A bit of nostalgia with a retro card.

It's my brothers birthday coming up and he's a bit of a bike fanatic. When making my card for him I knew I'd use the "On Your Bike" stamp set from my own collection as it features the trike we both had when we were little. Well actually it was always mine but I let him use it when he was a toddler! I was a generous sister like that :)

I stamped it with Memento ink so I could use my Promarkers to colour it in. I used a Sizzix polaroid die to cut it out which has a separate centre panel. This meant I could take it out and use Distress ink to add some ageing along with some water spots. I popped the centre back into the frame and used some foam pads to mount it onto the background. The background too was given an ageing treatment with Distress ink and water spots.

I layered up a film strip with some notebook edge and the Notebook Paper washi tape was attached to a piece of wax paper and put into my typewriter so I could add a little text.

I wonder if any of you had the same little bike or similar?

Jaine x

Challenge 50 - Winners!

Thank you to everyone that entered (some really fantastic projects and I loved looking through them all!) and of course a big thank you to our lovely sponsor 'Altered Expression'

The winners are....

1. meg 
2. Shar B 

3. Nancy Brown 

Please e-mail me here for your blog badge and prizes!

A fun new challenge will be up tomorrow in conjunction with another wonderful sponsor - don't miss it!!

Sarah x

Challenge 50 *Sponsored by Altered Expression* - Vintage

This week we are lucky to be sponsored by Altered Expression, a lovely shop full of gorgeous collage sheets, perfect for use in your cards, scrapbook pages or altered art and ATC's. Pop over and take a look at their website here! This week Altered Expression will be giving gift certificates to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, so don't miss out! (There is $20 up for grabs for first place, $10 for second place and $5 for third place)

This weeks theme is Vintage, and here is all the gorgeous inspiration from my Design Team...

Nikki

Jaine

Image by Altered Expression  and elements from the Oz cd by Sarah Hurley.

Jess

Claire C

Claireliz

I cut 2 tags using my Sizzix Machine and used different Embossing folders to add texture, I added some ribbon and bling and some ink with the fantastic images from Altered Expression

Elaine

I used papers from the Oz CD by Sarah and The Nursery images from the sponsor to make this multi-fold card, that folds out to show 3 rhymes on each panel inside the card. 

Clare

 

Lisa

Box of 4 notelets

Emma

I used papers and elements from the Wonderland cd and combined them with the lovely Alice In Wonderland images from Altered Expression, to make a tag and decorative bottle.

Melly

Made a little card highlighting the image with glitter and gloss

Natalie

I printed the Nursery Rhymes images onto canvas and matched them with Sarah's Teal Ink Spray, some cardboard, bling, flowers, vintage music paper to create:

To submit your project before the 2nd October, please click on the link below. Good luck everyone and we look forward to seeing all your fab entries!

Sarah x