Fireman George

I've managed to snatch a few hours crafting today....

Here is the card I've made for the Dottie's World recipe challenge this week, which is :-

• 1 or more Charmed Downloads
• 1 brad
• Ribbon
• Hand doodling/writing
• Dry embossing or crimping (CB embossing folders etc..)

The image is from the George at Work download available from Charmed Cards & Crafts. I have mounted the image on yellow and orange mulberry paper to represent flames, the red card has been embossed with cuttlebug distressed stripes. I finished off the hose with a piece of ribbon, put a brad on the opening of the hose. Doodling around the edge of image and circular handwritten greeting. I am still not entirely happy with the white space on the top of the card, but couldn't find anything that I thought looked right.

I have just discovered the Secret Crafter forum and blog. They have a challenge each month and this month's is 'With the next big event being Fathers Day I thought it would be a good idea to make MENS CARDS the theme for Mays challenge.' so my George card is suitable for this challenge also.

Dottie's World challenge - paper piecing

The first challenge over at Dottie's World is :-

'I want you to make a card or layout using paper piecing on any Dottie or George image, but that's not all! I want you then to use the same paper as part of your card's background'.

Here is my entry for the challenge, never mind Posh Totty, let me introduce Posh Dottie, who wears a tabbard that matches the decor and a bucket that matches her outfit when she does her cleaning!! The image is from the Dottie At Home download from Charmed Cards & Crafts. I coloured the image in with Marvys then added glossy accents to the water and earrings using Liquid Pearls. Looking forward to the new challenge tomorrow.