Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Dinky Dots Den Challenge #1

There is a new challenge blog set up by my lovely SBS sister and ABC challenge Design Team member Alison, called Dinky Dots Den. They set monthly challenges and this month's is Halloween. You are encouraged to think out of the box so I have decided to make a recipe book using 8x8 scrap papers.

I decide to use purple, orange and black as my main colours.





I have used Lulu on the front cover and followed this week's sketch on a Spoonfull of Sugar challenge. I have broken with habit and got my Whispers pens out and coloured the images in with them. The papers are inked and distress nad I have added cobwebs from the magnolia Autumn stamp club and die cut pumpkins. The Prima flowers have also been distressed.








I used Versafine black onyx and Sepia to distress the papers and the font for the recipes is CHiller - very appropriate for Halloween!























I have used Wizard AJ and die cut bats and pumpkins. I cut crescent moon and full moons out of mulberry paper. I used the Pumpkin Harvest embossing folder for some of the purple papers.


















We had great fun creating this - Ellie and Beth helped with the tearing and distressing, and the embossing and die cutting bits of it. Just going to take a while to get the ink off our hands!

Hope you like it,

18 comments:

Jane (Carroll's Creations) said...

fantastic cathy! love it!

hugs jane x

CraftyC said...

A fab book Cathy, well done to your 2 girls for pitching in, I love crafting with my kids too!
Clairex

Sue said...

oh well done Cathy this is fabulous..i love it:)

sue
xx

carolann said...

This is awesome what a great idea hun xxxxx

Ruth (ooffee) said...

Brilliant idea! And lovely layouts!
Excellent!
Ruth x

Victoria said...

It is fantastic all of you, it looks superb xxxx

Dawn said...

Hi Cathy
wow great Halloween card - love the inside too!

flatis stempelwelt said...

oh well done Cathy this is fabulous.. I love it
Spooky greetings
Sonja xx

Bubbles said...

This is brilliant Cathy what a fab and different idea. Just love it!
JOanne x

cats whiskers said...

What a fantastic idea and what brilliant colours you have used, I love it
Hugs Jacqui x

Dawn Wheeler said...

Fabulous idea ,love it ,Dawnxx

Becky said...

Wow cathy! It's brill! What a fab idea and I love that you used a spooky font too! I'm also glad to hear that the gremlins helped you lol!! Thanks so much for joining us in our first challenge!
Love Becky xx

Just Tracys Crafts said...

cool idea cathy I love it,

Tracyx

Alison said...

Cathy this is great, i love it. the recipes are great a fab idea. thanks for joining us on our first Dinky Dots Den challenge.

Sammi said...

This is Fabulous Cathy! What a brilliant idea! :) Love it :)
Sammi
xxx

Rachel said...

this is adorable! lulu is such a cutie.

ella bella said...

this is awesome what a fabulous idea i love it
Tracy x

Rach said...

Fabulous card cathy, brilliant. hugs rachxx