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Well I did say I had another idea for the challenge at Just for Fun  and after a hectic week I have managed to find the time to fit it in. I've had the piece of metallic looking card for ages but didn't know what to make with it. Made the frame then the medieval shield shapes and cut the centres from some of them to make flowers. Shaped them a bit with various tools then found a picture of a knight and distressed a bit of paper to print the the knight onto. Now I have woven story around the picture. Not sure you want to read it but here goes lol Poor Rylan had been in crusades before but the coming one would take him away from his lovely wife, Batilda, and their 2 children for a few years. He knew they would miss him as much as he would miss them so he had a picture drawn of himself and then he went to the forge and had a frame made to hold the picture. He hid it away until the day before he was due to depart for the crusade then hung it on the wall so he would always be there ...

So Many wonderful things to think about at Just for Fun challenges. I loved the medieval The Games of Kings with all that it had to offer and I don't usual like raunchy things in films or books but this story needed it I feel. Heck I am rambling and in another world now. The small picture at the bottom is of medieval tiles in a church somewhere in the UK. The one above is my version of the floor tiles. I cut out 36 squares and stamped some of them and distressed others. Von introduced me to the stamping technique where you can use one stamp to create a different pattern. Thanks Von for this month's challenges and for teaching me loads of stuff :) Now what to do with the panel of tiles that seemed to take forever to make. I made some backing papers by scanning the piece I made then working a bit of magic in paint shop pro. I have an idea for another thing I want to make for this challenge-isn't life exciting? Well it would be if I didn't have to go food shopping and th...

At Try It on Tuesday  it is the interesting subject of In The Mail for their challenge this week. Lots of ideas from the design team Thought my new Cosmic Shimmer mist would have shown up more as it looks lovely in real life--that's scanners for ya :(

At Craft Room Challenge  this week it is Valentines as the subject so I made one for my husband--he will faint as I have never sent one to him before.:) Also I have had this beautiful Cuddly Buddly Patchwork Heart for a few years so I used that and some backing paper from a magazine that I have also had a very long time so they fitted in well with the Have a Heart Challenge at Oldie but Goodie

Had a play in Paint Shop Pro this morning and made this card topper. All one dimensional but what I love to do. I had a picture of the lady and found a free to use digital frame that I thought matched the period then made backing paper and other bits and bobs. Another entry for the challenge a t Just for Fun this week

I don't usually combined challenges but I felt inspired by these three so put them together. The sketches at Sketch Saturday are always inspiring for me so that was my base, then I looked at Craft Your Days Away and saw that the challenge was distressing--not something I'm good at but I do keep trying and they say practice makes perfect. Last but not least was the challenge at One Stop Craft Challenge and it is 'Under the Weather' and so many of my friends are just that at the moment so I made a get well card for one of them. The sun was shining on the card so it looks a bit sparkly. Lovely poppy and sentiment stamps were part of the blog candy I won at This Little Place -thanks Zoe, and the wooden shapes are from Kars. I used the aged mahogany Distressed Ink on almost everything

I have combined the Challenge at Try it on Tuesday  and the one at Moving Along with the Times  as one was fairies and the other things with wings. I must thank Florence for the wonderful idea on her blog of using a birdcage die and dragonflies  I thought the card she made was wonderful.