Teddy Bo

It's Hubby's 50th birthday today so I made this for one of the kids to give him. Backing papers from Bearly Mine and Teddy Bo is a ready coloured image. Card is finished with a ribbon flower and some gems.

Challenges entered:

Teddy Bo - use Bo

Cards for Men - someone special

Carol x



Embossing

Gold card is embossed with a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder then distressed. Angel is stamped in versamark and embossed with gold metal magic. Card is finished with a bow.

Challenges entered:

Digi Doodle Shop - embossing

Carol x

Crafty Ann's Challenge #41 Oriental

Another fortnight gone and time for our latest challenge at CACB which has an Oriental theme.

This week I have choosen a fan image from Crafty Ann's and coloured it with promarkers and layered it onto white and black card and mounted it on foam pads. The backing paper was in my stash (I think it was a free download from Canon). The card has been finished with some peel offs.

Please pop over and see what delightful creations the other Design Team members have in store for you.

Challenges entered:
A Spoonful of Sugar - anything goes
Shelleys Image Blog - anything goes
CCEE Stampers - flowers

Carol x

Tilda and her dog

Backing paper from Wild Rose Studio Butterfly Garden Collection.

Stamps: Magnolia Tilda sitting, Dog from Joanna Sheen

Ribbon Lace from Crafty Bits and Pieces

Jewellers tube gauze from Ribbon Box

Dies: Spellbinders and Marianne Designs

PATP: Martha Stewart

Embossing folder: Swiss Dots, Cuttlebug

Distressed stickles

Flowers, pearls, butterfly and button from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Magnolia-licious Highlites - sketch

Totally Tilda - Tilda and dog

Just Magnolia - make it lacy

Creative Inspirations - lace and pearls

Ribbon Girls - pinks and lilacs

Little Claires - sparkle

Magnolia down under - favourite thing (PATP)

Divas by Design - one for the girls

Aud Sentiment - no sentiment

Simon says Stamp - sparkle and shine

Carol x

J is for Joyfold

All images and backing papers are from a free download called Around the World.

Challenges entered:

ABC Christmas - j for joyfold

My Time to Craft - toy box treasures

Winter Wonderland - christmas present

CHNC - distressing

Christmas Card Challenge - fibres

Carol x

LIM entry 4

Image from Penny Black stamped in Memento and embossed with holographic embossing powder then coloured with promarkers. Greeting generated on the computer.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - embossing

I love Promarkers - animals

Stamp Something - anything goes

Carol x

CFAS Challenge #1 Anything Goes

Welcome to our first challenge at Crafting for all Seasons where the topic this fortnight is Anything Goes. We have some fantastic sponsors lined up over the following weeks starting with Pink Cat Studios who are kindly sponsoring this challenge. Please pay them a visit, they have some wonderful digi stamps in store.

My card today features a free Rose Can image from Bugaboo which has been coloured with promarkers and cut with an oval nestie and matted onto a gold scalloped nestie. The backing paper is from Wild Rose Studio Butterfly Garden Collection and this is also matted onto gold card. The corner dies are from Spellbinders and the ribbon came from a bargain bag I bought recently. Card is finished with a rose bloom and some pearls.

I do hope you can join us with this, our first challenge and  do pop over to CFAS and see what delights the other Design Team members have created for you.
The winner will receive 5 digital images of their choice from Pink Cat Studios.

Challenges I'm entering:
Aud Sentiments - no sentiment
Cupcake - in the garden
Kaboodle Doodles - tic, tac, toe (embossing, die cut and flowers)
Stamp Fairy - 3 embellishments (ribbon, flower, pearls)
Paper Play Challenges - celebrate summer
Anything goes - bingo (ribbon, embossing, pearls)

Carol x

Yeehaw

There's no Yeehaws in my craftroom so you'll have to make do with diecuts lol

Using an image and backing paper from Joanna Sheens Messy Rabbit CD, everything has been layered onto blue card and gold mirri card. Labels 0ne diecut is cut from gold mirri card. Card is finished with some tinselly twine and gems from my stash.

