turned out really crispy and yummy. Done this layout digitally using Basic Grey Sweet Thread and Dasher paper and element, faux stitched by Akizo, distressed alpha by Connie Prince.

Challenges:

1. Basic Grey.com - sketch 8.20.12
2. Basic Grey Challenges - anything goes
3. Paper Shelter - anything

Celebrate

image: Penny Black

paper pieced with Basic Grey Nook & Pantry

sentiment : freebie from craft magazine

others: Sizzix Winter Words Set embossing folder

white and red card stok, Copic E000/00/11

Challenges:

1. ABC Christmas - paper piecing
2. Simon Says - animal
3. Penny Black Saturday - 2 images
4. Penny Black And More @ Allsorts - whiskers/wings
5. Copic Oz - winter

Thank You Tag

image: LOTV

medium: Faber Castell water colour pencils

TH Broken China distress ink

tool:Spellbinder Nestabilities Beaded Oval die

hole punch, yarn

Challenges:

1. LOTV - anything but card
2. Delightful Sketches - punch and die
3. Simon Says - animal
4. Magiczna Kartka - tag

Summer Vacation

Image: Magnolia Tilda,

paper : Japanese floral paper, 

medium: Faber Castell watercolour pencil,TH Spun Sugar

others: Spellbinder Beaded Oval die and Flourishes die, 

sakura flower punch, Carl small punch, rhinestones and pearls

Challenges:

1. Bearly Mine - anything 
2. Just Magnolia - handmade flower
3. It's A Magnolia Challenge - summer
4. The Artistic Stamper - holiday/vacation
5. A Blog Name Hero - anything
6. MMCS - name your ice-cream flavour (strawberry +lemon+mint)

Girlfriend

stamp: Emerald Faeries - Fairy Emerald Ebony, 

 papers from my stash, handmade ribbon flower, ribbon

Copic.

Challenges:

1. Stamptacular Sunday - 3 patterned papers
2. Sketch & Stash - sketch (new handmade ribbon flower, paper from my stash)
3. Do You Stack Up - polka dots
4. A Blog Name Hero - anything 
5. Charisma Cardz - pink and another one colour
6. Paperplay - layers
7. Totally Papercraft - monochrome
8. All That Scrap Wednesday - anything goes
9. Creative Inspirations - in the garden 
10. Cupcake Craft - the great outdoors (..climbing trees...??)