House of Cards October Challenge. . . . . . . .

Good afternoon everyone. Hope all is good with you all on yet another fine day.

Must welcome Donna to The Pond. Thank you for paddling chuck. I think there may be another follower too but Blogger is keeping them anonymous, so welcome, whoever you are.

Today is the start of October's challenge over at House of Cards and this month's challenge is...

                                                             Colour/and or texture

I would love it if you would pop over and take a peek at what the rest of the DT gals have created and if you join in the challenge as I know some of you love Autumn and its colours. 

I decided to be brave and get a bit messy in the craft room and go down the texture route, with a couple of the colours thrown in too. Sorry the photos are a wee bit dark but I was trying to capture the sparkle, which wasn't working in full on daylight.

I did my twist on Sue Wilson's paper grouting technique. I bought some CS Polar White texture paste and added some fine, coloured glitter to it. If you try this, don't add too much glitter as it makes the paste harder to spread. You need just enough to colour it. 

It started as a bit of an experiment (I have been tinkering with the black paste too) but I have been getting some great effects.

Now, this is a card that I sent to the lovely Pamellia, who is in the process of moving into her dream home (hence the sentiment) by a beautiful lake in Toronto. It had to have some messy crafting involved as Pamellia is a messy crafting kinda gal lol!!!

Ingredients

White card

CE Aqua card

Embossalicious Tumbling Leaves Embossing Folder

Crafters Companion sentiment stamp

SB Matting Basics A & B

HC Delicate Asters

SB Foliage 

SB Ivy Die D-lite

CS Polar White Texture Paste

Glitter Magic fine teal glitter

Tonic and Papermania Punches

Various Distress Inks

Various bling

It really would be lovely to see some more familiar names (I know some of you have been joining in) entering over at House of Cards.

No further crack of dawn sightings, thankfully. I don't think he did it for my benefit as my light wasn't on and I have blinds so he wouldn't have seen me. I think someone asked whether the back view was better than the front...................equally as horrendous I would say lol!!! (nothing Grand about his Calibur......)

Elaine, as soon as a For Sale board goes up, I'll let you know lol!!!

Enjoy the rest of the week and hope the Sun is shining where you are (no full moons hahaha!!!)

TTFN

Ang x

Moving Along With The Times Challenge. . . . . . .Texture

Good morning everyone. Hope you are all well?

I would firstly love to welcome my 2 new followers Deb Curtis and Ирина Инзер. Thank you for jumping in The Pond, especially at a time when there has not been much activity with my being poxed!!! Much appreciated folks and that's me at 99 now (not in age but I bloomin feel like it at the minute!!!)

Now today, its time for another challenge at MAWTT and its my turn to host, so my choice of subject matter is . . . . . . . TEXTURE

So folks, hope you can pop and see what the rest of the gals on the DT have come up with and why not enter one of your fab creations.

Ingredients

Cream card

Plum card

That Special Touch Fanciful Mask

Phill Martin Decadent WIne Sparkle Texture Paste

Sissix Squares dies

Crafters Companion sentiment

Memento Sweet Plum ink

I made the textured panel over at John's a while ago (see here) and had been wondering what I could do with it. Bizarrely, I bought the mask myself afterwards, not realising it was the same one and its that I used to emboss the base card so it all matches.

Hope you get time to join in with us at MAWTT.

Well folks, fortunately the bulk of this was scheduled before my poxation so I have just added a couple of sentences.

Thank you for your concern and advice. I have been having bicarb baths and they are very soothing, Calamine did nothing for me but Eurax is fantastic.

Have been to the doctors Tuesday and am having to take 15 tablets a day for 7 days (anti virals, anti biotics and anti histamines). With all the different spacings required and the empty stomach/non empty stomach stipulations, its been like planning a military operation to create a timetable for the bloomin things.

Enough typing for now folks as I have them on my finger tips too (you would be surprised at what little nooks these nasty spots have erupted in!!!) but I'm quite bothered that I have 53 on my face!

What a way to spend your birthday (today) eh???

TTFN

Ang x

Ps. Mr D should hopefully be ok as he has had Shingles. He has done shopping and has valiantly been on cream applying duty (not in those nooks I mentioned though!!!)