Monday 12 December 2022

Presents

Hello again. Time is going so fast and I have again missed posting by a day.
It is a new challenge from Sunday Song and Rhyme.



 Our sponsor for this month is LeighSBDesigns. The winner will receive 2 images.

Our Song/Rhyme this fortnight is from Lorie

Baby's First Christmas
By Cj Heck
So, this is Christmas morning...
everyone is here.
I don't really understand it
cause it isn't very clear,

but Mom and Dad are happy,
there's pretty ribbons everywhere,
lots of things that they call presents
and even paper I can tear.

They keep showing me this new stuff,
balls and books and even soxes...
they don't seem to know how fun it is
just playing with these boxes.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IF YOU DO NOT TELL US WHAT INSPIRED YOU, YOUR CARD/PROJECT WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PRIZE DRAW!

So onto my card. I did not use an image from the sponsor. I cut 3 rectangles to make presents and strips of mirri card and glitter card. The bow and sentiment are Memory Box dies. The papers are from Crafter's Companion.
So now it is over to you, good luck. Theresa xx

Sunday 27 November 2022

Warm Wishes

Here we are again with another challenge from Sunday Song and Rhyme. This week our sponsor is Mirtillamente who are offering 2 images to the winner.


Our Song/Rhyme this fortnight is from Susan

What a wonderful bird the frog are!
When he stands he sit almost;
When he hop he fly almost.
He ain't got no sense hardly;
He ain't got no tail hardly either.
When he sit, he sits on what he ain't got almost.
Anon.

I chose to work with a background paper from the sponsor that to me screamed Christmas. I added some sparkle to it with a sakura glitter pen. I was inspired by the phrase: what a wonderful bird.
The sentiment and image are from G45. To finish off I added sakura clear glaze pen to the berries and the cardinal's eyes.



 And now it is for you to join us here, Theresa xx.

Wednesday 16 November 2022

snowy landscapes

 Hello again. I'm late to the parade. This week's Sunday Song and Rhyme Challenge has been up and running since Sunday.
Our sponsor for this month is Morgan's Artworld! with the images used by DT as the prize.


Our Song/Rhyme this fortnight is from Nan

The Little Christmas Carollers
By L. A. Franc

We are a band of carollers,
We march through frost and snow,
But care not for the weather
As on our way we go.

At every hall or cottage
That stands upon our way,
We stop to give the people
Best wishes for the day.

We pray a merry Christmas,
Made bright by Christmas cheer,
With peace, and hope, and gladness
And all they may hold dear.

For my card, I chose to work with G45 papers. The sentiment is from a Spellbinders set. I also used rock candy on the roofs of the houses to add some sparkle.



So now all that is left is for you to join us here, Theresa xx


Sunday 30 October 2022

Doggie in the Window

Hello there and welcome to another Sunday Song and Rhyme challenge. Our sponsor this time is Beccy's place, which offers a $10 voucher from their shop.



The song chosen this week is:

(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?

Song by Patti Page
How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie's for sale
I must take a trip to California
And leave my poor sweetheart alone
If he has a dog, he won't be lonesome
And the doggie will have a good home
How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie's for sale
I read in the papers there are robbers
With flashlights that shine in the dark
My love needs a doggie to protect him
And scare them away with one bark
I don't want a bunny or a kitty
I don't want a parrot that talks
I don't want a bowl of little fishies
He can't take a goldfish for a walk
How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie's for sale
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Bob Merrill
(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Music & Media Int'l, Inc, Warner Chappell Music, Inc

I chose to work with an image from a set called Dog Tales too. As I am in full panic mode making Christmas cards I wanted to use the image to make a Christmas card. I coloured the image with grey scale Promarkers and fussy cut it. I found a Christmas lounge paper from Hunkydory which I have had in my stash forever. I created an outside wall using a Crafter's companion embossing folder and oxide inks. The window came with the folder.
The sentiment is from Spellbinders which is die cut 3 times and then I added a black sparkle pen on top. the decoration is also from another Spellbinders set.



