Crafting for all Seasons #101 "Sketch"

Good morning all.

It's time once again for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is a "Sketch". We're looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Milk Coffee who gave the DT images to work with.

I've used an image of my own this time, a topper from Kraftyhands which I've die cut with a Spellbinders die. Background mat has been put through the distressed EF from Crafter's Companion which had been inked.  Ringlets die from memory Box. Sentiment from Wild Rose Studio, dies from Spellbinders. Cheesecloth, and ribbon from my stash.

Here is the sketch:

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the other girls, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Craft your Passion - anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Not Just Cards - anything goes

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - die cuts

Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes

Flowers

Good morning all.

Sweet Dreams

Good morning all.

We're getting there!! Still waiting for one parcel to be delivered, I'm a bit annoyed as I ordered in November and wasn't expecting a delay but hey ho someone may have to wait for their pressie if it doesn't arrive before we do the deliveries. The hoover filter is on it's way first class so hopefully it will arrive today or Monday...in time to be used!

Another quick birthday card to share today.

Topper, paper and sentiment all from Kraftyhands. Dies from Spellbinders. Ribbon and pearls from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Alphabet Challenge - W for whatever you wish

Brown Sugar - anything goes

Crafts 4 Eternity - anything goes

Polka Doodles - anything goes

Crafts-Too Challenge You - natural world, twist winged things

Craftitude - anything goes/Christmas sparkle

Carol x

Turquoise

Good morning all.

A few jobs ticked off the list yesterday but no cleaning done!! Perhaps the fairies will pop in when I'm not looking....I can live in hope. Dr's appointment this morning then I must get to it!!

A birthday card to share today...I needed a few for December and this was quick and easy.

Love these vintage toppers from Kraftyhands. Paper and sentiment are also from Kraftyhands. Dies are from Spellbinders...told you you'd see a lot of them lol. A cute little double bow with a button attached finish the card off.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Girls Challenge - anything goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - feminine with a sentiment

Emergency Crafter's - anything but Christmas

Kraftyhands - anything goes

Pumpkin Spice - ribbon or bows

Craft-Dee Bowz - anything goes with a handmade bow

Love to Create - anything goes

My Craft Creations - anything goes

Hobby Cutz - all tied up

Carol x

Happy Birthday

Good morning all.

Hopefully I've got a day to myself today....may do the basket of ironing...then again may not!!

I've been trying to get ahead of myself with birthdays and DT work this week and also managed to cast on and knit a few inches of the first scarf for Christmas...watch this space!!

Card components are a decoupaged set from Kraftyhands, ribbon and gems are from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Totally Papercrafts - decoupage

Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes

Seize the Birthday - anything goes

Rhedd and Rosie Challenge - for the ladies

Crafty Sentiments - make it girly

Kraftyhands - anything goes

Carol x

Amethyst

Good morning all.

It's a hive of activity here as we get ready to go away at the weekend!! Having just checked the long range weather forecast we appear to be going to head out of some unsettled weather here in the north to  good weather in the south...hopefully the weathermen are right this time!

Sharing today a birthday card I made for a friend a couple of weeks ago.

Image and paper from Kraftyhands. Dies from Spellbinders. Pearls, doiley and sentiment from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Crafts and Me - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - swirly girly

A Little Bit Crafty - dieing for it

Emma's Crafty Challenge - lace and pearls

Oozak - anything goes with a girly theme

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #53 Wedding/Anniversary

Good morning all.

Today it's time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Wedding/Anniversary". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Joanna Sheen Ltd.

I made this for my youngest sister who celebrated her "Pearl" anniversary earlier this month.

Topper is from Kraftyhands, dies are all Spellbinders, pearls from Joanna Sheen, heart buckle from Meiflower. Ribbon and pearl hearts are from my stash and have been there for some time!

And the verse inside...

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the girls inspiration, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Going Grey with Scrap Creations - graduation/wedding/anniversary

LEJ Designs - celebrate

Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes

Shopping our Stash - anniversary

Created with Love - at least 3 layers

Crafty Bloggers Network - O's and X's (diecuts, flowers, ribbon)

That Craft Place - dies and punches

Carol x

Believe

Good morning all.

Hopefully blogger is working well this morning and posting this in my absence, also hoping I'm not hungover after the hen party last night!!

Sharing a card made for a swap today.

Topper and paper from Kraftyhands. Die from Marianne Designs. Ribbon, skeleton leaves, feather and pin from my stash.

Challenges entered:

That Craft Place - dies and punches

Dutch Dare - flutterby butterfly

Penny's Paper-Crafty - circles

LEJ Designs - dies and punches

Carol x

John Wayne

Good morning all.

Sharing a card I've made for one of my sister's today. I bought the decoupage last year at the SECC but didn't get around to making it for her last year!

Decoupage from Kraftyhands.

Challenges entered:
Crafty Bloggers Network - anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes

Carol x

Birthday Wishes

Good morning all. Well it was lovely to see some blue sky and sunshine yesterday, lets hope it continues. I got some more DT work completed yesterday and now only need one more card for April....just as well I'm ahead as I need about 21 cards for May!!

We had visitors yesterday afternoon bearing gifts :)

Not very good for the healthy eating plan, hopefully the kids will eat them before I do!!

Another birthday card to share today.

