Allsorts Challenge #856

 The theme for the latest Allsorts Challenge has been chosen by Lynne who would like to see some embossing on your cards - either dry or using a heat gun with embossing powder.  Lots of scope, but if this doesn't appeal there's always the anything goes option.  Prize from Lisa Horton Crafts (full details on the Allsorts blog post).  For my card I've chosen to use a die to emboss into the background card panel for the brick wall effect, followed by colouring the bricks with watercolour.  I then die cut and coloured the window and shutters using Distress ink pads, adding some small flowers and a die cut bicycle for added interest.  Sentiment was stamped and die cut.

Dies used - mainly from Gummiapan
Bicycle - a die I've had for a long time but no idea of the source
Sentiment - from a Craft Addictions UK stamp set

Tag-along and ATC challenge

 There have been some great mid month reminders from the  Tag-along Design Team members and I realise I have a tag which I made some time ago but hadn't posted.  This one will be in the 'anything goes' category.  I'd been having a bit of a play with texture paste, stencils and the like and came up with three different tags at the time.  The kraft tags were cut and then inked, stencilled and some more ink smooshed around once the paste was dry.  I then used some Snippets of coloured card to die cut the abstract flowers, finally adding a little label made by stamping the word 'bloom'

Tag - cut using a Tim Holtz die set (quite old)
Stencil - from my collection, maker unknown
Flowers - die set by Sizzix Modern Floristry 

How Much ...

 is that doggie in the window?  Sorry, couldn't resist the pun.  I've used more cottage window dies for this card and popped a digital image of Rocky (coloured version).  Window frame, shutters etc coloured using Distress in pads and the flowers were stamped, die cut and coloured also with Distress inks.  Background paper was a Snippet which I thought looked like an old cottage wall.

Rocky - digital download from Craft Addiction UK
Window dies - also CAUK Cottage Windows
Flowers and sentiment - stamps and dies Pots of Joy from CAUK