Catching up ...

We had a great NSD crop over at Prima Hybrid (if you're looking for the template it's further down) and I can share the examples I made for the challenges I was running, the members who took part really caught hold of the idea of shaped cards which was my first challenge and I loved seeing what everyone created.

My second challenge was and advert challenge and this is the frame I created, it's a gift for a friend so I've left it empty so she can add her own photograph.

'Catching up' seems to be a frequent type of blog post around here but I want to share the cards I've been working on and I love to go right back to the start of my blog and look at the cards I've made and given away.

Design work for the Digi Chick

Design work for The LilyPad

Design work for Funky Playground Designs

Design work for CatScrap

(credits for all of these cards in my gallery here)

Cards ...

This weeks Daring Cardmakers challenge was to make a card that had been distressed in some way. This was right up my street because I'm really into torn, curled and inked edges at the moment.

The first card uses my new kit that I bought from The Shabby Princess, I just love that spotted paper so much!

Then I made another one, this time using a digital kit from CatScrap and all sorts of bits and bobs.

(credits here)

Check out this new designer...

There is a new designer at CatScrap, the super talented Fuschia. I was able to use his Robotix doodles to make this cute card and I know there is more fabby stuff in the pipeline! The Robotix doodles are in the store today so go buy :)

I'm so lucky...

I was invited to be a guest Creative Team member for Catscrap for April and May. How lucky am I? So I've been playing with some of their digital kits, can't share yet, but I did make another card with the Madam Mim Fish in the Sea kit. I've used this before but I love it and never pass up an opportunity to use it!

I've also been playing with Kay Miller's latest kit which is just adorable, I couldn't resist making this sweet shaped house card and the papers in the kit are to die for so don't be suprised if you see them popping up on all sorts of other projects :)

This morning I had a package delivered, I signed up to test out a scrapping product and it arrived today. When I opened the parcel I thought 'oh dear, adhesive tape runner'. I have an ongoing hate of herma glue runners and threw them all out and prefer to use my glossy accents and double sided tape. BUT I am pleasantly suprised as it's actually made up of tiny portions of double sided tape.

I used it this afternoon to make my cards and it's really nice, very sticky and coped well with adhering thick glossy photopaper to my cardblanks.

I thought you might like to see my state of the art workshop area - on the living room floor :lol: I've been down here for a few months now (obviously not 24 hours a day - I do move around, go for short walks and occasionally become a real human being and wander around the supermarket!!) and have worn quite a groove in the living room rug.