 So now it is up to you to come join us. See you there, Theresa xx.

Sunday 16 October 2022

O Tannenbaum

Hi there. It is time for another Sunday Song and Rhyme challenge. This week our sponsor is Fred she said and there is a $10 gift voucher from the shop.


 The song I chose for this challenge is O Tannenbaum and below is the English version:

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How lovely are thy branches
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How lovely are thy branches
Your boughs, so green in Summer-time
Stay bravely green in Winter-time
O Tannenbaum, O Christmas tree
How lovely are thy branches
Let us all remember in our gift giving and our merriment
With our family and friends and loved ones
The real and true meaning of Christmas
The birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
How lovely are, are thy branches
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
How lovely are, how lovely are thy branches
Their pillars all please faithfully
Our trust in God unchangedly
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
How lo-lovely are thy branches

On Comet
On Cupid
On Donder and Blitzen

I chose to work with the line art image called Pine trees. As for coloring it in I used Letraset Promarkers. I added snow by hitting a white sharpie with a ruler. Stickles glitter glue helped to define the snowy ground and I also added some sequins for extra sparkle. The sentiment is a Memory Box die cut out of shiny black card.

Now it is over to you. Please come and join us here. Take care, Theresa xx.

Sunday 2 October 2022

October

 Hi there. It is time for another Sunday Song and Rhyme challenge. This week is all about Halloween as the song /poem chosen talks about this. 

Our Song/Rhyme this fortnight is from Lorie

October
by John Updike from A Child's Calendar

The month is Amber,
Gold and Brown.
Blue ghosts of smoke
Float through the town.

Great V’s of geese
Honk overhead.
And maples turn
A fiery red.

Frost bites the lawn.
The stars are slits
In the black cat’s eye
Before he spits.

At last, small witches,
Goblins, hags,
And pirates armed
With paper bags.

Their costumes hinged
On safety pins,
Go haunt a night
Of pumpkin grins.

Our sponsor this time is Polkadoodles and there are prizes up for grabs.


I chose to work with an image called Autumn Wheelbarrow which I coloured using Letraset Promarkers. The papers are from Graphic45. I finished it off with some black sequins.

So now it is over to you to come join us for this challenge. Take care Theresa x


Sunday 4 September 2022

We're going to be friends

 So here I am again. It is time for another Sunday Song and Rhyme challenge. The poem for this c hallenge is:

We're Going to Be Friends by The White Stripes

Fall is here, hear the yell
Back to school, ring the bell
Brand new shoes, walking blues
Climb the fence, books and pens
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
Walk with me, Suzy Lee
Through the park and by the tree
We will rest upon the ground
And look at all the bugs we found
Safely walk to school without a sound
Safely walk to school without a sound
Here we are, no one else
We walked to school all by ourselves
There's dirt on our uniforms
From chasing all the ants and worms
We clean up and now its time to learn
We clean up and now its time to learn

Our sponsor this week is Gecko Galz. I chose to work with an image that came from a set called Peace on Earth. This set has some gorgeous images that are worth having a look at. There are some gorgeous stained glass window ones that I will play with next.



I coloured the image with Promarkers and used a glitter sakura pen to add shimmer to berries, star and wings. It looks so much better IRL.
I finished it off with a die cut sentiment and some glitter card.
So come join us with the chllenge. There is a $25 voucher for one lucky winner! See you there, Theresa xx.

Sunday 21 August 2022

Vintage Christmas berries

Hello everyone. I know it's been a minute since I last blogged, but I thought I'd give it another go. I am part of the Outlawz Songs and rhymes challenge DT now and there is a challenge every fortnight. The challenge is simple, there is a song chosen everytime and a project is created inspired by any phrase in the song.



 My card was inspired by the phrase "Winter comes, snow covers the ground". The image is from Alex Syberia Designs and is called Vintage Christmas Berries. I coloured it in using Promarkers and added some splatters from white and gold Posca pens. Sentiment was created on a Dymo machine.

So come join us over at Songs and Rhymes blog

take care, Theresa xx