Challenges entered:

CD Sunday - yeehaw/diecuts

My Partner in Crafting Crime - twine, jute or string

Carol x



Pink and Brown

Grrrr what's blogger playing at now - it's just turned this post to a draft!!

BP from Bearly Mine and image from the Stamp Fairy. Image is coloured with promarkers. Card is finished with a bow, a sentiment and some pearls.

Challenges entered:

I love promarkers - pink and brown

Carol x

Shopping our Stash

There is a new challenge called Shopping our Stash and they have asked for piccies of your crafting space or stash for their first challenge. Here is mine:

These pictures were taken after a major tidy out so it's not quite this tidy in real life.
They also have Blog Candy on offer so pop over and check it out for yourself.

Carol x

LIM x 2

I love this stamp from the Stamp Barn - stamped in memento ink and embossed with holographic embossing powder. Sentiment from Daisy and Dandelion treated the same way. Then I left well alone incase I messed up!

This is the reason I love the stamp - meet Freya our gorgeous one year old Siberian Husky.



This one made for Debgems - image from Stampendous stamped with versamark and embossed with blue EP. Corners dry embossed.

Challenge Less is More - embossing

Carol x

Sweetest Little Baby

Another failed LIM bid but couldn't waste all that paper pricking so converted it to a two layer card.

Challenges entered:

Simon says Stamp - look what the stork brought

Carol x



Good News

I'm thrilled to bits to have been selected to join the Design Team for the new Christmas Challenges with Sketches. I love using sketches and making Christmas cards so I'm looking forward to the challenge and to working with the other girls on the design team. Our first challenge goes live on Wednesday 25th May and they will run every fortnight. I do hope you will join us.

Carol x

No Sentiment

is the remit at Aud Sentiments. Typically all the cards I've made so far this week have had to have sentiments on them. This is  rescue card made from a failed LIM bid.

The card is pale pink pearlised, embossing folder from Marianne Design, pearls and ribbon from my stash.

Carol

LIM

Well I've embossed both heat and dry, paper pricked and stamped my way through the last couple of hours and this is plan D everything else will end up as two layer cards!!

Image is from Stampendous and sentiment from Elusive Images, both have been stamped in versamark and heat embossed with pink embossing powder. Corners have been dry embossed using the Ultimate board.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - embossing

Simon says Stamp - look what the stork brought

Carol x

Are we nearly there yet???

Crafting for all Seasons goes live for its first challenge on Wednesday 18th May at 9am eastern time. The theme for the first challenge is...........oh sorry can't disclose that info you'll have to check it out on Wednesday!! We've got loads of great sponsors and prizes lined up for the fortnightly challenges and I'm sure the rest of the Design Team will come up with some great projects to inspire you (even if I don't lol).Hope to see you all on Wednesday.
Carol x

Card and a Half

Check out this new monthly challenge blog which starts very soon, pop over and see for yourself what they have lined up - great sponsors and great prizes for each challenge.

Carol x



Christmas Card Club

The girls have let me join their little club - a Christmas card challenge every fortnight just for fun. You should be able to see a list of our names in my side bar with links but blogger ate it and I'm giving him a day or two to spit it back out before I redo it. If you'd like to join us click on one of our names and we'll tell you all about it or meantime leave me a comment and I'll get back to you.

 This is my card:

This fortnight Margaret has given everyone a recipe: glitter (tick - now everywhere!!) berries (tick), snow (tick), a Christmas tree (tick) and not square (tick) ............. and a giraffe (where the heck did he come from??).

I won Lofty over at Bah! Humbug! last week and couldn't resist putting him on a Christmas card and I never could follow a recipe without adding a little something extra lol

Backing paper is from Bearly Mine, digi tree and snowman are from Crafty Ann's digi shop and have been coloured with promarkers. Lofty and the crown are by Joanna Sheen and have also been coloured with promarkers. The other digital images are from a download called From Around the World. Card is finished with white glitter stuff and a gold star.

