Challenge #174 - Need a Lift?

Rosemary here and for our fortnight's challenge we would like you to create something to encourage, inspire, just make someone (even yourself) feel better.

Because everybody could use a LIFT!

For this challenge I made art journal pages to help me through some of the tough times, to help me as I am working through a period of change.  To help me appreciate my uniqueness and to be more forgiving.  Art journals are loads of fun when you allow yourself to just play using color and paint and textures to cut loose and have fun.  Splashing paint around, stamping, coloring, and so on. 

It has lifted my spirits!

Now let's see what the talented Poobahs have created for this challenge, shall we?

Electra

 I have a friend online who is having a hard time right now, so I made this for her.
I hope she likes it!

Deena here:  I am trying to use up some of my kits and abundant supplies so I made this card from one of them...I even got to start in on some of my many unused washi tapes that I love so much and can't usually bring myself to use...

Chat Noir here.... and I was inspired by Rosemary's beautiful bright colours and so made this card.  I found a lovely collection of papers I forgot I had bought (of course), and these are two, along with some random flowers I pressed out with the cuttlebug and a handy TE die.  The card is destined for a friend who definitely needs a lift this week.

You have until the end of Saturday 25 January  to join in with your fabulous creation. 

Challenge #173 - Leftovers

Everyone has left overs....whether they're things in the pantry, or the bits you just cant throw away because they'll come in handy!!  And they're SO handy that they stay as left-overs for the rest of their life...UNTIL TODAY.

Chat Noir here.....and I was going to really give my work bench a spring clean, but the kitchen needed it more.  I just had to do something to get my frig back from the Christmas bits and pieces, so I threw caution to the winds, ignored the scorching heat outside (this is Australia in the summer after all), and decided to turn the unused kilo of cherries into jam.

Here's the before....

...and I even got to use my very expensive but oh-so-wonderful new tool - a cherry stone remover!  And here's the after....

 
Pop over to my blog to find the recipe if you're interested.  Its easy and delicious (I know because I licked the spoon, and I think I'm having cherry jam on toast for tea).  This is one left over I'm glad I used up!!
 

mmmm.....

Deena Here:  I went more for the crafty leftovers, as we have been away on a wonderful vacation and I needed a birthday card right when we got home...this is what I came up with:

Electra here. 

I was going to make something from the leftovers in my fridge, but there aren't any, since I've been away from home for over a week.

So I decided to show you my leftover man...

I think he personifies the spirit of leftovers, don't you?

His name is Darryl.  

He has another brother Darryl, but he couldn't make in time for press.

What can I say?

I don't get out enough.

Obviously.

You have until the end of Saturday 11 January  to join in with your fabulous creation. Add your blog post address to Mr Linky below.

 

If you would like to join in with a previous challenge we've set (life happens and lateness is absolutely fine, we don't mind a bit) just add your blog post address to Mr Linky below. Please make sure your blog post refers to the previous challenge you are entering so we don't get confused.  

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