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e to facebook share to pinterest labels distress inks grunge script tiot dt tuesday 31 march 2026 a struggle the challenge at try it on tuesday this time proved a real headache for me the challenge is cute i don t do cute i can t do cute in fact looking through the hundreds of stamps here i have the grand total of 2 sets of penny black hedgehogs which is a testament to how much cuteness there is in this craft space nothing nil zilch no cuteness overload here at all so with nothing else i had to resort to making a relatively cas card using one hedgehog which got itself stamped onto watercolour card for the first time in the 10 maybe more years that i have owned the set all coloured with my mondeluz pencils and the best attempt at cuteness i could muster hope to see lots of cute creations in the link up this time round thanks for looking today x posted by viv at 09 30 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels cas cute penny black tiot dt watercolour tuesday 17 march 2026 spring our fortnightly challenge starts again today at try it on tuesday and we re celebrating spring any project which means spring to you i had the flower die folder out so i cut 2 spring daisies well they look like daisies to me coloured with mondeluz pencils they then sat on my desk for almost 2 weeks as i simply couldn t think of anything to do with them in desperation i opted for a honeycomb embossing folder and stamped and coloured a little bee when i tucked the flowers in the base it still looked bare so i just stamped a few bits of foliage from a very old and very well used hobby art set in bundled sage oxide the sentiment is another one well used and eons old stamped in bundled sage thanks for looking and please come and join us at try it on tuesday with your spring creations x posted by viv at 09 30 12 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels dies embossing spring tiot dt watercolour sunday 8 march 2026 faux cyanotype this last week i have felt a little better in myself maybe it s the slow stitching see post below and although have spent a lot of time just sitting at the craft desk shuffling bits of stuff round with no end product depressing enough as it is without failing to conjure anything up i have still paid sporadic visits to blogs over the last several months as pretty makes give me a little lift even if it s only for a short time and this last week something caught my eye on pat s lovely blog it s been a long time since i made a card for anything other than my tiot dt duties but in a couple of hours of no brain fuzz i tried the faux cyanotype i had seen done by pat and the group of 7 cardmakers hello lolly and friends xxx it s been a forever long time i found picking up an ink blending brush was also something that i didn t need to get myself in a state about which perked me up even more whether it lasts will be a different thing the stamps are by inkylicious and they were used a lot in the past placing of the hummingbird not quite right as i really wanted it to be nearer the flower but hey ho at least i made something just for makings sake i did though have to stamp the image many times with the white ink thank god for misti is what i say i lightly inked the edges of the frame and the card itself with the same blueprint sketch dox having been brave enough to push the dark cloud aside i have linked this up to the group s blog x posted by viv at 12 39 11 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels blue faux cyanotype group of cardmakers ink blending inkylicious tuesday 3 march 2026 feminine our challenge at try it on tuesday for the next 2 weeks is called make it feminine i recently was introduced to slow stitching which is all about relaxation and mindfulness the idea is not to actually plan anything but to allow your project to simply evolve without any pressure no using a sewing machine either just all hand stitching i have a very large box of vintage lace odd bits of fabric and bits of stuff long unused so it seemed a start to maybe use some of it up i ended up making an a5 size 6 page fabric book and this is the front cover i stamped lots of quotes some images of flowers and birds onto fabric and as i did each page just picked one which took my fancy at that particular moment i found a previously made tag in the box and just used that for the front i am not proficient with a needle and thread but can honestly say i really enjoyed making this book stitching with no plan and no worrying if your stitches were even straight was very calming and i allowed myself to just shut everything out the best thing was being able to pick it up and put it down without trying to plan out a design i am delighted with the finished book no doubt i will be able to share more pages with you over the coming months thanks for looking and i hope to see your feminine projects over on the challenge blog x posted by viv at 09 30 11 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fabric feminine garden lace slow stitching tiot dt vintage tuesday 17 february 2026 a new challenge at tiot another challenge at try it on tuesday starts today and it s called 3 2 1 so 3 of something 2 of something and 1 of something on your project you can make anything you like as long as it incorporates the challenge theme i made a relatively cas card which started out as white on white but having looked at the components spread out on the craft mat for a day i decided to add a tiny dusting of colour so 3 flowers edged in a light dusting of picked raspberry ink coupled with 2 pieces of trellis in cracked pistachio and 2 die cut stems all mounted onto 1 wavy edged die cut square i added a tiny die cut centre with a teeny pearl onto the flowers as i thought it lifted them a bit hope you can join us at tiot have a peek at what the rest of the team have come up with too thanks for looking today i appreciate you coming to see me x posted by viv at 09 00 11 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels dies flowers ink blending tiot dt tuesday 3 february 2026 all loved up try it on tuesday s challenge this time is called all loved up i steered away from the usual red and went for a rustic look the backing paper is eons old found in the paper box and i roughed up the edges and ran over with antique linen di edged with a paper doily and then cut out two hearts from some hessian ribbon 2 small pearl buttons and some white thread on top and then added some twine and a larger pearl button job done thanks for looking hope all is well with you in your part of blogland x posted by viv at 09 30 11 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels heart love tiot dt vintage wedding tuesday 20 january 2026 text our try it on tuesday challenge for the next 2 weeks is add some text i made a few cards like this several years ago with different coloured backgrounds when i was looking to add a few cards to my own stash box an added bonus was that they were quick and easy to do i tried dark blue and silver plum coloured card with gold red card with black etc but by far the one i liked the best was the one done on a black background with gold as i am trying to keep on an even keel and not get stressed i decided to re do something from the past rather than sitting looking at a