Sparkles Monthly 'Autumnal Colours' Challenge

Good morning all. Can you believe this wonderful weather we are having, we brought ourselves new garden furniture this year and I quite expected not to be able to use it but it is in constant use woo hoo. I love taking my book out and laying on my swinging hammock with it, it is so relaxing. In fact  yesterday after my trip to the Summer Crafting Show I slept for nearly 2 hours out there lol. 

Anyhow enough of my garden talk, today is the start of a new challenge over at Sparkles Monthly and this month we have a colour challenge for you. We want to see your 'Autumnal Colours'. This month we are sponsored by Di's Digi's who have given us a $10 voucher for one of you wonderful winner's.

For my card I use the only papers I had that were remotely Autumn like from the First Edition 'Blank Canvas' range. I used one of my first ever Sugar Nellie stamps coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers, then added the lovely Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die cut along with a new border die by Craft's Too which I brought at the show on Saturday. The border has little bows embossed in it but they don't show in the photo, it would of been better to of cut it in white and then inked it after embossing, next time! Just a few pearls added to finish it off.

Supplies:-

Designer Paper - First Edition 'Blank Canvas'

Image - Sugar Nellie 'Hug In A Mug'

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Die Cuts - Crafts Too 'Bow Border' & Cheery Lynn 'Fancilful Flourish' available at Natalie & Amy's

Pearls - My Minds Eye

 Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Skin - Sunkissed Pink, Dusky Pink & Blush

Hair - Walnut, Henna, Chestnut & Auburn

Shoes - Cinnamon, Nutmeg & Tan

Orange's - Orange, Mango, Peach & Soft Peach

Green's - Herb Green, Moss, Yellow Khaki & Earth Yellow

Aqua's - Verdigris, Duck Egg & Oasis

Browns - Caramel, Cappuccino & Sandstone

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

A Die For A Sketch - Sketch

No Matter Which - Anything Goes

Colour Me Creative - Anything Goes

Creative Corner - Anything Goes

Sister Act - Anything Goes

A Little Bit Crafty - Die-Ing For It

That's all from me for today. Have a good week and I will see you all soon.

Natalie & Amy's 'Trash To Treasure' Challenge

Good evening all. I hope you have all had a lovely weekend, the weather has certainly been kind to us all here in the UK.

Today being the 30th of the month means it is time for a new challenge at Natalie & Amy's so this should have been up this morning, I had it in my head the challenge started on the 1st oops sorry ladies. 

This month Wendy chose the challenge of 'Trash To Treasure', well I already struggle with this type of challenge but then having taken nearly two days to complete a project my lovely grandson came along and spilt a glass of coke all over it whilst it was drying grrr (You got to love them haven't you lol). I would have posted the picture had it not of turned to a pile of mush, so here is my very quick version of the first coaster I made.

I have had these coasters which came free in the post from the British Red Cross for ages and they were just sat in my box waiting for someone to either need them or the kids to play with them. Sophie my 6 year old step grandaughter loves everything pink, purple and girlie including fairies so this was made for her. I had made the whole family coasters from tiles and decorated with their names using vinyl awhile ago and Sohpie said she needed another one for her bedroom for when she was ill and mummy let her have a drink on the bedside table. As her bedroom is also pinks and purples that is what I went with.

I firstly removed the gloss layer from both sides of the coaster and that left a kraft coloured type layer to work with. I firstly distressed it with Tim Holtz 'Broken China' ink, then I ran some Core'dinations Core Essentials purple card stock through my grand calibur with a Crafts Too 'Hearts' embossing folder before sanding it back to reveal the lilac hearts and attached this with the Stix 2 Hot Glue Gun and Hot Melt Glue Sticks. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the name using the 'Cool Dots' font on Core'dinations Bling type card stock. For the other side I used some Dovecraft 'Back To Basics II' paper cut to shape and distressed. I did have a little fairy image on this side of the first one and an oddment of trim but hey ho that is how it goes.
All items are available from Natalie & Amy except the coaster.

This is before

This is side 1

This is side 2

Supplies:-

Coaster - British Red Cross freebie

Card Stock - Core'dinations Core Essentials 'Brights Pack'

Designer Paper - Dovecraft 'Back To Basics II'

Embossing - Crafts Too 'Hearts'

Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink 'Broken China'

Glue - 'Stix 2 Hot Glue Gun' & 'Hot Melt Glue Sticks'

If I get around to adding an image and extra's to this I will update it tomorrow. 

Just to show you, here is the little monster that caused all the trouble having just fed himself for the first time lol.

He is still gorgeous in his nanny's eyes!!

Have a lovely week.