Sunday, 2 February 2025

Card Chain Swap Reveal

 Morning and my third post today is for the Card Chain Challenge Swap reveal and 26 cards were exchanged.


My card this month went to Brenda in the UK  and I made my favourite Diamond Point Card,  papers from Crafters Companion and CraftOClock, circle die from My Favourite Things and the paper pieced image from a set from Rare Earth which I won a few months ago. I added glamour dust to the whipped cream.


I received this beautiful card from Julia in USA and also sent me the pieces to make my own card-thank you Julia.



PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER  


Challenges-----
fabnfunky-add a stamped image
GCFAOS-ATG with designer papers
Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated.
Carol x x x

CAS Sympathy

 Morning and I have three posts today-the second one is for the CAS challenge at

 Dragonfly Dreams -chosen by Francesca.

I had a sympathy card to make, not a pleasant choice but necessary unfortunately.

I embossed lines with my score board and added dies from My Favourite Things/StampinUp and John Next Door, the die cut sentiment I found in my bit box and no idea where from as I don't have the die-maybe got it sent in some swops.



PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER

Challenges-----

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

crafts galore encore-ATG

Double-D white on white

krafty chicks-ATG

Simon says-ATG

Ally's Angels-ATG

Thank you for stopping by and hope you can join us.

Carol x x x

Beautiful Astrantia

 Morning and I have three posts today-the first one is for the ATG/Romance challenge (wedding/Anniversary/Valentine) challenge at Stamping Sensations with Three Romance prizes from AALL&Create. Our GD this month is Mervi.

This month I went with ATG and used a stamp set from  AALL&Create - coloured with promarkers, I stamped the flower head twice and layered on 3D foam pads. The stamped sentiment is from a Hero Arts set gifted to me by a FB friend. Border stamp from Crafters Companion(had for years) craft mag freebie script stamp and stencil from? Just checked and no longer have package as sure I would remember!!!



PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER  


Challenges-----

Simon says-ATG

Ally's Angels-ATG

beautiful blossoms-ATG/floral

classic design-ATG

mix it up-ATG/monochrome

krafty chicks-ATG

word art Wednesday-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

allsorts-ATG

colorful options-red/pink

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us.

Carol x x x


Saturday, 1 February 2025

Beautiful Iris

  Morning and 1st of the month again!!! My DT card today is for the "Black/White Plus One Colour" challenge at Scrapping4fun.

I used stamps from  AALL&Create, stencil from Stencil Girl and a script stamp which is a years old craft mag freebie- I also added some doodling with a ruler and fine black liner pen. The colour is a little darker IRL just looks a bit washed out due to bad light!



PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER  


Challenges-----

Simon says-ATG

lil red wagon-ATG

fab'n'funky-add a stamped image

Pennys challenge-ATG

cardz4galz-anything but square

krafty chicks-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

beautiful blossoms-ATG-floral

Ally's Angels-ATG

classic design-ATG

mix it up-monochrome

love to scrap-ATG

word art Wednesday-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

allsorts-ATG

we love2create-ATG

Morgans artworld-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and hope you will join us.

Carol x x x

Thursday, 30 January 2025

Birds/Blooms and Butterflies

 Morning and I have made another tri-fold card using my new beautiful papers from Crafters Companion-I bought a boxful of a declutter page on FB-bargain! I added a few fussy cut butterflies, a hat and rabbit cut from Stamperia papers, the stamped sentiment and flower frame are from Prickly Pear  and circle dies are from My Favourite Things.







PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER  


Challenges-----

cardz4galz-anything but square

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

allsorts-close to Nature

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

every-body art-ATG

lil red wagon-ATG

Pennys challenge-ATG

GCFAOS-ATG with design papers

classic design-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

do-all kreatives-ATG

creative moments-ATG

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

613 Avenue create-ATG

love those pretty papers-fun fold

Ally's Angels-ATG

krafty chicks-ATG

Simon says-ATG

word art Wednesday-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated.

Carol x x x


Saturday, 25 January 2025

Smash Your Stash

 Morning and last Saturday of the month means it's Smash Your Stash junk journal challenge with my blogging friend Vicki from Stamped Smiles who makes fabulous cards and journal pages so please check out her blog.

The prompt this month is New Challenge/Technique which I struggled with a bit-then I found a ready made background in one of my junk journals, using real leaves to stamp onto a water colour background-distress inked the edges- the stamped sentiments are from Indigo Blu and AALL&Create. I then found two pieces I stamped with craft mag freebie stamps from years ago so I added distress inks round the edges and added them to page.




PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER  


Challenges-----

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

everybody-art-ATG

Pennys challenge-ATG

cardz4galz-anything but square

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

allsorts-close to Nature

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

daisy chain-no design paper

the creative crafters-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated.

Carol x x x

Thursday, 23 January 2025

Butterfly Birthday

Morning and I have a card made which I followed a sketch challenge and using some new papers BUT I'm not totally happy with the result, I backed the papers on black thinking the colours would pop but I think it's had the opposite effect and dulled them down-I should have stuck with white!!! The paper is from a box full of papers from Crafters Companion which were a bargain on a FB decluttering page. The frame dies are from Crafters Companion too had those a while, the stamped sentiment is a Stampin Up one.



PLEASE NOTE IF ANY CHALLENGES HAVE DIGIS FOR PRIZES-I AM JUST PLAYING FOR FUN AND SUPPORT AS I HAVE NO PRINTER  


Challenges-----

sweet sketch Wednesday2-sketch 295

creative fingers-ATG

Allsorts-close to Nature

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

everybody-art-ATG

Pennys challenge-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

pearly sparkles-something old(dies/stamp)-something new(paper)

creative inspirations-something old(dies/stamp)-something new(paper)

creative moments-ATG

craft rocket-something new(p, paper)

unicorn-birthdays

the creative crafters-ATG

creatalicious-ATG

Ally's Angers-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and comments are much appreciated.

Carol x x x