Phoenix Inspirations

Yay - it's Bingo card time at  Addicted to Stamps  - take a look I chose the bottom line - Circle, Ribbon and Purple - and made this Now you might be forgiven for thinking that this doesn't look like much but by just gently tugging at the white ribbon each circle will pull round and out telescopically - like this The two bottom circles are actually an easel card and the telescoping circles have been attached with a brad. My circles are die cut (to make a round easel card: fold some card stock, lay the die on the card stock with a small section of the fold just inside the die, this will ensure that the circles are joined. Fold one of the circles in half towards the join and then cut another single circle. With the folded circle uppermost and the fold horizontal, attach the single circle to the bottom half and then decorate). I used my Fabulous Florets stamp set and colours - Old Olive, Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush. Each of my circles has been att...

So how did you enjoy our first challenge - did you take the plunge and dust off your marker pens - will you get an Honourable Mention??? Go and check out the  Addicted to Stamps blog  and find out! Our second challenge is a 'BINGO' board - take a look You choose a line - across, down or diagonal and create your card or project using those three squares - here's mine I chose the bottom line - Flowers/Buttons/Blue - here's what I used to make it: A 5" x 5" card base, Pacific point, Baja Breeze and Whisper White card stock, Fabulous Florets and Everything Eleanor stamp sets, Boho Blossoms punch, 3 blue buttons, 3 flat backed pearls and Pacific Point, Bashful Blue and Marina Mist inks. Now I'm really hoping that you will immediately hop over to take a look at all the gorgeousness provided by my team mates and I hope to be visiting your blogs too to see what you have made - oooh before I go have you seen that we are running a monthly  ...

Today over on the  Craft Your Days Away  challenge blog the theme is Bingo. The idea being to pick a line - straight or diagonal and create a card - here's the Bingo card Here is my card I have taken the diagonal line that includes - Flowers, Ribbon / Lace and Gems. My flowers are from the Stampin' Up Charming set, my black ribbon is cut from the shoulders of my cardigan (!) and my gems (down the side of the punched lace border) are tiny red ones. My white panel has been embossed using my scoring board but again my photography has let me down and it hardly shows up. The colours I have used are also S'U - Poppy Parade, Basic Black and Whisper White. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend - bye for now - Jacqueline xx