blank desk wondering what to do plain black card gold heat embossed with a text stamp that old i have no idea where it came from and a dandelion die or is it a cornflower i think it s a sizzix one cos it s that rusty brown colour i added a heart shaped word die to this one cut twice once in white then in gold mirri card and fussy cut the word hope you will join us this over the next 2 weeks and please stop by the challenge blog and see what the rest of the team have done this time round thanks for looking today x posted by viv at 09 00 14 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels dies gold heat embossing text tiot dt tuesday 6 january 2026 it s cold outside first challenge of 2026 at try it on tuesday our theme this fortnight is it s cold outside i always think of blue shades whenever anyone mentions cold so did something relatively quick simple and of course blue some ink blending and stamps from lavinia inkylicious and card io i hope you will find time to join us this challenge feeling a bit more upbeat the last couple of weeks we had a wonderful time away over christmas and another couple of places i wanted to visit ticked off my bucket list budapest is a beautiful city salzburg was stunning and vienna was simply magical i felt like i was in a fairy tale and had to keep pinching myself so with canada and alaska done 3 of my 5 european cities done it s time to look forward to the next big adventure which will take place in a few months time round a big birthday 21 again before anyone asks happy new year to everyone posted by viv at 09 30 12 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels cardio ink blending inkylicious lavinia tiot dt winter tuesday 9 december 2025 santa our last challenge of 2025 at try it on tuesday is called all about santa this was one of the quickest cards to come together and is a complete change to my usual christmas cards i had a roll of corrugated cardboard bought for a group project and despite the group using it i still have lots left so here it was used as a backing for my santa i spattered it liberally with a white posca pen before sticking it to the base card the santa image was part of a pad of vintage christmas papers i distressed the edges used some antique linen di and matted it onto a piece of dark red card before adding a few more spatters around santa s face a couple of dies a scrap piece of ribbon and an off cut from another vintage paper to make the tag before finishing with the fabric flower thanks for looking and i hope your christmas preparations are going well the tiot team is back on 6th january with a brand new challenge so i wish you all a very happy and peaceful christmas and may 2026 be a good year for us all x posted by viv at 09 30 8 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels card christmas corrugated card tiot dt vintage image tuesday 25 november 2025 snowflakes snowflakes is the challenge for the next two weeks at try it on tuesday i re visited an old and sometimes messy technique of stencil monoprint i made several cards like this some time back and i enjoyed doing them again you get a different result each time from the same stencil i used chipped sapphire oxide swiped over the stencil sprayed it with water then pressed it onto some watercolour paper i really like the artsy imperfect images when dry i stamped the sentiment in dark grey and then overstamped and white heat embossed i love the snow there is nothing better than bright blue skies and a white snow blanket everywhere as long as you re inside with a mug of hot chocolate looking out that is posted by viv at 09 30 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels snowflakes tiot dt tuesday 11 november 2025 get ready for christmas time for our next challenge at try it on tuesday and this time we re kick starting christmas preparations i had some wooden circles left from a previous and very old project so i made a couple of baubles by simple stamping and colouring highlighting the edges with either a posca pen or a little bit of white embossing the backs of the wooden circles were simply stamped with a christmas greeting the pics aren t the best as i am having difficulty holding camera phone steady at the mo it s only temporary but certainly ain t good for trying to get clear images hope you can join us this challenge looking forward to seeing your creations and thanks for looking today x posted by viv at 09 30 12 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baubles cardio christmas inkylicious tiot dt tuesday 28 october 2025 halloween our new challenge at try it on tuesday is halloween halloween is definitely not my thing think that s cos when i was growing up it only consisted of duck apple where apples were floated in a bowl of water and you had to bite into one with your hands behind your back or toffee top nan would coat apples with toffee and they d be hung from a string in a doorway and you had to bite into one to get it again with your hands behind your back getting toffee out of your hair was not a lot of fun and not a lot else unlike now where there are costumes house decorations and every shop seems to sell something spooky related i opted for an ink blended background and a couple of lavinia stamps the tiny cute spider is from card io there s a bit of sparkle on the flourish which doesn t show very well hope you will join us this time and please have a look at the rest of the dt makes thank you for all your good wishes some days are good others not so but am hanging in there and trying to keep myself motivated with different things x posted by viv at 09 30 15 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels halloween lavinia tiot dt tuesday 14 october 2025 autumn at try it on tuesday our new challenge at try it on tuesday is called autumn colours despite the mess left at the back of my garden from next doors magnificent oak tree i find autumn to be one of the most serene times of the year the colours are simply beautiful and do much to soothe a troubled soul here s my card used a 3d embossing folder from tim holtz i swiped it over with a versamark pad after embossing and added some copper embossing powder some ink blending using fired brick peeled paint crackling campfire and rusty hinge i have struggled to take a good pic that will show off the copper embossing which is disappointing at a time when i am finding fault with so many things i was actually reasonably ok with this make and the effect made by the embossing powder thanks for looking today and hope you will join us x posted by viv at 09 30 14 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels autumn embossing heat embossing tiot dt tuesday 30 september 2025 animals try it on tuesday s next challenge is animals real or imaginary i am still struggling a bit so this is the best effort pic ain t the best either inky background at top some old crafty individuals stamps with the giraffe being fussy cut and an odd scrap of striped paper hope you can find time to join in at the challenge blog this fortnight and thanks for taking the time to pop in and see me xx posted by viv at 09 30 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels animals crafty individuals tiot dt older posts home subscribe to posts atom 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