Challenges I'm entering:

Bah! Humbug! - snowflakes

Stamp Something - anything goes

Christmas Card Challenges - use a non traditional image

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope enjoy your visit.

Carol x

Distressed

Me and my card lol Two posts and all the changes I made to the blog yesterday remain disappeared - do I redo them or wait a while longer to see whether they return - that is the question?

Anyway here is one from last night:

The distressed backing papers are from Costco, image from Sugar Nellie has been coloured with promarkers. Doiley is Italian Flourish from Cheery Lyn Dies. Card is finished with a tag, buttons and pearls from my stash.

And the inside has been decorated to match.

Challenges entered:

Sugar Bowl - sketch plus optional distressed

Creative Inspiration - decorate inside

Crafty Sentiments - buttons

DYSU - add a tag

Rainbow Lady - texture

Cute Card Thursday - distressing

Digi Doodle Shop - pink and blue

Shelly's Image Blog - bling is a girls best friend

Carol x



Just Clowning Around

Teddy Bea that is........

Trying for a vintage look but don't think it's my genre anymore then WoW was! At one point I didn't think this card was going to come together at all but I'm glad I persisted as I'm quite pleased with the finished article.

Teddy Bea is coloured with promarkers and highlighted with a Sakura gelly roll pen. Backing paper is a freebie from Bearly Mine and gingham came from a DCWV adhesive stack. Purple card has been grunged with white ink and white card has been grunged with purple . Card is finished with some plaited jewellers line, roses, pearls and a sentiment from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Sketch and Stash - followed sketch and used Teddy Bea for the first time

Cupcake - gingham and roses

Teddy Bo - easel card

Bearly Mine - vintage easel

My Time to Craft - scallops

DYSU - purple

Thanks for stopping by today and if you leave a comment I'll know you've been :)

Carol x

LOTV Giveaway at The Ribbon Girl Blog

Todays the day for the launch of the new boys stamps at LOTV and to celebrate The Ribbon Girl Blog have party bags to give away - check out the link to see for yourself.

Carol x

WOW

I was determined to make a card with one of my many embossing folders for this weeks LIM challenge. By last night I had a box of white embossed bits and still no card so decided to give up. Postie arrived this morning with a parcel from Bunny Zoes - goods bought with a prize gift voucher - and I just got around to opening it!! Forgotten I'd ordered this Marianne Design folder so got straight to making this card:

After finding a shim that worked in the GC white pearlised card was embossed, white pearls added to the flowers, a ribbon tied. I found the butterfly sentiment when I went looking for a "thank you" and thought it more suitable so added a few pearls and used it. Looking at the photo now I'm not sure it needs a ribbon so this is it without:

and with ribbon, without butterfly as Debgem suggests:

I'll let the experts decide, this so isn't my thing so I'm off to play with some colour!

Other challenges entered:

Bling it on - pink, lemon, white colours or flowers (lots of white and flowers)

Cutie Sunday - butterflies

Carol x

DT call

There's a new Christmas Challenges (with sketches) blog on the block and they have a DT call out. As Christmas cards are my favourite cards of the year (except when they all need made in November lol) I decided to enter with this card:

I've followed the given sketch using three variations of the same backing paper from Bearly Mine, these have been layered digitally in Publisher onto pearlised card and matted onto white pearlised card which has been punched with a snowflake PATP. Tilda has been stamped in Memento ink and coloured with promarkers with a little highlighting from a Sakura pen, she's then been mounted with silicon gel onto a nesties beaded die. Card is finished with some raffia, white ribbon, a sentiment, white poinsettia flower, snowflake buttons and some pearls from my stash.

And a view of the inside showing off the lovely Bearly Mine papers.

