Happy 16th Birthday Allsorts

Morning all, it's our 16th Birthday at Allsorts where I am your host for this very special occasion. Where did those years go, seems like only yesterday when we announced our very first challenge.

Our theme is totally open so Anything Goes to help us celebrate and we very much hope you will join us as we have a fabulous collection of goodies to be won, a huge bundle of products from AALL and Create, plus some wonderful prizes just for our USA entrants from Gina K Designs, Lawn Fawn and Colorado Craft Company. All details on challenge blog.

Thought I would made an eclipse card, been ages since I did. Stamped and coloured some Lavinia Fairy houses, flowers and of course a Fairy, Pan Pastels for the sky and cut the 'happy' seven times to get some dimension and stamped the other words. I recently saw a challenge called Word Power, as the above is all about the focal words so hope this fits, as well as the AAA Birthday challenge.

This one uses A&C Tag it Yourself (27), Roadway Vistas (78) and Rosey Daze (1251). Kraft card for the base, stamped the focal image and colouring with Ecoline pens, A&C rub ons here are there and some coordinating fibres tied across the bottom.

As you will see on the challenge blog post I got rather nostalgic and looked back to that first challenge in May 2009, this was my DT make and would you believe Penny Black quote and sentiments that I still use regularly.

Finally, a sad note, so many have asked about our Daughters Dog Pixie who had a stroke two weeks ago when we lost our Poppy, she rallied really well, until Thursday when she became very poorly and last evening another tough decision. This morning she will be placed close to Poppy, they spent many hours over the last 13 years mooching together in the gardens.