At last I have managed to get it together enough to complete the set up of this blog. Thanks go to GG members who helped with advice, especially Phree, and to Glenda who spurred me on by changing to use of these blogs for the challenges. Now all I have to do is create the link so that you can see this!

This was made for a sister-in-law's birthday using the greetings frame stamps, again from the GG collection. The background paper comes from the Damask Delights CD from Artylicious. The colouring in was done with glimmer mists from the fairy blossom set.

I've been trying my hand at using a brayer recently and this is one of the first pieces I made as a result. The stamp is one of the Graphicus Guild stamps which I have also just purchased.

This was supposed to be my attempt at the Graphicus April Challenge, but unfortunately I realised that I had used some letters that are not available on the Graphicus site, so I had to withdraw this from the competition.

The background is made using one of the Elusive Images texture stamps, as is the stamping on the letters. The trees with blossom are from the Arboretum themeplate, another EI stamp.
The inks I have used are versamagic on the background and brilliance inks for the rest.

The letters I've used are from the Paper Mill, I picked them up in a sale.

This is my version of the Harlequin Rose image, using the fairy blossom glimmer mists.

The corrugated card has been toned down from a vibrant yellow with mimosa and the rose is also is painted with the glimmer mists.

I've been doing a lot of cards from the Paisley Elephant themeplate i bought in the sale recently, so here's one example.

My son picked this one out today as one of his favourites so i thought i'd publish it.

I've used the fairy blossom glimmer mists for this one.

This is a card i did recently for a friends birthday. She's rather taken with the butterflies and the verse and i've made one for her for a friend's birthday.

The stamps are from EI, naturally, and the background paper is from the Damask Delights cd-rom.