Challenges I'm entering:

Just Magnolia - anything goes

Kaboodle Doodles - lots of layers

Ribbon Carousel - shabby chicness

Divas by Design - anything goes

Paper Play Challenges - show us your style

Shelley's Image Blog - sugar and spice

Carol x

Christmas Stocking

Crafty Hazelnuts challenge this week is photo inspired. Image was a freebie and is coloured with promarkers then mounted with silicon gel onto a nestie mat cut from Christmas mirri card. Card is finished with a bow, some corner peel offs and pearls.

Carol x

Recycling

Over at Bah! Humbug! the theme this week is recycled. The backing card started life as a cracker, sentiment a gift tag, ribbon and floral arrangement rescued off a card.

Carol x

Cinco de Mayo day

Digi stamp was a freebie and is coloured with water colour pencils. Backing papers are from an adhesive DCWV stack, 2nd one is punched with a MS double border punch. Card is finished with buttons.

Challenges entered:

CCEE Stampers - Cinco de Mayo day

Carol x

Let's go Oriental

Using an image and backing paper from Joanna Sheens Eastern Treasures CD. Layers have been put together in Publisher and printed onto card, topper was printed twice and mounted on foam pads. Card is finished with a ribbon.

Challenges entered:

CD Sunday - Lets go oriental

Crafty Sentiments - flowers

Carol x

Lady in Red

Image is from Inger Harding and has been coloured with a mixture of promarkers and sakura pens then distressed with Tim Holz ink, cut with a nestie and mounted onto a scalloped nestie. Backing paper is from a free download called Around the World and I've added some extra distressing to it.

Challenges I'm entering:

Jingle Belles - spirit of Christmas past

Stamp Something - digi day

Rainbow Lady - Lady in red

I love Promarkers - Song Title

Thanks for calling today, if you leave a comment I can visit you too.

Carol x



White Wedding

Decided to have another attempt at WOW for the LIM challenge

I love this Hero Arts stamp - stamped on vellum with versamark and embossed with white detail embossing powder. The vellum is wrapped around the white linen card and held in place with a ribbon.

Carol x

Warm Winter Wishes

OMG how difficult was this! I really struggled with the remit of "white on white" and I've got a box of bits which have been discarded in the process of coming up with something half decent - anyway when in doubt make a Christmas card at least it will come in useful!!

I started with white pearlised card which was dry embossed  with a long forgotten brass stencil holly border. I then used versamark to stamp the snow couple and sentiment stamps and embossed with white embossing powder. The card was finished with a white bow and a snowflake button.

Challenges I'm entering:

Creative Inspirations - embossing

LIM - white on white

Saturday Challenge - neglected stash

Sparkles Forum - holly or ivy

Fabs big Christmas = pastel colours or embossing

Carol x

Crafty Ann's Challenge #40 Happy Birthday

Here is my very first DT card - a little daunting but here goes:

Over at Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog the theme this week is Happy Birthday so it was a fairly easy one for me to begin with!

I've used one of Ann's pre-coloured sheets for this card called Pink Roses, the image has been matted onto some blue stardream card and mounted on foam pads. The backing paper is also from Crafty Ann and is from the Polished Stones Pastel Collection, this has been punched with a lace edge punch and matted onto silver textured mirri card from C&C. The card is finished with two lengths of twisted silk ribbon, some gems and a sentiment.

I would love to see your creations over at Crafty Ann's challenge, which runs for a fortnight - you don't need to use Ann's images to enter but we love it when you do and you also get two entries into the prize draw.

Many thanks for looking today.

Carol x

Red and White

Paid a flying visit to Durham today to the passport office. Slight delay on the way there as a suspect package was found on the train and we had to wait 45 minutes for the police to arrive to remove it. Managed a flying visit to the Crafty Nook before lunch then it was a case of legging it back to the station to catch the train home again.

Any way onto crafting, this was made last night and left to dry:

Tilda has been coloured with promarkers and her dress and the bow on her hat have been paper pieced. Backing papers are from a DCWV adhesive stack, heart doilies were in my stash, Tilda is mounted onto a Marriane Diecut mat. Card is finished with white satin ribbon, a red rose (from WOC), a die cut corner and swirls, pearls and smaller flowers from my stash.

