Brighten Someone's Day

Today's posts are the Stamptv Technique challenges for last week and this. Unusual for me both cards are uncharacteristically bright but the I am trying to broaden my collection.

Shaker Card

Last week we were challenged to make a shaker card. I eventually decided that I would use a Tilda stamp with the shaker bits representing raindrops.

The problem I faced is that Tilda is quite a big stamp and so requires quite a big frame. There is little room left for anything else on the card front.

For some reason this background paper (dp) reminds me of water. I think it's the distress lines through it suggest ripples. Anyhow the paper determined the colours used on the stamp.

It doesn't seem quite finished to me and I would like to put a sentiment on the front - something I quite often avoid. It could be a birthday card or any number of cards but I see it as a Get Well wish with something quirky like 'Sorry you're feeling under the weather'. Just can't decide where to put it. All suggestions welcome.

STAMPS: Magnolia - Tilda in Spring Rain

PAPER: DCWV

PUNCH: Fiskars -Threading Water

Patchwork Pieces

This week's challenge was to do some sewing on a card. Have actually wanted to do this for some time so this was the perfect opportunity. I really enjoy patchwork so to me this was the way to go. It's a great way to use up leftover pieces of card-just as a quilt is intended to use up scraps. Anyhow I got the machine out and once I got past the point where I thought I'd broken it (way too long since last sewed) the card started to take shape. I didn't think to photograph it a the time but the difference before and after the stitching is amazing -I could hardly believe it. Anyhow here's the result and I really enjoyed making it. Put me back on the notion of sewing.

STAMPS: Gina K - Thanks A Million

Good news for me - my posting of JT and Mother Hen won me a stamp set in the Stamptv scrapbook challenge.