Neglected stuff challenge.

 At Neglected stuff challenge there is a chance to use up stuff you have in your stash that you haven't used for a while.

I did that with this card. My daughter gave me a 6x6 pad of papers that I hadn't started yet. I also had tags that I made a few months ago with blue scraps. My string came tied around a parcel. The angel is the only new thing.

This became a Christmas card in non-traditional colours.

I'm also entering at Hearts Quest fantasy challenge

Try it on Tuesday and The Male Room.

 At Try it on Tuesday they want us to be inspired by a song. 

I have chosen "Bicycle' by Queen.

I found a picture from an old picture dictionary so made a card based around that.

I think the stripes and spots make a good combo for this male oriented card. 

I'm also entering at The Male Room where they want jobs or professions. I figured there are men who own bicycle shops so it qualifies. 

Sketches in Thyme

 Here is the next sketch at Sketches in Thyme.

and my interpretation is this

I pulled out the dottariffic pen which I haven't used for years but it was ideal for the arrows and the dots.

I also cut some words from a sticker sheet of summer words. and put them around the top.

BLACK MAGIC SKETCHES

 

Here is the August palette for Black Magic Sketches.

I couldn't decide if that second colour was grey or a dusty blue so used both. The blue is in the tiny Prima flowers. The grey is in the double door embellishment and the motivational stickers.

I used an olive organdie ribbon which has plenty of life in it. Hence the jaunty angle on the bow! It is also down the left-hand side of the lime strip on the left.

Just us girls.

 I've made a card with yellow today for Just us girls. 

I had a ready-made tag (by me), with 3 flowers in a cluster. I added small green leaves.

I used a polkadot background then script paper as another layer. My plastic sentiment is recycled from an old commercial card. I added a yellow flower border under the tag.

Finishing off my Counterfeit kit and lasting memories

 

I've made this layout by using cardstock and pattern paper leftovers. I used 2 large Bo bunny journal squares as my matting. I fussy cut butterflies from the same range. I also added other small floral embellishments to use up smaller things I put in my kit. The ricrac gives it a vintage feel. This was to celebrate Annabelle's 21st birthday. 

For Lasting Memories they want us to celebrate our favourite embellishment. I often use tiny flowers or butterflies, so this is a good reflection of that. The other item I have plenty of is ribbons and braids which often get used on my layouts. The ricrac represents that too.

The scraproom throwback sketch

 

I had 2 papers that marched in my kit, so I used those on here.

A few weeks ago when visiting my great niece for her birthday, I sat on a chair that was unstable and it broke. Because of my rheumatoid arthritis I have no strength in my hands, so can't get up off the floor. We had to ring an ambulance.

 

Oh well you have to scap the bad things that happen as well as the good.