ABC Christmas challenge and Li'l red wagon.

 At ABC Christmas challenge they gave us a choice of penguins, 4 of something or rectangles.

I have chosen 4 of something and used more of the silhouette shapes. In this case it is a reindeer family.

With the houndstooth border around the sentiment, this has a Scottish look.

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While we are on reindeer, I found Li'l red wagon wants 3 of something. I made another card on a paler green and included 3 reindeer. I inked the 2 white ones to look more natural and gave the tree some ink as well.

Creative inspiration challenges

 I've made 2 pink cards today using more of the silhouette card die cuts.

My first is this one. 

It could be for twin baby girls or just a general card.

I'm entering it at Creative Inspiration Challenges.

The second one will be a Christmas card and again uses another shape.

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.