I have a card for you this morning. :-) My daughter had a ball at Laser Tag and I think that will be something she will be doing again maybe Christmas School Holidays. This card was created because of Stacie over at All Things Crafty. Stacie had posted a card with for a challenge which they had requested the use of 'TP'. Yes, curiosity got the better of me and I asked what was 'TP'. It's Toilet Paper......sorry Stacie but surely that can't be right I was thinking. Must be Tissue Paper. So off I go to Lawn Fawn Cards where they have a challenge called "Everything But the Kitchen Sink". And yes......Stacie was so right the item is Toilet Paper. Lol. I so had to have a try. :-) I have used SU Blue Bayou for the base card. Three strips of silver paper which I have run through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. I have then cut a square of white and blue card which I have hand stitched around. All the hand stitching I have been doing lately is inspired by a talented lady called Nancy over at 'Inspired by Stamps'. She creates the most amazing card with such beautiful stitching. Back to the card.......I added the silver 'Birthday Boy' Letraset rub-on. Two blue buttons and a wonderful embossed butterfly I received from a friend over at Craftmad. I added bling for the body. Oh.....and the bear is the Toilet Paper....which is from a packet I just opened and has been nowhere near a toilet.
I am also entering this card into a couple more challenges.
The photo above shows the wonderful prize that arrived from Denise over at Stamping Vacation for my win in one of her 'Pick Three' challenges. Thanks so much Denise. Those buttons catch my eye every time I walk past my desk they are so pretty.
Challenges----- It has taken me a year but I have figured out a way to keep track of all these wonderful challenges that are around blog world. I now have an exercise book that I have divided the page up into approx four days. As I visit all the blogs I follow and spy a challenge I like I add that challenge and details to my book on the date that it closes. Now when I need a little inspiration I look at my book and find a sketch, colours, or theme and I get creating.
How do you all keep track of your challenges??????
Good evening hunny wow what a great card, love that torn bear!!! thank you for joining our challenge this week at the CCC. Good luck Linda x
ReplyDeleteHi Merry, what a cute card. I love the TP bear (what a fab idea) and the papers are gorgeous. The butterfly is stunning. Thanks for joining us at cupcake craft challenge this week. Hugs, Denise x
ReplyDeleteLove your idea for keeping track of all the challenges, I just need someone to tell me how to make more time and I'm sorted!! Great card and fab take on the sketch. Thanks for playing along at Cupcake Crafts this week. Hugs,
ReplyDeleteCaryn xxx
TP huh! Now that's a first. The card is darling. A friend made me a basket some years ago and she used TP and paint, so that it looked like birch bark. Really cute.I love your card. Sharon
ReplyDeleteToilet paper, hmm? Think what one can do with a lot creativity! It's such a sweet card!! I do the same as you with a book, go day by day and check what kind of challenges my favorites are offering! Hugs Nilla
ReplyDeleteThat is so creative and Cool!!!
ReplyDeleteI love to think outside the box with different products I can use around the house to give different effects. Tried out Al-Foil once and it turned out quite well!
Will definitely have to try out the TP to make something like that Awesome Bear!
I love your TP bear! So cute!! Your card is so adorable!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for playing along with Everything but the Kitchen Sink!
So cute! I love tha teddy bear! Thanks for playing with us in the challenge! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Merry, gorgeous card love the bear! I too use an exercise book to list all the current challenges and cross them off if i complete them and just keep it updated as the new ones start.
ReplyDeleteLove n hugs
Vikki xx
What a gorgeous card,your bear looks so soft and cuddly,would never have thought it was toilet paper you used!!!
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This card looks so comfy and cozy!
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous card and a great take on this week's sketch. Thanks for joining us at CCC.
ReplyDeleteLiza x
This is a really FAB card, a fantastic take on the sketch, thanks for joining us at Cupcake this week, hugs pops x x x
ReplyDeleteTOILET PAPER!? LOVE it Wendy!!
ReplyDeleteWow that's cool. Thanks for playing along!
ReplyDeleteWell done!! Yours looks so much better than my version of TP (toilet paper)! I'm glad you gave it a try! :)
ReplyDeleteAs for keeping track of all the challenges...I jot them down on post-it notes or scratch paper. And how I keep them all straight I don't know...I have papers everywhere! LOL!
What a cute bear and card!! So glad that you could join in on our challenge! Thanks for playing! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, have you been creative! You certainly had to think out of the box on this one, but it turned out fab. Like your idea of keeping track of challenges, you sound very organized - I need to take a leaf out of your book! ikki
ReplyDeletelove love love that bear - can't believe it is TP! - great card.
ReplyDeleteLinbyx
Cute, cute, cute! Thanks so much for playing along with us Kitchen Sink girls! :D
ReplyDeleteThis card is fabulous! I never would have guessed that bear was TP! It looks awesome! Fantastic work! Thanks for joining in at Colour Create!
ReplyDeletexx-Deanne and the entire Colour Create Design Team