Daring Cardmakers-Random

Oh bxxxxr.........I just realised I did this wrong and we weren't supposed to add anything extra...........back to the mixing bowl for me then...........stupid woman........lol!!!

I wasn't going to have a go at this week's dare from Daring Cardmakers because I do like to plan my work usually in respect of technique. But then I thought.....oh gawd stop being such a wimp and get on with it.

I put in a mix of things that I have had for a long time and things I haven't had so long but haven't used yet.

This is what came out of the hat.....actually the mixing bowl

Decorative brads.........I have tons but rarely use them as I love round ones.

Matt black card......bought last summer and never touched.

Tin of K&Co Chipboard Tags and shapes......bought last May and never touched.

I sat there totally flummoxed for about 2 hours and just about gave up as I was trying to make the elements fit into my style of card and had absolutely no inspiration whatsoever.

Back at the drawing board I had a bit of a stamp onto the black card. This card looks like it has been painted with blackboard paint so I thought I'd try stamping in white ink and it looked fab. A hefty dose of inspiration from Gillian Hamiltons style of cards and I was away.

All in all I think this card has taken me about five hours to make so I don't think I will be making many of them.....lol!!!

Other items used

My bargain clear flourish stamp set

Dunelm bloom

Spotty ribbon

DCWV paper

Silver mirror card

White card blank

Peeloff words

The buckle thing was coloured with a Stazon ink pad as it was a bit of a strange colour.

Had a lovely morning out this morning with DD. She has her own car now so she wanted to take me out for a ride.

We started off at Bridgemere Garden Centre and went to Hobbycraft where I picked up a couple of bargain stamps.......2 for £1.99. Didn't get much else as I was a tad naughty at the shop on Thursday and spent a bit too much money.

Then we went on to Trentham Gardens by which time the sun was out and it was a beautiful day to walk around the shopping village.

DD bought me a lovely jumper and t shirt from Cotton Traders and we went and bought sweets from the old fashioned sweet shop. They sell all the things you remember buying as a child........such a fun shop to visit.

Came home and promptly fell asleep which I blame on the fresh air.

It's gone awfully windy outside now and I can't believe they are predicting snow after the gorgeous weather we had today, still..........bring it on......I do like a bit of snow........lol!!!

Well I have a bit of a thing going now for stamping in white on this black card so I'm off for a play as it's given me a few ideas for Father's Day cards for the shop.

Bye for now

Sheila-x-