Monday and the start of a new week. . . .

Morning readers,

Not only the start of a new week but we're at the start of a new month too ... soon be time to think about Christmas - gulp! Oh My! Christmas!! How are you all doing with your Christmas cards for this year?

Welcome to my latest follower, Donna, you can see her blog here, hope you will stop by again soon, Donna

I've a make to share with you today which I hope you will like .... it uses the new stash, recently acquired at Amelia's Crafts - which I visited with friends, on Friday!

My Artist Trading Card

And a closer view, showing the stencilling in better detail

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in Brown, orange and white
• I brushed Memento grey flannel lightly over the white card snippet before overlaying a stencil (Imagination Crafts MA46) over the panel and brushing the grey ink through the stencil, using an Aldi stencil brush
• Visible Image stem (from INKognito flower) and lines (from Woodware "Mod Circles") stamped using Memento grey flannel ink
• Paper Artsy abstract (EM44) stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Large circle image (from Woodware "Mod Circles") stamped, partially, three times using Memento tangelo ink
• Precious Remembrance Shop sentiment and small circle (from the "New Day" set) stamped using Versafine Clair purple delight ink

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Pixie's Crafty Workshop - challenge No. 360 - USE SNIPPETS
2. Brown Sugar - challenge No. 292 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Creative Knockouts - challenge No. 313 - SOMETHING TO SAY
4. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 445 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Gem of a Challenge - challenge No. 17 - ANYTHING GOES

Enjoyed a very pleasant walk on one of the last days of summer .... another few thousand steps!