First Christmas Card

Morning and I have one of those cards which worked in my mind but then not happy with result, think it's because not in a Christmas mood still here it is!!! I used my new Sweet Poppy stencil, stamped banner and sentiment from an Indigo Blu freebie set with the latest Creative Stamping mag, coloured with promarkers  and the die-cut bows were a gift in a card swap so no packaging sorry. 

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges-----

CRAFT-ATG

cut it up-pretty in pink

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

a cut above-ATG

classic design-ATG

613 Avenue create-think pink

aud sentiments-no rectangles

the paper funday-ATG

creative inspirations-ATG

Ally's Angels-ATG

crafty gals corner-ATG

crafters cafe blog-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Die-Cuts challenge

Morning and w have a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly, chosen by Melissa which is "Use Die-Cuts". I CASED  a beautiful birthday card I received from Pinky last year-see below. Paper is from Crafters Companion, sentiment is an Indigo Blu stamp which was a craft mag freebie quite a few years go. Die-cuts are from John Next Door, Spellbinders, Crafters Companion and Hero Arts, gems from stash.

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges-----

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

allsorts-more than one fold

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

girlz creative fun art of scrap-ATG+paper

a cut above -ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

fab'n'funky-3 of something/3 flowers/gems

the paper funday-ATG

Dragonfly dreams-sentiment as focus

creative creases-fun folds

path of positivity-ATG positive

crafty gals corner-ATG

little red wagon-use a frame

crafters cafe-ATG

CRAFT-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

classic design- ATG

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

Carol x x x

Unexpected Card

 Morning and I have a card which I had no inkling of doing until I saw the sketch at Sweet Wednesday 2 and it inspired me to have a go. I found co-ordinating papers which came free with my journal-then it struck me I will have to make a masculine card lol !!! I went searching through my stamps and found a stamp set from Visible Image I won a couple of months ago and not used yet, so I stamped the image, sentiment and smallest football three times, then die-cut with a My Favourite things circle die  and glued  them around the image. Some long forgotten card candy and gems from stash.

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges------

sweet Wednesday2-sketch 337                                                 

girlz and the art of letters-K for kids/kick

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

love to craft-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

girlz creative fun art of scrap-ATG+papers

crafts galore encore-ATG

do-all kreatives-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

love those pretty papers-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG

aud sentiments-no rectangles

fab'n'funky-3 of something/3papers/footballs/card candy/gems

the male room-geometric                                                                

the paper funday-ATG

creative inspirations-ATG

crafty gals corner-ATG

crafters cafe blog-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

allsorts-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Spotlight Technique

  Morning and we have a new ATG/ Spotlight Technique challenge at  A Place to Start. I used a new stamp from  Woodware by Francoise Read stamped twice and coloured one with promarkers- then used a circle die from My Favourite Things, from the coloured one and put onto 3D foam pads and onto the uncoloured one. I found the p, paper in the drawer and was just the right size for the card(how lucky is that lol) I had no more coloured card, so after cutting a piece of white card just slightly larger than the image, I swiped a promarker round the edges then matted the image on top-now I did this at night and the colour looked perfectly matched-then in daylight one purple and one pink??? Never mind the purple matched colour of image lol. TBH the colours look much darker in real life 

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges-----

crafting from the art-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

creative crafting Uncles-males go feminine

crafts galore encore-ATG

do-all kreatives-ATG/Use dies

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

we love stamping-ATG

613 Avenue Create-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

let's craft and create-ATG

everybody art-add some purple

crafty gals corner-ATG

crafters cafe blog-ATG

CRAFT-ATG

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

Carol x x x

Happy Birthday

 Morning and I made  a birthday card using the Rose stamp from Honey Doo and the Bubbles background stamp from Tracy Evans, I made one Here using paler colours -but went with darker ones here, I added extra colour with promarkers. Backing paper from Craft O Clock and a Tonic die for the sentiment.

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Lil red wagon-Autumn colours

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

I love promarkers-ATG

allsorts-ATG/Autumn

CRAFT-ATG

krafty chicks-birthday

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

crafts galore encore-ATG

do-all kreatives-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

mix it up-ATG

Allys Angels-ATG

beautiful blossoms-ATG floral

creative crafting Uncles-males go feminine

crafters cafe blog-ATG

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

 

I maybe a little slow commenting as Matthew was admitted back into hospital last night.

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

Carol x x x

Circle ATCs and Birthday

  Well I am feeling more like myself and only the odd twinge if I overdo it thankfully. I have even made a couple of ATCs using  Tracy Evans Bubble background stamp and sentiment, stencils from Creative Expressions, one from a new pack Helen bought off Amazon, and focal stamps from Carabelle and a freebie one from Creative Stamping mag, DI round the edges. It's also my birthday today (76!!!) thank you for the beautiful cards received.

Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges-----

Tag along and ATCs-circles

the little things-ATG

creative fingers-AT

allsorts-ATG

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

the paper funday-ATG

Unicorn-not square

the creative crafters-ATG

613 Avenue Create-ATG

just us girls-ATG/stencil week

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

Favourite Technique

 Morning and we have a new "Favourite Technique" challenge at Sparkles Forum chosen by Pamela. My favourite is making fun folds and of course stamping. My  all time favourite card fold is the  diamond point card. I used papers and die-cut from Crafters Companion. The Rose stamp is from Honey Doo with details added with Faber Castell pencils, the background stamp using DI is Bubbles from Tracy Evans.

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Please note if any challenges have digi images for prizes I am just playing for fun and support as I don't have a printer.

Challenges---

girlz creative fun art of scrap-ATG

do-all kreatives-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

crafts galore encore-ATG

the paper funday-ATG

mix it up-ATG/shaped card

love to craft-ATG

love to scrap-ATG

triple B-birds/blooms/butterflies

the crafting challenge-ATG

613 Avenue create-ATG------------TOP ROCKER

we love stamping -ATG

a cut above-ATG

love those pretty papers-ATG

lets craft and create-ATG/Frame it

creative creases-fun folds

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG

lil red wagon-use a stamp

try it on Tuesday-pretty papers

crafters cafe blog-ATG

beautiful blossoms-ATG------------WINNER

creative crafting Uncles-Males go Feminine

crafting from the art-ATG

Ally's Angels-ATG

the creative crafters-ATG

allsorts-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

crafty gals corner-ATG

Thank you for dropping by and hope you can join us and show us your favourite technique.

Carol x x x