ONE POWERFUL HOUR - STRIPES

Stripes is the theme on One Powerful Hour this week - here's my interpretation - can you spot the baby?

SUMMER SOLSTICE

What a great theme this week over at TMTA - Summer Solstice. With Stonehenge just literally 10 minutes away from me I'd love to go down - but I'd probably spend all my time in a traffic jam - so I think I'll celebrate at home but be there in spirit.

I had to use my Cherry Pie Stamps for this one . The touch of holly is there, as all pagans know, because after Mid-Summer the Oak King gives way to the Holly King ready for Winter - oh no Winter already! lol!

I'm also going to put this in for the Art Pieces challenge which want's something magical. This is a weekly ATC challenge blog - a new one for me.

SUNDAY POSTCARD ART - OVER THE RAINBOW

I was inspired to join in with Sunday Postcard Art this week as they are doing the challenge Over The Rainbow. I couldn't do anything other than Judy Garland - she's one of my favourite singers and performers. One of my favourite films is Meet Me In St Louis - and every Christmas Eve I set aside a little time for myself to watch this and hear her sing Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. I've been lucky enough to hear Lorna Luft sing, Judy's other daughter, but have never heard Liza - someone I would also love to have heard sing live.

Like most of our great singers she had a tragic short life and all that emotion found its expression in her voice. To me a singer has to be able to do more than just sing - they have to feel what they're singing. Here's my postcard and for all you Judy fans - here's a little big of magic

BLOG CANDY

MARTINE HAS SOME GREAT BLOG CANDY ON OFFER TO CELEBRATE BECOMING A STAMPIN UP DEMONSTRATOR - YOU'LL FIND IT HERE

Mojo Back - Theme Thursday - Flourish

I've actually done some crafting today - my mojo had packed its bags and gone on holiday but today it had recovered from its jet lag and came back.

I've finally done a page in a CJ which I found under all my crafting stuff - it belonged to Diane - I bet she's forgotten all about it - she's also receiving a bookmark as a Bingo gift.

I used some metallic paints to make the bookmark and CP stamps.

I then played around with some new stamps I'd bought in the States when I was there in April and I had a play with some Adirondack dabbers which are new to me. I came up with this and then thought I'd have a look around blog challenge land to see if it could fit into a theme and I found one over at Thursday Challenge who are looking for flourishes. The stamps are from Tim Holtz and Stamp Connection, I think.

INCHY BLOG - POSTAGE STAMPS

I'm still having problems with blogger - it won't let me go on anyone else's blogs. So frustrating!

The challenge this week over at Inchy Blog is Postage Stamps.

INCHY CHALLENGE - SHELLS

As the weather has been glorious lately and the newspapers are full of pictures of people trying to get to beaches I thought I'd have the beach come to us with this week's inchy challenge, which is shells.

If you've not tried inchies yet - why not give them a go?

Is it just me having trouble with blogger lately - whenever I go on a blog it won't let me go on and says operation aborted.

INCHY BLOG - THEME OF BIRDS

BIRDS IS OUR THEME OVER AT INCHY CHALLENGE BLOG THIS WEEK.

IF YOU'VE NOT TRIED INCHIES YET WHY NOT GIVE THEM A GO - YOU'LL BE HOOKED.

COME AND PLAY HERE

FUNKY HANDS

Funky Hands have a DT call and want to see some of our favourite cards - I've chosen these two:

RACE FOR LIFE

No, don't panic - not me!!! LOL!

But Sammie is asking you to support her in trying to raise funds for this worthwhile cause. All she wants you to do is not race - but send her a pink or blue card that she can sell to raise some funds. You'll find all her info on her blog - please support her and spread the word.

YIPPEE

Yippee - I won third prize in Christine's blog candy for my eyes bookmark. That's a nice blogland birthday present for me! Thanks Christine.

Over at Inchy Challenge blog this week - the challenge is faces. Here's mine:

We're also running an inchy swap if anyone is interested.

BLOG CANDY.....COMING THICK AND FAST

Christine from Change of Heart is offering some blog candy but you have to work for it! LOL! She's asking you to make a bookmark - I'm going to offer my eyes one and if I get time I'll try and do some more. I have one somewhere I did for a Cherry Pie swap .......

Steph is also offering some great blog candy!

DEBBIE is also offering some fab blog candy!

KEEPING IT SIMPLE

The challenge over at ABC challenge this week is the letter K - Keep it Simple. I've used Stampin Up Oval punch and Oval All stamp set and flowers from the Carte Postale Set.

INCHY BY INCH BLOGOVERSARY

My inchy challenge blog is one year old this week and there's is some blog candy up for grabs. You'll find it here

This week's challenge is BLING

Wednesday Stamper

Wednesday Stamper this week challenged us to show Mother Nature in our piece.

Here's mine:

MMM - CHOCOLATE ANYONE?

The girls over at Stamp With Us have given us a yummy reason to craft this week - use this chocolate cupcake as inspiration.

I love using SU's Chocolate Chip cardstock and its normally one of the first one I grab. Here I've done a gatefold card using Summer by the Sea stamp set. The image has been coloured in using SU's chalks - poppin pastels technique.

BLOG CANDY

Debbie has some fabulous blog candy to give away - check out her blog here

MONDAY'S CRAFTING:

Theme Thursday have asked us to come up with Glamour Girls and Saturday Surprise have asked us to use music and lyrics so I've added my two together with Marilyn and Candle In The Wind.


The challenge over at Mixed Media Monday is Mermaids - here's my entry.

I'M BACK

I'm back after my holiday in Texas - it was nice to go back and see where we used to live and catch up with friends but I was glad to come back home! I didn't spend half as much in the craft shops as I thought I would!



My first port of call this morning had to be my inchy challenge blog and this week's theme is Butterflies.



Here's mine - I added some lovely purple beads I received in my Easter Bunny swap with Debs on Aunty's Forum - she sent me some lovely purple craft goodies - so much better for a girl than chocolate!!!!!! LOL!!!!

I'm off for a browse around blogland and see what I can catch up with.

CAT INCHIES

An early challenge this week over at inchybyinch and another Guest Designer

Angela came up with the theme of Cats for us this week - as I'm going to be away from my computer for a while - this theme will run for two weeks.

Here are my little darlings! My real ones have gone to the cattery - gulp! They'll be all grumpy when we get them back - as will Tara.

THEME THURSDAY - PARIS

The theme over at Theme Thursday this week is Paris - only last night I ordered a great stamp from Stampfrancisco with an image of a woman in front of the Eiffel Tower - but as I won't be getting the stamp for a few weeks I can't use it! Doh!

Instead I've used a Cherry Pie Stamp I have with Mona on it - well, she is in the Louvre in Paris - that was the closest I could get. Hope you like her! The French says "You will find me in the Louvre"

FROM THE GARDEN/ART ON THE DARKSIDE

Simon Says Stamp blog is running a challenge of yellow and green cards - I'm going to enter this one - made with Stampin Up From The Garden stamp. Its the huge flower stamp - it may be big but it stamps really well.

Another new challenge site for me is Art on the Darkside - here they give you an image to work with and this week it was an atmospheric bench. I added a Cherry Pie stamp and a quote.

Wednesday Stamper

Wednesday Stamper have given us free rein this week - apart from the size - it has to be 2x4 - I've not tried this size before - not as challenging as an inchy though it has to be said!

DANS MA MAISON.....

....there is a Baby King this week. Mention King to me and I always think of Elvis - so I printed off a picture of the King as a baby. The background is sheet music I had of Love Me Tender which Elvis actually co-wrote.

Elvis has, most definitely, not LEFT THE BUILDING yet!!! LOL!