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24 April 2017

Final Week for the Current Challenge: #67 to Die for.....with a TWIST of a few birds.......

Hello Peeps - hope you are all recovered from Easter and ready to face the rest of the year? 
Our current challenge is

#67: To 'die' for.......   
TWIST  add a bird or two or three....

We have some lovely entries for this challenge and people are all so clever
However, three people did not carefully read the rules

PLEASE, NO STAMPS - NOT EVEN FOR SENTIMENTS

Well, that being out of the way, here are a few inspirational things to get you going....

Firstly, there is a random prize draw


 Two small die sets
IO Dies - Bunnies 

AND


Cheery Lyn Dies - chicks

Then there is the work of the wonderful, magical DT




Love these folds and that colour combo!




Three little bird house with birds!
They are so pretty!
Here is a close up of one





In my mind's eye this looked quite different.......however, this is what it became!

An inspirational photo too......


by Greg Faulls, at the entrance to the Salmon Ponds, central Tasmania
Autumn has arrived......

So, enough inspiration..... 

You can enter your creation 


Scroll down to find the LINKY


17 April 2017

Wheeew - midway already!

Hope you are all enjoying your Easter break and all that chocolate!

Just a reminder that there is a challenge running at this blog


#67: To 'die' for.......   

TWIST  add a bird or two or three....

Yes, there is a Prize - two small die sets
IO Dies - Bunnies 

AND


Cheery Lyn Dies - chicks

Just look at the amazing things my lovely Design Team came up with to inspire you further!








How busy is this!



If that doesn't get you lusting for the craft room I don't know what would!

You can enter your creation 


Scroll down to find the LINKY

10 April 2017

March Winners and using Dies for a new challenge

Well, we had some lovely work presented for March - but still one crafted used a stamp. Please,

DO NOT USE STAMPS FOR THIS CHALLENGE.

All the work submitted was lovely and all deserved to be in the draw to win the random number draw but unfortunately that could not be the case for one lovely crafter.

However, the winner of that random draw for the March Challenge: #66 Punctuate

Number 10 Sheetal

Graphic 45 Recycled box

Always, we like to acknowledge the wonderful work of an individual which has appealed the most to the DT - remembering that we all like different things in our crafting. This month that person is:



What a gorgeous, fun page.

The latest challenge for April is of course running now and is based around

To 'die' for.......   

TWIST  add a bird or two or three....

Yes, there is a Prize - two small die sets
IO Dies - Bunnies 

AND


Cheery Lyn Dies - chicks

If you look at the inspiration this week you will see that I used the CL chicks in my project - not from the prize packet but from a set I purchased for myself as I thought they were so cute!



A box of chocolate!

and not one but three from 


So I decided to make 3 cards this month.
See my blog post for more details on each one.




Looking forward to seeing what you can create with all your dies

enter it HERE

or scroll down until you find the latest Linky!



03 April 2017

April.......how did it get here so fast?

Well, April has snuck in and our clocks got turned forward on Saturday night (meaning I got an extra hour of sleep this morning) although if you are reading this in the northern hemisphere, your just turning into Spring!
So, the Challenge #67 is 
To 'die' for.......   

TWIST  add a bird or two or three....


Prize - two small ones
IO Dies - Bunnies 

AND


Cheery Lyn Dies - chicks


Easter is just around the corner for us all - lot's of scope there for projects with no stamps - and for those in Australia and New Zealand, we have ANZAC Day on the 25th. Just remember please no stamps to be used. Every month we have to disappoint some lovely crafter who has not read the rules.

Before we begin this month it would be remiss of me not to say to all those people in Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales suffering from the flooding as an aftermath of Cyclone Debbie, and those who were battered around by the winds when she made land last week - my thoughts are with you all; stay safe, dry and stay positive.

There is also some inspiration to help you get started on your April project - please remember NO STAMPS are allowed:




The birds (swans) are part of the die cut border.



Susan


You can add your project at the linky at the bottom of this post

Before we leave...........

Our photo this week was taken by Greg Faull on his morning walk around Hobart last week
It is of the boat sheds at Cornelian Bay
This bay is directly opposite my house on the western side of the Derwent River

Greg says: Some of the most tightly held properties in Tasmania are not in an upmarket area or come with a million-dollar price tag - in fact, they are not even houses. The Cornelian Bay boatsheds have been a popular waterside feature for about a century and are some of the most hotly contested real estate going.

The first boatsheds were built in the late 1890s. Most of the 33 sheds were built between 1920 and 1930. 

People can stay there during the day but are not allowed to live in them, although overnight stays occasionally are permitted. They are subject to Heritage Guidelines re building and maintenance and they sell for over $A250,000 when and if they come onto the market......


Cute, eh....