Challenges I'm entering:

Magnolia Mania - hearts

My Time to Craft - red and white

Ribbon Carousel - get inspired

Simon says Stamp - paper piecing

Divas by Design - anything goes

Paper Play Challenges - show us your style

Shelley's Image Blog - sugar and spice

By the Cute and Girly - anything goes

Stamptacular Sunday - Mum's the word

Aud Sentiments - Happy Mother's Day

Carol x

Snow much fun

is the theme at Winter Wonderland this week. I've used an image from Joanna Sheens Messy Rabbit Christmas CD. The card layout has been done in Publisher and printed direct to card. Card has been finished with a bow. It's difficult to tell whether he's actually enjoying himself but at least he hasn't fallen over!!

Carol x

A day at the beach

This is my favourite image from Joanna Sheens A Cardmakers Year CD, it reminds me of my two boys when they were that age. I've created the background and image in Publisher and mounted it on co-ordinating card. Card is finished with a ribbon and some shells.

Challenges entered:

Fresh Brewed - beach/summer

Carol x

50th Birthday

Hubby is 50 this month and this is his card - nothing overly fancy as it's a waste of time and energy lol. I've choosen this image from Joanna Sheens Thomas Kinkade CD as this would be his home of choice if one were available at a price we could afford!! Image is mounted on red card then onto silver textured mirri which has been punched with a deep heart border punch. The main card is onyx stardream. Card is finished with some bows, bling and a peel off. The sentiment was put onto the image in Publisher and has been highlighted with a Sakura pen.

Challenges I'm entering:

Kaboodle Doodle - embellishments beginning with B

MPICC - numbers

Anything Goes - home sweet home

Carol x

Metal magic

Image is stamped on vellum with versamark and embossed with Metal Magic. Stamp is from a QVC set. Image is then mounted on gold card, then an ivory mat and gold mat. Card is finished with a peel off sentiment and gold pearls.

Challenges I'm entering:

Die Cut Dreams - angels or fairies

Christmas Card Challenges - metal
Creative Inspirations - embossing

Carol x

Diecut Stocking

Sorry I've been a bit quiet for a couple of days, been getting ahead with some DT samples while the going is good and before the builders arrive to start knocking walls down. Made a couple of Christmas cards tonight and whilst the box is filling nicely there's still a bit to go before all my cards are done!

The challenge at CHNC this week is to use a diecut on your card. I've cut red foiled card with a square nestie and layered on some gold patterned paper from my bit box, followed by a piece of gold mesh. The stocking is from Crafty Bitz. Card is finished with a tag and some pearls.

Carol x

I is for

Indigo, ice and inspiration. This is the challenge over at ABC Christmas. Stardream card has been punched with a snowflake PATP. Backing paper is from my stash and has been highlighted with a Sakura starglaze pen. Messy Rabbit has been stamped onto stardream and coloured with H2Os - just as well someone knitted him a jumper to keep him warm!!

Carol x

Teddy Bow

This was one of the first stamps I ever bought, not sure where it came from though. I've coloured it with promarkers. Backing paper is from Joanna Sheens Messy Rabbit CD. The image is matted onto some red card which was sitting in my bit box the exact size. Card is finished with a bow.

Challenges I'm entering:

CD Sunday - stamping

Digi Doodle Shop - anything goes

Carol x

Messy goes camping.......

.........out in the countryside. He looks terrified doesn't he. Backing paper and image from Joanna Sheens Messy Rabbit CD. Image has been layered up for dimension.

I'm entering this in Rainbow Lady's - take a town, city or country break.

Carol x

Baby

Using a gorgeous image from Joanna Sheens Messy Rabbit CD with backing paper from Bearly Mine. Lilac stardream has been punched with a Martha Stewart heart edger. Card is finished with some ribbon and a bow.

Challenges I'm entering:

Bearly Mine - beautiful baby

Saturday Challenge - For a baby

Carol x