Wednesday, we're already half way through the week!

Morning readers, 

Half way through another week, how's it going for you? We're having a good week so far ... we redeemed a thoughtful Christmas gift just yesterday. It was afternoon tea at Cafe Rouge so we made a day of it ... we picked the Bath location because, well, Bath's such a nice place! Took one of the earlier "off peak" trains so that we could take a look around the place too - nice way to spend a day.

I've a make to share with you today .......

My C6 card

Materials used:

• White, 250gs, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• Card in white, deep chocolate and textured sand, for my card front, insert and matting
• Using low tack tape I masked off a border and, using a makeup brush, I applied Memento rich cocoa ink to the panel
• With the tape still in place, I overlaid my Memory Box grid stencil (88517) and applied a further layer of the rich cocoa ink
• After removing the tape I stamped my Creative Expressions (from "Arty Background") scribbled circle and chevrons (from CEC851) using the rich cocoa ink
• TCP sentiment (from S.5845.CL) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Dark brown sharpie used to edge my card front and insert

I used a CAS sketch from a Facebook group, turning it upside down, what do you think?

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

1. HLS - March STENCIL challenge - ANYTHING GOES
2. Krafty Chicks - challenge No. 601 - STAMP ACT
3. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 226 - ANYTHING GOES
4. CraftyCatz - challenge No. 585 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) CAS
5. Use Your Stuff - challenge No. 443 - MASCULINE

And now for an Artist Trading Card ..

My ATC, measuring 3½" x 2½"

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of leftover card in blue and white, patterned paper
• Stampabilities image (from "Oh Elle" 1573807) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Unbranded clear sentiment stamped using Versafine Clair paradise ink
• Using a makeup brush and Bahama blue ink, I applied colour to my white snippet, trying to avoid my stamped image.
• Overlaying my Tim Holtz stencil (THS002 "bubbles") I added another layer of the Bahama blue ink
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils used to colour my image
• Blue sharpie pen used to define the edges of my layers

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

1. The Corrosive Challenge - challenge No. 3 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Dare2BArtzy - March challenge - ANYTHING GOES
3. Polkadoodles - challenge No. 10 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Colour Crazy - challenge No. 9 - ANYTHING (hand coloured) GOES
5. Gem of a Challenge - challenge No. 5 - ANYTHING GOES