DCM weekly dare - Strictly Monochrom

Great Dare for you at

Daring Card Makers this week...

After the sunshine comes the rainbow!But this is red OR yellow OR pink OR green...This week you can do ANYTHING you like on a card BUT you can only use one colour.

I (Lythan) have been very strict with the team and quite frankly enjoy the power when they come begging to be allowed to use just a hint of one other colour. I did in the end allow black for the sentiment particularly if you do an all white card. But the real idea is to have fun with just one colour and see just what variation there is.

Oh this was a fun dare, thanks Lythan, a bit of a challenge, but heh! that's what it's all about isn't it.. so here is my take on this weeks dare, you can call it Sea Green I think....

So Sea Blue bits that I've used are - Bazzill Cardstock, Making Memories PP, Making Memories metal clip {oh I love these}, Heidi Swapp Blossom {inked with Versa Colour ink pad}, Ribbon from Spotlight, Cloud 9 Chipboard letters, EK Success Alpha Stamps, and My sewing Machine loaded with matching thread.

Be sure to pop over to the DCM blog and check out the rainbow over there, it's beautiful!

So what colour will you use to create with this week....

Come on I DARE you!!!!!!!

Dare to Dream

Just posted this one away today, and thought I'd share her with you...

I got this beautiful image from Art-e-zine, they have some truly gorgeous vintage images on this wonderful site..

Dreamy bits I've used are - Daisy D PP, treasures cardstock, Art-e-zine image, Making Memories letter & Dream Stamps, Autum Leaves floroush stamps, K&Co PP for journal strips & word & lettering, gold brads, versa mark ink, & ofcourse my sewing machine...

I hope you Dare to Dream :o)

DCM little extra - *Sunshine*

It's little extra time at Daring Card Makers

this time we'd like to give you just one single word as your inspiration, and that word is: *SUNSHINE*

UR the Sunshine of My Life.... sing it with me... gosh that song got stuck in my head while I made this card.. so this is my take on *SUNSHINE*.. I wonder what your take will be..

Sunshine bits on this card are - Bazzill Cardstock, Stella Ruby PP, making memories chipboard frame -green, Bella Chipboard letters, Basic Grey Wooden disc, Metal Label holder, dymo tape, black brads, screw brads, black embossing powder, & you guessed it my sewing machine...

Oh I came up with something pretty cool for this card, well I think it is anyway.. with the UR... I stamped them with Versa Mark Watermark stamp pad, then sprinkled a very small amount of black embossing powder onto the chipboard letters, I didn't want them to be to dark, and love this 'grungy' look...

But Wait there's more........

I know, don't know what came over me...just had to make another..

and here tis... a little bit different from the first LOL!

Bits that Get your attention on this card are - Bazzill Cardstock, Really Big Prima Flower, Heidi Swapp Blossom, Urban Lily cardstock flower & Chipboard Circle, making memories Chipboard flower & frame cut in half, Label holder, making memories crystal brads, ink pad & pigment pen, and ofcourse my sewing machine..

So have you Dared to DARE yet?... COME ON I DARE YOU!!!

Look 4 Inspiration

this is my second take on the challenge set by

Wednesday Stamper this week...

the theme is 'the eyes have it'.. so I've made another ATC...

Look at what I used - K&Company PP, Autumn Leaves Calendar Stamp, Catslife Press Look Stamp, Making Memories 4 Stamp, Collections word-inspiration, 7 Gypsies Paper Tab, Versa Magic Jumbo Java Ink, Distress Ink Walnut Stain, Basic Grey 2 sticker, Urban Lily Rub-ons Stars, Pigment Pens for hand journaling & faux matting on the sentiment.

DCM weekly dare - Twins or more

This week at Daring Card Makers

it was our Keryn turn to set the Dare.

Doesn't there seem to be more and more multiple births around at the moment. Or perhaps I'm just noticing as a member of my family is due to deliver twins in September this year. Your dare for this week is to create a card using any technique, any style, to welcome the birth of multiples. If you keep the card long enough there is bound to be someone you know having twins or more to send it to.

Hmmmm.... this was a toughy... decided to go with twin boy theme.. not sure why, don't know anyone having twin boys just the colours appealed to me..

My card is actually just resting on another piece of Teal PP so the flower that overhangs the card shows up.

One little trick I've picked up from Godelieve's blog is to use a white gel pen to colour in the stamped image. so that's what I've done with the storks on this card, I really like this effect so thanks for that Godelieve.

Joyful bits I've used on this card are - Treasures Cardstock, Kelly Panacci PP,

PSX Stamp - D-3305, Me & My Big Ideas Chipboard stickers, American Crafts Ribbon, Making Memories charm & jumpring, Heidi Swapp Blossom, Computer Generated Sentiment, White gel pen, Teal Texta, & my sewing machine.

So have you Dared to DARE yet?........ Come on I DARE You!!!!!!!

Truly Madly Deeply

I've done another

WEDNESDAY STAMPER Challenge

I'm really loving doing these

this week their challenge was called 'The eyes have it'...

I made this ATC, firstly I printed out a photo of my Andrew in 'full grain' and with a 'blue tint' onto watercolour paper, and cut the photo up to leave his gorgeous eyes.

I also used My new Stampin Up Background stamp - Print pattern, EK Success Alphabet stamps, Making Memories Chipboard shapes & some dymo tape.. and there you have it...

I hope you are all having a great week, thanks to everyone who left a birthday greeting for Georgia she loved it!...

DCM little extra

For this weeks little Extra at

Daring Card Makers

We have a Themed Little Extra this week. A little encouragement to make those cards you usually have to make in a hurry - see how we like to help you?
So this time we'd like you to make "Get Well Soon" type cards. That's it - nothing too tricky or complicated this week, just a little nudge in the "Be Prepared" direction.

Well with my take on this weeks little extra I did have a great plan for a fun get well card, but I'll hang onto that card for another time....

This is a special card for someone I know that has a terminal illness,

so instead of a 'get well soon' card,

it's more of a 'to comfort you in your illness' card.

Sometimes when it comes to card making you have to follow what

you feel lead to create, and this is just such a card!....

bits I've used to make this card are - Cardstock, PP - unknown, Making Memories circle Frame, Making Memories Ribbon, Safety Pin & jumpring,heart charm, strip journaling computer generated, and the lace flower & brad left overs from my

Ruby St Design Kit

So have you Dared to DARE yet?....... COME ON I DARE YOU!!!!!