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Made this for the Dragons Dream Challenge where the tag was to be 'beside the seaside' using a stamp. Well I had one large, demented seagull stamp and four small penguins all on one stamp and nothing else that shouts out beside the seaside. Decided on the pengiuns after much thought about it all. I used a photograph that my hubby took at Spurn point and made it tag shaped in Paint Shop Pro. This is also going to be my entry for Just For Fun where it is 'anything goes this week'. I can get my swaps sent off to Zoe now :)

I don't usually enter anything for more than one challenge with the same thing but this seemed to fit into a few this week and it did take me a long time to make this easel card so here goes. I set off with the beautiful inspirational picture at Magnolia-licious it is the 8th one of this kind they have had and the colours are always fantastic in the pictures. Thought the pyjamas went well with the bedroom Then to Gingersnap Creations where there is a recipe challenge for 3 words, three papers and 3 buttons and this card just fitted the recipe. I used white paper to make a doilly, then made 2 papers in Paint Shop Pro to make the flowers. On a roll so thought I would enter it at Oldie but Goodie where it is anything goes week. Then the Craft-room Challenge is Summer Birthday so I hope it will fit in there as well. The card ready to pop into an envelope. The card stood up. I was one of the top 10 with this card at Gingersnap Creations

I have combined two challenges here as I haven't had time before today to enter the challenge at Oldie but Goodie  where they have the theme 'Where in the World'. I have had this stamp for a very long time so thought I would chose Japan. Also I have used this weeks sketch at Sketch Saturday  because I always find I can come up with card ideas if I use the sketches there. Just noticed that the image looks a bit wonky but it isn't in real life it is just because the card is on the easel and tilted a bit backwards.

What an amazing way to pass a Sunday morning! I have really enjoyed trying lots of different stamps using this technique but liked these two stamps together best. Here is my entry for the Come and Get It challenge where this week it is the 'Kissing' technique. These are the two stamps that I used for the challenge I think the leaves look a bit like Maori art with the shape effect on them. Thank you for the challenge.

This is the challenge 104 at Moving Along with the Times  It was nice to make something simple for a change and this type of card is always handy to have in I think. I couldn't photograph it too well because I got reflection in the silver card. I used a stamp designed by Jesse Edwards

Well I did have time and here is my second effort Sprayed a little tin with gold paint--then sprayed lots of other things that I found in the shed--hope they weren't important lol. It's fun this Steampunk :) so have a go at the challenge here at Just for Fun and another thing---I have been trying is the shaving foam technique -tut by Sam at JFF- and I just love the smell of the stuff. Here is a piece of paper I made using some gold paint and various inks on some crumpled paper.

Well they have a fun subject at Just for Fun this week. I have only ever made Steampunk anything once before and not sure I grasped the concept then--well still not sure to be honest lol. Loved looking at the DTs samples and also all the entries so far and wish I hadn't made mine yet cause I came away with lots of ideas after seeing all the others lol. This is a photograph of my dad and my aunt--everyone seemed to have a picture taken sitting on or near to a moon shape in the olden days lol My dad was a design engineer and I am sure he would have loved to know that he is now part of a Steampunk piece of art :)--or is it?  It is about postcard size. If I have time I would like to do another one now I have seen all of the great work from everyone else.