Challenges

Here is the challenge this week on Arty Girls - make something using this gorgeous sketch
isnt it lovely - think I could use this quite a lot...






Anyway this is what I have done with it - birthday card for my young neice - hope she likes it



and the challenge on paper take weekly is create using this sketch

here is what I have done - dont know if I am really happy with it though - didnt quite come out how I expected - iykwim!!


Have just discovered Cute Card Thursday - so have done this for their make a card for a child challenge

Am quite pleased with how this one turned out - I have used dream street paper for the background and then cut a pattern out with the plain green paper and laid it on top - then coloured and cut the cute stamp - made a little table out of bazzill and then finished off with the happy birthday plaque

Their blog is here http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/

I have been having a browse around and am amazed by the kindness amongst fellow crafters - look here at the blog candy this lady is giving away
http://franmade.blogspot.com/

and this lady is giving away some gorgeous blog candy - some adorable stamps
http://shary-theothersideofme.blogspot.com/2008/07/exciting-news.html

and look at what Maya is giving away
http://mayas-hobbyblogg.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-candy.html

and heres another blog candy giveaway from a lady called andrea

http://andreabrownjohn.blogspot.com/

Aren't they all amazing!!