Places or Cities

That is the challenge this week on Lotstodo, so as we are about to go to Rome, that just had to be the subject of my entry! Don't forget to click on the photo for better detail.

Oriental card

Realised I haven't put anything on my blog for ages so this is a card that I made yesterday. Another Clarity Stamp of course, dressed in Angelina fibres and put on a background card that was swirled around in wet distress inks. The 3 buttons along the bottom were given to me by my friend Ping. Silver border peel-offs around the centre piece complete the card.

Edwige's doggy card

Here's a card made with one of my new dog stamps that I got yesterday from eBay. I made it for my friend Edwige who owns the "poodle parlour" where Teddy goes for his coiffure. She is off on holiday to Italy next week, leaving her Sheltie with a host family here for 3 weeks so I thought I'd make her a card that says, "Enjoy yourselves, you two......" and inside it says "I'll be waiting here for you" and is signed with a large paw print (another stamp). The background is of course the colours of the Italian flag.

Tissue challenge

This week's challenge on Lotstodo is to use tissue paper in your entry so I decided to use some to stamp on a candle! I perched the candle on the windowsill of my craft room to take the picture but it is so hot today that I'm surprised it didn't melt!

Another shirt!

Here's the card I made for our French neighbour's birthday today. Hope he likes it!

Words

That's the challenge this week on Lotstodo and this is my entry. I made this card for my friend Ingrid who is living in Belgium now. Thanks to my lovely forum friend Joy for the stamped image which enabled me to make this card. I hope I have done it justice. The base card was schmoozed through broken china and tattered rose distress inks which had been swiped on my craft map. The lady was painted in the same colours and some paper flowers were added from my punch. I stamped the greeting in blue (albeit none too straight!) and the card was done. I hope Ingrid likes it. I do!

Paper Challenge

Not thrilled with this but I think it meets the criteria for this week's challenge on Lotstodo, i.e. to use paper. Thanks to Ping who demonstrated how to fold this "shirt" at our crafty playday on Wednesday. Think I need to refine it a little.......! The Japanese lady on the "tie" is a Clarity stamp, coloured and then shrunk.

No internet connection

Not been able to post for the past week due to internet connection problems. Hopefully all is sorted now and "normal" service will be resumed!

Tyvek seahorse

A last minute entry to this week's Lotstodo challenge. This is made from Tyvek, painted on both sides then heated with a heat gun to create the bubbles.

My first blog award!

I was so thrilled this morning to receive this award from Zoe. Thank you so much for your appreciation - it is mutual xx