Another for PDC

Just a quickie.  I was playing about tonight whilst the other half was watching football (boring) and came up with another card for the Play Date Cafe Challenge.  Thought I would upload it tomorrow but realise I will be out of time by the time I get up so here it is - two posts in one day.

This is a green based card (the blue is the cardstock I stood it up against), with a white panel on, which has been embossed with the Cuttlebug Snowflake Folder.  Then I cut out a broad band of green with a wavy line and put three water lilies on from my new MS punch.  I have called them Poinsettias as I think I can get away with this for Christmas.  Again coloured with my Twinkling H2o's to give them the "melon" colour.

Finally a Spellbinders die with "Merry Christmas" on it - sorry about the peel off if you are against them.

My second "C" card this year.  Wow!

Had a Lesson with Paul & PDC

Have you noticed my New Header?  Had a fun day today with Paul coming round with the sole purpose of showing me how to change my blog a bit.  He was responsible for my previous header which was a photograph of our back garden in winter and I remember months ago (in spring/summer) he asked me "don't you think it is time you changed your header?"  Time went on and it didn't get changed so at last we made a date.

We played about a bit with backgrounds but I still liked my black for writing on so in the end we settled on leaving it plain and changing the header only.  Now I know how to do "layers" - or at least my head says I do LOL.  Note:  not my Memory!

I am not a Goth but I wish I felt able, at my age, to dress like one so now my blog is a bit Gothic - it's my place to escape to with my dreams.  Hope you like it.

Wonder if I can change it myself next time I want a to?  Only time will tell.

Thanks Paul, you are a true friend and I love you.

After he left I played about a bit and have produced a card for the Playdate Cafe Challenge this week which is using the colours Green/White/Melon.  Could not get my head around the Melon but playing about with my paints I came up with the nearest colour I could find and think this is pretty darned close.  It will be winging it's way to a friend as a Belated Birthday Greeting - I really am hopeless at keeping to schedules.

I used my new Cuttlebug Folder from the Art Deco pack as my main background, my new MS punch at the bottom (painted with Twinkling H2o's), two frames and the ovals with my Nestabiliities and the image is stamped in white on Vellum and painted on the back in some cases and on the front in others with Twinkling H2o's.  Am happy with the colours - the Melon is quite a good match.

Skewer Book/Piano Hinge Book

I made this book for a workshop I was teaching using Paperartsy Ink and the Dog stamps (plus one or two others - ooch!) and as it fits in with the theme at Gingersnap Creations (Neutrals plus one other colour) decided to make it my entry.

My Other colour is Tan

Like the posting yesterday I have cut out and curled my front cover.  Love doing this as it is so effective, well I think so - makes it difficult for mailing though.

 Isn't this guy handsome?

The black hole on the left hand side is the cut out bit from the front cover - shows the image through that you can see on the right hand side.

A bit of braid

The book fits in the pocket you can just about see at the bottom of the left hand page.

 

Bits of torn paper

Love those typewriter key letters

I always thinks she looks as if she is smoking a cigarette

Very "fatale" women

Back Cover with one other colour

Is that another entry?

It needed a box to mail out

I do hope you have enjoyed my book and that it spurs you on to making one yourself.  The box just adds a bit extra and I do wish I had rolls of that ribbon (wired) as it is always so good for tying boxes up and making them look pretty.