Sall the Crafty Baker

This fortnight over at  Ikes World Challenges  the requirement is to create using this sketch. It's that time of year, where the Christmas tree has gone, the evenings are getting lighter and I'm thinking of spring and that bursts of sunshine.  However in my head somewhere is that nagging thought that if I don't get a move on my handmade Christmas will be a disaster.  So it's time to start lists of whose getting what, how many cards are needed and of course to make a start on them.  which is exactly what I did with this challenge. I have some special friends who get some extra special cards where possible and these always take more time to make so I try to get them done as soon as possible.  Anyway this is my take on the sketch with a Christmas card. For this card I have used the two images from Ike's Art , Hot Santa and Santa Hunk and I decided that I would go down the all things Christmas route a little further and use a song lyric as a se...

Well with all these books I'm reading and no bookmark {I think the bed ate it because I can't find it} I clearly needed to get inky and make myself another one.  I think these might become popular gifts this year, well popular from the point that I adore making them so there will be lots to give away. For this one I have stamped my new favourite stamps from smeared ink  and cut them out, placing them on as clean a piece of white card I could keep it but with red ink about it was never going to stay spotless lol.  I then backed it onto red card.  I'm going to upload this to the following challenges:   White and one other colour at Quoth the Raven  and  Smudgy Antics anything goes .

Hey everyone, This should be my last DT post for  Ike's World Challenges  {assuming I have counted properly which I doubt very much}.  I have loved every second of my time working with some very talented people and am delighted to say some are life long friends.  The encouragement to express my creativity and insane ideas has been faultless and such a positive experience, I would like to thank you all because I all I have learnt will forever remain with me. However, I am delighted to say that my insaness is welcome and I will be staying on with Ike's world challenges.  Thank you so much for letting me stay it is amazing and I am sure some day soon I will stop smiling about it. Well I admit that this project relates to the theme in what could be an 'abstract' way. I couldn't decide how to go about this until I was talking to a friend who suggested I use some art journalling...this is the result.  Something old is quite easy, I love a bit of history...