Allsorts Challenge #788

 Just about made it to catch up with the latest Allsorts challenge where they are looking for **Romantic Occasions** but my card this time will be an *Anything Goes* option.  That said, I do think that these two owls could well be used for any romantic occasion with a suitable sentiment.  I cut a square of cream card slightly smaller than the card  blank and then cut off the lower section using a curvy die.  This section was then embossed which gives a 'grounding' effect for the two stamped and die cut owls.  The words were added using a stamp set which I've had for many years

Owls - stamps and matching dies from Gummiapan
Sentiment - from a Joanna Sheen owl stamp set
Curvy die - Lawn Fawn
Embossing - unmarked embossing folder from my stash

Christmas in July

 The Stamping Sensations challenge this month is slightly different because the main theme is **Anything Goes** with the alternative choice of **Christmas in July**.  As you will see I've gone for the second option with this 'fractured' card.  The image was stamped and coloured with Copic alcohol pens and I've used some seasonal paper for the background and toning strips of red card for the effect.  As usual there are lovely prizes featuring stamps which will come into their own for later in the year.

Background - downloaded design from Buddly Crafts
Stamp - Peace on Earth from Cuddly Buddly 2008 - going back a bit!!

Snippets Playground #484

 There's a new challenge and another lovely prize in the Snippets Playground where I'm sure most people know this is where we are encouraged to use up some of our snippets  which always seem to be left over from each project.  Quite a lot of smaller snippets used for this card showing a sunny scene featuring a windmill.  Everything used here apart from a card blank came from my ever-growing pile of snippets.  No matter how many I use up the pile never seems to diminish 🙄 but it is fun going through them to find suitable pieces.  It's also enjoyable going through my various die sets to seek out items to build up an interesting scene. Mainly coloured card snippets used apart from the tulips which were white to start with.

Windmill, Flowers and Bicycle - die set from Amazon
Fence and Sack - from a retired SU die set
Clouds and Sun - from magazine freebie die sets
Background - larger snippets of printed papers