Topper from LOTV, backing cards from Kanban, dies from Spellbinders, charm from Kraftyhands and flower from Prima. Ribbon, pearls and sentiment from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes

Tuesday Alchemy - monochromatic pastels

Crafty Bloggers Network - spring or pastels

Crafty Boots - flowers

Forever Friends - girls

House of Gilli - flowers and/or ribbon

Love to Create - pastels

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - happy birthday

Paper Crafting Journey - ribbon or lace

CRAFT - Mother's Day/female

Carol x

Amethyst

Good morning all. The weather yesterday was pretty yucky most of the day but it turned dry and fine by teatime. The forecast still isn't good for today though.

Postie delivered some goodies from Kraftyhands yesterday which I'd bought with a voucher I'd won. Managed to fit in some crafty time and had a play.

Topper, paper and sentiment from Kraftyhands. Coordinations card and gems from my stash. Dies from Spellbinders. Love the soft vintage look to these toppers and papers.

Challenges entered:

Kraftyhands - sketch

Crafter's Companion - vintage

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - banners

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Card Mania - lots of layers

Victorine Originals - anything goes

Emma's Cards - vintage

Carol x

Ribbons and Lace

Good morning all. Another nice day yesterday although I spent it doing housework and washing!

Today's share is a card I made for a "Lace and Ribbons" swap.

The decoupage is from Kraftyhands; ribbon and lace is from my stash - it was bought to attach to a dress when I was a teenager (and that wasn't yesterday!); red bow and sentiment from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Simply Create Too - female/Mother's Day

By the Cute and Girly - roses are red

Cards and Scrap - use lots of flowers

Sparkles Forum - lace it up

Unique Crafters - lace and fabric

Delightful Sketches - frilly

Kraftyhands - spring colours

Carol x

Red, White and Blue

Good morning to you all and hello to my new followers. Got a busy day today as we need to clear out and clean one of the bedrooms ready to have carpet laid in the morning.

I managed to make this a day or two ago.

Image is from Kraftyhands and I've matted it onto red and blue card stock to frame it. The sentiment has been layered onto red and blue nestie circles. Card is finished with flowers and gems from long forgotten  stash.

Challenges entered:

KraftyHands - red, white and blue

Crafty Sentiments - red, white and blue

Shopping our Stash - red, white and blue

Use it Tuesday - patriotic (UK flag colours)
Paper Pretties - red, white and blue
Crafts and Me - birthdays

I'll be back this afternoon with my DT project for Crafting for all Seasons.

Carol x

Father's Day

Good morning all. Hope you're having a great week. I'm still sharing Father's Day cards here!

Another image from Kraftyhands, simply matted and layered onto scalloped circles. Backing paper from Wild Rose Studio. Card finished with ribbon, bow and a sentiment.

Challenges entered:

Party Time Tuesday - Father's Day mechanical

Di's Digi Designs - male inspiration

One Stop Craft - Father's Day

Secret Crafter - Father's Day

Dream Valley Challenges - special guy

The Pink Elephant - masculine

Fab n Funky - Father's Day

Carol x

Black and White

Good morning all, thanks for visiting today. A big hello to all my new followers, I hope you enjoy what you see here. Another Father's Day card today.

Image from Kraftyhands, papers I won in a blog candy so don't know where they're from. Dies are from Spellbinders and punch from Martha Stewart. Card is finished with pearls, bakers twine and a sentiment from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Poodles Parlour - Father's Day/male

Just Some Lines - black and white

4 Crafty Chicks - monochromatic
The Crafty Pad - let's hear it for the boys

Carol x

Father's Day

Good morning everyone, hope your weekend is going well so far. I've been busy making Father's Day cards to raise money for my son's trip to Mongolia so I'm sharing one today.

Image from Kraftyhands mounted onto Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies. Paper from We R Memory Keepers. Buttons, sentiment and bakers twine from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Pile it On - put a button on Father's Day

Cards for Men - Father's Day

Creative Inspirations - card for male

Penny's Paper Crafty - I love you Dad

CRAFT - male card

CCEE - card with vintage feel

Charisma Cardz - travel

Paper Play - back to kraft

Carol x

Happy Birthday Hubby

As I said earlier not a lot to it! I chose the vintage image is payback for the time he bought me anti-ageing cream for my birthday!

Topper and sentiment are from Kraftyhands, papers are from Wild Rose Studio, all card is kraft. Card is finished simply with bakers twine.

Challenges entered:

Incy Wincy Designs - kraft + one

Crafty Creations - male birthday

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - for the boys

Carol x

Father's Day

Can't believe it's May already, where has the year gone to! Having a busy week trying to straighten the house out and get ahead with some DT stuff as we're hoping to get away this weekend.

I had a lovely surprise this morning when I found I'd won a $30 shopping spree for some LLL Creations kits at My Memories Suite after entering a Facebook challenge. So this afternoon I got to choosing!

Made this one a few days ago as I need a stock ready to sell in June to raise more money for the Mongol Adventurers!

Image is from Kraftyhands, I bought a few of these sheets at the Sincerely Yours show the other week. Backing papers is from We R Memory Keepers and was a magazine freebie. Punch is from Martha Stewart. Card is finished with bakers twine and a sentiment from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Paper Take Weekly - anything goes

Here come the Boys - hobbies

That Craft Place - one for the boys

Crafty Cardmakers - for the boys

Ooh La La Creations - make it manly

Carol x