Decided to have a play with the Tilda stamps again and try to make up a picture, this seems very basic compared to some that I have seen, but for me, I'm happy with with it. Decided to use a flower for the sun, and a rub on for the sentiment. The rest are all Magnolia stamps. Will definitely be trying to perfect this style. 
Have been playing with some distress inks and trying to make some backgrounds with them.This is an ATC that I have made using some new inks and a new paperartsy stamp that i got at the weekend, still need to practise a bit. Maybe I should read up a bit more on how to use these inks and look for some tutorials on that famouse website.
This weeks challenge on Tilda and Co is Thinking of others, and the challenge was
Whilst doing a bit of blog hopping this morning, I came across the Friday Sketchers blogspot and thought, how come I haven't seen this before, must have a go at this, so off to the craft room I went and here is my card for Friday Sketchers 9. Think I might have to go back and do the other 8. I seem to have taken to doing sketches lately, think thats because my mojo has gone on holiday and left me here.
This weeks challenge on the SBS18 Challenge blog is Beaches, summer sun and Sand. So I have made an ATC (because I love making them). I have used the woodware clear stamps sunny days and chalked the background for the sand and sea and added the beach hut and the girl with the birds and crab to finish it off
Today is Penny black challenge blog day, and this weeks challenge was to use buttons and brads, preferably both but at least one of them and of course a penny black stamp or image on the card.
This card is for the new ABC challenge blog which started this week. The challenge this week is A for Animals, so have used my favourite sort of animal, the dog. Sorry about the scan its wonky but the card isn't
This weeks challenge over on Tilda and Friends ATC blog is Lavender and Lace. I have used milled lavender distress ink for the background, added Tilda who is wearing apaper pieced dress, then some white lace, a flower and a dragonfly to finish it off. All coloured in various shades of lavender with a hint of lilac thrown in.
Thought I would show an ATC that I've made for a months of the year swap on the Crafts 4 u forum. Have got round to september now and struggled to think of what to make, but then remembered that the kids always go back to school in sept, so used that as my theme
This weeks challenge over on the Tilda and Co challenge blog was a sketch, and this is my version of the sketch, have just stuck to the sketch as it is. Have used Paris tilda and patterned paper, some scalloped card for the edging and a flower with a stampin up sentiment as the centre of the flower 
Todays offering is just a picture that I have made using all magnolia stamps. The idea came from the ATC I made yesterday. Have used Edwin in his star jumper (hence the title), his dog, the wooden bench and the background again which has yet again been chalked.
Well after a week away, I am now back and have started the crafting with this weeks challenge over on Tilda and friends ATC blog. This weeks theme is "Summer in Bloom" and they want ATC's with summer flowers on them. This week I have used Tilda holding lilacs, a cut down and shortened wooden bench and the summer background stamp, all from Magnolia. The background has been chalked and Tilda coloured using polychromos and sansador.
This is a Card I was asked to make for a Holy Communion, have used clipart for the image and did my own computer generated image.
This is another ATC made using Stampin up stamp. I have coloured it yet again using distress inks and Chalks. I really must get some more distress inks so that I can change colour occasionally.
Here is another Alcohol Ink creation, this time I added the gold mixative to try and give it an opulent look which I associate with Indian colours. Not sure if it looks ok, but thought I would show it anyway 
Here is the ATC that i have made for this weeks SBS 18 challenge blog. The theme this week is couples, and again I have used a Stampin up stamp and a sentiment from a sheet of clear stamps that I don't know the make off. Have again coloured the image with distress inks and added chalk this time as well. 
Been playing with distress inks and using them for colouring. Have seen examples on other peoples blogs, so thought it was about time that I tried to do it. Used a stampin up stamp and sentiment, and just coloured away. The scan as usual is very pale. Think I will be trying this again soon
Well this weeks challenge over on Tilda and Friends ATC blog is to make an ATC using some of those Bits and Pieces that are lying around on the craft desk. I had pieces of this star paper on my desk, so decided to use this along with some other scraps and Sitting Edwin who just happens to have a star on his jumper. Completed the look with a couple of star brads and some Ric Rac that Edwin is sitting on
And no I don't mean the drink sort of Alcohol, I mean the inks. This is yet another one of my alcohol inks ATC's. Got myself another 2 metallic mixatives to add to my slowly growing collection of inks, so hopefully will be able to come up with a few different colour combination backgrounds. Well thats my showing for today.
