I Challenge Thee...

...Week 3 already!!! Oh yes indeedily, during our weekly Skype session yesterday, Ellen and I sorted out our latest Challenge Thee... erm... challenge! Now, these challenges are so addictive that I am positively drooling by the time it gets to Sunday afternoons. Who would have thought that three little words could open up a whole host of possibilities. So... in usual fashion, we chose the "thing" we would be making... this week was Ellen's turn to pick, so it is a card. The recipe is simples; Ellen chose Worn Lippy and Broken China DI, and I chose Spiced Marmalade and Stormy Sky DI with us both being allowed one "wild card" although why we call it that when it should really be a "wild ink" LOL Then Ellen said we had to use Stampotique stamps... which is hardly a hardship for me seeing as I lurve them all. Oh and we had to add ribbons on the card too.




I decided to make a card like I used to make "cute" ones... yes, it is true! Newer readers of this waffley old blog probably won't realise that at one time I did make cute as well as grungey... I know! Me! Cute! However, it is over 13 months since I last made anything vaguely cute... but I do like the layouts of the cards and the little flowers always look so pretty... so, as I was saying before I whizzed off on a tangent... cute style with my little old grungey Heart Throb Stampotique stamp... isn't he just adorable! I coloured him with the DI's and a waterbrush, edged the card and paper with Brushed Corduroy which was my "wild ink". I added some balloons I cut out of papers (which are all from the Vintage Shabby stack) and drew some stitching on using a fine pen.




I am not sure if the "ribbon" actually qualifies as it is more of a twill... but don't tell anyone and I may get away with it LOL So... there is my I Challenge Thee for this week... roll on next Sunday!!! Actually, we have also devised a quarterly challenge too... so I can make some of that this week if I am missing my recipes too much. Right... I said this half an hour ago on my other post today... bedtime! I am scheduling this to publish at 11am which is 6am in Maryland... so, please do pop on over to Ellen's blog to see her card... which is gorgeous. Thanks for looking.... TTFN..... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Hels x